Also Read | Serie A: Inter Milan vs Genoa Player Rating It was the season's opening game for Lazio and Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani. He did a fair job at winning duels on ground but couldn't stop them from breaking through the defence unit. Adding to that, he won almost every Ariel or ground duel he came across. He also contributed with an assist to get his team's second goal on the scoreline. Pedro (6.9/10) : Pedro had a decent game as compared to his other fellow attackers. It was a difficult time with lack of coordination with defenders. He did a fair job at winning duels on ground but couldn't stop them from breaking through the defence unit. Adding to that, he won almost every Ariel or ground duel he came across. Pedro (6.9/10) : Pedro had a decent game as compared to his other fellow attackers. Lazzari was excellent with winning the balls & interceptions too. He was subbed in the 60th minute facing an injury. Substitutes: Empoli https://twitter.com/EmpoliCalcio/status/1429209569948012551 Guglielmo Vicario (GK) (5.6/10) : It was a disappointing effort from Vicario as he ended up conceding three goals in the first half itself. Adding to that, he won almost every Ariel or ground duel he came across. Pedro (6.9/10) : Pedro had a decent game as compared to his other fellow attackers. He was subbed in the 60th minute facing an injury. With a calm posture, he put the ball in the back of the net to make it 3-1. Francesco Acerbi (7.6/10) : Acerbi was excellent at Ariel duels and it was difficult to win against him at those. He also contributed with an assist to get his team's second goal on the scoreline. Overall, he had a good game. NBA The numbers in the NBA indeed keep getting higher and may continue that way for the foreseeable future. Almost all NBA teams are dealing with at least one known case of virus-related issues now, and some teams are down to mere skeletons of what an NBA team should look like. CRICKET Ranji Trophy On January 3, several members of the Bengal Ranji squad have tested positive for Covid and are currently isolating, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has informed. Angers asked for the postponement on Thursday (Dec 30), saying there were 19 confirmed cases among its squad of 30 players and that more than 10 are not authorized to play again until January 10. That penalty at the end of the first half proved to be the difference for Mexico as they won without Tata Martino on the touchline. It appeared as if Dest kicked a Canadian player in the knee, hobbling as if he had aftershocks or a muscle pull. Led to players from both sides going chest-to-chest and having a word. Sebastian Lletget was not aggressive enough when he got the ball in spaces, too often turning to play back instead of trying to push forward and break the lines, and Christian Pulisic was dropping deep to try to find the ball and couldn’t impact the game as much as he would have liked.

	Team	Events	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goal difference	Points
1	Manchester City	22	18	2	2	41	56
2	Chelsea	22	12	7	3	28	43
3	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	34	42
4	West Ham United	21	11	4	6	12	37
5	Arsenal	20	11	2	7	8	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	10	3	5	3	33
7	Manchester United	19	9	4	6	3	31
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	6	10	4	0	28
10	Leicester City	18	7	4	7	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	5	9	7	-1	24
12	Southampton	21	5	9	7	-8	24
13	Brentford	20	6	5	9	-6	23
14	Aston Villa	19	7	1	11	-5	22
15	Everton	19	5	4	10	-10	19
16	Leeds United	19	4	7	8	-16	19
17	Watford	19	4	2	13	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	3	4	14	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	1	9	10	-23	12
20	Burnley	17	1	8	8	-11	11