now arsenal began to celebrate, and we re now arsenal began to celebrate, and were leading a less thane minutes thanks to mesut ozil. great entertainment for the neutrals but both teams will be embarrassed by the mistakes, petr cech could not keep out feminism regrets on both sides, the draw 3—3 not much help to other‘s european hopes but for many european treatment different reasons but for different reasons, and night to remember. one point is an ok result for most teams, we deserved more and got only one but that is how it is. it feels not too good at the moment. in the first half we were frozen with fear, not at our level. we could see the impact of the man united start here was there, in second half we played at our level. i must say both teams were going for it, and even if i am in the end frustrated that we did not win the game, on the other hand that's the kind of game you want in the premier league. the kind of game commentators doswell, conor mcnamara was watching alongsidejermaine jenas. what a game to kick—start the festive period, a lot of games will be played in the comin

arsenal improving their recent run.ent run. a misplaced pass found its way to antonio valencia, then back to valencia and into the net. a good sta rt for valencia and into the net. a good start for united became a great one. another asked them a stake in possession punished. jesse lingard with the goal. it was befitting of the first half, which was open, exciting and end to end. the hosts somehow not getting back into things are more than one occasion. and, the numerous saves by david de gea for good measure. you had to feel sorry for the second a5. it would surely never compete with the first. alexander lacazette onside and game on. there was one big problem for arsenal, de gea. pulling off something truly special here. a double save as good as any to keep his side ahead. just as united were on the brink they pulled away again. the classic counterattack and another lingard goal. wally had to do was hold on. paul pogba did not help the cause. a straight red. he misses the manchester derby. 3—1 was how it ended. an iconi

before that we saw an equaliser from arsenal. just before half—time, one goal back by arsenal.n that back four la cazette. ramsay cushion that back four lacazette. he was supposedly injured and was not going to play but he did play and has got them back into it. both sides since then have had great chances. the great game to watch. at the moment 2—1 to manchester united. chelsea have consolidated third place after a 3—1 win over newcastle in the lunchtime kickoff. it was newcastle rafa benitez‘s first return to stamford bridge since his interim spell charge back in 2013. joe lynskey reports. the bridge used to be rafael dias plus backed her. his team won the europa league. trophies are harder to come by on tyneside for the having track newcastle up now they are to tring in mid—table, beating the champions would help the cause. an openerfrom the champions would help the cause. an opener from dwight gayle felt familiar. he did the same at old trafford last month. the problem is holding on all stop as soon as chelsea sensed trouble, they were level. even hazzard confusing the keep

arsenal, wins and counting. can anybody stop them 7 arsenal, chelsea, wins and counting.a, liverpool and manchester united have all tried and manchester united have all tried and failed. spurs have history on their side. who will handle the pressure? patrick geary reports. mid—december and manchester city move from probably uncatchable to possibly invincible. this weekend they play spurs, the only team in they play spurs, the only team in the top six they haven't yet faced. 0ne the top six they haven't yet faced. one by one of their arrival to have been dispatched including last weekend manchester united, the closest to them in points and geography. can they emulate arsenal in 2004 and go the season unbeaten? the manager is having none of it. in 2004 and go the season unbeaten? the manager is having none of itm belongs to arsene wenger. we are going to lose games. the important is to play better, try to play better. that is the most important things. those records are impressive. city have won an unprecedented 15 straight premier league matches. picking up 49 out of a pos

james tomkins pulled one back but arsenal got the points.ther tested by the visit on sunday. its results at home in the final minutes. we were comfortable 3-1. not final minutes. we were comfortable 3—1. not at all any more, 3—2. we scored goals again today. it was a bit nervy in the end. i thought we we re every bit nervy in the end. i thought we were every bit as dangerous and hard every bit as many chances as they had. especially in the second half, perhaps more. we weren't clinical enough to take those chances. we have lost the game tonight against a very good team that over the 90 minutes probably did deserve to win the game. let's look at the table, the game. let's look at the table, the wind keeps arsenal sixth, level on points with north london rivals spurs, just behind on goal difference. 2! points behind manchester city. at the other end of the table palace remain in the 16th, level with west ham and newcastle, only one point ahead of bournemouth, who are third from bottom. the premier league bottom club have appointed former czech

at west brom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenalfor the west brom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenalom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenalfor the number make —— for the 811th game. it wasn't until the second half that they found a way through. even then, it took a little bit of good fortune. alexis sanchez‘s free kick was deflected in. with moments left, that was still far from the end of it. two minutes remaining, west brom were offered a hand back into it, this deemed a penalty. 1—1, late controversy, the premier league year giving drama to the end. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but from me, it is good night and are very happy new year. to buy. —— and a very happy new year. goodbye. it takes a special kind of athlete to succeed at the winter olympics. traditionally, british success has been sporadic at best. but in recent years, team gb has finallyjoined the party. lizzie yarnold is the olympic champion! there were four gb medals during sochi 201a. that could be upgraded to a record haul of five. british athletes ar

the good thing about arsenal is they steadily picking up points.'t been fla m boya nt picking up points. it hasn't been flamboyant at times as arsenal fans would like but they've been getting those wins, the big win away at burnley was the huge one. they didn't follow that up with manchester united but again, died in a bit ofa manchester united but again, died in a bit of a dog—eared kind of display, not one i think the fans expected but they got the win. they might struggle tonight against this formidable front line. i probably said that about most teams if i'm honest with you, against liverpool. there's a lot of space out there, it's a beautiful pit and the way liverpool like to play, i think both teams will have a high—scoring game. jurgen klopp‘s team will have scored more goals against arsenal than any other club saint is good english. it will be interesting to how it goes, to 7:45pm tickle, liverpool away from home at arsenal. what i start to the premier league fixture list. john bennett our football reporter hasjoined us. john bennett our fo

arsenal dropping points today against southampton, this is how the table looks.second placed manchester united and they have set a new premier league record of matches won in a row in a single season. with chelsea and liverpool also dropping points this weekend it says something one fifth placed arsenal are closer to the relegation places than they are to the league leaders. scottish champions celtic nearly had their 18—month unbeaten run in domestic football ended by hibernian at easter road. it finished 2—2 at easter road, but neil lennon's hibs came so close to snatching it late on. take on celtic in scotland and it is best to block out the noise, the stats say they are invincible and the hibs to think them they'd have to do it the hard way, celtic waited for the second half to break through but when one comes more often follow. minutes later sinclair had another, 2—0 usually means game over. if the hibs challenge was to come perhaps they would look to insider knowledge, ambrose, like his manager, has celtic history. his goal back turned the tide and three min

olivier giroud rescued a point for arsenal late on. the result moves arsenal up to fifth. heavy price for a slow start. overall, we kept going and it was a game of high intensity where the two teams went for it. in the second half it was all asked. they defended very well in a very disciplined way. overall, it was difficult to find an opening. so let's see how the top of the table looks. manchester city now have an 11 point lead over second placed united. chelsea are 14 points off the pace, following that shock defeat to west ham on saturday. liverpool's draw with everton, sees them lose ground on city. same is true really of arsenal, who're now 17 points behind the leaders, after dropping points at southampton. in the spanish primera division, barcelona remain top after a 2—0 win at villarreal in the late kick off. atletico madrid won 1—0 at real betis to overtake real madrid in third. saul niguez with his third league goal of the season. malaga are off the bottom, thanks their 2—0 win over real sociedad. elsewhere, bilbao beat levante. dutch eredivisie league leaders psv

that was amazing what arsenal did in 2004. todayis amazing what arsenal did in 2004.ot going to happen just now, what happens is an exception. i would like to send a message, that is an exception, that is not normal. i think we are going to play, for me, the best team today in europe, not only in england. and of course it is a massive challenge. this is the type of challenge that wa nt always this is the type of challenge that want always to have the opportunity to have. you mentioned that stat potentially for mauricio pochettino — they have got active form and they could do it? yes, it feels like they have hit a bit of a glass ceiling, coming so close to winning the league in the last two seasons. i almost think if you are a tottenham fan, you will feel the team is getting better each season, but the opponents always seem to be one step ahead. those extra commitments in the champions league appear to be affecting tottenham, and we can't discount the wembley factor this season. discount the wembley factor this season. just not being in those familiar surroundings, has

another arsenal possession punished.e goal and anthony martial with the assist. it was befitting of the first half which was open, exerting an end to end. the host somehow not getting back into things on more than one occasion. and there were numerous david de gea says. you had to us also for the second a5, it couldn't compete with the first? but alexandre lacazette, onside, he came on to. there was one big problem for arsenal, david de gea, pulling off something truly special here. a double save as good as any to keep his side ahead. just as united were on the brink, they pulled away again. classic counter attack and another lingard goal. all they had to do was hold on now. paul pogba did not help the cause, a straight red, it will he will manchester derby. an iconic premier league fixture and an iconic premier league fixture and an iconic premier league game. amazing attitude from them. part of the quality from they showed, quality in many things. they showed amazing character in the difficult moments of the game. you

well i guess arsenal and chelsea staying third and arsenal moving into the top four.manchester united. leicester city, disappointing for them, they would have been wanting to gain ground on liverpool and tottenham. crystal palace, a wonderful win and we will see what it has done for them. at 1.i see what it has done for them. at u think they were 14th forced up they were bottom a few weeks ago, then they just they were bottom a few weeks ago, then theyjust moved out of the relegation zone today. no, still 14th, relegation zone today. no, still 1ath, extraordinary. they were bottom and looking like they were the odds—on favourite to go down not long ago. very tight between 11 and down to 19th. this is what roy hodgson the same can any one of these teams could go down. newcastle in the bottom three, in real trouble. stoke city just in the bottom three, in real trouble. stoke cityjust above the relegation zone, the pressure on marcuse. interesting weekend and two war games tomorrow. that is the football, back to you. manchester city still winning 1—0 but harry kane has t

as said europa league draw taking place, interesting one for arsenal.he english people are well represented with a team arsenal are playing. a swedish side managed been an englishman. graham potter, used to play for stoke, west brom. southampton briefly. briefly. the only club he has coached is this one, taken them through four promotions, they got into the europa league by winning the swedish cup. this is going to be the biggest match in their history, with the englishman graham potter coming up

arsenal, consecutive wins. can anyone stop them ? arsenal, chelsea, consecutive wins.senal, chelsea, liverpool and manchester united have all tried and manchester united have all tried and failed at tottenham spurs have history on their side. mid- mid— december and manchester city are moving from probably uncatchable to possibly invincible. today they play the spurs, the only team in the top six they have not yet faced. be dispatched manchester united last week. can they emulate arsenal in 2004 and have an unbeaten season? we are going to be, we will lose games. we just need to type lady better and better. —— tried to play better and better. —— tried to play better and better. manchester city have now won 15 straight matches and picking up 49 from 51 points in the process. enough to finish eighth in the league last season. if they win two more matches before christmas they will average 2.89 points per % --: stop % 3-1 st°p they ended ca n tottenha m sto chhe-"n ? they and edr= unbeaten ce n tottenhe m sto chhe-"n 2 they end edr= unbeaten run at ce n tattenhe m std chhe

arsenal we re celebrations at this stage. arsenal were all business.. liverpool keep ——'s keeper embarrassed. now arsenal celebrated. for the home fans it was to get better, in less than five. great entertainment for the mutuals but both teams will be frustrated by the mistakes they made. the exposed petr chech couldn't keep up. regrets on both sides. a 3—3 draw was not a help to either manager's european hopes, but it will be a friday night to rememberfor all hopes, but it will be a friday night to remember for all concerned. overall, we didn't give up and the spirit in the team is absolutely fantastic. down that front i'm quite proud of the players, who responded and showed the strong mentality. usually if we get a point that's an 0k result. for most teams in the world is pretty unlikely to get it and we deserved more, we had only one. but that's how it is. yeah, it feels not too good at the moment. graeme murty says he wants to make himself irreplaceable at rangers, after being given the job of manager until the end of the season. they've won six ga

the league cup a trophy arsene wenger has never won in his 21 years managing arsenal.ling didn't feature for city in their match tonight. police today arrested a man after the manchester city winger was racially abused and attacked last week. sterling was confronted by a man at the club's training ground as the player arrived there before his city's match with tottenham in the premier league. police arrested a 29 year old man and are treating the incident as a hate crime. troy deeney will serve a four—match suspension after watford failed to overturn his red card against huddersfield at the weekend. deeney was dismissed for a tackle on collin quaner and will now be unavailable for the games against brighton, leicester, swansea and manchester city. meanwhile, manuel lanzini will serve a two—match suspension with immediate effect after his denial of a charge of ‘successful deception of a match 0fficial' was rejected. it follows the awarding of a penalty for west ham against stoke on saturday. a course exclusively for female coaches is being run in scotland in a bid to in

the game give us difficult moment, arsenal gave us difficult moments.quite a long time. so, amazing character by the players. i think they deserve your words — and my words, when i met them in the dressing room. also in the premier league today, liverpool move into the top four after a 5—1win at brighton. sam allardyce won his first game in charge of everton with a 2—0 win over huddersfield. and swansea are bottom after their defeat against stoke. england's rugby league side suffered an agonising 6—0 defeat to australia in the final of the world cup. the hosts scored the only try of the game in the first half through boyd cordner, and despite a valiant effort, england couldn't find a reply. england players clearly devastated by the result as australia were crowned champions for the 11th time. it's advantage australia at the end of day one of the second ashes test in adelaide. joe root won the toss and surprisingly put australia in to bat, but england's bowlers failed to make the impact he hoped for in the first ever day—night ashes test. england were gi

at west brom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenalfor brom, arsene wenger took charge of arsenal fors much work to be done before any celebrations could start. his team bade him wait, it wasn't until the second half that they found a way through, and even then it took a little deflection. but with just moments left, that was still far from the end of it. two minutes remaining and west brom were offered a hand back into it. this was deemed a hand back into it. this was deemed a penalty and jay rodriguez gladly spoiled arsene wenger‘s special day. drama to the very end of the year. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. i wish you a very happy new year. good night. hello. this is bbc news. political leaders have been reflecting on the past 12 months in there new years messages with theresa may calling 2017 a year of progress for the uk. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the hope for a new britain was closer than ever. emma foy reports. up after a political year dominated by brexit, it's no surprise the subject played a key part in ther

arsenal gave us difficult moment. arsenal gave us difficult moment.t moment of playing with ten men for quite a lot of time. amazing character by the players, i think they deserve your words that are similarto my they deserve your words that are similar to my work when i met them in the dressing room. elsewhere in the premier league liverpool are into the top four after a 5—1 thrashing of brighton. sam allardyce marked his first game in charge of everton with a 2—0 win over huddersfield. swansea are bottom after their defeat against stoke. barcelona are still unbeaten at the top of la liga after being held to an entertaining 2—2 draw by celta vigo. iago aspa put celta ahead after marc—andre ter staygun failed to keep hold of the ball. but barca levelled moments later as lionel messi converted paulinho's pass for his 17th goal this season. luis suarez had a goal maybe harshly ruled offside and messi hit a post. then suarez put barca ahead... but gomez later equalised for celta to the rugby league world cup final where australia beat england 6—0, in one

arsenal against manchester united — as iconic a fixture as it gets in the premier league.ewed rivalries. united trying to stay in the title race, arsenal aiming to continue their recent run, but this seemed unlikely after three minutes. a misplaced pass found its way to antonio valencia, and then back to valencia and into the net. a good start for united then became a great one. then another arsenal mistaken possession punished — jesse lingard with the goal and anthony martial with the most magnificent assist. it was befitting of the first half, really, which was open, exciting and end—to—end. the hosts somehow not getting back into things on more than one occasion. and there were the numerous david de gea saves for good measure, too. you have to feel sorry for the second 45 — it could surely never compete with the first. yet, it did. alexandre lacazette, onside, and the game on, too. there was one big problem for arsenal — de gea, pulling off something truly special here. a double save as good as any to keep his side ahead. and just as united were on the brink, they pulle

when united or arsenal woi'i celebrate.ose mourinho was speaking at the manchester united should training ground at the same time. this is a man who has history at old trafford, of sliding down the touchline as porto knocked them out of the champions league. he has a history of running across the pitch with his finger in the air when the inter milan side knocked out barcelona of the champions league in 2010. however it is clear thatjose mourinho thinks that pep guardiola and his team went too far and that is what he explained this afternoon. i'm not here to comment on his words. the only thing i can say is that for me it was just a question of diversity. diversity in behaviours. diversity in education, just that. nothing more than that. so jose just that. nothing more than that. sojose mourinho just that. nothing more than that. so jose mourinho taking just that. nothing more than that. sojose mourinho taking the high road on this one. can we expect punishment for either side after this? the fa have asked both plans already

arsenal have a 0stersunds from switzerland.r about what it means for his clu b earlier about what it means for his club who won the swedish cup to get in to the europa league to face arsenal. fantastic feeling for us as a football club, we have had an unbelievable year in terms of only oui’ unbelievable year in terms of only our second unbelievable year in terms of only oui’ second season, unbelievable year in terms of only our second season, we won unbelievable year in terms of only our second season, we won the swedish cup and that got us into the europa league qualification and we beat galatasaray. performed really well in the europa league, it seemed like it was fitting into an amazing year for us. it has been historic and to get one of the biggest teams in world football, it is amazing. what will it be like for you to have arsene wenger in the other dugout over two legs? it is going to be surreal, i would over two legs? it is going to be surreal, iwould imagine, very surreal. i have looked up to him for a numberof years. s

as usual, arsenal are in contention for the former.t pa rt table by roy hodgson. for the best part of the first half the gunners patiently passed the ball around and they will push ahead. they have been making a habit of coming from behind to win. early in the second half, as the arsenal defence stood, townsend stood back. arsene wenger‘s side was not used to losing, having only done so once in the last six. alexis sanchez regained the lead for his side. the third was even easier, a delightful pass from jack wilshire. james tomkins pulled one back. arsenal got the points and palace is a rocky resurgence which will be further tested on sunday by manchester city. crystal palace have made some results at home in the final minutes. overall we were comfortable at 3-1, minutes. overall we were comfortable at 3—1, but not at all at 3—2. i believe overall we played a good game. we scored goals again today. but a bit nervous in the end. i thought we were every bit as dangerous and have as many chances as they had, perhaps more. but we we re as

there is no doubt to the pursuit of a nuclear arsenal is in violation of international law and directly challenges the nonproliferation regime and threatens international peace and security. this body has made this point for well over a decade now. the international community condemns north korea's pursuit of a nuclear arsenal and we will never accept a nuclear north korea. the dprk's unlawful backs cannot be ignored nor explained away. the dprk must be held accountable for its actions. in that regard, any notion that the source of tensions on the peninsula are the fault of no one party, there is but one party that is carried out in legal detonation of nuclear devices. there has been one party that continues to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles in violation of u.n. resolutions. threatening civil aviation security because launches are undertaking with no notification. there is but one party that has punished and with that is the kid regime in north korea -- kim regime in north korea. they are responsible for these and they alone can solve these tensions. >> i think mr. tillerson

manchester united and arsenal fans may have onlyjust caught their breath after yesterday's spectaculare emirates. that 3—1 win for united ending arsenal's long winning run at home and moves them within just five points of manchester city, who have a tricky match at home to west ham this afternoon. meanwhile, there were victories for chelsea and liverpool and a couple of new managers on show at west brom and everton, as tim hague reports. arsenal versus manchester united has been one of the premier league's premier fixtures over recent years and this match showed why. sensational from start to finish, two early united goals including this one from jesse lingard, then numerous arsenal chances and saves by david de gea. commentator: brilliant save, fantastic! unbelievable, david de gea. while alexandre lacazette did beat the spaniard just after half—time, united broke away and sealed an impressive victory in a match with 41 shots on goal. amazing character by the players, amazing attitude from every one of them. they showed also amazing character in the difficult moments of the game and t

arsenal won the title in that season. arsenal won the title in that season.ty continue their winning run? let's leave the final word with one of the players. posting a picture of the team and he said the word "unique. it's six months since the terrible fire that destroyed grenfell tower in london, claiming the lives of 71 people, and shocking the world. dale youth, the amateur boxing club of world champions james degale and george groves, was located in the tower. rhia chohan has been to find out what became of the club. not —— the night before the fire, we we re not —— the night before the fire, we were actually training in our gym. we finished here about 9:16 p.m., ten o'clock and then i got a phone call at a:45am from one of the trainers who trained with me saying, i drove by the tower block and its infla mes i drove by the tower block and its inflames and spoke and it —— smoke and it's terrible. we only came out here. i went and had a look. it was just horrendous. dale youth was a focal point of this community and is used to producing champion. it was loc

no celebrations at this stage, arsenal or business.

ad lib ad lib partidazo el dia de hoy entre arsenal y liverpool en la prmier league..swaldo alanis siguen negociando su futuro con chivas.. los detalles al regresar de esto y mas en deportes. nuestro helicóptero ha seguido esa van por 11 millas. juan, no sé adónde va, pero definitivamente va con prisa. yo tuve prisa esta mañana. ni comí. jack va en su crave van! ¿qué onda? prueben mi country scrambler plate, con salchicha jimmy dean, papas caseras y huevos revueltos mezclados con tocino, jamón y queso. oye, jack, ten cuidado que anda un tipo manejando como loco allá afuera. (riendo) prueben mi brunchfast country scrambler plate con salchicha jimmy dean. crave van! league. el arsenal recibio la visita del liverpool en lo que fue el ultimo partido de estos dos equipos en el 2017. el liverpool lo perdia dos a cero pero el arsenal reacciono de gran manera hasta darle la vuleta en el segundo tiempo cortesia del gol del aleman mesut ozil. pero el gusto les duraria poco, roberto firminho pego un riflazo que el portero "peter chec" no pudo desviar por completo y termino en el

arsenal record a win tonight against everton and is ronnie on the ropes?up against it in the uk snooker championships. go raison d'etre port port thank you for joining us, for the fifth time, cristiano ronaldo has been named the winner of the ballon d'or for a second year in a row. winning the title means that winning the title equals lionel messi's five wins. portuguese won their first la liga title since 2012. he thanked his team—mates at the awards ceremony. i still have the motivation to be cristiano ronaldo, to play with happiness, so i think that the main word is happy and enjoy myself. i'm motivated and i play in a fantastic clu b motivated and i play in a fantastic club ina motivated and i play in a fantastic club in a fantastic national team. so let's see what the future brings. in this moment i'm very happy. to the football, two english sides in action in the europa league. arsenal have qualified but it did not stop them putting six unanswered goals against the bell russia side. look at the power in that shot. a first goal scored in three years.

arsenal will play chelsea in the other semifinal. good night.look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are giles kenningham, pr and former conservative adviser. and jack blanchard from politico. tomorrow's front pages. welcome. the guardian leads on the sacking of damian green, that was after admitting he was misleading about claims of pornography on his computer. the metro reads "green out". the ft also pictures damian green. it's main story is about brexit and a bid by uk regulators to woo foreign banks with a promise of easy access when the country leaves the eu. and... the express reports on research claiming that eating salad vegetables every day could help stave off dementia by boosting memory power. it pictures meghan markle attending a christmas party at buckingham palace. we will start with the demise of damian green. take us to be metro, green out. pretty blunt. theresa may has lost her closest political ally and probably one of her few political confidants. the equivalent of david cameron losing george osborn

including arsenal against crystal palace. two goals scored. we'll tell you by who.se money we picked up today. george harrison is recovering in hospital after being stabbed. a man is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murderlj think it was good. just good? fantastic. that is better. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: the former footballer george weah has won liberia's presidential election with 61% of the vote, easily defeating his main rival — vice presidentjoseph bokai. a bomb attack in the afghan capital, kabul, has left 41 people dead and more than 80 others wounded. islamic state says it was behind it. and we have got the sport. one match in the premier league this evening, with crystal palace aiming to move further away from the relegation places, at home to arsenal, who are currently sixth. bit is currently 1—1. arsenal took the lead in the first half. mustafi with the goal. it had been parried by speroni. but crystal palace equalised. andros townsend. george

and then the arsenal breakthrough from a familiar figure. sanchez struck. illustrating just how much his club depend on him. west brom have begun the game bottom of the table, desperate for points. they've got a penalty. and jay rodriguez earned them a precious draw. local i think, many, many years ago we would have fought very hard for referees to cover some might become professional. and i think they did a good job. but many times now, the imp working. and i question even more when that... we have a very difficult schedule. and i believe that we did fight very hard to win the game. and in the end, we couldn't because of a bad decision. in the end, it was a fortunate decision. you might look back and say it's a penalty. arson death in the doesn't think it's a penalty and ifi the doesn't think it's a penalty and if i was the opposing manager i might not have thought it was a penalty either —— arsene wenger does not think it a penalty. in the fixture at their place we should definitely have had a penalty. sometimes what they say about football, you know, it

arsenal manager arsene wenger made 11 changes from the weekend win over newcastle.through to the quarter—finals of the coppa italia following a 1—0 win against fellow serie a side udinese. italian international midfielder lorenzo insigne with the winner 18 minutes from the end. in the german cup mainz saw off fellow bundesliga side stuttgart to progress to the last eight, as did schalke, in another all top flight affair, where they were too good for cologne, while paderborn and wolfsburg also progress, the lattter after two goals in extra time over nuremberg. the world 100 metre champion justin gatlin says he's "shocked and surprised" at doping allegations made against his coach and an athletics agent. anti—doping officials are investigating after british newspaper the daily telegraph said the agent robert wagner offered to "supply performance—enhancing drugs" to undercover reporters. all three men deny the allegations. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. four months ago he stunned the world beating usain bolt to become the 100 metre world champion. butj

>> arsenal and tottenham are north london rivals. we're less than a mile apart. >> i know in a. >> yeah. it's like had a classic rival little. >> real quick, got a quick question for him on this topic of the banks, getting back to it for a second, talking about being the best and you're talking about who you think is the best. >> sadly arsenal is not the best. >> of the financials anybody that stands out to you under the regulatory loosening, let's just call it that, that actually really stands to gain the most in your opinion? >> if you want to play regulatory easing, goldman sachs is the way to do it because it's an investment banker could benefit more than that, and there's other investment banks and also the lowest valuation now. >> let me ask you the same question in a better way. >> what do you mean? i just gave you the answer, goldman sachs. what are you saying? >> who is the harry kane of banks and who is the arsenal of banks? >> so the arsenal -- >> i've got the arsal. >> would have to be -- would be a previous giant that's

but what a game for fans of arsenal and liverpool.n to 3—2 up in less than five minutes, thanks to mesut 0zil. great entertainment for the neutrals, but both teams will be frustrated by the mistakes they made. the exposed petr chech couldn‘t keep out roberto firmino. regrets on both sides. a 3—3 draw not too much help to either manager‘s european hopes, but, for many different reasons, a friday night to remember for all concerned. overall, we didn‘t give up and the spirit in the team is absolutely fantastic and you have to acknowledge that and on that front i‘m quite proud of the players, who responded and showed the strong mentality. usually with arsenal if you get a point that's an ok result. for most teams in the world it's pretty unlikely to get it. we deserved more, we got only one, but that's how it is and, yeah, it feels not too good at the moment. all the other sides are playing today — manchester city take their 11—point lead, at the top of the table, into a home match against bournemouth, who‘re dangerously close to the rele

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here we tease each other the last few days arsenal's mentally weak so you know arsenal's absolutely going to lose so you know it's a different game hopefully the same. thing at least i'm off my. one of the season shell with the last few camps and looking my list thinking me he was up until say a boy's run away headed eisa something. that. to me this is akin to ensure that she loses think you will be so stupid to get a lead some months to me please you retain any. of the books. because sally done things are not. completely they come from somebody from budget to work on the. number of images give us no trouble good as that all of us know to you most people as i say this with i know i generally been the most deeply gentle wotton she wondered why i really love it that to check every time to wind it you missed. it. this is actually a really interesting game because neither team is really playing all that well and so it's going to be very interesting to see. what these two managers on smarty for and then go for arsenal do in order to bring up their teams to the level that's needed in order prog

then another arsenal mistake in possession punished.rtial with the most magnificent assist. it was befitting of the first half, really, which was open, exciting and end—to—end. the hosts somehow not getting back into things on more than one occasion. and there were the numerous david de gea saves for good measure too. you have to feel sorry for the second a5, it could surely never compete with the first. yet it did. alexandre lacazette, onside, and the game on too. there was one big problem for arsenal, de gea, pulling off something truly special here. a double save as good as any to keep his side ahead. and just as united were on the brink, they pulled away again. a classic counter attack, another lingard goal. all they had to do was hold on now. paul pogba didn't help the cause, though, a straight red. he misses the manchester derby. yet 3—1 was how it ended. 41 shots on goal in the 90 minutes. an iconic premier league fixture and this was an iconic premier league game. tim hague, bbc news. amazing attitude from every one of them. par

another current arsenal player jack wilshere tweeted this video... good luck in your retirement. you. thank you for all the memories andi you. thank you for all the memories and i am sure you will have a happy retirement and probably go on to be a manager. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tt that is your hursday sport briefing the british car park where the body of king richard iii was unearthed five years ago has been protected as a nationally—importa nt archaeological site. richard, reputed to have been a hunchback, was buried in a medieval friary in 1485 after his death at the battle of bosworth, which brought the first tudor king henry vii to power. nick higham reports. 2012 and archaeologists from leicester university mark out at car park in the centre of the city, just with someone had spray—painted the letter a re with someone had spray—painted the letter are then they start digging on the site of what was once the mediaeval friar looking for the grave of the most notorious king. astonishingly, they find it and a ske

but arsenal hit back with an incredible three goals in five minutes.o's strike, just too fierce for petr cech to keep out — 3—3 it finished. we didn't give up and the spirit in the team is absolutely fantastic. you have to acknowledge that and on that front i am quite proud of the players, the way they responded shows a strong mentality. usually at arsenal, if we get a point it's an ok result for most teams. it's pretty unlikely to get it and we deserved more, we only got one, but that's how it is and it feels not too good at the moment. all the other sides are playing today. manchester city take their 11—point lead at the top of the table, into a home match against bournemouth, who're dangerously close to the relegation zone. and who could have envisaged at the start of the season that at christmas, burnley would be above tottenham in the table? well, that's exactly how things stand ahead of the two teams meeting at turf moor this evening. burnley boss shaun dyche says he wants to calm expectations. we're not getting overly carried away. we're enjoyin

well arsenal against west ham, we look forward to it, 7:45pm kick—off.ester city this season domestically, but can leicester achieve what no other team has? they've got a good record in this competition, reaching three finals in the late 90's. ian stringer looks ahead to this one. they were talking european football, europa league here at the king power stadium on saturday before a disappointing defeat against crystal palace. well a place in europe is up for grabs of course in the league cup, this is the quarterfinal stage and what a draw but the foxes. technologist city. harry maguire is expecting a busy night. this year they have been remarkable, we played them at the king power and they are them at the king power and they are the best team we've played this year. i'm sure everyone will say the same. but we have great confidence fiow same. but we have great confidence now and we can try to get through to the next round. we have attacking players in the team that can score goals so we will not be sitting back. it is a great occasion, the quarterfinal an

arsenal are looking to take where the champions league place.. we put them on —— we put much more on their shoulders and if they need to be involved in situations like this, i'm fine, at the moment, it's all good but i see improvement as well that it good but i see improvement as well thatitis good but i see improvement as well that it is up to dash. milk was thrown and it all turned sour, guardiola took the points, mourinho got the pint. but both manchester clubs have escaped punishment after the tunnel bust up at old trafford, folowing city's recent 2—1 derby win. separately, mourinho has also escaped with a warning about his pre—match comments, regarding match officials. now, how about this for a christmas present? huddersfield town defender mathias yorgensen has offered to buy a pint, for every fan who makes the 500 mile round trip to southampton on saturday. (tx 00v) it's payback for their amazing support, —— it's payback for their amazing support, he says, but that's a round that could end up costing the defender, who's nicknamed "zanka",

the day's other premier league game sees arsenal travel to struggling west brom.n the arsenal squad, leading to speculation that he is moving away from the gunners. it will be arsene wenger is 811th premier league match, setting a new record, over taking attached —— sir alex ferguson. manchester united's ashley young has been charged with violent conduct by the football association. he was caught on camera elbowing southampton‘s dusan tadic in yesterday's goalless draw at old trafford. the incident wasn't spotted by referee craig pawson and young has until 5 o'clock today to respond to the charge. kyle naughton from swansea city was also charged with violent conduct for stamping during their match. happy new year, mark warburton. he's been sacked by nottingham forest. it follows their 1—0 defeat to sunderland yesterday, their fifth defeat in seven games. forest are currently 14th in the championship. director of football frank mcparland has also left his post. gary brazil is to take over as caretaker manager while forest look to appoint a replacement. england's cr

it says something one fifth placed arsenal are now closer to the relegation places than they are theceltic nearly had their i8—month unbeaten run in domestic football ended by hibernian. it finished 2—2 at easter road, but neil lennon's hibs came so close to snatching it late on. it almost snatched the game later. take on celtic and scotland and it is best to block out the noise, the stats said they are invincible and the hibs to think them they'd have to do it the hard way, celtic waited for the second half to break through but 11 comes more often follow. minutes later sinclair had another, 2-0 minutes later sinclair had another, 2—0 usually means game over. if the hibs challenge was to come perhaps they would look to insider knowledge, ambrose, like his manager, has celtic history. his goal turned the tide and three minutes later lee shore put hibs level. a christmas treat on easter road. but know they sensed a piece of history themselves, stoppage time and a second chance for shaw but the champions were saved with a last ditch lunch, the unbeaten tally taken to 68 but this was one

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but arsene wenger said that after two decades in arsenal he has got used to the inequalities in the games in the game. i have beenin inequalities in the game. i have been in that position for 21 years, soi been in that position for 21 years, so i will not start to complain now. i learned to cope with that and to deal with that. i think what is most important is that you deal with your own situation as well as you can. and, yes, manchester city are richer than us, yes, chelsea are richer than us, yes, chelsea are richer than us, yes, chelsea are richer than us, manchester united are richer than us, but i still believe we have to find a way to be successful. jose mourinho was comparing his expenditure to that of manchester city who can go 15 points clear at the top of the premier league later with a win away to newcastle. pep guardiola's side have already broken records this season, their 17 match winning run. but newcastle a re just their 17 match winning run. but newcastle are just one point outside of the relegation zone, key approaches this game as seriously as any other. we win a lot

arsenal versus manchester united has been one of the premier league's premier fixtures over recent yearsl from start to finish, two early united goals including this one from jesse lingard, then numerous arsenal chances and saves by david de gea. commentator: brilliant save, fantastic! unbelievable, david de gea. while alexandre lacazette did beat the spaniard just after half—time, united broke away and sealed an impressive victory in a match with 41 shots on goal. amazing character by the players, amazing attitude from every one of them. they showed also amazing character in the difficult moments of the game and the game gave us difficult moments, arsenal gave us difficult moments. there was also one self—inflicted difficult moment for mourinho's men, the late sending—off of paul pogba. commentator: he's trodden right on the back of his knee, pogba, and paul pogba will miss the manchester derby next weekend. with city not playing until today it was a chance for the likes of chelsea and liverpool to close the gap a little. eden hazard getting two for the blues in their win over newcastle

that belongs to arsene wenger and his amazing arsenal in 200a.to play better, that is the most important thing. the record is always there. 0ne thing. the record is always there. one day it is going to be broken. but the day's action is already under way. leicester are playing crystal palace and it's the visitors who have the lead. christian benteke the scorer after 19 minutes. it is approaching half—time. it is approaching half—timem it is approaching half-time. it is 110w it is approaching half-time. it is now 2—0 two palace. they are improving under roy hodgson, their new manager. it is wilfried zaha who has got the second for crystal palace. palace can move out of the bottom three with a point today. and graeme shinnie has given aberdeen a 1—0 lead against hibernian in the scottish premiership. with leaders celtic not playing until tomorrow, aberdeen can narrow the gap to two points with a win this afternoon. 2-0 2—0 there to aberdeen. now, they fund themselves, sort their own food and travel to compete and in the bobsleigh world cup the brit

arsenal boss arsene wenger will play "quite an experienced team" against bate borisov this evening, despitegue group h. the gunners have managed to qualify without using a number of regular first—team players, and the manager isn't feeling the pressure of being one of the favourites for the competition. i don't much worry about that. i just think we have a chance to win it. let's give it a go. it is like winning the fa cup. you go straightaway now to direct knockout. it is important we have a go and give everything to do it. it is always good in this first round to give experience to everybody. now to welsh football's disapointment that they haven't been chosen to stage any matches at euro 2020, even after brussels lost the four matches they were due to host. instead it's wembley celebrating, adding to their tally of seven games now, including the semi—finals and final. in a statement tonight, the football association of wales, says it's extremely disappointed. "wales has never staged a euro or world cup final, and this was its one and only chance of doing so." it adds: "the concept of taki