Villa burst from the blocks after the interval, with Philippe Coutinho finding Ings, who drove forward and went for a one-two with Watkins, who duly delivered - but the former Southampton man fired into a defender.
Of their past 12 goals, 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo has scored nine of them. But he cut a frustrated figure throughout, picked up a booking and had limited service on Saturday.
Late half-chances for Adams and McKenna were spurned, summing up Scotland's profligacy in front of goal, but ultimately they were undone by their defending, as Croatia celebrated their first-ever win over Scotland and second place in the group.
They could've easily felt sorry for themselves, but they didn't. They've come back and been outstanding.
There are good players at the club and I've had six or seven months away from the football pitch and the thought of working every day with players was something I knew I would find hard to resist.
And Guardiola, an agonised figure in Madrid, was more buoyant as the action unfolded, even demanding a standing ovation for Gabriel Jesus from City's fans when he was substituted, a request that was duly answered.
Having failed to win La Liga first time around, Ancelotti’s current side have virtually stormed to the title this season,
He's not coming to Stamford Bridge for five games. Within two weeks he'll have his best XI and he'll stick with it for four or five games.
Christian Benteke grabbed a rare international goal to help Belgium beat Estonia – a victory that seals the Red Devils’ place at the 2022 World Cup.
It came after the Easter Road club failed to secure a top-six finish in the league and exited the Scottish Cup to Edinburgh rivals Hearts.
Despite a number of Covid absentees through the month, Chelsea have not had a game called off - the league rejected their request for their match at Wolves to be postponed - and Tuesday's encounter with Brighton will be their 10th in a month.
And former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock is backing Arsenal to lift the trophy on Sunday, suggesting that Chelsea's game has a lot more riding on it.
I played a whole year being injured and just had to carry on and not be at my best, Bronze told reporters from England's base at Middlesbrough's Rockliffe Park.
When Manchester United confirmed the signing of Raphael Varane in August there were high hopes that he could be the transformative addition Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side needed to become title challengers.
It was a bit of a low blow for us, because we were the better team, but we stuck in there as we have done all season.
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Today things went our way and we are really happy. Victory sees the Gunners move into fourth spot in the Premier League and three points ahead of their north London rivals Tottenham, who travel to Brentford, live on Sky Sports from 5pm this evening (kick-off 5.30pm).
The result means Blackpool's poor run of form now extends to six games without a win, while the Hatters picked up just their third away victory of the season.
The London club, who had a match at Burnley postponed due to poor weather before Sunday's match at Brighton was postponed due to their Covid-19 outbreak, identified Thursday as a possible date and asked the Premier League to reschedule the game at the King Power Stadium.
Team-mate Dudu underlined to SporTV the borderline-obsessive preparation under Ferreira. “Everything that happened in the game, above all the opening goal, was covered in training,” he explained. “I came inside to open up space for Mayke (Palmeiras' right-back), we did all that on the training pitch.
Media scrutiny and fans' expectations following the Magpies' Saudi Arabian-backed takeover will be a major step up from Bournemouth.
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Even so, Leeds' hopes of survival look far rosier than they did at the start of that run. You imagine he would relish it.
As Jamie Carragher pointed out, 15 points from their last 18 on the road means now is not the time to panic, but with news of a decisive north London derby announced for May 12, live on Sky Sports, Arsenal need to remain in the hunt before then.Ben Grounds Mateta carries the fight for Palace While there was no rhythm to Arsenal, this was arguably Crystal Palace's best display yet under Patrick Vieira.
“I needed a performance like this,” he admitted. “It has been difficult. Every footballer wants to be on the pitch. The manager has his reasons but I have kept working hard.”
The fact is we're creating them, and we've got players who can go and score them and on another day Teemu (Pukki) goes away with a brace.
The report found that although 43 per cent of Premier League players are Black, they represent just 14 per cent of all known UEFA Pro Licence holders who have graduated under the FA.
But if it goes another way and the ground is full late on and they collapse, it could be tough for him to come back from.
It was his 221st win in charge, moving him above Les McDowall, who managed the team in the 1950s and 1960s and won the FA Cup in 1956.
The La Liga side have revealed he has an option to agree his departure on June 30, 2023, with an £83.4m release clause in his contract.
Giovani Lo Celso hit the post with two minutes remaining but Tottenham have now failed to score in their last three games in the Premier League, a run of 347 minutes without a goal, and they have not had a shot on target for their last 225 minutes of league football.
There's been a big sort of culture change I think within those 10 years. There's a lot of attention on young players now, a lot of expectation on players.
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Cliques at Man Utd as players doubt Ralf Rangnick's suitabilitySome Manchester United players are struggling to adapt to interim manager Ralf Rangnick's methods and doubt whether he is the right man to be in charge at Old Trafford.
Manchester City say they are shocked and appalled at abuse suffered by Phil Foden and his family backstage at Saturday's Amir Khan-Kell Brook fight.
Carrick leaves Man Utd after caretaker spell endsMichael Carrick has stepped down as Manchester United first-team coach and will leave the club following the conclusion of his spell as caretaker manager.
Goals from Marco Asensio and Nacho gave Carlo Ancelotti's side an early lead, but Granada's Luis Suarez pulled a goal back just before half-time.
Most basically, losing out on Champions League money means that affording the players they want in the summer becomes harder, and gives the Glazers another reason not to invest in the market, the training ground and the stadium. Failing to gain credible European football ahead of a winter World Cup also makes it a risk to join United for any emerging youngsters looking to break out into the wider consciousness. You can't prove your excellence solely in the Premier League, when the best players are often elsewhere, and certainly not in the English mid-table.
In contrast, Manchester City have won eight league games in a row and have found their rhythm, no matter who Pep Guardiola picks. Leicester have done quite well against them in the past, but not this time.
Ideguchi previously spent 18 months as a Leeds player but never made an appearance for the club, and returned to boyhood side Gamba Osaka in August 2019.
Everton's poor away form predates their current manager - no side have collected fewer away points than the six they have mustered across the entire season - but Lampard has now lost all three of his away Premier League games, and in an alarming manner.
The Champions League final is currently scheduled to take place at the Krestovsky Stadium on 28 May Russia has ordered troops into
The fans love Ronaldo, he's the king. Don't get me wrong, he's been one of the best players in the world, but this is the Achilles heel.
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