Our children may feel anxious with uncertainty. It's not normal for any of us and it's going to challenge us all. Look out for each other. Please don't suffer alone, and remember that our great country has come through these enormous challenges before - and, together, we will do so again. We were due to play next week and to represent you all this summer, but now is clearly not the moment for us to take centre stage.
Meanwhile, West Ham United leapt out of the bottom three with a 3-1 win over Southampton. A few thousand Hammers' fans marched outside the London Stadium before the game, protesting at the club's owners, but their mood was lightened as Jarrod Bowen, the £22 million January signing, marked his full debut with a fine goal.
So unless the situation worsens or there are new developments the 2019-20 English football season will be finished. DOES THAT MEAN LIVERPOOL WILL BE CHAMPIONS? Yes. Barring a historic collapse or, more likely, a complicating of the coronavirus situation. WHEN? Well Liverpool are 25 points clear and Manchester City have ten games left, so theoretically given the FA has said that the earliest we could resume is April 30 the earliest Liverpool could win the league is probably some point in early May.
He had a wee bit of help up there but what a shift everybody put in. It was left to winger Theo Walcott to acknowledge the impact Ferguson has had since Marco Silva was dismissed on Thursday following their drubbing at Anfield. Duncan has come in and the club is his heart," said Walcott. That was the Everton way.
Following an extended run of poor form, along with an upturn in Paderborn's form, Cologne have dropped to the bottom of the Bundesliga table. Cologne have earned just one point in their last six Bundesliga games. They have also won just one of their six Bundesliga home games this season.
He's coming back to England very soon. He will have to follow some safety protocols because he is flying from Seoul," Mourinho said, referring to the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea which has seen the largest outbreak outside China. When his recovery process has started we will try all possibilities to have him back for some matches.
In this moment, I think that Villarreal is better team than Leganes and they will probably win in this duel, that is very real option and I will try that. Villareal is solid this season and team is in any case much better at home, than it is the case, when they are playing as a guests. In last two duels at home they are won 2-1 and 3-1. Leganes, on the other side is in poor form and team is lost last three away matches, 0-1, 0-2 and 0-5. Yes, with this form, for me is home team much closer to win.
Despite playing against 10 men for over 70 minutes the Addicks only really threatened in the final 10 minutes of the game, and have won just once in 13 matches to slip to seven points above the relegation zone. Derby could give a debut to Rooney in Thursday's home game against strugglers Barnsley, while Charlton visit play-off hopefuls Swansea on the same night. Derby boss Phillip Cocu: "I am extremely proud of how we performed.
Watford have won just one of their past 10 Premier League matches (W1 D3 L6), a 3-0 win over champions Liverpool in February. Hornets goalkeeper Ben Foster, 37, is the 19th player - and the oldest - to make 100 consecutive Premier League appearances. Danny Ings has been directly involved in 12 goals in his past 11 away Premier League starts for Southampton (10 goals, two assists).
The most important thing is we go into the next round, and we are also three games unbeaten, which helps with the confidence. On Adam Idah's performance: "Adam was great. Of course he delivered with three goals but his workload was good and his ability to link the play. We play many young lads but there are no gifts and they are on the pitch because they deserve it. We also had some players on the pitch who were not in their rhythm, but to deliver that performance was good.
Lionel Messi is fed up. According to the Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, the Barcelona captain has broken off contract talks after finally running out of patience with the club because of the constant rumours and allegations that he is one of the prime reasons for unrest around the Nou Camp. Messi is disillusioned with any number of things emanating from his life at Barcelona at the moment. He is fed up of being accused of running the club, fed up of people saying he hires and fires the coaches, fed up of claims he chooses who should be signed and who should play and fed up with the general direction of the club and the huge mistakes they have made in the transfer market.
Grealish a throwbackWith his socks rolled down and his shorts pulled up, Grealish looks like a throwback to a different era. He plays a bit like it too. Pulling wide to the left of a three-man support line to lone striker Wesley, the Aston Villa skipper seems a peripheral figure for much of the time. But somehow, when Villa spark into life, he is central to it. United's midfield were petrified every time Grealish ran at them.
The hosts are making the right moves once again, as they’re in fourth place in the table after their 2-1 victory over Leeds at the weekend. The Cottagers are now just nine points shy of Leeds in the table, with their return to winning ways coming after a disappointing three-game losing streak.
Odds are a bit too low for the over 2.5 goals bet but feel there are quite decent chances to see 4 goals scored in this one with Barnsley being bottom but scored in their last 9 league games and scored 2 goals in 4 of their last 5 games despite failing to win any of those fixtures, their defense is soft, while Middlesbrough is in good scoring form with two 2-2 draws.
And more goals have been scored by the away teams too (44 compared to 25. Borussia Dortmund hoped for some home advantage in their top-of-the-table match with Bayern Munich on Tuesday but it was the league leaders who pulled away even further with a 1-0 win. And visitors Wolfsburg thrashed Bayer Leverkusen, who started the day fourth, 4-1 on the same night. BBC Sport live texter Tom Rostance reacting to Wolfsburg's third goal against Bayer LeverkusenBorussia Monchengladbach scored their fastest Bundesliga goal in five years (37 seconds) in a 3-1 win at Frankfurt and Mainz avoided an away defeat after trailing by at least two goals for the first time since 2017 when they came back to draw 2-2 at Cologne.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says too much football is "not good for relationships" as the debate over fixture congestion continues. The traditionally busy festive period saw three full fixture programmes between 26 December and 2 January. Klopp, an outspoken critic of the Premier League schedule, said: "We throw football at the people. The problem is real football people are not involved in talks.
In the 'Correct Score' market a 2-1 win for the visitors appeals. Wimbledon have a great habit of scoring at home, but they rarely exceed a single goal, scoring just once on nine occasions at Kingsmeadow this term. Such a stat doesn't bode well for them against a side that has regularly scored twice away from home.
This game is a big test for Steve Bruce, the Newcastle manager fighting off a bad run of form after a bright opening half of the season. Prior to their midweek FA Cup replay against Rochdale, Newcastle had failed to win any of their last five matches in all competitions. Taking only one point from an available 12 has seen Newcastle slide from ninth place to the cusp of a relegation battle.
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But can we say for definite they are ready for England duty? And there’s Jack Grealish, who at 24 is sadly too old to be labelled a youngster. Southgate’s reluctance to throw players into his 2018 World Cup squad at the last chance – think Sancho, Ryan Sessegnon and Leon Bailey (!) – so Grealish would need a Euros postponement to have any serious ambitions of international tournament action.
It's good to see quality football back on track after this long stop. Dortmund v Schalke 04 is the same as a goal history documentary. The last 2 matches at Dortmund's we can say we saw a staggering 14 goals scored in total, 4 x 4 and then 2 x 4 in the last one. This under 2,5 goals is paying too well at 1,67 so let's go for it and hope this comeback shows us we are not wrong and the same for history and stats. Needless to say Dortmund is still on the run for the title, 4 points behind Munich
This should be a very close affair as both teams look to end awful winless runs. However, with this game set to be staged in the chilly reaches of northern France as opposed to the slightly warmer stretches of the Burgundy region we're going to edge this match in favour of Amiens.
We should be better at seeing those games into wins. As it happened: Man Utd 2-2 Aston VillaNo improvement from United Media playback is not supported on this device Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his team have to be better Seven days ago, Solskjaer said he could have replaced all 10 outfield players after an especially dismal first half at Sheffield United. The general feeling in the media room - from journalists, former players and staff alike - was that their performance before the break here had been no better.
The former Manchester United defender called for a longer break for players, particularly those involved in international football, in order to fully recharge their batteries. All of Europe, they have a break - even Scotland has three weeks," Bruce said. It has to be a good thing. If you don't have a break, you lengthen the season somehow. CountryLength of winter break in 2019/20 seasonGermany26Scotland 24France20Italy 14Spain12Bruce also believes the number of games players are involved in is part of the reason England have failed to win a major international tournament since 1966.
One of his two Champions League goals came in Salzburg's 4-3 group stage defeat by Jurgen Klopp's side at Anfield in October. In the return on Tuesday, the Austrian side lost 2-0 but Minamino was a constant threat in the first half and Liverpool are keen to do a deal as they believe he is worth more than treble his release clause. Despite playing against Liverpool in this season's Champions League, the forward would be eligible to play for the holders in the competition if he does move following a rule change by Uefa last year.
Each of Serge Aurier's last seven league goals have been scored at seven different grounds: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Vitality Stadium, Wembley Stadium, Parc des Princes, Stade de la Beaujoire, Stadium Municipal and Roazhon Park. Since the start of last season, Matt Doherty has netted eight Premier League goals, the joint-most of all defenders in the competition alongside Virgil van Dijk.
A 19th-minute own goal from Pearce, who fell over his own feet as he tried to clear Marc Albrighton's low cross, gave the Foxes a lead they never looked like losing. Barnes nearly made it 2-0 a few minutes later only to be denied by an excellent save from visiting goalkeeper Marshall. But a quick counter-attack just before the break, which ended with Barnes' shot clipping Dunkley and looping over Marshall, saw Leicester double their advantage and move them into the fourth round for the sixth time in nine seasons.
In contrast, Palace make the trip north to Lancashire without a win in five games, though they will be happy to emerge from a nightmarish run of fixtures that included duels against Man City, Arsenal, Leicester City, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Well it's been a long time since both of the team had their last matches. They had their last matches 3 months ago and all of those matches were friendlies and not serious. They did well at most of the match. Also they had like 5-6 training sessions as a team so I don't think that's a good thing.Given the fact that this is 1st round and both teams are similar in quality and are mostly combined by young players I don't think that we are going to see interesting match here for sure. Draw will be good option here given all the circumstances.
It is quite the task to consistently play so well as a team, in every match, against every opponent and in every competition but PSG always manage to do so. They've won four and drawn one of their last five matches in all competitions with a rather routine 2-0 victory over Nantes coming on Wednesday. They've scored a very consistent nine goals in this time and conceded thrice, two of which came away to Real Madrid.
The Women's Champions League final - originally scheduled for 24 May - has also been postponed. There is no guarantee of these matches taking place though and work is now being undertaken to try to work out a formula that would allow the competitions to reach a conclusion. One obvious difficulty is that matches in the men's competitions are at different stages and countries may be allowed to restart professional football at different times.
Only title contenders Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Monchengladbach, and German giants Bayern Munich have earned more points at home than Union this season. The impressive newly-promoted side have proven to be a tough fixture for all opponents this season.
At home Dukla Praha have been strong so far this season with a 7-0-2 record in 9 matches. They have also been one of the most productive home teams in the league with 21 goals so far. They had a good restart of the league with a home win and a draw at second placed Brno.
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Media playback is not supported on this device Conor Coady: Wolves captain says it's 'tough' playing matches behind-closed-doors Coady admitted he struggled during lockdown when players were ordered to train alone at home away from team-mates due to social distancing rules. It wasn't a break like some people imagine," he added. We didn't know when we would play again. We had to stay fit in case they said 'we're back next week'.
And finally we have one of the bigger league back and immediately we have one very interesting match and the "Seville derby".This is a an important match for both teams. Sevilla are fighting for Champions League while Betis still can catch that train for Europa League and their survival is not safe yet. Both teams are playing great and attacking football for sure as their main weapon is the attack. Also both teams are having some trouble at the back. At the last 6 matches between this two teams all finished over 2.5 while 5 over 3.5 so I expect same scenario and today for sure.
