There was drama soon after when Bournemouth fluffed a penalty chance. Perhaps typically, the Seasiders responded by taking the lead in the 37th minute.
These games give you an extra six or seven points because they keep your momentum rolling, they are big for confidence.
Official confirmation of Ten Hag's appointment is not expected before Ajax's Dutch Cup final against PSV Eindhoven on Sunday.
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Ahead of United's Premier League clash against Leicester City, live on Sky Sports, the Portuguese midfielder was handed a new four-year contract at Old Trafford, with the option of a further year.
He was dropped in the aftermath of that controversy, but has since seemingly returned to Tuchel's good graces and to Chelsea's starting XI.
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Six seconds into the game Taylor brandished a yellow card, much to the shock of Azpilicueta and the Chelsea bench.
As Palace tried to salvage something in the closing stages of the second half, John McGinn curled a beautiful shot into the top corner from the edge of the box to double the visitors' lead against the run of play.
A third factor has been the arrival of Wilfred Ndidi, who was bought by the Foxes in December 2016 as a response to losing Mendy to a long-term fitness problem.
This is a no-win situation. When we played the first three games of the season when other games were off, we were killed and called naive, and told when you have that many players out - don’t play with your kids. Now we postpone a match for all the right reasons - believe me - and we get these reactions?
Lille responded with the impressive Renato Sanches purring in the midfield, but they struggled to test Edouard Mendy during their spells of dominance.
Barca are among those to have stepped in, as they seek to add more proven experience to their attacking ranks, and a deal with La Liga giants is being discussed.
Klopp's side take on Leicester - also their opponents in their most recent game - and he is expecting a tough fixture, regardless of the Foxes' recent struggles.
Gerrard is a legend who is not long retired which will have helped, because he is part of the same era as most of his squad and what he achieved as a player is still so relevant. They want to play for him. Who wouldn't?
Josh Hawkes put it on a tee for Spearing on the edge of the box who rifled his effort into the top corner to condemn Orient to their second successive defeat.
He hadn't had the game time but he's worked really hard, he's performed when he's been given the opportunity.
Ferguson, who has never missed a spot-kick, made no mistake. Aberdeen could have compounded the visitors' anger further, but Parish made a fine point-blank stop from Ramirez's header.
It looked like Inter were set to cruise to the three points, but an 88th-minute goal from captain Giulio Maggiore saw Spezia pull one back with a great strike from outside of the box.
George Thomas, Brennan Johnson and James Lawrence have been included, replacing Ben Cabango and Connor Roberts in the only changes from the Euro 2020 squad.
Moussa Marega and Mohamed Kanno came closest, but the Spaniard pulled off a few impressive saves to allow Chelsea to see out the game.
The Women's Super League season concludes on Sunday with the title and the final Champions League place still up for grabs, with all six matches kicking off at the same time.
The others will all train today before we travel. Leicester will include Wesley Fofana in their squad for their Europa Conference League trip to Rennes.
I am ashamed. Last week I was confronted with reports about my behavior. And how this has come across to others, Overmars said in a statement published on Ajax's website.
The process of appointing a new chair will begin immediately. Sky News reported on Tuesday that Hoffman was set to resign following a backlash from clubs over the Premier League's handling of the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United.
It looked like the hosts would run away with the first half once again when Jesus scored his first goal inside four minutes.
The fans would have been thinking they would win tonight and, being at home, I fully expected them to beat a Championship team.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is set to be backed by the board this coming summer after leading the Blues to success in the Club World Cup on Saturday. Chelsea are hoping to mount a huge Premier League title bid next season and have started to put together a summer transfer shortlist. Sevilla’s Jules Kounde is a defensive “priority”, while Antonio Rudiger has been offered a new contract worth £170,000 per week. West Ham United’s Declan Rice and Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni are being targeted for the middle of the park. Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ross Barkley are all expected to leave, while Saul Niguez’s loan from Atletico Madrid will not be made permanent.
I feel I can be completely myself, kicking a ball around with kind, generous and warm people. It's beautiful seeing us all wearing this new kit, adds Holly.
I can't say anything other than that he's another example of what to do when you're not in the team and he'll reap his rewards. Solskjaer also leaped to the defence of Harry Maguire, who has struggled for form this season and drew criticism from former captain Roy Keane for his finger-in-ear celebration when scoring for England against Albania in midweek.
We are just desperate to show everyone how good a team we are. Scotland begin their Euro 2020 campaign against Czech Republic at Hampden on June 14 before facing England and Croatia.
Premier League clubs have reverted to 'emergency Covid protocols' for first-team squads around training grounds and stadiums, which includes social distancing, mask wearing and treatment no longer than 15 mins per session.
He's got an insatiable appetite to score goals. If we win and he hasn't scored he's happy with the win but he's not really happy, full stop.
We do not have as many opportunities to do that, and the level of the opponents is high, but we are in that mix and I think we've got a team at a point where they've got belief from results over a period of time, but also that hunger from not having quite got to where they want to be yet.
Barcelona are missing a lot right now. That much has been clear in their performances so far this season, with the Catalan giants slumped in seventh place in La Liga and out of the Champions League before the new year. By
The graphic below compares maps of shots taken from corners by Maguire and Rudiger during the period and shows how the latter has scored two of his three goals by converting easier chances from inside the six-yard box.
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Mings will keep fighting for his club and country on the pitch but it will be interesting to see where life takes him once his playing days are up. No.10 Downing Street? Don't rule it out...
Morelos saw a shot saved after getting Aribo's low cross stuck between his feet, and headed just over after his team-mate returned the ball.
Juan Cuadrado scored directly from a corner as Juventus comfortably beat struggling Genoa 2-0 to rise to fifth place in Serie A in coach Massimiliano Allegri's 250th Serie A victory.
Get that right and it gives you a real 'us against the world' mentality. It can make you run that extra five yards, or stretch a bit further for that tackle - that kind of thing.
Kick-off time has not yet been confirmed by the EFL, but last season's final kicked-off at 4pm UK time.
Jan Bednarek is available after a calf problem, but Che Adams is a doubt after picking up a knock in training and Oriol Romeu is suspended.
A quick reaction from the goalkeeper prevented Matt Crooks inadvertently turning the ball into his own net after an attempt to block off Jan Paul van Hecke at a corner, before John Buckley had a shot charged down and Reda Khadra whipped a fierce free-kick over from 20 yards.
After fighting to get back into it, we conceded a very sloppy second. Neil's sides are always hard working, committed.
As the former Manchester City graduate prepares to mark 10 years at Turf Moor, he talks to BBC Sport about speaking up about social issues, how football has changed, captain's meetings, and Burnley's fight to beat the drop.
After taking charge at Parc des Princes in January, Pochettino endured a difficult first season as he attempted to overcome the long-standing criticism of him - that he has not won major trophies.
