marco silva is facing the sack, where did it all go wrong?va has probably known this has been coming for quite some time, as everton‘s results have gone from bad to worse, especially last night where everton were thrashed 5—2 against their rivals, liverpool. marco silva looked deflated in the dugout, he didn't even acknowledge any of the team goals. that defeat has actually pushed everton into the relegation zone, recording their eighth defeat in 11 games. this is actually the first time in 20 years that everton find themselves in the bottom three after 50 matches. what we know is from today, the everton owner travelled up from london to merseyside. he met with marco silva before meeting the rest of the board members, then addressed the players. we are waiting for confirmation from the club, but it looks like time is running out for marco silva. can you give us a sense of how the fans are feeling around this at the moment? we are getting a sense that the fans wa nt to we are getting a sense that the fans want to change. everton, a club that h

the silva service ends at everton. marco is given his marching orders at goodison park.reddie ljungberg's finding out how tough this management lark is. arsenal beaten by brighton — and on their worst run since the seventies. and we'll hear from a leaner, a maybe meaner fighting machine in anthonyjoshua ahead of his heavyweight showdown with andy ruinunior. thanks for your company. well it had been on the cards for a few weeks now but everton today sacked manager marco silva. it ends a wretched reign at goodison park that has seen them slip into the premier league relegation zone and comes less than 2a hours after his side were humbled at anfield in the merseyside derby. 0ur reporter katie shanahan has been outside everton‘s stadium this evening. probably known that this has been coming for quite some time as the result of gone from bad to worse, especially last night when every timber thrashed 5—2 against the rivals and marco silva just looks really deflated in the dugout and did not even acknowledge any of the tea m did not even acknowledge any of the team goals. that

marco silva's facing the sack as everton manager.as the board meet to decide his future. everton are in the bottom three after defeat in the merseyside derby ronnie 0'sullivan is out of the uk championship at york. he was beaten 6—4 by dithun hui. and anthonyjoshua says he expects to be at his lightest weight in five years for his rematch with andy ruiz jr. joshua's been focusing on speed in his training camp, having lost to ruiz injune. i'll be back with more on those stories after half—past. thousands of mental health patients in england are facing long waits for access to the nhs‘s talking therapies service, according to bbc research. figures for the past year show, after their initial assessment, 95,000 people had to wait more than 90 days for a follow—up appointment. the service helps people with conditions such as depression, anxiety and post—traumatic stress disorder. more details from our health correspondent dominic hughes. from day to day, most of my governing thoughts were around about whether i should make it through the

jurgen klopp‘s side remain eight points clear at the top whilst for marco silva — life just got thatugher as toffees are now stuck in the relegation zone. lydia campbell didn't miss a thing. commentator: ba rely barely a mile separates the homes of liverpool and everton but the clubs couldn't be further apart when it comes to fortunes on the pitch. liverpool are fighting for the title. everton are fighting for their manager'sjob. title. everton are fighting for their manager's job. form title. everton are fighting for their manager'sjob. form sometimes goes out the window in derby games, but sometimes it doesn't. divock origi taking just six minutes to open the scoring. and shakir remade it 2-0 open the scoring. and shakir remade it 2—0 soon after, suggesting a co mforta ble it 2—0 soon after, suggesting a comfortable night ahead for the title chasers. but if there was ever a game for everton to wake up from their slumber, this was the one, and michael keane was the man to bring his side back into the game. liverpool this season have been a i°y liverpool this season have been a joy t

now can marco silva hold onto hisjob?to come here to show a reaction from the last game because the last name was not good enough. all of us know inside our dressing room. and they showed that, i have to say. not to be behind me, they know what we're going through but be —— to be behind the everton football club and they did it. elsewhere manchester united drew 2—2 at home to aston villa, while wolves drew 1—1 with sheffield united at molineaux. arsenal's match at norwich finished 2—2 as they twice came from behind to equalise at carrow road. the gunner's interim manager freddie ljunberg was in charge for the first time following the sacking of unai emery on friday. i think we started the game extremely well. i think we can create a bit better and at school —— score some goals when we play that well put ——. that is something of course for easy me as a coach and we need to work on it. disappointing but we know what to work on. there was another premier league sacking today. quique sanchez flores's second spell at watford l

in the last hour, marco silva has been sacked as everton manager.thrashed 5—2 by liverpool in the merseyside derby. sitting in the premier league relegation zone, the everton board have ended his 19 month tenure at goodison park. marco silva is probably know this is becoming for quite some time as everton public results have been gone from bad to worse especially last night were you were thrashed 5-2 last night were you were thrashed 5—2 against their rivals liverpool at anfield and marco silva just looked really deflated in the dugout and did not even acknowledge any of the team goals. that defeat is actually as you say pushing everton into the relegation zone and recording their eighth defeats in 11 games. there's the first time in 20 yea rs games. there's the first time in 20 years everton find themselves in the bottom three after 50 matches. everton a club that has great ability and have spent a lot of money don't want to be fighting for the relegation battle come the end of this season. since coming in the everton owner and spent £450 million i

things are not looking good for marco silva, especially after they we re marco silva, especially afteright points after beating everton 5—2 at anfield in the merseyside derby. divock 0rigi scored twice in a rampant first—half performance. xherdan shaqiri was also on target, with sadio mane netting liverpool's fourth. everton's michael keane and richarlison also scored before the break, but liverpool's georginio wijnaldum added a fifth in the 90th minute to seal a comfortable victory. the result plunges everton into the relegation zone. it was always going to be a difficult game tonight, but the defeat now puts in the bottom three. does that change anything for you and for your position the club?|j does that change anything for you and for your position the club? i am not the right person to answer to you about the situation, or to ask this situation and this question for different people. because i am not the right person to talk about it. it was an unhappy return to manchester united forjose mourinho, as his tottenham side lost 2—1. mourinho was looking to be the first spurs manager t

everton could not hold on for a point and neither could marco silva hold onto hisjob.ich. it's now eight matches without a win for them in all competitions. manchester united were held to a 2—2 draw at home to aston villa while wolves and sheffield united drew 1—1. celtic are still top of the scottish premiership after comfortably beating ross county 4—1. ryan christie scored twice to give them a 2—1 half—time lead. in the second half, winger mikeyjohnston completed the scoring with the pick of the goals, giving celtic their tenth win in a row in all competitions. hot on their heels are rangers, though. they are still level on points with celtic after an emphatic 5—0 win over hearts. greg stewart scored two late goals. so celtic are only just ahead by a single goal on goal difference. he'd already wrapped up the formula 1 world driver's title for a sixth time, but lewis hamilton ensured he ended the season on a high with victory at sunday's abu dhabi grand prix. the mercedes driver led away from pole position and cruised off in the distance, untroubled by anyone behind

the post marco silva—era at everton begins tomorrow, one of silva's former clubs watford, they too arez flores. but, perhaps not for very much longer. a great deal of speculation today over nigel pearson. here he is managing in belgium, that was his last managerialjob, he was sacked by leuven in february. before that of course, the likes of leicester city. watford have spoken to several candidates to become their third manager of the season, pearson, as you've been saying, is that man and we're expecting him to sign a short contract until the end of the season. now, speaking of leicester, their manager brendan rodgers appears to be staying put for the time for the being. he's signed a new contract that will keep him with the foxes until at least 2025. remember he had been linked with the arsenaljob in recent days so that appears to put that to bed for the time being. so, all of that makes for a very intriguing weekend indeed in the premier league. five games tomorrow, you can see them there. duncan ferguson welcomes chelsea to goodison park, the leaders liverpool are at bournemouth, sp

the pressure continues to build on marco silva.y time goal at leicester. the merseyside derby is on wednesday — his future is likely to depend on the result of that. there was a huge win for arsenal's women — the biggest in super league history — they beat bristol city ii—i, with six goals from vivianne miedema. that took them to the top of the table. a captain's innings from joe root rescued england's cricketers on day four of the second test in new zealand — he made a double century, to leave them training by just 5 runs. and world champion lewis hamilton ended the formula one season in style, leading from start to finish to win the abu dhabi grand prix — that's his 11th race victory of the campaign. abu dhabi is almost like watching a computer game. it is almost ridiculous. they have planes flying over. it is crazily busy. obviously lewis hamilton delighted with the result yesterday. i had one of those nights last night. go on. i'm intrigued. i don't know what kind of night. i thought my alarm went off so night. i thought my ala

everton‘s first game since sacking marco silva went well.s duncan ferguson seemed to enjoy their win over chelsea — as did the ball boys. and northampton saints‘ first european defeat of the season is a big one, shipping seven tries at home to leinster. also, it's the semi—finals of the uk snooker championship today... with ding jun—hui hitting all the right spots as he chases a third uk title. it's been billed as "the clash on the dunes". we are just a couple of hours away from the biggest heavyweight fight of the year. anthonyjoshua and andy ruinunior will battle it out in saudi arabia in a re—match after the mexican stunned joshua to take three of his world titles injune. the undercard is already well under way at the diriyah arena just outside the capital riyadh. ade adedoyin is there for us. ade — before we get into the boxing, let's talk about the weather, because, despite being in the desert, it's been raining. yeah, we do it only rains an average of 17 days of the year and on the night when the country is hosting its biggest sporting

the club sacked marco silva on thursday. they have just kicked off. no goals there. liverpool are at bournemouth. manchester derby is the big one today. manchester city 11 points of the top, and manchester united behind city. confidence is a strange thing in football sometimes. you can get performances and results likely had on wednesday night, and i know our boys will be up for it. 5.30pm is the start of the game and the players decide who is going to win. the rest, of course, history is huge and the team, the quality of the players they have is always there, always has been there, and you have to try to beat them and we try today to speak a little bit with the players about what they are as a team and what they should do to win. it's semi—finals day at he uk snooker championship in york, nigel bond had been rolling back the years this week, the 54—year—old knocked out the world champion judd trump, but his quarterfinal against last year's runner up, mark allen, was a match too far. it went to a deciding frame. allen will play stephen maguire. the three—time winner

everton have sacked marco silva.fter 18 months in the job, with the club in the premier league relegation zone. and i am outside here in salford trying to give you a little bit of colour to an otherwise dull and damp friday morning. it is mild out at the moment but how does the can pan out? they will have the full details here on breakfast. —— the forecast. good morning. it's friday the 6th of december. our top story: for the final time in this election campaign, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn will go head—to—head tonight in a live televised debate. their policies and personalities will be scrutinised by viewers, and voters, with just six days to go until the election. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster this morning. ian, what can we expect from tonight's debate? it isa it is a set piece moment, voters asking questions. give us a sense of the occasion. i think it can be a huge occasion, charlie, for this reason alone. it is the last big clash between the two party leaders, the two people who c

the club sacked marco silva on thursday. they have just kicked off. no goals there.

a lot of people are looking at marco silva.ave so much potential." he added, "for me, i repeat, i'm very happy here." rodgers has a contract with leicester until 2022. everton's marco silva is feeling the heat after they lost to leicester yesterday. everton are now 17th, two points off the relegation places. he is due to hold a news conference tomorrow ahead of the merseyside derby on wednesday, where it's likely he'll be in charge. manchester city's sergio aguero won't play in the manchester derby this weekend, according to manager pep guardiola. the argentine striker suffered a thigh injury in the match against chelsea last month and hasn't recovered fully. guardiola says aguero won't be ready in time to face manchester united at the etihad this saturday. he was speaking at his press conference ahead of tomorrow's match against burnley — he was asked about their struggles in defence this season and his continued selection of fernandinho at the heart of their backline. orto and or to and stones are the players that have played

marco silva is under real pressure after another defeat.

marco silva has been looking for a reaction from most of the campaign so far. found it. a last—minute loss at leicester live seem reportedly on the brink of losing his job at everton. he's in need of a nice is a game, instead they will travel to local rivals and league leaders, liverpool. tough timing. should they lose, everton could and the date into the relegation zone. if southampton beat norwich. ralph hasenhuttl it is hanging on at st mary's, nearly six weeks on from that 9—0 threshing by leicester. norwich are also in the bottom three. no speculation about their manager the, with daniel farke firmly fans favourite, for now. in the managerial merry—go—round, things can change quickly. michael redford, bbc news. there were three fourth round matches in the coppa italia on tuesday with fiorentina among those moving through to the last 16. they were comfortable 2—0 winners over second tier citadella thanks to a marco benassi double and they'll now take on high flying atalanta for a place in the quarter—finals while cremonese will go up against reigning champi

the league, while everton sit two points above the relegation zone with pressure mounting on boss marco silvaleague tie, though — wolves will face manchester united at home, while arsenal will host championship side leeds at the emirates. holders manchester city are at home to league two side port vale. chelsea are at home to nottingham forest, whilejose mourinho's spurs travel to championship middlesbrough. full details of all the ties are over on the bbc sport website. meanwhile, there was a shock in tonight's tie in the fa cup second round. solihull moors looked like they were cruising, 3—0 up with less than half an hour to go against rotherham. but the league one side staged an incredible comeback — michael smith with the equaliser and then the winner in stoppage time. 4—3, it finished to rotherham. they'll face hull city next. after a controversial 1—0 win over preston north end at deepdale. the game looked destined for a draw, until kyle edwards went down in the box in the 89th minute. substitute charlie austin made no mistake from the spot, sending goalkeeper declan rudd the wrong way

marco silva has been looking for a reaction for most of the campaign so far. he has really founded. leicester reported leaves him on the brink and losing hisjob at everton. they will travel to local rivals and league leaders liverpool. aten st mary's,... just hanging on. no rich are also in the bottom three. no speculation about their manager, though, clearly the fan's favoured. for now. in the managerial merry—go—round, things can change quickly. eiko redford, bbc news. —— michael. plenty more build up through the week here on sportsday. also making the news on tuesday: arsene wenger says he's happy to offer advice to arsenal's caretaker boss freddie ljungberg — should he need it. the former arsenal boss was speaking at a football board meeting in belfast in his new role as fifa's head of global development. i'm always happy to help my former friends in my former club. —— and former players. and of course, if he needs, i will be available. seven—time champion ronnie o'sullivan shrugged off a foot injury to progress to the last 16 at the uk snooker championship. he beat noppon saeng

carlo anchelotti is the club's number one target to take over from sacked marco silva.y've done well under caretaker manager duncan ferguson, who's been creditied with bringing passion back to the side. well tonight could be his last game in charge as they play leicester in the league cup, katie gornall is outside the ground for us. how close are they to securing anchelotti? well, things are in a delicate stage at the moment. i think if it does come, he will not be coming for the weather. talks are ongoing, he is the number—one a hollywood manager. if they did secure his signature, it was be a big coup for everton. just look at a cd and some of the clubs that he has managed. bayern munich, real madrid, clubs like that. he has w011 real madrid, clubs like that. he has won three european cups, 15 major honours, he is a very accomplished manager. but if he were to come here, it would be a very different job that he would be facing. he is just a working start names, allowing them to express themselves and finesse. everton have spent a lot of money recently, but they have no

the loss continues to pile pressure on the everton boss marco silva. austin halewood was watching.re on another. it seems like the undercover manager is running out of time. backing their manager when he needed them most, ability of a header put them in the lead. so far, so good. leicester have to play on the front row fit. a check on farming there wasn't any contact ruled out. everton continued to graft. the visitors stifling the usually free—flowing foxes but failing to extend their lead and whenjamie failing to extend their lead and when jamie va rdy‘s failing to extend their lead and whenjamie vardy‘s chance came, of course he made them pay. he had lea pt course he made them pay. he had leapt out of the shadows and into the thick of the action. just moments later he was inches away from another. almost. the seconds left to go, leicester were in a go. the winner was in with a flag up on the side. but the flag and the goal given. everton could not hold on for a pointand given. everton could not hold on for a point and neither could marco —— now could marco desilva hold his job? a

of the bottom three and because of that there's now huge uncertainty over the future of manager marco silvaen't won at anfield this century, this match couldn't have come at a worse time. this was the last time they won there in september 1999. kevin campbell with the winner that day. well matt jones — who's the presenter of everton podcast the blue room — told me that silva's fate might already be decided. iimagine i imagine they will lose this game, and lose his job i imagine they will lose this game, and lose hisjob tomorrow. there will be a lot of talk about losing hisjob because the lost the derby, and that's not the case. as it could be in the bottom three,... when you consider him what he has spent, the season he's had so far, that's simply not good enough. i do feel a bit sorry for him in the fact that he's had to be on the sidelines for the game against leicester and the game against liverpool, because it feels very much as though the clu b it feels very much as though the club made a decision that he shouldn't be here, but he's almost there to take the bullets, does my games, ever

yes, it could spell the end of everton manager marco silva.b board are talking today to discuss his future. it follows that 5—2 thumping by liverpool in the merseyside derby last night. after their defeat to norwich last month, a defeat to leicester and then the defeat last night seems to be the final nail in the coffin. we wonder who will come in to replace him with fa ns who will come in to replace him with fans thought to be unwilling to see david moyes given the job on a temporary basis. we understand his name is under consideration at the everton board with the team now in the bottom three. it was a was going to bea the bottom three. it was a was going to be a difficult game tonight but the defeat now put you in the bottom three. does that change anything for you and your position? i'm not the person to ask about that situation. you have to ask this question to different people because i'm not the right person to talk to. to italy where a sports newspaper has been heavily criticised for the racial tones of one of its headlines. romilly lu

start with everton — their board will meet today to decide whether or not to sack their manager marco silvar been relegated from the premier league, but are now in the bottom three. they've got some horrible games coming up too — their next four games are chelsea, man utd, leicester and arsenal. it was always going to be a difficult game tonight, but the defeat now puts you in the bottom three. does that change anything for you and for your position the club? i am not the right person to answer to you about the situation, or to ask this situation. and this question for different people, because i am not the right person to talk about it. the pressure has eased on 0le gunner solskjaer as his manchester united side beat spurs 2—1. it's just their fifth league win this season — but it would have felt extra sweet for solskjaer, as it came against the man he replaced at united — jose mourinho. leicester, meanwhile, are flying. they're second as jamie vardy continued his scoring streak in a 2—0 win over watford. that's leicester's seventh consecutive win in the league. the rest of the night's res

everton, marco silva is facing the sack as the club are meeting today.n owner is due to arrive today to confirm a decision following their dumping to confirm a decision following theirdumping in the to confirm a decision following their dumping in the merseyside derby. david moyes is believed to be under consideration as an interim replacement. everton have never been relegated from the premiership but are now in the bottom three. it was always going to be a difficult game tonight but the defeat to put you in the bottom three, does that change anything for you? lam not you? i am not the right person to answer. you have to asked this question for different people because i am not the pope —— i different people because i am not the pope —— lam not the right person. to italy, where a sports newspaper has been heavily criticised for it's headline. here it is — "black friday", on the back of corriere dello sport with pictures of romelu lukaku and chris smalling ahead of inter milan's game against roma on friday. roma say the intention of the article was posit

everton‘s marco silva will be taking tomorrow's scheduled news conference, but the pressure is reallyhey lost to leicester yesterday. everton are now 17th, two points off the relegation places, with the merseyside derby to come on wednesday. the draw for the third round of the fa cup is live on bbc two at 7.00pm this evening. it's the round when the premier league and championship clubs enter the competition. they will be hard—pushed to score a goal as good as this one from peterborough striker ivan toney — an incredible volley! they beat dover athletic 3—0. you can see all the goals from the weekend's ties are on the bbc sport website. the dispute between former wallabies full back israel folau and rugby australia has gone to mediation. he is seeking £7.5 million after his contract was terminated following a homophobic message he posted on social media. at a hearing in melbourne, folau discussed his compensation claim against the national body and his former club side, new south wales waratahs. folau says his legal challenge is a fight for religious freedom. he is also seeking an apo

the italian, who was sacked by napoli, succeeds marco silva, who lost his job earlier this month.trophy laden cv. if you think that reversing into a tight spot can be a trickyjob, then take a look at these pictures of two cruise ships in a port, in mexico. the carnival glory, seen here on the right, was manouvering to dock, when it struck the carnival legend, which was already moored in the mexican resort of coza—mel. six guests suffered minor injuries, but the operator says both vessels are still seaworthy. it is time for the weather. lots of rain on the cards but really, any chance we could be seeing a dickensian white christmas? you know what the answer to that is. you can head to the north pole, there it is already white. but here, no chance. the rain has been relentless, the ground is soggy, it is going to be mild, they will not be a snowflake insight in the run—up to christmas. it would have been nice to have a couple of it would have been nice to have a cou ple of fla kes it would have been nice to have a couple of flakes but as far as the weather in the short term is conce

pressure continues to build on the marco silva after everton conceded an injury time winner at leicesteron the result of wednesday's merseyside derby. and lewis hamilton led from start to finish to win at the abu dhabi grand prix. a full update in the next 15 minutes. the united nations secretary general has warned that the world is at the point of no return when it comes to rising temperatures. it comes ahead of a two week climate summit in madrid where more than 200 countries are meeting to plan how the world can tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. from the deadly wildfires in australia, to floods in venice, and record—breaking heat waves this summer, it's been a year of extremes. and scientists warn if temperatures keep on going up, there will be far worse to come. here in madrid, the fate of the planet is under intense discussions. the un's already said we should try and keep global temperatures keep global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees to stop the worst effects of climate change. but this will mean drastic cuts to

everton drop into the premier league relegation zone, we will have the latest on the future of marco silvavening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. we're into the last week of election campaigning, and the party leaders have been pressing home their core messages. the conservatives say a majority for them will mean brexit and a budget, cutting national insurance for workers, within the first 100 days. labour has pledged to recruit 20,000 more teachers, part of its overall bid to end what it calls years of tory failure. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. a small group, but a big noise. there is not much that has been pretty about this campaign. these protesters were lying in wait for borisjohnson in protesters were lying in wait for boris johnson in derbyshire. protesters were lying in wait for borisjohnson in derbyshire. inside, he was vowing to take as out of the eu by the end of next month, to cut taxes on your pay, and to relax the yea rs taxes on your pay, and to relax the years long squeeze on public spending, but he has only a week to make those arguments to you. has the

coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, the pressure continues to build on everton‘s marco silvaer they lose in injury time to leicester. next up, the merseyside derby. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. borisjohnson and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, along with the mayor of london sadiq khan, havejoined a vigil to honour the victims of the stabbing attack at london bridge last week. saskia jones, who was 23, and 25—year—old jack merritt were stabbed to death by usman khan, a convicted terrorist who'd been released from prison on licence. he was then shot dead by police. andy moore reports. at the guildhall in london, friends of saskia jones and jack merritt came with flowers to remember their friends. britain's political leaders also came to pay tribute. we stand in silence once more, following the atrocity on london bridge last friday. our city, vibra nt atrocity on london bridge last friday. our city, vibrant and alive, yet threatened with death. let us keep silent and remember. the brief service was inclusive of all faiths. let us pray for all faithful muslim

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: everton have sacked manager marco silva after 18 months in chargewith the club the premier league relegation zone. good evening. in a week's time — next thursday night — the polls will have closed, the ballot boxes will be on their way to the counting centres and the first indications will emerge of the likely outcome of this election campaign. no surprise then that the parties have stepped up their campaigning today. borisjohnson was promising to pass his brexit deal and hold a budget within a hundred days — if elected — to raise money for schools and the nhs. those plans are "pure fantasty" according to the lib dems, while labour promised to recruit 20,000 extra teachers to make up for what it calls a decade of "tory failure". 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. a small group, but a big noise. there's not much that's been pretty about this campaign. these protestors were lying in wait for borisjohnson in derbyshire. inside, he was vowing to take us out of the eu by the end of next month, to cut taxes on your pay, and to relax the years

for his opposite number marco silva — life just got that little bit tougher as toffees are now stuckseparates the homes of liverpool and everton but the clocks that make could not be further apart when it comes to fortunes on the pitch. liverpool want the title. everton fight for their manager's job. form sometimes goes out the window in derby games but sometimes it does not. just six minutes before the scoring open. and then soon after, it was made two, suggesting a co mforta ble after, it was made two, suggesting a comfortable night ahead stop but if there was ever a game for everton to make upfor there was ever a game for everton to make up for their slumber, this was the one. and michael keenan was the man to bring his side back into view. liverpool this season have been a joy to watch. but sometimes there is no harm in going for it. 3-1 there is no harm in going for it. 3—1 and then four. just when it was looking comfortable again, everton got a second. it perhaps the lack of celebration says it all. the game had blown itself out after a frantic first half but one final attack m

as for everton, they'll also have a caretaker in charge because marco silva's successor is yet to beuropean titan carlo ancelotti, and everton's interim boss and club legend duncan ferguson is a big fan. really ambitious of the club people have attract the best guys for this for this club and it is a massive club. and on obviously talking about quys club. and on obviously talking about guys who have done it all in the game and the supper guys. —— these type of guys. here are tomorrow's fixtures in full. the big game is the late kick—off between manchester city and leicester and the fight for second place. leicester a re currently ten points behind liverpool and four ahead of city. there's one game tonight in the scottish premiership, hibs v rangers. rangers have slipped to five points behind leaders celtic, so they'll be hoping to narrow that gap a little tonight. and you can guarantee it's a lot colder in edinburgh than it is in qatar, because liverpool are in qatar trying to win one of the few trophies missing from their cabinet, the fifa club world cup. the champions of europe wil

and coming up on bbc news, how long will marco silva continue as everton boss?s board meet today after they lost the merseyside derby and slipped into the relegation zone. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. with one week to polling day, the political parties are beginning theirfinal push for votes. boris johnson is promising to pass his brexit deal and bring a tax—cutting budget within 100 days, if the conservatives win the election. labour have outlined plans to recruit almost 20,000 extra teachers in england overfive years. meanwhile, the liberal democrats have promised a £17 billion research and development fund, and the snp have said there is only one week to stop brexit. here's our political correspondent, tom barton — and a warning that his report contains flash photography. they won't be able to vote for another few years. butjeremy corbyn hopes to persuade their parents. you have your hand up. why do you want to be prime minister? promising to recruit 20,000 more teachers and to keep class sizes below 30. but also attacking the conservati

beaten 5—2 in the merseyside derby, they sacked manager marco silva just 2a hours later. visit of chelsea to goodison park and it went well! goals from dominic calvert lewin and richarleson gave ferguson, and some of the ball boys plenty of reasons to jump for joy as they won 3—1. adam wild was watching. at first glance, this did not appear a club in crisis. these were fans ready to welcome a hero at he moment they needed one most. commentator: duncan ferguson! cheering . there were few with a more fearsome reputation, for duncan ferguson, the toughness lies in the task ahead. his tenure may only be temporary, but having saved the club with goals in the past, how he would love to play a part in saving them again. never shy of making an impact here, it was swift. richarleson heading them in front against chelsea within five minutes. if that b blue mood, after the break it was a dominic calvert lewin who caused the man now in control to those controls just very moment, even those too young to remember his legend swept up in the excitement. and excitement was curbed temporar

slipping into the relegation zone following last night's merseyside derby, everton have sacked manager marco silvaield proved the final straw — ending 18 months at goodison park. duncan ferguson will take caretaker charge of saturday's game at home to chelsea. so here's silva's record as everton manager in the premier league — 19 wins, 23 losses, 11 draws. that's a win percentage of 35.9%. his points per game is lower than any everton boss since walter smith who was in charge between 1998 and 2002. he's also the first toffees manager to get the sack after a merseyside derby. if life was bad at everton, well it's not much fun at arsenal right now either. they've now gone nine matches without win — their worst run since march 1977 — after a 2—1 defeat at home to brighton. a rude awakening for caretaker boss freddie ljungberg. at bramall lane — an offside flag and var left sheffield united a bit frustrated against newcastle. lydia campbell has all the details. these are troubling times for arsenal football club. these are troubling times for arsenalfootball club. no these are troubling times for arse

sunday so the lunchtime kick—off and everton tomorrow will be overseen by freddie, as for everton, marco silvainterim club legend is a big fan. we want to attract the best guys for this club and it is a massive club. obviously you're talking about people of done it all in the game and. at the top of the scottish premiership tonight, away and they have started really well. there put them to— zero up and it is still in them to— zero up and it is still in the first half there. five points behind celtic at the moment before this game finishes and hand as well. relegation scrap between stoke city in middlesboro at the riverside, both desperate for a victory. it is still 0—0 pershing avenue time. thrown into disarray because of flu—like illness that swept through the squad. they are not playing in the squad. they are not playing in the current warm—up match two and three others have also fallen ill. spenard dominic has been called up over everton, which i played the last tests against australia and he has only played two against pakistan in 2018. and that is all your support for now and you can keep

league, while everton sit two points above the relegation zone, with pressure mounting on boss marco silvale, there was a shock in tonight‘s tie in the fa cup second round. solihull moors looked like they were cruising, 3—0 up with less than half—an—hour to go, against rotherham. but the league one side staged an incredible comeback, michael smith with equaliser, and then the winner in stoppage time. 4—3 it finished to rotherham. they‘ll face hull city next. boxing, anthonyjoshua says he chose to reinvent himself after defeat by andy ruinunior and feels different going into saturday‘s rematch. joshua lost his three world titles to ruiz injune in a shock defeat. this fight will take place in saudi arabia, but the lack of a home advantage doesn‘t bother the british fighter. i don‘t know about home advantage because it‘s a fight, isn‘t it? do you know what i mean? so i don‘t think home advantage matters, especially in the heavyweight division. so wherever it is going to be, i‘m going to go in with that mindset of a win. it's amazing, i've been working for this my whole life and it'sjust been

elsewhere, everton, fresh from sacking marco silva, beat chelsea 3—1.a goalless draw. hearts have named former barnsley boss daniel stendel as their new manager and he's got quite thejob on his hands as they're nowjoint bottom of the scottish premiership. it's after a 1—0 defeat at motherwell, who climb to third st mirren are off the bottom. they were one—nil winners at hamilton. hibernian beat aberdeen 3—nil, while livingston beat kilmarnock by the same scoreline. the former aston villa manager ron saunders has died at the age of 87. he guided villa to the first division title in 1981 and also won two league cups during his eight years at villa park. he also had spells in charge of birmingham and west brom. it's been a big day of european champions cup rugby. premiership leaders northampton saints' were thrashed 43—16 at home to last season's runners—up leinster. director of rugby chris boyd said his side were given a reality check. munster meanwhile beat champions sacarens10—3 at thomond park — the only try of the game was scored by ireland's peter 0'

everton sack manager marco silva after only 18 months in charge.he club dropped into the relegation zone following last night's merseyside derby defeat. two british pilots land back in the uk after flying around the world in a newly restored spitfire. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — broadcaster david davies and political correspondent for the daily mirror, nicola bartlet. a very good evening to you and welcome to bbc news. in a week's time, next thursday night, the polls will have closed, the ballot boxes will be on their way to the counting centres and the first indications will emerge of the likely outcome of this election campaign. no surprise then that the parties have stepped up their campaigning today. borisjohnson was promising to pass his brexit deal and hold a budget within 100 days if elected. those plans are pure fantasty according to the lib dems, while labour promised to recruit 20,000 extra teachers to make up for what it calls a decade of tory failure. and the snp have told voters t

start with everton — their board will meet today to decide whether or not to sack their manager marco silvaated from the premier league, but are now in the bottom three. they've got some horrible games coming up, too — their next four games are chelsea, man utd, leicester and arsenal. it was always going to be a difficult game tonight, but the defeat now puts you in the bottom three. does that change anything for you and for your position the club? i am not the right person to answer to you about the situation, or to ask this situation. and this question for different people, because i am not the right person to talk about it. the pressure has eased on 0le gunner solskjaer as his manchester united side beat spurs 2—1. it's just their fifth league win this season — but it would have felt extra sweet for solskjaer, as it came against the man he replaced at united — jose mourinho. to italy where a sports newspaper has been heavily criticised for its headline. here it is — "black friday", on the back of corriere dello sport with pictures of romelu lukaku and chris smalling ahead of inter milan'

ancelotti was confirmed as everton's new managerjust before kick off today — succeeding the sacked marco silva expect from their new manager? michael redford's been taking a look. triumphs, titles, trophies — carlo ancelotti is a man who knows how to get success. next challenge — goodison park. everton will be the tenth club he's managed in a career that spans nearly 25 years. his first big success came in 2003, leading ac milan to champions league glory. there was also cup and league success, as well. another champions league final followed in 2005, although liverpool would famously triumph in istanbul. two years later, ancelotti had his revenge. the same teams, a different outcome, this time ac milan would rule supreme in europe. chelsea soon came calling and success soon followed, a premier league title in 2010 became a domestic cup double, as they won the fa cup as well. a sacking at stamford bridge led him to paris saint—germain. league title won — mission completed. still, ancelotti remained ambitious. next stop, real madrid and perhaps the biggest title of all... la decima. a tenth euro

ancelotti is understood to be everton's first choice to be their new manager following the sacking of marco silvaier league and the fa cup in 2010 with chelsea. everton say the club have held meetings with a number of candidates. duncan ferguson remains in caretaker charge for tomorrow's carabao cup quarter final against leciester. i was gutted and gave a pretty intense interview afterwards that people come as quite hard to watch andi people come as quite hard to watch and i was emotional and it showed me that i still can mixing with the worlds best in people thought, we forgot about him, he can still run and that is what i can do with the full year of training, i'll show you, going into the next year, it is all guns blazing and we are good to go. there was a good win for england's women overnight in the first t20 international against pakistan. opener amyjones top scored with a half century as england reached 15a for four from their 20 overs. henry moran was watching in kuala lumpur. a winning start against pakistan, a crucial phase in the build up towards the world cup come february. it was not

everton, who sacked their manager marco silva on thursday, take on chelsea., has been put in temporary charge iama i am a coach at the moment so i'm not considering that at the moment. i think the club will find a top manager to attract to the club. reporter: whoever comes in you would like to work in the future?” reporter: whoever comes in you would like to work in the future? i will love to. i believe i am a loyal guy. watford have got a new manager until the end of the season, the former leicester city boss, nigel pearson is back in the game. he's watford's third manager this season, after they sacked qique sanchez flores last weekend. they're at home to crystal palace this afternoon but pearson's will only be in the stands, his first match in charge will be against liverpool next weekend. macclesfield town's game against crewe alexander has been postponed today. their players say they aren't in the right mental state after not being paid again. the football league says it has sympathy with them but has found the league 2 club guilty of misconduct for not