Marco Silva discusses the squad as Fulham get ready to host Southampton at Craven Cottage. Video Player is loading. Play Video.. Saints Play Packages As first revealed by GOAL in October, talks over a new deal for Christensen had stalled, with the situation described as being at stalemate following two months of negotiations. Liverpool take on Salzburg, into the Champions League knockouts for the first time, Chelsea face Ligue 1 champions Lille, while Manchester City will play reigning Europa League winners Villarreal. Man Utd hold 'positive' talks with Ajax boss Ten HagRangnick role not clear | Ten Hag, Poch lead shortlistGet Sky Sports | Download the Sky Sports AppManchester United is only one of them. Hopefully when the break comes we will get reinforcements and come out stronger. Celtic beat Betis in thriller but injury problems mountCeltic winger Jota will miss League Cup finalCeltic target J-League trio & Jota dealPostecoglou, who could be facing a striker shortage for the League Cup final against Hibernian next week, added: I do think it's too many games. You have to protect your team and they penalised us in a bad way. We were penalised and from the Premier League not from UEFA. The match was stopped for more than 10 minutes before Fleck was taken by ambulance to the nearby Royal Berkshire Hospital. My whole time at City was plagued with injuries, until I left at 16. Then I had a trial with Bolton - I scored a hat-trick but they told me afterwards they didn't have the budget to sign me, so that was the end of that, and I went into non-league. Both sides created fewer chances in the second half with Mee sending a header over from a corner and Mason Greenwood having a shot in the area saved. There's a thing called medical confidentiality which seems to be being totally overlooked in a lot of areas at the moment, he said on the eve of the Andorra fixture. If I was Mikel Arteta, I'd be really pleased with the overall performance, but Arsenal have to work on their final pass and putting teams away. Man of the Match - Aaron RamsdaleAaron Ramsdale is the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in each of his first three appearances for Arsenal since Wojciech Sczcesny between 2009/2010. 'Where can he go at the minute? Spanish football is struggling' Where can he go at the minute? Spanish football is struggling. His last Chelsea goal was in a Europa League semi-final against Frankfurt in 2019, but it's good to see him back challenging for those positions in midfield and Tuchel is aware of the player's strengths as a good tactical option in either using three of two in this area. With McCarthy now set for a spell on the sidelines and Fraser Forster out injured, Southampton may only have one goalkeeper, 23-year-old Harry Lewis, fit to play against Arsenal on Saturday. Despite the constant waves of City attacks, Swindon pulled a goal back through Harry McKirdy who slipped the ball under Zack Steffen after impressive play from substitute Jonny Williams. Jurgen Klopp, who was booked, had afters with referee Paul Tierney Not many games went ahead this weekend, but those that did were packed full of talking points. Manchester City so often have five players in forward positions spread across the pitch, and that spreads the opposition really wide. Xavi has now issued a response to Dembele's agent, insisting that the Frenchman has never expressed any unhappiness or desire to leave. There are a lot of players who are there before he was there, and I feel for him in a way as they are so up and down. He's trying to curry favour with the Inter Milan fans because he's got a lot of criticism from them. Others around him are chasing, almost going man for man, getting run ragged. They are possibly shattered by the way, chasing Manchester City through the game. Cagliari earned a 1-1 draw at Empoli that took the 18th-placed Sardinians level with Venezia above them on 21 points, while midtable Hellas Verona hammered Udinese 4-0. And yes, it is clubs who pay players’ salaries and make (most of them) rich beyond their wildest dreams. But they are also still people, people who want to the chance to represent their country and do their compatriots proud on the global scale. Both youngsters were exceptional and it was no surprise they were heavily involved in the goals. Arsenal will now head to Leeds on Saturday sitting inside the Champions League places. Championship fixtures | table | highlightsGet Sky SportsAlthough Reading manager Veljko Paunovic was not present at The Den, following his positive Covid-19 test, he was directing operations from home. It is important for Thomas to have somebody who supports him to the outside media - and supports the way Thomas wants to play football. Chelsea, meanwhile, boast an exceptional defensive record conceding just five times this season, making the Blues by far the meanest defensive unit in the competition, and backing the visitors to keep another clean sheet should hold plenty of interest. Morata was in a sour mood for most of the match and in the 72nd minute, the striker was booked for dissent after an argument with Genoa's Davide Biraschi. We have a number of our young talented sportsmen and women both at home and abroad who should be encouraged to achieve more. However, Derby gave players a 'residual value' - meaning that the club could increase the value of players during the life of the contract - a practice which it was claimed was not in line with generally accepted accounting principles. “I am so happy, I don't know in English how (to say) tears of emotion. I feel really happy, but not about me, but as a team, because we played as a team and it is in our power.” Press Conference: Rusk pre Fulham - By Southampton FC 🗣️ Interim manager Simon Rusk previews our trip to Fulham FC Official: · More videos you may like · Reels · Related Pages. But despite missing the banned Raul Jimenez and injured Ruben Neves, Saturday's win over their west Midlands rivals - as well as inconsistent results from the teams around them - means they are still firmly in the hunt for European football. A dedicated care department for former players living with neurodegenerative disease (NDD) has been set up by the Professional Footballers' Association. Those gathered on the Bridge's grassy knoll in what was hardly a cauldron of sound had their money on Ralf Rangnick, currently waiting on a work permit before completing his move from Lokomotiv Moscow to Old Trafford to take charge until the end of the season before assuming a consultancy role. We call on Instagram to publicly apologise, resolve not to allow this to happen again to any minority group and to proactively remove all homophobic replies to our posts. Sky Sports News has contacted Instagram's owners Meta for a response to the second statement. In December 2020, Guardiola said: All around the world it's five substitutions, but here we believe we are more special people. Delivering this vision in Amsterdam was one thing but in Volendam, a fishing village 18 miles north of the Johan Cruyff Arena, the project is vastly different. Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) / X The home of @premierleague outfit #SaintsFC, with news from our Men's, Women's and Academy teams | @SaintsFCWomen for further coverage of our Women's team. That does not mean he cannot impact games, but being further away from goal has made it harder for him to get those key goal and assist stats that he will judged upon come the end of the campaign. Jones, who has played more than 200 games in all competitions for the club, said last weekend he had been through hell and back as he struggled with injuries. Just past the hour mark, Howson headed against the bar following more clever play by Kebano, but a stretching Ladapo should have hit the target in front of an inviting goal with a volleyed chance, created after Ihiekwe had headed down Harding's free-kick. Fulham vs Southampton: Premier League preview, team Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Fulham vs Southampton in the Premier League. England's Arnold Clark Cup victory: What we learnedLate goals see England beat Germany to win Arnold Clark CupAsked if she could see the team winning this summer's tournament, former England striker Smith said: Absolutely.