there it "we: “é: lip “a ':p "wit pu” itp “pp“ ‘uii but pu” “pp-“pit lppit “it and drizzle out there tonight but it really will not amount to much. still some clear spells the further west you are. also towards south—west england. if you are clear for any period of time, it will be cooler than this. most of us are above freezing as we start the weekend. on a rather grey, gloomy and damp night. for scotland and northern england, some of that will continue into the afternoon. some showers running from the channel islands towards cornwall and devon, but brighter spells and on the whole sunshine is hard to come by. on the cool side too. temperatures below—average for the time of year. little change into saturday evening. some of this patchy rain and drizzle will sink a little further south into sunday, then push back towards the north again. allowing parts of england to brighten up and also milder and the cooler feeling day in scotla nd milder and the cooler feeling day in scotland and into north—east england. maybe a bit of patchy rain towards northern ireland. western

scotla nd towards northern ireland. western scotland going into sunday evening. asign of scotland going into sunday evening. a sign of a significant weather change into next week. losing high—pressure, low pressure comes back in, the winds pick up and that means there will be more rain. this time, some more substantial rain at times next week. umbrella weather on the way next week. thank you. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes, here's what's coming up on tonight's show. could this be the best merseyside derby in recen times? league leaders everton take on liverpool tomorrow. talking of derbies: the old firm are back and rangers are hoping for consecutive victories over celtic for more than a decade.

and exeter get ready for the biggest day in their history, the european champions cup final. also coming up in the programme: salford go for their first challenge cup title since before the second world war. hello and welcome to sportsday. so a really busy saturday of sport ahead tomorrow... so let's start by looking at the football and what many are predicting to be the best merseyside derby for years... table toppers everton have had the perfect start to the season with four wins from four, and whilst champions liverpool have only lost once — it was of course that rather uncomfortable 7—2 defeat at the hands of aston villa,

so fitting perhaps that this game comes exactly ten years to the day that everton last beat their old rivals. let's hearfrom both managers... carlo is a sensational manager and so carlo is a sensational manager and so it's clear when he has the time to build something that he will do that and have the resources to build something then that's what he did. so this team —— this team looks really, really good. i would like to see something different but it's not possible and self that's of course a proper challenge. the challenge of could be really good for us but of course liverpool is doing so well andl course liverpool is doing so well and i think we are not so far but we are still far from them and as i said you can have a good test tomorrow against them to see how far we have.

thank you forjoining us here on sports day. i'll start with you. although it's been a very long time, a decade to the bay since lost these are strange times are very strange times and as if he will be aware they have been some interesting results of a letter last month or so. results of a letter last month or so. how are you feeling? how are you genuinely feeling about tomorrow's match and do you think you can do this? you have gone in cities merseyside derby matches with a sense of shoulders and when you get them out of the way you know everything up would be going to lose ina everything up would be going to lose in a ridiculous way and that's how it's been. for a long time now. and to carlo's it's been. for a long time now. and to ca rlo's testaments it's been. for a long time now. and to carlo's testaments of these payers that the positivity they have been able to build in the early because of the season people are feeling anxious and people are feeling anxious and people are feeling nervous and people feel

positive and from to be looking to the derby and anticipating it is a big step forward and got to say. are you anxious you could lose this tomorrow? they do still struggle and it's been quite a few drawers over the last two years so yes, i'm edited anxious and and not necessarily wary because i do think liverpool are the best you but i think they've got to best you but i think they've got to be really good going into this game. what has made a difference this season? obviously, what do you think is really making the difference this year? given the lack of success it's been a very easy for the club to plunge into crisis if you read and for people to get hysterical about the way things are going self it's not going to buy into that and he will be calm and collected and i think having that calm presence on the sidelines during football matches and that calm presence on the training pitch i think it's really going to help everything and

after keep them calm and over the last four or five weeks at the start of the season yet but at the chance of the season yet but at the chance of getting results. what do you think is going on with your team? of getting results. what do you think is going on with your team7m we we re think is going on with your team7m we were to be beaten i don't think they would be worried that people are trying to say that we need to have some of what's this football tea m have some of what's this football team and and so confident that this group of players and if year as well we will bounce back from base. the city needs at least at the moment everything that's going on. what if your prediction for tomorrow?” everything that's going on. what if your prediction for tomorrow? i was tempted to say 7—2 everything. i will go with that. it got to the point where it was enjoyable for a bit and it was like six or seven and

it was all about very strange and it's been nice to reflect on it but this liverpool team they will be focused over the weekend and everything will have to be on it at the moment. it's not the only big derby tomorrow, the old firm are back... after a ten month gap... and a bit like everton/ liverpool — rangers are currently above celtic — who are going for their tenth successive title—winning season... but with scotland in a version of lockdown, and no fans at the game, the big question is will they behave responsibly during what is going to be a very different sort of glasgow derby, our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin reports. go! brilliant play! a fixture that

is as famous for its noise as it is for its football. tomorrow when the two glasgow james go for its football. tomorrow when the two glasgowjames go head—to—head this place will be citing to give or ta ke this place will be citing to give or take a few shouts from the players on the pitch. fans forced to watch oi’ on the pitch. fans forced to watch or listen at home but that is the hope. moves to places like blackpool have already been met with warnings. also, fears over fans gathering in each of his houses up today for the third day in a well the warning to resist came from the top. people over the last seven months have been asked to me the most tremendous sacrifices and pretty blunt here.

that's not the sacrifice of the past seven months and i'm going to say to people be responsible and actually more correctly, don't be deeply irresponsible. that will not be happening. he saw the comments that suggested that the game should be given away for free so that would not be a reasonable thing to ask when they've invested so much money ina when they've invested so much money in a product. scottish football along with government is asking fans to think seriously about how and where they watch and listen. don't let yourself or anyone else in jeopardy everything that's going on and hopefully will put the performance we can be proud of but please don't travel. fans of celtic

and ranger are used as with any even at government level but this just feels different like everything else. tomorrow when their eyes follow here at what it or not rest of the countries eyes will fall on them. one more bit of football. the window has closed on transfers for domestic deals involving football league clubs. it hasn't exactly been a busy day. jack butland is probably the biggest mover. the former england goal keeper has left championship side stoke for crystal palace. spurs have signed joe from swansea as you can see on your screen the bbc sport website and we will keep you up—to—date with the transfers.

don't go anywhere, still to come on sports day. a bit of needle in vegas, teofimo lopez gets ready to take on vasiliy lomachenko. ijust i just can't wait. in rugby terms it's been a fairly rapid rise for exeter and tomorrow, ten years since theyjoined the sport's elite, they can complete their journey with european glory. exeter will play racing 92 in the final of the champions cup in bristol. and joe lynskey is here to tell us more... joe this is the first time exeter have made it to the final — so this is a huge game for them isn't it? as with any sporting occasion presently we have to take a check on this status beforehand but exited of both important and he had no positive cases this week although it's not been an easy build up to

this match which we will hear about ina this match which we will hear about in a moment. his competition had a nine month break in between its a group stage in the knockouts but since lockdown exit or have been impacted and securing that place in their first european finer which is happening at ashton gate that's been moved to the original venue. you see ita nap moved to the original venue. you see it a nap in the final three weeks ago. that means it's the first time they have not featured in either a champions cup or a domestic permission final. since 2013. this season going for a european and premier ship double it gives them the opportunity to dominate this sport and ingram themselves and that to me is extraordinary for a team. not that long ago we are in the

fourth tier of english rugby and spent 13 seasons trying to win promotion from the second tier of that the premiership before finally doing so under that guidance of rob baxter a man who played for and kept in the chief in the lower leagues and now in a decade has coached and established than in the top flight. and now goes for the biggest prize. they have been big games to get here. one of the key fundamental steps and always will be and that was a thing that took us the longest to do. so there's been plenty on the way but obviously every time you get to one of these games for obvious reasons i don't think it will and here i think we are in an era of going left at the moment and we would like to see it continue and i think that's more how i would see

it. this has not been an easy build up it. this has not been an easy build upa it. this has not been an easy build up a fortnight ago they recorded nine positive cases at the club and have been on the mediterranean island of corsica this week preparing for this match inside a buyer secure bubble and they will have to live out for the most is finn russell and he admitted that preparing for this final endlessly has not been ideal and the team have kept each other busy in their hotel by playing cards. that match kicks off at quarter to five tomorrow, tonight bristow continued their rapid rise and they are promoted back to the premiership two years ago and they play in their first european final against one of the powerhouses and debts in the challenge cup fight —— finer at 8pm tonight.