11 hours ago · Aston Villa face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley on Saturday as we aim to reach the prestigious final for the first time .... Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa prediction, expected line-ups, how to In that sense, Saturday night was somewhat of a success, even if it was far from a memorable game in a year full of them. Gerrard's partisan tenacity at Rangers suggests he will connect with the supporters, but there is a justified feeling that Villa is just a useful stepping stone to the Liverpool job. “He has worked with many of the world's best coaches and has in a long career developed a unique football skills. We will greatly enjoy this in Avaldsnes.” Ronaldo sent the ball back over the Argentine keeper and into the net, finally getting United on the scoresheet after a tense evening in Spain. He thought he would do better, surely, than what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did - but he isn't. With the players he's got, it's a real struggle. John Fleck was given oxygen on the pitch before he was carried off Fleck was helped back to his feet and given oxygen by medical staff before being stretchered off. Normally we go into tournaments picking up the pieces at the end of a season, but this will be during the season. A country that we try to glorify and develop. A country whose borders must remain inviolable. My country belongs to Ukrainians and no one will ever be able to appropriate it. We will not give up! Glory to Ukraine. Chelsea have announced post-tax losses of £145.6m for the year up to June 30, 2021. Why does the referee even need to whistle before the ball is over the line? However, if this is not your cup of tea, not to worry as users can also watch the game without enhanced stats on Sky Sports Mix! They inspire the players beside them, either to feel that kind of protection or to give you a lift and raise your game to different levels. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most recognisable sports stars in the world, but exactly how tall is he? Steven Gerrard praised his side’s ‘fantastic’ reaction to going 2-0 down to Manchester United before they earned a 2-2 draw. I think Pochettino has done it in the Premier League, Rooney said. He knows the Premier League and at Tottenham he brought a lot of players through. Fulham owner Tony Khan posted a message after promotion was confirmed, which read: Thank you very much to all of you Fulham supporters! Despite taking part in the previous 15 editions of Afcon, the Lions of Teranga are yet to win the title and in the last edition held in 2019 in Egypt, they came close, reaching the final but lost 1-0 to Algeria. DAILY STAR Manchester United fear losing Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season will leave the club's plans to tour North America in the summer in chaos. I said to them afterwards that I was really proud of them and that they should be really proud of their performances today - they went toe-to-toe with Premier League players there and everyone has aspirations to play at that level in our changing room. Nobody quite expected Sheriff to do what they did in this year's competition, and a spot in the Europa League is more than they could have hoped for when their journey began in July. As soon as you score and hear the roar, you see the nerves going through their veins. I've been involved in some big ties but that's probably the greatest one I've been in. Smith has struggled for a settled XI this season; from day one he insisted Ings could play alongside Ollie Watkins, experimented with a back five and had initial success, but by the time he reverted to a back four, confidence was rock bottom. Already, Zouma has been fined by West Ham and dropped by sportswear company Adidas, though he was picked in midweek for their Premier League win against Watford and could feature against Leicester this weekend. Alberto Moreno, former Liverpool player, has a knee injury and he won’t play. Francis Coquelin didn’t play against Valencia and Getafe because Emery wanted him fit for the first leg, so let’s see if he can play against Liverpool or not. David Moyes' side took all three points when Masuaku looked to cross from the left flank but his effort ended up squeezing in the near post past the flailing Mendy. All five of Norwich's Premier League wins against Newcastle have come in home games - no side have they beaten more at Carrow Road in the competition than the Magpies (also 5 vs Southampton).Norwich are looking to win consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since August 2019, the second game of which was against Newcastle. Injuries have been a factor in Rashford’s staggered start to the season with the England international only making his first appearance of the campaign in the 4-2 defeat to Leicester City in mid-October. By choosing to have shoulder surgery after Euro 2020, Rashford sacrificed his pre-season and might now be paying for that. QPR continued their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet Championship season with a 3-2 win at Middlesbrough - despite falling behind and being reduced to 10 men. Alexander-Arnold sent a brilliant free-kick into the area where Mane emerged from a group of queuing Liverpool players to nod past Ramsdale, who got gloves to the ball and will feel he should have done better. He then joined Manchester United for nearly £30m in August 2004 and would go on to become an Old Trafford legend. Klopp also reserved high praise for Inter as a team and their manager Simone Inzaghi. Despite their mixed form recently – they drew 1-1 against Napoli on Saturday and have two wins from their last five league matches – the Nerazzurri are currently one point off fierce rivals AC Milan at the summit of Serie A with a game in hand. Mir has the ball in the back of the net! He was released in behind the Barcelona defence and stuck an excellent finish past ter Stegen, but the flag was raised against the Sevilla forward! Live Commentary - C Palace vs Aston Villa | 26.04.2025 - Sky Sports 10 hours ago · The FA Cup match C Palace vs Aston Villa 26.04.2025. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report. Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League fixtures | Results | TableGet Sky Sports | Live football on Sky SportsI don't think it's a red card. We had last week a proper outbreak and it showed up that we had a lot of false positives but the rules are like they are so all these players who are false positives couldn't play. Those discussions involve Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and the north London club's managing director of football Fabio Paratici. It has been a hugely impressive campaign under Neil Critchley, and if they keep going it could well end in promotion. CRYSTAL PALACE VS ASTON VILLA PREDICTIONS, PICKS 1 day ago · Our Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa predictions expect a tight and cagey affair at Wembley Stadium. Sam Farley - Betting Analyst at Covers.com. Jamie Redknapp joins Peter Smith on this week's show to look ahead to Sunday's showdown between Man Utd and Arsenal and says there are more questions than answers at Old Trafford as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer prepares for his 100th game in charge. Tunisia bounced back from their controversial opening defeat at the Africa Cup of Nations by brushing aside Mauritania 4-0 in Group F. National League North Kidderminster Harriers, who play in the sixth tier of English football, are the lowest-ranked club definitely through after beating FC Halifax Town on Saturday, while National League Yeovil knocked out League Two Stevenage. And although nothing is imminent, the club are quietly confident of an agreement from all sides with discussions set to be picked up again in the coming weeks. It suggests clubs should have a 'shadow board' of fans so they are properly consulted on key decisions and that supporters hold a 'golden share' to protect their clubs' heritage and which competitions they play in. He has never been the kind of manager to go out and spend hundreds of millions of pounds on his teams, but what he does want at Spurs is some better quality than he has got, and I think he deserves that. The 43-year-old, who was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2018 for services to music, has struggled to find bookings ever since and was banned by Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram while being dumped by his record label. He left the ground in an ambulance and in a later statement, Barcelona said: He is unavailable for selection and, during the next three months, the effectiveness of treatment will be evaluated in order to determine his recovery process. Aguero has scored one goal in five appearances for Barcelona since signing from Manchester City on a free transfer this summer. Since Pep Guardiola's first season in charge (2016-17), Man City have won more away games (72) and away points (227) than any other side in the Premier League. There was a lot of pressure on both Lukaku and his team-mates going into a Club World Cup tournament that everybody expects Chelsea to win.