their that is a thumping free kick to put southampton in front.— southampton in front.thampton in front. their latest march was passed championship | southampton in front. their latest. march was passed championship side blackpool, who were coached for the first time by mick mccarthy, but the former ireland manager would have to learn from defeat. 2—1 to southampton and their fifth win under nathanjones, four of them have been in cups. under nathan jones, four of them have been in cups.— under nathan jones, four of them have been in cups. weave had five wins in the — have been in cups. weave had five wins in the league _ have been in cups. weave had five wins in the league which _ have been in cups. weave had five wins in the league which would - have been in cups. weave had five| wins in the league which would put it in a far better position but with time that should come and then we will find something in the cup, there's a lot to be positive about, we need to transfer the cup form into the lead. in we need to transfer the cup form into the lead.— into the lead. in an

to have a semifinal between southampton and newcastle. it actually— southampton and newcastle.els quite refreshing. the biggest clubs have really taken this competition seriously in recent years but— competition seriously in recent years but southampton knocked out the team _ years but southampton knocked out the team in the last round so we have _ the team in the last round so we have two — the team in the last round so we have two teams meeting the first time _ have two teams meeting the first time. ~ ., ,. , , have two teams meeting the first time. ~ ., ,. ,, ., have two teams meeting the first time. ., ,. ,, ., ., ., time. we often discuss a ma'or domestic trophy d time. we often discuss a ma'or domestic trophy for i time. we often discuss a major domestic trophy for newcastle | time. we often discuss a major. domestic trophy for newcastle the expectation that they now should wind something and do well in the primary leak this season. how do you think eddie howe in the players will deal with the pressure? that think eddie howe in the players will deal with the pressure?— de

southampton? it must have been mara. can we see i story? the saints? southampton?ng towards the barrier in a splits position. it sliding towards the barrier in a splits position.— splits position. it could be dangerous. _ splits position. it could be dangerous. it's _ splits position. it could be dangerous. it's not - splits position. it could be dangerous. it's not as - splits position. it could be - dangerous. it's not as dangerous that when they _ dangerous. it's not as dangerous that when they do _ dangerous. it's not as dangerous that when they do the _ dangerous. it's not as dangerous i that when they do the somersaults. is that your new way of coming into the office? — is that your new way of coming into the office? notjust high—fiving like earlier, or the face. you the office? notjust high-fiving like earlier, or the face. you need to calm down- _ like earlier, or the face. you need to calm down. carol— like earlier, or the face. you need to calm down. carol can _ like earlier, or the face. you need to calm down. carol can calm - like earlier, or the face.

that is a thumping free kick to put southampton in front.side blackpool, who were coached for the first time by mick mccarthy, but the former ireland manager would have to learn from defeat. 2—1 to southampton and their fifth win under nathanjones, four of them have been in cups. we've have had five wins in the league which would put us in a far better position but with time that should come and then we will find something in the cup, there's a lot to be positive about, we need to transfer the cup form into the lead. in an all championship tie, bristol city beat west brom with the help of a new star. sam bell isjust 20, his dad, mickey, was also an icon on this ground. bell scored twice, his team won 3—0. in an inconsistent league season cup run is over refreshing change. few teams will relish a fifth round trip to ashton gate. sheffield wednesday had got this far by beating newcastle, now they were 1—0 down to a team from their own league but fleetwood town had to make do with a replay. 1—1 and both league one sides will go again. both will

and the directors who missed last week's home defeat to southampton because of what everton said wasd credible�* threat to their safety were all there to see the continuing protests. it's not often that a game between liverpool and chelsea starts with the teams languishing in mid table. but with one league win between them since the turn of the year. both teams were desperate for points to boost their champoins league push. but as dan ogunshakin reports. neither left anfield satisfied on that count. it came down to the numbers at anfield. 1,000 games forjurgen klopp. chelsea flush with 178 million pounds of new signage injanuary into team starting the day at ninth and tenth desperate for three points in the race for the top four. two minutes in and chelsea fall behind in frustrated with the first half konate took six matters into his own hands for all 45 yards. sensing a liverpool surge chelsea call for mudryk and the £62 milliion man almost made an impact. a similar story for the subs but the number 66 was unable to find the route to goal. 0—0 at finish with no real help to either s

but first, manchester city travel to southampton.him the most successful manager in the competition's history. here's the bbc�*sjohn murray and chris sutton. well, this will be the last of the four quarterfinals to kick off this midweek, and even though it is all premier league, it does feel... because southampton are such underdogs and manchester city are favourite. . . underdogs and manchester city are favourite. ., ., , favourite. nathan jones has coming u . favourite. nathan jones has coming u- don't favourite. nathan jones has coming up don't often- _ favourite. nathan jones has coming up don't often- -- _ favourite. nathan jones has coming up don't often. -- at _ —— southampton. much needed win for nathanjones. this is the ultimate test for them tonight, and i think a lot of southampton fans have already made up their mind aboutjones, which is pretty remarkable. it's madness. the state of football at this moment, i suppose from his point of view, is his... if his side can get the result, that may get the fans back onside kick s

they lost to southampton this afternoon.t, the club came out, with a statement, calling this a profoundly sad day for everton and supporters. they said that security advisers had told the club's board to stay away saying they had received malicious and threatening communications and there had been instances of anti—social behaviour against individuals. everton are facing a second straight struggle against relegation from the premier league was up the mood around here has darkened and a group of supporters are staging a sit in protest inside goodison park. they are calling on the owner, who has pumped a lot of money into the cloud, to make sweeping leadership changes. they say that it is necessary to rescue everton but they have emphasised that their protest is peaceful and they are unaware of any threats against individuals. everton are one of the famous names in english football, they have been in the top flight since the early 1950s and are due to move to a big new stadium on the banks of the mersey next year. there is a s

virginia beach is 80 miles from where i grew up in southampton county in campbeltown. goalkeeper so paper and that's where i learned about nat and i lived there until i was a teenager going to school, elementary school, as well as through high school, beginning in what we call middle school. the schools segregated. so we only had a little bit of a maternal the history. the county would not allow it to be taught in the history books. okay. there was only a little marker on the side of the road. says this is where it happened. and so it was among the the black families and the black community to where history of what nat turner was, what he did was passed on. mm hmm. how does your great grandfather's work show up in your work today? and i know that retired now, but you do a lot of really amazing things. and so me how those two connect. okay. well, in the early part of my year growing up, i learned that to free your mind was the number one thing i always use that my how needed taught himself how to read and write that he refused to let himself held down just because he wa

only above southampton on goal difference. they in just 12 months ago. searching for a new manager and desperate to stay up. and all too familiar story for everton fans. jane dougal at goodison park, thank you. we will bring you more reaction on that story and frank lampard sucking later in the programme. embarrassing and farcical were similar words used to describe the cancellation of the liverpool and chelsea match. six minutes into the game, the players walked off the pitch for their safety because it was frozen, despite having being an early pitch inspection. the head of referees india women's game said they will learn from what happened and a player welfare comes first. the first time when the referee looked at it, he was not convinced that the surface was playable. however, being in close contact with the ground staff and actually changing the heating and put them on full power, you can immediately see the change in the surface. so the heating stayed on as long as possible. and when the officials and the team went out fo

the first to officiate and southampton and nottingham forest, is from a referee family and refereeingeferee. let's have a quick look at some of the other footbal headlines today tottenham women have signed the england forward beth england on a three and half year deal from chelsea. the fee is reported to be 250 thousand pounds, which would be a record for a transfer in the wsl manchester united are in talks with crystal palace goalkeeperjack butland. they need back up to david de gea after newcastle cut short martin dubravka's loan period at old trafford and the former huddersfield manager david wagner is set to become the new norwich city boss. the championship side sacked dean smith last week michael smith is the first world champion of the year. bully boy has also risen to the top of the darts rankings after one of the great finals at alexandra palace. van gerwen by seven sets to four last night, that included one leg the two time runner up, beat the four time champion michael van gerwen by seven sets to four last night, that included one leg in which he completed a nine—dart finis

overall pleased with our performance, but we know that southampton is a strong team.lented squad, manager, very talented manager, so, from our perspective, and i have drill bits into the players this week, this game is by no means over. it is very much in the balance. we are going to need a top performance and we are going to need that crowd with us from it one the end. and hopefully we can get through it step go there in good spirits fight the paypal in go there in good spirits fight the pa pa . go there in good spirits fight the pa pa , , paypal in the first leg with belief in the first half— paypal in the first leg with belief in the first half that _ paypal in the first leg with belief in the first half that happens - in the first half that happens things— in the first half that happens things a _ in the first half that happens things a bit more aggressive than it could've _ things a bit more aggressive than it could've been something different. we have _ could've been something different. we have a — could've been something different. we have a good chance to tak

newcastle beat10—man southampton in 1—0 in the league cup semifinal first leg.leaves them in a good position in their hunt for their first domestic trophy since 1955. jim lumsden was watching. both sides had waited so long for silverware. for the saints it was the fa cup in 1976 and newcastle hadn't won a domestic trophy since 1955. they had most of the possession to no avail. shortly before the break they appeared to have gone ahead but it was decided the ball made contact with his arm and a pattern emerged. newcastle would escape the saints defence before sending the ball into the sky joelinton missed his turn. an hour to go, and che adams had a chance to put southampton ahead but nick pope was equal. joelinton made amends to put newcastle ahead. a few minutes later armstrong thought he had struck back for the saints but handball was the eventual decision. 1—0 it remained and newcastle will be favourites to book a wembley trip. the lowest ranked team left in the fa cup have been knocked out this evening. boreham wood took accrington stanley to extra time in th

southampton not giving up yet.mer of hope when bruno guimaraes saw a red for this. but newcastle, as they have done so often as they have done this season. found a way through. since james is part of erupted and their weight is over. the new cusses owners promised better days when they over. the new cusses owners promised better days when they took over. the new cusses owners promised better days when they took over. over. the new cusses owners promised better days when they took over. few would've predicted the transformation to be as rapid as this. after phasing regulation last season newcastle are now flying high in the league and are in their first wembley final in nearly a half—century. i think as humans you think you want something and then you achieve gets into the final which is what we wanted and you go i'm not happy with that. we've got to win it. so, i think that is a great thing and i want my players to feel the same way. that can wait now and i think that has to be at the back of our minds are not the

from i—0 top—flight side, southampton the cup has brought them home.nd. they're hoping this went with do the same for their season. a third round of said came for fleetwood town, they beat qpr to reach the fourth round for the first time in their history. fleetwood will look onto sunday for an f cake cup drawer to put them in the cup drawer to put them in the spotlight. joe linsky bbc news. let's bring you some of the day's other results. there were wins for preston and reading in the early all championship ties. ipswich beat rotherham 4—1, sheffield united 2—0 winners at millwall whilst sunderland won 2—1 at shrewsbury town. much more reaction on the bbc sport website. there are five matches currently under way, at hillsborough sheffield wednesday are trying to pull off an upset against newcastle united newcastle's record signing alexander isak is back in the team and he's had a chance in the first half, denied by the sheffield wednesday goalkeeper. this is live on bbc one and iplayer. sheffield wednesday having a really good season so far. and newcas

villa's good form under unai emery has continued — they beat southampton i—nil and have now won fiveed the game's only goal after southampton had two goals ruled—out by the officials. they remain bottom of the premier league. elsewhere plenty of draws in the premier league today — bournemouth conceded a late equaliser to nottingham forest it ended i all, brighton salvaged a point at leicester — finishing up 2—all and it was goalless in this evening's late kick off between crystal palace and newcastle. celtic are through to the last 16 of the scottish cup with a comfortable 5—nil win over second—tier grenoch morton. both kyogo furuhashi and aaron mooy scored twice... the japan international�*s second was his 20th of the season. mooy started and finished the rout. rangers are also through to the next round of the scottish cup. they beat stjohnstone i—0 at mcdiarmid park, fashion sikala hit the post and then borja barisic scored this, which was the only goal. but there was a strange atmosphere with most home fans boycotting the game after stjohnstone sold three—quarters of the tickets t

southampton have only ever won one major trophy — the 1976 fa cup. last week, with the club 19th in the table and two points from safety. dyche had been out of work since he was dismissed by burnley last april after almost 10 years at the clarets. he�*s everton majority owner — farhad moshiri�*s seventh managerial appointment since buying into the club in february 2016. in the nba, the milwaukee bucks host the charlotte hornets later on tuesday, aiming for a fifth successive win. the bucks, who are third in the eastern conference, saw giannis antetokounmpo add 50 points and 13 rebounds in their comfortable victory over the new orleans pelicans on sunday. dylan groenewegen will take the race leader�*s jersey into stage ii of the saudi tour after beating dusan rajovic and max walscheid to the line in a bunch sprint finish on the opening day. the win at khaybar saw the dutch cyclist�*s register his 64th career win and his eighth forjayco alula, despite having three punctures during the stage. the alula region in northwest saudi arabia, where the race ta

the youngster was moved to london and southampton. and under the leadership of harry redna, he put the rising star of european football alongside such masters as modric povlichenko. dalas van der, ward cruncher. scored from our national team countries thrice dramatic confrontation within the selective, which will be the last of his career. we then lost two or three, but adequately resisted the white company at the stadium in kazan. two fundamental figures for the face came together as a player. the 2022 world cup will not only be the last major tournament of the midfielder's career. well, in general , he will draw a line under his fantastic career, because with the national team he got to the 1/4 finals of euro 2016. he already got arguments about the imperfection as a football player, but if once again to revise it in the champions league final, then it’s worth forgetting these conversations in the national team 111 matches 41 goals the number of club and personal trophies is huge for wallace. it was a great footballer. thanks for pl

tho5e southampton and it was time who are also struggling. those are pivotal matches for everton.on, he says the fa cups is also something important to them. the fa cups is a competition of pride _ the fa cups is a competition of pride for— the fa cups is a competition of pride for everton _ the fa cups is a competition of pride for everton in— the fa cups is a competition of pride for everton in its- the fa cups is a competition of pride for everton in its history. the fa cups is a competition of. pride for everton in its history and in my— pride for everton in its history and in my history— pride for everton in its history and in my history as— pride for everton in its history and in my history as well. _ pride for everton in its history and in my history as well. so, - pride for everton in its history and in my history as well. so, i- pride for everton in its history and in my history as well. so, i give i pride for everton in its history and in my history as well. so, i give it| in my history as well. so, i give it the same — in my history as well. so, i give it the same impor

everton took the lead, but lost 2—1 to bottom side southampton.nd credible threat to their safety and security." they say "malicious" and "unacceptably threatening" correspondence has been received by the club and also they also highlighted the increasing incidents of anti—social behaviour, including targeted physical aggression, at recent home matches. james ward—prowse scored both southampton goals, as everton slumped to their fourth league defeat in a row at home. everton are only off the bottom of the table above saints on goal difference. we've had five results so far in the premier league, the early kick—off was at old trafford where united came out on top in the manchester derby. marcus rashford scored the late winner against city in their 2—1 win after they had gone behind to a jack grealish header. he has now scored in seven consecutive games, united have won nine in a row in all competitions and have moved up to third, a point behind city, in third. rashford also played a part in their contentious equaliser. he was ruled not to be interf

southampton arejoined, in the semis by nottingham forest, who beat wolves on penalties. face manchester united in the last four. now to tennis and what a chance great britain's jack draper will have to be the headline maker in the first round of the australian open on monday. the draw was made earlier this morning, and the 21—year—old, draper, faces the top seed, rafael nadal, who is the defending champion, but at 36, could be vulnerable if draper, can repeat the form he showed in his overnight victory at the adelaide open. a tough draw for andy murray, who faces the 13th seed matteo berrettini, while emma raducanu, who has been struggling with an ankle injury, plays germany's tamara korp—atsch. now england's netballers showed the kind of resilience they'll need at this summer's world cup, in their victory, over jamaica, in the first of their three match series. england recovered from a slow start, to win 73—52 in front of a bumper crowd, of more than six and a—half—thousand, at the a0 arena in manchester. they scored 2a goals in the final quarter alone, to win comprehen

tbc southampton have signed croatia forward mislav 0rsic from dinamo zagreb.n 18—month deal. the midfielder made 270 appearances for arsenal, scoring 81 goals. cristiano ronaldo's debut looks even more likely to be delayed, after the saudi arabian league has accepted more foreign players. next to the story of the coach, his wife, a former team—mate, their wife, and son, who plays for the coach. a tangled web involving men's national team boss greg berhalter has engulfed us soccer — and it might cost him hisjob. it started after the world cup, when berhalter said a player didn't meet expectations. borussia dortmund's gio reyna confirmed it was him. then an incident from 1991 came to light — berhalter was alleged to have kicked his girlfriend, now wife, and his bosses had been made aware in a way that the coach admitted was "shameful", but nevertheless an effort to "take him down". those two things apeared to be unconnected until danielle reyna, mother of gio, husband of berhalter�*s former team—mate claudio, was reported to be the person who notified us soccer

. league, then go to southampton. of today's talk about the rest of today's fixtures. yeah why not? yeah, i mean, everton against southampton and southampton is huge game and frank is under enormous frank lampard is under enormous pressure moment because pressure at the moment because he's he's chairman on he's he's chairman was on on radio the week saying that he's he's chairman was on on radiknowre week saying that he's he's chairman was on on radiyknow he veek saying that he's he's chairman was on on radiyknow he wants aying that he's he's chairman was on on radiyknow he wants tong that he's he's chairman was on on radiyknow he wants to give at he's he's chairman was on on radiyknow he wants to give him you know he wants to give him a chance now. so very saying chance now. so very well saying the and the the chairman unhappy and the directors to give the directors want to give the managers chance they managers a chance where they keep there's only keep losing games. there's only one the end and you one outcome in t

bale's club career took him from southampton to tottenham hotspur, then to a world record transfer too injune last year. it is at madrid though where bale sealed his legacy, despite some difficult times in spain he won five champions league titles, more than any other british footballer. well earlier i spoke to bale's former team mate with wales, and former premier league striker, robert earnshaw. first reaction is i am completely surprised. a bit shocked to be honest. i sex him at the very least that he would plate club football for year two. that he would plate club football foryeartwo. i do that he would plate club football for year two. i do not think he is at the level where he could play three games a week in do so relentlessly as before. but the surprising thing for me is that he is retiring from football altogether. i thought it would just be international but to see him retire from football completely, very shocking. in the world cup you could see he was not quite right even though he delivered our first goal since 1958, even though he delivered our first goalsince 1958, i ev

thor the walrus captivated residents of southampton, scarborough and blyth last month, when he made a track others like him — and they want your help. jonah fisher has more. the way he was all curled up was so cute. like, he almost looked like a little pussycat. it's been an extraordinary last month for molly gray. you don't really expect to get a call for a walrus! of course, it wasn't actually thor who picked up the phone, but molly's job is to protect marine mammals, so she was kept closely informed as this rarest of uk visitor criss—crossed the channel and made his way round the coast. so he was in dieppe, and then in brittany, then came over to southampton, went back to dieppe, and then went up to scarborough. and then he was last sighted in blythe in northumberland. as he hauled himself out onto beaches and into harbours, it was molly and her colleagues who made the crowds keep their distance from the two—tusked, one tonne wandering walrus. he didn't really seem to be bothered by the people at all. so yeah, he just snuggled down just for another rest. say hello to the adventurou

southampton are not out of it. 1—0 they once on this to pay for but a tough place to go, southampton.dium after the win, you wonder what time they did make it home. jim lumsden reports. both sides had waited so long for silverware. for the saints, it was an fa cup success in 1976. but newcastle hadn't won a major domestic trophy since 1955. they had most of the possession for the first half, all to no avail. shortly before the break they appeared to have gone ahead throuthoe linton, but it was decided the ball made contact with his arm. a pattern had begun to emerge. newcastle would escape the saints' defence before sending the ball into the sky. joe linton taking his time. an hour gone, che adams had the chance to put southampton ahead, but nick pope was his equal. the game had come to life at last. after missing a sitter earlier, joe linton made amends to put newcastle ahead. a few minutes later, adam armstrong thought he'd struck back for the saints, but handball was the eventual decision. 1—0 it remained. newcastle will be favourites to book a wembley trip in the second leg at st

. you they were southampton.e know what? you're going to take what can ease relative what you can so ease relative with consecutive with those six consecutive loss to so they still to southampton so they still bottom nathan jones the manager that in luton and that came in from luton and nathan just left luton a nathan jones just left luton a couple times, left luton to couple of times, left luton to go stoke didn't work back to go to stoke didn't work back to luton. he's left again, luton. so he's left luton again, gone southampton four games gone to southampton four games now the bounce they've lost now on the bounce they've lost and now people is shout all those from fans don't know what you're doing so with a knife and jones and end up going back to luton we don't know but it really isn't looking for southampton. so they're rock bottom with up to 15 and bottom at the with up to 15 and the nosebleed up on know the nosebleed up there on know and the hopes springs eternal but think southampton game but i think th

in england , we are waiting for the return semi-final of the league cup, in which newcastle and southamptony. by the way, you can watch all the matches of this tournament absolutely free of charge in the winline application. in the same bar on the road, forty-one zeros were stronger. and of course, they are favorites at home, but i would pay attention to a draw at 4:40. rpl clubs are preparing for the resumption of the championship. the first round after the break will be held in early march orenburg finished the first half of the tournament on the seventh place. true, in the winter the club lost its main scorer vladimir sychev, but the coaching staff expects to compensate for his departure at the expense of internal resources. while zharenburg strengthens the defense, the next newcomer of the club became a defender, the father is in the new team. he quickly joined, and the fact that he has already become the fourth argentine in its composition helped our work, all such things and game practice, what we did now after lunch today and concentrate on the game already done by the team for 90 mi

but it is southampton that go on to the semi finals.lves on penalties. the game finished one all after 90 minutes, with forest keeper dean henderson saving joe hodge's spot kick in the shoot out. forest will now face manchester united in the last four. the masters snooker gets back underway at alexandra palace this lunchtime with mark williams taking on ronnie o'sullivan in the quarter—finals. judd trump plays his last eight match tomorrow after surviving a big scare against wales' ryan day. trump says going 5—3 down in the best off 11 contest, was actually the best thing to happen, because it took all the pressure off him and he could relax. and it worked as he fought back to win the last three frames. he'll now face former finalist barry hawkins. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back shortly with another sport update for you all. the charity citizens advice wants an outright ban on energy companies forcing people to switch to prepayment meters because of the number of people getting cut off. customers on prepayment meters have to

here to discuss the madness is former england international and southampton legend matt tissier.hanks for our thanks for joining hi how are you doing? thanks for our thanks forjoining . can hi how are you doing? thanks for our thanks for joining . can the our thanks for joining. can the can the win today? anybody can can the win today? anybody can can the win today? anybody can can the winners of these events really claim to be champions if they haven't competed against they haven't competed against the world? number one, novak djokovic . i think that's a the world? number one, novak djokovic. i think that's a very good point. i think the weather's a these tournament's they'll probably have an asterisk by their name. that's only right, because djokovic has been so good to have him in the field. is ridiculous, really, given what's going on in the rest the world. and we now know that these vaccines stop transmission . so it seems just transmission. so it seems just absolutely petty petty politics is what i would say is coming from the biden administration . from the biden administr

dan james scored. another top—flight side, southampton the cup has brought them home.around. they're hoping this went with do the same for their season. they're hoping this win with do the same for their season. a third round of said came for fleetwood town, they beat qpr to reach the fourth round for the first time in their history. fleetwood will look onto sunday for an fa cup draw to put them in the spotlight. joe linsky bbc news. west ham have beaten fellow premier league side brentford thanks to this goalfrom said benrahma, scoring against his old club. great tackle by england midfielder declan rice to regain possession. some relief for hammers boss david moyes whose team were without a win since early november. and a replay will be required between championship sides wigan and luton, tom naylor giving the struggling visitors the lead early on but the hatters hit backjust before the break with harry cornick�*s header, 1—1 the full—time score at kenilworth road. let's bring you some of the day's other results. there were wins for preston and reading in the early al

here to discuss the madness is former england international and southampton legend matt tissier.hanks for our thanks for joining hi how are you doing? thanks for our thanks forjoining . can hi how are you doing? thanks for our thanks for joining . can the our thanks for joining. can the can the win today? anybody can can the win today? anybody can can the win today? anybody can can the winners of these events really claim to be champions if they haven't competed against they haven't competed against the world? number one, novak djokovic . i think that's a the world? number one, novak djokovic. i think that's a very good point. i think the weather's a these tournament's they'll probably have an asterisk by their name. that's only right, because djokovic has been so good to have him in the field. is ridiculous, really, given what's going on in the rest the world. and we now know that these vaccines stop transmission . so it seems just transmission. so it seems just absolutely petty petty politics is what i would say is coming from the biden administration . from the biden administr

and they did it at bottom club southampton, whose new manager nathanjones is still waiting for a first saints, but it is enough to lift forest out of that relegation zone and up to 15th, such is the tight situation near the bottom of the league. it's going to be step—by—step. all we're trying do is to grow our way of playing, our identity, you saw magnificent togetherness tonight for a group that's been put together in the summer, you know? normally, that's what you see from a group that's been together for three orfour years. so some real good, positive behaviours from the game that we will try and build on, for sure. kept going, they kept working hard, and it— kept going, they kept working hard, and it is_ kept going, they kept working hard, and it is up— kept going, they kept working hard, and it is up to us to change it, the blame _ and it is up to us to change it, the blame solely lies with me in terms of i blame solely lies with me in terms of i set _ blame solely lies with me in terms of i set them up, i ask them to do certain_ of i set them up, i ask them to do certain things,

a welcome win for southampton. an error by goalkeeper.. leicester city are also three. took them until the second half to find a goal against the bottom side in the football league. only one goal of the game. it football league. only one goal of the name. . , football league. only one goal of the name. ., , , football league. only one goal of the name. . , , ., the game. it was a very, very tough came for the game. it was a very, very tough game for us- _ the game. it was a very, very tough game for us- it _ the game. it was a very, very tough game for us. it has _ the game. it was a very, very tough game for us. it has been _ the game. it was a very, very tough game for us. it has been a - the game. it was a very, very tough game for us. it has been a hard - game for us. it has been a hard season for them in their own league but they showed real battling qualities and showed quality time as well and today, and billy difficult conditions, know, in terms of the wind and everything else, we had to be really strong and concentrate to get the

southampton�*s match against aston villa was delayed after a drone was spotted at st mary's.d men. one through to the fourth round... the other defeated after a tumuluous week in melboune. after andy murray's two marathon matches... including in the last round one that finished at just before 4am local time he eventually bowed out beaten by roberto bautista agut in four sets. the spaniard will play america's tommy paul in the last 16. he other 30—something is the nine—time champion novak djokovic who's continuing to battle a hamstring problem as he reached the fourth round. he needed a medical time out for treatment during his straight sets win over grigor dimitrov. he'll next face the australian 22nd seed alex de minaur, as he hopes to win a record—equalling 22nd grand slam title. every season counts, i guess, now, when you come to probably the last stage, the last quarter of your career. you know, obviously, you start appreciating and valuing every single tournament more because you know that you might not have too many left in the tank but, you know, i have been very fortu

fans with banners displayed in protest against the club�*s owners after they were defeated 2—1 by southamptonard made their feelings clear and the board was not at the match after being advised to stay away, following what the club described as "a real and credible threat to their safety and security". the off field noise is there and things we can control is to prepare right and do the right thing and not be beaten in the game. home right and do the right thing and not be beaten in the game.— right and do the right thing and not be beaten in the game. none of the board were — be beaten in the game. none of the board were here _ be beaten in the game. none of the board were here today _ be beaten in the game. none of the board were here today because - be beaten in the game. none of the board were here today because of. board were here today because of safety concerns. what was your reaction to that news? i safety concerns. what was your reaction to that news?- safety concerns. what was your reaction to that news? i spoke about it before the — reaction to that news? i spoke about it before th

everton took the lead but lost to bottom side southampton.eat after what was described as a real threat to their security. they are only off the bottom of the table with goal difference with fans staging a sit in protest at full—time. the process is justified. in protest at full—time. the process isjustified. we in protest at full-time. the process is “ustified. ~ . in protest at full-time. the process is 'ustified. ~ . , isjustified. we have put in performances _ isjustified. we have put in performances like - isjustified. we have put in performances like that - isjustified. we have put in i performances like that week isjustified. we have put in - performances like that week in, isjustified. we have put in _ performances like that week in, week out. , , ., , ., out. theyjust need a bit of confidence. _ out. theyjust need a bit of confidence. we _ out. theyjust need a bit of confidence. we need - out. theyjust need a bit of- confidence. we need lampard, get out. theyjust need a bit of— confidence. we need lampard, get him going _ confidence.

later on wednesday, with nottingham forest at home to wolves, and manchester city travelling to southamptonsuccessful manager in the competition's history. he's currently level with sir alex ferguson, jose mourinho and brian clough with four wins. we wa nt we want to win it but to really change my love, they have been amazing, the competition. to produce something special to have the same as brain, so alex. people say it is a less important competition but we tried to do our best. the opening leg of the first spanish super cup semi—final will be played in saudi arabia later as real madrid go up against valencia. real coach carlo ancelotti goes up against a former player of his at ac milan in gennaro gattuso, the now manager of valencia. the other last four tie also takes place in riyadh as real betis face barcelona on thursday. barry hawkins thrashed uk champion mark allen 6—0 to reach the last eight at the masters in london's alexandra palace. hawkins dominating the match throughout. allen is one of the form players this season but this is the the fifth year in a row he's lost at the first

southampton head teacher thinks that needs to change and has come up with a plan to help in his own schoolfreshly made chicken pie and jacket potato on the menu today and a choice of desserts. all infants get free school meals but a junior age only those whose net household income is less than £7,400 a year qualify. the head teacher, john draper, thinks that isn't good enough.— teacher, john draper, thinks that isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment — isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment is _ isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment is 1396 _ isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment is 1396 but _ isn't good enough. food inflation at the moment is 1396 but the - isn't good enough. food inflation at| the moment is 1396 but the threshold the moment is 13% but the threshold for free school meals to state exactly the same for the last four years. in an ideal world i would have free school meals for everybody. if that's not affordable we should look at the threshold for qualifying for a free school meal. john decided that any family who qualified for universal c

manchester city who've won six of the last nine efl cups have been knocked out in the quarter—finals by southamptong in the first half through sekou mara and moussa djenepo. despite sitting bottom of the premier league, nathanjones's side had too much for the eight—time winners and they'll now face newcastle united over two legs for a place in the final. while nottingham forest are also though to the last four, after a penalty shootout win away to wolves. the game finished 1—1 at the end of the 90 minutes and dean henderson made the crucial save as forest won 4—3 on spot kicks, and they'll now take on manchester united in the semi—finals. later on thursday, 7th placed fulham host 10th placed chelsea in the premier league, in a battle of west london. fulham will be without serbian striker alexander mitrovic who's serving a ban after picking up a 5th yellow card. while it's not been confirmed as to whether new signing joao felix is eligible for the blues after the portuguese strikerjoined on loan from atletico madrid, but his new manager was a full of praise. i look at it him and icy a confident pers

this centrifuge at southampton university simulates years of climate change erosion to railway embankmentsture is at risk. there is no doubt that the sort of incident we saw at hook is a result of changing weather patterns as a result of climate change. but whatever we do, there are inevitably going to be some failures that catch us by surprise. that is probably what we've seen at hook. the thing is to be prepared and make sure the disruption to commuters is minimised. back in hook, the work continues to get some kind of service open by tomorrow morning. even if the full repairs will take many weeks. duncan kennedy, bbc news. joe biden�*s personal lawyer has revealed that six more classified documents have been found in the president's home in delaware. a search byjustice department officials took place on friday, without the presence of the president, or the first lady. it's the latest in a series of discoveries that has already led to a special counsel investigation. news of the search has just emerged and we ups from the president's lawyer, that it was carried out with the full cooperat

an hour gone and che adams had the chance to put southampton ahead but nick pope was his equal.d. a few minutes earlier, adam armstrong thought he had struck back the saints, but handball was the eventual decision. 1-0 it handball was the eventual decision. 1—0 it remained and newcastle will be favourites to book a wembley trip on the second leg at st james's park. it could be manchester united they meet in february's final. if they are to get there, the team that beat them in the fa cup final in 1999, the last time they were in a final. united play nottingham forest tonight. and let's not forget, united are the only english team in contention in four competitions this season. i had to look at my career, to win some trophies. it is magnificent, especially for the fans. it is so great and i think the fans, they have some experience, especially the older ones but it is a period that we have won trophies but it is too long ago. we have to do everything we can to bring a trophy in. novak djokovic is taking on andre rublev for a place in the semifinals of the australian open. magda l

southampton turned it around. all competitions without victory.side is facing. the phil lloyd is there and things that we can control as players and staff to prepare and do the right thing. today we have to be in the game so, yes. 50 thing. today we have to be in the game so. yes-— thing. today we have to be in the game so, yes. so none of the border here today — game so, yes. so none of the border here today because _ game so, yes. so none of the border here today because of— game so, yes. so none of the border here today because of safety - here today because of safety concerns, what was your reaction to the news? i concerns, what was your reaction to the news? , ., , s, the news? i spoke about it before the news? i spoke about it before the game- — the news? i spoke about it before the game- it _ the news? i spoke about it before the game- it is — the news? i spoke about it before the game. it is a _ the news? i spoke about it before the game. it is a difficult - the news? i spoke about it before the game. it is a difficult period, | the game.

newcastle beat io—man southampton in 1—0 in the league cup semifinal first leg.a cup in 1976 and newcastle hadn't won a domestic trophy since 1955. they had most of the possession to no avail. shortly before the break they appeared to have gone ahead but it was decided the ball made contact with his arm and a pattern emerged. newcastle would escape the saints defence before

his club career started at southampton.ord transfer to real madrid, where he won five champions league titles. a record for any british player, but still not enough to win over the spanish press, who questioned whether bale would rather be playing golf. his commitment to wales, though, was never in doubt. he's been a star for wales. and i believe he's shown a great demonstration to the people who look up to him. it was just kind of expected really, wasn't it? i think especially after the world cup, and it not going quite as well as we would have hoped. must score... there wasn't a fairy tale ending. ..and does! but as the first welshman to score at a world cup in 64 years, his legacy is secure. hywel griffith, bbc news. simply the best, as they said. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. bit of a shocker, more wind and rain on the way. no surprises there. let me take you to hampshire, do you remember back in the summer it had a stretch of over 40 days without a drop of rain? over the past 24 hours, there havej

a lot of replays required, but there were wins for bristol city and southampton.cked their manager jim goodwin following today's 6—nil thrashing by hibs at easter road. the defeat follows monday's embarrassing defeat to sixth tier darvel in the scottish cup, which in turn followed a 5—0 hammering by hearts at tynecastle. the club said there have been an �*unacceptable run of results since the world cup break.�* elsewhere in the scottish premiership, rangers beat ten—man stjohnstone 2—nil. they�*re six points behind leaders celtic, who are away at dundee united tomorrow. there were also wins for ross county and st mirren. to the australian open tennis, aryna sabalenka came from a set down to win her first grand slam singles title. the fifth seed from belarus beat the wimbledon champion elena rybakina in melbourne — 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. it was a great final. rybakina squandered three championship points, but finally got over the line to win the title in her first major singles final. i don't know, how i'm feeling right now, _ i don't know, how i'm feeling right now. but—

but looking at that everton and southampton game, both are in the bottom three and everton's board ofscribed as a real and credible threat to their safety and security. they said malicious and threatening correspondence has been received by the club and also, they have highlighted the increasing incidents of anti—social behaviour. including targeted physical aggression at recent home matches. after an impressive build up to the australian open, britain's cameron norrie hasjust missed out on a fifth tour title — losing narrowly to richard gasquet in the final in auckland. the world number 12 had won the opening six matches of his season but lost in three sets. he's now got a tight turnaround before his first match in melbourne on monday, taking on the french teenager luca van assche. it's the semi—finals at the masters snooker today, judd trump takes on stuart bingham this evening. these are the live pictures of the first semi. jack lisowski facing mark williams . you keep up to date with those matches across the bbc this afternoon. you can follow us on the bbc website or bbc one, i be