Liverpool Echo - 2021-11-29

Wirral Britain’s Regional Newspaper of the Year Tepid... Grim ... Gutless... Disheartening ... Lacklustre... Toothless... Monday 29 NOVEMBER, 2021 2Wirral 44,854 DAYS TO GO The 239th Merseyside Derby Goodison, Wednesday £1 Pathetic... NOT GOOD ENOUGH Brentford 1 Everton 0 /Pages 52-55 We’ll give it our all in derby, says Reds’ goal hero Thiago ... PLUS Klopp’s options /Pages 48-51 TWO QUIZZED OVER WIRRAL GYM ATTACK /P6 ONE DEAD IN CARE HOME FLAT FIRE /P7 BOY, 14, CHARGED OVER AVA STABBING tEEN DUE IN COURt ACCUSED OF MURDERING SCHOOLGIRL /P4&5

2 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews The voice of the city My city Write way to get kids reading GIvInG children the space to be creative plays a huge role in a child’s sense of self. Through reading, writing, drawing, and arts and crafts, children can learn so much about who they are. This paves the way for a new generation of confident, innovative young minds. With this in mind, Builder Book, a project from liverpool social enterprise, Split perspectivz, is delivering up to 18,000 creativity boxes to Merseyside children in the run-up to Christmas. The boxes are designed and produced by local people, supporting a creative sector hard-hit by the global pandemic. With the help of a temporary workforce and a host of volunteers, the Builder Book team are working day and night to ensure children have a Builder Book box before the winter break. Each box contains picture books, comics, activity packs, papercrafts and stationery for primary schoolchildren. The idea is to take reading a step further. By building scenes, props and characters from each book, children can bring stories to life, helping support a lifelong love of reading. Children also learn how to write and illustrate their own stories. During liverpool’s Year of Writing, the timing for a product like this couldn’t be better. The Builder Book project is currently supported by a mix of government funding, crowdfunding and corporate sponsorship. Split perspectivz also delivers interactive workshops focusing on the importance of creativity and storytelling in the wellbeing of children and families. ■ To find out more about the work of Split perspectivz or to support their activities, find them on @BuilderBookUk and www.Builder- Book.com natalie reeves-billing split perspectivz if you have a story, contact: newsdesk 0151 472 2488/2454 0151 285 8472 general inquiries 0151 227 2000 email letters@liverpoolecho.co.uk Online liverpoolecho.co.uk editor Maria Breslin Home Delivery: if you would like the echo delivered direct to your home, please email liverpoolnewspapersales@reachplc.com PrIde In PIctures Carliann Langley practices yoga as the sun sets on Formby Beach 1,000 homes part of major plans to transform town By GEORGE MORGAN Local democracy reporter george.morgan@reachplc.com @GMorg01 Clarifications if we have published anything that is factually inaccurate, please contact the editor at maria. breslin@reachplc.com or at liverpool ecHO, pO Box 48, 5, st paul’s square, liverpool, l69 3eB and, once verified, we will correct it as soon as possible. the liverpool ecHO newspaper is published by trinity Mirror North West & North Wales, a subsidiary company of reach plc, which is a CounCil reCeives more than £100m for revamp drive A plAn for as many as 1,000 homes is part of a series of massive proposals set to change the borough’s biggest town centre forever. Wirral Council has now secured more than £100m in funding from outside bodies including the government to transform Birkenhead town centre, which has been left behind for decades. Among the many plans for the town is a major housing development on disused land in Hind Street. It is understood that once completed, the project could see between 800 and 1,000 homes built. Alan Evans, Wirral Council’s director of regeneration, said the development had great environmental credentials given that Green lane train station was very close to the site. He added that the project would see a large area of the town brought back into use, something which would have major benefits for the appearance of the area. While housing is an important part of the Birkenhead regeneration plan, it is about so much more than that. Birkenhead Market is set to be at the heart of the town’s future. 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facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 3 SCOUSE XMAS Natalie Denny News Natalie’s festive missioN to help struggliNg families By DANNY RIGG ECHO Reporter danny.rigg@reachplc.com @DannyWRigg A LiverpooL woman is on a mission to help struggling families fill stockings so all kids can have some Christmas magic. Natalie Denny is calling on “generous people” to make their own personal stockings or to donate items from an Amazon wish list so no child is left out. She is part of Scouse Solidarity Sisters, a group of women running an annual foodbank drive to feed families over the Christmas period. She also co-founded period project Merseyside, which provides menstrual products. Natalie said: “We’re still doing our foodbank drive but now we’re going to do Scouse Christmas Stockings alongside that. “This year, free school meals have been a big issue, so rightly there’s been a lot of discussion about the importance of children being fed. “But when we started to plan our foodbank drive, i didn’t want us to forget the importance of kids having some magic, especially around Christmas. “We want to give kids up to the age of 18 something that they can have, that’s just for them; something that’s fun and gives them that little bit of magic on Christmas morning.” volunteers will be collecting items for stockings during a drive in Williamson Square in Liverpool city centre from 4.30pm on Thursday, December 2. Collections can also be arranged through the Scouse Solidarity Sisters page on Facebook. Gifts can include sweet treats like chocolate, books, art supplies, jewellery, perfume and toys, which will then be distributed via foodbanks and youth clubs. Just make sure to mark up each stocking with the age range it’s for. Natalie said: “From the response we’ve already had, we know a lot of people want to put together the stockings themselves so it gives them a personal touch. “people really love the idea because it’s something they can do while they’re doing their own shopping, or they can do it online, it will be a really lovely thing for so many kids on Christmas morning.” ‘Bond villain lair’ on Mersey coast A mystERiOus “castle inspired” building has appeared along the merseyside coastline. the building seen from Kings Parade in New Brighton, Wirral, is still under construction and has been described as a “millionaire’s mansion”. While others have joked it is a “Bond villain lair” or “going to be a nightclub”, planning documents however, clearly state it is a house. People could be forgiven for thinking it has popped up out of nowhere when plans were submitted to Wirral Council way back in 2017. Permission for the new build was granted in early 2018, but it is only now that the project has begun to take shape. Andrew smith Architects who put the plans forward to Wirral Council said in their original design and access statement: “it is proposed to re-order/rebuild the dilapidated former coach house outbuilding to create not only a vehicular passage down to the headland area from Wellington Road but also a visual ‘gatehouse’ to serve the new dwelling. in a Facebook group, Pam Butler said: “it will be fabulous when finished.” Howard Bosworth added: “Perhaps better to reserve judgement till the end of the build.” Andrew smith Architects was approached for comment. UrgeNtLY WaNted!! aLL time high BUYiNg PriCes!! Specialist Dealers In All Coins, Medals, Proof Sets, Banknotes, Stamps and Postcards Since 1963 WE MOUNT MEDALS great gift ideas for Christmas Full medal mounting service - to mount in a frame or mounted to wear (swing or court style) sCraP goLd 9ct scrap gold from £14-£15 per gram sovereigns from £300-£330 Krugerands from £1250-£1300 Scrap Silver from 40p-50p per gram • Pre 1947 coins from 20 times Face Value Birkenhead Market, Paxton Aisle • Tel: 0151 666 1431 website: www.mccentre.co.uk Email: peter@mccentre.co.uk the large house under construction in New Brighton; above, Wirral’s own Daniel Craig in No time to Die iaiN WaTTS Nicola dove/MGM/Pa MERSEYSIDE COLLECTORS CENTRE Member of Est 1963

4 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News Bid for hotel with ‘influencer’ input to go before planners Plans to transform an historic liverpool City Centre building into a £20m hotel – with design input from ‘influencers’ – will be decided upon this week. The city’s planning committee previously gave the green light for The Fattal Group the green light to convert the Gostins Building (pictured), on Hanover street, into a 207-bed hotel. The company wants to open the building up as nyx Hotel. Cities such as Milan, Tel aviv and Bilbao already have hotels operated by the firm, described on its own website as a “lifestyle concept” hotel brand. The plan involves adding a two-storey roof-top extension to the eightstorey building. Planning permission for the hotel scheme was approved in December 2020, subject to the signing of a section 106 agreement regarding how much the developer will pay towards community projects. That agreement is now ready to be signed, however due to the length of time that has lapsed since that original report went to the planning committee – it needs a new approval. That decision will be made at a meeting of the committee on Tuesday, with officers recommending that the plans are once again approved. Boy charged Ava White, who died after an incident in Liverpool city centre Teenager due in courT as Vigil is planned for sTabbed schoolgirl Police would like to speak to the occupants of this van By Olivia Williams ECHO Reporter olivia.williams@liverpool.com @livs_wills A TEENAGE boy has been charged with the murder of 12-year-old Ava White. Detectives from Merseyside Police investigating the murder of Ava have charged a 14-year-old boy with murder and possession of a bladed article. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at court today. Three other boys arrested have been conditionally bailed as extensive enquiries continue. Ava was out with friends in Liverpool city centre on Thursday, November 25 when she was assaulted on Church Street shortly after the Christmas lights switch on, at around 8.39pm. Police believe a “verbal argument” took place which resulted in the young girl suffering “catastrophic injuries.” Ava was taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where she died. The Year 8 pupil at Notre Dame Catholic College was described as “unique” and “hugely” popular. Tributes to the 12-year-old continue to be laid on Church Street. Detective Superintendent Sue Coombs said: “We’re continuing to support Ava’s family, and they have requested their privacy continues to be respected at this difficult time. “It’s also vitally important as we continue the investigation that nobody posts comments or names on social media which could potentially impact upon us getting justice for Ava’s family. Charity trustees and bosses blasted THE trustees and senior management team of a well-known liverpool charity suffered heavy criticism in an official report. Ofsted inspected the north liverpool Regeneration Company (nlRCo) in late June 2017 – the charity which was paid more than £134k by liverpool council between 2013 and 2020. nlRCo also received a payment of £3,709,370.00 from the council, including £3.5m for land which made way for the new Merseyside Police headquarters. The Ofsted report was particularly critical of nlRCo’s trustees and senior leadership team, and found that the charity “had no strengths.” It found that leaders had presided over a significant decline in standards, that arrangements for safeguarding were “not effective” and security and safety were inadequate. The Ofsted report found that : ■ Trustees, managers and leaders had presided over a significant decline in standards ■ Trustees had failed to hold leaders and managers to account for this decline ■ arrangements for safeguarding were “not effective” ■ security and safety was found to be ‘inadequate.’ On three occasions inspectors were able to walk into a training room without being challenged in any way. a spokesperson for nlRCo said that the charity was still committed to training young people in the north liverpool area. nlRCo did not receive any further inspection reports from Ofsted after 2017. The ECHO understands this was due to a change in their funding arrangements.

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 5 with Ava murder Please trust that we are doing all we can to investigate and update people on this tragic incident, and we do not want anything to jeopardise this. “We’d also urge anyone else who has captured the incident or aftermath to send any images/footage.” Merseyside Police previously issued an image of a van – officers would like to speak to the occupants, who may have witnessed the assault on Ava. Detective Superintendent Sue Coombs said: “We are sharing a still image of a van which was in the vicinity of the incident and may have witnessed something vital. “To be clear, we think that vehicle’s occupants are witnesses and in no way suspected of being involved. ” Meanwhile, Anthony Goudie, from Huyton, who runs events company A&E Entertainment, has organised a vigil for Ava in the city centre on Saturday, December 4, at 6pm. The vigil will take place outside Vodafone and Primark on Church Street, where flower tributes to the 12-year-old have been left. Anthony said he spoke to Ava’s family, who gave their blessing to the event. He added: “We not Can you help? only wanted to help out with the money, but it was more of a case of giving the girl the send off she deserves and show the family they’re not alone.” A mascot of Buddy Elf will also be at the event to hand out glow sticks and people are asked to bring their own lights to “light up the city”. Twitter: @MerPolCC Facebook: Merseyside Police CC Call: 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 Web: https:// crimestoppers-uk.org Tributes on Church Street News Suspected drink-driver hits cop car A POLICE vehicle was left looking the worse for wear and set for a quick visit to a garage in the early hours of Saturday, November 27, after being hit by a car driven by a suspected drink-driver. The North West Motorway Police vehicle was parked up on the hard shoulder of the M57 near junction six when a car lost control and collided with it, causing extensive damage to a rear wing. Police officers later tweeted: “Thankfully no injuries sustained but driver of Fiesta has been detained for driving well over the limit.” In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the drink driving alcohol limit for drivers is 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood (the blood limit), 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath (the breath limit) or 107 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of urine (the urine limit).

6 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News Armed police on street as gym attack suspects held Dramatic scenes after ‘targeteD’ stabbing By PATRICK EDRICH and OLIVIA WILLIAMS ECHO Reporters A mAn was stabbed inside a gym in what police believe to be a ‘targeted’ attack. And in dramatic scenes, two men were arrested by armed police in connection with the attack – six miles away. Emergency services were called to The Croft Retail Park on Welton Road in Bromborough at 1.55pm to reports of a man in his 30s being stabbed inside Everlast Fitness Club. The man has been taken to hospital for assessment and the extent of his injuries is unclear. Later in the afternoon, following enquiries, armed police stopped a vehicle on East Prescot Road in Knotty Ash and arrested two men on suspicion of wounding. A large police presence remained on the busy road until around 4.30pm yesterday. Detectives said they believe the incident was “isolated” and a “targeted attack” and there is no wider threat to the community. Detective Inspector matt Kerr said: “Two men are under arrest and will be questioned as we carry out initial enquiries into this incident. “Anyone who witnessed what happened or has any information is urged to come forward and officers will remain in the area to continue their work. “This will cause understandable shock given the public location and Can you help? Twitter: @MerPolCC Facebook: Merseyside Police CC Call: 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 Web: https://crimestoppers-uk.org seriousness of the assault, but I’d like to assure people that we believe it was an isolated and targeted attack, and there is no wider threat to the community. “If you know anything, tell us and we continue to take action.” Police at the Croft retail park; above, armed officers on East Prescot Road

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 7 News Care home flat fire death FireFighters Find body oF man inside building By PATRICK EDRICH ECHO Reporter A man was found dead after a fire broke out in a flat in a care home. Fire crews were called to Brook View Care Home on the Aintree University Hospital campus and at 10.28am yesterday they found a resident already outside the building suffering from smoke inhalation. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was extinguished rapidly, but after gaining entry to the property the firefighters discovered the body of a man in the flat. The deceased’s next of kin was informed by Merseyside Police and are being supported by a family liaison officer. North West Ambulance were at the scene to provide medical treatment to three members of staff for light smoke inhalation, before taking one of those into hospital for precautionary checks. A joint investigation is taking place with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Merseyside Police. Pervert caught in online sting A pAedophile caught with a collection of horrific child abuse images begged for help from the police after he was snared in an online sting. Repeat sex offender Keiron Boyd, 37, last living on Cunliffe Close, palacefields, Runcorn, was jailed for five years after trying to groom a “14-year-old girl” via social media. A snowman in Taylor Park, St Helens; below, ground staff at the LFC Academy in Kirkby; and snow in Calderstones Park Winter is coming ... THE winter’s first snow fell on Merseyside yesterday in the aftermath of Storm Arwen. It stuck just long enough for keen photographers to take a few snaps, and for Merseyrail services to be disrupted in the early afternoon. At the beginning of the weekend, the Met Office issued a “danger to life” weather warning, following the arrival of Storm Arwen. High winds started to pick up on Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday. Trees blocked roads, bricks and tiles fell off homes and random objects were found in the streets after the high winds. Pairs perfectly with family, friends and anyone else who pops in. Co-op Irresistible Prosecco 75cl, £8.50 (£8.50 per 75cl). GHI Taste Approved. Participating stores. Subject to availability. Serving suggestion. 18+ Please drink responsibly. Restrictions to Home Delivery and Click & Collect apply. Check coop.co.uk/store-finder to see your local Co-op services.

8 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News / Information Weather Around the Country Today’s Weather Four-Day Outlook Birmingham Bristol Cardiff Carlisle Exeter Gloucester Leeds Liverpool London Manchester Norwich Nottingham Plymouth Swansea Monday Tuesday °C °F °C °F cloudy 4 39 cloudy 11 52 cloudy 6 43 cloudy 12 54 cloudy 6 43 cloudy 12 54 cloudy 5 41 rain 10 50 cloudy 6 43 overcast 12 54 cloudy 5 41 overcast 11 52 cloudy 4 39 rain 11 52 cloudy 6 43 overcast 11 52 pcloudy 5 41 overcast 11 52 cloudy 3 37 rain 10 50 pcloudy 5 41 overcast 10 50 sunny 4 39 cloudy 11 52 cloudy 7 45 overcast 12 54 cloudy 6 43 rain 12 54 Around the World Amsterdam Beijing Corfu Majorca Mexico City Moscow New Delhi New York Paris Rio Rome Sydney Tokyo Monday Tuesday °C °F °C °F rain 7 45 rain 11 51 rain 8 46 pcloudy 6 42 rain 16 61 rain 12 54 rain 13 56 rain 12 54 rain 21 70 pcloudy 21 70 cloudy 3 38 rain 3 37 sunny 27 80 cloudy 26 78 snow -2 29 snow 0 32 pcloudy 6 43 overcast 7 45 pcloudy 31 88 rain 29 85 rain 11 51 pcloudy 11 51 pcloudy 19 67 rain 19 67 pcloudy 14 57 sunny 17 62 Skies will be cloudy today. Afternoon highs will range from 3 to 8C. Caernarfon Sun & Moon Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Conwy Bangor 7:58 a.m. 3:55 p.m. 12:54 a.m. 2:07 p.m. Almanac Yesterday's High (°C/°F) Yesterday's Low (°C/°F) Yesterday's Precip Liverpool Wrexham Bangor Preston Chester Conwy Accrington Manchester Leeds Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent Dec. 4 Dec. 10 Dec. 18 Dec. 26 New First Full Last Liverpool 7/45 6/43 5/41 1/34 1/34 0/32 0.00" 0.00" 0.00" Chester Huddersfield Manchester Yesterday's High (°C/°F) 5/41 1/34 1/34 Yesterday's Low (°C/°F) 0/32 -3/27 -3/27 Yesterday's Precip 0.10" 0.00" 0.00" powered by Tides Today Tuesday Overcast. 11°C/ 52°F 6°C/ 43°F Wednesday Isolated light showers. 8°C/ 46°F 1°C/ 34°F Thursday Sunny. 5°C/ 41°F 1°C/ 34°F Friday Cloudy. 9°C/ 48°F 5°C/ 41°F High Low High Low Morecambe ---- ---- 2.8 12:49 a 7.4 6:26 a 3.0 1:09 p Liverpool ---- ---- 3.0 12:28 a 7.5 6:12 a 3.3 12:47 p Mostyn Docks ---- ---- 2.6 12:07 a 7.1 6:02 a 2.9 12:31 p Colwyn Bay 6.1 5:57 a ---- ---- 6.4 6:23 p ---- ---- Holyhead 4.6 5:46 a 2.2 11:40 a 4.9 5:59 p ---- ---- Menai Bridge 6.0 5:56 a 2.5 12:17 p 6.4 6:09 p ---- ---- Caernarfon 4.2 5:16 a 2.1 11:37 a 4.5 5:29 p ---- ---- Pwllheli 3.6 3:18 a 2.0 10:09 a 4.0 3:32 p 1.5 11:06 p Porthmadog 3.5 3:38 a ---- ---- 3.8 4:06 p ---- ---- Barmouth 3.7 3:10 a 1.9 10:24 a 4.1 3:33 p 1.5 11:12 p News and information BY CAR ■ Smithdown Lane, L7: Morgan Sindall crane activities between Elm Grove and Grinfield Street have resulted in a road closure until December. ■ Walton Road/County Road, L4: LCC highway improvement works between Spellow Lane and Weldon Street have resulted in lane restrictions and temporary signals until March 2022. BY BUS ■ Route 166 and 188 Belle Vale and Halewood Circulars: Route 188 Monday to Friday daytime service is reinstated, except for the 1725 journey from Belle Vale. monday £1,000 CR5 3JB DE74 2LE DN10 6LE EH48 4DJ EX32 7DW G75 9HH HP3 8TB IP17 2AX NE15 8UG NE15 0DU thE cheapest unleaded fuel is 141.9p/litre from Sainsbury’s Rice Lane. It’s 142.7p from Asda Breck Road, Walton and Arrowe Park, and 143.7p at Asda Bootle Orrell Lane. the cheapest diesel is 143.7p/litre at Asda Arrowe Park. It is 143.9p at Sainsbury’s The evening and weekend service remains suspended. ■ Route 166 is unaffected. BY RAIL ■ City Line: Please check with the rail operator you are travelling with. ■ Merseyrail: No planned works. BY FERRY for every ticket in these winning postcodes NE37 2NP PO12 4BN RH12 3RZ RH15 0TJ S44 6EG S66 9PJ SA38 9NX SK6 7JL SW19 2XE TS18 3LT PUMP ACTION Upton, 144.0p from Sainsbury’s Birkenhead, 144.7p at Asda Breck Road, and 145.0p from Sainsbury’s thingwall. ■ NB: Prices may be subject to change. ■ River Explorer: Cruises sail between 10am-4pm Monday to Friday. Cruises depart Pier Head, Liverpool on the hour and Woodside, Wirral at 20 past the hour. ■ Cross-river services: Sail from 10am-4pm Monday-Friday. ■ Commuter services: Will operate between 7.20am and 9.50am and 4pm and 6.50pm. TUNNELS ■ No planned closures. IN MERSEY ■ Today, SSI Invincible II, a bulk carrier; Olympic Delta, a support/supply vessel; Celtic Forester, a cargo vessel; Laga, a cargo vessel and Celtica Hav, a cargo vessel.

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 9 News FOLLOWERS of fashion By jESS fLAHERTY Life Writer jess.flaherty@reachplc.com @JessFla_ECHO Two “unemployable” brothers started their own luxury fashion business – and have now amassed almost one million followers on social media. Ben and Joe Gallagher, from Formby, spotted a gap in the market and seized the opportunity to “do something their own way”, starting their own business, Luxe Collective Fashion, in 2018 when they were just 17 and 22. The brothers are keen fashion lovers and noticed whenever looking for pre-loved luxury menswear items, they were spoilt for choice but this wasn’t the case when it came to women’s options. Speaking to the ECHo, Ben, now 21, said: “we’ve always been entrepreneurial – as kids, Joe used to sell stuff on eBay, whether that was boxers, air fresheners for cars, candles, all sorts; he’d spot a trend and get in on it. “Then, two months down the line, me being his younger brother, I’d try and follow what he was doing but I’d be too late. “I always described us as ‘unemployable’ – we were bad at taking orders from people and we like doing things our own way.” In early 2018, the pair spotted an area where they might be able to successfully channel their entrepreneurial side. Ben continued: “we saw a gap in the market for women’s pre-loved designer wear. “For the first six months, we bought off eBay and Depop then would clean it up in the back room of our house then advertise it on our Instagram page. “Looking back now, they’re like the best days – the most eventful. It’s fun to look back at that and see where we came from.” The business rapidly grew. Many of their customer base is in Liverpool but it has also expanded across the country. This is in part thanks to their huge TikTok following, where they continue to create educational content about luxury items and sustainable fashion. Joe said: “I left my old job in 2019 to go full time with this then in lockdown, it really started to kick off.” The brothers have a staff of 10, largely made up of Gen-Z employees – similar to their community of buyers and sellers. Ben continued: “we want to branch out into other areas like jewellery and maybe menswear. we want to be the biggest in Europe in five years’ time.” ‘It wouldn’t be a funeral for Tony if there wasn’t a motorbike hearse’ Brothers Ben (left) and Joe (right) Brothers are a hit on social media with their discount luxury items Face coverings back in education Face coverings are to be brought back for communal areas in england’s schools and colleges as part of measures to contain the spread of the Omicron covid-19 variant. Under the new guidance, all staff, visitors and pupils in Year 7 – the first year of secondary school – or above, are “strongly advised” to wear a covering, unless exempt. The measure, which applies from Monday, covers all education establishments as well as childcare settings, such as early years care. education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said: “We are already taking targeted and proportionate action as a precaution while we find out more information about the new variant. “as we do so, we will continue to prioritise children’s and young people’s education and wellbeing, making sure education and childcare settings are as safe as possible.” From funeral plans to funeral services, Co-op funeralcare is personal every step of the way. For more information, visit your local funeral home in Liverpool. coop.co.uk/personalfunerals Co-op Funeralcare is a trading name of Funeral Services Limited, a registered society registered in England and Wales with registration number 30808R and registered office 1 Angel Square, Manchester, M60 0AG. VAT registered 403 3146 04. Part of Co-operative Group.

10 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News ‘It’s a beach, not a football pitch’ Hoylake beach But grass will be allowed to grow over sand until 2023 at the earliest By GEORGE MORGAN Local Democracy Reporter george.morgan@reachplc.com @GMorg01 Hoylake beach will continue to be left to nature until at least 2023 despite claims it looks like a ‘football pitch’ or a ‘quagmire’. Since 2019, when Wirral Council decided to stop all management of the beach after it was strongly criticised for spraying it with glyphosate, the policy of leaving it to nature has been highly controversial. This policy will remain in place until 2023, by which time a scientific study on Hoylake beach will be complete. While some say the local authority should not try to work against nature, others believe the growth of grass on the beach is destroying it. One Wirral resident, who did not want to be named, said: “It’s a beach not a football pitch.” She added that the current beach resembled a “quagmire” and that it contained much “slush and mud”. Julian Priest, from Hoylake, said: “The beach should be managed in a sustainable way, something the council can afford to do and something that is ecologically viable.” Also from Hoylake, Hilary, who did not want Sign up to the ECHO newsletter – scan the code above for instant access, or visit www. liverpoolecho.co.uk/ getanewsletter to give her surname, said: “You’ve got to concentrate on reality, the real [practical] solution which might not be what you would like.” Hilary added that given scientific progress we know a lot more now and we should work with nature not against it. Posting on the Facebook group, Hoylake Beach - The Evidence, one person said: “Although I always disagreed with the beach being sprayed down and raked, I used to believe that the plant life growing on it was ugly. “However, after seeing people who know what they’re talking about explain how incredible it is for biodiversity and point out the charm in it, I’ve been able to change my perspective and see it for the natural beauty it really is.” But Wendy Bennett, co-founder of Friends of Hoylake and West Kirby Beaches, said: “The majority of residents of Hoylake and Meols are outraged that our amenity beach has been taken away as part of a crusade by the chair of the environment committee to ‘re-wild’ it. Labour Cllr Liz Grey responded: “Most of what they [Friends of Hoylake and West Kirby Beaches] have written is complete rubbish. Totally untrue. They certainly don’t speak for the majority of residents”. 10,000 ships of Liverpool and the UK as a freebie from the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Visit our website at www.redensignships.co.uk £2bn tech firm boost Investment in UK impact technology firms jumped to £2 billion in the past year as the sector passed a total valuation of £50 billion. Impact tech firms - which use technology to address issues such as climate change - saw funding rise £300 million from 2020, according to data from Dealroom compiled for the UK’s Digital Economy Council. Investment in the sector has increased 127% since 2018, taking the value of the sector beyond £50 billion for the first time.

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12 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News / World / Czech President Milos Zeman, right, in a transparent cube because he tested positive to COVID-19, appoints ODS leader Petr Fiala, left, as Czech Prime Minister at the Lany manor, near Prague RomaN VoNdRoUs Czech PM is sworn in from inside cube ThE CzECh president has sworn in Petr Fiala as the country’s new prime minister following last month’s parliamentary election. Milos zeman, 77, in a wheelchair, was separated from Mr Fiala and others by a cube of transparent panels during the ceremony at the presidential chateau in Lany, west of Prague. The president tested positive for coronavirus last week and must isolate. Mr zeman wished Mr Fiala “success”. Following the vote on October 8-9, a three-party, liberalconservative coalition known as Together, comprised of the Civic Democratic Party, Christian Democrats and the Top 09 party, led with a 27.8% share of the vote. Together teamed up with a centre-left liberal coalition made up of the Pirate Party and Stan - a group of mayors and independent candidates - which came in third place with 15.6% of the votes. The new partnership will hold 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament, relegating populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his centrist ANO (Yes) movement to the opposition. It was not clear when Mr zeman might appoint the Cabinet. he said he will meet ministerial candidates between Monday and December 13 to discuss their future jobs. Mr zeman was discharged from the capital’s military hospital on Saturday after more than a month’s treatment for an unspecified illness and a couple of days of concern after a positive Covid test. 13 test positive for Omicron in Holland The Dutch public health with a recent history of travel tions later” approach reflects authority has confirmed that The to seven southern African growing alarm about the 13 people who arrived in the hotel nations. emergence of a potentially Netherlands on flights from near Sri Lanka banned disembarkation of passengers nearly two years into a pan- more contagious variant Schiphol South Africa on Friday have Airport, tested positive for the new where 61 from six African countries demic that has killed more Omicron coronavirus variant. people due to the detection of the than five million people, from Omicron variant, as did the turned lives upside down, The 61 people who tested two Maldives, the luxury Indian and disrupted economies positive on Friday after arriving on the last two flights to South Israel went further, barring While much remains to be flights Ocean resort archipelago. across the globe. from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport before a flight ban was were mandating quarantine for all ant, researchers are con- Africa entry to all foreign nationals, learned about the new vari- put in place were immediately isolated Israelis arriving from abroad cerned it may be more resist- put into isolation. and red-listing travel to 50 ant to the protection The public health institute had tested positive for the because of the threat posed African countries. provided by vaccines and said testing was continuing Omicron variant of the coronavirus, by the variant, and Japan It also approved use of the could mean the pandemic on the samples. as nations around widened its border controls Shin Bet internal security lasts longer than anticipated. Most of the 61 people who the world tightened controls. to include more countries agency’s controversial Cases involving the Omicron tested positive were put into The two passengers were from the region. phone monitoring technology variant have already isolation at a hotel near the among a group of 14 who Tourist-dependent Thailand, to perform contact trac- been confirmed on multiple airport, while a small number arrived in Australia from which only recently ing of individuals confirmed continents, with Germany, were allowed to quarantine at southern Africa on Saturday. began loosening its restrictions with the new variant. Italy, Belgium, Israel and home under strict conditions. Both were asymptomatic and to leisure travellers The tighter restrictions hong Kong all reporting Morocco has halted all vaccinated against Covid-19. from certain countries, reflect steps rapidly taken by cases in recent days. incoming air travel because The remaining 12 have been announced a ban on visitors countries around the world The United States’ top of the rapid spread of the placed in quarantine. from eight African countries. to limit the spread of the infectious diseases expert, new variant. Neighbouring New Zealand Similar restrictions took Omicron variant just days Dr Anthony Fauci, said he Australian officials earlier announced it is restrict- effect in the business hub of after it was identified by would not be surprised if the confirmed two overseas ing travel from nine southern Singapore, which is barring researchers in South Africa. new strain is already in the travellers arriving in Sydney African countries entry and transit to anyone The “act first, ask ques- US too. GLOBAL BRIEFING Cambodian prince dies Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former prime minister and the son of the late King Norodom sihanouk, has died in France at the age of 77. The information minister, Khieu Kanharith, announced the death on his Facebook page. mr Kanharith, who said he learned of the death from Um daravuth, a minor member of Cambodia’s royal family, did not give the cause of death. German MP Stephan Mayer is welcomed by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Calais Mayor Natacha Bouchart European meeting on migrants ToP European officials held an emergency meeting in the French port of Calais on sunday to find ways to better fight migrant smuggling, after 27 people died trying to cross the English Channel to the UK in an overcrowded inflatable boat. UK officials were absent after Wednesday’s sinking sparked a crisis between britain and France. The neighbours accuse each other of not doing enough to deter people from making the treacherous journey. Government ministers from Germany, the Netherlands, belgium and France met with officials from the European Union, EU border agency Frontex and police agency Europol. They are focusing on smuggling networks, who charge for the journey across the Channel. Five killed by bomb in Iraq aN islamiC state roadside bomb attack in northern iraq killed five Kurdish forces and injured four others, Kurdish state news agency Rudaw reported on sunday. The Peshmerga fighters were killed in the Garmian district in iraq’s Kurdish-run north late on saturday. is militants then attacked a Peshmerga post, wounding four troops, according to the report.

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 13 St Margaret’s Church in Hawes, North Yorkshire, is surrounded by snow PiCturE DAnny lAwson News / National MINUTE BRIEFING heavy snow in wake of Storm arwen heavy snow has added to problems as transport links were also thrown into chaos by Storm arwen. tens of thousands of residents across the uK were still without electricity in the wake of Storm arwen, which claimed the lives of three people in the uK. about 50,000 North east customers are still waiting for supplies to be reconnected. In the North West, up to 16,000 homes and businesses are without power. More than 100,000 homes in Scotland lost power. LNer train services on the east Coast Main Line have also been hit with no trains north of Newcastle, the firm said. Staff at a pub cut off by snow were unable to escape for a third night. on Friday, 61 people became trapped in the tan hill Inn in the yorkshire Dales as a result of heavy snowfall during Storm arwen, but some guests have claimed they “don’t want to leave” after enjoying the 17th-century hotel’s hospitality. Many were sleeping on makeshift beds and mattresses on the floor, but they have been treated to films on a projector screen, a quiz night and a buffet meal amongst other comforts. oasis tribute band Noasis has been providing music at the pub - which at 1,732 feet (528m) above sea level is the highest in the uK. Third case of new variant detected A third case of the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been detected in the UK. Officials said the case was linked to travel to southern Africa, where the variant was identified, but the individual was no longer in the UK. They added it was “very likely that we will find more cases over the coming days... as we increase case detection through focused contact tracing”. The first UK cases were confirmed on Saturday in Essex and Nottingham. It comes after Health Secretary Sajid Javid said mandatory mask-wearing will return to shops and public transport on Tuesday, but told families to plan for Christmas “as norm a l ”. He said on Sunday it was “nowhere near” time to reintroduce social distancing rules and work-from-home guidance, despite a raft of precautionary measures being reintroduced to tackle the concerning strain of Covid-19. Passengers arriving in the UK have been told that from Tuesday morning they will have to take a PCR test for Covid-19, with the expectation they will have to self-isolate until they test negative. All contacts with a Health Secretary Sajid Javid suspected case of Omicron will have to isolate for 10 days, regardless of their vaccination status, amid concerns that existing jabs will be less effective against the strain, which is believed to spread rapidly. Details of the plans were incomplete when announced by Boris Johnson after two cases of the variant were confirmed in England on Saturday, but Mr Javid said the “face-mask rules are planned to come in on Tuesday” to bring the nation back closer into line with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. He said it “would be irresponsible to make guarantees” during the ever-changing pandemic, but told Sky’s Trevor Phillips on Sunday: “I think people should continue with their plans as normal for Christmas, I think it’s going to be a great Christmas.” With the Government stopping short of introducing its Plan B to tackle Covid-19 this winter, Mr Javid downplayed there being a need to reintroduce social distancing rules or work-from-home guidance. “We know now those types of measures do carry a very heavy price, both economically, socially, in terms of non-Covid health outcomes such as impact on mental health,” he told Sky. “So, if one was to make decisions like that they would have to be done very, very carefully and we’re not there yet, we’re nowhere near that.” Mr Javid said he expects to receive new advice “imminently”, within the next couple of days, from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) after it was tasked with reviewing whether boosters should be extended to all over-18s. The group will also consider whether second doses should be offered to 12 to 15-year-olds, and whether the waiting time before a booster jab could be reduced. “I’ve also asked the NHS to prepare for much greater capacity in our vaccination programme,” Mr Javid told The Andrew Marr Show on the BBC. Inflatable craft, used by migrants stored in Dover Talks over crossings Priti Patel has discussed Channel boat crossings with the Dutch migration minister as she said she will hold “urgent talks” with her European counterparts this week. the Home secretary spoke with Ankie Broekers- Knol yesterday morning, with both agreeing over the need for countries to work together following the capsizing that killed 27 people. ms Patel also said it was it was “unfortunate” she could not be present as interior ministers from the European Commission were meeting in Calais yesterday. Labour watchdog plan Labour would introduce an independent watchdog to investigate and demand the sacking of ministers under plans to prevent corruption and protect taxpayers’ money. Deputy Labour leader angela rayner is committing the party to accept the findings of its proposed “integrity and ethics commission” as binding rather than overrule them. She argues the existing system is “broken”. Care waiting list crisis Almost 400,000 people are on social care ‘waiting lists’, care bosses estimate, as they warn of a “rapidly deteriorating” situation An estimated 204,241 people are waiting to have their social care needs assessed - a “very significant” rise from september, according to the Association of Directors of Adult social services (Adass). there are also 25,468 people thought to be waiting for care or a direct payment so they can organise their care. Bus driver shortage ShortageS of bus drivers are far higher than previously indicated as workers leave because of low pay and long hours, new research suggests. unite said a survey of 500 of its activists working throughout the uK indicated there are driver shortages at 99% of bus garages. Four out of five respondents said vacancies have increased since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Lottery Irish Lottery 01 15 16 01 05 15 17 24 48 23 39 47 Bonus: 09. thunderball: 02, 16, 17, 21, 36. thunderball number: 08. Bonus: 30. 2nd draw: 07, 18, 24, 25, 28, 39 (42). third draw: 05, 13, 23, 37, 44, 47 (32).

14 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News Figures reveal worst areas for crime in the city This By PATRICK EDRICH ECHO Reporter patrick.edrich@reachplc.com @LivEchoNews The latest crime figures for Liverpool have revealed that 6,765 offences were recorded in the city during September. The most incidents were in ‘Hub Four,’ an area which covers the city centre, Toxteth, parts of Edge Hill, Wavertree and Aigburth, with 2,611 recorded. Of those in that hub, 675 remain under investigation, 901 saw the investigation completed with “no suspect identified” and 606 were unable to prosecute the suspect. The city centre tends to have the highest prevalence of recorded crime, with approximately 1,615 crimes around Ropewalks, Central Station and the waterfront. September’s figures mark a slight increase on August’s figures, which saw 6,687 crimes recorded across the city. The figures make a contrast to February this year, where only 5,588 crimes were recorded - most likely due to the social restrictions in the pandemic. Crime figures have been released for September In ‘Hub One,’ which encompasses districts including Anfield, Everton, Kirkdale, Norris Green, Croxteth and Fazakerley, there were 2,050 incidents. In ‘Hub Two,’ covering West Derby, Old Swan, Fairfield, Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft and Tuebrook, 1,308 offences were registered by the police. And in “Hub Three”, which takes in Hunts Cross, Speke, Woolton, Childwall, Allerton, Belle Vale and Netherley, there were 796 offences. In the case of all four hubs, violent and sexual offences were the most common type of crime, with public order offences and anti-social behaviour the next most prevalent. Shop all in one place with a choice of ways to pay App | very.co.uk JUST Now £469 Was £579 £549 Now £139 .99 Was £199 .99 ave over 55 inch AU7100 UHD 4k HDR Smart TV Versa 3 ON 12 LUXURIOUS RED WINES Enjoy a massive £83 saving on 12 world-class red wines, complete with FREE express delivery! This case acts as the perfect introduction to our exclusive WineBank service. Autumnal Reds Collection 12 CRAFT WINES NOW £65.88 WAS £148.88 With FREE EXPRESS DELIVERY! Now £550 Was £738 Now £29 .99 Was £49 .99 To order, visit virginwines.co.uk/VE2441 or call 0343 224 1001 quoting VE2441 Galaxy S20 FE + Galaxy Buds2 TV delivery £6.99, other products £3.99. Amazon Echo Dot Terms and Conditions: New customers only. UK Delivery only. You must be 18 years of age or over. One case per customer. Not to be combined with any other promotion. By redeeming this offer you agree to try the Virgin Wines WineBank. WineBank uses easy monthly top-ups to save for your wine and rewards you with £1 for every £5 you deposit, plus free delivery on all future purchases. There’s no obligation to buy any more wine. For full T&C’s, visit www.virginwines.co.uk/terms DRINKING IS ONLY FUN WHEN YOU DON’T OVERDO IT Learn more at: www.virginwines.co.uk/drinkresponsibly

16 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News Busy time for housing market This year is set to be the UK’s busiest housing market since 2007, with one in 16 houses changing hands in 2021, a property company has said. Zoopla said its house Price index shows strong buyer demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has boosted the average value of homes in the country to £240,000, up from £200,000 five years ago. Over the past 12 months alone, average UK prices have risen by £15,500. The annual rate of growth for all homes is 6.9%, up from 3.5% in October 2020. Regionally, Wales has shown the highest rate of house price rises at 10.8%, followed by the North West of England. Liverpool, Manchester and sheffield showed the highest rate of growth among cities at 10.6%, 8.7% and 7.9% respectively. Study amplifies voices of the Covid bereaved A Covid-19 patient is taken to hospital By Liam THORP ECHO Reporter liam.thorp@reachplc.com @LiamThorpECHO Some of the final moments people shared with loved ones lost to Covid- 19 have been shared in a devastating report highlighting further government failures. A University of Liverpool report looking at the impact of Covid-19 related bereavement – backed by the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group – was handed to Gillian Keegan, the minister for Care and mental Health, this week. The report, The Lived experiences of People Bereaved by Covid-19, lays bare the reality for those who lost loved ones, and fills a gap left by the Health and Social Care and Science and Technology Committee report, which laid out government failings but did not consult with any of the families and individuals affected. The report’s authors spoke to 28 people who lost 30 relatives to Covid-19 during the pandemic – and includes harrowing accounts of the final times those people saw their loved ones. The report states: “Saying ‘goodbye’ took on a new meaning for those who had to watch their loved ones being admitted. Some said goodbye never imagining it would be the last time they saw each other, while others recognised that this may be final.” one relative, Suzanne, said: “It was horrible because I couldn’t go with him, couldn’t explain what was happening. “I still have those pictures in my mind all the time because then he was taken to a place, to the hospital which I knew from before was a very bad hospital with bad infection control and he went to accident and emergency there and from then it went from bad to worse.” Another, Ann, said: “my mum hated hospitals, she was crying going in saying, ‘don’t make me go, come with me’. But she had to get into the ambulance and off she went on her own.” margaret said: “my mum was very, very reluctant to go to hospital... she said, ‘margaret, don’t leave me here because I won’t ever come back home again.’ And that was the last words that I spoke to her.” The report states: “Anger and blame is overwhelmingly directed at government decisions.” It adds that most of the respondents stressed the importance of a public inquiry, due in early 2022, adding: “Some were sceptic, and others concerned (the Hillsborough Inquiry was mentioned several times), people hope for lessons to be learned and never repeated.” There are some views a new TV doesn’t give you

18 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News I wish I’d been able to see the red flags DOmestic abuse survivOr calls fOr ‘clare’s law’ tO help prOtect Other wOmen By AAliyAh Rugg ECHO Reporter aaliyah.rugg@reachplc.com @Aaliyahrugg1 A womAn has spoken out about her ‘terrifying’ ordeal in the hopes of raising awareness for other females. Georgina Brennan’s life was made a misery when she was in an abusive relationship with her ex-partner back in 2015. The now 28-year-old has since moved on with her life, but has spoken out about her ‘terrifying’ relationship and the importance of Clare’s Law. Clare’s Law gives people the right to ask police if their partner may pose a risk to them. Georgina, from Crosby, told the ECHo that if the scheme was well known back when she was in a toxic relationship, she would have been able to leave faster. She said: “It started around eight years ago, we worked together, I worked in the bar and he worked in the kitchen and he seemed perfect. “we hit it off right away, he painted this perfect lifestyle but manipulated me against all of my loved ones so I had no-one but him. “Getting pregnant was the red flag that woke me, made me ask myself what was I doing. “But he wouldn’t let me go out. one day he knew my mum planned a baby shower and he told me to be home by 7pm but I left and never went back. “This was all in the space of a year. It happened so quickly. He would lock me in the house, throw my car keys away. “He wouldn’t let me have a job and controlled my money. If I put money aside for baby stuff it would all be gone. “If Clare’s Law was well known back then then I would have been able to find that out for myself. “I could see the red flags people were talking about but the final straw was getting pregnant. It’s different when a child is involved, it changes the whole dynamic of things.” Back in 2016, her former partner was locked up for 26-weeks. The mum-of-three told the ECHo: “when he got sent down a restraining order was made which was the end of it really. I was approached by his mum a couple of times but that is it. “If you have any doubts or your Georgina Brennan family is seeing red flags, Clare’s Law can change the situation for so many people. my situation wouldn’t have been as bad because I’d have left earlier. “my advice to people would be to leave. no-one that loves you will hold it against you”. The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (“Clare’s Law”) was legislation developed and introduced in the UK in 2014. more information about domestic violence can be found online. Quaint village cottage goes on market A quaint cottage has come on the market and it’s got a unique selling point. The Port Sunlight property is Grade II listed - which is a rare status only afforded to properties of historical value and offers buyers something different to the average listing. On the market with Martin & Co estate agents, the property carries a £215,000 price tag. The postcard-perfect Port Sunlight village is world-famous as being one of the first villages built for the workers - the ‘Sunlight Soap’ factory workers. With 130 acres of parks and gardens, it remains almost as it was in the 19th Century. Listed on RightMove, this Grade II listed cottage has a hallway, living room and a modern fitted kitchen on the ground floor. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. To the back of the house is an enclosed courtyard with brick built out house.

20 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews Cashing In in Brief Good tip: Have a unique password for each online account Fraud on the rise in run-up to Christmas Shoppers and businesses are being warned to expect a fraud surge ahead of Christmas. Credit card application fraud is likely to peak over the period, according to credit checking company Experian, which analysed data from the National Hunter fraud prevention service. Criminals are looking to take advantage of an increase in genuine applications to attempt to access credit using stolen personal details, Experian said. Eduardo Castro, head of identity and fraud Experian UK and Ireland, said: “The UK is experiencing a severe wave of fraud which shows no signs of abating and it is highly likely, as many of us head online to do Christmas shopping, that the trend will be even more pronounced over the next month. “The risk is to both businesses and consumers.” Experian offers these tips to protect against identity fraud: ■ Do not share too much personal information on social media, such as your mother’s maiden name, home address or when you are away. Make sure privacy settings are up to date across all platforms. ■ Have an individual unique password for each online account. ■ Ensure your home wi-fi has a strong password, do not sign in into password-protected accounts on unsecured public wi-fi. ■ If you receive emails or text messages, always be cautious about, links or telephone numbers. If in doubt, visit the company website and contact them directly. Best mince pies revealed Mince pies from budget chain Iceland have beaten upmarket versions from Marks & Spencer in a consumer taste test. Iceland’s Luxury All Butter treats were victorious for the second year in a row after Which? gave them a score of 75 for their “zesty taste”. Tesco and Co-op were at top of the tree with Iceland in the blind tasting of pies from seven supermarkets. SAVVY Glitter star Christmas tree topper, £2, Wilko The Tree SAVVY Green Christmas tree (6ft), £18, Dunelm Spend Mixed green pine Christmas tree with stand (6ft), £47.99, wayfair.co.uk Splurge Falera Christmas tree (6ft), £74, B&Q click & Save The Tree Topper Spend George silver star tree topper, £4, Asda The garlanD SAVVY Black and silver LED garland, £11.99 (6ft), studio. co.uk Spend Silver sparkle and pine cone garland (6ft), £20, Wilko If you want a smart Alexa to help you run the house by switching lights on, helping the kids with homework or just playing music on a voice command, Amazon’s Echo Dot has been slashed by £20 from £38.99 to £19.99 at johnlewis.com. It would be a smart decision to get one now. Splurge Silver glitter effect star tree topper, £7, B&Q Splurge WeRChristmas pre-lit decorated garland (9ft), £34.99, amazon.co.uk *All prices correct at time of going to press and subject to availability The sanTa sTop sign SAVVY Santa Stop Here stake, £4.99, The Range Spend Battery operated LED Santa Stop Here! sign, £10, Wilko SAVVY Pastel flutes (four), £12.24, amazon.co.uk DeCk your halls Decorate your home for christmas, whatever your buDget, with these seasonal spenDs The WreaTh SAVVY Red berry wreath, £12, Waitrose Splurge Christmas berry rattan wreath, £36, next.co.uk Splurge Santa Stop Here! sign with multicoloured lights, £17.99, very.co.uk Spend Burnsville flutes (four), £22.99, wayfair.co.uk Spend Red berry wreath, £29.50, Marks & Spencer The fairy lighTs Spend Netta LED fairy string lights (400), £18.74, amazon.co.uk Budget or bust... Champagne flutes Splurge Maison flutes (four), £31.99, robert Dyas Spend Red and white mix baubles (30), £8, Dunelm SAVVY Warm white lights (200), £12, Tesco Splurge Premier Treebrights warm white LED string lights (750), £24.99, The Range grab it now The BauBles SAVVY Cosy red baubles (9), £1, Wilko The inflaTaBles SAVVY Inflatable Santa Claus, £29.99, The Range Splurge Santa Claus inflatable LED, £46.99, wayfair.co.uk Splurge Giant red baubles (25), £15, B&M Spend Inflatable Santa, £38.99, manomano.co.uk There’s a 63% saving on a pampering Revolution Ultimate Glamour 12 Days Of Christmas beauty box, down from £80 to £30 at Superdrug. The collection includes Reloaded shadow palettes, Satin Kiss lipsticks, lip glosses, highlighter palettes and mascara for a different look every single day.

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22 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News ‘We could have ended up Back to where they started from ... the first ever colour picture of The Beatles macca’s brother on the perils of a family band as new pics are revealed By SARAH ROBERTSON ECHO Correspondent SIR Paul McCartney may be the world’s most iconic living pop singer, but to his brother Mike, he is simply “our kid”. Mike says his older sibling remains grounded – despite his £800million fortune from selling more than 200 million records. He reveals that the Beatle is still a frequent Day Tripper to Liverpool. The only person snapping Macca’s secret visits is photographer Mike, whose incredible archive of shots, dating back to their childhood, features in a new book, Mike McCartney’s Early Liverpool. Mike, 77, says: “Our kid was up two weeks ago for a private small family party. He comes up all the time.” Their children – Mike has six and Paul four – and grandchildren are all close. Mike attended the 50th birthday of Paul’s daughter Stella in September, where he bumped into Noel Gallagher. He admits his relationship with Paul, 79, could have ended up strained like Noel’s with Liam if they had decided to form a family band. He says: “I often think if I hadn’t broken my arm when I was 14, if I had become the drummer, we could have ended up being like the Gallagher brothers and never talking.” His own group, Scaffold, achieved No1 success at Christmas 1968 with the song Lily The Pink. But they remained great pals and he is now thrilled with his book of photographs, which shows one of Paul posing in the sunshine at home by the garden shed in Forthlin Road, and reading a newspaper dated June 3, 1962. There are black and white shots of a young Paul staring moodily through the window of their childhood home. And it includes a picture of the band celebrating their hit single Please Please Me with some fast food, as well as the first colour frames of a young Paul, John Lennon and George Harrison, aged 15. Mike says: “In those days, colour film was very expensive, so it would have been a special present from Dad to get the colour film for me. It’s brilliant to see Paul, John and George together in colour for the first time.” Other photos are of Ringo, who he calls Richie, and the others acting on the set of Help! at Twickenham Studios in 1965. So now it’s a big Twist and Shout out to Mike...

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 23 News like the Gallaghers’ A young Paul McCartney The Beatles celebrate the success of Please Please Me Mike McCartney’s Early Liverpool, by Genesis Publications, ships next month. Pre-order for £295 from MikeMcCartneybook.com Tilly ninth to leave Strictly Tilly Ramsay missed out on a place in the Strictly Come Dancing quarter-final as she became the ninth celebrity to leave the series. The social media star faced CBBC presenter Rhys Stephenson in the dance-off, when she again performed her samba to levitating by Dua lipa with partner Nikita Kuzmin. Stephenson and partner Nancy Xu performed their waltz to you light Up My life by Whitney Houston again before Ramsay (pictured), who was at the bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday night’s show, was given the boot by the judging panel. After hearing the news, Ramsay said: “i’d just like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has made this an amazing, positive journey for me.”

24 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews By DANNY RIGG ECHO Reporter danny.rigg@reachplc.com @DannyWRigg A “miracle baby” shouts in his sleep for his dad who died of an extremely rare brain cancer before he got to see his baby boy’s first Christmas or birthday. Despite an earlier all-clear following an 11-hour operation to remove tumours in his brain, Paul Cowie, 29, discovered his cancer had returned, and was terminal, just a month before his son Carter was born. Kirkby man Paul and his wife Carla had gone through four rounds of IVF before their “miracle baby” was conceived. But Paul died in November 2019, before he got to see the eight-monthold miracle grow. Carter is two years old now, and the last couple of years without his dad have been a struggle for Carla. She told the ECHO: “It’s absolutely heartbreaking. Some days, I feel like I don’t have time to breathe, because my little boy, he’s two. He’s a toddler now. “It’s just horrendous. He was my soulmate. He was my everything. “And the struggle of living without him, it’s just heart-wrenching to think that cancer could take a young life that quick.” our miracle son carter arrived - eight months later paul was taken from us The couple got to do what they’d been waiting for all their lives when they married on August 24 at the Village Hotel in Whiston. They’d booked the wedding the day they registered Carter’s birth, to make sure it happened in time. Carla told the ECHO: “It was a lovely day. It’d been raining all that week, and that particular day, the sun was shining. “We had a very lovely reception.” They went to Turkey after the wedding, but three days later, “he couldn’t walk”. Carla told the ECHO: “There was a tumour on his spine. He had spinal chord compressions off a tumour on his spine. “So he was bed bound from there on.” Carla added: “Because he was a keen football player, and to see him like that - he didn’t really want to be like that. “He just wanted to walk. He just wanted to get better, for his son. Paul Cowie and his partner Carla with their baby Carter Cowie nad (below) Paul holding Carter “But unfortunately, the cancer took over him.” Paul died on November 26, 2019. Carla wants the man she met in her sister’s Kirkby pub - Farmers Arms - to be remembered for more than that. She told the ECHO: “I don’t want him to be remembered as the lad who died of cancer. “I want him to be remembered as Paul and the lad who would do anything for anyone. He was a remarkable dad”. In a way, Paul’s memory lives in Carter. His mum told the ECHO: “I have a picture of Carter at Paul’s age. He News Cancer took our baby boy’s dad looks exactly the same as him. “I feel like I’ve got a piece of Paul growing up with me.” Carla added: “I just want to raise awareness of people who’ve got tumour symptoms and what to look out for, and to really know their own body, because if something doesn’t feel right, it usually isn’t right.” 26,815 reviews

26 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews News Horwood ‘hated’ Strictly miss Craig revel Horwood said he “hated it” when he could not appear on Strictly Come Dancing last weekend because of a positive Covid test. The judge (pictured) was absent from the panel for musical week on November 20 and 21, when he was replaced by Cynthia Erivo. Erivo was back on the panel again the following weekend, when she filled in for Motsi Mabuse, who was unable to travel back to the UK after close contact with someone with a positive test. revel Horwood told Hello! magazine: “My work ethic is, unless you’re dead you go on stage and Dr Footlights takes care of the rest. “Even when i had my hip replaced, i was back at work on the Saturday. So i just hated it when they said i couldn’t go in.” revel Horwood also predicted who will make it to the final of the show, after former great British Bake Off star John Whaite topped the leaderboard on Saturday. He said he would choose Whaite and partner Johannes radebe, soap star rose ayling-Ellis and partner giovanni Pernice and presenter aJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington as the couples who will make it to the final three. He said: “if i was choosing, that’s who it would be. “The standard has been so high this year, though - we’ve never had dancing like it. “and there’s been no joke act - no ann Widdecombe or John Sergeant”. B&Bs braced bleak winter ResoRt’s business owneRs lament loss of theatRe and confeRence centRe National Holidays is part of the JG Travel Group and is a leading specialist in great-value coach holidays across the UK, Ireland and Europe. UK Breaks Southport’s Bath Street; left, Barbara Godfrey at Andorra, Sunnyside and The Warwick B&Bs By Ben Haslam ECHO reporter Benjamin.Haslam@reachplc.com @@benhaslm BOSWORTH HALL WEEKEND LEISURE BREAK 4 DAYS BY COACH ONLY £169 Departing Fri 18 Feb ‘22 Three nights away to enjoy the beautiful setting of our fine hotel, along with a wonderful inclusive itinerary taking in the beauty of Matlock Bath and Bakewell, the heritage of Stratford-upon-Avon and the charm of lovely Stamford. Single Supplement £25 What’s Included z Return coach travel from Liverpool & Birkenhead z 3 nights at the 2-star Bosworth Hall Hotel & Spa, Market Bosworth with dinner & breakfast z 2 for 1 bar (6pm-9pm) on selected drinks z Free excursions to the Peak District (Matlock Bath & Bakewell) & Stratford-upon-Avon z Included visit to Stamford Operated by Just Go Holidays Ltd trading as National Holidays. Coach package holidays and short breaks are subject to National Holidays terms and conditions. Your booking is protected by Bonded Coach Holidays (BCH) and the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited (ABTOT); this is a government approved consumer protection scheme. Tours offered subject to availability and government guidelines. Errors and omissions excepted. Prices per person, based on two people sharing a double/twin room. Calls to 033 numbers are free within inclusive minutes packages otherwise standard rates apply. Call 03332 342 515 (quoting RCH) or visit nationalholidays.com/RCH 033 numbers are free within inclusive minutes packages otherwise standard rates apply. Southport is known for its booming tourism in the summer, with easy access to the sea and numerous attractions. however, winter proves to be tough for those who put roofs over tourists’ heads. Bath Street in the town centre is home to numerous B&Bs, with many struggling to make it through till spring when trade begins to pick up. Just off Nevill Street, parallel to the promenade, it proves to be dismal come the winter months with the lack of activity from tourists. on a chilly thursday afternoon there is little movement. people walking with a purpose, not there to enjoy the seaside attractions. owner of the Warwick, John hardiker, spoke of how times used to be easier with contractors and tradesmen travelling into the town staying with him, whereas now they stay in premier Inns and travelodges. he told the ECho: “once you get to the end of october it all really drops off. Into November sometimes you get a little bit from half term but after that, that’s it. “For small businesses like us it’s very sparse because you find places around us go into service rooms because they can’t get hMo status

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 27 for a News Climate summit call for mayors A climate summit featuring devolved nations and regional mayors should be organised by the UK Government, according to a think tank set up by Gordon Brown. Our Scottish Future is calling for a “CopUK” conference to set targets across Britain to cut carbon emissions. Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram and Mayor of South Yorkshire Dan Jarvis both back the idea, which seeks to agree a regulatory framework for a green transition and try to ensure UK spending is distributed fairly across the UK. The proposal, put forward by former Scottish Green leader Robin Harper, wants the crossparty conference to set emission-cutting plans which should take place within 12 months. Mr Harper said: “New global commitments on coal, on deforestation, and on support for developing nations have emerged in the last two weeks. “They are examples of nations laying aside their self-interest to work for the common good”. so they’ve had to change to service rooms which is still a bit like bedsits, short term bedsits. “People tend to go to those because they charge half the price of what we would charge for someone to stay for a couple of nights. Then in the summer they’ll go back to an ordinary B&B. “Now, with the theatre being shut as well, there’s no business from that. Hotels start to put deals on so people coming into the town who might spend some money will go to the bigger hotels. Although three of the big hotels are Britannia hotels which doesn’t help the image of the town.” John continued: “We manage with difficulty. You just have to save during the summer and hopefully make enough to see yourself through the winter. “There’s no real big profits in it like there used to be because you don’t have the contractor trade now because they tend to be contracted to the Premier Inn or the other ones where they have a national contract. “That’s what you used to have during the winter, you used to have, when we first started 15 years ago, four rooms out for four nights at a basic price because sometimes they wouldn’t want breakfast. “It kept you ticking over during the winter time but you don’t have any of that now. A few years ago when The Atkinson was being redeveloped we thought that would be good for us because they’d be looking for somewhere to stay but it never came.” Being asked whether he thought the development of the Marine Lake Events Centre might have an impact on winter trade, John was quick to say how he thinks it will bring a breath of fresh air to the town. He said: “I do, I certainly think down the line it will bring more tourism into the town because it will be an all-yearround event because to be honest after 6pm in the winter there’s not a lot going on in Southport. “I think we will get some better quality hotels on the back of that as well because it will attract more people into the town with a versatile venue not just for conferences but for plays, shows, big stuff, small stuff” Barbara Godfrey, owner of two guesthouses on Bath Street, the Captain’s Quarters and the Andorra, spoke about the trials and tribulations that her businesses go through in the colder months. Barbara told the ECHO: “It goes You just have to save during the summer and hopefully make enough to see yourself through the winter. John Hardiker, The Warwick very bleak, I’ll be honest with you. I normally change my tack come the winter time and I go for long term people on a week-to-week basis, charging a discounted rate to survive. “If I had to survive on tourism I wouldn’t be able to. From November 1 to March time a lot of guesthouses do close and then we’re competing against the hotels as well. The Prince of Wales, the Scarisbrick, they offer rooms for virtually nothing. They may get a different type of clientele but it still affects us. “I market my businesses as budget. I am competing against the bigger hotels which is why I change it round and target longer stays in the winter time because I wouldn’t survive other ways. “I’m not a bed and breakfast, I do serviced accommodation so I have kitchen facilities so I do get contractors staying with me but not many. I’m hoping when they start doing work on the front there’s more contractors being brought in and needing accommodation.” The Marine Lake Events Centre is seen as a light at the end of the tunnel, with the space looking to offer all-year-round events. This will fill the void that has been left by the closure of the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre during the pandemic. Despite the lack of events and facilities in the town following Covid-19, the town has been given a new lease of life as the likes of Southport BID look to host family friendly activities in the town. From Santa’s Grotto in Wayfairers Arcade, to Christmas markets being reintroduced in the town centre, there seems to be an air of hope going forward. Anthony Duffey, owner of the Sunnyside B&B and one of the key members of the Southport Hoteliers Association, was keen to highlight that there is now optimism. He told the ECHO: “We had a great summer, it’s one of the best ones we’ve ever had. There’s probably room for improvement during the winter time in Southport. “At the moment our biggest loss in terms of the winter time is the conference centre because the conference centre in past years has been something that has kept us going through winter during the show months like November. “That is a big loss for us but we have the new events centre on the horizon which will attract a lot of business to the town and also help all the smaller businesses in the process as well.” “With the conference centre being a new centre hopefully it will attract a lot more business to Southport. It’s definitely a really important thing to the town.” The Marine Lake Events Centre is expected to be a 1,200 seater space, with it being able to hold a plethora of events throughout the year, coupled with a light show on the promenade that will be built onto the lake. SNP motion for ‘disaster’ Johnson The SNP is to bring a motion of censure against Boris Johnson, insisting the Prime Minister must be held to account for his “disastrous actions”. SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said his party would use opposition time in the Commons on Tuesday to put down a motion of censure. he revealed the move as he criticised the “chaotic governance” within Downing Street that he said was both “damaging and dangerous”. With this taking place in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, Mr Blackford told the SNP annual conference: “That would be bad enough in normal times, but it is unforgivable in the middle of a pandemic.” Referring to the Prime Minister’s speech to the CBI, where Mr Johnson spoke of his trip to Peppa Pig World, the SNP MP claimed the Tory leader was becoming “deeper and deeper out of his depth”. Mr Blackford stated: “It is once again our job as the Scottish National Party to act as the real opposition”.

28 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews Rail operator’s call for community custodians NortherN is on the lookout for community custodians to help out at some of its Merseyside stations. the rail operator is searching for volunteers to adopt the station and devote some of their free time to helping make the platforms and surrounding area look their best. hundreds of adopters are already active across the network, working hand-in-hand with Northern to keep stations tidy and well presented. Within Merseyside, Northern is looking for station adopters at: Newton-Le-Willows, earlestown, St helens ECHO THE PAGE YOU WRITE . . . EVERY DAY IN YOUR FAVOURITE PAPER Junction, Lea Green, Whiston, huyton, roby, Broadgreen and Wavertree technology Park to find out more visit northernrailway.co.uk/ community lIVERPOOl National Holidays is part of the JG Travel Group and is a leading specialist in great-value coach holidays across the UK, Ireland and Europe. UK BREAKS BosworthHallBreakaway_B.pdf BOSWORTH HALL BREAKAWAY 2 DAYS BY COACH ONLY £84 Departing Sun 27 Feb ‘22, Sun 22 May ‘22, Sun 14 Aug ‘22 This wonderful getaway takes us to the Bosworth Hall Hotel for two days in the heart of England. We visit the market town of Ashbourne, with its historical buildings and independent shops, and the vibrant city of Birmingham, to complete this delightful break. WHAT’S INCLUDED z Return coach travel from Liverpool & Birkenhead z Overnight stay at the 2-star Bosworth Hall Hotel & Spa, Market Bosworth with dinner & breakfast z 2 for 1 bar (6pm-9pm) on selected drinks z Included visits to Ashbourne & Birmingham Celebration of charity’s 175 years in operation AYRSHIRE COAST & BEAUTIFUL LOCH LOMOND 5 DAYS BY COACH ONLY £179 Departing Mon 28 Feb ‘22 The serene beauty of Loch Lomond and the unique atmosphere of the Ayrshire coast await on our fantastic five-day break. We feature visits to the vibrant city of Glasgow, delightful Troon and lovely Ayr along with the spectacular scenery of this stunning region. WHAT’S INCLUDED z Return coach travel from Liverpool & Birkenhead z 4 nights at the 2-star Adamton Country House Hotel, Prestwick with dinner & breakfast z Free excursions to the Ayrshire Coast (Ayr & Troon), Glasgow & Loch Lomond z Included visit to Gretna Green Single Supplement £60 Single Supplement £15 Operated by Just Go Holidays Ltd trading as National Holidays. Coach package holidays and short breaks are subject to National Holidays terms and conditions. Your booking is protected by Bonded Coach Holidays (BCH) and the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited (ABTOT); this is a government approved consumer protection scheme. Tours offered subject to availability and government guidelines. Errors and omissions excepted. Prices per person, based on two people sharing a double/twin room. Calls to 033 numbers are free within inclusive minutes packages otherwise standard rates apply. Call 03332 342 515 (quoting RCH) or visit nationalholidays.com/RCH 033 numbers are free within inclusive minutes packages otherwise standard rates apply. justgohols JGTravelGroup North West charity YMCA together recently celebrated its 175-year milestone with a gala dinner at Liverpool’s titanic hotel. the event saw more than 120 people representing the charity and businesses from across the region gather to recognise YMCA together’s achievements throughout the years as well as raising awareness of the crucial work they undertake across communities today. Formerly known as YMCA Liverpool & Sefton, the organisation, headed by Chief Executive Ellie McNeil, supports over a thousand people across homelessness, domestic abuse, mental health, substance misuse and childcare through its innovative and research driven services. Ellie said: “the event was a celebration of everything we have achieved in the last 175 years, from the day that we first established way back in 1846 as the City of Liverpool Young Men’s Christian Association. “throughout our 175 years the YMCA has been a sanctuary of safety and a beacon of light and hope to everyone who needs us and now, years later, we are still working to provide the utmost care for those people that need us the most. “Unfortunately, some of the societal issues that drove the inception of the YMCA back in the 1800s are still prevalent today and it’s our mission to ensure that where people are in need, we are able to provide a service that meets those needs. It is our future ambition to do more prevention work so that in the next 175 years the need for our services is not as widespread. “our 175th gala dinner provided a platform for us to inform and educate guests on what we do and what we stand for, while acknowledging the incredible work of our colleagues, peers and volunteers in supporting people to change their lives every day.” In 2021, YMCA together underwent a significant rebrand and expanded its services across Merseyside and the wider North West, introducing new facilities in areas such as mental health to help even more individuals experiencing crisis in their lives. In the last 12 months, the charity has supported over a thousand people and provided almost 75,000 bed spaces in that period, including emergency accommodation as part of its CoVID response services. ■ Find out more at www.ymcatogether. org.uk

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34 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews Puzzles & Stars Cryptic crossword 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 12 13 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 Stuck on today’s puzzle? Call 0905 789 4220 to hear individual clues or the full solution. Calls cost 80p per minute plus network extras. Service Provider: Spoke Ltd, helpline 0333 202 3390 SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS 29/11/2021 Across: 1 Asterisks; 8 Par; 9 Piece of cake; 11 Artiste; 12 Tudor; 13 Preach; 15 Crimes; 17 Trier; 18 Creates; 20 In off the red; 22 Eke; 23 Nose rings. Down: 2 Ski; 3 Reels; 4 Soften; 5 Scatter; 6 Speedometer; 7 Primroses; 10 Extremeties; 11 Appetiser; 14 Cartoon; 16 Scoffs; 19 Ether; 21 Egg. 17 ACROSS 7. The way the wind may blow from a Mediterranean island? (5) 8. Tearing fragments of rock (7) 9. They won’t play if you don’t hit them (7) 10. General direction with an end in view (5) 12. He sets out to make things hot and finishes up with a record (10) 15. Test of next Empire to collapse (10) 18. Official regarding first wife (5) 19. African country including Spain and Portugal! (7) 21. Engineer scans the page and scans the page again (7) 22. It comes round regularly – on wheels? (5) DOWN 1. Teddy, perhaps, making a star appearance (6,4) 2. Consolidates the businesses (5) 3. A letter mix-up may give her Mary’s mail (4) 4. Initiate, as 12 across might (6) 5. Man stood drunkenly – the beast! (8) 6. He may be given work by 12 across (7) 11. A sort of dreary dame with a blank look (10) 13. Scandinavian originating in the north or southeast (8) 14. Pear in reversed health resort is seen (7) 16. Stubborn lot I join in porridge (6) 17. Building largely of straw (5) 20. Dandy kind of deer (4) Codeword This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter, with the same number always representing the same letter. For example, if 8 turns out to be a V, you can write in V wherever a square contains 8. Using your knowledge of words, complete the puzzle. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 I K 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Quick crossword Gogen SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS Across: 1 Carol; 6 Slope; 9 Pollute; 10 Ambit; 11 Oscar; 12 Grips; 13 Rubella; 15 Ten; 17 Eros; 18 Delete; 19 Paper; 20 Assert; 22 Ache; 24 Lay; 25 Sulphur; 26 Eject; 27 Fibre; 28 Nasal; 29 Scooter; 30 Beret; 31 Types. Insert letters to form the listed words, moving between adjacent cells horizontally, vertically or diagonally in any direction. Insert all the remaining letters of the alphabet (except Z) in the grid so all the listed words are spelt out in this way. 1 D W Y P H B E V O F X R J C K G A L U Q ACROSS 1. Backhanders (6) 7. French city (8) 8. Import tax (4) 10. Baby’s soft shoe (6) 11. Dairy product (6) 14. Angry (3) 16. Broody (5) 17. Spool (4) 19. Leprosy sufferer (5) 21. Number (5) 22. Glossy fabric (5) 23. Flat circular plate (4) 26. Restored from death (5) 28. Favourite (3) 29. State without proof (6) 30. Fancy cake (6) 31. First man (4) 32. Garment with buttons (8) 33. Paul Lawrie, for example (6) DOWN 1. Men’s hairdresser (6) 2. Cruel, vicious (6) 3. Eyelid inflammation (4) 4. Egg white (7) 5. Relish (5) 6. Jocund (5) 8. Curved roof (4) 9. Mr Danson, actor (3) 12. Hill (3) 13. Verges (5) 15. Satan (5) 18. Electronic message (1-4) 19. Permit (3) 20. Female swan (3) 21. Spanish drink (7) 22. Observe (3) 23. Particular (6) 24. Article (4) 25. Puma (6) 26. American farm (5) 27. Eat or drink noisily (5) 28. Person’s residence, slang (3) 30. Group of workmen (4) Down: 2 Armour; 3 Opines; 4 Lot; 5 Ultra; 6 Stopper; 7 Less; 8 Planet; 12 Gloat; 13 Regal; 14 Bossy; 15 Teach; 16 Never; 18 Debut; 19 Project; 21 Saline; 22 Apiary; 23 Humane; 25 Scoop; 26 Erse; 28 Net. T N BRAG COPY DEW FOYER HOKUM JOCULAR OVER SING SQUINT TAXED A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y I S M 2 W F J C B I O R A G L N Q V S Need a little help getting started? Then call 0901 293 6261 to hear four random extra letter clues. Or text CODE and send to 64343 to receive 4 clues. Calls and texts cost £1 plus any network extras. Service Provider: Spoke Ltd, helpline 0333 202 3390 SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R L C W Q D N H U A X P F 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 M B S K T O G Y I E V Z J Split Decision Cross out one of the two letters in each divided square to reveal a completed crossword grid. S B R P U A C S E H K M E U H G T C Z L V Y P D X T T A O I C R T K S A M X F E D O BAROQUE CRAGS FILMED JOIN NEXT PEN SAVED SHUT WONKY H P E A R S T H S E A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS O W N E R C E E H A R E M R V I E G Y P T SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS D J V B X W M P O S W O K E G R A N T H N R T S P L V Q I F Y I L A U B U E X C M F C H Q J G D Y K

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 35 In association with teamdogs.co.uk Sudoku 5 6 8 9 9 2 3 5 4 2 6 1 4 2 3 5 1 6 3 SATURDAY’S SUDOKU: Easy Circlegram Niner 9 3 5 7 2 6 9 8 2 7 1 5 3 6 2 5 4 7 3 1 9 8 8 3 1 5 6 9 2 7 4 9 4 7 2 1 8 3 5 6 7 1 3 8 9 6 4 2 5 2 5 8 7 4 1 9 6 3 4 6 9 3 5 2 7 8 1 1 8 6 9 2 4 5 3 7 3 7 2 1 8 5 6 4 9 5 9 4 6 3 7 8 1 2 Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box. EASY 1 8 1 5 5 7 8 1 6 4 1 8 4 3 8 5 1 4 6 7 9 8 5 9 2 9 7 3 SATURDAY’S SUDOKU: Hard HARD Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within the circle can be rearranged to form words with a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark? T S I L B O E K W A ? O M E R U D D 5 3 SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS The letter represented by the question mark is E. Fuentes, Marquez, Allende, all magic realist authors. Alphamuddle Wordsquare Rearrange the letters in the top grid to make five words that read both across and down. Five letters have been placed in the bottom grid to start you off. T R A N C O W E C A T E S T A N C E R O A N R I D E A D I T T E T H O A T O N L O S E S L O S E S E S R C R R Find as many words as possible using the letters in the grid. Each word must use the central letter and at least 3 others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns, but verb forms ending in ‘s’ are permitted. There is one 9-letter word to be found. S U N T L B G M I HOW YOU RATE 20 Good; 25 Very Good; 30 Excellent. SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS STOUTNESS onus, oust, ousts, outs, outset, snout, souse, souses, stout, stun, stunt, sues, suet, suns, sunset, tout, touts, tune, tunes, tuts, unto, uses. Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters. 46139 gives a French painter; 858537 gives an Italian painter; 9321678 gives an American painter. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: HOMEWARDS SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS Find the familiar phrase, saying or name in this arrangement of letters. SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: Attendee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 www.dingbats.net 29/11/2021 RUSSELL GRANT For more call 0905 789 4271 For more call 0905 789 4272 For more call 0905 789 4273 For more call 0905 789 4274 For more call 0905 789 4275 VIRGO For more call 0905 789 4276 arIEs March 21–April 20 Competition in the workplace will raise concerns and make you question the security of your job. This could be as good a time as any to try and angle for a promotion. A group project will be rewarding in more ways than one. Be open to learning from those around you. 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36 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews funeral-notices.co.uk Announce, share and remember forever Funeral Notice Partners The following Funeral Directors have chosen funeral-notices.co.uk to provide notices on their website meaning you may view their current and past notices on their own websites. Check out your local Funeral Notice Partners below: Visit: andrewroughleyfunerals.com BACCINO - ANGELO BOGGAN - JOHN MICHAEL (FKA JAMES JOSEPH, November VENTRE) 4th November 18, 2021. Peacefully 2021 Aged 62 years. A in hospital aged 81 loving partner of Donna. years. Reunited with Will be very sadly missed his loving wife Eileen. by all his family and Cherished Dad of Alan Visit: barringtonsfunerals.co.uk friends. Requiem Mass and Joe, respected Father at St John's Church in law of Nikki and Steph. Kirkdale on Tuesday Much loved Grandad 7th December at 10am, of Wade, Francesca, followed by Interment at Joseph and Betsy. Loving Ford Cemetery. All Enqs. Brother to his Brothers Debbie Bennett Funeral and Sisters. John will Visit: cleggfunerals.com Directors 31 High Street, be very sadly missed by L34 6HE 0151 426 3131 all his loving family and friends. Requiem Mass to be held at St John's Church, Fountains Road on Friday 3rd December at 10.30am. Followed Visit: deanbros.co.uk by interment at Ford Cemetery at 12 noon. All enquiries to Hardacres Funeral Directors, Laconia House, 15 Jason Street L5 5DY. John will be resting at his home from Wednesday Visit: petercoyne-funerals.co.uk morning. Tel 0151 207 4888. THOMAS PORTER & SONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS Visit: porter-funerals.co.uk Visit: rsjfunerals.co.uk STEPHEN CAIN FUNERAL DIRECTORS Visit: porter-funerals.co.uk Interested in becoming a preferred partner to funeral notices? Funeral Directors can be added free to this advert by calling 03444 060 276 BEBBINGTON - AGNES (Aggie Boo), November 16th 2021. Aged 80 years. You waited for us Mum then gently slipped away. Funeral service to be held at St. Teresa's Church on Thursday December 2nd 2021 at 10am followed by interment at Everton Cemetery at 11.30am. All enquiries to Coyne Brothers, 172 Lower House Lane, Liverpool, L11 2SH. Tel: 0151 226 0123. BEE - RONALD, November 19, 2021. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family aged 91 years. Beloved husband of Rosemary. Loving daughter Andrée and son John. Adored grandad to Sophie, Alex and Jacob. May he rest in peace. Funeral service to be held at St Charles Church, Aigburth on Wednesday 8th December at 11.30am followed by cremation at Springwood Crematorium in the Rosemary Chapel at 1pm. Family flowers only, donations if desired to St Charles Church Fund. All enquiries to Pearson Collinson 87 -91 Allerton Road. L18 2 DD. Tel: 722 1514 BRACE - NESTA (Evans), November 25, 2021. Passed away peacefully aged 91. Beloved wife of Harry, loving mother to Jonathan and Nicholas, grandmother to Rory and Toby. Will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Simple cremation only. Donations in memory of Nesta are welcomed by Cancer Research UK. CLARKE - JEFFREY JOHN (Jeff), November 21, 2021. Peacefully in hospital aged 68 years. Sadly missed by his loving family and friends. Funeral service to be held on Friday 3rd December 2021, 12.30pm at St Helens crematorium. Family flowers only donations if desired to Dementia Uk. All enquiries to Cosgroves Independent Funeral Service, Whiston L35 3PA, 0151 426 6622 CONNEELY - JOHN FRANCIS (Sean), November 21, 2021. Passed away peacefully aged 84 years. Reunited with his beloved wife Marie. Proud dad of Sean and Stephen. A dear father in law. A loving grandad and a cherished brother of Mary. Funeral service to be held at Springwood Crematorium on Monday 6th December 2021 at 11.30am. Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to Marie curie in memory of Sean. All enquiries to Pearson Collinson Funeral Directors, Allerton Road, Liverpool, L18 2DD. Tel: 0151 722 1514. COOTE - HARRY, November 20, 2021. Aged 72 years. Beloved husband of Julie, devoted dad to Paul and Neil, stepdad to Sophie and Andrew, a loving grandad to Jack, Ava. Maisie, Archie, Hope and William, a dear brother to Rob. (Harry enjoyed life to the full. He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends). Service and cremation at Springwood Crematorium (Rosemary Chapel) on Tuesday 7th December at 12 noon. Family flowers only please, donations if desired to the British Heart Foundation. All enquiries to Richard & Shannon Jenkins Family Funeral Directors, 3 Allerton Road, L18 1LG. Tel: 0151 318 4660. COOTE - HARRY, November 20, 2021. Our lovely friend, Harry, we will miss you and never forget you, fly high, Harry. Sending much love to Julie and all the family.- Elaine, Frank and Family xxx EDWARDSON - JOHN ROBERT, November 9, 2021. Passed away on 9th November 2021 and will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. Funeral Service at St Ann's Church Rainhill on Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 2pm followed by committal at St Helen's Crematorium at 3pm. All Enquiries to Debbie Bennett Funeral Directors, Station Road, Rainhill L35 0LL 0151 426 3131 Opt2 FORAN - NEIL, October 30, 2021. Heartfelt sympathy to all Neil's family. Fond memories of old times, RIP Neil, Liverpool Amateur Boxing Royalty. Love & Prayers, Lee Swain, Chris Ainscough xx FRANCIS - JOHN, November 10, 2021. Aged 68 years, John will be sadly missed by all his loving family and friends. Funeral service to be held on Wednesday 8th December at St Monica's RC Church at 1.15pm followed by committal at Anfield Crematorium at 2.00pm. Family flowers only please but donations if desired to GutsUK via the tribute page set up by John's family. https:// john-francis1.muchloved. com. All enquiries to Desmond Bannon & sons, John Rotheram House, Burlington Street, L3 6DG 0151 298 2066 FRENCH - KEITH, November 5, 2021. Passed away aged 59 years, much loved son to Maureen and re united with his dad Stanley also brother Graham. Will be sadly missed by his family. Funeral service to take place on Friday 3rd December at 3.45 at Springwood Crematorium. Family flowers only. Donations if desired to Brake. All enquiries to Pearson Collinson, 255 Speke Road, Hunts Cross tel 448 0808 GOODWIN - KEVIN, November 20, 2021. You were taken too soon from us aged only just 50 years. Loving Husband to Denise, Dad to Liam, Beth and Jack. Son to Frank and the late Margaret. Son in law to the late Lil and Keith. Brother to Bev, Brother in law to Sharon and Tony and Uncle to Michael and Emma. My heart is broken but remember I will. Love you always, Denise. A big thank you to all the staff at Aintree ICU who did everything they could for Kevin. Funeral service and cremation at Thornton Crematorium on Tuesday December 7th 2021 at 11:15am. Family flowers only please but donations, if desired for Aintree University Hospital. All further enquiries c/o Andrew Roughley Independent Funeral Directors, 13-14 Central Square, Maghull. L31 0AE. Tel: 0151 433 8820. GOODWIN - KEVIN, November 20, 2021. (We never got to say the things we should have said or done but that doesn't mean I didn't love you, as you were my only Son. I will miss you forever.) - Dad xx GOODWIN - KEVIN, November 20, 2021. (To my loving Brother. It feels like forever since I last saw your face, I miss you so much In my heart you hold a special place, the good times we shared, the memories we made, I think about them all, I know they will never fade. I will miss you always.) - Your ever loving Sister Beverley xx GREGORY - JOSEPH (Joe), November 9, 2021. Suddenly but peacefully at home aged 88 years. Reunited with all his loved ones. Beloved husband of Betty, much loved dad, grandad, great grandad and brother who will be sadly missed. Funeral service and cremation to be held at Anfield Crematorium on Monday 6th December at 3.20pm. Family flowers only please by request but donations if desired can be made to British Heart Foundation. All enquiries to Hardacres Funeral Directors, Laconia House, 15 Jason Street, L5 5DY. Joe will be resting at home from Friday 3rd December. TEL 0151 207 4888 HARDY - JEAN (nee Kuiper formerly Cawley), November 16, 2021. Passed away peacefully in hospital aged 78. Beloved wife of Colin. Much loved and proud mum, Nan and Great-nan. All enquiries to Co-op Funeralcare, St Ambrose Grove, L4 2RL. Tel 263 2791. I am so grateful for the 38 incredible years we spent together. You were the strongest person in every way and brought so much happiness to everyone around you. Thank you so much for all the wonderful holidays we shared with our families and for being the love of my life. Be with your Grandad and James they are waiting for you love always your devoted husband Colin xx HILL - DAVID JOHN (Dave), November 14, 2021. Peacefully passed away at Whiston Hospital aged 76 years. Beloved husband of Eileen, devoted dad to Leander, Paula & Sylvia, loving grandad to Josh, James, Keira & Jack and great grandad to Dollie. Funeral service at Greenacres, Blindfoot Road, Rainford, St. Helen's WA11 7HX on Friday 3rd December at 10am. Family flowers only, donations to Me 2 U Centre. All enquiries to Debbie Bennett Funeral Directors, Prescot - 0151 426 3131. JAMES - BRIAN, November 18th, 2021. Peacefully at home with his loving family around him, aged 73 years. A much loved husband, dad, dar, brother, sonin-law and uncle. Sadly missed by all his family and many friends. Always in our hearts, loved and missed forever. All enquiries regarding funeral arrangements c/o Belmar and Liston Funeral Directors, 387 Pensby Road, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 9PF. Tel. 0151 648 4455.

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 37 JENKINS - ROY, November 7, 2021. Suddenly aged 74. A much loved dad and grandad. Graveside Service and Interment at Anfield Cemetery on Friday 3rd December at 11:30am. Flowers and all enquiries to Richard & Shannon Jenkins Family Funeral Directors, 3 Allerton Road, L18 1LG. Tel: 0151 318 4660. JOHNSTONE - JAMES EDWARD, November 11, 2021. Passed away Peacefully aged 82 years. Reunited with his beloved wife Colette. A loving dad to Paula and David. A dear father in law and adored by all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral service to be held at Springwood Crematorium on Friday 3rd December 2021 at 1.30pm. All enquiries to Pearson Collinson Funeral Directors, Allerton Road, Liverpool, L18 2DD. Tel: 0151 722 1514. JONES - THOMAS VICTOR, October 28, 2021. Aged 64 years. Tom will be sadly missed by all his loving family and friends. Funeral service to be held on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Anfield Crematorium at 12 noon. All enquiries to Desmond L Bannon & Sons, Elwy Lodge, Kirkby, Liverpool L32 7QY. 0151 548 5399. KEIFFER - ENID MARY, November 10, 2021. Passed away peacefully in hospital aged 94 years. Beloved Aunt to Janet & Martin. Will be very sadly missed by her family and many friends. Funeral Service will take place at All Hallows Church Allerton on Thursday 2nd December at 3pm followed by committal at Springwood Crematorium. Family flowers only, however, donations in memory of Enid are welcomed for RSPCA. Enquiries to Pearson Collinson, 87-91 Allerton Road, L18 2DD. Tel: 01517221514 LEWIS - STEPHEN PAUL (Lewy), November 19, 2021. Peacefully aged 63 years surrounded by all his loving family. Re-united with his Mum Ivy & Dad Jimmy. Devoted Husband to Siobhan. Loving Dad to Victoria, Eileen, Stephen & Robert. Father in law to Sean, Sharon & Sam. Adored Grandad to Sian, Ethan, Calliope & Alfie. Beloved brother and uncle. Will be very sadly missed. Funeral Service and Cremation on Friday 3rd December 2021 at Anfield Crematorium at 10:00am. All enquiries to Peter Coyne Funerals; 134-140 Stanley Road, Kirkdale, L5 7QQ, TEL 0151 207 0222. Stephen will be resting at home from Thursday Evening. MCKENNA - CHRISTINE TERESA, October 26, 2021. Aged 64 years. Christine will be very sadly missed by all her loving family and friends. A funeral service will be held at St Patrick's RC Church at 11.00am on Friday 3rd December followed by cremation at Springwood Crematorium. All enquiries to Craven Funeral Service, 187 Park Rd, L8 6SE. Tel 0151 727 1226. McKENNA - JOHN, November 21st, 2021. Peacefully aged 87 years, re-united with all his loved ones. Beloved husband to Marie, devoted dad to Pat and Marie, loving grandad and great-grandad, much loved brother, father-inlaw, uncle and friend. John will be very sadly missed by all his family and friends xxx. Funeral service will be held on Thursday 2nd December 2021 at St Michael and All Angels Church, Kirkby at 3.30pm followed by cremation at Anfield Crematorium. All enquiries c/o Peter Coyne Funeral Service, St Chads Drive, Kirkby Town Centre, L32 8RB. Tel 0151 548 7999. MULLIGAN JOAN (Nee Dunleavy) 18th November, aged 71. Joan, you put up the best fight to stay with us, they say God only takes the best, well, I picked the best 46 years ago. Our love just grew stronger and stronger every day. You were my world, girl. My life will never be the same. Whose gonna keep me on my toes now? Until we meet again. Rest in peace. - Your brokenhearted Husband Dave xx MULLIGAN - JOAN (Nee Dunleavy), November 18, 2021. Aunty Joan, our hearts are broken, you were a massive influence on our lives and the best inspiration to us all. Strong, loving, caring and kind, that was you all over. Give my mum and dad a big hug off us all. Rest in peace, Googie. - Your loving Niece Moe, Heidi, Josef, Marc and baby Nellie xxxxx MULLIGAN - JOAN (Dunleavey), November 18, 2021. We loved you so much & miss you, life will never be the same the fun & laughs we always had. Goodnight our little Googie. (Take your time!) Sharon Paul Mitch Vinny Hannah & Chloe Give our love to Mum & Dad Xxxxx PARR - JUDITH ANGELA, November 12, 2021. Passed away peacefully on 12th November 2021. Much Loved Wife to Geoffrey, Loving Mum to Ian and Jane, Also very loved Nannie to all of her Grandchildren. Funeral Service at Our Lady Help Of Christian, Portico Lane on Thursday 2nd December 2021 at 2.30pm followed by commital at St Helen's Crematorium at 3.30pm. All enquiries to Debbie Bennett Funeral Directors, Station Road, Rainhill L35 0LL 0151 426 3131 Opt 2 PEARCE - HILARY PELLISTERRA, November 21, 2021. Aged 77 years. Beloved wife of Phil. Hilary will be sadly missed by all her loving family and friends. Service and Cremation at Springwood Crematorium (Rosemary Chapel) Wednesday 1st December 3:00pm. Flowers and all enquiries to B Jenkins & Sons Family Undertakers 4 Church Road L15 6TF (by Picton Clock) 0151 733 7201 enquiries@ bjenkinsandsons.co.uk PRADO BOOCOCK - KIM, November 24, 2021. I wish to express my sorrow for the loss of my cousin Maureen's beautiful daughter, Kim, who passed away in Venezuela. She was born and bred in Liverpool, she will be very much missed by her devastated children German, Ashley, her mum and sister Donna. Back in the arms of her dad Alan and her daughter Chantelle. RIP, Kim.- Teresa STANLEY - JON, November 7, 2021. Suddenly at home aged 59 years. Reunited with his dad Fred. Loving husband of Gill, devoted dad to Ellis and Macey, a much loved son, brother, brother in law, uncle and friend. John will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. Funeral Service and Cremation at Thornton Crematorium on Wednesday 1st December at 2.15 pm. Family flowers only please by request. All enquiries to Barringtons Funeral Services, 28 Crosby Road North, Waterloo L22 4QF. Tel 0151 928 1625 SUMNER - BERYL, November 15, 2021. Passed away aged 85 years surrounded by her loving family. Reunited with her beloved husband Frank and son Anthony. A much loved mum of Carol, Linda, Denise, David and Kerry. A dear mother in law. A cherished sister and a loving nan to all her grandchildren and great grandchildren who will be sadly missed. Funeral service to be held at Springwood Crematorium on Thursday 2nd December 2021 at 12.00noon. Donations in memory of Beryl can be made to Marie Curie. All enquiries to Pearson Collinson Funeral Directors, Allerton Road, Liverpool, L18 2DD. Tel: 0151 722 1514. SWEENEY - JOAN MARY, November 16, 2021. Peacefully in hospital, after a sudden illness. Aged 92 Years. Finally reunited with loving Husband Joey, first born Son Joseph, Grandson Joseph John and much loved and missed Daughter Christine, not forgetting Sons in Law: Peter and Les. Along with all dearly departed Haines and Sweeney Family members. Mum, your wise words, loving, caring ways and all your prayers will be forever missed. Goodnight, God bless Mum we promise to always look after each other, just as you said. We know that you will be the most incredible Guardian Angel for all of us. With all of our love and prayers always Mum. From your loving Children - Sons Stephen, and Joey & Daughters Rita and Helena & Daughter in Law Marie & Son in Law Dave xxxx Sending you sweet dreams forever Nana from all of your much loved Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Grandchildren - Lee, Joanne, Claire, James, Jenna, Nicole, Faye, Liana and Callia xxxx Great Grandchildren - Tyson, Max, William, Tiara, Jack, Niamh, Noah, Ezra, Alissia and Albie xxxx The Funeral service to take place on Friday 3rd December at 12noon at Christ the King Church followed by interment at Yew Tree Cemetery. Immediate Family Flowers only please but if you wish to make a donation in Mum's Memory please consider Parkinson's UK and/or St Vincent's School for Blind and Partially Sighted Children, West Derby, Liverpool. Joan is resting at Debbie Bennett Funeral Directors, 31 High St, Prescot L34 6HE By appointment only, maximum 2 people per visit. Please phone in advance to make appointment (0151 426 3131) Mass Cards to be posted - C/O Debbie Bennett's please. SWEENEY - JOAN, November 16, 2021 With deepest sympathy to Claire on the loss of your Nan, and to all of the family - we are thinking of you all at this sad time. Sleep peacefully Joan. 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@LivEchoNews 44 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 LINGFIELD TOMORROW NEWCASTLE TOMORROW SOUTHWELL TOMORROW Going: Standard Draw: Little effect. Going: Standard Draw: High numbers have a slight advantage over 5f. Going: Good-good to soft in places Breeze looks a Top pick Top Breeze has some solid form in the book that can see him sail to victory in the #betyourway Betway Handicap at Lingfield tomorrow. Not only is Richard Hughes’ sprinter a course winner but he has performed with credit in defeat at the Surrey track as well against such speedy types as Good Effort and Aberama Gold. A winner over this trip of six furlongs at Chelmsford in June, Top Breeze was only caught in the closing stages back there on his latest start. He looks sure to put up a good show. Taravara has been coming down the handicap steadily and he can capitalise on that in the Betway Handicap. The three-year-old gelding has shaped well in four starts for Simon Pearce since being bought out of Clive Cox’s stable for 40,000 guineas at Tattersalls July Sales. He has certainly shown the right signs in his last two races in particular and, though Taravara has yet to strike in 12 attempts, the handicapper has given him a sound chance of getting his head in front. Naval Captain put up a remarkable display when making a belated winning debut at Newcastle three weeks ago and will surely know much more when he returns to the same course for the Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Novice Stakes. The three-year-old gelding, by No Nay Never, was slowly away and soon detached from the rest of the field. However, his rider Kieran Shoemark persevered and the penny finally dropped. Naval Captain had plenty to do a furlong out but he stayed on strongly to get up in the final stride and deny Tantastic by a nose. Now Naval Captain has grasped what is required, he should be able to defy his winner’s penalty. Ballyare looked good when successful over this five furlongs five weeks ago and can repeat the trick in the Betway Handicap. Things did not go right for the Lucinda Russell-trained four-year-old but he somehow recovered from being bumped at the start and then clipping heels and stumbling to win a handicap eased down in the closing stages. He has been put up 5lb for that but he certainly looked more value than the one-length verdict over Soapys Sister. Atyaaf has yet to win in his three visits to Newcastle but he has run respectably and has solid claims in the Betway Live Casino Handicap. Ivan Furtado’s six-year-old was consistent throughout the season on turf and can register a deserved victory. Across The Line can get off the mark over fences at the third try in the Robin Spencer Appreciation And Retirement Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at Southwell. 11.40 BETWAY CASINO HANDICAP (6) 2m Winner £2,700 (14 run) SSR 1 (3) 0-9 Cuillin (20) Noel Williams 6 9-12.................C Hutchinson (5) — 2 (10) 321 Smith (17) Mrs L Richards 5 9-7 (CD).......................... R Havlin 64 3 (2) 069 Some Detail (22) N Hawke 7 9-7...................... T Buckley (5) 43 4 (8) 773 Severus Alexander C Hobson 5 9-7................... J Mitchell 65 5 (1) 304 Letter At Dawn M Attwater 4 9-6....................... W Carson 55 6 (6) 441 Global Wonder Suzi Best 6 9-5 (C)............... Jimmy Quinn 41 7 (4) 000 Celtic Classic (148) N King 5 9-2 (C)..................... T Whelan 64 8 (7) 597 Leroy Brown (77) N Twiston-Davies 6 9-0......... C Shepherd 50 9 (11) 648 Affair (79) H Morrison 7 8-12 (C)........................T Marquand 60 10 (12) 732 Hannalite (17) A Stronge 4 8-12.............................H Doyle 61 11 (14) 346 Miss Pollyanna (17) R Ingram 5 8-12.... Rhiain Ingram (3) 55 12 (9) /68 Tilsworth Sammy (38) J R Jenkins 6 8-12............M Ghiani — 13 (13) 421 Owen Little (32) Matt Crawley 3 8-9 (D)............ G Rooke (3) 64 14 (5) 97P Blue Galaxy (157) M Usher 3 8-5........... Laura Coughlan (5) 55 BETTING: 11-4 Smith, 4 Global Wonder, 11-2 Owen Little, 6 Hannalite, 10 Letter At Dawn, 12 Affair, 14 Some Detail, Miss Pollyanna, Celtic Classic, 16 Others. 2020: SOCIAL CITY 4 9 10, Cieren Fallon 9-1 (A Carroll), drawn (4), 13 ran. 12.10 CORAL RACING-SUPER-SERIES FOR FREE NURSERY (6) (2-Y-O) 5f Winner £2,700 (10 run) SSR 1 (3) 445 Aye Catcher (28) Tom Clover 9-7........................... J Mitchell 63 2 (2) 309 Lucrosa (27) H Morrison 9-6.............................T Marquand 42 3 (5) 850 Royal Cygnet (26) L Allan 9-6..............................D Keenan 1 4 (1) 555 If You Can Dream (105) C Cox 9-5 (BF).................. H Crouch 61 5 (10) 569 Alya’s Gold Award (26) R Hughes 9-4...................H Doyle 67 6 (4) 211 Brazen Akoya (21) Phillip Makin 9-4 (D3)......... G Rooke (3) 63 7 (8) 833 Fair And Square (28) R Harris 9-3....................... T Whelan 62 8 (7) 473 Glasstrees (21) M Appleby 9-2............................T Ladd (3) 64 9 (6) 097 Ey Up Its Jazz (20) J Boyle 9-1................................. R Havlin 19 10 (9) 904 Roystan Girl (57) J S Moore 8-13............................L Morris 59 BETTING: 9-4 Brazen Akoya, 9-2 Glasstrees, 6 If You Can Dream, 8 Alya’s Gold Award, Fair And Square, 10 Roystan Girl, Aye Catcher, 12 Lucrosa, 16 Others. 2020: No corresponding race. 12.40 CORAL / EBF MAIDEN STAKES (DIV 1) (5) (2-Y-O) 1m Winner £3,780 (11 run) SSR 1 (7) 00 Ahwhatadaay (19) G Boughey 9-5................. M Crehan (3) 20 2 (2) Al Marmar A Balding 9-5.........................................J Bryan — 3 (6) 59 Gordons Aura (41) Sir M Prescott 9-5....................L Morris 42 4 (11) 00 Hill Station (27) G L Moore 9-5.........................A Keeley (7) — 5 (1) Hoornblower D Coakley 9-5.................................C Fallon — 6 (4) 00 Last Roar (32) Mrs L Mongan 9-5.......................... W Carson 45 7 (5) 08 Quavering (18) R Beckett 9-5................................ H Crouch 45 8 (8) 06 Tuddenham Green (27) A King 9-5.....................M Harley 55 9 (9) Yonafis W Haggas 9-5.......................................T Marquand — 10 (10) 86 Albion Princess (20) R Charlton 9-0.................. T Whelan 42 11 (3) Deac’s Girl J Osborne 9-0................................S Osborne (5) — BETTING: 5-2 Yonafis, 3 Al Marmar, 4 Tuddenham Green, 5 Albion Princess, 10 Quavering, 12 Deac’s Girl, 20 Gordons Aura, 25 Hoornblower, Ahwhatadaay, 50 Others. 2020: No corresponding race. FORM GUIDE: YONAFIS Golden Horn colt out of Modeyra. AL MARMAR Kodiac colt out of Fraulein. TUDDENHAM GREEN 10-1 Held up, niggled along over 2f out, headway when not clear run well over 1f out, closed but still short of room entering final furlong, kept on under hands and heels closing stages, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Rochebrune at Kempton 1m 2yo nov stks (5) pol. ALBION PRINCESS 100-1 Raced in mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace, 6th of 12, 9l behind Al Husn at Kempton 1m (5) pol. QUAVERING 125-1 Tracked leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 12, 9l behind Al Nafir at Kempton 1m 2yo nov stks (5) pol. DEAC’S GIRL Churchill filly out of Kaabari. GORDONS AURA 150-1 Held up, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 10l behind Bay Of Honour at Kempton 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Oct. 1.10 EBF MAIDEN STAKES (DIV 2) (5) (2-Y-O) 1m Winner £3,780 (10 run) SSR 1 (3) 78 Cap Dramont (10) E Walker 9-5...........................R Coakley 52 2 (5) Far Away Thoughts A Balding 9-5........................J Bryan — 3 (2) 52 Kaasirr (18) S & E Crisford 9-5............................... J Mitchell 71 4 (6) 66 King Of Ice (41) W Haggas 9-5...........................T Marquand — 5 (8) 76 Postmark (18) R Beckett 9-5............................. Rossa Ryan 62 6 (4) 00 The Provenist (19) G Boughey 9-5................... C Shepherd 23 7 (9) 232 Unilateralism (48) H Palmer 9-5..........................C Fallon 94 8 (7) 9 Wagga Wagga (27) H Morrison 9-5.........................H Doyle — 9 (1) 09 Hammock (27) R Hughes 9-0.............................. G Rooke (3) 44 10 (10) Magical Dias R Hannon 9-0.................................S M Levey — BETTING: 9-4 Kaasirr, 4 Unilateralism, King Of Ice, 9-2 Postmark, 8 Far Away Thoughts, 12 Cap Dramont, 14 Magical Dias, 33 Wagga Wagga, 66 Others. 2020: No corresponding race. FORM GUIDE: KAASIRR 14-1 Tracked leader 3f, well in touch, headway out wide and edged right over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ridden and strong challenge towards finish, carried left and just held, 2nd of 12, hd behind Al Nafir at Kempton 1m 2yo nov stks (5) pol. KING OF ICE 6-1 Close up, pushed along over 2f out, effort over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 13, 4l behind Juan Bermudez at Newmarket 1m 2yo nov stk (2) sft in Oct. UNILATERALISM 4-1 Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no extra and well held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Moon Island at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct. POSTMARK 40-1 Led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed soon after, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3l behind Al Nafir at Kempton 1m 2yo nov stks (5) pol. FAR AWAY THOUGHTS Storm The Stars colt out of War Effort. CAP DRAMONT 100-1 Slowly away, mid-division, outpaced and no impression over 2f out, 8th of 12, 11l behind Symbol Of Light at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo nov stks (5). 3.45 BETWAY HANDICAP (5) 5f Winner £3,240 (14 run) SSR 1 (14) 008 Savalas (45) G Harker 6 9-7 (D5)...............................S James — 2 (3) 431 Ballyare (36) L Russell 4 9-7 (CD2)....................H Russell (3) 85 3 (1) 031 Lordsbridge Boy (34) W Knight 5 9-6 (D2)........R Winston — 4 (11) 463 Stay Smart (8) D O’Meara 3 9-6 (C, D2)................... J Watson 87 5 (4) 941 Fine Wine (25) S Dixon 4 9-4 (CD)..........................J Fisher (5) 84 6 (10) 330 Roydmoor (43) R Fahey 3 9-2 (D)........................P Hanagan 84 7 (13) 092 Lost My Sock (25) T Easterby 3 9-1 (D)................ B Robinson 89 8 (2) 003 Impressor (25) Phillip Makin 4 8-13......................... R Scott 83 9 (5) 579 Good Night Mr Tom (180) T Waggott 4 8-13 (C)......T Eaves 83 10 (8) 659 Ubahha (35) A Brittain 3 8-12..................................C Hardie 73 11 (9) 434 For Peat’s Sake (25) M Appleby 3 8-9 (CD)......... F Larson (7) 89 12 (12) 705 Sugar Baby (25) P Niven 3 8-3............................ JP Sullivan 93 13 (6) 333 Captain Corcoran (27) E Alston 4 8-2 (BF, D2).D Fentiman 67 14 (7) 0-6 Summer Heights (50) J Goldie 4 8-2........ Miss A Waugh (5) — BETTING: 5 Ballyare, 6 Lordsbridge Boy, Stay Smart, 7 Lost My Sock, 8 Fine Wine, Impressor, Captain Corcoran, 10 For Peat’s Sake, 14 Others. 2020: BE PROUD 4 8 13, Oliver Stammers(5) 13-2 (J Goldie), drawn (12), 13 ran. 4.15 WATCH RACING FREE ONLINE AT CORAL NOVICE STAKES (5) 6f Winner £3,510 (9 run) SSR 1 (3) 1 Naval Captain (22) D O’Meara 3 9-9 (CD)..........K Shoemark 68 2 (6) Blackjack A Brown 4 9-2.........................................D Swift — 3 (7) 864 Canzone (22) D C Griffiths 4 9-2....................................G Lee 81 4 (2) 6-8 Clear Angel (22) S Corbett 3 9-2.................... P J McDonald 63 5 (4) 4 Dance At Night (18) A Balding 3 9-2....................D Probert 40 6 (5) 42 Must Be Royale (25) M Appleby 3 9-2................... J Watson 77 7 (1) 052 Tantastic (22) J Wainwright 3 9-2........................B McHugh 81 8 (9) Bella Gleneagles Ewan Whillans 4 8-11................ R Scott — 9 (8) 89 Civil Justice Gone (77) D Thompson 3 8-11......... C Beasley — BETTING: 5-2 Naval Captain, 3 Dance At Night, 10-3 Must Be Royale, 6 Canzone, Tantastic, 12 Clear Angel, 33 Blackjack, 50 Bella Gleneagles, 150 Civil Justice Gone. 2020: MONDAMMEJ 3 9 5, Cam Hardie 33-1 (A Brittain), drawn (12), 10 ran. FORM GUIDE: NAVAL CAPTAIN 11-4fav Pushed along towards rear, green and outpaced halfway, headway entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Newcastle 6f nov stk (5) beating Tantastic by ns, 11 ran. DANCE AT NIGHT 11-4 Driven out of stalls to settle in fourth, asked for effort 2f out, some headway until fading final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Bibulous at Kempton 6f nov stk (5) pol. MUST BE ROYALE 14-1 Raced in mid-division, ridden 3f out, a bit short of room just over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, not quite getting to winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Cover Name at Newcastle 7f (6). 4.45 MANSIONBET BEATEN BY A HEAD HANDICAP (4) 7f Winner £4,590 (8 run) SSR 1 (8) 176 Firmament (25) D O’Meara 9 9-12 (CD)................... J Watson 91 2 (2) 171 Oso Rapido (25) R Fell 4 9-10 (C, D2)............................J Hart 90 3 (1) 852 Old News (28) Mrs L Stubbs 4 9-1 (D2)...... Joanna Mason (3) 88 4 (4) 860 Tommy Taylor (24) G Tuer 7 8-13 (D).......................S James 92 5 (6) 111 Millionaire Waltz (25) B Haslam 4 8-12 (CD3).... A Mullen 91 6 (5) 341 Lead Story (67) K Burke 3 8-10 (CD).................P-L Jamin (3) 89 7 (3) 222 Maywake (28) R Fahey 3 8-10..............................P Hanagan 89 8 (7) 676 Al Qaasim (40) D O’Meara 4 8-6...............................C Hardie 90 BETTING: 5-2 Millionaire Waltz, 9-2 Oso Rapido, 5 Maywake, Lead Story, 6 Old News, 10 Tommy Taylor, 12 Firmament, 16 Al Qaasim. 2020: No corresponding race. FORM GUIDE: MILLIONAIRE WALTZ 1-1fav Steadied start, held up in rear, going well when not much room over 2f out, closed after, led inside final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) beating Pallas Lord by 1 1/4l, 10 ran. OSO RAPIDO 10-1 Mid-division, going well over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) beating Fortamour by 3/4l, 14 ran. LEAD STORY 7-1 Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, held on well towards finish, won at Newcastle 7f fll hcp (3yo+) (5) in Sep beating Key Look by ns, 8 ran. MAYWAKE 12-1 Front mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, headed 110 yards out, kept on, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Magnificence at Redcar 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft. 5.15 MANSIONBET PROUD PARTNERS OF AWC HAND- ICAP (4) 1m Winner £4,590 (12 run) SSR 1 (6) 311 Masked Identity (3) M Loughnane 6 10-3 (D2).. E Whittington (5) 78 2 (8) 344 Star Shield (35) D O’Meara 6 9-12 (D3)................. C Beasley 83 3 (1) 136 End Zone (10) R Fell 4 9-9 (BF)........................... C Rodriguez 84 4 (3) 404 Daniel Deronda (10) D O’Meara 4 9-7 (C)............. J Watson 82 5 (4) 111 Proclaimer (22) J Camacho 4 9-6 (CD).........................G Lee 83 6 (7) 357 Cote d’Azur (35) J L Eyre 8 9-4 (D).................... P J McDonald 72 7 (2) 320 Innse Gall (35) I Jardine 3 9-3 (D).......................... A Mullen 81 8 (11) 361 Broctune Red (28) G Boanas 6 9-2 (CD5).....O Stammers (5) 82 9 (12) 314 Busby (31) P Kirby 6 8-11 (D)......................................D Swift 79 10 (5) 208 Thaayer (120) M Herrington 6 8-11 (CD2).............P Hanagan 84 11 (9) 186 Bronze River (28) M Appleby 4 8-11 (D2).......... F Larson (7) 83 12 (10) 493 Vindobala (21) T Collier 3 8-9 (D)..............................T Eaves 81 BETTING: 4 Masked Identity, 5 Proclaimer, 11-2 Broctune Red, 8 Busby, Daniel Deronda, End Zone, 12 Star Shield, Bronze River, Innse Gall, 14 Others. 2020: BRINGITONBORIS 3 9 3, Joe Fanning 10-3 (K Dalgleish), drawn (8), 8 ran. FORM GUIDE: MASKED IDENTITY 5-2fav Carried right start, held up towards rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) beating Lafan by nk, 10 ran. PROCLAIMER 10-3 Prominent, travelled well into lead 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) beating Engles Rock by nk, 10 ran. BROCTUNE RED 9-2 Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-75 (5) beating Old News by 1l, 10 ran. 12.25 YOUTUBE.COM/ATTHERACES HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2m 4f Winner £3,594 (6 run) SSR 1 7-1 Cawthorne Lad (33) Jonjo O’Neill 5 11-12......... Jonjo O’Neill Jr 127 2 -48 Generous Day (22) Henry Oliver 9 11-11 (C, D).......... P Brennan 130 3 -39 Tiquer (20) Joe Ponting 13 11-9 (D3)............................... D Jacob 127 4 442 Percussion (140) L Morgan 6 11-2.............................. A Wedge 124 5 -1P Happy News (20) J Groucott 8 11-0 (D3)......................J Nailor (3) 126 6 -62 Bardd (25) Mrs D O’Neill 9 10-4.................................. C Quinn (7) 127 BETTING: 11-8 Cawthorne Lad, 2 Percussion, 9-2 Bardd, 12 Generous Day, Happy News, 25 Tiquer. FORM GUIDE: CAWTHORNE LAD 25-1 Towards rear, effort and headway before 2 out, mistake 2 out, soon ridden and went third home turn, led before last, mistake final fence, ran on strongly, won at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct beating Romanor by 8l, 8 ran. PERCUSSION 16-5 Midfield, pushed after 4 out and progress into 2nd, ridden after 3 out and dropped to 3rd, stayed on strongly after last to regain 2nd, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Dreamsundermyfeet at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul. 12.55 CAZOO MARES’ NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE (4) 3m Winner £3,594 (5 run) SSR 1 314 Une De La Seniere (24) F O’Brien 6 11-8................... P Brennan — 2 9-5 Schiaparannie (20) Mrs V Makin 9 11-4 (C)........ A Anderson (5) 96 3 0-3 Alpha Carinae (22) O Murphy 6 11-4 (D).................. A Coleman 109 4 5-4 Whatsdastory (33) Dr R Newland 8 11-4 (CD).S Twiston-Davies 134 5 -49 Another Theatre (31) P Kirby 8 11-0 (C)...................T Dowson — BETTING: 13-8 Une De La Seniere, 9-4 Alpha Carinae, 10-3 Whatsdastory, 10 Schiaparannie, Another Theatre. 2020: GETAWAY MAG 6 11 1, Harry Skelton 11-4 JtFav (D Skelton), 6 ran. FORM GUIDE: UNE DE LA SENIERE 6-1 Led chasing group behind clear leader, took closer order 7th, mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 7, 20l behind Wynn House at Wincanton 2m 5f mrs hcp hdl (2) gd. ALPHA CARINAE 5-1 Held up, left tracking leaders 3rd, outpaced 4 out, rallied and went remote 3rd final strides final stride, 3rd of 5, 25l behind Hawthorn Cottage at Kempton 2m 4f (3) gd. WHATSDASTORY 6-1 Chased leader, hit 6th, awkward 9th, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, chased leaders, 1.45 BETYOURWAY AT BETWAY HANDICAP (3) 6f Winner £6,210 (5 run) SSR 1 (4) 22- Benny And The Jets (379) S Kirk 5 9-7 (D2).....T Marquand — 2 (5) 952 Top Breeze (75) R Hughes 5 9-7 (C, D3)............... G Rooke (3) 98 3 (1) 697 Global Warning (27) C Dwyer 5 8-13 (D2)........T H Hansen 102 4 (2) 112 Mount Mogan (50) Mrs L Mongan 4 8-11 (BF, D3)....L Morris 98 5 (3) 073 Rovaniemi (18) E Walker 4 8-7 (C)............................H Doyle 98 BETTING: 9-4 Top Breeze, 11-4 Mount Mogan, 3 Benny And The Jets, 4 Rovaniemi, 10 Global Warning. 2020: BOWLING RUSSIAN 3 9 7, Cieren Fallon 7-1 (G Baker), drawn (1), 7 ran. FORM GUIDE: TOP BREEZE 16-1 Led after 1f, ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Chocoya at Chelmsford City 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Sep. MOUNT MOGAN 11-4fav Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Hello Me at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) in Oct. BENNY AND THE JETS 3-1 Chased leaders, quickened to lead just over 1f out, edged right, ran on, headed close home, 2nd of 10, hd behind Total Commitment at Kempton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Nov ‘20. ROVANIEMI 8-1 Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Rogue Force at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol. GLOBAL WARNING 15-2 Dwelt and slightly hampered start, held up in last pair, never on terms, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Beyond Equal at Kempton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol. 2.15 BETWAY HANDICAP (3) 1m 2f Winner £6,210 (5 run) SSR 1 (3) 5-P Surprise Exhibit (224) A Watson 3 9-13................H Doyle — 2 (1) 635 Alba Rose (22) M Johnston 3 9-7...........................J Fanning 96 3 (5) 424 Sky Power (42) R Beckett 4 9-5 (BF)................... Rossa Ryan 99 4 (2) 757 Caribou (19) D Coakley 3 8-9....................................C Fallon 78 5 (4) 655 Taravara (29) S Pearce 3 8-6 (BF).............................L Morris 98 BETTING: 7-4 Sky Power, 3 Taravara, 4 Alba Rose, 9-2 Surprise Exhibit, 8 Caribou. 2020: YES MY BOY 3 9 5, Hollie Doyle 13-8 Fav (A Watson), drawn (2), 6 ran. FORM GUIDE: SKY POWER 11-4fav Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened into 4th towards finish, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Bascule at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct. TARAVARA 4-1fav Short of room early, towards rear, outpaced entering final furlong, kept on final 100 yards, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Brains at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol. ALBA ROSE 14-1 Keen close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 1l behind Summa Peto at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3). SURPRISE EXHIBIT 50-1 Raced wide led 1f, tracked leader until quickly weakened 5f out, in a race won by Wirko at Epsom Downs 1m 2f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Apr, 8 ran. CARIBOU 10-1 Never closer than mid-division, 7th of 11, 8l behind Excel Power at Chelmsford City 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol. 2.45 PLAY 4 TO WIN AT BETWAY HANDICAP (6) 1m 2f Winner £2,700 (14 run) SSR 1 (5) 654 Cafe Sydney (22) A Carroll 5 9-10 (CD3).....Mollie Phillips (5) 56 2 (6) 833 Sea Of Charm (5) H Dunlop 3 9-7....................... G Rooke (3) 60 3 (13) 679 Golden Age (28) R Cowell 4 9-7.......................... Rossa Ryan 60 4 (4) 508 Brass Clankers (243) R Brisland 4 9-6 (D)...........D Keenan 67 5 (9) 747 St George’s Bay (50) E Walker 3 9-6........Hannah Fraser (7) 57 6 (8) 262 Jeddeyd (29) M Loughnane 4 9-6............................. P Prince 63 7 (10) 556 Sobriquet (8) E De Giles 4 9-5............................... T Whelan 50 8 (3) 439 Ask The Wind (29) A Carroll 3 9-5.............................L Morris 28 9 (7) 068 Cafe Milano (132) S Dow 4 9-5........................... J Duern (3) 57 10 (14) 445 Miss Sligo (66) J Osborne 4 9-5 (CD)..................S Osborne (5) 64 11 (2) 320 Voi (24) C Allen 7 9-4 (D)...........................................M Dwyer 60 12 (1) 099 Treble Clef (42) L Carter 6 9-3...................R Clutterbuck (5) 61 13 (12) 385 Carmela Soprano (29) J R Jenkins 3 9-2..............M Ghiani 61 14 (11) 000 Fortissimo (204) L Carter 5 9-2......................C Murtagh (3) 40 BETTING: 4 Sea Of Charm, 5 Cafe Sydney, Jeddeyd, 10 Carmela Soprano, Golden Age, Miss Sligo, 12 St George’s Bay, Sobriquet, 14 Others. 2020: JUNOESQUE 6 9 4, Darragh Keenan(3) 50-1 (J Gallagher), drawn (9), 13 ran. 3.15 HANDS AND HEELS APPRENTICE HANDICAP (6) 1m Winner £2,700 (12 run) SSR 1 (9) 944 Red Evelyn (10) S Pearce 3 9-8 (CD)....................... L Browne 63 2 (1) 400 Sir Taweel N King 3 9-7 (D)............................ J Bradnam (5) 44 3 (11) 635 Stormingin (169) G L Moore 8 9-7 (D)......... Anna Gibson (7) 72 4 (3) 222 He’s Our Star (10) A Carroll 6 9-6 (D3)........... Emma Taff (5) 67 5 (7) 883 Daany (10) A West 4 9-5 (D)...................................L Williams 71 6 (4) 534 Hellavapace (33) J Portman 3 9-4 (CD)...............B Harris (3) 69 7 (6) 174 Broughtons Flare (29) M Loughnane 5 9-1. Mr C Hillhouse (5) 68 8 (12) 153 Essgee Nics (85) R Brisland 8 9-0...............Mr Lewis Kent (5) 66 9 (5) 733 Laurentia (19) D Ivory 5 8-12 (CD)...........Molly Presland (3) 64 10 (8) 908 Caribbean Spring (33) G Margarson 8 8-10 (D2).....M Cole 58 11 (2) 697 Haraz (57) P Butler 8 8-9 (D)...................................A Jary (3) 58 12 (10) 347 Queen Sarabi (48) A Carroll 3 8-7...........................A Keeley 70 BETTING: 4 Laurentia, 9-2 Daany, He’s Our Star, 6 Red Evelyn, 7 Hellavapace, 8 Essgee Nics, Broughtons Flare, 14 Stormingin, 25 Others. 2020: BLACK MEDICK 4 9 4, Callum Hutchinson(7) 7-1 (Mrs L Mongan), drawn (3), 11 ran. 5.45 BETWAY LIVE CASINO HANDICAP (6) 5f Winner £2,700 (14 run) SSR 1 (9) 311 Morty (4) D O’Meara 3 10-3 (D3)............................. J Watson 54 2 (6) 021 Oriental Lilly (22) J Goldie 7 9-7 (CD4)...........P Mulrennan 63 3 (13) 117 Muatadel (22) J Wainwright 8 9-7 (C2, D3).....Z Wheatley (7) 64 4 (3) 045 Country Charm (35) Simon Whitaker 3 9-7 (D).... C Beasley 59 5 (5) 230 Gorgeous General (21) L Mullaney 6 9-7 (CD)...O Stammers (5) 63 6 (1) 333 Atyaaf (43) I Furtado 6 9-6 (D2)................................K O’Neill 41 7 (10) 263 Sharrabang (105) Mrs S Barclay 5 9-6 (C2, D). F McManoman (3) 39 8 (14) 375 Cool Spirit (17) D C Griffiths 6 9-6 (D3).......................J Hart 66 9 (2) 950 Tomily (22) I Jardine 7 9-5 (D5)................................ A Mullen 66 10 (8) 809 Penombre (36) B Smart 3 9-5.................................. H Shaw — 11 (7) 996 Joshua R (22) Helen Cuthbert 4 9-5 (D)................ JP Sullivan 56 12 (4) 765 Mrs Bagerran (98) T Waggott 3 9-4.......................T Eaves 59 13 (12) 638 Qaaraat (7) A Brittain 6 9-3 (CD)..............................C Hardie 60 14 (11) 034 Due A Win (46) B Smart 4 9-2........................................G Lee 84 BETTING: 7-2 Morty, 5 Oriental Lilly, 7 Country Charm, Atyaaf, 8 Due A Win, Sharrabang, 12 Gorgeous General, 14 Qaaraat, Muatadel, 16 Others. 2020: SWISS CONNECTION 4 9 7, Graham Lee 13-2 (B Smart), drawn (11), 12 ran. 6.15 BETYOURWAY AT BETWAY HANDICAP (DIV 1) (6) 6f Winner £2,700 (14 run) SSR 1 (12) 125 Redzone (32) B Smart 4 9-7 (BF, CD).................... G Sanna (7) 68 2 (14) 980 Presidential (84) R Fell 7 9-5 (D)...............................J Hart 79 3 (2) 096 Blazing Hot (42) G Tuer 4 9-3.................................. R Scott 60 4 (7) 837 Jet Set Go (36) S Spencer 6 9-2.................................. H Shaw — 5 (13) 702 Independent Beauty (28) L Williamson 3 9-2.B Robinson 70 6 (4) 437 Glorious Charmer (183) M Herrington 5 9-1 (D)....T Eaves 80 7 (11) 043 Birdie Bowers (21) D Thompson 4 8-12.............. C Beasley 68 8 (6) 628 Atrafan (22) A Brown 7 8-11 (CD2)............................D Swift 72 9 (10) 014 The Grey Bay (21) J Camacho 4 8-11 (CD)......................G Lee 69 10 (1) 590 Pacopash (36) J Camacho 3 8-11..............................S James — 11 (9) 689 Wicklow Warrior (182) P Niven 6 8-10 (CD).... JP Sullivan 71 12 (3) 860 The Golden Cue (193) S Hollinshead 6 8-8 (D3)...... J Gordon 49 13 (5) 154 Lancashire Life (7) Mrs S Barclay 3 8-8 (CD)... F McManoman (3) 69 14 (8) 792 Embla (46) A Brown 3 8-7............................... Paula Muir (3) 52 BETTING: 4 Redzone, 5 Independent Beauty, 6 Birdie Bowers, 8 Lancashire Life, Glorious Charmer, The Grey Bay, 12 Jet Set Go, Embla, 14 Others. 2020: No corresponding race. 6.45 BETYOURWAY AT BETWAY HANDICAP (DIV 2) (6) 6f Winner £2,700 (14 run) SSR 1 (12) 354 Masquerading (77) B Smart 3 9-7..................K Shoemark — 2 (8) 452 Patontheback (17) D O’Meara 3 9-6..................... J Watson 60 3 (7) 027 Barrington (24) M Appleby 7 9-5 (BF, D).......... F Larson (7) 68 4 (11) 930 Hurstwood (22) P Niven 4 9-4 (BF, CD).............H Russell (3) 66 5 (5) 353 Paddy Power (22) R Fahey 8 9-4 (CD).................P Hanagan 66 6 (13) 732 Fircombe Hall (22) P Kirby 3 9-1 (CD)............ P J McDonald 79 7 (3) 090 The Mackem Torpedo (22) K Scott 5 9-0 (CD)............J Hart 53 8 (14) 0-8 Oasis Law (25) A Brown 4 8-13....................... Paula Muir (3) 25 9 (1) 754 Larllunna (18) B Ellison 3 8-13......................... B Robinson 52 10 (2) 583 Red Allure (28) Steph Hollinshead 6 8-12.Josephine Gordon 68 11 (9) 522 Secret Equity (69) J Camacho 4 8-11 (BF)................S James 50 12 (10) 736 Sleight (28) I Jardine 3 8-10................................... A Mullen 67 13 (6) 829 One Last Hug (28) J Goldie 6 8-10............. Miss A Waugh (5) 51 14 (4) 400 Suntory Star (99) Mrs A Duffield 3 8-8......................S Gray 58 BETTING: 11-2 Patontheback, 6 Fircombe Hall, Secret Equity, 13-2 Paddy Power, 7 Masquerading, 8 Hurstwood, 10 Barrington, Red Allure, 12 Others. 2020: No corresponding race. 7.15 CORAL RACING-SUPER-SERIES FOR FREE NURSERY (6) (2-Y-O) 1m Winner £2,700 (13 run) SSR 1 (5) 425 Alphonse Le Grande (18) E Dunlop 9-9........P Mulrennan 59 2 (7) 738 Wheal Kitty (43) B Smart 9-7.....................................G Lee — 3 (6) 806 Jabbar (10) A Balding 9-7......................................D Probert 57 4 (8) 765 Robbie Roger (5) R Fell 9-7..................................... R Scott 49 5 (12) 645 Maggie’s Joy (27) K Burke 9-5...................................... C Lee — 6 (1) 607 Ha Long Bay (27) A Keatley 9-5................... Ryan Sexton (7) 48 7 (10) 745 Black Echo (21) R Fahey 9-4...............................T Hamilton 30 8 (2) 808 Franklin Saint (18) M Loughnane 9-3.......O Stammers (5) 52 9 (13) 888 Samurai Sneddz (28) K Scott 8-12............................J Hart 55 10 (9) 012 Dajarus (10) I Jardine 8-11 (C)..............................J Gormley 66 11 (3) 060 Penelopeblueyes (50) A Keatley 8-10..............L Edmunds 54 12 (4) 979 Fast Forward (32) A King 8-2............................ J Peate (7) 54 13 (11) 830 Laoch Gach La (36) A Berry 8-1.......................... JP Sullivan 52 BETTING: 5-2 Dajarus, 5 Alphonse Le Grande, 6 Maggie’s Joy, 8 Robbie Roger, Wheal Kitty, 10 Jabbar, Black Echo, 14 Fast Forward, Ha Long Bay, 25 Others. 2020: No corresponding race. ridden before 2 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 6, 26l behind Legends Ryde at Ffos Las 3m (4) sft in Oct. 1.25 ROBIN SPENCER NOVICES’ LIMITED HANDICAP CHASE (3) 2m Winner £5,882 (5 run) SSR 1 221 Light N Strike (15) E Lavelle 5 11-7.................J R Wildman (10) 125 2 216 Isolate (22) A King 5 11-5 (BF, D2)................................ T Cannon 133 3 2-3 Heartbreak Kid (26) D McCain 6 11-3.......................B Hughes 134 4 -52 Across The Line (18) D Skelton 6 11-3 (D)...................H Skelton 128 5 F3P Silver Star A Sadik 8 11-0 (D)........................................... J Best 133 BETTING: 11-8 Light N Strike, 3 Across The Line, 7-2 Isolate, 9-2 Heartbreak Kid, 25 Silver Star. 2020: GLAJOU 4 11 2, Harry Cobden 5-2 (P Nicholls), 7 ran. FORM GUIDE: LIGHT N STRIKE 9-4 Raced keenly, prominent, led going well approaching 2 out, pushed clear before last, ran on well flat, comfortably, won at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd beating En Coeur by 19l, 5 ran. ACROSS THE LINE 11-2 Mid division, headway home turn to track leader, ridden and outpaced 3 out, never a threat to leader, 2nd of 10, 10l behind Fugitif at Worcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs. ISOLATE 6-4fav Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd 9th, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 6th of 9, 41l behind Rockstar Ronnie at Kempton 2m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd. HEARTBREAK KID 12-1 Front mid-division, effort and headway into 3rd 4 out, pushed along before omitted 2 out, ridden well before last, not pace to get on terms with front pair, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Cooper’s Cross at Sedgefield 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs. SILVER STAR 8-1 Held up towards rear, pushed along in moderate 9th after 7th, no extra and pulled up before next, in a race won by She Tops The Lot at Tipperary 2m 1f hcap ch sft in Oct, 10 ran. 1.55 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIAN BURLEY NH FLAT RACE (CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ AND AMATEUR RIDERS’) (5) 2m Winner £1,906 (10 run) SSR 1 7 Bayraat (63) T Tate 5 11-0........................................ T Gillard (5) 75 2 Blame The Farrier D Thompson 4 11-0.................. J Tudor (3) — 3 7-1 Carrigdoun Boy (198) Jonjo O’Neill 4 11-0........Mr A O’neill (7) — 4 Crambo F O’Brien 4 11-0........................................ L Harrison (3) — 5 PP Doctor Tom (178) L Morgan 4 11-0.......Miss M Micklewright (7) — 6 57- Stunsail (351) C Dyson 5 11-0................................C Leonard (5) — 7 4-1 Supreme Gift (205) H Daly 4 11-0................. Miss A Stevens (7) — 8 /P- Tikitov (352) M Rowley 5 11-0..........................Mr B Bromley (7) — 9 A Strip Of Amy C & A Pogson 4 10-7.Mrs Stephanie Germany (7) — 10 Bridal Knot N Henderson 4 10-7........................ N Brennan (7) — BETTING: 6-4 Bridal Knot, 7-2 Carrigdoun Boy, 4 Crambo, 5 Supreme Gift, 25 Stunsail, Bayraat, A Strip Of Amy, Blame The Farrier, Tikitov, 33 Doctor Tom. 2020: WITHOUT A DOUBT 5 11 4, Sean Houlihan(3) 16-1 (P Hobbs), 13 ran. 2.30 EVANIS A LEGEND, WIGUAGAIN DUCK MAIDEN HDLE (DIV 1) (4) 2m Winner £4,084 (10 run) SSR 1 652 Calidad (16) H Whittington 5 11-4.................................. D Jacob 105 2 25- Champ Is Real (252) L Morgan 5 11-4..................... R McLernon — 3 -7P Fraughan Hill (23) W Greatrex 5 11-4.................... G Sheehan 76 4 10P Gareth Cael (31) O Greenall 5 11-4..............................H Brooke — 5 7-7 Gospelus (10) Dr R Newland 5 11-4..................S Twiston-Davies 45 6 2-6 Here We Have It (25) L Morgan 6 11-4......................... A Wedge 102 7 6- Keep It Brief R Phillips 4 11-4................................D Hiskett (3) 121 8 26- Phoenix Aquilus S Durack 4 11-4........................... A Coleman — 9 57- Alchemystique Steph Hollinshead 4 10-11.......... C Hammond — 10 5-6 Whenthepennydrops (20) D Skelton 5 10-11.........H Skelton 57 BETTING: 9-4 Here We Have It, 5-2 Calidad, 9-2 Whenthepennydrops, 8 Phoenix Aquilus, Keep It Brief, 10 Champ Is Real, 25 Gospelus, Alchemystique, Fraughan Hill, 100 Gareth Cael. 2020: LUCKY ONE 5 11 0, Harry Cobden 5-6 Fav (P Nicholls), 13 ran. 3.00 EVANIS A LEGEND, WIGUAGAIN DUCK MAIDEN HURDLE (DIV 2) (4) 2m Winner £4,084 (9 run) SSR 1 7 Beat The Heat (22) J Boyle 4 11-4..................Sean Houlihan (3) 80 2 Eevilynn Drew R Eddery 4 11-4...........................F Gregory (3) — 3 0-6 Finoah (10) Martin Smith 5 11-4...................................J Quinlan 59 4 1-6 Great Ocean (40) P Hobbs 5 11-4 (BF)........................T J O’Brien — 5 1- King Arise (220) Dr R Newland 4 11-4 (D).........S Twiston-Davies — 6 2 Lydford (15) D Skelton 4 11-4 (BF)...............................H Skelton 90 7 2-2 Midnight Centurion (46) J Snowden 5 11-4 (BF)...G Sheehan 123 8 4-5 Radetzky March (195) L Morgan 6 11-4..................... A Wedge — 9 9P7 Tre A Peni (18) O Greenall 4 10-11................................H Brooke — BETTING: 5-4 Lydford, 13-8 Midnight Centurion, 13-2 King Arise, 10 Great Ocean, 16 Radetzky March, 33 Eevilynn Drew, Beat The Heat, 50 Finoah, 200 Tre A Peni. 2020: No corresponding race. FORM GUIDE: LYDFORD 4-5fav Held up in rear, headway 2 out, led narrowly next, soon ridden, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, hd behind Zabeel Champion at Leicester 1m 7f nh nov hdl (3) gs. MIDNIGHT CENTURION 7-4fav Led, not fluent 2nd, headed 4th, chased winner after, ridden before 2 out, closed final 75 yards, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Geromino at Uttoxeter 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gd in Oct. KING ARISE 3-1 Hdwy 8f out; went 2nd 3f out; led 1f out; drvn out, won at Quorn 2m ptp gd in Apr beating Universal Run by 5l, 6 ran. GREAT OCEAN 9-4fav Midfield, headway to lead 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 8l behind Knowwhentoholdem at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (5) hvy in Oct. Hannalite 11.40 Owen Little Brazen Akoya 12.10 Brazen Akoya Al Marmar 12.40 Albion Princess Kaasirr 1.10 Postmark Top Breeze (nap) 1.45 Rovaniemi Taravara 2.15 Sky Power Ask The Wind 2.45 Carmela Soprano Daany 3.15 Laurentia Ballyare 3.45 Captain Corcoran Naval Captain (nb) 4.15 Tantastic Oso Rapido 4.45 Maywake Proclaimer 5.15 Masked Identity Atyaaf 5.45 Morty Birdie Bowers 6.15 Redzone Patontheback 6.45 Secret Equity Jabbar 7.15 Dajarus Percussion 12.25 Cawthorne Lad Une De La Seniere 12.55 Alpha Carinae Across The Line 1.25 Isolate Supreme Gift 1.55 Crambo Gareth Cael 2.30 Here We Have It Lydford 3.00 Lydford Black Lightning 3.30 Thundersockssundae CAPTAIN BECHER THE MARQUIS CAPTAIN BECHER THE MARQUIS CAPTAIN BECHER THE MARQUIS Calscost65pperminplusyourtelephonecompany’snetworkaccesscharge.18+only. SP:Spoke.Helpline:03332023390 OFFICIALHORSERACING COMMENTARY AND RESULTS Cal09016094248 3.30 CAZOO HANDICAP HURDLE (5) 2m 4f Winner £2,342 (16 run) SSR 1 8-6 Midnight Callisto (28) A Honeyball 6 11-12 (BF).B Godfrey (5) 100 2 -FP Mountain Hawk (181) C Ellam 9 11-12.................W T Kennedy — 3 55- Unblinking (285) R Bevis 8 11-5...............................J Nailor (3) 77 4 08- Mandalayan (252) W Greatrex 6 11-4...................... G Sheehan 91 5 40- Classic Tune (244) C Dyson 11 11-3 (CD).................C Leonard (5) 109 6 37- Commander Miller (228) Mrs D O’Neill 7 11-2...... Page Fuller 104 7 866 Denable (22) A Carson 5 11-1........................................J Quinlan 86 8 7-2 Thundersockssundae (18) F O’Brien 6 10-13 (BF).P Brennan 107 9 871 Black Lightning (41) Georgie Howell 8 10-11...... T Worsley (5) 103 10 7-8 Unit Sixtyfour (35) B Pauling 6 10-11..................K Brogan (3) 93 11 635 Irish Sovereign (25) S Humphrey 6 10-11............ N Scholfield 61 12 0-7 Time Is Time (21) Miss S Robinson 12 10-6 (D)............... C Ring (3) 61 13 850 Global Protektor (33) D Skelton 4 10-6..................H Skelton 113 14 504 Ulysses (18) D Shaw 7 10-5 (D).....................................B Hughes 109 15 601 Killane (36) D McCain 6 10-4 (D)....................... P J Kavanagh (7) 105 16 5-3 True Thoughts (18) Mrs L Young 6 10-3 (D)..........M Bastyan (3) 94 BETTING: 5-2 Thundersockssundae, 4 Black Lightning, 13-2 Global Protektor, 8 Others. 2020: CLASSIC TUNE 10 11 0, Charlie Hammond(3) 40-1 (C Dyson), 14 ran. FORM GUIDE: THUNDERSOCKSSUNDAE 8-13fav Mid division, steady headway to press leaders 3 out when mistake, ridden and upsides leader last, kept on same pace run in, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Lamanver Bel Ami at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (5) gs. BLACK LIGHTNING 16-1 Raced on inside, tracked leaders, led 2nd until 4 out, in front again before 2 out until 2 out, chased leader, ran on to lead again post, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Oct beating Antony by shd, 11 ran. GLOBAL PROTEKTOR 100-1 In rear, always behind, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Onemorefortheroad at Stratford 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (3) gd in Oct. LIVERPOOL ECHO RACING

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46 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 the goal line! @LivEchoNews All the scores .. all Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Chelsea 13 4 2 1 18 4 5 1 0 13 1 26 30 Man City 13 5 1 1 17 3 4 1 1 10 4 20 29 LIVERPOOL 13 4 3 0 18 5 4 1 1 21 6 28 28 West Ham 13 3 1 2 12 9 4 1 2 12 7 8 23 Arsenal 13 5 1 1 12 6 2 1 3 3 11 -2 23 Wolves 13 3 0 3 5 6 3 2 2 7 6 0 20 Tottenham 12 4 0 2 6 8 2 1 3 5 9 -6 19 Man Utd 13 2 1 3 10 11 3 2 2 11 11 -1 18 Brighton 13 2 3 2 6 8 2 3 1 6 6 -2 18 Leicester 13 3 1 3 11 12 2 2 2 9 11 -3 18 Crystal Pal 13 2 4 1 10 6 1 3 2 9 13 0 16 Brentford 13 2 1 4 8 9 2 3 1 9 8 0 16 Aston Villa 13 3 1 2 11 8 2 0 5 7 13 -3 16 EVERTON 13 3 1 2 10 8 1 2 4 6 12 -4 15 Southampton 13 2 3 1 5 4 1 2 4 6 14 -7 14 Watford 13 2 1 3 8 12 2 0 5 10 12 -6 13 Leeds 13 1 3 2 6 9 1 3 3 6 11 -8 12 Burnley 12 1 3 2 8 8 0 3 3 6 12 -6 9 Norwich 13 1 2 4 5 11 1 1 4 2 16 -20 9 Newcastle 13 0 3 3 10 16 0 3 4 5 13 -14 6 this week’s fixtures todAY 7.45pm unless stated Sky BET ChAmPIONShIP Derby v QPR. SCOTTISh CUP ThIRD ROUND Brechin v Darvel Juniors. tomorrow 7.45pm unless stated ThE EmIRATES FA CUP FIRST ROUND REPLAy Exeter v Bradford. PREmIER LEAGUE Leeds v Crystal Palace (8.15pm); Newcastle v Norwich (7.30pm). CINCh SCOTTISh PREmIERShIP Motherwell v Dundee Utd. SPFL TRUST TROPhy QUARTER- FINALS Cove Rangers v Rangers U21; Hamilton v Kilmarnock; Inverness CT v Raith. ArsenAl (0) 2 newcAstle (0) 0 Saka 56 Att 59,886 Martinelli 66 68% Possession 32% 6 shots on target 5 18 shots off target 4 0 offsides 3 5 fouls 12 4 Corners 4 125 Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Saka Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Schar, Ritchie YEARS (Almiron (Martinelli 64), Thomas (Elneny 85), Sambi 67), Fraser, Shelvey (Hayden 89), Willock, Saint- Lokonga, Smith-Rowe, Odegaard, Aubameyang Maximin, Wilson, Joelinton (Murphy 67). Subs not (Lacazette 76). Subs not used: Leno, Tierney, Mait- used: Clark, Lewis, Hendrick, Manquillo, Darlow, land-Niles, Holding, Pepe, Nketiah Booked: Longstaff Booked: Krafth, Lascelles, Ritchie. Aubameyang. Brighton (0) 0 leeds (0) 0 crystAl pAl (0) 1 Aston villA (1) 2 liverpool (3) 4 southAmpton (0) 0 norwich (0) 0 wolves (0) 0 Brentford (1) 1 everton (0) 0 Jota 2, 32 Thiago 37 van Dijk 52 64% Possession 36% 6 shots on target 3 14 shots off target 4 2 offsides 2 7 fouls 14 5 Corners 7 Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson (Milner 67), Fabinho, Thiago (Oxlade-Chamberlain 59), Salah, Jota (Minamino 81), Mane. Subs not used: Tsimikas, Origi, Matip, Kelleher, Williams, Morton Referee: Stuart Attwell Referee: Andre Marriner McCarthy, Bednarek (Redmond 46), Lyanco, Salisu, Livramento, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Perraud (Walker-Peters 88), Broja, Adams (Tella 46), Armstrong. Subs not used: Long, Smallbone, Diallo, Walcott, Valery, Forster Booked: Bednarek. 58% Possession 42% 5 shots on target 4 15 shots off target 7 2 offsides 1 12 fouls 14 6 Corners 1 Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Lamptey (March 76), Gross, Bissouma, Moder (Sarmiento 82), Cucurella, Maupay (Locadia 68), Trossard. Subs not used: Mac Allister, Mwepu, Lallana, Steele, Duffy, Richards Booked: Bissouma. Meslier, Llorente, Phillips, Cooper, Dallas (Shackleton 46), Forshaw (Struijk 46), Firpo, Raphinha, Rodrigo, Harrison (Roberts 63), James. Subs not used: Klaesson, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Klich, McCarron, Jenkins Booked: Firpo, Llorente, Shackleton. 44% Possession 56% 4 shots on target 2 10 shots off target 3 1 offsides 0 10 fouls 10 4 Corners 3 Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, Normann (Rupp 35), Sargent (Tzolis 68), Gilmour, McLean, Rashica (Dowell 82), Pukki. Subs not used: Cantwell, Lees-Melou, Gunn, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele Booked: Gibson, Gilmour. Referee: Craig Pawson Referee: Simon Hooper Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo (Dendoncker 76), Neves, Joao Moutinho, Ait Nouri, Trincao (Traore 68), Jimenez, Hwang (Hoever 90). Subs not used: Marcal, Moulden, Silva, Ruddy, Cundle Booked: Nelson Semedo, Neves. 63% Possession 37% 3 shots on target 3 5 shots off target 7 1 offsides 0 11 fouls 10 7 Corners 3 Guaita, Ward, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell, Milivojevic (Eze 60), Kouyate (Ayew 87), Olise, Gallagher, Zaha (Edouard 72), Benteke. Subs not used: Butland, Hughes, Schlupp, Clyne, Kelly, Riedewald Booked: Milivojevic, Ward, Zaha. Toney 24 (pen) 39% Possession 61% 4 shots on target 5 2 shots off target 9 0 offsides 3 8 fouls 11 3 Corners 3 Fernandez, Goode, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos (Wissa 87), Onyeka, Norgaard (Baptiste 70), Janelt, Henry (Roerslev 77), Toney, Mbeumo. Subs not used: Thompson, Jensen, Forss, Ghoddos, Sorensen, Cox Booked: Canos, Jansson, Mbeumo, Onyeka. Referee: Michael Salisbury Referee: Darren England Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, Ramsey (Douglas Luiz 67), Bailey (El Ghazi 77), Watkins, Young (Buendia 85). Subs not used: Sanson, Steer, Tuanzebe, Ings, Hause, Chuk- wuemeka Booked: Cash, Douglas Luiz, Nakamba. Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Townsend (Gray 70), Doucoure, Allan, Gordon, Iwobi, Rondon. Subs not used: Kenny, Delph, Begovic, Tosun, Gbamin, Branthwaite, Simms, Dobbin Booked: Godfrey, Rondon, Townsend. Burnley p tottenhAm p chelseA (0) 1 mAn. united (0) 1 leicester (3) 4 wAtford (1) 2 mAn. city (1) 2 west hAm (0) 1 Att 31,166 Att 26,911 Guehi 90 Targett 15 Att 25,203 McGinn 86 Jorginho 69 (pen) Sancho 50 Maddison 16 King 30 (pen) Gundogan 33 Lanzini 90 Vardy 34, 42 Bonaventure 61 Fernandinho 90 Lookman 68 Att 34,310 65% Possession 35% 6 shots on target 2 18 shots off target 1 2 offsides 1 13 fouls 14 15 Corners 2 58% Possession 42% 8 shots on target 5 10 shots off target 11 5 offsides 2 5 fouls 17 8 Corners 6 69% Possession 31% 8 shots on target 3 11 shots off target 2 4 offsides 4 7 fouls 6 8 Corners 4 Pope, Lowton, Collins, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Cork, Brownhill, McNeil, Wood, Cornet. Subs not Skipp, Reguilon, Lucas Moura, Son, Kane. Subs not used: Hennessey, Roberts, Stephens, Lennon, used: Doherty, Winks, Gil Salvatierra, Sessegnon, Rodriguez, Pieters, Bardsley, Vydra, Long Alli, Gollini, Bergwijn, Tanganga, Ndombele Referee: Peter Bankes Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Alonso (Mount 78), Ziyech, Hudson-Odoi (Pulisic 78), Werner (Lukaku 82). Subs not used: Arrizabalaga, Christensen, Saul, Barkley, Azpilicueta, Havertz Booked: James, Jorginho. Referee: Anthony Taylor de Gea, Wan Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Alex Telles, McTominay, Matic, Fred, Bruno Fernandes (van de Beek 89), Sancho (Ronaldo 64), Rashford (Lingard 77). Subs not used: Jones, Mata, Martial, Green- wood, Dalot, Henderson Booked: Bailly, Bruno Fernandes, McTominay, Rashford, Ronaldo. Schmeichel, Castagne, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, Lookman (Albrighton 75), Maddison (Dewsbury-Hall 88), Barnes, Vardy. Subs not used: Ward, Iheanacho, Perez, Amartey, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Daka Referee: Graham Scott Bachmann, Femenia, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Masina, Louza (Joao Pedro 46), Hernandez, Clev- erley (Tufan 46), Sissoko, King, Bonaventure (Fletcher 71). Subs not used: Ngakia, Rose, Gosling, Kabasele, Elliot, Morris Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Mahrez, Sterling (Fernandinho 87). Subs not used: Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, Steffen, Carson, Palmer, McAtee Booked: Joao Cancelo, Laporte. Referee: Michael Oliver Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell (Coufal 61), Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Benrahma (Lanzini 59), Masuaku (Bowen 74), Antonio. Subs not used: Yarmolenko, Vlasic, Areola, Noble, Diop, Kral Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Fulham 20 7 2 1 23 6 6 2 2 26 10 33 43 Bournemouth 20 6 3 1 23 11 6 3 1 13 5 20 42 West Brom 20 6 4 0 16 5 3 3 4 11 11 11 34 Blackburn 20 6 2 2 23 16 3 4 3 11 11 7 33 Coventry 20 7 2 1 19 8 2 4 4 8 15 4 33 QPR 19 6 3 1 16 8 3 2 4 15 16 7 32 Stoke 20 6 2 2 15 9 3 2 5 9 12 3 31 Huddersfield 20 6 1 3 14 11 2 3 5 9 12 0 28 Swansea 20 4 4 2 13 8 3 2 5 12 18 -1 27 Millwall 20 4 4 2 11 10 2 5 3 9 11 -1 27 Blackpool 20 4 2 4 7 9 3 4 3 13 13 -2 27 Middlesbro 20 4 2 4 14 12 3 3 4 9 11 0 26 Sheff Utd 20 4 2 4 15 11 3 3 4 10 15 -1 26 Birmingham 20 4 2 4 10 12 3 3 4 9 9 -2 26 Luton 20 4 3 3 16 12 2 4 4 11 14 1 25 Nottm Forest 20 2 3 5 10 15 4 4 2 14 8 1 25 Preston 20 4 4 2 13 11 2 3 5 9 15 -4 25 Bristol City 20 2 5 3 8 10 4 0 6 13 20 -9 23 Hull 20 3 2 5 9 12 3 1 6 7 11 -7 21 Cardiff 20 2 1 7 7 15 4 2 4 14 19 -13 21 Reading 20 4 2 4 15 15 4 0 6 11 17 -6 20 Peterborough 20 3 4 3 12 10 1 0 9 5 28 -21 16 Barnsley 20 2 2 6 7 14 0 4 6 6 17 -18 12 Derby 19 3 5 1 11 9 1 5 4 5 9 -2 1 pools check no ft 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 3 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 10 1 11 3 12 1 13 1 friday weSt Brom (0) 0 n foreSt (0) 0 Att 22,424 WEST BROm: Johnstone, Kipre, Bartley, Clarke, Furlong, Molumby, Mowatt, Townsend, Diangana (Phillips 60), Ahearne-Grant (Hugill 79), Robinson (Reach 72). Subs not used: Ajayi, Button, Gardner-Hickman, Fellows. Booked: Clarke, Molumby. Sent-off: Molumby. NOTTm FOREST: Samba, Worrall, Tobias Figueiredo (Mighten 72), McKenna, Spence, Yates, Garner, Bong, Johnson, Zinckernagel (Lolley 66), Grabban. Subs not used: Horvath, Cafu, Ojeda, Drager, Taylor. Booked: Tobias Figueiredo, Worrall. Referee: Gavin Ward Saturday BoUrnemoUth (1) 2 CoventrY (0) 2 Anthony 45 Godden 85 Billing 66 Kane 90 AFC BOURNEmOUTh: Travers, Mepham, Lerma, S Cook, Stacey, Kilkenny (Rossi 87), L Cook, Billing, Anthony (Marcondes 90), Christie (Davis 79), Solanke. Subs not used: Nyland, Lowe, Rogers, Moriah- Welsh. Booked: S Cook, Mepham. Sent-off: Lerma. COVENTRy: Moore, Dabo, McFadzean, Hyam, Kane, Kelly, Sheaf (Jones 86), Maatsen (Walker 90), O’Hare, Allen (Gyokeres 63), Godden. Subs not used: Wilson, Shipley, Eccles. Booked: McFadzean. Referee: David Coote BirminghAm (0) 1 BlACkpool (0) 0 Jutkiewicz 81 14 1 15 2 16 1 17 1 18 1 BIRmINGhAm: Sarkic, Sanderson, Roberts, Pedersen, Graham, James, Sunjic, McGree, Bela (Aneke 66), Hogan, Deeney (Jutkiewicz 75). Subs not used: Etheridge, Dean, Castillo, Walker, Oakley. Booked: McGree, Pedersen. BLACkPOOL: Grimshaw, Sterling, Ekpiteta, Husband, James, Connolly, Dougall, Mitchell (Bowler 68), Anderson, Dale (Lavery 75), Madine (Yates 84). Subs not used: Lawrence-Gabriel, Wintle, Moore, Gretarsson. Booked: Anderson, Connolly, Husband. Referee: Matthew Donohue hUdderSfld (0) 1 middleSBro (2) 2 Daniels 90 (og) Watmore 16, 23 Att 19,192 hUDDERSFIELD: Nicholls, Pearson (Turton 37), Lees, Sarr, Thomas, High, O’Brien, Toffolo (Koroma 73), Sinani, Ward, Holmes (Campbell 60). Subs not used: Ruffels, Colwill, Schofield, Russell. mIDDLESBROUGh: Daniels, Dijksteel, Bamba, McNair, Jones (Ikpeazu 90), Crooks, Howson, Tavernier, Bola, Sporar, Watmore (Hernandez 77). Subs not used: Taylor, Olusanya, Lea Siliki, Stojanovic, Coburn. Booked: Bola, Crooks, McNair. Referee: Keith Stroud hUll (1) 2 millwAll (1) 1 Honeyman 29 Bradshaw 45 Longman 54 Att 10,613 hULL: Baxter, Bernard, McLoughlin, Greaves, Lewis- Potter, Smallwood, Docherty, Longman (Williams 79), Honeyman, Wilks (Elder 62), Magennis (Eaves 80). Subs not used: Ingram, Cannon, Moncur, Huddlestone. Booked: Eaves, Smallwood. 19 3 20 3 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 2 mILLWALL: Bialkowski, Ballard, Hutchinson, M Wallace, McNamara, Mitchell, Saville (Evans 82), Ojo (Bennett 72), Bradshaw (Smith 67), J Wallace, Afobe. Subs not used: Long, Cooper, Kieftenbeld, Malone. Booked: Afobe, McNamara. Referee: Josh Smith lUton (0) 1 CArdiff (1) 2 Clark 64 Colwill 10 Morrison 77 LUTON: Sluga, Bree, Lockyer, Bradley, Naismith, Bell (Onyedinma 61), Rea (Lansbury 84), Clark, Mpanzu, Cornick (Hylton 66), Adebayo. Subs not used: Shea, Burke, Campbell, Jerome. Booked: Rea. CARDIFF: Smithies, McGuinness, Morrison, Nelson, Ng, Pack, Ralls, Giles, Colwill (Harris 75), Collins (Davies 81), Moore. Subs not used: Phillips, Flint, Vaulks, Bacuna, Brown. Booked: Morrison, Smithies. Referee: Oliver Langford peterBoro (0) 0 BArnSleY (0) 0 PETERBOROUGh: Cornell, Knight, Edwards, Butler, Thompson, Coventry (Norburn 59), Taylor, Burrows (Randall 71), Dembele, Corbett (Szmodics 59), Clarke-Harris. Subs not used: Beevers, Grant, Tomlinson, Blackmore. Booked: Butler, Coventry, Norburn. BARNSLEy: Collins, Williams (Hondermarck 89), Helik, Andersen, Kitching, Benson (Palmer 68), Gomes, Styles, Cole (Adeboyejo 68), Woodrow, Morris. Subs not used: Walton, Moon, Vita, Frieser. Booked: Andersen, Gomes. Referee: John Busby 28 1 29 3 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35 1 36 3 preSton (0) 1 fUlhAm (1) 1 Evans 72 Ream 15 Att 9,838 PRESTON NORTh END: Iversen, van den Berg, Lindsay, Hughes (Cunningham 90), Barkhuizen (Storey 53), McCann, Whiteman, Earl, Browne, Maguire (Evans 60), Jakobsen. Subs not used: Johnson, Ledson, Hudson, Sinclair. Booked: Evans, van den Berg. FULhAm: Rodak, Odoi, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Seri (Onomah 69), Reed, Wilson, Carvalho (Knockaert 81), Kebano (Reid 69), Mitrovic. Subs not used: Tete, Hector, Rodrigo Muniz, Gazzaniga. Booked: Onomah, Robinson. Referee: Chris Kavanagh Stoke (0) 0 BlACkBUrn (0) 1 Att 21,739 Khadra 52 STOkE: Davies, Wilmot, Batth, Chester (Doughty 78), Smith, Sawyers, Tymon, Fox (Ince 66), Vrancic, Brown (Fletcher 66), Campbell. Subs not used: Bonham, Ostigard, Oakley-Boothe, Duhaney. Booked: Brown, Chester, Davies, Wilmot. BLACkBURN: Kaminski (Pears 56), Lenihan, van Hecke, Wharton, Nyambe, Travis, Rothwell (Davenport 73), Pickering, Buckley, Khadra (Dolan 69), Brereton. Subs not used: Johnson, Butterworth, Clarkson, Edun. Booked: Brereton, Dolan, Nyambe, Pickering. Referee: Tim Robinson SwAnSeA (1) 2 reAding (2) 3 Paterson 3 Dele-Bashiru 4 Manning 49 Carroll 30 Att 16,980 Drinkwater 50 37 1 38 3 39 1 40 3 41 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 1 SWANSEA: Hamer, Bennett (Cullen 82), Naughton, Williams, Laird, Grimes, Ntcham, Manning, Smith (Downes 63), Paterson, Piroe. Subs not used: Benda, Cooper, Latibeaudiere, Bidwell, Walsh. Booked: Laird. READING: Southwood, Yiadom, Holmes, Dann, Baba, Laurent, Halilovic (Azeez 66), Drinkwater, Swift, Dele-Bashiru, Carroll (Puscas 81). Subs not used: Tetek, Camara, Rafael Cabral, Ashcroft, Abrefa. Booked: Drinkwater, Puscas, Swift. Referee: Tony Harrington Yesterday Sheff United (1) 2 BriStol CitY (0) 0 Brewster 40 Att 25,615 Sharp 89 ShEFF UTD: Foderingham, Basham, Egan, Davies, Bogle, Norwood (Berge 90), Hourihane (Osborn 90), Stevens, Gibbs-White, McGoldrick, Brewster (Sharp 69). Subs not used: Burke, Robinson, Ndiaye, Eastwood. Booked: Davies, Gibbs-White, Sharp. BRISTOL CITy: Bentley, Vyner, Kalas, Baker (Atkinson 62), Scott, Benarous (Wells 64), Bakinson (Semenyo 76), Massengo, O’Dowda, Weimann, Martin. Subs not used: Simpson, Dasilva, O’Leary, Pring. Booked: Bentley, Martin, O’Dowda, Weimann. Referee: Geoff Eltringham leAding scorers Aleksandar mitrovic (Fulham)...................... 21 Ben Brereton (Blackburn) ............................. 16 Dominic Solanke (AFC Bournemouth)........... 15 Joel Piroe (Swansea) ...................................... 10 Viktor Gyokeres (Coventry).............................. 9 Elijah Adebayo (Luton).................................... 8 Emil Jakobsen (Preston North End) ................. 8 46 3 47 1 48 1 49 1 8 Score Draws 4 No Score Draws 22 Home Wins 15 Away Wins Dividend Forecast is TBC

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 47 the scorers .. all the tables FA TROPHY SECOND ROUND SCOTTISH RESULTS aFC w’Don (0) 2 FleetwooD (1) 2 Assal 53, McCormick 79 Garner 35 Att 7,405 Johnson 84 bolton (1) 2 CheltenhaM (2) 2 Amaechi 26 May 14, 45 Kachunga 58 Att 13,145 burton a (0) 2 DonCaster (0) 0 O’Connor 55, Jebbison 76 Att 2,954 CaMbriDge (1) 1 sunDerlanD (2) 2 Smith 27 Mitov 15 (og) Att 7,174 Broadhead 36 gillinghaM (0) 0 PortsMth (0) 1 Att 5,637 Tucker 90 (og) linColn CitY (0) 0 aCCrington (0) 1 Att 8,547 Bishop 55 MoreCaMbe (0) 0 MK Dons (2) 4 Att 3,700 Eisa 23. O’Riley 40, 82 Darling 64 oxForD utD (0) 0 rotherhaM (0) 0 Att 7,620 PlYMouth (1) 1 wigan (1) 2 Mayor 43 Att 15,329 Keane 35 Lang 90 sheFF weD (1) 2 wYCoMbe (1) 2 Shodipo 45 Mehmeti 23, Obita 65 Windass 50 Att 20,761 shrewsbY (0) 1 Charlton (0) 0 Udoh 90 Att 6,158 Yesterday iPswiCh (2) 2 Crewe (0) 1 Offord 3 (og) Long 73 Celina 45 Att 18,883 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 ........18 11 2 5 30 23 35 MK Dons.............19 10 4 5 37 24 34 Sheff Wed...........20 8 9 3 28 21 33 Oxford Utd..........18 9 5 4 29 18 32 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 Bolton ................20 7 5 8 29 29 26 Accrington..........19 7 3 9 23 36 24 Charlton .............20 6 5 9 26 27 23 Cambridge .........20 5 8 7 27 35 23 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..........18 3 6 9 30 34 15 Doncaster...........19 3 4 12 11 34 13 Crewe.................20 2 6 12 17 36 12 MINOR LEAGUES The Northern Football League Premier Division Bamber Bridge 1 Basford Utd 0, Buxton P Witton Albion P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), FC United of Manchester 2 Mickleover 0, Gainsborough Trinity P Hyde Utd P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Scarborough Athletic P Grantham Town P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Stafford Rangers P South Shields P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed). P W D L F A Pts Matlock Town.....19 14 1 4 37 15 43 Bamber Bridge...20 13 2 5 41 23 41 South Shields .....19 12 4 3 33 15 40 Buxton ...............18 11 6 1 35 13 39 Warrington T ..18 9 5 4 25 18 32 Whitby Town ......19 9 3 7 21 20 30 Stafford Rangers 19 7 6 6 21 14 27 Scarborough.......18 8 3 7 22 27 27 FC Utd of Man.....20 8 2 10 29 26 26 Basford Utd ........19 7 5 7 20 22 26 Atherton ............19 8 2 9 18 22 26 Stalybridge Celtic19 8 1 10 30 28 25 Lancaster City.....19 8 1 10 25 26 25 Radcliffe.............19 7 3 9 24 29 24 Witton Albion.....19 6 4 9 25 39 22 Ashton Utd.........18 5 6 7 22 21 21 Gainsborough ....18 5 5 8 14 25 20 Mickleover .........21 5 5 11 19 34 20 Morpeth Town....17 5 4 8 25 29 19 Nantwich Town ..18 5 4 9 15 22 19 Hyde Utd ............19 6 1 12 23 33 19 Grantham Town..19 3 3 13 19 42 12 The Northern Football League First Division North West 1874 Northwich 0 Widnes 3, City of Liverpool 0 Kendal Town 0, Clitheroe 1 Trafford 0, Kidsgrove Ath 1 Bootle 2, Leek Town P Colne P, Market Drayton Town P Runcorn Linnets P, Warrington Rylands 8 Ramsbottom Utd 0, Workington 1 Prescot Cables 0. P W D L F A Pts Marine...........15 13 0 2 31 11 39 Workington........17 11 4 2 28 14 37 Warrington R..17 10 4 3 42 21 34 Clitheroe ............17 10 3 4 34 17 33 Runcorn L’n’ts.15 10 2 3 31 16 32 Leek Town ..........17 9 4 4 28 17 31 Mossley..............16 10 1 5 31 21 31 Trafford ..............18 8 6 4 34 22 30 Friday ColChester (0) 1 newPort (1) 1 Sears 78 Telford 36 Att 2,401 saturday Carlisle (0) 1 walsall (0) 0 Abrahams 88 Att 3,795 CrawleY (0) 1 MansFielD (1) 2 Tilley 48 Hawkins 24 Att 1,824 Oates 73 Forest gn (1) 2 bristol r (0) 0 Matt 20, 77 (pen) Att 4,128 n’haMPton (1) 1 l orient (0) 0 Hoskins 41 Att 5,769 Port vale (1) 2 hartlePool (0) 0 Garrity 31, Pett 90 Att 4,839 roChDale (0) 1 exeter (0) 1 Taylor 69 Ray 59 Att 2,102 salForD C (1) 2 olDhaM (0) 0 Lund 45, Thomas-Asante 77 sCunthorPe (1) 1 braDForD (0) 1 Jarvis 39 Songo’o 68 Att 3,823 sutton utD (1) 1 barrow (0) 0 Ajiboye 16 Att 2,678 swinDon (0) 1 harrogate (1) 1 Payne 83 (pen) Diamond 24 Att 8,199 tranMere P stevenage P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. 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.............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 ..............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 Bootle............16 8 0 8 33 29 24 City of L’pool...17 6 5 6 21 25 23 Ramsbottom U...17 7 2 8 26 33 23 Kidsgrove Ath.....17 7 1 9 23 26 22 1874 Northwich .17 6 4 7 21 29 22 Colne..................15 6 3 6 21 19 21 Newcastle Town .18 5 4 9 22 31 19 Glossop N E.........17 3 7 7 13 19 16 Widnes...........17 4 2 11 17 23 14 Prescot Cables 18 3 2 13 21 43 11 Kendal Town.......18 2 2 14 16 43 7 Market Drayton ..17 1 2 14 6 40 5 The Northern Football League First Division South East Brighouse Town A Yorkshire Amateur A, Cleethorpes Town P Dunston UTS P, Pontefract Collieries P Stockton Town P, Sheffield FC P Frickley Athletic P, Shildon P Ossett United P, Stocksbridge P S P Lincoln Utd P, Tadcaster Albion P Hebburn Town P. P W D L F A Pts Marske Utd.........15 13 1 1 43 8 40 Liversedge.............14 13 1 0 43 9 40 Shildon..................15 11 1 3 30 11 34 Cleethorpes Town..15 10 2 3 36 22 32 Dunston UTS .........14 8 1 5 28 19 25 Worksop Town.......16 7 4 5 26 23 25 Ossett United ........15 7 4 4 19 18 25 Stockton Town.......15 6 5 4 28 15 23 Stocksbridge P S....16 6 2 8 25 27 20 Brighouse Town.....15 4 7 4 21 22 19 Yorkshire Amateur... 15 5 3 7 18 25 18 Frickley Athletic..15 5 3 7 13 22 18 Lincoln Utd.........16 4 4 8 22 41 16 Hebburn Town....15 3 4 8 19 25 13 Tadcaster Albion.15 3 4 8 19 27 13 Sheffield FC ........15 2 5 8 16 36 11 Pontefract C .......15 3 1 11 15 31 10 Pickering Town...14 2 3 9 18 38 9 Bridlington Town16 2 3 11 12 32 9 The Northern Football League First Division Midlands Belper Town 4 Shepshed Dynamo 1, Cambridge City 1 Chasetown 3, Carlton Town 4 Corby Town 2, Daventry Town P Coleshill Town P, Halesowen Town P Soham Town Rangers P, Loughborough Dynamo 3 Histon 4, Spalding Utd 1 Bedworth Utd 1, Sporting Khalsa P Wisbech Town P, Sutton Coldfield Town P Stamford P, Yaxley 0 Ilkeston Town 1. altrinChaM (0) 1 southenD (2) 2 Mooney 68 Murphy 1 Att 1,288 Dalby 34 eastleigh P solihull M P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. griMsbY P borehaM w P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. King’s lYnn (0) 0 alDershot (0) 1 Att 785 Whittingham 80 MaiDenheaD P ChesterFlD P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. notts CntY (1) 2 Dag & reD (1) 1 Vincent 35 Balanta 42 Wootton 73 Att 4,889 torQuaY (0) 2 FC haliFax (1) 3 Lolos 88 Slew 30, 46 Little 90 Waters 50 Att 2,269 wealDstone (0) 1 stoCKPort (1) 4 Jackson 87 Quigley 26 Att 1,382 Crankshaw 62, 67, 81 woKing (1) 1 barnet (1) 2 McNerney 2 Marriott 28, 90 Att 1,779 wrexhaM (1) 2 broMleY (0) 0 Hall-Johnson 33 Att 8,156 Mullin 60 Yeovil (0) 1 Dover (1) 1 Yussuf 77 Bramble 2 Att 2,062 P W D L F A Pts Chesterfield........17 10 6 1 35 15 36 Boreham Wood ..17 10 5 2 26 13 35 FC Halifax ...........17 10 3 4 28 16 33 Grimsby..............17 10 2 5 29 17 32 Notts County ......18 9 5 4 29 21 32 Bromley .............17 9 4 4 31 20 31 Wrexham ...........17 8 6 3 33 18 30 Stockport ...........17 9 3 5 28 20 30 Solihull Moors ....17 8 5 4 22 20 29 Dag & Red ..........18 8 2 8 34 24 26 Yeovil .................16 7 4 5 17 15 25 Altrincham .........17 7 3 7 31 26 24 Woking...............17 8 0 9 30 26 24 Eastleigh ............16 7 3 6 21 21 24 Barnet................17 6 4 7 21 30 22 Wealdstone........17 5 6 6 17 25 21 Torquay ..............17 5 3 9 24 30 18 Aldershot ...........17 5 1 11 18 30 16 Weymouth .......... 17 4 3 10 20 35 15 Maidenhead Utd . 15 4 2 9 18 30 14 Southend ............ 16 4 2 10 13 25 14 King’s Lynn Town. 17 2 2 13 15 37 8 Dover .................17 0 4 13 14 40 -8 P W D L F A Pts Ilkeston Town .....17 13 2 2 52 17 41 Chasetown .........16 11 4 1 39 18 37 Belper Town .......17 12 1 4 40 24 37 Halesowen Town . 16 11 3 2 37 16 36 Carlton Town ......16 10 5 1 34 14 35 Stamford............16 10 3 3 42 20 33 Coleshill Town ....16 11 0 5 36 19 33 Spalding Utd ......17 7 4 6 24 30 25 Loughborough ...17 7 2 8 37 37 23 Bedworth Utd ....17 7 2 8 23 27 23 Sporting Khalsa..15 6 2 7 26 28 20 Corby Town.........17 6 2 9 23 28 20 Cambridge City...17 5 4 8 21 23 19 Shepshed D ........16 4 6 6 26 28 18 Yaxley.................17 4 1 12 22 43 13 Sutton Coldfield .15 2 6 7 18 24 12 Daventry Town ...16 3 3 10 16 39 12 Wisbech Town ....16 2 3 11 14 36 9 Histon ................17 2 3 12 15 48 9 Soham Town R....17 2 2 13 16 42 8 The Southern Football League Premier South Beaconsfield Town 2 Chesham Utd 2, Gosport Borough 1 Swindon Supermarine 3, Harrow Borough P Farnborough P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Hendon 3 Walton Casuals 1, Kings Langley 2 Hayes & Yeading Utd 1, Merthyr Town P Wimborne Town P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Salisbury FC P Tiverton Town P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Taunton Town 1 Poole Town 1, Weston-S-Mare 1 Dorchester Town 0, Met Police 1 Yate Town 0. The Southern Football League Premier Central AFC Rushden & Diamonds P Needham Market P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Alvechurch P Coalville Town P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Banbury Utd 2 Royston Town 0, Barwell 2 Hitchin Town 1, Leiston P Biggleswade Town P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Lowestoft Town 2 St Ives Town 2, Nuneaton Borough 1 Hednesford Town 1, Redditch Utd 1 Rushall Olympic 1, Stourbridge P Stratford Town P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed), Tamworth P Peterborough Sports P (Postponed - new date to be confirmed). The Southern Football League Division One Central AFC Dunstable 2 Harlow Town 0, Barton Rovers 0 Berkhamsted 3, Biggleswade FC 3 Ware 0, aFC FYlDe (0) 1 gatesheaD (0) 0 Obi 74 ashton utD P guiseleY P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. bath CitY (0) 0 DartForD (0) 0 Dartford win 3-5 on penalties. binFielD (0) 2 truro CitY (3) 3 Howell 54 Harvey 8 Harris 77 Riley-Lowe 25, Neal 42 b stortForD (2) 5 leiston (1) 1 Merrifield 6, 9 Mills 20 Foxley 53 Harris 80, Charles 82 braCKleY (0) 1 boston utD (2) 2 Ndlovu 48 Elliott 27 Byrne 45 braDFD P a P Marine P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. braintree (1) 3 Potters b t (1) 1 Krasniqi 20, 51 Esan 45 Holness 89 brentwooD (0) 1 DulwiCh h (1) 2 Harvey 50 Mills 13 CanveY isle (0) 0 tonbriDge a (0) 1 Turner 56 ChelMsForD (1) 1 Cheshunt (1) 2 Dada 44 Beckles-Richards 14 Liburd 69 ChiPPenhaM (0) 0 uxbriDge (0) 1 Whitham 71 ConCorD r (0) 0 aFC totton (3) 5 Taylor 14, Griffin 20, 24 Kasimu 49 Tomasso 53 C wanDerers (2) 2 ebbsFleet (0) 2 Yila 35, 38 Bingham 76, Wood 90 Cray Wanderers win 5-3 on penalties. C ashton (0) 2 Chester FC (1) 1 McKay 56 Poscha 40 (og) Thomas 87 eastbourne (1) 2 tiverton (0) 1 Walker 42, 66 Hayfield 74 NAtioNAl lGE scorErs Kabongo Tshimanga (Chesterfield)......17 Michael Cheek (Bromley) ......................13 Tahvon Campbell (Woking) ..................13 Billy Waters (FC Halifax) ........................11 Paul Mullin (Wrexham)..........................10 Armani Little (Torquay) ........................... 9 Joe Sbarra (Solihull Moors) ...................... 9 Kyle Wootton (Notts County)................... 8 Ruben Rodrigues (Notts County) ............ 8 Jordan Slew (FC Halifax) .......................... 7 Josh Umerah (Wealdstone) ..................... 7 Colney Heath 2 Kidlington 3, Didcot Town 0 Bedford Town 3, Kempston Rovers 1 FC Romania 6, Waltham Abbey 0 Thame Utd 3, Wantage Town 3 Hertford Town 3. The Southern Football League Division One South Barnstaple Town 0 Willand Rovers 4, Frome Town 3 Mangotsfield Utd 0, Lymington Town 0 Paulton 7, Melksham Town 2 Highworth Town 0, Sholing 1 Evesham Utd 0, Slimbridge 1 Bideford 0. The Isthmain Football League Premier Division Bognor Regis Town 1 Hornchurch 2, Carshalton Ath 3 Leatherhead 3, Horsham 2 Margate 1, Merstham 2 East Thurrock Utd 2, Wingate & Finchley 1 Lewes 1, Corinthian Casuals 0 Brightlingsea Regent 0. P W D L F A Pts Worthing............16 12 1 3 40 25 37 Enfield Town.......16 11 2 3 35 16 35 Lewes.................18 9 4 5 44 26 31 Cheshunt............17 9 4 4 28 15 31 Folkestone Invicta ... 16 8 6 2 32 21 30 Bishop’s Stortford.... 16 8 5 3 30 19 29 Kingstonian............. 15 9 2 4 27 21 29 Bognor Regis Town.. 16 6 7 3 26 19 25 Corinthian Casuals... 17 7 3 7 20 19 24 Margate .............16 7 3 6 25 25 24 Carshalton Ath ...16 6 5 5 31 18 23 Hornchurch ........17 7 2 8 24 20 23 Merstham ..........17 7 1 9 26 27 22 Potters Bar Town 14 6 3 5 24 24 21 Horsham ...............15 5 3 7 20 18 18 Haringey Borough.17 4 6 7 24 28 18 Wingate & Finchley ... 17 4 4 9 26 37 16 Bowers & Pitsea ....14 4 3 7 16 24 15 East Thurrock Utd ..17 3 5 9 20 43 14 Cray Wanderers .....14 3 2 9 17 30 11 Brightlingsea R......17 3 2 12 15 53 11 Leatherhead.......18 2 3 13 18 48 9 The Isthmain Football League 1 South East Ashford Utd 3 VCD Athletic 1, Corinthian 0 Chichester City 2, East Grinstead Town 2 Sittingbourne 4, Faversham Town 1 Sevenoaks Town 2, Haywards Heath Town 2 Hastings Utd 0, Herne Bay 0 Burgess Hill Town 0, Lancing 0 Hythe Town 1, Phoenix Sports 2 Three Bridges 3, Ramsgate 1 Cray Valley (PM) 1, Whitehawk 0 Whitstable Town 1. FarsleY CeltiC P stalYbriDge C P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. F & walton u (0) 0 aFC telForD (3) 4 Williams 23 Oswell 32, 40 glouCester (2) 3 Kettering (0) 0 Hulbert 6, 21, Sheaf 55 hanwell t (0) 0 enFielD t (1) 2 Faal 42, 80 h wintneY (0) 0 FolKestone i (1) 2 Yusuff 36 Heard 64 h heMPstD (1) 1 s’briDge (1) 1 Wilson 17 (og) Styche 26 Hemel Hempstead win 5-6 on penalties. hereForD FC (1) 1 K’Minster (1) 1 McLean 42 Morgan-Smith 18 Kidderminster win 5-3 on penalites. hungerForD (1) 3 welling (1) 2 Seager 45 Shokunbi 45 Smith 79 Saunders-Henry 62 Tyler 85 leaMington (0) 0 alFreton (0) 3 Hobson 62, 77, 82 liverseDge P lanCaster C P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. MaiDstone u (0) 1 billeriCaY (1) 1 Luque 89 Pitoula-Wabo 11 Maidstone Utd win 6-5 on penalties. MatloCK tn P MarsKe utD P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. neeDhaM M (0) 3 w garDen C (0) 1 Ingram 62 Mensah 89 Dye 64, Mpongo 90 oxForD CitY (0) 1 st albans (2) 4 Iaciofano 48 Jeffers 18, 45, 53 Wiltshire 82 PlYMouth P (0) 1 h & riChMonD (0) 0 Crago 59 slough (1) 1 havant & w (0) 0 Kuhl 30 (pen) southPort P Darlington P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. Oliver Crankshaw (Stockport County) ..... 7 Scott Boden (Boreham Wood) ................. 7 John McAtee (Grimsby)............................ 6 Joseph Quigley (Yeovil) ........................... 6 Ken Charles (King’s Lynn Town)................ 6 6 for Cheshunt Paddy Madden (Stockport County).......... 6 Paul McCallum (Dag & Red)..................... 6 Rhys Murphy (Southend)......................... 6 Ryan Taylor (Grimsby).............................. 6 Angelo Balanta (Dag & Red) ................... 5 The Isthmain Football League 1 North Aveley 4 Witham Town 2, Barking 1 Stowmarket Town 6, Basildon Utd 3 Romford 0, Dereham Town 3 Coggeshall Town 0, Hashtag United 0 Grays Athletic 1, Hullbridge Sports 1 AFC Sudbury 1, Tilbury 1 Heybridge 2. The Isthmain Football League 1 South Central Bedfont Sports 1 Basingstoke Town 4, Chalfont St Peter 0 Bracknell Town 2, Guernsey 0 Chertsey Town 1, Northwood 0 Ashford Town (Middx) 3, Staines Town 0 Sutton Common Rovers 2, Thatcham Town 1 Chipstead 1. North West Counties Premier Division Ashton Athletic 0 Squires Gate 1, Barnoldswick Town 1 Burscough 1, Charnock Richard 2 Runcorn Town 4, Congleton Town 2 Prestwich Heys 0, Irlam 3 Winsford Utd 0, Longridge Town P AVRO P, Northwich Victoria 3 Macclesfield FC 4, Padiham 1 Wythenshawe Town 4, Skelmersdale Utd 5 Vauxhall Motors 1. North West Counties First Division AFC Blackpool 4 AFC Darwen 0, Atherton LR 1 Garstang 3, Bacup Borough P Pilkington P, Holker Old Boys 5 Ashton Town 1, Ilkley P Daisy Hill P, South Liverpool 1 Campion 3, St Helens Town 3 Golcar Utd 2, Steeton 0 Nelson 2. P W D L F A Pts Holker Old Boys ..20 14 4 2 40 19 46 Golcar Utd ..........20 14 3 3 57 38 45 Bury AFC ............18 12 6 0 52 20 42 Pilkington ..........19 11 4 4 47 38 37 AFC Blackpool ....20 10 4 6 44 32 34 Bacup Borough ..19 9 5 5 44 25 32 Nelson................21 9 4 8 48 44 31 Garstang ............21 7 7 7 50 44 28 Chadderton ........19 8 4 7 27 31 28 Campion.............21 7 6 8 46 37 27 Daisy Hill ............19 7 2 10 39 44 23 South Liverpool..18 6 5 7 35 43 23 Ashton Town ......20 6 4 10 37 51 22 Steeton ..............20 6 3 11 44 50 21 Atherton LR........20 6 3 11 37 54 21 Cleator Moor C....19 7 2 10 44 44 20 AFC Darwen .......20 6 0 14 42 60 18 Ilkley ..................19 5 2 12 40 46 17 St Helens Town...21 1 4 16 27 80 7 sPennYMoor P ChorleY P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. warrington (1) 1 MorPeth (1) 1 McDonald 38 Sayer 25 Morpeth win 5-3 on penalties. whitbY town P nantwiCh P Postponed - new date to be confirmed. wiMborne (0) 1 larKhall a (0) 2 Britton 69 Lambert 74 worthing (0) 0 DorKing w (1) 2 Rutherford 38, 64 YorK (1) 1 blYth sP. (0) 0 Beck 4 raDCliFFe (2) 5 taMworth (1) 1 Navarro 12 McDonald 35 Grant 17, 54 (pen) Crothers 50, Spinelli 60 Yesterday Kingstonian (2) 4 Farnboro (0) 1 Sow 26 Cooksley 79 Banton 42 Ajakaiye 51 Buchanan 90 WELSH CUP SEMI- FINALS Friday bala town (1) 1 Connah’s Q n (1) 4 Stephens 29 Mendes 43, 67 Curran 65 Mullan 72 Yesterday CarDiFF M u (2) 3 barrY twn u (1) 2 Roscrow 32 (pen) Cotterill 6 Lewis 36 Jarvis 90 Evans 55 WELSH PREM P W D L F A Pts TNS FC ................14 11 2 1 35 9 35 Flint Town Utd ....14 8 2 4 29 18 26 Newtown ...........14 7 2 5 28 18 23 Penybont............14 5 6 3 21 17 21 Bala Town............ 14 5 6 3 23 20 21 Connah’s Quay N.. 14 5 5 4 16 9 20 Caernarfon Tn...... 14 6 2 6 19 17 20 Barry Town Utd ... 14 5 4 5 20 21 19 Aberystwyth Tn... 14 5 1 8 9 16 16 Haverfordwest C.. 14 4 3 7 15 25 15 Cardiff Met Uni ...14 4 3 7 12 23 15 Cefn Druids.........14 0 2 12 6 40 2 Liverpool County Premier Division Liver Academy 4 The Empress FC 1, Sefton 3 Halewood Apollo 1, Liverpool NALGO 4 Orient 0, MSB Woolton 1 BRNESC 4, FC Bernie Mays 2 Old Xaverians 7, Waterloo Dock 2 East Villa 1. P W D L F A Pts Liverpool NALGO . 11 8 1 2 33 17 25 BRNESC ............... 11 7 3 1 30 13 24 Sefton ................... 9 5 3 1 21 9 18 Orient.................... 9 5 2 2 22 18 17 Waterloo Dock..... 10 5 1 4 18 13 16 MSB Woolton ........ 9 4 2 3 19 24 14 The Empress FC ... 13 4 1 8 30 33 13 Old Xaverians ...... 12 4 1 7 22 30 13 Liver Academy..... 10 3 3 4 18 20 12 East Villa.............. 11 3 1 7 17 27 10 Halewood Apollo. 10 2 1 7 15 26 7 FC Bernie Mays...... 9 2 1 6 13 28 7 Huws Gray Alliance Llanrhaeadr YM 0 Holyhead Hotspur 3. P W D L F A Pts Airbus UK B ........15 13 1 1 53 15 40 Llandudno..........15 11 2 2 30 15 35 Guilsfield............13 10 3 0 34 10 33 Buckley Town .....14 9 2 3 31 22 29 Colwyn Bay ........15 8 1 6 32 21 25 Ruthin Town.......15 7 2 6 23 23 23 Conwy Borough..16 5 5 6 24 34 20 Holywell Town....14 5 4 5 33 25 19 Holyhead Hotspur16 5 4 7 22 23 19 Prestatyn Town...15 5 3 7 29 32 18 Gresford Athletic 15 4 4 7 16 20 16 Bangor City ........14 4 3 7 28 30 15 Llanidloes Town .15 3 6 6 25 31 15 Penrhyncoch ......14 3 5 6 18 31 14 Llangefni Town...16 2 1 13 11 48 7 Llanrhaeadr YM..16 0 4 12 12 41 4 Lancashire and Cheshire Premier Division Salford Victoria 2 De La Salle 3, AFC Oldham 1 Abacus Media 8, Stretford Paddock 6 North Walkden 1. FBT Manchester League Premier Division Heyside P Chadderton Res P, Hindsford 2 Haywood St James 1, Springhead P Bolton County P, Stockport Georgians P Old Alts P, Walshaw Sports P Dukinfield Town P, Royton Town 2 Manchester Gregorians 0. Premiership DunDee (2) 3 Motherwell (0) 0 McCowan 19 Att 4,747 Mullen 27 Sweeney 49 hearts (0) 2 st Mirren (0) 0 Mackay-Steven 61 Att 17,311 Kingsley 75 ross Co (0) 1 DunDee utD (0) 1 Baldwin 90 Appere 49 st Johnstone (1) 1 hibernian (0) 2 Porteous 40 (og) Nisbet 83 Murphy 86 Yesterday CeltiC (1) 2 aberDeen (1) 1 Jota 20 Ferguson 33 (pen) McGregor 60 livingston (1) 1 rangers (2) 3 Anderson 30 Arfield 8 Att 8,825 Aribo 16, Sakala 78 P W D L F A Pts Rangers..............14 10 3 1 32 14 33 Celtic ..................14 9 2 3 32 10 29 Hearts ................15 7 6 2 25 14 27 Dundee Utd........15 7 4 4 15 14 25 Motherwell ........15 6 3 6 19 24 21 Hibernian ...........13 5 3 5 17 17 18 St Mirren ............15 3 7 5 16 24 16 Aberdeen ...........15 4 3 8 16 21 15 St Johnstone ......14 3 5 6 9 14 14 Livingston ..........14 3 4 7 12 20 13 Dundee ..............14 3 4 7 14 27 13 Ross County........14 2 4 8 19 27 10 Scottish Cup Third Round Friday PartiCK (0) 1 D’FerMline (0) 0 Docherty 82 Att 2,198 saturday alloa (2) 5 bonnYrigg r (0) 0 Niang 13, 90 Att 513 Henderson 20, 70, 83 arbroath (2) 3 ForFar (0) 0 Thomson 12 Att 1,280 Little 20 Donnelly 53 auChinleCK t (0) 1 haMilton (0) 0 G Wilson 60 aYr (0) 2 albion (0) 1 Maxwell 54 Wright 46 Moffat 65 Att 986 banKs oDee (1) 2 east FiFe (1) 1 Newton 28 (og) Semple 13 Gilmour 81 Att 328 C s strollers (0) 0 PeterheaD (0) 3 McLean 55 (pen) S Brown 60 Cameron 90 ClYDebanK (1) 2 ClYDe (0) 0 Darroch 44 Little 64 C rangers (1) 2 Q oF sth (1) 2 Vigurs 33 Soares-Junior 32 McAllister 90 Paton 72 Att 468 Dalbeattie s (0) 1 east KilbriDe (1) 2 Degnan 70 McLaughlin 43 (pen) Saunders 64 DuMbarton (1) 3 sauChie (0) 1 Pignatiello 24 Smith 58 (pen) McKee 90 Att 571 Schiavone 90 FalKirK (0) 1 raith (1) 2 Morrison 50 Matthews 27 Att 2,512 Ross 84 g FairYDean (0) 0 annan ath (0) 1 Smith 51 inverness (1) 1 Morton (0) 1 McKay 12 Reilly 82 KeltY hearts (0) 0 Montrose (0) 0 Att 744 lothian t (0) 1 eDinburgh C (2) 2 Douglas 82 Handling 35 Murray 42 Queen’s PK (0) 0 KilMarnoCK (1) 1 Att 1,153 E Murray 45 s’houseMuir (0) 0 airDrie (1) 2 Frizzell 37 S McGill 55 stirling (2) 4 tranent (0) 0 Mackin 20, 63 (pen) Att 701 Leitch 30 McGregor 81 Championship P W D L F A Pts Kilmarnock.........15 9 2 4 20 9 29 Raith ..................15 8 5 2 26 16 29 Inverness CT .......15 8 4 3 18 11 28 Partick................15 8 3 4 29 14 27 Arbroath.............15 7 6 2 26 13 27 Dunfermline.......15 2 7 6 15 24 13 Ayr .....................15 3 4 8 13 26 13 Hamilton............15 3 4 8 13 29 13 Morton...............15 2 6 7 12 20 12 Queen of South ..15 3 3 9 13 23 12

48 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews Sport / Liverpool FC Warrington beat storm but not Morpeth in FA Trophy non-league round-up By sam millne Non-League Reporter sport@liverpool.com @LivECHOSport Storm Arwen played havoc with grassroots football around the country at the weekend and merseyside was no exception. Southport’s home tie against Darlington in the FA trophy second round was postponed due to damage at the ground, whilst marine’s trip to Bradford Park Avenue was also called off as snow covered the pitch. the ties have been rescheduled for tuesday at Haig Avenue, and Wednesday for marine. Warrington town did get their match on at Cantilever Park; however, they exited the competition in dramatic fashion on penalties. After being appointed permanent manager earlier this week, mark Beesley’s first opponents were morpeth town who currently sit in the relegation zone of the Northern Premier League, 13 points behind their hosts. It was the underdogs who scored the opener. the goal came out of nothing when Henderson dispossessed mitch Duggan before dribbling around the keeper. His shot was then heroically blocked by mark roberts only for Ben Sayers to be on hand to tap in the rebound. the lead didn’t last long though as Warrington town levelled 13 minutes later through Jamie mcDonald on his home debut after he headed home Sean William’s accurate cross. one-all was how the scoreline remained all the way to full-time, so the game went straight to penalties. Willams, mackreth and mols all converted their spot-kicks but it wasn’t enough because morpeth scored all five of theirs to secure passage into the next round. meanwhile, Warrington town’s neighbours, rylands, had a more successful afternoon as they swept aside ramsbottom United 8-0 in chilly conditions across town at Gorsey Lane. David mcNabb’s team boast an impressive record in the Northern Premier League West, scoring 15 times in their last two home matches, and taking 21 points of a possible 30 at Gorsey Lane in the league so far. on Saturday, their man of the match against ramsbottom was Joe Bunney who netted a hat-trick as his team moved up to third in the table. Amongst the other scorers were Kane Drummond and Declan Walker, who both bagged braces, whilst Adam Buxton also added to the total. Bootle too enjoyed victory this weekend, moving up to ninth position in the league thanks to a 1-2 win over Kidsgrove Athletic. It wasn’t an easy three points for Bootle though – the Bucks needed a brace from Jack mcGowan to come from behind in Staffordshire. the home team went ahead in the 18th minute through a low powerful strike from Will Whieldon but Bootle soon clicked into gear, and it took just three minutes to equalise with mcGowan’s first of the game. mcGowan then netted his second just before the break to put the visitors ahead and that’s how the score stayed. Hair, there and shooting from everywhere By theo squires ECHO Reporter theo.squires@reachplc.com @TheoSquiresECHO Liverpool ran out convincing 4-0 winners over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday as they, temporarily at least, moved back up to second in the premier league table. Diogo Jota opened the scoring inside the opening two minutes before completing his brace, with Thiago Alcantara making it two goals in two for the Spaniard as the reds went in with a dominant lead at the break. virgil van Dijk completed the scoring after the restart against his former club, volleying home a corner for his first goal since the opening day of last season. A straightforward victory for liverpool as they continued to make a mockery of any brief doubts about their title credentials following their defeat to West Ham prior to the November international break. With another three points on the board, we take a look at the moments from Anfield you might have missed... Don’t touch the hair! virgil van Dijk’s goal celebrations were perhaps more muted moments you may have missed during reds’ victory than they would have been, considering his ex-Southampton player status. But with his second-half volley being his first liverpool goal since his return from last year’s season-ending ACl injury, his team-mates were understandably delighted and wasted no time in huddling around the Dutchman for a team cuddle. Cute. A couple of his team-mates congratulated the defender by patting him on the head, though van Dijk was not a fan of this as he pulled h i s head back up, d o n- ning an unim- pressed expression, before smoothing his hair down, clearly not wanting to be strolling around Anfield with a hair out of place! But this only encouraged Trent Alexander- Arnold further as he joined in the celebrations having jogged over after taking the corner, and went straight to ruffling the centre-back’s hair as he looked to smooth it down, before tugging at the bun at the back Virgil van Dijk of his head with a cheeky grin of his face. A slightly frazzled van Dijk used the opportunity to shrug off his team-mates and re-emerge above them, before partaking in his traditional fingers under the chin goal celebration. “SHOOT!” liverpool might have been 4-0 up but the Kop weren’t satisfied there as they continually urged the reds to shoot throughout the second half to increase their lead. Considering Thiago Alcantara has scored in each of the last two matches, he was the main subject of the crowd’s attentions as they eyed up further spectacular efforts. But come the 84th minute and what felt like half the team was subjected to such a call as Fabinho, James Milner and Alex oxlade- Chamberlain were all encouraged to pull the trigger from outside the box, before a rather ambitious shout for virgil van Dijk to do similar when the ball was played back to him on the halfway line. He had already scored by this point of course, but had ignored similar calls from the Kop when on the edge of the box moments before netting his first goal of the season. instead teeing up Sadio Mane, it was the Senegalese’s subsequent curler which won the corner that van Dijk would score from in the first place. virg knows best. Mane’s Marriner gesture There had been much talk before Saturday’s game about the rough treatment Sadio Mane has been inflicted to by defenders as opposing teams continue to target him in an effort to force the forward to lose his head. Southampton were seemingly no different as Jan Bednarek was booked for a late tackle on the 30-year-old in the first half that could have easily earned him a red card. Mane clearly thought more punishment was necessary as he continued to protest with referee Andre Marriner after the award of a free-kick and yellow card, gesturing with his own leg that the defender’s foot had been high with studs shown as he stomped on the ground. He took issue with another Bednarek challenge later in the half when the centre-back climbed over him to win a header in the air, again gesturing to Marriner, this time using his

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 49 arm to suggest he had been lent on and held down. No further punishment was incoming but Southampton would replace Bednarek at half-time with Nathan Redmond joining the action in his place and prompting a tactical switch. Whether the decision to replace the Pole was partly in fear of him being dismissed or not, only Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl will know. Football friends It might be four years since Virgil van Dijk became the last Southampton player to join Liverpool, but the Reds still have a number of former Saints in their ranks. Sadio Mane and Takumi Minamino were spotted catching up with members of the Saints’ backroom staff on the sidelines after the final whistle as they each embraced their now counterparts. Meanwhile, having spent the second half of last season on loan at St. Mary’s, the Japan international went over to the travelling Southampton fans at the final whistle to offer thanks for their support during his time with the club. And he wasn’t the only ex-Saint to go and pay tribute to his former supporters, with Alex Oxlade- Chamberlain also making a point of going over to applaud the fans in the away end having started his career with the South Coast club. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain fires in a shot during Liverpool’s win over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday Andrew Powell Mane counts cost of VAR more than anyone By TOM CAVILLA eCHo reporter sport@liverpool.com @tomcavilla It proved to be a comfortable afternoon for Liverpool against Southampton on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Diogo Jota (2), thiago Alcantara and Virgil van Dijk saw the Reds punish Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, who were unable to replicate the point they earned on their travels at Manchester City back in September. And things could have been worse for the Saints. Liverpool wasted a number of chances in the game, one of which arrived courtesy of a counter-attack on the stroke of half-time as Mohamed Salah failed to pick out both Jota and Sadio Mane inside the area after driving forwards. the Reds also saw a goal ruled out during the first-half, with Mane deemed to be in an offside position prior to heading home from Andy Robertson’s pin-point free-kick delivery. For the Senegalese star, this was the second time in the space of three days he had seen a goal at Anfield chalked off by the officials. Indeed, Mane thought he had given Jurgen Klopp’s side the lead in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Porto - only for VAR to review the footage and rule it out. Being on the receiving end of bad luck in the final third is starting to become somewhat of a recurring theme for the 29-year-old, highlighted by one statistic that tells the story of his misfortunes. No other Premier League player has had more goals taken away from them since VAR was introduced than the Liverpool forward, who has been denied an extra five finishes by the technology that was brought into play for the start of the 2019/20 season. the former Southampton man saw two strikes chalked off Sadio Mane during Saturday’s win Alex liveSey during the first season of VAR, the first of which was for a handball prior to scoring at Old trafford against Manchester United. two months later in December 2019, VAR came back to haunt Mane again as his header versus Watford was taken away due to the finest of margins. Liverpool’s worst experience yet with VAR was undoubtedly last season, with a number of questionable decisions going against the team. One of those controversial calls arrived in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park as the Reds were denied a late Jordan Henderson winner. Mane was adjudged to be offside in the build-up to the goal, though the replays showed this was an extremely harsh decision. Further frustration followed in a 1-1 draw at Brighton the next month as the Seagulls were awarded a contentious penalty to snatch a point late on. Moments before this occurred, Mane thought he had headed Liverpool into a two-goal lead but VAR had other ideas. And Graham Potter’s side benefited from another VAR call against the Senegal international this season in their 2-2 draw at Anfield in October. Closing down goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, Mane blocked an attempted pass from the Spanish shot-stopper, which bounced into the Brighton net. But celebrations would be short-lived after it was determined that the Reds’ No.10 handled the ball in the process of scoring. Mane has still managed to score seven Premier League goals this campaign regardless, though he will hope this run of bad luck can soon come to an end. PReMIeR League goals ruled out by VAR since the start of 2019/20: Sadio Mane 5; Son Heung-Min 4; Mohamed Salah 4; Harry Kane 3; Gabriel Jesus 3; Timo werner 3. U23s bounce back with win LIVERPOOL U23s 3 LEICESTER U23s 0 LIVeRPOOL Under-23s bounced back to winning ways with a fine 3-0 victory over Leicester City in the snowy at the Kirkby Academy yesterday. two early strikes by Max Woltman and Conor Bradley and a last-minute strike by Jack Bearne made sure that Barry Lewtas’ side hit back after consecutive defeats in Premier League 2. the young Reds went 2-0 ahead inside the first 18 minutes. A lovely move involving Owen Beck and Kaide Gordon ended with Bradley providing crossing for Woltman to open the scporing. then another delivery from Bradley looped over Leicester goalkeeper Brad Young and straight into the net to double the advantage. Liverpool Jack Bearne fires in Liverpool U23s’ third goal during the victory over Leicester at the AXA training Centre in Kirkby yesterday niCK TAylor/liverPool FC dominated the first half with Gordon twice going close, being denied by the visiting keeper. Morgan Boyes also saw a header cleared off the line. the second period was less lively until Bearne – who had come off the bench to replace Gordon just before the hour mark – made it 3-0. He collected a fine pass from James Norris before finishing well. LIVeRPOOL UNDeR-23s: Pitaluga, Bradley, Quansah, Boyes, Beck, Clayton, Morton, Dixon-Bonner, Norris, Gordon (Bearne 58), Woltman. Subs not used: Davies, Koumetio, Corness, Musialowski. 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50 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 Sport / Liverpool FC We must keep going – Jota By kwame Boakye Sports Reporter Diogo JoTA has issued a rallying cry to ‘keep going’ after Liverpool destroyed Southampton 4-0 on Saturday. 0The Reds initially closed the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea to a point thanks to the emphatic victory but are back in third place again following Manchester City’s win over West Ham yesterday. Liverpool were 3-0 up at halftime through a brace from Jota and a second goal in a week from Thiago after he also netted in the Champions League win over Porto. Virgil van Dijk added a fourth shortly after the break to wrap up a very comfortable afternoon at Anfield for Jurgen Klopp’s side. Chelsea failed to re-establish their four-point lead over the Reds as they could only draw 1-1 with Manchester United yesterday – meaning just two points separate the top three in the table. However, Jota has urged his team-mates to keep their momentum going after they recorded a third consecutive win in all competitions. “i take advantage of playing for a good team,” Jota said. “Fortunately for me i can score goals and hopefully keep doing it. Even with the changes we make from the Champions League it is important to have everyone on board. This month it is a game every three days. We just need to keep going.” The Portugal star was delighted with his side’s performance after they repeated their superb 4-0 success over Arsenal in the Premier League last weekend. Jota added: “in the end it is a good game for us. We adapted well to their three at the back. They changed again in the second half. We took advantage. There were spaces in the first half. A clean sheet, too, so a good performance. “it is always easier when you start well with a goal at home. We knew in the past we have been 2-0 up and not won the game, but we did today and that is important. The most important thing is that we won.” Next up for Liverpool is a trip across Stanley Park to face Merseyside rivals Everton on Wednesday. @LivEchoNews Same again at Goodison? Klopp may keep similar line-up changes reds may make for merseyside derby SAY IT WITH WORDS THIS CHRISTMAS AMAZING BOOK DEALS NOW IN PAPERBACK Robbo: Now You’re Gonna Believe Us Kenny Dalglish: Notes On A Season Phil Denton & Micky Mellon: The First 100 Days ALL £12 OR UNDER 40% OFF A Taste Of The Liverpool Way The Untold Tales NOW IN PAPERBACK Howard Kendall: Notes On A Season Order now at reachsportshop.com Orders received by 17th December will be dispatched in time for Christmas delivery, subject to Royal Mail. P&P applies. Prices valid 23rd -29th November 2021. All prices are available online and range from £10-12 on these 2021 titles for the duration of this offer. NOW IN PAPERBACK A Grand Old Team To Report: Dave Prentice

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 51 Goal was great but victory was more important, insists Thiago By theo squires eCHo reporter theo.squires@reachplc.com @TheoSquiresECHO Jurgen KLOPP made six changes as Liverpool thrashed Southampton 4-0 on Saturday, reverting to what could arguably be his strongest available XI on paper. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Andy robertson, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Diogo Jota were all reinstated as the reds ran out comfortable winners. With the 2-0 victory over Porto in Liverpool’s preceding match was essentially a dead-rubber for the reds with their progress to the Champions League knockout stages as group-winners already secure, Klopp had been free to rotate his side with little riding on the night, resulting in so many changes back to strength against the Saints. However, it’s a different story for Liverpool’s next outing as they travel to goodison Park to take on rafa Benitez’s everton in the first Merseyside derby of the season. The reds will have a few scores to settle against the Blues, after losing Van Dijk and Thiago Alcantara to long-term injury in an away clash where VAr robbed them of victory last season before they fell to a dismal Anfield loss in February. With that in mind, we take a look at the changes Klopp could be considering ahead of Liverpool’s trip to goodison Park. Keep Konate or stick Matip in? Prior to facing Southampton, there was a lot of talk regarding whether Andy robertson should remain out of the side, despite returning from injury, considering his below-par form this season up against Kostas Tsimikas’s impressive performances. However, the Scot silenced any fears with an outstanding display against the Saints to reassert his status as the reds’ first-choice leftback. Trent Alexander- Arnold, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk will inevitably keep their places but Klopp has a dilemma with regards to the final centre-back berth. Ibrahima Konate has started Liverpool’s victories over both Porto and Southampton, and Get the latest Reds news to your inbox Sign up to the ECHO LFC newsletter – www. liverpoolecho.co.uk/ getanewsletter Thiago Alcantara scores Liverpool’s third goal against Southampton at Anfield on Saturday Andrew Powell liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate (left) up against Southampton’s Armando Broja during Saturday’s win PeTeR ByRne admittedly endured some shaky moments, but was the Frenchman keeping his place a sign of him leapfrogging Joel Matip in the pecking order or being handed two 90 minutes in a row to hand the Cameroonian a rest leading into the Merseyside derby? One expects the latter... Thiago decision explained Considering the reds’ injury problems in midfield so far this season, the sight of Thiago Alcantara coming off after less than an hour could have prompted concern for those not keeping a close eye on proceedings at Anfield. After all, easier said than done when it’s a 3pm kick-off. But fortunately for Liverpool, the Spaniard was only replaced because Klopp’s men were already 4-0 up. Job done with over 30 minutes remaining, with the playmaker scoring his second goal in the space of a week in an impressive performance in the engine room. Jordan Henderson was also withdrawn ThiAgo ALCANTARA was happy to score for a second game running – but it was Liverpool’s 4-0 victory that pleased him more. The Spanish midfielder fired in a spectacular opener FC Porto in the Champions League in midweek. And he was back on target seeing another powerful shot deflected in for the Reds’ third in a comfortable win at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. Diogo Jota scored twice to put Jurgen Klopp’s side in control within 32 miniutes, before Thiago made it 3-0 before the break. Virgil van Dijk volleyed in the fourth in the second half to make it three wins a week. Thiago told liverpoolfc.com: “As i said, it’s special to score at this stadium but i am even more pleased with the win. “We are pretty happy with our performance most of the first half and [in the] second. “First half was a great game. We concede a bit but we also created a lot of chances, we create good football and at the end we got the result [in the] first half. “Second one, for sure we were playing with the time, with the result and also knowing that in three days you have another early, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner the two midfielders to take to the pitch as the reds’ injury woes ease up, even if naby Keita, Curtis Jones and Harvey elliott all remain sidelined. given the four-day turnaround and premature end to proceedings against Southampton, it seems safe to assume that Thiago and Henderson will retain their places, with Fabinho one of the first names on the team-sheet as the holding midfielder. Divock the derby day destroyer everton next up, you say? Surely it’s time for Divock Origi! The Belgian’s record against the Blues speaks for itself, scoring five goals and registering an assist from nine appearances to leave them repeatedly feeling blue. However, the forward’s Toffeestormenting has only been limited to game, so it’s a mix of feelings that you don’t have to have. You just have to be focused on this game and stay hungry the whole game. “We were preparing the game for [their] 4-4-2, 4-4-1-1, but at the end they changed. “but i think we had a lot of experience in football to analyse the moment how the opponents are playing and just to convert our game there.” Liverpool’s now face a trip to goodison Park for Wednesday’s Merseyside derby with everton. but Thiago insists the Reds will just be looking at gaining three more points to keep the pressue on leaders Chelsea. The 30-year-old added: “it’s a derby, it’s always special. We have to have in our mind it’s another Premier League game that we have to give [our] all. it’s our mindset. “it doesn’t matter, it’s a derby for the crowd. For us, it’s just a game that we have to play now away. “it’s the moment of the season that we were waiting for, to play every three days, have less training for sure. “but we want to play football. it doesn’t matter if it’s in one, two, three days, we just want to play football.” Thiago Alcantara celebrates scoring Anfield in the past and besides, who would you leave out to start the striker anyway? Diogo Jota bagged a brace against Southampton and currently sits joint-second in the Premier League scoring charts, behind Mohamed Salah and level with Sadio Mane and Jamie Vardy. Klopp has been partial to springing a derby day line-up surprise in the past, but given the recovery time on offer for his side, you’d expect him to keep with his first-choice attacking trio in the absence of the injured roberto Firmino. Origi could still have a say on proceedings but any impact he will have, or indeed fellow forward Takumi Minamino, will have to come from the bench. PoSSibLe Liverpool Xi (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Jota, Mane.

52 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews analysis & reaction Fans let down in substandard performance toothless display irks as there’s no substitute for strength in depth with issues front, back and centre 1Fans demand for team to live up to club motto A certain section of the travelling Everton support made themselves very clear before kick off at the Brentford Community Stadium. As Marcel Brand and Bill Kenwright were taking their seats at the back of the stand opposite the away section, the large slogan could clearly be seen. They might have known it was coming. After all, it had been shared pretty widely on social media in the 24 hours before Everton’s most recent match. But perhaps the words ring even more true after what proved to be another dismal defeat for EFC on the road. It read: “We demand Nil Satis Nisi Optimum, it’s about time our club did too.” Can those players who took to the pitch on Sunday afternoon realistically say they lived up to the expectation of supporters? A couple were better than others of course, as is always the case. But in general this was a performance that fits right into the previous defeats that have come beforehand. Tepid. Lacklustre. Toothless. Gutless. Pathetic. Disheartening. Grim. Those words can all be used to describe so many of Everton’s recent performances. There just seems to be nothing about this side at the Everton;s Abdoulaye Doucoure (right) back in action after making his return following injury at Brentford yesterday 5 by minute. Fans understand there’s injury problems, they can see that the quality of the side is severely affected by key players not being available to Rafa Benitez. That’s all well and good, but it’s no excuse to them. When they see such a nothing performance from those wearing the royal blue, then they have every right to be angry and frustrated. Everton will face much bigger tests than Brentford over the course of the coming weeks. Liverpool, Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Leicester are all on the horizon. They will not be easy matches in the slightest, and it’s obvious to say that there needs to be a reaction. That should have happened a long time ago, however. The Blues should not be in the position they currently find themselves, injuries or not. Fans keep seeing their players take to the pitch but show a lack of effort, fight, desire, passion and general ability to be able to break sides down. Everton haven’t scored a goal in almost a month. They are now without a win for over two months. THINGS WE LEARNED ADAM JONES Even forgetting the motto that is quoted on that banner for a second, that’s unacceptable. It’s disgraceful. The Blues again hardly looked like scoring throughout the 90 minutes at Brentford yesterday afternoon. Granted they looked a tiny bit more vibrant in the second half, but that really is not saying much. Those supporters in the corner of the stadium battled the elements to make it down to London for this game, so they could stand there in the freezing cold and watch their players lumber about aimlessly against a newly-promoted side. Everton at the minute are lacking in every single department. You can’t blame that on just injuries, or recruitment, or anything that has come previously. The players went over to the fans at the end in what seemed an act of apology, to be berated by those who had stayed behind to boo another dreadful defeat. Essentially, saying sorry is useless. The usual rallying cry that will come before the Merseyside Derby is useless. The club knows what the fans want to see, that banner made it perfectly clear. But, yet again, they’ve been hugely let down. 2Missing substitutions Granted, Everton have injuries at the minute and are missing key players. But looking at the selection of substitutions available to Rafa Benitez for this match, it is certainly not the worst options that he has had over the course of the campaign. The Blues were chasing much of this match, they couldn’t find a way through the Brentford back line, and Demarai Gray was introduced with just over 20 minutes to go to see if he could change anything. The winger looked sharp and dangerous, getting some good crosses into the box. Ok, so who is going to be the next player from the Seamus Coleman holds his hands up to apologise to the travelling Everton fans after the latest defeat to Brentford at the Brentford Community Stadium yesterday bench to help him? Cenk Tosun, perhaps? Someone who has scored goals in the Premier League and at least provides something of a threat in the box, even if he hasn’t played a lot of football recently. Ellis Simms, maybe? Supporters have been desperate to see the striker given his Premier League debut after impressing for both the under-23s and during a loan spell at Blackpool last season. He’s just coming back from injury, but ten or 15 minutes at the end of the game could prove a difference. Similarly, Lewis Dobbin could perhaps introduce even more pace to the attack and help his side get in behind the defence if he was brought into the game. Even Fabian Delph might have been a worthwhile change, as he could get his foot on the ball and use his experience to try and see Everton through to a result. None of those occurred. Benitez didn’t make another substitution. Surely looking to your bench in a scenario such as this has to be the move from Benitez? It’s not about just throwing attacking players at the problem, but switching up the method of attack at the very least was imperative if Everton were to get anything. Instead they stuck to their guns, and they were consigned to a defeat everyone could see coming for much of the match. 3Attacking plan? Speaking of the method of attack, it’s not really clear what that actually was. Everton’s threadbare options meant that Salomon Rondon started up front, with Alex Iwobi as a No. 10 in behind him. Andros Townsend took a place on the right flank, with Anthony Gordon on the opposite side. On the face of it, if those players performed to their potential, you can realistically see what the game-plan might have been from Benitez. Townsend and Gordon have both got good deliveries while Iwobi, on his day, is capable of threading intricate passes behind the defence to potentially release them. Rondon’s job, then is to be the target man in the box, putting the ball in the back of the net whenever he can win an aerial duel or get to a ball on the ground first. However, none of that happened. Everton’s plan seemed non-existent. The second half was a little better as Lucas Digne began to join the attack, but so often the crosses into the box were so easy to read – until Gray was introduced of course. But he couldn’t do it on his own, and bringing him into the fray doesn’t exactly represent a clear game-plan. Whereas a few weeks ago you could see how the Blues would play, defensively solid until hitting teams with blistering counter attacks, there’s nothing of the sort now. Absences have meant that Everton have been forced to change their system, but they’ve not stumbled upon anything that’s been effective as of yet. Now the Blues have gone three full matches without scoring a goal. By the time they kick off at Goodison Park on Wednesday night, it’ll be a full calendar month since they found the back of the net. Looking at this toothless display against Brentford, you could see exactly why.

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 53 brentford 1 eVerton 0 Salomon Rondon (right) challenges for a header EFC LIVE the best BLUES news wire liverpoolecho .co.uk/efc We’ve already shown we can turn it around benitez won’t blame players after defeat 4Midfield risk Before the game it was great to see both Abdoulaye Doucoure and Allan passed fit enough to start. The former in particular has been a huge miss for his side over the course of the last few weeks. He was arguably Everton’s best player before getting injured, quite often performing the role of two midfielders at once. Having a few days of training under his belt, the Frenchman was thrown straight back into action for the start of this game, instantly taking up a familiar role next to Allan. The Brazilian himself had shaken off a knock to be named in the 11, with many hoping that the pair could instantly get back to their best form to try and see the side through. It was eventually a risk that didn’t necessarily pay off. Throughout the match, and quite understandably, Doucoure didn’t look up to the pace of those around him. He’s been out of action since the draw against Manchester United at the beginning of October, and so it would always take time for him to get back into the swing of things. Allan had a similar issue to his central midfield partner, with his attacking influence proving nominal at best. The Brazilian eventually resorted to hopeless long balls in the second period to try and create something, before almost playing a pass to himself as he ran into the box to try and score. Hopefully, the pair will prove to be fully fit on Wednesday for the derby, which would certainly help things massively. However, you can’t help but feel that Delph could count himself very unfortunate to be left out of the side after what had been a solid few matches. Would things have been massively different with him on the pitch? It’s tough to say. But his tidy passing, good defensive positioning and desire to get his teammates forward may well have proven useful. 5Looking ahead Glancing into the near future does not fill any Evertonian with joy right now. Matches against the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Leicester in the coming weeks are bad enough – but that’s even before you think about a Merseyside Derby on the horizon. Jurgen Klopp’s side are seemingly at the top of their game at the minute, cutting through opponents almost at will and looking solid at the back to boot. Goodison Park is always a raucous place for the visit of the old enemy, and that’ll be no different in what is the first home derby with supporters in attendance for a long time. But, let’s be honest, there’s a real risk of that being a toxic atmosphere if Everton aren’t careful. Start that match on the wrong foot, concede an early goal - and the stadium will be a cacophony of noise for all the wrong reasons. There’s no point in the empty remarks in the coming days from the squad, they just need to go out there and show it on the pitch to those fans on Wednesday night. There’s no other excuse. You cannot complain about the effort and you can be disappointed because we don’t want to lose. Rafa Benitez By PHIL KIRKBRIDE at Brentford Community Stadium philip.kirkbride@reachplc.com @PhilKEcho Rafa BENITEZ insists Everton’s early-season form has shown that they can stop the rot when the full squad is available. The Blues boss refused to “blame” the players who played in yesterday’s 1-0 defeat at Brentford – a result which extends the club’s winless run to seven matches. Benitez was adamant the players put in the required effort but lacked a cutting edge up front to pull them back into the game after conceding a first-half penalty. Everton’s travelling supporters angrily voiced their opinions at full-time and while Benitez said he shares their frustration, he believes when Dominic Calvert- Lewin, Yerry Mina and others are all back and available, the Blues will recapture the form that saw them lose just once in the opening seven matches. “We can understand the frustration of the fans because, also, we are frustrated,” he said. “You cannot complain about the effort of the players or the intensity they put in the game, they tried from the beginning until the end. We had lots of crosses, lots of shots, we couldn’t score, but you cannot complain about effort and you can be disappointed, like everyone, because we don’t want to lose.” asked how concerned he was by the winless run extending to seven matches, Benitez replied: “We were not expecting it, the way the team was playing at the beginning. We have been analysing that. “We have missed some key players, with Doucoure coming back it seems a little bit better but overall we didn’t deserve to lose but when you put everything together it seems worse. The reality is the team is giving everything oh the pitch, you can see the togetherness of the players and they were fighting until the last minute, I can understand the frustration but you cannot complain about effort. “Hopefully we can be more precise in the final third.” Many in the away section berated the Everton players at full-time, such was the anger at the latest defeat, but Benitez says the team can regain their form when the squad has a clean bill of health. “If we consider what we did at the beginning of the season, the intensity, the reaction of players, quality in the games, we have seen enough quality to do much better,” he said. “Even in the games we lost or drew, the team was doing enough in some of these games to get something more. It is a question of confidence and missing these players. You could see what we were capable of doing at the beginning of the season and if we have everyone available, we can do it again.” Benitez concluded: “I think the fans appreciate the effort of the players but they were expecting something better in terms of results. at least you cannot blame any player because they were giving everything. In terms of Everton boss Rafael Benitez, shouts instructions from the touchline during the defeat at Brentford yesterday JUSTIn SETTERFIELD effort, they give everything, I cannot blame any players. “I cannot be pointing fingers, they were giving their best, every one of them.” Meanwhile Brentford boss Thomas frank has highlighted the important perspective he wants to focus on after his side’s “massive” win over Everton. The Bees managed to reverse their own poor run of recent form thanks to their win over Everton, and their manager was keen to praise his players for their performance. frank said: “Yeah I’m very pleased with the result. Massive win, big win. I think we played a very good first half, where we deserved to go in front. Second half, Everton were a bit more on the ball without hurting us. “Of course I would have loved for us to be more on the ball, but just to put things into perspective we are a newly-promoted club, playing against Everton who invested heavily in the last three or four years. “They’re having a big aim to go into the top eight in the future and play Champions League football. We’re winning 1-0 in an even game. It could have been a draw, yes, but it could also have been a winner. There have been plenty of times this season where we could have won but only got a draw.”

54 ECHO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 @LivEchoNews MATCH VERDICT BY ADAM JONES How they rated jordan pickford On hand to collect some important crosses and make some decent saves. Little he could do about conceding. seamus coleman His passes down the right flank too often didn’t find their intended targets, with a number of long balls causing frustration. ben godfrey Made a strong tackle in the opening minutes but was essentially quiet throughout the rest of the match. michael keane Made some strong interceptions but was also caught out on a Brentford counter. lucas digne Tried to offer an outlet, and was better defensively than teammates. Crosses were not accurate enough to cause issues. allan Allan just didn’t really manage to get to grips with the match, giving the ball away far too often in the first half. 6 4 5 5 5 6 benitez backs his boys but blues barracked at brentford abdoulaye doucoure Never got up to the pace of the game. Did make a vital challenge, however, to prevent it being 2-0. andros townsend Was perhaps a little unlucky to give away a penalty, but he can have little complaint. Attacking output was generally below-par. anthony gordon Looked like a threat on occasion, getting into some dangerous positions for crosses, but he didn’t manage to create enough. alex iwobi Was having something of a creative influence in brief periods. However, nothing really came of any of it. salomon rondon Unlucky to have not won a penalty. He got into much better attacking positions and actually had a few attempts. 6 4 5 5 5 demerai gray (for Townsend 70) Everton’s best outfield player only got about 25 minutes from the bench. His deliveries into the box were excellent, and not read by his team-mates. 6 evertonians make feelings clear after sixth defeat in seven matches By PHIL KIRKBRIDE at the Brentford Community Stadium philip.kirkbride@reachplc.com @PhilKEcho The strains of hey Jude drowned out what was being screamed, shouted and angrily chanted. But you didn’t need to be within earshot of the evertonians to get the gist of what was being spewed at the players. Vitriol, even if it couldn’t be heard by most in the ground, swirled, obviously, around in that far corner after a seventh game without a win. Seven games and only two points, as well. And in much the same way, there was a clear air of desperation about the performance they had just witnessed. everton dominated the second-half, as they looked for an equaliser to Ivan Toney’s penalty, but we only hoped they’d score, we did not expect it. They played in that manner too. Rafa Benitez chose to protect and defend his players after this, saying their effort could not be faulted. everton were playing Brentford, not one of the big boys. effort should always be nonnegotiable, but the quality is what should have set these two teams apart. Benitez knows this too, and will try and change this in January, but opted to shield his squad as best as he could. Confidence, he suggested, is low. Now wasn’t the time to criticise them in public. The fans had already done that for him. Based on this, Brentford will struggle this season but that everton still lost here, is reason for alarm. The Blues could, easily, be amongst them. This team, and this performance yesterday, carried the hallmarks of a side who will finish in mid to lower table and have nothing to play for come April. Many of you, after enduring this latest defeat, may consider that generous. Wishful thinking even. Because while this wasn’t everton’s best or strongest XI, that does not mean the players who were picked can, in any way, be absolved of blame. everton, as a club, have standards. Or should have. Because even though the Blues are left toothless without Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison, and with a Demarai Gray deemed only fit enough for half an hour, Abdoulaye Doucoure playing his first game since September and Andros Townsend having lost his early season form, everton have to do better than this. Collectively, a team of current or former internationals, in the main, should have been able to construct a victory over this Brentford team. A team and a squad that everton Football Club send into the game has to be able to rise above those challenges and, at the very least, take something from a game against such limited opposition. They didn’t. They didn’t even come close. Injuries have been a significant factor in this run of results but Brentford are the weakest team the Blues have faced of late, yet the outcome was the same. everton are sending out early festive fear, not to the opposi-

facebook.com/theliverpoolecho MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2021 ECHO 55 brentford 1 eVerton 0 Salomon Rondon (right) shoots for goal but can’t find a way through at Brentford yesterday Tony McArdle/ everTon Fc Seamus Coleman (left) and Anthony Gordon are dejected after Everton’s defeat at Brentford yesterday Tony McArdle/ everTon Fc Everton’s Alex Iwobi fires in a shot at the Brentford Community Stadium JusTin seTTerField Everton’s Lucas Digne has a shot on goal John WAlTon tion, but to their own supporters. The last time the team’s form was this bad, Roberto Martinez was at the beginning of the end of his reign. It was April 2016 and the seventh game without a win was a 4-0 thumping by Liverpool. The Reds, at Goodison, are up next. Many are fearing a similar outcome and the run moving into an eighth match. Undoubtedly, some supporters will call for Benitez to be sacked and he has to take his share of the blame but getting rid of the manager simply shifts a multitude of problems onto someone else. New manager, same issues. Same inadequate squad, same limitations, same risk of losing 1-0 to Brentford and going seven matches without a win. Same daunting fixture list, same desperate need to get to January and hope to find a player, or players, to improve things. Everton need to break the cycle of hitting the panic button and changing managers. January has to offer Benitez, and the squad, some solace. It has to. Has there been a more important transfer market in Farhad Moshiri’s time at the club? It’s one to consider. Benitez will be in the eye of the fans’ storm right now but the group of players who trudged over to the away corner were being given both barrels. Needless to say, they kept their distance. They too may not have heard exactly what was being screamed at them, but they knew. Of course they did. How could they not? Some clapped while others held MATCH FACTS brentford (3-5-2): Brentford: Fernandez, Goode, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos (Wissa 87), Janelt, Onyeka, Norgaard (Baptiste 70), Henry (Roerslev 77), Mbeumo, Toney. Subs: Thompson, Jensen, Forss, Ghoddos, Sorensen, Cox. everton (4-4-1-1): Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Gordon, Doucoure, Allan, Iwobi, Townsend (Gray 70), Rondon. Subs: Kenny, Delph, Begovic, Tosun, Gbamin, Branthwaite, Simms, Dobbin. GoALS: Toney 24 pen. bookinGS: Onyeka, Canos, Jannson, Mbeumo; Townsend, Rondon, Godfrey. referee: Darren England (South Yorkshire) AttendAnCe: 16,957. their hands up to apologise. Seamus Coleman gestured to the fans while holding the badge on his shirt. Nothing could placate an irate set of supporters. Some returned the applause but most swatted the olive branch to one side and continued to make their feelings known. A poor game would be decided by a penalty, Brentford had hardly threatened Jordan Pickford’s goal but the same has to be said at the other end of the pitch. Benitez was, in many ways right, when he said Everton hadn’t deserved to lose the game, but you make your own luck, right? Everton are down on theirs. Hopeful long balls, crossing without thought and next to no guile in and around the box, was the order of the day for Everton. Benitez said they lacked precision in the final third. That was being kind. The away fans were not feeling as generous, that’s for sure. And why would they be? They have understood that the club’s financial situation has restricted the new manager in the market and they have cursed the team’s injury record, as much as Benitez has, but they expected better yesterday. Put aside the money worries or the players still unavailable, they still expected Everton would have enough to see off Brentford. Benitez, privately, will feel the same even if he offered a more diplomatic tone afterwards. The pressure continues to pile on the Spaniard who knows the situation could worsen on Wednesday night and the mood among the fans darken further. The thing is, nothing will drown out the best part of 40,000 angry Blues inside of Goodison if it comes to that. From somewhere, Everton have got to find a way to stop the rot.

bReNTfORd 1 eveRTON 0 STUNG Seamus Coleman is dejected after Everton’s defeat as Ivan Toney’s penalty (inset below) proved to be the winner again EVERTON FC We can stop the rot with a fully-fit squad, insists Rafa as he refuses to blame players for latest loss /Page 53 bees inflict sixth defeat in last seven matches as blues’ poor form continues ahead of derby clash Report, reaction and analysis/See Pages 52-55 liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport Published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales, a subsidiary company of Reach plc. Printed by Trinity Mirror Printing Ltd. Registered at the Post Office as a newspaper. All systems Thiago celebrates scoring Liverpool’s third goal against Southampton on Saturday THIA-GO + MANE’S VAR PAIN /Page 49 wins, not goals, most important thing for spaniard as reds looK forward to derby clash/PAGES 48-51