Central Coast haven’t been able to find any form this season picking up just three wins and one draw in 10 games. They’ve conceded two or more goals on five occasions so far and shipped 17 goals so far, an average of 1.7 per game. This has led to them only rising as high as 9th place, five points behind their opponents this weekend, and current occupiers of the important 6th place, Wellington Phoenix. A win here would narrow that gap considerably and give the side a platform to build on.
Neither of these two teams have been in particularly great form in recent weeks. Both teams have been struggling to find results, as well as form in front of goal. As a result, we feel that this fixture is likely to produce a low scoring contest.
Let's get started by recapping a few of the top stories on this subject. Manchester City have issued a statement criticising Kyle Walker following newspaper reports that the England star had a sex party during lockdown Wayne Rooney believes Premier League footballers have been made out to be "scapegoats" by UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock and the Premier League Wayne Rooney 'told off by police for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by meeting friend Kyle Walker' Reminders from the papers that Aston Villa star Jack Grealish also had to issue an apology for ignoring his own social distancing advice First to recap Rooney's quotes over the weekend to provide balance from the negative reports on footballers in the tabloids.
Video - Juventus set to rival Arsenal for Ceballos - Euro Papers01:08 Paper Round’s view: Everton have made a habit of signing the cast-offs of bigger clubs in recent years, on big wage packages and for big transfer fees and it often hasn't worked out. The Toffees may be better off concentrating on a strategy of bringing bright young talents to the club, rather than players whose best days are long behind them.
They have scored 25 goals in the Championship, that is two more than Sheffield and they are the only side in the bottom 13 teams with a positive goal difference (+2). Defensively, they still need to do a lot; Charlton have conceded twice in five of their last six matches. At home, they have not won in the last two matches and have also failed to win in three of their last four home matches.
Few teams are as quick out of the blocks as Bayern. The reigning Bundesliga champions have scored the majority (15) of their goals in the opening 15 minutes of league matches this season. Back the first goal to be scored before the tenth minute.
Within seconds of coming on, he side-footed an equaliser from close range. He scored again as a substitute against PSV later the same month, and by November's end he was starting regularly. After establishing himself as Vitesse's rampaging, goal-threatening midfield heartbeat, with 13 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, he was named in the Eredivisie Team of the Season. Circumstances conspired in Mount's favour in the lead-up to the 2019-20 season.
Espanyol did not really have much hope for reaching the next stage from the first leg playing away from home in England I saw their line-up and I saw players like old Naldo central defender and without their top keeper Diego Lopez in their side so really no surprise they lost that first leg with no less than 4-0 in the end, this while Wolves proved themselves experts in the Europa League this season making it past several qualifying stages while in the play-off for reaching the group stage they defeated Torino from Italy both home and away from home.
DWIGHT MCNEIL (20, midfielder, Burnley)Value: £24. Linked with: Tottenham, Newcastle, Crystal PalaceEngland Under-21 international McNeil, released as a trainee by Manchester United, has built his career at Burnley, for whom he has played nearly every match this season. The cultured left-footer has impressed on the wing for Sean Dyche's side, providing four goals so far. DWIGHT GAYLE (29, striker, Newcastle)Linked with: West Brom, Nottingham Forest, StokeThe English striker looks to have no future at Newcastle, failing to score in eight appearances this campaign.
The goal stood after a video assistant referee review for handball. Madrid looked comfortable at that stage but Merino rifled a shot in via the underside of the crossbar, after a cross from substitute Roberto Lopez, to keep the closing minutes interesting. The visitors' biggest problem from the game came when Ramos was injured soon after his goal and needed an ice pack on his leg in the stands. Madrid - who have only won one La Liga title since 2012 - are now eight victories away from winning the league.
Following defensive midfielder Casemiro’s double to get them over the line against Sevilla last week, this time it was the turn of backup defender Nacho to become the hero as he expertly steered in a Toni Kroos cross to lift Real on to 46 points, three ahead of Barca after 21 games. Diego Simeone: the end? Few can argue against Diego Simeone’s place in Atletico Madrid's history, having led the side to an improbable La Liga crown in 2014, as well as two Champions League finals since taking over in 2011.
Whilst there are still 22 rounds of the season to go, it's highly unlikely that Diego Simeone's men will be able to bridge such a significant gap and a top four berth may now be the best that Los Rojiblancos can hope for.
We’re backing Cagliari to follow up on a run of six games in seven Coppa Italia outings where both teams have scored. However, our confidence in Inter has us backing them for a win. Cagliari have gone out in eight of their last 11 trips in this competition, so we’re backing Inter to win and both teams to score, while we’re tipping a 3-1 defeat for a Cagliari side who have conceded twice or more in eight of their last nine games.
United and Everton now set the pace in the mid-table pack, with Kirk's players travelling to Brighton in two weeks hoping to build valuable momentum heading into the business end of the season. Lehmann inflicts Hammer blow on Brighton Alisha Lehmann scored a late double to turn the tables and inflict away day misery on Brighton in east London.
Their blistering style of play has hardly allowed their opponents to get hold of the ball and they have conceded the third least chances of any team in Ligue 1 over the last four games as a result. Strasbourg have lots of reasons to be hopeful ahead of this clash against giants Lyon and the Stade de la Meinau will play a big part in that. They have been incredible at their home stadium this season with seven wins in their ten matches at the Meinau so far.
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Belshina host Smolevichy in the 5th round of the Belarusian Premier league. These two teams are basically the worst in the league. The home team, Belshina is ranked last place in the league with 1 point, while the guests Smolevichy have won 2 points and are ranked 1 place above, 15th.
Fulham have not tasted victory for three matches now, a 1-1 draw at Derby being the latest result to prolong their winless streak. With the race for promotion being so competitive, they cannot afford to continue dropping points. Unless, of course, their rivals also drop points, which happens with regularity in the very open Championship.
Ratcliffe added: "Getting the hand sanitiser into production in just ten days was a huge team effort and Team INEOS, led by Sir Dave Brailsford, have made a great contribution alongside the rest of the Ineos family. Danny Rose continues 'charitable spree' What, two good news stories to start your day? Step forward Newcastle loanee Danny Rose, who has continued his 'chritable spree' after donating £19,000 to the North Middlesex Hospital and the same amount to the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Trust's charity, to help them fight against the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
New Zealand media said it was a "remote Sydney Academy of Sport" facility. Payne and Sail face possible fines and suspension by governing body Football Federation Australia, which said it was investigating the incident. There will be some legal sanctions in Australia, yes. I take full responsibility for that and whatever the club decides and the FFA decides, I'll take full responsibility," Payne said.
One of my friends said Hector's house must be full of compost, but he is going to be using some more of it very soon because Norwich do not look good right now - I am backing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to get a couple for the Gunners. Bournemouth v Newcastle (18:00 BST)Newcastle didn't turn up in the first half against Manchester City and it was probably just as well there were no fans inside St James' Park because they would have been howling about that.
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I believe that guests will not have any problems to win in this match from Bundesliga in Germany and that is more than ok and real for me, but we will see what will happen. So, Werder Bremen is in poor form in last few weeks, and I believe that is not changed in this pause, because of Corona Virus. Leverkusen is playing excellent football, in Germany but also and in Europa league, where they are beat Porto as a guests. They will win tonight with at least two goals difference, so I will bet on them here, it is real.
Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz has announced his retirement from professional football. With La Liga on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 39-year-old is set to have a hip replacement. Aduriz, who is the oldest player ever to score for Spain, was set to play in an all-Basque Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad in April. Many times, I have said that football will leave you before you leave it," he wrote on Twitter.
This is a vital game for both of these sides. Manchester United can go five points clear of Sheffield United if winning this game but will go behind them if losing. The Blades have just one point from their two games played since the season resumed. They are struggling for goals and with United in good form at home, go for the Red Devils to get the win here.
Coar: "After the full-time whistle, Shearer and Tim Sherwood beckoned Jack to come down from the directors' box onto the pitch. He was helped down by Liverpool fans. David Moores, the Liverpool chairman, had champagne waiting in the boardroom. He said to me 'I'd have been really upset, Robert, if I hadn't been able to open this champagne'. Wilcox: "I felt I didn't want a medal because I was full of emotion and Kenny got a grip of me and said 'don't be so stupid'.
The football in Portugal is back on schedule, Benfica host Tondela in the 25th round of the league. So far, Benfica have won 59 points in 24 games, goal record 52:14. They are currently ranked 2nd place 1 point behind Porto. On the other side, Tondela are ranked 14th place with 25 points, they have scored 20 goals and conceded 30.
Although Cheltenham will approach this match with plenty of confidence given that they are in decent form, this weekend’s visitors will also believe they are more than capable of being able to come away with the three points given their own recent spell. Walsall have won three of their last four matches, and although they still have a bit of a gap to make up, they know that they need to maintain this form for a while longer if they are going to get back into the promotion race.
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The form of the two clubs also adds weight to our prediction for an away win, as Southend have lost five of their last six matches while Oxford have won five of their last six. The visitors are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions and have only lost three times on the road this season, while Southend have lost eight of their nine home games in League One.
They have scored the second least goals in Ligue 1 this season with just eleven. They haven't created that much as a result of their defensive setup and therefore Boulaye Dia has been chasing shadows up front for most of the campaign. Reims have just four goals in their last six away games, failing to beat extremely weak sides like Brest (0-1) and Metz (1-1) in this time, but they have another chance to set things right as they travel to the home of an out-of-sorts Amiens side.
The number of cases in Italy - the country in Europe worst affected by the outbreak that first emerged in China - rose to more than 260 overnight from 229 on Monday, with the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto being the most affected. The number of deaths was unchanged at seven. Numerous sporting events including Serie A matches have been called off in Italy, and at least six of next weekend's 10 scheduled Serie A matches will be played behind closed doors.
Video - Beckham's Inter Miami pursue Real Madrid and PSG stars - Euro Papers01:28 This wouldn’t have happened at Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson had too much respect for his young players to do what Klopp is planning. He wouldn’t throw them in collectively and say, ‘Get on with it!’. It’s like putting lambs to the slaughter.
Posted at 77' Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Posted at 77' Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion). SubstitutionPosted at 75' Substitution, Swansea City. Barrie McKay replaces George Byers. Goal!Posted at 74' Goal! West Bromwich Albion 5, Swansea City 1. Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
Hamburg are to trial allowing fans to use pyrotechnics legally at a game for the first time this weekend. The Bundesliga 2 club have successfully applied to allow fans to set off 10 smoke devices before their home match with Karlsruher on Saturday. Flares, fireworks and other pyrotechnics are banned at football grounds across Europe.
German Bundesliga is back: What do you need to know?Test your knowledge of German footballHerrlich, 48, was appointed on 10 March and the home match with Wolfsburg was set to be his first in charge. Even though I have followed all hygiene measures both when leaving the hotel and otherwise, I cannot undo this," he said. In this situation, I was not able to act as a role model for my team and the public.
These two sides are tied at 29 points, with Leeds being 11th due to a better goal difference over 13th placed Palace. After two straight wins, Leeds United were slowed down by a 2-1 loss to Everton in their last game. The two goals conceded confirmed their place as the team with the second poorest defence in the league, having let in 38 goals.
The team have been a little unlucky at times, they’ve scored in every game so far this season with the exception of the opening day goalless draw with their city rivals. They’ve only lost one game by more than a goal and things have been quite tight at times with some fine margins keeping the team from picking up more points so far.
Tottenham say the forward will return to London after the completion of his military service in May. Fellow attacker Steven Bergwijn is another who was ruled out for the season with an ankle injury but could now be back on the pitch. Tottenham's season was looking in danger of collapsing before the suspension but, if football does resume with the return of their key man, a top-five finish could still be a realistic aim.
Los Angeles FC at the previous season has been the most powerful squad of domestic league. For this season, should be even more with the signing of Chicharito. Inter Miami is the new club of the league which the owner is David Beckham. Visitors are in a situation where are trying to build a squad able to complete competition with the others squads. The first test will be the hardest one but the motivation is on high level which IMO, expect to be presented in the pitch. The high intensity of playable style and the fact of offensive minded game plans, I see some goals here.
We're happy to play until September if the season extends to then, if that's how it has to be. That's our job," he said. As long as we know we're safe to play and it's a safe environment for spectators, we'll play. The next World Cup is in November and December 2022, so you could actually use this situation as an opportunity and say we're going to finish the 2019-20 season later this year, then prepare for 2022 by having the next two seasons starting in winter.