It is easy to see why Lampard looked discontented at the failure to land a striker in the January transfer window, with Batshuayi demonstrating exactly why he has spent so much of his Chelsea career on the margins of the action. The Belgian is not a natural taker of goals when presented with time. He is instinctive and he was not flavour of the month here with two crucial misses, and received a flea in his ear from Chelsea's supporters before he was replaced by Olivier Giroud.
Watford vs Tranmere predictions for Saturday’s English FA Cup clash. Watford face a potential banana skin as they take on League One strugglers, Tranmere. Read on for all our free English FA Cup predictions and betting tips.
What else do you need to know about deadline day?Can deals be completed after the deadline?In the Premier League, clubs completing deals late on deadline day will be able to submit a 'deal sheet' between 21:00 and 23:00 GMT in order to give them more time to complete a transfer. Clubs will then have until midnight on 31 January to complete the information required by Fifa's transfer matching system to apply for international clearance for new signings.
At left-back, Mendy and Zinchenko both have their pros and cons but neither of them are the greatest defensively, which is why having Laporte next to them is so vital. Sterling would be a danger at any moment Sterling spoke to Spanish publication AS last week about the possibility of joining Real Madrid - on Wednesday he will try to knock them out of the Champions LeagueIn midfield, Guardiola's selection on Wednesday will depend on how ambitious he wants to be.
Smolevichi reserves and BATE reserves will face each other in the upcoming match in the Reserves league in Belarus. Smolevichi reserves this season have the following results: 4W, 0D and 3L. Meanwhile BATE reserves have 1W, 1D and 5L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
For the first time in decades, we are facing a real economic crisis in football," he added. There are simply not a lot of reserves that we can bank on. We know how club budgets are managed, they are always on the line of liquidity. If we don't respond very quickly to stabilise the cash flow we could see mass layoffs of players and staff members within weeks.
Dresden were due to resume the season on 17 May at Hannover 96. AnalysisJohn Bennett, BBC World ServiceThe Dynamo Dresden situation proves that any league will be balanced on a knife edge when football resumes, even with all the planning and all the expertise that has gone into the Bundesliga restart. DFL boss Christian Seifert admitted as much on Friday when he said that they are "playing under probation".
The worst case scenario is wins for both of their rivals and starting this match seven points from safety. Whatever the deficit, Villa need to win this match and end a run of ten league games without a win. They have lost four of their last five games with only a couple of draws from the six league games played since re-start.
Fortuna's poor away form, as well as Augsburg's impressive run of form in recent weeks, will give Augsburg the edge in this Tuesday's fixture. We feel that Augsburg are likely to earn a hard-fought win in this game.
Wales international Ethan Ampadu is closing in on a return to fitness after missing the start of the Bundesliga's resumption for RB Leipzig. Ampadu, 19, is on loan at the German side from Premier League club Chelsea. He has not featured since the competition resumed behind closed doors in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in May because of a back problem. But Leipzig say he is now being "slowly reintroduced to training" and completing an individual programme.
After two seasons he moved to Shanghai Shenhua and has scored 10 times in 19 games. His form for his country has been eye-catching, finishing as top scorer in African Cup of Nations qualifying with seven goals, before scoring five at the tournament during the summer. It is understood there was interest from other Premier League clubs but Ighalo wanted to play for United. He is United's first senior loan signing since Radamel Falcao's arrival from Monaco in 2014.
The German also missed the FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury with his first-team squad "respecting" the inaugural Premier League break. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has also been highly critical of the fixture congestion saying "a year of 400 days" was needed to fulfil all the games. The Spaniard has suggested removing FA Cup replays or scrapping the Carabao Cup entirely. Wolves' goalless draw against Leicester City on Friday night was their 42nd game of the season and they will play at least 56 matches and a maximum of 63 depending on their progress in the Europa League.
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The German Bundesliga season can resume this month, Chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed. It will become the first major league in Europe to return to competition, with a date for resumption to be confirmed by the German Football League (DFL) on Thursday. All matches will be played behind closed doors. With nine games remaining, Bayern Munich are top of the table, four points above Borussia Dortmund.
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We didn't have enough precision, with which we could have scored more goals, and then obviously we let Brentford back into the game a little bit more. They are a good side, they play well so you know you are always going to have to defend well away from home. But the concentration of the players was first class. The attitude in the game was brilliant and we finished with off with good save in the end by Danny Ward.
The virus has killed over 3,000 people globally and infected almost 91,000, prompting a number of soccer clubs in Europe to ask their players, staff and officials not to shake hands in an attempt to slow its spread. It's not important what famous people say. You have to speak about things in the right manner.
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Everyone at Celtic applauds this monumental effort. Lennon added: "This club is all about teamwork and solidarity, on and off the park. We are well aware of the economic realities and are very willing to play our part in recognising them. We will come through this in unity and then look forward to the challenges ahead.
Targeting the Treble Manchester United line up prior to the 1999 Champions League finalGetty Images The 1999 Champions League final was the first without a Serie A side for eight years. United put out both Italian teams, Internazionale in the quarter-final and Juventus in the semis. That was after they and Bayern had navigated the definitive Group of Death – it also included Barcelona and Brondby, with only one team guaranteed to qualify.
That is the level we face against Liverpool, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus. They are the teams we have to face and the reality is maybe we are not able now to compete with them. Maybe we need to live that as a club to improve, to accept the reality now and improve. Teenage Burnley fan investigated for alleged racism towards Son Heung-min A teenage Burnley fan is being investigated by police for allegedly making a racist gesture towards Tottenham forward Son Heung-min on Saturday.
It is not for me to analyse United now," he said. I analyse them as an opponent, how they play. How can we beat them? How can they beat us? For me that is the important thing. I have a great relationship with the Manchester United supporters. I went back as a pundit and I was humbled by such a beautiful reception. Tomorrow I go back as the coach of the team that will try to beat Manchester United. I understand that what they want is the exact opposite of what I want.
Brighton secured their Premier League status for another season after an uneventful goalless draw against Newcastle at the Amex Stadium. The Seagulls needed one point to guarantee their survival and they were rarely threatened by the Magpies in both sides' penultimate game of the season. Chances at either end came at a premium but Graham Potter's hosts were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty in the first half.
Vitebsk will host Dinamo Minsk for this fixture of the league. I think, Vitebsk is very average team in this league. Vitebsk are currently on the 10th place with 12 points. However, the hosts have fallen in their shape. Hosts have only 1 victory in their last 5 matches. Also, we have Dinamo Minsk who's is more ambitious team in this league. However, Dinamo Minsk is not very good team in this season. They have big fluctuations. Nevertheless, the visitors have the potential to pick up the victory. In previous game Dinamo Minsk is won 1-0 against Isloch. I think, the visitors will try to get the victory on the opposite stadium.
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Gray had an early penalty saved by West Ham's returning keeper Lukasz Fabianski but Iheanacho headed Leicester into a deserved lead in the 40th minute. West Ham's one flowing move of the first half saw them level with Pablo Fornals slotting home. Leicester regained the lead in the 56th minute with a superb counter-attack finished off by Gray and the visitors could have won by a bigger margin as West Ham's relegation worries grew.
The Spaniard saw his team hit four second-half goals as they moved into 10th place in the table, and was impressed by their ability to turn a potential stalemate into three points. Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: "After the break we started saying we had to start closing the gap on the top teams and turn draws into wins.
My pick for this match between HB Koge vs Nykobing is Kobe to win in this match. Odd for this bet is 2.00. Both teams are doing well and are in good shape but for this match I see Koge win is better and I think that they may will win this match 2:1. The home team in the last 5 matches they won 3 matches at home. In the last 5 direct matches Koge won 3 games. The away team in not the best on always. In the last 5 matches on always they lost 3 matches. Good luck
He has the run on Momo [Mohamed] Sissoko and I'm in the 'mid-goal' space, which is where I stood because I was the tallest and was good in the air so I could head it clear. Sissoko has lost his man and I have seen it late as Cahill gets across me as well, but I wasn't marking him. Carra just pushed me and called me an idiot. I got on great with Carra but you have to earn his respect. Liverpool was his club and I remember a couple of times when he felt players were not pulling their weight.
PSG have made a habit of battering St. Etienne in recent years and more of the same is expected there. 'PSG to Win & Over 3.5 Goals' stands out as a viable option. The hosts are away and clear in the league, so there's no reason for them not to focus on this game. The same cannot be said for St. Etienne, who're jostling for position in and among a pack of teams marooned mid-table. Not only did PSG scored four goals with relative ease against St. Etienne less than a month ago, but four in three of their last five at home. Ligue 1's best home team, in terms of shots for, shots on target for and goals for, is backed to once again seriously damage a visiting side that ranks as one of the worst in numerous areas.
Liverpool are eight points clear at the top of the Premier League and their next two games are both at home. After this match against Brighton and Hove Albion, it's the Merseyside derby against Everton in midweek. The Reds continue to be in fantastic form at home and host a Brighton side that struggle on their travels. With only one away win this season (against the side bottom of the table), this looks like another difficult weekend for the Seagulls. Go for Liverpool to win and be ahead at both half and full time.
At Old Trafford in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, he played without a striker, using Bernardo Silva as a false nine, and in the return he went with a back three containing two full-backs because he knew Manchester United would try to exploit the wide spaces. Against Sheffield United last month, Guardiola also went with a 5-3-2 shape because of their split strikers and it would not shock me if he used three centre-backs again in the away leg on Wednesday.
Atalanta have established themselves as a good scoring side and going by their returns in attack, we are backing them to score here too. Their main concern though, should be with the defending; they have managed just one clean sheet in the last seven matches. Valencia on the other hand, are struggling but they have done fairly well in Europe. They managed wins at Ajax and Chelsea in the group stages but they have not scored more than once in the last 12 away matches in the competition. Looking at Atalanta’s defence, we are backing Valencia to score as well. We will go with a 2-1 win for Atalanta here.
Together we can beat this. Common Goal's fund, which is open to everyone, will use an existing network of community organisations in 90 countries which serve over two million vulnerable children and young people. Among the schemes they support is a UK-based online mentoring service to support young people struggling to find employment.
Powell, 50, joined Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate's team in September, and his new job will not that role. Pardew has been out of management since leaving West Bromwich Albion in April 2018 after eight straight league defeats. A Den Haag statement said he now "has the mission to keep the club in the Eredivisie". Pardew added: "The team is in a difficult phase, but we will do everything we can to turn the tide.
MONDAY’S BIG HEADLINES Teenage kicks As the late, great Bill Shankly once said, “I always said we had the best two teams on Merseyside… Liverpool and Liverpool Under-23s. Well, close enough. Confirmation that Liverpool are indeed playing this season on cheat mode arrived on Sunday when a team comprised largely of Championship Manager regens defeated Everton 1-0 in the FA Cup third round.
Olympiakos Piraeus are the only team without a defeat in the league together with PAOK. At home they have a 6-1-0 record so far conceding only 2 goals while scoring 15. The only team that they dropped points against was second placed PAOK.
Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen predictions for Saturday's German Bundesliga fixture. Leverkusen hope to avoid a third straight loss before the winter break as they face a tough test versus Mainz. Read on for all of our free German Bundesliga betting tips and predictions.
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This will be the second time that Oxford and Man City have met in little more than a year. The pair met in an earlier round last term. On that occasion, The Citizens breezed into the next round courtesy of a simple 3-0 win. Guardiola will expect more of the same.
