Author: Tristan Wells

It is a relatively sympathetic opening this time around, though. Barnsley have endure aa tough campaign and sit 17th of 24 in League One with just eight wins on the season.They reached this stage of the competition by edging National Leagye side York City 3-2, before producing a similarly nervy 1-0 defeat of Peterborough.Now winless in four, Conor Hourihane’s men will be dreaming of pulling off another cupset at Anfield as they did in 2007-08.Date, kick-off time and venueLiverpool vs Barnsley is scheduled for a 7.45pm GMT kick-off on Monday, January 12, 2026.The match will take place at Anfield.Anfield will…

Arsenal will kick off their 2025-26 FA Cup campaign by the seaside as they face Championship strugglers Portsmouth at Fratton Park.They will hope to show more guile in front of goal as they face lower-league opposition this weekend, though. The Gunners are without silverware since they lifted the FA Cup back in 2020, and beat Portsmouth en route to the final.Portsmouth, who were trounced 5-0 away to Bristol City last time out, sit one point clear of the Championship relegation zone having won just six league matches this campaign, and they have their work cut out for them if they…

Key and McCullum have conceded they got the preparation wrong before the first Test, where they were undercooked, and also the second Test, where they were overcooked. They have admitted they have got selection wrong, with Key citing a couple of instances where they should have made changes sooner but didn’t, while refusing to name the players involved. Take a look at Jacob Bethell’s century in Sydney after he took Ollie Pope’s spot midway through the series if you want a clue for one. Source link

Morocco, the hosts, are near-flawless in the tournament so far, drawing just one game of their four played. They topped Group A, opening their campaign with a 2-0 over Comoros before a 1-1 draw with Mali on Boxing Day. A 3-0 over Zambia followed, before they snuck past Tanzania 1-0 in the first knockout round. Cameroon, meanwhile, have the same record, three wins and a draw. That sole blip in their otherwise perfect form came against the Ivory Coast on matchday two, sandwiched by victories over Gabon and Mozambique. They showed their quality to defeat South Africa in the last…

The Lions of Teranga are unbeaten in the competition so far, having swept past all but one of their opponents with relative ease. That blip on their otherwise perfect record came in the group stage, in a 1-1 draw with the DR Congo, where Sadio Mane rescued a point for the Senegalese after Cedric Bakambu’s opener just after the hour. Pape Thiaw’s side have conceded just two goals in the tournament, with the second coming in the most recent outing against Sudan, where they were dealt an early scare. Aamir Abdallah opened the scoring inside six minutes in Tangiers to…

Chelsea could be first in line to sign Konstantinos Karetsas – AKA the ‘Greek Messi’ – after the appointment of Liam Rosenior, while they continue to be linked with Vinicius Jr, Fermin Lopez, Rafael Leao and even Antonio Rudiger as they look to make some statement early moves under their new manager. Manchester United and Liverpool could fight it out for PSG star Bradley Barcola, while they could also go head to head over Yan Diomande – also on the radars of Arsenal and Tottenham. Source link

The Portuguese was replaced in the interim by Fletcher, the club’s Under-18s head coach, who has also held positions as a first-team coach and the technical director. Fletcher oversaw the 2-2 draw at Burnley in midweek, where Benjamin Sesko netted twice. United are in discussions with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick over potential returns to the club as caretaker managers until the end of the campaign, when a longer-term appointment is hoped to be hired. Now, however, they have Brighton in their short-term sights as attention turns to the domestic cup.It is the only cup competition that United are…

In terms of team news, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard are expected to return to the starting lineup for the hosts, but the Merseyside giants are sweating over the fitness of in-form striker Hugo Ekitike. Follow Arsenal vs Liverpool LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri and Dom Smith at the Emirates Stadium! Source link

The west Londoners will traverse the city to take on Nathan Jones’ Championship side, who sit 19th in the second tier. The Addicks are winless in their last four games, losing by a single goal to both Norwich City and Portsmouth before holding league leaders Coventry City – managed by Chelsea legend and former boss Frank Lampard – and Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Stadium.As for the visitors, McFarlane oversaw the 1-1 draw at Manchester City in the wake of Enzo Maresca’s shock New Year’s Day exit, and then the 2-1 loss at Craven Cottage, where Marc Cucurella saw red.Date, kick-off…

In arguably the standout fixture from the last-eight, the record seven-time AFCON winners are up against the holders. This means a giant is guaranteed to fall at this stage.Aside from a goalless draw in the final group game, Egypt have been perfect. Although, they did require extra-time in the round of 16 to overcome Benin with Mohamed Salah finally putting the tie to bed in stoppage time.Ivory Coast, seeking back-to-back AFCON titles, were comfortable winners against Burkina Faso on Tuesday as Manchester United winger Amad Diallo was on target once again.The winners of this tie will take on the winners…