On the return to league action, tight losses against Coventry, Jersey Reds and Cornish Pirates could have dampened their spirits, but they regularly hit back .... Cornish Pirates - Doncaster Knights in live - 22 December Speaking to the BBC earlier this week, Eriksen expressed his thanks to all those who intervened to help when he collapsed on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 fixture against Finland. Rossi was nevertheless insistent and the player eventually relented, thus beginning a climb up the Italian pyramid that culminated in Crotone's promotion from Serie B in 2019-20 and his entry into the top flight. It was also another disappointing night for striker Romelu Lukaku, who was finally given a start and a chance to kick-start his indifferent season by Tuchel. Newcastle tried to sign Lingard in January but the player was not sure about committing himself to a club that, at the time, was in a relegation battle. This draw means that Gillingham have now gone 13 games without a league win and sit nine points from safety, while Shrewsbury leapfrogged Cheltenham into 17th place. We pressed Hearts aggressively up the pitch, we played some good football and probably had the better opportunities. I was like, 'I am more prepared for this than any music interview, ever!' James was born in Birmingham and brought up in Bromford, and there was only ever one team for him. Now it's time to get our payback, he told ITV Sport. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said: I don't care about Liverpool's other titles. Calvin Ramsay, Declan Gallagher and Matty Kennedy are set to remain on the sidelines along with long-term absentees Mikey Devlin and Andy Considine. And asked about Rafael Benitez's sacking by Everton, Ranieri was typically philosophical. Maybe you are not used to it in England, but in Italy they change managers like they buy an ice cream. That is it. In the WSL, we've had some good results, but that can confuse you sometimes about where you're at and it's great to have those moments in football where you know you need to get better. Northern Ireland almost grabbed a winner in the 48th minute when Jamal Lewis squared the ball back for George Saville, but his close-range effort was excellently parried away by Gianluigi Donnarumma. And Rachel Williams completed the comeback midway through the second half when she controlled a pass with her left, shifted the ball onto her right and beat Hannah Hampton with a clinical low effort. Things have not gone according to plan for Unai Emery's side this season with the Yellow Submarine drawing seven of their 13 league matches and a lack of clinical finishing has certainly cost them points. It's come out of the blue, but very pleasantly out of the blue and I do feel very ready to take this challenge on, he said. It is the main stadium for the month-long tournament and is due to stage three more games, including the final on February 6. In a statement, the Premier League said: “The safety of everyone is a priority and the Premier League is taking all precautionary steps in response to the impact of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The Sky Sports pundits have their say... Carra: Can you call Man City a great team if they don't win the Champions League? The player was then taken to hospital in Poissy where she was treated for injuries to her hands and legs. She was therefore ruled out of PSG’s 4-0 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday. Dani Alves, Carlos Tevez and Jack Wilshere are just a handful of players who are out of contract and available on free transfer in Football Manager 2022. Liverpool fell behind to England defender Fikayo Tomori's effort for AC Milan before Salah equalised on 36 minutes for Jurgen Klopp's men. Cornish Pirates (@CornishPirates1) / X MATCH DAY INFORMATION Find out everything you need to know in in @doncasterknights. @champrugby. Sun 22 Dec The Mennaye ⏰ 2:30pm ... With Steve Morison's side having scored 39 of their 48 league goals in the second halves of games this season, the hosts needed to be aware of the threat posed by their opponents, but goalkeeper Luke Daniels was seldom tested after the break, though Max Watters' cross from the left that bounced off the crossbar almost caught him out. Traore unconvinced by SpursBarcelona are in talks with Wolves over a move for Adama Traore, who is unconvinced by Tottenham's offer to use him in a variety of positions. Barcelona are, therefore, desperately in need of reinforcements at both ends of the pitch, with only Ronald Araujo convincing at centre-back, while goals have been a big problem for the Catalans. Incredibly, 18 of the 28 players who featured that Thursday night are still on the clubs' payrolls - and as a sign of just how settled a unit Liverpool have been under Jurgen Klopp since then, the German could feasibly select nine of his XI that evening on Sunday. After falling 2-0 to Canada in a game that the U.S. was chasing for over 80 minutes, Berhalter strongly defended his team's performance. Indeed, in one pre-season friendly with Jose Mourinho's Blues, Houghton lined up alongside Eden Hazard, John Terry, Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic. Cyriel Dessers scored a winner just nine seconds after half-time as Feyenoord won an exciting Europa Conference League semi-final first leg against Marseille. They are distinctly modern defenders, assured on the ball and quick across the turf, and despite their relative inexperience, Gabriel feels they have quickly got to grips with Arteta's demands for the position. We were 1-0 down and things changed because of our mentality, the match-winner told BT Sport. We didn’t do a great game but we pushed, we never dropped. I have no doubt. Sources have intimated Ten Hag would be the easiest to secure as Ajax expect him to leave and have been smooth to negotiate with. They are going to set themselves the target. If they achieve it, they're immortal, they are above anyone that has played the game in this country. You might have expected Guardiola to be furious at letting the opposition back into the game, but he said absolutely not and it was a nice game to watch. The Liverpool choices are less obvious in the absence of Salah, and I'd actually favour Trent Alexander-Arnold or Andrew Robertson over Diogo Jota. They've both out-performed him on average over the past six weeks, but it's the riskier option because you're really banking on Liverpool keeping the clean sheet at Crystal Palace to add to their potential attacking returns. But reservations arise over Traore's suitability in perhaps the most-crucial area - end product. Could it be the case that Traore's creativity is not fully utilised at Wolves? And of course the goal is just what he does better than most. Solskjaer hailed the comeback victory as massive in the context of the group. I am really happy with the result because it is a massive result for us away against a very good team that makes few errors and is very dangerous, said Arteta. Asked if West Ham boss David Moyes had selected a defensive side against the Premier League champions, Cole replied: You can say he has gone a bit negative. Why not? The toxicity which has characterised recent games here, particularly the home losses to Liverpool and Aston Villa, was swept away by Lampard's animated presence in the technical area and the enjoyment of the best win for any Everton manager in his first game. Lucho had a big problem, because he had a habit of running with the ball looking at the ground, and often didn't even notice that he had reached the end of the field,” Pocillo Diaz continued.