Mansfield Town have avoided defeat in half of their last eight games against Swindon Town. Under 2.5 goals were produced in five of the pairs’ last six encounters and their last two meetings both ended in goalless draws, so you can see why we’ve backed the pair to play out a low-scoring draw this weekend. Was good because we managed to win some nice things. But on the opposite side I learned and I feel that I’m a better coach now than I was then. The important thing is after you are sacked you don’t blame. You try to prepare for the future by analysing what happened in the past. Pep: The title race is ‘done’ Worth adding the Man City boss says this with his trademark press conference smirk. Sometimes, how I feel about football, it doesn’t matter if a team wins or loses. What attracts me to a match is whether the teams play well, that there are footballers, that it goes beyond the result. I’m a romantic, I like the football. I’m a spectator, and I don’t buy a ticket to watch a team stay stuck in their half waiting for a 0-0 or a counter-attack. Parris’ Lyon side have won the last four Women’s Champions League finalsAluko, 33, retired from football in January, having won 102 England caps, the last coming in 2016. The same year she made allegations of misconduct against then England boss Sampson – the Football Association apologised to Aluko in October 2017 for racially discriminatory remarks made by Sampson. Parris, who moved to Lyon from Manchester City in summer 2019, was a key part in England’s run to the semi-finals of the women’s World Cup that year. Likewise, Valencia CF reiterate our confidence in the Spanish health system, and in the recommendations made by the Ministry of Health for cases of coronavirus infection such as these. In line with most major sports worldwide, all organised football in Spain has been postponed for at least two weeks in a bid to prevent further spread of the virus. Both clubs are in need of points as they bid to avoid relegation. Villa are in deep trouble but Brighton are struggling for form and on the slide. Neither side is great at keeping clean sheets but both average over a goal a game. A bet on over 2.5 goals is the tip for this basement battle. But Steve Bruce’s side showed their steel by keeping Chelsea at arm’s length with a resolute defensive display. And when Hayden headed in Allan Saint-Maximin’s cross past Kepa Arrizabalaga, it sent St James’s Park into raptures as they moved seven points clear of the relegation zone. Their only worry was an injury to Jetro Willems, who was carried off in the first half. For Chelsea, it was another frustrating day during a mixed season under Lampard, who took over in the summer. Their recent form has been patchy, as they’ve alternated between winning and losing for the last six league matches, though Barton’s men are likely to approach this fixture feeling confident. Fleetwood have done their best work at home this term, where they’ve won five of their last six. Interestingly, only two teams in the entire division have taken more home points than Saturday’s hosts, who’ve failed to win just two of their eight games at Highbury Stadium, where they’ve scored 14 and conceded just six. Neither club has named the players who have tested positive. Italy has begun to ease its restrictions after an eight-week lockdown. Serie A clubs have returned to training but there has been no decision on when the league will resume. In a statement, Fiorentina said: “The club has proceeded, as per protocol, to isolate those involved. The rest of the group are scheduled to undergo medical and fitness examinations prior to the start of the optional activity in the field. ‘Correct Score’ players can go for a 1-0 home win. Gillingham have been very good at restricting teams before pouncing at the other end in recent home games, which is why three of their last five matches at Priestfield have ended 1-0. Add in that Oxford have struggled to score of late and a single-goal win for the hosts appeals. There is a lack of representation at the top, and that includes the Football Association, where we do need a greater number of BAME individuals being asked about their opinion and involved in working for them,” he says. Sometimes talking doesn’t achieve anything. It’s actually taking action. The ball is in the court of the hierarchy to see how they can improve the situation. I just turned around and gave some verbals back’ Singh received a lifetime achievement award at the FA’s first Asian Football Awards in 2012The refereeing family, who are all Sikh, say racist abuse has actually been rare. Those calls were answered with the play-off draw. Scotland would welcome England to Hampden for the first leg, with the ‘Auld Enemy’ travelling north as favourites for what promised to be an epic confrontation. Former Scotland manager Craig Brown: “You knew how big the game was with the demand for tickets, it was incredible. We were all struggling. We were underdogs, but we were a very good defensive team, so I didn’t think England would’ve got two soft goals at Hampden. Ronaldinho returns Ronaldinho’s career at Paraguay outfit Prison FC is over after he paid a £1. The Brazilian bows out with an impressive record from his one reported game, scoring five and setting up six in the prison ‘final’. Ronaldinho and his brother were locked up after allegedly attempting to enter the country with fake passports but will now be placed under house arrest in a hotel in capital Asuncion while an investigation continues. They have ended up on top of the table after one of the closest, three-way title races in recent years, with just 0. Arsenal. None of the top three were beaten by any of the league’s other nine sides this term, but Chelsea enjoyed the best head-to-head record from the matches involving the trio, all six of which had been played before the season was curtailed. Media playback is not supported on this device WSL title favourites Man City and Chelsea play out a six-goal thriller Emma Hayes’ side did the double over Arsenal and beat Manchester City at home, before being involved in a dramatic 3-3 draw with City in February. Jack Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and former Republic of Ireland boss, has died aged 85. The former Leeds defender had been diagnosed with lymphoma in the last year and also had dementia. One of English football’s most popular characters, he was in the team that won the World Cup at Wembley in 1966, alongside his brother Bobby. He made a record number of appearances for Leeds and achieved unprecedented success with the Republic of Ireland. In the same interview, he told a story about a time in 2016 when he turned down an offer from former Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli – then boss of Sevilla – because he didn’t want to miss out on a rock festival. Do you want to laugh?” he said. In December 2016, Sampaoli contacted me. Dani, do what you want on and off the field, but I need a striker. I replied: ‘Mister, but there is the Cosquin Rock [Argentine music festival]. It takes a brave man to back against PSG but there’s no denying the statistical evidence that suggests they won’t have an easy time at Lille. The underdogs are an enigma. Away from home, they’re dire; on their own patch, they’re unplayable. Keeping last season’s victory in mind could inspire a similar performance, if not a comparable scoreline. Back Lille double chance. Wigan’s recent run of form is a massive cause for concern coming into Saturday’s game and the hosts simply cannot buy a win at the moment. All in all, they’ve not won any of their last 9 fixtures and having fell to defeat in 6 of said matches, confidence can’t be high coming into this fixture So I’m more than happy. BERGWIJN INVESTMENT Mourinho believes winger Bergwijn, who cost a reported 30 million euros ($33. He is the kind of player that is good for now but is also good for our future, and also good for the direction that we want to go,” he said. Mourinho added that Eriksen’s departure to Inter Milan for a reported transfer fee of 20 million euros was a good piece of business by Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy since the Denmark playmaker only had six months left on his contract. TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES Ol’ Slabhead and the tenuous excuses: Chelsea 0-2 Man Utd Bring in VAR, they said. More correct decisions will be made, they said. The tedious debates around refereeing will disappear, they said. Like for example when a player kicks an opponent in the groin but the referee misses it, not to worry because VAR will spot it and there won’t be any injustices like that player going on to score a crucial goal later on in the game when he shouldn’t have been on the pitch, they said.
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Team |
Events |
Wins |
Draws |
Losses |
Goal difference |
Points |
| 1 |
Manchester City |
22 |
18 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
56 |
| 2 |
Chelsea |
22 |
12 |
7 |
3 |
28 |
43 |
| 3 |
Liverpool |
20 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
34 |
42 |
| 4 |
West Ham United |
21 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
37 |
| 5 |
Arsenal |
20 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
35 |
| 6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
18 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
33 |
| 7 |
Manchester United |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
31 |
| 8 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
20 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
31 |
| 9 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
20 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
28 |
| 10 |
Leicester City |
18 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
-2 |
25 |
| 11 |
Crystal Palace |
21 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
-1 |
24 |
| 12 |
Southampton |
21 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
-8 |
24 |
| 13 |
Brentford |
20 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
-6 |
23 |
| 14 |
Aston Villa |
19 |
7 |
1 |
11 |
-5 |
22 |
| 15 |
Everton |
19 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
-10 |
19 |
| 16 |
Leeds United |
19 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
-16 |
19 |
| 17 |
Watford |
19 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
-14 |
14 |
| 18 |
Norwich City |
21 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
-35 |
13 |
| 19 |
Newcastle United |
20 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
-23 |
12 |
| 20 |
Burnley |
17 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
-11 |
11 |
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