The Swans boss now looks set to stay, despite speculation linking him with the vacant West Bromwich Albion job.. EFL Betting Tips: Charlton Athletic vs Reading, Wrexham In his programme notes for Wimbledon's first top-flight home game, against Aston Villa on 26 August 1986, manager Dave Bassett condemned Football Association secretary Ted Croker for saying Wimbledon's facilities were totally incapable of staging First Division football and that it was ridiculous clubs such as Manchester United and Tottenham were having to go there. Dzeko should have put Inter in front early in the second half, but somehow scooped over from only a few metres out. West Bromwich Albion Pink match pack graphic for Swansea City with an image of Tom Fellows wearing the pink. Match Previews. Swansea City v Albion | Match Pack. 2nd January. Josh ... It's more difficult for us than for them to play as an underdog and be well prepared for this match. Of course, Claudio Ranieri famously spent 19 months as Leicester manager, leading them to Premier League title success in 2015/16. I still think we can do better on the ball, we gave it away cheaply at times. As pleased as I am with the result, that's two clean sheets on the spin now. 2021 brought an unforgettable summer full of memorable international football, but now attention will turn to the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. At the moment, we have a market that allows $500m to be given to agents but only about $60m (£45.42m) is spent on compensation for training players all over the world. An enforced spell in self-isolation delayed a return to the PSG fold and left Messi struggling to recapture full match sharpness as quickly as he would have liked. Merson Says: Liverpool front three best in worldLive on Sky: Man Utd vs Liverpool | Get Sky SportsAnalysis: No sign Solskjaer is next KloppRonaldo has started all but one of United's Premier League and Champions League games since making his debut in the 4-1 win over Newcastle, while Solskjaer must also consider Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial. Foden scored his eighth league goal of the season to help Man City to victory over Brighton De Bruyne the difference Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion Head to This page lists the head-to-head record of Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion including biggest victories and defeats between the two sides, and H2H stats in ... Man of the match: Bukayo Saka Only four Premier League games this weekend, but when there's such quality on show, who needs quantity? “Sometimes you just try things and they happen,” he would say afterwards, reflecting on his ninth goal of the season. “I was very pleased to basically kill the game at that point.” Scotland head coach Pedro Martinez Losa has one main ambition for the new year, and that's securing a place at the 2023 Women's World Cup. Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion Live Score Swansea City face West Bromwich Albion in the Championship of England on January 4, with the match kicking off at 12:30 UTC. Nine of the Italy players called up for the World Cup play-offs returned to their clubs over the past three days after struggling with physical issues: Marco Verratti, Jorginho, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Domenico Berardi, Gianluca Mancini, Luiz Felipe, Alessandro Florenzi and Matteo Politano. Only Tavernier (20) made more key passes than Turnbull (19) in the Scottish Premiership in October, those resulting in three assists. But let's not forget, less than 12 months ago, Man Utd finished second in the Premier League, they finished above Liverpool and over the past decade, six of the last 10 seasons they have finished above Liverpool. United are currently fifth in the table and level on points with fourth-placed West Ham. Chelsea are seven points ahead in third. That success itself had been instigated by heavy investment in Lukaku, Nicolo Barella, Stefano Sensi and Valentino Lazaro. Bees happy to stop the rotBrentford came into the game on the back of five successive defeats in the Premier League, so they will no doubt be pleased to have put an end to such a dispiriting run. Newcastle moved 10 points clear of the relegation zone as Chris Wood's penalty secured a 1-0 victory over Wolves on Friday Night Football. Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, dominated the early exchanges with Gavin Bazunu having to save from Andre Silva and Seamus Coleman blocking the Manchester United forward's goal-bound shot, but the hosts held firm as the first half reached its mid-point. Cancelo then netted his first Premier League goal of the season on 27 minutes with a rasping drive from the edge of the box. Clarke told the Scottish Football Association website: Firstly, I am proud to extend my stay as Scotland head coach and I look forward to working with my staff and players as we look to continue improving as a team. Sociedad took the lead in the 58th minute from the penalty spot through Alexander Isak and looked to be on course for all three points. But when speaking ahead of Spurs’ Europa Conference League clash against Rennes on Thursday, Conte said those numbers have since risen to eight players and five staff members. Kiddy, who play in the sixth-tier National League North, started this season's competition at the second qualifying round stage and have won six matches to reach the fourth round. Lage said: “When I came here, they gave me the chance to be vaccinated and I accepted. It was important for me because I have my family in Portugal and when I have days off, I go there to spend time with my wife and kids, so I took my vaccinations.  Match Highlights | Albion v Swansea City Watch free-to-view footage of the Baggies' first win of the 2023/24 season. Albion survived a late scare after Swansea had netted twice in the closing stages. They really struggled in that game and to get a point out of it is a big result for Palace. The table... Match stats... Victory over Arsenal was thus timely, though Everton remain in the bottom half, in 12th place. Ben Godfrey is a good player and we have to get the best from him. Gerrard revealed on Monday that Villa have two players and two staff with positive Covid-19 cases, but their match at Carrow Road is set to go ahead. La Liga news | Fixtures | TableBarcelona moved up two spots to fifth following a 1-0 victory at Mallorca. Bertie Auld's spirit will flow through Celtic forever, says manager Ange Postecoglou. And, we should all forever be grateful to him for all he achieved and all he was. Cristiano Ronaldo is very happy at Man United,” Ronaldo's agent has told Sky Italia. He’s going to continue with his solid, great performances as always in his career. Robert Lewandowski believes the I have come to the conclusion that the FIFA award does matter more than the Ballon d'Or. Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers have three players in the WhoScored.com team of the week after a 1-0 win over Dundee United. I'm always there fighting to play every game and be fit and ready when called upon. We played unbelievably well. Having taken an unconventional lead thanks to Emile Smith Rowe's peculiar opener while David De Gea laid stricken on the goalline, Arsenal failed to take control of the contest and ceded the lead to the hosts, conceding goals either side of half-time. They have also been offered PSG's Layvin Kurzawa, but Tuchel isn't too excited about the option to bring him in. And with the Africa Cup of Nations on the horizon in January, the Reds are set to miss their key player for up to three weeks. I think for us as well, with the results we have had this season, this win comes at a really good moment. Pick of the stats: Swansea v West Brom West Bromwich Albion beat Swansea 1-0 at home earlier this season, and last completed a league double over the Swans back in the 2018-19 ... Swansea City v West Brom: Prediction, Tips and Odds Read the latest betting tips, predictions and odds for Swansea City v West Brom in the Championship.