While their hosts may be known for their defensive strengths, that is not something which is true of the visitors. They have conceded in all but one of their away league matches this season and, given that they have also conceded in each of their last eight league matches, it looks like a record which is not going away any time soon.
Istra 1961 have not looked good so far in 2020 with a 2-1-4 record in the 7 league games and last month they lost a friendly from today's opponent Rijeka with 1-5. In the first 2 meetings in the league Istra 1961 also had no chance losing with 0-2 and 0-3.
FULL STORY 12:45 - Solano apologises for breaking curfew Nolberto Solano has apologised for breaking a curfew imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus in his native Peru - which saw him detained by local police on Thursday. The former Premier League midfielder claimed a lunch he attended overran as he planned to get home before the government-imposed 8pm curfew.
West Ham are close to completing the re-signing of goalkeeper Darren Randolph from Middlesbrough for £4m. New Hammers boss David Moyes wants to bring in reinforcements after the disastrous performances of second-choice Roberto during Lucasz Fabianski's three-month absence with a thigh injury. Randolph is set to be one of a number of new arrivals as Moyes looks to guide the Hammers away from relegation trouble, with the club 16th and two points above Bournemouth in 18th.
Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold. Posted at 64' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld. SubstitutionPosted at 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Posted at 60' Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Toby Alderweireld tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
Posted at 72' Foul by Ben White (Leeds United). Posted at 72' Adama Diakhaby (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half. SubstitutionPosted at 71' Substitution, Leeds United. Jean-Kévin Augustin replaces Patrick Bamford. QPR have won four of their previous 19 Championship matches. Swansea won the reverse league encounter 3-1, while QPR won 5-1 when the teams clashed in the FA Cup last month.
Barcelona can go three points clear at the top of La Liga with a win at Valencia. The league leaders won at home against Granada last weekend and will be looking to get back into winning form on their travels. Valencia have a good home record but their overall form is poor with two bad defeats and a struggle in the Copa del Rey against a lower league side. Go for Barcelona to get a narrow away victory.
Many of De Jong's attributes are also evident in Valverde, who is set to make his first Clasico start after breathing new life into Real Madrid's midfield this season. Valverde came through the youth ranks at Uruguayan giants Penarol in his hometown of Montevideo, before being snapped up by Real in the summer of 2016. Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane started to put faith in Valverde towards the end of 2018-19 and picked him in five of the final eight games, but in the past couple of months he has taken a giant step forward to leap ahead of 34 year-old Luka Modric in the pecking order.
The key questions for 'Project Restart'"I'm not even talking about football at the moment - I'm talking about my family's health," Deeney said on Instagram. If I feel that I'm not looking after my family, then I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to put my family at risk. What are they going to do, take money off me? I've been broke before so it doesn't bother me. They're talking about not playing in front of fans until 2021.
Atlético Madrid haven't lost consecutive Champions League group stage matches since October 2009, being beaten by Porto and Chelsea under manager Abel Resino. Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak has kept 24 clean sheets in his 46 Champions League appearances. Should he keep a clean sheet in this match, he would be the second-fastest goalkeeper to 25 clean sheets in the competition behind former AC Milan 'keeper Dida (45 appearances).
There were some positives, such as a better defensive shape and an encouraging Premier League debut for 20-year-old defender Japhet Tanganga, who can be pleased with the way he coped against Firmino and Mohamed Salah. The way Tottenham came back in the second half after having only 26% possession in the opening period was also impressive, although his post-match comments may rankle with former boss Pochettino, who instilled a Klopp-like pressing game at Spurs.
Both sides qualified for Euro 2020 after topping their respective groups, with Italy qualifying with a perfect record of 10 wins in 10 games. The fixture will be played exactly two years to the day since they last played out a 1-1 draw at the same venue. England also host Denmark, who they last played in March 2014, four days later at Wembley.
Crawley Town started the season well but have gone off the boil in the past couple of months, dropping into the lower midtable and struggling to find wins. Despite this they are still only 11 points off the playoffs and a sustained run of results could see them mount an unlikely playoff push. The side have the talent with the likes of Camara and Lubala in their ranks but they’ll need to rediscover the early season form that saw them lose just twice in their opening 10 games this season.
Anthony Martial scored his first senior hat-trick as Manchester United cruised past Sheffield United behind closed doors at Old Trafford. The Frenchman opened the scoring by converting Marcus Rashford's cut-back from close range, before showing the same predatory instincts to meet Aaron Wan-Bissaka's low cross. The third was scooped over stand-in Sheffield United goalkeeper Simon Moore, who had replaced the ineligible Manchester United loanee Dean Henderson.
Christian EriksenGetty Images Despite the ongoing speculation, Eriksen has continued to feature for Spurs, but a below-par performance against Liverpool saw the 27-year-old booed off the pitch by some home supporters. One thing is to not put in his best performance, that is Christian Eriksen and so many players around the world,” said Mourinho.
In the 24th round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspurs play against Norwich. Tottenham are at the 8th position while Norwich have been terrible this season as they are at the bottom of the table.
PLAYER RATINGS Wolves: Ruddy 5, Doherty 7, Dendoncker 6, Coady 7, Kilman 6, Vinagre 6, Neves 6, Saiss 6, Traore 5, Ashley-Seal 5, Neto 6. Subs: Jimenez 6, Jonny 7, Moutinho 6. Manchester United: Romero 7, Young 6, Lindelof 7, Maguire 7, Williams 7, Matic 5, Pereira 5, Mata 5, Chong 6, Greenwood 6, James 5.
Conte rallies Inter for closed-doors title clash with Juve Italian government says all sport will be played behind closed doors for 30 days The Italian government has ordered all sporting competitions to be played behind closed doors until April 3 in a bid to control the spread of the disease, which has killed around 200 people in the country.
Fortunately, Rovers have done well away from home of late, winning each of their last three travelling matches in League 1. That said, they've not been overly secure defensively during that time, keeping zero clean sheets, which should add to the confidence of the hosts.
Only Matt le Tissier (7) has scored more direct free-kick goals for Southampton in the Premier League than Ward-Prowse (5). Let's do it again on Wednesday' - what the managers saidSouthampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl, speaking to Match of the Day: "The first half was a completely different performance to last weekend and it was unbelievable it could happen. At half-time, we were very critical and in the second half it was a good reaction.
Bottom side Liverpool, who are still searching for their first league win of the season, have already added Furness to their midfield but are understood to be interested in at least one forward, having scored only three WSL goals this term. Also short on goals - with just five in nine games - are Birmingham City, although they have two games in hand on their rivals. The division's bottom four sides are separated by six points, with the highest-placed of them - Brighton - having already signed Norway goalkeeper Cecilie Fiskerstrand on an 18-month deal.
South Korea are 20th in the FIFA world rankings, five places below China, but neither has won an Olympic medal before. With matches in Tokyo due to begin on July 22, time is running out for the teams to face one another. Asian football has been particularly impacted by the coronavirus outbreak and FIFA and the AFC today agreed to postpone the men's qualifiers for the World Cup in March and June.
This game really promises to be low scoring affair as the hosts have just 3 games with over 2.5 goals scored this season in the league from a total of 11 games and an average of just 1.6 goals per game scored, while El Masry has 2 games with over 2.5 goals scored from 10 games played in the league this season their goal average being of 1.8 goals per game played.
Despite this win, Nîmes will have to remain wary of their defence as Reims are one of the worst attacking sides in the league, they won't have such luck when facing goal hungry Rennes. The Crocodiles had conceded 24 goals in the nine matches preceding their win over Reims so can't consider themselves out of the jungle just yet.
I asked our doctor before the game whether the goal counts if we do that. That was the most important thing to me. We are passionate footballers and not robots. Practice-like atmosphereThe actual football has not changed much. Following a slow start with several muscle injuries, the tempo and fitness levels have visibly increased to a level close to what they were in February and March. Without crowds, home advantage has been eliminated while the actual playing time is higher than in matches with crowds because of shorter interruptions.
A year on from their near miss, BBC Sport assesses some of the second-tier outfits who came the closest to glory but fell agonisingly short. Sunderland 1997-98Having been relegated from the Premier League in 1996-97, Sunderland aimed to make an immediate return to the top flight the following season. With prolific striker Kevin Phillips in their ranks, the Wearside club ran Middlesbrough close for automatic promotion - but it was Boro, who went down with Sunderland the previous season, who ultimately snatched second place by a point.
With Samp winning 1-0 in both of their victories against the bottom three this season, we expect them to edge out Brescia in this one. The hosts have put together a great record at the back, while Brescia have averaged less than a goal per game this season. Given that form – and with Brescia failing to score in three meetings between these two – a 1-0 home win is our pick.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Jerry's family and friends at this difficult and sad time. Rest in peace, Jerry. You will forever be a member of the Amber Army. Mourinho bans 7-2 talk Spurs face Bayern tonight in Munich with the memory of their hefty defeat against the German side still fresh in the memory.
Newcastle: Dubravka 4, Manquillo 5, Willems 5, Fernandez 6, Schar 4, Lejeune 5, S Longstaff 4, M Longstaff 7, Almiron 5, Gayle 5, Joelinton 6. Marcus RashfordGetty Images KEY MOMENTS 16' CHANCE! Best chance of the match. Gayle and Joelinton exchange short passes on the left flank and then the latter plays a superb ball through to the former who blasts over the bar.
As well as their poor form in the league, West Ham were also knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League One side Oxford United, losing 4-0 in September. West Ham won 24 of their 64 matches under the Chilean, losing 29. The Hammers have broken their transfer record twice under Pellegrini, paying £36m for Brazil winger Felipe Anderson in 2018 before a £45m deal for French striker Sebastien Haller in July as part of a £71m summer spend.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has launched a fundraiser to help fight coronavirus and has called on fellow footballers to help "kick this virus away". The AC Milan striker plays in Italy, the country so far worst affected by the pandemic other than China. It appears Ibrahimovic has made two 50,000 euro (£46,054) donations. Italy has always given me so much and, in this dramatic moment, I want to give back even more to this country that I love," Ibrahimovic said on Instagram.
Posted at 90'+1' Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United). Posted at 88' Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin. Posted at 86' Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea). Posted at 86' Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 86' Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
Bradley is one of the most prolific goalscorers in MLS history and the type of player that can be a difference-maker for us,” LAFC General Manager John Thorrington said in a statement. The Londoner played in 32 games for Manchester City between 2004-06 and was at Southampton from 2006-2009. Center back Reid, 31, has not made a competitive senior appearance since March 2018 due to injuries.
Both Spurs and Southampton have struggled a bit in the past few matches but we believe Spurs will be more confident going to this clash after their win over Manchester City. One factor about this game is the plenty of goals the two sides have been scoring. With the rise Southampton have had lately, disregarding the 4-0 loss to Liverpool, we expect them to push Spurs but with the hosts holding home advantage and straight from a crucial win, we expect the home side to win this. We believe we will see quite some goals here, judging by the returns in attack these sides have had. We will thus go for over 2.5 goals.
Wolves drew 1-1 with their hosts in three of their last four Premier League away games, and with Bournemouth scoring 1.33 goals and conceding 1.13 goals on average at home, the statistics point us in the direction of a 1-1 final scoreline between the teams this weekend, in a repeat result of the teams' last meeting at the Vitality Stadium in February.
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