Who are the main injury doubts? Who is in form? And how do OUR experts see the big games going? Read Mail Sport's Ultimate Weekend Guide ahead of the Premier League matches Manchester United take the short trip to the Etihad to face City on Sunday Ruben Amorim is seeking his second win over Guardiola in as many months LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off! Mason Mount? Marcus Rashford? Joshua Zirkzee? Who should Manchester United sell to raise funds? By MAIL SPORT EXPERTS Published: 22:30 GMT, 13 December 2024 | Updated: 22:34 GMT, 13 December 2024 e-mail View comments Perhaps the strangest Manchester derby awaits on Sunday evening as an out-of-sorts United travel to the Etihad to take on an even more out-of-sorts City. The respective league positions of the two sides belies the magnitude of a fixture that has produced so many showstopping moments in recent years. But after a week of unwanted off field headlines at Old Trafford and the dramatic loss of form at City, Sunday's clash is incredibly difficult to call. Elsewhere, Premier League leaders Liverpool will be looking to capitalise on the slip-up of rivals Arsenal last week, who only managed to draw against the opponents they welcome to Anfield on Saturday afternoon. Arne Slot was unhappy with his side's performance in their midweek win over Girona and he will be acutely aware of the threat Fulham can cause on their day. The Gunners, meanwhile take on the side the Reds should have faced last weekend, but for the intervention of Storm Darragh. Everton will not be expected to further derail Arsenal's title aspirations but Sean Dyche will certainly do his best to try and upset the Premier League establishment. Further down the table there's another crunch match for Gary O'Neil and Wolves , who welcome Ipswich to Molineux. Here, we tell you everything you need to know about the weekend's action, including the latest injury updates and team news, the players you need to look out for and something all of our experts are looking forward to at the games they will be reporting from. Manchester City welcome Manchester United to the Etihad on Sunday in drastically different form to their meeting last term Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim (left) is seeking his second win over Pep Guardiola in as many months Trent Alexander-Arnold scored a late winner for Liverpool against Fulham at Anfield last term SATURDAY 3pm: ARSENAL v EVERTON Emirates Stadium. Referee : Craig Pawson TV/radio: Live on talkSPORT 2. Highlights on Match of the Day, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: The league’s two best set-piece teams go head-to-head - quite literally - at the ground where there is now a mural to Arsenal’s innovator-in-chief, Nicolas Jover. The hosts’ rotating cast of defenders (nine different back fours in 15 league games) could welcome Gabriel back on Saturday, which will be a boost in both penalty boxes. GEORGE BOND Players to watch : Arsenal – Bukayo Saka . Quieter than usual in midweek against Monaco, and still ended up with two goals and an assist. Should have ample opportunity to add to his league-leading 10 assists here. Everton – Iliman Ndiaye. Wingers, especially those on the right flank, have been able to get at Arsenal this season - 24-year-old Ndiaye is a real threat and offers speed on the break. Arsenal injury news: Out – B White, T Tomiyasu (both knee). Doubt – Gabriel, O Zinchenko (both muscle), R Calafiori (groin). Everton injury news: Out – J Garner (back), T Iroegbunam (foot). Doubt – Y Chermiti (foot). Mail Sport prediction: Arsenal win 3pm: LIVERPOOL v FULHAM Anfield. Referee : Tony Harrington TV/radio : Live on BBC 5 Live. Highlights on Match of the Day, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: In terms of entertainment, this fixture was one of my favourites last season — Liverpool winning 4-3 despite trailing in the 88th minute — and Marco Silva produced what would have been dubbed a tactical masterclass for 90 per cent of the game. LEWIS STEELE Players to watch: Liverpool – Luis Diaz: Should get the nod at No 9, and after having started the season well he has not chipped in with enough goals in the last six weeks. Fulham – Alex Iwobi: The former Everton man is a class act and will cause problems for Liverpool, I am sure. Liverpool injury news: Out – K Tsmikas (ankle), I Konate (knee), C Bradley (hamstring), A Mac Allister (suspended). Doubt – F Chiesa (fitness), D Jota (chest). Fulham injury news: Out – H Reed (knee), J Andersen (calf), R Nelson (hamstring), C Bassey, T Cairney (both suspended). Mail Sport prediction: Liverpool win 3pm: NEWCASTLE v LEICESTER St James’s Park. Referee: Tom Bramall TV/radio: Highlights on Match of the Day, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: It’s been a difficult few days for Eddie Howe on the back of a 4-2 defeat at Brentford and big injuries to key players such as Nick Pope and Callum Wilson. But when Newcastle have needed to respond to adversity this season, they have – and they certainly need a response here to kick off a pivotal week. CRAIG HOPE Players to watch: Newcastle – Sandro Tonali: He was left out at Brentford on grounds of fatigue but will return and needs a big performance following a week in which he was linked with a move back to Italy. Leicester – Jamie Vardy: He once got a standing ovation from the home crowd at St James’ and his type is appreciated on Tyneside. Newcastle injury news: Out – E Krafth (shoulder), J Lascelles, S Botman (both knee), C Wilson (hamstring), E Krafth (shoulder). Doubt - J Willock (hamstring), N Pope (knee). Leicester injury news: Out – A Fatawu (knee), R Pereira (muscle), W Ndidi (hamstring), B Soumare (suspended), J Stolarczyk (ankle). Doubt – H Winks (groin). Mail Sport prediction: Newcastle win 3pm: WOLVES v IPSWICH TOWN Molineux. Referee : Simon Hooper TV/radio : Highlights on Match of the Day, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: Two teams level on points but one manager, Gary O'Neil of Wolves, under all sorts of pressure and the other Kieran McKenna exempt because of consecutive promotions. Does added tension work as a motivator or energy-sapper in a relegation six-pointer? We're about to find out. JOE BERNSTEIN Players to watc h: Wolves – Matheus Cunha: Goals have dried up after explosive sequence but the Brazilian hasn't gone four games without scoring this season and won't want to start now. Ipswich – Sam Morsy . Captain will need to be at his combative best in midfield so the visitors have a chance to express themselves further forward. Wolves injury news : Out – Y Mosquera, S Kalajdzic, B Traore, E Gonzalez (all knee), J Gomes (suspended), J Sa (shoulder), P Sarabia (calf). Ipswich injury news : Out – C Ogbene (achilles), G Hirst (knee), A Tuanzebe (hamstring). Doubt – K Phillips, B Johnson (both knocks). Mail Sport prediction: Draw 5.30pm: NOTTINGHAM FOREST v ASTON VILLA Molineux. Referee : Sam Barrott TV/radio : Live on Sky Sports and BBC 5 Live. Highlights on Match of the Day, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: Ever since they were promoted in 2022, Forest have looked at Villa as the example to follow. Not even the most optimistic supporter could have expected they would be above them in the table in December, especially given the performances of both clubs in 2023-24. But this won’t be easy for Villa at a vibrant City Ground. TOM COLLOMOSSE Players to watch: Nottingham Forest – Chris Wood: Fourteen goals in as many games for club and country in the last three months, capped by the crucial third goal at Old Trafford last weekend. Aston Villa – Matty Cash: Ever since Villa signed Cash from Forest in 2020, it feels like they have been trying to find an upgrade. Yet not only is Cash still there, he is still part of Unai Emery’s first-choice XI, and was singled out for praise by the Villa boss for his display in the 3-2 win over Leipzig in the Champions League. He’ll be determined to keep it up against his old club. Nottingham Forest injury news: Out – Danilo (ankle), I Sangare (hamstring), A Moreno (ineligible) Aston Villa injury news: Out – J Ramsey (hamstring). Doubt – L Bailey (hamstring), O Watkins (undisclosed). Mail Sport prediction: Draw SUNDAY 2pm: BRIGHTON v CRYSTAL PALACE Amex Stadium. Referee : Michael Oliver TV/radio : Live on Sky Sports and BBC 5 Live. Highlights on Match of the Day 2, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: Incredibly, the overall head-to-head record in the A23 derby is almost deadlocked. 141 matches, 51 wins for Crystal Palace, 50 wins for Brighton. You would expect Brighton to even that up on Sunday, especially given their excellent recent record at home. But this Crystal Palace side has the quality to spring a surprise, especially if Eberechi Eze is at the races. HENRY CLARK Players to watch: Brighton – Danny Welbeck: The 34-year-old has aged like fine wine and is now only one goal away from equaling his haul from last season. Crystal Palace – Dean Henderson: They say you’ve got to be a bit mad to be a goalkeeper and Henderson is one who proves that theory – he will use any part of his body, including his face, to stop the ball going in his net. Brighton injury news: Out – J Milner (hamstring). Doubt – J Veltman (undisclosed), F Kadioglu (toe), J Hinshelwood, S March (both knee), A Webster (hamstring). Crystal Palace injury news : Out – M Franca, A Wharton (both groin), R Holding (unknown). Doubt – J Ward (calf), C Riad (knee). Mail Sport prediction: Brighton win 4.30pm: MANCHESTER CITY v MANCHESTER UNITED Etihad Stadium. Referee : Anthony Taylor TV/radio: Live on Sky Sports and BBC 5 Live. Highlights on Match of the Day 2, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: Is it possible for both teams to lose? This is going to be a tense, nervy affair and – let’s be honest – you’d expect mistakes (plural) to settle it. It’ll be interesting to see whether Kevin De Bruyne plays again after doing a full 90 minutes in midweek. It doesn’t feel like Pep Guardiola’s got any other choice really. And how City go about approaching this with only three fit defenders. JACK GAUGHAN Players to watch: Man City – Matheus Nunes: An unfamiliar role at right back is likely due to the injury crisis in defence. He does not have a high bar to clear after Kyle Walker’s recent displays there. Man Utd – Andre Onana: A howler against Forest last week, then Viktoria Plzen manager Miroslav Koubek said they deliberately targeted the Cameroonian on Thursday, when his fluffed pass let in the opening goal. Erling Haaland is his next assignment. Man City injury news: Out – Rodri (knee), O Bobb (leg), N Ake (thigh), R Lewis (suspended), J Stones (foot). Doubt – M Akanji (pelvis). Man Utd injury news: Out – L Shaw (undisclosed). Mail Sport prediction: Draw 7pm: CHELSEA v BRENTFORD Stamford Bridge. Referee : Peter Bankes TV/radio: Live on talkSPORT and Highlights on Match of the Day 2, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: I’m looking forward to goals! It’s the Premier League’s top scorers versus the second-top at Stamford Bridge so we can only hope we’re in for a Sunday night of chaotic scoring. It’s amusing to think how Chelsea seriously considered hiring Thomas Frank in the summer as he got down to their final-four shortlist. You suspect they do not regret going with Enzo Maresca now amid their surprise title push. KIERAN GILL Players to watch: Chelsea – Noni Madueke: Madueke needs to work his way back into Maresca’s A-team by playing much better than he has been and here’s his chance with Pedro Neto suspended. Brentford – Kevin Schade . Schade is going through a rebirth and he could harm Chelsea from the wing if Marc Cucurella inverts into midfield to leave a large gap. Chelsea injury news: Out – R James, O Kellyman, W Fofana (all hamstring), P Neto (suspended). Doubt – M Mudryk (illness), R Lavia (muscle), J Felix (knock).. Brentford injury news : Out – J Dasilva, R Henry (both knee), A Hickey (hamstring), M Jensen (hamstring). Mail Sport prediction: Chelsea win 7pm: SOUTHAMPTON v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR St Mary’s Stadium. Referee : Darren England TV/radio: Live on TNT Sports. Highlights on Match of the Day 2, BBC One 10.30pm Our expert’s view: All eyes on Tottenham’s response to the gauntlet thrown down by Ange Postecoglou. It is rare these days for a manager to employ those tactics. And fascinating to see which way it goes. Will he start with Werner after his ‘unacceptable’ performance at Rangers? Or cast him aside. Will his captain Son Heung-min and vice-captain Jams Maddison step up? Neither have been in great form recently and Postecoglou has made it clear he needs them. MATT BARLOW Players to watch: Southampton – Adam Armstrong: Spurs give you chances and if Saints are clinical enough to take them they can put pressure on the visitors. Armstrong was prolific in the Championship last season and up and finding his range again with three in his last seven games. Tottenham – Dejan Kulusevski: Everything Spurs are doing well at present seems to revolve around Kulusevski. He only played the second half at Rangers with Postecoglou desperately trying not to burn him out. Creating goals and scoring them and the man most likely to turn this poor spell of form around. Southampton injury news: Out – W Smallbone, A Lallana, R Stewart (all hamstring), A Ramsdale (finger), G Bazunu (achilles), J Stephens (suspended). Tottenham injury news: Out – R Bentancur, Y Bissouma (both suspended), G Vicario (ankle), W Odobert, Richarlison, M Van de Ven (all hamstring), C Romero (thigh). Doubt – B Davies (hamstring). Mail Sport prediction: Tottenham win MONDAY 7pm: BOURNEMOUTH v WEST HAM UNITED Vitality Stadium. Referee : Chris Kavanagh TV/radio: Live on Sky Sports and talkSPORT Our expert’s view: West Ham’s win at home to Wolves was not just a fine tribute to team-mate Michail Antonio, watching on from his hospital bed following his car crash, but also a huge victory in the future of Julen Lopetegui. The big question is whether they can sustain it or, once again, it’ll be a case of one step forward and two back for the under-pressure manager. Going in their favour is that West Ham have won nine of their last 10 league games on a Monday night. The downside is that every league win this season has been followed by a defeat for the Hammers while Bournemouth are excellent at home under Andoni Iraola, with wins already there over Tottenham, Man City and Arsenal. JAMES SHARPE Players to watch: Bournemouth – Justin Kluivert : His side’s leading goal scorer this season with five while also setting a record as the first player in PL history to score a hat-trick of penalties in one game. West Ham – Jarrod Bowen: Boring, perhaps, but there really is only one consistent avenue of excitement, threat and quality in attack for the Hammers. Bournemouth injury news: Out – A Scott (knee), M Tavernier, L Sinisterra, J Araujo (all hamstring), M Senesi (thigh). West Ham injury news: Out – Emerson (suspended), M Antonio (leg). Mail Sport prediction: Bournemouth win Share or comment on this article: Who are the main injury doubts? Who is in form? And how do OUR experts see the big games going? Read Mail Sport's Ultimate Weekend Guide ahead of the Premier League matches e-mail Add commentNoneare online gambling sites rigged 。

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Professor Sean Tweedy used to be a classifier for international paralympic sport. It was his job to determine how an athlete's disability affected their ability to perform their sport. "I'd ask them to do certain activities and they'd say 'look, I'll do as well as I can for you but you've got to know my disability is more severe than this', Prof Tweedy told AAP on Tuesday. "I should be in a class with more severe disabilities, it's only because I've worked so hard that I can do these things." And so began a scientific quest to determine whether performance-driven sport could arrest the motor function decline of disabled athletes. With the support of the University of Queensland, the paraSTART program was created. Prof Tweedy says people with severe disabilities are an under-studied population. So his team selected three people with severe cerebral palsy who had never swum before to participate in a training regime that replicated that of an elite para-athlete. Nate Woolgar was one of those who joined in 2017. "I was very keen to learn to swim because I was actually kind of tired of being anxious around swimming pools," he told AAP. The program included two-to-three weekly swimming sessions, along with strength and conditioning work as well as a diet regime and sleep training. "We were mostly managing drowning risks in the first few weeks, they were genuinely learning to swim, Prof Tweedy said. "It was about six-to-12 months before they would start to do sessions that weren't just about staying afloat - they were able to physically exert themselves."The athletes were asked to stick around for a year, but seven years later they are all still going - with 24 more people joining the training program. "There have been some very challenging times, but there's been no times where I felt that I wanted to stop", Mr Woolgar said. Despite not being able to stand or walk independently, they can all now swim a kilometre. While medium-to-mild cerebral palsy is generally not degenerative, people with severe CP often experience a decline from the age of nine to through to adolescence. But all three athletes in the program defied that typical decline by improving their motor function. Prof Tweedy described the results as "phenomenal". He said he would have been prepared to make the argument that if there wasn't any motor improvement the participants still got a whole lot our of it. "They made friends, they felt good about themselves, they're swimming faster, and they're into a sport that gave them a sense of purpose." Mr Woolgar is one of the cohort's strongest swimmers with a promising future, alongside his swimming mate Jamie Booth who is a national record holder. "My goal for the program right now is to reach the Queensland state times for people in my swimming class, and I'm two seconds off, Mr Woolgar said. Prof Tweedy hopes more funding could see the program expand to help people with severe disabilities who are "not even getting in pool, or to the start line". "The creation of opportunities would start to reduce the likelihood they have never swum before and make champions out of them," he said. It's not about creating elite athletes, but rather giving those often overlooked in the sporting arena a chance to experience the benefits that come with it. "My mental state has definitely improved because of all the exercise I'm doing, Mr Woolgar said. "And in terms of the body, I definitely feel fitter and stronger. So that's just been, overall for my everyday life, it's been really, really good."

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Deerfield boys basketball starts off the season with a win against Johnson CreekGian Piero Gasperini concedes Atalanta are not declaring their Scudetto challenge, but ‘aren’t going to hold back either’ after a seventh consecutive victory and their best ever start to a season. They picked up where they left off before the break for international duty by thanks to goals from Mateo Retegui, Ederson and Ademola Lookman. Matteo Cancellieri had managed to get Parma back into it at the dawn of the second half, but La Dea are temporarily top of the table. “It is undoubtedly a positive run and the performance in the first half was excellent too, we could perhaps have scored more goals. The second half started with their goal, that gave Parma a push, but it didn’t last long and we took control again before scoring the third goal,” “You cannot convert every chance, but a team that creates this much will have better odds of winning.” It wasn’t entirely a joyful evening for Gasperini, because he was sent off from the touchline for two yellow cards in quick succession and had to watch the last half-hour from the stands. “Parma had just got back into a game that was absolutely closed and had a boost of energy, I saw a foul and was booked for my protest, that’s fine. Then the fourth official spent five minutes staring at me, I told him to pay attention to the match and not to me, he wanted to be the protagonist and the referee gave him that.” This is now officially the best start to a season in Atalanta’s history with 28 points and 34 goals scored in the first 13 rounds. Having been at the club for almost a decade, inevitably there will be comparisons between his various iterations of Atalanta. “I don’t feel ready to make these comparisons right now, maybe towards the end of my career. If we’re talking about Gomez, Ilicic, Zapata and Muriel, a side that was close to the Champions League semi-final, another that won the Europa League. “It’s the same as you asking me about the Scudetto, we have to focus on winning every game we can and the rest is not really in our minds. That was the case in the Europa League too, we didn’t start out thinking we’d win it, but as time wore on and we found ourselves in that position, we weren’t going to hold back either.” They also have Retegui as Capocannoniere and are yet to concede a single goal in the Champions League after four games, where they visit Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday. “Now we will try to turn our focus towards the Champions League. It can be decisive, as a victory could get us into the top 16. However, playing on a synthetic pitch, the only one in Europe, is certainly different. They caused Inter a lot of problems, so we’ll have to be wary of that.” Ederson was on target today and has attracted a great deal of attention from top clubs in recent weeks, , but he is not the usual Gasperini midfielder. “He has different characteristics, certainly. Remo Freuler was fantastic for Atalanta. I’ve had a lot of midfielders over the years, but he arrived as a more attacking player and then became a complete player to close spaces in an extraordinary way. If I had to create a mixture of all my previous midfielders, it’d be him. “I will always be grateful to all my players, they gave me so much over the years and I honestly struggle to put them in any kind of hierarchy. Since I arrived the first day with Atalanta, the only player still here is Rafael Toloi.” In his nine years at the helm, Atalanta have had been top scorers of Serie A for three seasons and are on track for a fourth, keeping that Gasperini style. “This has always been my way of approaching football, I was the same at Genoa and Crotone. Sometimes I watch games and think maybe I too should settle for performances that aren’t great, trying to slow things down and just defend, but really I cannot conceive of football without trying to score goals,” concluded the coach. “I know I’ll never win the award for best defensive record, but I might win the best attack.”

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