Philippe Coutinho is available for Aston Villa to play Manchester United on Saturday Night Football, but Steven Gerrard won’t rush his new signing, admitting he is not match fit.
Gerrard also says Lucas Digne is available for the clash, live on Sky Sports, after he became Villa’s second signing of the window in a £25m move from Everton.
Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal are being held back by “liability” Granit Xhaka and insists they must move him on if they are to take the next step in their progression under Mikel Arteta.
The Swiss international was shown the fifth red card of his Arsenal career for a last-man foul on Diogo Jota in the first half of Thursday night’s Carabao
Rangers are closing in on a move to sign Hearts defender John Souttar on a pre-contract.
The Scotland international is out of contract this summer and wanted by several English Championship clubs including Blackburn Rovers.
The match Borussia Dortmund – Freiburg for the Bundesliga I of Germany will be held on January 14 (Friday) at 21:30. This has often been the way Dortmund likes to do things, as only three teams have won more points than their ten since losing positions in this Bundesliga campaign.
Borussia Dortmund is 1.50 to win. The tie in the match was rated at 4.75. Freiburg is 5.50 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Brighton – Crystal Palace from the English Premier League will be held on January 14 (Friday) from 22:00. Neil Mope is Brighton’s top scorer with 7 goals. Connor Gallagher has 6 goals for Kr. Palace. Brighton have not lost in their last 4 games. Yves Bisuma has more yellow cards (6) than any other Brighton player. Joel Ward is 5 for Kr. Palace.
Brighton is 2.00 to win. The tie in the match was rated at 3.30. The odds for Crystal Palace to win are 4.00. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Nice – Nantes from Ligue 1 of France will be held on January 14 (Friday) from 22:00. The loss of several players for the African Cup of Nations seemed to have little effect on Nice when they lost 3-0 away to Brest. This victory extended the good series of Nice and they enter this match after four consecutive victories.
Odds for Nice to win are 1.83. The tie in the match was rated at 3.50. Nantes is 4.50 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match between POR Trail Blazers – DEN Nuggets will be held on January 14 (Friday) at 05:05 after midnight Bulgarian time in a NBA basketball game. You can watch POR Trail Blazers vs DEN Nuggets online. Browse online our free sports predictions and the best odds from the leading betting company bet365.
The odds for the POR Trail Blazers to win the upcoming match are 4.25, and the chances for DEN Nuggets are 1.23.
Wrapping up the Chelsea transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 January window.
Who have Chelsea been linked with?
Chelsea have revived their interest in Sevilla defender Jules Kounde and are also looking at fellow Frenchmen Presnel Kimpemba and Aurelien Tchouameni (The Sun, January 13).
Newcastle have completed the £25m signing of Burnley striker Chris Wood.
Wood says he is “delighted” to have signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Magpies and is available to play in Saturday’s Premier League match against relegation
Aston Villa have signed Everton left-back Lucas Digne in a deal worth up to £25m.
It follows several days of negotiations, in which Villa beat off interest from Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham.
Steven Gerrard brings in his second signing as manager following the arrival of his former Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho, with Brighton’s midfielder