and rafa benitez half, it is still goalless. and rafa itenitez will _ half, it is still goalless. benitez will be hoping _ half, it is still goalless. and rafa benitez will be hoping he - half, it is still goalless. and rafa benitez will be hoping he will- half, it is still goalless. and rafa benitez will be hoping he will get| half, it is still goalless. and rafal benitez will be hoping he will get a win, it still feels weird saying it is his everton! in the early game in the championship today, sheffield united won 3—1 at struggling hull city. the visitors took the lead in the first half — billy sharp with his 114th goal on his 300th appearance for the club. he later had a penalty saved. after the break, john egan headed home from two corners to put the game beyond doubt. hull drop into the bottom three — sheffield united are unbeaten in five games. elsewhere, caretaker manager steven reid led nottingham forest to theirfirst league win of the season at huddersfield. 2—0 the final score. swansea came from 3—0 down to draw 3—3 at luton. bournemouth moved to the top of the table as

well, one of wenger�*s contempories from his premier league days is rafa benitez, still plying his tradetop level, now of course with everton. and his priority is to generally reduce the amount of international football played. my my first impression with international football now is you have too many games, and they call them the nothing games, when you play it's a country you can beat 5-0, play it's a country you can beat 5—0, something like that, the only thing you're doing is wasting time and risking your players travelling around the world. well, arsene wenger has been talking exclusively to the sports desk podcast about his blueprint for the future of football — you can find it on the bbc sport website and the bbc sounds app. england's netballers are celebrating after claiming their first series win in new zealand. head coachjess thirlby described it as a "huge achievement" after her side fought back in the final match to beat the world champions two games to one. lydia campbell has the details. seems like these seemed unthinkable for the roses at half—time in the final match. the

well, one of wenger�*s contempories from his premier league days is rafa benitez, still plying his tradelly reduce the amount of international football played. my my first impression with international football now is you have too many games, and they call them the nothing games, when you play it's a country you can beat 5-0, play it's a country you can beat 5—0, something like that, the only

rafa benitez�* side have made a solid start to the season, unlike their opponents this evening who'veken a point from their first three games. conor macnamara is at goodison park. ever since wrap up anita's appointment at goodison park there's been a lot of dark not least because of his long—standing relationship across tinley park at anfield. but beneath the start has been very strong for his new team. so much so if everything were to get the three points a night they would move level at the top of the premier league along with the early leaders of manchester united, chelsea and liverpool. everton fans might be about to see a new phase as well tonight. solomon rondon, we know about the past and newcastle he played under bonita is in china, he could make his first appearance for evidence and i put up everton should also have shamus called him back available he was inter—2 injured on international duty but that hamstring has proved to be minor. during the lockdown. all the saviours playing behind closed doors, every club could've made a case to say whether their teams performance would

rafa benitez is the man in charge — and they're now level on point with leaders manchester united, afternless this season — took the lead through ben mee. thatjust woke everton up — they scored three goals in six minutes — through michael keane, andros townsend and demari gray. it's three wins out of four, for them. townsend was the match winner — a goal and assist for him — who paid credit to his mum for keeping him sharp. she is always working hard on the mental side of the game and always sending me a message, see this person, that person, watch this video, watch that video. she sent me a little compilation of all my goals. she put it on a memory stick and said watch this whenever you get it. so maybe subconsciously, maybe it worked. maybe i was watching that and i reminded myself i can score goals like that and was able to pull it out when it we needed it tonight because really tough game. saudi arabia's al hilal are into the last eight of the afc champions league — becoming the first team to do so this season — beating iran's esteghlal 2—0 on monday. bafetimbi gomis scored the first

everton a re everton are unbeaten under rafa benitez this season. two wins and a draw.s league title holders chelsea now turn their attention to this season's competition with their first group match against zenit st petersburg tomorrow. head coach thomas tuchel says despite winning the trophy in porto last season, he's putting that win to the back of his mind and focusing on new challenges. it is absolutely necessary to forget it and _ it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start — it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from _ it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from scratch, - it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from scratch, to - it is absolutely necessary to forget it and start from scratch, to showl it and start from scratch, to show this hunger— it and start from scratch, to show this hunger and _ it and start from scratch, to show this hunger and mentality- it and start from scratch, to show this hunger and mentality again, i this hunger and mentality again, this hunger and mentality again, this is— this hunger and ment