Rangers pulled off an astonishing late comeback from 2-0 down to rescue their Europa League hopes with a dramatic victory over Braga at Ibrox. The slick Portuguese were dominant and cruising in the last-32 first leg after goals from Fransergio and Abel Ruiz. But Rangers hit back with an Ianis Hagi double either side of Joe Aribo's superb solo goal in a 15-minute flurry. The Scottish side, though, will be without suspended top scorer Alfredo Morelos in Wednesday's second leg.
When referee Mark Geiger blew his whistle for the end of extra time, every Three Lions fan must have started thinking about having to take the flags down from their windows. But how wrong they were. Thanks to Jordan Pickford's strong left hand and Eric Dier's right foot, England won their first World Cup shootout at the fourth time of asking to set up a quarter-final against Sweden. Liverpool's Champions League comeback against Barcelona (2019) Divock Origi turned in Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner to complete Liverpool's comebackAnother famous night under the Anfield lights.
In contrast, West Brom have been excellent this term and have had no problem at all in getting their noses in front. Only Leeds have won more league games than The Baggies, who've won 13 out of 21 in the Championship this term.
He's an incredible person, so special. Bielsa has managed Argentina and Chile at international level and clubs including Athletic Bilbao, Marseille, Lazio and Lille, before joining Leeds in 2018. It will be incredible for English football to have him in the Premier League next season," added Guardiola. Winning titles helps to have a job next season but at the end of your life, what you remember is not the titles you have won, what you remember is the memories you have and whether the manager taught you a lot.
It is rarely worth the trade-off to deal with his clients because there is rarely a chance of long-term planning with him around. Given United are so far off the pace of the title chase, they probably feel they have no risk but to negotiate for his players. Read the full story Barca want to keep Vidal Spanish newspaper Marca claims that Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde remains keen to keep hold of Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal.
Posted at 75' Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 75' Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough). Goal!Posted at 73' Goal! Leeds United 4, Middlesbrough 0. Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips following a corner.
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Norwich shock Tottenham on penalties to reach FA Cup quarter-finals City to face Newcastle in FA Cup quarter-finals, Leicester host Chelsea The England international, who scored his spot-kick in the shootout after the match ended 1-1, appeared to be upset at something said after the game and climbed into the crowd.
Arsenal can’t afford to dally, to pussyfoot around or give Freddie Ljungberg a chance. He may be a favourite with Arsenal fans as a player but to manage Arsenal you need a bit more about you and a bit more experience. There are good managers out there. Go after somebody. Be proactive. Welcome to a new week It's Monday morning but there's still one instalment of the weekend's Premier League action, a huge London derby at the London Stadium as beleaguered Arsenal take on beleaguered West Ham.
Arsenal goalscorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was sent off by the video assistant referee (VAR) for a rash tackle. Injury-hit Newcastle United ended a three-game losing run as they grabbed a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers. HUGE GAP Liverpool and Tottenham contested the Champions League final in June but their now appears a chasm between the two clubs.
Since Arsene Wenger left last summer, Unai Emery had failed to address a number of major issues on and off the field, and it was losing the faith of the squad that finally saw him sacked. Video - Wenger: I will support Arteta00:55 2. Find ONE tactical plan that works Emery came to Arsenal with a wealth of tactical knowledge and a proven ability to navigate his way through competitions, as shown by his three consecutive Europa League triumphs with Sevilla.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Stoke City 1. Posted at 90'+5' Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. BookingPosted at 90'+2' Tommy Smith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card. Posted at 90'+1' Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
It is not an unfair reflection of their standing and underlines the work that still needs to be carried out. Media playback is not supported on this device Chelsea 2-0 Wolves: Chelsea played it out perfectly against Wolves - Frank Lampard Chelsea take that fourth Champions League place after surviving a potentially hazardous last game at home to Wolves and manager Lampard is on course for a highly satisfactory return from his first season as a Premier League manager.
Due to extreme and escalating weather conditions and in the interests of supporter and staff safety, today's match has been postponed," City said in a statement on Sunday. This decision has been made by Manchester City's safety officer following consultation with club stakeholders and officials at West Ham United.
The Reds are only 19 points away from their record of 98 in 1978-79 (adjusted to three points for a win) - but that was in a 42-game season. The Reds' best points-per-game return was last season as they picked up 97 at a rate of 2. They can still wrap up the earliest Premier League title win ever - which is currently held by Manchester United who won the 2000-01 title on 14 April. Liverpool have won their past 21 home Premier League games, equalling the English top-flight record for consecutive home wins, set by the Reds themselves between January and December 1972 under Bill Shankly.
Anthony Martial's shot crept in at the near post six minutes later to calm the Old Trafford jitters and youngster Mason Greenwood thumped home a second before Marcus Rashford's header put the hosts in control. Newcastle hardly helped themselves with some dreadful defending and they gifted Martial a second goal in the 51st minute to make the result a formality.
On the face of it, Sheffield United have slumped, but when we consider the fixture list and look beyond result, Chris Wilder's men remain a strong side. Not too many teams will go to the Etihad and restrict the hosts to just two goals, while losing 2-0 at Anfield is nothing to be ashamed of at present. Prior to facing those two giants, The Blades were ticking along nicely. They were unbeaten in four, scoring six and conceding just two.
I couldn't respect the AFCON more than I do. Klopp added. The other thing is that it doesn't help African players. We will not sell Naby or Sadio because of this tournament, but if you're thinking about bringing in players it is a massive thing. FIFA should sort it out but they don't look like they are.
The bottom of the log is congested and their 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace only served to complicate Watford’s situation. At home, they have drawn with Arsenal, beaten Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United, and they will be keen on another key win here. Watford have one win in eight matches, a run they will be looking to bring to a stop if they want to improve their chances of survival.
Having conceded a big 12 times in just 5 matches, it's clear where Lille's problems have been in the competition and it's hard to see improvement coming, given the side have lost 4 of their last 5 away games whilst conceding an average of 2 goals a match. Nonetheless, coming in off the back of 3 straight wins and without any pressure on them, Lille could give Chelsea at least a slight degree of worry and the hosts will need to be switched on to secure victory.
We met with the European Leagues yesterday to create a coordination group to face the situation and find the best possible solutions," he said. From our side we are addressing the situation by making contact with the World Health Organisation and different governments. We don't want to overreact but have a line of contact. The calendar is congested and it is difficult to find space, working together is where we will find solutions.
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The Premier League is on hold, indefinitely, along with most of the rest of the world. When - if - it does resume, Norwich City will be the side propping up the rest of the Premier League. The Canaries' haul of 21 points from their 29 games so far may not tell the whole story, with Daniel Farke's side consistently proving good to watch this season. Former Norwich striker Chris Sutton called them "the best ever team to have been bottom of the Premier League" earlier in the season - but is he right?And who do you think were the best worst side out of this lot? You can decide at the bottom.
They were concerned after the loss that manager Claudio Ranieri wouldn't let them go. The Italian was too smart for that. He let them go, they bonded, had a few orange juices and came back the strongest and most determined group I've witnessed. They would protect their 18-yard box like Michelangelo did his pepperoni pizza. That loss at Arsenal was sandwiched between other moments in an incredible February when the penny was starting to drop.
Many touted Marcelo Bielsa's 2018-19 squad as one of the strongest in the second tier to miss out on promotion, having floated around the top two all season before Sheffield United seized second place. But who are the best teams to have fallen at the final hurdle and not reached the Premier League since its inception in 1992?Eight have missed out after assembling higher points tallies than Bielsa's men.
When we consider the recent efforts of both Doncaster at home and Oxford on the road, 'Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score' stands out as a viable option. For starters, both teams have scored in 75% of Donny's home games and in 67% of Oxford's travelling matches, while three or more goals have been scored in 67% of The U's games on the road. Add in that Donny are League 1's second-best team in terms of shots on target at home, couple it with the fact that Oxford are the best in terms of shots on target for on the road and a high-scoring game becomes very backable.
Posted at 90'+1' Ryan Watson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 88' Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Chris Lines. SubstitutionPosted at 87' Substitution, Northampton Town. Morgan Roberts replaces Nicky Adams. SubstitutionPosted at 82' Substitution, Derby County. Morgan Whittaker replaces Jason Knight.
The special nature of if was only heightened when Eintracht exploded out of the blocks. Meier hit the crossbar inside a minute. Kress and Pfaff forced saves out of Rogelio Dominguez soon after. Then Kress scored. Hampden, willing on the underdogs, erupted in acclamation. They were to do a lot of that on the night. Once Real settled, the full majesty of the team unfolded and it was Di Stefano, as ever, who orchestrated it.
Swiss football federation president Dominique Blanc says he is "reasonably comfortable" after testing positive for coronavirus. The 70-year-old, in quarantine at home after having a sore throat and cough, added: "I only feel mild flu symptoms. The Swiss Football League is currently suspended and the federation's headquarters in Bern have been closed. In Switzerland, the number of infections has leapt by 800 in 24 hours to reach 2,200.
Late goals from Danny Ings and James Ward-Prowse helped Southampton come from behind to beat fellow strugglers Watford and ease the pressure on Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl. The hosts appeared set for a damaging defeat until Ings bundled home Sofiane Boufal's cross with 12 minutes remaining. Ward-Prowse then found the top corner with a superb free-kick five minutes later to complete the turnaround.
Palace are tenth in the table and looking to bounce back from a heavy loss against newly-crowned champions Liverpool. Burnley are 11th in the table, behind Palace only on goal difference after a 1-0 win over Watford in midweek. Both teams will be looking over their shoulders at Everton and Newcastle, one and three points behind respectively.
Read the full story Liverpool set to be awarded title While the Sun thinks that the Premier League could be abandoned entirely, the Telegraph think that one likely outcome no matter what is that Liverpool will be awarded the Premier League title. The paper reports there is little opposition to the club being given the award, and there is no regulation stating what should happen in the event the season can't be completed.
Slutsk is competition leader, with some outstanding performances recently, and quite a lot of goals scored to their rivals. They are in good shape, where squad have lost only one match in the league, against reigning champion.
He would then have taken over when there was a vacancy. Paper Round’s view: Mourinho looked on the cusp of a return to Real Madrid, and Zidane looked under serious pressure. However, Real are in with a chance of a league title given the struggles of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, so the chance to take over at the Bernabeu is now less likely.
Now that aspiration has been realised, the inspiration is the chance to replicate the experience, or at least something like it. That is what Euro 2020 was meant to be, though that will have to wait until next summer. It remains unclear what life will look like in a year; our existential angst is rooted in not knowing if things will ever be the same again. For Wales fans, perhaps there is a feeling deep down that nothing will be quite like 2016 again.
Southend have conceded 30 goals at home so far this season and are yet to keep a clean sheet in their own backyard, while Rotherham have only failed to score in 10% of their away games. A majority of Southend Utd’s defeats had a margin of two goals or more (11 defeats) this season, which adds weight to our prediction for a 3-1 Rotherham victory.
But there was little clarity offered by officials when they were asked how or when the government might order sport to go behind closed doors, as we have seen in increasing numbers of other countries. According to one present, the message was "carry on as you're doing for now but start to ready yourself". One thing that emerged was how a "one size fits all" solution to this may be impractical. While some leagues said they are desperate to complete their seasons to preserve the integrity of their competition, others expressed fears at the devastating financial impact that sacrificing matchday revenue would involve, and made clear their insurance policies would come nowhere near to covering such a blow.
French defender Lejeune has not featured for Newcastle since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in April, while Schar has spent a month on the sidelines with a knee injury. Lejeune and Fab Schar have trained all the past two weeks so they come into reckoning in that respect," Bruce told a news conference.
Rooney was making his first appearance for Derby since joining from DC United. Video - Rooney reacts to Derby debut - 'I've watched this league for a long time and I'm ready for it'01:00 In what proved to be his first match since October, the former England captain played all 90 minutes in midfield for Phillip Cocu’s side.
For English football it's great when young English guys take over. He (Lampard) is perfect for English football," the Catalan coach told a news conference. He has been a manager for a year-and-a-half and I am a little longer because I am a little older but he has his future in his hands. From my experience, experience doesn't count much.
Six of the last eight Tottenham away games have seen both teams score. Totttenham have scored in nine of their last 11 away games but have conceded in eight of the last 12. Southampton have scored in each of their last eight games. Southampton have only kept one home clean sheet this season, though that was against Tottenham.
A club like Newcastle can win five games and get to Wembley. Saint-Maximin makes his markNewcastle needed something out of the ordinary to halt Oxford's remarkable recovery that saw Karl Robinson's League One promotion chasers turn the game on its head in the closing minutes. The Magpies looked to be closing out a comfortable victory despite Oxford's endeavour but they were rocked on their heels by Kelly and Holland.
We're having to re-cut our numbers for next year, whenever that may be. Clubs like ours are making big financial decisions in an effort to move our club forward to the benefit of the community that we represent, and we believe we have an opportunity to represent our town and get into the Football League at some point. We were making all the right steps and this has come as a huge shock. It's all been for nothing'Thompson’s views are echoed by Wayne Brown, manager of Maldon & Tiptree, who looked set to win promotion to the Isthmian Premier Division - the seventh tier of English football.
The EFA apologised to fans after the game was called off and said in a statement on Tuesday its disciplinary regulations would be applied. Zamalek did not arrive for the game in protest at severe sanctions handed to players and officials from both clubs after a brutal brawl when they met in Abu Dhabi last week in the Egyptian Super Cup.
Maziya is quite athletic type of team with players with plenty of pace and force up-front and not that great when defending as I watched them in their return leg in qualifying for this group stage away from home in India at what I would rate the best club in this country Bengaluru after they defeated them in the first leg with 2-1 at home they opted to defend and strike on counters in the return leg, they finally got broken after about 16 shots against them which failed to produce a goal for Bengaluru.
And yes, this is former Newcastle left-back Olivier Bernard ‘bantering off’ Everton keeper Jordan Pickford. ZERO: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer For a little while, it seemed like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s main strategy as Manchester United manager was to ensure they acted like a big, successful team, even if at least one of those things was quite patently untrue.
Well this match is very important for both teams but I give here a huge advantage to Crotone and IMO there is a huge value to them... Ascoli are in a very bad shape.Only 1 won at the last 10+ games and are winning at the last 8. Their performances are just so bad and I'm afraid that they need to expect a miracle to avoid relegations ( at least not with a performance like this ) . On the other hand Crotone are in great shape. They haven't lost a game at the last 6 games ( W4 D2 L0 ) . So far are at the 2nd place so far and if they want to get that direct promotion they have to win matches like this. Quality and experience is certainly on Crotone's side and given the performances both teams are showing this is a logical option.
