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Long before Jodi Jones "ran out of tears" over the injuries that threatened his career, he was crying about the England team he is about to face with Malta.After three anterior cruciate ligament injuries in as many years had the 25-year-old winger fearing his playing days were over, he is now preparing for a European Championship qualifier against the country where he was born, raised and has always passionately supported.

Manchester City wrote their name in the history books as one of the great teams of the modern era, winning four of the last Premier League titles.They have done this for the most part while playing with a false nine.Although he will go down in history as one of the best strikers to grace the Premier League, Sergio Aguero spent the latter part of his years at Manchester City especially under Pep Guardiola playing mostly as a false nine.

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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.

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Tottenham are without South Korea forward Son Heung-min, who is doubtful for the World Cup after fracturing his eye socket against Marseille.Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Moura will be assessed, while Cristian Romero and Richarlison remain unavailable.Liverpool are missing James Milner, who is observing concussion protocol after being forced off against Napoli.

Monday's chaotic Premier League contest at King Power Stadium allowed Leicester to move out of the relegation zone but left Everton fans singing at full-time."England's number one, England's England's number one," was the chant the travelling supporters serenaded goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with after the 2-2 draw.

Arsenal maintained momentum in the Premier League title race as they secured a 1-0 win against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.The challenge for Mikel Arteta's side was clear from the outset as the Foxes were happy to concede possession and sit back.The Gunners had the ball in the net courtesy of Leandro Trossard's whipped effort into the top corner in the 29th minute, only for VAR's intervention to call the referee's attention to Ben White's foul on goalkeeper Danny Ward.

Kevin de Bruyne scored a stunning free-kick as Manchester City continued their fine form as they beat Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.The Belgian struck four minutes into the second half to win the points for the blues, which also silenced claims that City wouldn't be able to win matches without top scorer Erling Haaland.

Manchester City return to Premier League action against Leicester City at the King Power.The Sky Blues will be keen to keep the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the table, and the Foxes will be keen to keep the improved form going.Our Writer's Roundtable have their opinions on how the match will play out.

Manchester City travel to Leicester on Saturday lunchtime, knowing victory will take them to the top of the Premier League summit, albeit for 24 hours until Arsenal host Nottingham Forest.The blues have been in excellent form, having won eight and lost just one of their 11 matches so far.The blues edged past Brighton in their last outing and won the corresponding fixture last season when Bernardo Silva's 62nd minute goal was enough to bring the three points back to Manchester.

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Mark OgdenSenior Writer, ESPN FC



LIVERPOOL, England -- Diogo Jota's 94th minute winner sealed a crucial 4-3 win for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur -- seconds after it looked as though Jurgen Klopp's side had thrown away a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3.Richarlison's 90th minute equaliser had completed a Spurs fightback after goals from Harry Kane and Heung-min Son had responded to Liverpool goals from Curtis Jones, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah.

Newcastle United's Joelinton won a penalty and netted a first-half header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester City that took his side up to second in the Premier League table on Monday.Leicester defender Daniel Amartey got the match off to a terrible start for the hosts, gifting Newcastle a penalty when he chopped down Joelinton after 86 seconds, and striker Chris Wood blasted the spot-kick into the middle of the net.

Pep Guardiola has made a host of changes from Manchester City's last Premier League game with Erling Haaland ruled out injured.Manchester City's star man this season Haaland has been ruled out of their game against Leicester City through injury.Against Dortmund in the Champions League in midweek, Haaland was taken off at half-time, and he's not fit enough to play against Leicester on Saturday.

Rebekah Vardy has lost the Wagatha Christie libel battle against Coleen Rooney over a viral social media post, after a High Court judge found it was substantially true.In the October 2019 post, Ms Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a months-long sting operation and accused Ms Vardy, 40, of leaking false stories about her private life to the press.

Lucy May Barker will play Rebekah Vardy while Laura Dos Santos will play Coleen Rooney in a West End play about the Wagatha Christie legal battle.The verbatim production has been adapted from a High Court transcript by Liv Hennessy and will be directed by Lisa Spirling.Barker is best known for her work on the stage and has played Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia! in the West End and Ado Annie in Oklahoma! in a national touring production.

T he first images of a two-part film exploring the Wagatha Christie' legal battle have been released by Channel 4. Bafta-winning This Is England actress Chanel Cresswell is pictured as Coleen Rooney, sitting in court, in a first look at Vardy V Rooney: A Courtroom Drama.Meanwhile Natalia Tena - best known for playing Nymphadora Tonks in Harry Potter - is seen in dark glasses surrounded by reporters, as she takes on the role of Rebekah Vardy.