FULL-TIME: KAIZER CHIEFS 1-1 AMAZULU. What an emotional clash here at Soccer City that ends in a draw. AmaZulu hung on for the draw and take a precious away .... Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) / X Lampard took over Everton when they were also in trouble, following the dismissal of Rafael Benitez at the end of January this year. Taking over from Benitez is usually something of a hospital pass, given his appetite for workmanlike, unimaginative players, and the crushing effect he tends to have on squad morale. But Lampard has shown he can reinvigorate players when needed, and did so both at Derby County and then his former side Chelsea. That gift appears to have left him now. Signed from Lyon for £55m back in the summer of 2019, Ndombele was meant to be the creative heartbeat of Spurs’ midfield. Arriving with a reputation for technical excellence and superb vision with the ball at his feet, he’s given fans little reason to doubt his talent in the interim. A Premier League statement said: Premier League Shareholders met today and discussed a range of matters. The visitors, who lost 2-0 seven days ago, were pegged back twice before Harrison scored the pick of his three goals with a neat chip over Lukasz Fabianski as Leeds made it consecutive league wins for the first time this season. Rangers will have to start brighter than they did that evening. Will they start more defensively to be ready for that? I don't think so. It's a game they have to win, and they must use confidence taken from the recent cup victory over Celtic to fuel belief that they can beat this team when so much is on the line. The Portuguese was a manager in decline but he kept the club progressing until they gave him a sarcastically dreadful transfer window of Diogo Dalot, Fred and Lee Grant. To go that long without winning the league, and to then win it without losing a game would be phenomenal. Who is better: Arsenal Invincibles or Liverpool? Aside from a familiarly dominating afternoon at the back, came close to a stunning opener when his 20-yard effort cracked off the bar. Messi, who spent 21 illustrious years at Barcelona before signing for PSG in August, has recorded a modest six goals and five assists in his first 16 outings for the French giants. Quizzed on his recruitment plans with a winter window open, Tuchel said: “We react daily to the situation, but the situation has not changed for us. No news, no updates. When the opportunity came about, it felt like the right thing to do, to take my talent somewhere where I can enjoy my football in a competitive league and try and help the team be as successful as they possibly can be. DERMOT'S VERDICT: He's doing his best to delay the kicker because I think the longer you delay him, the more pressure you put on him. And for what it's worth, there’s a good chance that this duopoly is dead in the water in a year or two. There is a lot of speculation about the futures of both Guardiola and Klopp, who may walk away when their contracts expire in the next couple of years. So who knows what happens after that or how the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur develop in the near future. That is the secret to the Premier League. It’s the closest approximation to American sports where “this year can be our year.” Still only six or seven clubs can say that in England, but it’s more than any other top European league. The league thrives on the hypothetical that the rest of the big clubs can all figure things out to an extent that you can have a three-way, four-way or even more battle for the title. We haven’t really gotten there yet, but we could! Still, another Dutch Cup was added the following campaign - repeating his debut season success - before he stepped down in 2019. Manchester United are thought to favour a permanent move, while a loan may suit both Newcastle and Lingard with the risk of relegation hanging over the North East club. Rangnick was congratulated by his staff, while the players celebrated with each other and the fans, with even Ronaldo sticking around to revel in the atmosphere rather than darting straight down the tunnel. The incident is said to have occurred during the Hornets' 1-0 Premier League defeat at Vicarage Road. The South Australia-based club will stage special fixtures on February 26 – with the women’s team kicking things off against Melbourne Victory before the men take on Central Coast Mariners. Asked to assess the 22-year-old’s progress this term ahead of Chelsea’s game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday, Tuchel said: “If we isolate the goalscoring, maybe we can say we expect more and he expects more for sure but, in consistency, in terms of what he’s giving to the team, he’s stepped up already and he is pretty consistent. MAN OF THE MATCH - VINICIUS JUNIOR As mentioned previously, the Brazilian was the best player on the pitch. Diallo had been arrested on Wednesday. The Versailles prosecutor's office has not issued any further comment on the investigation. Alessia Russo was the other goalscorer to notch a hat-trick, while Lauren Hemp scored four of her own. The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in January and February. Up to 15 Premier League clubs could see at least one of their players feature at the tournament. Fai fired into the side-netting from 30 yards before Vincent Aboubakar - the tournament's leading goalscorer with six - glanced a header just wide, and was then denied from another close-range header as goalkeeper Baboucarr Gaye produced an excellent save. I know people will say Manchester City do, but they still have to win the Champions League playing with a false nine. England manager Gareth Southgate - also speaking to BBC - said on vaccinations: The only way through it is to fight the virus collectively - for health reasons; for the economy; for everything. We all have that responsibility to think of other people as well as ourselves at times like this. “So let’s go step by step, let’s do the right examinations and make sure the player’s health is in the best possible condition. Then we will see what happens.” The north London side have offered a fee in the region of £25m (€30m) to buy Bentancur, according to Sky in Italy. That said, while it would still be a huge surprise if they didn’t progress against Red Bull Salzburg over two legs, their season is delicately balanced at the moment. Looking forward to the latter stages of the Champions League, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City already laying down markers in the round of 16, Nagelsmann has some hard thinking to do if Bayern are to dominate Europe once again. When you're six, you don't think about coaching, but I always thought I was going to be a PE teacher because I can't be involved in the women's game, as a coach or just on an amateur basis. We now have new hopes. We are trying to modernise the stadium. We will sign better players and next season we'll fight for promotion. Denmark arrive having secured their place in the World Cup finals with two games to spare and having gone eight qualifiers without conceding a goal until Klaemint Olsen's flicked header gave the Faroes hope of a shock result at 2-1 down on Friday. Indeed, the historic CBA averted a work stoppage on the eve of preseason and provided a desperately needed win for the league and its players after an autumn and winter of discontent. ...Brendan Rodgers, according to the Star. The Leicester City boss is the bookies' current favourite to replace the under-pressure Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the Star believe that the Red Devils are confident that the deal will be completed. The report reveals a contract clause in Rodgers' deal with the Foxes, which would allow him to join a club competing in the Champions League. The former Liverpool and Celtic coach would be reluctant to leave his role at Leicester, but he would find it almost impossible to pass up the opportunity to take the reins at a club like Manchester United. Almost half of all matches have had an incident reported - including the use of pyrotechnics, missiles being thrown at players and hate crime. Andrews: That's been the problem. I was rooting for Barry-Murphy because there aren't many Irish managers around. The Dons took the lead in the first half when Ollie Palmer scored a penalty but Michael Jacobs was able to level the scores before Marcus Harness netted in the 89th minute to make it back-to-back wins for Pompey. Serie A - Inter thrash Salernitana Inter Milan notched a sixth consecutive Serie A victory by thrashing bottom side Salernitana 5-0 to stretch their lead at the top of the standings to four points. However, Neville would mitigate that point by adding that it appeared as though the United players were no longer playing for Solskjaer. Just four outings have been taken in by the legendary centre-half, but he finds himself back on the treatment table. Kaizer Chiefs Football Club Match Highlights | Kaizer Chiefs vs. Free Agents FC | 2025 Nedbank Cup · Match Highlights | Kaizer Chiefs vs. Sekhukhune United | 2024/25 Betway Premiership.