With the FA Cup make its return this weekend, we are offered a stacked schedule from up and down the country on Saturday afternoon. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have searched far and wide to find you a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday 23rd January
BST 15:00 Barnsley vs Norwich City
Starting with Saturday s guests, putting in what was another professional display in midweek, there is no doubt that the mood in Norwich s camp should be at a red-hot high. Eventually leaving Carrow Road with what was a deserved 2-0 victory against Bristol City on home soil, it is no secret that Daniel Farke s men have an immediate Premier League return at the top of their agenda. Despite sacrificing their Prem…
Moussa Sissoko has been rewarded for his emergence as a key player at Tottenham with a new four-year contract, the club confirmed.
Sissoko, 30, joined Spurs from Newcastle United in 2016 for a then club-record fee and has steadily won over many of his detractors, becoming one of Mauricio Pochettino s most dependable players in midfield.
The France international made just 23 Premier League starts in his first two seasons at the club, with transfer rumours often linking him to an exit.
Criticism from some supporters centred on a perceived lack of technical ability, while even Pochettino accepted in November 2016 the reported £30million acquisition was failing to meet expectations.
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Liverpool are interested in signing Callum Hudson-Odoi from Premier League rivals Chelsea in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that Liverpool are monitoring the situation of the 20-year-old winger and would like to bring him to Anfield as early as January.
Hudson-Odoi has come through the Chelsea youth academy and is now part of the first-team squad. However, the 20-year-old winger is not guaranteed a place in the starting lineup. The England international has played just in the Premier League so far this season. During the 2020-21 campaign, the youngster made 10 starts and 13 substitute appearances in the Premier League and played seven times in the Champions League.
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Thomas Muller starred on a milestone appearance and Robert Lewandowski broke a long-standing Gerd Muller record as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-0 victory over Wolfsburg on Friday.
Muller marked his 400th top-flight outing for Bayern with the opening goal after seven minutes at the Allianz Arena, before the Germany international teed up Dayot Upamecano for a second after the interval.
Leroy Sane added a third for Julian Nagelsmann s side and Lewandowski was able to find a record 43rd league goal in 2021 to surpass Bayern legend s Gerd Muller s long-standing Bundesliga calendar-year scoring record as the hosts cruised to victory.
Leaders Bayern hold a nine-point advantage at the summit, with Dortmund – who play Hertha Berlin on Saturday – sat in sec…
Real Madrid keen on Barcelona starlet
Catalan daily that Real Madrid plan a summer swoop for Barcelona hotshot Gerard Deulofeu.
Deulofeu, 18, is widely regarded as the best player to have come out from La Masia since Leo Messi and has already been subject of bids from Manchester City and Espanyol.
Sport has suggested that Real Madrid are closely monitoring the talented forward and that los Blancos will attempt to lure the player to Santiago Bernabeu.
With the presidential elections set to be held later this year, Florentino Perez hopes to cement his position at Santiago Bernabeu by snatching one of Barcelona’s hottest prospects.
Deulofeu has a contract until June 2014 at Camp Nou and is set to be offered a new deal by the Catalans.
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The 144th Tyne-Wear derby between rivals Newcastle and Sunderland on Sunday has a lot more riding on it than just local bragging rights.
Newcastle (36 points) find themselves only five points clear of the relegation zone in 13th position while Sunderland are clinging to safety by the skin of their teeth.
The 17th-placed Stadium of Light outfit (31 points) only have their heads above water because their goal difference (-11) is superior to Wigan (-20) who currently occupy the first relegation spot.
While Sunderland s chances of heading to the Championship next season are greater than Newcastle s, the latter would want to be careful and make every post a winner beginning with their age-old rivals this weekend.
And Newcastle will be looking to bounce back fr…
World Cup winner Fabien Barthez believes France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has the talent to play for one of Europe s top five clubs.
Lloris is Tottenham s captain, having moved to White Hart Lane in 2012 and earned a regular starting spot for both club and country.
And given his impressive form since overcoming a difficult start to life in the Premier League, Barthez believes the 30-year-old would be welcomed at any of the continent s elite sides if he decided to leave Spurs.
[Lloris] could play in any of the top five European clubs, the former France keeper told L Equipe. There are so many people around these transfers.
But the little delicate stage that he experienced when he arrived in England made him a better player. And he did what he had to do; he …
Roberto Mancini felt the 3-0 scoreline flattered Juventus as Inter s opponents took control of their Coppa Italia semi-final tie with a thumping first-leg victory on Wednesday.
Alvaro Morata scored twice – his first goals since October 4 – and Paulo Dybala added a third for Juve, while Inter ended the match with 10 men following the dismissal of Jeison Murillo and have a mammoth task on their hands in the return fixture on March 1 if they are to reach their first Coppa final since 2011.
Mancini s men rarely threatened home goalkeeper Neto, but the Inter coach still felt a three-goal victory was unfair on his team.
He told Rai Sport: [It was] a balanced game. Juventus pushed more and found the penalty [Morata s opener].
It was a strange game. The 3-…
Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has joined Arsenal on a season-long loan, the Premier League club have confirmed.
Tottenham were reportedly leading the chase for the playmaker, who starred as Spain won the Under-21 European Championship last month.
But it is Arsenal who have the north London bragging rights on this occasion, with Ceballos agreeing to a temporary switch from Madrid to Emirates Stadium.
Ceballos signed for Madrid from Real Betis in 2017 but failed to establish himself in his first season at Santiago Bernabeu.
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Denmark could secure their place in the World Cup last-16 as they clash with France at the Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
The Danes only need a point to qualify for the next round, which would oust Peru and Australia in the process. Despite that, Denmark will be aiming for a victory that will take them top of Group C as the group stages come to an end. Meanwhile, a point for France would see them win the group.
Denmark
Getting to the final 16 of a World Cup tournament would not be an unfamiliar feeling for the Danes. Of the four tournaments that they have participated in, they have progressed through their group on three occasions. Having said that, they did fall at the first hurdle in t…