Daily Mirror - 2021-12-06

the Heart of Britain Monday, December 6, 2021 90p ExposEd: ThE TigEr hunTEr eXCLUSIVe: pageS 6&7 WIN the ultimate Xmas prize Five prizes available See page 20 Legal: 18+. terms apply aLL OVeR Nadiya, below, cries after she and Dan were voted off by the judges See page 3 Nadiya in tears for Strictly Dan new year virus warning beware cost of christmas »» Expert urges caution amid fear celebrations could force new curbs BUSY shoppers in central London over the weekend By BeN gLaZe Deputy Political Editor fears are growing that Christmas celebrations could trigger a surge in Covid cases and lead to restrictions in the New Year. An expert said the festive season is a “terrible time” for Omicron to arrive. And with three-quarters of Covid patients in critical care beds unvaccinated, Keir Starmer urged those still refusing the jab: “Think again.” »» Starmer’s plea on jabs as figures FULL STORY: pageS 4&5 show unvaccinated filling NHS beds

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No winner of £10k a month for 30yrs. 5 cLAIMS Prince Harry Harry: I’ve no link to ‘cash for honours’ By TED HENNESSEY PRINCE Harry says he “severed ties” with a Saudi billionaire donor years ago as he denied involvement in cash for honours claims. He said he had no dealings with Dr Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, linked to his father’s charity. The Sunday Times reported Harry agreed to see Dr bin Mahfouz in 2013 after he gave £50,000 to his charity and hinted he would give millions more. But Harry’s spokesman said: “The Duke had one meeting nearly eight years ago, did not introduce him to members of the Royal Family, and expressed his concerns about [him].” THANKFUL Teen Amelie croc bite Brit: Miracle docs saved my foot By MILO BOYD A BRITISH teenager attacked by a crocodile in Zambia has told how she “fully accepted” she would lose a foot – before doctors managed to save it. Amelie Osborn-Smith, 18, of Andover, Hants, was rafting on the Zambezi River when she was dragged from the boat. She was saved by a friend who punched the 10ft beast on the nose. Speaking from Medland Hospital in the capital Lusaka before flying home, she said: “I fully accepted I was going to lose my foot. “I said to friends, ‘I’ve lost my foot, but I’m alive.’ Then I was told it’s going to be fine, it was such a relief.” CORRECTIONS & COMPLAINTS • If we have published anything factually inaccurate, please contact the readers’ editor on 020 7293 3831, by email at ftr@mirror.co.uk or write to Readers’ Editor, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP and, once verified, we’ll correct it as soon as possible. The Daily Mirror is published by MGN Ltd, a subsidiary company of Reach PLC, which is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation. We adhere to the Editors’ Code Of Practice as enforced by IPSO, which is contactable for advice at IPSO Gate House, 1 Farringdon DM1ST on track to better wage in our towns transport links to Northern cities would help level up By BEN gLAzE Deputy Political Editor IMPROVING links from Northern commuter towns to nearby cities would boost Boris Johnson’s levelling-up plan, a study says today. Better transport would make it easier for people to earn the higher wages on offer in cities, the Northern Powerhouse Partnership report finds. The NPP report found the average weekly full-time wage in Bury, Gtr Manchester, was £532 in 2020, above the £491 in nearby Rochdale but significantly below the £600 in Manchester. Yet full-time workers who lived but did not necessarily work in Bury earned an average of £591 per week, compared with £509 for residents of Rochdale and £538 for residents of central Manchester. Analysts suggest it shows some Bury resi- BENEFITS Mr Burnham pOLITIcAL gIANT Bob Dole BOOST Metrolink aids Bury to Manchester commute dents are commuting to central Manchester and its higher-paid jobs. The study cites the Metrolink tram connecting Bury and Manchester as a key driver enabling people to travel for better-paid employment. The report, showing “towns are helped not hindered by links to nearby cities”, comes after it was confirmed the Government’s Levelling-Up White Paper has been delayed until the New Year. The Tories’ commitment to the North was condemned last month after the eastern leg of HS2 was axed. The NPP report also urges ministers to bolster devolution to Metro Mayors. Andy Burnh a m , republican stalwart bob dole dies FORMER American political grandee Bob Dole said: “He had served the United States of died yesterday at the age of 98. America faithfully for 79 years.” Dole was a longtime Republican senator Dole sought the presidency three times and from Kansas. He announced in February that was the Republican’s nominee in 1996 but lost he had advanced lung cancer. to Democrat Bill Clinton. The Elizabeth Dole Foundation said He was grievously wounded in the Second yesterday he died in his sleep. In a statement it World War and lost the use of his right arm. Street, EC4M 7LG. Website www.ipso.co.uk Telephone: 0300 123 2220, email advice@ipso.co.uk If you have a complaint concerning a potential breach of the Code of Practice, we will deal with your complaint directly or IPSO can refer your complaint to us. Please go to www.reachplc.com/how-to-complain where you can view our Complaints Policy and Procedure. A How To Complain pack is also available by writing to the Legal and Compliance Department, Reach PLC, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP. Greater Manchester Metro Mayor, said: “What this report shows is that places like Bury are centres of vibrant economic and cultural life in their own right, and it benefits us all if they thrive alongside our cities. “But that won’t happen if we don’t have the infrastructure to connect people to skills, good jobs, and new opportunities where they live.” Jessica Bowles, head of strategy at property firm Bruntwood, said: “Levelling-up means just as much of a focus on our left-behind towns as it does our city centres.” Former Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry said: “We need to be tackling the £7,000 North-South divide in incomes by creating higherpaid jobs for people here.” ben.glaze@mirror.co.uk @benglaze Tell us what you think: yourvoice@mirror.co.uk YV Got a story? call us free on 0800 282 591 WE pAY FOR NEWS & INFORMATION Email mirrornews@mirror.co.uk or readerpix@mirror.co.uk

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 3 last dance Dan with Nadiya doing their tango WORK Banksy’s jail design Banksy £10m could rescue Oscar prison By WILLIaM JaNES The stencil Banksy used for a tribute to Oscar Wilde on the wall of Reading jail could save the building from developers. The artist hopes to raise up to £10m by selling the stencil for create escape – put on the former prison in March – and boost a bid by Reading council to make it an arts centre. Bristol-based Banksy said: “i’m passionate about it now. “converting the place that destroyed [Wilde] into a refuge for art feels so perfect we have to do it.” But the Ministry of Justice said: “The deadline for bids has passed and we are considering the ones we have received.” The playwright was held from 1895 to 1897 after being jailed for gross indecency. caRING Michael Sheen Martin using all spare cash to help locals By ELLIE IORIZZO Michael Sheen is now a “not-for-profit actor” as he pumps all his spare money into local enterprises. The Good Omen star and activist, 52, said his biggest commitment was organising the 2019 homeless World cup in cardiff. Speaking to The Big issue, he said: “i had committed to that and then, suddenly, there was no money. “So i had a house in america and here, and i put those up. it was scary. “But i realised i could do this kind of thing and, if i can keep earning money, it’s not going to ruin me. “i’ve turned myself into a social enterprise – a notfor-profit actor.” The Welsh star has helped projects in his home town, Port Talbot, since a show there in 2011. Nadiya weeps as Dan Walks Terrible tango gets TV host boot from Strictly By NIcOLa METHVEN TV Editor BAWL-ROOM dancer Nadiya Bychkova was seen crying in a taxi after she and Strictly partner Dan Walker were voted off the show. after defying critics to make it to the quarter-finals, TV presenter Dan, 44, and Nadiya, 32, finally went after losing out in the dance-off, when judges voted unanimously to save aJ Odudu. aJ, 33, was bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday after a lift during her salsa with Kai Widdrington, 26, went wrong, while BBc Breakfast host Dan was second bottom after “losing control” of a tango with Nadiya. after they were voted off, Dan, who has been married to wife Sarah since 2001 and has three children, paid tribute to “amazing” dance pro Nadiya. he said: “There are some people who walk into your life and turn some lights on, and that’s what she has done to me. “if you’ll have me, you’ll have a friend for life, Nadiya Bychkova. “The last 11 weeks have been absolutely amazing, i’ve genu- The last 11 weeks were amazing. I’ve loved every minute of it dan walker tv host on his time on strictly inely loved every me to be a better person myself.” On second of it. This Saturday, head judge Shirley Ballas was amazing woman criticised for scoring Dan a nine, while PROUd Dan’s wife grabbed me by the Sarah in audience craig Revel horwood and anton Du hand and brought me Beke had both given him a seven. out on to this dance floor. i’m not a One Strictly fan asked: “has Shirley dancer but she showed me that i can been on the stronger mulled wine? No dance, and that for me, this has been an way was that a nine.” absolutely incredible experience.” The fourth judge Motsi Mabuse said Nadiya told Dan: “Sometimes the Dan had “lost control” during the dance, right person walks into your life at the while anton told him it was “not your right time and that’s what happened. best”, and craig said the tango had been You always encourage everyone, you “littered with balance issues”. always have time for everyone. it inspires ahead of the performance, Dan had John: Our dance was very romantic FUN Johannes & John John Whaite says he understands how celebrities and dancers fall under the Strictly “curse” every year. The former Bake off star, 32, who is engaged to long-term partner John Atkins, admitted after dancing with pro partner Johannes Radebe, 34: “you can see why people hook up. “When we did the rumba, it was very romantic. It was very intimate and sensual. I felt like I loved Johannes. And I do love him to bits.” John – who dropped Johannes when performing a salsa on Saturday – told Radio Times that he realises Strictly’s first male-male partnership is a big thing in the gay community. But he added: “When we’re on the dance floor, I only want to be voted for based on our dancing.” TEaRS Nadiya in taxi admitted he was astonished to still be in the BBc show. appearing with Nadiya on it Takes Two, he said: “i think there are only about two people in the world who thought we even had a chance at making it into the quarter-finals and both of them are sat on this sofa.” aJ performed a magnificent salsa second time around, executing the lift at the end perfectly. First time around it had gone horribly wrong, Kai having to forcibly lift her leg over his head to put her down. craig branded it a “dance dis-aaaaaas-ter”. after her second attempt, craig said she had “totally nailed” it. When the judges opted to save them, Dan declared: “i’d have saved aJ and Kai as well.” aJ will be up against bookies’ favourite Rose ayling-el l i s , Rhys Stephenson and John Whaite in this week’s semi-final. Only three of them will make it through to the final. ■ Strictly come Dancing, BBc One, Saturday, 7.05pm nicola.methven@mirror.co.uk @mirrormeths VOIcE OF THE MIRROR: P8

4 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 DM1ST CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: RISk RECOVERY Rain Newton-Smith Firms facing big battle to bounce back by BEN GLAZE COMPANIES are fighting supply shortages and soaring energy prices as they try to bounce back from the pandemic. but the Confederation of british Industry insisted that the foundations for recovery remain firm. Chief economist Rain Newton-Smith said: “We expect a pretty firm economic recovery ahead though the emergence of Omicron poses another downside risk.” The group’s latest economic forecast warned that short-term problems, such as rising costs and shortages, have worsened since the summer. It now predicts 6.9% growth in GDP over 2021 and 5.1% in 2022 – cut from 8.2% and 6.1% respectively. PAY CALL Frances O’Grady Self-isolating workers ‘will have no pay’ by BEN GLAZE NEARLy 650,000 workers in hospitality, retail, arts and entertainment do not qualify for statutory sick pay. This leaves them at risk of no income over Christmas, a report by the Trades Union Congress warns today. Anyone coming into contact with a confirmed Omicron variant case must isolate for 10 days. Statutory sick pay is £96.35 a week and only available to those earning £120 a week or more. TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “No one should be left to choose between doing the right thing or putting food on the table.” A Government spokesman said: “There is a package of financial support in place.” A Merry XMAs..AN UNhAppy New yeAr »» Fears festive fun will lead to restrictions »» Omicron cases rise 86 to 246 in 24 hours by BEN GLAZE Deputy Political Editor AS Christmas shoppers crowd into city centres and the party season gets into full swing, scientists warn the price of festive fun may be restrictions in the New Year. The worrying Omicron variant is “spreading pretty rapidly” in the UK, a government adviser has warned, and doctors’ leaders fear that the NHS will be in a “very, very difficult position” if it triggers a rise in hospital admissions. Cambridge University statistician Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter yesterday rang alarm bells about ALARm Spiegelhalter the potential impact of Christmas socialising. He told Sky News: “Just like last year with the Alpha variant, this is a terrible time for a variant to come along. “The next two weeks are probably some of the highest-risk periods, with a lot of indoor socialising that we know is extremely high risk. “It’s appalling timing. I’m sure the Government would love not to disrupt Christmas... what happens after Christmas, of course, is another matter. “The New Year is quite likely to bring a lot of challenges and, as SAGE have said, that could very well mean more stringent measures.” But despite the warnings, upbeat Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said: “I think it’s going to be a great Christmas. “All the family, friends, loved ones being able to get together in a way we haven’t been able to do for a couple of years is really important.” Mr Raab, who is also Justice Secretary, revealed that the Ministry of Justice would be having “appropriate drinks at a smaller scale”. He said: “The rules are very clear – people can go in and have Christmas parties.” But he urged employers to use common sense. He said: “The Government wants people to be able to enjoy Christmas this year. People should feel free to go and enjoy those celebrations.” Labour leader Keir Starmer urged the unvaccinated to do their bit and get jabbed. Mr Starmer, who gets his booster today, said: “It is frustrating and worrying that medics are seeing PM adds insult to injury for bereaved too many hospital beds and NHS resources taken by those that have chosen not to get the vaccine.” By yesterday, 35.2% of over-12s had been given their booster vaccination, with 448,975 jabs carried out in the previous 24 hours. But another 86 Omicron cases had been found, the total soaring to 246 in 24 hours. Professor Mark Woolhouse, who is a member of the Scientific Pandemic “WE cannot continue with Christmas as planned.” That was boris Johnson speaking to the nation last December. I didn’t have the Christmas I planned. I became ill with Covid on Christmas Eve and was rushed to hospital, where I spent the most frightening week of my life wondering if I’d ever come home. A year on, still I haven’t fully recovered. but I was one of the lucky ones – nearly 170,000 families have loved ones who haven’t come home. So when I read in the Mirror that

mirror.co.uk DM1ST MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 5 Of ClAmpdOwNS IN 2022 lONdON Busy Regent Street on Saturday cLear MP Raab yesterday Raab: No10 bash would be a breach BY Ben gLaZe DEPUTY PM Dominic Raab yesterday admitted a Downing Street staff party in the run-up to last Christmas would have been a breach of Covid rules. Boris Johnson has not denied the Mirror’s revelations that members of No10’s team staged a bash on December 18 when London was in Tier 3 but said no rules were broken. Mr Raab, who is also Justice Secretary, said: “If there was a formal party held, of course that is something clearly contrary to the guidance. “If something unsubstantiated from anonymous sources actually materialised then, of course, it would be wrong.” But he added: “The PM has been crystal clear that the rules were complied with.” Influenza Group on Modelling said: “The Omicron variant is highly transmissible. It appears to be spreading very rapidly in South Africa and the early signs are that it is spreading pretty rapidly in the UK too. “If those trends continue then over the coming weeks and months Omicron could even come to replace Delta entirely right around the world.” Figures last night showed 43,992 new Jo stevens Shadow welSh Secretary parties were held at No10 in the run-up to Christmas, it made my blood boil. But that’s nothing compared with how so many bereaved families and friends must feel. Talk about adding insult to injury. People died alone, or among strangers, prevented from holding the hand of their loved ones in their last moments, lEEdS City centre parties on Saturday UK Covid cases, and 54 deaths. The latest data, to July, has revealed that between 20% and 30% of critical care beds in England were occupied by Covid patients, three-quarters of whom were unvaccinated. NHS England said last week that between July and November, nine in 10 patients receiving the most specialist care had not been vaccinated. British Association of Critical Care unable to be together because Boris Johnson told them they couldn’t. My family were prevented from seeing me in hospital, just like the families of every other patient. We followed the rules. It was painful and sad but we knew it would help keep people safe. But Boris Johnson doesn’t believe rules apply to him. This year, my wish is for a quiet Christmas at home with my family – and I’ll be thinking of those who didn’t come home from hospital. Nurses chairwoman Nicki Credland said: “All nurses understand that they have to provide nonjudgmental care. “But what we find difficult is that giving care to patients who have chosen not to be vaccinated has a knock-on effect on other patients. “We are still human beings and we still get angry at things.” The President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine predicted that the NHS would struggle if Omicron triggered a surge in admissions. Dr Katherine Henderson said: “It is pretty spectacularly bad now – it will get worse. If the variant translates into admissions, we are going to be in a very, very difficult position.” England’s Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza feared for schools in the New Year. She urged PM Boris Johnson to keep them open, saying that children “took a huge hit for UK Latest cases: 10,464,389 (up 43,992) Deaths: 145,605 (up 54) WorLD Latest cases: 266,034,283 (up 343,763) Deaths: 5,267,504 (up 3,674) us” in lockdowns. She added: “They want things back to normal.” Health Secretary Sajid Javid is set to announce a national trial of the first at-home Covid pill, Lagevrio, to vulnerable patients, it was reported yesterday. And Sir Jeremy Farrar, who quit as a government scientific adviser last month, said progress in combating Covid is “being squandered” because rich countries are not sending enough jabs to poorer nations. Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert, who helped develop the Oxford/Astra- Zeneca vaccine, warned Covid will not be the last virus to threaten lives. She said: “The next one could be worse. It could be more contagious, or more lethal, or both.” ben.glaze@mirror.co.uk @benglaze voice of the mirror: page 8 criticism Jim McMahon Testing for passengers ‘is very late’ BY Ben gLaZe TESTING for air passengers was brought in “very late”, Labour said yesterday. From 4am tomorrow, passengers will have to take a pre-departure test before flying to the UK. Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon said: “It was Labour calling for pre-testing because we’re concerned the Government have been very late in making the calls that are required to keep our borders safe. “We want to make sure that we don’t jeopardise the vaccination rollout.” However Business Travel Association chief executive Clive Wratten said: “Pre-departure testing is a hammer blow to the industry.”

6 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 DM1ST pioneering plane cuts out carbon by LOUIE SMIth GREEN Hydrogen jet BRITISH engineers are developing a plane powered by liquid hydrogen which could allow zero carbon flights. The aircraft would be able to carry 279 passengers at the same speed as existing Boeing and Airbus liners. It is hoped it could reach San Francisco from London without stopping to refuel. Chris Gear, director of the FlyZero project, said: “This new dawn for aviation brings with it real opportunities for the UK aerospace sector to secure market share, highly skilled jobs and inward investment, while helping to meet the UK’s commitments to fight climate change.” The plane is being developed as part of the £15million Government project led by the Aerospace Technology Institute in Cranfield, Beds. Designs for it have been unveiled ahead of the fourth Jet Zero Council meeting. ELEphANt De Guisti, right, poses with carcass sIck trophy exclusive by NICK SOMMERLAD Investigations Editor British trophy hunters are being offered the chance to shoot farmed tigers in sickening “canned hunts” for £34,000, the Mirror can reveal. The endangered species is protected in 183 countries – but in South Africa it is legal to hunt tigers bred in captivity. Big-game hunter Adrian de Guisti told our undercover reporter it was “big business” and offered to pay “good commission” for finding British clients. But the practice is highly controversial and secretive, and he said he would be “burned on social media” if it got out. De Guisti, who runs Gotsoma Safaris in Free safari for a lion or buffalo and went on: “You come with your clients. We sit around the table. I tell you what I can do. I put my cards on the table, you put your money on the table, then it’s game on.” He was nervous that we were calling from the UK, saying: “90% of our trouble regarding big cats comes from Britain. “If this call is recorded I’m going to be burned for it on social media. But if it’s a genuine situation we can definitely do business. You did find pictures of me hunting tigers… I’m not denying it.” De Guisti admitted his business breeding lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars is dependent on income from hunting. He said: “No photographic safaris can create income for a guy like me in my business. It’s only the hunters’ money State Province, said: “I that does make it happen.” have all five of the different I tell you Hunting captive tigers is tigers… Bengal, Siberian, allowed in South Africa, white, snow tiger, tabby what I can though some states tiger… I’m currently do, you put require a permit. charging US$45,000 But they must not be [£34,000] for an adult tiger.” your money “bred for trade in their It is thought 1,500 tigers on the table, parts and derivatives”, the live in over 70 breeding Convention on International Trade in Endan- facilities in South Africa. it’s game on Some are sent to zoos and AdriAn de Guisti tells gered Species says. private collectors but, with how hunt is arranged De Guisti insisted that tiger parts highly prized in what he did was “totally traditional Chinese medicine, they are legal”. He added: “You can’t really export worth more dead than alive. the tiger bones but they can export It is feared many end up being shot for them as lion bones. You’ve got to be a trophies and their body parts illegally specialist to see the difference.” exported to Asia. Our reporter spoke to Fiona Miles of animal welfare charity De Guisti after we found he had posted, Four Paws said: “We cannot stand by and then deleted, a photo on his website and allow the commercial trade of big of a dead tiger next to a hunting bow. cats to continue and a silent acceptance Big-game hunting in Africa is increasingly popular among wealthy Chinese “Otherwise the reality of animals of this abuse to be perpetuated. customers and our reporter posed as a living behind bars – or worse still hunter with clients keen to kill a tiger. only as trinkets to be shown off – will De Guisti said: “I am a specialist in become all too real.” exotics and a specialist in big-game Asked for a response to our investigation, Mr de Guisti said: “I told you what hunting. I only do Big Five [lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and African buffalo] and you wanted to hear. I don’t even have I then discuss additional trophies with tigers.” He refused to comment on the the clients, but there’s a matter of trust photo with the dead tiger and bow. that’s got to be bought first.” nick.sommerlad@mirror.co.uk He told us to book a “simple” hunting @NickSommerlad PM is urged to back Bill exclusive by BEN GLAZE bORIS Johnson is under mounting pressure to back an MP’s bid to ban trophy hunters bringing their sick souvenirs back to the UK. Labour’s John Spellar spearheads a Commons attempt to change the law on Friday when he presents his Private Member’s bill. The Tories CAMpAIGN spellar pledged in 2019 to ban hunters importing their spoils to britain but it is unclear if they will support Mr Spellar’s bill. The MP called on the Prime Minister to back the legislation. And Campaign to ban Trophy Hunting’s Eduardo Gonçalves said: “Come on boris, let’s get the ban done. Produce your bill or back John Spellar’s one.”

END TROPHY HUNTING mirror.co.uk DM1ST MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 7 hunts are ‘big business’ Tigers bred to be shot for fun By »» £34k to shoot endangered »» Trade ban being dodged creatures reared in captivity by exporting as ‘lion bones’ vile ‘sport’ De Guisti, left, with dead tiger poverty line Charity tin Young adults’ charity plea at Christmas ryAn MerriFielD ONe in five adults aged between 18 and 30 say they will have to rely on charity this Christmas – with over half having children to support, research revealed. The Salvation Army has called on the Government to act after its study found increasing numbers of young Brits are facing homelessness due to the soaring cost of living. Despite 48% being in full-time jobs, thousands said they are living hand to mouth and 19% are behind on their rent or mortgage repayments. The charity’s Dean Pallant said: “Christmas should be a time of joy, but there will be no cheer for those worried about how long they can keep a roof over their head. We are preparing for one of our busiest Christmases ever.” Micro Camera on fingertip No grainy pix from a grain size camera benGAl Among those bred white A rare beauty You can’t really export the tiger bones but you can export them as lion AdriAn de Guisti reveals how ban can be dodged tAbby Prized colouring By Gwyn wriGht The world’s smallest camera has been created measuring the size of a single grain of salt. Researchers from Princeton and Washington universities in the US claim it can take colour pictures as good as cameras 500,000 times bigger. The technology will let doctors diagnose and treat diseases far less invasively than today’s endoscopy. Traditional cameras use glass or plastic lenses to bend light rays into focus, but the new device uses a surface half a millimetre wide made up of 1.6 million tiny antennae. Dr Felix heide said: “Signal processing algorithms boosted the camera’s performance.” The findings were published in the journal Nature Communications.

8 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 Voice of the DM1ST yourvoice@mirror.co.uk @kevin_maguire No 10 has Noel idea IF we enjoy a merry Christmas, we may be faced with an unhappy New Year – a warning that none of us wanted to hear. The words yesterday from Cambridge University statistician Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter rang alarm bells about the potential impact of Christmas socialising. Continued contradictory messages from a rule-breaking Prime Minister on both parties and socialising is heightening concern as the coronavirus spreads, including an Omicron variant worrying virologists. And when vaccines are the main line of Britain’s defence in this pandemic, Boris Johnson’s failure to mobilise a national jabbing programme to match the huge effort earlier this year is a lethal and expensive blunder. Statistics released by Labour leader Keir Starmer, showing 424,330 doses in a recent 24-hour period were less than half the 873,784 in a day at the peak last March, damn a frequently complacent and dithering No 10. More suffering THE killing of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes demands a national review to protect other children from evil crimes – but regrettably there is no certainty other little innocents will not lose their lives. We heard that from Government ministers after Victoria Climbie, Baby P – Peter Connolly, Daniel Pelka and now Arthur that lessons must be learned and perhaps some were. Yet children continue to die after facing the most horrific and unthinkable cruelty. Increasing already lengthy prison sentences may assuage public anger and deliver what many would applaud as tougher justice. What does not exist is evidence the prospect of extra years in prison would deter depraved adults. Strictly Dan-go It was probably time for Dan Walker to foxtrot off Strictly – after doing so well to reach the show’s quarter final. The BBC Breakfast presenter and tearful professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova put their best foot forward and should be proud. dominic raab reVeals VenUe for xmas drinks WitH all His friends Points of disorder #1 OLDHAM MP Jim McMahon is spot on when he said Johnson would’ve visited disaster areas had Storm Arwen left 200 homes without power in Surrey or London instead of neglected Northern England and Scotland. The delay in even deploying the army as a PR sop underlined he’s a Home Counties PM who treats with contempt working class folk he conned into lending him their votes. Johnson’s used people his entire life. Red wall Tories will be his third divorce. GoinG up LABOUR’S Jim McMahon was one step ahead of the Government by calling for Covid pre-departure flight tests before them. GoinG down TORY ex-Health Minister Steve Brine’s joined the sleaze club, accused of lying about a £200-anhour second job as an adviser to a drug company. disorder #2 WHY doesn’t the Government scrap ludicrous blue-blood hereditary peer by-elections undermining the House of Lords? Labour peer Peter Hain asked the question last Friday knowing ermined comrade Bruce Grocott’s fourth Bill in five years to end the charade will fail without ministerial support. The answer is the overwhelming majority are Tories, and 21 of 43 Dukes and Barons elected this way over 22 years, 45% of the total, went to a single privileged school: Eton. sPeaker’s corner KEVIN MAGUIRE keir’s taxing Problem DOING much better in Parliament and published back then, I wonder how the polls since returning from Covid many will survive, including raising isolation into a Tory sleaze scandal, Income Tax for the top 5% of earners Keir Starmer nevertheless owes on more than £80,000 a year. Labour’s troops an He’s already ditched public explanation or maybe ownership – he called it an apology. common ownership – of It’s a question of trust energy, so what about rail, when the Shadow Cabinet mail and water reshuffle tilted his team renationalisation? Rightwards towards the political Centre away from the unashamedly Left-wing Corbynista radical policy platform he championed to clinch the leadership last year. Re-reading 10 pledges Starmer Stalking the corridors of power Priti vacant again in trying to ban protest BANNING protest destroys democracy as despotic Boris Johnson and tyrannical Priti Patel plot permanent Tory oneparty rule. the current Premier and Home Secretary seek authority to stop whoever they wish from protesting for whatever reason they dislike. Demonstrators locking themselves quieter chants. One incensed senior Labour figure, a former Cabinet Minister, likened it to a return to the bad old days when the Chartists and Suffragettes could be rounded up and The draconian Police Bill is about together or to lampposts would locked away on flimsy pretences. state control, not law and order. ludicrously be made imprisonable The Conservatives will exploit Gifting the Home Secretary offences along with noisy gatherings, public annoyance with Extinction sweeping powers to outlaw though police are entitled to ask for Rebellion and particularly Insulate demonstrators and demonstrations Britain’s road blockades. These are isn’t reasonable, as Theresa May, campaigners with big hearts sometimes failing to engage smaller brains. a former holder of the post, noted dryly because every Home But this enormous power grab Secretary isn’t reasonable. would shackle people in every Patel falls squarely into the community across the land, unreasonable category, an demanding obedience to authoritarian politician on the Government diktats and huge Right desperate to divert public eyes commercial interests. from her Channel crossing failures. It is a quirk of Britain that Equally Johnson poses deceitfully an unelected House of Lords as a liberal. is the front line to defend The reality is he is an unprincipled liar who does and says A Labour peer tells me democratic rights. anything for personal advantage. they’re waiting for Starmer We witnessed this last week at and newly installed Shadow Prime Minister’s Questions where, Home Secretary Yvette winded by Keir Starmer exposing Cooper to let them know how Government fibs about building far they can go building alliances on the burgundy 40 new hospitals, the PM falsely claimed Labour backed benches to save freedom. uncontrolled immigration. To Kill the Bill is to stand up Which is why it’s terrifying that for democracy. Defending free movement PLEDGES outside the EU’s also gone. Keir Starmer Successful leaders are nimble instead of wearing concrete boots, entitled to change their mind. But legitimacy requires honesty, starting inside the Labour family. IT’S infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infamy with Tory headbanger Mark Francois claiming he’s selfpublishing a Brexit book because Remain-based publishers wouldn’t touch it. Broken promises since 2016 should see it stocked in the fiction section. WHEN he’s grabbing more tax than any Chancellor for 70 years with National Insurance (Boo) and Corporation Tax (Hurrah) rises planned, Rishi Sunak is wittering about future cuts. This is a Thatcherite fretting that his leadership rival Liz Truss is gaining ground. Sunak’s a bad magician whose deception is too obvious while Foreign Secretary Truss, copying Thatcher by sitting in a tank, proves the race to succeed Johnson has started. The dozy PM is the only one in the Conservative Party not to have noticed. OVER 10 years the Tories slashed £15billion in grants to England’s local councils, to a crippling £26bn from £41bn. Murdered Solihull six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ parents were evil and the authorities made mistakes, but blameshifting ministers promising inquiries are guilty of ignoring cuts putting social services under intolerable pressure. They must be held accountable too. “THE police don’t normally look back and investigate things that have taken place a year ago.” Er, they do all the time, so In-Justice Secretary Dominic Raab’s either thick or covering a partying Prime Minister’s backside. Either way he’s unfit for high office.

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 9 StrAtEgY Boris Johnson Drug plan to give dealers travel bans By BEN gLAZE Deputy Political Editor BORIS Johnson will today pledge to crack down on “county lines” drug gangs amid Tory fears Labour is beating them on crime. He will launch a 10-year Drugs Strategy to disrupt 2,000 criminal enterprises where city-based gangs sell to users in rural areas. The scheme, which will have £300million ploughed into it, is expected to strip offenders of passports and driving licences as well as giving them travel bans. The Prime Minister said: “We must step up efforts to wipe out the vile county lines gangs who are blighting our neighbourhoods, exploiting children.” Some Tories fear Labour has the initiative on crime. Labour’s Yvette Cooper said the action on drugs was “long, long overdue”. BALLOONS Crowds gather for Arthur tribute yesterday We’ll never forget you By StEpHANIE BALLOO and LOUIE SMItH HUNDREDS of people gathered to release balloons and lay flowers yesterday in memory of tragic Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. They shouted “bye Arthur” outside his home before standing in silence to remember the murdered six-year-old. Among them was Arthur’s weeping maternal grandmother Madeleine Halcrow. Organiser Kerry Vines said she wanted “to show Arthur that we love him and are really, really sorry he couldn’t be helped”. Football fans clapped for Arthur as a photo of him in a Birmingham shirt was shown in the sixth minute of matches including Spurs’ clash with Norwich City. tEArS Gran Madeleine I’M HOME Ruth with Elsa Cat back with owner after 14yrs missing By SHANNEN HEADLEY CAT lover Ruth Armstrong has been reunited with her moggie after 14 years thanks to a microchip. Black and white Elsa, only two when she went missing, was picked up by the RSPCA late last month. She had been living wild near a factory in Ruth’s home town Hinckley, Leics. Staff fed her but saw a lump on her head and called the charity. “They scanned her chip and she was registered to me,” said diet consultant Ruth, 50. She explained: “She was spending progressively longer outside, then disappeared. We looked for her for a long, long, time.” Of Elsa’s return, she said: “I’m elated. She has a big tumour which vets think is cancerous.” Ruth is crowdfunding to cover Elsa’s medical bills. Arthur’s legacy StAr Arthur’s photo during Spurs match fLOwErS Outside Arthur’s home in Solihull, West Mids StEpMOtHEr Tustin DAD Thomas Hughes By BEN gLAZE Deputy Political Editor A MAJOR inquiry into the events leading to the murder of little Arthur Labinjo-Hughes will seek to ensure no child suffers the same fate again. The six-year-old was starved, beaten and tortured by his dad and stepmum, and died just two months after social workers said there were “no safeguarding concerns” over the bruised boy. The probe will set out what improvements are needed by agencies that saw him in the months before he was murdered tragic victim Arthur was killed by his stepmum Major probe into lad’s murder to prevent ‘such evil crimes’ by stepmum Emma Tustin at their National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel to “upgrade” the home in Solihull, West Mids. Education Secretary Nadhim ongoing probe by the Solihull Zahawi said a probe was needed Children’s Safeguarding “so that we can be assured that we Partnership launched after are doing everything in our power Arthur’s death last year. to prevent such evil crimes”. He The NSPCC said: “This added: “We will not rest until we must be a watershed have the answers we need.” moment in which we ask The inquiry will be led by the ANSwErS Nadhim Zahawi ourselves difficult questions about what we can all do – nationally, locally and in our own communities – to keep children safe.” Government funding for children’s services fell by £2.2billion between 2010-11 and 2018-19, Save the Children analysis found. Arthur’s stepmum Tustin, 32, was jailed for life with a minimum 29 years while his dad Thomas Hughes, 29, got 21 years for manslaughter at Coventry crown court last week. ben.glaze@mirror.co.uk @benglaze vOIcE Of MIrrOr: p8

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DM1ST MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 11 It’s evIctIon tIme Knights chunk & hunk Simon and david both stripped off & knaves FrANKIE BrIdgE Good idea to start a dance-off between Simon and David. Hilarious! NAUgHTY BOY gunge Naughty Boy in gross Vegas Yet another trial – love that his tactic for the craps table was “just avoid the snakes”. dAVId gINOLA Says this bunch will be part of his life for ever more. Yeah, sure they will. grateful Arlene before the vote LOUISE MINCHIN Her story about fancying her husband at 13 then marrying him was extraordinary. KAdEENA COX Her speech about not being defined by her illness was extremely moving. tub trial Frankie and Snoochie Last dance for Arlene as she’s voted out of castle dANNY MILLEr Wanting to marry David should go down well with everyone except his fiancee. ArLENE PHILLIPS SIMON grEgSON Stripped off twice and compared himself to Winnie the Pooh, what’s not to like? Was grateful to everyone for their help. At 78, she needs all the help she can get. by nicOla methven TV Editor ArLENE Phillips became the first campmate to be voted out of the I’m A Celebrity castle last night. The dance legend, 78, said she was immensely grateful for the help she had received. She said: “Everybody has rallied around me, taken care of me, been there for me when I’m fragile. “It means so much. Thank you all and yes, I will miss you.” Earlier, the castle inmates had choked up as they shared their feelings about the upcoming eviction. Emmerdale star Danny Miller said: “I understand what an instant love means, because I do genuinely have an instant bond with all of you.” Paralympian Kadeena Cox, who was I’m A Celeb stars well up at first exit diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014, grew tearful as she said: “When I got ill, I felt like I lost control of me. And I lost me. You’ve helped me to remember who Kadeena is. “I’m not defined by my illness.” EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt didn’t get very far as he said: “You find out about yourself… you find out… why am I getting emotional?” And BBC Radio 1Extra DJ Snoochie Shy chipped in: “We’ve had sh*t times, but we’ve had lit times, do you know emOtiOn Adam and Kadeena what I’m saying? After the WhatsApp group is formed for Castle Crew, I would hope that everyone will be in there, batting back and forth.” Ex-footballer David Ginola has really made an impression at the castle, not least when he stripped off for a wash. Seeing his toned torso, Corrie star Simon Gregson joked David would make a great 007. Singing the theme tune from the movies he said: “ T h e y ’ r e looking for a new Bond, we’ve got him. Mr Ginola is James Bond.” The actor then gamely whipped off his own top and the pair started singing to a tune from The Full Monty. Afterwards, Simon said: “David is like Superman, I on the other hand am more like Winnie the Pooh. I think both have their places in our world.” Later, Naughty Boy arrived for his seventh trial, this time flanked by Olympian Matty Lee for Gross Vegas. In the fourth round the pair had to sit inside The Grot Machine and try to catch large coins as fish guts, offal and gunge poured down on them. The pair won six of 11 stars, bagging a dinner of hare for the campmates. nicola.methven@mirror.co.uk @mirrormeths AdAM wOOdYATT Not up to much, needs to be a bigger presence. Soap rival Gregson is far more fun. MATTY LEE Did well in the cauldron, putting that rod together. Not bad in the trial either. SNOOCHIE MATTY SHY LEE Was funny when she worried she’d never kiss again after eating a cow’s anus. gOne: richard Madeley

12 DM1ST DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 More children need our help now than ever No seasonal extra wages MOST bosses are not offering incentives to work over Christmas. A poll of 2,000 workers found just over half plan to take festive time off. Almost three-quarters said they were not being offered extra cash to work. Lee Biggins, head of CV-Library, which carried out the survey, said: “With Christmas effectively cancelled in 2020, many want to celebrate. “But for numerous businesses, the Christmas period is the busiest.” 2021 XMAS APPEAL GIVE A CHILD A CHRISTMAS WISH £9.99 1litre Moredeals in store FORYOURNEAREST MORRISONS STOREPLEASEVISIT WWW.MORRISONS.COM ORTELEPHONE 0345 6116111 Morrisons.com December. w/c06/12/21 Available in majority of stores and online. Subject to availability. Offers/prices may vary online and at Morrisons Daily. Maximum 3bottles per customer in store. Maximum 1bottle per customer online. Offer ends Sunday 12th mAgICAL mAYhEm Stephen Mulhern and young Mikey Surge in cases to Wish charity by CLAIRE O’BOYLE A CHARITY that grants wishes to seriously ill children says its urgent referrals have more than doubled since the pandemic began. Make-A-Wish UK, supported this year by the Mirror’s Christmas Appeal, says there are 63,000 children living with a critical illness. The charity estimates it would cost £180million to grant a wish to every child who is eligible. Jason Suckley, chief executive of the charity, says it is suspending referrals every month because they are coming in so fast. He said: “The last 18 months have been extremely challenging. “We’re now at a crucial tipping point where we need the country’s support to provide light and joy to those who have had their childhoods stolen by the diagnosis of a critical condition. It was heartbreaking when we had to suspend referrals over lockdown. “We never want to be in a position how to donate Online: www.make-a-wish.org.uk/mirror TexT: To donate £5 text the word LIGHT to 70030 If you’d like to give £5 but do not want marketing communications, text LIGHT NO to 70030. You can text more than once if you wish to donate more. We never want to have to say no to a family and child again where we have to say no to a family and their child again. We urge everyone who can to get involved.” Before the pandemic the charity handled seven urgent referrals a month, a figure that has now doubled. Make-A-Wish says Covid restrictions, which have affected its ability to grant kids’ wishes, also resulted in a 40% reduction in income across 2020/21. To drive donations and help fill the funding gap, the charity launched its “tap to donate” Wish Tree at the Make-A-Wish Ball in London on Saturday. TV presenter Stephen Mulhern performed some magic at the bash for delighted young Mikey. The tree, which illuminates with each new donation, will be travelling to other locations throughout December. The charity has launched a Light Up the Darkness campaign to raise awareness of its desperate need for funds. claire.oboyle@mirror.co.uk @ClaireOBoyle2 JASON SUCKLEy ceo oF charITY make-a-wIsh uk POsT: Please post cheques payable to MAKE-A-WISH UK to the Freepost address below: Freepost Plus RUCS-LHTL-CJGU Make-A-Wish Mirror Appeal, Make-A-Wish UK, Seventh Floor, Thames Tower, Station Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1LX

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 13 backlash Liverpool uni Uni warns its students of nasty North By JEREMY aRMsTRONG A UNIVERSITY was slammed yesterday for putting out warnings of violence and sexism in its Northern English course. Students hoping to study at Liverpool University were told they will be confronted by “sexist attitudes, bad language and examples of drunken and violent behaviour”. Their English department issued the warning about videos used in its Northern English module. It looks at links between dialects and social values. Actress Dame Maureen Lipman, who was born in Hull, East Yorks, said: “The North has so much to be proud of – the Halle Orchestra, The Beatles...” An FOI request revealed the warning was partly in response to students’ calls. The university said: “Student feedback plays an important role.” Eruption kills 13 in ash hell a TRUCK disappears under feet of volcanic ash after an eruption that killed 13. Horrified villagers surveyed the damage caused by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Indonesia. around 100 were left injured after the 12,060ft volcano erupted on Saturday. ash clouds 50,000ft high triggered the evacuation of 900 residents. daNGER 50,000ft ash cloud daMaGE Ash has caused destruction dEvasTaTiON Village of Sumber Wuluh is hit Brrrace yourselves for gales and snow REpaiR Work on stricken lines By JEREMY aRMsTRONG AREAS already reeling from Storm Arwen are to be hit by another tempest this week. Storm Barra is to bring the North five days of icy weather. The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice across much of the UK. But more than 3,000 homes still had no power last night, the Energy Networks Association said. Snow is coming to County Storm Barra is on its way Durham and Northumberland, where Arwen did most damage. Scotland will be covered by up to four inches on Thursday. Northern Powergrid apologised, with some customers possibly without power until Wednesday, after Arwen struck lines on November 26. The Met Office said: “Low pressure is likely to bring high winds. “Gusts of 45-50mph are expected widely, with 60-70mph in exposed coastal locations.” Stewart Sexton, 57, of Alnwick, Northumberland, was on his 10th day with no power. He said vows to restore power yesterday in 40mph gales were “highly unlikely” to be kept. At a Northern Powergrid call centre in Penshaw near Sunderland, Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng promised a review to make power and transport systems “more resilient”. Regulator Ofgem lifted the £700 cap on compensation to those left without power. jeremy.armstrong@mirror.co.uk @jeremyatmirror

14 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 TOday: mOnday, decemBer 6, 2021 On this day 32 years agO (1989) We said PM Margaret Thatcher had been dealt a “shattering blow” after one in six Tory MPs failed to back her in a leadership contest. It signalled the beginning of the end for her. 65 years agO (1956) A water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the Melbourne Olympics turned violent amid a backdrop of the crushed Hungarian revolution. 38 years agO (1983) A team at Harefield Hospital, North London, carried out the UK’s first successful heart and lung transplant – on Swedish journalist Lars Ljungberg. Today’s giggle What do Santa’s elves do after school? Their gnomework! Freddie, 44 Nick, 63 Sarah, 49 Birthdays DM1ST Ex-cricketer Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff is 44. He was briefly a professional boxer. Animator Nick Park is 63. He created Wallace and Gromit. Suits actress Sarah Rafferty is 49. She’s a close friend of Meghan Markle. Formula One legend Keke Rosberg is 73. His son Nico was F1 World Champion in 2016. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Olive Braybrook, from Hucknall, Notts, who is 92. ■■If you’d like us to mention the birthday of a loved one, write to Birthdays, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP or yourvoice@mirror.co.uk NADA FARHOUD Environment Journalist of the Year Cutting carbon paw prints with every dog bowl Do you know how large your cat or dog’s carbon “paw print” is? The carbon dioxide equivalent of a great Dane is 2,500kg a year. Owning two is worse than driving a family car. Our pets eat about one fifth of all the meat and fish sold globally. An area double the size of the UK is used to produce dry pet food for cats and dogs annually, while approximately three million tons of fish are needed to feed our pets every single year. And it’s getting worse. Last year, a staggering 3.2 million Brits became new pet owners. It means there are now around 24 million pet cats and dogs in the UK. The pet food industry is estimated to cause a quarter of the environmental impacts of meat production, which include phosphates, pesticides and greenhouse gases. But you can make a difference. There are now ranges of eco-friendly pet food that can reduce that carbon paw print. And simple swaps such as feeding your dog chicken can help. Beef has a footprint of 25kg of carbon ‘‘ Simple swaps like feeding pets chicken instead of beef can help per kg but chicken is better, at 3.8 kg per bird. You could also use cat food made from insect protein, which produces 96% fewer greenhouse gases than beef. Dog food containing insects went on sale for the first time in 2019, while vegan brands are increasingly available too. Certain studies suggest it is as good as meat for dogs, although the British Veterinary Association recommends against vegan diets. While the debate rages over whether or not dogs can stomach all that veg, it is accepted that cats cannot survive without a protein source. We tend to overfeed our animals, spending £3.2billion on pet food last year. So simply stop stuffing them, suggests Mike Berners-Lee, who advises firms on how to reduce their carbon footprint and is the author of How Bad are Bananas? Plastic toys and poo bags add up, too. We spent £35million a week on pet accessories alone last year. So switch to biodegradable bags and toys made from recycled materials to be a really responsible owner. THREATENED greenfinch and the house martin british birDs seeiNg reD House martins, swifts, greenfinches and Bewick’s swans have been added to the red list of birds that are under threat. More than a quarter of the 245 bird species regularly occurring in the Scientists at the University of Maine are on a mission to produce a potato that can withstand the effects of a warming planet. The research team warn that warmer temperatures, more rain and an extended growing season could reduce quality and foster disease, reducing yields. UK are of the highest conservation concern. The new assessment by a coalition of the UK’s leading bird organisations, shows the number of species on the red list has almost doubled in 25 years, from 36 to 70. nada.farhoud@mirror.co.uk @NadaFarhoud

mirror.co.uk DM1ST MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 15 Amazing DreAM Liz Hall and cafe Dinner lady on roll with home cafe By JOSie le VAY A FORMER school dinner lady has set up her dream cafe – outside her home. Liz Hall’s customers love the Walk This Way Cafe, where she serves sandwiches, drinks, cakes, crisps and ice lollies. Regulars sit at tables outside the neat semidetached in Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancs, with a cuppa priced at £1.50 and bacon butties for £2.50. The cafe was opened during the Covid crisis when Liz had to look after her 12-year-old autistic daughter who was being home-schooled. Her husband Alan had to move his beloved motorbike collection from the garage to create space for the cafe. He also created its facade. Liz said:“There’s nothing like us in the area here.” William ‘a credit to our country’ light relief Paul’s home Festive fan’s crackers for Xmas lights By lOUie SMith A FESTIVE fan has spent three weeks covering his home in 30,000 Christmas lights to “put a smile on people’s faces”. Paul Bibby, 56, started stringing up the bulbs last month and he now has to flick 98 individual switches to illuminate the display every night. Paul said: “People walk past and tell me they have never seen anything like it. “Little children love to get pictures with the inflatable snowman – he seems to be the most popular.” Carer Paul has been putting on displays at his home in Chelmsford, Essex, for the past 16 years. He is raising money for the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance. In July he covered his house in England flags for the Euros football final. Praise from family of boy whose rescue deeply affected Prince tOll During his air ambulance pilot days By lOUie SMith The family of a young boy whose injuries are believed to have triggered a mental health crisis for Prince William say they will be proud one day to call him King. The Duke of Cambridge says he was left feeling as if the “whole world was dying” after coming to the aid of a critically injured boy. Ex-air ambulance pilot William, 39, is understood to have been referring to five-year-old Bobby Hughes, who was hit by a learner driver. He survived against the odds and the royal has stayed in touch with his parents Carly and Jeff Hughes, 44. Carly, 40, said: “William told us how it affected him as a father and how he felt our pain. “I think he’s amazing, a credit to our country. I cannot sing his praises enough. I’ve looked into his eyes and, genuinely, he has got a kind heart. “He’s a lovely man, amazing. I would be proud to call him my King one day.” The Prince pODcASt Prince William opens up about tough time was a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance from 2015 to 2017. In March 2017 he was called to Saffron Walden, Essex, following Bobby’s accident. The schoolboy was playing with friends outside his home when a learner driver confused the accelerator and brake. Bobby suffered brain damage and other serious injuries before being flown to hospital. He was read the last rites by a priest and doctors warned his family he had a 5% chance of survival. But he pulled through I’ve looked into his eyes and, genuinely, he has a kind heart bobby’s mum carly duke helped save son brave bobby With dad Jeff and mum Carly, inset, in hospital and his parents hope he will lead a normal life. Carly added: “All I now want is for Bobby to grow up, get married and have children. I want him to lead the normal life he was supposed to lead.” Bobby, now aged 10, looks similar to Prince George, who is eight. Prince William spoke about his mental health while recording Apple’s Time to Walk podcast, which is being released today as part of a series to inspire people to get walking. As the Duke strolled around the Sandringham estate in Norfolk he spoke about his time in the EAAA. He said he was affected by a feeling of despair several weeks after the accident. William said: “As a human being, when you see someone in such dire circumstances, basically at death’s door, you can’t help but be affected.” ■ Prince William’s Time to Walk episode will be streamed free on Apple Music 1, with airings today at 8am, 4pm and 9pm. louie.smith@mirror.co.uk @smith_louie

DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 OUR DAILY PUB QUIZ 16 1 2 What is the name for a group of bats? The Japanese attacked which US naval base on December 7, 1941? Mince pies have 3 never contained meat, despite being filled with mincemeat. True or false? What is the name 4 of the classic 1972 arcade game based on table tennis? What is the world’s 5 most northerly capital city? Answers: PAge 35 DM1ST Happy birthday to girl with mechanical heart urgenT cAll Toddler Grace & her family dressed up for Halloween Little Grace’s party as she waits for a donor PLEA FOR PIONEER Brave Grace Westwood needs a transplant Why pay for a Christmas TV Listings magazine... 14-DAY GUIDE TO ALL YOUR FESTIVE TV EVERY SOAp EVERY FILM EVERY SHOW FREE WITH 11 December 2021 Christmas tV sPECiaL issUE When you can get it for FREE! Inside this Saturday’s by wArren MAnger and MArTIn BAgOT Health Editor A TODDLER with Britain’s first mobile mechanical heart celebrated her second birthday in hospital. Grace Westwood had a party in the playroom in the only home she has ever known, months after surviving a stroke. The youngster made history in May when she became the first child in the UK fitted with a mobile Berlin heart machine – a plastic pump which sits outside the body. Parents Becci and Darren, of Birmingham, told the Mirror how they cannot give her the one gift she needs – a donated heart. Without that operation she will never be able to leave Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital to enjoy her childhood at home with big brother Josh. Mum Becci said: “We are so glad we can make these memories, because we didn’t know if Grace would reach her birthday. “But milestones like these are a painful reminder how long we have been here.” Being reliant on a mechanical heart recOvery Grace suffered a stroke carries significant risks and last month Grace suffered a stroke that left her temporarily paralysed down the right side of her body. She appears to have recovered from the paralysis but now her parents are desperate for a transplant to take place in case it happens again. Before receiving her heart machine, Grace had spent 14 months in hospital after developing cardiomyopathy in March 2020. Darren said: “The machine has made a huge difference. We can go outside, as long as we stay on the grounds. So Grace can experience some of the simple things she missed out on, like touching the grass and listening to the birds sing.” Becci said: “We have no idea how long it will take to find a suitable heart for Grace. We don’t know how much longer she can wait.” Organ donation is now an opt out system in the UK, after the Mirror’s Change The Law For Life campaign led to the introduction of Max and Keira’s Law in May last year. mirrornews@mirror.co.uk @DailyMirror

mirror.co.uk exclusive by matt roper AT 72, Britain’s favourite gardener Alan Titchmarsh has promised to slow down. Or rather, he’s vowed to his family he’d do so but actually has no intention of doing anything of the sort. Frankly, he doesn’t have time to. The face of TV gardening for more than 30 years, he’s still a regular on our screens, and is showing as much gusto on ITV’s Love Your Garden as his did in his Ground Force days. This month, he hosts his Grand Christmas Classics events in London, Manchester and Birmingham, a concert of seasonal favourites and festive readings featuring local choirs alongside a full orchestra. Oh, and then there’s a Boxing Day Love Your Garden special, followed by his 12th novel in the spring. If that’s not exactly what his wife of 46 years Alison had in mind when she made him vow to take things easier. Alan, however, is confident she knows exactly what he’s like. “My family keeps saying to me, ‘You shouldn’t be working as hard as you do’,” he says. “So I’ve told them I’ll try to slow down. But the problem is I love what I do. I must try to get the balance better, but I love it. “I’m not knackered of an evening either. I used to get more shattered when I was doing the chat show in the afternoon, and that was 10 years ago now. I think Alison is anxious that I don’t overdo it, but she’s very understanding too.” Alan credits a lifetime of gardening with keeping him in good shape, bar some knee surgery a few years ago. “I would say I’m pretty fit for my age, I can still run for a bus or a train, and I often do,” he says. “The only concession I make on Love Your Garden, is if there’s a massive tree to plant. Then I get someone else to dig the hole.” Has he ever thought about retirement? “Never. Why would I retire and have to find something to interest me and fill the day? I’ve got a sense of purpose and reason to get up in the morning, that’s the greatest gift of all. “But I do consider myself very lucky to still be on the screen at my age.” Alan and former doctor Alison, who live in a Grade-II listed farmhouse in Hampshire, first met at an amateur dramatics club in the 1970s. Their daughters Polly and Camilla are 42 and 40 and they have four grandchildren aged six to nine. And Alan’s hoping they can have their usual family Christmas again. He says: “Last year we did what we could. Alison and I really abided by the rules and spent so much time waving at grandchildren over the garden gate. To be back this year to some semblance of normality is just such a treat. “We’ve got a barn here and a week before Christmas we get friends round for an evening’s entertainment which I tend to put together. “Just 50 or 60 people. “I think we’re going to spend Christmas Day at my daughter’s, the first time we’ve spent it away from home, which is exciting. I’m a great believer in being flexible, I’ll just go where I’m put.” The son of a plumber dad and mill worker mum from Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, Alan was bullied for his diminutive size at school. Yet his transformation to beloved TV star began when he discovered a talent for gardening at 10. He left school with just an O-Level in art. But after studying for a City and Guilds in horticulture aged 18, he moved to London to do a diploma at Kew Gardens, before switching to gardening journalism. He started off as a horticulture expert on BBC show Nationwide, then DM1ST Gardening keeps me pretty fit.. I can still run for a bus so why slow down? hosted Gardeners’ World in 1996 before leading the Ground Force team the following year. And his horticultural leanings could be in his DNA. “It wasn’t until I’d actually gone to Kew that my dad told me both his father and grandfather had been gardeners,” he says. “It’s obviously in the genes. “I was approached to do Who Do You Think You Are? but my sister was the deputy head of a school and I didn’t do it in case we uncovered anything unpleasant that her pupils would use as a stick to beat her with. “A fan did a family tree for me which went back to the 1700s. We were yeoman farmers, so the connection with the land has always been there.” Has he passed on his green fingers to his four grandkids? “No signs so far,” he says. “I did get them growing vegetables this spring. They loved it for a bit, but then got bored and went back to playing football. “They all live 15 minutes away, so I see them all the time. I like being part of their lives and gently impinging without it being, ‘Oh gosh, Grandpa’s here, what do we have to do now?’. “The best way to catch a butterfly is to stand still until it lands on you, rather than chase after it.” The grandkids are beginning to understand he’s famous. He says: “The eldest boy said, ‘Grandpa, you’re Alan Titchmarsh aren’t you?’ I said, ‘Yes’. That’s all I could think of to say. “When my own eldest was about six, I found her leafing through a copy of Woman’s Own, intently looking for something. She said she was looking for pictures of her friend’s daddy. “‘Well, there are always pictures of my daddy in here, so I’m looking for a picture of hers’!” But Alan, who is MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 17 alan titchmarsh at 72 national treasure Celebrity gardener Alan show Christmas Classics concert power of love Alan and his wife of 46 years, Alison “very excited” about being asked to help with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee pageant, isn’t comfortable with everything that comes with being a national treasure. Despite having 48,000 followers there, he has no Instagram ambitions. “My publishers have been getting on to me for years asking, ‘Are you going to do Instagram?’ So I did,” he admits. “I’m not sure I’m going to carry on doing it. I don’t follow anyone and I keep forgetting to post.” Maybe it can be the one thing he can honestly tell Alison he’s given up. ■ Grand Christmas Classics with Alan Titchmarsh comes to London, Birmingham and Manchester from December 9. 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Adele’s Easy on Me aside, the rest of the top 10 features festive classics from Wham!, Mariah Carey, Shakin’ Stevens, The Pogues (and all its annual controversy) and Michael Buble. It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. ashleigh.rainbird@mirror.co.uk They had to be Strictly controlled.. The stars of Strictly Come Dancing almost found themselves in detention on The Weakest Link special. Ex-teacher Romesh Ranganathan the show’s new host, says the group were so rowdy he felt like he was back in front of an unruly class. 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I’ve raced to the garden centre on Christmas Eve for an overpriced door wreath, and paid a concession in a department store for someone to wrap my hastily bought presents while I hot-footed it around the supermarket, grabbing ready-made Christmas treats and boxes of crackers. But with supply issues threatening to disrupt Christmas essentials, this year I decided to go DIY. After years of last-minute shopping, will I really be able to do it all myself ? Treesy does it A stylish tree with rustic embellishments has long been my dream, but ours have always been a riot of decades-old decorations and glittery creations my son made at school. This year, I asked Veronika Kusak, director of tree supplier Pines and Needles (pinesandneedles.com), how to achieve a chic, woodland-style finish. She advised making decorations using holly, pine cones and dried fruit to add colour and character. I foraged around my local woods, and although pickings were slim (everyone seemed to be having the same idea) I did get a small supply of fir cones, which I decorated with glitter and a bow. I dried sliced oranges and limes and added garden twine to fix them to the tree. Easy to make, and beautifully fragranced, they will definitely go back on my tree next year. VERDICT: Festive yes Go crackers To my eternal shame, I once spent £50 on a box of crackers because they were the only ones left on Christmas Eve. Inspired by a vague recollection of loo roll innards and tissue paper from when my son was at nursery, I got, er, cracking. My teenage son’s BRANCH OUT Use dried orange tied with twine DIY Ch Festive festive RIGHT MOVE Kelly Rose’s gingerbread house win face upon seeing my finished effort said it all – there is homemade and there is badly made. As hard as I’d worked on them, I was inclined to agree. Fortunately, a trip to Lakeland and a box of its fill-your-own crackers saved the day. Much easier – but I felt I was cheating. VERDICT: Festive mess Great Christmas cake off The last time I made a Christmas cake, I went to ice it only to find it covered in mould, having apparently not fed it enough brandy. I’d spent £30 on top-notch ingredients, so was not best pleased. This year, I wanted to try again, but none of my local shops had the dried fruits I needed, so I succumbed PULL THE OTHER ONE Kelly with DIY crackers to a cake kit from Marks & Spencer. It came with pre-weighed brandy-soaked fruit, flour,

mirror.co.uk ristmas… yes or mess? DM1ST Pictures Ian Vogler MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 25 SWEET GIFT Making your own chocs Chocs away Having spotted silicone snowflake moulds and festive confectionery bags in Lakeland, I was keen to make my own chocolates as gifts. It was the easiest of my foodie makes and turned out beautifully. I made vegan white chocs for dairy-free friends, and milk chocolate for everyone else, melting the ingredients and pouring them into the mould to set. I gave the chocolates a seasonal twist by adding cinnamon before chilling, then popped them into gift bags. VERDICT: Festive yes CLEVER Wreath with an online lesson yourlife@mirror.co.uk Edited by MeRNIe GILMORe SPRUCED UP Mini bouquets on gifts and an easy cake kit marzipan and icing, as well as some edible sparkles. At £12 it was a bargain compared to what I would have spent on separate ingredients. Once baked and decorated to my liking, it was a thing of beauty. I don’t think you can beat homemade cake, but buying the components ready weighed in a kit, then customising the finish, will be my go-to from now on. VERDICT: Festive yes It’s a wrap Spending a fortune on paper and gift bags is such a waste of money and so terrible for the environment that I now try to reuse and recycle as much as possible. This year, I watched Instagram videos by professional gift wrapper Amanda White @giftfrippery demonstrating beautiful wrapping techniques using bits and bobs we all have at home, or could easily find, such as acorns and seed pods. “Reuse the brown paper that comes in deliveries as your gift wrap,” she told me, also advising the use of freshly picked bay leaves or eucalyptus to make pretty miniature bouquets to top off plain wrapping. The result? Gorgeously wrapped pressies at zero cost. VERDICT: Festive yes Raise a glass Who doesn’t love a mug of mulled wine and tumbler or three of Baileys? I have a friend who makes their own version of the Irish cream liqueur, so I decided to give it a go. I googled several recipes, but as I do not drink dairy milk, deployed a little creativity and several tweaks. Sadly my plant-based replacements – almond milk and coconut cream – left my boozy concoction with the consistency of curdled milkshake, and tasting vile. I hoped my mulled wine – a bottle of Rioja heated through with various spices – would fare better. It smelled delicious as I let the flavours infuse for several hours on Gingerbread Decorative doors trail I love wreaths, and am in awe of people I once travelled home from Belgium with an who create seasonal ones all year round. elaborate gingerbread house on my lap. Everyone Due to the lack of forageable greenery in hated it, and it ended up on the bird table. I’m also my local woods, I consulted wreath and haunted by Christmas 2008 when I was awake at 3am on garland expert Catherine Nix, and Christmas Day trying to make a homemade house stick ordered a kit (myscentedhome.co.uk) to together, before finally propping it up at the back with a tin make my own. of beans. Both incidents made me vow: “No more Thankfully the box of gorgeously gingerbread houses”. This year, though, I decided to give fragranced cuttings of evergreens and them another chance, but to keep the stress levels down, I pine cones, as well as dried oranges bought some gingerbread mix from Waitrose, which was and cinnamon sticks, came with written only £4.45, and had a template printed on the box. instructions and a link to an online What could possibly go wrong? Baking the biscuits tutorial. It was so much fun to make and was easy. It was my construction skills that let the finished product was cheaper and far me down, but extra icing and Smarties superior to any shop-bought wreaths I’ve eventually hid my cowboy building. splashed out on in the past. VERDICT: Festive yes VERDICT: Festive yes a low heat, yet the taste did not meet my expectations. It was just warm wine with a very pungent smell. My verdict? Leave the Christmas tipples to the experts. VERDICT: Festive mess BAD TASTE Festive drink fail Christmas crafts Working on my level of experience, I googled “easy Christmas crafts for kids” to seek inspiration for making cards. A trip to my local Hobbycraft for supplies and an hour of joyous crafting later, I’d produced a herd of jolly red-nosed reindeer made from three lolly sticks and a red pompom apiece. My festive greeting could be ThE VERDICT Despite a few bumps along the way, homemade is definitely my default Christmas setting now – it cuts down on waste, and leaves you with a great sense of achievement, plus puts you in a festive mood in minutes. What’s not to love? written on the back, and the “card” hung on the recipient’s tree. “They’re actually quite sweet,” commented my biggest critic (son). High praise indeed. VERDICT: Festive yes

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 27 Dr MiriaM StopparD MINUTES ON... At last we understand how life-saving penicillin works Carbon monoxide poisoning What is it? It’s easy to be exposed to carbon monoxide and be unaware of it. Many years ago I was sleeping in a caravan and the gas heater was defective, and I was exposed to it. Another few hours and I’d have been a goner. This is because you can’t smell it, and carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when you’re breathing in too much of it. It accumulates in your bloodstream and replaces the oxygen in your red blood cells so you die from a lack of oxygen. What are the symptoms? Nausea and vomiting, dizziness, headache, shortness of breath, weakness, blurred vision, confusion, loss of consciousness. What causes it? Usually carbon monoxide poisoning is due to inhaling combustion fumes. When carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in your red blood cells, your body goes short of oxygen, especially the brain. What’s the treatment? Get affected people out into fresh air as soon as possible, which is what I did, gasping for breath. As a precaution, call an ambulance. In hospital you’ll breathe pure oxygen through a mask placed over your nose and mouth. To speed up replacing carbon monoxide with oxygen in your blood you may be placed in a pressurised oxygen chamber to help protect your heart and brain. Hyperbaric oxygen may also be crucial for pregnant women because unborn babies are more susceptible to damage from carbon monoxide poisoning. How can you prevent it? • Keep your fuel-burning appliances and engines properly vented. • Open the garage door before starting your car. • Install carbon monoxide detectors. • Use gas appliances as recommended. • Make sure you annually maintain all your gas appliances, including your boiler. Ever since penicillin was first used as a therapy in Sheffield in 1930 by Dr Cecil George Paine, a member of the University’s Pathology Department, many scientists, doctors and chemists have wondered how it worked. Well, now we have a good idea. Paine treated an eye infection in two babies with a crude extract from a penicillin-producing mould supplied by his lecturer, medical hero Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin in 1928 at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London. Fast forward and scientists from Sheffield University have now uncovered the mechanism which empowers antibiotics like penicillin to kill bacteria. Although the mechanism remained a mystery for the past 80 years, that hasn’t stopped antibiotics being lifesavers. The new findings are proving crucial in helping develop new therapies in the face of growing antimicrobial resistance, and have revealed for the first time how penicillin-like antibiotics (beta-lactam antibiotics) kill MRSA. They do so by creating holes in the cell wall of bacteria which enlarge as Ask Dr miriam QMy periods are extremely heavy and as I work in an open office I’m scared that a leak would show through my clothing. Tampons aren’t sufficient, I don’t like sanitary pads and I can’t find period products that work. What can I do? AWell, I have two suggestions. The first is a menstrual cup, a small silicone cup which fits inside you and catches the flow. It can be worn for 12 hours, even by someone like you with heavy periods. It’s environmentally friendly and you can use one if you think your period might be on its the cell grows, eventually killing the bacterium. The growth of these holes leads to loss of integrity of the cell wall, a feature which scientists now plan to exploit in order to create new drugs for antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Professor Simon Foster, from the University of Sheffield’s School of way. My second suggestion is to consider a Mirena IUD which can almost abolish your periods altogether. The progesterone-only or combined pill can also make your periods more predictable and less heavy. It would be easier for women if period products were freely available, and last year the Scottish parliament passed a law making sure such products are free. I believe a similar law should be passed in England so that women will find free menstrual products close to hand wherever they are at that time. CHARITY OF THE WEEK Independent Age Whatever happens as we get older, we all want to remain independent and live life on our own terms. That’s why, as well as offering regular friendly contact and a strong campaigning voice, Independent Age can provide you and your family with clear, free and impartial advice on the issues that matter – care and support, money and benefits, health and mobility. ■independentage.org ■ InterestIng numbers The dramatic impact of climate change in Brazil between 2000 and 2015 There were 200,000 hospital admissions for renal disease attributed to rising temperatures, leading researchers to call for more strategies to tackle climate change. WHAT’s THe DIFFerenCe beTWeen Bronchitis and pneumonia The major difference is that bronchitis affects your air passages while pneumonia impacts the tiny sacs deep in your lungs. Bronchitis is when air passages in your lungs become inflamed, often secondary to a viral infection such as a cold or the flu. When these airways (bronchioles) are inflamed they swell and begin to fill with mucus. This makes breathing difficult, you may wheeze and cough up green phlegm. Aching all over, a temperature and feeling exhausted are also common features. Biosciences, said: “Penicillin and other antibiotics in its class have been a centrepiece of human healthcare for over 80 years and have saved over 200 million lives. However, their use is severely threatened by the global spread of antimicrobial resistance. “Concentrating on the superbug MRSA, our research revealed that the antibiotics led to the formation of small holes that span the cell wall that gradually enlarge as part of growthassociated processes, eventually killing the bacteria. We also identified some enzymes involved in making the holes. “Our findings get to the heart of understanding how ‘‘ Looking at MRSA, drugs led to holes that enlarge and kill the bacteria existing antibiotics work and give us new avenues for further treatment development in the face of the global pandemic of antimicrobial resistance.” The team worked with a simple model for how the bacterial cell wall expands during growth, and came up with a theory for what happens when inhibited by antibiotics like penicillin. The predictions of this model were tested using a combination of approaches – some of them delving deep into cells themselves with high resolution atomic force microscopes. The research project led by Sheffield is another example of international scientific cooperation involving China, the Czech Republic and Canada, which is essential for conquering serious medical problems. Pneumonia on the other hand is an infection deep in your lungs which means oxygen and carbon dioxide can’t move easily to and fro between the lungs to the bloodstream. The most common type of pneumonia is viral which may be complicated by a bacterial infection. The symptoms are fever (up to 105F/40C), panting, shivering, sore muscles, cough and fatigue. You feel so much more ill than with bronchitis. miriam@mirror.co.uk @MiriamStoppard Sorry, but I can’t answer letters personally Assisted by Hajni Domokos

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 29 Let’s your do this community together corner Edited by siobHAnMcnAlly For some bizarre reason known only to our local council and the lining of its pockets, this year’s ice skating rink at our famous Christmas market in Winchester has been cancelled due to Covid. It’s fair to say that the market – while very pretty and Christmassy – mainly sells a lot of overpriced tat. Unless you think angora ear muffs are central to your existence. But the rink has been the only part of the market that the local kids love, and The Dark Lord is always first in line for a ticket. It’s just another bit of fun destroyed and blamed on Covid, and the rink area has been used instead to house yet more food stalls. Because as we all know, Covid doesn’t affect hundreds of adults standing around slurping mulled wine and stuffing their faces with German sausage. Anyway, we didn’t let the city burghers spoil our fun, and instead yesterday we drove up the motorway to visit the beautiful Hampton Court ice rink, and skated under the twinkly lights of Henry VIII’s Tudor palace. I’m sure fat cat Henry would also have approved of the Royal coffers being swelled by the extortionate price of our tickets – £35 for two for 45 minutes. I had to count my fingers when we left in case they’d taken those too! ■ ■ Email me at siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk or write to Community Corner, PO Box 791, Winchester SO23 3RP. Please note, if you send us photos of your grandchildren, we’ll also need permission of one of their parents to print them... Thanks! Yours, Siobhan thingS to online do The best part about joining a carol service online is that nobody can hear you murder the descant in Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. This week, there are two free virtual carol concerts to enjoy. The first is a star-studded event hosted by Shelter and filmed at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church in London. Streamed via Shelter’s website and YouTube channel, the One Voice concert starts at 7pm on Wednesday. An amazing 10,000 people tuned into to watch this very special performance last year, so make sure you sign up at england.shelter.org.uk. The second concert is being held at the Love Actually chapel in London’s Mayfair, made famous in the classic Christmas film, and is hosted by the world’s largest cleft-focused organisation, Smile Train. The hour-long service starts at 8pm on Thursday and promises to be a moving and joyful start to the festive season. To RSVP, visit smiletrain.org.uk/carols SWeeteSt pet Selfie deck the hallS You could be forgiven for thinking Mr and Mrs Christmas live in Newport, South Wales rather than the North Pole. It’s such a labour of love for Paul and Lynne Duncan turning their house into Santa’s grotto every year – including the kitchen and bathroom – that they have to start the job in early November. Lynne says, “We love Christmas and have a huge collection of decorations, having also inherited our parents’ hoard, and every year we add to them.” The couple, who sadly lost their beloved dog Tashi earlier this year, have even made the memorial planter a central part of their display in their own inimitable style. “We have lots of singing characters including a dog farting a Christmas tune next to Tashi,” they say. And some of the snowmen and Santas date back to the 1970s, including two wind-up music boxes featuring Santa dancing a jig. Among the hundreds of snow globes, festoons and garlands, Santa gnomes, singing bears and wind-up carol singers, the couple have a favourite. “Rudolph guiding Santa in his sleigh from the 1980s – Santa waves and Rudolph moves his head to the music,” says Lynne “We love our treasure trove and hope readers enjoy it too.” ■ We want to see your Christmas wonderland – from the local high street lights to trees at home. If it twinkles, take a snap and send it to me at siobhan.mcnally@ mirror.co.uk. sAntA PAws Tashi, above, is still close JOIN in and be a part of our amazing new community. Share your tips, pictures and hobbies, tell us the quote you live by, or nominate your hero of the day. Whatever is happening in your life and whatever you’re talking or thinking about, we want to hear it. Email us at siobhan.mcnally@mirror. co.uk, write to Community Corner, PO Box 791, Winchester SO23 3RP, or join the conversation on this Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/coronavirusnewsupdates CHAMP Hamish and owners at awards in 2013 “We lost our beloved Westie, Hamish McFee, four years ago and to this day he is still missed. Hamish was our family pet and a therapy dog who visited the stroke and elderly care wards in our local hospital in Croydon for 15 years. “He achieved so much in his life, even winning the inaugural Daily Mirror Animal Hero Awards in 2013 in the category of Caring Animal of the Year. “Missed by so many – a paw to hold and a heart that understood,” write Barry and Margaret Crossby from the Isle of Wight. ■ ■ Send a tribute to your much-missed pet to siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk. Writeto to reply ■ ■ The £25,000 advent calendar (Nov 29) is not only obscene, it’s useless. Anyone who could afford that money, wouldn’t even wear the jewellery inside it anyway as it would fall short of the posh stuff they normally buy. Ben Ball, Birmingham Ed: The phrase “more money than sense” was invented for just these occasions, Ben. ■ ■ I have been in tears reading about the beautiful cat Ellie that passed in February (Nov 29). What a beautiful cat, so loved and so missed. The paw on the face was the part that made me well up. Beautiful. Marylyne Brett, Langley, Berks. Ed: It’s such a cathartic process to write about the love and loss of your pet, which is why we’re here to help readers say goodbye. Our dogs and cats really are the best of us. ■ ■ I have been an avid reader of the Daily Mirror for the past 50 years. I was very impressed with the painting by Donald Holloway (Nov 30) as it depicts the truth of life under Margaret Thatcher. I would love to get a copy of this picture and also see any other pictures that he has painted. Andrew Holmes, by text Ed: I don’t have contact details for either of you, so please email me at siobhan. mcnally@mirror.co.uk, and I can put you in touch with each other. thought of the day Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he? It’S A WONdERFul lIFE

DM1ST 30 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 DEAR COLEEN dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk your problems solved Mum’s shunned me all my life so why do I feel guilty? tHe spark Has gone so do we Have to split? Dear Coleen My partner and I got together in our early 20s and we’ve been together just over 10 years. For most of that time we’ve been very happy, but the past few years have been a struggle, mostly because we’ve drifted apart and the closeness isn’t there any more. His job took him away a lot and gradually we just started to live different lives. The intimacy isn’t there, so sex is now very infrequent, and basically the spark seems to have gone from the relationship. We’ve both acknowledged where we are and feel desperately sad because we still love each other and are the best of friends. We’re just not working and it’s hard to face. Can you help? Coleen says It’s a really sad situation when you still love and respect each other and work as friends, but the romantic and intimate side of the relationship has fizzled out. You got together young, but people and circumstances change, so you might have reached a point in your relationship where you want different things. I think the first thing to ask yourselves is if the relationship is definitely over. If you’re finding it hard to face this decision, then relationship counselling would be a good idea. It sounds like you’re still good friends who care deeply for each other, so there’s no reason why you can’t keep that friendship if you do decide to split, once you’ve had some time apart and had a chance to establish yourselves outside of the relationship. Just be careful you don’t end up being too reliant on each other, as it might prevent you moving on with new partners. Dear Coleen I have always had a very difficult relationship with my mother, who is a challenging person to say the least. Growing up, she always made it clear I wasn’t her favourite child – that spot went to my younger brother – and it really scarred me. In fact, I had a lot of therapy in my early thirties – around the time I was having my own children – to deal with the baggage from my childhood. While I was never close to my mum, thankfully I got on brilliantly with my dad, but I left home as soon as I could and never looked back. Sadly, my dad died a few years ago, so I stopped going home altogether, as I only ever went to visit him and my mum wasn’t interested in seeing me anyway. The thing is, I’m wrestling with this awful guilt now because Christmas is coming up, she’s struggled through the pandemic on her own, she’s not in the best health and she barely knows my kids. I know I’m judged by people for not visiting her or including her in my family, but she has always been so cold “As a child she told me that she preferred my brother LOVE FACT Adjusting to life with a new baby can be a challenge, but according to a survey, almost three-quarters of parents (71%) admitted being reluctant to reach out and ask for help during the first few weeks. The poll from baby brand Stokke also found that 23% worried about being labelled a bad parent and 40% didn’t want others to think they couldn’t cope if they were to ask for help. PROBLEMS? Tell Coleen Nolan about them and she’ll give you an honest answer... every weekday in the Daily Mirror EmaiL: dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk – sorry, but Coleen can’t reply personally WRiTE TO: Coleen Nolan, The Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP to me – she even told me outright she preferred my brother and found me “hard work”, and she never had my back. I’ve felt rejected all my life. Have you any advice? He’s spoiling our ungrateful kids they have or to have realistic expectations. When it comes to Christmas, it might be a good idea to help him see that your kids are happy and cared for every day of the year, so there’s no need to be extravagant then. At the age your kids are, they can either become overwhelmed if there are too many presents or they just don’t appreciate them. I think experiences with your kids are more valuable than any gift, so perhaps plan some nice Coleen says things over the holidays to do together as a family – not Well, it’s obvious your husband everything has to cost the earth. wants to give his kids what he This is the stuff they will never had when he was growing remember, not some plastic toy. up and I get that. You could also encourage your It’s coming from a place of children to give back this love, but of course it’s not Christmas and raise or donate necessarily helping your children some money for children who to grow up appreciating what are less fortunate than them. Dear Coleen My husband came from a pretty poor background and his mum brought him up alone after his dad walked out on them when he was a baby. We now have two children of our own, aged five and seven, and my husband dotes on the pair of them. He’s a great dad, but he does spoil them with material things and it’s starting to show in my son’s behaviour. He just expects to be given everything he wants and if he doesn’t get it, he’ll throw an almighty tantrum and be extremely rude. My husband has done well for himself through hard work and just wants to give his kids what he didn’t have, but it’s ruining them. He’s already gone overboard with Christmas presents and we’ve argued over it. Any advice? Coleen says Firstly, you shouldn’t care about what other people think – they don’t know the full story and they didn’t have to grow up being rejected by their mum. They won’t know what it feels like to be in your situation. It’s very sad all round because your mum has missed out on so much – a good relationship with you and with your children. And, of course, you’ve missed out on having a nurturing mother in your life. It doesn’t sound to me as if you have anything to feel guilty for and feeling like this is a waste of time. If you want to see your mum to try to strike up a more positive relationship and work through things from the past, those are good reasons, but don’t do it out of guilt. Perhaps what you need to think about is how you’ll feel if your mum gets ill or passes away – would you wish you’d had the opportunity to talk things over with her? Of course, you could try with your mum and she might reject you again, which I’m sure you’ve thought of and perhaps that’s what’s stopping you from trying. You don’t mention what your relationship with your brother is like, but could it be worth talking things over with him? Particularly because he has a good relationship with her and she’ll listen to him. Sign up to my newsletter! I’m excited to let you know that I’ve launched a fab newsletter, which I hope you’ll sign up to receive once a week via email. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on love, life and relationships, as well as my pick of the week’s readers’ problems. Sign up by visiting mirror.co.uk/coleen

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 31 TODAY’S Tv with SARA wALLIS EMMERDALE ITV, 7pm Feeling bereft without Ben and aware that nothing will bring him back, Aaron struggles to find the strength to support Liv in court. Outside the building, he needs some time alone to compose himself before going in. Back at the Woolpack, Chas expresses to Cain her worries over Aaron’s detached mental state, fearing he’ll do a runner. And Manpreet is shocked when Ethan informs her that Meena urged him not to contact his mum, and is playing games with his happiness. WHO’S NExT? Detective Sergeant Rose, played by Henry Lloyd-Hughes Pick of the day SEqUIN Mimi has big ideas for the party CORONATION STREET ITV, 7.30pm and 8.30pm As Amy and Asha scroll through Daisy’s Insta photos, admiring her tiny waist, Summers puts down her sandwich. But later, she starts swaying while she’s with Daniel and admits she skipped lunch. Fiz is put out to find that Phill and his mum Mimi are drawing up plans for his party and ordering hideous party dresses for her and the girls. And Emma is worried about Curtis’s health when he says he’s going to train for the Three Peaks Challenge for Oliver’s fund. EASTENDERS BBC1, 8pm Phil tells Kat the truth about Vincent, explaining that he didn’t kill him. She tells him to tell Kim everything, which he does. But Kim is so angry, she tells Denise and Jack she wants Phil to pay for his involvement. There’s another shock for Kim when she catches sight of Pearl’s school invoice and the penny drops. Elsewhere, Rainie notices Stuart acting strangely as he receives a text confirming his doctor’s appointment. In the doctor’s office, he finds out the truth. In the Daily Mirror Saturday 11 DECEMBER 2021 BARING ALL Meet the stars stripping off for a good cause HUNT DI Emily Baxter Thriller that’s all sewn up BOILING Colin and Cathy don’t want veggie RAGDOLL Alibi, 9pm A SERIAL killer is cutting up his victims and stitching them together in this creepy thriller that’s not for the squeamish. The London-set series, based on the novel by Daniel Cole and made by the producers of Killing Eve, begins with a man burning to death – which gives you some indication of how this is all going to pan out. Badly. Before we meet the Ragdoll Killer, we’re introduced to the Cremation Killer, who sets his victims alight but is caught by Detective Sergeant Nathan Rose (Henry Lloyd-Hughes). Unfortunately, creepy cremation guy is let off on a technicality, leaving the poor cop traumatised. After a spot of therapy, DS Rose manages to return to work just in time to join the Ragdoll case, which has conveniently kicked off with a body turning up in the flats opposite his. DS Rose, DI Baxter (Thalissa Teixeira) FOOD UNWRAPPED’S CHRISTMAS CRACKER Channel 4, 8pm ’Tis the season for festive specials, and this one sees the Food Unwrapped team reveal fascinating facts behind some of our favourite festive food. It’s a time when we splash out on the most indulgent grub the supermarkets have to offer, but are these luxuries really worth it? From starter to main course, pudding and tipple, the team is on hand to investigate so that we can just eat, drink and be merry. Matt Tebbutt and DC Edmunds (Lucy Hale) start on the trail of the Ragdoll Killer, who has six more victims on their hit list. And who might one of those people be? Yes, DS Rose. Could it all possibly link to the Cremation Killer case? Quite likely. It’s a format we know all too well. For the team it’s a race against time to find the victims and track down the killer before he strikes again. It all ties together nicely, creating a gruesome thriller to keep you watching. is in Portugal, wondering how long an unfinished bottle of port stays drinkable for from one Christmas to the next. Jimmy Doherty finds out why red cabbage is so very… Christmas. Briony May Williams travels to Germany to uncover the secrets to making a perfect stollen. Kate Quilton tries out some inventive glazes to add some wham-bam to your seasonal ham. And Briony also uncovers an invention that might just help with any national shortage of pigs in blankets. ‘ENDER THE ROAD As Tiffany Butcher leaves Albert Square this week, actress MAiSie SMiTh opens up about her emotional farewell All the new shows, soap news and 7-day listings More TV and film news online at mirror.co.uk/tv TWO DOORS DOWN BBC2, 10pm Arabella Weir, Doon Mackichan and Alex Norton star in new episodes of this hit Scottish sitcom. In the first episode tonight, Beth is cooking up a storm, making a vegetarian curry to celebrate Ian and Gordon’s anniversary. She’s never made such a dish before, but it’s going to be fine. But when the boys arrive, it’s Ian’s black eye that catches mum and dad’s attention. The night then starts to spiral as Cathy and Colin invite themselves over and Christine turns up with a dodgy stomach demanding to know if Beth’s kitchen is clean. When questioned about the black eye, Gordon lets slip that Ian was in a fight and is then forced to confess he didn’t jump in to defend his partner. Later, when Cathy and Colin discover it’s not only a vegetarian curry but a mild one, they blame Gordon for everything and take matters into their own hands, completely hijacking what should have been a quiet family meal. CHEERS The team gets in the Christmas food spirit

32 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 All programmes Today’s are listed in TV Greenwich Mean Time previews (GMT). are Apart on from in the Portugal, previous programmes are one hour page later than listed film ratings ★★★★★ Brilliant ★★★★ Very Good ★★★ Good ★★ Average ★ Bad (R) Repeat DM1ST BBC One BBC Two ITV Channel 4 Channel 5 6.00am Breakfast News headlines. 9.15 Morning Live Magazine. 10.00 Claimed and Shamed (R) 10.45 Fraud Squad A woman who pretended she could barely move to claim benefits. (R) 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer With Martin Roberts. (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt Charlie Ross presents from Hele near Exeter. Last in the series. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 Regional News; Weather 1.45 Doctors An old face makes a surprise return as protests erupt against the Mill. 2.15 The Tournament Quiz. 3.00 Escape to the Country Nicki Chapman helps a globetrotting couple to find a home in the Oxfordshire countryside. 3.45 Virtually Home Kunal Trehan comes up with a new look for a dingy hallway in Surrey. 4.30 The Repair Shop A precious Indian stringed instrument. (R) 5.15 Pointless Quiz show. (R) 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Regional News; Weather 6.30am The Tournament Quiz. (R) 7.15 Bargain Hunt (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Mary Berry – Love to Cook (R) 8.30 Sign Zone: Between the Covers Sara Cox hosts. (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 Headlines. 10.00 BBC News Headlines. 12.15pm Politics Live Updates. 1.00 The Best Christmas Food Ever With Angellica Bell. (R) 1.45 Eggheads Quiz show. (R) 2.15 Vintage Antiques Roadshow The team values more rarities. (R) 3.00 Heir Hunters Documentary. (R) 3.45 Great British Menu (R) 4.45 The Wonder of Animals The capabilities of bears. (R) 5.15 Flog It! Paul Martin finds out about the scandalous Georgians of Lydiard Park. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Rickie Haywood- Williams, Sally Phillips, Vikki Stone and Dan Walker. 6.30 Strictly: It Takes Two Weekday fanzine devoted to the ballroom dancing show. 6.00am Good Morning Britain News, current affairs and lifestyle features. 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment, current affairs and fashion. 10.00 This Morning A mix of celebrity chat, lifestyle features and competitions. Including Local Weather. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate with the panel. 1.30 ITV News; Weather 1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson and the team visit Newcastle racecourse. 3.00 Lingo Luton husband and wife Mark and Jheanell, Pete and his daughter Sam from Coventry, and friends Banita and Seema from London take part in the quiz. Adil Ray hosts. 3.59 Regional Weather 4.00 Tipping Point Quiz show, hosted by Ben Shephard. 5.00 The Chase Richard, Abbi, Dave and Alison take part. 6.00 Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 6.10am Countdown Alastair Campbell appears in Dictionary Corner. (R) 6.50 The Big Bang Theory (R) 7.35 The King of Queens (R) 9.00 Frasier Triple bill. (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA (R) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch Steph McGovern presents the weekday magazine. 2.10 Countdown Craig Charles is in Dictionary Corner. 3.00 Moneybags Quiz show, hosted by Craig Charles. 4.00 A Place in the Sun Ben Hillman helps a couple find a holiday home in Vera. (R) 5.00 Four in a Bed The competition kicks off in Holsworthy, Devon. (R) 5.30 Bidding Wars Teams to compete to win pallets of goods to sell on for profit. 6.00 The Simpsons Mr Burns fears Doomsday is coming. 6.30 Hollyoaks Theresa worries about Nana McQueen. (R) 6.00am Milkshake! Children’s TV. 9.15 Jeremy Vine Discussion. 11.15 FILM Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses (2019, PG) A decorator falls for a businessman while working on his property. Romantic comedy, starring Jill Wagner and Matthew Davis. ★★★ 1.00 Neighbours See 6.00pm for details. 1.30 FILM A Christmas Break (2020, PG) Premiere. Teacher Addison Tate hopes for a festive miracle as officials decide to close her school. Romantic drama, starring Cindy Sampson. ★★ 3.15 FILM Angel Falls: A Novel Christmas (2019, PG) Premiere. A book editor must work with a former rival to help a budding writer find her way. Festive drama, starring Jen Lilley and Carlo Marks. ★★★ 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 6.00 Neighbours Terese allows herself one dance with Paul while at the Police Ball. (R) 6.30 Meerkat Manor The struggles faced by the animals. 7 8 9 10 11 12 midnight 7.00 The One Show Jermaine Jenas and Lauren Laverne present the first visit of the week to the One Show studio. 7.30 Crisis in Care: Follow the Money – Panorama In-depth current affairs report covering a story behind the headlines. 8.00 EastEnders Kim questions everyone around her, Iqra makes a goodwill gesture, and Stuart gets worrying news. 8.20 Outnumbered Christmas special from 2011. The Brockmans plan to spend Christmas in the sun. (R) 9.00 You Don’t Know Me Having stepped down from the dock to present his own closing speech, Hero continues to present his own truth to the jury. His account of events tells a very different story to that of the prosecution. 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.25 Regional News; Weather 10.35 The Richard Dimbleby Lecture Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert delivers the 44th Richard Dimbleby lecture from Oxford, talking about creating a Covid-19 vaccine in less than a year. The vaccine has now been used in more than 170 countries around the world after a groundbreaking partnership between Oxford University and AstraZeneca. 11.30 The Apprentice Australia The celebrities are given a truckload of one item, and they need to turn it into something they can sell. 12.40am The Graham Norton Show. The host is joined by Tom Holland, Zendaya, Henry Cavill and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Plus, Little Mix perform Between Us. (R) 1.25 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.30-6.00am BBC News 7.00 Villages by the Sea Ben Robinson discovers how boat building shaped the village of Arnside on the River Kent. (R) 7.30 Mastermind Specialist subjects include the musical Hamilton, and James Craig, Viscount Craigavon. 8.00 Only Connect The Golfers take on the Scrubs in the second quarter-final match. 8.30 University Challenge Two more teams battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals as the second-round continues. Jeremy Paxman hosts. 9.00 Forensics: The Real CSI The documentary following investigations into serious crimes returns after a break, with West Midlands police needing forensics to identify the killer of two men whose bodies were found in a car. 10.00 NEW Two Doors Down Beth and Eric celebrate Ian and Gordon’s anniversary, but Cathy and Colin invite themselves over and Christine turns up too. Return of the comedy, with Arabella Weir. 10.30 Newsnight News stories. 11.15 Universe Brian Cox asks how the universe came to be. He explores how discoveries have helped scientists understand how we came to be here and the technology they have used along the way. Last in series. (R) 12.15am Sign Zone: Countryfile. Marking 300 years since the death of master carver Grinling Gibbons. (R) 1.15 Sign Zone: What We Do in the Shadows. Justice is served, both for the vampires and also in small claims court. Starring Kayvan Novak. (R) 1.40-6.30am This Is BBC Two 7.00 Emmerdale Aaron has a huge decision to make, and Sam is distraught to think he may have lost Lydia for good. 7.30 Coronation Street Max keeps Summer and Daniel under close surveillance. Fiz feels ambushed by Mimi. 8.00 Gino’s Italian Family Adventure Gino D’Acampo and daughter Mia head to Gallura in Sardinia. 8.30 Coronation Street Max publicly accuses Daniel of improper conduct during the school’s Ice Ball. Fiz bemoans Phill’s lack of support for her against his mother, and Michael’s parents inform him that Grace no longer wants Glory. 9.00 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! The contestants continue to face their fears head on as they brave everything that is thrown at them at Gwrych Castle in Abergele on the North Wales coast, all in the hope of being crowned this year’s King or Queen of the Castle. Ant and Dec present. 10.20 ITV News; Weather 10.55 Regional News; Weather 11.05 The Murder of Alex Rodda: Social Media Murders The killing of the 15-year-old, who was groomed by Matthew Mason, who murdered Alex as he wanted to keep their relationship secret. (R) 12.00m’t Moneyball 12.50 Home Shopping 3.00 FYI Extra. Short bulletin rounding up the day’s stories. 3.15 Loose Women. Celebrity interviews and studio discussion from a female perspective. (R) 4.05 Unwind with ITV 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Quiz show, hosted by Ben Shephard. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News A round-up of the latest headlines, in-depth interviews and analysis of political developments and current affairs. Plus, the day’s leading sports stories and up-tothe-minute weather reports. 8.00 Food Unwrapped’s Christmas Cracker Fascinating facts behind festive food. Briony May Williams uncovers the secret to a perfect stollen, and Matt Tebbutt finds out how long a bottle of port stays drinkable. 9.00 Guy’s Garage Guy Martin transforms a Land Rover Defender into an off-road racer. He puts his creation through its paces on a course, but as torrential rain turns the roads to mud, simply staying on track is challenging enough. 10.00 Along for the Ride with David O’Doherty Mel Giedroyc joins David on a two-wheeled trip along the Northumberland coast, ending up at the tidal Holy Island, but crossing rivers on a bicycle proves tougher than it looks. 11.00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Sean Lock and Harry Hill take on Jon Richardson and Rose Matafeo, while Alex Horne and the Horne Section join Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Hosted by Jimmy Carr. (R) 12.05am Walter Presents: Partisan. Nicole is forced to face up to a new side of Jordnara. 1.00 Gogglebox (R) 1.55 FILM Farming (2018, 18) Premiere. Drama, starring Damson Idris. ★★★ 3.45 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces (R) 4.40 Couples Come Dine with Me (R) 5.35-6.00am A Place in the Sun (R) 7.00 UK’s Strongest Man 2021 Action from the final of the three-day competition in Milton Keynes. The disciplines taking place included the Brick Deadlift, Atlas Stones and Anvil and Anchor Medley. Last in series. 8.00 NEW Live: Winter on the Farm Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson follow life at Cannon Hall Farm with brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson, who are preparing their animals for a crucial season – one that can make or break their farm. 9.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts A new system is introduced at Barnsley casualty, with Sister Benita taking on the role of team leader for the first time, and a new ‘Wobble Room’ opening. 10.00 Inside the Force: 24/7 Response officers Sgt Mike Templeman and PC Becky Hill deal with a series of assaults, including a racially aggravated attack in the city centre and an incident that has left a flat covered in blood. (R) 11.05 FILM The Dead Pool (1988, 18) Uncompromising detective ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan hunts the ringleaders behind a bizarre death lottery. Action thriller, starring Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson and Patricia Clarkson. ★★★ 1.00 LIVE NFL: Monday Night Football. Buffalo Bills v New England Patriots (kick-off 1.15am). Coverage of the AFC East encounter, which takes place at Highmark Stadium. 4.30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges (R) 4.45 House Doctor (R) 5.10-6.00am Britain’s Greatest Bridges (R)

mirror.co.uk Freeview 6 Freeview 27 ITV2 ITVBe 6.00am Love Bites 7.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8.00 Emmerdale 8.30 Coronation Street 9.30 Supermarket Sweep 10.30 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 11.45 Catchphrase 12.30pm Emmerdale 1.00 Coronation Street 2.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3.00 Catchphrase 3.45 I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 5.00 The Voice USA 7.00 Superstore Double bill of comedy. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill of fun. 9.00 Family Guy The Griffins prepare for the Christmas by decorating their tree. 9.30 American Dad! Animated comedy. 10.00 Bad Boy Chiller Crew 10.45 Killer Camp The contestants take part in a disgusting food challenge. 11.40 Family Guy Part one of two. Stewie takes revenge on Father Christmas. 12.10am Family Guy 12.40 American Dad! 1.05 Peckham’s Finest. Mojo is set up on a blind date. 1.50 Bob’s Burgers 2.40 Superstore 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping Dave E4 Freeview 19 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Last Stop Garage 7.35 Yianni: Supercar Customiser 8.00 Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul 9.00 Storage Hunters UK 10.00 American Pickers 11.00 Top Gear 1.00pm QI XL 2.00 Scrapyard Supercar 3.00 Top Gear 5.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. A culinary tour of France. 6.00 QI XL Featuring guests Aisling Bea, Holly Walsh and Nikki Bedi. 7.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA 8.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Amanda Abbington, Michael Buerk, Shappi Khorsandi and Elis James. 8.40 Would I Lie to You? With Ben Miller, Henning Wehn and Doon Mackichan. 9.20 QI With Katy Brand and Sue Perkins. 10.00 Would I Lie to You? Double bill. 11.20 Mock the Week With Tom Allen. 12.00m’t Mock the Week 12.40 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 1.40 This Country 2.20 Hypothetical 3.05 Sin City Motors 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping 6.00am Hollyoaks 7.00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 8.00 Baby Daddy 9.00 How I Met Your Mother 10.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 The Goldbergs 12.00noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.00 The Big Bang Theory: four episode. 3.00 Mike & Molly 4.00 The Goldbergs 5.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: double bill 6.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 7.00 Hollyoaks Theresa comforts Misbah. 7.30 Young Sheldon Pastor Jeff and Robin make hesitant plans to marry, seeking Mary’s help for a cheap wedding. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 9.00 Made in Chelsea Reality series. 10.00 Derry Girls Double bill. 11.10 Pete & Sam’s Reality News 11.30 Gogglebox Opinions on TV. 12.35am Naked Attraction 1.35 Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist 2.30 Made in Chelsea 3.25 The 100 4.15 The Big Bang Theory: double bill 5.05-6.00am How I Met Your Mother: double bill WALES As BBC1 except: 1.30-1.45pm BBC Wales Today; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Wales Today; Weather 7.30-8.00 NEW The Asian Welsh. Onkar Singh Purewal presents a social history of Wales’ Asian communities. 8.20 Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking 8.30-9.00 Crisis in Care: Follow the Money – Panorama. Current affairs report. 10.25 BBC Wales Today; Weather 10.35 In My Skin. Bethan helps her mother. Last in the series. 11.20 The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 12.20-1.30am The Apprentice Australia MERIDIAN As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Meridian 6.00-6.30 ITV News Meridian 10.55-11.05pm ITV News Meridian CENTRAL As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Central 6.00-6.30 ITV News Central 10.55-11.05pm ITV News Central ITV WALES As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Cymru Wales. The latest reports. 6.00-6.30 ITV News Wales at Six 8.00-8.30 Wales This Week. Current affairs. 10.50 ITV News Cymru Wales 11.05 Sharp End 11.35pm-12.00m’t Gino’s Italian Family Adventure. Gino D’Acampo and daughter Mia head to Gallura in northern Sardinia. Variations & S4C 7.00am The Real Housewives of Cheshire 8.00 Buying and Selling 9.00 LittleBe 12.00noon Unboxed 12.30 The Real Housewives of Orange County 1.25 The Real Housewives of Cheshire 2.25 The Only Way Is Essex 3.10 The Real Housewives of New York City 5.00 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6.00 Masters of Flip Dave and Kortney disagree over how to handle a project. 7.00 Buying and Selling Fireman Dan and nurse Olivia need their home revamping. 8.00 Dinner Date Lauren is given five menus constructed by a quintet of potential sweethearts, and must decide which three she would like to meet. 9.00 The Real Housewives of Cheshire 10.00 Love Island: Australia The contestants try to process the fallout from Aaron’s shocking decision. 11.15 Growing Up Chrisley Double bill. 12.15am The Only Way Is Essex. Reality series. 1.00-7.00am Teleshopping Drama More4 Freeview 20 6.00am Teleshopping 7.20 Bread 8.35 The Bill 9.35 Classic Holby City 10.55 Classic Casualty 12.00noon The Bill 1.00 Classic EastEnders 2.15 Peak Practice 3.20 All Creatures Great and Small 4.20 Pie in the Sky 5.25 Just Good Friends 6.00 ’Allo ’Allo! Double bill of comedy. 7.20 Last of the Summer Wine Longrunning comedy, starring Brian Wilde. 8.00 Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators Frank and Lu must recover a precious jewel and a rebellious teenager before midnight strikes at Lady Bede’s End of Summer Ball. Mark Benton stars. 9.00 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates A persecuted pensioner seeks his long-lost sister. Drama, with Patricia Routledge. 10.00 New Tricks The detectives reinvestigate a 30-year-old heist. 11.20 Bad Girls Part one of two. Police investigate Jim Fenner’s murder. 12.55am The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2.55-4.00am New Tricks Freeview 13 Freeview 18 8.55am A Place in the Sun 9.30 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 10.30 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 11.35 Grand Designs 12.40pm Four in a Bed: five episodes 3.20 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 5.30 NEW The Great Australian Bake Off 6.55 Escape to the Chateau Dick and Angel await the arrival of their guests. 7.55 Grand Designs A house built out of shipping containers on a farm in Co Derry. 9.00 Christmas at Chatsworth House 2020 Documentary following preparations for Christmas festivities. 10.00 The Storms That Stole Christmas The stories of those who bore the brunt of the weather over Christmas 2013. 11.05 24 Hours in A&E A resident at a neurological hospital is rushed to St George’s struggling to breathe. 12.05am Emergency Helicopter Medics. Documentary. 1.15 Christmas at Chatsworth House 2020 2.15 24 Hours in A&E 3.20-3.45am Food Unwrapped WEST As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country 10.55-11.05pm ITV News West Country ANGLIA As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Anglia 6.00-6.30 ITV News Anglia 10.55-11.05pm ITV News Anglia; Weather WESTCOUNTRY As ITV except: 1.55- 2.00pm ITV News West Country. The latest reports. 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country 10.55-11.05pm ITV News West Country S4C 6.00am Cyw 12.00noon Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 12.05pm Bwyd Epic Chris 12.30 Heno 1.00 Cegin Bryn 1.30 Cymru, Dad a Fi 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 2.05 Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 3.05 Laura McAllister: Gem Gyfartal 4.00 Awr Fawr 5.00 Stwnsh 6.00 Byd o Liw: Cestyll 6.30 Sain Ffagan 6.57 Newyddion S4C 7.00 Heno 7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 8.00 Adre 8.25 Richard Holt: Yr Academi Felys. Richard runs rings around the four remaining bakers. 8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 9.00 Ffermio. Agricultural issues. 9.35 Nadolig y Paith. With Argentinean tenor Jose Cura. 10.35 Sgorio 11.05pm-12.10am Y Stiwdio Grefftau DM1ST BBC4 Freeview 9 7.00pm Christmas University Challenge Graduates from Christ’s College, Cambridge takes on St John’s College, Oxford. 7.30 The Joy of Painting: Winter Specials Bob Ross paints a landscape depicting winter’s thaw. 8.00 Britain’s Lost Masterpieces A painting from the 1770s at the Manchester Art Gallery. 9.00 Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons Dr Janina Ramirez investigates the development of Anglo-Saxon art. 10.00 Charles Dickens’ The Signalman Supernatural drama. 10.40 The Lost Ghost Story with Mark Gatiss The actor and writer examines the life and career of celebrated author MR James. 11.40 Secrets of Bones 12.10am Guilt 1.10 Britain’s Lost Masterpieces 2.10-3.10am Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons 5 USA 6.00am TJC 9.00 Murder, She Wrote 10.00 NCIS 11.55 Entertainment News on 5 12.00noon Law & Order 6.00 NCIS Four episodes. While Gibbs attends the memorial service for a friend lost at sea, he finds that the deceased man had been hiding in a fallout shelter after his boat was attacked and swam to shore; the team searches for Director Vance’s whereabouts; a Navy lieutenant is found murdered; one of the NCIS agents becomes starstruck. 10.00 Grey’s Anatomy Two episodes. A train crash causes chaos; a male patient appears to be pregnant. 11.55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Chief Garland is conflicted. 12.50am Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.50 Gone 2.50 Chicago PD 3.35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 3.55 Entertainment News on 5 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping THE SIGN OF LEGALLY REGISTERED GAS SAFE ENGINEERS Check your gas engineer at GasSafeRegister.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 33 Sky Arts Freeview 21 F’view 11 6.00am Hollywood: Singing and Dancing 7.10 Valery Gergiev Conducts Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 10.00 Discovering: Rock Hudson 11.00 Bafta: Life in Pictures 12.00noon Billy Wilder: Nobody’s Perfect 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected 2.00 Discovering 3.00 Inside Art: Bristol Street Art at M Shed 4.00 Buddy Holly: Music Icons 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star 5.00 Tales of the Unexpected 6.00 Discovering: Jean Harlow 7.00 Inside Art: Steggles Brothers at Beecroft Southend 7.30 Neil Diamond: Music Icons 8.00 Andre Rieu: European Dream 9.00 Andre Rieu: My Musical Year 10.00 Classic Albums Documentary. 11.15 Guy Garvey: From the Vaults 12.15am Discovering: John Malkovich 1.15-2.15am Sky Arts Book Club

34 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 Sport Sky Sports Main Event 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. Coverage of the fourth day of the Second Test, which takes place at Wankhede Stadium. 7.45 LIVE Big Bash League Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. Coverage of the T20 match at Manuka Oval in Canberra. 12.15pm The Football Show 1.00 Sky Sports News 7.00 LIVE MNF Everton v Arsenal (kick-off 8.00pm). 11.00 Sky Sports News 12.00m’t Total Access 1.00 LIVE NFL Buffalo Bills v New England Patriots (Kick-off 1.15am). At Highmark Stadium. 4.30-6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. Coverage of the fifth day of the Second Test, which takes place at Wankhede Stadium. Sky Sports Cricket 6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. 11.30 The Fletcher Years 12.00noon Best of ICC WT20 1.00 Talking Cricket 1.30 Big Bash League 5.30 Test Cricket 6.30 Big Bash League 10.30 Test Cricket 11.30 Meet The Winfield-Hills 11.45 My Icon 12.00m’t Ashes Regained: Cook’s Redemption 2.00 Best of The IPL 2015 2.25 Best of The 2018 IPL 2.50 Test Cricket 3.50-6.00am LIVE Test Cricket India v New Zealand. The fifth day of the Second Test, which takes place at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sky Sports Football 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 6.45 SPFL Greatest Games 7.00 Football’s Greatest Players 7.30 Football Countdowns 8.00 Football Years 8.30 Bundesliga 9.00 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 9.15 SPFL 12.30pm EFL Highlights 12.45 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 1.00 SPFL Highlights 1.15 EFL Highlights 2.00 EFL Cup Final 12 3.00 EFL Highlights 3.15 EFL 6.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 6.30 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 6.45 SPFL Highlights 7.00 Bundesliga Highlights Show 8.00 Bundesliga 8.30 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 9.00 Scottish Premiership Round-Up 9.15 SPFL Highlights 9.30 Bundesliga Highlights Show 10.30 MLS Round-Up Show 11.00 Soccer AM: The Best Bits 11.30 EFL Greatest Games 12.00m’t Retro C’Ship 12 2.00 Championship Season Review 15/16. Highlights. 3.00 EFL Play Off Finals C’Ship 19/20 4.00 EFL Play Off Final League 1 19/20 5.00-6.00am EFL Play-Off Final: League 2 19/20 BT Sport 1 6.00am Premier League Review 7.00 WWE NXT Highlights 8.00 ESPN FC 8.30 Premier League 10.00 Vitality Women’s FA Cup 11.30 Ashes Daily. A look ahead to the 2021/22 series. 12.00noon ESPN FC 12.30 Premier League Review 1.30 Ultimate Goal 6.30 Vitality Women’s FA Cup 8.00 LIVE The Action Woman Show Coverage of the Action Woman of the Year Awards. 9.00 Ultimate Goal 10.00 Rugby Tonight 10.45 What I Wore 11.00 WWE Raw Highlights 12.00m’t WWE SmackDown Highlights 1.00 LIVE WWE Monday Night Raw 4.15 Ariel Helwani Meets 5.15 BT Sport Goals Reload 5.30-6.00am Kite Masters BT Sport 2 6.00am UEFA Champions League Magazine 6.30 UEFA Europa League Magazine 7.30 French Women’s Division 1 8.30 Spanish Women’s Primera Division 9.30 MotoGP. Valentino Rossi’s illustrious career. 10.30 Badminton 12.30pm BT Sport Fight Night 2.30 WRC Review 3.30 Premier League Review 4.30 Ligue 1 Highlights. A look back at all the recent action. 5.30 LIVE Serie A Empoli v Udinese (kick-off 5.30pm). Coverage of the Italian top-flight clash from Stadio comuale Carlo Castellani . 7.30 LIVE Serie A Cagliari v Torino (kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the Italian top-flight clash. 9.45 BT Sport Goals Reload 10.15 Ashes Daily 10.45 WRC Review 11.45 What I Wore 12.00m’t Kite Masters 12.30 BT Sport Goals Reload 1.00 Fishing: On The Bank 2.00 Sailing – Transat Jacques Vabre Highlights 2.30 Rugby Tonight 3.15 BT Sport Goals Reload 3.30 UFC – The Walk 4.00-6.00am What Went Down Eurosport 1 6.00am Alpine Skiing 8.00 Snooker: Scottish Open Final. 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Boreham Wood v St Albans City (kick-off 7.45pm). 10.00 FILM Half Past Dead (2002/15) Action adventure, starring Steven Seagal. ★★ 12.05am FILM Rush Hour 2 (2001/12) Action comedy sequel, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. ★★★ 1.55 Motorsport UK 2.55-3.00am Unwind with ITV 5STAR Freeview 31 8.00am Criminals: Caught on Camera 8.25 Judge Judy 12.00noon Traffic Cops 2.00 Police Interceptors 5.00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 6.00 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law 7.00 Filthy Garden SOS 8.00 Nick Knowles’ Better Homes. Nick and his team of experts tackle organisation in the home. 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Alice suggests an unconventional nativity play. 9.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys 9.40 The Royle Family: The Golden Egg Cup 11.00 Knowing Me, Knowing Yule – With Alan Partridge 12.00m’t Mrs Brown’s Boys 12.40 The Vicar of Dibley 1.35 The Royle Family: The Golden Egg Cup 2.45-4.00am Knowing Me, Knowing Yule – With Alan Partridge Yesterday Freeview 26 6.00am Hidden Traces 8.00 Railway Murders 9.00 Bangers and Cash 10.00 Warbird Workshop 11.00 Hornby: A Model World 12.00noon Great British Railway Journeys 2.00 Abandoned Engineering 4.00 World War Two From Above 5.00 Rise of the Nazis 6.00 Great British Railway Journeys 7.00 Abandoned Engineering 8.00 Great British Landmark Fixers 9.00 Hornby: A Model World 10.00 Great British Railway Journeys 11.00 Secrets of the Transport Museum. 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Action thriller, starring Matt Damon. ★★★★ 11.25 Topsy-Turvy (1999/12) Drama, starring Jim Broadbent. ★★★★★ 2.40-4.00am My Life as a Courgette (2016/ PG) Animation, with the voices of Gaspard Schlatter and Sixtine Murat. ★★★★ Sky Cinema Premiere 6.50am Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019/PG) Family crime drama, starring Sophia Lillis and Zoe Renee. ★★★ 8.40 8 Bit Christmas (2021/PG) See 6.15pm for details. ★★★ 10.30 Miss Marx (2020/15) See 10.00pm for details. ★★★ 12.30pm Godzilla vs. Kong (2021/12) See 8.00pm for details. ★★★ 2.40 Trauma Centre (2019/15) Action thriller, starring Nicky Whelan and Bruce Willis. ★★ 4.20 Nowhere Special (2020/12) Drama, with James Norton and Daniel Lamont. ★★★★ 6.15 8 Bit Christmas (2021/PG) Family comedy, starring Steve Zahn. ★★★ 8.00 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021/12) Sci-fi adventure, with Alexander Skarsgard. ★★★ 10.00 Miss Marx (2020/15) Premiere. Biopic of Eleanor Marx, starring Romola Garai. ★★★ 12.00m’t Sound of Violence (2021/18) Horror, starring Jasmin Savoy Brown. ★★★ 1.40am Nowhere Special (2020/12) See 4.20pm for details. ★★★★ 3.25 Trauma Centre (2019/15) See 2.40pm for details. ★★ 5.05-7.00am Wander (2020/15) Thriller, starring Aaron Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones. ★★★ Sky Cinema Christmas 4.55pm Scrooged (1988/PG) Comedy, starring Bill Murray and Karen Allen. ★★★ 6.40 How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996/U) Animation, with Mary Tyler Moore. ★★★ 8.00 A Boy Called Christmas (2021/PG) An ordinary boy sets out on an extraordinary adventure to find his father, who is on a quest to discover a fabled village. Festive family adventure, with Henry Lawfull. ★★★ 9.50 The Night Before (2015/15) Comedy, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. ★★★ 11.45 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas: Extended Version (2011/18) Comedy, starring John Cho and Kal Penn. ★★★ 1.25am Jingle All the Way (1996/PG) Comedy, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. ★★★ 3.10 The Ultimate: Christmas Movies 4.10-6.10am How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000/PG) Comedy, starring Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen. ★★★★ Sky Cinema Family 4.10pm Matilda (1996/PG) Children’s fantasy comedy, starring Mara Wilson. ★★★★ 6.00 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001/PG) Fantasy adventure, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Rickman. ★★★★ 8.35 Look Who’s Talking (1989/12) Comedy, starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. ★★★ 10.15 Look Who’s Talking Too (1990/PG) Comedy sequel, starring John Travolta. ★★ 11.40 Look Who’s Talking Now (1993/PG) Comedy sequel, starring John Travolta. ★★ 1.20am All I Want for Christmas (1991/U) Drama, starring Leslie Nielsen. ★★ 2.55 The Adventure of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend (2020/PG) Adventure, starring Jude Manley and Sophia Alongi. ★★★ 4.30-6.10am Matilda (1996/PG) See 4.10pm for details. ★★★★ TCM 5.35pm Denver & Rio Grande (1952/PG) Western, with Edmond O’Brien. ★★ 7.25 Oregon Passage (1957/PG) Western, starring John Ericson and Lola Albright. ★★ 9.00 Blood Father (2016/15) Action thriller, starring Mel Gibson and Erin Moriarty. ★★★★ 10.50 47 Ronin (2013/12) Fantasy adventure, with Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada. ★★ 1.20-3.10am Dallas (1950/U) Western, starring Gary Cooper and Raymond Massey. ★★ GREAT! movies 4.50pm A Very Cool Christmas (2004/U) Comedy, starring George Hamilton. ★★ 7.05 Vice Versa (1988/PG) Fantasy comedy, with Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage. ★★★ 9.00 Basic (2003/15) Two government agents set out to investigate how a routine military training exercise in Panama went horrifically wrong. Thriller, starring John Travolta. ★★ 11.05 True Romance (1993/18) Crime thriller, starring Christian Slater. ★★★★★ 1.30am The Guest (2014/15) Thriller, starring Dan Stevens and Maika Monroe. ★★★★ 3.45-6.00am Stand Your Ground (2013/PG) Drama, starring Francine Locke. ★★★

Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 35 YOUR VOICE Edited by FIONA PARKER YOUR MEMORIES ■This ■ is me and my gorgeous then-girlfriend Sue Allen at a friend’s 21st birthday in December 1963. We met in 1961 at her friend’s 15th birthday and it really was love at first sight. I walked her home and we met again the next day and from then on we were totally inseparable. We got engaged at Christmas 1966 and were married in July 1967, celebrating our Golden Wedding in 2017. I can’t say there’s never been a cross word, as I don’t believe people who say that, but it helps if you can laugh at whatever life throws at you. Bernard White, Portsmouth ■ ■ If you’d like to send us a photo of a cherished loved one, please email us at the address below with a picture and some information about who they are and when and where it was taken. the BIG QUeStION Every day we’ll be asking your opinion on one of Britain’s big talking points. You can have your say and vote at mirror.co.uk Downing Street has been accused of mixed messages over Christmas parties as the threat from the Omicron Covid variant grows. Would you feel safe attending a Christmas party? YES 25% No. Have I missed something? Is Covid taking time off for the holidays? It’s not just about you getting ill, it’s about you passing it on to friends and family. NaMe supplied Yes. Just do a test beforehand. If everyone in attendance is negative what’s there to be scared of? leah kirk NO 75% Yes. I’m going to my Christmas do. Everything was cancelled last year so I’m damned if I’m not going this year. People have had enough. sue TurNer No. There shouldn’t be any Christmas parties going on while Covid is rife. caroliNe darragh ■ LAbouR should feel happy with the bexley result. A 10% swing to the party is good considering it’s a true blue Tory seat. People need to give Keir Starmer a chance. He’s turning out to be an authoritative leader capable of making difficult decisions. He made good choices over the reshuffle with the experienced Yvette Cooper returning to the Labour front bench and Lisa Nandy shadowing the hapless Michael Gove on Levelling up. Now the party must focus on gaining the centre ground without which it’s impossible to win an election. It’s a massive task but people are starting to see through this sleazy, greedy and inept Tory shower and they’re beginning to see Labour as a real alternative. M Jackson, Warrington, Cheshire ■ The Tories got in last time because our electoral system is broken and simply relies on the opposition being split for them to gain power. Many Labour voters would not have voted at all in 2019, judging by the fact that there were more non-voters than those who voted for the Tories. Also, there were more votes cast for other parties combined than for the Tories. We need proportional representation and we need it now or the Tories will destroy this country with their consummate greed and dishonesty. Alan Bond Watchet, Somerset ■ Labour leader Keir Starmer is on the right track with his reshuffle and bringing back Yvette No. If I worked in the NHS, I’d be livid that Xmas parties are going ahead with this new variant around. Have a thought for others. Jackie Moyes Yes. If you don’t feel safe don’t go, but I’m not missing anything this year. I will take a test just to be safe. Julie JaMes To have your say, go to mirror.co.uk Labour starting to gain ground the BIG ISSUe The Tories won the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election triggered by the death of MP James Brokenshire, but their majority has been slashed from 19,000 to 4,478 – a 10% swing to Labour. Meanwhile, in last week’s reshuffle Labour leader Keir Starmer promoted Yvette Cooper to Shadow Home Secretary while Lisa Nandy moved to Levelling Up. You say... Cooper to the Shadow Cabinet. Now he must set out in detail the policies that will provide a clear alternative to what the Tories are promising – and failing on all counts to deliver. There could be an election as early as 2023, so the party needs a manifesto ready that ordinary people feel they can vote for. Eric May, Wigan, Gtr Manchester ■ It was a good result for Labour in Thursday’s by-election. It shows how voters, even in the Tory strongholds, are becoming disillusioned with the sleazy Government. From now on, Keir must be relentless in his attacks on Johnson and his cronies. Let’s get the Tories out before they completely destroy this once great country of ours. T O’Neal, Wirral, Merseyside ■ Keir Starmer had a reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet apparently without telling his deputy Angela Rayner the details. In my opinion, she’s the only person who can successfully lead Labour to victory at an election. He DIAGNOSIS Christine hugs her daughter needs so step aside and let Angela take over as leader. With Yvette Cooper as her deputy, they would be a political party for the people once again. Brendan Nahor, Coseley, West Mids ■ I would like to see the return of David Miliband to frontline Labour politics. He would make a great deputy leader of the opposition. I think the elder brother of Ed, former Labour chief, would strengthen the party and provide extra firepower to fight this shambolic Tory Government. Choosing the wrong Miliband as leader in 2010 was a massive wasted opportunity for the party. S Goulding, Sheffield ■ Labour leader Keir Starmer has got it all wrong again. His new team is stale. Emily Thornberry should have been Shadow Home Secretary as she can knock spots off Priti Patel. I can’t see Labour winning an election with this Shadow line-up. Victor Rones, Bracknell, Berks Paddy and Christine making a difference Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism on BBC1 was really interesting. Aside from being parents to three autistic children, Christine was recently INSIGHT Paddy’s doc diagnosed with the condition. There must be a lot of adults out there like her who feel “different” but don’t know what it is. I know of two people diagnosed in their 50s and it made a lot of things fall into place for them. Early diagnosis and support is vital. I hope the show helped others and gave society a better understanding of autism. Suzanne Batey, Ilford, East London Mask rule won’t work ■Mandatory ■ mask wearing came into effect on November 30 but if no one’s policing it, it is pointless. Just pop into any store and you’re guaranteed to see dozens of maskless shoppers. Supermarkets don’t even have marshals on the door any more and the staff have been instructed not to engage in any kind of confrontation. So what’s the point making it mandatory? Does it make the Government look like they are in control? Their guidelines say you can still go mask-free in plenty of other crowded places. One can only guess that this new Omicron variant does not come out at night and hates clubbing. Stephen Dixon Redcar, North Yorks Tweet of the day Broadcaster James O’Brien is scathing about Downing Street’s handling of the pandemic... @mrjamesob – Having Christmas parties when they were not permitted & now not having Christmas parties when they are permitted perfectly sums up the ‘clarity & leadership’ provided by Downing Street throughout the pandemic. ■I ■ was sorry to hear that the Queen has expressed her sadness at Barbados becoming a republic after 396 years, but that’s life I’m afraid. Now wouldn’t it be wonderful if in 2022, the 70th year of Her Majesty’s reign, British citizens no longer had to swear allegiance to her and all her heirs? Nev Shaw, Portsmouth ■The ■ Prime Minister and his Cabinet say no rules were broken over Christmas parties at Downing Street last year. This can’t be true. Either there were no parties or rules were broken. It can’t be both! This should be investigated and it should be a resigning matter. 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DM1ST mirror.co.uk/sport MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 37 Boxing Brits’ grudge rematch GB’s hard yarde Anthony’s revenge KO sets up talk of world shot By david anderson Boxing correspondent @MirrorAnderson FRANK WARReN claims Anthony Yarde has earned a second world-title shot after destroying Lyndon Arthur inside four rounds. At London’s Copper Box Arena, Yarde avenged his surprise defeat to Arthur a year ago in spectacular fashion to hand the Mancunian a first pro loss. His reward is a crack next year at the winner of WBO light-heavyweight champ Joe Smith Jr’s January 15 defence against Boston’s Callum Johnson. Warren promotes Johnson and has agreed with Smith’s Top Rank camp that his man Yarde will be next. “Johnson’s on in January with Joe Smith Jr and the winner of that will fight him,” said the Q u e e n s b e r r y Promotions chief. “That’s what Bob Arum and I have agreed. “He’s earned it, that was devastating. He’s on a seek-and-destroy mission. “He’s a tremendous finisher and I don’t think there’re many better finishers in the business than Anthony.” Yarde, 30, IT’S A BELTER FOR ANTHONY Yarde jubilant after hammering Arthur (right) and enjoying his impressive win lost his previous crack at the WBO crown when Sergey Kovalev stopped him in August 2018 in Russia and he is thrilled to have another chance to fulfil this ambition. “It’s totally exciting,” he beamed. “Until you said it, I didn’t know it was happening. “Frank has said it a lot in press conferences, but my ears were closed because everyone knows that in boxing, you can only focus on one thing at a time.” Yarde was transformed from 12 months ago, when he dropped a split decision to Arthur, and he started fast on the front foot (landing blows on his opponent, below). He did not let Arthur establish his jab, as he had done so successfully in the first fight, with his relentless pressure and hurt him midway though the first round with a big right. Yarde never let up and broke Arthur down in the fourth, hurting him with a right hook to the body before flooring him with another hook. Referee Bob Williams waved it off to save Arthur from being hurt more and he slumped in a corner. Yarde blamed his defeat a year ago on the trauma of losing his dad and three grandparents to Covid and he was delighted with his display. “Ninety-nine-pointnine percent of people on this planet could not have gone through what I went through and got in a professional boxing ring and performed,” he said. “My mind was not there for the first fight, everyone could see that I was spaced out. “This fight, I knew what I had to do, I was switched on. I took my time and got the job done. “When I land, there’s no light-heavyweight in the world who can withstand that.” Mobility (SaleS) SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT MASSIVE SALE NOW ON* THE NEW MINI CROSSER NEW 13” LARGER WHEELS • Scandinavian engineering at its best • Luxury multi-adjustable Ergo2 seat • Independent all-round suspension • Designed for on and off-road use GREAT PART-EXCHANGE DEALS AVAILABLE THE ZEO AUTO-FOLD THE ELITE E-FOLD SCOOTER POWERCHAIR • Key fob touch button technology • Lithium-air battery • Car boot friendly • Auto-folds in just a few seconds Digital display with speedo GREAT BRITAIN have received a wild card for the 2022 Davis Cup Finals. Leon Smith’s (above) side and Novak Djokovic’s Serbia were awarded the two wild cards for next year’s tournament, meaning they do not need to play in the qualifiers. Britain and Serbia join this year’s finalists the Russian Tennis Federation and Croatia in earning free passage. Britain’s campaign came to a disappointing end earlier this week with tennis DAVis CUP GOING WILD fOr 2022 fINALs Ace meDveDev GOes russIAN INtO hIstOry DANIIL MEDvEDEv beat Marin Cilic to lead the Russian Tennis Federation to a third Davis Cup title. Andrey Rublev won the first singles match against Borna Gojo 6-4 7-6 (7-5) to put the Russians ahead in Madrid. And world No.2 Medvedev (above), who was unbeaten throughout a 2-1 loss to Germany in the quarter-finals in Innsbruck. It is the second time since the format changed to a World Cup-style finals in 2019 that Britain have been awarded a wild card, while they qualified directly for this year’s edition by reaching the semi-finals two years ago. Abu Dhabi has been widely tipped to stage at least part of the 2022 finals, although an official announcement was put back yesterday. the tournament in a year where he won his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open, saw off Cilic 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 in straight sets. The Russians are the fourth nation to win both the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup – the women’s equivalent team competition – in the same year. FOR A FREE HOME DEMONSTRATION, CALL 0800 169 5910 TODAY HUNDREDS OF NEW & USED SCOOTERS AVAILABLE IN OUR MASSIVE SALE* www.elitemobility.co.uk SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT FOR A FREE HOME DEMO CALL:

38 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS ■ FIRST FLOW put Plan B into operation to lift the Fitzdares Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon. Drying ground at Sandown forced Kim Bailey to re-route his stable oddball to the two-and-a-half-mile Grade 2 test – First Flow’s first attempt at the trip. After watching David Bass’s mount score by four and a half lengths, Bailey said: “I had an argument with my jockey – he was convinced he wasn’t going to stay.” KELSO 12.03: KAVANAGHS CROSS (N F Houlihan 13-8f) 1; Rowdy Rustler (4-1) 2; Conceroe (9-4) 3. 7 ran. 2¼, 2¼. (I Jardine). Tote: £2.63; £1.40, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £8.70. Trifecta: £17.00. CSF: £8.62. NR: Urblereagh. 12.33: BREAKING THE ICE (J Bewley 7-2f) 1; Overcourt (4-1) 2; Behindthelines (8- 1) 3. 10 ran. nk, 8½. (G Bewley). Tote: £4.50; £1.70, £2.00, £2.40. Tote Exacta: £20.00. Tricast: £103.54. Trifecta: £78.90. CSF: £18.33. NR: Uptown Harry. 1.03: BIG RIVER (D R Fox 15-2) 1; Cash To Ash (22-1) 2; Innisfree Lad (22-1) 3. 13 ran. 5-2f Weststreet. 2¾, ½. (L Russell). Tote: £8.50; £2.70, £6.50, £6.00. Tote Exacta: £204.20. Tricast: £3444.75. Trifecta: £1707.10. CSF: £157.42. 1.35: BUSHYPARK (T Dowson 9-4) 1; Doyen Breed (85-40f) 2;4 ran. 4¼. (P Kirby). Tote: £3.25; Tote Exacta: £7.00. Trifecta: £6.80. CSF: £7.35. 2.10: FLOWER OF SCOTLAND (R Mania 11-4) 1; Motown Maggie (9-4f) 2; Fiadh (11- 1) 3. 8 ran. 6l, 4¾. (A M Thomson). Tote: £3.75; £1.10, £1.10, £2.40. Tote Exacta: £13.20. Trifecta: £51.90. CSF: £10.03. 2.43: GRAND VOYAGE (P J Kavanagh 15-8f) 1; Hungry Tiger (17-2) 2; Fever Roque (12-1) 3. 14 ran. 3½, 4½. (W Coltherd). Tote: £2.90; £1.40, £2.60, £3.30. Tote Exacta: £24.00. Tricast: £161.61. Trifecta: £177.70. CSF: £18.50. 3.13: WOR VERGE (D Hurst 9-4jt-f) 1; Duty Calls (8-1) 2; Lock Down Luke (11-4) 3. 6 ran. 9-4jt-f Malpas. 1l, ¾. (S Corbett). Tote: £3.25; £1.60, £3.30. Tote Exacta: £21.40. Trifecta: £54.20. CSF: £19.20. Placepot: £166.30. Quadpot: £61.10. HUNTINGDON 12.17: BALCO COASTAL (N De Boinville 8-11f) 1; Extraordinary Man (150-1) 2; Peejaybee (15-2) 3. 11 ran. 6l, 2¼. (N Henderson). Tote: £1.73; £1.10, £14.90, £1.80. Tote Exacta: £149.90. Trifecta: £1504.10. CSF: £177.74. 12.47: BRINKLEY (T Scudamore 9-4) 1; Honest Vic (9-2) 2; Oscar Elite (5-6f) 3. 4 ran. 1¼, 20l. (D Pipe). Tote: £3.25; Tote Exacta: £8.90. Trifecta: £10.80. CSF: £10.93. NR: Barbados Buck’s. 1.17: VEE DANCER (K Brogan 1-2f) 1; Cheng Gong (22-1) 2; Wrong Way Harry (20-1) 3. 11 ran. 3l, 1l. (R McNally (IRE)). Tote: £1.90; £1.60, £3.30, £3.50. Tote Exacta: £23.30. Tricast: £148.48. Trifecta: £248.40. CSF: £20.94. NR: Bembridge. 1.52: FIRST FLOW (D Bass 12-1) 1; Funambule Sivola (11-2) 2; Eldorado Allen (9-2) 3. 6 ran. 5-4f Allmankind. 4½, 1¾. (K Bailey). Tote: £13.40; £4.60, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £62.50. Trifecta: £198.50. CSF: £67.82. 2.27: RESTANDBETHANKFUL (A P Heskin 100-30) 1; Zacony Rebel (2-1f) 2; Sorbet (7-1) 3. 7 ran. 1½, 3¾. (O Murphy). Tote: £4.50; £2.00, £1.70. Tote Exacta: £13.70. Trifecta: £65.10. CSF: £10.87. 2.57: MALINA JAMILA (J Quinlan 40-1) 1; Lady Jane P (13-2) 2; Hillfinch (28-1) 3. 13 ran. 6-4f Flying Sara. 1¼, 1½. (N King). Tote: £41.00; £8.00, £2.20, £7.40. Tote Exacta: £411.00. Trifecta not won. CSF: £269.80. 3.27: LORD SPARKY (J Bowen 11-2) 1; Macfin (3-1) 2; Generator City (14-1) 3. 8 ran. 11-4f Aki Bomaye. hd, hd. (Mrs C Bailey). Tote: £6.22; £1.50, £1.60, £3.60. Tote Exacta: £21.20. Tricast: £184.85. Trifecta: £138.60. CSF: £20.86. NRs: Peur De Rien, Queen Of The Court. Peur De Rien| Rule 4 applies to All Bets, deduct 5p in the pound. Jackpot: Not won. Placepot: £2,986.90. Quadpot: £138.90. PUNCHESTOWN 11.55: TOP BANDIT (D N Russell 5-6f) 1; Hammersmith (33-1) 2; Ferdia (5-1) 3. 6 ran. 4l, 3l. (G Elliott). Tote: €1.84; €1.10, €6.30. Tote Exacta: €19.80. Trifecta: €66.40. CSF: €25.83. 12.25: SHANTOU LUCKY (C D Maxwell 4-1f) 1; Paddy Wickla (15-2) 2; Rebel Ivy (11- 1) 3. 13 ran. nk, 2½. (G Cromwell). Tote: €5.00; €1.80, €2.60, €3.20. Tote Exacta: €30.40. Tricast: €316.56. Trifecta: €133.60. CSF: €34.91. NRs: Explosive Boy, It Could Be You, Macs Charm. 12.55: GAIN DE CAUSE (M P Walsh 7-2f) 1; Bread And Butter (50-1) 2; She’s Commanche (10-1) 3; Tullyveery Lad (4-1) 4. 16 ran. 2l, 2¾, 1¼. (A J Martin). Tote: €4.50; €1.50, €5.90, €2.40, €1.60. Tote Exacta: €219.20. Tricast: €1662.74. Trifecta not won. CSF: €185.50. NR: Big Shanghai. 1.25: PARTY CENTRAL (D N Russell 3-1) 1; Humble Glory (8-1) 2; Banntown Girl (11- 1) 3. 9 ran. 11-8f Choice Of Words. hd, 4¾. (G Elliott). Tote: €4.00; €1.10, €2.40, €2.40. Tote Exacta: €12.00. Trifecta: €141.50. CSF: €25.52. NR: Ailie Rose. 2.00: ALLAHO (Mr P W Mullins 7-2) 1; Janidil (22-1) 2; Melon (50-1) 3. 10 ran. 7-4f Envoi Allen. 2l, 3¼. (W P Mullins). Tote: €4.50; €1.50, €4.70, €9.60. Tote Exacta: €82.00. Tricast: €3247.55. Trifecta: €3190.60. CSF: €71.47. 2.35: FERNY HOLLOW (Mr P W Mullins 8-15f) 1; Coeur Sublime (13-2) 2; Thedevilscoachman (5-1) 3. 15 ran. 4l, 2¼. (W P Mullins). Tote: €1.53; €1.10, €2.30, €1.50. Tote Exacta: €9.10. Trifecta: €25.30. CSF: €5.37. 3.05: GLENQUIN CASTLE (M P Walsh 11-8f) 1; Exit To The West (28-1) 2; Beating The Odds (20-1) 3; Hoke Colburn (12-1) 4. 18 ran. 1½, 1¼, 6½. (M Brassil). Tote: €2.38; €1.10, €5.50, €4.20, €2.70. Tote Exacta: €69.30. Tricast: €624.45. Trifecta: €1508.20. CSF: €47.72. NR: Ragnar Lodbrok. 3.35: SANDOR CLEGANE (Mr B O’Neill 8-1) 1; The Flier Begley (3-1) 2; Grace Shelby (66-1) 3. 11 ran. 11-8f Glengouly. 15l, 4¾. (P Nolan). Tote: €19.10; €2.40, €2.80, €3.80. Tote Exacta: €39.80. Trifecta not won. CSF: €33.80. NR: Any Biscuits. Placepot: €247.10. GREYHOUND RESULTS SUNDERLAND. - 11.06 Noelles Maco 15-8f (1-6-2, £11.23, TC: £35.72). 11.21 Pepper Pot 4-1 (4-2-5, £33.82, TC: £90.91). 11.36 Roisins Meabh 5-2f (6-1-3, £10.87, TC: £30.48). 11.51 Autumn Defiant 7-2 (1-2-3, £28.57, TC: £63.28). 12.06 Beechfield Bud 5-2 (1-2-5, £9.53, TC: £44.41). 12.21 Cavies Mona 4-1 (5-2-6, £26.49, TC: £135.96). 12.36 Sweet Revenge 8-1 (1-4-2, £49.30, TC: £177.84). 12.51 Retro Kipper 4-1 (4-1-5, £18.63, TC: £66.66). 1.06 Havana Tilly 8-1 (5-1-2, £39.75, TC: £161.14). 1.21 Chicken Legs 5-1 (6-1-4, £18.93, TC: £34.46). 1.36 Bernabia 12-1 (5-1- 4, £43.89, TC: £155.50). 1.51 Drifting Macey 4-1 (3-1-5, £16.77, TC: £36.13). KINSLEY. - 2.04 Star Bawn 6-4f (6-5-1, £10.71, TC: £35.29). 2.19 Oldinn Rainbow 4-1 (2-3-4, £31.16, TC: £84.06). 2.36 Farran Phoenix 2-1f (2-3-6, £9.25, TC: £35.68). 2.54 Coonough Rio 7-2 (3-4-6, £19.09, TC: £37.86). 3.09 Decline Man 10-11f (4-6-5, £6.68, TC: £15.73). 3.26 Tammys Choice 7-1 (4-6-1, £34.78, TC: £116.25). 3.44 Waikiki Max 9-2 (3-5-6, £23.77, TC: £88.81). 4.04 Rathdaniel Ebony 15-8f (3-2-4, £7.74, TC: £35.42). 4.23 Knotmor Patsy 7-4f (DH 3rd 2-4- 1, £12.21, TC: £14.04, 2-4-3, TC: £16.00). 4.43 Highview Brand 10-3 (3-5-2, £16.22, TC: £67.36). 5.03 Ay Up Sydney 5-4f (2-1-4, £12.98, TC: £32.68). 5.22 Lismadine Glor 11-4 (4-2-5, £22.56, TC: £65.62). Pelaw Grange Abandoned. TOP DOG’S BEST PERRY BARR 11.06 Parkers Claire (4-1-3) 11.21 Church Girl (5-3-6) 11.36 Colettes Choice (1-2-5) 11.51 Moonlight Fox (4-5- 6) 12.06 Happy Harry (4-3-5) 12.21 Porthall Blaze (5-3-1) 12.36 Daring Hilda (5-2-4) 12.51 Doras Delight (6-5-2) 1.06 Ronans Choice (6-5-2) 1.21 Jumeirah Bossy (6-3- 4) 1.36 Murlens Miracle (5-2-6) 1.51 Churchtown Lad (Nap) (5-4-2). SWINDON 11.13 Rockmount Pippa (3-2-6) 11.28 Confey Life (3-5-4) 11.43 Sunday At Agusta (1-6-2) 11.58 Droopys Magical (5-4-1) 12.13 Chase The Dream (2-3-6) 12.28 Geelo Dee Dee (2-1-4) 12.43 Slaneyside Omear (6-1-4) 12.58 Spitfire Rock (Nap) (6-3-4) 1.13 Cloneyogan Flyer (4-2- 1) 1.28 Border Dancer (1-4-6) 1.44 Derramore Lark (6-1-5) 1.59 Mohican Lilly (2-5-6). SHEFFIELD 2.04 Ancient East (1-2-3) 2.19 Ballydoyle Steve (5-6-4) 2.36 Sweet Black (6-3-1) 2.54 Rockview Jack (Nap) (4-6-1) 3.09 Rage Monarch (1-4-2) 3.26 Starlight Wonder (5-2-1) 3.44 Mickyboyzunited (2-5-4) 4.04 Loulou Moon (2-4-1) 4.23 Black Sparkle (6-3-1) 4.43 Aayamza Duchess (6-4-1) 5.03 Burgess Minnie (3- 1-4) 5.22 Crackaway Magic (6-3-2). LIVE RACING COMMENTARIES AND RESULTS with Sports Radio CALL 0901 609 0416 (65p per min) GREYHOUND COMMENTARIES AND RESULTS 0901 609 0434 (65p per min) CALLS COST 65p per min plus your telephone company’s network access charge. 18+ only. SP: Spoke, AL10 9NA. Helpline: 0333 202 3390 ALL LEADS MULLINS 1-2-3 Champion trainer dominates in John Durkan by david yates ALLAHO showed true grit to lead home a Willie Mullins 1-2-3 in the Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase. The seven-year-old, imperious in landing the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham last March before a second to stablemate Chacun Pour Soi at Punchestown the following month, set out to make all the running under the trainer’s son Patrick. Asterion Forlonge, another of Mullins’ seven contestants in the 10-runner field, looked to pose a serious threat on the run to the third-last fence, but a blunder at that obstacle BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF BLACKFORD HILL ‘NH’ 12.15NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) 2m 4f Winner £4,629 (9 run) FORM SP• T p 1 /422-1 A Distant Place (35) Jonjo O’Neill 6 11-4 (D) (F)..........Jonjo O’Neill Jr ●133 S 2 /31-21 Thunder Rock (23) O Murphy 5 11-4 (D) (SF)........................A P Heskin 132 H 3 66- A Day In Donostia (241) M & D Easterby 4 10-12..................J Hamilton 92 GF 4 Bebside Banter C Grant 4 10-12.................................... Sean Quinlan - - 5 8-47 Brandy Mcqueen (30) Mrs H Graham 4 10-12...........................R Mania 87 GS 6 43-6 Everyday Champagne (46) N Richards 5 10-12 (EW).....D McMenamin 106 G 7 247-43 Garde Des Champs (150) K Dalgleish 5 10-12........................ B Hughes 121 G 8 6-6 Lord Roco (20) J Ewart 5 10-12...........................................A Doyle (7) - - 9 9-3 Songofthelark (37) L Russell 5 10-12..............................S Mulqueen 109 S BETTING: 6-4 A Distant Place, 13-8 Thunder Rock, 11-2 Garde Des Champs, 12 Everyday Champagne, 16 Songofthelark, 25 Bebside Banter, Lord Roco, 50 A Day In Donostia. 2020: No corresponding race. JOIN RACING TV NOW INTRODUCTORY JUVENILE HURDLE 12.45 (GBB RACE) (2) (3-Y-O) 2m Winner £8,845 (6 run) 1 1 Collingham (33) D McCain 11-3 (CD) (F).................................. B Hughes 118 S 8-11fav (10-12) Won at Muss 2m 3yo mdn hdl (4) gs bt We Still Believe (10-12) by 5l 2 1 Skycutter (12) P Kirby 11-3 (D) (SF).......................................T Dowson ●132 G 5-6fav (10-12) Won at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (4) gd bt Patient Dream (10-12) by 7l 3 4 Bamboo Bay (9) P Kirby 10-12.......................................... Sean Quinlan 117 GF 16-1 (10-12) 4th of 6, 10l behind Too Friendly (11-3) at Newcastle 2m 3yo hdl (2) gs in Nov 4 3 Beowulf (22) M Bell 10-12....................................................... T Garner 104 GS 3-1 (10-12) 3rd of 12, 13l behind Boulette (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo hdl (4) gd in Nov 5 Bulls Aye (F75) I Jardine 10-12............................................ C O’Farrell - - 12-1 (9-2) 7th of 8, 10l behind Freak Out (8-13) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep (flat) 6 5 Oot Ma Way (9) I Jardine 10-5..........................................N F Houlihan 116 GF 50-1 (10-5) 5th of 6, 11l behind Too Friendly (11-3) at Newcastle 2m 3yo hdl (2) gs in Nov BETTING: 5-6 Skycutter, 5-2 Collingham, 8 Bamboo Bay, 10 Beowulf, 20 Bulls Aye, Oot Ma Way. 2020: FIVEANDTWENTY 10 5, Brian Hughes 11-8 Fav (D McCain), 7 ran. VISIT RACINGTV.COM HANDICAP HURDLE (3) (4-Y-O) 2m Winner 1.15 £8,496 (6 run) 1 2515-1 First Impression (23) J J Quinn 11-12 (D)..........................T J O’Brien 130 G 2 532211 Minella Plus (17) (H) D McCain 11-6 (CD) (SF).......................... B Hughes 124 FM 3 24 Spiritofthenorth (13) K Ryan 10-7.............................. Sean Quinlan ●132 GF 4 22-2U Auditoria (20) O Murphy 10-6 (BF) (F).................................. A Coleman 126 G 5 436982 My Macho Man (33) M Barnes 10-0................................T Willmott (5) 122 GF 6 77-594 Les’s Legacy (31) S Corbett 10-0........................................D Hurst (7) 120 S BETTING: 6-4 First Impression, 11-4 Minella Plus, 4 Auditoria, 9-2 Spiritofthenorth, 20 My Macho Man, 33 Les’s Legacy. 2020: No corresponding race. PRO-BET UPANDATIT (2.45 Musselburgh) 2pts win TODAY’S FAB 4 TIPS NORTHERNER’S NAP SKYCUTTER (12.45 Musselburgh) TOPSPOT FINISK RIVER (3.15 Musselburgh) TODAY’S abc guide to THREE UK meetings Ludlow - Lu Musselburgh - Mu Wolverhampton - Wo A Day In Donostia 12.15 Mu A Distant Place 12.15 Mu Alablaq 6.00 Wo Algheed 6.00 Wo Amani 4.30 Wo Ambion Hill 1.00 Lu Anywayyoulookatit 2.45 Mu Apex King 6.00 Wo Arctician 5.30 Wo Ashjan 1.45 Mu Auditoria 1.15 Mu Baileys Warrior 6.30 Wo Bamboo Bay 12.45 Mu Beat The Breeze 6.30 Wo Bebside Banter 12.15 Mu Benandgone 3.30 Lu Beowulf 12.45 Mu Bibulous 5.30 Wo Big Bad Bear 2.15 Mu Bilboa River 12.30 Lu Bobo Mac 2.00 Lu Bold Red 12.30 Lu Bootlegger 2.15 Mu Brandy Mcqueen 12.15 Mu Brayhill 3.15 Mu Bulls Aye 12.45 Mu Canal Rocks 12.30 Lu Canastero 3.00 Lu Carey Street 4.00 Wo Castletown 3.15 Mu Charming Getaway 3.30 Lu Cheer’s Delboy 3.00 Lu Cherish 7.00 Wo Chesterville 1.45 Mu Chosen Shant 3.00 Lu Cobra Commander 1.00 Lu Collingham 12.45 Mu Cotton End 1.30 Lu Danny Park 3.00 Lu Darwell Lion 5.00 Wo Dequall 1.45 Mu Diamond Rose 1.00 Lu Diamond State 3.15 Mu Dom Bosco 3.30 Lu Dora De Janeiro 1.45 Mu gave Bryan Cooper no chance of staying aboard. An error two out left Allaho facing a stern challenge from Janidil, but the winner responded to pressure for a two-length margin, with a further three and a quarter to Melon. “He was very brave,” observed Mullins snr (left). “He jumped to his left and we’ll have to investigate that as it’s not something he’s done before, and he had a very, very hard race.” Asterion Forlonge was cut to 8-1 for the King George VI Chase on Boxing Day, but Allaho will not make the trip to Kempton Park. The Cheveley Park Stud’s Richard WEST COUNTRY’S BEST CANASTERO (3.00 Ludlow) SPEEDHORSE CHERISH (7.00 Wolverhampton) Eagle One 6.30 Wo El Jad 5.30 Wo Elegant Love 4.00 Wo Elhafei 6.30 Wo Elixer 1.45 Mu Emjaytwentythree 4.00 Wo Enfin Phil 3.15 Mu Enfranchise 5.00 Wo Everyday Champagne 12.15 Mu Family Man 1.00 Lu Family Pot 1.00 Lu Fancy Stuff 3.30 Lu Fiddlers Tracker 1.00 Lu Finisk River 3.15 Mu First Impression 1.15 Mu Flatley 6.00 Wo Forgot To Ask 2.00 Lu Garde Des Champs 12.15 Mu Garrison Commander 12.30 Lu Ghaaliya 7.00 Wo Ghostly 4.00 Wo Glamorous Force 7.00 Wo Gold Standard 6.30 Wo Golden Taipan 2.30 Lu Good Earth Gripper Gun Merchant Haldon Hill Haven Lady Hazel Henri Le Bon Here At Night Highest Ambition Holme Abbey Hugosthere Hyland If You Dare Jaunty Express Jobesgreen Lad Juscominpasty Just Albert Kaizer King Carney La Roca Del Fuego Lady Amy Lastofthecosmics Les’s Legacy 7.00 Wo 1.45 Mu 1.45 Mu 1.00 Lu 6.30 Wo 5.00 Wo 1.00 Lu 5.30 Wo 7.00 Wo 1.45 Mu 4.30 Wo 3.30 Lu 6.00 Wo 3.00 Lu 1.00 Lu 4.30 Wo 4.30 Wo 2.15 Mu 6.00 Wo 7.00 Wo 3.30 Lu 1.45 Mu 1.15 Mu Liamba Liberty Power Lightning Gold Lobo Del Mar Lord Roco Lough Cutra Madame Glitters Magna Sam Marta Des Mottes Massini Man Minella Encore Minella Plus Miranda Monsieur Co Mr Katanga Muse Of Fire Mutabaahy My Macho Man My Target Myboymax Nelsons Rock Night Jet Nushafreen DM1ST MUSSELBURGH 1.45 SCOTTISH RACING ACADEMY CHRISTMAS JUMPER NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE (5) 2m 6f Winner £3,050 (12 run) 1 13-525 Dequall (44) W Coltherd 5 11-12 (BF) (F)................................. S Coltherd - - 2 2218-0 Dora De Janeiro (20) S G West 8 11-11 (C)............................J Kington - - 3 138269 Chesterville (19) (H) R Menzies 7 11-9...........................N Moscrop (3) 105 G 4 P-3186 Raddle And Hum (32) (H) M Hammond 7 11-6......Miss Becky Smith (3) - - 5 638P81 Gun Merchant (18) Mrs A C Hamilton 8 11-1...................... Sean Quinlan ●111 S 6 -U1546 Holme Abbey (30) N Richards 8 10-13 (EW)......................D McMenamin 107 H 7 235F57 Gripper (37) (B) W Young Jnr 6 10-13........................................... D R Fox 72 GS 8 133-86 Lastofthecosmics (33) I Jardine 6 10-11.......................... C O’Farrell 36 GS 9 6-6312 Permission Granted (18) R Dobbin 9 10-7 (C) (SF)...........Craig Nichol - - 10 -2F554 Ashjan (30) S Forster 8 10-5...............................................E Austin (7) 100 G 11 665343 Elixer (25) F Murtagh 8 10-0............................................T Willmott (5) 106 GS 12 26F-85 Shanbally Rose (75) R Dobbin 7 10-0.........................D Johnston (7) - - BETTING: 11-4 Gun Merchant, 5 Permission Granted, 7 Dora De Janeiro, 8 Holme Abbey, Dequall, 10 Raddle And Hum, Elixer, 12 Ashjan. 2020: No corresponding race. 2.15 WATCH ON RACING TV HANDICAP HURDLE (3) 3m Winner £6,862 (7 run) 1 P28P-4 One Night In Milan (23) K Dalgleish 8 11-12......................... B Hughes 138 H 2 04F-20 Big Bad Bear (162) N Richards 7 11-6................................ Sean Quinlan 136 GS 3 2-U322 Bootlegger (15) T Davidson 8 11-4 (BF) (F).........................K Brogan (3) 137 GS 4 74-4P5 Weather Front (9) (V) I Jardine 8 10-10..............................J Gormley ●141 GF 5 22-131 Wakool (33) N Alexander 5 10-4 (CD) (SF)..........................D McMenamin 136 S 6 134648 Pammi (20) J Goldie 6 10-2 (C, D)................................................... H Reed 133 GS 7 784-57 Kaizer (19) Ewan Whillans 6 10-2................................................C Bewley 123 S BETTING: 6-4 Wakool, 11-4 Bootlegger, 5 One Night In Milan, 8 Big Bad Bear, 12 Pammi, 14 Kaizer, 16 Weather Front. 2020: No corresponding race. HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY JOHN BALLOCH HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2.45 3m Winner £4,684 (6 run) 1 6-6PP5 Magna Sam (26) Mrs S Leech 7 11-12 (D).................................A P Heskin 113 H 2 835-43 Upandatit (20) N Alexander 6 11-10 (SF)............................ Sean Quinlan ●117 GF 3 45520- Off The Beat (234) A M Thomson 7 11-10...................................R Mania - - 4 5-5333 Raecius Felix (25) R Menzies 7 11-9 (F)................................. B Hughes 116 GF 5 55P-58 Anywayyoulookatit (15) Jonjo O’Neill 8 10-12 (D)....Jonjo O’Neill Jr 77 GS 6 -89978 Old Jewry (23) (V) D Bourke 7 10-10........................................A Cawley - - BETTING: 2 Raecius Felix, 11-4 Upandatit, 7-2 Magna Sam, 6 Off The Beat, 10 Anywayyoulookatit. 2020: DEFINITE WISDOM 7 11 0, Craig Nichol 4-1 (R Dobbin), 8 ran. 3.15 Thompson – Envoi Allen, carrying the stud’s first colours, trailed home well beaten in sixth – said of the winner: “He’ll need a break.” Mullins’ Ferny Hollow made a successful debut over fences in the BetVictor Beginners Chase and is now 4-1 for the Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham. But Ireland’s champion trainer had mixed fortunes at Cork. Energumene was cut to 3-1 second favourite for the Queen Mother Champion Chase on the back of an eightand-a-half-length winning comeback in the Grade 2 Hilly Way Chase, but Kilcruit was beaten at odds of 1-14 on his debut over hurdles. GET DAILY TIPS AT RACINGTV.COM CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ HANDICAP HURDLE (4) 2m 4f Winner £3,594 (10 run) 1 224353 Finisk River (24) D McCain 8 12-0 (EW)..............................T Gillard (3) ●126 G 2 2-431P That’s A Given (142) N Alexander 7 11-12...............................B Lynn (3) - - 3 431RP- The Delray Munky (303) I Jardine 9 11-11...........................N Moscrop - - 4 1151-R Brayhill (36) J Ewart 6 11-11...............................................A Doyle (5) 120 G 5 P7-31P Enfin Phil (32) M Hammond 7 11-5 (D)........................... Jack Hogan (7) 124 GS 6 P42671 Universal Folly (36) N Richards 6 11-3 (F).............. Mr C Rabbitt (10) 121 S 7 44-675 Monsieur Co (148) K Dalgleish 8 11-0 (C)............................J Williamson - - 8 6324-1 Diamond State (33) L Russell 5 11-0 (C) (SF).........Conner McCann (10) 125 S 9 4335-F Castletown (207) (B) Miss P Robson 9 10-9 (D)......................T Willmott 95 G 10 414252 Sarvi (14) J Goldie 6 10-8 (C)..............................................T Midgley (3) 123 FM BETTING: 11-4 Diamond State, 4 Universal Folly, 5 Brayhill, Finisk River, 6 Sarvi, 14 Enfin Phil, 16 The Delray Munky, Castletown, That’s A Given, 25 Monsieur Co. 2020: No corresponding race. 7.00 Wo 12.30 Lu 3.00 Lu 6.30 Wo 12.15 Mu 6.00 Wo 5.30 Wo 2.45 Mu 1.30 Lu 1.00 Lu 2.00 Lu 1.15 Mu 1.30 Lu 3.15 Mu 3.00 Lu 1.00 Lu 7.00 Wo 1.15 Mu 4.00 Wo 6.30 Wo 3.00 Lu 3.30 Lu 4.00 Wo MADE ALL Allaho battled gamely for victory Off The Beat 2.45 Mu Old Jewry 2.45 Mu On The Platform 1.00 Lu One Night In Milan 2.15 Mu Oot Ma Way 12.45 Mu Outonpatrol 2.00 Lu Overhaugh Street 12.30 Lu Pammi 2.15 Mu Parallel World 6.00 Wo Paymaster 5.30 Wo Percy Willis 6.30 Wo Peripeteia 4.30 Wo Permission Granted 1.45 Mu Progressive 1.30 Lu Puffin Bay 1.30 Lu Quiet Pride 4.30 Wo Raddle And Hum 1.45 Mu Raecius Felix 2.45 Mu Rakish Paddy 6.30 Wo Raya Time 2.30 Lu Reset Button 6.30 Wo Restricted Area 4.30 Wo Reve 2.00 Lu Right Royals Day 1.00 Lu Ruby Lily 5.30 Wo Sally’s Girl 3.30 Lu Saquon 3.30 Lu Sarvi 3.15 Mu See The Sea 1.30 Lu Seemingly So 3.00 Lu Semser 4.00 Wo Shanbally Rose 1.45 Mu Sir Oliver 6.00 Wo Sixty West 4.30 Wo Skycutter 12.45 Mu Son Of Camas 2.30 Lu Songofthelark 12.15 Mu Spiritofthenorth 1.15 Mu Steinkraus 3.00 Lu Stephanie Sunshine 3.00 Lu Subcontinent 2.00 Lu Sukat 3.30 Lu Swinton Noon 5.00 Wo Switch Hitter 2.00 Lu That’s A Given 3.15 Mu The Delray Munky 3.15 Mu Newsboy 12.15 A DISTANT PLACE 12.45 SKYCUTTER 1.15 FIRST IMPRESSION 1.45 PERMISSION GRANTED 2.15 ONE NIGHT IN MILAN 2.45 UPANDATIT 3.15 DIAMOND STATE BOUVERIE 12.15 THUNDER ROCK 12.45 SKYCUTTER 1.15 SPIRITOFTHENORTH 1.45 PERMISSION GRANTED 2.15 WAKOOL 2.45 UPANDATIT 3.15 DIAMOND STATE The Worthy Brat Third Street Thunder Rock Tio Mio Tricolore Trixster True Warrior Trusty Rusty Typewritten Universal Folly Upandatit Victory Star Voice Of Calm Wakool We’re Reunited Weather Front West Side Glory Whitlock Wild Max Will Victory Win Win Power Wrath Of Hector You’re Cool RTV Going: Good to Soft. Course: Right-handed flat track of 1m 3f with sharp turns, run-in 150 yards. Top Trainers: K Dalgleish 93-638 (14.6%), I Jardine 45-371 (12.1%), D McCain 36-155 (23.2%), L Russell 31-285 (10.9%), J Goldie 29-329 (8.8%), K Ryan 15-90 (16.7%), A M Thomson 15-89 (16.9%), J J Quinn 14-100 (14.0%), R Menzies 14-81 (17.3%), N Alexander 14-95 (14.7%), N Richards 8-66 (12.1%), R Dobbin 8-57 (14.0%), S Corbett 6-64 (9.4%), M & D Easterby 5-64 (7.8%), O Murphy 5-11 (45.5%), M Barnes 4-33 (12.1%). Top Jockeys: Brian Hughes 62-257 (24.1%), Jamie Gormley 14-158 (8.9%), Sean Quinlan 13-94 (13.8%), Derek Fox 13-98 (13.3%), Danny McMenamin 11-67 (16.4%), Craig Nichol 11-121 (9.1%), Callum Bewley 8-115 (7.0%), Jamie Hamilton 5-52 (9.6%), Adrian Heskin 5-22 (22.7%), Conor O’Farrell 5-91 (5.5%), Alain Cawley 5-27 (18.5%), Ryan Mania 4-47 (8.5%), Stephen Mulqueen 4-89 (4.5%), Sam Coltherd 4-64 (6.2%), Harry Reed 4-32 (12.5%), Tom O’Brien 3-6 (50.0%). Trainer Targets (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): D McCain won the 12.45 in ‘18 and ‘20. CHEEKPIECES: 12.45 Oot Ma Way, 1.45 Ashjan, Elixer, Lastofthecosmics, Permission Granted, 2.15 Big Bad Bear, Bootlegger, Pammi, Wakool, 3.15 Enfin Phil, The Delray Munky. TONGUE STRAPS: 12.15 Garde Des Champs, Songofthelark, 12.45 Bamboo Bay, 1.15 My Macho Man, 1.45 Lastofthecosmics, 2.15 Bootlegger, 2.45 Upandatit, 3.15 Monsieur Co. (*=1st time). Profitable races for Favs: 2.45. SINGLE-SHOT STAR (Top in-form jockey with just one booked ride) Harry Skelton: FANCY STUFF (3.30 Ludlow) 4.30 Wo 3.30 Lu 12.15 Mu 4.00 Wo 5.00 Wo 3.00 Lu 4.30 Wo 7.00 Wo 4.30 Wo 3.15 Mu 2.45 Mu 6.30 Wo 1.30 Lu 2.15 Mu 7.00 Wo 2.15 Mu 4.00 Wo 12.30 Lu 2.30 Lu 1.30 Lu 4.00 Wo 6.00 Wo 7.00 Wo

mirror.co.uk/sport LUDLOW JACKPOT neWSbOY 12.30 OVERHAUGH STREET 1.00 ON THE PLATFORM 1.30 MIRANDA (NAP) 2.00 SWITCH HITTER 2.30 GOLDEN TAIPAN 3.00 NELSONS ROCK 3.30 THIRD STREET GoinG: Good to Soft. Course: Right-handed, flat track of 1m 4f, with 9 fences to a circuit and a 250yd run-in. Top Trainers: N Henderson 30-112 (26.8%), D Skelton 26-130 (20.0%), P Hobbs 20-105 (19.0%), K Bailey 19-96 (19.8%), P Nicholls 18-72 (25.0%), N Twiston-Davies 18-132 (13.6%), V Williams 17-90 (18.9%), A King 15-52 (28.8%). Trainer TarGeTs (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): J Groucott won the 1.00 in ‘18 and ‘20. Top JoCkeys: Harry Skelton 23-87 (26.4%), David Bass 19-80 (23.8%), Sam Twiston-Davies 17-140 (12.1%), Paddy Brennan 16-79 (20.3%), Nico De Boinville 15-65 (23.1%), Harry Cobden 12-56 (21.4%), James Bowen 10-61 (16.4%), Adam Wedge 9-118 (7.6%), Charlie Deutsch 9-57 (15.8%). rTv 1sT TiMe BLinkers: 1.00 Henri Le Bon, 2.00 Minella Encore. CHeekpieCes: 12.30 Bold Red*, Canal Rocks, Whitlock, 1.00 Fiddlers Tracker*, 2.00 Bobo Mac, Reve, 3.00 Cheer’s Delboy, Seemingly So. TonGue sTraps: 12.30 Bold Red*, Garrison Commander, Liberty Power*, 1.00 Family Pot, Jobesgreen Lad, Muse Of Fire, Right Royals Day, 1.30 See The Sea, Voice Of Calm, 2.00 Forgot To Ask, Minella Encore, 2.30 Golden Taipan, Wild Max, 3.00 Chosen Shant, Lightning Gold*, Stephanie Sunshine, Trixster. (*=1st time). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 1.00 Cobra Commander, 3.00 Lightning Gold, 3.30 Fancy Stuff. 1sT TiMe HooDs: 12.30 Bilboa River, 3.30 Lady Amy. profiTaBLe raCes for favs: 2.00. FORM SP• T p JoIN rACINgTv NovICES’ ClAImINg HurDlE 12.30 (4) 2m Winner £4,357 (7 run) 1 474067 BIlBoA rIvEr (19) (H) R J Price 5 11-8 ...................... Sean Houlihan (3) 106 S 2 80-F08 BolD rED (8) D Bridgwater 5 10-12 ...................................m Bastyan (3) 58 H 3 U6 CANAl roCKS (21) B J Llewellyn 5 10-10.......................Charlie Price (3) 80 GF 4 90-403 gArrISoN CommANDEr (21) Katy Price 5 10-8 .......................B Poste 110 SH 5 P lIBErTY PoWEr (65) R Bandey 4 10-8 ............................... H Bannister - H 6 3- ovErHAugH STrEET (F26) E De Giles 8 10-8 (F) ........................D Bass - GF 7 10-103 WHITloCK (21) A Irvine 6 10-8 (D) (SF) .......................................J Bowen ●123 GF BETTING: 13-8 Whitlock, 5-2 Overhaugh Street, 5 Garrison Commander, 13-2 Liberty Power, 8 Bilboa River, 25 Bold Red, 33 Canal Rocks. 2020: FALBERTO 5 11 8, Jordan Nailor(5) 6-5 Fav (S Thomas), 13 ran. 1.00 g.C. rICKArDS lTD NovICES’ HANDICAP CHASE (5) 2m 4f Winner £4,684 (13 run) 1 /3FP-4 mASSINI mAN (32) J Groucott 8 11-12 ...................................J Nailor (3) 101 S 2 690-PP HENrI lE BoN (12) (B) Kerry Lee 6 11-11 ................................ DouBTful 3 6433-4 AmBIoN HIll (34) C Tizzard 6 11-9 (BF) ..................................B J Powell - - 4 5/76-3 HAlDoN HIll (29) V Dartnall 8 11-7 ..................................... r mclernon 109 S 5 /7458- fIDDlErS TrACKEr (237) R Curtis 6 11-2 ................................A Wedge - - 6 /FF-47 muSE of fIrE (32) J Groucott 7 11-0 (D) ..............................S Sheppard 92 G 7 864-12 oN THE PlATform (41) J Groucott 5 10-13 (D) (F) ..................l Edwards 111 G 8 23-272 JoBESgrEEN lAD (39) T R George 6 10-12 (SF) ......................J J Burke ●112 G 9 U72851 fAmIlY PoT (14) Sheila Lewis 6 10-12 (C) (EW) ............. Sean Houlihan (3) 104 G 10 35-547 DIAmoND roSE (159) J S Smith 9 10-7 (C) .............................. T Bellamy 107 FM 11 /PP-P7 fAmIlY mAN (27) Miss S Robinson 8 10-1 ................................. C ring (3) 68 GF 12 32233- CoBrA CommANDEr (260) T Symonds 7 10-0 (BF) ....................B Poste 110 H 13 4/P-PP rIgHT roYAlS DAY (38) T Wall 12 10-0 ......................................J Best - - BETTING: 4 Ambion Hill, 9-2 Haldon Hill, 5 On The Platform, Jobesgreen Lad, 6 Family Pot, 8 Cobra Commander, 10 Massini Man, 12 Muse Of Fire. 2020: HAPPY NEWS 7 11 2, Jordan Nailor(5) 18-1 (J Groucott), 12 ran. 1.30 AlfA AggrEgATES lTD mArES’ HANDICAP HurDlE (gBB rACE) (2) 2m Winner £9,626 (8 run) 1 1415-2 mIrANDA (37) P Nicholls 6 11-12 (CD) (SF)........................... A Cheleda (5) 148 S 2 221115 SEE THE SEA (14) D McCain 7 10-12 (CD)......................P J Kavanagh (7) 147 FM 3 25P4-2 WIll vICTorY (31) Dr R Newland 5 10-3 (F)................. S Twiston-Davies ●149 S 4 29-51P ProgrESSIvE (37) N Henderson 4 10-3 (D) .......................N De Boinville 142 GF 5 1-3102 voICE of CAlm (20) E Lavelle 5 10-3 (D)................................ T Bellamy 147 G 6 1465U7 CoTToN END (25) Sheila Lewis 7 10-1 (CD) .................. Sean Houlihan (3) 146 G 7 31241 PuffIN BAY (18) O Sherwood 4 10-0 (D) (EW)............................J J Burke 137 GF 8 1570-2 mArTA DES moTTES (28) T Symonds 4 10-0 .............................B Poste 144 S BETTING: 2 Miranda, 7-2 Voice Of Calm, 5 See The Sea, 6 Progressive, 8 Will Victory, 12 Marta Des Mottes, 14 Puffin Bay, 20 Cotton End. 2020: MIRANDA 5 11 10, Angus Cheleda(7) 3-1 (P Nicholls), 7 ran. CorrIE CuP HANDICAP CHASE (3) 3m 2f 2.00 Winner £8,768 (7 run) 1 181F-1 SWITCH HITTEr (27) P Nicholls 6 11-12 (SF)....................... Bryony frost 138 GF 2 1-1022 forgoT To ASK (43) T R George 9 11-6 (D) .............................J J Burke 138 GF 3 258-1P mINEllA ENCorE (23) (B) Dr R Newland 9 11-6 .......... S Twiston-Davies 135 GS 4 142312 ouToNPATrol (27) A King 7 11-5 (C) (F)................................. T Bellamy 139 GF 5 /363-9 BoBo mAC (26) T Symonds 10 11-5 (CD).....................................D Noonan 141 GS 6 -47U14 rEvE (17) M Keighley 7 11-2 (BF, CD) ..............................................J Bowen 135 G 7 351P-F SuBCoNTINENT (24) V Williams 9 10-9 (C) .............................C Deutsch ●142 H BETTING: 9-4 Switch Hitter, 3 Outonpatrol, 9-2 Forgot To Ask, 7 Minella Encore, 8 Reve, 10 Subcontinent, 12 Bobo Mac. 2020: ROLL AGAIN 6 11 12, Robbie Dunne 10-3 (V Williams), 9 ran. AlfA AggrEgATES lTD NovICES’ lImITED HANDICAP CHASE 2.30 (gBB rACE) (3) 2m Winner £7,407 (4 run) 1 11FP-0 WIlD mAx (37) P Nicholls 6 11-8 (D) (SF) ...................................H Cobden - - 2 -31F02 rAYA TImE (46) T R George 8 10-13 (D)............................... T Scudamore 149 S 3 222313 golDEN TAIPAN (18) F O’Brien 7 10-8 (CD) .............................P Brennan ●153 GF 4 304-44 SoN of CAmAS (29) N Henderson 6 10-3 (D) (F)................N De Boinville 149 G BETTING: 2 Wild Max, 9-4 Golden Taipan, 3 Raya Time, 4 Son Of Camas. 2020: No corresponding race. PETEr roBErT gArBETT mEmorIAl CoNDITIoNAl JoCKEYS’ 3.00 HANDICAP HurDlE (5) 3m Winner £4,139 (12 run) 1 -37214 STEINKrAuS (27) D McCain 6 11-13 (BF)...................... P J Kavanagh (8) 108 FM 2 36-807 TrIxSTEr (17) T Vaughan 8 11-12 (D) ..............................Charlie Price (3) 90 G 3 45-3FP SEEmINglY So (40) L Morgan 8 11-12 ..............................mr l Dobb (10) - - 4 /54P41 NElSoNS roCK (11) C Tizzard 6 11-7 (D) (SF).......................H Kimber (6) 104 GF 5 383248 CHoSEN SHANT (18) I Williams 5 11-4 ....................................C Todd (3) 110 S 6 033-01 CANASTEro (63) P Hobbs 5 11-3 (F) ....................... mr Jack martin (10) 106 G 7 P26-65 mr KATANgA (19) R Curtis 7 11-3 ..................................... A Cheleda (3) ●112 GF 8 6RP7-F DANNY PArK (25) M Young 5 11-0 ......................................... J Andrews 75 S 9 456-69 lIgHTNINg golD (205) L Hurley 6 10-13 ................miss H C Tucker (5) 108 GS 10 8P5-50 JAuNTY ExPrESS (186) B Eckley 5 10-13 ..................................J Tudor 109 S 11 37F536 STEPHANIE SuNSHINE (34) Katy Price 8 10-2............... Sean Houlihan 104 G 12 528PU3 CHEEr’S DElBoY (16) R Dickin 8 10-1 (EW) ............................l murtagh 111 S BETTING: 5-2 Nelsons Rock, 4 Canastero, 6 Steinkraus, 8 Cheer’s Delboy, Mr Katanga, 10 Seemingly So, Chosen Shant, 16 Stephanie Sunshine, Trixster. 2020: No corresponding race. BrITISH EBf oPEN NH flAT rACE (gBB rACE) (4) 2m 3.30 bOUverIe 12.30 WHITLOCK 1.00 HALDON HILL 1.30 MIRANDA 2.00 SWITCH HITTER (NAP) 2.30 WILD MAX 3.00 CANASTERO 3.30 HYLAND Winner £3,268 (11 run) 1 5- BENANDgoNE (319) B Barr 4 11-0 ....................................m Bastyan (3) ●102 H 2 CHArmINg gETAWAY K Bailey 4 11-0 (EW) .................................D Bass - - 3 Dom BoSCo T R George 4 11-0 ................................................J J Burke - - 4 HYlAND N Henderson 4 11-0 (SF).......................................N De Boinville - - 5 NIgHT JET T Symonds 4 11-0......................................................B Poste - - 6 U2/ SAQuoN (631) Dr R Newland 5 11-0 (BF) ........................ S Twiston-Davies - - 7 8 SuKAT (22) D Bridgwater 4 11-0 ...............................................B J Powell 85 G 8 THIrD STrEET N Twiston-Davies 5 11-0 ................................J Nailor (3) - - 9 1- fANCY STuff (232) D Skelton 4 10-7 (F).................................H Skelton - - 10 7 lADY AmY (38) (H) L Hurley 4 10-7 ......................................N Scholfield 61 GS 11 6 SAllY’S gIrl (208) J S Smith 4 10-7...................................... T Bellamy 89 G BETTING: 5-2 Fancy Stuff, 3 Hyland, 5 Charming Getaway, 6 Saquon, 8 Third Street, 10 Dom Bosco, 14 Night Jet, 25 Sukat. 2020: No corresponding race. IN FORM TrAINErS: M Keighley 3-8 (38%), O Murphy 9-25 (36%), D O’Meara 8-23 (35%), C Banham 2-6 (33%), R Harris 2-7 (29%), P Nicholls 13-49 (27%), R Menzies 3-11 (27%), K Bailey 2-8 (25%), L Russell 6-24 (25%), R Teal 3-12 (25%), D Skelton 12-49 (24%). JoCKEYS: Nico De Boinville 5-12 (42%), Adrian Heskin 4-11 (36%), Harry Cobden 9-30 (30%), Jason Watson 10-33 (30%), Laura Pearson 2-7 (29%), Kevin Brogan 4-15 (27%), Harry Skelton 8-32 (25%), Mr C Rabbitt 1-4 (25%), Nathan Moscrop 2-8 (25%), Brian Hughes 8-35 (23%), Stan Sheppard 3-13 (23%). WOLverhAmPTOn neWSbOY 4.00 TIO MIO 4.30 PERIPETEIA 5.00 ENFRANCHISE (NB) 5.30 BIBULOUS 6.00 LOUGH CUTRA 6.30 ELHAFEI 7.00 TRUSTY RUSTY GoinG: Standard. Course: Left-handed, very tight Tapeta track of 1m, with a 330yd run-in. Races over 6f and 7f start on separate chutes. DraW: Little effect. Top Trainers: P Evans 75-689 (10.9%), M Appleby 64-628 (10.2%), M Johnston 62-508 (12.2%), A Carroll 55-554 (9.9%), D O’Meara 54-454 (11.9%), D Loughnane 53-457 (11.6%), A Brittain 52- 508 (10.2%), M Loughnane 46-567 (8.1%), M Botti 44-354 (12.4%), K Burke 38-275 (13.8%), A Balding 31-191 (16.2%), I Williams 29-287 (10.1%). Trainer TarGeTs (won today’s race at least twice in last 10 years): D Loughnane won the 6.00 in ‘18 and ‘20. BETWAY HANDICAP (5) 1m 1f 104yds 4.00 Winner £3,240 (10 run) FORM p 1 (8) 1-8800 SEmSEr (35) G L Moore 4 9-12 (D) (F) ..........................r Clutterbuck (5) 74 G 2 (10) 265675 mY TArgET (39) M Wigham 10 9-12 (CD) .................................T Hamilton 73 ST 3 (1) 60244 WEST SIDE glorY (116) (H) A Murphy 3 9-10 (EW).............S Cherchi (3) 78 GF 4 (3) 147607 WIN WIN PoWEr (9) Frank Bishop 4 9-9 ................................. W Carson 74 ST 5 (2) 053460 NuSHAfrEEN (23) (B) M Botti 3 9-9 ............................... C Howarth (7) ●79 ST 6 (9) 932176 CArEY STrEET (56) Mrs L Stubbs 5 9-8 (CD)............. Joanna mason (3) 76 GF 7 (7) -55061 TIo mIo (23) (H) D Loughnane 3 9-5 (CD) (SF)................................C fallon 76 ST 8 (4) 895375 ElEgANT lovE (23) A Carroll 5 9-3 ........................................ J Watson 76 GS 9 (5) 619425 EmJAYTWENTYTHrEE (2) Alice Haynes 3 9-2 .................... DouBTful 10 (6) 467717 gHoSTlY (33) (B) Mrs Stella Barclay 3 8-13 (CD) ........... f mcmanoman (3) 75 GF BETTING: 13-8 Tio Mio, 5 Elegant Love, 11-2 Semser, 7 My Target, 10 Ghostly, Carey Street, West Side Glory, 16 Nushafreen. 2020: RICHARD R H B 3 9 10, Rossa Ryan 13-2 (D Loughnane), drawn (9), 10 ran. BETYourWAY AT BETWAY mEDIAN AuCTIoN mAIDEN STAKES 4.30 (5) 1m 1f 104yds Winner £3,510 (11 run) 1 (3) 0090-4 JuST AlBErT (103) G Deacon 4 9-7 .......................................g Bass (5) 50 ST 2 (5) 8 THE WorTHY BrAT (23) A Carroll 4 9-7 ................................ J Watson 58 ST 3 (2) 934700 HugoSTHErE (67) R Teal 3 9-5 .......................................... g rooke (3) 52 ST 4 (1) 6433- rESTrICTED ArEA (342) Mrs N Evans 3 9-5 (BF)... Jordan Williams (7) 69 ST 5 (6) 800 SIxTY WEST (56) J Spearing 3 9-5 ............................................... r Tate 36 ST 6 (7) 4 TruE WArrIor (85) R Brisland 3 9-5 ..................................... D Keenan - - 7 (9) 0 QuIET PrIDE (51) (H) M Herrington 5 9-2 ....................................T Eaves 49 ST 8 (4) 0 AmANI (16) D & C Kubler 3 9-0 (EW).............................................N Currie 40 ST 9 (8) 558 JuSComINPASTY (102) (V) R Brisland 3 9-0 ..............r Clutterbuck (5) 49 G 10 (10) 233 PErIPETEIA (16) G Boughey 3 9-0 (SF).................................K Shoemark ●85 ST 11 (11) TYPEWrITTEN A Balding 3 9-0 (F) ......................................... r Hornby - - BETTING: 1-2 Peripeteia, 4 Typewritten, 5 Restricted Area, 20 Amani, 33 True Warrior, Hugosthere, The Worthy Brat, 66 Quiet Pride, Just Albert, Juscominpasty, 100 Sixty West. 2020: FLYIN’ SOLO 3 9 5, Rossa Ryan 10-3 (D Menuisier), drawn (7), 7 ran. mANSIoNBET BEST oDDS guArANTEED HANDICAP (4) (3-Y-o) 5.00 1m 1f Winner £4,590 (5 run) 1 (1) 1-79 DArWEll lIoN (59) D O’Meara 9-7 (F).................................... J Watson 88 ST 2 (2) 746217 TrIColorE (28) M Botti 9-7 (BF, CD) .......................................D E Hogan ●93 ST 3 (5) 694305 HAzEl (16) D Loughnane 8-13 ................................................rossa ryan 91 ST 4 (4) 2131 ENfrANCHISE (10) M Johnston 8-13 (SF) ...........................A Breslin (5) 92 ST 5 (3) 190204 SWINToN NooN (4) (V) M Appleby 8-10 .................................T ladd (3) 88 SS BETTING: 15-8 Enfranchise, 2 Tricolore, 4 Darwell Lion, 8 Hazel, Swinton Noon. 2020: AMAYSMONT 9 1, Jack Garritty 11-4 (R Fahey), drawn (4), 6 ran. mANSIoNBET BEATEN BY A HEAD NovICE STAKES (5) 7f 5.30 Winner £3,510 (7 run) 1 (3) 41 BIBulouS (24) H Candy 3 9-9 (F) ............................................ r Hornby 81 ST 2 (5) 232-34 ArCTICIAN (58) S Dow 3 9-2 (SF)..............................................l morris ●87 GS 3 (6) El JAD A Brittain 3 9-2 .............................................................C Hardie - - 4 (7) 9 HErE AT NIgHT (13) A Carroll 3 9-2 ..................................... g Downing 49 SF 5 (2) 453660 PAYmASTEr (58) A Carroll 3 9-2 .................................................. r Tate 55 GF 6 (4) 3 mADAmE glITTErS (113) D O’Meara 3 8-11 ............................. J Watson 74 G 7 (1) 903668 ruBY lIlY (30) S Lycett 3 8-11 ............................................... J fanning 69 ST BETTING: Evens Arctician, 6-4 Bibulous, 7 Madame Glitters, 16 El Jad, 33 Ruby Lily, 50 Paymaster, 66 Here At Night. 2020: TOMOUH 3 9 0, Callum Shepherd 2-1 (S bin Suroor), drawn (2), 5 ran. mANSIoNBET ProuD PArTNErS of AWC HANDICAP (4) 7f 6.00 Winner £4,590 (10 run) 1 (2) 483414 If You DArE (30) M Johnston 3 9-8 (D) (SF)........................... J fanning ●96 ST 2 (4) 315311 SIr olIvEr (71) C Dwyer 4 9-7 (C, D) (F) .............................S Cherchi (3) 89 ST 3 (5) 3-4586 KINg CArNEY (42) A Carroll 4 9-7 .......................................... J Watson 93 G 4 (6) 040008 PArAllEl WorlD (14) K Burke 5 9-2 (CD).......................P-l Jamin (3) 89 SF 5 (3) -52188 APEx KINg (11) D Loughnane 7 9-2 (D) ........................ laura Pearson (3) 95 ST 6 (10) 2D1465 AlgHEED (51) M Loughnane 3 9-0 (D) (EW) ..................................l morris 94 ST 7 (9) 55390 flATlEY (49) A Wintle 4 9-0 ................................................T Heard (5) 90 GF 8 (8) 2408-4 lougH CuTrA (10) M Wigham 4 8-12 ....................................T Hamilton 92 G 9 (1) 224-24 AlABlAQ (16) P Evans 3 8-11 ..........................................................C lee 93 SF 10 (7) 169600 WrATH of HECTor (16) (V) M Appleby 4 8-5 (CD)..................T ladd (3) 89 SS BETTING: 11-4 If You Dare, 3 Sir Oliver, 9-2 Alablaq, 6 Lough Cutra, 10 Algheed, 14 King Carney, Flatley, 16 Parallel World. 2020: AMBER ISLAND 3 8 10, Rossa Ryan 25-1 (D Loughnane), drawn (5), 12 ran. rEAD KATIE WAlSH oN BETWAY INSIDEr HANDICAP (6) 1m 4f 6.30 Winner £2,700 (12 run) 1 (1) 257164 BEAT THE BrEEzE (5) Alice Haynes 4 9-13 (C, D) (EW)............... K o’Neill 70 ST 2 (11) 501114 ElHAfEI (163) J Mackie 6 9-12 (D) (SF)......................................C Beasley 68 G 3 (10) 56143 vICTorY STAr (11) M Johnston 4 9-11 ...........................o Stammers (5) 70 SS 4 (7) 328443 PErCY WIllIS (23) J O’Keeffe 3 9-10 (F)....................................C fallon 69 G 5 (8) 2-2438 golD STANDArD (23) A Carroll 5 9-9 (C, D) ............................ J Watson 70 ST 6 (9) 113323 mYBoYmAx (J17) M Hammond 3 9-7 (D) ............................A Brookes (7) 68 G 7 (4) 512258 EAglE oNE (56) R Harris 3 9-7 ............................................rossa ryan ●72 GS 8 (2) 830202 BAIlEYS WArrIor (28) (H) D Faulkner 3 9-3 .......................T Heard (5) 71 ST 9 (6) 43-779 HAvEN lADY (27) J J Quinn 3 9-0................................................J Hart 67 ST 10 (12) 80-853 rESET BuTToN (24) I Williams 3 8-3 ........................................l morris 65 ST 11 (5) 795500 loBo DEl mAr (23) J Stimpson 3 8-3 ..............................Jimmy Quinn 64 ST 12 (3) 509730 rAKISH PADDY (70) Mrs N Evans 3 8-3 ............................... g rooke (3) 59 SS BETTING: 9-2 Elhafei, 5 Percy Willis, 11-2 Beat The Breeze, 6 Victory Star, 7 Baileys Warrior, Gold Standard, 8 Reset Button, 10 Myboymax. 2020: CATBIRD SEAT 3 9 8, Megan Nicholls 11-8 Fav (A King), drawn (12), 11 ran. BETWAY lIvE CASINo HANDICAP (5) 5f 7.00 bOUverIe 4.00 TIO MIO 4.30 PERIPETEIA 5.00 ENFRANCHISE (NB) 5.30 BIBULOUS 6.00 ALABLAQ 6.30 VICTORY STAR 7.00 CHERISH SKY Top JoCkeys: Luke Morris 130-1151 (11.3%), Rossa Ryan 63-351 (17.9%), Cam Hardie 57-688 (8.3%), Joe Fanning 52-403 (12.9%), Clifford Lee 34-242 (14.0%), Kieran O’Neill 32-389 (8.2%), Rob Hornby 31-281 (11.0%), Jason Hart 31-273 (11.4%), Tony Hamilton 27-208 (13.0%), Tom Eaves 27-347 (7.8%), Jason Watson 25-162 (15.4%). CHeekpieCes: 4.00 Emjaytwentythree, Semser*, 4.30 Hugosthere, 5.00 Tricolore, 5.30 El Jad*, Ruby Lily*, 6.00 Sir Oliver, 6.30 Beat The Breeze, 7.00 We’re Reunited. TonGue sTraps: 5.30 Ruby Lily, 6.30 Lobo Del Mar, 7.00 You’re Cool. (*=1st time). 1sT TiMe HooDs: 4.00 West Side Glory. profiTaBLe raCes for favs: 6.00. SP• T Winner £3,240 (11 run) 1 (1) 21-332 lIAmBA (300) M Appleby 6 9-7 (D) ...........................................T ladd (3) 81 SS 2 (8) 111171 CHErISH (54) A Carroll 4 9-7 (D) (SF)...........................mollie Phillips (5) 80 GF 3 (6) 473866 muTABAAHY (35) A Brittain 6 9-7 (CD) ......................................C Hardie ●84 ST 4 (9) 314119 lA roCA DEl fuEgo (48) (H) G Deacon 5 9-7 (BF, D) (EW)....T Heard (5) 79 ST 5 (11) 4-7357 gHAAlIYA (48) C Banham 3 9-6 .............................................. J Haynes 82 SS 6 (5) 012932 gooD EArTH (16) M Herrington 4 9-5 (D)....................................T Eaves 83 ST 7 (2) -69878 HIgHEST AmBITIoN (9) C Wallis 3 9-2 .....................................l morris 74 ST 8 (7) 335411 glAmorouS forCE (23) R Harris 4 9-0 (CD) (F).............. m Crehan (3) 80 ST 9 (3) 333454 WE’rE rEuNITED (34) R Harris 4 8-12 (CD)............................. r Hornby 80 G 10 (10) 616499 You’rE Cool (11) (V) D Shaw 9 8-11 (CD) ...............................J Peate (7) 79 ST 11 (4) 711223 TruSTY ruSTY (48) A Carroll 4 8-9 (CD)................................ J Watson 80 ST BETTING: 4 Glamorous Force, 9-2 Cherish, 11-2 Liamba, 6 Good Earth, 7 Trusty Rusty, 8 La Roca Del Fuego, 10 We’re Reunited, 12 Mutabaahy. 2020: THE NOSEY PARKER 3 9 6, Shane W Kelly 11-4 Fav (R Hughes), drawn (4), 9 ran. LONGEST TRAVELLER By road, Elton, Gloucestershire-based Sophie leech sends mAgNA SAm (2.45) on a 357-mile trip to musselburgh. STAT OF THE DAY Trainer Nick Alexander and jockey Danny mcmenamin have a 100 per cent strike rate when teaming up at musselburgh — 3 wins from 3 runners for a level-stake profit of +£27.25pts. So look out for WAKool (2.15). DM1ST MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 39 RUGBY UNION Ford gets top marcs George pips Smith in No.10 fight leicester 16 Harlequins 14 By ADAm hAThAWAY GeorGe Ford won the battle of the No.10s as the master beat the apprentice and Leicester made it nine out of nine in the Premiership. Ford (above) dished out a lesson to opposite number Marcus Smith, kicking 11 points and bossing the game. Smith (inset) was picked for England’s autumn campaign ahead of Ford but here the older fly-half gave him a lesson in game management. The 22-year-old Quin managed to get himself yellowcarded in the first half for flying off his feet at a ruck – and Tigers scored 10 points with Smith off. Ford, 28, ran this game and Leicester boss Steve Borthwick is determined to make the most of him before he heads to Sale at the end of the season. Borthwick said: “We would have loved George to stay but this is professional sport and players make decisions. George made that decision so we will maximise everything we can this season – that was our Cowan-DiCkie grabs Lion’s sHare intention anyway. He will go on to pastures new and we’ll get on with it.” Ben Youngs also got the upper hand over long-time rival Danny Care in the scrum-half stakes. Youngs is playing like the youngster who burst on the England scene in 2010 and at 32 is looking sharper than ever. It was a kick with the outside of his boot that set up the 42nd-minute try for wing Harry Potter when Smith was on the naughty step. Borthwick added: “We have seen him go up a gear. He has got 112 caps gALLAgher Prem rOUnD-UP By ADAm hAThAWAY Luke CowaN-dICkIe helped exeTer beat fierce rivals SaraCeNS 18-15 on Saturday and revealed being a Lion helped Chiefs bare their teeth. The hooker (right), who played in all three Tests in the summer against South africa, scored the gamebreaking try on 56 minutes, with fellow tourists Jonny hill, Stuart hogg and Sam Simmonds also on the front foot. The 28-year-old said: and he wanted to take it up to another level and he has been terrific.” Quins were 16-9 down with Smith back on the pitch when wing Louis Lynagh scored a try from nowhere on 62 minutes. Lynagh was tight to the touchline but manufactured a chip and chase, winning the race to the ball. Quins senior coach Tabai Matson said: “We got through a couple of times – but the rest of the time they are squeezing the life out of you. You’ve got to tip your hat to Leicester, they’re nine from nine for a reason.” GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP P W D L B F A Pts Leicester ..................9 9 0 0 5 279 150 41 Saracens ..................9 6 1 2 6 305 165 32 North’pton ...............9 6 0 3 6 277 225 30 Harlequins ...............9 5 0 4 9 247 201 29 Exeter........................10 6 0 4 4 229 195 28 Gloucester ...............9 5 1 3 6 239 226 28 Lon Irish ...................10 3 3 4 8 282 276 26 Newcastle ................9 4 1 4 2 174 205 20 Wasps .........................9 3 0 6 7 229 239 19 Worcester ...............10 3 1 6 5 194 342 19 Sale .............................9 3 1 5 3 195 207 17 Bristol ........................9 3 0 6 2 173 256 14 Bath ............................9 0 0 9 4 161 297 4 ”The Lions tour was a massive experience and helped me quite a bit.” NorThampToN heaped more misery on BaTh, who lost for the ninth time on the spin in the premiership. Juarno augustus and Courtnall Skosan scored twice each in the 40-19 romp. LoNdoN IrISh backed up their win at harlequins by knocking over NewCaSTLe 43-21, while worCeSTer beat waSpS 32-31 with another Lion duhan van der merwe among the try-scorers.

40 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 uFC Vegas 44 aldo: i can earn my shot at title By GARY HITCHCOCK Jose Aldo is intent on adding another chapter to his already legendary UFC career. The Brazilian (above), a two-time featherweight champion, made it three wins in a row in the bantamweight division with a dominant points victory over Rob Font in their five-round event at UFC Vegas 44 yesterday. With champ Aljamain sterling injured, leading to Petr Yan winning an interim belt, Aldo, 35, is happy to wait and earn a crack at the 135lb crown. He said: “everyone only thinks I can go three rounds but I proved I can do five. I want to be a champion and I am still working towards that. “of course I want to fight for the title, but we don’t know what is going to happen with that.” CriCket Big BasH league £10,000 BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN OUR MONTHLY COMPETITION TO BE IN WITH A CHANCE OF WINNING: Text WIN to 61011 Texts cost £2.00 + 1 standard network rate message or call 0903 681 8181 Calls cost £2.00 + network access charge. or post your name and phone number to Mirror Win, PO Box 8162 Derby, DE1 9GU woeful stars hit for sixers DefenDing champions Sydney Sixers kicked off this year’s Big Bash League in Australia with an emphatic 152-run win over Melbourne Stars. Sixers posted 213-4 – their highest score ever – with Josh Philippe (top) scoring a quickfire 83 and fellow Aussie Moises Henriques a rapid 76. england’s James Vince also contributed by T&Cs: To refuse marketing messages, end SMS with NO INFO. SP: Mi Telecom Ltd. Helpdesk 0330 880 6060.Min age 18+. All entries after lines close at midnight on the last day of the month will not count and may still be charged. Postal entries close at midnight on 5th of the following month. One winner will be selected at random from all correct entries after the closing date and will be contacted by phone within 5 days. Full T&Cs at www.mirror.co.uk/ rules. Surname and county of the winner will be published. If you object to your information being made available please see our privacy notice online at www.mirror.co.uk/privacy-notice. This prize drawer is syndicated across other Reach titles. For a full list of our brands see www.reachplc.com/our-brands DM1ST making 44. in reply, Melbourne collapsed to a woeful 61 all out. Steve O’Keefe took 4-14 and Sean Abbott 3-14 in a Sixers line-up that included england ODi stars Chris Jordan (left) and Tom Curran. nottinghamshire’s Joe Clarke, among 15 english players signed up for this year’s tournament, made just one for Melbourne. ENDS 19TH DECEMBER FORMULA ONE All square at the top amid yet more controversy as winner Lewis & Verstappen clash head-on yet again By DARRen WITCOOp Damon Hill says lewis Hamilton is rightly “wary and cautious” of the aggressive driving style of rival max Verstappen heading into the finalrace shootout. The feud between Mercedes’ Hamilton and Red Bull’s Verstappen had already reached boiling point prior to a dramatic Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Former world champion Hill is no stranger to championships going down to the wire after his famous battle with Michael Schumacher in 1994. At the decider in Adelaide, Schumacher and Hill collided with the retirements that followed for both drivers handing the German his first title in controversial circumstances. Dirty tricks have decided classic title rivalries before, notably between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. Hamilton and Verstappen are level on points, and any final race collision between the pair would see the Dutchman clinch the title, due to more race wins this season. “Some people drive with no compromises at all and Max is one,” said Hill. “Lewis, who has to deal with that, is very cautious. He’s not intimidated but is wary of Max and rightly so. “It’s not Lewis’ style but it is Max who pushes everything to the limit.” It was the Mercedes star who won the inaugural and explosive race in Jeddah last night (celebrating with a member of his team, above), but not without being involved in several more flashpoints with his rival. Tempers were rising early on with Mercedes unhappy with a red flag after Mick Schumacher’s crash which benefitted Verstappen, as he was able to change his tyres without losing any time, while the Silver Arrows had already pitted Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. The restart saw Verstappen overtake illegally and he was forced to cede position back after another red flag, before the Dutchman overtook again – this time within the rules – as the race got under way for the third time. But the biggest moment came with 12 laps to go. Verstappen was again told to let his rival past – but instead of a routine changeover, we got another collision between the racers. Verstappen slowed down, but Hamilton also eased off and, when he did try to dart down the left, his front wing made contact with the back of the Red Bull, with both drivers sounding perplexed about what had happened over team radio. Hamilton survived that wing damage to win the race, as Verstappen was let down by his ailing tyres in the final few laps, though he did manage second ahead of Bottas, who pipped Esteban Ocon to third. The combination of having to let Hamilton through, the collision, a fivesecond penalty for overtaking off the track, and the result had Verstappen fuming. And he made his f eelings clear as he stormed off the podium. Mercedes team princip a l To t o Wolff said: “That was spectacular, but not good racing. “It is hard, very hard, maybe over the line. We just want to have a clean championship and the best man wins. “If it is Max, I’m at peace with that, but we need it to be a fair race. Max has more wins so it’s still an advantage.”

mirror.co.uk/sport IT’S GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE DESERT STORM I’M STILL STANDING Champ Hamilton refuses to be knocked off course during the thrills and spills in Saudi RESulTS IN JEDDAH 1 Hamilton (Gbr) ..... 2hr06m15.118s 2 Verstappen (Ned) ...... at +11.825s 3 Bottas (Fin) ............... at +27.531s 4 Ocon (Fra) ................. at +27.633s 5 Ricciardo (Aus) ......... at +40.121s 6 Gasly (Fra) ................. at +41.613s 7 Leclerc (Mon) .......... at +44,475s 8 Sainz Jr (Spa) .........at +46.606s 9 Giovinazzi (Ita) ........ at +58.505 10 Norris (Gbr) ...............at 1:01:358 DRIVERS STANDINGS 1 Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull ......369.5 2 Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes ..369.5 3 Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP .... 218 4 Perez (Mex) Red Bull ............ 190 5 Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari ............ 158 6 Norris (Gbr) Mclaren ............ 154 7 Sainz Jr (Spa) Ferrari ........ 149.5 8 Ricciardo (Aus) McLaren ...... 115 9 Gasly (Fra) Scuderia AlphaTauri 100 10 Alonso (Spa) Alpine .............. 77 DM1ST ROUND 21 OUT OF 22 SAUDI ARABIA GRAND PRIX buMp 1 Versrtappen and Hamilton collide in the controversial Saudi GP buMp 2 Hamilton gets his nose in front as the heat rises in the championship race MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 41 re-STArT 2 Verstappen goes wheel-to-wheel with title rival Hamilton and France’s Ocon hamilton is really wary of mad max FROM BAck PAGE collisions on so many including red flags, multiple occasions with this guy and crashes and a bizarre I don’t mind doing that as collision amid heated you live to survive another tension – in the history of day. He hit the breaks so the sport. hard and almost took us Verstappen was both out. summoned to the race “For him, it does not stewards over the incident matter if we both don’t that saw Hamilton crash finish but for me we need into the back of the Red to. I’ve been racing for 28 Bull. Seven-times world years and come across a lot champion Hamilton also of different characters. took the bonus point for “There are a few of them fastest lap to level with that are over the limit, rules Verstappen (below) on do not apply or they don’t 369.5 points. think of the rules. But the angry “I try and keep it on recriminations the track, do it the continued after they right way and stay clashed on and off out of trouble and avoid incidents. I’m just grateful I had a wing at the end.” Verstappen said: “A lot the track. Hamilton, bidding for a record eight title, branded Verstappen “dangerous” and “crazy” during the race and he later said: “He’s over the limit for sure. I’ve avoided end.” Verstappen said: “A lot of things happened, which I don’t fully agree with, but it is what it is. I’m just trying to race. “This sport is more about penalties than racing.” RESULTS & FIXTURES BasketBall BBL Championship: Bristol Flyers 78 Plymouth City Patriots 58, Cheshire Phoenix 110 Newcastle Eagles 113 (3 OT), London Lions 107 Manchester Giants 80. nBa: New York 99 Denver 113, Brooklyn 107 Chicago 111, Milwaukee 124 Miami 102, Dallas 90 Memphis 97, Golden State 107 San Antonio 112, Portland 117 Boston 145, Sacramento 104 LA 99. CRICket seCond TesT maTCh—pakistan v Bangladesh (Mirpur): Pakistan 188-2 (63.2 overs; Babar Azam 71no, Azhar Azhar Ali 52no). seCond TesT maTCh—india v new Zealand (Mumbai): India 325 (109.5 overs; M A Agarwal 150, A R Patel 52; A Y Patel 10-119) and 276-7dec. (70.0 overs; M A Agarwal 62; A Y Patel 4-106). New Zealand 62 (28.1 overs; R Ashwin 4-8) and 140-5 (45.0 overs; D J Mitchell 60). GOlF hero WorLd ChaLLenge (Albany, New Providence, Bahamas)—(USA unless stated, Par 72) Final round: 270 V Hovland (Nor) 68 69 67 66, 271 S Scheffler 71 68 66 66, 273 S Burns 71 65 68 69, P Reed 68 69 67 69, 274 C Morikawa 68 66 64 76, J Thomas 67 72 71 64, 275 D Berger 66 69 69 71, T Finau 68 66 70 71, 277 T Hatton (Eng) 69 67 71 70, B Koepka 67 67 69 74, J Rose (Eng) 71 70 70 66, 278 M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 71 70 68 69, X Schauffele 70 70 70 68, 280 A Ancer (Mex) 66 73 72 69, B DeChambeau 69 64 73 74, H English 75 70 63 72, 281 W Simpson 67 72 71 71. RuGBy unIOn SATURDAY Gallagher Premiership ExETER ............... 18 SARAcEnS .......... 15 exeter—T: O’Flaherty, Cowan-Dickie. C: J. Simmonds. p: J. Simmonds (2). saracens—p: Lozowski (5). Lon IRISh ........... 43 nEwcASTLE ........ 21 London irish—T: Rowe, Hassell-Collins (3), Mafi, Creevy. C: Jackson (5). p: Jackson. newcastle—T: Robinson, Chick, Radwan. C: Haydon-Wood (2), Radwan. att: 6,808 noRTh’pTon ...... 40 BATh .................. 19 northampton—T: Hutchinson, Freeman, Augustus (2), Skosan (2). C: Biggar (4), Furbank. Bath—T: Underhill, Boyce, Stuart. C: de Glanville (2). woRcESTER ....... 32 wASpS ............... 31 Worcester—T: Simpson, Van Der Merwe, Hill, Chudley. C: Smith (3). p: Smith (2). Wasps—T: Fifita, Frost (2), Wolstenholme, T. Willis. C: Gopperth (3). att: 6,910 YESTERDAY LEIcESTER .......... 16 hARLEqUInS ....... 14 Leicester—T: Potter. C: Ford. p: Ford (3). harlequins—T: Lynagh. p: Smith (3). greene King ipa Championship— Cornish Pirates P Doncaster P, Coventry 15 Bedford 14, Ealing Trailfinders 54 Ampthill 17, Hartpury RFC 38 Richmond 20, Nottingham P Jersey Reds P. Yesterday: Cornish Pirates 29 Doncaster 7. United Rugby Championship GLASGow ........... 33 DRAGonS............ 14 glasgow—T: Tuipulotu, Steyn, Dempsey, Price, Matthews. C: Thompson (4). dragons—T: Shipp, Doge. C: S. Davies (2). oSpREYS ............ 19 ULSTER ............... 13 ospreys—T: Morris. C: Myler. p: Myler (4). Ulster—T: Penalty. p: Cooney (2). SToRmERS ......... 19 LIonS ................. 37 stormers—T: Ungerer, Senatla, Venter. C: Libbok, Swiel. Lions—T: Horn (2), Warner, V. Tshituka. C: Zeilinga (4). p: Zeilinga (3). p w D L B F A pts Leinster ......7 6 0 1 5 219 85 29 Ulster ..........7 5 0 2 5 169 115 25 munster ......5 4 0 1 3 149 84 19 connacht ....7 3 0 4 4 196 171 16 p w D L B F A pts ospreys .......7 5 0 2 1 142 159 21 cardiff ........5 3 0 2 2 120 114 14 Scarlets ......5 2 0 3 3 120 160 11 Dragons ......7 1 0 6 5 131 174 9 p w D L B F A pts Lions ...........5 2 0 3 3 107 120 11 Sharks ........5 2 0 3 1 115 129 9 Stormers .....5 1 1 3 1 99 123 7 Blue Bulls....5 1 0 4 1 65 131 5 p w D L B F A pts Edinburgh ...7 5 1 1 6 171 114 28 Glasgow ......7 4 0 3 5 160 138 21 Ben Treviso .7 3 0 4 4 141 178 16 Zebre ..........5 0 0 5 1 52 161 1 snOOkeR UK Championship (York)—Final: Z Xintong (Chn) bt L Brecel (Bel) 10-5. tennIs davis CUp FinaLs (Madrid)—Final: Russia Tennis Federation v Croatia, match 1: A Rublev (Rtf) bt B Gojo (Cro) 6-4 7-6 (7-5). match 2: D Medvedev (Rtf) bt M Cilic (Cro) 7-6 (9-7) 6-2. Russia Tennis Federation bt Croatia 2-0. ToDAY’S DIARY CRICket second Test match—day 3 of 5: Bangladesh v Pakistan (Mirpur, 04am), day 4 of 5: India v New Zealand (Mumbai, 04am).

42 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 SNOOKER UK CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL KARAOKE KING ZHAO sHOws HE HAs wOw FACTOR By hEctOr NuNNS Zhao Xintong will be heading to his favourite Sheffield karaoke bar to celebrate a stunning UK Championship win with a rendition of We are the Champions. the 24-year-old from China claimed an extraordinary debut tournament victory in the first Major of the season at york’s Barbican centre. the World no.26, whose raw talent was compared to that of tennis’s Roger Federer by Ronnie o’Sullivan (above), beat Belgium’s Luca Brecel 10-5. that came despite the Cyclone being in a midnight panic before the first session - with nowhere to stay and in desperate need of a good sleep ahead of a first final. after trying without success to find a room at six hotels, a bleary-eyed World Snooker official came to the rescue having been dragged out of bed to solve Zhao’s nightmare. and the muchhyped youngster, from Xi’an (above) – based at an academy in Sheffield – duly shrugged off the poor preparation to walk away with the £200,000 prize. Zhao said: “i’m so happy, it’s been a very exciting night and i love you all. “it is the biggest match of my life and my first final, i knew i had to try and play my best. i’ll celebrate by going out to do karaoke with my friends and i think it will have to be We are the Champions after this. “i don’t know what else to say, really except winning the UK Championship is the biggest dream come true.” Brecel, who started the event at world no.40, said: “Zhao didn’t allow me to do my gameplan, he just kept potting everything. “he had a bit of the run of the ball, but just played unbelievably well. “if i had a dream it was for 2022. So i’ll be having another go then. it’s the first time i’ve played in front of such a crowd, and i am back in the top 16, so it’s been a good week.” DM1ST ASheS countdown I CAN’T wAIT... ASheS 2021-22 fixtureS BATTLE TO BE BEST The Ashes sides are led by the world’s top bowler Cummins and No.1 batter Root FIrSt tESt: December 8-12 at Gabba, Brisbane, play starts 12midnight SEcOND tESt: December 16-20 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, play starts 4am thIrD tESt: December 26-30 at MCG, Melbourne, play starts 11.30pm on 25 December FOurth tESt: January 5-9 at SCG, Sydney, play starts 11.30pm on 4 January FIFth tESt: January 14-18 at Optus Stadium, Perth, play starts 2.30am ROOT: I KNOw I’m THEIR No.1 TARGET... By DEAN WILSON JOE ROOT knows he will be the Aussies’ No.1 target this week as he tries to secure the series success that will define his captaincy. Root has admitted his third attempt at winning the Ashes as skipper will be the one that affects his legacy most of all, especially up against a rookie leader in Pat Cummins. And he insists he is ready to meet that challenge head on, in his bid to make history. “Of course it will define my captaincy,” said Root. “I’m not naive enough to think it won’t. “If you look how hard it has been for English captains and English teams to win in Australia, it’s been something which doesn’t happen very often. “But what a great opportunity. I’m excited about it and can’t wait to get going.” Root came face to face with his opposite number Cummins at a series launch in Brisbane and the duo will be just as close at the toss, late tomorrow night. But from then on 22 yards will separate the world’s best batsman and the world’s best bowler, a personal duel that will play a huge part in the battle for the urn. “I don’t

mirror.co.uk/sport AuStrAliA v englAnd DM1ST MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 43 The firsT TesT, BrisBane StartS WedneSday, midnight let’s do something scAn the QR code to sign up to ouR cRicket newsletteR foR the lAtest news eveRy dAy And i love it know if the captaincy brings a different element for me,” said Cummins. “But the last few series we’ve played against him Joe has always been our prized wicket. “Not necessarily the one we talk about the most, but he’s No.1 batter in the world, he’s their captain. It’s going to be a big battle ground for us.” AmAzing BEN @ben stokes38 NOT long to go now until the Ashes are under way and I cannot wait to play a full part and help the team do something amazing out here. It has been one of the strangest build-ups to a Test series, but that is the world we are living in right now and both sides have to cope with it as best they can. I do feel like we have got what we can out of our preparation time, despite the awful weather that has played havoc. I know I feel ready to go and play my part. We have had a bit of time in the middle to bat, bowl and field and to get our bodies ready. But, of course, nothing can truly replicate the feeling of an Ashes match, the intensity that c om es with it – and I’m looking forward to feeling all that again. Walking out to play in an StOkES The world’s most exciting cricketer England shirt once more after the break I’ve had will be a special moment, as it always is, and playing in the Ashes is all the motivation you need. I’ll be fully focused on my job and doing what I can whenever Joe Root asks me to get involved. But it is also strange how things work out. Call it fate or whatever you like, but there will also be a bit of my mind thinking about my dad Ged (below with me) and the fact that it will be exactly one year to the day since he passed away. He and my mum have always been my biggest supporters and I know that he would have been hugely proud to see me back out there representing England, ready to take on the Aussies. It is obviously not a great anniversary to be reminded of. But I think it is a positive little thing that I’m getting back out there and will have my dad in my thoughts. It is amazing how these things work out sometimes. Once I’m out there it will all be about getting the job done and I have to trust that I ’v e got m y s e l f into the best possible shape physically and mentally as I can. As long as I can trust in the work I’ve done, such as batting in the warm-up match (below) then the game will look after itself and I can have full confidence in my skills. Talking of confidence, I still don’t know whether I’ll be able to field at second slip just yet. I am leaving that decision to the very last moment and it will depend on how I feel when the time comes. The Aussies have named their side early, and it is good to see another all-rounder in the contest with Cameron Green playing his first Ashes Test. We don’t focus too much on the opposition – and put our faith in what we can do as a team, but from one all-rounder to another it is good to see a young player making his way in international cricket. You always look out for the players who do the same things as you, so it will be interesting to see how he goes in the series. The main interest, though, is how our players perform. Whoever we go with into the first Test, I know we are going to have more than enough to give the Aussies a proper run for their money. I can’t wait. AUssies in stArc wArning By DEAN WILSON MITCHELL STarC has been backed to fire up his left-arm thunderbolts to try and blow away the England top order at the Gabba. New aussie skipper and world No.1 bowler Pat Cummins has already named his side for the opening ashes clash and Starc (above) has survived despite several prominent pundits calling for his head. ashes legend Shane Warne had been demanded that Starc – who averaged over 40 per wicket across four Tests against India last season – make way for Jhye richardson. But Cummins has stuck with his New South Wales and aussie team-mate. “He’s building up nicely,” said Cummins. “We had a really good training session yesterday, he was fast, he was swinging the ball big. “We weren’t surprised but it was great to see. you’ve got some of the best batters in the world, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne who said Starcy was a handful – so good signs. “I haven’t made up my mind but I think Joshy (Hazlewood) and Starcy will open up Aussie xi Australia XI for 1st Ashes Test: Warner, Harris, Labuschagne, Smith, Head, Green, Carey (wk), Cummins (c), Starc, Hazlewood, Lyon with me not far behind, although that might change.” The 61-times capped Starc is 31 with 255 Test wickets to his name and it is that experience which may have just given him the edge in selection. But where the batting is concerned the selectors have gone the other way with Travis Head edging out Usman Khawaja for the No.5 slot. Both batters have registered a pair of hundreds in the Sheffield Shield this season, but Head’s potential has won out over Khawaja’s proven pedigree in home conditions. “It was a tight one,” added Cummins. “The selectors make the call, and both are good options, in really strong form. “The experience from Uzzie is great and we are lucky to have that but Trav has been playing a lot of us in the last few years and has churned out runs.” alex Carey takes over the gloves from Tim Paine as expected and is joined by all-rounder Cameron Green in making their ashes bow.

44 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 brands exit gives rafa bigger say EXCLUSIVE by SIMON MULLOCK RAFA BENITEZ has won his power battle with Marcel Brands after Everton parted company with their director of football yesterday. The Dutchman left by mutual consent having agreed a pay-off with owner Farhad Moshiri. Brands spent almost £300million on transfers in three years on Merseyside with mixed results. Boss Benitez is set to take control of recruitment after Moshiri assured him he has his full backing despite recent poor form. Benitez (above), Brands and the board were verbally abused by fans when Everton were thrashed 4-1 by Liverpool in midweek. Benitez’s squad has been hit hard by injuries and Moshiri believes he must be given more time. But with fans planning a mass walk-out during tonight’s visit of Arsenal, something had to give. Brands signed a new three-year contract in April, but after agreeing to step down, will only be paid until the end of the season. The 59-year-old arrived at Goodison with a glowing reputation in May 2018 to replace Steve Walsh. ‘we lacked aggression’ fRom BAcK PAGE top half of the table. Gerrard said: “To the man we were outstanding second half – but we had to get into them at half-time to get a reaction. “We had to demand more from all of them because I didn’t feel we were aggressive enough. But I would have taken three wins from the first four games before a ball was kicked. We pushed Manchester City all the way and the players deserve so much credit.” It sets up Gerrard for an emotional return to Liverpool next weekend – but he insists that there will be no room for sentiment. He said: “I will not make it about me, I can’t help it if others do that but I will go there to try and get a result.” Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers (above) pinpointed his team’s weakness at set pieces and complained: “Our Achilles heel, which is killing us, is our defending from set pieces and it is undoing all our good work.” DM1ST aston villa 2 leicester 1 Konsa 17, 54 Barnes 14 2-1 Konsa rises superbly to head home and bag the Villa winner SAVE £70 GREAT DEALS TO WRAP UP 2021 NEW Brushless Cordless Twin Pack ✓ 1 x 18V Brushless Combi Drill 65Nm ✓ 1 x 18V Brushless Impact Driver 178Nm ✓ 2 x 18V 3.0Ah Li-Ion Batteries ✓ 1 x 70min Multi-Voltage Charger ✓ 1 x TSTAK(s) CODE: 695FH Large CODE: 337KV OFFICIAL PARTNER OF Includes: 2 x 3.0Ah Li-Ion Batteries SAVE £70 £ 179 .99 Was £249.99^ ^ Introductory offer applies to 337KV. £70 saving against future selling price of £249.99. Introductory offer valid until 03/01/2022. Prices valid until at least 4pm on 03/01/2022. All products are subject to availability. Prices include VAT at 20% (unless stated otherwise and subject to changes in taxation). Prices in this publication are correct at time of print. For latest price information check our website, the App or visit a Screwfix store. Screwfix Direct Limited standard terms and conditions apply to all sales – see screwfix.com/termsandconditions. Images used in the publication are for illustration purposes only. Delivery charges and restrictions may apply - see screwfix.com/delivery. ROCK AND STROLLER Stadium is buzzing again as Gerrard has former Liverpool manager Brendan managers going places, there was a by JOHN CROSS Rodgers in a cracking contest full of handshake at the final whistle but Chief Football Writer @johncrossmirror passion, fierce rivalry and they are rivals now rather than great controversy. friends. STEVEN GERRARD has got The hosts were fuming they had a Gerrard went on to the pitch at Villa Park rocking again and the Jacob Ramsey effort disallowed with the final whistle to congratulate his fans looking upwards. the score at 1-1 in first-half injury players, a hug for keeper Emiliano Ezri Konsa was Aston Villa’s time after a VAR check for a foul on Martinez after a fabulous late save unlikely two-goal hero as they Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel. told its own story, while Konsa leapfrogged Leicester into 10th But Villa used that sense of looked a bit shell-shocked to be the place and the top half of the Premier injustice to fire them up and snatch match winner. League. all three points from Konsa’s backpost header with England manager in 72 previous Premier League Konsa had scored just three times That is some turnaround for Gerrard, who made it three wins Gareth Southgate watching from the games and now he had two in one from his four games in charge. directors’ box. game. But Villa deserved it overall. But the Foxes’ season has yet to It would have been a nice moment For Leicester much now depends catch fire and their defending at setpieces remains a concern, especially Rodgers as the pair were in opposite Napoli on Thursday. for Gerrard to beat Leicester boss on their Europa League trip to after being undone here by a headed dugouts while in charge of Rangers You can understand why Rodgers winner from a deep corner. and Celtic respectively. started with Jamie Vardy among the Villa boss Gerrard saw off his Both are undoubtedly two young substitutes as they will need the

mirror.co.uk/sport DM1ST premier leAgUe from villa park SAM MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 45 quek 0-1 1-1 brought the swagger back to Villa 34-year-old in Naples. They started well and were ahead after 14 minutes as they showed pace on the counter attack. James Maddison and Patson Daka combined well before Harvey Barnes brilliantly passed the ball into the bottom corner. But the Foxes’ lead only lasted 170 seconds. Douglas Luiz’s freekick was not cleared by Jonny Evans’ header, Matt Cash got it back across, Emi Buendia headed towards goal and the ball brushed off Konsa’s studs and in. But the game’s real flashpoint came in first-half stoppage time. Luiz’s cross was headed back by Cash, Schmeichel got his hand to the ball but Ramsey pounced and forced the ball into the net. However, VAR Paul Tierney got Michael Oliver to check the touchline screen and the referee disallowed it, deeming that Schmeichel had got the ball under control as he had his hand on it when it was on the ground. Under Law 12, it looked like the right call. The hosts came out even more fired up in the second half. John McGinn’s 54th-minute corner found Konsa at the back post. His header squeezed in between the post and Schmeichel’s foot. Villa held firm but Leicester nearly got level when Barnes’ glancing header looked to be going in until Martinez clawed the ball out. A grandstand finish for a terrific game. We’Ve doNe IT Villa manager Gerrard after the final whistle RATINGS by JOHN CROSS mirror.co.uk/sport/football ASTON viLLA martinez ............................................7 Cash...................................................7 Konsa.................................................8 mings .................................................6 Young ................................................6 mcginn ..............................................7 Nakamba Booked .............................6 luiz ....................................................6 ramsey .............................................6 Buendia .............................................6 Watkins ..............................................7 SUBS Sanson (luiz 78) Chukwuemeka (Buendia 78) Tuanzebe (ramsey 84) ASToN VILLA LeIceSTeR 40% poSSeSSIoN 60% 4 ShoTS oN TARGeT 5 4 ShoTS off TARGeT 5 346 ToTAL pASSeS 519 3 coRNeRS 6 1 offSIde 0 8 fouLS 25 0 1 cARdS 1 0 ref: michael oliver ATT:41,572 LEiCESTER Schmeichel .......................................5 Castagne ...........................................5 evans .................................................6 Soyuncu ............................................6 Thomas ..............................................6 Dewsbury-Hall ..................................6 Ndidi ..................................................6 lookman ...........................................5 maddison Booked .............................7 Barnes ...............................................7 Daka ..................................................7 SUBS Vardy (lookman 65) .........................6 perez (Daka 78) iheanacho (Dewsbury-Hall 86) MAN OF THE MATCH EZRi KONSA The two-goal hero to earn victory for new chief Gerrard NEXT FOuR... aston villa Sat liverpool (away) ...........pl Dec 14 Norwich (away) .............pl Dec 18 Burnley (home) .............pl Dec 26 Chelsea (home).............pl leicester Thurs Napoli (away) ................el Sun Newcastle (home).........pl Dec 16 Tottenham (home) ........pl Dec 19 everton (away) ..............pl viLLA v LEiCESTER: THE big MATCH FACTS •Having only won three of their first 11 premier league games of the season under Dean Smith (D1 l7), Villa have since won three of their first four under Steven gerrard (l1). •leicester City lost an away prem game in which they scored first for the first time since July 2020 against Bournemouth; before today, they had won 11 of their last 12 league matches away from the King power Stadium when opening the scoring. •The home side has won all three managerial meetings between Villa’s gerrard and leicester’s Brendan rodgers, with gerrard also beating rodgers’ Celtic side with rangers in the Scottish premiership in December 2018 at ibrox after having lost at Celtic park in September the same year (both 1-0). •There were just 170 seconds between leicester’s opening goal, scored by Harvey Barnes, and Aston Villa’s equaliser from ezri Konsa. •leicester have conceded 10 prem goals from set-pieces this season (excl. pens), the joint most of any side (level with Crystal palace). •leicester are the first side to both score and concede a goal in 15 consecutive away games in england’s top-flight since Burnley from April 1961 to march 1962 (16 in a row). •in his 216th professional appearance in all competitions, ezri Konsa scored twice in a game for the first time. in doing so, he was the first defender to score a brace for Aston Villa in a prem match since Ciaran Clark against Arsenal in November 2010. Toon see Howe the wind blows Following the high-profile takeover of newcastle United, Eddie Howe’s appointment felt a little surprising given some of the flashier names they had been linked to. However, his team are already showing tactical improvements which, coupled with the confidence derived from their first win of the season this weekend, should hold them in good stead going forward. in truth, boss Howe (below) could easily have won three of the four Toon games he has overseen but he has been pretty unlucky. Against Brentford, if not for a goalkeeper error, an own goal and an ivan Toney goalline clearance, the Toon would have secured all three points. An expected 2-0 loss away to Arsenal followed and then a 1-1 draw with norwich came after that. The norwich result at a glance looks poor, but when you consider newcastle had Ciaran Clark sent off in the ninth minute, you realise just how impressive grinding out that result was. Although the Magpies hadn’t won in the 14 Premier league games prior to Saturday, it wasn’t the doom and gloom it may have appeared. During that spell, newcastle lost just seven games and managed to draw seven. They were far from whipping boys. That shows that Howe’s job isn’t to completely overhaul newcastle in the short term, but instead to do enough tweaking to convert those draws to wins and keep newcastle up. The Burnley result showed how those tweaks should bear fruit. Defensively, after going in front, Howe switched his back four to a back five to see out the result and secure his side’s first clean sheet in the Premier league this season. Attacking-wise, he has also been tinkering as newcastle averaged 15 shots-per-game with five on target, compared with just 11 shots-per-game with three on target before his arrival. Recording their first win of the season won’t just make the Premier league table look better for them, it will also dramatically improve the squad’s mentality. During my time representing England, we went through similar spells where we couldn’t find a win. Despite lining up for games where we knew we were the better side, during close matches you find yourself in a psychological slump where you lose the belief that you will either kick on to get a win or hold on to prevent a draw or loss. Bad results begin to snowball, pressure then mounts, and it is an extremely tough cycle to break. with a win though, the mental block seems to instantly lift. The relief that came with Saturday’s victory was evident by the scenes at St James’ Park come full time. Even the usually subdued Howe allowed himself a fist pump – showing he realised the significance of snapping the bad run. Howe’s appointment may not have initiated the instantaneous so-called ‘new manager bounce’ that Aston Villa enjoyed with Steven gerrard, but he clearly has newcastle headed in the right direction. But with games against leicester City, liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United up next, his side will have to work twice as hard if they are going to get anything from those fixtures. The Premier League table looks completely different to how it did a couple of weeks ago. Runaway leaders Chelsea have dropped back into the pack and Norwich, who looked doomed, have shown signs of life before yesterday’s setback. It looks like we are in for an exciting Christmas period with intense football across the board! Your entry into the world of DNA discovery. Uncover the truth about your body for only £59.99. Over 45 unique DNA reports to make changes quickly and 100s of recipe suggestions. 4 dynamic health objectives to help you achieve your goals. www.muhdo.com

46 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 06.12.2021 manchester utd 1 crystal palace 0 Fred 77 DM1ST RATINGS by DAVID McDONNELL mirror.co.uk/sport/football manchester utd De Gea .............................................. 6 Dalot .................................................7 Lindelof Booked ...............................6 Maguire ............................................7 Telles ................................................7 Fred ..................................................8 McTominay Booked .........................6 Sancho ..............................................7 Fernandes ........................................6 Rashford ........................................... 6 Ronaldo ............................................ 7 SUBS Greenwood (Sancho, 62) .................7 Elanga (Rashford 75) Van de Beek (Fernandes 86) mAN uTd c pALAce 61% poSSeSSIoN 39% 3 ShoTS oN TARGeT 2 7 ShoTS off TARGeT 3 527 ToTAL pASSeS 331 9 coRNeRS 6 3 offSIde 0 16 fouLS 9 0 2 cARdS 2 0 REF: Craig Pawson ATT: 73,172 crystal palace Guaita ............................................... 6 Clyne Booked ...................................5 Tomkins ............................................6 Guehi Booked ..................................6 Mitchell .............................................6 Schlupp .............................................6 Kouyate ............................................ 7 Gallagher ..........................................6 J Ayew ..............................................6 Benteke ............................................5 Zaha ................................................. 6 SUBS Edouard (Benteke 67) ......................6 Olise (Ayew 84) Eze (Kouyate 84) man OF the match Fred Fine midfield display capped by terrific finish for the winner neXt FOur... manChester utd Weds Young Boys (home) .......CL Sat Norwich (away) .............PL Dec 14 Brentford (away) ...........PL Dec 18 Brighton (home)............PL Crystal PalaCe Sun Everton (home) .............PL Dec 15 Southampton (home)....PL Dec 18 Watford (away) ..............PL Dec 26 Tottenham (away) .........PL the big match Facts •United have lost just two of their 25 Premier League matches against Crystal Palace (W18 D5), keeping a clean sheet in their last two league games against the Eagles. •United’s Ralph Rangnick became the sixth German to manage in the Prem and the first German to win his first game in charge in the competition (Felix Magath, Jurgen Klopp, Jan Siewert, Daniel Farke & Thomas Tuchel all failing to do so before him). •Following the win for Rangnick, six of the last seven managers (including caretakers) have won their first game in charge of Manchester United in all competitions, with Louis van Gaal being the only exception during this period (a 1-2 loss against Swansea at Old Trafford in August 2014). •Crystal Palace have lost three consecutive Premier League games, having lost just two of their first 12 league matches this season (W3 D7). victory vino for new boss FROM BACK PAGE glass of wine with Sir Alex Ferguson on his last visit to United 10 years ago, after his Schalke side were beaten 4-1 in the Champions League semi-finals. But the 63-year-old said he would enjoy a post-match tipple when asked how he planned to celebrate the win, which gave United back-to-back victories in the league for only the second time this season. “I’ve had so many interviews in the last half an hour, maybe a good dinner and a glass of red wine,” said the German when asked how he would mark the occasion. “But we train tomorrow at 9am, so there’s not much time to celebrate.” The interim manager said he was taken aback by how quickly United’s players took on board his instructions, given he only had one full training session with them before the game. “I was positively surprised by the physical state and intensity,” said Rangnick. “I was a bit surprised, because not only did we play Thursday, a late kick-off, we had two days less to recover compared to Crystal Palace. “We also had not even a full training session yesterday (Saturday) as it was pouring. It was not just Manchester weather, it was disgusting. “It was heavy, raining, windy, so it was almost impossible to train in a concentrated and focused manner. “But they still did it in those 45 minutes on the training pitch and we explained how we want to play. The rest was video footage, personal conversations with players and in groups, explaining to them what we want. “But I didn’t expect them to play at that level after such a short time together.” Palace boss Patrick Vieira (above) said: “I thought the game would finish with a draw. Neither side created too many chances. “When we had that chance with Jordan Ayew, we didn’t take it. In these games, you have to score those.” pReSS pReSS pReSS ImpReSS! 77Th mINuTe: fRed, 1-0 eXpReSS joy premier table P W d l F a Pts man City 15 11 2 2 32 9 35 liverpool 15 10 4 1 44 12 34 Chelsea 15 10 3 2 35 9 33 West ham 15 8 3 4 28 19 27 tottenham 14 8 1 5 16 17 25 man utd 15 7 3 5 25 24 24 arsenal 14 7 2 5 17 20 23 Wolverhampton 15 6 3 6 12 13 21 Brighton 15 4 8 3 14 16 20 aston Villa 15 6 1 8 21 24 19 leicester 15 5 4 6 23 27 19 Brentford 15 4 5 6 19 21 17 Crystal Palace 15 3 7 5 19 21 16 leeds 15 3 7 5 15 22 16 southampton 15 3 7 5 14 21 16 everton 14 4 3 7 17 24 15 Watford 15 4 1 10 20 29 13 Burnley 14 1 7 6 14 21 10 newcastle 15 1 7 7 17 30 10 norwich 15 2 4 9 8 31 10 LEAN MACHINE United ace Fred celebrates his late winner for the hosts with Alex Telles

mirror.co.uk/sport DM1ST premier league old trafford Fred hot united Under-fire Fred gives Rangnick the perfect start as the Reds show real improvement and evidence that they are up for a pressing game By david mcdoNNell @DiscoMirror ralf rangnick got off to a winning start – thanks to a worldie from one of manchester United’s most maligned players. Fred has come under fire in his three-and-a-half years at Old Trafford, the consensus among fans being he is simply not good enough to pull on the famous red shirt. B u t t h e Brazilian ensured victory for interim boss Rangnick in his first game with a majestic, sweeping finish 13 minutes from time. It was the perfect start for the old German (right). 63-year- Rangnick admitted getting immediate results was the most important thing, but the manner of this win, with United more solid and compact, provided a positive platform on which to build. The sight of Cristiano Ronaldo heading the ball clear inside his own area in added time, then sprinting 50 yards to close down an opponent, summed up the work ethic demanded by Rangnick. A first home clean sheet for 235 days was another huge plus, with United’s collective industry and defensive solidity suggesting Rangnick already has them buying into his philosophy. He stuck with the same line-up that had beaten Arsenal 3-2 three days earlier, despite describing United’s performance as “shaky” and admitting there were plenty of things he did not like about it. Yet Rangnick’s influence, even though he had just 48 hours to work with the squad, was evident from the start, United pressing and playing with greater intensity than they had shown all season. His propensity for such a highoctane approach, winning back possession swiftly, was taken on board by United’s players, who closed down their opponents, never allowing them any time on the ball. In total, United won the ball back 12 times in the final third, more than in any other game this season, the stat proving Rangnick was able to get his message across, despite such limited time. While the approach s a w the hosts peg Crystal Palace back into their own half for most of the first 45 minutes, it failed to yield a goal. Ronaldo sent an early free-kick over, then saw an effort blocked, after his compatriot Bruno Fernandes had picked him out with a lob wedge of a pass. Fred had a goal-bound shot headed away by James Tomkins, while Diogo Dalot – who kept his place at rightback ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka – sent a curling shot wide after linking up with Scott McTominay. Inevitably, for a team not used to pressing with such intensity, United were unable to maintain such a high energy level and dipped, affording Palace some respite from the relentless pressure. Alex Telles clipped the bar with an angled free-kick in the 68th minute, but it was an isolated chance, as sloppiness and a lack of conviction combined to undermine United’s attacking play. Palace should have taken the lead with 15 minutes to go, but Jordan Ayew was unable to direct his angled shot on target and watched as it MONDAY 06.12.2021 DAILY MIRROR 47 slid agonisingly wide. But it was United who made the breakthrough, Fred curling an exquisite shot into the far corner, after Mason Greenwood had drawn three opponents towards him, before laying the ball off. It was Fred’s first goal since August and vindication for him after having to endure so much flak. For Rangnick, it was the ideal start to his time at Old Trafford, now the challenge is to build on it and take United forward. mo piles pressure on reds By James Nursey MOHAMED SALAH has turned up the pressure on Liverpool to agree to his contract demands after admitting he is “happy” to be linked with Barcelona. Salah’s Anfield deal expires in June 2023 and the Reds are keen to tie him down but are unwilling to break their wage structure. After setting up Divock Origi to net in Liverpool’s late win at Wolves, the Egyptian (above) said: “If the decision is up to me, I want to stay in Liverpool. “But the decision is in the hands of the management and they have to solve this issue. “There is no problem but we have to reach an agreement for the contract. It’s up to them. “your financial value shows how much the club appreciates you and that they are ready to do anything for you to stay.” Salah, 29, has been linked with Barca under new boss Xavi. He added: “This is something that makes me happy, but I’m happy in Liverpool and will see what happens in the future.” in tribute to arthur from back page their home in Solihull. On Saturday, the Birmingham players wore T-shirts and unfurled a banner stating ‘We Love you Arthur’ before their match at Millwall. The game was halted on six minutes and both sets of fans and players took part in a minute’s applause. Birmingham will again invite fans and players to show their respects in the sixth minute of Saturday’s match against Cardiff at St Andrews. Plans are also in place for a flag of remembrance to be installed, while in a lasting tribute to Arthur, two memorial bricks will also be cemented into the stadium. City star Troy Deeney (above) said: “As a city we will all come together.”

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SU-DOKU TOUGHIE JIGSAW SU-DOKU 3 8 6 9 5 2 4 7 1 9 1 2 7 4 5 3 6 8 7 6 8 3 1 4 5 9 2 5 4 7 1 8 9 6 2 3 4 3 5 8 2 6 9 1 7 1 5 9 2 6 7 8 3 4 2 7 4 6 9 3 1 8 5 8 9 3 4 7 1 2 5 6 6 2 1 5 3 8 7 4 9 DOWN: 1 Dish, 2 Little, 3 Stewed, 4 Herring, 5 Dined, 6 Wait and see, 7 Hoist, 8 Inside out, 9 Assents, 10 Well, 11 Hawthorn, 15 Poster, 21 Noise, 24 Notable, 25 Charge, 26 Sports, 28 Timid, 29 Nod, 33 Massage, 34 Potent, 37 Mater, 40 Drive, 41 Big name, 43 Olive, 44 Ruling, 46 Paled, 49 Glances, 51 Trashy, 53 Duenna, 55 Piper, 58 Gets around, 60 Due, 62 Class, 63 Matchless, 65 Malarkey, 68 Waster, 70 Obscure, 71 Magnate, 75 Assign, 76 Red-hot, 77 Hoard, 78 Stout, 80 Mite, 84 Rend. PATHFINDER Bumper cars, Big wheel, Carousel, Chairo-Plane, Funhouse, KILLER SU-DOKU 8 6 5 4 2 1 3 7 9 7 3 1 8 5 9 4 2 6 KAKURO 1 3 2 9 1 2 9 4 7 3 6 5 8 1 6 8 7 9 1 4 2 6 2 9 1 7 4 8 5 3 7 9 8 1 7 8 3 9 5 6 4 2 3 1 2 6 5 9 7 4 5 4 3 6 8 2 9 1 7 9 4 6 8 7 3 1 3 5 2 9 4 7 1 6 8 5 1 3 4 8 6 2 1 3 7 9 5 7 1 2 4 1 2 8 9 1 7 5 6 8 2 3 4 9 3 4 4 8 9 Ghost train, Hall of mirrors, Helter-skelter, Pirate ship, Rollercoaster, Swingboats, Wall of death, Waltzers, Coconut shy, Hook a duck, Shooting gallery, Test your strength machine, Candyfloss, Doughnut, Toffee apple, Hotdog. 30-sec brain teaser Beginner 14; Intermediate 9; Advanced 261. HONEYCOMB 1 Freaks, 2 Errors, 3 Raises, 4 Silver, 5 Resume, 6 Mullet, 7 Tether, 8 Huddle, 9 Derail, 10 Armies, 11 Seated, 12 Sketch. GOGEN K M Q Y G A LOOP 1 2 2 0 R O H 2 1 0 1 1 U B T 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 3 3 2 2 C I N E 3 1 0 1 1 1 L W J X P F D S V ANAGRAM CROSSWORD ACROSS: 7 Corona, 8 Agaric, 9 Pail, 10 Remedial, 11 Cyclone, 13 Braes, 15 Chivy, 17 Himself, 20 Abalones, 21 Eats, 22 Secret, 23 Termly. DOWN: 1 Botany, 2 Boil, 3 Caprine, 4 Harms, 5 Calderas, 6 Silage, 12 Lovelorn, 14 Hirsute, 16 Hoboes, 18 Lately, 19 Unite, 21 Earl. BRICKWORK Cot, Cost, Stock, Socket, Stoke, Toes, Sot. WORD SPIRAL 1 Noah, 2 Hear, 3 Ring, 4 Gust, 5 Teak, 6 Keys, 7 Stew, 8 Wept, 9 Tour, 10 Rain, 11 Nazi, 12 Iota, 13 Ache, 14 Errs, 15 Sing, 16 Gait. Keyword: Whiting S Q B P U I M A N Y R C G O K E BATTLESHIPS 2 W L T H V F J D X CIRCLEGRAM The letter represented by the question mark is H. Hackney, Lambeth, Lewisham, all London boroughs. CLOCKWORD 1 Domain, 2 Afghan, 3 Vision, 4 Indian, 5 Dragon, 6 Firkin, 7 Inborn, 8 Nation, 9 Column, 10 Harden, 11 Edison, 12 Raglan. Hidden name: David Fincher QUIZWORD ACROSS: 1 Specify, 7 Britt, 8 Anemone, 9 Dynamo, 11 Chain, 13 Peso, 14 Guthrie, 15 Buss, 16 Truro, 17 Ekland, 21 Hypatia, 22 Ovett, 23 Kennedy. DOWN: 2 Punch-Drunk, 3 Cummings, 4 Fino, 5 Bray, 6 ITMA, 9 Du CELLS 3 6 6 3 3 3 2 2 8 3 2 8 DOUBLE JIGWORD U S R E H N I E C E T W O B E G U B R E P I C I N G I S O D O U B T N A B L S E A L E W E R A B B I D D S S N Pre, 10 Mastermind, 12 Stand, 13 Pearmain, 18 Love, 19 Nott, 20 By Me. CROSSword ACROSS: 1 Embargo, 7 Recur, 8 Ant bear, 9 Frugal, 11 Empty, 13 Alas, 14 Octagon, 15 Item, 16 Beach, 17 Floral, 21 Control, 22 Decay, 23 Paprika. DOWN: 2 Monumental, 3 At bottom, 4 Gear, 5 Fear, 6 Bung, 9 Fudge, 10 Alarm clock, 12 Steal, 13 Ancestor, 18 Obey, 19 Ajar, 20 Rota. Two-speed COFFEEBREAK ACROSS: 1 Rapid, 5 Space, 9 Err, 10 Expel, 11 Cease, 12 Awe, 13 Tan, 14 Mar, 16 Sly, 18 Caster, 21 Reed, 23 Abet, WORDSEARCH S K G B D H N O R U A S J H E A A O T I I L M I G F T X Y O R Z L F J L A E C P H E P V W U I L B O S B G G E L J L N Y M S U E N S A O O R G D I X N A D M E R I A D O C W P F R Q N X G G I G E N A S P F A A R B V R D M N D R U I S Q R I A O L E G O L A S P V K T A I S W D J S R G V N B Z I S M T H M K O A O H R E H Q Q H I U L M C K R B G I W G Q W O R I Z M Q N R F C M R G A N D A L F Z Q T X U S O A F M X F S R R Q A R O H T E N E D O Q K J M C H O P D A B S I L E A E N D U R A N C E D G D K A R M U S E A F S W U N C E R T A I N C T E N C E D E M U G S 26 Orange, 29 Sue, 31 Use, 32 Apt, 34 Ton, 36 Vital, 37 Obese, 38 Ere, 39 Tones, 40 Rents. DOWN: 1 Rector, 2 Area, 3 Prance, 4 Deems, 5 Spare, 6 Pew, 7 Ales, 8 Espy, 15 Atlas, 17 Lie, 19 Ado, 20 Rag, 22 Emu, 24 Beaten, 25 Titles, 27 Runes, 28 Never, 29 Spit, 30 Eton, 33 Part, 35 OBE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 1 Cuba, 2 Flying bombs, 3 Harold Macmillan, 4 The Girl Guides, 5 Louis XVI, 6 World War One, 7 Getting Even With Dad, 8 Cher, 9 Marilyn Monroe, 10 William Hurt, 11 Robert De Niro, 12 Bee Gees, FILL IN R E F O R M S A K E H O R S E X R E A E A E A Q U A T U N N E L S P I T E U T C N C R T I N I T I A T E V A P I D L Y S O N I G L N E P I N N E D F U N G I C O D E T I Y A B I R E L A P S E S W O R D P L A Y B T I E A S N I G H T I N G A L E S L O P E M O N N A A I F A B R I C I L K S L U R R Y G T T E Y R I B I D E T H E R R I N G B O N E N P S S C A P E R I S C O P E S H I N G L E T I O B R U T A C O S I E G E O C T A N E V M S M F N H C S I L I C O N C R A Y F I S H A S R S I M T S T R E W A C C E S S B R I M O E A N A L M B R U N T B R E D C L E V E R 13 Iris, 14 Christiaan Barnard, 15 Caries, 16 The sundial, 17 Whooping cough, 18 Quicksilver, 19 Fax, 20 Nouvelle cuisine, 21 Pay As You Earn, 22 Proxy, 23 Bigamy, 24 Volkswagen, 25 London, 26 Oxford, 27 Edinburgh, 28 Hampshire, 29 Cymru, 30 Buckingham Palace. NAME GAME DEF LEPPARD 1P, 2E, 3A, 4R, 5P, 6D, 7L, 8F, 9E, 10D. Word wheel GOALMOUTH JUST A BIT OF FUN 1 To store MIRRORGRAM AGGRESSION SUMTHING 9x5=45, 6x4=24, 3x9=27 FRIDAY’S SPEEDBREAKER 1=V, 2=Q, 3=R, 4=I, 5=G, 6=E, 7=S, 8=K, 9=L, 10=X, 11=P, 12=F, 13=A, 14=Y, 15=C, 16=N, 17=T, 18=D, 19=J, 20=Z, 21=W, 22=U, 23=B, 24=H, 25=O, 26=M.

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It makes a wonderful indulgent end to a festive menu 300g madeira cake (shop-bought or recipe at bbcgoodfood.com), cut into 3cm pieces FoR the oRanGe poSSet 600ml double cream 200g golden caster sugar 1 large orange and 1 lemon, zested and juiced (you’ll need 100ml juice combined) FoR the FRUIt laYeR 50g marmalade 75ml vodka 400g can peaches or apricots, drained and finely chopped 1 orange or 3 clementines, peeled and chopped FoR the MIlK ChoColate CUStaRd 100g milk chocolate 500ml ready-made vanilla custard FoR the daRK ChoColate MoUSSe 500ml double cream 3 large eggs, separated 1tbsp golden caster sugar 200g natural yogurt 200g dark chocolate to deCoRate (optIonal) Chocolate buttons, pared orange zest, crushed biscotti or gold sprinkles To make the posset, put the cream, 1 sugar and both zests in a pan and PreP: 1 hr Cook: 15 mins Plus Cooling AnD At leAst 4 hrs Chilling serves 14 TOMORROW’s Recipe: WhiTe chOcOlaTe TRifle bring to a simmer. Turn up the heat and bubble for 3 mins exactly, then remove from the heat and stir in the citrus juice. Sieve the mixture into a large trifle bowl and chill for at least 4 hrs, or overnight until it has set. 2 3 Scatter the madeira cake pieces over the posset layer. To make the fruit layer, stir the marmalade and vodka together, pour over the chopped fruit and mix. Tip the mixture over the cake pieces and return to the fridge to chill. 4 Meanwhile, make the custard. Put the chocolate and custard in a pan stirring over a low heat and gently warm until the mixture is piping hot and the chocolate has melted. Leave to cool, stirring occasionally to stop a skin forming. Once cooled, pour over the fruit layer. 5 To make the mousse, put the cream and egg whites in separate bowls, adding a pinch of salt to the egg whites. Using an electric whisk, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks, add the sugar and briefly whisk again. Whisk the cream until it just holds its shape, then fold in yogurt. Chop the chocolate, put it in a bowl 6 set over a pan of simmering water and stir until melted, or melt in the microwave in short bursts. Leave to cool for 3-5 mins, then stir in the egg yolks. Add a large spoonful of the egg 7 whites to the chocolate mixture and stir to loosen. Add the remaining egg whites and whipped cream. Fold everything together with a metal spoon, keeping as much air in as possible. When there are no visible streaks, dollop the mousse on top of the trifle. Decorate with toppings. Will keep in the fridge for up to three days without toppings. Subscribe to BBC Good Food magazine and get your first three issues for only £5! You’ll receive monthly copies of the UK’s no.1 food magazine with more than 70 beautifully photographed recipes in every issue, giving you everything from easy weekday dinners to showstopping surprises for the weekend. Visit buysubscriptions.com/GFMIR21

06.12.2021 leeds 2 brentford 2 BY DaviD anDerson BRENTFORD’S Sergi Canos and Bryan Mbeumo appeared to be struck by an object thrown from Leeds fans during the draw at Elland Road. Canos was celebrating scoring to put Brentford 2-1 up with Mbeumo and his teammates in a corner in front of home fans when what looked like a plastic bottle was thrown. Winger Canos fell to the ground, holding the back of his neck, and Mbeumo felt his head. Ref David Coote went over to Canos TuRN TO pagE 5 STORM OVER BEES STARS HIT BY MISSILE TAKES SHINE OFF BAMFORD’S HAPPY RETURN HIT SQUAD Canos hits the deck and Mbeumo holds his head after a missile is thrown PAT’S THAT Bamford salutes the injury-time goal that rescued a point ANT’S TUNE ARMY Conte delighted that Spurs fans sing his name and says: They trust me tottenham 3 norwich 0 BY MaTTHeW DUnn ANTONIO CONTE thanked the Tottenham fans who sang his name for the first time during their victory against rockbottom Norwich. But the Spurs boss (left) will be much happier if they are still singing it at the end of the season. Goals from Lucas Moura, Davinson Sanchez and Heung-min Son – but not Harry Kane – left Spurs fifth after three successive home league wins. “First of all, I want TuRN TO pagE 3 ...BUT HE’S STILL OFF-KEY

2 EUROSPOT MOuRINHO IS DuMBSTRuCK FUMInG Jose Mourinho refused to answer questions after Roma lost 3-0 to Inter Milan – equalling the biggest home defeat the manager has suffered in his career. Mourinho (above) was in charge when Manchester United lost 3-0 to Tottenham at Old Trafford in August 2018. 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In Germany, RB Leipzig sacked boss Jesse Marsch ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash with Manchester City. Friday’s 2-1 defeat at Union Berlin led to Marsch’s dismissal after four months in charge. P W D L F A Pts B Munich ............14 11 1 2 45 15 34 B Dortmund ........14 10 0 4 35 22 30 B Leverkusen......14 8 3 3 35 19 27 Freiburg..............14 7 4 3 25 13 25 Hoffenheim ........14 7 2 5 30 22 23 Union Berlin .......14 6 5 3 22 20 23 Mainz .................14 6 3 5 20 14 21 VfL Wolfsburg .....14 6 2 6 15 20 20 Cologne ..............14 4 7 3 23 23 19 VfL Bochum ........14 6 1 7 15 22 19 RB Leipzig ..........14 5 3 6 25 18 18 E Frankfurt .........14 4 6 4 18 20 18 M’gladbach .........14 5 3 6 18 24 18 Hertha Berlin .....14 4 3 7 15 29 15 Stuttgart ............14 3 5 6 20 25 14 Augsburg ............14 3 4 7 14 25 13 A Bielefeld ..........14 1 7 6 10 20 10 Greuther Furth ...14 0 1 13 12 46 1 P W D L F A Pts PSG ....................17 13 3 1 36 16 42 Rennes ...............17 9 4 4 32 14 31 Marseille ............16 8 5 3 23 14 29 Nice ....................17 8 4 5 25 15 27 Lens ...................17 7 6 4 30 23 27 Strasbourg .........17 7 5 5 34 22 26 Monaco ..............17 7 5 5 27 20 26 Angers ................17 6 7 4 25 22 25 Montpellier.........17 7 4 6 25 23 25 Brest ..................17 6 6 5 25 23 24 Lille ....................17 6 6 5 23 24 24 Lyon ...................16 6 5 5 25 25 23 Nantes ................17 6 4 7 21 21 22 Reims .................17 4 7 6 19 21 19 Troyes ................17 4 4 9 16 25 16 Lorient ...............17 3 6 8 13 26 15 Bordeaux............17 2 8 7 26 39 14 Clermont Foot ....17 3 5 9 19 32 14 Metz ...................17 2 6 9 18 37 12 St Etienne ..........17 2 6 9 17 37 12 P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid ........16 12 3 1 37 15 39 Sevilla ................15 9 4 2 25 11 31 Real Betis ...........16 9 3 4 26 18 30 A Madrid .............15 8 5 2 27 16 29 R Sociedad .........16 8 5 3 19 13 29 Rayo Vallecano ...16 8 3 5 24 16 27 Barcelona ...........15 6 5 4 23 17 23 Valencia .............16 5 7 4 24 22 22 Osasuna .............16 5 6 5 15 19 21 A Bilbao ..............15 4 8 3 13 11 20 Espanyol .............16 5 5 6 15 15 20 Mallorca .............16 4 7 5 16 23 19 Villarreal ............15 3 7 5 16 17 16 Celta Vigo ...........16 4 4 8 17 21 16 Granada..............15 3 6 6 16 23 15 Elche ..................16 3 6 7 15 22 15 Alaves ................15 4 2 9 12 21 14 Cadiz ..................16 2 6 8 14 30 12 Getafe ................15 2 4 9 10 19 10 Levante ..............16 0 8 8 13 28 8 P W D L F A Pts AC Milan .............16 12 2 2 35 18 38 Inter Milan ..........16 11 4 1 39 15 37 Napoli .................16 11 3 2 34 12 36 Atalanta .............16 10 4 2 35 19 34 Juventus ............16 8 3 5 22 16 27 Fiorentina ..........16 9 0 7 27 22 27 Lazio ..................16 7 4 5 32 30 25 Roma ..................16 8 1 7 24 19 25 Bologna ..............16 7 3 6 23 27 24 Verona ................16 6 5 5 32 28 23 Empoli ................15 6 2 7 23 28 20 Sassuolo .............16 5 5 6 26 25 20 Torino .................15 5 3 7 19 16 18 Udinese ..............15 3 7 5 20 24 16 Sampdoria ..........16 4 3 9 22 32 15 Venezia ..............16 4 3 9 15 29 15 Spezia ................16 3 3 10 17 36 12 Genoa .................16 1 7 8 17 31 10 Cagliari ...............15 1 6 8 16 29 9 Salernitana .........16 2 2 12 11 33 8 wRAPPEd uP Sanchez extends Spurs’ lead and Son drills in third goal shaken & Conte demanded victory and Moura made sure there TOTTENHAM 3 Moura 10, sanchez 67, son 77 NORWICH 0 By DaRREn LEwiS LUCAS MOURA clearly understood the assignment. So too did man-of-thematch Oliver Skipp, already a fans’ favourite and destined to become a big player in Antonio Conte’s future plans. Defeat or even a draw was not an option against one of the worst teams, statistically at least, in the Premier League. Not when Spurs – five defeats in seven games before Conte’s arrival – had the chance to move within two points of fourth-placed West Ham with a game in hand. They had to win. No excuses and no hard-luck stories. Not with Brighton and Leicester to come away from home. And not with Liverpool and West Ham DM1ST set to visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the week before Christmas. Norwich was a gift horse they could not afford to look in the mouth. Nor did they. Skipp and Moura shone like Christmas lights in an even contest settled by Spurs’ superior finishing. The north Londoners didn’t even see that much of the ball in the first half. But when their chances came, their finishes were devastating. First, after 10 minutes, Moura ran rings around Chelsea loanee Billy Gilmour before trading passes with Son Heung- Min and finding the top corner with laser-guided accuracy. From Son’s 66th-minute corner, Ben Davies flicked the ball on and Davinson Sanchez smashed it home. And 13 minutes from time, substitute Matt Doherty picked out Davies from the byline on the edge of the box. The Welsh leftback played a one-two with

DM1ST 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 3 Skipp and rolled the ball on to Son to blast into the bottom corner. The scoreline could have been even more emphatic. Davies mistimed his run and arrived just too late to get his toe onto Son’s free- spurred were no slip-ups against shot-shy Canaries kick 10 minutes before the break. Harry Kane can’t buy a Premier League goal at the moment. Slipped in down the right by Moura four minutes later, he correctly tried and chip keeper Tim Krul. He looked to have chosen the right option but the ball floated over the Dutchman and agonisingly wide. It didn’t matter. Spurs were ultimately too good. State of the art conte loves tune army FROM FRONT PAGE to say thanks to the fans that sang my name,” said Conte. “I feel a lot of responsibility towards them. “They trust a lot in my work. To hear my name is good because I’ve only been here for one month and for sure I have this responsibility. “So maybe it’s too early and I want to show in the future I deserve this for my work. Good results help you.” It was Moura’s first Premier League goal of the season, but one worth waiting for. “It is natural for me, my kind of game. I started to dribble and, when I found space, I just decided to shoot,” he said. “With Tottenham, it is in the top three. I scored some nice goals and I am happy to help the team.” But England superstar Kane hasn’t scored for Spurs in the Premier League since the middle of October against Newcastle. Canaries manager Dean Smith rued chances spurned by his side. “That’s the job for me and the coaching staff – to make sure players with potential start fulfilling it,” said the former Aston Villa boss (above). “Adam Idah and Josh Sargent will have to start coming to the party – we can’t just rely on Teemu Pukki. “We have to improve players.” across their front six, even though they are a right state at the back. So don’t be fooled by the scoreline. Conte will still go shopping for defenders in January because this could have been very different had Teemu Pukki not shot straight at Hugo Lloris three minutes in. Or if Pukki, or even Adam Idah, had had the composure to do better from Brandon Williams’ cutback on the hour. Or if substitute Josh Sargeant had not shot against his own ankles from six yards in the 85th minute. Norwich boss Dean Smith will surely go hunting for some strikers in the mid-season window for the same reasons. The Canaries – despite losing for the first time in five games under Smith – can’t possibly stay up without more firepower. Conte can’t possibly hope to challenge for the top four without more defenders. point made Boss Conte dishes out instructions to Oliver Skipp moUr like it Spurs took the lead with a stunning early shot by Lucas Moura STATS YOUR LOT... TOTTENHAM Lloris ...............................................7 Sanchez ......................................... 8 Dier ................................................ 8 Davies ............................................ 8 Tanganga ........................................7 Skipp .............................................. 9 Hojbjerg ......................................... 8 Reguilon Booked ............................7 Moura ............................................ 8 Son ................................................. 8 Kane ...............................................7 SUBS Sessegnon (Reguilon 22) ...............7 Doherty (Tanganga 61)................... 6 Bergwijn (Moura 80)...................... 5 MAN OF THE MATCH OLivER Skipp NORwiCH Krul ................................................ 5 Aarons ........................................... 5 Omobamidele ................................ 4 Hanley ........................................... 4 Gibson ........................................... 4 Williams ......................................... 5 Gilmour Booked ............................ 4 Lees-Melou .................................... 4 McLean .......................................... 4 Idah ................................................ 4 Pukki Booked ................................. 5 SUBS Sargent (Idah 69) ........................... 5 Dowell (Lees-Melou 72) ................. 5 Sorensen (Gilmour 81) 40% possession 60% 7 shots on target 1 8 shots off target 6 454 totaL passes 661 86% passing sUCCess 88% 6 Corners 4 2 offside 4 11 foULs 4 0 1 Cards 2 0 REF: Jarred Gillett ATT: 57,088 FACT ROOM... Tottenham have won four consecutive Premier League home games against Norwich, double the number of victories they had in their first six at home against the Canaries in the competition (W2 D2 L2). norwich have lost 12 of their last 13 Premier League games in London (w1), conceding 29 goals and scoring just three. Tottenham are unbeaten in nine Premier League home games against newly promoted sides (W7 D2), keeping a clean sheet in each of their last four against such opposition on home soil. antonio conte has become the third tottenham manager to win his first three Premier League home games, after ryan mason and harry redknapp. Son Heung-Min has been directly involved in 50 percent of Tottenham’s Premier League goals this season (8/16 – six goals, two assists), only Teemu Pukki (63 percent) and Emmanuel Dennis (55percent) have been involved in a higher share of their side’s goals in the competition this term. NEXT THREE... tottenham Thu Rennes (home)............EC Sun Brighton (away) ..........PL Dec 16 Leicester (away) .........PL norwich Sat Man United (home) .....PL Dec 14 Aston Villa (home) ......PL Dec 18 West Ham (away) ........PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football

4 on this day 1930: Just 462 fans saw Thames play Luton in the Third Division South. This was the record low Football League attendance until 1974, when Rochdale v Cambridge attracted a crowd of 12 fewer. quick quiz answers DECEmbEr 6 DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football 1999: The FA fined Nottingham Forest £325,000 for admitting making unauthorised payments to management and playing staff between 1984 and 1993. 2008: Carl Froch claimed the vacant WBC super-middleweight title with a unanimous points win over Canadian Jean Pascal. 1 Against which side did Andrew Flintoff make his Test debut in 1998? 2 In tennis, who is Great Britain’s men’s No.1? 3 At which course was the 2021 Open Championship held? 3 Which player holds the record for the most appearances in the Premier League? 1 South Africa; 2 Cameron Norrie; 3 Royal St George’s; 4 Gareth Barry. back page: 1999 ENGLAND were considering an appeal against FIFA after being ranked lower in the seedings for the 2002 World Cup draw... beneath Scotland. Boss Kevin Keegan was unhappy that his Three Lions were 16th seeds, and the Scots ranked 13. DM1ST 2-2 Stock up on delicious craft beer for Christmas and get £5 off Includes: 20 Craft Beers • 10 Different Styles • Tasty Snack • Free Delivery * £30 WITH CODE: 5XMASBOX leeds 2 Roberts 27, Bamford 90+5 brentford 2 Baptiste 54, Canos 61 1-0 GUARANTEED DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS IF ORDERED BY 20TH DEC HOPSMORE.CO.UK/CHRISTMAS *£30 offer is only available with the use of discount code ‘5XMASBOX’ in the checkout a nd can be applied to multiple orders. Full price is £35 Please drink responsibly By DaviD anDerson TIMING is everything for a striker and supersub Patrick Bamford picked the perfect moment to mark his comeback with a 95th-minute equaliser. There were just 45 seconds remaining of the five minutes of stoppage time when Bamford netted on his return after nearly three months out with an ankle injury. It will not go down as one of his best finishes as he kneed home Luke Ayling’s flick-on – but it was crucial for Leeds. They were 1-0 up and cruising before losing concentration and Brentford took full advantage to score twice in seven second-half minutes. Defeat would have undone all the good work they accomplished with Tuesday’s last-gasp win over Crystal Palace and Bamford’s goal transformed the mood among the home fans. The point nudges them clearer of the relegation fight ahead of their daunting next four games against Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool. The draw also ended Brentford’s slump after they had taken just four points from the previous 21. And Thomas Frank was delighted with his side’s display after losing striker Ivan Toney to coronavirus on the eve of the game. Bamford’s return was not the only positive for Leeds, Ayling impressing on his comeback after being out since mid- September with a knee injury. But just as Bamford and Ayling returned, Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper went off with knocks and Marcelo Bielsa does not know how long they will be missing. Leeds dominated the first half and deserved to take the lead on 27 minutes with that man Raphinha the creator. Pontus Jansson could only head his initial cross straight back to him and

DM1ST 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 5 the bees... knee Bielsa saved by hero Bamford’s late strike ... just when he kneeded it most JUST IN TIME Bamford is the toast of his team-mates as he enjoys his late goal sTATs YOUR lOT... lEEds Meslier ........................................... 6 Ayling ..............................................7 Llorente .......................................... 6 Cooper............................................ 6 Firpo .............................................. 5 Dallas ..............................................7 Phillips ........................................... 6 Forshaw ..........................................7 Raphinha ........................................ 8 Roberts ..........................................7 James ..............................................7 SUBS Harrison (Cooper 14) ..................... 6 Klich (Phillips 55) ........................... 6 Bamford (Firpo 69) ........................ 6 MAN OF THE MATCH sERGI CANOs bRENTFORd Fernandez ......................................7 Goode ............................................. 6 Jansson ......................................... 6 Pinnock .......................................... 6 Roerslev ........................................ 6 Baptiste ..........................................7 Norgaard ....................................... 6 Janelt ............................................ 6 Henry ..............................................7 Canos ............................................. 8 Mbeumo .........................................7 SUBS Onyeka (Baptiste 69) ..................... 6 Wissa (Canos 72) ............................ 6 Jensen (Janelt 90) 63% possession 37% 6 shots on target 3 4 shots off target 2 501 totaL passes 306 5 corners 1 7 offside 0 11 fouLs 9 0 5 cards 3 0 REF: david Coote Att: 35,639 1-1 1-2 the Brazil winger sent a glorious ball across the six-yard box, where Tyler Roberts slid in to finish for only his second goal in 42 Premier League appearances for Leeds. Roberts might have had a second and Alvaro Fernandez made a fine fingertip save to push over his 20-yard drive. Fernandez’s reflexes denied Leeds again when the Brentford keeper made a fine save from Ayling’s header from Raphinha’s free-kick. Brentford offered little before they equalised on 54 minutes, after Phillips was hurt, to turn the game on its head. Rico Henry beat Stuart Dallas on the left to find Sergi Canos and when his cross was deflected off Diego Llorente, Shandon Baptiste fired into the bottom corner from just inside the area. The goal transformed the sides and shellshocked Leeds fell apart, while Brentford came to life. Canos missed with a back-post header when he should have scored but the former Liverpool starlet made amends when he fired the Bees in front on 61 minutes. Junior Firpo lost possession and Bryan Mbeumo slipped the ball through for Canos on the right to score. Canos appeared to be struck by an object thrown from the Leeds fans as he celebrated in the corner in front of them. Just when it looked like Brentford would head back down the M1 with all three points, Ayling flicked on Raphinha’s corner and Bamford connected from close range. Cue pandemonium inside Elland Road for the second time in a week. patrick back to make marc By david anderson MARCELO BiELsA hailed Patrick Bamford for scoring in the dying seconds on his return from injury to salvage a point for Leeds. The striker had been out with an ankle injury since mid-september and came of the bench in the 68th minute with Leeds trailing 2-1 to Brentford. “Patrick scored a goalscorer’s goal,” said Elland Road boss Bielsa (below). “The time he came on, it was difficult to find the ball, but finally he got us the equaliser that’s very valuable. “The players that are used to scoring normally, they’re in the right place at the right moment. What you value about this goal is the opportunism of it.” Bielsa felt Leeds wasted their chance having been 1-0 up and in charge. “Drawing the game the way we did doesn’t change my feelings. if you look at the game in its general context, we should have won,” he said. a storm over fans’ missile FROM FRONT PAGE and is expected to include the incident in his match report. Leeds had to apologise for the behaviour of some of their fans after Tuesday’s win over Crystal Palace when they taunted the Eagles’ on-loan Conor Gallagher with homophobic chants. Brentford boss Thomas Frank said: “I have not spoken to him, I don’t know what happened.” But Frank was delighted for Canos for bagging his third goal of the season and claimed the Spaniard had repaid his faith in him. “He earned the trust I gave him and he paid that back,” said Frank. “He created chances and scored. It was a very fine performance from him.” Frank was gutted to be denied victory by Patrick Bamford’s equaliser and said: “To concede a second set-piece goal, it’s tough.” FACT ROOM... Leeds have scored three Premier League goals in the 90th minute or later this season, all either equalisers (v Wolves & Brentford) or winners (v Crystal Palace). No side has scored more 90th-minute goals in this season’s competition. brentford have managed just one win at elland road in their last 15 league visits (d7 l7). the bees’ only victory in this run was a 1-0 win in february 2015 in the Championship. Leeds have dropped 12 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season – twice as many as they did in the whole of last season (six). this 2-2 draw ended an eight-game league winning run for leeds against promoted sides. Patrick Bamford, in his first game back after injury, has scored his 20th Premier League goal. It’s his first league goal since netting against Burnley in August. only Ivan toney (six) has been involved in more Premier league goals for brentford this season than sergi Canos (four), with two goals and two assists. NEXT THREE... leeds Sat Chelsea (away) ............PL Dec 14 Man City (away) ..........PL Dec 18 Arsenal (home) ...........PL brentford Fri Watford (home) ...........PL Dec 14 Man United (home) .....PL Dec 18 Southampton (away) ..PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football

6 DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football a raf ride BENITEZ: I’m not happy with the situation... but we must stick together everton v arsenal Goodison Park, 8pm By Chris mcKeNNa RaFa BENiTEZ remains convinced Everton can rediscover their early form and turn their campaign around. And he hopes to use next month’s transfer window to help their chances. The Toffees host Arsenal tonight looking to end a run of eight games without a win. They began the season with three wins from four and were looking at pushing the top six. Now they are looking over their shoulders to the bottom of the table after just two points from the last 24 on offer. Benitez said: “We will be better. We have to concentrate on that and keep an eye on the January transfer window. “The main thing is to bring back some players who are injured and make sure they continue working really hard.” Owner Farhad Moshiri will be at Goodison Park to watch Everton against the club he had previously invested in. Wednesday’s 4-1 defeat by Liverpool sparked chants of “sack the board” when Marcel Brands – who departed as director of football yesterday – and chairman Bill Kenwright left their seats. A repeat of that toxic atmosphere could really put Benitez on the brink. “I’m not happy with the situation,” he said. “I’m the first one who would like to win. I want to do well and when I decided to come here it was because I was convinced we could do well. “Still I’m convinced we will do well. I’m really frustrated when we don’t do that. “If I’m like that, I understand the frustrations of the fans. The only thing I can do is make sure we make the right decisions and then we don’t make mistakes in some of the games like we have. “I’ll work with the players and make sure they understand that. When you have a bad run it’s the time to stick together. I will be sure I have the players mentally ready for the game. “I don’t talk too much about things outside the pitch because I don’t think that can help the team to improve and do what we have to do.” He is confident he still has the backing of Moshiri, who said as much in a text message to TalkSport on Thursday. Benitez added: “He was supportive last week, he was very supportive this week. He realises something is wrong and we’re trying to find solutions.” struggling Benitez is under big pressure after eight games without a win TEAMS EvErton: Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Townsend, Doucoure, Allan, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison ArsEnAl: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Lokonga, Saka, Odegaard, Smith- Rowe, Aubameyang ARTETA: I cannot afford to have any sympathy for Rafa ...he can handle it By JohN Cross MiKEl aRTETa admits he can show no mercy towards under-fire Rafa Benitez, who he insists has the quality and experience to turn things around. Arteta had six years at Everton and says the atmosphere at Goodison Park can be “incredible” – but the fans are in uproar about the growing crisis at the club. Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is flying in for the Arsenal game with the board also meeting beforehand. And Benitez’s future is on the agenda after a disastrous run of seven games without a win. Arteta admitted there was no room for sympathy and said: “When you are competing you have to go toe to toe with whoever is in front of you because they are going to do the same for sure. “I’ve been there in great moments and I can tell you as a player it’s incredible. I haven’t seen what is actually happening, it’s pretty difficult to guess on TV. “But I imagine when the crowd is not with the team it’s harder to play. “You always have empathy because you know internally how much you suffer and in the difficult moments you have to go through that. “Talking about Rafa, who I know personally, the experience he has and what he’s done in the game is remarkable. “So he knows much better than me how to handle these sort of situations. We know the qualities he has as a manager. He’s shown it here and in other countries.” Arsenal go to Goodison needing a win to get back on track for their push for a top-four place having lost at Manchester United on Thursday. That dented their Champions League hopes and it was another unhappy night for Thomas Partey who has only shown his quality in flashes since his £45million move from Atletico Madrid in October 2020. Arteta admitted Partey needs to show more consistency but claimed injuries have also been a huge factor as he has missed chunks of last season. Arteta said: “The fact that he’s had so many injuries has not been really helpful for him because he hasn’t found the platform physically to be at his best. “We need him at his best. He can produce more and he knows that. We have to demand more from him. “The supporters have seen the quality and we want to see that more often.” late show Alexander-Arnold and Salah go crazy with goal hero Origi DM1ST wolves 0 liverpool 1 Origi 90+4 By James Nursey ClassiC movies always go down well at Christmas and liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp must surely be a ‘Back to the Future’ fan. This vital late win certainly brought back memories for Klopp of Liverpool’s title win in 2019/20. Back then Roberto Firmino popped up with an 84th-minute winner at Molineux to clinch a 2-1 win in January 2020 en route to the title. On this occasion, sub Divock Origi finally broke Wolves’ resistance in stoppage time. The goal, and ensuing wild celebrations, were all reminiscent of Liverpool’s previous maiden Premier League success. Beaming boss Klopp got flashbacks of that memorable campaign after recording their latest victory to follow hard on the heels of winning at local rivals Everton in midweek. “I couldn’t love it more,” said Klopp at a wet, windswept Molineux. “We said after the game it was like our good old times two years ago or so when we really needed it near the end. “It is absolutely great. The wind is not only cold, it makes it tricky to play football. “We played the derby three days ago and it is easy to focus on the derby, it is the game of the year. “But how we fought in this game was really good and will help us a lot. “It is really important and feels really big.” It used to be

DM1ST dances at Wolves JAN 2020 dec 2021 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 7 sTATs YOUR lOT... wOlvEs Sa.....................................................7 Kilman .............................................7 Coady ............................................. 8 Saiss ................................................7 Semedo ...........................................7 Neves ............................................. 6 Dendoncker Booked ...................... 6 Ait Nouri ..........................................7 Traore ..............................................7 Jimenez Booked ............................ 5 Hee-Chan ....................................... 5 SUBS Moutinho (Hee-Chan 79) ............... 6 Trincao (Traore 88) Hoever (Ait-Nouri 90) MAN OF THE MATCH DivOCK ORiGi livERpOOl Alisson .............................................7 Alexander-Arnold............................7 Van Dijk............................................7 Matip ...............................................7 Robertson Booked .........................7 Fabinho Booked ..............................7 Henderson ......................................7 Thiago .............................................7 Salah............................................... 8 Jota ................................................ 5 Mane............................................... 6 SUBS Origi (Henderson 68) ..................... 8 Oxlade-Chamberlain (Jota 82) Milner (Salah 90) It’s a repeat that Klopp won’t mind seeing – Liverpool scoring a late late winner at Molineux in midwinter... that meant so much come May said that to win the title clubs had to grind out wins on a wet Tuesday night at Stoke – until the Potters were relegated. But nowadays perhaps winning at a drenched Wolves on a weekend is the equivalent, as Bruno Lage’s men boast a proud defensive record. Liverpool arrived at Molineux after scoring at and jota Must score... least twice in each of their past 18 matches. Yet such was the hosts’ resoluteness, it looked as if the Reds would be denied a goal for the first time since drawing 0-0 with Real Madrid last April. In the first half Romain Saiss produced a superb sliding tackle to stop a Mohamed Salah tap-in. After the break ex-Wolves hitman Diogo Jota looked certain to net but was thwarted by an astonishing goal-line block by Conor Coady. While keeper Jose Sa also made a fine one-handed save from Saido Mane. But Liverpool, urged on by Klopp, continued to chase victory and finally made a late breakthrough. Following a superb crossfield pass by Virgil van Dijk, top scorer Salah picked out Origi to net with a smart turn and shot. Origi, who notched his fourth goal of the season, said: “We came here to win and eventually it happened. “That is why you put in all the hard work in the week to get the points and keep the momentum going. “We work a lot on staying calm and playing our game. “We know we have a lot of quality offensively.” SUBStitUte gOalS iN prem SiNce Origi’S DeBUt Olivier Giroud 17 Divock Origi 10 Kelechi Iheanacho 9 Michy Batshuayi 9 Alexandre Lacazette 9 all-time liverpOOl SUBStitUte gOalS (leagUe) Daniel Sturridge 10 Divock Origi 10 David Fairclough 7 Ryan Babel 6 Christian Benteke 6 ‘lAck of respect’ By James nUrsey disrespect to us before the game, RUBEN NEVES reckons Wolves’ with people saying Liverpool have display against Liverpool proved got four goals already. pre-match predictions of an “They scored four goals in their emphatic away win were last few games but we’ve not been disrespectful. conceding. Jurgen Klopp’s highflyers arrived at much attention in the “We don’t get that Molineux on the back of Premier League three successive compared to the ‘big Premier League wins in teams’ but we showed which they scored four that we’re not an easy goals in every game. team to beat. Yet they only scraped “But we will get to a 1-0 injury-time work again and go victory at Wolves such again next week at was the hosts’ battling Manchester City. defensive display. “We try to win every Midfielder Neves (above) hopes single game, no matter the the performance can help them opponent and no matter the respond at champions Manchester stadium. Unfortunately we didn’t City on Saturday. The Portuguese get any points but we go again for ace said: “There was a little bit of the next game.” 33% possession 67% 1 shots on target 5 2 shots off target 8 315 totaL passes 624 70% passing sUCCess 85% 2 Corners 8 7 offside 1 4 foULs 7 0 2 Cards 2 0 REF: Chris kavanagh ATT: 30,729 FACT ROOM... Divock Origi’s strike was Liverpool’s 39th winning goal scored in 90+ minutes in the Premier League, at least 13 more than other side. liverpool have scored in each of their last 25 premier league games, since a 1-0 loss against Fulham in March. Liverpool have kept more clean sheets than any other Premier League side this season (9), while only Norwich City (8) have netted fewer goals than Wolves (12). wolves had just three shots in this game, their fewest in a premier league match since March 2019 (2 vs Chelsea). Origi’s goal was his 10th as a substitute in the Premier League for Liverpool – no player has netted more from the bench for the club in the competition. liverpool’s Mo salah has either scored or assisted a goal in each of his last 13 appearances in the premier league. The egyptian tops the charts for both goals (13) and assists (9) in the competition so far this term. NEXT THREE... wolves Sat Man City (away) ..........PL Dec 15 Brighton (away) ..........PL Dec 19 Chelsea (home)...........PL liverpool Tomorrow AC Milan (away) ...........CL Sat Aston Villa (home) ......PL Dec 16 Newcastle (home).......PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football

8 sTATs YOuR LOT... sOuTHAMpTON McCarthy .........................................7 Livramento ..................................... 6 Lyanco .............................................7 Salisu bookED ................................ 6 Walker-Peters ................................ 6 Redmond .........................................7 Ward-Prowse ...................................7 Romeu bookED ...............................7 Tella bookED .................................. 6 Adams ............................................ 6 Broja ............................................... 8 SUBS A Armstrong (Broja 81) Elyounoussi bookED (Tella 84) MAN OF THE MATCH ARMANDO bROjA bRigHTON Sanchez ...........................................7 Veltman .......................................... 6 Duffy bookED ................................. 5 Burn ................................................ 6 Lamptey ......................................... 6 Gross .............................................. 6 Bissouma bookED .......................... 6 Mwepu .............................................7 Cucurella ........................................ 6 Trossard ..........................................7 Maupay ............................................7 SUBS Connolly (Gross 55) ....................... 6 March (Lamptey 63) .......................7 Moder (Veltman 78) ....................... 6 45% possession 55% 4 shots on target 4 6 shots off target 4 310 totaL passes 404 66% passing sUCCess 70% 6 Corners 2 0 offside 0 15 foULs 12 0 4 Cards 2 0 REF: anthony tayor ATT: 28,706 FACT ROOM... Southampton have dropped 71 points from winning points in the Premier League since Ralph Hasenhuttl’s first game in charge in December 2018 – 15 more than any other side. brighton are winless in 10 League matches (D8 L2), their longest winless run in the top-flight since a 10-game run between December 1982 and February 1983. None of the nine Prem meetings between Southampton and Brighton have seen a home win, with only Bournemouth v Watford played more often in Prem history without seeing a home win. armando broja has scored in each of his first three home starts for southampton, the first player to score in their first three home starts in the competition since steven bergwijn in June 2020, and the second youngest player (20y 85d) to achieve that in premhistory, behind only Danny Cadamarteri in october 1997 for Everton (18y 6d). Nathan Redmond has assisted in his last four home appearances, becoming the first Saints player to do so in Prem history. NEXT THREE... southampton Sat Arsenal (away) ............PL Dec 15 C Palace (away) ...........PL Dec 18 Brentford (home)........PL brighton Sun Tottenham (home) ......PL Dec 15 Wolves (home) ............PL Dec 18 Man United (away) ......PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football boos sorry now? Maupay: A week ago fans were probably thinking I was the worst striker in the league, then two goals later, I’m a hero. Supporters can sometimes be harsh southampton 1 broja 29 brighton 1 Maupay 90+8 By ian Baker NEAL MAUPAY admits he has been spurred on by Brighton’s boo boys – after being made to feel like the worst striker in the Premier League. The Frenchman was down in the dumps after a shocker against Leeds only nine days ago. But his mood has changed now after becoming the Seagulls’ last-gasp saviour for the second time in a week. Maupay, 25, scored in the eighth minute of stoppage time to rescue a point at Southampton – three days after an 89th-minute equaliser at West Ham. It gave the Seagulls an incredible eighth draw in 10 Premier League games. Maupay is starting to get a reputation for late goals. He also scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time at Crystal Palace but knows his side need to be on it for 90 minutes. He said: “Football fans are sometimes harsh with the players. One week ago after the Leeds game, they were probably saying I was the worst striker in the league. “Then a week later I’ve scored two goals and all of a sudden I’m a hero. I know they expect a lot from me, so do I. “I can’t listen too much but equally I can’t be too satisfied. I need to work and if I can score earlier in games we might be able to win rather than draw! “You can’t underestimate any point in the Premier League so we can be satisfied. “Our mentality is just never give up. That’s one of our strengths.” Keen reader Maupay appears to be writing his own scripts lately. And Graham Potter (below, with Maupay) reckons he sums up what Brighton are all about. The Brighton boss said: “It’s the players, they keep going. We create an environment where they try to be together, create a spirit where the subs have an impact and no-one gives up. “We have that mentality, the players lead it. They have a spirit and resilience and not giving up – and Neal epitomizes it. He is unique, a single-minded guy, he sits before the games and reads a book. “But when the game goes he always fights for the team and does everything he can to help. “He has six goals now but he does the other stuff.” Brighton had been poor for much of this match as Armando Broja deservedly gave Southampton the lead with a composed finish after making a fool of Shane Duffy. But they hung in despite playing the last few minutes with 10 men after an arm injury to Leandro Trossard, which was later described by Potter as “not as serious as first thought.” And Maupay pounced after saints sos after hasenhuttl raps crock mccarthy By ian Baker SOUTHAMPTON are searching for an emergency loan keeper – problem during the Brighton game at St Mary’s. And with Fraser Forster also Armando Broja insists heads will not drop despite failing to hold on to three points after a three goals in his last seven appearances for the Saints as he continues to show class. after Alex McCarthy injured his hamstring on Saturday. Boss Ralph Hasenhuttl was furious with the England international and questioned his professionalism after failing to report the likely to remain out with a muscle injury, that leaves just rookie Harry Lewis as a goalkeeping option, forcing the Saints to look around for a shortterm solution. Saturday’s goalscorer dominant display. The Chelsea loanee said: “It was a big blow. We controlled the game but we’re just going to keep pushing forward, working hard and onto Arsenal next week.” Broja, 20, now has He said: “I’m really enjoying it. It’s obviously my first season in the Premier League. It’s been crazy. “It’s a dream come true. I’m just trying to improve every day and just learn.” DM1ST it’S payBack Neal Maupay rescues a point for Brighton, and struck late against West Ham (below) Jakub Moder had put the ball back into the box amid questionable Southampton defending. Still, injuries are mounting for the Seagulls and their defence will have a depleted look to it for Sunday’s game at home to Tottenham. Lewis Dunk (knee) is almost certainly out while Adam Webster has a calf problem and Duffy will serve a suspension for collecting five yellow cards. Potter added: “We need to recover. We have a few things to think about. “I’d say Dunk is 99.99 per cent no chance for Spurs but we’re still assessing.” IT’S JUST SAInT good enoUgh... Points dropped from winning positions since December 2018 Southampton 71 newcastle 56 Brighton 51 totttenham 50

DM1ST 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 9 Son Shine Callum Wilson fires home the goal that sealed the win and (right) Newcastle’s owners celebrate RELEGATION ODDS 2/9 Norwich 4/5 Newcastle 8/11 Watford 10/11 Burnley 9/2 Leeds 5/1 Brentford 7/1 Saints 8/1 Everton Odds Skybet It’s all In your eds, , lads Howe says he has instilled positive thinking back at Toon to make players believe they CAN pull off the great, late escape newcastle 1 Wilson 40 burnley 0 By ian MUrtagh EDDIE HowE needed this victory every bit as much as his Newcastle players and the Toon Army. Because he knows that, for all his positivity, the message he’s been preaching since arriving at St James’ Park would have started to wear thin had the Magpies failed to beat Burnley. A haul of five points from his opening four games will be less than he had hoped for, especially with three of those fixtures being at home against relegation rivals. Newcastle fans had already wildly celebrated the end of the Mike Ashley era and heralded the arrival of new, albeit controversial, owners. And they’d welcomed the managerial reshuffle which saw Steve Bruce replaced by Howe. The change in mood was palpable even in defeat against Chelsea and failure to beat either Brentford or Norwich. But for the feelgood factor to continue, that first victory had to come. And while this win, courtesy of Callum Wilson’s first-half goal, was no work of art, its importance cannot be underestimated. For Howe himself, it provides concrete evidence his message is getting through. “I’m a firm believer in psychology,” he said. BURNLEY will not go into panic mode after this loss saw Newcastle catch up with them. Victory would have opened up a six-point gap between the two sides. Instead, the Clarets remain in the drop zone and are without an away win this season. But manager Sean Dyche insists his side are “Taking to the pitch believing you can win is so important for professional athletes and team sports. “But sometimes, you have to win to believe it. We have done a lot of psychological work with the players, not one thing but a combination of lots of things. “I try to get the group thinking in a certain way, and believing in certain things, to highlight the power and importance of certain themes we are trying to get into them.” While the Clarets could count battle-hardened for the fight. And James Tarkowski insisted there’s no need for alarm bells at Turf Moor. “It’s just those fine margins which aren’t going our way,” said the defender (above). “we’re getting in the right areas, we just have to tidy up on this themselves desperately unlucky to be trailing at half-time, Toon markedly improved after the break before becoming increasingly anxious as the clock ticked down. But Howe (above) has instilled a collective defiance into his charges. As against Norwich four days earlier, they refused to buckle. Just one goal conceded in three hours of football suggests a platform for survival is being built. “I have to say, I’ve seen a group which have been highly get details right and we’ll make our tark little details.” Burnley are past masters at getting out of tight situations and Tarkowski is confident they can do so again. “It’s not the end of the world,” he added. “There’s plenty of time for us to put things right and get points on the board.” motivated and willing to give their all for the team,” added Howe. “We did not carry anyone. To a man, they knew the importance of defending and putting their bodies on the line.” That may not have been enough against more accomplished opponents but, for all their dominance in the opening half an hour, Burnley’s self-belief drained out of them once Nick Pope’s fumble allowed Wilson to score. And Clarets boss Sean Dyche knew once the home fans turned up the volume, the visitors’ best chance had gone. “I thought there was a nervousness to their crowd and to their players,” he said. “But the goal changed that and they got behind their team.” Struggling Burnley have been in this situation before and Dyche added: “We have experience of knowing what needs to change and how to change it – but it is delivering on that which matters.” sTATs yOuR lOT... NEwCAsTlE Dubravka .........................................7 Manquillo bookeD ...........................7 Schar .............................................. 6 Lascelles ........................................ 6 Lewis .............................................. 5 Shelvey ............................................7 Willock ............................................ 5 Almiron ........................................... 6 Saint-Maximin .................................7 Joelinton ........................................ 6 Wilson ............................................. 8 SUBS Fernandez (Almiron 85) Murphy (Saint-Maximin 90) MAN OF THE MATCH CAlluM wilsON buRNlEy Pope ............................................... 5 Lowton ........................................... 6 Collins bookeD ................................7 Tarkowski ........................................7 Taylor.............................................. 6 Gudmundsson .................................7 Westwood ....................................... 6 Brownhill ........................................ 6 McNeil ............................................ 5 Wood............................................... 6 Cornet ............................................ 6 SUBS Vydra (Cornet 32) .......................... 5 Roberts (Lowton 75)...................... 5 Rodriguez (Gudmundsson 80) ...... 5 48% possession 52% 4 shots on target 1 4 shots off target 5 319 totaL passes 353 67% passing sUCCess 71% 10 Corners 3 0 offside 1 11 foULs 9 0 1 Cards 1 0 REF: Paul tierney ATT: 51,948 FACT ROOM... Newcastle recorded their first win in 16 matches in all competitions, having lost seven and drawn eight of their previous 15. burnley have failed to win any of their first eight away games in a Premier league season for the third time (D4 l4), also doing so in 2009-10 and 2016-17. Newcastle have kept just their second clean sheet in their last 16 games in all competitions, with both shutouts coming at home to Burnley (also 0-0 in August in the League Cup). since eddie Howe’s first game in charge (from brentford onwards), newcastle have averaged 15 shotsper-game (5 on target), compared with just 11 shots-per-game (3 on target) prior to his arrival in the 2021-22 campaign. Only Joshua King (48) has scored more goals in the Prem under Eddie Howe’s management than Callum Wilson (43, 41 for Bournemouth & 2 for Newcastle). Five of wilson’s six Prem goals this season have been scored at home, as many as he’d bagged there in the 2020-21 campaign. 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10 FOUR THINGS WE LEARNED FROm... MATcHDAy fIfTEEN cITy TAKE THE STING OuT Of THE HORNETS WATFORD should really have seen their mauling at the hands of Manchester City coming. The reigning champions are unbeaten in the last 19 meetings between the two clubs, with 17 wins and two draws. City have only ever enjoyed a longer unbeaten run against a specific side once before, when they held the upper hand over Norwich for 22 games from 1965 to 1981. City boss Pep Guardiola (above) has a perfect record against Watford, winning all 10 of his meetings with the club as a manager in all competitions. And the Hornets have now conceded 41 goals in 13 games against City in the Premier League, the most they have shipped against any single side in the competition. MANUEL LANziNi is the man for the occasion when it comes to a capital clash. The West Ham star struck against Chelsea to take his tally to 23 league goals for the Hammers – 11 (48 percent) of which have come in London derbies, the highest ratio of any player in Prem history who has scored at least 20 goals in the competition. ORIGI KEEPS REDS’ LATE SHOW ROLLING LIVERPOOL and Brighton fans should know by now not to leave a ground early. Both sides have made a habit of putting on a late show – and they were at it again this weekend. Reds striker Divock Origi (above) pounced in the fourth minute of added-time to clinch three crucial points. Origi’s strike was Liverpool’s 39th winning goal scored in 90+ minutes in the Premier League – comfortably more than any other side. Brighton, meanwhile, have scored four of their eight away league goals this term in the 89th minute or later. Three of those goals have come from Neal Maupay who was once again the man to serve up the late strike at Southampton. EDDiE HOWE has got Newcastle playing more on the front foot – and was rewarded with a first league win of the season on Saturday. Since the new manager’s first game in charge, the Magpies have averaged 15 shots per game (five on target), compared with just 11 shots per game (three on target) prior to his arrival. DM1ST edouard slither DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football hands ...and Tuchel admits he also had a nightmare and took his eye off the ball by trying to bring back a struggling Lukaku too soon WEST HAm 3 lanzini 40 pen, Bowen 56, Masuaku 87 cHELSEA 2 silva 28, Mount 44 By Neil McleMaN AT the end of a week in which Chelsea went from a three-point lead at the top to third, manager Thomas Tuchel was on the defensive. The German insisted he will not drop Edouard Mendy after the Senegal keeper’s two glaring errors led to the Blues’ first defeat since September. And Tuchel admitted he only introduced Romelu Lukaku at half-time to help counter the West Ham threat at set-pieces – and took the blame for the £97.5million striker’s leaden display. Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino recently labelled Chelsea a “defensive team” for their preference for playing on the counter attack. But the first mini-crisis of Tuchel’s season gave the Argentine’s statement new meaning as the Blues boss circled the wagons. While he claimed there was no reason to question the “bigger picture” for his European champions, Tuchel’s sloppy side have temporarily lost their Teutonic efficiency in all departments. M e n d y w a s s h a k y w h i l e Chelsea missed the midfield control of the injured N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic. And after leading 2-1 at the break, the Blues were worse going forward when Lukaku, clearly lacking match fitness, replaced the injured Kai Havertz. Chelsea scored 20 goals in seven games when recordsigning Lukaku was out with an ankle injury. And his return t o action in three substitute appearances against Manchester United, Watford and now West Ham has coincided with the west Londoners’ traditional December dip in form. Lukaku, who has scored nine times against the Hammers, contributed nothing during a torrid second half. “It is my soft tuch Lukaku struggled to to make an impact after he came on fault because I think he is not ready for 45 minutes physically,” Tuchel admitted. “And still, we decided to bring him on for his height because we lost Kai, who had a crucial role in defending setpieces, which is a huge threat from West Ham. So this is on me and it’s my responsibility.” It was a great game for the neutral and West Ham, but not for potential Premier League champions. Tuchel has the option of bringing £72m back-up keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in from the cold against Zenit in the Champions League on Wednesday. But after admitting Mendy had “lost a bit

DM1ST 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 11 Big Scream Hammers go wild after Masuaku’s cross fooled Mendy sTATs YOUR lOT... wEsT HAM Fabianski .........................................7 Dawson ............................................7 Diop ................................................ 6 Zouma .............................................7 Coufal BookeD ............................... 6 Rice ................................................ 8 Soucek............................................ 6 Johnson ......................................... 6 Bowen ............................................ 8 Lanzini .............................................7 Antonio ............................................7 SUBS Masuaku (Johnson 45) ...................7 Fornals (Zouma 71) ........................ 5 Benrahma (Lanzini 85) MAN OF THE MATCH jARROd bOwEN Moyes: Arthur’s the quiet lad who made a huge noise at the London Stadium DAVID MOYES praised “quiet boy” Arthur Masuaku after the defender made a big noise with his winner. The West Ham boss called the late strike “a great cross” while the sub wrote on Twitter: “So, was it a cross or was it a shot? (Hint: I was as surprised as you).” It certainly surprised Chelsea keeper Edouard Mendy, who could only palm the centre in at the near post. But there is no doubting the popularity of the 28-year-old (celebrating his goal with Issa Diop, left). “I have always enjoyed having him, from the first time I was here,” said Moyes. “The other night I said he should have done better to stop the cross against Brighton and then he scores the winner! “He’s quite a quiet boy but also has a good personality. We like him a lot.” CHElsEA Mendy ............................................ 4 Christensen BookeD ...................... 6 Silva .................................................7 Rudiger .......................................... 6 James BookeD ............................... 6 Jorginho BookeD ........................... 6 Loftus-Cheek ..................................7 Alonso ............................................ 6 Ziyech............................................. 6 Mount ..............................................7 Havertz .......................................... 6 SUBS Lukaku (Havertz 45) ...................... 4 Hudson-Odoi (Ziyech 64) .............. 6 Pulisic (Alonso 72) ......................... 5 36% possession 64% 5 shots on target 7 6 shots off target 4 328 totaL passes 570 74% passing sUCCess 85% 1 Corners 9 3 offside 1 10 foULs 10 0 1 Cards 3 0 REF: andre marriner of confidence”, the manager insisted: “I don’t see at all why we should have major doubts with Edu. In every single career as a goalkeeper, there will be tough moments. Every little mistake where you’re struggling is so obvious. “Maybe on his very best day we would have won the game 2-1. But now it’s on us to be there for him.” Chelsea took the lead when Thiago Silva headed home Mason Mount’s 28th-minute corner. And even after the penalty – when Mendy brought down Jarrod Bowen to allow Manuel Lanzini to score (the pair celebrate, above) – the away side still scored the goal of the game before the break. Hakim Ziyech’s cross-field ball found Mount and the England striker converted a chelsea women are cup heroes See page 20 sumptuous volley. But Bowen’s more advanced role in the second half caused Chelsea problems and he equalised after 56 minutes before Arthur Masuaku’s 87th-minute winner from a swerving left-wing cross. When the Christmas lights go up, the Blues have gone down the table in recent years, with Jose Mourinho fired in 2015 and Frank Lampard losing his way last season. This year Chelsea’s Christmas fixture list is friendly before showdowns with title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City in January. Time for Tuchel to get things right. The German added: “It’s details and we can always solve the details. There is no need to question the big picture or for major doubts. I think we can sort it out straight away.” DaviD moyeS BUyS in two SpellS at weSt Ham Joao Mario Inter Milan Loan Jan 2018 Jordan Hugill Preston £9m Jan 2018 Patrice Evra Unattached Free Feb 2018 Darren Randolph Boro £4m Jan 2020 Tomas Soucek Slavia Prague loan Jan 2020 permanent June 2020 £15m Jarrod Bowen Hull £19m Jan 2020 Vladimir Coufal S Prague £5.5m Oct 2020 Craig Dawson Watford loan Oct 2020 Said Benrahma Brentford loan Oct 2020 permanent £21m Jan 2021 ‘hAMMerS hAve to SpLASh out’ By paUL Brown felt a ligament or something HAMMERS favourite Joe like that, but I’m not sure.” Cole urged David Moyes to BT pundit Cole said: “This is use victory over Chelsea the perfect time for David to to back his case for new stroll up to the director’s box players to sustain their and ask for a bit of cash in Champions League bid. January. They have just had Manager Moyes (left) new investment. He has lost already wanted extra two or three players.” firepower next month to Moyes added: “It’s these support Michail Antonio, games that give you belief you with the club linked with can challenge the (big) teams. Jesse Lingard and Sparta “We’re in a better position Prague striker Adam Hlozek. than last year and we finished And West Ham finished in Europe, so the target is to this match without any of try and get closer to them.” their first-choice defence as Goalscorer Jarrod Bowen Ben Johnson and Kurt said: “We want to make a Zouma joined Aaron habit of beating these top Cresswell and Angelo teams. We’re doing well in Ogbonna on the injury list. Europe and the Carabao Cup “Ben looked as if he has as well, so we want to keep pulled his hamstring a little that momentum going with bit,” Moyes said. “Zouma top performances.” FACT ROOM... This was Chelsea’s first Premier League defeat after leading at half-time since December 2018 against Wolves under Maurizio Sarri – they had been unbeaten in 48 league games when ahead at HT (W40 D8). west ham have won four of their last seven home Prem matches against chelsea (D1 l2) after having won just one of their previous nine on home soil against the Blues. In their 53rd match under Thomas Tuchel in all competitions, Chelsea shipped more than one goal for only the third time, also doing so against West Brom in April (2-5) and Aston Villa in May (1-2). West Ham have won four of their last seven. arthur masuaku scored his first Premier league goal in his 96th appearance for west ham – it was his 29th attempt at goal across those 96 appearances. Aged 37 years and 73 days, Thiago Silva became the oldest player to score for Chelsea in the Prem, breaking Didier Drogba’s record from April 2015 against Leicester (37 years, 49 days). NEXT THREE... west ham Thur D Zagreb (home)..Europa Sun Burnley (away) ............PL Dec 15 Arsenal (away) ............PL chelsea Wed Zenit St Pet (away)......CL Sat Leeds (home) ..............PL Dec 16 Everton (home) ...........PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football

12 wilks has his tigers bite back reading 1 Holmes 45+2 hull city 1 Wilks 55 By Rob StewaRt STRIkeR Mallik Wilks insists his goals will get the Tigers roaring again. The 22-year-old scored for only the third time this term to secure a point against fellow strugglers Reading. But he is certain the goals will now start flowing again for in-form Hull. “The goals target I have in mind is about 17 or 18 for this season,” Wilks said. “I always set myself high targets but confidence is key and I definitely believe in myself.” He epitomised Hull’s spirit DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football in spearheading an impressive fight-back. He missed a sitter before academy graduate Tom Holmes’ brilliant bicycle kick put Reading ahead in firsthalf stoppage time. But Wilks (above) got a helping hand from Luke Southwood for his equaliser, the keeper failing to deal with his 30-yard drive. He is optimistic about reproducing last season’s form when his 19 League One goals saw Hull crowned champions. “We’d give teams too much respect whereas last season wasn’t like that,” Wilks said. It was a first Reading goal for Holmes, who said: “It would have been even better if we’d gone on to win, but it’s still special.” sTATs yOUR LOT... wATFORd Bachmann .......................................7 Femenia .......................................... 5 Troost-Ekong .................................. 5 Cathcart Booked ........................... 6 Rose Booked ................................. 5 Louza .............................................. 5 Dennis ............................................ 6 Cleverley ........................................ 5 Sissoko ........................................... 5 Pedro .............................................. 5 King Booked .................................. 6 SuBS Kucka (Cleverley 45) ..................... 6 Hernandez (Louza 45) ................... 6 Ngakia (Rose 71) ............................ 5 MAN OF THE MATCH bERNARdO siLvA MANCHEsTER CiTy Ederson .......................................... 6 Walker ............................................ 6 Dias .................................................7 Laporte .......................................... 6 Cancelo .......................................... 6 Rodri ............................................... 6 Sterling ............................................7 Silva ................................................ 9 Grealish .......................................... 6 Gundogan ........................................7 Foden ...............................................7 SuBS De Bruyne (Gundogan 67) ..............7 Mahrez (Grealish 68) ......................7 Jesus (Foden 75) ........................... 6 23% poSSeSSion 77% 4 ShotS on taRget 13 6 ShotS off taRget 8 235 totaL paSSeS 816 66% paSSing SUCCeSS 92% 5 CoRneRS 11 0 offSide 1 10 foULS 7 0 3 CaRdS 0 0 REF: simon Hooper ATT: 20,673 FACT ROOM... Manchester City are unbeaten across their last 19 meetings with Watford in all competitions (W17 D2), netting 62 goals in this run. They’ve only ever had a longer unbeaten run once before against a specific side – 22 games against Norwich from 1965-1981. Watford have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 25 Premier League matches, the longest run of any side in the competition since Burnley’s 29-game run between november 2009 and august 2014. Pep Guardiola has won all 10 of his meetings with Watford by an aggregate score of 42-4. Watford have conceded 41 goals in 13 games against city in the Premier, the most they have conceded against any single side in the competition. the 3.2 goals per game that they have conceded in this fixture is the most by one side against another among all fixtures played at least 10 times. Bernardo Silva has scored six goals in his last eight Prem appearances for City – one more than in his previous 61 games in the competition (5). NEXT THREE... Watford Fri Brentford (away) .........PL Dec 15 Burnley (away) ............PL Dec 18 C Palace (home)..........PL mancHester city Tom RB Leipzig (away)........CL Dec 11 Wolves (home) ............PL Dec 14 Leeds (home) ..............PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football a tale of two city stars Bernardo is the hottest hero of City’s epic story while £100m Grealish has gone badly off the boil and looks a bit player DM1ST silva or salah? Who is ThE GrEaTEsT This sEasoN 14 14 1,209 7 1 48 72 Games played Games started Mins played Goals Assists Passes played into the box Touches in opp box 15 15 1,349 13 9 56 146 watford 1 Hernandez 74 manchester city 3 sterling 4, Bernardo silva 31, 63 By paUL bRown MANCHESTER CITY are singing a song of ice and fire right now. But while Bernardo Silva is as hot as anything in George R.R. Martin’s epic Game of Thrones saga, Jack Grealish is as cold as ice. Last week it emerged that HBO spent £23million filming a prequel to the smash hit TV show that no-one will see because it’s already been cancelled. And while the final episode of Thrones was aired ages ago, we’re still waiting for author Martin to finish writing the final instalment of his series in novel form. City spent £100m on Grealish in the summer and it feels like we’re

DM1ST still waiting for the 26-year-old to arrive, too. The champions were so dominant they could easily have scored eight. But despite Grealish playing as a centre-forward on his first league start since October, he still could not find a goal or an assist. Lucky for him then that Bernardo hit a brace to make the game safe after Raheem Sterling’s opener, rendering Cucho Hernandez’s late goal for Watford little consolation. It’s Bernardo who wears the crown at City. He’s their top scorer in the league this season with seven, equalling his best tally for a full campaign in 2019. And his throne is not coming under threat from Grealish, who had a shot deflected on to the bar and a free header saved by Daniel Bachmann. The former Aston Villa star touched the ball 49 times before being substituted in the 68th minute. But while he never stopped trying, he missed two big ...and jack’s major slump 2020-21 2021-22 26 Games played 11 24 Games started 10 2,184 Mins played 814 6 Goals 1 10 Assists 2 110 Fouls won 26 231 Duels won 57 ard work Bernardo Silva celebrates but it was tough for Grealish chances in his three shots on target. Grealish has just one goal in 11 league games since his big-money move, and two assists. He has admitted things haven’t gone as planned and that adjusting to life at City has been harder than he anticipated. But while they went top of the table with this win, their seventh in a row, and at times played some of their most sensational football of the season, they need Grealish firing. Boss Pep Guardiola had a quiet word with him as he trudged off the pitch, patting him on the back and asking him if he’d enjoyed his new role up front. Grealish replied he had, but he won’t stay there long if he doesn’t start finding the net. City may not have an out-an-out centre forward after missing out on Harry Kane, but they have plenty of contenders for the false nine role. Phil Foden and Ferran Torres have performed it better than Grealish managed, and Gabriel Jesus is waiting in the wings bachmann: City are in overdrive WATFORD keeper Daniel Bachmann says Manchester City are on another planet right now. The Hornets have played all the major title contenders this season but he says City are streets ahead of championship rivals Chelsea and Liverpool. Bachmann (below) said: “I don’t think there is another footballing team like City in the world. Their movement on and off the ball is incredible. The way they play, they are the toughest team to play against. We hung in there.” Watford have conceded 19 league goals since Claudio Ranieri took over as boss in October – more than any other team. But Bachmann said: “These aren’t the games that define our season, the last five or six. “Now is when it starts for us. We need to start picking up points from teams around us.” guardiola: let’s get clinical now PEP GUARDIOLA admits he is still waiting for the day Manchester City rediscover their killer instinct. Guardiola praised man of the match Bernardo Silva for another “incredible” performance after he scored twice against Watford. But City, who peppered the Hornets with 26 shots including 13 on target, missed a hatful of chances – and an opportunity to close the goal difference gap with Liverpool. Guardiola’s side went top but Liverpool are nine goals better off and only a point behind them. The City boss said: “Maybe one day we will we shoot four shots on target and score four goals. The important thing is we won. “For the way we played and chances we create we could win by a bigger margin and maybe goal difference is important.” for an opportunity too. With better finishing, this game would have been over after 20 minutes and Guardiola could have emptied his bench and given his big guns a rest. After all, winning against Watford has become routine for City, who have beaten the Hornets 10 times out of 10 since the Spaniard took over. This victory helped them equal a top-flight record for most away wins in a calendar year set in 1960 by Tottenham, who also managed 17. But while Guardiola claimed City had “reached their highest standard” of the season, he admitted they should have done better in front of goal. It may be their only weakness, and nobody sums that up better than Grealish. 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 13 it’s bawl over for deeney millwall 3 M Wallace 10, Bradshaw 41, Evans 73 birmingham 1 Deeney 56 BY STEVE JUDGE TROY DEENEY admitted his days of bawling out underperforming teammates are over. It was his best display since joining Birmingham from Watford, topped by a goal of sublime genius. But it was nowhere near enough to stop the Blues slipping to a third defeat in five games. Deeney (above) feels City play like a mid-table side and he has to find a way to change that mindset. He said: “The frustration I’ve had here is every time we’ve had an opportunity to kick on we’ve fallen short, lose a couple and get close to the relegation zone - then decide to kick on. “We are acting like a mid-table team. It’s a new experience but one I hope we can start changing. In years gone by, you’d have a tear-up in the dressing n forest 2 Garner 72, Yates 84 peterboro 0 BY JaninE SElf LOAN star James Garner is under orders to start smiling. The Forest midfielder, borrowed from Manchester United, is doing enough to impress his manager – but Steve Cooper wants more from his former England youth and Under-21 international. Garner (above, celebrating with Brennan Johnson) fired his first goal of the season as Forest rediscovered winning ways. Cooper said: “He is doing really well. He’s been in and out of the team and we have had some good, honest conversations. “I have a good relationship with Jim and his family because of our time room just to liven it up, but you can’t do that anymore.” While a new generation of players forced the 33-year-old to change his approach, he made it clear teen Jordan James was one of the few who stepped up to the challenge at The Den. “I thought JJ was excellent again,” he added. “He’s going to be some player if he keeps his head. He does everything right. “You have a 17-year-old whacking into their centre midfielder and giving it a bit and I’m looking around at the rest of the boys and asking why is the kid doing that. That should be the rest of us.” Blues were undone by two quality set-pieces. Murray Wallace finished a well-worked short corner routine and Tom Bradshaw headed in Scott Malone’s inch perfect corner. Deeney gave City hope when he flicked the ball to Scott Hogan then planted the return into the top corner on 56 minutes. But Millwall responded with a clinical finish from Evans. ‘give us a grin now garner..’ together with England. He is a great guy. Respectful, humble, a good laugh. “Sometimes he could smile a bit more... and I tell him that! “These loans can be really important for these players at Premier League clubs. We hope this one is. “He has been fighting to get into the team. For me, the last three games he has been excellent.” Garner’s goal and a second from Ryan Yates ended a run of one win in seven for Forest. It is easy to look at Peterborough’s away record of 10 defeats in 11 outings and draw the conclusion that Darren Ferguson’s team roll over on their travels – but that was not the case. The Posh boss admitted: “Something has to change. Do you change the manager? I would argue against that. We can’t change 20 players so we must believe it will turn. “If we are not going to score then get a 0-0 but we can’t do that at the moment.“

14 DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football DM1ST It’s rover to ismael backs baggies to nip back up you, venkys coventry 1 McFadzean 83 west brom 2 Grant 20, McFadzean og 43 By John Wragg BOSS Valerien Ismael reckons the Baggies can hit promotion favourites Fulham and Bournemouth from behind. After the Championship top two fought out a draw on Friday, West Brom gained ground with this West Midlands derby win. And Ismael (right) says that could be the pattern for the season with the Baggies staying out of the heat but keeping the pressure on and nicking an automatic promotion place. He was brought in from Barnsley after his magnificent job in getting the Tykes to the play-offs, with a remit to take West Brom back into the Premier League this season. That aim had faltered with Albion without a win in four games prior to Saturday’s victory. But Ismael insisted: “Everything is ready, we are still in a good position. “We can come from behind. That is for us maybe the best position. “It will only happen though with the next step and that next step is against Reading on Saturday. “We need to build momentum. If we have another great, forceful performance at home to Reading to make sure we can get our confidence back, we can create the momentum.” Albion fans have not been overly impressed with what they have seen at The Hawthorns and have questioned Ismael and the way West Brom are playing – but this was their best performance in weeks. They blew away limp Coventry in the first half with Karlan Grant’s 20th-minute goal followed by Kyle McFadzean’s own goal, which should have been disallowed for Cedric Kipre’s handball in the build-up. And £15million striker Grant sees a path straight back to the top flight. “We’ve got a MATCH sTATs 65% possession 35% 3 shots on target 4 6 shots off target 3 4 corners 2 3 offside 0 7 fouls 17 0 0 cards 3 0 REFEREE: Keith Stroud ATT: 23,755 good enough squad to challenge the top two,” he claimed. “This was a massive result. Hopefully we have had our little blip.” McFadzean got one back for Coventry but they were second best and their unlikely promotion challenge is fading with only two wins and 11 points out of 30 since stunning the division with a 4-1 victory over Fulham. But midfielder Ben Sheaf pointed out: “We played ourselves into trouble and that invited a lot of pressure and West Brom have got a quality and fast front three. “But you have got to keep a perspective. “It is not a bad start, we are still up there. “West Brom are an experienced side who were in the Premier League last season and for us to be disappointed at the result shows how far we have come.” DIAZZLInG Ben Breton-Diaz celebrates the goal that sealed the win Mowbray reckons his young side could go up – but Indian owners must show ambition blackburn 1 Brereton-Diaz 53 preston 0 By John richardson. It was a heartfelt message fired off all the way to India – tony Mowbray’s youngsters have the scent of the Premier League in their nostrils. Now it’s over to Pune-based owners, Venky’s, whether they share the same ambition as their manager. Since being relegated in 2012, Blackburn have never troubled the scorer when it comes to a Championship promotion play-off place and even spent a season in the third tier. With boardroom backing, Mowbray believes a Rovers side p a c k e d w i t h y o u t h f u l enterprise – the average age against Preston was 23 – can come in out of the cold. “We are a young team who love winning,” he said. “After the game, I was wondering where they had gone. They must have spent 20 minutes on the pitch, probably shaking everybody’s hand and giving away their shirts. I can feel their excitement in their youthfulness, which is a great thing. “My job is to feed it but keep their feet on the ground. I said to them it was good to win ugly. “To win 1-0 in a game like that is, as a coach, what football is all about. You know they have character, commitment and togetherness, all of those qualities that every successful team has to have if you are going to be consistent at the top end of the table.” They also have Ben Brereton Diaz, whose brilliant header just after the break won a niggly game in which monsoon conditions, more suited to India, ensured it was never an occasion for the purists. But for how much longer with the January transfer window just around the corner and his 17 Championship goals attracting Premier League clubs? Are you listening Venky’s? Here is your manager. “There is an opportunity to grow this club,” Mowbray (above) insisted. “How far we can take it is a different question. We’ve got to think about adding to what we’ve got, not taking away. “It’s not about me, it’s about the team and giving Blackburn Rovers half a chance to MATCH sTATs 43% possession 57% 3 shots on target 1 1 shots off target 6 2 corners 1 2 offside 0 10 fouls 9 0 3 cards 2 0 REFEREE: Gavin Ward ATT: 18,487 get back into the Premier League. It’s about a bit of ambition, as they showed when they bought Brereton, we bought Sam Gallagher, Adam Armstrong. The fruits of those are there to be seen now.” For Preston (players remonstrating with ref Gavin Ward, below left) the promised land of the P r e m i e r League seems a million miles off. Manager Frankie McAvoy said: “There have been fine margins in some of the games, no matter whether you are at the top or the bottom in the Championship. I’m bitterly disappointed we have lost. “There wasn’t much between the teams. A bit of quality from Brereton Diaz won the game. We’re confident we can get higher in the league. “We’ll dust ourselves down and go again.”

DM1ST 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 15 champ table P W D L F A Pts Fulham 21 13 5 3 50 17 44 Bournemouth 21 12 7 2 37 17 43 West Brom 21 10 7 4 29 17 37 Blackburn 21 10 6 5 35 27 36 QPR 21 10 5 6 33 27 35 Stoke 21 10 4 7 26 21 34 Coventry 21 9 6 6 28 25 33 Millwall 21 7 9 5 23 22 30 Middlesbro 21 8 5 8 24 23 29 Sheff Utd 21 8 5 8 28 28 29 Huddersfield 21 8 5 8 24 24 29 Luton 21 7 7 7 30 26 28 Nottm Forest 21 7 7 7 26 23 28 Swansea 21 7 6 8 25 27 27 Blackpool 21 7 6 8 20 25 27 Birmingham 21 7 5 9 20 24 26 Bristol City 21 7 5 9 22 30 26 Preston 21 6 7 8 22 27 25 Hull 21 6 4 11 17 24 22 Reading 21 8 3 10 27 33 21 Cardiff 21 6 3 12 23 37 21 Peterborough 21 4 4 13 17 40 16 Barnsley 21 2 7 12 14 32 13 Derby 21 4 10 7 17 21 1 MATCH sTATs 65% POSSESSiON 35% 9 SHOTS ON TARgET 5 7 SHOTS Off TARgET 4 17 cORNERS 4 1 OffSidE 2 7 fOuLS 13 0 0 cARdS 1 0 REFEREE: Tony Harrington ATT: 13,968 vran-tastic Vrancic fires home the second for Stoke to seal the victory super mario playmaker Vrancic pulls the strings as Rangers are potted it’s ty high Scorer Campbell is congratulated by Steven Fletcher qpr 0 stoke 2 Campbell 14, Vrancic 78 By iAN BAkER MARIO VRANCIC made one and scored one as Stoke stormed back into the top six. The Bosnian playmaker set up Tyrese Campbell in the first half and added a late second to end QPR’s four-game winning streak. Rangers had 23 shots and Charlie Austin (right) saw his penalty saved as they failed to score for the first time in 32 league matches. Delighted Potters boss Michael O’Neill said: “Mario has real quality and has demonstrated that on more than one occasion this season. It was a brilliant pass for Ty and the second one he just guided it. He plays passes others don’t see. He’s a bit of a throwback. “QPR were arguably the in-form team in the division, but we have demonstrated we’re capable of finishing in the top six. “We’re still a work in progress, but top six has to be the ambition.” Stoke were unfortunate not to score early on, keeper Seny Dieng brilliantly foiling Campbell from close range. But on 14 minutes they were ahead, with Vrancic’s through ball setting up Campbell, who expertly finished. Steven Fletcher was denied by a brave block by Yoann Barbet as he seemed destined to make it two as the Potters looked in control. QPR though should have levelled at the start of the second half, Davies making a stunning save to keep out Austin’s half volley. The hosts had an even better chance when Vrancic grappled with Barbet in the box at a corner and the ref correctly pointed to the spot. But Austin’s penalty was a tame one and Davies easily gathered it. QPR pushed for a way back in but their midfield switched off 12 minutes from the end and Vrancic waltzed through to fire home from the edge of the area. The hosts could still have got something out of the game as they dominated the closing stages. It took another stunning Davies stop to foil sub George Thomas from close range. Davies then kept out Ilias Chair’s long ranger, and Thomas headed just wide from a Chair corner. It was just not fifthplaced QPR’s day, with Luke Amos hitting the bar from just inside the area in the dying stages as they missed the chance to move back to third. Boss Mark Warburton said: “We need to be better than that. We gave away an awful first goal, we had ball turnover and we lacked quality. “Charlie had scored his last 15 penalties. No one means to miss penalties but players are human and that was a big moment. “We had an opportunity to cement third today but there will always be opportunities to do that.” Barnsley 1 Morris 45 huddersfield 1 O’Brien 33 tyke that, woodrow hits back By ROSS HEPPENSTALL CAULEy WOODROW lashed out at criticism from “fickle” fans after his goal drought continued on his 150th Barnsley appearance. The relegation-threatened Tykes showed signs of improvement in their third game since new boss Poya Asbaghi took charge. But they have still won just twice all season and striker Woodrow drew a blank for the 11th game running. The Oakwell skipper said: “People can say whatever they want about me not scoring, which I know they do. “But it’s not just about scoring goals, it’s about everything else and I fully believe in myself. “I’ve played 150 games and scored 52 goals, so it’s not a bad return. “yes, it’s a dry spell but if the team performs well like we did against Huddersfield then the goals will come.” Woodrow was part of the Barnsley side who famously survived relegation against all the odds on the final day of the 2019-20 season. yet the boo boys have targeted him and the 27-year-old former Fulham star added: “People are very fickle and it’s unbelievable really what people say.” Huddersfield captain Lewis O’Brien (above) put the visitors ahead with a delightful effort before Barnsley levelled through Carlton Morris. The odds remain stacked against Asbaghi’s side in terms of survival – but Woodrow said: “It was a good point.” Huddersfield failed to win for the third game running as their play-offs were dealt another blow. Terriers goalscorer O’Brien admitted: “We’re obviously disappointed with a point, especially after going in front. “The goal we conceded was definitely avoidable. “It was a lack of concentration from the lads who weren’t in the position they should have been in.”

16 DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football shea saves day for hatters blackpool 0 luton town 3 Bradley 42, Adebayo 54, Clark 90+1 By LINDSAY SUTTON LUTON top-scorer Elijah Adebayo grabbed the limelight with his ninth of the season – but saved the plaudits for team-mate James Shea. The Hatters’ stand-in keeper kept his side in the game, before the Luton goalfest began in earnest. But he only played because Croatia International keeper Simon Sluga went down ill, leaving Shea to pull on the gloves and grab the glory. Adebayo (right) said: “He’s a real pro and never complains about being No.2. When he comes in, he knows he has a job to do – and he did just that. I’m delighted for him. His performance was really important for the team.” Adebayo scored with a well-placed header from a far-post cross by Jordan Clark, after skipper Sonny Bradley broke the deadlock, with Clark adding a third in added-on time. It was only 30-year-old Shea’s third outing this season but he twice kept PEOPLE’S PET AWARDS Celebrating Our Animal Heroes out fine efforts by Reece James and tipped away a Ryan Wintle attempt as Luton’s four-match run without a win ended. Boss Neil Critchley, whose Seasiders have now gone six Championship games without victory, said: “We missed the height of Gary Madine, and their second goal made it hard for us. “But, even then, we had them pinned back, though they defended in numbers.” COMING SOON! PEOPLE’S PET AWARDS FOLLOW US ON PEOPLE’S PET AWARDS FOR EXCLUSIVE UPDATES. DM1ST middle class Boro’s players celebrate Jones’ winner my boro babes Wilder’s got the kids for fame and his golden oldies aren’t bad either middlesbrough 1 Jones 26 swansea city 0 By CLIVE HETHERINGTON MIDDLESBROUGH boss Chris Wilder reckons his young guns will only get better. Winger Isaiah Jones’ maiden senior Boro strike (below) was the difference in a game that could easily have gone either way. Wilder (above) has already raved about the experienced men he has inherited from predecessor Neil Warnock – and defiant centre-backs Sol Bamba and Paddy McNair showed why against Swansea. But while Wilder was underwhelmed by his side’s overall display, he pointed to Jones, centre-back Anfernee Dijksteel and attacking midfielder Marcus Tavernier as further evidence of Boro’s investment in raw talent. “We have some talented boys,” said Wilder. “The club have always produced talented players. Isaiah has a lot to learn, but you have to realise he’s a young boy, like Dijksteel and Tavernier too. “But they have a good attitude and if you have that and want to learn, then you’re going to get better.” Jones, 22, surged goalward on the right, completely unchallenged, and chose to thread the ball inside keeper Ben Hamer’s near post instead of MATCH sTATs 33% pOSSESSION 67% 2 SHOTS ON TARGET 5 2 SHOTS Off TARGET 5 5 CORNERS 5 3 OffSIDE 1 11 fOULS 9 0 1 CARDS 1 0 REF: Andy Davies ATT: 18,707 squaring it to a team-mate. Ultimately, it was enough for a second successive win for Wilder, following a 2-1 victory at Huddersfield, to boost Boro’s play-off ambitions. Cool though Jones’ finish was, Wilder admitted: “I’m looking and thinking, ‘that’s a simple tap-in for somebody’. “But I have to say, fair play to the young man. “It’s been a great couple of games for him, an assist at Huddersfield and a fabulous finish here.’’ Swansea boss Russell Martin bemoaned referee Andy Davies’ failure to award his side two penalties. Jamie Paterson, a Boro trialist in the summer before winning a deal with the Swans after his release by Bristol City, went down as he tried to round keeper Luke Daniels on the stroke of half-time. Martin also claimed striker Joel Piroe was brought down by Bamba, but acknowledged his side were wasteful as they suffered back-to-back defeats after the 3-2 home loss to Reading. He said: “Last week and this week we created a huge amount of chances and we’re looking more and more dangerous. “Joel is usually so clinical. “He’s had three chances here and he’s kicking himself, but he’s been outstanding for us. “Chris was honest after the game, saying we didn’t deserve to lose. He’s a man I’ve a lot of respect for and once he gets them rocking and rolling here, I’m sure they’ll be very good.’’

DM1ST nu target Sharp needs one more goal to equal David Nugent’s goalscoring record 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 17 TOP CHAMP SCORERS 121 David Nugent 120 Billy Sharp 120 ross McCormack 115 Jordan rhodes 108 lewis Grabban bristol city 1 Scott 16 derby 0 billy, you’ll be a hero Blades boss backs ‘excellent’ Sharp to smash Nugent’s all-time scoring record cARdIff 2 M harris 32, McGuinness 90 shEffIELd uNItEd 3 Gibbs-White 61, Sharp 73, McGoldrick 75 By andRew Penman BiLLY sHArP moved to within one goal of the all-time Championship scoring record – and Paul Heckingbottom is backing the sheffield United legend to be top of the tree by Christmas. Sharp’s sixth goal of the season helped the Blades fight back to beat 10-man Cardiff and moved him to 120 in the second tier since it became the Championship in 2004. T h e 35-yearold is just one goal behind D a v i d Nugent’s total of 121 a n d t h e r e c o r d i s within his sights. “I wouldn’t bet against him,” said United boss Heckingbottom. “His professionalism is excellent. He’s taking everything really seriously, as you tend to when you come to the twilight years. “He’s determined to keep himself fit and available for every game, and to get on the end of chances. “He thrives on goals and opportunities, so he’ll be pleased the team is creating chances now. “It’s up to him and his body how long he can go on, but if he’s scoring every week, then we’ll keep playing him.” Sharp could have broken the record already if he’d taken two early gilt-edged chances at the Cardiff City Stadium. But, after Bluebirds captain Sean Morrison was sent off for chopping down Sharp seven minutes after the break (inset pics, left), his poacher’s finish put United 2-1 up on 73 minutes. That turned the tables for Heckingbottom’s side after Morgan Gibbs- White had cancelled out Mark Harris’s first-half opener with an unstoppable curling effort from 20 yards out in the 61st minute. David McGoldrick extended the visitors’ lead two minutes later before defender Mark McGuinness ensured a nervy finish with a lastm i n u t e header for the hosts. Bluebirds boss Steve Morison was adamant the sending off changed the course of the match. “It all hinged on the red card,” said the former Wales striker. “We all know it cost us but we can’t worry now. The most disappointing thing is that now I haven’t got him for next week.” Morison was pleased with Harris and fellow youngster Isaak Davies, as well as James Collins, who deputised for the unwell Kieffer Moore up front. “Whoever I put in, seems to perform and that’s great,” he added. MATCH sTATs 37% Possession 63% 5 shots on taRget 8 2 shots off taRget 6 5 coRneRs 3 3 offside 5 7 fouLs 5 1 1 caRds 1 0 REF: John Busby ATT: 18,310 WEbstER fINds A LAtE WINNER to sAvE bRomLEy bLushEs AnDY WooDMAn admitted went down to 10 men. i think a lot of chances and couldn’t that ended with the visitors his Bromley side got lucky non-league round-up the lads are trying to put me get that first goal. You do reduced to 10 men following after moving up to third in the national League following a last-minute 3-2 win over 10-man Wealdstone. A late winner from Byron Webster (right) eventually secured the points after WeALDsTone had levelled despite losing goalkeeper George Wickens to a 56th-minute red card. Bromley boss Woodman said: “it’s crazy. We make it hard for ourselves. We gift them a goal and then we play our worst football after they into an early grave.” WrexHAM moved up to fourth after Jordan Davies struck in the 84th minute to secure a 1-0 win at Dover. Boss Phil Parkinson said: “it was a tough game. We had start thinking it’s not going to be your day. “But we kept chipping away and got our reward in the end.” GriMsBY dropped to sixth after a 3-2 defeat at DAGenHAM & reDBriDGe the dismissal of John McAtee. The Mariners have lost five of their last six games and boss Paul Hurst said: “We have players in a different mental state to the start of the season. We have to try and come through it.” WINNER Puts ALEX IN REEcE to thE toP By RichaRd Latham MATCH-WINNER Alex Scott is being compared to Gary Neville and Reece James in the Bristol City dressing room. Skipper Dan Bentley revealed as much after Scott’s sweetlystruck 16th-minute winner sank toothless Derby. The 18-year-old winger from Guernsey (above) has been given a more defensive role by manager Nigel Pearson, but still boasts two goals in his last six starts. Bentley said: “In the changing room, we were referring to Alex as Gary Neville, but now he is scoring it has changed to Reece James. “Gary didn’t score many, so the shout may have to be Reece from now on. Alex is doing really well and the goal he scored today showed he has the technique to get more.” Scott himself was modest about his goal. “I got lucky with the bounce,” he said. “Last weekend I struggled against Sheffield United, as did the team. “The manager impressed on us the need to work harder and be more aggressive at home, so today we set out to be on the front foot from the start.” Scott’s superb left-footed finish from the edge of the box drew praise from boss Nigel Pearson. He said: “When you play at wing-back and the ball comes across from the other side, you need to get into scoring positions. “Alex did just that and the way he is adapting to a new role shows his football intelligence.” Chris Martin, Andreas Weimann and Antoine Semenyo squandered chances to put City out of sight by the break. They were almost made to pay when Ravel Morrison fired inches wide at the death. Rams boss Wayne Rooney admitted: “Our first-half performance could hardly have been worse. “Our warm-up was poor and proved the need to get preparation right for every game. “As a staff, we will look at the reasons for our slow start.”

18 DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football DM1ST stevenage in Wake-up call from yeovil sATURDAY FA CUp 2nD RD RoUnD-Up By Phil Blanche Renowned giant-killers yeovil took their 21st FA Cup scalp as a non-league club to knock out league Two STevenAge. Charlie wakefield’s second-half strike saw the national league glovers reach the third round of the competition once again. wakefield (above) said: “i’m from Brighton and hopefully we can get someone like them. “it would be great to get one of the big Premier league teams and enjoy every moment.” Jack diamond’s stoppage-time winner sent HARRogATe into the third round for the first time as league one PoRTSmouTH, the 2008 winners, were beaten 2-1 at Fratton Park. Boss Simon weaver (below) said: “There was belief in the changing room and the attitude was outstanding. we weren’t intimidated by the occasion.” There were also shocks at Burton, doncaster and lincoln as the league one trio fell to opponents a division below. graeme lee celebrated his first game as HARTlePool manager with a 1-0 win at linColn, with lewis Fiorini putting into his own net. And lee admitted: “it’s been an unbelievable week. “i’m delighted with what has been a surreal start.” nigel Clough also masterminded an upset as mAnSField rallied to beat donCASTeR 3-2. “we had a little chat at halftime and the second 45 was as good as we have been for a while,” Clough said after will Forrester’s equaliser and a george lapslie double booked the Stags’ third-round spot. Substitute dennis Politic’s quickfire double gave PoRT vAle a 2-1 victory against Staffordshire rivals BuRTon after Ryan leak had opened the scoring. vale manager darrell Clarke said: “i am delighted with the response from the players after going a goal down.” Paul Cook lost his job as iPSwiCH boss after their goalless draw at home to BARRow. non-league BuxTon, who play in the seventh tier, lost 1-0 at home to moReCAmBe, while AFC wimBledon won 4-3 after a late CHelTenHAm comeback. A LANG TIME COMING! Callum double has former winners Wigan dreaming of FA Cup glory again colcHester 1 Sears 45+1 Wigan atH 2 Lang 24, 75 By Jon West CALLUM LANG’s double set up 2013 FA Cup winners Wigan for a potential shot at one of the big guns. Lang, 23, netted either side of Freddie Sears’ equaliser, to take his goal tally to six in as many games. The Latics have been relegated four times and gone into administration since shocking Manchester City at Wembley eight years ago. But they are in today’s thirdround draw, as well as battling for an automatic Championship return. Boss Leam Richardson fancies meeting Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds. He said: “You always want your hometown club – I supported Leeds as a kid and was a season-ticket holder for many years. I know a few of their players.” Colchester, 18th in League Two, started strongly but Sylvester Jasper, on loan from Fulham, was unlucky. Referee Carl Brook failed to award the Bulgaria Under-21 cap a penalty – and booked him for a dive from the next attack. The Latics scored from their first chance in the 24th minute. Ex-U’s winger Gavin Massey made ground down the right and crossed for Lang to volley home at the back post. Massey almost created another one 10 minutes later when Lang flicked his pass to Will Keane but the striker fired at keeper Jake Turner. Jasper thought he had levelled but keeper Jamie Jones tipped over his header from Alan Judge’s cross. Colchester would not be denied though as Sears thumped them level in first-half stoppage-time. Turner launched a swift counter-attack that found Sears on the edge of the box. The striker, 32, teed himself up for a drive that went in off an upright for his sixth goal in nine games. Wigan were better after the break but Keane headed straight at Turner before keeper Jones denied the lively Jasper at the other end. Latics sub Tom Naylor made an instant impact by sending Lang striding through to win it with a calm finish in the 75th minute. Richardson (below) praised the forward for taking in tips from coach James Beattie, the ex-England striker. He said: “He works hard with James through the week. Fin- gers crossed the good form continues.” Jasper and sub Chay Cooper missed late U’s chances, with keeper Turner heading wide in stoppage-time. U’s boss Hayden Mull- ins reckoned Jasper should have been awarded an early penalty. He said: “We’ve seen the replay and there was contact. The booking took a bit out of Sylv’s game.” Cool CAll Lang celebrates after scoring the winner for Wigan Harriers in WitH big boys and no kidding the pressure on City gaffer YEsTERDAY’s FA CUp Gary Bowyer. Spireites 2nD RD RoUnD-Up boss James Rowe said: KIddeRmInSteR manager “We were magnificent. Russ Penn wants one of the “It’s a brilliant night for big boys after the harriers us and the supporters were made it through with a 2-0 bouncing. I will have a home win over haLIfax. spring in my step and I’m the national League sure every Spireite will for north outfit dumped out the next few days.” the side from the division League One club above with goals PLymOuth needed from amari a late winner from morgan-Smith Luke Jephcott to (right) and settle their ashley second-round tie hemmings. with ROChdaLe Penn insisted: 2-1. “We want one of argyle boss Ryan the big boys, that would be great. It would be amazing for the players and everybody involved with the football club.” national League side CheSteRfIeLd won 2-0 at SaLfORd thanks to goals from Liam mandeville and Jim Kellermann to increase Lowe said: “he’s come on, done the business and he’s proved a point to me, which I like. “Luke has said he’d like Liverpool in the next round and I think that’s because he knows I want Liverpool,,, and he probably thinks I’ll pick him for that!”

DM1ST FA CUP 2ND ROUND gateshead (0) 0 Charlton (1) 2 Stockley 30, 54 Gateshead: Chapman, Tinkler, Williamson, Storey, Nicholson, Bailey (Hunter 86), Ward (Williams 68), Olley, Langstaff (Pani 82), Scott, Campbell (Blackett 68). Booked: Bailey 63. Charlton: Henderson, Clare, Elerewe, Famewo, Dobson, Jaiyesimi (Leko 73), Gilbey, Lee (Morgan 66), Purrington (Souare 82), Washington (Davison 73), Stockley. Booked: Elerewe 87. Ref: Tom Reeves. rotherhaM (1) 1 stoCkPort County (0) 0 Smith 43 Att: 6,466 Rotherham: Vickers, Edmonds-Green, Wood (Harding 46), Ihiekwe, Ogbene, Wiles, Barlaser (Odofin 81), Miller (Mattock 81), Rathbone (Lindsay 65), Ladapo, Smith (Grigg 75). Booked: Miller 38, Smith 40, Ladapo 70, Mattock 90. Stockport: Hinchliffe, Barclay (Hogan 77), Palmer, Kitching (Raikhy 85), Southam-Hales, Collar (Madden 55), Croasdale (Rooney 85), Rydel, Sarcevic, Crankshaw (Jennings 77), Quigley. Booked: Collar 20, Southam-Hales 60, Sarcevic 87. Ref: Ollie Yates. aFC wiMbledon (2) 4 CheltenhaM (1) 3 Assal 36, 55, Palmer 41, 65 May 2 Att: 4,322 Williams 73, Heneghan 81 (og) AFC Wimbledon: Tzanev, Osew (Lawrence 86), Heneghan, Csoka, Guinness-Walker, Woodyard, Hartigan (Marsh 68), Assal (Kaja 69), McCormick, Rudoni, Palmer (Pressley 68). Booked: McCormick 80, Woodyard 87. Cheltenham: Flinders, Horton, Long (Raglan 62), Pollock, Hussey, Sercombe, Chapman, Joseph (Williams 62), Crowley (Blair 46), May (Norton 61), Wright (Barkers 72). Booked: Hussey 80, Norton 89, Horton 90. Ref: Alan Young. bristol rovers (0) 2 sutton utd (0) 1 Collins 57 (pen), Anderton 60 Randall 52; Att: 4,456 Bristol Rovers: Belshaw, Taylor, Harries, Anderton, Anderson, Whelan, Coutts, Finley, Collins, Nicholson (Pitman 76), Evans. Booked: Evans 28, Taylor 45. Sutton Utd: Bouzanis, Barden, Goodliffe (Bennett 83), John, Milsom, Randall (Korboa 70), Davis, Eastmond, Ajiboye (Boldewijn 83), Olaofe (Wilson 36), Bugiel. Booked: Davis 22, Eastmond 73. Ref: Darren Drysdale. burton albion (1) 1 Port vale (0) 2 Leak 23 Politic 79, 82; Att: 3,539 Burton: Garratt, Shaughnessy, Leak, Oshilaja, Hamer, Taylor (Chapman 87), O’Connor (Mancienne 64), B-Jackson, Smith, Jebbison (Holloway 87), Hemmings. Booked: Shaughnessy 88. Port Vale: Stone, Smith, Martin (Worrall 62), Jones, Gibbons, Garrity, Conlon, Pett, Benning (Cass 62), Amoo (Politic 74), Rodney (Walker 90). Ref: Martin Coy. buxton (0) 0 MoreCaMbe (1) 1 Att: 3,642 Stockton 29 Buxton: T Richardson, Curley, Hurst, Middleton, Fox, Meikle, Clarke, Dawson (Tear 81), Elliot, Ward, De Girolamo (Chambers 48). Booked: Elliot 45, Meikle 50. Morecambe: Letheren, McLaughlin, O’Connor, Delaney, Leigh, McLoughlin, Diagouraga, McCalmont (Jones 68), McDonald, Stockton, Gnahoua (Ayunga 67). Ref: Lee Swabey. Carlisle (0) 1 shrewsbury (1) 2 Gibson 90; Att: 2,794 Bloxham 10, Bowman 78 Carlisle: Howard, Mellor (Devine 27), McDonald, Feeney, Armer, Young (Charters 61), Guy, Whelan, Dickenson, Abrahams (Mampala 62 (Fishburn 62)), Clough (Gibson 35). Booked: Whelan 8, Clough 30, Feeney 60. Shrewsbury: Marosi, Pennington, Leahy, Ebanks-Landell (Daniels 21), Nurse, Bennett, Vela, Ogbeta (Caton 85), Udoh (Cosgrove 85), Bloxham (Leshabela 89), Bowman. Booked: Pennington 25, Vela 30, Vela 49, Udoh 54. Ref: Sam Barrott. donCaster (1) 2 MansField (0) 3 Horton 7, Rowe 84 Forrester 48 Att: 7,040 Lapslie 60, 71 Doncaster: Jones, Knoyle, Anderson, Horton, Rowe, Smith, Hasani, Ravenhill (Blythe 57), Hiwula, Dodoo, Barlow (Cukur 64). Booked: Ravenhill 56. Mansfield: Bishop, Hewitt, O’Toole, Forrester, McLaughlin (Bowery 46), Lapslie, Stirk, Clarke (Charsley 90), Quinn, Oates (Sinclair 80), Maris. Booked: Stirk 88. Ref: Sebastian Stockbridge. iPswiCh (0) 0 barrow (0) 0 Att: 6,425 Ipswich: Walton, Donacien, Nsiala, Burgess, Clements, Morsy, El Mizouni (Pigott 46), Jackson (Aluko 74), Chaplin (Humphreys 85), Fraser, Bonne. Booked: El Mizouni 33, Morsy 71. Barrow: Farman, J Jones, Ellis, Grayson, Brown, Banks (Taylor 90), White (Zanzala 63), Gotts, Brough, Gordon, Kay (Stevens 86). Booked: Brown 56. Ref: Sam Purkiss. leyton orient (2) 4 tranMere (0) 0 Smith 22, 83, Beckles 36 Drinan 60 (pen) Att: 3,248 LEAGUE ONE aCCrington stanley (1) 5 Fleetwood town (0) 1 Hamilton 29, 90 Biggins 57 Bishop 46, 78, Coyle 72 Att: 1,901 Accrington: Savin, Sykes, Nottingham (Malcolm 89), Amankwah, Rodgers, Conneely, Pell (O’Sullivan 85), Hamilton, Mumbongo (Coyle 68), McConville, Bishop. Booked: Hamilton 57. Fleetwood town: Cairns, Johnson (Morris 75), Clarke, McLaughlin, Andrew, Lane (Conn-Clarke 75), Batty, Matete, Hayes, Garner (Biggins 26), Morton. Booked: Hayes 28, Lane 74, Sent-off: Batty 23. Ref: Tom Nield. sunderland (1) 1 oxFord utd (1) 1 Dajaku 7 (right) Taylor 36 Att: 26,634 Sunderland: Hoffmann, Wright, Flanagan, Doyle, Gooch, Neil, Pritchard (O’Brien 85), Winchester, Dajaku (Embleton 66), Stewart, Broadhead. Booked: Wright 13, Neil 40. Oxford: Eastwood, Forde, McNally, Moore, Long, Henry (McGuane 74), Kane, Brannagan, Whyte, Taylor (Agyei 74), Holland (Sykes 82). Booked: Brannagan 6, Taylor 13. Ref: Jeremy Simpson. P W D L F A Pts Rotherham 19 11 5 3 34 13 38 Wigan 18 12 2 4 34 16 38 Wycombe 20 11 5 4 32 23 38 Plymouth 20 10 6 4 33 22 36 Sunderland 19 11 3 5 31 24 36 MK Dons 19 10 4 5 37 24 34 Oxford Utd 19 9 6 4 30 19 33 Sheff Wed 20 8 9 3 28 21 33 Portsmouth 20 9 5 6 26 22 32 Burton Albion 20 8 4 8 22 23 28 Ipswich 20 7 6 7 36 30 27 Cheltenham 19 7 6 6 26 30 27 Accrington Stanley 20 8 3 9 28 37 27 Bolton 20 7 5 8 29 29 26 Charlton 20 6 5 9 26 27 23 Cambridge Utd 20 5 8 7 27 35 23 AFC Wimbledon 18 5 6 7 26 30 21 Lincoln City 19 5 6 8 20 24 21 Shrewsbury 19 5 4 10 18 25 19 Morecambe 19 5 4 10 29 37 19 Gillingham 20 3 8 9 16 27 17 Fleetwood Town 19 3 6 10 31 39 15 Doncaster 19 3 4 12 11 34 13 Crewe 20 2 6 12 17 36 12 Leyton Orient: Vigouroux, Thompson, Beckles, Ogie (Happe 85), James, Kyprianou, Clay (Pratley 55), Archibald, Kemp (Young 69), Smith, Drinan. tranmere: Doohan, Dacres-Cogley, O’Connor, Clarke, K-Percival, MacDonald (McManaman 56), Morris, Spearing (Foley 46), Hawkes (Watson 46), Glatzel (Nevitt 71), Maynard (Dieseruvwe 56). Booked: Spearing 43, D-Cogley 45, K-Percival 59. Ref: James Oldham. linColn City (0) 0 hartlePool (0) 1 Att: 5,506 Fiorini 52 (og) Lincoln City: Long, Poole (Sanders 63), Montsma, Jackson, Robson (Bramall 74), McGrandles, Fiorini, Maguire, Bishop, N’Lundulu, Adelakun. Booked: Maguire 77. Hartlepool: Killip, Ogle, Byrne, Liddle, Odusina, Ferguson, Shelton, Featherstone, Daly (Holohan 87), Molyneux, Cullen (Goodwin 76). Booked: Holohan 89. Ref: Robert Madley. PortsMouth (1) 1 harrogate town (1) 2 Harrison 45; Att: 7,857 Armstrong 44, Diamond 90 Portsmouth: Bazunu, Freeman (Brown 57), Raggett, Ogilvie, Romeo, Williams, Azeez, H-Fairchild (Marquis 75), Harness, Jacobs, Harrison (Curtis 60). Booked: Azeez 19, Williams 39, Ogilvie 77. Harrogate town: Oxley, Sheron, Burrell, Hall, Page, Pattison, Falkingham, Kerry, Thomson, Armstrong, Diamond. Booked: Kerry 13, Burrell 47, Diamond 63, Hall 86. Ref: Simon Mather. walsall (1) 1 swindon (1) 2 Osadebe 37; Att: 4,331 Simpson 16, Kesler 67 Walsall: Rushworth, White, Menayese, Monthe, Mills (Khan 73), Labadie, Earing, Wilkinson, Osadebe (Kinsella 66), Phillips, Miller (Shade 73). Booked: White 42, Monthe 56, Khan 89. Swindon: Wollacott, Conroy, Odimayo, Hunt, Kesler, Payne, Reed, Williams (Gladwin 66), Iandolo (C-Noble 84), McKirdy (M-Lawson 75), Simpson. Booked: McKirdy 48, Reed 50. Ref: Peter Wright. yeovil (0) 1 stevenage (0) 0 Wakefield 51 Yeovil: Smith, Moss, Wilkinson, Hunt, Williams, Gorman, Staunton, Worthington, Wakefield (Bradley 90), Yussuf (Knowles 66), Lo- Everton (Reid 81). Booked: Staunton 31, Wilkinson 72. Stevenage: A Smith, Wildin, Vancooten, Prosser (Norris 57), Melbourne, Osborne (Barry 73), Taylor, Reeves, Andrade, List, Reid (Read 73). Booked: Reeves 10. Ref: Craig Hicks. CaMbridge utd (1) 2 exeter (1) 1 May 23, Knibbs 88 Nombe 10 (pen); Att: 2,834 Cambridge Utd: Mitov, Williams, Okedina, Iredale, Dunk (Masterson 80), Digby, May (Weir 80), Tracey (Smith 62), Hoolahan, Brophy (Knibbs 80), Ironside. Booked: Okedina 9. Exeter: Dawson, Sweeney (Coley 63), Ray (Amond 90), Grounds (Hartridge 62), Key, Collins, Kite (Edwards 90), Caprice, Jay, Nombe (Taylor 55), J Brown. Booked: Caprice 60, Ray 82, Dawson 88, Collins 90. Ref: David Rock. ColChester (1) 1 wigan (1) 2 Sears 45 Lang 24, 75;Att: 2,056 Colchester: Turner, Tchamadeu, Chambers, Smith, Coxe, Skuse (Cooper 83), Chilvers, Jasper, Judge (Sarpong-Wiredu 72), Dobra (Tovide 83), Sears. Subs not used: Gerken, McCoulsky, Daniels, Hutchinson, Marshall, Beadle. Booked: Jasper 6, Dobra 42. Wigan: J Jones, Kerr (Darikwa 65), Whatmough, Watts, Massey (Edwards 76), Cousins (Naylor 65), Power, Pearce (McClean 76), Lang, Keane, Humphrys (J Jones 76). Subs not used: Amos, Tilt, Bayliss, Aasgaard. Booked: Cousins 62, Edwards 81. Ref: Carl Brook. kidderMinster (2) 2 FC haliFax (0) 0 Morgan-Smith 3, Hemmings 17 Att: 4,290 Kidderminster: Simpson, Penny, Cameron, Bajrami, Richards, Bonds, Carrington, Hemmings, Austin, Sterling-James, Morgan- Smith. Subs not used: Lowe, Foulkes, Martin, Freemantle, Lissimore, White, Emery, Tolley, Bastable. FC Halifax: Johnson, Warren, Debrah (Bradbury 46), Maher, Senior, Vale (Newby 59), Green, Spence (Woods 67), Slew (Gilmour 84), Warburton (Summerfield 59), Waters. Subs not used: Benn, Scott, S-Neavin , Cooke. Booked: Spence 20, Maher 63. Ref: Brett Huxtable. roChdale (0) 1 PlyMouth (1) 2 Morley 55 Garrick 17, Jephcott 86; Att: 2,687 Rochdale: Lynch, Taylor, O’Connell, Dorsett, O’Keeffe (Cashman 89), Morley (Broadbent 90), Kelly, Odoh, Beesley, Andrews (Dooley 73), Grant (White 46). Subs not used: McNulty, Done, Brierley, Coleman, Scanlon. Plymouth: M Cooper, Wilson, Scarr, Gillesphey, Edwards, Broom (Camara 70), Houghton, Mayor, G Cooper (Law 55), Garrick (Ennis 84), Hardie (Jephcott 84). Subs not used: Bolton, Grant, Agard, Randell, Burton. Booked: Wilson 37, Law 64, Houghton 77. Ref: Andrew Kitchen. salFord City (0) 0 ChesterField (1) 2 Mandeville 28, Kellermann 86 Salford: King, Shephard (Wright 79), Eastham, Turnbull, Touray, Love, Lowe, Lund, Morris, T-Asante (Oteh 79), Elliott (Dackers 79). Subs not used: McAleny, Golden, Smith, Torrance, Vassell. Booked: Lund 8. Chesterfield: Loach, Kerr, Grimes, Croll (Khan 51), Miller, Oyeleke, Weston, Whittle, Kellermann, Mandeville (Clarke 90), Tshimanga (Payne 90). Subs not used: Minter, McCourt, Tyson. Ref: Ross Joyce. LEAGUE TWO P W D L F A Pts Forest Green 18 12 4 2 34 14 40 Northampton 19 10 4 5 25 15 34 Exeter 19 8 9 2 31 21 33 Swindon 18 9 6 3 28 18 33 Port Vale 19 9 5 5 32 20 32 Sutton Utd 19 10 2 7 28 22 32 Harrogate Town 19 8 6 5 33 24 30 Leyton Orient 19 6 10 3 32 17 28 Newport County 19 7 7 5 30 23 28 Tranmere 18 7 5 6 15 14 26 Salford City 19 6 6 7 22 19 24 Bradford 19 5 9 5 25 23 24 Rochdale 19 5 9 5 24 24 24 Walsall 19 6 6 7 21 23 24 Mansfield 19 6 5 8 21 25 23 Bristol Rovers 19 6 5 8 22 29 23 Hartlepool 19 7 2 10 20 30 23 Colchester 18 5 6 7 16 22 21 Crawley Town 18 6 3 9 20 28 21 Barrow 19 4 7 8 20 24 19 Stevenage 18 4 6 8 15 30 18 Carlisle 19 3 7 9 13 28 16 Oldham 19 4 3 12 16 30 15 Scunthorpe 19 2 8 9 15 35 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 CHAMPIONSHIP PREMIER LEAGUE hOme aWay P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Man City 15 5 1 1 17 3 6 1 1 15 6 35 Liverpool 15 4 3 0 18 5 6 1 1 26 7 34 Chelsea 15 4 2 1 18 4 6 1 1 17 5 33 West Ham 15 4 2 2 16 12 4 1 2 12 7 27 Tottenham 14 6 0 2 11 8 2 1 3 5 9 25 Man Utd 15 4 1 3 14 13 3 2 2 11 11 24 Arsenal 14 5 1 1 12 6 2 1 4 5 14 23 Wolves 15 3 1 4 5 7 3 2 2 7 6 21 Brighton 15 2 3 2 6 8 2 5 1 8 8 20 Aston Villa 15 4 1 3 14 11 2 0 5 7 13 19 Leicester 15 3 1 3 11 12 2 3 3 12 15 19 Brentford 15 2 1 4 8 9 2 4 2 11 12 17 Crystal Palace 15 2 4 1 10 6 1 3 4 9 15 16 Leeds 15 2 4 2 9 11 1 3 3 6 11 16 Southampton 15 2 5 1 8 7 1 2 4 6 14 16 Everton 14 3 1 3 11 12 1 2 4 6 12 15 Watford 15 2 1 5 10 17 2 0 5 10 12 13 Burnley 14 1 3 2 8 8 0 4 4 6 13 10 Newcastle 15 1 4 3 12 17 0 3 4 5 13 10 Norwich 15 1 2 4 5 11 1 2 5 3 20 10 FulhaM (0) 1 bourneMouth (0) 1 Adarabioyo 84 Solanke 46 Att: 19,020 Fulham: Rodak, Odoi, Adarabioyo, Ream, Bryan, Seri (Cairney 71), Reed, Wilson, Carvalho (Reid 71), Kebano, Mitrovic. Booked: Carvalho 51, Bryan 68, Reid 82. Bournemouth: Travers, Stacey, Cahill, S Cook, Smith (Mepham 89), L Cook, Billing, Marcondes (Pearson 56), Christie, Anthony (Brady 88), Solanke. Booked: L Cook 16, Stacey 34, Smith 61, Travers 62, Christie 80, Billing 88. Ref: Tim Robinson. barnsley (1) 1 huddersField (1) 1 Morris 45 O’Brien 33 Att: 15,190 Barnsley: Collins, Helik, Andersen, Kitching, Brittain, Palmer (Benson 75), Gomes, Styles (Williams 86), Iseka (Adeboyejo 62), Woodrow, Morris. Booked: Helik 71, Morris 90. Huddersfield: Nicholls, Turton, Lees, Colwill, Toffolo, Thomas (Aarons 82), O’Brien, High, Ward, Campbell (Odubeko 55), Koroma. Ref: Matthew Donohue. blaCkburn (0) 1 Preston (0) 0 Brereton 53 Att: 18,487 Blackburn: Pears, Lenihan, van Hecke, Wharton, Nyambe, Travis, Rothwell (Edun 85), Pickering, Buckley (Johnson 66), Brereton, Khadra (Dolan 76). Booked: Lenihan 16, van Hecke 65, Travis 69. Preston: Iversen, Storey, Lindsay, Cunningham (Sinclair 78), Olosunde (Ledson 82), McCann (Johnson 78), Whiteman, Earl, Browne, Evans, Jakobsen. Booked: Jakobsen 65, Evans 83. Ref: Gavin Ward. blaCkPool (0) 0 luton (1) 3 Att: 11,366 Bradley 42, Adebayo 54, Clark 90 Blackpool: Maxwell, Sterling, Ekpiteta, Husband, James, Wintle, Dougall (Carey 78), Mitchell (Bowler 59), Anderson, Dale (Lavery 64), Yates. Luton: Shea, Burke, Naismith, Bradley, Bree, Campbell, Lansbury (Mpanzu 46), Bell, Clark, Adebayo (Hylton 82), Mendes Gomes (Muskwe 77). Ref: Peter Bankes. bristol City (1) 1 derby (0) 0 Scott 16 Att: 18,732 Bristol City: Bentley, Vyner, Kalas, Atkinson, Scott, Bakinson (James 67), Massengo, O’Dowda (Pring 71), Weimann, Martin, Semenyo (Wells 75). Booked: Bakinson 39, Kalas 45, Pring 80. Derby: Allsop, Byrne, Jagielka, Davies, Forsyth (Morrison 72), Thompson (Plange 46), Bird, Shinnie, Ebosele , Lawrence, Knight (Kazim-Richards 46). Booked: Knight 39, Forsyth 40. Ref: Graham Scott. TOP SCORERS PREMIER LEAGUE Salah (Liverpool).............. 13 Vardy (Leicester)................9 Jota (Liverpool) .................8 B Silva (Man City) ...............7 Mane (Liverpool)................7 THE WEEK AHEAD (7.45 unless stated) TOday Premier League Everton v Arsenal (8) Emirates FA Cup Second Rnd Boreham Wood v St Albans Tuesday UEFA Champions League Group A PSG v Club Brugge (5.45), RB Leipzig v Man City (5.45) Group B AC Milan v Liverpool (8), FC Porto v Atletico Madrid (8) Group C Ajax v Sporting (8), B Dortmund v Besiktas (8) Group D Real Madrid v Inter Milan (8) Shakhtar Donetsk v Sheriff (8) Sky Bet League One Accrington v AFC Wimbledon Charlton v Ipswich Cheltenham v Cambridge Utd Crewe v Lincoln City Doncaster v Oxford Utd Fleetwood Town v Bolton Portsmouth v Sheff Wed Rotherham v Gillingham Sunderland v Morecambe Wycombe v Burton Albion Sky Bet League Two Bristol Rovers v Port Vale Exeter v Northampton Harrogate v Forest Green Leyton Orient v Swindon Mansfield v Carlisle Newport County v Sutton Utd Oldham v Tranmere Stevenage v Scunthorpe Walsall v Crawley Town cinch Scottish League 1 Montrose v Airdrieonians cinch Scottish League 2 Elgin v Kelty Hearts Wednesday UEFA Champions League Group E Bayern Munich v Barcelona (8), Benfica v Dynamo Kiev (8) Group F Atalanta v Villarreal (8), Man Utd v Young Boys (8) Group G Red Bull Salzburg v Sevilla (8), Wolfsburg v Lille (8) Group H Juventus v Malmo FF (5.45), Zenit St P’burg v Chelsea (5.45) Sky Bet League One MK Dons v Plymouth Wigan v Shrewsbury 06.12.2021 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 19 CardiFF (1) 2 sheFF utd (0) 3 Harris 32, McGuinness 90 Gibbs-White 61, Sharp 73 Att: 18,310 McGoldrick 75 Cardiff: Smithies, McGuinness, Morrison, Nelson, Ng, Ralls, Pack, Giles, Davies (Vaulks 63), Collins (Moore 63), Harris (Flint 56). Booked: Collins 44. Sent-off: Morrison 52. Sheff Utd: Foderingham, Basham, Egan, Davies, Bogle, Norwood, Hourihane, Stevens, Gibbs-White (Osborn 87), McGoldrick, Sharp (McBurnie 80). Booked: Norwood 40. Ref: John Busby. Coventry (0) 1 west broM (2) 2 McFadzean 83 Ahearne-Grant 20 Att: 23,755 McFadzean 43 (og) Coventry: Moore, Dabo, McFadzean, Rose, Kane, Hamer (Kelly 40), Sheaf, Maatsen (Hyam 46), O’Hare (Walker 77), Godden, Gyokeres. West Brom: Johnstone, Kipre, Bartley, Clarke, Furlong, P W D L F A Pts Fulham 21 13 5 3 50 17 44 Bournemouth 21 12 7 2 37 17 43 West Brom 21 10 7 4 29 17 37 Blackburn 21 10 6 5 35 27 36 QPR 21 10 5 6 33 27 35 Stoke 21 10 4 7 26 21 34 Coventry 21 9 6 6 28 25 33 Millwall 21 7 9 5 23 22 30 Middlesbrough 21 8 5 8 24 23 29 Sheff Utd 21 8 5 8 28 28 29 Huddersfield 21 8 5 8 24 24 29 Luton 21 7 7 7 30 26 28 Nottm Forest 21 7 7 7 26 23 28 Swansea 21 7 6 8 25 27 27 Blackpool 21 7 6 8 20 25 27 Birmingham 21 7 5 9 20 24 26 Bristol City 21 7 5 9 22 30 26 Preston 21 6 7 8 22 27 25 Hull 21 6 4 11 17 24 22 Reading 21 8 3 10 27 33 21 Cardiff 21 6 3 12 23 37 21 Peterborough 21 4 4 13 17 40 16 Barnsley 21 2 7 12 14 32 13 Derby 21 4 10 7 17 21 1 Sky Bet League Two Barrow v Salford City Bradford v Colchester Hartlepool v Rochdale cinch Scottish Premiership Livingston v Hibernian Thursday UEFA Europa League Group A Lyon v Rangers (5.45) Group C Napoli v Leicester (5.45) Group G Celtic v Real Betis (8) Group H West Ham v Dinamo Zagreb (8) UEFA Europa Conference League Group G Tottenham v Rennes (8) Friday Premier League Brentford v Watford (8) cinch Scottish Championship Ayr v Hamilton saTurday Premier League Arsenal v Southampton Chelsea v Leeds Liverpool v Aston Villa Man City v Wolves (12.30) Norwich v Man Utd (5.30) newCastle (1) 1 burnley (0) 0 Wilson 40 Att: 51,948 southaMPton (1) 1 brighton (0) 1 Broja 29 Maupay 90 Att: 28,706 watFord (0) 1 Man City (2) 3 Hernandez 74 Sterling 4 Att: 20,673 Bernardo Silva 31, 63 west haM (1) 3 Chelsea (2) 2 Lanzini 40 (pen) Thiago Silva 29 Bowen 56 Mount 44 Masuaku 87 wolves (0) 0 liverPool (0) 1 Att: 30, 729 Origi 90 aston villa (1) 2 leiCester (1) 1 Konsa 17, 54 Barnes 14 Att: 41,572 leeds (1) 2 brentFord (0) 2 Roberts 27 Baptiste 54 Bamford 90 Canos 61 Man utd (0) 1 Crystal PalaCe (0) 0 Fred 77 Att: 73,172 tottenhaM (1) 3 norwiCh (0) 0 Lucas Moura 10 Sanchez 67 Son 77 Att: 57,088 Gardner-Hickman (Ajayi 86), Mowatt, Townsend, Diangana (Hugill 55), Ahearne-Grant, Robinson (Reach 69). Booked: Mowatt 35, Johnstone 66, Kipre 74. Ref: Keith Stroud. Middlesbrough (1) 1 swansea (0) 0 Jones 26 Att: 18,707 Middlesbrough: Daniels, Dijksteel (Fry 90), Bamba, McNair, Jones, Crooks, Howson, Tavernier, Bola, Sporar (Ikpeazu 73), Watmore (Hernandez 72). Booked: McNair 70. Swansea: Hamer, Cabango, Naughton, Williams (Obafemi 67), Laird (Latibeaudiere 78), Grimes, Downes, Manning, Smith (Ntcham 46), Paterson, Piroe. Booked: Paterson 45. Ref: Andy Davies. Millwall (2) 3 birMinghaM (0) 1 M Wallace 10, Bradshaw 41 Deeney 56 Evans 73 Att: 14,324 Millwall: Bialkowski, Hutchinson, Cooper, M Wallace, McNamara, Evans, Mitchell, Malone (Pearce 86), J Wallace (Kieftenbeld 83), Afobe, Bradshaw (Bennett 89). Birmingham: Etheridge, Sanderson, Roberts, Pedersen, Graham, James, Sunjic, McGree, Bela (Jutkiewicz 46), Hogan (Aneke 80), Deeney. Booked: Pedersen 20, Roberts 50. Ref: Andy Woolmer. nottM Forest (0) 2 Peterborough (0) 0 Garner 72, Yates 84 Att: 28,308 Nottm Forest: Samba, Spence, Worrall, McKenna, Colback, Ojeda (Cafu 80), Yates, Johnson, Garner, Zinckernagel, Grabban (Taylor 85). Booked: Samba 82. Peterborough: Cornell, Knight, Edwards, Butler, Thompson, Grant, Norburn (Szmodics 78), Burrows (Coventry 68), Taylor, Dembele, Clarke-Harris. Booked: Clarke-Harris 57, Butler 64, Thompson 79, Edwards 86. Ref: Thomas Bramall. reading (1) 1 hull (0) 1 Holmes 45 Wilks 55; Att: 11,827 Reading: Southwood, Yiadom (Tetek 46), Holmes, Dann, Baba, Laurent, Halilovic (Azeez 57), Drinkwater, Swift, Dele-Bashiru, Carroll. Booked: Halilovic 40, Baba 74. Hull: Baxter, Bernard, McLoughlin, Greaves, Longman (Elder 66), Smallwood, Docherty, Lewis-Potter, Honeyman, Wilks, Magennis (Smith 76). Booked: Elder 90. Ref: Stephen Martin. QPr (0) 0 stoke (1) 2 Campbell 14, Vrancic 78 Att: 13,968 QPR: Dieng, Dickie, Dunne, Barbet, Kakay, Johansen, Dozzell (Amos 67), Field (Thomas 80), Chair, Willock, Austin (Gray 74). Subs not used: Ball, Archer, Duke-Mckenna. Stoke: Davies, Smith, Wilmot, Batth, Fox, Tymon, Sawyers (Clucas 57), Allen, Vrancic, Fletcher (Ince 90), Campbell (Brown 67). Subs not used: Chester, Doughty, Bonham, Sima. Booked: Fox 53. Ref: Tony Harrington. CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE ONE LEAGUE TWO SCOTTISH PREM Mitrovic (Fulham) ............ 21 Brereton (Blackburn) ......17 Solanke (Bournemouth) 16 Piroe (Swansea) ............... 10 Gyokeres (Coventry) .........9 Stockton (Morecambe) .. 13 Smith (Rotherham).......... 12 Bonne (Ipswich)................. 11 C Stewart (Sunderland) . 10 Hardie (Plymouth) .............9 Telford (Newport Cty) ..... 13 Stevens (Forest Green) .. 10 Matt (Forest Green) ......... 10 Jay (Exeter) ....................... 10 Smith (Leyton Orient) .......9 Sky Bet Championship Bournemouth v Blackburn Birmingham v Cardiff Derby v Blackpool Huddersfield v Coventry (12.30) Hull v Bristol City Luton v Fulham Peterborough v Millwall Preston v Barnsley Stoke v Middlesbrough Swansea v Nottm Forest West Brom v Reading Sky Bet League One Accrington v Bolton Charlton v Cambridge Utd Cheltenham v Lincoln City Crewe v Sheff Wed Doncaster v Shrewsbury Fleetwood Town v Gillingham MK Dons v Oxford Utd Portsmouth v Morecambe Rotherham v Burton Albion Sunderland v Plymouth Wigan v Ipswich Wycombe v AFC Wimbledon Sky Bet League Two Barrow v Swindon Bradford v Sutton Utd Bristol Rovers v Rochdale Exeter v Tranmere Watt (Motherwell) ..............9 Ramirez (Aberdeen) ..........8 Furuhashi (Celtic) ..............8 Boyce (Hearts) ....................7 Boyle (Hibernian)...............7 Harrogate Town v Northampton Hartlepool v Scunthorpe Leyton Orient v Crawley Town Mansfield v Salford City Newport County v Port Vale Oldham v Forest Green Stevenage v Carlisle Walsall v Colchester cinch Scottish Premiership Dundee Utd v Livingston Ross County v Dundee St Johnstone v Aberdeen St Mirren v Hibernian cinch Scottish Championship Dunfermline v Queen of South Morton v Inverness CT Partick v Arbroath Raith v Kilmarnock cinch Scottish League 1 Airdrieonians v Queen’s Park Alloa v Clyde Dumbarton v Montrose Falkirk v Cove Rangers Peterhead v East Fife cinch Scottish League 2 Annan Athletic v Elgin Forfar v Stirling Kelty Hearts v Albion Stenhousemuir v Edinburgh C Stranraer v Cowdenbeath 1-2-X CHECK POOLS NUMBER FULL TIME 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 1 5 3 6 1 7 1a 8 1a 9 3 10 1 11 1a 12 1 13 1a 14 1 15 1 16 1 17 1a 18 3 19 1 20 3 21 1 22 1 23 1a 24 1a 25 1a 26 1a 27 2 28 1 29 1 30 1a 31 1a 32 1a 33 1a 34 1a 35 1 36 1 37 1a 38 3 39 1a 40 1 41 1 42 3 43 1 44 1 45 1 46 1a 47 1 48 1a 49 1a

20 cuP magic! Chelsea celebrate their victory – with manager Emma Hayes getting her hands on the Cup (far right with Kirby) DAILY MIrror 06.12.2021 mirror.co.uk/sport/football We’ve painted Wembley blue Hayes hails ‘amazing achievement’ as Chelsea make it a Treble ARSeNAL WOMeN 0 CHeLSeA WOMeN 3 Kirby 3, Kerr 57, 77 By MIKE WaLTErS AT the first major Wembley final since the Euro 2020 chaos, there were no dregs of society to lower the tone. Instead of an open sewer carpeted by broken glass and crushed cans, Wembley Way was a portrait of multiracial harmony and happy families. On the pitch, instead of shooting fish in a barrel like England’s worthless 20-0 win over Latvia last week, at least this was a contest of sorts – although Chelsea were markedly superior from start to finish. If Aussie striker Sam Kerr’s two goals and Fran Kirby’s virtuoso display stole the show, Chelsea League one acc StanLeY 5 Hamilton 29, 90, Bishop 46, 68, Coyle 72 fLeetwooD 1 Biggins 57 ETHAN HAmilToN rates Accrington team-mate Colby Bishop as “unstoppable” right now. He and Bishop both struck twice in a comfortable win over 10-man Fleetwood, with liam Coyle also on target. Hamilton said: “Colby manager Emma Hayes became the first lady of English football by completing a domestic Treble in 2021. Watched by her three-year-old son, Harry, among a 40,942 crowd, Hayes said: “We’ve painted Wembley blue – the front two were out of this world and I told Fran it was her best game for Chelsea. “She is a national treasure – look after her. “And Sam only stepped off a plane from Sydney on Thursday. As far as I’m concerned, she’s the best striker in the world. “To think we are Treble winners is an amazing achievement, but we have built this team over a long period of time and today we showed why put my first goal on a plate for me. When he plays like that he’s unstoppable. “He’s brilliant. He can hold it up and bring everyone into the play.” Fleetwood’s Daniel Batty was sent off in the 23rd minute for an ugly challenge on Harvey Rodgers – and the floodgates opened. Harrison Biggins scored what proved a consolation for Fleetwood. we are champions.” After adding a third FA Cup to her four Women’s Super League titles with Chelsea, Hayes is the most successful manager in the club’s history – male or female – at domestic level. Chelsea took just three minutes to harness the sense of occasion, England international Kirby surging clear to beat Gunners keeper Manuela Zinsberger emphatically. Kirby could have scored a hat-trick inside the opening 25 minutes and when Kerr, brushing aside Lotte Wubben- Moy, scooped her shot against the bar, Chelsea must have feared the Wembley gods were conspiring against them. But 12 minutes after the break, MAtCH StAtS 58% poSSESSIon 42% 0 ShoTS on TargET 7 4 ShoTS off TargET 5 8 cornErS 4 0 3 cardS 2 0 REF: Helen Conley ATT: 40,942 SunDerLanD 1 Dajaku 7 oxforD uniteD 1 Taylor 36 cARl WiNcHEstER believes sunderland’s promotion rivals will suffer when the Black cats find their cutting edge. lee Johnson’s side fluffed their chance to move level on points with league one leaders Rotherham after being DM1ST Kerr cut into the box and squeezed her shot inside Zinsberger’s near post to give the Blues the breathing space they deserved. Kirby rattled the woodwork again before Kerr supplied the crowning glory with a sublime chip over the stranded Zinsberger 13 minutes from time. Just about the only thing that went wrong for Chelsea was the injury defender Millie Bright collected as she picked up the trophy. The lid flew off, hit her in the face and cut her forehead. Arsenal were miles below their best and must pick themselves up for Thursday’s Champions League date with Barcelona. Head coach Jonas Eidevall gathered his players in a postmatch huddle and told them: “We have failed before and risen again – we have an opportunity to do that against Barcelona.” held by in-form oxford. And sunderland midfielder Winchester said: “We’re a bit disappointed not to get the three points – but if we play like that for the rest of the season we will pick up a lot of wins.” leon Dajaku (left) put the hosts ahead with Matty taylor replying. oxford boss Karl Robinson said: “the players who’ve come back from covid struggled in the second half.” SCOtland TOM’S FiRST pAST pOST By Ian WInroW and liam scales sealing the ANGE PostEcoGlou says points yesterday. tom Rogic demonstrated Hoops boss Postecoglou why he is key to cEltic’s said: “tommy is a special ambitions this season with player. He’s one of those the opening goal in a 3-0 the fans want to see.” win at DuNDEE uNitED. HEARts tightened their Rogic produced a superb grip on third after liam effort for Postecoglou’s Boyce scored the only goal side with David turnbull at struggling liviNGstoN. 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