rain plenty of cloud around, light rain and drizzle, strengthening breeze in the west and temperatures holding about at 809 celsius. you'll notice to the west of ireland some heavy rain. it's all tied in to this, the first of a succession of low pressure systems, the first one of these across iceland but some strong winds on the southern flank that will bring widespread gales. particularly tied in through northern ireland and scotland in the morning and early afternoon and then through much of wales in england in the afternoon. some downpours with that. shorter lived the further south you are but a northern and western areas, whence could get up to 60 miles an hour in one or two areas. not as strong towards the south and east where it will stay dry to later in the day and temperatures of eight to 10 celsius. we finish with sunshine and the west. rain through the evening rush hour across east anglia and the southeast then clear skies by night, just a few showers in the north, a bit of a chill but temperatures quickly rising into tuesday. an even

deeper area of low pressure following a similar track but with more than a way of winds and heavy rain and on the southern edge of it, dragging an even warmer air so an incredibly mild day to come on tuesday which will be tempered by some very strong tuesday which will be tempered by some very strong winds. the wettest weather will be further north of scotla nd weather will be further north of scotland and northern ireland. a few showers across eastern and southern areas but predominantly dry and away from the southeast, widespread gales again, temperatures up to 80 miles an hour across the hebrides, orkney and shetland but those winds will be incredibly mild, bringing temperatures up to around 15 celsius in the northeast of wales, 16 in the northeast of scotland. that milder air is swept out the way as we go through the night and into wednesday. not much rain across southern and eastern areas at this stage and wednesday should be dry for many. could see more wet and windy weather across the south this time on thursday before drier and colder conditions at the weekend.

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day. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. liverpool's youngesters knock everton out of the fa cup at anfield thanks to this stunner from curtis jones. sheffield united survive a scare to put out the last remaining non—league side afc fylde. dom sibley hits an unbeaten 85 as england take total control of the second test in south africa also coming up in the programme: sam kerr makes her highly anticipated debut as chelsea beat reading in the women's super league. and could this be the last time we see tom brady throw a pass for the new england patriots?

hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. a wondergoal from 18—year—old curtisjones has taken liverpool into the fourth round of the fa cup as they beat their merseyside rivals everton by a goal to nil at anfield. jurgen klopp made nine changes from the side that beat sheffield united in the premier league on thursday, but his young side got the job as the regular starters got a much needed rest. alex gulrajani reports: they are one of the most decorated clu bs they are one of the most decorated clubs in world football and the poor have their eyes on a price slightly bigger than the fa cup this season. the city rivals, everton, this competition may just mash the city rivals, everton, this competition mayjust mash that little bit more. they made those intentions clear from the off. the liverpool goal more than up those early efforts. some of the more established players took a place.

klopp turned to his squad. the report showed that they would always bea report showed that they would always be a threats, with a moment of brilliance that won the game. jones! what ego! —— what a goal. curtis jones from liverpool, you could describe this as men against boys, and the boys are in front. a moment curtis jones won't forget in and the boys are in front. a moment curtisjones won't forget in a hurry. it was enough of a victory and hopefully enough to catch the eye of klopp. to get a bit of a taste, going back to the bench, and in the end i am begging to come on. then ijust tried to go out there and show what i could do. that was a

great goal. was at their eyes remain at the present and argued, the future is looking bright as well. tottenham had a tricky afternoon against middlesbrough — jose mourinho's side will need a replay to progress after a 1—1 draw. premier league side, crystal palace, have been knocked out of the competition by derby county. chelsea had a comfortable 2—0 win over nottingham forest while the last non—league club left in the fa cup, afc fylde, were beaten by sheffield united. michael redford rounds up the action: the third round of the fa cup can be a nervy occasion, especially when you are hosting. sheffield united were hoping that this wasn't a day for upsets. it didn't take long until fears turned to cheers, with united getting a goal. they nearly had a second moment later, but leon

clarke was denied. john williams give the away side late hope, but united hung on. we have had our moments, we tried our luck at times. but i think we have gone toe to do with them and we are applied of the players. chelsea enjoyed a more calm afternoon, beating nottingham forest 2—0. the winner had a say in the second as well. his shot was saved and barkley was on hand to double their advantage. so i might goals, he is very comfortable. for what to say he was negative, did we push on and off in the second asked! no we didn't. was negative, did we push on and off in the second asked! no we didn'tlj would have liked to have seen a bit

more. their rivals will also be in place for round four. but we had a skier, middlesbrough now going ahead, but the only lead for its 11 minutes. consonant will now play in replay in the north—east. there was one shot exit as crystal palace were knocked out. powers also ended the game with ten men. these players we re game with ten men. these players were booked, but for the first time this season the referee used var to make a judgment, and it changed his mind. you can find the rest of the days results on the bbc sport website and app. england are in control of the second test in cape town after a good day wtith the bat, although they may be a little disappointed

with the way day three ended. dom sibley hit a maiden test 50 and was 85 not out at the close of play as england pushed their lead against south africa to 264. adam wild reports. as the cloud descends over table mountain, there is magic in the air. jimmy anderson is already england's greatest wicket taker, this is how he began the day. a quick start and the rapid and for south africa boss mikejennings. this is thanks to ben stokes. five wickets and five catches for ben stokes, both setting english records. the applause was generous and deserved. batsman crawley was five years old when he was inspired by ian botham's previous record. now he is leading in his field. not as exciting for some.

rising and shining was dom sibley. this was his first test 50. joe root passed that mark too, in joe root passed that mark too, but a day that started with two quick wickets ended the same way. england's lead is beyond 250. any more madness and magic, it will be at bp on south africa to catch up. chelsea extended their unbeaten women's super league run to 10 matches today and their new high profile signing, sam kerr, had a significant part to play as they beat reading by 3 goals to 1. they're now four points behind the league leaders arsenal with a game in hand. miriam walker—khan reports. two years of conversations led to this moment. megan rapinoe, the best in the world, making a new home at kings meadow. her first chance in the game

camejust a minute in. it was out of character. reading have been called the comeback queens this season, and as another strike came in, it was overshadowed seconds later at the opposite end by reading's grace maloney storming out of the net to take out sam kerr. not the warmest welcome to english football. but sam kerr wasn't dwelling on it. a cheeky back heel assist to another player, who was composed enough to get it around the keeper and equalise. it isa it is a taster of what's to come from their new partnership. in the second half, sam kerr just missed out on finishing. chelsea annoyed with this stunner of a goal. erin cuthbert made sure she was

there to cement this when. chelsea wa nt to there to cement this when. chelsea want to win back the title. sam kerr, by time up, had no goals, but they will surely come. we have had a goodlink ups in training and it showed on the pitch today. a few chances to get them in the net, but it is the first game. i'm looking forward to what she can do for the club. well, it might take some time to adjust to the weather, but with the team she seems already settled. exeter remain top of rugby union's english premiership after a bonus point victory against london irish. second placed northampton keep pace with exeter though after a last minute win against wasps. this try from matteo minozzi and a penalty try put the host ahead, despite being down to 1a men but northampton were not finished. taqele naiyaravoro bundling over

from short range in the 77th minute to earn the bonus try victory for the saints. it's the nfl wild card weekend and there was a shock overnight as defending champions new england patriots were knocked out by the tennesse titans. it means that the patriots won't feature in the super bowl for the first time in 4 years, and question marks remain over whether quarter back tom brady is going to continue his long career. lydia campbell reports. obviously he is past. he has intercepted! the super bowl dream is overfor tom brady intercepted! the super bowl dream is over for tom brady and intercepted! the super bowl dream is overfor tom brady and his intercepted! the super bowl dream is over for tom brady and his team. intercepted! the super bowl dream is overfor tom brady and his team. the defending champions were knocked out by the tennessee champions by an intercepted pass from their most famous quarterback. with tom brady set to become a free agent for the first time in his career, the question on his lips as well uber

retire? i would see it is unlikely, but it is hopefully unlikely. i love my team. i have played for them all these years, there is nobody who has had a better career, i would say, dundee. i am very blessed and i'm not going to predict the future. tom brady's whole career has been with his one team. that is the longest of any quarterback. he has won a record—breaking six super bowl titles. these are remarkable numbers for a titles. these are remarkable numbers fora man titles. these are remarkable numbers for a man who was a sixth round pick in the nfl draft in 2000. the pair have led the patriots in the franchise's history, but perhaps that you of dominance is now finished. the defending champions have reached the end of the road

and, as for tom brady, the questions over his future are set to be continued. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. hello, welcome, and a very happy new year to you. gosh, 2020 always sounded like the future, didn't it?! now that it's here, i guess it's not. we are going to get stuck into the new year next week