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Liberian Vs Nigeria World Cup Qualifier

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Nigeria vs Liberia world cup qualifier ( time of match)

Nigeria Super Eagles take on the Liberian National team in the race to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar 2022. The match will take place at 5pm Nigerian time. 

Nigeria lead group C with 9 points followed by Cape Verde with 7 points. Liberia is at the bottom of the group with 3 points. Only the winner of the group will advance to the final round. Mathematically all the teams can still finish top of the group with 2 matches remaining. 

Group C Standings African world cup qualifier

Nigeria must beat Liberia in Liberia today to stay in pole position for qualification. Any slip up will be costly and Cape Verde will take advantage. Cape Verde will play the Central African Republic, it is an home game for them which they are and expected to win.

Premier League Match Day 11 Review

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Chelsea vs Burnley 1-1

Aston Villa have gone from good to bad, and they are now getting worse. They lost 1-0 at Southampton which leaves them 15th with 10 points and just 3 points off the relegation zone.

Chelsea dropped points in their game against Burnley at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea bossed the game but couldn’t find enough goals to win. 

The match of the day between Man. City and Man. United ended with a 2-0 victory for City. A big win for them which could help them greatly in the title race.

Brentford secured another loss to Norwich . It finished 1-2. They are beginning to lose form.

Liverpool can reduce Chelsea’s led at the top buy just a point if they can beat inform WestHam in Sunday Night Football.

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Arsenal have a chance to move above Manchester United and into 5th position) when they play Watford.

Tottenham Hotspur travel to Everton. This is Antonio Conte’s first premier league game since he took over managerial affairs at Spurs.

Juventus qualify for next stage of Champions League

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Juventus have qualified for the next stage of the UEFA Champions League. They defeated Zenit St Petersburg 4-2 to achieve this feat. Paulo Dybala scored a brace and one assist . Juventus have now won 4 matches out of 4 and have qualified for the next stage with 2 games to spare.

Champions Chelsea also kept their qualification Hopes much alive after beating Malmo 1-0. It was a game where Malmo had very few chances and Chelsea wasted theirs. Hakim Ziyech scored the winner for Chelsea in the 56th from a fine cross by Hudson Odoi.

This important victory for Chelsea at Sewden means they need just a point now to qualify for the next stage.

Antonio Conte appointed Tottenham Coach

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Antonio Conte, a former Chelsea coach, has been appointed as the new coach of Tottenham Hotspurs. His contract will extend till the summer of 2023 with the option to extend.

The management of Tottenham believes that Antonio Conte is the right man for the Job as he is a manager used to winning trophies. He has won 4 series A titles, an FA cup and a Premier League title.

Hopefully Spurs will soon be a title winning side but it might take a while.

Chelsea beat Newcastle, go 3 points clear at the top

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Chelsea beat Newcastle by 3 goals to nil to go 3 points clear at the top. Newcastle vs Chelsea was a tricky match. Newcastle defended with 11 men allowing Chelsea too much possession with the hope of catching  them (Chelsea on the counter). The Newcastle tactics did work in the first half as Chelsea could not find a goal despite their overall dominance.

Chelsea continued from where they stopped in the first half. Continual bombardment of the Newcastle defence caused them to cave in. Reece James scored in the 65 and 77 minute while Jorginho scored from the penalty spot to cap a fine win for the blues. 

In other matches.

Elsewhere in the premier league, Defending champions Manchester City dropped points as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Crystal Palace.  Liverpool played a 2-2 draw with Brighton, Arsenal defeated Leicester 2-0 while Manchester United defeated Spurs by 3-0.

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