Arsenal looked defensively vulnerable from the start and conceded after just eight minutes when a quick freekick caught the home side sleeping, giving Danny Ings the chance to finish past Bernd Leno at the near post. Alexandre Lacazette equalised just 10 minutes later, slamming home a strike from inside the penalty box after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s initial effort from a Kieran Tierney cross had been blocked.
Kobe owner Hiroshi Mikitani has invested heavily in the club in recent years, bringing in high-profile players on big wages, in a bid to finally win some silverware. The squad also features ex-Arsenal and Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen and former Barcelona midfielder Sergi Samper. Villa, who has been struggling with injury in recent months, ends an illustrious career, which includes World Cup and European Championship wins with Spain and a Champions League title with Barcelona.
They have four losses in the last six home matches in the league. From their 17 home league matches, the Saints have managed just five wins and lost 10 and on only four occasions have they managed to score two goals or more. In their last six matches against Brighton, Southampton are unbeaten but none of their three wins has come at home, and only one of the six matches has produced over 2.
Real Sociedad are in a fight with 6 other teams for the last 2 Champions League spots. Real Sociedad are holding the 4th place at the moment but the gap to 9th place Granada is only 5 points. At home Real Sociedad have been excellent since the end of January with 7 wins in a row in all competitions.
Alaves posted consecutive wins and clean sheets against Valladolid (3-0) and Eibar (0-2) in November to lift themselves into mid-table, but they've been shuffled back down to 15th over the past fortnight following defeats to Real Madrid (1-2) and Granada (3-0).
Assisted by Harvey Barnes. Posted at 63' Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 63' Foul by Jonny Evans (Leicester City). Posted at 63' Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Stan Collymore netted 22 times in a prolific strike partnership with Bryan Roy, while captain Stuart Pearce and goalkeeper Mark Crossley provided a solid base for boss Frank Clark. Blackburn Rovers '931992-93: Blackburn: 4th (71 points, 1. Alan Shearer signed for Blackburn for a British record £3. Cash-rich Blackburn Rovers were promoted just in time to compete in English football's glitzy new Premier League and, with British record signing Alan Shearer up top, finished fourth in their first season.
Keita's drive was tipped over the crossbar by Krul, while efforts from Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were comfortable for the Dutch goalkeeper to deal with. When the marauding Trent Alexander-Arnold dragged a shot wide from the edge of the box after just 13 seconds, a routine win looked to be on the cards, but the Reds had to battle hard once more to go a mammoth 25 points clear of champions Manchester City.
Assisted by Rodrygo. Posted at 89' Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 89' Foul by Germán Sánchez (Granada CF). Posted at 88' Offside, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside. Posted at 87' Attempt missed. Gil Dias (Granada CF) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Montoro with a cross following a set piece situation.
It was remarkable how that team was, it was a real pleasure to be with those players. Overmars on the day was unstoppable. It was a great day to celebrate with the fans and an amazing story for Arsene Wenger. It was good news when Wenger came in and he offered us all a brand new contract and gave us a hefty pay rise, that really got our attention. He was really educational about diet, stretching, prolonging our careers and being open to change.
The 2020-21 Premier League season will start on 12 September and finish on 23 May. The current campaign will end on Sunday after it was suspended for three months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League said it would "continue to consult" with the Football Association and English Football League (EFL) "regarding the scheduling of all domestic competitions". The start date for teams still in Europe is under discussion.
The Seagulls showcased some of the progress they have made this term in their reverse fixture against Everton earlier in the campaign when they came out on the right side of a five-goal thriller against the Toffees at the Amex Stadium.
What chance does the great project have of ending in a true fairytale? It’s difficult to say, not least because of the way Real Sociedad have been playing this season. Home-grown star Mikel Oyarzabal is dove-tailing wonderfully with Alexander Isak and Martin Odegaard and together the trio help make Imanol Alguacil’s side one of the most exciting in Europe.
United grabbed a seventh minute lead when Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez came off second best in a tussle with Jesse Lingard and the ball fell to Rashford, who confidently unleashed a low drive which rattled in off the post. Rashford, in oustanding form, then had a dipping drive brilliantly tipped on to the bar by Spurs keeper Paulo Gazzaniga and United created a series of good openings, playing some of their best football of the season so far.
Norwich have only won one of their last ten home league games. The last 14 league games have seen Norwich win just one match. Leicester City have won six of their last nine away league games. Norwich City continue their bid to avoid an immediate return to the Championship. They are rock bottom of the Premier League and host third placed Leicester City.
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In his personal diary Moore remembered that epic occasion. Today has been the most sensational day of my life. The way the Scottish international team acted once they arrived at the hotel here, they would hardly speak to us," he wrote. To play and score against them was something of a dream come true. After the game we were carried off the field not to mention the £25 bonus which we have to get for winning.
I said we had every chance and we were good enough. I said I'd been to a Uefa Cup final and lost and while it's not nice it was an incredible journey and I'd do anything to get there again. We had to seize the moment. That was the motivation and there was Roy in the background with a smirk on his face. We went out and did what we had to do, winning 3-2. Each chapter en route to Hamburg tells a different story.
Leicester beat Watford to keep up chase * Mourinho loses on Old Trafford return * Chelsea see off Villa 2-1 By Martyn Herman LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Liverpool's bandwagon rolled on as they crushed Merseyside rivals Everton 5-2 at Anfield but Leicester City's pursuit continued with a seventh successive Premier League victory to stay eight points behind on Wednesday.
It was a good display by United against Newastle United on Boxing Day with excellent performances from the trio of Martial, Rashford and Greenwood. It was a good comeback after the loss at Watford on Sunday, though there must have been a few worried fans when they went 1-0 down to Newastle. If they do want to get back into the Champions League, away form has to improve.
Premier League footballers should "take a pay cut and play their part" during the coronavirus pandemic, says health secretary Matt Hancock. Some clubs have furloughed non-playing staff but not looked at players' wages. Given the sacrifices many people are making, the first thing PL footballers can do is make a contribution," he said at the daily government briefing. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) said "players will have to share the financial burden".
Always Ready and Real Potosi will face each other in the upcoming match in the Apertura. Always Ready this season have the following results: 4W, 0D and 1L. Meanwhile Real Potosi have 2W, 0D and 3L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Newcastle hadn't played well, creating little and lacking rhythm in their play, but they stunned Palace just when the visitors looked to be on top. After a first half void of any drama or excitement, the visitors looked the more threatening after the restart and Christian Benteke forced a great save from Martin Dubravka while Patrick van Aanholt almost scored directly from a corner.
This weekend sees the meeting between the two best teams in the Belarusian Premier League. BATE Borisov starts the weekend sitting in first place with 16 points while Slutsk is in 2nd place with the same number of points but behind behind the difference in goals. The two teams meet on May 16 at the Borisov Arena.
Alcorcon fc disappointed their fans when they levelled the scores by Santander in their last game so here they are going to host the unbeaten team with five consecutive wins which are Deportivo La Coruna.
I know it's the end of February, mathematically it hasn't been decided yet but, yes, Liverpool are going to win it," Shearer, the Premier League's record scorer with 260 goals for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United, told Reuters. In terms of competition, Liverpool have had a freak season.
Of course that Zorya is favorite and in the same time big or huge favorite in this duel from Ukraine Premier league, but in the same time, I really not see here at least four goals, what is too many for this duel. Karpaty is this season have a lot of problems with defense and generally with results, but in the same time, I really not believe that they will easy lost this duel. Zorya is last time beat them 1-0 as a guests and before that match 2-1 at home. I believe this match surely will not bring more than three goals.
Having been accused of being sloppy at times this season, Kurt Zouma, Antonio Rudiger, Reece James and skipper Azpilicueta were at their dogged best - rarely allowing an opposition ball to find its way into the six-yard area. Youth graduate James shone the brightest, and manager Lampard has a potential diamond. Aside from providing support for his centre-backs, the 20-year-old was exceptional as an attacking force down the right.
Chayka have record in the game against Pinsk. They have lost 15:0 in that one, which has not been seen in the Europe for long time. Team is not at that amateur level and they showed that in minimal defeat in the previous league game.
Betis, on their part, have no win in seven straight matches, and with just three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. They have conceded two or more goals in three of their last four matches and will be hoping for better here. It has not been any rosier at home; they have conceded six goals in the last two matches, though they have scored five in the process.
Definitely not. Pep or Fergie? Guardiola's Barcelona beat Manchester United in two Champions League finalsFerguson famously met Guardiola for dinner in New York in 2012. At the time, the former Barcelona coach was on his sabbatical year and Ferguson was still to decide he would end his own illustrious career just months later. Ferguson asked to be kept abreast of Guardiola's plans but the return call never came.
They have a stronger squad for this tour but have injury and illness problems ahead of this first test match. Ben Stokes had to miss some training sessions due to his father being ill but thankfully he is showing signs of improvement. England may be without Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes and Jack Leach who have been ill.
The hosts have defeated better teams than struggling Nimes at home recently, for example won 3-1 with Bordeaux or 2-1 with both Lyon and Lille two Champions League sides, or 2-0 with Strasbourg which is also quite decent team, while Nimes has the disadvantage of also playing in the League Cup this midweek at home with St Etienne and lost that game 2-1 in normal time, so loss of energy with no good result for them.
This time, it was goalline technology that caused frustration as it failed to pick up Oliver Norwood's free-kick crossing the line in Sheffield United's goalless draw at Aston Villa. Luiz horror show against Manchester City Luiz capped an error-strewn performance against Manchester City by getting sent offA day to forget for David Luiz as everything that could go wrong, did. Against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium in June, the Arsenal defender came off the bench in the first half, was at fault for Raheem Sterling's opener, gave away a penalty, and then got himself sent off.
Steaua Bucharest went 104 league games (and 119 domestic matches) unbeaten between 1986 and 1989 - including three whole top-flight seasons. Europe's longest chronological unbeaten league run is Lincoln Red Imps' 1,959-day (more than five-year) streak in the Gibraltar Premier Division from May 2009 to September 2014, a run of 88 matches. In terms of points per game, Liverpool have the best record of any of the six English league teams to go 34 or more games unbeaten.
