Although the Reds still have injury worries up front, highlighted by the decision to start Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the left-wing, the return to fitness of their first-choice defence and midfield is a huge boost. They may also be psychologically bolstered by the addition of Cody Gakpo, although the Dutchman is not yet available. With James Maddison injured, Leicester capitulated embarrassingly 3-0 to Newcastle at the King Power on Boxing Day, going 2-0 down within seven minutes.
Having won four of their last five Premier League games before the World Cup after a catastrophic start, the Foxes believed that their fortunes had changed. If that Newcastle performance was any indicator, they were wrong. Weak defensively and tepid going forward despite enjoying 61 per cent possession, Brendan Rodgers will not survive too many more performances like that. Leicester have not won in their last 11 league matches at Anfield but did beat Klopp’s side 1-0 in their last game of 2021. Mo Salah scored Liverpool’s first goal in their 3-1 win over Aston Villa (Photo: Getty)Brighton vs ArsenalAny concerns that table-toppers Arsenal would falter after the restart evaporated an hour into their 3-1 Boxing Day win over West Ham. Eddie Nketiah proved himself a capable replacement for Gabriel Jesus, while Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli’s youthful brilliance picked up exactly where it left off.
You had to remind a grandparent that they can’t say that anymore. Erling Haaland scored, Mo Salah scored, Harry Kane scored, Miguel Almiron scored. Wanting to avoid another family row, you put on “Love Actually” for the 17th consecutive year. It all just worked. Do not expect quite the same level of comfort over the New Year’s period. With a full round of matches spread from Friday 30 December to Sunday 1 January, there are more potential banana skins on display than a hypothetical monkey refuse plant.
London Bees could face Ipswich Town provided they beat Lewes in their rescheduled fixture and AFC Wimbledon or Gillingham will take on either Charlton Athletic or MK Dons. Essex-based side Hashtag United, who are top of the National League Division One South East, face a trip to Championship opposition Coventry United. The draw in full: Manchester City vs Sheffield United or Nottingham Forest Coventry United vs Hashtag United Arsenal vs Leeds United or Stoke City Liverpool Feds or West Brom vs Brighton Peterborough United or Durham vs Crystal Palace or Watford Blackburn Rovers or Sunderland vs Manchester United Leicester City vs Reading Chelsea vs Liverpool AFC Wimbledon or Gillingham vs Charlton Athletic or MK Dons Bristol City vs Oxford United Burnley or Norwich City vs Cardiff City Everton vs Birmingham City or Huddersfield Town Aston Villa vs Solihull Moors or AFC Fylde Ipswich Town vs Lewes or London Bees Wolves vs West Ham Tottenham vs London City Lionesses Ladies or Portsmouth NEW! Our Year: European Champions 2022 - The Official England Winners Book.
45 teams were included in the draw, as opposed to the usual 32, given 13 of the third round fixtures were postponed over the weekend due to the adverse weather conditions. Holders Chelsea, who beat Manchester City in the final earlier this year, will welcome WSL rivals Liverpool. The Merseyside club overcame the league winners 2-1 in their opening game of the season courtesy of two penalty goals from Katie Stengel.
Chelsea and Arsenal Women's FA Cup opponents confirmed as fourth round draw madeWomen's Super League sides Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham have discovered their opponents for the fourth round of the Vitality Women's FA Cup. The draw took place on Monday evening with fixtures set to take place on the weekend of January 28/29.
30pm) – Sky Sports Wolves vs Manchester UtdAre Wolves good now? Are Manchester United good? Is Marcus Rashford becoming the player he was always supposed to? There are more unknowns hanging over this clash than any other this New Year’s weekend. Manchester United swept past a poor Nottingham Forest side 3-0 on Tuesday in their first league match since Cristiano Ronaldo’s acrimonious second exit. A comparison Erik ten Hag has made himself, Rashford’s directness and swaggering destructiveness resembled Kylian Mbappe’s.
Defensively sound, even with Luke Shaw at centre-back, United are fifth, one point behind Spurs with a game in hand after their tepid Boxing Day performance at Brentford. This visit to Molineux will provide the sort of test that the Red Devils have failed under a series of recent managers and a confident win will allow United’s currently-building confidence to flourish. Meanwhile, Wolves launched themselves off the bottom of the Premier League on Boxing Day with a 95th-minute winner over Everton in Julen Lopetegui’s first league game in charge.
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READ MORE: Chelsea warm up freezing Kingsmeadow by easing past Reading to return to the top of WSL Elsewhere, Arsenal will be at home to either Leeds United or Stoke City. The former competes in FA Women's National League Division One North (fourth tier), while Stoke play in the National League Northern Premier Division (third tier). WSL team Tottenham will host either Championship side London City Lionesses or third tier team Portsmouth. West Ham face a trip away to National League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Yet Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls will present a much greater challenge than West Ham. After a largely second-string XI lost to Charlton in midweek, Brighton then swept past Southampton, with Solly March’s thunderbolt the pick of the goals. Despite World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister’s absence, the Seagulls were well-organised and efficient, with 67 per cent possession and three goals from four shots on target. After failing to win his first five league games, De Zerbi has won three of his last four, including a 4-1 win over Chelsea.
Manchester United visit no-longer-bottom Wolves, Arsenal face the high-flying Seagulls and Spurs host a resurgent Aston Villa. More from FootballHere’s how to watch all the weekend’s games and a preview of the biggest clashes: Premier League Gameweek 18 fixtures and how to watch Friday 30 December West Ham vs Brentford (7. 45pm) Liverpool vs Leicester (8pm) – Sky Sports Saturday 31 December Wolves vs Man United (12. 30pm) – BT Sport Man City vs Everton (3pm) Fulham vs Southampton (3pm) Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (3pm) Newcastle vs Leeds (3pm) Brighton vs Arsenal (5. 30pm) – Sky Sports Sunday 1 January Spurs vs Aston Villa (2pm) – Sky Sports Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea (4.
The Midlands side were winless in five league matches before the break and had scored just eight goals in 15 league games, but ground out a spirited win at Goodison with two well-worked goals. That 2-1 win gave Wolves fans hope and an excitement which has long been missing at Molineux under successive defensive, restrained coaches. A win in this game could leave the side who were bottom at Christmas in 14th by New Year’s Eve. They’re only seven points off the top ten as it is. More on Manchester United FCLiverpool vs LeicesterSitting sixth in the Premier League, Liverpool’s biggest enemy this season has been consistency. However, since the World Cup, Jurgen Klopp’s side impressed despite losing 3-2 to Man City in the Carabao Cup and then swept aside Aston Villa on Boxing Day. Liverpool fans will be relieved that Salah, who scored in both those games, has restarted the season in the same form as he was in before the break, notching five goals in five games.
At the back, only a Said Benrahma penalty could penetrate the second-best defence in the league, unbeaten in nine Premier League games and five points clear at the top of the table. While accusations that their squad is thin outside the regular starting lineup are well founded, Mikel Arteta’s men will believe they can beat anyone.
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