DS1ST DS1ST 2 Saturday, November 28, 2020 Saturday, November 28, 2020 3 The NO.1 pullout that scores EVERY time in association with TEAMTALK Blades can BRIGHTON v LIVERPOOL Brighton will be without sharpen up (ban) following the defender’s red card at ■■ by DAVID ANDERSON Villa. Ex-Reds (right) is being assessed, Sheffield United manager (ankle) is expected to be available and the Chris Wilder is taking inspiration fit-again could make his from the Blades’ great escape 30 return. Davy Propper will return from illness. I’ll be a footballer years ago. Liverpool captain Wilder was part of Dave (thigh) could return, but boss Jurgen Bassett’s side who failed to win Klopp will still be without Naby Keita any of their first 16 Division One (hamstring), Thiago Alcantara (knee), games in 1990 and were bottom at Xherdan Shaqiri (muscle), Trent Christmas with just four points. Alexander-Arnold (calf), But they reeled off seven and Joe Gomez (both knee). straight wins to finish 13th. Last season: Brighton 1 Liverpool 3. He speaks regularly to Bassett Referee: . and his old manager has reminded him of that feat as Wilder’s side sit EVERTON bottom of the table ahead of their TOMORROW for 10 to 15 years. clash with West Brom tonight. v LEEDS BAGGS OF ARSENAL CLASS: Wilder said: “We didn’t get our Everton left-back Lucas Digne is ■ first win until Nottingham Forest facing up to three months out with an v WOLVES Albion’s Sawyers ankle injury. Right-back Seamus take on Manchester over Christmas and I played in that Arsenal will be without the suspended game. A couple of wins over Coleman (hamstring) is still not fit, while Nicolas Pepe after he was sent off in last United star Bruno long-time absentee Jean-Philippe Fernandes Christmas and then a fabulous run weekend’s draw at Leeds. Midfielder into the New Year. Gbamin (Achilles) remains a couple of Thomas Partey is also unlikely to feature “There’s always a chance to weeks away from being in contention. due to a thigh problem, but Willian (calf) Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa is is hoping to be available, while both buck the stats and we still believe expected to choose from an unchanged Mohamed Elneny and Sead Kolasinac we can turn things around.” squad, with no new injury concerns. are in contention following positive Wilder also took another swipe Midfielder PabloH ernandez (muscle) Covid-19 tests. at Jurgen Klopp over the partial remains sidelined and defender Diego Captain Conor Coady (self-isolation) I hope to be a return of fans to some clubs. Llorente (groin) is still not in contention Last week he accused Klopp of to make his club debut. Club record will return to the Wolves squad after being “selfish” over his demands signing Rodrigo is pushing for a recall missing his first league game in over for the return of five substitutes having recovered from coronavirus. three years. Romain Saiss is out having because it would help Liverpool. Last season: NA. tested positive for Covid-19. Referee: . Last season: Arsenal 1 Wolves 1. And the Blades boss has taken Referee: . aim again at the German for not calling for supporters to be CHELSEA v allowed back into all grounds. TOTTENHAM “He’s a world-class manager Christian Pulisic (left) could return human for about and a world-class politician who for Chelsea having beaten his latest cares about Liverpool,” he said. hamstring issue. Kai Havertz is working “That’s all he cares about. back to full sharpness having completed “He was never going to say, his self-isolation after testing positive for ‘What about Sheffield United Covid-19. says West Brom’s Tottenham will be without centre-back getting their fans back in or anybody else?’. after he suffered a “Jurgen isn’t going to say, ‘It’s groin injury during last weekend’s 2-0 not right that they can have fans win over Manchester City, so Welsh and Sheffield United, Leeds, defender could be given a full debut. Captain , Giovani Lo Manchester and all the rest of the north are not allowed in’. Celso and are expected to return to the squad. ■ “It was funny looking at that 70ROMAINE SAWYERS reckonsor Marcus­ ■ byso.. JAMES NURSEY Last season: Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1. Rashford is inspiring a new map. I think us in the north were Referee: Paul Tierney. ­generation of footballers to help When there are people sitting on the fence or not fully expecting to be in the old Tier communities. doing it, people like Rashford will make them 3, as they kindly put us in.” MAN CITY v SOUTHAMPTON But the West Brom midfielder says it has always think, ‘I need to get up and do my part’. been “embedded” in him – because his mum “It is not about awards or accolades. The real BURNLEY v MAN UNITED Diane is so heavily involved helping others. trophy is the child that comes back the next day CITY boss Pep Guardiola finally has a DANNY INGS is still sidelined for Diane was this week recognised on the Football or the child that says thank you. Bilic sees a fully-fit squad to choose from, now that Southampton with a knee injury, along Black List for her outstanding voluntary work in “You can change somebody’s day and week and Nathan Ake has recovered from a with Nathan Redmond (hamstring). Theo Birmingham. that can have a domino effect and continue. hamstring injury. Sergio Aguero, Kevin Walcott (below) should start again She helps run the Holford Drive Community “In football most of the work is done on the bright side De Bruyne, , Aymeric despite having a broken bone in his wrist. Sports Hub, which offers football, boxing, tennis grass but other skills have been embedded in me Laporte, Ferran Torres and Riyad Mahrez PAUL POGBA remains highly doubtful for and cricket for kids up to seven days a week. from an early age. ■■ by DAVE ARMITAGE could all be brought back into the side. United with an unspecified injury, while Diane took the keys in 2013 and the venue has “Whenever I come here I am not ‘Romaine from Slaven Bilic says there are no BAILEY PEACOCK-FARRELL could make Scott McTominay is also expected to his long-awaited league debut for miss out. , Victor since been visited by Prince William and was given West Brom’, I am Diane’s son, it humbles me.” black clouds over West Brom as Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are all Burnley, with Nick Pope a doubt with a a Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award. But despite Sawyers’ kind, generous nature, they go into the biggest relegation expected to be fit after recent knocks. head injury. and Dale She has devoted herself to the project after Sheffield United, tonight’s visitors to relegation dogfight of the season. Edinson Cavani could start in place of raising Sawyers and his older brother and sister, rivals West Brom, should not expect to find him a Bilic’s second-bottom Baggies Stephens (both hamstring) are out Anthony Martial up top. plus foster children, as a single parent. soft touch. are preparing for battle with Last season: Man City 5 Burnley 0. Last season: Southampton 1 Man Utd 1. Sawyers, 29, credits her as his inspiration and The Baggies star said: “If I lose on a Saturday I bottom club Sheffield United and Referee: . Referee: . has been a long-term contributor at the set-up, will be grumpy until Wednesday. But within that he insists: “We’re ready!” which hosts up to 4,000 kids over normal summer Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I can put Both sides are still chasing their WEST BROM v holidays. another face on and realise there is another first wins of the season and Bilic SHEFF UNITED Now he is pleased to see other sports people objective.” said: “If anyone thinks the making a difference, after the phenomenal Under Diane’s leadership with colleague atmosphere here is dark and Slaven Bilic is sweating on the fitness efforts of Manchester United and England Lincoln Moses MBE, their hub is home for 18 miserable, let me tell them, it’s of one of his players. and striker Rashford in trying to end UK child food junior and adults football teams called anything but. contracted coronavirus poverty. Continental Star. “We’ve been in every game. It’s earlier this month and while Bilic refused Sawyers reckons promoting good causes is an Sawyers has previously sorted all the teams out not as if we’re miles from it. to say who, one is still feeling unwell antidote to the pressures of Premier League with strips and even bought managers’ coats for “Are we ready? Yes. We’re ready despite testing negative on Monday. Sam and we want to do it. We’re in a Field (knee) could be included. football. all the bosses. The Blades, the only team below the “I have a job to do on a match-day and every But the set-up’s most important goal is good mood – not miserable.” Baggies in the table, look set to be day in training,” he said. “But helping the changing lives, and sometimes even preserving He can only dream about the boosted by the return of Lys Mousset community is a bigger satisfaction. them too. effect three points would have but (toe). Defender Enda Stevens and one “I am going to be a footballer for 10 to 15 years. I Diane, who has a memorial wall at the hub, TOP TEAMS: With added: “It’s the same situation for other player, who manager Chris Wilder hope to be a human for 70 or so hopefully. said: “We have saved some lives and helped in ■ mum Diane and them and as much as it sounds declined to name, are injury concerns for “Rashford doing it as a Manchester United and one way or another. Hopefully we can be here to celebrating promotion like a cliche, it is more than three the visitors. England player is great because it gets highlighted. help the next person through the door.” to the Premier League points in this situation.” Last season: NA. Referee: .