And given the extent to which Covid-19 is playing havoc with English football, the importance of vaccines is being thrown into even sharper relief.
Tottenham will just about get over the line. Palace have got more of a threat than what West Ham had on Wednesday night.
Such has been the club's progress over the past 12 months, it was entirely fitting the year would culminate with the ultimate test of mental and physical fortitude.
There are things we want to get right in March and in the summer which are important building blocks and we need to pace ourselves over the year to peak at the end of the season. Southgate on performing under pressure The big game experience over the last two tournaments will stand the Three Lions in good stead, while their players are getting regular exposure to huge occasions at their clubs.
Even before the game was stopped in the 12th minute, Watford twice went close. But then Mount - who had earlier hit the post - swept the visitors into the lead.
A red card would usually see a player banned for a single game, UEFA have increased the level of the suspension due to the severity of the incident, after Walker aimed a wild kick at Silva without attempting to play the ball.
“It is not the best club at this moment, but it is still the most beautiful club in the world.”De Jong’s €75 million (£65m/$85m) move from Ajax to Barcelona in 2019 made complete sense at the time, given the club’s shared history and footballing philosophy.
A Premier League footballer arrested on suspicion of child sex offences has had his bail extended until April 17.
Arsenal's dominance continued after the break with Gabriel scoring moments after he had had a goal chalked off for offside.
Leicester defender Jonny Evans returns following an injury absence during both September and October's international breaks.
So what about the teams going into Christmas with between 10 and 15 points? What kind of return over Christmas will give realistic hope in the new year? For teams with this amount of points Christmas is so important. A haul of 0-3 points has historically allowed 33% of these to avoid the drop, while a modest increase to 4-6 sees 53% retain their Premier League status.
Firmino is by far their best player at doing that and there were a few times on Sunday when it was very obvious he wasn't there, in the pockets that he usually operates in.
Fans do not want even more European games, especially drawn-out group stages of 10 games and an extra knockout round.
Yems had been suspended indefinitely last month following serious and credible accusations about his behaviour from playing staff.
In contrast to Salah's heat map, Mane and Jota venture infield far more frequently, with the latter having a higher proportion of touches in the opposition box - while Firmino plays deeper in his unorthodox false-nine role.
“In the moment when they scored, it was clear that VAR would not allow this goal to stand. We were not well positioned in that moment, too open and allowed them the counter, we should have won the game.”
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However, while Ronaldo is above average height in a number of countries, he is by no means one of the tallest footballers in the world. He looks up at giants such as Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Belgium's Thibaut Courtois, who are 1.96 metres (6ft 5in) and 2 metres (6ft 7in) respectively.
Currently, there are no plans to pause the current Premier League season due to the number of recent Covid-19 outbreaks within the clubs.
One then became two on the hour mark, as another set-piece caused problems for the visiting defence, and Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu kept the ball alive for leading scorer Adebayo to take a touch and hammer low into the net.
Sadio Mane scored Liverpool’s third goal, ensuring he, Salah and Diaz all scored and assisted one goal apiece before Salah then scored his second.
Two supporters were ejected from the Emirates Stadium during Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton, with Arsenal promising to take the strongest action possible.
The Seagulls had never previously won at Goodison but Mac Allister's early breakthrough, teed up by Maupay from Joel Veltman's cross, set the tone for a second victory in three games.
The away side were finding Tottenham’s intensity uncomfortable to deal with on the counter attack and they were left fuming when Kane escaped with a yellow card despite making a dangerous lunge on Andy Robertson.
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It is understood Emenalo and Howe already know each other loosely through previous Russian owners. Emenalo worked under Roman Abramovich at Chelsea while Howe worked under Maxim Demim at Bournemouth.
After more than 45 years of coaching I have decided that the time is right for me to step away from the rigours of top-flight Premier League football, he said at the time.
It is injuries to key players that have affected the Foxes the most during this campaign, and that's the reason they have been so inconsistent.
Europa League fixtures | ResultsEuropa League draw and scheduleGet Sky Sports | Get a Sky Sports Pass'Liverpool performance as bad as I've seen from Arsenal' As I said before the Liverpool game, all the eggs have gone into the Europa League basket for Arsenal and it's as simple as that.
Kylian Mbappe may yet decide to stay with Paris Saint-Germain after positive talks between his family and the club.
Celtic had to weather a late storm to stay in front, but after Nisbet's header hit the post and Joe Hart made a big save, they held on to claim a 20th League Cup.
Their approach, their style of football, the way they want to play is pretty similar. And speaking to the press ahead of the game, Rangnick clarified his comments, saying: I didn't say how much influence I had on those players but it's pretty obvious a big club like Liverpool, one of the best clubs in Europe, have six former players - it's probably the highest number of players that nobody knew by the time we gave them debuts.
