Asked if she feels there should be a pause in the season, Hayes replied: I'm definitely not on the fence. We do not get paid millions of pounds. I want my players to go and see their families.
An entertaining encounter between two of the promotion frontrunners - which was delayed for nine minutes midway through the second half due to a medical emergency - was settled by Sam Gallagher's sixth goal of the season, which was aided by Paddy McNair's mis-kick (76).
It will be a tall order to stay up, but for now that is a distant concern. Bournemouth’s rise to the top tier was a cause for celebration, and their return is just as commendable.
And, in the end, if it's on penalties it's also a question of luck and in the end, we lost that game and we are all incredibly disappointed. Elanga was consoled by Ronaldo, among others, after his penalty miss, with supportive fans singing his name at the end of a night when Edinson Cavani and Jesse Lingard were absent.
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The Blades stay sixth in the Sky Bet Championship, with Cardiff dropping to 19th. Sheffield United had a lucky escape when Foderingham gave the ball away to Watters in his own half.
Sevilla opened up an eight-point gap over Real Betis in third place. Atletico Madrid are another point back in fourth, followed by Barcelona trailing by one more point.
Bowyer will rightly point towards Birmingham's first goal as being the defining moment, but his side lacked enterprise and deserved to leave East Yorkshire empty-handed.
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Against a Leicester side who had endured a torrid week of their own, suffering Covid-19 absences before being knocked out of the Europa League at Napoli on Thursday, Newcastle were soundly beaten, brought back down to earth following their first win of the campaign against Burnley last Saturday.
Of course it is not an easy period for him, absolutely not, but I think he'll be ready just in case he has to play. Guardiola hinted that playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, who is one booking away from a suspension, could be held back.
Among sides they have faced at least 10 times at home in the competition, they have only failed to score in a higher percentage against Manchester United (58% - 7/12).Manchester City are unbeaten in 13 away games in the Premier League since losing on the opening weekend of the season against Spurs (W11 D2).
OL are one of the best clubs, if not the best. I came to grow and help the club, and in particular to win the UWCL, which I have never won.
Dortmund are understandably wary of taking any unnecessary risks with a man that has hit 13 goals through 10 appearances for them this season and will be easing him into action.
And in Merton Council leader Stephen Alambritis, they had a man who wanted to make it happen just as much as they did.
I would let them know that if they have any worries or issues, if they need to talk to someone, then I am here to talk to.
I still don't know which of them will win the Premier League. But, just like in 2019, it is unfortunate one of them has to finish second - because neither of them really deserve that.
Paul Parker, who played for the club from 1982 to 1987 before returning for a brief spell 10 years later, feels plenty will have to change if they want to avoid the drop.
Ekitike made his Reims debut in October 2020, but after appearing in just one further game during the first half of the season, he accepted the offer to join Vejle, where he would get the chance to pit himself against experienced defenders who have played European football, rather than those he was coming up against in the French fourth tier for Reims' reserve side.
Palace remain a formidable threat on the counter-attack but they are now seeking to impose themselves on games too.
The goal, Elanga’s second in as many games after his strike against Leeds, thrilled Rangnick but it did not gloss over a below-par performance.
I have seen Christian in fantastic form. We are talking about a really good player, great quality, Conte told BBC Match of the Day.
There was yet more crowd trouble in French football as Lyon's Coupe de France meeting with second-tier Paris FC was abandoned at half-time.
Some 12 minutes after the game had stopped, an announcement was made that the teams would be returning to complete the first half, for which seven minutes of stoppage time had earlier been signalled.
However, relegation brings that repayment date forward significantly, with a further significant reduction of the loan balance due in what is described as a continuing relegation scenario - if the club failed to return to the top flight.
But the time must turn into something tangible. However, that was not the case in the 0-0 draw with Brighton.
17-year old Sonny Perkins did well to link play in an unfamiliar central striking role, and he combined well with Nikola Vlasic and Pablo Fornals in the opening 45 minutes, with Andriy Yarmolenko however disappointing off the right flank.
Khadija Shaw fired Man City ahead, although it came in controversial circumstances after the ball hit referee Abigail Byrne in the build-up.
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McKay, too, might have killed it after being neatly set up on the 18-yard line by Alex Cochrane, and Armand Gnanduillet certainly should have when galloping clean through in stoppage time, rounding Stryjek, but only clipping into the side netting.
For sure it is good to have training sessions, good to live this situation in Tottenham and have a group of players that wants to follow you and try to improve them and try to create something strong for the present and for the future.
Moshiri's statement assured supporters he understood their frustrations but it did not dissolve them as a plane flew over Goodison Park before kick-off trailing the banner 22 Years Of Failure Bill @Time2GoBill.
We started the season really well with the three wins but clearly the way things have gone since then has given us a bad feeling.
This has allowed us to stay in control of this rigorous process. We have a clear vision for the football club.
With top-flight status at stake, the Dundee boss insists preparations require no stone being left unturned and is going the extra mile to keep focused on Saturday's match - even if that means getting stick off captain Charlie Adam.
Wales forward Gareth Bale, who will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires this summer, was absent for the team's title celebrations.
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One senior executive at a Premier League club told me that this means, for the very first time, the introduction of a two-tier system - one for the biggest clubs, one for the rest.
That came after a six-minute break in play as a result of a nasty collision involving Brentford team-mates Mathias Jensen and Rico Henry.
He was restricted to just four minutes as a substitute during Monday's FA Cup third-round victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
This term he combined playing with coaching under former manager Steven Gerrard and the club said Defoe will always be fondly remembered.
The Cardiff City striker scored in Wales' opening 1-1 draw against Switzerland, a match in which he also picked up a yellow card for catching Fabian Schar in the face with a stray elbow.
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The Nerazurri only had themselves to blame when they found themselves two goals down with less than half-an-hour on the clock. Rather than track the run of Scamacca, Ivan Perisic stood still appealing for offside and the Sassuolo forward duly punished him, heading in unmarked to leave Inter with a mountain to climb.