“I spoke to him and he told me that Covid hit him hard. It is key for him to get well, and that is why I decided that the best option was for him to stay at his club.”
The home side's hopes of maintaining their first-half momentum after the break were dashed on 50 minutes by a ruthless QPR counter-attack from a cheap Derby turnover, as Chair released Austin down left and his perfect cross was superbly side-footed into the top corner on the volley by a back-peddling Willock.
Only one year ago I signed a new contract with the ambition of staying in this club for a long time, giving everything for my club, for the development and project that I believed in - and for the passionate fans.
Following the break, Sky Sports will bring you two games in four days as Hearts face Celtic then Rangers go to Ross County in late January before the double-header in February kicks off the latest additions.
“When he came on, the mood kind of changed in here,” Robertson said afterwards. “Anfield believes Divock was going to score and that’s the kind of attitude you have around him.”
The Ibrox side were rocked, however, with the departure of Gerrard for Aston Villa. In came Van Bronckhorst, whose first assignment was a home clash against Czech side Sparta.
Spurs have been in good form in front of their own fans since Conte took over, claiming four wins and a draw in the five league clashes he has overseen.
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There are few things in football so careless as conceding straight after half-time. All that chit-chat, gone. A quarter of an hour of clapping and urging and back-slapping and tacticking, all dust in seconds. The taste of the orange slices, curdling to bitter lemon. Look what you've done, Duje Ćaleta-Car. You've wasted a perfectly good strategy meeting.
France have become the latest nation to limit spectators at football matches with new Covid rules announced on Monday limiting outdoor gatherings to just 5,000 people.
Riqui Puig is one such player. He is not short of talent and has been at times considered ready to be a regular first-team player, but he was disappointing today. He was not the only one, either, with perhaps only Jutgla showing any kind of danger in the second half.
However, there are still questions about Salah's long-term future at Anfield, with the Egyptian yet to sign a new contract and his current deal set to expire in 2023.
When I saw their team and Son, Gareth Bale, Harry Kane and Lucas Moura all playing I thought Arsenal could be in a bit of trouble, Merson said.
Southampton now appeared vulnerable whenever Arsenal pressed forward and the home side had chances to add to their lead before the break, particularly when Lacazette was halted by Kyle Walker-Peters' last-ditch tackle.
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Antonio Conte felt the gap between Tottenham and Chelsea was clear to see as his side slipped to a disappointing 2-0 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg defeat.
They are all really at the peak of their careers, ambitious to achieve more success and I am sure at this particular time we will be getting their best years.
Manchester City have won their last 14 meetings with Watford in all competitions and could become the first English league side in history to win 15 consecutive competitive games against an opponent.Watford have lost 11 of their last 12 away games against Man City in all competitions, with the exception being a 0-0 draw in December 2006.
These two clubs - broadly speaking - play the same brand of football. Their philosophies are underpinned by an intensity that represents a big ask physically on its players. It is - to this observer's eye - the most aesthetically pleasing and effective philosophy in the game. However, having the most effective philosophy is not a guarantee of success - managers generally need to navigate injuries, losses in form and player motivation.
Meanwhile, striker Luka Jovic has been near a Bernabeu exit before but the Serbian is unlikely to depart in the winter, having recently covered well for Benzema. This could be his last chance to make it at Madrid.
He's a central part of their defence because he's a very smart player but also a hard and reliable defender.
But manager Chris Wilder may wonder how rejuvenated Boro did not complete a hat-trick of wins against the play-off chasing home side.
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Middlesbrough inflicted a club-record eighth straight defeat on Cardiff with a 2-0 win - a result that cost Mick McCarthy his job.
You want them to have the belief, come in every day and want to be successful, to train hard every day to better the club, improve the team and be successful.
Must-win game for Man City With the players Liverpool have got out, Manchester City have got to win this game.
United started the second half with more purpose and Cristiano Ronaldo - who had previously cut an isolated figure - looped a header onto the crossbar.
Having spent over £200m in the summer, Lampard left Chelsea in mid-table and was said to be disappointed not to have had the time to take the club forward - a luxury that would not be on offer at Rangers either.
Rangnick, who was involved in the process of signing Haaland for Red Bull Salzburg from Norwegian club Molde in 2019, was quick to dismiss any speculation.
Obviously, we are similar players, we want to create and dribble - but we can play together with our team's style and formation.
The blue tide did not abate in the new half. If anything, it swelled stronger as McCarthy dragged one wide from the edge of the box.
Since starting his first game of the season against Derby in early December, Semenyo has notched six goals and seven assists in just 13 appearances.
Then there was another good second goal, we lacked a bit of quality in the final third and we hurt them in good areas but the final ball wasn't quite there but again they're a good team, they're well organised and have many attributes so that's an important three points tonight.
Benitez has often spoken during this run of reproducing those same performances, but it was too small a sample size to say with any conviction that an identifiable style was being formed.
He only ended up making five appearances for the club before a it ruled him out of action indefinitely.
Sakala came in today - not only his goals, but his energy, work rate, enthusiasm for the game, played with a smile on his face.
Frank Lampard remains in contention for the Everton job as owner Farhad Moshiri holds off appointing the previously favoured Vitor Pereira.
It was a reminder to everyone why he had looked nailed on to earn his first England call-up for last month's squad, before agonisingly picking up a foot injury in the defeat at Liverpool.
Palace grew into the game and posed a threat on the counter-attack. They may have had a penalty when Jordan Ayew was bundled over by Patrick Struijk but the referee Kevin Friend was unmoved.
Karim Benzema, with 13 goals, is three clear of Vinicius Jr and Real Betis' Juanmi in the La Liga top scorers chart
There's no exact science to win a football game - there are different ways - but Manchester United have not had a clear plan and this guy has a plan.
A great night. Guardiola: We deserve it but we are in troubleIn the second half, they were better than us and we were lucky we did not concede, Guardiola told BT Sport.
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I gave Ben White man of the match but they all defended really well. They should have played better against Forest.
We have based our data on every journey being made by plane. It is possible some may be made by road or rail, but there are only three instances where clubs are less than 300km apart.
So we travelled over there and they phoned me while I was there, had a video call and I was really happy to accept.
In Spurs, they met a ruthless opponent with a striker whose killer touch they would dearly love to have themselves.
Pogba anticipated he would jink inside onto his right foot, but instead he shuffled it onto his left and speared a pinpoint cross over Varane and onto the head of Iheanacho.
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