What channel is the Bayer Leverkusen game on? The Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football .... Alonso sweating on Xhaka fitness With the winter transfer window coming to a close, Sky Sports' pundit Paul Merson has assessed the business done by Premier League clubs, outlining who he thinks has done the best business... Brentford are seven points clear of the relegation zone ahead of Norwich's game against Manchester City on Saturday evening, while Palace are now nine points away from the danger zone, and by avoiding defeat, both teams know they are inching towards securing their Premier League futures for another year. The odds remain stacked against them in the relegation battle, but a late double wrapped up all three points for the hosts, who needed them now more than ever. With three minutes to go it looked like they were heading for defeat, and potential relegation on Sunday, but an Albert Gudmundsson goal turned the tide before captain Domenico Criscito kept his cool to dispatch a penalty deep into added time. But all of that in football at the moment, it's impossible to decipher because the reasons that are made, footballers make the fewest decisions over the management of their careers. He told BBC Radio 5 Live: It was a disgusting decision. I think the officials have been awful today and they have been awful for a long time now. I think certainly this season, so many terrible decisions. I was happy to coach the team, I saw a huge effort, big intensity, so many ball recoveries in the opponents' half, put the pressure up high. The guys are very clever; they want to win every game and have a good mentality. We changed eight players and we played a very good game. Arsenal’s £72 million ($97m) record signing had shown flashes of his quality during two substitute appearances against Newcastle and Burnley before Unai Emery opted to throw him in from the start at Anfield on August 24, 2019. We had the players in on January 2, we had a good week of training, you always think you're doing what's right but it's apparent we should have prepared in more detail. Man City hit Brighton for six Manchester City Women scored six unanswered second-half goals to demolish Brighton Women 6-0 and secure a third straight WSL victory. We'll just have to see. There is better news in regard to Jack Grealish, who Southgate says is ready if required having trained with the group on Thursday after illness interrupted the start of his week. Northern Ireland are out of contention for Qatar 2022. Nothing can be decided until the final round of games. Despite their opponents’ naked aggression, City gradually began to assert themselves. De Bruyne saw a wicked shot blocked by Reinildo, before some sharp interplay between Riyad Mahrez, Kyle Walker and Foden ended with the latter laying off to Ilkay Gundogan who, striking the ball low and hard, hit the base of the post. Of all those entering the game aged 16, two years down the line, 50% of them will be outside professional football. If you look at the same cohort at 21, the attrition rate is 75% or higher. Former West Brom striker Jeff Astle, whose daughter Dawn is the PFA's neurodegenerative diseases project lead After the visitors had failed to clear Jonjo Shelvey's corner, Guimaraes was able to twice poke the ball towards goal at the back post, his second effort rolling in through the legs of Kasper Schmeichel. That comment was based on how the direction (of the club) was going. I am in a different position than a couple of months ago. Overjoyed visiting fans sang songs celebrating the performance while also mocking United and Jurgen Klopp could not resist delivering his trademark triple fist-pump at the final whistle having initially appeared to think twice about pulling out the move on opposition territory. In an attritional first half where Cameroon were on top, the tournament hosts almost took the lead in the 17th minute through Michael Ngadeu, but his looping header from a corner crashed off the post. Eddie Howe watched from the stands as Newcastle drew 1-1 at Brighton, making them the only winless side in the Premier League. The real drama came in the final minute of the game as Robert Sanchez saw red for tripping Callum Wilson outside the box as he rounded the goalkeeper and looked to roll the ball into an empty net. Promotion is wrapped up, and of course that is a wonderful achievement, but after being top of League Two since September 11, lifting the title really would round off the season perfectly. 'We are a club from the local county leagues; to be in League One is incredible'Forest Green fan Chris Latham: What an unbelievable season it has been - words probably can't do it justice - I was confident that we would build on our recent play-off appearances, but I wasn't expecting it to be quite this good! Superstars and their egos would still be an issue at Old Trafford, but there seems more of an eagerness from above to bring structure to a squad that is struggling to compete against the best. It is good practice to check local authority public health restrictions prior to travelling to a game. When Arsenal arrived at Anfield on February 8 2014, the Gunners were unbeaten in their previous six league trips to the red half of Merseyside, winning three. Unfortunately for Celtic's Reo Hatate — and this seems to be the only thing going against him at the moment — his first goal against Rangers last night was deflected and so is not eligible for all the OH MAN WHAT A GOAL plaudits it received before and, strangely, after the replays. His second, though? Oh man. What a goal. Outside, you can give an evaluation about a player and then I think when you are the coach of the player and you live with the player day by day, you understand everything about the player and I think it's the same for me. Rangers are understood to be very pleased with developments after a thorough process led by sporting director Ross Wilson, with a host of strong candidates on their shortlist. We've got a really difficult game to come, but we expected that. The first leg is always difficult and hard to get a defining result. Full-backs Ben Chilwell and Reece James were also important in the win at King Power Stadium with both players getting assists for the first two goals. We have followed all the rules, we have done lateral flows every day, we do the PCRs and we have worn the masks. We have players in three different dressing rooms [to reduce the risk of transmission]. It's that time of the year again when squads are going to be stretched and strained during what Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp calls a crazy festive schedule. Vincent Kompany has expressed his disgust after Club Brugge supporters racially abused the Anderlecht coach and his players during a Belgian Pro League encounter on Sunday. Guehi on south London 'homecoming' and learning from VieiraAndersen and Guehi have had some awkward moments defensively, not least against Jamie Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho two weeks ago, but their youthfulness leaves plenty of room for improvement in that regard and they are already excellent on the ball. Ellen White put the hosts in front in the 15th minute, coolly slotting the ball past the goalkeeper. But Germany, who are ranked third in the world, responded through their captain Lina Maguill who scored an eye-catching free-kick in the 41st minute. That is despite spending more than £500 million on players since Farhad Moshiri took over as owner in 2016, many of which have failed to make an impact at Goodison Park. Moshiri has also appointed five different managers in that span, with Benitez taking over from fellow former Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti. What the managers said...Stoke's Michael O'Neill: We could not get any consistency in our play throughout the game. Leicester fixtures | Get Sky SportsStream the biggest moments on NOW | Sign up for PL goal alertsRodgers concerned by 'lack of hunger' after FA Cup thrashing It's probably the first time I've had to be as harsh as that in all honesty, Rodgers told Sky Sports when reflecting on his withering assessment. How the teams lined up | Match statsScottish Premiership table | ResultsDownload the Sky Sports app | Get Sky SportsBut Scott Wright fired Rangers back in front before Tavernier made it 3-1 from the penalty spot after Bevis Mugabi had brought down Fashion Sakala in the box. What I can say is he's a very good player, a technical play and he can play in many Premier League clubs on a regular basis. The match felt like a sideshow to a gripping off-field drama, with Thomas Tuchel removing Lukaku from the squad after he criticised his manager's tactics in an unsanctioned interview on Italian TV. How to Watch Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the Bundesliga matchup between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer ... Callum O'Hare was next to test Marshall's mettle, his half volley heading for the top corner before Marshall clawed his effort away to safety. The second half, we could have won it, but the first half we could have lost it by more goals. To increase the amount of danger we can create, we need to recover the ball when they play out. Good grounding can be hard to come by as a young squad member; just look at the list of English players who have wasted their potential down the years. “It doesn't mean that all these players that have done well in the past, they're just going to come back here in the next camp because they've done well a year ago, or two years ago. He is very smart, mature and hard working. The most important thing now is for him to get in shape first. In the games before Christmas, he had to leave the pitch after 55 minutes with cramp. In those eight matches, their expected goals against data have them as the seventh highest team in terms of defensive output and that can be upgraded as they have faced Liverpool and Manchester City during that run.