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It has been a irritating season for Metropolis within the WSL, is a outstanding salvage job attainable? Tell us your ideas under the road or through matchday.dwell@theguardian.com.
Todays WSL Manchester derby is an enormous one alright. Metropolis are 4 factors behind and the objective distinction is 8 in United’s favour. Something apart from a win places an finish to what has been a irritating season. Even then, it wants United to drop factors within the final recreation however they’re away at Arsenal whereas Metropolis play backside of the desk Palace at dwelling.
Third is feasible however unlikely.
Chelsea wrapped up the WSL title, their sixth in a row, with a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Wednesday. Now United should bounce again to carry off native rivals Manchester Metropolis and safe European soccer subsequent season. Tom Garry previews Sunday’s large WSL conflict…
Skinner’s aspect even have an opportunity to do one thing United’s ladies have by no means carried out: full a league double over Metropolis, having gained 4-2 on the Etihad Stadium in January, and beat them at Previous Trafford for the primary time. A victory would mark the ladies’s staff’s best Previous Trafford second. United’s document in opposition to Metropolis, although, leaves lots to be desired. Metropolis have misplaced solely two of 10 WSL Manchester derbies and so they have been buoyed by the return in final Sunday’s 1-0 win at Leicester of England’s Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood for his or her first appearances of 2025.
Forward of a Premier League conflict which each Newcastle and Brighton must win with a purpose to additional their European ambitions for subsequent season, Eddie Howe has mentioned that creating Sandro Tonali as a playmaker has been his ‘most necessary determination’
Joelinton, Guimarães and Tonali have all the time bonded properly off the pitch however, till they swapped stations, it seemed as if the latter pair may not be capable of play collectively. Now their on-field chemistry is sort of palpable. “The steadiness of the staff is massively necessary,” mentioned Newcastle’s supervisor, whose aspect have gained 20 of their previous 26 matches in all competitions. “That helped us discover a higher steadiness.”
Jonathan Wilson’s newest ‘Inside Soccer’ column is about how Actual Madrid’s marketing campaign in opposition to officers is tarnishing the membership’s picture
On the coronary heart of all of it, the ageing common in his labyrinth, sits Florentino Pérez, who has been Madrid president for all however three years of this century. He has been wildly profitable, with seven Champions League titles and a income 25% larger than that of the subsequent wealthiest membership on the planet and but he’s at struggle with everyone, a 78-year-old watching the world altering round him, insisting it’s all mounted in opposition to him.
Liverpool’s final 4 video games can provide Bradley, Endo, Elliott, Quansah and Chiesa the prospect to shine within the Reds’ ‘sure rotation’, writes Andy Hunter
The celebrations haven’t completed but and can crank again up when Liverpool are offered with and parade the Premier League trophy on the finish of the month. Nevertheless, Arne Slot’s ideas are already turning in the direction of subsequent season’s title defence. “It’s the top of the season,” he mentioned on Friday, “however we even have to have a look at this as the beginning of subsequent season.”
This morning’s headlines
Preamble
Hi there and welcome to dwell protection of a Sunday filled with Huge Timetm soccer, observe alongside for the newest information and previews forward of at the moment’s motion. We get underway with the dwell motion at noon, as Emillia Hawkins brings you a WSL clockwatch for the Manchster derby, which has critical implications for European qualification, with a aspect serving of Merseyside derby, which is extra about civic satisfaction, and runs by way of till the conclusion of Premier League champions Liverpool’s journey to Chelsea.
On the day of the newest Previous Agency assembly within the Scottish Premiership, we even have a Scottish soccer Q&A with Ewan Murray, a doyen of all issues north of the border, at 10.30am. So please come armed with questions for that through matchday.dwell@theguardian.com or dropping a remark under the road.
Earlier than we get began, these are a number of the key matches we’ll be following at the moment.
WSL
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Liverpool v Everton (noon)
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Manchester United v Manchester Metropolis (noon)
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Crystal Palace v Leicester Metropolis (2pm)
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Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea (2.15)
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West Ham v Aston Villa (3pm)
Premier League
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Brentford v Manchester United (2pm)
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Brighton v Newcastle (2pm)
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West Ham v Tottenham (2pm)
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Chelsea v Liverpool (4.30pm)
Scottish Premiership
La Liga
Serie A
You possibly can peruse a fuller fixture checklist right here.
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