Sheffield United vs Cardiff City | January 9 at 7pm | BBC One Wales & BBC iPlayer; Everton vs Peterborough | January 9 at 7.45pm | BBC Red .... Darren Ferguson ahead of Peterborough v Walsall Hassane Bande had missed a glorious chance to put Burkina Faso ahead, failing to connect properly at close range, but the West Africans broke the deadlock when Adama Guira sent a ball over the top of the Ethiopia defence and Bayala converted from the edge of the area with Shanko stranded. They will want to make sure they get their momentum back as quickly as possible. Coventry to bounce back here I reckon. The forward, who had a spell at Everton in 2017/18, has only made two Premier League starts for the Hammers so far but fans have been encouraged by what they have seen recently and he certainly made his mark at Vicarage Road, turning home Jarrod Bowen's cut-back in stoppage time following his 85th-minute introduction. Entering this weekend's match against Getafe, Atleti are two points behind fourth-place Barcelona with league-leaders Real Madrid 17 points clear of their local rivals. It will be tough to prise him away from the Amex Stadium, but he is definitely the sort of option who would suit the Toffees. Instead, Guardiola trusted the work he has done over the past few seasons at the Etihad, the instructions on the training ground and the hundreds of millions spent on amassing the squad he wanted while funded by petrodollars. Peterborough United vs Walsall Live Scores Buy your tickets online for Gillingham FC. Walsall vs. Gillingham. Away League Games. Feb 11, 2025, 7:45 PM. The result leaves Tottenham with a mountain to climb in next Wednesday's second leg if they are to keep alive their chances of winning their first trophy for almost 14 years. I can't see myself going anywhere else in the world or leaving Europe, having what I have at Chelsea. In my opinion the World Cup is the World Cup. It's a special thing because it's something every four years if you want to keep that special. The result means West Ham leapfrog Arsenal into fourth spot on 37 points, while Norwich remain on 10 points from their 20 games, still three points adrift of safety. Next up for Arsenal is a clash with Brentford on February 19, with another clash against Wolves set to follow at Emirates Stadium five days later. Virtually the entire Chelsea team complete the top 10, disrupted only by Ronaldo representing United. Mohamed Salah got back in the goalscoring groove with a brace as Liverpool surged to the Premier League summit with a 4-0 rout of a woeful Manchester United at Anfield. It was a foolish challenge and one that seemed an obvious spot-kick, although referee Andy Woolmer deliberated before pointing to the penalty spot. We came in Tuesday morning, worked really hard this week on the tactics and mentality, and getting everyone ready for this difficult game. He knows all about scanning - citing it as an example of what he admires about England team-mate and friend Mason Mount. This, then, is the honeymoon period. This is the easiest moment Ten Hag will know as United manager: this on-ramp of anticipation. Today's questions are kind questions, today's hypotheticals are optimistic. How will he set his team up? What can we learn from his successes? How can we get hold of five thousand bald wigs for preseason? Liverpool have players missing due to Covid, the Africa Cup of Nations, and good old-fashioned injury. Both Jürgen Klopp and his replacement, Pep Lijnders, are in 'rona-isolation. And the training ground is closed. Inevitable, then, although there will perhaps be one or two puzzled expressions at Leyton Orient, who were chucked out of last season's competition after Covid prevented them fulfilling their fixture against Tottenham. But there's a simple explanation for the inconsistency: Liverpool are much more famous and much more important than Leyton Orient. It led to objects being thrown on the field from the home fans aimed at the City players, and Rodri was eventually booked for taking his shirt off in the celebrations. Get Sky Sports | Get a NOW pass for £9.98Live football on Sky SportsPremier League fixtures | Table | ResultsManchester United skipper Harry Maguire is banned after his sending-off at Watford last weekend and Luke Shaw may also be absent again with a head injury. Winger Salvi Sanchez is suspended after his sending off last week, while full-back Isaac Carcelen is missing with a thigh problem. “I was sharp, took many balls and made some good decisions on the ball – but I am always critical and always can do better. The three options were to pause as planned after January 3, start the break after Boxing Day fixtures, or begin the hiatus before Sunday's games. Liverpool were without manager Jurgen Klopp for their clash with Chelsea over the weekend due to a suspected positive test, while the club confirmed that three staff members and several players had tested positive. On an almost perfect return to his home city, perhaps the only thing that went wrong for Bernardo Silva on Tuesday was that he was denied a first ever Manchester City hat-trick. In part 2, Gilly Flaherty ponders why Tottenham have started the season so well and whether Arsenal can go unbeaten with a north London derby on the way this weekend, and looks forward to her West Ham side taking on Reading on the back of their own solid start. Nketiah could have left Arsenal last summer, with the Gunners open to offloading the young forward. They had been in talks over extending his contract, but when they broke down, Arsenal made it known that the England Under-21 international was for sale. I know them; when we lose we are sad but nobody is pointing fingers saying 'your fault, your fault, your fault.' We don't do that. The statue will officially be known as West Ham United's European Champions after a vote among supporters and will feature the names of all players and manager Ron Greenwood on the plinth. This poor run has put us under pressure, he said. But pressure should be a joy, something that makes us a better team and perform at the best level. Lyle Taylor set up Juninho Bacuna for his first Blues goal and then scored his third in four games since his loan arrival from Nottingham Forest. The 24-year-old was finally called upon from the bench in the second half of Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Leicester after interim manager Ralf Rangnick opted to play Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes as strikers even with Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani both missing with illness and injury respectively. We need to give this to our fans because they deserve it because every time we play, they are with us. How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League fixtures | Table | ResultsLive football on Sky SportsPascal Gross' poor strike from the spot was kept out by Palace goalkeeper Jack Butland after Joel Veltman was adjudged to have been fouled by Will Hughes at a corner following a VAR intervention. We were really unprecise, and we didn't have the speed or purpose or courage to attack the way we wanted to attack. The making of Erik ten HagWhat must Ten Hag solve at Man Utd?Premier League table | Fixtures | ResultsWatch Premier League highlights for free on Sky SportsDownload the Sky Sports AppUnited want to be sensitive to the Dutch side's showdown against PSV Eindhoven in the KNVB Cup final on April 17 and the fact they are in a tight title race. Ekitike will be out to put that right when Reims take on the Ligue 1 leaders again on January 23, and he will do so as a player who has become one of Europe's hottest teenage strikers in the meantime. Quizzed on whether a trio of star forwards were being punished after struggling to deliver on a consistent basis for Real, Ancelotti said: “Why are you talking about Bale, Jovic and Hazard? That doesn't need renovation, it needs a new stadium, and that money can be funded from a 20-year contract with a sponsor at £60m, £70m a year. Explaining what had gone wrong, Alexander-Arnold said the team had failed to impose themselves on the match.