this etihad point was preserved by their keeper.s preserved by their keeper. samjohnstone may etihad point was preserved by their keeper. sam johnstone may two brilliant late saves. but moments to savour have been too few this season. they have just seven points. in their last match at home they lost 5—1. slaven bilic took west brom back to the top, some think he should get more time. very disappointed. last night was the result of the season. results haven't been good enough. but we've beenin haven't been good enough. but we've been ina haven't been good enough. but we've been in a lot of the games. there's not many games where we haven't been in. ifelt the not many games where we haven't been in. i felt the team was getting better. sam allardyce briefly played for albion in the 80s. he was born nearby in dudley. they hope he takes to this club quickly. his first matches with their rivals, aston villa. we will be at anfield shortly. arsenal, having lost four home games on the bounce, are trailing at home to southampton. theo walcot

. —— covid tests at the etihad. ground will be closed for an "indeterminate period" our football reporter simon stone has the latest. manchester city had some routine tests done after they played against newcastle tests done after they played against n ewcastle o n tests done after they played against newcastle on boxing day. they had already announced on christmas day that kyle walker, gabriellejesus and two more staff members were testing positive and where to enter a period of self isolation. —— gabrieljesus. the a period of self isolation. —— gabriel jesus. the result a period of self isolation. —— gabrieljesus. the result of those tests ca m e gabrieljesus. the result of those tests came back this morning and there were more positives within that, city are not saying who, but there was enough within them for manchester city to go to the premier league to request a postponement. to matters on the pitch and leicester have moved up to second in the premier league table, but they dropped points in their pursuit of

group stage outings put pep guardiola's side in front against the french side after the break at the etihadcored ten minutes into his return from injury after coming off the bench — thatjust his fourth appearance in almost six months. raheem sterling completed the scoring in the final minute to ensure city finished unbeaten in group c and top the standings. mo salah has become liverpool's leading scorer in europe with their goal in the 1—1 draw with danish side fc midtjylland. salah scored inside a minute in what was liverpool's quickest goal in the competition and his 22nd in europe for the club. but the home side claimed a deserved point through alexander scholz‘s confident penalty. jurgen klopp's side though still go through to the last 16 as group winners. elsewhere is—time european champions real madrid avoided heading out as they won 2—0 in germany against borussia moenchengladbach — karim benzema scoring both. also in group b inter milan missed out after failing to win against shakhtar donetsk, while in group a atletico madrid won in salzburg to secure their place in the last 16. the

manchester city kick off at 8pm at the etihad against andre villas boas' marseille. as third favourites to win the competition behind bayern munich and liverpool. does that feel right to you? that will go down because when they get to the quarterfinals, u nfortu nately, whatever get to the quarterfinals, unfortunately, whatever happens tactically or mentally, they fall away. they always qualify with ease. let's be honest, the strength of the groups, some are weak compared to a tea m groups, some are weak compared to a team like city. but when they get to the knockout stage, this is where the knockout stage, this is where the best teams come into it. they could be drawn against a real topside. i thought last season, city disappointed they lost to leon back and people may say it was a strange format playing in germany but it was format playing in germany but it was for the same for teams and they showed lyon and they were not scared of city. it's a mental thing with city and they are through the group in qualify but will they get to the next run after that is when they

there were no fans at the etihad, but manchester city boss pep guardiola celebrated 700 games in chargeheir way to a 2—0 win. turf moor wasn't an altogether happy place for burnley, who were held to a 1—1 draw by everton. the premier league's top scorer, dominic calvert—lewin, with the equaliser. just five points separate the top 10 in the league. the top two in the scottish premiership play this afternoon. rangers going in with an 11—point lead over celtic. hibs are nowjust a point behind them after a 3—0 win at motherwell. stephen mcginn with their third. you can find more on all yesteday‘s fixtures on the bbc sport website. millwall players have described their "hurt" and "anger" at the behaviour of some of their fans yesterday after a section booed when players took the knee to protest against discrimination. the fa and derby manager wayne rooney also condemned their actions. rooney said he was pleased with the way his players dealt with it. manchester united's women are still unbeaten in the wsl they are four points clear at the top of the table after goals from leah galton and ell

and another at a sports hall on the etihad campus in manchester.ll in surrey is being prepared as a site for vaccinations in the local community. but it's not going to happen overnight. there is a long journey ahead. hugh pym, bbc news. lots of you will have thoughts and questions about the vaccine. our health correspondent catherine burns has been speaking to mother and daughter stephanie and ingrid — and put their questions to the former chair of the royal college of gps. how can we be confident that this is safe for everyone? with respect to this vaccine, it has been through exactly the same rigour, the same scrutiny, the same regulator as any other medicine that we might give you. so we certainly know there has been no short cuts to testing its safety. stephanie, you have got a big birthday coming up soon, you are going to be 80 injanuary, if you don't mind me saying, so when do you hope you will be getting this vaccine? i don't know where i am in the queue. i shouldn't be that high up the queue. i shouldn't be that high up because lots of peop

group stage outings put pep guardiola's side in front against the french side after the break at the etihad return from injury after coming off the bench — thatjust his fourth appearance in almost six months. raheem sterling completed the scoring in the final minute to ensure city finished unbeaten in group c and top the standings. mo salah has become liverpool's leading scorer in europe with their goal in the 1—1 draw with danish side fc midtjylland. salah scored inside a minute in what was liverpool's quickest goal in the competition and his 22nd in europe for the club. but the home side claimed a deserved point through alexander scholz‘s confident penalty. jurgen klopp's side though still go through to the last 16 as group winners. elsewhere 13—time european champions real madrid avoided heading out as they won 2—0 in germany against borussia moenchengladbach — karim benzema scoring both. also in group b inter milan missed out after failing to win against shakhtar donetsk, while in group a atletico madrid won in salzburg to secure their place in the last 16. the fourth official accused o

elsewhere in the premier league — the second half is under way at the etihad where manchester city leades 400 goals for city under pep guardiola. chelsea face leeds at 8 o'clock. and before that there'll be fans back in the ground as west ham take on manchester united. in the championship, 2,000 fans were at the madejski stadium to see reading beat nottingham forest 2—0. it was a dreadful start for forest, they went down to ten men after ryan yates handled the ball on the line. lucasjoao scored from the resulting penalty. reading made it two in the second half through michael morrison's header. they are now second on the same points as leaders bournemouth but can be overtaken this afternoon. to rugby union now — and the autumn nations cup reaches its climax this weekend. ireland have beaten scotland by 31 points to 16 to claim third place in the tournament. two tries from keith earls and one from cian healy — the difference between the sides. duhan van der merwe scoring scotland's try. meanwhile wales take on italy later. they've made nine changes from the side that lost to england. we

and another at a sports hall on the etihad campus in manchester.ll in surrey is being prepared as a site for vaccinations in the local community. but it's not going to happen overnight. there is a long journey ahead. hugh pym, bbc news. let's talk about more details to this. let's talk about more drjennifer rohn is a cell biologist and vaccines expert from university college london. thank you for your time. given that something like this normally takes ten years, shall we start with just emphasising how fantastic this is? well, it's unprecedented. i've been watching the speed of this as it unfolds with just sort of a, utter amazement. as a scientist it's so good to see a lot of money put into a problem and a lot of people working around the world to get a solution. it has just been unprecedented but wonderful at the same time. now, i don't want to throw in a bot but we are hearing about the logistical challenges of this vaccine. not least i would need to be stored, how many vials each case will have, we've got loads of questions coming in from our

bilic could be sacked as early as today, even though they held manchester city to a 1—1 draw at the etihadn by ruben dias. a frustrating night, it's fair to say, for city boss pep guardiola, who said, "you have to win this kind of game". stjohnstone made it into the semifinals of the scottish league cup for the first time in four years, beating dunfermline on penalties. and an own goal put hibs behind against championship side alloa, before christian doidge scored twice in the second half to send them into the last four. english clubs will be disadvantaged by new brexit rules on signing young players, according to the head of manchester united's academy, nick cos. the new rules mean that from the 1st of january, club's won't be allowed to bring in any foreign players under the age of 18. it probably puts us at a disadvantage to other european clubs and we wish there was a level playing field here but there won't be. so they will be movement of players between other european countries but those players will not move, not be able to move to our club, at the age of 16, as they currently can.

bilic could be sacked as early as today, even though they held manchester city to a 1—1 draw at the etihadrating night, it's fair to say, for city boss pep guardiola, who said "you just have to win this kind of game". stjohnstone made it into the semi—finals of the scottish league cup for the first time in four years, beating dunfermline on penalties. and an own goal put hibs behind against championship side alloa, before christian doidge scored twice in the second half to send them into the last four. for one night only, we had a crowd of 1,000 at the world darts championship at alexandra palace. it's an event famous for fans dressing up and creating a fantastic atmosphere. and defending champion peter wright played his part, it's coming out dressed as the grinch for his match—up with steve west which he comfortably won. a from tonight though, there'll be no fans there, with london now in tier 3. at least they got a good show last night, didn't they? and finally in the current climate all football press conferences are on zoom and, as many of you will know, if you do remember to unmute yo

there were no fans at the etihad, but manchester city boss pep guardiola celebrated 700 games in chargeo a 2—0 win. and turf moor wasn't an altogether happy place for burnley, who were held to a 1—1 draw by everton — the premier league's top scorer dominic calvert—lewin with the equaliser. just five points separate the top ten in the league. rangers and celtic both play in the scottish premiership this afternoon, and hibs moved up to third after winning 3—0 at motherwell — stephen mcginn scoring the third. elsewhere, there were wins for livingston and hamilton, and st mirren drew with aberdeen. millwall players have described their "hurt" and "anger" at the behaviour of some of their fans yesterday after a section booed when players took the knee to protest against discrimination. booing derby manager wayne rooney also condemned their actions but said he was pleased with the way his players dealt with it. this manchester united's winning run in the women's super league continues. they're four points clear at the top of the table and still unbeaten this season, after goals from leah galt

bilic could be sacked as early as today, even though they held manchester city to a 1—1 draw at the etihadwin this kind of game". and that point still may not be enough to save bilic‘s job. chelsea could have been top of the premier league this morning. instead they're fifth, after losing 2—1 at wolves. pedro neto with the winner deep in stoppage time at molineaux. chelsea boss frank lampard says his players may be suffering from fatigue but it was an opportunity missed. eve ryo ne everyone talks about maybe, i have never got ahead of myself in terms of the fact that this group does have things to learn, i told them that there as well and on pitch management, letting a game like that, it can't be done. next to the impact of new brexit rules on football. according to the head of manchester united's academy, english clubs are going to be disadvantaged. the changes mean that from the 1st of january, club's won't be allowed to bring in any foreign players under the age of 18. it probably puts us at a disadvantage to other european clu bs. disadvantage to other european clubs. i wish there was