It has been a long 11 months for Jose Mourinho. Sacked by Manchester United on 18 December 2018, Mourinho has not exactly disappeared from public life. There were a number of interviews, a few sponsorship commitments and those compelling appearances on Sky Sports' football coverage. Only now, back in management and able to reflect on a satisfying 3-2 win for his new club Tottenham in a potentially tricky London derby at West Ham, can Mourinho admit he sometimes wondered during that time: "What am I doing here?"He has never felt like that in the technical area.
They trail league leaders Real by 13 points. But on Tuesday they produced a vintage defensive display, sitting deep and barely giving Liverpool any space for their attacking trident of Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane to work their usual magic. This is the result of hard work and what happens when you never stop believing but keep on going," match-winner Saul told reporters.
The tepid nature of the game will undoubtedly raise eyebrows among those who are not in favour of football without fans but it should also be said this game could have played out exactly the same in front of a packed Villa Park. Muscle memory still kicks in with the players and make no mistake they were committed - as proved by loud shouts and groans of frustration from players of both sides when Oliver blew the final whistle on this game after six minutes of stoppage time.
We were flat today and poor. Maybe we don't realise what's at stake, we have to show our nasty side, grind out results. As many as nine players were unavailable due to injury this month and Howe, who lost forward Joshua King and defender Jack Stacey to injury in Saturday's loss, highlighted the need for squad rotation during the busy festive period.
I just said to the players, sometimes it's hard when you have got players who would normally contribute in a different way, that are having to work hard for the team to make it difficult for opponents. To concede in the first half was painful because we showed the qualities that were missing last week. It is important for us to now to recognise what the best chance we have of winning games is, and it's the work ethic we showed tonight.
Ansu Fati replaces Antoine Griezmann. SubstitutionPosted at 64' Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Sergio Busquets. Posted at 64' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dani García. Tottenham picked up their first victory in eight games to leave West Ham with a battle to stay in the Premier League. Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek inadvertently converted into his own net following Giovani lo Celso's corner and Harry Kane broke clear to stroke in his 18th goal of the season.
PLAYER RATINGS Chelsea: Kepa 6, Tomori 6, Zouma 5, Rudiger 5, Emerson 5, Jorginho 5, Kante 6, Azpilicueta 6, Willian 6, Hudson-Odoi 5, Abraham 5 Substitutes: Mount 6, Pulisic 5, Pedro n/a Southampton: McCarthy 6, Bertrand 7, Stephens 7, Bednarek 7, Soares 6, Redmond 8, Hojbjerg 7, Ward-Prowse 8, Armstrong 7, Obafemi 7, Adams 7 Substitutes: Ings 6, Boufal n/a, Romeu n/a KEY MOMENTS 31’ - GOAL! Southampton lead! What a lovely solo run and finish by Obafemi! 59’ - GREAT DEFENDING! Redmond breaks down the left and looks for Adams.
Russian Premier League match here, we have Sochi playing against Rostov. Information has been going around that Rostov had 6 of their players tested positive for Corona virus and that's why there is a massive drop in today's odd.
Obviously it's been an unbelievable season," Catley said. Today was a battle, Sydney really took it to us and it was a grind the whole game. At the end of the day I think we deserve it. Even though it was a tough game, we got over the line. Catley struck after 15 minutes with a left-footed shot from the edge of the box which Sydney goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe helped into the net in a blunder the American will be keen to forget.
Paper Round’s view: Rodriguez has a transfer release clause of £9 million, making him probably the cheapest option but certainly a stopgap at his age. Moron is the youngest, and has worked with Qique Setien before, which might make him the smart choice to hit the ground running at a new club. Realistically, Barcelona just need someone to help fill out the numbers.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he wants to rebuild the side's relationship with the club's fans. The Gunners, who drew 1-1 at Bournemouth on Thursday in Arteta's first game in charge, have won just once in 14 league and cup matches. I was really pleased with how the fans treated the players [at Bournemouth]," said Arteta. I was happy that the players went to see the fans after the game as well because we need that connection.
The Scots frustration at the Celtic tactics led to a major 'stramash' between Rangers' Willie Waddell and Mick O'Flanagan, while Glasgow Celtic's Bobby Evans picked the wrong man when he engaged with Aherne, a former Irish Army boxing champion. The most sensational day of my life'As the teams made the return journey to the hotel, the Belfast Celtic sing-song on the teams shared coach must have grated on the vanquished Scots.
Neman Grodno will host Belshina for this fixture of the league. In my opinion, the hosts have great chance to get all three points. Neman is very average team in this league. However, the hosts have better team than their opponent. In any case, I expect, the hosts to dominate on the home field. Also, we have Belshina who's is worst team in this new campaign. The visitors have fallen into a very poor show. They have three consecutive losses. So, the visitors have a very vulnerable defense and for me they could lose. My pick - Neman Grodno to win.
Where have all the goals gone? Leicester v Brighton finished goalless, with just four shots on target in the entire matchManchester City's 5-0 thrashing of Burnley and Liverpool's 4-0 hammering of Crystal Palace have been the two standout games since the resumption but apart from those there has been little to get excited about. In the 288 games between the start of the season in August and the final pre-lockdown fixture on 9 March, an average of 2.
Scotland and Manchester City midfielder Caroline Weir has played at some famous venues, alongside talented team-mates and in some impressive kits during her career so far. But who made her go "wow" in training, which venue had a "crazy" atmosphere and which goal prompted an "embarrassing" celebration?Speaking to BBC Sport, Weir reflects on some of the highlights of her career in her own words - including her breakthrough season and the best goals she has scored for club and country.
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Having failed to produce a shot on target at Molineux, Bournemouth remain without a point away from home in 2020 and inside the relegation zone, behind West Ham on goal difference. Live: Wednesday's Premier League reaction, plus Liverpool v PalaceLawro takes on rapper & Man Utd fan Aitch in midweek predictionsMore to follow.
The Cobblers come into this match having lost three of their last four on the road. Going forward, having failed to score in just one of those four, they have made their mark, though defensive efforts have left plenty to be desired. Sunday's visitors have conceded ten in their last four on the road, shipping two or more in three of those four. They've also won just one of their last seven travelling matches, conceding two or more in five of those seven.
Unai Emery is the manager of Arsenal," Guardiola told reporters. Of course (Arteta) will be a manager sooner or later. We are going to finish the season but in the future I don't know what's going to happen. Former Arsenal captain Arteta, who joined Guardiola's staff three years ago, was also backed for the job by Arsene Wenger before the long-serving Frenchman left the club.
The fans understandably want the player, but sometimes you have to say no [to the selling club] because sometimes it's not healthy and there have been lots of cases where chief executives and managers get absolutely vilified for standing their ground. Hopefully everybody understands that we have to do that now, and this will force people to be more cautious. There is also a flip side to that, he says.
Coming into this game, Hannover 96 has picked 6 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That 1.2 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in just 2 of those games. Hannover 96 has scored 6 Times in the last 5 fixture.
RCD Mallorca vs Real Madrid en TV: Cuándo y dónde ver hace 13 horas — A continuación, repasamos los horarios y dónde ver este partido de fútbol en TV. En España, el Mallorca-Madrid será televisado en directo el domingo 5 de ...
Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Obita. Posted at 114' Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick. Posted at 113' Foul by Marlon Pack (Cardiff City). Posted at 113' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 112' Attempt missed.
SubstitutionPosted at 68' Substitution, Kilmarnock. Chris Burke replaces Ross Millen. BookingPosted at 66' Alex Bruce (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card. Goal!Posted at 65' Goal! Rangers 1, Kilmarnock 0. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
