Forest cottoned on to the 34-year-old's influence, always ensuring he was tracked and denied space in deep areas. Rooney was unable to instigate attacks, while Forest's holding midfielders Samba Sow and Ben Watson also condensed the defensive space and prevented Duane Holmes, Jason Knight and - crucially - teenager Louie Sibley from making an impact. Forest were able to get numbers back and rely on the solid defensive shape which has served them so well this season and rarely looked troubled after going ahead.
Zenit St Petersburg v Lyon predictions for Wednesday’s match in the Champions League. Both sides can still qualify from Group G and whoever can emerge from this game with the win will be in pole position to finish second in the group. Read on for all our free Champions League predictions and betting tips.
MATCH FACTSThis will be the first competitive meeting between Olympiakos and Wolves. English sides have been eliminated from both of their last two knockout ties against Olympiakos in European competition (Burnley in 2018-19 Europa League play-offs and Arsenal in the previous round). Wolves have never travelled to face Greek opposition in any competition. However, including play-offs this season, Wolves have won more away games in their seven matches this campaign (five) than they managed across their 16 European away days beforehand (W4 D4 L8).
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With 100% of West Brom’s home games seeing both teams score – along with 78% of Bristol City’s away trips – we expect plenty of goals in this clash. We’re backing the visitors to score a couple here and continue the high scoring run of games at the Hawthorns, while we expect them to build on a run which has seen them lose once in nine trips. As a result, we’re backing a 2-2 draw with 62% of West Brom’s home games finishing with over 3.5 goals scored.
To be the first Nigerian to play for Manchester United is a great achievement for me which I am going to cherish for the rest of my life because it's not easy to dream something and it comes true. It's a great feeling. I had to bang on the translator's door'I never believed it was going to happen because the time difference from China to the UK is crazy and with the coronavirus that is going on in China.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6' Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Aston Villa 0. BookingPosted at 90'+6' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card. BookingPosted at 90'+6' Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration. Goal!Posted at 90'+5' Goal! Southampton 2, Aston Villa 0.
We also know we have got to improve to another level. It's hard to assess exactly where we are after this qualifying campaign. But if we look at a World Cup semi-final, a Nations League semi-final, and qualifying with the most goals in Europe, we have done all we can and we are on a good track. Apart from their good World Cup run, Southgate, who took the national team job on a permanent basis in 2016 and has a contract until 2022, led England to top spot in their Euro 2020 qualifying group to earn a seeding at the finals.
Solskjaer needs helpIn his pre-match press conference, Solskjaer had dismissed as "lies" suggestions he had told his players he would be sacked if United lost against Tottenham, and again at Manchester City on Saturday. The word remains from United that the Norwegian is under no immediate danger of losing his job amid an acceptance from those in senior positions that there will be bumps in the road this season.
We are also going for a 1-0 victory for Parma, with the visitors scoring less than a goal per game this term. Brescia have lost by a single goal in 60% of their away defeats, so we are going with a 1-0 home win, given that these two have each seen exactly one goal in 50% of their respective home and away games.
The Shanahans are building bridges and instilling a sense of community after finding a club in a poor state on and off the pitch - and players' correct diets ignored. They were sometimes fed chicken nuggets, chips and beans as a pre-match meal," Carol, who was brought up in the shadows of West Brom's The Hawthorns ground, recalls. Port Vale co-owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan have brought a feel-good factor back to Port ValeThere is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing.
Newcastle jets Women have 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5 matches. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 7 goals in the last 5 league matches. At home they managed to win 2 and lose 2 of their last 5 games scoring 10 goals and conceding 8.
Cavani is out of contract at the end of the season and was linked with a move to Atletico Madrid. There are worse situations in life than staying at PSG. I think he will feel good," Tuchel said. He must regain the confidence and the rhythm. Edi is here, he's a great player. We won't change this group and that's good.
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Both teams played in a draw with no goals back in November and this could be another low scoring goal less draw with how both teams play. At times the away team have been able to hold teams up and become much harder to score against. With that recent match of theirs only being so recently played there is a chance the same tactics will be used for this match as well making the match much lower with the scoring. There will good defense from both teams with the aim of not allowing this match to open up for the entire match
BBC Sport readers voted Nicolas Pepe as the best signing of the summer back in AugustViral video of the year - Declan's double scream3 July, 2019. The day Declan Rice became a meme. Mason Mount pulled off a hilarious prank while on holiday with his childhood friend in the summer, and then kindly stuck it on Instagram for us all to see. Thanks, Mason. View more on twitterMost embarrassing moment - Foxes' thumping of Saints Losing 9-0 in five-a-side is bad enough, so to lose at home by that scoreline in a Premier League match is, well, off-the-scale levels of embarrassment.
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Friday's assignment at Bramall Lane is undoubtedly Moyes' biggest test since his return to West Ham however, and the Scot will have to find a way to reverse the away day problems he has inherited to carve out a positive result on Friday.
Roberts is contracted to South African side Stormers but returned to Wales after the Super Rugby season was suspended due to the outbreak. The 33-year-old, who graduated as a doctor, will work as a clinical innovation fellow during his temporary assignment with the Cardiff and Vale Health board. Although I've never worked clinically, I just thought I could lend an extra pair of hands and an extra brain into helping solve the challenge," Roberts told the Welsh Rugby Union website.
This season, J-League 2 just started a round, they have to stop because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the opening round 4 months ago, Tokyo Verdy lost 3 goals to Tokushima Vortis, and Machida Zelvia drew Ventforet Kofu 0-0.
These two clubs are struggling in the Women's Super League and up to Christmas, neither had won a league game. Bristol City changed that when surprisingly winning at Manchester United. The are yet to win at home and their opponents are yet to earn a point or score a goal on their travels. Their 11 games have only seen 16 goals scored. A bet on under 2.5 goals to be scored is the tip for this match.
Club president Bernard Joannin said they would fight the "unfair decision". He said in a news conference: "We find that this decision goes against sporting fairness. The decision is a punishment from the league. It is unjust. We have been forced into fighting, into going to court to try to overturn this unfair decision. Earlier this month, Amiens launched a petition asking that the league's governing body, Ligue de Football Professionnel, reconsider its decision to relegate the two sides and instead have 22 teams instead of 20 in the top division in 2020-21.
Mexican striker Raul Jimenez scored twice as Wolves magnificently came from 2-0 down to win at in-form Southampton. The Saints looked set for their sixth win in seven games when Jan Bednarek hooked in and Shane Long headed home for his first of the season. However, the momentum shifted after the break. Portuguese teenager Pedro Neto, exceptional for Wolves so far this season, reduced the deficit after controlling Adama Traore's delivery from the right.
Isaac Success replaces Roberto Pereyra. SubstitutionPosted at 73' Substitution, Everton. Michael Keane replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Posted at 72' Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation. DismissalPosted at 71' Second yellow card to Fabian Delph (Everton) for a bad foul.
Leverkusen and Cologne will face to face in English week. Leverkusen is favorite and expect a good game because Leverkusen want to reach the UCL, while the away team play without a pressure and show their best.
The hosts want to finish this season as high as possible as they have restarted the season in Serbia by winning all 3 games played in the league even though they hosted 2nd placed Partizan they also won that game by scoring 3 goals and conceding twice as they won with 3-2 and they also won both away games winning first with 2-1 away at Indjija this while last round they even recorded a 4-1 win away from home at Macva so their attack is in very good form.
Lyon are facing a long list of injured players for this match. Hosts are missing Depay, Dubois, Kone, Marcal, Rafael, Adelaide and Terrier. Those players for sure would bring the quality of the football on a higher level for the club but even without them, Lyon should respect their way of playing vs any opponent ahead of each game.
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Millwall are battling for promotion and on a good run at present. They are unbeaten in their last five away league games and have already drawn six on the road this season. Stoke have improved since Michael O'Neill took over but are still inconsistent. The Potters have a good home record but Millwall can escape defeat this weekend. Go for a double chance bet on Millwall to win or draw this game.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's presence will be felt in the FA Cup replay with Shrewsbury Town, says Under-23s coach Neil Critchley. Klopp said he and his first-team players will not be at Anfield on Tuesday so they can observe the Premier League's inaugural winter break. He supports the young players unbelievably well," Critchley said. Even if he is not there, he is always felt by our younger players and by myself.
Posted at 69' Attempt blocked. Arthur (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi. Posted at 68' Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Emerson. Posted at 67' Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
The coronavirus outbreak has had a major impact on football across Asia, with the start of the Chinese Super League and the K-League in South Korea suspended indefinitely while Japan's J-League was halted after the opening round of matches. The Asian Champions League, the region's leading club competition, has also been severely affected, with the schedule of the group phase thrown into disarray since the tournament kicked off in early February.
Mattersburg and Altach will face each other in the upcoming match in the Austrian Bundesliga, relegation group. Mattersburg this season have the following results: 5W, 3D and 14L. Meanwhile Altach have 7W, 3D and 12L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
The loss to Valencia was only their second in 16 games after being defeated in the Spanish Super Cup. Home form this season has seen them undefeated in all competitions. They have already beaten Leganes once this season, winning 2-1 away in November. Both of their two previous games before the loss to Valencia had been won.
The Maracana will join Sao Paulo's Pacaembu stadium and the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia as they are converted into temporary health facilities. Brazil's soccer federation has suspended the current season of the country's national tournament due to the outbreak. Video - It's now or never for Paul Pogba and Real Madrid - Euro Papers01:17 Rio de Janeiro authorities said they had yet to decide how many beds the Maracana would hold.
Reina spent eight seasons with the Liverpool first team between 2005-2013 where he won the Premier League Golden Glove award for most clean sheets in his first three seasons with the club. The 37-year-old, who also had spells with Bayern Munich and Napoli before moving to Milan in 2018, has been brought in as injury cover by Villa after Tom Heaton was ruled out of the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Both of these sides were relegated from the Premier League last season. It's Fulham who have the best chance of making an immediate return after their 2-0 win in the first leg. They are strong at home and have a recent win at Craven Cottage over Cardiff. The Welsh side have it all to do here and will have to come out attacking to keep their faint promotion hopes alive. That can leave gaps for high-scoring Fulham and they can win this match.
Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona manager as Valencia claimed a 2-0 win over the La Liga leaders at Mestalla. See alsoValencia CF - FC Barcelona Rodrigo was left on the Valencia bench with the Spanish international heavily linked with a mov to Camp Nou. However, the absence of the 28-year-old, who made a cameo in the second half, did little to affect the result as Valencia boosted their chances of finishing in La Liga's top four places.
Centre-back Clement Lenglet - who was a doubt - could be fit following a calf strain,Arthur could also return, while fellow midfielder Ivan Rakitic is back after an Achilles problem - coming on at Leganes at the weekend. Dortmund are without former Barcelona striker Paco Alcacer, who has gastroenteritis, and injured Danish pair Thomas Delaney and Jacob Bruun Larsen. Match factsBarcelona have never lost against Borussia Dortmund in their three previous meetings (W1 D2).
Anthony Martial scored an excellent second on Sunday after Watford's Troy Deeney had a goal ruled out by VAR for handball in the build-up. Mason Greenwood, 18, lashed home his 11th of the season 15 minutes from time to complete United's scoring. After beating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday, it was only the third time this season that United had won successive Premier League games. While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have now moved into the top five, Watford remain second from bottom.
Ross County have conceded at least two goals in nine of their last 11 Scottish Premiership games. Meanwhile, Motherwell have kept a cleran sheet in four of their last five games. We feel they may do this again this Thursday. We are also backing Motherwell to win this game 2-0.
Personally, it was incredibly difficult, I told him that and he understood . London Evening Standard. He's been in football (a long time), he understands. It's not personal and I'm sure he'll come back stronger and get an opportunity to manage another great club. Maybe one day he'll come back to us. Tottenham take on Chelsea in the league on Sunday and would leapfrog their London rivals into fourth place with a victory.
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.
