I had a bet on good odds when they met in the league here in Athens a couple of weeks ago and the score was 1-1 than 2-1 and a late 3rd goal for the hosts made them win 3-1 the game and cover my -1.5 AH on the hosts. Panetolikos is indeed a relegation candidate in Greece at this moment but has many decent foreign players in their squad and they were for certain not shy of attacking AEK in the league away from home.
In total, the Clarets found the net just three times in their last seven Premier League fixtures, though Sean Dyche will still expect his heavy-shouldered striker partners Ashely Barnes and Chris Wood to cause Villa problems this week.
Zidane courts Mbappe ahead of PSG meeting Zinedine Zidane has re-stoked rumours Real Madrid will make a move for Kylian Mbappe ahead of Paris Saint Germain's trip to the Bernabeu in the Champions League. The La Liga side have long been linked with a move for the France World Cup-winner, and the manager was tickled into declaring his on-going affection for the player by reporters in the build-up to Tuesday's game.
Posted at 77' Foul by Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough). Posted at 76' Foul by Jamie Shackleton (Leeds United). Posted at 76' Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 75' Hand ball by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough). SubstitutionPosted at 73' Substitution, Leeds United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Pablo Hernández. SubstitutionPosted at 72' Substitution, Middlesbrough.
A match where home team will be satisfied just with three points as they sit rock bottom of the table with only 10 points. Anyway, their place is not there because they have a better squad than this position in the table.
When I listen to managers complaining or moaning, I understand it. Emotionally, it's really tough to take. I also have sympathy for the referees and, in this case, VAR officials because there are rules that have been laid down. It was one where common sense could have been involved but, if the rule book states something, then the handball is given. He added: "VAR has improved us in ways but there are ways to improve it.
Hornets have renewed hopeSince Nigel Pearson's appointment as Watford manager on 7 December, the Hornets have taken four points from three fixtures, with their only defeat coming against runaway leaders Liverpool. The display at Anfield, where they were narrowly beaten, showed a level of commitment and endeavour rarely seen under former bosses Javi Gracia and Quique Sanchez Flores this season. And this was very much a continuation of that effort, albeit against a side without the same attacking finesse as the leaders.
Birmingham city is in great shape and after 5 games on which they are undefeated I think there is no chance they will lose to Barnsley,cause Barnsley is first of all bad team, they are in relegation zone and one of the first favorites for the relegation this season and also they are winless for 4 matches in a row, their defense is very poor and they conceded 30 goals at home this season so I think Birmingham will surely score tonight and that goal should be enough to secure this bet from failing, victory for visitors will be just a bonus tonight!
Pogba has been subjected to racial abuse on Twitter this past year, while a number of footballers – including team-mate Fred and Everton’s Moise Kean – have been the target of abuse in stadiums. Sterling calls criticism of Moise Kean laughable after racist abuse Man United condemn online racist abuse of Pogba after penalty miss 'Skin colour should not matter' - Fred devastated after Manchester City fan abuse On Boxing Day, Pogba came off the bench in United’s 4-1 win over Newcastle, and the could be seen wearing black and white wristbands during the warm-up, reading ‘No to racism' and 'We are one'.
Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Posted at 73' Louise Quinn (Arsenal Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Posted at 73' Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Jasmine Matthews. SubstitutionPosted at 70' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Emma Mitchell replaces Vivianne Miedema. SubstitutionPosted at 67' Substitution, Bristol City Women.
Elsewhere, West Ham moved a point closer to safety with a draw at Newcastle,Sheffield United drew at Burnley and Tottenham edged past Everton. Goalkeeper - Alisson (Liverpool) Alisson: Liverpool were 2-0 up against Aston Villa and in stoppage time when Alisson made the save of the match from Jack Grealish. The ability to make great saves when you have hardly touched the ball is a feature of great keepers.
At that time there was skepticism about whether the U. S. Canada would support a professional (soccer) league," Abbott, who was MLS's first employee when he was hired three years before the inaugural season, told Reuters in a telephone interview. Clearly we had a lot of optimism that it would work but there were a lot of people that needed to be convinced.
January is coming, and with it the transfer window. Frank Lampard, having returned to Chelsea promising sweet lemonade from transfer ban lemons, has the opportunity to spend and, perhaps, the motive. With Leicester now seven points ahead of the west Londoners, and City looking to make it eight today, Chelsea are no longer looking forward but back over their shoulder.
It sounds quite dramatic but that is what I have been telling other players since football stopped - to plan for the worst, and to make sure you are going to be OK if you don't get paid for a few months. I'm one of the lucky ones to be offered a contract'Danny Rose, 32, midfielder for Swindon, finished first in League Two The EFL's decision to decide finishing positions by points-per-game means Rose has just won his third League Two title after previous successes with Northampton Town and Portsmouth.
You can be sure that they've prepared their players to do so on the field too, with Ancelotti mindful that his team will have to "play a perfect game" to have any chance of a first derby win in 22 attempts. Therein lies the problem. A first match back after such a long layoff will be quite a long way off being perfect - and a derby without fans even further. LAWRO'S PREDICTIONI am expecting Liverpool to be the team trying to set the pace but it is optimistic to expect the kind of performance that has put them so far clear at the top of the table.
Todd Kane replaces Angel Rangel. Posted at 83' Attempt missed. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a cross. Posted at 83' Attempt blocked. Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Conceded by Miguel Almirón. Posted at 68' Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans. Posted at 66' Offside, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside. SubstitutionPosted at 63' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
Greuther Furth and Nurnberg will face each other in the upcoming match in the Second Bundesliga. Greuther Furth this season have the following results: 5W, 3D and 5L. Meanwhile Nurnberg have 3W, 5D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
So we must relax and play like this and we’ll see in the end what happens. Hopefully Leicester can make a good performance against Liverpool but we’ve to think about our incredibly tough game against Wolves, with Adama [Traore] and [Raul] Jimenez. Video - Nightmare before Christmas for Man Utd as Haaland picks Italian giants - Euro Papers01:21 HOW CAN I WATCH? Leicester City v Liverpool is on Amazon Prime along with all the Premier League fixtures on Boxing Day.
Forward Neymar has been sidelined for weeks with a rib injury and he also missed their 4-4 draw in Ligue 1 against struggling Amiens on Saturday, along with several other key players who were rested. They have so many players with great qualities and they beat Real Madrid (in the group stage) even without Neymar," Favre told a news conference on Monday.
| Team | Events |
Wins | Draws |
Losses | Goal difference |
Points |
1 | Bayern Munich |
19 | 15 |
1 | 3 |
43 | 46 |
2 | Borussia Dortmund |
19 | 13 |
1 | 5 |
20 | 40 |
3 | Union Berlin |
19 | 8 |
7 | 4 |
3 | 31 |
4 | Hoffenheim |
19 | 9 |
4 | 6 |
10 | 31 |
5 | Freiburg |
19 | 8 |
6 | 5 |
8 | 30 |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen |
18 | 8 |
5 | 5 |
12 | 29 |
7 | FC Koeln |
19 | 7 |
7 | 5 |
-2 | 28 |
8 | RB Leipzig |
19 | 8 |
4 | 7 |
13 | 28 |
9 | Mainz 05 |
19 | 8 |
3 | 8 |
6 | 27 |
10 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
18 | 7 |
6 | 5 |
2 | 27 |
11 | Bochum |
19 | 7 |
2 | 10 |
-10 | 23 |
12 | Borussia Moenchengladbach |
18 | 6 |
4 | 8 |
-9 | 22 |
13 | Hertha Berlin |
19 | 6 |
4 | 9 |
-17 | 22 |
14 | Wolfsburg |
19 | 6 |
3 | 10 |
-13 | 21 |
15 | Augsburg |
18 | 4 |
6 | 8 |
-11 | 18 |
16 | VfB Stuttgart |
19 | 4 |
6 | 9 |
-11 | 18 |
17 | Arminia Bielefeld |
18 | 3 |
8 | 7 |
-8 | 17 |
18 | Greuther Fuerth |
18 | 1 |
3 | 14 |
-36 | 6 |