Tottenham v Manchester United buildup, Premier League and WSL information – matchday dwell | Soccer

Championship: Watford's sizzling streak at house was halted final evening when Bristol Metropolis earned a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Street. Scott Twine's free-kick cancelled out Marc Bola's opener to place an finish to Watford's four-game successful run at house. Bristol Metropolis stayed seventh within the desk whereas Watford moved as much as eleventh.

Twine's opportunistic free-kick impressed the Bristol Metropolis supervisor, Gerhard Struber, as did his general contribution. “Scott [has] excellent technical energy along with his monster leg,” he mentioned. “It helped us to attain on this method however I like his power in the intervening time – his work ethic on the sector to speculate every thing. You don't see it that usually that gamers on this degree work actually laborious towards the ball however this was the important thing – gamers with excessive technical degree have been concerned in our defensive urgent moments.”

Marc Bola's first Watford aim gave the Hornets a sixth-minute lead, with the captain, Imran Louza, setting him up with a 70-yard go from his personal half. That allowed Bola to dash in behind the Metropolis defence, management the ball with a powerful first contact and slot previous Robins goalkeeper Radek Vitek. The Watford supervisor, Javi Gracia, mentioned: “The go was sensational, the management and finalising was superb – it was an excellent aim.” PA Media

Delighted Everton and Fulham kick off at 3pm on a Saturday, completely delight as a supporter of each Everton and the sport. Up and able to head on all the way down to the sport, delighted.

Outdated habits die laborious. Gentle at kick-off, darkish by full-time – there's one thing comforting a couple of 3pm sport as soon as the clocks have gone again within the UK. Surprise if DeadFinks is having fun with the Hill Dickinson as a lot as Goodison?

Moyes: Barry is costing himself minutes with silly yellow playing cards

Andy Hunter

David Moyes has defended his therapy of Thierno Barry and claimed the Everton striker has price himself minutes on the pitch by amassing “silly” bookings.

The Everton supervisor has changed Barry with Beto or vice-versa in each sport bar the Premier League opener at Leeds. Barry has not accomplished one in all his 5 begins since becoming a member of for £27m from Villarreal in the summertime and seemed despondent after being withdrawn within the 57^th minute of final Monday's draw with Sunderland.

Barry missed a wonderful likelihood to place Everton 2-0 up on the Stadium of Gentle and is but to register a shot on the right track in 10 Premier League appearances. However Moyes insists the 23-year-old was substituted after selecting up a first-half yellow card, as he did when changed at half-time within the Carabao Cup exit at Wolves, and that it was not a mirrored image of his efficiency.

“We're taking them off as a result of they're in all probability not getting us the objectives or the alternatives and we're saying: ‘Effectively, let's see if the opposite one can do it',” mentioned Moyes on his revolving striker coverage.

“I believe we've got given Barry extra soccer than I in all probability anticipated early on if I used to be being trustworthy, however he has misplaced himself minutes by getting a reserving. He acquired a reserving at Wolves and so we weren't taking the possibility at half-time. He acquired a reserving towards Sunderland. The slightest factor may occur and I can not take the danger of him getting despatched off. We'd have taken the danger with one other participant, like Jimmy Garner or Idrissa [Gueye], as a result of they're a bit extra skilled.

“It's one thing we're mentioning [to Barry]; he'll really feel it himself. We don't assume he's doing that badly, at instances he's doing OK. We'd like him to attain objectives whether or not he's doing good or unhealthy however we're saying: ‘By the best way, in case you are getting your self stupidly booked then you're making it simpler for us to make that call as a result of we can not take the danger of happening to 10 males.'”

Arteta: Xhaka might be an amazing coach

Ed Aarons

Mikel Arteta has tipped Grant Xhaka to grow to be a “superb” supervisor and admitted delight that a number of of his former gamers have been impressed to start their teaching careers whereas at Arsenal.

Xhaka will face his former membership for the primary time since he left for Bayer Leverkusen in 2023 when Sunderland host the Premier League leaders at the moment. The 33-year-old has performed a key function in Sunderland's wonderful begin since their promotion through the playoffs. Arteta described his former captain as one of many signings of the summer time, and his Sunderland counterpart, Régis Le Bris, has mentioned the Switzerland midfielder is “like a second coach on the pitch”.

Xhaka began his teaching badges at Arsenal concurrently Mohamed Elneny and Cédric Soares and took cost of a youth group that included Ethan Nwaneri. Arteta was impressed and believes Xhaka has the credentials to grow to be a supervisor.

“I'm certain at some point he's going to be an amazing coach,” he mentioned. “It could be as much as him to resolve. That's not for me, however I believe [he would be] an excellent one – and plenty of others which have began their licences whereas we're right here. As a result of they really feel impressed, they adore it they usually see a possibility as nicely to enhance their lives after they retire.”

Requested whether or not he would love Xhaka to affix his teaching employees at some point, Arteta mentioned: “Let him play first. He's taking part in each minute of each sport, so I believe you continue to have an extended profession forward of him. All people has a pathway, all people wants a possibility. I acquired one, and the gamers and the individuals round you clearly have to have that. All people desires to develop and check out issues in life, and after they really feel that's the fitting factor to do, it's a must to allow them to fly and need them the very best.”

First, let's do the information. There are a few traces popping out of yesterday's Premier League press conferences, together with Mikel Arteta on Granit Xhaka and David Moyes on Thierno Barry.

Get your questions in for the Guardian's European sports activities correspondent, Nick Ames, our man on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the 12.30pm (GMT) kick-off. He'll be available from the press field simply after 11am to debate how Tottenham and Manchester United are getting on and what might lie in retailer after they meet within the Premier League at the moment.

Thomas Frank will probably be anticipating a greater displaying from Spurs in entrance of their house supporters after their dismal efficiency towards Chelsea final weekend. A 4-0 win over Copenhagen on Tuesday and that aim from Micky van de Ven has calmed any discontent for now.

As for Ruben Amorim, his United facet are 4 unbeaten and benefiting from free midweeks (a consequence of shedding the Europa League remaining to Spurs in Might) to arrange for each league fixture. They're starting to appear to be a aggressive group in direction of the highest of the desk as soon as extra.

You possibly can the devoted matchday.dwell@theguardian.com e mail or remark under the road to ask Nick a query.

Hiya and welcome to matchday dwell on a weekend that's certain to set the tone for the winter forward as Europe's high leagues put together to interrupt for males's worldwide fixtures for the ultimate time this 12 months.

We'll be constructing as much as at the moment's soccer, together with some heavyweight early kick-offs within the Premier League and WSL, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all in motion in each leagues earlier than the day is out.

We'd additionally like to listen to from you. Whether or not it's your opinions on the season to date, ideas on Thomas Tuchel's newest England squad or your plans to observe the motion at the moment, remark under or ship an e mail to matchday.dwell@theguardian.com.

Our European sports activities correspondent, Nick Ames, will on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a bit afterward for a Q&A forward of Spurs v Manchester United – extra on that in a second.