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There was almost palpable relief on the pitch, in the tunnel and in the stands at Stamford Bridge on Saturday after Chelsea produced their first win in seven weeks -- a stuttering 1-0 victory over struggling Leeds United.Applause replaced the jeers of previous weeks and players, wreathed in smiles, hugged each other as they left the pitch.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts has rounded on manager Robert Page's tactics and response to the shock Euro 2024 qualifier defeat by Armenia.Page described the 4-2 loss in Cardiff on Friday night as the "slap we need".But Roberts said he was stunned by that assessment to such a "shocking" display that has left Wales facing an "almost impossible" task to qualify.

Bournemouth climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone as Marcus Tavernier's goal helped them to a narrow win over Wolves at Molineux.In his first start since November, Tavernier met Dominic Solanke's cross with his thigh to bundle Bournemouth ahead in the 49th minute.The Cherries held on to secure a second away win of the season and move up to 17th in the table.

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Chelsea caretaker boss Frank Lampard is again without a host of players for what is his last match in charge.Benoit Badiashile, Armando Broja, Ben Chilwell, Marc Cucurella, N'Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Reece James are all out, while Mason Mount is a doubt.Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has confirmed Joelinton and Javier Manquillo will miss this game.

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Newcastle remain without Sean Longstaff, though he is making good progress in his recovery from a foot problem, according to boss Eddie Howe.Jacob Murphy is doubtful with a groin issue, while Matt Ritchie, Emil Krafth and Jamaal Lascelles are unavailable.Brighton trio Adam Webster, Joel Veltman and Solly March are still ruled out because of injury.

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Fulham have no reported new injury problems ahead of Monday's fixture.Aleksandar Mitrovic serves the final game of his eight-match ban, while Andreas Pereira and Tim Ream are out for the season with injury.Leicester's Ricardo Pereira could feature after a hamstring problem and fellow defender Jonny Evans is also in contention following a virus.

Swansea City ended a six-game winless streak as goals from Liam Cullen and Olivier Ntcham secured a deserved victory over Bristol City.Cullen steered home on the turn before the break and Ntcham's low shot sealed the points late on.Swansea's much-needed triumphed eased the pressure on Russell Martin and his team, who have been heavily criticised after a miserable run.

Goals by Deandre Kerr and Kosi Thompson helped Toronto FC rebound from a week of turmoil surrounding disgruntled Italian star Federico Bernardeschi with a much-needed 2-1 win over the visiting D.C. United in MLS play Saturday.An 87th-minute goal by D.C.'s Christian Benteke made for a tense ending but Toronto hung on through six minutes of added time.

Manchester City are taking the Premier League title on tour.The lads have two matches remaining, both away from the Etihad.First up is Brighton & Hove Albion.The Seagulls are looking to lock in their Europa League spot having assured themselves of European football for the first time in club history.

Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a hugely important match as the team was just in excellent form.City with Pep at the helm had nearly a perfect game.One that saw Ilkay Gundogan and Erling Haaland play a really strong match.What can you say about the team?The front four and backline were quite good in this one.

Manchester City 6, Erling Haaland (22' PEN, 24', 45'+2', 53', 57') Ilkay Gündogan (49') Kevin De Bruyne (90'+2')
Burnley 0


Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a hugely important match as the team was just in excellent form.City and with Pep at the helm had nearly a perfect game.One that saw Haaland, the Terminator score an incredible three goals.

Manchester City 7, Erling Haaland (22' PEN, 24', 45'+2', 53', 57') Ilkay Gündogan (49') Kevin De Bruyne (90'+2')
RB Leipzig 0


Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a hugely important match as the team was just in excellent form.City and with Pep at the helm had nearly a perfect game.

Scotland got a monkey off their back by starting a European Championship qualifying campaign with a victory for the first time since 2006.But opening scorer John McGinn stressed that "we're aware we can still improve" as they aim to end an even longer wait to beat Spain.After two late Scott McTominay goals finally killed off the fleeting threat of bottom seeds Cyprus at Hampden Park on Saturday, Steve Clarke's side on Tuesday host Group A favourites who opened their campaign in similar style with of their own over Norway.

David de Gea - Made some crucial saves at important times.Did well to preserve his clean sheet.7/10
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - Was rarely troubled defensively.He played well in that aspect.Wasn't as adventurous after the sending off.5/10
Lisandro Martinez - Probably United's best player in spite of his early booking.

Juventus produced a gritty performance to tough out a 1-0 scoreline against Fiorentina at home, a result reminiscent of the eight-game unbeaten sequence they had strung together recently.Adrien Rabiot's header capped off a first half where the visitors had played better but in all honesty the home side could somehow have been ahead by three.

AC Milan pulled off a big win at the San Siro last night against Tottenham Hotspur to mark our first victory over an English side in over ten years.1-0 for the Rossoneri as Brahim Diaz forced the goal with a burning desire to boost his tally.The game was only the second ocassion where Stefano Pioli bested Antonio Conte in their careers.

Whether Magdalena Eriksson will lift another Women's Super League title is still yet to be seen but the Chelsea captain has already completed the "fairytale" ending.After six seasons with the club, winning 11 trophies along the way, Eriksson waved farewell to Chelsea supporters in their final home game of the season against rivals Arsenal.

Erling Haaland scored his 50th goal of the season as Manchester City moved above Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Fulham.The striker broke the deadlock from the penalty spot inside three minutes at Craven Cottage with his record-equalling 34th strike in the Premier League this campaign.

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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is a doubt due to the hip injury which meant he was replaced at half-time on Sunday.Ben Davies and Clement Lenglet are back in training after respective hamstring and foot issues, while Lucas Moura returns from suspension.Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes rolled his ankle during Sunday's FA Cup semi-final but has not been ruled out by manager Erik ten Hag.

Since the return of club football from the World Cup, the International break took over again in the form of Friendlies and UEFA Euro qualifiers.14 Manchester United first-team players were called up by their National teams around the world and in this article, we take a look at how they fared for their countries in the recent international break.

Player ratings for Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup Final.David De Gea - 7 Calm in goal, made a couple big saves when he had to, but not tested too often thankfully.Happy there's another medal for him, it's been too long.Diogo Dalot - 6 Shaky start, which came with a yellow card as well.

David de Gea - Made a couple of smart saves to preserve his clean sheet.Did his job well.7/10
Aaron Wan-Bissaka - Defended diligently for 90+ minutes.Tried to get forward wherever possible.6/10
Raphael Varane - Superb.Was always in control of the situation.Calm and composed throughout.6/10
Victor Lindelof - Continued his great form.

Marcus Rashford's 23rd and 24th goals of a campaign he will long cherish were taken with cool aplomb and sent Manchester United en route to the perfect start of what they hope proves a landmark eight days.Erik ten Hag's men are again five points behind Arsenal, having played a game more, and entertain Barcelona here in Thursday's Europa League playoff second leg, the tie poised at 2-2.

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Emmanuel Dennis could come back into contention for Nottingham Forest after missing two games with a minor injury.Gustavo Scarpa is nursing a calf problem but Danilo should be fit despite a recent hamstring issue.Gabriel Martinelli and Oleksandr Zinchenko will sit out Arsenal's final two matches of the season because of respective ankle and calf injuries.

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Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure serves a one-match ban on Saturday as a consequence of his red card against Aston Villa last week.Will Hughes was ill early in the week but trained on Friday and will be assessed.Phil Foden is available for Manchester City despite aggravating a foot problem against Newcastle.

Crystal Palace are still waiting for their first Premier League win of 2023 after Joachim Andersen's own goal saw them fall to a narrow defeat at Aston Villa.Patrick Vieira's side played the final half hour with 10 men after Cheick Doucoure was sent off for two bookings in the space of five minutes and have now gone nine matches without a victory.

4:30 PM GMT+1 Thibaut Courtois has seemingly recovered from a minor injury scare ahead of an important few weeks for Real Madrid / Jonathan Moscrop/GettyImages Thibaut Courtois has been spotted back in Real Madrid training after a muscular strain prompted the goalkeeper to withdraw from Belgium's international squad.

Liverpool completed a difficult week with a frustrating 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday that did little to enhance their prospects of finishing in the Premier League's top four.Thrashed 5-2 at home by Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, Jurgen Klopp's inconsistent side laboured against a Palace team who kept a first clean sheet against Liverpool for 18 years.

Before Bayern Munich's humongous second leg clash against Paris Saint Germain, in which progression to the next round was on the line, most casual fans could have been forgiven for being surprised when Bayern's team sheet for this Champions League tie was announced.After all, most were expecting Bayern to name traditional, well known stars all over the pitch and yet there was this one guy few casuals knew, who goes by the name of Josip Stanišić.

Tottenham may only have the Premier League to focus on in the final months of the season, but that is motivation enough for coach Antonio Conte.Spurs exited the FA Cup and the Champions League in quick succession at the start of March.It means another season will pass without Tottenham winning silverware, but they still have plenty to play for, fourth in the Premier League and in the final Champions League qualification place heading into Saturday's game at lowly Southampton.

Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt was happy to see his team wrap up three points against VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga before its Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain."The win was important for us.It might not have been our very best game, but 3 goals, clean sheet, 3 points, no injuries - we can be happy with that.

Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster kept a clean sheet on his second Wrexham debut as the National League leaders beat York City 3-0.Wrexham's opener came late in the first half, when James Jones' shot hit the bar and went in off York keeper Ryan Whitley.Sam Dalby headed in from Ben Tozer's long throw to double the lead before Elliot Lee rolled in a late third.

Nicholas Gioacchini and João Klauss scored first-half goals for CITY SC.ST.LOUIS - Nicholas Gioacchini and João Klauss scored first-half goals and St. Louis City remained unbeaten in its inaugural season with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.St. Louis City (4-0-0), which became the first MLS team to open a season with three straight come-from-behind victories, didn't need to rally against San Jose (2-2-0).

ST. LOUIS - Bradley Carnell knows full well how fickle an MLS soccer season can be.The St. Louis City SC coach has seen his share of Major League Soccer as a coach with the New York Red Bulls to know there will be plenty plenty of downs to go with the ups.So far, the ups outnumber the downs considerably following St. Louis City's 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd on a frigid night at CityPark soccer stadium.

We knew the situation at hand for Juventus on Thursday night.It was not a difficult one to figure out - on paper.When it came to what went down on the field, that seemed like another matter entirely because you never truly know when it comes to this Max Allegri-managed side and their tendency to sometimes throw you a curveball ... and then some.

Juventus did just enough to beat struggling Spezia to jump into seventh place just outside of the European spots.Goals from Moise Kean and substitute Angel Di Maria either side of the break ensured the Bianconeri would return home with three points, though it required a stellar showing from Mattia Perin and the defence in front of him to secure the clean sheet.

Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a big one away vs the Palace lads.A really good win on the backs of some interesting changes.The team made the most of them and thanks to a masterful penalty taken by Haaland was awesome.A match that had a similar feel to most City matches, yet resulted in some great play for the team as the intensity was there early.

Hearts progressed to their fifth Scottish Cup quarter-final in six seasons after seeing off a spirited second-half showing from Championship bottom-side Hamilton Academical.John Rankin's young side rallied after the top-flight visitors completely dominated the first half, but the game was put beyond them when Cammy Devlin stabbed in a second on 79 minutes.

Glasgow Rangers' transfer business hasn't exactly been exemplary since arriving back in the Premiership back in 2016.Signings flops such as Carlos Pena, Dalcio and Umar Sadiq set the club back and proved that they weren't genuine title contenders.Steven Gerrard changed that having arrived in the summer of 2018 and the last few years have seen the Ibrox side gain a much better foothold in the transfer market, with Gerrard's decisions paying off massively.

James Tavernier scored twice - including a "fantastic" and "timely" free-kick - to help Rangers earn a sixth straight Scottish Premiership win away at Livingston.Tavernier converted a first-half penalty, and then curled in from the edge of the box after Livingston were reduced to 10 men with 12 minutes left.

Ollie Watkins continued his excellent goalscoring form in the Premier League as Aston Villa's victory returned Everton to the relegation zone.It is a costly defeat for Sean Dyche's men, who return to the bottom three after West Ham United and Leeds United both collected three points.Toffees players and supporters will have left Goodison Park wondering how they went home empty handed, having spurned the better chances.

A goal by striker Victor Osimhen and an own goal by Empoli defender Ardian Ismajli earned 10-man Napoli a 2-0 away win in Serie A on Saturday, extending their lead over second-placed Inter Milan to a staggering 18 points.Napoli, who have kept a clean sheet in their last four league matches for a second time under coach Luciano Spalletti, previously doing so in October 2021, remain top of the standings on 65 points.

AC Milan secure a spot amongst the final eight of the UEFA Champions League after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on aggregate.The Rossoneri held off the home side to a 0-0 draw in London to secure their first qualification to the quart finals since the 2011/12 season.Here are our player ratings for the massive win:
STARTING LINE-UP Mike Maignan: A match winning save at the 92nd minute of play to keep a clean sheet and preserve our advantage.

On a hot Saturday afternoon, we had some Marlins baseball, headlined by the best pitching matchup of Spring Training so far: Justin Verlander vs. Jesús Luzardo.Luzardo has an up-and-down outing

After a great top of the first inning, striking out both Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor, Luzardo struggled an inning later.

Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a big one at home vs the Magpies.A really good win on the backs of some interesting changes.The team made the most of them and with the opener coming after just 15 minutes.A match that had a similar feel to most City matches, yet resulted in some great play for the team as the intensity was there early.

Neil Warnock's Huddersfield Town survived a first-half onslaught from Bristol City to earn a battling point in their fight against relegation from the Championship.The Robins created several good chances in the opening 45 minutes, with the hosts indebted to goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik, who made a string of saves to keep it goalless.