but that late roberto firmino strikes wanted for liverpool.ey've won by a one goal margin, one of the many qualities that marks them out as champions. we scored a wonderful goal with a lot of good position and a lot of good things but the set up from the wolves is really good. different to what everyone is doing in european football. to win you have to stay in the game and you need somebody who makes a perfect decision and in this case it was roberto firmino. staying in england, watford are out of the fa cup after losing at 3rd tier side tranmere rovers. last season's runners—up lost 2—1 — with paul mullin scoring tranmere's winner in extra—time. they're now at home to manchester united in the 11th round on sunday. in spain, it's also been a night of shocks in the last 32 of the copa del rey with atletico madrid knocked out by third tier leonesa. the winnerfrom sergio benito came in extra time after it finished 1—1 at the end of 90 minutes. two other third tier teams progressed against top flight sides though, as mirandes accounted for celta v

liverpool's unbeaten run in the premier league continues as roberto firmino scores the winner at wolvesowler joffra archer will return for the fourth test against south africa. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis at the year's first grand slam in melbourne. the australian open has moved into day 5 and we can join our reporterjohn watson. there has already been a victory for the top seed, ashleigh barty. the home crowd must be excited. yes, they were indeed. you can probably imagine that this is the australian support, the australian faithful here on day five watching on the big screen to my left. a huge cheer went up screen to my left. a huge cheer went up when ashleigh barty, the world number one book her place in the final 16 with an

roberto firmino hit a brilliant strike but had to wait for the results.y ruled the goalkeeper was fouled. not long later, the home side had another ruled out, wijnaldum just straying offside. united somehow stayed in touch but weren't laying a glove, only the fingertips of their goalkeeper stopped liverpool this time. but for all the pressure, it might have slipped away, anthony martial led united's line. but the striker missed the target. as at the game ticked away, finally, the home side finished the job. this game means more thanjust points, but for liverpool, it is starting to look inevitable. they are now 16 points clear and closing in on the title. united did have spells in the again when they might have equalised when they were a goal down, overall, liverpool dominating the match. it was the response after half—time that most pleased that manager. we came out of the blocks like, wow, exactly like you want to do. created chances, unbelievable, super football! against such a defensive organisation, so difficult, we did so organisation, so difficult,

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he threw on roberto firmino and mo salah, but neither star could produce some magic.eeping adrian. w, m for keeping them taken. w, ,., for keeping them in-iérg. w, ,., forkeeping theminit, w- for keeping them in it, and w for keeping them in it, and on thank for keeping them in it, and on this showing, shrewsbury will be relishing their big night at anfield. liverpool boss jurgen liverpool bossjurgen klopp liverpool boss jurgen klopp felt the leaguei liverpool boss jurgen klopp felt the league 1 side does everything they got from the game, and his team seem second best at times. we lost the ball in the wrong moments, that is how it is, they had the counterattacks. but then a big presence at, down 2—0 after half—time, it just presence at, down 2—0 after half—time, itjust did not look on the pitch like 2—0, it looked like we we re the pitch like 2—0, it looked like we were to— one are down 01’ something like this. difficult to explain immediately after the game, but well deserved, congratulations to shrewsbury, that was at a minimum what they deserved today. —— it looks

liverpool remain unbeaten, as roberto firmino scored the only goal of their game at tottenham to extend helped by the result at the king power stadium, where second—placed leicester city were beaten 2—1 by southampton. danny ings continued his scoring run as saints avenged the 9—0 thrashing they suffered to leicester earlier this season. elsewhere, crystal palace and arsenal drew 1—1 in their london derby. chelsea eased to victory over burnley and everton beat brighton. manchester united scored four at old trafford against the league's bottom side norwich, while wolves and newcastle drew. in the women's super league, manchester city have moved joint top after they beat everton. a brace from germany's pauline bremer gave them a 3—0 win to move level with arsenal for the moment. they play brighton and hove albion tomorrow. as the race for the final eight continues in rugby union's european champions cup, ulster suffered a set—back, while gloucester kept their quarterfinal hopes alive with victory over montpellier. but for exeter chiefs, a draw in glasgow was enough, while defending champi

roberto firmino scored the game's only goal in the first half.to a league season in europe's top five leagues. what i know about football is if somebody gives you a trophy or something then it's done. until then, you have to fight as much as you can. and that's what we do in the start. it is what we have always said. the rest of the start is obviously nearly perfect, but so far it is only the start. and we have to continue, and we will continue, because our contenders are so strong. so city will not give up, whatever guardiola says in public, they will never give up. we have two play it, and that is how it is. i know that is no problem, i have to do the same. so far it is all really good. that gap has widened because second—placed leicester were surprised 2—1 at home by southampton, after a performance manager brendan rodgers admitted didn't merit anything. southampton lost the reverse fixture 9—0, but came from behind at the king power, with danny ings's 10th goal in his last ten starts the decisive strike. chelsea, everton and manchester united

they took the lead through roberto firmino just before half time — his seventh in the league this seasond their best opportunity fell to giovani lo celso who somehow managed to skew this effort wide. jurgen klopp's side now have the best start to an english league season for with 20 wins from their first 21 games. what i know about football is if somebody gives you a trophy or something then it is done. until then you have to fight as much as you can, that is what we do. it is the basis for the rest. the starter is nearly perfect. we have to continue and we will continue because our content are so strong. the city... they will not give up. that is how it is. i know that, it's no problem, i would do the same. but so far, so really good. liverpool's nearest challengers leicester surprisingly slipped up — beaten 2—1 at home by southampton — a team they'd beaten 9—0 earlier in the season. they took the lead but goals from stuart armstrong and danny ings gained some semblance of revenge for october's game. brendan rodgers side could slip down to second if manchester city avoid defeat against

he threw on roberto firmino and mo salah but neither could produce some magic.thank for keeping them in it and shrewsbury will be relishing their big night at anfield. that is all the sport for now. already those in the sporting world have begun paying tribute to kobe brya nt have begun paying tribute to kobe bryant who was among five people who have been confirmed as dying in a helicopter crash in california at 10am local time. nba hall of fame star dennis rodman has tweeted to... and the football club ac milan, you can see this on the screen... reflecting there that there were four other people on board that aircraft which came down, we understand the conditions in that pa rt understand the conditions in that part of california were foggy. let's speak to ade adepitan, the travel show presenter and former basketball player and paralympian. thank you for joining player and paralympian. thank you forjoining us to reflect on the life and achievements of kobe bryant. this will send incredible shock waves through the sport?” bryant. this will send incredible shock w

the game seemed to be heading for a draw before roberto firmino scored the winning goal in the 84th minuteth made a public appeal asking anyone who owned an early ceramic work by the artist grayson perry to make contact. the response led to hundreds of long lost pieces being identified — 80 of which have been assembled at the holburne museum in bath for a special exhibition. the turner prize—winning artist, who describes himself as a "transvestite potter" gave our arts editor, will gompertz, a guided tour of his formative work. it must be quite moving to come and look at your past works. that's true, when i came in here i sort of drew breath because suddenly i was confronted by all these works i hadn't seen, many of them, for decades and decades. since i sold them. and yet i'm looking at the young me, and as i'm now post—therapy, i'm looking at him with compassion. you know, i was very angry and at the mercy of the internal winds of my emotional weather, let's say. and people thought in this early work that it was deliberately ironically bad, but no, i was genuinely inept! in this exhibiti

roberto firmino scored the game's only goal in the first half in an entertaining match.ague season anywhere in europe. what i know about football is if somebody gives you a trophy or something then it is done. until then you, have to fight as much as you can, that is what we do. it is the basis for the rest. the start is nearly perfect. we have to continue and we will continue because our contenders are so strong. city, they will not give up. that is how it is. i know that, it's no problem, i would do the same. but so far, so really good. liverpool grew their advantage because second placed leicester surprisingly lost. they were beaten 2—1 by southampton, a team who, only three months ago, they beat 9—0. despite taking the lead, stuart armstrong and danny ings restored some pride for the saints. brendan rodgers' side could drop to third if manchester city avoid defeat at aston villa on sunday. chelsea, everton and manchester united all won today, too. wolves and newcastle played out a 1—1 draw, as did crystal palace and arsenal. inter milan are on course to extend their

the holes in tottenham's defence weren't that wide but roberto firmino found one just enough to threadall between defender, keeper and post in a 1—0 win in north london. so should we just hand jurgen klopp the trophy now? what i know about football is if someone gives you the trophy, it is done, but until then you have to fight as much as you can and that's what we do and the start, as we always said, is the basis. the start is obviously nearly perfect so far, but it's only the start and we have to continue and we will continue because our contenders are so strong. but blow by blow, they are getting weaker. take second place leicester, they put nine past southampton the last time they met and now it was southampton‘s number nine turning the tables. commentator: danny ings doesn't miss these days and as soon as he was sent through, you fancied him to score. the foxes might have to look over their shoulder with liverpool out of sight. they will find chelsea lurking, clear as a bright yellow football. burnley‘s nick pope had trouble spotting it, though. he saw chelsea's third in their 3—0

the holes in tottenham's defence weren't that wide but roberto firmino found one just enough to threadn. so, should we just hand jurgen klopp the trophy now? what i know about football is if someone gives you the trophy, it is done, but until then, you have to fight as much as you can and that's what we do and the start, as we always said, is the basis. the start is obviously nearly perfect so far, but it's only the start and we have to continue and we will continue because our contenders are so strong. but blow by blow, they are getting weaker. take second—place leicester — they put nine past southampton the last time they met and now it was southampton‘s number nine turning the tables. commentator: danny ings doesn't miss these days and as soon as he was sent through, you fancied him to score. leicester might have to look over their shoulder with liverpool out of sight. they will find chelsea lurking, clear as a bright yellow football. burnley‘s nick pope had trouble spotting it, though. he saw chelsea's third in their 3—0 win but couldn't do anything about it. commentator: callum hu

several united players surrounded the referee after roberto firmino's gold was initially allowed to stando assistant referee. we will have more sporty for you in the next hour, but from the and the team, goodbye for now. “— from the and the team, goodbye for now. —— we will have more sporty for you in the next hour, but from me and the team. now it's time for your questions answered with carrie gracie and tulip mazumdar. well, as we've reported this morning, chinese authorities are continuing to step up efforts to stop the spread of a respiratory virus that's killed 26 people. nine patients in the uk are awaiting the results of tests for suspected coronavirus. you've been sending us your questions about the virus, and here to answer them is our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar. lovely to see you. we have one from linda, if we live in london suburbs, would it be advisable, if possible, to avoid travelling into the city and using the central public transport network until we know more? we are absolutely not at that stage yet, there are no known cases in the uk, people are being te

here roberto firmino hits a brilliant strike, but had to wait for the result., the home side had another real doubt. a player had just strayed offside. united had just stayed in touch but in truth weren't laying a glove. only the fingertips of their goalkeeper stopped liverpool this time. but for all the home side's pressure, it might have slipped away. with the best chance of this match, the united striker mist the target. as the game ticked away, finally the home side finished thejob. this away, finally the home side finished the job. this game away, finally the home side finished thejob. this game means more than just boys, proper liverpool, it is starting to inevitable. they are now i6 starting to inevitable. they are now 16 points clear and closing in on the title —— but for liverpool. saracen say they will learn from their mistakes and look to rebuild trust after accepting their relegation from the premiership at the end of the season for breaking salary cap read —— make them qualify for the quarterfinals of the heineken champions cup. they scored an earl

with her tottenham would spend the lion's share of the first—half with the inevitable result as roberto firminoeaders ahead. jose mourinho‘s men have been playing his way. sitting back, waiting to pounce on a mistake. not capitalised on. spurs became more aggressive and pushed back at liverpool. substitute giovani lo celso came desperately close but it remained 1—0, liverpool 16 points ahead of the rest and they have made the best ever start to a season have made the best ever start to a season by a club in a top division in europe. in the early kick off it was north vs south as arsenal travelled to crystal palace looking to continue their upturn in form under new boss mikel arteta. and it was a feisty affair at selhurst park, as patrick gearey reports. nestling in south london's streets, selhurst park's a reminder of football as it was — intimate or claustrophobic, depending on your view. the kind of place arsenal might find uncomfortable, but under new manager mikel arteta, there are signs of a new energy that flowed through pierre—emerick aubameyang's early goal. after such a breathless star

roberto firmino with the only goal of the game on 37 minutes., not great defending from spurs, their achilles‘ heel in the last few weeks. they have no harry kanein last few weeks. they have no harry kane in the spurs squad this afternoon. he is injured. their comeback inspiration will have to comeback inspiration will have to come from elsewhere in the second half. it has just got under way, liverpool leading i—o. on to the three o‘clock kick—offs. well, back in october this was the scoreline the last time southampton met leicester, they lost that match 9—0. in the leicester club shop they sell the match in full on dvd, but despite that humiliation the saints kept faith with their manager ralph hassenhutl, and today, look at the turnaround. they‘ve beaten leicester 2—1. this is more good news for liverpool. leicester, still their closest challengers, beaten at home for the second time this season. leicester had taken the lead but southampton pegged them back through stuart armstrong and in the second half there was then var contention when leic

roberto firmino's late winner for liverpool over wolverhampton wanderers means that they have won 22n in the league, and are 16 points clear of second placed manchester city. there was a shock in the fa cup last night as league one side tranmere beat premier league watford in their third round replay. tranmere will now play manchester united at home in the fourth round on sunday. and the fourth and final test between england and south africa gets underway in a couple of hours time. england are 2—1 up, as they try to win their first test series in more than a year. outside tranmere last night, huge queues already. they are going to be hosting manchester united. how big is their stadium? do we know? 16,000. you need to get how that co m pa res to 16,000. you need to get how that compares to old trafford. phenomenal. brilliant. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning, sarah. good morning to you both. the weather is not changing ina you both. the weather is not changing in a hurry so what you had yesterday and the day before that you will see once again. most of

the holes in the tottenham defence went that wide but roberto firmino found onejust enough to threadyou the trophy, it is done but until then you have to fight as much as you can and that's what we do and it is the basis for the rest, the start is obviously nearly perfect so far, but it's only the start and we have to continue and we will continue because our contenders are so strong. but blow by blow, they are getting weaker. take second place leicester, they put nine past southampton the last time they met and now it was southampton's number nine turning the tables. danny ings doesn't miss these days and as soon as he was sent through, you fancied him. lester might have to do look over their shoulder with liverpool out of sight. they will find chelsea lurking, clear as a bright yellow football. they might have trouble spotting it, though. saw chelsea's third in their 3—0 win but couldn't do anything about it. callum hudson—odoi has his first ever premier league goal. mastered -- marcus rashford is a season scoring these days, as seasoned as a 22—year—old can be, he celebrated his 2

they're 16 points clear at the top of the league after beating wolves 2—1, roberto firmino with the latess the 100 points that gave man city the league title in 2018. plenty of reaction to liverpool's win in today's papers. the guardian has gone with "bobby dazzler. firmino's late winner keeps liverpool's juggernaut rolling towards the title". daily express says, "reds take firm grip on the title", also with a nod to manchester united's difficult week following back to back defeats. "sort it out ole" they say. and the mirror concentrates on liverpool's 40 game unbeaten run in the league saying it goes "on & on & on & on" there was a shock in the fa cup last night as tranmere, who play in league one, beat watford of the premier league. their third round replay went to extra time at prenton park, and it was striker paul mullin who was the hero for tranmere. it sets up a real glamour tie for them — they now host manchester united in the fourth round, that game's going to be played on sunday. the fa cup fourth round gets under way tonight. bbc radio 5 live will have commentary of northampton

referee, craig pawson, during the 2—0 defeat to liverpool, after he had initially allowed a goal by roberto firminoavily criticise executive vice chairman ed woodward and the club's recruitment policy. manager ole gunnar solskjaer, though, is only focusing on tomorrow's game against burnley. we have lost to liverpool, a team that you all say are fantastic, and we we re that you all say are fantastic, and we were in the game until the last kick of the ball. for me, that is is the right forwards. of course, we are disappointed at losing the game, we don't want to be behind them in the league. but there are signs that we are on the right track, definitely. for me, now is not the time to start talking about the recruitment. for me now, i think we are looking towards the next game against burnley. we are always looking to improve the squad and the club, but in my mind, now is not the time to start discussion, gary. one of the world's best footballers kylian mbappe has told the bbc that he's not considering a move to the premier league not until the end of the season at least. the french world cup winner