[FOOTBALL] Weekend Fixtures - Fri 15 - Mon 18 January

[Reg]

15:00 unless stated.

Friday

Nice v Angers 19:30 BT Sport 2 (In Progress)
Brentford v Burnley 19:45 Sky Sports 1 (In Progress)
Dundee United v Celtic 19:45 BT Sport 1 (In Progress)

Saturday

Tottenham v Sunderland 12:45 BT Sport 1
Bournemouth v Norwich
Chelsea v Everton
Man City v Crystal Palace
Newcastle v West Ham
Southampton v West Brom
Aston Villa v Leicester 17:30 Sky Sports 1

Sheff Wed v Leeds 12:30 Sky Sports 1
Blackburn v Brighton
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Derby v Birmingham
Huddersfield v Fulham
Hull v Charlton
Ipswich v Preston
MK Dons v Reading
Nottm Forest v Bolton
Rotherham v QPR
Wolves v Cardiff

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners 06:15 BT Sport 1
Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC 08:30 BT Sport 2
Perth Glory v Melbourne City 10:40 BT Sport 2
Torino v Frosinone (joins match in progress) 17:00 BT Sport 1
Celta Vigo v Levante 17:15 Sky Sports 5
Aberystwyth Town v Newtown AFC 17:15 S4C
Bordeaux v Lille Ligue 19:00 BT Sport 2
Villarreal v Real Betis 19:30 Sky Sports 5
Napoli v Sassuolo 19:45 BT Sport 1
Real Sociedad v Deportivo La Coruna 21:05 Sky Sports Red Button

Sunday

Liverpool v Man Utd 14:05 Sky Sports 1
Stoke v Arsenal 16:15 Sky Sports 1

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix 06:00 BT Sport 1
Valencia v Rayo Vallecano 11:00 Sky Sports 5
Genoa v Palermo 11:30 BT Sport 2
Ross County v Aberdeen 12:15 Sky Sports 3
Lorient v Monaco Ligue 13:00 BT Sport Europe
Udinese v Juventus 14:00 BT Sport 2
Roma v Verona 14:00 BT Sport
Falkirk v Hibernian 15:00 BT Sport 1
Real Madrid v Sporting Gijon 15:00 Sky Sports 3
Caen v Marseille Ligue 16:00 BT Sport 2
Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid 17:15 Sky Sports4
Getafe v Espanyol 17:15 Sky Sports Red Button
Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao 19:30 Sky Sports 4
AC Milan v Fiorentina 19:45 BT Sport 1
St Etienne v Lyon Ligue 20:00 BT Sport 2
Vitoria Guimaraes v FC Porto 20:30 BT Sport Europe

Monday

Man Utd U21 v Southampton U21 19:00 MUTV / MUTV HD
Newport County v Blackburn Rovers (FA Cup) 19:15 S4C
Liverpool U21 v Leeds United U21 19:30 LFCTV
Eibar v Granada La Liga 19:30 Sky Sports 2
Swansea City v Watford 20:00 Sky Sports 1

[Giggles]

Under 21?

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Celtic need to pull the finger out and start scoring.

[Davgooner]

Could be a shit weekend, I reckon. Won't be boring though.

[Lee]

This is going to be a crackimg weekend of football and I can't wait to sit on my arse watching it. I'm even predicting a Leicester win.

I think Sunderland will do Spurs and Stoke will get something against Arsenal. Man City will beat Palace though. I reckon Bournemouth vs Norwich will be a good game as well.

Lauren is working so my schedule is this:

Spurs-Sunderland
Villa-Leicester
Napoli-Sassuolo

Liverpool-Man Utd
Stoke-Arsenal
Barcelona-Bilbao

[Jimmy Floyd]

Eibar v Granada on Monday night is where it's at. Eibar are an awesome side.

Chelsea will lose and Arouna Koné will score. Might put the house on Lukaku getting injured in the warm up.

[Reg]

I'll be out for the Spurs one and maybe United too, but I'll hopefully see two or three this weekend. Oh, and it's Spalletti's first match back at Roma. I might record that along with United.

I've only seen Sassuolo once, but if Berardi's anything like his FM self how have they managed to keep hold of him?

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Think we might finally win tomorrow v Blackburn. Hoping at least one of LuaLua and Baldock is fit to start.

[Lee]

Eibar v Granada on Monday night is where it's at. Eibar are an awesome side.

Chelsea will lose and Arouna Koné will score. Might put the house on Lukaku getting injured in the warm up.

I was going to go with the Premier League game. What am I missing with Eibar?

[Jimmy Floyd]

They're like Leicester writ large, but with no good players, still playing at Filbert Street, and only 6th as opposed to 2nd. Swansea v Watford will have the better individuals on display, that's for sure.

[Jeet]

This is about the time we fall apart get knocked out the CL and drop points in the league until March where we will have a great run = Glorious Failures

[Baz]

Missing the United game cos of work

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sporting game is a bit good.

Tondela take the lead after one of their player dives in the box and gets the Sporting keeper sent off, Slimani scores early in the second, ref gave a penalty but the assistant (correctly) overturned it.

Sporting are launching everything at Tondela right now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

2-1 to Sporting, what a game.

[Toby]

This is an immensely satisfying GIF, even with the weird slo-mo.

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[Sam]

Half price tickets at Molineux so it's a sell out, go figure. Everyone in at a lower price or a half empty ground at full.

[John Arne]

Half price tickets at Molineux so it's a sell out, go figure. Everyone in at a lower price or a half empty ground at full.

It's astonishing that Championship teams don't understand this very basic concept.

50% full crowd at full price =/= 100% full crowd at half price.... with a million more benefits.

[Sam]

It's baffling to be honest but what can you do, packed house with a good atmosphere helps a lot more then about 12,000 empty seats. Not to mention the extra ££ spent on food/drink. £12 for a ticket today. Wouldn't say keep it like that always but something around the £15 mark would see a vast improvement in attendances

[Lee]

Yes Sunderland.

EDIT: Fuck's sake.

[John Arne]

Cattermole on the line

This Pickford lad in goal has made some smart saves.

[Bob Sacamano]

Fucking typical implosion after a good first half

[Lee]

Good side, Wednesday. It would be nice to see them up.

[Vim]

I've only seen Sassuolo once, but if Berardi's anything like his FM self how have they managed to keep hold of him?

I think that Juve have a buy-back deal (either written or gentleman's agreement) for him, so even if someone were to bid for Berardi then Juve would just take him then and loan him back to Sassuolo. It's in Juve's best interest to keep Berardi playing and shining in Sassuolo until they find a place for him in the first team.

In the last couple of days, two more youngsters have been bought by Juve and immediately sent to Sassuolo, they've basically become a partner club.

[John Arne]

That defending by Kirchoff

[John Arne]

That defending by Kirchoff

And now he's conceded a penalty.
Just an own goal and red card away from beating Woodgate.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Brighton currently outside the playoff places. That was quick.

[Samadini]

Shelvey is running riot.

[Lewis]

It's baffling to be honest but what can you do, packed house with a good atmosphere helps a lot more then about 12,000 empty seats. Not to mention the extra ££ spent on food/drink. £12 for a ticket today. Wouldn't say keep it like that always but something around the £15 mark would see a vast improvement in attendances

I've thought this watching the rugby. You would have thought some sort of dynamic pricing would keep attendances more stable, but there must be reasons why they haven't implemented it. They must have looked at it, surely? I should e-mail them really. I expect the sport is smalltime (or 'community-orientated') enough to actually care about responding, where as football would just lol you off as a crank.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If there are two kinds of supporter (die-hards and casuals), they want to fleece the die hards for as much as possible because they'll come anyway, and aren't prepared to risk the casuals not turning up despite the lower pricing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hiddink out.

[niko_cee]

Start the Rafacopter.

[Pleb]

What scenes

[Waffdon]

Mirallas is the best

[Lee]

So Mourinho hadn't lost it, just turns out the players are cunts after all?

[Smiffy]

I've been wondering why I don't find Chelsea so low in the league to be a bit of a giggle. It's just dawned on me as to why.

It's a nothing club. You replace Chelsea for Man United or Liverpool and you'd never be hearing the end of what has been a hugely poor campaign, no one really gives one about last seasons champions which is rather telling.

[Smiffy]

Everton on the other hand....we failed with Martinez Watch, no?

[Jimmy Floyd]

So Mourinho hadn't lost it, just turns out the players are cunts after all?

I for one am shocked and flabbergasted.

[Max Power]

No-ones really been talking about Chelsea's poor season you're right. Barely heard a word on it.

[Lee]

Chelsea being so low has been a huge story.

EDIT: That's at Smiffy, I'm not thick.

[Max Power]

Derby blowing promotion AGAIN despite spending like £30m this season would be amusing.

[Lee]

I want them up it would be nice to have an East Midlands derby.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We're back to our best.

Martinez sides always give you the chance to score three or four.

[Pleb]

#HiddickIn

[Samadini]

Shelvey is exactly what Newcastle have been missing.

[Lee]

That Mourinho bloke was fucking shit.

[QE Harold Flair]

I'm watching the Chelsea game and both goals came from shocking Everton defending.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm watching the Chelsea game and both goals came from shocking Everton defending.

Chris Kamara eat your heart out.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We should scrub the goals off until Chelsea can score them against brilliant defending.

[QE Harold Flair]

We should scrub the goals off until Chelsea can score them against brilliant defending.

That's almost exactly what I'm saying.

[GS]

Swansea are doomed this year.

[John Arne]

What a cunt Costa is. He just rolled back onto the pitch to make sure he could delay the game whilst receiving treatment. Why don't the ref's book these petulant little cunts?