rafa benitez is an stackable. you said icahn is he really? rafa benitez is an stackable.ble. you said icahn is he really? i think so. no one would do that when the ta keover no one would do that when the takeover is about to happen. newcastle fans hope... the pressure is certainly an newcastle as a team because they are in the bottom three now. let's hear from because they are in the bottom three now. let's hearfrom rafa benitez. we did well. we had chances to draw. it's a pity, because in the end we are learning, we have this situation in some games that we are just one goal behind and then we have to improve quickly to make sure we get these draws or wins because we are making a great effort, the players are working so hard and it's a pity. next, watford and huddersfield. the first time these two have met in the top flight. huddersfield won 4—1. who would've thought the first meeting between these two teams would result in that score. on the best wins of the season. the best one will be their manchester united win. away from home, struggling, five successive away defeat

pep guardiola has infinitely better resources at his disposal than rafa benitez, and rafa could be forgivenone—dimensional game plan. defend and hope for the best. after half an hour city had already hit the post twice, and rahim sterling finally found a way through the newcastle rearguard. almost inevitable, really. with a group as powerful as this, you could be forgiven for thinking the rest of the match would be a formality but with this slip from kyle walker, newcastle were almost back in it straightaway, but nicolas otamendi intervened. the hosts were heading for their fifth consecutive home defeat. they had hoped that perhaps they would get a chance from a set piece, but referee andre marriner was not impressed with this. benitez will be hoping for reinforcements in january. guardiola's squad, though, can't break that winning habit. on a night when they did just enough, they still have an aura of invincibility. it is difficult to play when the other team doesn't wa nt to play when the other team doesn't want to play. and after the last minute, you play in the rhythm, and it is always

rafa benitez, not happy with his team.to leicester city and is doing a good job. that is a big win the leicester city, six points of the champions league spot. newcastle slipping towards the relegation places. let's look at the results in full. one of the match, huddersfield town beating brighton 2—0. the match, huddersfield town beating brighton 2-0. very important for them. that would have been five defeats in a row if they had lost that. wilfried bony, scored the swa nsea that. wilfried bony, scored the swansea and that has taken them off the bottom of the table. let's look at the top of the table. the big news, tottenham with the win today. that moves them above arsenal into fifth. we have the two big derbys to come tomorrow. between manchester city and manchester united. then at the other end of the table, we will see swansea moving off the bottom. and crystal palace, those dropped points could be crucial at the end of the season. west ham still in the bottom three despite the excellent win against chelsea, but if the

sterling got the game's only goal on a night where city didn't have it all their own way against rafa benitez record of 19 straight wins, set by pep guardiola's bayern munich in 2014. it was difficult to play when the other team does not want to play. so... after the last minute you play ina so... after the last minute you play in a rhythm and it is not easy because they scored 1—0 but we scored —— made enough chances to scored —— made enough chances to score three, four — zero. some controversy in the scottish premiership between hearts and hibs tonight. the edinburgh derby finished 0—0. however this is the moment hibs should have gone ahead....there's currently no goal line technology in scottish football but much to hibs manager neil lennon's frustration, replays showed the ball had crossed the line. in tonight's other matches there were wins for aberdeen and rangers. also tonight there were wins for second placed aberdeen and rangers in third. the game at hamilton was called off while ross county and saintjohnstone drew 1—1. liverpool have finally got their man after announcing this eveni

great victory against stoke, but newcastle have not won in nine games, rafa benitez has two save it,g things. letter to the top of the table. manchester city, sitting pretty at the top. but united trying to keep pace. manchester city chasing a record over the festive period, the top—flight in europe is 19, they could break it if they keep winning and beat watford on the 2nd of january. look out for that. burnley: my word, they are knocking on the champions league places. this time last season just above the relegation zone. an important match at home to spurs. they came for both sides, who would've thought this would be sixth versus seventh talking permian tottenham. burnley joint best defence in a they have a tough christmas. nestling james tarkowski for three matches, an u nwa nted tarkowski for three matches, an unwanted christmas break. looking at it, it is one of the toughest festive fixtures of any team. totte n ha m festive fixtures of any team. tottenham looking to bounce back after defeat against man city. let's hear from sean dyce. we're not getting carried away, we are enj

arsene wenger has never lost a home match to rafa benitez.r mcnamara, thank you very much for coming in. so, that's the big game on saturday in the premier league. crystal palace's trip to leicester will kick things off tomorrow. brighton will be hoping to end burnley‘s good run. chelsea take on southampton at stamford bridge. stoke and west ham will both be eyeing valuable points when they meet. and watford play huddersfield. on sunday, manchester united go to west brom, and bournemouth have another tough match, this time with liverpool. the championship has taken shape nicely this season, especially if you're a fan of wolverhampton wanderers. tthey can move seven points clear at the top this evening, if they beat a sheffield wednesday side who are without a win in their last five league games, at hillsborough later. dave edwards has more. welcome to a chilly hillsborough stadium, and sadly for sheffield wednesday, their form has stadium, and sadly for sheffield wednesday, theirform has gone rather cold recently as well. after reaching the p

‘ struggling side. against rafa benitez‘ pep guardiola's men can make it 19 wins in a row if they beatfinally got the defender they wanted. they've agreed a deal to sign southampton's virgil van dijk when the transfer window opens on 1st january. the dutchman willjoin for £75 million, a world record fee for a defender, despite barely featuring for the saints since handing in a transfer request in august. it's understood southampton will use the funds to improve their squad in january. the funds to improve world number one michael van gerwen is through to the quarterfinals of the pdc world championship. is through to the quarterfinals but there was a shock last night at the ally pally as the world number two was knocked out. at the ally pally as the world peter snakebite wright was well beaten by one of the sport's emerging talents, 26—year—old welshmanjamie lewis winning by four sets to one. 26—year—old welshmanjamie lewis and 26—year—old welshmanjamie lewis last chance to and last chance to see that haircut! i love it. state—wide, is that his name? i love it. —— snakebite. such great