Chris Wood returned from injury with a winning goal, the striker heading in to secure a 2-1 comeback victory for Burnley at home to 10-man Everton on Saturday.
Cenk Tosun s first Premier League goal had put Everton ahead, but the Toffees collapsed to a fifth successive away defeat in the league.
Ashley Barnes scored for the second Premier League game in a row to level after the interval, beating the otherwise impressive Jordan Pickford at his near post.
And half-time substitute Wood came up with the winner, ensuring Sean Dyche s men marked his 250th game in charge with a victory, their first in any competition since December.
Wood was featuring for the first time in 2018 and he headed in a Johann Gudmundsson corner to complete the comeback.
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Mark Hughes felt the timing of Arsenal s equalising goal proved pivotal as Stoke City surrendered the lead to sink to a familiar Emirates Stadium loss.
The Welshman saw his side break the deadlock through birthday boy Charlie Adam s penalty, but Theo Walcott levelled matters three minutes before the break.
Mesut Ozil struck only five minutes into the second half and substitute Alex Iwobi made it 3-1 and 15 consecutive home wins for Arsenal over Stoke in all competitions, leaving Hughes to rue the visitors failure to reach the interval with their lead intact.
We stood up to them and maybe conceding the equaliser before half-time lifted them and hurt us more than we thought, he said.
We created a number of good opportunities when in previous years we ha…
Michael Carrick expects Jose Mourinho to name a strong Manchester United team as they look to secure an EFL Cup final spot at the expense of Hull City.
United head into Thursday s semi-final second leg at the KCOM Stadium with a 2-0 aggregate lead, with Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini scoring the goals in that victory at Old Trafford.
Hull continue to struggle with injury problems, with Ryan Mason the latest casualty after he suffered a skull fracture against Chelsea, but Marco Silva s side have greatly improved their performances in recent weeks and have lost only one of their last eight games at home in all competitions.
And Carrick says United will not allow complacency to settle in as they aim to reach a first final in the competition since they lifted the tr…
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The FA Cup is back in our lives as we celebrate the new year being upon us, and while 2020 may be a year of great uncertainty for many, it s also going to be a year full of excitement and joy in the world of football. Of course, for English football fans that always tends to be the case when it comes to third round weekend. Today we ll be taking a look at what is set to be a really intriguing clash between Championship side Middlesbrough and Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur.
Middlesbrough
It hasn t exactly been a season to remember up to this point for Boro as they re closer to the relegation zone than the possibility of making a push for the top six. While that may be the case, though, there ar…
Toni Kroos will miss Real Madrid s LaLiga match against Deportivo Alaves on Sunday.
The Germany international has not been included in the 20-man squad for the meeting at the Santiago Bernabeu.
No explanation has been provided for the absence of Kroos, who trained with the squad on Saturday ahead of a daunting run of matches.
Madrid travel to Camp Nou to face Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final, first leg on Wednesday before meeting Atletico Madrid in LaLiga next Saturday.
The first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Ajax takes place just four days later in the Spanish capital.
Jesus Vallejo will also miss the Alaves match due to injury, while Raphael Varane and Dani Carvajal are suspended.
Gareth Bale, who is one goal sh…
It is often said that you regret the risks you don t take in life. However, when Rudi Garcia reflects on the Europa League final, he may wish he had exercised more caution.
The Marseille coach elected to play Dimitri Payet, even with the France winger not fully fit following a muscle strain, and it blew up in his face spectacularly.
Atletico Madrid took the lead through Antoine Griezmann in the 21st minute and, 11 minutes later, Payet bid a tearful farewell to the Groupama Stadium stage as he limped off.
With Payet s exit went any hope of them clawing a way back into the contest, which Griezmann and Gabi ensured was taken away from them completely in a 3-0 defeat, yet in his post-match media conference Garcia stood by his decision to start his hobbled star.
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England manager Gareth Southgate defended his lack of substitutions in the team s 1-1 draw away to Poland in World Cup qualifying.
Southgate did not make a change as England s winning start to World Cup qualifying ended after Damian Szymanski nodded home a dramatic first Poland goal on Wednesday.
Szymanski s 92nd-minute equaliser cancelled out Harry Kane s second-half opener in Warsaw, though England remain top of Group I on the road to Qatar 2022.
It was the first time England did not make a sub since the Euro 1996 semi-final against Germany.
0 England didn’t make a single substitute against Poland, the first time they have not made a sub in a match since the EURO 96 semi-final against Germany. Weary.
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A city divided on and off the pitch. Sunday s derby will pit AC Milan against bitter rivals Inter – a Serie A blockbuster with Champions League implications.
In-form Milan occupy third in the table, a point above Inter ahead of the San Siro showdown.
Milan have won five straight league games and are unbeaten in their past 10 matches in all competitions under Gennaro Gattuso, while Inter have struggled for consistency amid the chaos surrounding Mauro Icardi s future with the Nerazzurri.
Ahead of the 223rd Derby della Madonnina, we unveil our combined XI from Milan and Inter players thanks to Opta.
Goalkeeper: Samir Handanovic (Inter)
The selection set to raise most eyebrows, Handanovic gets the nod over Gianluigi Donnarumma. Both goalk…
With Arsene Wenger agreeing a two-year renewal to his contract as Arsenal boss, all eyes will be on his activity in the transfer market as he seeks to make strides on a disappointing 2016-17 campaign.
Despite the FA Cup triumph at the expense of rivals Chelsea, a fifth-placed finish in the Premier League was a key touchstone for Wenger s critics.
Frustration with the club s policy in the transfer market over recent seasons has also provided a major sore point, but here are five instances where Wenger got it so, so right.
PATRICK VIEIRA
Vieira actually signed before the formality of Wenger s switch from Grampus Eight to Highbury was completed, with the arrival of an AC Milan reserve slipping under the radar. But the rangy powerhouse midfielder…
Liverpool s trip to Manchester United on Sunday will likely be the most watched and fiercely debated match of the weekend in the Premier League, but in a sense there is feeling of it being something of a damp squib.
Perhaps it would be different were fans allowed into Old Trafford, but for the time being they remain absent.
Make no mistake, both teams still have particular ambitions to achieve this season. It s not quite a dead rubber.
But regardless of achieving their respective current targets – reach the top four for Liverpool, and United securing second place in the assumption Manchester City won t suddenly capitulate – there will still be a sense of unfulfillment.
United want more, Liverpool expected more.
Realistically the best Liverpool…