Bayern Munich have little to no recovery time before the club takes on Fortuna Dusseldorf this weekend. Hansi Flick is expected to rotate his team in order to keep them fresh as they seek a fourth consecutive victory since football resumed in Germany in the middle of May. Bayern Munich have a slender seven-point advantage over Borussia Dortmund and the club will be looking to retain this advantage going into the weekend. However, Bayern have had little trouble of late and the club managed to pick up a 1-0 victory over Dortmund in the midweek action.

In the previous fixture between Bayern and Fortuna Dusseldorf, Hansi Flick’s men were able to pick up a comprehensive 4-0 victory with four different scorers managing to destroy the opposition with ease. Three of those goals came in the first half as Bayern dominated the encounter. A home match against the team in the bottom three could be no different. Fortuna Dusseldorf are just three points away from safety, but the team might struggle to get anything out of this encounter. Uwe Rosler’s team are without a victory since February when the team beat Freiburg 2-0.
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Newcastle Unite manager Steve Bruce has heaped praise on Allan Saint-Maximin, who scored the winning goal against Southampton on Saturday. The Magpies were handed with an early advantage in the game with the sending off for Moussa Djenepo but they could not capitalise with Matt Ritchie failing to score from the penalty spot.

It appeared that the Tyneside outfit would go winless for the sixth league game on the bounce but that was not the case with Saint-Maximin finding the net in the 79th minute. That eventually helped to seal a 1-0 win on the south Coast and Bruce was delighted with the impact from the former Nice man.
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West Ham have a difficult assignment when they take on Tottenham in the North London Derby this weekend. The match is just after the international break and it makes it difficult for both teams to pick up pieces. Both teams have struggled a lot this season and they find themselves just a few points above the relegation zone. Spurs would have been expected to be challenging for the top four places, but they are now just one point ahead of West Ham in a very difficult campaign for Mauricio Pochettino. There have been signs of improvement from Spurs with the team picking up wins over their Champions League opponents Crvena Zvezda. However, they had to hang on for a 1-1 home draw against Sheffield United.

West Ham are not in a better position after having lost 3-0 against Burnley before going into the international break. This was the fourth defeat in five games for the hammers. Manuel Pellegrini’s men have been going through a horror show with only two points picked up from the last six league encounters. The international break has come at a time for both teams. West Ham could be in a higher position if not for the defensive woes, but Spurs are likely to have better confidence coming into this match. Even with players like Ryan Sessegnon and Christian Eriksen providing problems within the squad, there is enough quality within Spurs to pick up a victory. The break would have suited many Spurs players extremely well.

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