“People in France know he's shining in Germany. They know he's good and people hoped to have him in the national squad. It's done now but the competition is so fierce for him to stay, especially at his position (Diaby, Coman, Thuram, all in Bundesliga as well). That was the only person that I saw. Asked by Simon Csoka QC, defending, whether he had just assumed that it was Mr Barton due to tensions in the match before, Mr Stendel said: I can only say that I was pushed extremely. Tuchel was also pleased his side kept a clean sheet and felt his side deserved the victory. Yet another clean sheet and a deserved clean sheet, he said. Because of that, Friday's meeting won't just be about World Cup qualifying, even if a winner will feel very, very good about its path to Qatar with three more points in the back pocket. And it certainly won't be about the USMNT's two summer trophies, because those have physically and emotionally been locked away. An injury to captain Magdalena Eriksson was another blow to the team and its defence, with Tabea Wassmuth able to add two second half goals to seal the victory. Matt Targett has been a good performer for Villa in that left-back position, playing every Premier League game last season and picking up the players' player of the season prize. This newfound sense of transitional attacks would not be possible without a rethink of how central midfield operates, and it is interesting to note how Conte has gradually evolved his set-up in the middle. TALKING POINT - Bayern dominate second half after early scare PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Robert Lewandowski However, it is wrong to view Conte as a defensive coach and what his back-line do on the ball is just as important as what they do off it. Mathias Normann forced two leaping saves from Jordan Pickford, while Ben Gibson had a free header that he could not direct goalwards. Oh, go on then. West Ham performances are on the wane while the Toon are full of beans and packed full of confidence after back-to-back wins and clean sheets. Adams, who spent the early days of his career in MLS, has made 24 appearances in all competitions for RB Leipzig this season while being a regular in the USMNT lineup. Gianluigi Buffon has hit out at former Juventus team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, claiming the now Manchester United player adversely affected the Turin club's DNA. “People are right to ask questions if the players don’t produce that level of performance against Leicester and Watford. They keep watching games and have given me an opportunity to show that I'm playing at a lower level but I'm still ok for the team. Sky Sports to show AFCON live The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in January and February. Despite so many first-choice players missing, a comfortable home win against the visiting part-timers was expected but the early part of the match was a bit disjointed. When you have people playing like Diogo Jota playing with that confidence you always believe they can score goals. It was an important win for us, a clean sheet and two goals. We move on now. Every season it has to move a little bit, in these years with the pandemic situation it's difficult for every club around the world, I don't know what is going to happen. Even the numbers do not quite tell the full story. Watching Silva's work off the ball reveals his true significance. Bundesliga: Frankfurt beat Leverkusen in thriller Bayer Leverkusen threw away a two-goal lead to lose 5-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt and miss the chance to put pressure on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

	Team	Events	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goal difference	Points
1	Manchester City	22	18	2	2	41	56
2	Chelsea	22	12	7	3	28	43
3	Liverpool	20	12	6	2	34	42
4	West Ham United	21	11	4	6	12	37
5	Arsenal	20	11	2	7	8	35
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	10	3	5	3	33
7	Manchester United	19	9	4	6	3	31
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	9	4	7	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	6	10	4	0	28
10	Leicester City	18	7	4	7	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	5	9	7	-1	24
12	Southampton	21	5	9	7	-8	24
13	Brentford	20	6	5	9	-6	23
14	Aston Villa	19	7	1	11	-5	22
15	Everton	19	5	4	10	-10	19
16	Leeds United	19	4	7	8	-16	19
17	Watford	19	4	2	13	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	3	4	14	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	1	9	10	-23	12
20	Burnley	17	1	8	8	-11	11