Reweloae

The Guardian - Goalkeeping is a precarious career where someone is more likely to be remembered for mistakes than successes as Karima Taieb found out as her two errors, among a litany of saves, set Chelsea on their way to the Women’s FA Cup final at Manchester City’s expense. The game was effectively settled in five first-half minutes as first Erin Cuthbert thrashed the ball through Taieb’s hands, before Melanie Leupolz did much the same but in a tamer fashion to leave the goalkeeper crestfallen as City’s hopes of a third successive FA Cup triumph were dashed. Beth England put the result beyond doubt late on. Continue reading...

The Guardian - Steven Gerrard said Rangers were close to perfect as they romped to a 6-1 win over Motherwell to take them four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. After falling behind to an early goal by the Well defender Bevis Mugabe, the champions went into the interval leading through goals by their captain, James Tavernier, who was celebrating his 30th birthday, and Fashion Sakala, who finished the game with a hat-trick. Continue reading...

The Guardian - Fans’ fury at Daniel Levy is understandable – the on-pitch stagnation is only highlighted by the luxury surroundings There were always going to be boos from one end of the ground or the other and, as Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side pulled off another of those increasingly familiar job-saving victories, they came from Spurs fans. At half-time, at full time and, probably most significantly, when Lucas Moura was taken off for Steven Bergwijn. By the end there were chants against the chairman, Daniel Levy. It seems absurd to say it 11 games into the manager’s reign but already for Nuno Espírito Santo the situation is critical. Manchester United were more solid than they have been. There may be problems ahead if Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Jadon Sancho and Paul Pogba have to go without regular football for a protracted spell, but for now the 3-4-1-2 has brought short-term relief. Solskjær at least has the fallback of good players who can do brilliant things. Continue read...

The Guardian - * 42-year-old diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis * Dyer says he is is positive ‘he will overcome minor setback’ The former England midfielder Kieron Dyer requires a liver transplant, his club Ipswich have announced. Ipswich, where Dyer has been working as under-23s manager, confirmed that the 42-year-old was undertaking tests in hospital on Wednesday. Continue reading...

The Guardian - * Zaha posts screenshots of abuse he received on Instagram * ‘I’ll always be black and proud,’ says Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has highlighted racist abuse he was sent online after Crystal Palace’s victory at Manchester City on Saturday. Zaha scored the opener in Palace’s 2-0 win, a match in which City defender Aymeric Laporte was sent off for a foul on the forward. The Ivory Coast international subsequently posted screenshots on Instagram of racist abuse he had received following the match. Continue reading...

The Guardian - * Visitors make most of key decisions to claim 2-0 win * Patrick Vieira: ‘You have to be prepared to suffer’ Patrick Vieira said his players “suffered” during their 2-0 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium while Pep Guardiola refused to blame Aymeric Laporte’s red card and Gabriel Jesus’s VAR-adjudged offside goal for the champions’ second defeat of the season. Wilfried Zaha was the standout performer in what was Palace’s first away win, scoring the opener and later in the first half forcing Laporte, as the last man, to wrestle him to the grass. Laporte was sent off by Andre Marriner and Zaha’s devilry subsequently caused Bernardo Silva to be booked for chopping him down. Continue reading...

The Guardian - * Cardiff battle back from 3-0 down to claim 3-3 draw * Huddersfield climb to fifth after beating Millwall Managerless Cardiff pulled off a remarkable comeback at the Bet365 Stadium, as Stoke let slip a three‑goal lead to draw 3-3. Jacob Brown put the hosts ahead after 10 minutes and Steven Fletcher grabbed a goal in each half to put them in control. But three goals in five minutes hauled Cardiff level. Rubin Colwill pulled one back in the 66th minute, Mark Harris added a second four minutes later and Kieffer Moore struck almost instantly to complete the fightback. Continue reading...