john will have full commentary of that match alongside leon osman at turf moor.from the other game, wolves and everton at molineux. kick—off there at a15 p.m. a 15 pm. —— eight 15 p:m., and we did notice the rogue locator, we we re did notice the rogue locator, we were at turf moor, not old trafford. the fulham manager scott parker says it's scandalous his side are being made to play their rearranged fixture with tottenham tomorrow having only been given two days' notice. fulham and spurs were due to meet back in december, but was postponed at short notice after covid hit the fulham squad. villa, unable to fulfil their fixture with tottenham tomorrow, saw the premier league fill it with fulham instead. the spurs managerjose mourinho says the postponements due to covid are giving the premier league little choice but to play the fixtures when they can. the biggest impact is to have matches postponed. that is the biggest impact. the changing of the order of the matches, the impact is i would say minimal. in the end, you have to play 19 matches at home and 19 matches

manchester united are top of the premier league tonight after a 1—0 win over burnley at turf moor.in the winner in the second half, to move them three points clear of the champions liverpool. both sides meet at anfield on sunday. they're nine points from safety — but at the 18th time of asking, bottom of the table sheffield united have their first premier league win of the season after beating ten—man newcastle 1—0. billy sharp with the winner from the penalty spot. players have been told to avoid unecessary contact during goal celebrations, with premier league boss richard masters writing to clubs to stress what he calls "the critical importance of adhering to strengthened covid protocols." the manner in the performance was good, considering the position that we are in. it wasn't a performance lacking of belief and confidence, and i'm delighted about that. we keep talking about identity and what we have done, notjust last season, but the 2—3 previous seasons i've been here. that was more like us. we've had a load of tight games here, and as you said, maybe in those tight games, yo

monitoring, there were similar scenes after goals at molineux, where wolves took on everton, and at turf moorhere, in the evening's other match, paul pogba's goal sent manchester united to the top of the table for the first time since 2017. the government is not currently minded to add to sport's financial crisis by stopping action like this again but if such celebrations continue, the scrutiny will only intensify. dan roan, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the spectator‘s economics correspondent, kate andrews, and labour's former director of communications, lance price. welcome to you both. several titles already in, let's flicked through some of them first of all. "vaccine drive for uk failing to hit target," writes the i. the paper claims official figures show the government is not currently on track to meet its pledge of vaccinating all those in the most at—risk category by the middle of february. some gps have been told to pause co

manchester united are top of the premier league tonight after a 1—0 win over burnley at turf moor.des meet at anfield on sunday. they‘re nine points from safety — but at the 18th time of asking, bottom of the table sheffield united have their first premier league win of the season after beating ten—man newcastle 1—0. billy sharp with the winner from the penalty spot. players have been told to avoid unecessary contact during goal celebrations, with premier league boss richard masters writing to clubs to stress what he calls "the critical importance of adhering to strengthened covid protocols." the manner in the performance was good, considering the position that we are in. it wasn‘t a performance lacking of belief and confidence, and i‘m delighted about that. we keep talking about identity and what we have done, notjust last season, but the 2—3 previous seasons i‘ve been here. that was more like us. we‘ve had a load of tight games here, and as you said, maybe those tight games, you‘ve not got a break, and tonight was maybe the break we all needed. and we will definitely take. in the

fulham's premier league match against burnley at turf moor tomorrow has been postponed, after furtherd off hours before kick—off on wednesday, with the club reporting several positive coronavirus tests. an outbreak at manchester city caused their game at everton on monday to be called off. the former india captain sourav ganguly is in a stable condition after suffering a mild heart attack. he was admitted to hospital in kolkata with chest pains and he's said to be responding well to treatment. ganguly, who's a8, is now the president of the indian cricket board. that's all the sport for now. you can, of course, get all the latest sports news on the latest sport website. we will see you soon. gavin, thank you very much indeed for all of that. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen. good afternoon. it looks as if the cold weather is with us for a few days yet, which means that the showers, when they come along, are falling as snow. mostly over the hills, but at lower levels as well. and ice becomes more of an issue, of course, after dark and when the

manchester united look to replace liverpool at the top of the premier league as they take on burnley at turf moorpolice forces are warning they will take tougher action against those who do not comply with the coronavirus restrictions in england and wales. the head of the national police chiefs‘ council said there'll be more officers on patrol to crack down on those who he called dangerous, selfish and totally irresponsible, in the face of the current health threat. the home secretary, priti patel, has thanked the majority of people for complying with the rules, but blamed a minority who she said were putting the health of the nation at risk. she said the current rules are tough enough, but under constant review. here's our home editor mark easton. visitors are not welcome at the seaside. southend's beachfront car parks are locked, peaked caps patrolling the shoreline. with people restricted, the rats are enjoying new freedoms. this tourist town doesn't want non—locals coming for a constitutional. they shouldn't be coming, they shouldn't be travelling. i think they should define what local is for

with manchester united who are top of the english premier league after a 1—0 win over burnley at turf mooril stoppage time as 0le gunnar solskjaer�*s side move three points clear of the champions liverpool — who they'll meet at anfield on sunday: you have to go in there knowing that we play against the team that we play against the team that has been, by a mile, the best in the country for the last 1.5 years. they are champions by right and we are looking forward to it and it is a great test of where we are at. meanwhile atletico madrid have gone four points clear at the top of la liga in spain after beating sevilla at the wanda metropolitino. angel correa got the opener just after a quarter of an hour. and saul niguez sealed the win a quarter of an hour before the end as it finished 2—0. the fulham manager scott parker says it's scandalous his side are being made to play their rearranged english premier league fixture with tottenham on wednesday, just two days after the game was confirmed. both sides were due to meet last month, but the match was postponed at short notice after covid hit

fulham's premier league match against burnley at turf moor tomorrow has been postponed after furtheram hotspur was called off hours before kick—off on wednesday, with the club reporting several positive coronavirus tests. an outbreak at manchester city caused their game at everton on monday to be called off. and one other piece of football news for you... the french champions paris saint germain have confirmed mauricio pochettino will be their new manager. pochettino left tottenham just over a year ago — with plenty of speculation on where the argentinian would move to since leaving spurs. pochettino made 70 appearances for psg as a player, between 2001 and 2003 and has signed a contract with the club untiljune 2022. the former india captain sourav ganguly is in a stable condition after suffering a mild heart attack. he was admitted to hospital in kolkata with chest pains and he's said to be responding well to treatment. ganguly, who's a8, is now the president of the indian cricket board. england's cricketers are heading to sri lanka, for their two—test series, which starts on the 14

a match for the first time in nearly a year as they came from behind to beat aston villa 3—2, at turf moorat the top of the scottish premiership thanks to a win over hibs. steven gerrard's side dominated the game, with alfredo morelos scoring the only goal in the second half at easter road. second—placed celtic beat hamilton. now onto the golf. england's paul casey, got off to a flying start, at the dubai desert classic this morning. he birdied the first, four holes of his opening round to go straight to the top of the leaderboard. even when he was in trouble, he managed to rescue himself and was five under after seven holes. but, just a birdie and a bogey followed which meant he didn't go any lower and he lies third, a shot off the lead. double 0lympic rowing champion, helen glover, has announced she's attempting a comeback for this summer's tokyo games. glover, who won gold in london and rio in the coxless pairs, would be the first woman to make a british olympic rowing team, after having children. the 3a—year—old, has three children with television presenter and adventurer steve backsha

they leapfrog liverpool thanks to this volley from paul pogba at turf moor.yes, it co-starred for some _ temperatures. good morning. yes, it co-starred for some of _ temperatures. good morning. yes, it co-starred for some of us, _ co—starred for some of us, particularly in the north and east. icy stretches. a contrast for the west— icy stretches. a contrast for the west because it is actually milder air that _ west because it is actually milder air that is — west because it is actually milder air that is working on. this is the picture _ air that is working on. this is the picture in — air that is working on. this is the picture in nottinghamshire. we have .ot a picture in nottinghamshire. we have got a lot— picture in nottinghamshire. we have got a lot of— picture in nottinghamshire. we have got a lot of cloud already. that cloud _ got a lot of cloud already. that cloud is — got a lot of cloud already. that cloud is putting across the uk and it is cloud is putting across the uk and it is going — cloud is putting across the uk and it is going to be bringing o

a match for the first time in nearly a year as they came from behind to beat aston villa 3—2 at turf moor to the top of the table. the international olympic committee says it "is fully concentrated and committed" to this summers games happening in tokyo. that is despite much ofjapan being under a state of emergency because of a third wave of covid. the games have already been postponed once because of the pandemic, but after a virtual meeting of the committee, the president stressed there were no plans to relocate the event, or cancel it. we just have to ask for patients and understanding, and we are asking for this patients from the athletes, from the national olympic committees, the japanese people, the organising committee, everybody. we have to be patient and diligent in the same way. he have to be patient and diligent in the same way-— have to be patient and diligent in the same wa . . ., , the same way. he did admit that they miaht have the same way. he did admit that they might have to — the same way. he did admit that they might have to go _ the same way. he did admit that they mi