And it’s no surprise that they are taking their time as the decision could go a long way to deciding whether Arsenal can sustain their push for a top four finish in the Premier League this season.
It follows several days of negotiations, in which Villa have beaten off interest from Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham.
Sam Smith scored six minutes into the second half for the U's but Freddie Ladapo squashed any chance of a comeback, netting Rotherham's third 10 minutes before time.
Ferran Torres is poised to make his Barcelona debut on Wednesday night in the Spanish Super Cup Clasico against Real Madrid.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-2 BETTING ANGLE: Crystal Palace draw no bet (11/10 with Sky Bet) Southampton vs Leicester, Wednesday 7.30pmOne result is not enough to convince me Brendan Rodgers has Leicester back to where he wants them.
I am going to push the boat out and select a bottle of red and I'll invite David Moyes for a glass after the tie.
After the initial confusion that marred Janny Sikazwe’s handling of the Mali-Tunisia game on January 12, observers hoped it would be the last time a referee would be the post-match centre of attention.
While predominantly non-Christian countries such as most of those above would have no reason to stop the football calendar for Christmas Day, the heavily Roman Catholic Bolivia stood as an outlier in 2019.
The most recent of those was directed at Jude Bellingham, as he warmed up right in front of us, and close to the Hungarian ultras. The Football Association subsequently called on FIFA to investigate the chants, while England's players were also booed by fans when taking a knee prior to kick-off.
He played a vital role in Kurt Zouma's early own goal, providing the low cross, before setting up Heung-Min Son with two very different assists.
ᐉ DR Congo vs Guinea Live Stream, Tip » How to watch 9 hours ago — How to watch the DR Congo vs Guinea live stream video. Predictions, H2H, statistics and live score. Africa Cup of Nations 02/02/2024.
Forward Ferran Torres (foot) is also out after suffering injury on international duty meaning Raheem Sterling could be handed a rare start but midfielder Ilkay Gundogan and left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko are back in contention.
At the other end Sommer remained untroubled even as Baraclough threw on attacking reinforcements in desperate hope of an equaliser, and instead their commitment to attack would see them punished.
A disconnect appeared. There was no togetherness, no sense of everyone pulling in the same direction in an attempt to turn things around.
Get Sky Sports | Live football on Sky Nev: PL should force teams to play | Carra: Clubs taking advantageGary Neville has said the Premier League must force teams to fulfil their fixtures after Arsenal requested to postpone the derby, while Jamie Carragher believes clubs are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dani Alves' upcoming return to Barcelona seems as strong evidence as any that if you wish for something hard enough, it will come to be.
Jones Knows predictionNorwich have failed to score against Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal this season, losing all of those matches to nil.
That xG figure tells the whole story. Southampton are a reliable team when it comes to goal-heavy matches, too.
I'm a big admirer of him as a player and I think he can do both roles for us. Lampard said of Gordon: Has he surprised me?
I think anyone who doesn’t like me because of how I am on the pitch, I would encourage them to chat to me off it. If it still stands [that you don't like me], then fair play, but I think it is healthy to have that fight inside you and that willingness to win on the pitch.
But following discussions to bring Cole on board at Goodison Park, it is expected that the 41-year-old will join Lampard's backroom team on Wednesday.
A waved away penalty appeal caused him to react angrily to accusations of simulation from Soyuncu, drawing the Dutchman a booking.
The game was really scrappy, with not a huge amount of chances I don't think Hibs really deserved to win but they got the goal from the set piece.
With Spartak Moscow also leading at Legia Warsaw, it looked like the Foxes were exiting the Europa League with a whimper.
Dusan Vlahovic scored twice while Giacomo Bonaventura and Youssef Maleh were also on target as Fiorentina moved up to fifth with a 4-0 win over bottom side Salernitana.
Manchester United are in discussions with the Premier League over postponing their fixture away to Brentford on Tuesday evening after being forced to shut down their training complex due to positive Covid cases.
However, Villa manager Carla Ward said her side are only looking upwards in the table, adding that they are thinking about how high we can finish.
I wouldn't have returned to management for any job. I'm loving every second of the job and the challenge we face.
AFCON 2023: Guinea, DR Congo into quarter-finals in 5 days ago — Egypt vs DR Congo - AFCON. Share. Video Player is Watch AFCON highlights for free on Sky Sports · Get Sky Sports | Get NOW to stream big ...
How the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League table | Fixtures | Results How Arsenal won itBrendan Rodgers will be frustrated that errors undermined Leicester but Mikel Arteta's men were better in the big moments.
Their centre-backs were scared to go near me, he said of the match against France. They could see physically I could handle myself against them.
“I remember when I saw him the first time, I thought he could be a player for me,” said Klopp on Friday.
PART 1: It's Virgil Van Dijk vs Romelu Lukaku at Anfield this weekend - but who will come out on top?
Other things to factor into your planning are: The Africa Cup of Nations, which most pertinently will take Mohamed Salah out of action for gameweeks 22 and 23; Chelsea's participation in Fifa's Club World Cup, which means they currently have no fixtures in gameweeks 24 and 25; and the fact that in gameweek 21, the top four are up against each other - Manchester City are at home to Arsenal and Liverpool visit Chelsea, and most of our squads are packed with their players.
Still, Pioli admitted that missed chances, including a penalty, put his team in a poor position in the defeat.
And when assessing the odds, the exciting fight is being priced up as a three, maybe four, horse race between Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal and West Ham.
Odegaard is a pressing machine, along with Martinelli. But sometimes it isn't right to go [and press] and there are spaces either side of Partey.
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Kelvin Madzongwe was adjudged to have handled as he turned his back on a strike from Pape Gueye.
Ecuador are third in the 10-nation South American qualifying standings with 24 points from 15 games, seven points ahead of Colombia and Peru, who have a game in hand.
Barcelona have made tying Ronald Araujo to a contract extension a priority, as coach Xavi insists the defender is the present and future of the club.
FA Cup holders Chelsea have been drawn to play Women's Super League (WSL) rivals Aston Villa in the fourth round of the competition, while Manchester United and Manchester City will face third-tier opposition.
I am not sure we are in a position to put them on their toes, he said. Even if we have no chance to catch them, we have to win our games. This football club is massive.
But their success should not come as a surprise. Despite their size, they have qualified for Europe in 17 of the past 22 seasons.
The Arsenal full-back lost his balance and stumbled to the ground before appearing to stop the ball with his hand.
Martens was one of the players to steal the show in that match against the English champions, having done so in the semi-finals as well. In the second leg of Barca's clash with Paris Saint-Germain, she scored both goals to help the club advance to the final.
Millwall Football Club has a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of discrimination and will investigate any incident of alleged abuse accordingly. As is club policy, any individual found guilty of discriminatory abuse is issued with an immediate lifetime ban, confirmed a club spokesperson.
Rangers were growing into the game and in the 37th minute, left-back Borna Barisic's shot from distance was saved by Julian Pollersbeck but the Lyon 'keeper was beaten four minutes later.
