Manchester United entertain Chelsea with the club smarting from two defeats in their opening four EPL games.. Manchester United vs Chelsea - live score, predicted Nevertheless, they will still back themselves to pose a threat at the other end of the pitch given they have scored 11 times in their last three home games - albeit conceding two goals or more in seven of their last 10 in their own backyard. They are drifting out of the automatic-promotion race and towards falling out of the top six altogether, which would be a disaster. But governance reforms and reviewing ways of distributing and increasing funding from the top of the game to the wider football community most certainly should be. That sparked a flurry of activity around the Manchester United goal, with Bowen forcing a De Gea into a save with his legs before Tomas Soucek blazed a follow-up attempt over the bar. All the top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's national newspapers... Chelsea will step up their pursuit of Lucas Digne to boost their defence. The 2021-22 FA Cup second round draw was held on November 8, 2021 at Wembley Stadium. Former Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips helped conduct the draw along with Rachel Yankey. The PSG-Real segment opened with an expression of sorts, so here’s another - the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Analysis: West Ham can end Sevilla stranglehold Sky Sports' Ben Grounds: It says a lot about how far West Ham have have come in a short space of time that it was four years ago to the day since they were beaten 3-0 at home by Burnley in a game marred by pitch invasions and protests against the owners. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told BBC Sport: I've never seen that. I've been 18 years in this country and I've never seen something like it. The Hammers are very powerful and such a difficult side to play against now with the pace they have in attack. I don't see Leeds in any danger of the drop, but I also can't see them keeping West Ham out. The decision to focus on EURO 2028 in favour of the 2030 World Cup was reportedly influenced by guidance from senior figures in the game who felt it would be unwise following England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup. We said at half-time we could have showed more initiative. I thought we did that in the second half and then we concede a goal. Both Maupay's disallowed effort and the awarded penalty decision came after referee Robert Jones consulted the pitchside VAR monitor effectively. Now, they are three tough games, and it could get really messy. It's not a board, or an executive or management team that has experience of winning trophies. Then came the defeat to Manchester City. The feeling among some senior players after that 2-0 loss was one of bemusement at how badly they had performed. There was confusion over the tactics and the game plan, as well as annoyance from some that Solskjaer’s ‘favourites’ would never be dropped. I don't think it makes sense to speculate about our chances of making the top four after a performance like today. Klopp: I'm not here to humiliate opponents, they will strike back Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool fans can enjoy their dominance over Manchester United, but warns it will not last forever as he revelled in another outstanding performance by his title-chasers. Ward-Prowse says the fact he already has nine caps to is name is of no advantage in terms of getting called-up. It has been a win-at-all-costs mentality, or as Klopp has been telling his players ahead of every Premier League contest: 'Go out as if this is the last game you ever play'. Quickly, they drew up a plan for me to go. I told him that I had tonnes of clothes I was not using. Tottenham will consider a summer move for January target Djed Spence, who has enjoyed an impressive season with Nottingham Forest, and would also love to sign Kalvin Phillips but might find themselves unable to compete financially with the likes of Manchester United. Discussing the sacking, Walker believes that Ross deserved the chance to lead Hibs out at Hampden Park against Celtic. There's a few players who are straight on the teamsheet - Harry Kane, Mason Mount, Kyle Walker and Jordan Pickford. And the feeling is mutual as Lampard went to the Gwladys Street End, the beating heart of Everton's support, after the final whistle in full-on fist-pump mode, this after breaking his hand celebrating Alex Iwobi's winner against Newcastle. Losing their best player does not fully explain Villa's recent struggles. Only Norwich and Newcastle have conceded more than them, with England defender Tyrone Mings recently dropped for the defeat to West Ham after a poor showing at Arsenal. “It has to. If they can get a result without him it might be ok in some people’s minds but I think they’re damaged after today. DAILY EXPRESSNewcastle are weighing up a cut-price £8m move for Mainz skipper Moussa Niakhate after moving on from the idea of landing Sven Botman, who is now in advanced talks with AC Milan, according to reports. With Reading behind at half-time, Derby knew victory could see them close the gap, but it was QPR who were on the front foot for much of the second half. Leeds to have 14 or more shots vs Everton (4/1 with Sky Bet - Bet Here!)We are rolling this bet out again as the Leeds tornado turns up to Goodison Park. Man Utd vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League score, stats & Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Manchester United vs Chelsea in the Premier League. However, that victory did come at Brentford this season, with the Canaries last winning multiple top-flight games in the capital in a single season in 2011-12 (vs QPR and Tottenham).Crystal Palace have lost just one of their last nine Premier League home games against promoted sides (W5 D3), going down 1-0 against Sheffield United in February 2020. On the injury front, there's only so long Chelsea can do without N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic in midfield, Romelu Lukaku is nowhere near fit, as we saw when he came on at half-time at West Ham. West Ham won't have their strongest team out after Thursday's Europa League semi-final with Eintracht Frankfurt, but whatever side David Moyes puts out they will be difficult to beat. It was a brilliant performance and result in the circumstances, and with the line-up and the situation. Greaves scored in their 1962 FA Cup final win over Burnley and also netted twice in their 5-1 European Cup Winners’ Cup triumph over Atletico Madrid the following year, but his time at Spurs only tells part of the story. With Victor Osimhen missing through injury, Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne are the visitors' best bets to score first - available at 13/2 (7.50) and 7/1 (8.0) respectively. Burnley have won just one of their last 12 Premier League games against Spurs (D3 L8), winning 2-1 at Turf Moor in February 2019.Tottenham have only failed to score in one of their 14 Premier League games against Burnley, a 0-0 draw in April 2015. A bad run of form has left them eighth in the Premier League, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea, with Solskjaer's three years in charge coming to an end after an embarrassing 4-1 defeat by Watford on Saturday. Sam Austin scored Kidderminster's equaliser against Reading in the third round A playmaker and the main man who makes us tick. Play Super 6 for freeLive football on Sky SportsPremier League fixtures | Table | ResultsReecey will start as a wing-back, and we will find other formations elsewhere, said Tuchel. Messi said goodbye in tears and headed for Paris, leaving the club in tatters behind him. Their biggest legend and possibly the best player in football history, gone, out of the back door. He has also provided eight assists in 14 Premier League games to go along with his 13 league goals but Klopp denied they had made changes to make him more of a team player. The Argentine could only watch on as City ran rampant at Etihad Stadium on their way to a 7-0 victory. Burnley are now set to take on Manchester United on December 30 which, if it goes ahead, will be their first match in 18 days. Will the Burnley players lack match fitness? Quite possibly. You need to stretch the opposition and Manchester United haven't done that enough in the Crystal Palace or the Norwich game. Man Utd monitoring Kamara, Neves in midfielder search Marseille's Boubacar Kamara and Wolves' Ruben Neves are two of a number of players Manchester United have been looking at in their search for a new midfielder. Leonardo Spinazzola: Mr Versatile looks to have found his spot in Italy's defence after being chosen ahead of Chelsea's Emerson Palmeri for their opening-day win over Turkey. “England is the only top league that plays two cup competitions, in France they abolished the second one, we are the only country that plays two cup competitions, this is something we could speak about and discuss, the League Cup is still kept for the third and fourth division teams to improve the financial situations of those clubs. But a tight calendar, too many games, this is something to speak and discuss.