Новости за 25.01.2020

Non-league footballer Jordan Sinnott has died in hospital after being assaulted.Mr Sinnott, who played for Matlock Town on loan from Alfreton Town, was found unconscious with a suspected fractured skull following a disturbance in Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the early hours of Saturday morning.A statement from Keith Brown, chief executive of Matlock Town, said the 25-year-old midfielder died shortly before 7pm on Saturday.You weren't just a footballer, you were our friend and brother. You gave us... Читать дальше...

Barcelona boss Quique Setien conceded that he may not have explained things properly to his players ahead of their 2-0 defeat at Valencia his first loss since taking the helm.Barcelona had the lions share of possession at Mestalla but that statistic counted for nothing as Valencia produced the games best chances and scored two second-half goals to take maximum points.Marc-Andre Ter Stegen produced a string of top saves to keep Barcelona in the game in the first half, denying Maxi Gomez from the... Читать дальше...

Barnsley manager Gerhard Struber was far from happy as his Sky Bet Championship strugglers slumped to a 4-2 FA Cup fourth round defeat at League One Portsmouth.Goals from Ben Close, John Marquis, Ronan Curtis and Christian Burgess sent Pompey into the fifth round for the first time since reaching the final in 2010.Struber said: I am unhappy and disappointed with our performance. The spirit and energy from the opponent showed us what you need to do in an FA Cup game.Our spirit and energy, on the ball and off the ball... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho has appeared to criticise Inter Milan for drawing out their pursuit of Christian Eriksen.Eriksen was left out of Tottenhams FA Cup game at Southampton on Saturday, despite travelling to St Marys, and is set to travel to Italy early next week for a medical.The endgame of a long and drawn-out saga looks to be on the horizon, but Mourinho is not happy at how other clubs have conducted themselves. Inter have been chasing the Denmark international for most of the January transfer window... Читать дальше...

Stoke boss Michael ONeill wants his side to improve their home form following their 2-0 win over Swansea.Sam Clucas and James McClean hit second-half goals as City beat the Welsh side to record just their fifth home win in 15 attempts.ONeill said: We have got momentum building. It has been a good start to the year from us and there are a lot of positives.We have to keep working to improve our home form. The atmosphere in the stadium in the second half helped drive the team forward.That positivity... Читать дальше...

Slaven Bilic dumped his former club out of the FA Cup as West Brom sank woeful West Ham 1-0 at the London Stadium.Bilic, sacked by the Hammers in 2017, came back to haunt them, with his Championship pace-setters running out deserved winners thanks to Conor Townsends early strike.Gallingly for West Ham, this was pretty much their strongest available line-up while Bilic made eight changes to his, with the Croatians priority lying with the promotion race.Not only that, but Albion also played the final... Читать дальше...

Angel Gomes hopes to get the chance to prove his worth when Manchester United travel to Tranmere in the FA Cup.Having made his debut aged 16 on the final day of the 2016-17 campaign, the highly-rated midfielder had finally been expected to kick on this term after impressing during the pre-season tour of Australia and Asia.But Gomes has only made six first-team appearances for Ole Gunnar Solskjaers side this term and speculation over an Old Trafford exit is rife, having yet to agree a contract extension... Читать дальше...

Sofiane Boufals late leveller earned Southampton an FA Cup fourth-round replay against Tottenham after a 1-1 draw at St Marys.Spurs were heading to the fifth round after Son Heung-min put them ahead just before the hour mark, but substitute Boufal came off the bench to fire home in the 87th minute.It means the tie will be settled by another game, to take place when both sides were due to be on their winter break from the Premier League.Jose Mourinho, who celebrates his 57th birthday on Sunday, was... Читать дальше...

Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona boss as Valencia secured a 2-0 victory at Mestalla to preserve their unbeaten home record in LaLiga this season.Marc-Andre Ter Stegen produced a string of top saves to keep Barcelona in the game in the first half, denying Maxi Gomez from the penalty spot after Gerard Pique had brought down Jose Gaya in the area, before tipping another Gomez shot onto the bar.But Valencia took the game away from them after the break, drawing first blood three minutes... Читать дальше...

A late David Wotherspoon strike saw St Johnstone snatch a 2-1 win over Kilmarnock which moves then level on points with their seventh-placed opponents.It was the ideal result for Perth manager Tommy Wright, who had lost top scorer Matty Kennedy to Aberdeen on Friday night and expressed frustration with the lack of signings sanctioned so far by the clubs hierarchy.Midfielder Wotherspoons late volley made sure of the points after a hotly disputed Chris Burke penalty had levelled Ali McCanns early opener... Читать дальше...

Portsmouth progressed to the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2010by comprehensively beating Championship Barnsley 4-2.Goals from Ben Close, John Marquis, Ronan Curtis and Christian Burgess helped the home side cause an upset at Fratton Park, despite replies from Cauley Woodrow and former Pompey forward Connor Chaplin.The opener came in the 37th minutes when Andy Cannon teed up Close to fire into the bottom corner.Marquis doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time, poking Curtis... Читать дальше...

Livingston extended their winning run to four games with a hard-fought 4-2 Ladbrokes Premiership victory at Hamilton.The game ebbed and flowed until the visitors scored twice in quick succession midway through the second half to take control and earn the points.Livingston remain in fifth place in the table while the defeat leaves Accies in the relegation play-off spot.This was Hamiltons first home game following the news that manager Brian Rice is to face Scottish FA charges relating to gambling... Читать дальше...

An unusual set of circumstances saw Coventry welcome landlords Birmingham in an FA Cup fourth round tie which ended in a replay following a drab goalless draw.The two clubs worked together to allocate both sets of fans an equal number of tickets, with a 21,193-strong crowd in attendance.They watched a scrappy, even game which began to be edged by Coventry following the introduction of on-loan Aston Villa youngster Callum OHare and Sky Blues striker Max Biamou. The pair combined to create the first real opportunity of the game after 77 minutes. Читать дальше...

Kick-off is at 5.30pm GMTand the game is being shown on BT Sportin the UK. See below for watching details where you are: SEE ALSO Premier League live stream best VPN: how to watch every game from anywhere in the worldUse a VPN to watch Hull vs Chelsealive stream from outside your countryIf you’re abroad for the game, your domestic on-demand services won’t work because the broadcaster knows your location based on your IP address. Your access to the game will be automatically blocked, which is annoying... Читать дальше...

Kick-off is at 8pm GMTand the game is being shown on BBBCin the UK. See below for watching details where you are: SEE ALSO Premier League live stream best VPN: how to watch every game from anywhere in the worldUse a VPN to watch Brentford vs Leicester live stream from outside your countryIf you’re abroad for the game, your domestic on-demand services won’t work because the broadcaster knows your location based on your IP address. Your access to the game will be automatically blocked, which is annoying... Читать дальше...

Jurgen Klopp will almost certainly make 11 changes for the visit to the League One side in the FA Cup fourth round, but that does not mean the Reds’ lineup will be weak. In fact, it will be far stronger than the one that beat Everton in the third round.That’s because this game provides the perfect opportunity for some vital first-team players returning from injury to get minutes for their fitness. “It makes sense to play them,” said Klopp at his pre-match press conference. Fabinho’s last start was at the end of November... Читать дальше...

Pep Guardiola is expecting to face a strong Fulham side in the FA Cup this weekend.The Cottagers, who are in contention for immediate promotion back to the Premier League, face Guardiolas Manchester City in the fourth round at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Returning to the top flight will be manager Scott Parkers top priority but City manager Guardiola does not think they will make many changes or ease up for the tie.He said: I dont think so because their next game is in six or seven days.If they had a game after two or three days... Читать дальше...

Liverpools January signing Takumi Minamino is living up to manager Jurgen Klopps expectations as he looks to make his second start for the club.The Japan international, a 7.25million arrival from Red Bull Salzburg, is in line to play in the FA Cup fourth-round tie at League One Shrewsbury on Sunday, having made his debut in the previous round against Everton.A minor complication was introduced to Klopps plan when the 25-year-old had to come off the bench to play nearly an hour in the 2-1 win over... Читать дальше...

The Jose Mourinho revolution is underway at Spurs. With Gedson Fernandes already tied up, the Special One is now eyeing up a new target man to lead his line in the absence of Harry Kane.Willian Jose - no relation to the Chelsea winger - is the prototypical Mourinho forward. Tall, a danger from set-pieces and capable with both feet, it’s easy to see why Jose likes Jose.With Tottenham’s No. 9 shirt currently vacant, let’s dig a little deeper on the man who could take it.Loan strikerPlenty of young footballers get loaned out... Читать дальше...

The FA Cup fourth round takes centre stage this weekend with teams around the country dreaming of lifting the iconic trophy at Wembley in May.But how many teams have already accomplished that dream and which sides are looking to add to their collection? We take a look at which teams have won the most FA Cups since the competition began in 1871.=12. WanderersCup wins: 5Runners-up: 0A throwback to the first ever FA Cup winners. London-based club Wanderers actually won five out of the first seven editions of the FA Cup between 1872 and 1878. Читать дальше...

25th ANNIVERSARY: MORE ON THE KICKHow Cantonawent from foreign villain to international treasure"I didn’t hit the Palace fan strong enough. I should have hit him harder"Even without speaking or playing, Eric Cantona still got into trouble. In late July 1995, Alex Ferguson told Cantona that Manchester United had arranged a series of friendlies against Oldham Athletic, Rochdale and Bury. Cantona was banned from playing in organised games, but within the context of training, United believed the plan... Читать дальше...

25th ANNIVERSARY: MORE ON THE KICKHow Alex Ferguson talked Cantonaback from the brink"I didn’t hit the Palace fan strong enough. I should have hit him harder"“Should Eric Cantona be banned for life?”A day after one of the most infamous incidents in British football, it was the first question from a member of the audience on TV’s Question Time. January 1995: a media storm already raging.Jonathan Pearce, a radio commentator at the mid-week match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United, had relayed... Читать дальше...

25th ANNIVERSARY: MORE ON THE KICKHow Cantonawent from foreign villain to international treasureHow Alex Ferguson talked the striker back from the brinkWhat stands out most from your time growing up in Marseille? Were you a happy child or were you always frowning then too?Steven Price, Ashton-on-MerseyI was a happy child. We had a strong, close family, which gives you the best education you can get. We were working-class and satisfied with the small things in life. We were polite and always said please and thank you. Читать дальше...

Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk was pleased with his sides response after last weekends 5-0 drubbing by Blackburn as the Owls beat QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.The visitors scored through Morgan Fox and Sam Winnall before a Nahki Wells consolation in stoppage time and Monk challenged his players to replicate the improved display in the league.We let ourselves down badly last week in front of our fans at Hillsborough and knowing 3,000 fans were coming down today... Читать дальше...

Derby boss Phillip Cocu hit out at the referee as his side were taken to an FA Cup fourth-round replay by Northampton following a goalless stalemate at the PTS Academy Stadium.While the Rams, captained by Wayne Rooney, failed to muster a shot on target, the biggest flashpoint came in the early stages.Northampton skipper Charlie Goode allowed Jack Marriott to get the wrong side of him before hauling him the the ground with Derbys bench then left up in arms as referee Darren England opted against... Читать дальше...