As the 2020/21 Greene King IPA Championship season kicks off this weekend, the Championship Clubs Committee today ... • Coventry v Bedford Blues – .... Cornish Pirates vs Bedford Blues » Predictions, Odds, Live With the spotlight shining heavily on the potential pitfalls of his high-profile return to Old Trafford in recent weeks, this was a timely reminder of exactly why he was brought back to the club. Scotland continued the relentless pressure, but repeatedly struggled to pick out a team-mate when getting to the byline and sometimes overplayed when a shot was on. Nuno's four-month reign in north London was brought to an abrupt halt on Monday morning in the wake of Saturday's 3-0 defeat against Manchester United, his 10th and final league match in charge. I played against Barnes three or four times and played with him for England and although when I played against him around 1995/96, he was just coming to the end, I think just for his ability and skill, he was a brilliant player. There were times we had to suffer without the ball, there was a period in the first half after they scored where I felt it could go the wrong way. Former Manchester United ace Park Ji-sung believes that the club's under-fire manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, should be given until the end of the season to prove that he is the right man for the top job at Old Trafford. Cornish Pirates 'take it up a notch' in 41-17 Nottingham win It comes ahead of a run of three successive away games at leaders Coventry, second-placed Ealing and fifth-placed Bedford. "If you want to be in ... With two games to go the Cherries are second, three points clear of Forest - who will move above them with victory. It's all too nice at Manchester United, and that is handy for the players. Time for players to repay Solskjaer's faith In a way I feel sorry for Solskjaer. Solanke turned provider on the quarter-hour mark, getting to the byline before pulling the ball back for Emiliano Marcondes to force another smart save from Baxter with a drilled effort. The alleged incident happened at the Sky Blues' Coventry Building Society Arena and was reported by a member of Stoke's coaching staff. Brewster and Gallagher shot over before half-time, but the hosts emerged with renewed vigour and pulled a goal back five minutes after the break. Weghorst has scored plenty of goals in the Bundesliga for Wolfsburg, with a strike-rate of around one every two games. If he keeps that up in the Premier League, then that's a decent bit of business - but ultimately it will only be a good deal if the Clarets stay up. Tickets Parking on matchday is available for £5 per vehicle and can be purchased online by selecting the event below. 1st XV vs Cornish Pirates. October 19, 20243:00 ... Torres has made a slower start this time around, however, not helped by the fact that he has been sidelined since October with a foot injury he picked up on international duty. With Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez all staking their claim to a starting spot, he faces a hard fight to force his way into City’s front three. Steven Gerrard is ready to continue spending this summer as Aston Villa add two Premier League midfielders to their transfer shortlist. The Midlands club are prioritising a “high-quality defensive midfielder” and have identified Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi and Brighton’s Yves Bissouma as their top targets. Villa have already had a £30-million bid for Bissouma rejected as he is valued at around £45 million by his parent club and there is interest from Arsenal and Newcastle United too. The Mirror report that Gerrard’s interest in the midfield pair could be good news for Manchester United, who have held long-term interest in Villa midfielder John McGinn. The restart made no hindrance to Stoke's dominance, with Westwood again required in quick succession to keep the Rs in the fixture. You've got to be special at something, and Grealish is special at dribbling, I don't know anybody like him, he does everything. West Ham remain fourth but the group of clubs in the chasing pack all have games in hand. Fifth-placed Arsenal are two points behind having played two games fewer. Jesse Lingard missed the Chelsea match for personal reasons and Aaron Wan-Bissaka was absent with an unspecified issue. His first penalty made him the first Englishman to score more than 12 goals in a calendar year but the more significant milestone of Wayne Rooney's record total of 53 is now just five away. London Scottish - Cornish Pirates Live - Premiership Rugby Cup Related matches. Premiership Rugby Cup Live now. Hartpury University. 14. 40 24. Bedford Blues. Related matches. LIVE MATCH: London Scottish vs Cornish ... As a gaffer you need results and hopefully they will come to him but I think it will be fine actually. Veltman on overcoming Ronaldo and JuventusCristiano Ronaldo will be looking to add to his tally of 18 Premier League goals when Manchester United face Brighton on Saturday evening, live on Sky Sports, and in the process impress Ten Hag again. Some players wore balaclavas as temperatures dropped to -16C in Minnesota US showed 'small soccer mentality' Howe has only been in charge for two of them since replacing the sacked Steve Bruce. He watched last weekend's 3-3 draw with Brentford from his hotel room after contracting Covid-19, but he was at Emirates Stadium to see his side's battling display on Saturday. Rugby Union: Cornish Pirates - Flashscore.co.uk Cornish Pirates (England) - team page on Flashscore.co.uk - latest results, fixtures. Supporter Information: Bedford Blues For our second home league of the season, we will welcome Bedford Blues to the Mennaye Field on Saturday (ko 2.30pm). I think the stoppages didn't help us because it made us go back to where we'd started the game, but by the end we had probably just about done enough to earn a victory. Asked how Vlasic was following the incident, Moyes said: I think he's okay. Taking on a fresh start midway through any given campaign is always tough, as new surroundings must be adapted to, and the talented youngster may feel that staying put is his best option for now. He replaced Dean Smith at Villa last month and, after nine points from 12, has lifted the Midlands side from 16th to 10th in the Premier League. Yaremchuk's celebration saw him reveal the Ukrainian Association of Football's logo under his shirt. Ajax welcome Benfica in the return leg in Amsterdam on 15 March with the tie all square. His early touches were booed by the visiting fans, but that was countered by a song in support from the home faithful at London Stadium, and the centre-back did not seem fazed during a physical battle with Newcastle forward Chris Wood. Leeds United have condemned homophobic abuse aimed at Conor Gallagher during Tuesday night’s Premier League victory at home to Crystal Palace. QPR had more of the ball in the early stages of the second half but Kebano and Stefan Johansen's off-target shots from distance were all either side had to show before the 58th minute. Kalvin Phillips is ready to knock back interest from multiple Premier League teams to sign a new deal with Leeds United, but talks will have to wait until the summer after he changes agent. John Elkann, CEO of EXOR, which holds a controlling stake in Juventus, addressed the issue on November 30. Over this period they have scored 35 goals against the Hammers while conceding only six in return.West Ham have lost consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April against Newcastle United and Chelsea.West Ham average just 0.25 points per game at the Etihad Stadium (four points from 16 visits), their worst record at any stadium they have visited at least 10 times in the Premier League.West Ham have taken just five points from 78 available in Premier League away games against reigning champions (W1 D2 L23), with their one victory coming at Manchester United in December 2001.Manuel Lanzini's goal, timed at 93 minutes and 58 seconds, is the latest goal Manchester City have conceded in a Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium since Opta have exact goal times (2006-07).Aged 36 years and 208 days, Fernandinho became the second-oldest player to score for Manchester City in the Premier League, after Frank Lampard versus Southampton in May 2015 (36 years and 338 days). The point, combined with results elsewhere, means Argentina join Brazil as the only two of the 10 South American sides to guarantee their place in Qatar with between four and five games still remaining. These are the debts, in addition to more money owed to former owner Mel Morris, that the administrators need to renegotiate before they can sell the club, which they still hope to do at some point in January. Rugby Union: Bedford Blues - Flashscore.co.uk Today's Matches. ENGLANDChampionship Rugby. 07:00. Bedford Blues. Hartpury Bedford Blues. Hartpury University. 12.10. 06:30. Cornish Pirates. Bedford Blues. Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has backed his coach by refusing approaches from Chelsea, knowing it will be hard for them to find a replacement of the same level.