However, despite the fact Leeds had to play with just 10 men for over an hour following Luke Ayling's straight red card, Arsenal were made to sweat for their three points after Diego Llorente halved the deficit in the second half.
So I am expecting a tough game but our away form has been really strong and we just need to continue.
Carvalho isn’t coming – not yet, anyway – but Luis Diaz is, the Reds moving quickly, and a little unexpectedly, to pip Tottenham to the Porto and Colombia winger’s signature. It was, as it turned out, one of the biggest deals of the window.
Barca are however looking to build towards a brighter future as they seek to overcome financial difficulties and the departures of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann.
Coventry, meanwhile, remain in sixth on 33 points. But it was West Brom who extended their lead before half-time in controversial circumstances.
“Like any healthy relationship, it always has to be a two-way street; you have to be right for each other. The feeling we were absolutely right for each other is what brought me here in the first place and it’s why I’ve extended previously.
The Pilgrims had led through Luke Jephcott (33), but Imps forward John Marquis equalised five minutes into the second half, before defender Melbourne headed in from a corner.
With Chelsea famous for their extensive loan operation, there have been suggestions they could bring back other players during the January transfer window to bulk up their numbers.
I understand that if you lose five games on the spin, then you're under pressure. Did I expect to lose the job [at Villa]?
Now at Arsenal we have two or three options in every position. Normally, the team benefits from it.
Emmanuel Dennis was shown a second yellow card soon after for a high foot on Max Aarons, to leave the Hornets to see out the final 12 minutes with 10 men.
The 41-year-old said: Although the last seven to 10 days have gone extremely quickly, it's been a really happy time for me because the opportunity to be back in the Premier League and the opportunity to be close to my family were the two main reasons why this was the right move for me.
I think the structure in defence was really good, changed things a little bit, defended the space really well.
It looked for all the world like they’d slipped up, missed their chance. And then up popped the Belgian with the penchant for the big moments.
Salah equalised for Egypt in the 53rd minute after Sofiane Boufal had given Morocco a seventh-minute lead from the penalty spot, and then turned provider 10 minutes into extra time when he set up Aston Villa wideman Trezeguet for a tap-in.
He'd get his second not too long after. After a wonderful driving run from Tiago Djalo into midfield from centre-back, the Portuguese delivered an inch-perfect pass for David to slide between the onrushing Nubel's legs.
Excellent. Callum McGregor - 6 Industrious if somewhat uninspiring performance that went under the radar in Scotland's engine room.
Hughes and Tustin's trial heard that Arthur's father ripped up two of the boy's Birmingham City shirts in front of him, with the defendant agreeing it made the youngster visibly upset and was nasty and cruel.
I'm telling you now, whatever you pay for a striker, if it is £200m, he is going to fail in certain matches.
While Watford needed to score twice, it was Palace who looked like grabbing the game's second goal with Odsonne Edouard almost netting a superb solo goal just after the hour, dancing his way through the visitors' defence before hitting the post from a tight angle.
Bruno Lage's team have conceded the fewest goal from open play in the Premier League this season (10) - conceding just one in the last 12 league encounters.
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Should Xhaka not return in time for Thursday night’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Liverpool, then Arteta could be forced once again to go with a central midfield of Sambi Lokonga and teenager Charlie Patino against Liverpool.
The hosts were repeatedly ripped apart by City's movement, passing and creativity and only a number of saves from goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann kept the score down to one goal in the first 30 minutes.
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We have given it time to look back on. For me, the most important thing was to understand - and clearly understand - it was not intentional. He did not do this intentionally to create this kind of noise in front of a big game.
Sebastien Haller opened the scoring in the eighth minute before Nuno Santos pulled a goal back for the visitors in the 22nd minute. Antony (42') restored Ajax's lead before David Neres (58') and Steven Berghuis (62') all added to the hosts' tally. Tabata scored a consolation for the visitors in the 78th minute.
Spurs fans pinching themselves'Sky Sports News' Paul Gilmour: Tottenham fans will be pinching themselves because just a few months ago, this scenario seemed completely unlikely - that they could attract this football manager A-lister, somebody in the bracket of a Thomas Tuchel, a Jurgen Klopp, a Pep Guardiola.
FIFA is set to discuss its controversial biennial World Cup plans at a virtual global summit with its 211 member federations on Monday.
There's a lot of youngsters coming through like Neco Williams and Ethan Ampadu and the future's bright.
Those midweeks were supposed to be used for matches that had to be moved because teams had reached the latter stages of domestic cup competitions whose dates clashed with league games.
If you were John Stones you'd want to be leaving now, wouldn't you? In my opinion he's fit to play.
It took the profile of the club forward - we had successful runs in Europe and we were able to attract a better quality of player.
Scotland's return to the big stage did not go as planned, with Patrik Schick scoring a towering header before netting a remarkable second from near the halfway line.
The Bundesliga side pressed in the final 15 minutes, but still found chances hard to come by and Alfonso Pedraza fired a golden chance wide for Villarreal in the 87th minute.
I think also the way we play, he can show a better Ruben, and also the way he plays puts our team on a different level.
City manager Pep Guardiola has not made any secret of his belief that signing an orthodox striker is essential, even though his side effectively won last season's Premier League without one and are currently nine points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table.
