Friday’s headlines in bullet-points
Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham have been recalled to the England squad ahead of the forthcoming international break. Bournemouth’s Alex Scott received his first call-up to the senior squad, while Ollie Watkins and Morgan Gibbs-White were among the notable absentees.
Thomas Tuchel also told reporters he would be open to extending his contract as England head coach beyond next summer’s World Cup.
A jury at Liverpool Crown Court has found Joey Barton guilty of sending six “grossly offensive” X posts aimed at the broadcaster Jeremy Vine and former footballers-turned-pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward. Barton is due to be sentenced on 8 December.
Morgan Rogers has joined his Aston Villa teammates Matty Cash and John McGinn in signing a new and improved deal with the club.
The Preston striker Milutin Osmajić has been banned for nine matches and fined £21,000 by the FA after allegations he racially abused the Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri in a match between the two sides last February were found proven. Osmajić denies the allegations and Preston have issued a statement criticising the verdict and his punishment.
The Middlesbrough manager Rob Edwards was absent from training this morning and is believed to be in talks with Wolves about taking their vacant head coach’s position, despite Boro rejecting an approach for his services from the Premier League strugglers.
Gary O’Neil, who pulled out of advanced talks regarding a return to Wolves earlier this week, is reported to be in discussion with Southampton over replacing Will Still as their head coach.
Thomas Frank says Tottenham are doing everything they can to support Destiny Udogie after a “terrible situation” in which he was allegedly threatened with a gun in north London two months ago.
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Big interview: Coventry’s manager on rejuvenating the Championship leaders, coaching highs and lows, and why the ‘golden generation’ debate is overplayed. Words: Ben Fisher …
Joey Barton found guilty over 'grossly offensive' X posts
Joey Barton, the former footballer, has been found guilty of six counts of sending “grossly offensive” social media posts aimed at the television pundits and former footballers Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, and the broadcaster Jeremy Vine.
A jury at Liverpool crown court found Barton, 43, had “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter. He was cleared of six other counts that he sent a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety between January and March 2024.
Preston condemn Milutin Osmajić ban
Preston North End: The Championship club have issued a statement condemning the nine-match ban and £21,000 fine handed down to their striker Milutin Osmajić by the Football Association after allegations that the Monetengran had racially abused Burnley’s Hannibal Mejbri during a league fixture in February were found proven. Mejbri reported the incident to the match referee at the time, while Osmajić has repeatedly denied accusations of any wrongdoing.
Burnley’s manager, Scott Parker, fully supported Mejbri and left him out of a subsequent FA Cup tie between the two teams a fortnight later to protect him from any fallout. Parker also supported his players’ collective decision not to shake hands with Osmajic before the fifth round game, a call supported by the FA investigation.
“We are extremely disappointed at the decision made by an independent regulatory commission to sanction Milutin Osmajić and impose a nine-match suspension, following an incident which took place in a league fixture against Burnley on 15th February 2025,” said Preston’s statement.
“We note that the outcome was determined on the ‘Balance of Probabilities’ rather than one that is ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’. We also note that the FA determined that this decision offers no moral judgement, was not premeditated nor any comment about his general character.
“Milutin has always pleaded his innocence of the charge and continues to do so. We continue to be fully supportive of our player. We are proud of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion policies and practices, and we reaffirm our opposition to all forms of discrimination.”
Osmajić, who last year served an eight-match ban for biting Blackburn’s Owen Beck, will begin his ban immediately and must also under go a mandatory education course.
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Morgan Rogers pledges his future to Aston Villa
Aston Villa: Big boost for the club: Morgan Rogers has agreed a new long-term contract with Aston Villa. The England international, who was already contracted until 2030, is expected to extend his stay for a further 12 months while also bringing him in line with the highest-paid Villa players. This week Villa captain John McGinn joined Matty Cash in committing his future to the club.
Brentford: Keith Andrews side welcome a Newcastle side whose Premier League form has been up and down like a yo-yo to the Getech Community Stadium on Sunday and in the build-up to what could be an intriguing match, the Dubliner has been talking about the non-return of Yoane Wissa, the former Bees striker who spat the dummy and demanded a move to Newqcastle during the summer but has yet to play under Eddie Howe because he’s sidelined with a knee injury.
“Wissa is a very good player, so I am not too displeased that he is not going to be available because it’s the nature of competing against teams,” he said. “Around the transfer window, I was glad when it was closed; it wasn’t enjoyable for a lot of people, I would imagine. I think the nature of that deal in particular - there was a lot made around certain aspects of it. Ultimately, they paid a really good fee for a player of a certain age, a really good player, but I think we as a club did pretty well out of that.”
Brighton: Fabian Hurzeler’s side travel to Selhurst Park for a Premier League needle match between two clubs whose fans can’t stand each other despite most people who live outside their bubble having no real idea why. There’s a timeless explainer here and ahead of the game, Brighton’s German coach said the significance of the A23 derby is not lost on him.
“I understood from the first second,” he said. “We have to promise the supporters we will try to do everything to win it. At the end of the day, you cannot promise wins but you can promise to leave your heart on the pitch.
“It’s going to be really important to be in the right place mentally. If you’re too emotional, you can’t make the right decisions. If you’re not emotional enough, you won’t be committing to duels or keeping your intensity up. We need to find the right balance.”
Brighton will travel to London without James Milner, Brajan Gruda and Jack Hinshelwood, who are all injured. Joel Veltman is available for selection after recovering from a calf-injury, while Kaoru Mitoma is rated at no better than 50-50 as he continues his revoery from an ankle issue.
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Gary O'Neil in talks to take over at Southampton
Southampton: Already one of the hardest working men in football journalism, Ben Fisher has been busier than several hives full of bees today. Not content with bringing us the latest updates on Wolves’ hitching their skirts in the direction of Boro coach Rob Edwards, Ben has news of Gary O’Neil, who turned down a return to Molineux earlier this week and now looks like he might be off to the south coast instead. Read on …
Southampton have sounded out Gary O’Neil for their managerial vacancy and the former Wolves head coach is thought to have held preliminary talks about succeeding Will Still at St Mary’s, he writes. Still was sacked after two league wins in 13 matches with Saints hovering above the relegation zone.
O’Neil was poised to return to Wolves to succeed Vítor Pereira but pulled out of talks on Monday. He faced a supporter backlash and is also thought to have had reservations about the club’s working structure. O’Neil, who was sacked last December, is still being paid by Wolves under the terms of his severance package.
Wolves’s Supporters’ Trust said O’Neil’s return would evidence “a clear lack of strategic direction” by the Molineux club. Domenico Teti, the director of football who was an ally of Pereira’s, departed the club on Wednesday. Wolves have switched focus to Middlesbrough’s Rob Edwards, whose future is shrouded in doubt before Boro’s home meeting with Birmingham on Saturday.
Wolves: Rob Edwards did not take Middlesbrough training this morning, leaving his future in serious doubt amid continued interest from Wolves. Boro swiftly rejected an official approach from the Premier League club for their head coach on Thursday but 24 hours later uncertainty remains in regards to the situation. Ben Fisher reports …
Fulham: A former Everton manager who worked for the club between May 2018 and December 2019, Marco Silva takes Fulham to play their first match at hill dickenson Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Asked how it felt to be returning to face his former club, the Portuguese said he was looking forward to a pleasant afternoon catching up with familiar faces in an unfamiliar stadium.
“It’s always good when you go back to a place where you are going to see familiar faces and some people you know very well, and people who treat you very, very well,” he said.
“Some people in that structure, some players, they are still there from our time as well. And what I expect is always the same that I got the other times before, to have some good conversation before and after the match with people that I know very, very well, and people that welcome us always very well in that football club.
“Of course, Goodison was a special one. Okay, [moving] was the step that the club should give, and they gave. They are pleased with the place where they are playing right now and it’s going to be the first time, first experience for us in that stadium.
“But you can feel it, you can see it, that it’s been very, very good for them in that aspect, and we are going to embrace the challenge of playing there against a good side. A side with a very experienced manager, some mature players as well.”
Everton go into tomrrow’s game having won just one of their past seven matches in the top flight, while Fulham arrive on the back of an emphatic victory over Wolves that ended a run of four consecutive league defeats.
Thomas Frank: We'll "keep supporting" Destiny Odogie
Tottenham Hotspur: Thomas Frank says Tottenham are doing everything they can to support Destiny Udogie after a “terrible situation” in which he was allegedly threatened with a gun in north London.
The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation after the incident involving the Spurs left-back on 6 September, while the club said on Tuesday it was providing support to Udogie and his family. A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms with intent, blackmail and driving without a licence following the incident. He has been bailed while inquiries continue, the force said.
Udogie was identified by Italian media on Tuesday as the previously unnamed Premier League player involved in the incident, with the 22-year-old still producing an impressive display in the 4-0 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League later that night. Ahead of Saturday’s visit of Manchester United, Frank revealed everyone at Tottenham had rallied around Udogie.
“It is a terrible situation to have been in and I can’t speak too much about it as it’s a legal case, as we know, but the club and we have done everything we can to support him,” he said. “We’ll do that and he’s clearly doing well on the pitch, which is good and we’ll keep supporting him.”
On 6 September at 11.14pm, police were called following reports a man in his 20s had been threatened with a gun in Cockfosters Parade, Barnet. “Officers spoke to the victim and during the course of their investigation, it was also a reported another man in his 20s had also allegedly been blackmailed and threatened by the same individual,” said a police statement. “No injuries were reported in either incident. A 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday, 8 September on suspicion of possession of firearms with intent, blackmail and driving without a licence. He has been bailed while inquiries continue.”
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Sunderland: Regis Le Bris has reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s match against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light but told reporters that centre-back Omar Alderete will miss the game due to concussion protocols after suffering a concussion during Sunderland’s win over Wolves a fortnight ago.
Reports from Paraguay suggest Alderete will also miss out on his nation’s upcoming friendlies against the USA and Mexico, even if Regis seems oblivious to the speculation. “Probably he will get some minutes with his national team progressively and get ready for Sunderland against Fulham,” said the Frenchman.
Manchester City: Pep Guardiola has said Rodri is unlikely to be risked in Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool. The Ballon d’Or-winning midfielder missed the midweek Champions League defeat of Borussia Dortmund after suffering another injury setback after starting just six games this season and the Spain international is still working his way back to full fitness following the knee surgery that ruled him out of most of the last campaign.
“We will see tomorrow but I think we will not take the risk,” said Pep. “It is the international break afterwards. You have to find the moment when you feel strong, you feel fit and can sustain the actions of the games that are so demanding, sustain it proper. You have to make that step.
“Still we are in November. The best part of the season is ahead of us and we need him. We are still playing without the Ballon d’Or winner, a massively important player for us. We are desperate to have him back but Nico [Gonzalez] right now is becoming a really important player.”
Rodri had missed four games with a hamstrong problem before returning as a late substitute in the victory over Bournemouth last Sunday. City’s first game after the international break is against Newcastle at St James’ Park on 22 November and Rodri has not been picked for the Spain squad to face Georgia and Turkey in the interim.
Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins has just one goal to his name in 15 appearances for Aston Villa so far this season, a poor run of form that appears to have cost him his place in the England squad announced by Thomas Tuchel this morning. It is a subject that was raised with Unai Emery ahead of Villa’s match against Bournemouth on Sunday and Emery said he was unconcerned by his striker’s lack of goals.
“All his career he’s shown that he’s a fighter and he overcame a lot of situations early in his career through being a fighter,” he said of Watkins. “And now - he must keep moving forward. He has to focus with us again recover his good form, get confident.
“Yesterday we were speaking and I told him ‘I am so so happy with you. You are a striker, you have been consistent all your career. From when I have arrived here, you’ve shown me your capacity to be resilient in all the moments we need to get fighting like you are and now I know you are going to recover and get your performance through being consistent and through fighting as you did and through focusing with us’.”
Speaking of his decision to drop Watkins from the England squad for the looming international break, Thomas Tuchel said: “We understood and could observe it when we watch Ollie that he is playing through discomfort, so it didn’t make sense to bring him into camp. We wanted to give him a break to get treatment and fight for his place again in March.”
Newcastle United: Eddie Howe will mark his fourth anniversary as Newcastle United manager tomorrow and could celebrate the occasion with his 100th win in charge of the club. Newcastle travel to play Brentford on Sunday but if they are to win at the Gtech Community Stadium, they may have to do so without Anthony Gordon, who was forced off at half-time in Newcastle’s win over Athletic Club on Wednesday night.
“We don’t think it’s a serious injury,” said Howe. “We’re going to get him scanned and we’re awaiting the results. There’s every chance he might miss out on Sunday but we’ll give him every opportunity to be fit.” William Osula will also miss out on Sunday’s match with an ankle injury which Howe says could rule the striker out for “a matter of weeks, not any longer.”
On the subject of Yoane Wissa, who Newcastle signed from Brentford during the summer but have yet to see in action because he was injured on international duty before he made his debut for his new club, Howe had this to say: “Yoane is working well. He’s on the grass and he’s building his fitness. The knee is feeling good and there’s no problems with that. It’s more a case of looking at his fitness, sharpness, all the things he’s going to need to put together. “He’s in a good place to kick on and push his body. We need to give him time to get fit, robust enough and be in a position to give his best version of himself for the team. I’m sure he’ll be worth the wait.”
Thomas Tuchel open to England contract extension
Thomas Tuchel is open to extending his stay as England manager beyond next summer’s World Cup, contrary to expectations that he would move on and vacate his position regardless of how England fared in the tournament.
The 52-year-old was named Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor last October and began working in the job at the turn of the year. Tuchel’s deal with the Football Association takes the former Chelsea boss through to the end of next year’s World Cup, which England have qualified for with two games to spare.
It is a job the German coach seems to enjoy and one he hinted in Friday’s press conference that he was interested in staying in beyond the tournament in North America. “I open up the possibility,” Tuchel he told BBC Radio 5 Live. “There’s always a possibility. If everyone, the FA is happy with me, there’s always the possibility, but the focus is now for camp. [The job is] not more fun than I thought. I find it just reassuring. I find it as exciting as I was hoping it to be.
“I didn’t know exactly what was coming. I knew that I would love to work with the players, but I was not aware what demands of international football for a coach actually means. Am I missing the daily work with the players? Yes, still, but it is very exciting so far to be close to this group of players and to shape this group of players, and of course, lead the group into a World Cup, so the best is yet to come. The most exciting part is yet to come and I’m looking very much forward to it. Personally, I’m in a good place, I like where I am. It’s a lot of fun. It’s very demanding, so all fine.”
Asked if he thought the England job suited him better than he thought it would, Tuchel said he wasn’t sure. “I was the one pleading for a short-term contract,” he said. “I was the one to say ‘let’s streamline it, let’s make it straightforward and let’s make this contract until the World Cup’, so I don’t lose focus and we all don’t lose focus and we get used to each other. I think this was fair enough. Now we’re almost one year in. It’s not the time for reflection, even if you try to talk me into this, because the third camp in a short notice is coming and this is where the focus is.”
Tuchel is over halfway through his contract as he and his players prepares to complete the formalities of their World Cup qualification fixtures with a Wembley clash against Serbia and a trip to Albania in the upcoming international break.
Tottenham Hotspur: Considering Spurs have won five and drawn two of their last seven games against tomorrow’s visitors, it’s probably fair to say the “Lads, it’s Tottenham” era is well and truly over for Manchester United. The sides meet in north London tomorrow afternoon and Thomas Frank has let it be known that his winger Mohammed Kudus is only “touch and go for tomorrow” after missing his team’s midweek win over Copenhagen in the Champions League.
Lucas Bergvall will also miss out with a concussion, while Atchie Gray, Yves Bissouma, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies, Dominic Solanke, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski are also numbered among his team’s long- and short-term lame and halt.
Speaking of Solanke, who has been absent since August after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury, Frank had this to say: “I think the international break will be the big decider and we have two weeks to push him for the next steps. It is going forward. It was clear he was not ready before the international break. After is what we’re aiming for and you always want to get it right.”
Manchester City: Of course, the part of their job that all football managers enjoy the most is undertaking their obligations to deal with journalists before and after games and as he approaches his 1,000th game in charge, Pep jokes that he is no exception. “Two thousand press conferences!” he says. “Those were the best moments! Plus interviews. No, when I started, I didn’t expect this. But it is a joy. I didn’t enjoy every single moment but I enjoyed the journey a lot. I have been blessed.”
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Manchester City: Eighteen years after he managed Barcelona B for the first time in a match against Premia in the Spanish fourth tier, Pep Guardiola will take charge of his 1,000th game for different sides –Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City – when his current club host Liverpool on Sunday.
“If I could chose one rival for his personal milestone that I want to share with many, many people - that would be the best,” he said. “I have been a long time in this country. Of course, Barcelona and the impact it had on my life as a ball boy, football player and manager. Of course, Bayern was an incredible step. But Liverpool, especially with Jurgen [Klopp], have been the biggest rival in this country and it could not be better. The destiny of the universe.
“I know how quickly things change. One week ago it was Liverpool ‘disaster, disaster’ and now they win two and it’s ‘are they back to their best?’ I’m sure the managers take a little bit more perspective of the situation. Always in a season there are ups and down.”
Bournemouth: Andoni Iraola has been speaking ahead of Bournemouth’s trip to Aston Villa on Sunday and naturally talk turned to Alex Scott’s call-up to the England squad by Thomas Tuchel.
“I’m pleased for him,” said the Spaniard. “He has been playing very well. Everyone was really excited for him this morning. In the beginning of the season he was also good for the England Under-21s. I am also pleased for the club, for his team-mates. Everyone around the club was happy as even if it’s an individual call, we feel it collectively and there is a recognition of playing for Bournemouth. If you do well you can have this reward.
“I think Alex, in the two seasons with us, has had three knee injuries. He hasn’t had a long run of games where he could play the level he is lately. To play in the summer with England put him in a perfect place for pre-season. He arrived strong, did a good pre-season and won his place in the team. He has strong competition in those positions. I think this period without any issue has been very good for him.”
Premier League: A reminder of this weekend’s top flight fixtures …
Saturday, 8 November
Tottenham v Man Utd (12:30)
Everton v Fulham (15:00)
West Ham v Burnley (15:00)
Sunderland v Arsenal (17:30)
Chelsea v Wolves (20:00)
Sunday, 9 November
Aston Villa v Bournemouth (14:00)
Brentford v Newcastle (14:00)
Crystal Palace v Brighton (14:00)
Nottm Forest v Leeds (14:00)
Man City v Liverpool (16:30)
Time now to hand over to Barry Glendenning for more hot news. Enjoy!
Adam Wharton may have been recalled to the England squad but he’s not a certain starter for Crystal Palace this weekend. The 21-year-old missed the wins over Liverpool and Brentford due to illness and then played the final 30 minutes of Palace’s 3-1 Conference League victory over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.
However, Palace boss Oliver Glasner said he’s not guaranteed to get the nod for the home showdown with Brighton on Sunday after watching Wharton in action against Alkmaar.
He’s still feeling his chest is not completely free. Sometimes you need to cough it out. I hope this will happen now. Let’s see. It was good for him to play 30 minutes. For me he felt a little bit rusty at the beginning, moving a little bit slow. That’s why we wanted him to play these 30 minutes because he can recover in these next two days.
It was important for him to raise his heart frequency and get a little bit of intensity. He did better and better during the game. If it’s enough to start against Brighton, I don’t know at the moment.
Glasner also had this to say about his squad.
A few knocks, Marc (Guehi) had a knock at the end but he’s fine. At the moment it looks like all players who were involved (on Thursday) will be available.
Collins confirms he's in charge for Wolves' trip to Chelsea
While we await further news on Rob Edwards, Wolves interim coach James Collins has been speaking to the press. And Collins has provided a bit of clarity for this weekend at least, confirming that he’ll be in the away dugout.
What I have been told is that I’ll be taking the game this weekend. The likelihood is that it will be one, one week only, but you never know in football. Last time we were told it could be a week or two, and it ended up being six. My focus is on the team and our week’s work.
We were determined not to do is that it’s a week’s holiday and a new manager comes in. We had to make sure that we prepared properly for the game this weekend, it’s a Premier League game that can be won. That was the message to the players, and they’ve responded brilliantly. They’ve been unbelievably receptive to what we’ve done with them.
Collins, Wolves’ youth-team boss, has also praised the departed Vitor Pereira, who was sacked after a terrible start to the season which yielded just two points.
Vitor and his staff were brilliant with me, they welcomed us to watch training, they welcomed us to be around it, they welcomed us into meetings, they were enthusiastic about the U21s, and get players through. I can’t speak highly enough of them; they were brilliant people and good coaches.
Sometimes in football, it is dictated by results and in the end, if you keep losing, you lose your job. They understand that, but they did their job diligently, great people, and they treated me with great respect, and I wish them well.
Most Erling Haaland stats make the eyes go pop. For example, the Manchester City striker has scored 27 goals in 17 matches for club and country this season.
Here’s another from Opta: Haaland has netted 98 goals in 107 Premier League appearances – if he scores a brace in this game he will become the fastest player to 100 goals in Premier League history, with Alan Shearer the current quickest to 100 in 124 games.
And yet, his record against Sunday’s opponents, Liverpool, is underwhelming. He’s faced them eight times and only emerged on the winning side once. And in those matches he’s managed a paltry (for him) three goals. I was at Anfield for the first, the equaliser in a mad game when RB Salzburg fought back from 3-0 down before Mo Salah struck to give the relieved hosts a 4-3 win. Haaland was a sub that day in October 2019.
Haaland has only scored one Premier League goal against the Reds so will he improve that record this weekend?
Krishnamoorthy v has emailed having cast his eye over the fixtures.
“This weekend schedule is a silent tribute to Shakespeare. It starts with the Comedy of Errors and ends with The Tempest.” Fair? You be the judge as we remind you of the games involved.
Saturday
Tottenham v Man Utd (12.30pm)
Everton v Fulham (3pm)
West Ham v Burnley (3pm)
Sunderland v Arsenal (5.30pm)
Chelsea v Wolves (8pm)
Sunday
Crystal Palace v Brighton (2pm)
Aston Villa v Bournemouth (2pm)
Brentford v Newcastle (2pm)
Nottm Forest v Leeds United (2pm)
Manchester City v Liverpool (4.30pm)
Ahead of Chelsea v Wolves, Blues boss Enzo Maresca has been talking about the idea of facing a team without a manager. Although perhaps his comments will become moribund if Rob Edwards is making his way to the Black Country as we speak.
Maresca said in his press conference: “It’s difficult for this reason, it is also difficult because we play Wednesday night - the players were off yesterday, we have a small session today and a game tomorrow. So the game plan is also different, but we need to adapt.”
Chelsea could be without Romeo Lavia for the visit of Wolves after the midfielder was forced off early in the 2-2 draw against Qarabag with yet another injury.
“We don’t have an update at the moment,” said Maresca. “We need to wait some hours to do all the checks that he needs. He is painful. It’s a shame. We are tying to minimise minutes for him. But even with that he’s injured again. We need to persist until we find the right solution.”
Thanks Rob. Am enjoying the ‘On this day’ flashbacks.
Let’s take a look at something more recent and lots of angles of this beauty from Emiliano Buendia which has been voted October 2025’s Guinness Goal of the Month.
Au revoir department
It’s time for me to depart the Guardian liveblog bunker, at least until tomorrow. David Tindall will keep you abreast of association football affairs for the next hour or so. Cheers for your company and emails – bye.
Wolves target Edwards not at Middlesbrough training
Rob Edwards didn’t take Middlesbrough training this morning amid sustained interest from Wolves. Boro rejected an approach for Edwards from the Premier League club on Thursday afternoon but 24 hours on his future is in serious doubt. Edwards is understood to be in discussions with the Boro hierarchy regarding what happens next. This morning Boro cancelled his pre-match press conference, scheduled for 1.30pm, to preview Saturday’s game against Birmingham.
On this day in 2000… Rangers go out of the Champions League on a raw night at Ibrox.
Mbeumo wins Premier League player of the month
An October double for Manchester United. Ruben Amorim was manager of the month; now Bryan Mbeumo has been announced as the player of the month. He scored after a minute in the victory at Anfield and added two more against Brighton the following weekend. It’s the first time Mbeumo has won the award.
He’s also the second Cameroon player to win the award after Liverpool defender Joel Matip in February 2022.
Manchester City v Liverpool (Sunday, 4.30pm)
Dominik Szoboszlai, one of the players of the Premier League season so far, has been speaking ahead of Liverpool’s trip to the Etihad.
The season is long. If we were seven points clear at this stage nobody would be saying we had won the league already. We just need to focus on ourselves, win our games and then let’s see what other teams are doing.
I think everybody could see against Real Madrid all of us running, fighting, being there for each other, covering each other’s back. The most important thing is to keep going like this. Now it’s all about the Premier League and facing Man City at the weekend. We know how good they are now.
I just try to do my best on the pitch. If it seems like I am a leader, then I’ll keep doing that on the pitch, not outside the pitch. We are a really close team. Everyone protects each other, we are there for each other, that’s been the most important thing.
Ten things to look out for this weekend
Granit Xhaka was never the most popular figure at Arsenal. The old tweets of New York’s newly elected mayor and lifelong Gooner, Zohran Mamdani, surfaced this week after his victory. Mamdani took aim at the midfielder in the lead-up to Arsenal’s match against Chelsea on Boxing Day 2020. Xhaka proved his critics wrong that day, scoring a sensational free kick in a 3-1 win, and has done the same since leaving Arsenal. Xhaka has been a revelation at Bayer Leverkusen – where he won the Bundesliga title undefeated – and now Sunderland, where he is adored by fans for perfectly complementing the youth of Régis Le Bris’ surging side. The league leaders will go to the Stadium of Light wary of their former captain, who will surely be out to prove a point.
Interview: Taylor Hinds
Arsenal face Chelsea in the WSL, a cracking way to start any football-based weekend. Suzanne Wrack has been chatting to Arsenal – and now England - left-back Taylor Hinds.
This is the type of team that I want to be in. I have the utmost respect for Liverpool for everything they’ve done for me over the five years. There’s a little part of me that’s always going to love Liverpool. So many of my friends are still up there, scousers are just one of a kind too, and I definitely miss that side of it, the people, but I’m also loving it here and I’m really thriving and happy.
The difference is just the standard, the intensity and the quality. Everything’s so fast-paced and training every day is like playing in a game every day. That’s what you want: you want to train how you play and here I get to do that with world-class players and learn from them.
Amorim wins manager of the month award
Plenty of people thought Ruben Amorim would receive a freshly printed P45 in October. Instead he has won the Premier League manager of the month award for the first time.
United beat Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton in their three Premier League games, ending the month in sixth place in the table. It’s coming home!
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Maresca responds to Rooney criticism
Some thinly sliced ultra-processed beef for you. Wayne Rooney was gently criticial of the extent to which Enzo Maresca rotates his Chelsea side after they draw with Qarabag in the Champions League. Maresca has responded thus:
We are in an era where anyone can say what they want. Since I joined the club, it’s my view to rotate players. No one complains when you win. When you don’t win I can understand no one is agreeing.
I loved rotation as a player. Football is a bit different compared to years ago in terms of physicality and intensity. It’s impossible to play with the same players 65 games in one season.
You cannot say: ‘why, years ago, was it possible?’ Because it was different. It was not so physical. I played for 20 years. Now it’s changed. You need to rotate.
If you want to see the season like a marathon, when you are in February and March, the last sprint, you have to think in a different way.
Brentford v Newcastle (Sun, 2pm)
Anthony Gordon, who is in the England squad, is waiting for the results of a scan on a hip injury and may miss Newcastle’s game at Brentford on Sunday.
Chelsea v Wolves (8pm)
Some more injury problems for Chelsea. Romeo Lavia will miss tomorrow’s game against Wolves; Pedro Neto is also doubtful.
Hearts manager Derek McInnes has won his third consecutive manager of the month award, and quite right too. Hearts are nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, though Celtic have a game in hand.
On this day in 1990… Aston Villa, 2-0 up from the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie against Internazionale, have their dreams crushed in the San Siro.
Sports quiz of the week
A defiantly mediocre 8/16 for me. Can you do better? I hope so, for all our sakes.
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Sunderland v Arsenal (Sat, 5.30pm)
Mikel Arteta has been saying some nice things about Granit Xhaka, who will face his old Arsenal teammates tomorrow.
He made me a better coach. He helped us to develop and improve a lot as a team and a club. I will be eternally grateful because I have great memories with him.
I am laughing because I just visualised Granit and it makes me laugh because he was such a character, a huge personality, very funny, super professional,” Arteta added.
One of those guys who can change the spirit of a dressing room and a team. That’s a superpower to have. It wasn’t an easy decision (to let him leave) because I knew the impact he could still have. But then when you have one of those leaders, you need to have him in the right frame of mind, feeling committed.
West Ham v Burnley (Sat 3pm)
Nuno Espirito Santo has been talking about Freddie Potts, who made such an impressive full debut for West Ham in their win over Newcastle last week.
He played really, really good and did a fantastic match. He was balanced and almost all his actions were accurate. He did what I think the team needed in that moment, with his presence there in the middle of the park, but Freddie has started one (Premier League) game.
Freddie has played many games in Championship and League One, that is what made him. Now I think he is a good option for us but he started one game. We are here to help all the players improve. Freddie is one of those that has got so much talent, so we are looking forward to seeing what he can do.
Arne Slot on the return of Alexander Isak
He will train for the first time today with the team again, after being three weeks out. I know that I said three weeks ago that his pre-season has ended so now it’s time for us to see where he is. But I have to come back to those words, because if you are three weeks only with the rehab, that doesn’t bring you back to the levels he was three weeks ago.
You cannot compare rehab with games of football or training sessions with the team. As much as we try to replicate it, that’s simply not possible. So, again I have to say, give him some time.
Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to Pep Guardiola, who will manage his 1,000th game on Sunday.
Pep! I am absolutely delighted to welcome you to join the prestigious LMA Hall of Fame 1,000 Club.
Your deep love and passion for the game has always been so evident and you should be very proud of the indelible impact you continue to have across the global game.
Reaching 1,000 matches and achieving such longevity in football is a landmark that can never be underestimated and, to continue to deliver league, Champions League and domestic cup titles in three of Europe’s most competitive leagues is outstanding.
Wolves target Edwards cancel pre-match press conference
Wolves’ search for their next head coach has taken another twist: Middlesbrough’s Rob Edwards will no longer be conducting his pre-match press conference. Wolves had an official approach for Edwards rejected on Thursday with Boro determined to keep the man who has led them to third in the Championship after taking over in the summer on a three-year contract.
Wolves are longstanding admirers of Edwards, who has a fondness for the club, having previously played and coached at Molineux. He also had a spell in caretaker charge in 2016, shortly after the Wolves owner, Fosun, assumed control of the club. Might he now take permanent charge?
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A proud day for Guernsey
“With Alex Scott’s call up we now have a donkey (not a derogatory term!) in both men’s and women’s senior England squads!” writes Alex from Guernsey. “Maya Le Tissier has been representing the Lionesses brilliantly and hopefully Alex can follow for the men. Incidentally they are step-siblings, which is not widely known. Proud day to be a Guern!”
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On this day in 1973… Ajax’s reign as European champions ends in stunning fashion.
More from Thomas Tuchel
Myles [Lewis-Skelly] was a very good teammate and played for us in the last camp in Riga. So were Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Morgan Gibbs-White and James Trafford. [Those four players] were outperformed by Nico [O’Reilly], by Alex Scott, by Jude and by Nick Pope in their positions.
Myles simply needs more starts, more minutes. Nico has played a lot more in his position so he is ahead for this camp. The door is always open.
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On this day in 2010… Fernando Torres returns to form against his future club.
Mikel Arteta has said he is “super optimistic” that the Premier League will accept Arsenal’s request to move their game against Everton on 21 December to 24 hours earlier after holding positive talks.
Crystal Palace have also asked to move their Premier League match against Leeds to the 20 December to allow them more time to prepare for their rescheduled Carabao Cup quarter-final with Arsenal to 23 December. The Premier League has yet to comment on the prospect of that happening but Arteta, whose side face Sunderland on Saturday looking for an 11th victory in a row, said “hopefully not” when asked whether they are likely to face two games in three days.
“I’m super optimistic that this is not going to be the case because from every angle, from the Premier League, from the EFL, from UEFA, all the time the only thing that we talk about is the welfare of the players and the supporters,” he said. “If we want to maintain that principle that cannot be the case and we cannot play Sunday and Tuesday. So we have very positive talks to the clubs and to the Premier League, and hopefully we’ll find a way to help as much as possible.”
Thomas Tuchel on his England squad
On the return of Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden
We are delighted they are back – their contributions to their goals has been immense. Jude comes back as a No10; I think that’s his best position and one of his key strengths is to arrive and score goals a No9 would score. They can seem like easy goals (but they aren’t) – this is one of his key qualities.
I see Phil as being strongest where he played against Dortmund – close to the opponent’s box, maybe as a mix between a 9 and a 10. He’s on the half-turn, then he assists; he’s in the pockets. The main thing with Phil is that he gets a role in the centre of the pitch. I don’t see him as a winger. His role will be very flud – but in the middel of the pitch.
On Alex Scott and Adam Wharton’s inclusion
Two different positions, two different profiles. It’s the third time we’ve tried to call Adam up – I hope he stays fit! Elliot [Anderson] has done very well for us. He is playing through pain at the moment – nothing major – so we are aware of that and we added Adam to the squad. We need to learn about him and prepare ourselves if Elliot is not able to play both 90 minutes. Don’t forget Jordan Henderson please because we have both options.
Alex deserves to be with us. I first closely saw him in the Euros with the under-21s when he was excellent together with Elliot Anderson. Since then he has really satepped up and is a regular starter for Bournemouth, who are overperforming constantly in the league. He has come a long way. He will come as a No8 and hopefully he can show his talent and personality.
Bellingham and Foden earn England recalls as Wharton and Scott also picked
Here’s Jacob Steinberg’s news story on the recall of Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden to the England squad – and the inclusion of Alex Scott and Adam Wharton.
On this day in 1993… a topsy-turvy derby at Maine Road.
“No Liverpool players in the England squad,” says our resident Wales/Liverpool fan Matt Dony, high-fiving allcomers in the deli aisle at Tesco. “So lower risk of injuries in games that don’t really matter to me. Excellent. Could other countries take note, please?”
From the (recent) archive: Alex Scott interview
England new boy Alex Scott was the Championship player of the year with Bristol City in 2022-23. He then joined Bournemouth in the summer. His first big interview was with our own Ben Fisher, and it’s well worth revisiting.
Asked then if the 2026 World Cup was on his radar, he replied: “What’s that, three years from now … I’ll be 22. Why not?” Five years on from Isthmian League Division One South East trips with Guernsey to Sittingbourne and Cray Valley Paper Mills, where he played in front of a crowd of 56, Scott’s impressive trajectory continues. He played against Jude Bellingham for Southampton at youth level, now they are England teammates. “It has been a bit of a whirlwind few years,” he said. “I don’t really want to look back on how it’s gone, I just want to keep going.”
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Arne Slot’s press conferences are more interesting than most, and this morning’s was no exception. Here are some of the things he said.
On Florian Wirtz
Florian can play in more than only one position. He can play off the left, which he did almost all the time in Leverkusen when Xabi Alonso came and introduced his 3-4-3 system, and before he played as a 10 in a 4-3-3.
It is more about getting him positions where he is good, rather than be focused on ‘Is he a 10, is he an 11, is he an eight?’. We would like to have him in and around the 18-yard box, centrally or a bit more off the left or bit more off the right for him to create the amount of chances he has already created for us.
On Liverpool’s return to form
We always knew we were able to do so. It was helpful to us the other team [Real Madrid] did what I expected because in eight out of 10 games this season we have faced a different playing style than these teams played before, although there is still a lot of work to be done from the players to get a result like that.
On visiting Manchester City
What we can expect from City is the playing style we always see, but the difficult thing is they are very good at it and have very good players so that makes that challenge big again.
On Arsenal’s lead at the top
I only focus on ourselves. We have lost a few games, much more than we usually do, and now we have won two so our focus is on getting consistent, improving and getting players fit and then we will see where that will lead to. But at this moment in time definitely not the only focus we have is the league table.
On this day in 1999… Arsenal go down kicking at Tottenham.
Two years after receiving an 18-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting players under his care, a former Canada women’s national team coach is yet to appear on any public sanctions list published by Canada Soccer or BC Soccer, the regional governing body for soccer in British Columbia, where the crimes took place.
The revelation has prompted the executive director of the Canadian organization newly appointed to manage reports of abuse and misconduct to call for an international registry of offenders to track individuals who have been banned from sports for misconduct.
Bob Birarda, a former Vancouver Whitecaps women’s team and Canada under-20 women’s coach, pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual assault and one charge of forcible touching in 2022. He was sentenced to 18 months in jail in November that year.
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On this day in 1998… Dion Dublin enjoys a fairytale debut for the Premier League leaders Aston Villa.
Save the date: 13 June 2026
Manchester United will trial a one-off day of tours of the club’s training complex next June which could raise £100k if the 20 time slots are sold out, and will be followed by further days and a more expensive VIP version of the experience.
United believe that the only other elite clubs which currently offer a similar tour of facilities are Liverpool and Barcelona. The executive view their initiative as being about creating new and memorable experiences for supporters while increasing revenues to improve financial robustness and maximise funds to invest in Ruben Amorim’s squad, it is understood.
On Saturday 13 June the usual Old Trafford tour will be expanded to include a coach to the Carrington facility, which is seven miles from the stadium.
While no photographs will be allowed, the whole day will take around four hours and is to take in the training ground dressing rooms, gym, recovery facility and press lounge plus the players lounge and views of the training pitches.
Tickets for the whole day including the training ground are £100 each for adults, senior citizens and U16s. The tour of the Old Trafford usually has a 50-person limit so if each of the 20 time slots, which start at 10am and finish at 2.45pm, are sold out the club would earn £100k from the single day.
After the trial a number of follow-up days are planned, all of which will be when the players are not at the club, with a VIP option also set to be available that will “offer once-in-a-lifetime features”, according to United sources.
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Big interview: Leny Yoro
A little under six months ago, Leny Yoro was sat on the San Mamés turf, head slumped, anguished by the Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. It extinguished Manchester United’s last flicker of hope of Champions League qualification in a desperate season, the Frenchman’s first in England.
United visit the same opponents on Saturday, with optimism finally creeping back at Old Trafford after a run of four games without defeat. Yoro, who turns 20 next week, was one of the few successes of a grinding campaign. Ruben Amorim’s attempt to turn the behemoth around is starting to see results and a win at Tottenham would be a further indication of progress as the head coach begins his second year in charge.
“I think everyone knows last season was a really emotional season,” Yoro says. “Not just for the coach, for everyone. It was tough, honestly, it was tough for us to sometimes face the games, face training. So everyone was emotional, to be honest.
“I think this year is different. We don’t have the Champions League, but if you can take the good way of this, we have more time to train, we have more freedom in our head. So, the coach is not different than last year, it’s just the result that is different. And every footballer knows when you win on the day, you have a really perfect week after. It’s more about the result in the head. It’s not as emotional as last year.”
The omission of Myles Lewis-Skelly means England have three main options at left-back: Nico O’Reilly, Dan Burn and Djed Spence. And with Ollie Watkins not in the squad, Marcus Rashford is now the main cover for Harry Kane up front. Jarrod Bowen can also play there. Hell, they can all play there.
The full England squad
Goalkeepers Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
Defenders Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City)
Midfielders Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
Jude Bellingham is back in the England squad, as trailed yesterday. The other big name to return is Phil Foden, who has not played for his country since March, and there is also a first call-up for Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott. Adam Wharton also makes the cut but Morgan Gibbs-White, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ollie Watkins drop out
Tuchel calls up Scott and Wharton
Two young central midfielders, Bournemouth’s Alex Scott and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, are also in the England squad. Scott, who helped England Under-21s win the European Championship in the summer, is called up to the senior squad for the first time.
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Bellingham and Foden recalled to England squad
Thomas Tuchel is putting the band back together: Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden, who have both shown signs of their utter brilliance in recent weeks, are back in the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.
On the ball – guess the footballer
The Guardian has kicked off a new chapter in cheesy metaphors puzzles with the launch of its first daily football game, On the ball. It is now live in the app for both iOS and Android … so what are you waiting for?
‘A moral crisis in Turkish football’
Turkish prosecutors said on Friday they had ordered the detention of 21 people, including 17 referees and the chairman of an unnamed Super Lig club as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches.
So far 18 of the 21 suspects have been detained, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
The move comes a week after the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) suspended 149 referees and assistant referees after an investigation found the officials working in the country’s professional leagues were betting on football matches.
The Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office said the detention of the 17 referees was on the grounds of abuse of duty and manipulating match results. A Super Lig club president, a former club owner and a former association president were also ordered detained over alleged match-fixing, it said.
One more person faced arrest for spreading misleading information on social media as part of the operation across 12 cities in Turkey, the statement said.
In its own separate probe, the TFF’s disciplinary board has imposed bans ranging from eight to 12 months on 149 officials for involvement in betting activity.
TFF President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu has described the situation as a “moral crisis in Turkish football”. Its probe revealed that 371 of 571 active referees in Turkey’s professional leagues had betting accounts, and 152 of them were actively gambling.
One referee had bet 18,227 times, and 42 referees had bet on more than 1,000 football matches each. Others were found to have bet only once.
From Reuters
Rooney: 'Maybe I was bit unfair to Van Dijk'
The football news cycle cannot function without some ultra-processed beef. This week it’s been between Wayne Rooney and Virgil van Dijk, who had a face-to-face discussion on Amazon Prime about Rooney’s suggestion Van Dijk had “downed tools” during Liverpool’s recent slump.
Here’s what Rooney had to say on the latest edition of his BBC podcast.
Maybe I was a bit unfair with that comment (about downing tools). Maybe I was a bit unfair because I don’t know him that well as a person.
From a performance point of view I think I was speaking what I felt and what I was seeing and I felt I was right.
Van Dijk will judge himself by them (high standards). When he reflects on his performances this season he’d be the first to say they haven’t been at the standard he’s set.
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Key event
Sunday’s game at the Etihad will be Pep Guardiola’s 1000th as manager. He’s come a long way since 2 September 2007, when his Barcelona B team drew 0-0 away to CE Premia.
Can anyone name the XI Guardiola picked that day? If so, we encourage you to seek urgent medical assistance.
Guardiola is the 39th manager in the modern era of English football to be inducted into the LMA Hall of Fame 1,000 Club.
“Being a member of the League Managers Association is very important to me so I am really, really honored to join the LMA Hall of Fame 1,000 Club,” he said. “I am humbled to be inducted into such an esteemed club that includes Sir Alex Ferguson and many managerial peers that I have enjoyed competing against over the years.”
Manchester City v Liverpool (Sun, 4.30pm)
Arne Slot says Alexander Isak will return to training with Liverpool today, so you’d imagine he’ll be on the bench for Sunday’s game at the Etihad
Eleven arrests at Aston Villa v Maccabi Tel Aviv
Last night’s Europa League match between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv was, as Barney Ronay put it, “perhaps the most un-football football match ever staged in England, a groaning platter of geopolitics with a tiny little sprig of sport dusted across the top”. Oh, Villa won 2-0.
Few things in football stir the soul like the emergence of young players. We profile six of the best from this Premier League season.
Middlesbrough reject Wolves approach for Edwards
Wolves’s approach for Rob Edwards has been rejected by Middlesbrough, with the Championship club determined to keep hold of their head coach. Wolves want Edwards to succeed Vítor Pereira but after Gary O’Neil pulled out of advanced talks on Monday, Boro dismissed Wolves’s attempt to lure Edwards on Thursday afternoon.
Edwards joined Boro in the summer on a three-year contract until 2028 and the club are adamant they want to keep him after leading them to third in the division. Wolves were hoping to tempt Edwards to swap a promotion charge for a relegation battle, with the Molineux club bottom of the Premier League after claiming just two points from their opening 10 matches.
Wolves and particularly their executive chair, Jeff Shi, are longstanding admirers of Edwards, who previously played and coached at the club. Edwards also had a short spell in caretaker charge in 2016, shortly after Fosun, Wolves’ owners, bought the club. Wolves were willing to pay Boro compensation to extract Edwards from his contract.
Manchester City v Liverpool (4.30pm)
Arne Slot, who looks a lot more relaxed after a superb week for Liverpool, is chatting to the media ahead of the trip to Manchester City on Sunday. We’ll post the most interesting quotes shortly.
Tuchel decides to recall Bellingham in key England squad
Thomas Tuchel has decided to give Jude Bellingham an England recall on Friday for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, the Guardian understands. The head coach sparked a major sideshow in October when he did not select Bellingham for the friendly with Wales and the qualifier against Latvia.
Bellingham was not in prime physical condition having returned to the Real Madrid squad after shoulder surgery only a couple of weeks before Tuchel’s announcement. It was nonetheless a bombshell call given Bellingham’s ability and status, with Tuchel doubling down on it when he said he might have excluded him even if he had been 100% fit.
Preamble
Morning one and all. Stop messing around on YouTube, watching old Top of the Pops episodes from 1991 again: we’ve got a busy (sic) day of football news ahead. At 10am, Thomas Tuchel will name his England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, with Jude Bellingham set to be recalled.
We’ll also have all the build-up – okay, as much as we can humanly manage – ahead of this weekend’s domestic fixtures. Including this little lot in the Premier League.
Saturday
Tottenham v Man Utd (12.30pm)
Everton v Fulham (3pm)
West Ham v Burnley (3pm)
Sunderland v Arsenal (5.30pm)
Chelsea v Wolves (8pm)
Sunday
Crystal Palace v Brighton (2pm)
Aston Villa v Bournemouth (2pm)
Brentford v Newcastle (2pm)
Nottm Forest v Leeds United (2pm)
Manchester City v Liverpool (4.30pm)
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | Man City | 10 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | Man Utd | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 10 | Brighton | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Brentford | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 10 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Everton | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | Fulham | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Leeds | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 17 | Burnley | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | West Ham | 10 | -11 | 7 |
| 19 | Nottm Forest | 10 | -12 | 6 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 10 | -15 | 2 |
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