Round 5 – Sunday, October 8, 1.30pm – Northampton Saints v Doncaster Knights (TNT Sports 1, discovery+) ... v, Bedford Blues, B, Friday 15th .... News Archives - Page 31 of 89 Frank Lampard was granted a privilege never afforded to his unpopular predecessor Rafael Benitez as Everton's new manager brought smiles back to a previously toxic and gloomy Goodison Park. Remarkably, this will in fact be our first full season in our new stadium with fans. They are currently eighth in the table. Carroll scored twice in eight appearances for the Royals, including in the 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough. Manchester United youngster Zidane Iqbal has been called up by Iraq for the first time for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers. This victory is very good for us, especially in terms of spirits, said Argentine coach Fernando Batista. Asked about Gerrard becoming Villa boss, Potter said: The top players have the potential to be the top managers and Steven's on that path. I think it's a fantastic appointment. Lucho, therefore, did not study the game properly until the age of 18, when he was lucky enough to have been discovered by national legend Carlos Valderrama ahead of the unique South American tournament for indigenous people: the Copa Americana de Pueblos Indigenas.. In total, Matip has been part of a back line that has let in just 22 top-flight goals to date, second only behind Man City, while only Chelsea and the champions have scored a first-half goal against the Reds in the Premier League this year. Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday, Klopp revealed the scale of the problem at the Anfield club. Sanctions include permanent bans from attending not just League matches at the stadium of the club they support but all Premier League matches. The Arsenal defender initially held his hands in the air and removed his watch, but reacted quickly to jab the intruder in the face after he lunged forward to try and strike him with the bat. Although Solanke is happy to be silencing the doubters with some clinical performances, he knows that he still needs to deliver at the top level. That’s what he hoped to do at Bournemouth after feeling trapped on the fringes at Chelsea and Liverpool. My wife helped me a lot in that process because when a foreigner goes to live in another country on his own, he can have a lot of difficulties. We are all working on the same product so it's important to change the angle to the game and to change the shoes you're walking in to try and understand your colleagues in another way. Nico Williams, in particular, was a thorn in their side. The lively 19-year-old had two good chances before he struck the decisive blow, just his third goal in senior football. It's a moment he will remember for a long time, but it's one Simeone will want to forget as Atleti's campaign turns increasingly sour. 2021 was a good one for English football. In fact, it was one of the best. The national team reached the final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966 and came within a penalty shootout of winning the whole thing while the Champions League final, played only a month beforehand, was an all-English affair. But Klopp said Liverpool will not underestimate Spain's Villarreal, who knocked out Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals and Juventus in the last 16. The visitors' plans came unstuck when Paul McGinn made an unnecessarily risky challenge on Ryan Kent near the byline and referee Nick Walsh immediately pointed to the spot. We need to face it like men, stick together and believe we'll come through. Newcastle managed just one shot on target against Chelsea and had only 21 per cent of possession. The former Dundee United defender earned a Scotland recall in November, marking his first international appearance in three years with the opening goal in the 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Denmark. A club record-equalling sixth consecutive top-flight defeat leaves Watford 17th, two points above the bottom three, having played two games more than Burnley directly below them. The 9/4 on him scoring any time certainly has some juice. PART 1 | How are the two rivals shaping up for the big clash? Ryan Manning's superb long-range strike was enough to seal all three points for Swansea as they overcame Preston 1-0. Doncaster Knights 🏉 | 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭👀 doncasterknights. Focused on what's next The team are back on the road this weekend and the preparations are well under way Vs Bedford Blues The big thing we all have to talk about is if we can carry on or not, but if we carry on we can't carry on like usual. Jacob Laursen's own goal opened the scoring, with Serge Gnabry and Jamal Musiala easing Bayern to victory. Duncan Ferguson is being assisted by fellow former Everton players Leighton Baines (left) and John Ebbrell (right) Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers was not seriously called into action until seven minutes into the second half when he made a superb one-handed save to keep out Gary Gardner's bullet header. When Wim Jonk returned to manage boyhood club Volendam in April 2019 he brought with him the staff responsible for implementing Cruyff's ideas during the 'Velvet Revolution' at Ajax almost a decade ago. Arsenal continue to press for the short-term transfer of Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo, according to The Mirror. However the Italian side are not ready to let the Brazilian 25-year-old go unless they can find a replacement for him. They do not want to go into the second half of the season without someone who can offer a similar range of attributes in the middle of the pitch. In the 65th minute, from the free-kick which saw Taylor Moore sent off by referee Willie Collum for picking up a second yellow card, defender Rickie Lamie headed in to confirm a second successive win for the Lanarkshire side. Sometimes you need to take risks and we were very successful this season when risking because we have a lot of quality up front. “You think of what happened to him subsequently, and he obviously saw football as a career option for him, he must have done. European Leagues also remains concerned over the number of extra matches - 100 in total. Earn it on the pitch. There was an awful lot of discussion over a decade ago about the golden generation of England players - Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, Terry - but in truth, this now is England's golden generation. Algeria, captained by Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez (centre), had drawn 0-0 against Sierra Leone in their first match in Cameroon Paper TalkAll January done dealsLive football on Sky SportsAubameyang has 18 months left on his Arsenal contract and an exit in this transfer window would represent a saving of around £25m in wages for the Gunners. It's great if it happens, but if it doesn't, I won’t complain. I keep my feet on the ground and I focus on something else, I've already won the best player of the year by UEFA. In 2021, Messi has won with 613 total points, followed by Robert Lewandowski (580) and Jorginho (460). The calendar proposals have been developed by a technical advisory group, led by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, now the chief of global football development at FIFA. Moyes later said his side didn't have the quality in the final third on a day they attempted 32 crosses. Burnley left-back Charlie Taylor cleared from three yards out when Antonio looked set to tap in an Arthur Masuaku cross in the second half and Tarkowski also made a crucial intervention from a drilled Rice delivery.