Carrick to stay in charge for Roma match, Liverpool v Arsenal buildup, WSL and more – matchday live
Join John Brewin for all the buildup to Sunday’s action, with a bumper WSL fixture list before Liverpool host Arsenal in the Premier League
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Talking of crisis clubs, there’s always West Ham.
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Pos Team P GD Pts 3 Wolverhampton 13 7 24 4 West Brom 13 5 24 5 Southampton 13 15 23 7 Stoke 13 4 23 8 West Ham 13 15 22 9 QPR 13 5 20 9.23am GMT
Will Unwin took a trip to what Ewan MacColl called the Dirty Old Town.
Attracting new fans is the aim but Salford face competition from much bigger clubs in the region. Even with Manchester City in a crisis and United’s form spiralling, convincing locals to head down to the AIG Stadium is difficult. Cklamovski’s attractive style is a deliberate ploy but The Ammies have the fourth-worst average attendance in League Two. It is optimistic to think they can create a Championship fanbase, even with subsidised away travel.
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Manchester United stick with Carrick for Roma game There remains a view within the hierarchy that Carrick can still transform fortunes, with United’s travelling support still backing him at the end of the defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
After the game the head coach indicated that he expects to still be in position for the Roma game. He said: “We’ve got to move forward and win matches, it’s as simple as that.”
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So where does that leave the Premier League table? Four crisis clubs?
Pos Team P GD Pts 1 Man City 9 10 21 2 Arsenal 8 8 21 3 Brighton 9 17 19 4 Chelsea 9 4 16 5 Liverpool 8 3 15 6 Brentford 9 7 14 7 AFC Bournemouth 9 1 12 8 Tottenham Hotspur 9 0 12 9 Aston Villa 9 -3 12 10 Hull 9 1 11 11 Leeds 9 1 11 12 Newcastle 8 -2 11 13 Ipswich 9 -4 11 14 Everton 8 -1 10 15 Fulham 9 -2 9 16 Coventry 9 -7 9 17 Man Utd 9 -5 7 18 Crystal Palace 9 -12 7 19 Nottm Forest 9 -6 6 20 Sunderland 9 -10 5 8.46am GMT
James Trafford’s mistake was key to Bournemouth’s sixth successive win.
Trafford fell victim to a determination to chase everything down as Leeds followed three former European champions in Milan, Manchester United and Aston Villa in submission to the swarm. Eli Junior Kroupi supplying Amine Adli for the stoppage-time goal that confirmed victory was the latest example of a club finding players others cannot reach.
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