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Monday, January 17, 2022 95p the Heart of Britain £200 WIN a supermarket voucher See page 16 10 vouchers available! 18+. Online entry. terms apply. Robbie: Hitman hired to kill me exclusive: PAGe 9 excluSive: harry in a ‘misguided’ new battle with royals celebrity spotlight Harry says he and Meghan need more protection in the UK See pageS 6&7 lockdown parties shame JOHNSON’S SCAPEGOATS »» PM to axe senior » exclusive ... as it’s revealed officials as he tries he was at another to save his own skin Downing Street do SCAPEGOATS » by ben glaze Deputy Political Editor boris Johnson looks set to axe senior officials over Partygate in a desperate bid to save his own career. And we can reveal he was at another No10 bash before Christmas 2020. It was also claimed “at least two people” warned him the May 20 event was a party, but he dismissed their warnings. FUll STORY: pageS 4&5 ShameleSS Mr Johnson

2 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 WeAther THE WEATHER & cliMAte Belfast ● Glasgow ● ● Cardiff ● Plymouth Mostly sunny skies after TODAY early mist and fog lifts Mist and fog will lift to reveal mostly sunny skies across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. North-western Scotland will be cloudy and misty with a few spots of drizzle. Other areas of Scotland will see sunny spells. 5-day forecast Newcastle ● Manchester ● Birmingham ● ● Hull London ● Norwich ● Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat London 6c 9c 6c 6c 5c Newcastle 8c 9c 5c 7c 7c Leeds 5c 7c 4c 6c 6c M’chester 6c 9c 6c 7c 7c Liverpool 6c 10c 7c 7c 6c B’ham 5c 8c 6c 6c 6c Cardiff 7c 9c 8c 7c 4c Plymouth 10c 10c 9c 8c 8c Belfast FEELING THE 10c CHILL Snowdrifts 8c 8c in Braemar 8c 8c last year as temperatures plummeted to -23 bigger picture Today’s historical average high: 5.5 January 2022 average high so far: 8.4 January historical average high: 6.4 All averages based on CET Mean Max Temp. Historical info from 1961-1990 (Source: Met Office) CLIMATE FACT: Last winter was second coldest on record with temperatures of -23C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, on February 11. (Source: Met office) 10 MiN crossWord 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 the lottery 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ACROSS 1 Gradually declined (4,4) 6 US Basketball league (1,1,1) 7 Pastime (5) 9 Irish county (4) 11 Oceans (4) 12 Wilfried _, footballer (4) 14 Foot part (4) 16 Greet (anag.) (5) 18 Measure of alcohol content (1,1,1) 19 Heinous (8) DOWN 1 Ends (8) 2 Andean animal (5) 3 Painful (4) 4 Priest’s garment (3) 5 Incompletely (2,6) 8 Seep, trickle (4) 10 Arthur __, tennis player (4) 13 Texan battle site (5) 15 Volcano (4) 17 Sprinted (3) Saturday’S SolutionS Across: 1 Yonder, 5 Oral, 6 Coachman, 11 Slovakia, 14 Brie, 15 Yuppie. Down: 1 Yucca, 2 Disc, 3 Roam, 4 Earn, 7 Awl, 8 HIV, 9 Ark, 10 Badge, 11 Sore, 12 Obey, 13 Atop. SATURDAY’S LOTTO: 13, 14, 25, 31, 37, 39 Bonus: 4. No winner of £12m jackpot. THUNDERBALL: 4, 11, 13, 24, 39 Thunderball: 9. No winner of £500k top prize. HEALTH LOTTERY: 14, 22, 24, 25, 38 Bonus: 19. FRIDAY’S EUROMILLIONS: 6, 17, 25, 31, 46 Lucky Stars: 9&12. No winner of £46m jackpot. THURSDAY’S SET FOR LIFE: 5, 16, 17, 21, 43 Life Ball: 3. No winner of £10k a month for 30yrs. 5 DM1ST EnErgy crisis hits rEd wall third of households in North facing ‘fuel stress’ 6m Number of households facing fuel stress after energy price cap hike CORRECTIONS & COMPLAINTS If we have published anything factually inaccurate, please contact the readers’ editor on 020 7293 3831, by email at ftr@mirror.co.uk or write to Readers’ Editor, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP and, once verified, we’ll correct it as soon as possible. The Daily Mirror is published by MGN Ltd, a subsidiary company of Reach PLC, which is a member of IPSO, the Independent Press Standards Organisation. 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WhO Will be hit hARDeSt By BEN GLAZE Deputy Political Editor stock and curb national dependency on gas for power and heating.” THE Resolution Foundation the number of households in england suffering“fuel stress”, meaning Labour and the Mirror have called for calculates the following the 5% VAT on energy bills to be scrapped. proportions of households they find energy bills unaffordable, is Mr Marshall said: “The Government in each region could be set to rocket from 9% to 27%, with can take action by targeting support at plunged into fuel stress Red Wall areas the hardest hit. lower-income households via benefits or after the energy price A report by the Resolution Foundation a bigger Warm Homes Discount.” cap increases… expects more than six million households to be spending at least 10% of their He added environmental levies should budgets on gas and electric after the go on to general taxation and the cost of North East 33% energy price cap increases in April. supplier failure spread over three years. He said: “While not cheap at £7.3billion, North West 32% Ofgem will announce the new price cap in February, but experts fear a 50% this plan is affordable, and cutting bills by up to £545 would help prevent the Yorkshire & hike that will send average annual fuel bills rocketing to £2,000. upcoming rise in energy bills turning into the Humber 32% Increases are expected to be highest in a cost of living catastrophe for millions.” Red Wall areas, where voters turned from Ministers are drawing up plans to help East Midlands 29% Labour to the Tories in the 2019 election. families with the energy bill crisis. A Government spokesman said: “We West Midlands 32% The Foundation reckons around a third of households will be plunged into fuel are taking action worth more than £4.2bn, Eastern stress in the North East, North West, including the Warm Home Discount and England 26% Yorkshire and the Midlands. Winter Fuel Payments.” Resolution Foundation senior economist Jonny Marshall said: “Fuel stress pensioners were skipping showers, Last week the Mirror told how London 20% levels are particularly high among shunning their ovens and switching off South East 21% pensioner households and those in poorly their heating as energy bills rocket. insulated homes, a stark reminder of the ben.glaze@mirror.co.uk South West 28% need to modernise Britain’s leaky housing @benglaze tories have month to ease our rising bills By BEN GLAZE MINISTERS have a month to decide how to ease a huge rise in bills, an energy boss warned. Industry regulator Ofgem is due to announce next month how much the price cap – currently £1,277 – will rise from April. Nigel Pocklington, boss of eco firm Good Energy, said: “[The Tories’] burning deadline is the day the new level of the price cap is announced. you absolutely need to be concerned for vulnerable households that will be put into fuel poverty. “There’s this odd fact of life around your energy bill. There’s a bit of difference in consumption between wealthier households and those that are less well off. But it’s not huge and therefore it’s a strangely regressive taxation. “The duke and the dustman are paying the same per unit cost.” HOT WATER Cost of gas has triggered crisis BOSS Pocklington KNIGHTHOOD Tony Blair Blair: You can call me Tony By BEN GLAZE SIR Tony Blair has answered criticism of his knighthood and said: “I’m perfectly happy with ‘Tony’.” The ex-Prime Minister, 68, was made a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter in the New Year’s Honours. But there is still anger at the former Labour leader who ordered British troops into Iraq in 2003. More than 1.1 million people signed a petition to get the accolade rescinded. Sir Tony said: “There are some people who want to say the only thing the Government did was Iraq and ignore all the rest of the things we do. “So it didn’t surprise me. The best thing is just to accept that of course there will be people who detest me for various reasons.” INEQUALITY North & South Levelling up vow is failing By BEN GLAZE ALMOST three jobs are created in London and the South East for every one in the North, a report reveals. Boris Johnson has failed to deliver on his “levellingup” pledge and the UK is more divided than ever, says the Institute for Public Policy Research North. The 2021 allocations of the Levelling-Up Fund give a per-person investment of just £32 in the North. But there has been a £413 per-person drop in annual council service spending in the last 10 years, the think tank says. IPPR North’s Arianna Giovannini said the Tories had “over-promised and under-delivered”. A Levelling-Up Department spokesman claimed the think tank’s analysis was “misleading”. Got a story? call us free on 0800 282 591 WE pAY FOR NEWS & INFORMATION Email mirrornews@mirror.co.uk or readerpix@mirror.co.uk

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 3 2022 Elizabeth playing Di in the 1990s It’s a new Di ... it’s a new dawn ELIZABETH Debicki is well suited to her new role, getting into a blazer and stripes to play Princess Diana in The Crown. The Australian actress, 31, has taken over from Emma Corrin to play Di in the fifth and sixth seasons of the drama, which will cover the turbulent years before her death in 1997. Elizabeth was seen in Croydon, South London, filming a scene where the princess gets into a taxi with the paparazzi in tow. Picture exclusive all hail Screen Di gets a cab 1994 Diana tries to avoid snappers US fans flock to TV vets county ExclusivE By aShleigh raiNBird Diary Editor HerDS of American tourists are arriving in Yorkshire after falling in love with warmhearted TV saga All Creatures Great and Small. More than 10 million viewers saw the reboot’s first series Stateside, and this week The New York Times hailed the “cheerful, optimistic” show. It said the gentle tale of a vet’s life in the Yorkshire Dales was providing an escape from “coronavirus and profound division” as the second series began airing in the US. Residents in picturesque filming locations, including Grassington, used as the fictional town Darrowby, say it has already had an impact. Tim Barber from Real Yorkshire Tours says the second series, based on the books by rural vet James Herriot, has boosted summer bookings. He adds: “Around 90% of my clients are from the US. It’s looking positive for this year and is going to be really good for the area.” He says the reason dale delight Grassington international visitors come to Yorkshire is after seeing the region on a film, on TV or from reading about it. He went on: “There are stats that people are spending on average £400 a day on hotels, tours and food. “The new TV series has caught people’s imagination, and has brought a whole lot of new people in. “I drove an Australian couple and the lady was an uber-fan – of the books and both series. I was driving through Wensleydale and stopped at a fantastic view of fields over dry stone walls. She started crying and said: ‘I’ve been dreaming of coming to Yorkshire for 60 years and it’s even more beautiful than I ever thought.’ “Somebody said to me: ‘We love it [the show] because nothing happens.’ “There might be a slight problem birthing a cow, but people are used to violence and warnings on TV. It’s just such a great feel-good story and it’s wholesome and honest – it’s how people would love to live.” Rolling Stone reviewer Alan Sepinwall said the timing of the first series, airing in the days after last year’s Capitol riots, meant the warmth of the show became a tonic in the US. He said: “Suddenly there was nothing I wanted to watch more than this gentle show, with its low-stakes plotting, lush scenery, adorable animals and ensemble of fundamentally nice people. “It is an incredible balm, and a welcome contrast … to the dumpster fire of our own reality.” ashleigh.rainbird@mirror.co.uk @arainbird Voice of the mirror: page 8

4 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 DM1ST scene Al-HIllis’ car at site Alps murders on cold-case team’s radar By TOM pARRY Special Correspondent THE 2012 murder of a British family in the French Alps is among dozens of crimes France’s new coldcase unit is to review. Among 240 dossiers to re-open is the killing of Surrey-based engineer Saad al-Hilli, his wife Iqbal and his mother-in-law Suhaila near Lake Annecy. French cyclist Sylvain Mollier was also shot dead. The al-Hillis’ daughters, then seven and four, lived. Last week a man, 57, was arrested and held for two days over the murders, before being released without charge. The Paris unit, to be launched in March, will also probe deaths linked to late serial killer Michel Fourniret, said to have killed British Joanna Parrish, 20, in 1990. help Warren and Darren Sports stars help Darren to walk again By GeORGIA lAMBeRT and BRAd hARpeR A BUSINESSMAN left paralysed while raking his lawn has been helped back to his feet by sports stars. Darren Bovis, 54, felt a mystery pain in his back and two days later he lost the use of both legs. Doctors found a slipped disc had caused a spinal compression. After months of rehabilitation, experts recommended a ReWalk exoskeleton, which fits around the body. Darren, of Whitstable, Kent, rents the £80,000 device, that helps build strength and balance, for £3,250 a month. But now golfer Warren Bennett and England Test cricketer Joe Denly are helping to raise the cash needed to buy it. Darren said: “I can’t thank them enough.” partygate: Johnson in Bonfire of »» PM set to blame aides »» New No10 bash revealed exclusIve By Ben GlAze Deputy Political Editor as pressure grows on Boris Johnson over a series of No10 lockdown parties, the shameless PM looks set to shift the blame away from himself in a desperate bid to save his own skin. Rather than accept any responsibility for the scandal engulfing Downing Street, he is instead likely to throw a bunch of civil servants under the bus, who could now face the axe. It comes as the Mirror can reveal Mr Johnson attended a leaving do for his outgoing defence adviser in the run-up to Christmas 2020 and gave a speech. And fresh doubts were raised on the PM’s claim he did not know in advance about the No10 “bring a bottle” bash on May 20 of that year. Sunday Times columnist Dominic Lawson claimed at least two people had warned Mr Johnson the email invite made it clear it was a party and it should have been stopped. If true, it blows last week’s half-hearted Commons apology out of the water and means he faces claims he breached the ministerial code by misleading Parliament. To add further pressure, his wife Carrie was snapped breaking social distancing rules in September 2020 by hugging a friend. The PM will hide behind claims he is to crack down on the “culture” at No10 in his bid to deflect any blame. Those who could be singled out for blame and the chop include his principal private secretary Martin Reynolds – who sent the May 20 party invite – deputy Stewart Glassborow and chief of staff Dan Rosenfield. But Mr heRe’s TO Me Mr Johnson sips drink painful moment Trevor in TV interview with Dowden, right yesterday Lawson’s claims suggest Mr Johnson knew more about the parties than he is letting on. The well-connected columnist said: “Last week I spoke to a former Downing Street official who said at least two people had told the PM, after seeing the emailed invitation from Martin Reynolds that this was ‘a party’ and should be immediately cancelled. “I was told that Johnson’s We all stuck to the rules. does the pM understand why people are angry? trevor phillips to tory co-chair oliver dowden Sky host’s tears of grief By dAn BlOOM Online Political Editor TV’s Trevor Phillips fought back tears as he confronted a top Tory over his daughter’s death – the same weekend No10 partied. The Sky News host said his daughter Sushila followed the rules before she died on April 18 last year aged 36 following a 22-year anorexia battle. Days earlier, No10 staff broke a sMIles Trevor & daughter sushila child’s swing, brought a suitcase of wine in and DJ’d in the basement as part of two leaving bashes. Trevor told Tory co-chairman Oliver Dowden he had seen his two daughters, but “their mother, stepmother and I weren’t allowed to meet them together”. He added: “We all stuck to the rules. Does the Prime Minister really understand why people are angry?” Dowden said he was trying to explain “how the Government is seeking to move forward”. dismissive response was to say they were ‘overreacting’ and to praise Reynolds as ‘my loyal Labrador’. “I then asked someone who has known the PM for decades what could have made him take such an approach (other than natural hospitality and affability). “His immediate answer was: ‘It’s because deep down he obviously thought the regulations were ridiculous, so why should he observe them?’” No10 insisted: “It is untrue that the Prime Minister was warned about the event in advance. “As he said earlier this week he believed implicitly that this was a work event.” We can reveal Mr Johnson gave a speech at an event

mirror.co.uk DM1ST MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 5 desperate bid to survive the flunkies to mark defence adviser Captain Steve Higham’s Downing Street departure before Christmas 2020. It is understood the PM was “there for a few minutes to thank him for his service” as a “small number of No10 staff briefly said goodbye”. The MoD declined to comment last night. Our revelation could give senior civil servant Sue Gray more material to consider as part of her probe into the Downing Street parties. Tory chairman Oliver Dowden signalled civil servants would take the rap for the rule-breaking parties. He said: “The PM is determined to make sure that this can’t be allowed to happen and that carrie on partying PM’s wife Carrie hugs pal at engagement event in London, September 2020, breaking social distancing rules we address the underlying culture in Downing Street. There were failings, we should have done better.” The Mirror told on Saturday how Mr Johnson attended some “wine time” Friday events at No10. His wife Carrie was snapped embracing a pal at a club in London at the friend’s engagement party. Guidance at the time included BAsH Our splash on party remaining two metres apart. Carrie’s spokeswoman said: “Mrs Johnson regrets the momentary lapse in judgment.” As binned? Martin Reynolds wrote invite to staff for No10 garden party binned? Downing Street chief of staff Dan Rosenfield may be target binned? No10 deputy principal private secretary Mr Glassborow Labour surged ahead in the polls, Former minister Tim Loughton yesterday became the fifth Tory to publicly call for Mr Johnson to quit. Mr Johnson launched “Operation Red Meat” in a desperate 98% bid to win back mutinous MPs and furious voters. One strategy involves bringing in the Navy to halt refugee Channel crossings. of the Citizens’ Assembly ben.glaze@mirror.co.uk want MPs punished for @benglaze lying to Parliament Inquiry head faced down IRA gun gang By BEN GLAZE THE top civil servant investigating Partygate once stood up to IRA paramilitaries who tried to hijack her car, according to a friend. Sue Gray was running a pub near Newry in Northern Ireland in the 80s when armed Republicans stopped her as she drove alone at night on a country road. The pal told the Mail on Sunday: “She said one of her staff had wanted to get off early. She closed the bar, drove the person home TOUGH Sue Gray wasn’t afraid of IRA and was returning from South Armagh when she came across a light in the road and was ordered to stop. He said, ‘We want the car, get out’. She bluntly refused. “Taken aback, he said, ‘What?’ And ‘Oh, you’re f***ing English as well?’ Just as the situation looked set to escalate, a voice said, ‘That’s Sue Gray from The Cove, let her go on’.” Plea to ‘punish’ Commons liars VOTERS overwhelmingly want MPs punished if they lie to Parliament. The Citizens’ Assembly on Democracy in the UK found 98% agreed that “lying or intentionally misleading” MPs should be seen as “contempt of Parliament”. MPs guilty of this should give a public apology and “be fined or otherwise punished”, they said. Under Westminster protocol, ministers who mislead the Commons are expected to resign.

6 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 Girl, 5, dies during ski lesson in horrific accident in French Alps Tragedy A ski trail in Flaine DM1ST By Tom Parry and alexandra Williams A BRITISH girl, aged five, was killed on a ski slope in the French Alps when another skier careered into her at speed. The girl was hit as she had a lesson with four other children in Flaine. Despite desperate attempts to save her on the slope, she died as she was being taken to hospital by helicopter. A 40-year-old local man remained in police custody last night and an investigation was opened for manslaughter. The prosecutor said: “The child was in a single file about to make a right turn when she was violently hit by the skier at high speed who tried to avoid her.” The skier was “devastated” by the accident at around 11am on Saturday. The little girl lived in Geneva with her ex-pat British family, who have a holiday home in Les Carroz nearby. Local mayor Jean-Paul Constant said: “Everyone is completely shocked.” exclusiVe By russell myers Royal Editor and Tom PeTTifor Crime Editor PRINCE Harry has started a “misguided” war with the Royal Family, threatening legal action against the government over his protection in the UK. The Duke of Sussex claimed he is effectively in exile because it is “unsafe” for his family to return here. He claims his private security arrangements are not enough to ensure his family’s safety and privacy here. Harry, 37, says he will pay for specialist police protection but the Home Office has ruled this out – and he has applied for a judicial review against the decision. One royal insider said: “The Queen is quite clear this is a matter for the Home Office. To be quite frank, this decision SuSSexeS infamous Prince with Virginia at 17 Giuffre wants Andrew ‘broke & destroyed’ Flights Holidays the big orange sale now on up to 25% off flights and £300 off package holidays Travel between 18.01.22 and 30.09.22 on selected flights only. Flights sale ends 18.01.22. Holidays minimum spend of £3,000 for full saving, travel up to 31.10.23. Holidays are ATOL protected. Holidays sale ends on 01.02.22. T&C’s apply. VisiT Harry with William last July seems once again to be completely misguided and no one is sure of the basis for the argument.” Security experts suggested Harry’s costs could be as much as £100,000 a week for at least a dozen fully trained officers to give round-the-clock protection for his family when visiting the UK. Harry and wife Meghan, 40, lost their taxpayer-funded police protection after quitting their royal roles in 2020. The couple, who live in California with their children Archie, two, and seven- a lot of these issues appear to be inflamed by harry and his advisers Dai Davies Former head oF the met’s royal protection unit month-old Lilibet, fund their own security there. A legal representative for the Duke said: “Prince Harry inherited a security risk at birth, for life. “He remains sixth in line to the throne, served two tours of combat duty in Afghanistan, and in recent years his family has been subjected to welldocumented neo-Nazi and extremist threats. While his role within the institution has changed, his profile as a member of the Royal Family has not. Nor has the threat to him and his family. “The Duke and Duchess personally fund a private security team for their family, yet that cannot replicate the necessary police protection needed whilst in the UK. In the absence of such protection, Prince Harry and his family are unable to return to his home.” But royal sources suggested this claim PRinCE Andrew’s rape accuser has vowed to “destroy him” and leave him penniless, a source claims. The Duke of york is fighting a civil lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, who claims the royal’s paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein lent her out to him three times for sex. The Prince “absolutely and categorically” denies her allegations. The source said: “it is Virginia’s firm belief that Andrew should go to jail for what he’s done but in the end leaving him broke and destroyed may be enough. “now it’s a matter of how much money he offers [in a settlement] and how broke we leave him.” The Mirror reported on Saturday that Andrew fears £2million legal bills and a £10m payout to Guiffre. A royal source said that while the Queen consulted with other top royals on whether to strip Andrew, 61, of his patronages and military titles, the final decision was hers. The Duke’s legal team plan to argue in court that Giuffre, 38, suffers from false memories. They said: “Her claims regarding her time with Epstein and the circumstances under which [Andrew] allegedly assaulted her have repeatedly changed.” Lawyers also plan an attack on an extension to new york’s Child Victims Act, which Giuffre is using to sue Andrew. it raised to 55 the age up to which people could sue their alleged attackers. A deadline for claims of August 14, 2021, was extended by then-new york Governor Andrew Cuomo. Andrew’s lawyers yesterday questioned whether the extension was constitutional, and whether Cuomo had the power to order such a move. was “completely at odds” with Harry’s suggestion to family members that he would attend a memorial service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey, planned for the spring. He is also expected to be in the Netherlands in April to launch the postponed 2021 Invictus Games in The Hague. Additionally, Harry and Meghan have been invited to events over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend in June and would be expected to attend, fraughT Dai Davies

mirror.co.uk DM1ST MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 7 take on the home office out on a limb Harry & Meghan hire own security HARRY IN COP WAR assumes He challenges ban on buying Met police protection happier Queen, Meghan & Harry in 2018 A baffling & bizarre argument comment BY Russell MyeRs , roYal Editor OF all the tantrums over tiaras and titles, this latest squabble really is quite unique. The Duke of Sussex’s unprecedented move of threatening court action over the government’s decision is both breathtaking and utterly baffling. Those in royal circles have almost universally questioned the play at hand, not only in its nature but equally in its execution. True enough, with his background in the military and his position in one of the most famous families in the world – and new celebrity lifestyle – Prince Harry and his family are arguably high-profile targets. But to suggest he is at a greater risk at home than abroad, where he has chosen to base himself, surely holds very little weight. Indeed the manner of this row seems even more bizarre in that it is still being argued two years on from being granted his wish to leave his royal role, on the understanding that you cannot have everything you want. Wilderness This is all before even considering the effect on the Queen, who we are told has been made aware of her grandson’s latest bright idea just as she emerges from one of her most tumultuous periods of recent years. She faced her first Christmas without her beloved husband before wielding the axe on her son Prince Andrew’s royal career. The decision to banish Andrew to the wilderness would not have come easily no matter the depths of his fall from grace. Now, just three weeks before her Platinum Jubilee begins on February 6, Her Majesty is facing down another petulant member of her family for reasons she would be forgiven for assuming had been sorted. At every turn the Queen has handled Harry’s behaviour with good grace, wishing him well and extending a loving sentiment that he and his family would always be much loved members of her own. With the season of goodwill to all now behind us, one may wonder how much is left. sources confirmed. Harry has claimed his security was compromised last summer when his car was allegedly chased by paparazzi in London. He had travelled to the UK to unveil a statue of Princess Diana alongside brother Prince William in July. When he had previously visited the UK in April for Prince Philip’s funeral he got police protection, but when he returned in the summer he was not. Security sources confirmed this was due to a “change in situation”, from receive police protection at no cost to them. The goal for Prince Harry has been to ensure the safety of himself and his family while in the UK so his children can know his home country.” But Dai Davies, former head of Scotland Yard’s royal protection unit, told the Mirror: “A lot of these issues appear to be greatly inflamed by Harry and his advisers. “If he or his family were to return to Britain in an official capacity or to support the Queen during the Plat- attending a global event alongside the Queen and other members of the Royal Family to being in the UK for a “private trip” of his own choosing. Harry’s legal representative added: “The Duke first offered to pay personally for UK police protection for himself and his family in January 2020. That offer was dismissed. He remains willing to cover the cost of security, as not to impose on the British taxpayer. “Others who have left public office and have an inherent threat risk inum Jubilee I’m sure he would be afforded the necessary protection. “I would argue robustly against his case that he is not safe in the UK. If ever the British intelligence services did discover a threat to him and his family they are hardly going to sit on it. But he’s a private citizen and should not expect the Metropolitan Police to be his personal security force.” “If he is perfectly happy to have his security managed in the US and elsewhere by private contractors, who one are all ex-special forces or of equivalent level, then he should have a reasonable expectation they can take care of him in the UK.” He suggested that if Harry and Meghan were to stay in the UK for an extended period they may need a team of up to 20 specially trained officers to guard them, if travelling separately between multiple locations. russell.myers@mirror.co.uk @rjmyers voice of the mirror: page 8 your voice: page 35

8 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 Voice of the DM1ST yourvoice@mirror.co.uk @kevin_maguire Don’t shift the blame HE has evaded responsibility his entire life and now Boris Johnson is blaming everyone except himself for Downing Street’s law-breaking lockdown parties. The irresponsible Prime Minister created the rotten culture in No10. He should have put up his hand and admitted guilt instead of trying to wriggle out of trouble. Many of the officials, civil servants and Cabinet Ministers Johnson is preparing to throw under the bus aren’t spotless. But they should speak out in the public interest, not silently accept their doom. Johnson has the exchanged the short-term pain of admitting entertaining happened on a regular basis for a seismic crisis. With growing numbers of Tory MPs afraid they will lose their seats if they protect the Prime Minister, it looks sure to topple him. But deceiving to the very end, ordering that junior heads must roll, the PM reveals yet again the moral vacuum at his core. Duke’s drama PRINCE Harry taking legal action against the Government over police protection has caused another public spat his grandmother could do without. Why did the Duke of Sussex not keep this dispute private and resolve the issue with the Queen or his father the Prince of Wales? Harry pays for security in the US, so why can’t he use the same people here? His bodyguards – probably the best in the business – will be as expert in the UK as they are anywhere. It is true Harry inherited a security risk at birth but public squabbles such as this are deeply damaging to the monarchy. Pig spenders YORKSHIRE farmers may be surprised to see the Dales swarming with American tourists, attracted by the beautiful setting of All Creatures Great and Small. Big-spending Yanks eager to see where a farm animal-based telly show is made proves the old Yorkshire saying is right – where there’s muck, there’s brass aMerica loves ‘all creatUre’s..’ ..ok, here’s the pitch.. we set it in Malibu ..All Critters.. yadda yadda, so, Ryan Reynolds is Jimmy Heriot, a screwball veterinarian who doesn’t play by the rules.. but hey, no hands up cows.. Points of disorder #1 I lived three years in the wonderful North Yorkshire city, so I fully appreciate why York’s MP, Rachael Maskell, wants Prince Andrew to lose his Duke of York title. Leaving the sweating royal with a grand name while removing his right to be addressed as His Royal Highness was his mam wanting it both ways, I’m afraid. MPs should be debating every year in Parliament whether a medieval hereditary monarchy is worth the cost and national shame. GoinG up THE relish with which Labour rottie Angela Rayner sinks her teeth into cheating, lying Tories reveals how much she enjoys getting revenge on the rulers who looked down on her as a youngster. GoinG down TORY lapdog Oliver Dowden made a complete mug of himself yesterday by defending Johnson when Downing Street had nearly as many parties as an Ibiza nightclub. Points of disorder #2 Punishing the BBC for covering Conservative carousing is a show of dangerous one-partystate authoritarianism. Culture Wars Secretary Nadine Dorries is freezing the licence fee to punish the broadcaster financially for doing its job by reporting the news. Along with banning protests and rigging elections, BBC bashing is another power grab from an anti-democratic gang that unlawfully closed down Parliament. sPeaker’s corner KEVIN MAGUIRE Stalking the corridors of power No hope for PM who leads from the fridge MERCILESSLY mocked and acknowledged, the opposition’s ridiculed, the despised Downing best bet is a mortally wounded PM Street party liar Boris Johnson’s limping on or the Conservatives authority has gone for good. will claim they have changed under No Prime Minister is able to Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss. survive for long in high office They successfully played the trick when they trigger scorn in every in Government when John Major home, workplace, cafe and pub. succeeded Margaret Thatcher, A mate of mine, a retired Theresa May followed David welder in a Red Wall seat, sent a Cameron then Johnson after May. reworking of a joke about a I never bought the Johnson appeal dead man at the Pearly Gates but I understood why many voters and was informed by St Peter did. Brexit, his main pitch, was the hands on heavenly lie clocks another lie and anyway even many ticked only when fibs were heard. who wanted to quit the European The pointers on those of Union these days avoid talking about Mother Theresa, Abraham the mess. Whatever magic Johnson Lincoln and Nelson Mandela Downing Street, drunken shenanigans displayed is gone and isn’t returning. had never moved. on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh’s The steady drip of awful rulebreaking, civil servant Sue Gray’s “Where’s Boris Johnson’s clock?” funeral and an unprecedented apology inquired the man. “We’re using it as a to Buckingham Palace have a last days report on the partying, April’s tax ceiling fan,” replied St Peter. of Rome vibe to them. rises, soaring energy bills and May’s Sacrificing the jobs of Downing Labour leads of up to 14% in the local elections all threaten fresh blows Street staff to save his own skin will polls are encouraging the opposition for a deflated egotist who cut a beaten not work for Johnson. to go for the jugular, Keir Starmer figure while on the ropes at Prime It feels like when, not if, he is booted justifiably accusing the PM of breaking Minister’s Questions this week. out of No10 by Tory MPs worried the law and lying. Lifting England’s Covid restrictions about their futures. With jilted insider Dominic will earn him little credit when he has Nor is he able to cower in a fridge Cummings orchestrating much of the already lost all credibility. again as the glass door on the front onslaught, there’s an irony in Johnson Johnson’s political obituaries are of No10’s Friday wine-time cooler symbolises the charlatan having hidden in plain sight for too long. Suitcases of booze smuggled into as co-author of his own downfall. Labour is aware it should target the Tories as much as Johnson himself when as rising star Wes Streeting being written. Only the publication date is to be decided. History will be justifiably unkind to a truly terrible leader. ONCE a red, always a red – yet I wonder if Labour will regret Gary Neville joining. The party will now be held responsible for every political comment from the former Manchester United and England footballer while the TV pundit can be pigeon-holed by opponents. Sometimes celebrity supporters are better than members. nortH and MoUtH WIDENING not narrowing – Tories won’t bridge a £61billion English North-South infrastructure, transport and skills chasm with a £4.8bn sticking plaster. The scale of the challenge is detailed by think tank IPPR North, which calculated that the Tories invested only £8,125 per person over the past five years compared with £12,147 in London. And the paucity of the response is reflected by tales LEVEL DOWN Michael Gove of Levelling Down Secretary Michael Gove collecting existing announcements to present as new when he unveils a repeatedly delayed “plan” shortly. Empty slogans, fake propaganda and false promises will trigger the biggest revolt in England’s top half since the 1569 Rising of the North against Elizabeth I. That failed, but this one •LABOUR’S incurious whispering Barry Gardiner accepting £584,177 from solicitor Christine Lee named by MI5 as a Chinese influence-peddler is disturbing. But what double standards when Johnson and the Conservative Party continue banking many millions of Russian roubles. Foreign money buying influence is acceptable to Tories only when it fills their own coffers. threatens to unseat scores of Tory MPs. CARDIFF crooner Kevin Brennan hoisting Jacob Rees- Mogg on his own petard in the House of Commons was a joy. When asked, the Edwardian fogey was unable to name Andrew RT Davies, the Welsh Conservative leader. Mogg dismissing Scot Tory chief Douglas Ross as “lightweight” is an insult that will regularly boomerang. •NOTHING screams desperation as deafeningly as panicking right-whingers pretending Keir Starmer eating a takeaway and sipping a beer during a campaign stop in Durham last spring is comparable to Johnson’s No10 boozy bashes. The PM wouldn’t be facing the sack if he and staff ate sarnies at their desks. “To call it a kangaroo court is unfair to kangaroos.” Commons former Speaker John Bercow isn’t going to quietly swallow an inquiry’s finding he bullied senior staff when the taxi driver’s son was a victim of snobbery in a Parliament run like an old private school.

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 9 lifting Somebody the lid Robbie and wife Ayda live in US Tragedy Jessica Lally Bronco death girl family in defib tribute by lucy ThornTon THE FAMILY of a bride-tobe who died after falling from a bucking bronco during a night out are trying to raise funds for life-saving defibrillators. Jessica Lally, 26, had a cardiac arrest while with her pals at the Bronco’s Rodeo Bar in Sheffield, South Yorks, last October. Her mother Joan, 66, has described the loss of her daughter, who was planning to marry her partner Ben later this year, as “heartbreaking”. She said: “She was such a beautiful girl, so kind.” The family have raised over £10,000 so far and Jessica’s cousin, fireman Michael Noone, 47, will run 26 half-marathons. Michael said they are an “essential piece of kit” and hoped to have more installed in their local area. wanted me dead. My dodgy pals sorted it.. calls Rose Ayling-Ellis Strictly Rose supports sign language bid by alex green STRICTLY Come Dancing champ Rose Ayling-Ellis is backing an MP’s bid to get British Sign Language recognised as an official language of the UK. The deaf EastEnders actress, 27, says the current situation means some deaf children get serious diagnoses from their doctor with only their parents to translate horrifying news. Backing Labour MP Rosie Cooper’s private members’ bill, Rose said: “It’s about having protection for the language. “We have come such a long way – in the olden days, at schools for deaf children, they would make them sit on their hands.” She added to the Big Issue: “I want to use my platform... to reflect that attention on to the whole deaf community.” by Mark Jefferies Showbiz Editor Robbie Williams has revealed he was the target for a hitman at the height of his fame. But the former Take That star told how the terrifying threat went away after an “intervention” by some pals. Robbie said: “I’ve never, ever said this, but I had a contract put on me to kill me. I’ve never said that publicly before. “It went away. I have friends. That stuff is the unseen stuff that happens when you become famous.” The 47-year-old singer revealed dealing with fame has been the hardest part of being a major music star and it is only in the past few years that he has been able to come to terms with it. He said: “At one point in my life I was ridiculously famous, Michael Jacksonstyle famous. “I became famous when I was 17, doing a boyband when I was 16, the boyband took off. When I was 21 I left and then I had a solo career, sold 80 million albums, held the record for the most tickets sold in a day for a tour and blah, blah, blah… “Extreme fame and extreme success meets with anxiety and depression and mental illness. “There’s a few levels of fame and what it does to you. The first one is ‘f***’. “There’s a couple more I can’t remember but the fourth one is acceptance. You sort of rally against your privacy being taken away from you and you rally against it by trying to be normal, trying to be normal but also I’m gonna be small so people don’t beat you up. Like, ‘I’m a d***head, don’t hurt me.’ “I want to go to all the normal places I can’t go because people want to kill me. It takes a while to get to acceptance. “I have anxiety and don’t like meeting strangers, but strangers want to meet me, and I feel really uncomfortable about it. Thinking about it actually gives me anxiety. It’s a trigger. “Also, you’ve got to be the mayor of the faMe early days with Take That PodcasT Robbie on This Past Weekend Robbie was target of hitman I had a contract on me to kill me. It’s the unseen stuff that happens with fame robbie on terrifying prospect of being shot dead by gang hitman best town people have ever visited, or else people go, ‘He’s one of those famous people that are a d***.’ Actually, I hate having my picture taken.” Stoke-born Robbie, who clocked up seven number one solo albums from 1997 to 2006, eventually left the UK and moved to Los Angeles in 2004. He lives in a Beverly Hills mansion which sits on 30 acres of land with wife Ayda Field and their daughters Teddy and Colette, and sons Charlton and Beau. Robbie’s decision not to push his music in the US has meant he is able to live a normal life in relative anonymity. He told This Past Weekend podcast: “I came to America to promote an album. “And I’m in Milwaukee and doing a radio station to eight people at seven o’clock in the morning and I already have millions in the bank and a huge following and I’m depressed and I’m anxious. So I’m going around America doing all this stuff and I’m going, ‘Hang on, all of this fame is making me anxious and depressed and if I go to America then I’m famous in Papua New Guinea if I’m famous in America…’ “Then I’m like, ‘Hang on, what am I doing here? “This realisation is happening as I’m travelling through America trying to break America. “Why am I trying to break this? Why don’t I go and live there and live in anonymity and then have a nice life. “The grown-up driving the car made a decision to not promote in America, not do anything. “So I moved there and turned everything down that I was offered in the States. “Basically, what happens is I live in anonymity here and really enjoy that, then I try to move back to my home country and remember that I have no anonymity there and that makes me feel anxious and depressed and then I move back to the States.” mark.jefferies@mirror.co.uk @mirrorjeffers

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 11 orDeAL Graham Reagan Heart attack man told: Get a lift to A&E By LuCY thornton AN ambulance trust has apologised after a heart attack victim told of being advised to get a lift to hospital or face a long wait. Graham Reagan, 60, had felt ill for two days then worsened in the early hours of December 18. He asked his wife to call an ambulance but she was told the nearest one was 20 to 30 miles away. The operator asked: “Can you get to hospital?” Mr Reagan’s son Charlie, 26, who was visiting, drove him from his home in Malton, North Yorks, to York Hospital’s A&E. Arriving by car meant an eight-minute walk from the car park. The special needs co-ordinator was released four days later. Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it was sorry to hear of his concerns. WOMAN, 86, DIES IN BOTCHED BURGLARY RAIDeR TARGeT Ken and Freda Walker faced brutal attack proBe Police and tributes at the couple’s semi Husband fights for life as police hunt attackers AttrACtion Carl Griffiths Foot fanciers are flocking to size 21 Carl By MArtin FriCker and roBert DALLinG THE man with Britain’s biggest feet is being swamped with messages from foot fetishists. Domino’s Pizza worker Carl Griffiths’ size 21 feet made him a sex symbol during the pandemic. He explained: “It’s more popular than I expected, especially with gay men. “I think that’s 90% of the messages I get. I also get some weird messages online. I have had foot fetish websites get in touch, asking me to send pictures of my feet.” Carl, 29, from Trimsaran, Carmarthen, who is 6ft 8in tall, added: “It’s insane some of the mes sages. People want my socks.” He said his troubles began after he posted a video of his giant feet during the first lockdown. By MArtin FriCker and LuCY thornton AN elderly charity fundraiser was killed and her councillor husband left fighting for his life in a suspected botched burglary. Freda Walker, 86, died after raiders targeted the semi-detached house she shared with former mine worker Ken, 88. Detectives launched a manhunt for their attackers as distraught friends described the victims as a “lovely couple”. Paramedics went to their house on Saturday morning after a neighbour raised the alarm and found Freda dead and Ken critically ill. Police said they had suffered “horrific” injuries. Chief Supt Hayley Barnett urged locals in Langwith Junction, Derbys, to lock Ash hell for cut-off Tonga after Pacific volcano blast eruption Volcano scene on Saturday their doors and windows while detectives hunt for the attackers. She said: “The couple were well known here. Many people who knew them were shocked by this horrific incident. “No arrests have been made in this case and this is not a domestic incident.” CS Barnett appealed for homeowners to check CCTV, and for drivers who may have dashcam footage to come forward. Ken is the ex-chairman of Bolsover District Council and is friends with former local Labour MP Dennis Skinner. He is a governor at By Christopher BuCktin US Editor THE volcanic eruption off Tonga that triggered tsunamis has smothered the South Pacific islands in ash, cut power and severed communications. Satellite images suggest some of the outlying islands have been totally submerged by the sea. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said tsunami We had a cup of tea and a chat on Friday. I can’t get over it LYNNE NEWHAM neighbour of couple the local primary school and has a nearby allotment. The former mining safety inspector had turned 88 two days prior to the attack. Freda was a keen fundraiser and passionate about helping the homeless and needy. A note on a floral tribute described her as someone “who would help anyone she could without hesitation”. The devoted couple had been married for 64 years and had lived in the house since the 1960s. A tearful neighbour left flowers at the house and a note reading: “To the best waves had caused “significant damage”, washing boats ashore and battering beachside homes. No deaths have been reported so far but locals say that Tonga – population 105,000 – looks “like a moonscape” coated in volcanic ash, which has now contaminated water supplies. Ms Ardern confirmed power is being restored to some parts of the islands but the situation in coastal areas remains unknown, largely due to the massive ash cloud covering the region and preventing surveillance flights. The underwater volcano erupted on Saturday, sending the plume of ash into the sky and triggering a 7.4 magnitude earthquake and warnings of 1.2-metre waves. Hours later, Tonga’s internet and phones went down. Unable friend anyone could ever have had, I shall miss you so much. I can’t believe this has happened to the nicest person on earth.” The neighbour, who did not want to be named, said houses on the street are vulnerable to break-ins, adding: “They are in a dark area, with their house being beside an alleyway.” Forensic teams sealed off the alleyway and searched the nearby area. Neighbour Lynne Newham said Freda was a “loyal friend” of over 50 years, adding: “She was here on Friday teatime. We had a cup of tea and a chat. I can’t get over it.” Another neighbour, Jonathan Hilliar, said: “They were such a sweet old couple, I just don’t get it.” martin.fricker@mirror.co.uk @martinfricker to speak to friends and family, Tongans in Australia and New Zealand feared the worst. In Peru, two women drowned when their truck was hit by two-metre waves and dragged into the sea, while metre-high waves struck parts of Japan. A tsunami warning for the US west coast was lifted by the National Weather Service after a 30cm rise in tide was recorded.

12 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 DM1ST Novak finally leaves Baroness Bra faces Oz after visa bid fails £200m masks probe Novak Djokovic was deported from australia ToRY peer Michelle Mone is set to be investigated over links to a firm that landed more than £200million of yesterday after he lost a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country to defend his australian open title. The tennis star, 34, who is unvaccinated against Covid-19, flew to Dubai. Judges supported the australian government’s cancellation of his visa on grounds of “health and good order”, ending a chaotic 10-day saga. Djokovic, left, said he was “extremely disappointed”. coronavirus crisis: we Government PPE contracts, it was reported yesterday. The lingerie tycoon, 50, left, has denied links with PPE Medpro. The House of Lords Commissioners for Standards could announce a probe today, the Mail on Sunday reported. Her spokeswoman said: “Lady Mone’s done nothing wrong. She’ll cooperate with any investigation.” exclusive bY PAUL BYRNE PRESSURE Royal Preston Hospital CRITICALLY ill Covid patient Peter Nagy looked his doctor in the eye and admitted: “I’ve been a fool.” Hours earlier, the vaccine sceptic had been rushed from the main virus ward into intensive care. His condition had deteriorated and medics were worried. But despite his plight, a clearly frightened Peter invited the Mirror to his bedside. He wanted our readers to see the reality of what Covid can do to the unvaccinated. Peter, 61, was one of seven desperately ill patients in the unit. Hooked up to an oxygen machine and monitors, the business development manager said: “The trouble is when you get to the stage where you can’t breathe, your options are starting to run out. You start to evaluate things differently. “I realise I made a massive mistake. I’ve never been an anti-vaxxer. In the past I’ve 90% unvaccinated patients in Covid intensive care at hospital, doctor says taken things like flu shots. But when Covid came along a n d t h e y started to produce the vaccines very quickly I was just dubious. I didn’t think there had been enough clinical research and long term trials and that’s why I felt it wouldn’t be the right thing for me. “But two years down the line the world has learned much more about Covid and I am looking at it completely differently as well now. “I have realised I have really, really made the wrong decision. And when I am recovered I will have the vaccine. “This has made me realise how foolish I have been. I am frightened. I think anyone would be, it is scary. It is a very unpleasant feeling. It focuses the mind.” Standing alongside his patient, consultant respiratory physician Mohammed Munavvar assured Peter he would be cared for. Holding the medic’s gaze, he replied: “Thank you doctor. Thank you for everything.” The Mirror’s team were the first journalists allowed on the critical care unit at Royal Preston Hospital since the start of the pandemic. Moments after we left, another ICU patient died – one of two to lose their battle that day. Since the start of the pandemic, the hospital in Lancashire has treated nearly 5,000 people with the virus, of which more than 900 have died. Out of 106 Covid patients in the Isolating workers left broke PooRLY A patient is wheeled into the critical care unit BUSY A nurse in full PPE using a computer on ward cARiNg A medic monitors a patient i feel very sad that these people have been misled into thinking they will not become so ill prof mohammed munavvar royal preston hospital iCU ConsUltant hospital earlier this week, more than 43% were unvaccinated and a further 32% had not had a booster jab. Professor Munavvar, 58, said Peter is not alone in having regrets and he will not HUNDREDS of thousands of workers were self-isolating last month with minimal sick pay or none at all, says the TUC. Some 209,000 had to rely on statutory sick pay of £96.35 per week as omicron swept the country, while 57,900 got nothing. Self-isolation is cut from seven days to five today in a bid to tackle the staff shortage crisis. TUC chief Frances o’Grady said: “No

mirror.co.uk DM1ST MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 13 speak to critical patient REALITY CHECK Sick Peter and Prof Munavvar at Royal Preston mIRROR ON THE COVID FRONTLINE Plan B rules and travel tests ‘axed in 2 weeks’ I refused jabs ... now I’m in intensive care be the last. He said: “I feel very sad that these people have been misled into thinking they will not become so ill. [The vaccine] is such a simple thing. “Day to day we see people who are deteriorating and dying and we know for certain than 90% plus are in the unvaccinated category. “They have missed a golden opportunity to get the most effective weapon to prevent serious illness. It is one should be forced to choose between doing the right thing and self-isolating or putting food on the table.” The Office for National Statistics estimates that 2.7% of the private sector workforce – around 723,900 workers – were off with Covid from December 13 to 26. A Government spokeswoman said: “It’s up to employers to determine their sick pay policies.” freely available to them. It is available down the road, round the clock, and still they have taken the risk. “The people who are dying from Covid are either unvaccinated or have several other medical problems which make them extremely vulnerable.” He added: “Vaccines have been game changers. They have saved innumerable lives and prevented hundreds of thousands of hospitalisations.” Four more rail firms cut trains Vaccinated or not, every patient gets the same level of expert care from the dedicated staff. Covid ward manager Rebecca Tuson said: “We respect the fact that people have the right to choice. “ The care they receive does not change as a result of that decision.” Nurse Tracy Fawcett, who has had Covid twice, added: “We have to respect people’s choice but they have HUNDREDS more trains will be cut this week due to staff shortages. Avanti West Coast, C2C, East Midlands Railway and South Western Railway are introducing emergency timetables from today. Other operators have already slashed services because of Omicron-related absences. South to understand what might become of them and the effects that might have on other people as well. “We are not here to judge, we are here to care for them. “And sometimes they need more psychological care because of the impact that their decision has had.” paul.byrne@mirror.co.uk @PaulByrneMirror oAP BURGLARY DEATH: PAGE 15 Western is operating 28% fewer weekday trains than pre-Covid. Managing director Claire Mann said: “It’s the most effective means of ensuring a reliable service.” Postal services also face disruption. Some 77 Royal Mail delivery offices did not make regular deliveries last week. By BEN GLAZE Deputy Political Editor REMAINING Covid restrictions could be lifted on January 26. Falling numbers of cases are fuelling hopes the Omicron strain is coming under control. Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden said the signs are encouraging for easing measures later this month. Hopes are also growing that testing for fully vaccinated passengers entering the UK could be axed, boosting February halfterm holidays. Under current rules they must take a lateral flow test two days after they return to Britain. But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps reportedly wants to scrap them to boost the travel industry. A source close to the Cabinet Minister told the Sunday Times: “We are looking at removing all UK LATEsT Cases: 15,217,280 (up 70,924) Deaths: 151,987 (up 88) WoRLD LATEsT Cases: 327,576,684 (up 903,358) Deaths: 5,555,991 (up 2,469) tests for vaccinated travellers by the end of January, which is likely to coincide with the review of the Plan B measures on January 26.” Ministers are increasingly confident the Plan B curbs, like work from home guidance and mask-wearing in public places, could be eased within days. Mr Dowden said: “It has always been my hope that we would have the Plan B restrictions for the shortest period possible. “I’m under no doubt the kind of burdens this puts hospitality, wider business, schools and so on under, and I want us to get rid of those if we possibly can. “The signs are encouraging but, clearly, we will wait to see the data ahead of that final decision.” Figures last night showed 70,924 new infections, down 38% in a week. Mr Dowden highlighted “some very promising data” on infections and hospital admissions from the Omicron variant. He added: “That gives us pause for hope and optimism that we may be emerging from the worst of Omicron.” Keir Starmer said he hoped that Plan B measures can be lifted as soon as possible. But he added: “I think it’s important that we’re led by the science on this.”

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 15 iMpact Crouch in action Heading ace Crouch’s fear of dementia By Martin fricKer FOOTIE legend Peter Crouch – who holds the Guinness World Record for the most headed goals in the Premier League – has revealed that he is terrified of getting dementia. The 6ft 7in-tall former Spurs and Liverpool striker, now 40, scored a 108 top-flight goals. Heading the ball is known to affect the brain, with footballers three times more likely to get dementia according to recent studies. Dad-of-four Crouchy told the Observer magazine: “I worry about dementia. I headed more balls than anyone in Europe for five or six years. So if anyone is going to struggle, it will be me.” He said as a youngster he practised headers until he “saw stars”. Before and after Paul From 22st to running 500 marathons.. By Joe MorGan and Gerry warren A COUCH potato turned his life around by losing nine stone and becoming a mega marathon runner. Paul Commons, 55, used to down 15 pints in a night and gorge on takeaways. He weighed 22 stone but fearing an early death led to him to get fit in 2015 and he met the love of his life through running. Paul has run 500 marathons since then. The lighting firm logistics manager, of Ashford, Kent, said: “I’d been pretty fit in my 20s. But I started to drink too much, I spent £600 a month on beer, had a lousy diet and smoked. “I knew I’d end up in a bad place if it carried on.” He added: “Anyone can do it. Your body can do anything, it’s your mind that needs training.” Brit gunman killed in US hostage hell confident Chris Evert SUcceSS FBI special agent Matt DeSarno Gunman claimed he had explosives as he held rabbi and three others in synagogue By cHriStopHer BUcKtin US Editor and LUcy tHornton A BRITISH man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in Texas has been shot dead. Malik Faisal Akram, 44, held four people including Rabbi Charlie Cytron- Walker during a service that was being streamed on Facebook. Akram from Blackburn, Lancs, had a gun and backpacks which he claimed were full of explosives, witnesses said. He was believed to have recently flown to the US, and FBI officers last night flew the UK to speak to his family. A statement said to be from his brother Gulbar said another of his siblings had died just months ago and suggested Akram had been suffering mental health problems. The family helped negotiators liaise with Akram during the siege, the statement said, adding: “There was nothing we could have said to him or done that would have convinced him to surrender. “We as a family do not condone any of his actions and would like to sincerely apologise wholeheartedly to all the victims.” Akram was believed to have grown up in the Bastwell area of Blackburn and attended Cedars Primary and Pleckgate High School. His British accent could be heard on the live stream shouting instructions in the Congregation Beth Israel in the Dallas suburb of Colleyville. Police were called to the temple at around 11am on Saturday and one man was released uninjured at about 5pm. Dramatic footage later showed two of the hostages running out of the temple. The suspect could be seen chasing after them with a gun, but quickly retreated back inside after seeing a SWAT military-style law enforcement team nearby. At 9pm an FBI hostage rescue team stormed in and witnesses reported a loud boom and gunshots. Colleyville Police Chief Michael Miller would not say whether Akram had been killed by officers or turned his gun on himself. Texas Governor Greg Abbott later confirmed: “All hostages are out alive and safe.” FBI special agent in charge Matthew DeSarno said there was “no indication that other individuals are involved”. US police are liaising with counter t e r r o r o f f i c e r s from Scotland Yard in their investigation. Officials deMand Aafia Siddiqui said Akram was jailed for terror offences had called for the release of Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, in jail in Texas for terror offences. She was given an 86-year sentence after being convicted in 2010 of trying to kill US troops in Afghanistan. Islamist militants have frequently demanded her release. At least 200 officers attended the siege with negotiators in constant contact with Akram. Mr DeSarno said: “It’s likely this situation would have ended very badly earlier in the day had we not had professional, consistent negotiations.” chris.bucktin@mirror.co.uk @DailyMirror Martina support for Chrissie over cancer battle Martina navratilova has led the support for Chris Evert, who revealed she had ovarian cancer. the US former tennis star told how she had been diagnosed with a stage one tumour, but is confident It’s likely this would have ended badly if we’d not had consistent negotiations Matt DeSarno FBI specIal agent In charge of making a full recovery. Evert, 67, said: “i feel very lucky that they caught it early and expect positive results from my chemo plan.” Her once-great rival navratilova, 65, said: “We are all with you and swat team Responding to hostage situation behind you, Chrissie, you are a true champion and i have no doubt you will conquer this nasty opponent.” Evert’s younger sister, Jeanne, died of ovarian cancer aged 62 in 2020. Given her family history, the 18-time Grand Slam winner had a preventive hysterectomy last month, which revealed the cancer. Doctors have told her there is a 90% chance it will never return after chemotherapy.

16 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 Tory attack on BBC starts with licence freeze... by ben glaze Deputy Political Editor THE BBC licence fee will be frozen for two years, sparking fears it will force the corporation into even more cuts. And Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries warned in a tweet that the broadcaster’s next five-year licence fee settlement, currently being negotiated, “would be the last”. That would mean the BBC moving to another model of funding in 2027, throwing the future of the institution into doubt. Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell said: “The Prime Minister and the Culture Secretary seem hell-bent on attacking this great British institution as they don’t like its journalism.” The Government, which sets the licence fee, announced in 2016 that it outrage Lucy Powell would rise in line with inflation for five years from April 2017. The current annual cost of £159 is likely to remain for two years, according to reports. But with inflation at 5.1%, it means Auntie will have to slash staff or programming to deal with the real-terms funding cut. An ally of Ms Dorries reportedly said: “It’s over for the BBC as they know it.” A BBC source said: “Anything less than inflation would put unacceptable pressure on the BBC finances after years of cuts.” A source from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said licence fee discussions were ongoing. The Mirror has been campaigning to restore free licences for over-75s. ben.glaze@mirror.co.uk @benglaze DM1ST WIN Terms and conditions: This competition is open to anyone who is a resident of the United Kingdom except employees of Reach plc and their immediate families. Entrants must be 18 years or older. To enter this competition you will need to submit your name and email address alongside your answer £200 Supermarket vouchers! to the question. You are only permitted to enter once, duplicate entries and entries suspected of foul play will be disqualified. The competition closes at 5pm on Monday, January 24, 2022. Entries received after this date will not be accepted. Ten winners will win a £200 voucher each to spend 10 prizes With the new year in full swing, 10 lucky readers will bag an amazing prize – £200 in vouchers for a supermarket of their choice. Stock up on all your favourite food and home essentials while indulging in new products with the help of this fantastic voucher. it’s your chance to grab everything you want without watching the pennies on your weekly shop. So what are you waiting for? Enter now! How to enter available! if you would like to enter this competition, simply visit mirror.co.uk/ supermarketcomp and submit your name and email address alongside the answer to the following question… Which of these would NOT commonly be worn on a cold winter night? A) Sunglasses B) Puffer jacket C) Knitted scarf this competition closes at 5pm on Monday, January 24, 2022. Please see the terms and conditions below. at a major supermarket of their choice. Each winner will be selected at random from the correct entries. This is a syndicated competition across the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Mirror.co.uk. Full terms can be found at mirror.co.uk/supermarketcomp

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 17 I’M THE BAGS LADY Forest frog is a Greta find A NEW species of frog has been named after climate activist Greta Thunberg. The right to name it was auctioned for more than £11,000 by the Rainforest Trust to aid conservation. Scientists discovered it in “cloud forest” on Mount Chucanti, in Panama. The tiny rain frog, called Pristimantis gretathunbergae, has black eyes and dark orange patches. Its remote tropical home is being threatened by deforestation and rising temperatures. OUR DAILY PUB QUIZ Which fruit is grown 1 by a viticulturist? Which dog breed 2 has won Crufts’ Best in Show title the most times? Ian Blackford is 3 head of which party in the Commons? The Winter War of 41939-40 was fought between Russia and which country? “What’s occurring?” 5 is often asked by which Gavin & Stacey character? ANSWERS: PAGE 35 HISTORY Tesco bags from 70s WRINKLED Angela’s plastic treasure trove by MARTIN FRICKER and CAITLIN ARLOW A WOMAN obsessed with old plastic bags has entered the record books by collecting over 10,000 of them. Angela Clarke, 55, has spent more than 45 years accumulating carriers, some of which date as far back as 1954 and are classed as historical artefacts. The collection, worth thousands of LOT TO HANDLE Angela’s collection took off after TV show, below pounds, began in 1976 when Angela, then 11, decided to decorate her family home with Union Jack carrier bags for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. She then appeared on the BBC’s Multi­Coloured Swap Shop, with Noel Edmonds. Angela, of Aberdare, South Wales, said: “Things snowballed after that, as the BBC had hundreds of bags sent in for me. I had bags autographed by designers and bags from the House Of Lords. “Someone went to the Olympics and got in touch, so I started getting bags from VINTAGE M&S carrier Angela collects 10,000 carriers in the past 46 years abroad. I’ve got pieces of history of onceloved shops like C&A and Woolworth.” Angela stores them at her husband’s factory and says she will never part with her collection, adding: “They are my babies but I joke with the kids that it’s up to them what they do with them.” martin.fricker@mirror.co.uk @martinfricker New Pay, save, and pick up extra points, wherever you shop. Search Clubcard Pay+ Minimum spend applies when collecting points. Tesco Clubcard Pay+ is available to Tesco Clubcard members who are resident in the UK and aged 18 or over. Accounts are subject to status. Tesco Bank is a trading name of Tesco Personal Finance plc. Registered in Scotland No. SC173199. Registered Office: 2 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9FQ.

18 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 1 The cast of Disney’s Encanto are vying for the top spot in the singles chart this week with We Don’t Talk About Bruno. Surface Pressure from the film’s soundtrack is at No6. MoNkEyS hAvE ThEir phIl It’s lucky This Morning chef Phil vickery got in enough food supplies for his new culinary series filmed in Grenada, as the pesky locals are known to pinch things. Phil got robbed of his lunch by mona monkeys, who clambered all over the chef during filming on the Caribbean island. “That was my orange,” he DM1ST ashleigh.rainbird@mirror.co.uk THE DIARY scolds one in the show. “I was going to eat that for my lunch, but do you know what, you can have it mate.” Phil said of the series: “I’ll be cooking ‘oil down’, the country’s national dish, and also meeting these mischievous locals.” ■Phil’s ■ Taste of Grenada will air on ITV’s This Morning on Thursday from 10am. socIAl clImbeR A monkey gets on Phil with Ashleigh Rainbird Celebrities get asked to sign some odd items. Documentary maker Louis Theroux recalls being confronted by two ladies at a book signing in Oxford, who whipped out their breasts for him to autograph – but they were disappointed that his signature came out as a squiggle. He admits: “I was flustered. They said ‘That’s not your real signature’.” Louis was chatting to Alan Carr on his Life’s A Beach podcast, who had his own autograph anecdote. He told Louis: “I signed a Femfresh once. I’ll sign anything.” Dinner with the Mötley Crüe sounds delightfully dangerous. Bassist Nikki Sixx lives in a valley in Wyoming that is so remote, he doesn’t even have bin collections. “If friends visit, they’re trapped like they are in The Shining,” he tells the Sunday Times. “And yes, I do have an axe so don’t be late.” Heeeeere’s Nikki. Pat Cash: Just Bag me up when I’m gone away after a few mishaps.” Pat, who won Wimbledon in 1987, has been pals with Iron Maiden for 30 years. And he reckons that the rockers would have been startled by his appearance on The Masked Singer. He says: “The most shocked will be my family and close friends for sure, especially my rock’n’roll buddies. “They would all have me way down at the bottom of a list of celebrities to do this.” Pat Cash wants to be buried in his Masked Singer Bagpipes costume. And surely the Australian tennis legend is not just full of hot air. The self-confessed “frustrated rock star” chose the costume as a nod to his Scottish roots. He was correctly identified by Davina McCall before being unmasked on Saturday’s show. And now he says he would very much like to wear his costume again in the future. Pat, 56, says: “Is it wrong to say at my own funeral? “That would sum up my personality, which not a lot of people other than those close to me know. Don’t take yourself too seriously.” However, the outfit had its drawbacks, thanks to a particularly long pipe nose which prevented him performing with the swagger of his favourite stars. He says: “I wanted a microphone stand so I could emulate David Coverdale from Whitesnake, Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin or Freddie Mercury, but my nose kept getting in the way so I gave that idea Th e Ma sked Singer continues this Saturday at 7pm on ITV. simon cowell had on his best faux-grumpy face while arriving at the London auditions for this year’s BGT. You’d think even Mr Nasty would look cheerier at getting engaged to lauren silverman.

DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 19 Stinking rich dEMAnd Lambos on sale in Reading Splashing out on flash toys by GRAHAM HISCOTT THE super-rich went on a record spending spree in the pandemic. Supercar and mega-yacht sales hit all-time highs, just as many ordinary people have struggled. Elite sports car maker Lamborghini last week announced best-ever sales with 8,405 cars sold, up 13% on 2020. A total of 564 were sold in the UK. Among its most popular models was its £170,000 Urus sports utility vehicle, followed by the similarly priced Huracan sports car, and the £271,000 Aventador. Rolls-Royce announced it sold a record 5,586 cars in 2021, up 49% on 2020. More than 1,000 superyachts were being built last year. Meanwhile, demand for private jets is outstripping supply. Make me pay more in taxes gAry sTEvEnson Ex-trader, inequality economist, founding member of Patriotic Millionaires UK DURing the last financial crisis, in 2008, i was working as a trader in London’s Canary Wharf. i watched as governments and central banks pumped new money into the system, in an attempt to avoid an economic disaster. but i saw that money flow into the accounts of millionaires and billionaires, increasing house prices, stock markets and inflation, while ordinary workers’ wages stagnated. i bet that that mistake would crush the economy, and living standards, for a decade. That bet made me a multi-millionaire. We cannot make that error again. i work with other millionaires now, to spread the message of the importance of reforming tax. Most billionaires pay lower rates of tax than ordinary workers. Chancellor Rishi Sunak, himself worth an estimated £200million, is raising national insurance by 2.5 percentage points from April – 1.25% from your wages, the same from your employer. This tax rise specifically excludes all income on billionaires’ wealth. if we allow this to happen, inflation will rise, ordinary people will become poorer, society will become divided. Houses and the nHS will become less affordable. We cannot force workers to pay while the rich get richer. People like me should pay more tax. 414 Years it would take to run out of cash if richest 10 men spent $1m a day ElOn MuSk Worth: £215billion Increase since start of pandemic: £195billion The magnate, 50, benefited from a surge in Tesla’s stock value. He lives in a rented studio flat near his SpaceX base in Texas. lARRy EllISOn Worth: £92billion Increase since start of pandemic: £45.7billion The tycoon, 77, co-founded software giant Oracle. He lives on his Hawaiian island, Lana’i, and is on the board of Tesla. MARk ZuCkERbERG Worth: £86billion Increase since start of pandemic: £43billion The low profile Facebook founder, 37, has at least 10 homes, including one in Hawaii, but is said to drive a £23k Honda. THE world’s wEAlTHIEsT Jeff Bezos parties with his partner Lauren Sanchez bERnARd ARnAulT & fAMIly Worth: £137billion Increase since start of pandemic: £78billion The Frenchman, 72, chairs luxury goods empire LVMH, which owns Louis Vuitton. His Paris home is said to be full of fine art. lARRy PAGE Worth: £90billion Increase since start of pandemic: £50billion The computer scientist, 48, co-founded of Google. He saw out much of the pandemic living off-grid in Fiji. STEvE bAllMER Worth: £76billion Increase since start of pandemic: £35billion The LA Clippers owner, 65, was chief executive of Microsoft. He is said to have helped to fund the pandemic response. Action call world’s wealthiest pick up £3.6trillion in pandemic JEff bEZOS Worth: £148billon Increase since start of pandemic: £59billion Amazon’s founder made history in July by taking his rocket into space. He owns homes in LA, New York, Washington DC, Texas and Seattle. He insists on eight hours’ sleep a night. bIll GATES Worth: £100billion Increase since start of pandemic: £23.7billion Microsoft’s co-founder, 66, got richer despite divorce from wife Melinda. He is helping to fund green enterprises and equality. SERGEy bRIn Worth: £86.5billion Increase since start of pandemic: £48billion Google’s other co-founder, 48, quit as Alphabet boss in 2019. He has an office in Singapore to manage his wealth. WARREn buffET Worth: £74billion Increase since start of pandemic: £21billion Veteran investor, 91, still co-runs his sprawling Berkshire Hathaway firm. He lives modestly in Omaha, Nebraska. by GRAHAM HISCOTT Head of business THE combined wealth of the world’s mega-rich has rocketed by a record £3.6trillion during the Covid pandemic, a report reveals. A new billionaire has been created every 26 hours since the start of crisis, the research found. Meanwhile, 160 million people have been plunged into poverty, according to Oxfam. The wealth of the world’s 10 richest men, who include Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos and Tesla tycoon Elon Musk, has more than doubled in the past two years. Oxfam’s study comes amid mounting calls for wealth taxes on individuals and companies raking it in since early 2020. The extra £3.6trillion was made by the world’s 2,755 billionaires, whose ranks swelled by 565 in 2021. Their total wealth is now £10trillion, the report found. Much of the reason was stock markets booming, which tends to benefit the rich, who hold much of their wealth in stocks and shares. Interest rates being cut to all-time lows boosted those with certain assets and fuelled a company takeover frenzy. And tech giants such as Amazon and Apple had their already gargantuan stock market values hit new highs after booming sales to lockdown-hit households. According to Oxfam, if the 10 565 Number of people who became billionaires since start of pandemic richest men were to lose 99.999% of their combined wealth tomorrow, they would still be richer than 99% of people on Earth. The 10 richest men now own more than the bottom 3.1 billion, and if they spent $1m each a day, it would take them 414 years to spend their combined cash. A 99% windfall tax on their Covid gains could pay to make enough vaccines for the entire world and still leave plenty to help fund climate measures, universal healthcare and social protection. More than 160 million more people are living on less than $5.50 a day than when the pandemic began, the report found. Oxfam GB chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah said: “Even during a global crisis our unfair economic systems deliver eye-watering windfalls for the wealthiest but fail to protect the poorest. “Today’s generation of leaders can start to right these wrongs by implementing progressive taxes on capital and wealth, and deploying that revenue to save lives and invest in our future.” graham.hiscott@mirror.co.uk @Grahamhiscott Yv Tell us what you think: yourvoice@mirror.co.uk

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 21 Firebombs won’t stop me sIsTERs Debra & Kimberley Mother gives her kidney to save little sis exClusive By jEREmy ARmsTRoNG A SELFLESS mum will be seen saving the life of her little sister on TV tonight as she donates a kidney. Debra Smith, 44, saw Kimberley Bell, 33, become seriously ill when pregnant with her second child two years ago. After checking relatives, doctors discovered mumof-two Debra was the perfect match for a donor. Kimberley, of Sunderland, whose op is shown in C4’s Geordie Hospital, said: “It changed my life instantly. I just feel healthy, I have more energy. I was so run down on dialysis. “Debra saved my life.” Mum-of-two Debra, who works with special needs children, said: “I don’t feel any different to how I did before. I have transformed my sister’s life.” VETERAN Clifford Coates Underaged WW2 Marine dead at 96 By NICK IRVING A D-Day hero who forged his age to join the Royal Marines, has died just ahead of his 97th birthday. As a teenager Clifford Coates was desperate to join the war effort. His daughter Jenny said: “Dad was wounded in Italy, recovered and went to Dartmouth to train on landing craft. He was part of the units that took part from the Isle of Wight to Normandy on D-Day.” Clifford, born in Burnley, Lancs, moved to Bideford in Devon where he became fire station chief and mayor in the 70s. In 2015 Clifford was awarded France’s highest medal, the Legion d’Honneur. Bideford cllr Dermot McGeough said: “He was a war hero, local businessman but most of all, a family man.” ..I’ll just go twice as hard dEfIANT Chris Packham is back in Winterwatch ChARREd Gate after attack Everything in the garden is coming up prose-y THE trouble with having an allotment is that you neglect your back garden. Well, I call it a garden, but it’s more of a back yard with trees and shrubs around the stone walls. I couldn’t name any, except the purple magnolia I brought from the wastes of Cowling. It was in a pot then, but it wouldn’t fit one now. It’s a good 15 feet high, and dominates the south wall. Next to it is a giant grass I inherited, which would be more at home in the PAUL ROUTLEDGE Life goes on Amazon rain forest than my back yard. It’s taller than me, and we can’t have that, so it got a serious short back and sides with the shears. What to do with the mass of tough leaves, I leave until later. It was a clear, dry January morning, perfect weather for firing up the iron Packham’s vow after calling in security firm INfERNo CCTV footage of Chris’ gates on fire and, right, the burned out Land Rover used in attack exClusive By Tom bRyANT Head of Showbiz ChRis Packham has stepped up his campaigning despite his firebombing hell and has employed a security firm. Thugs torched a Land Rover outside his home, which then set fire to his gate and fence, in October. The naturalist – back on TV in Winterwatch tomorrow – believes it is linked to his campaigning but insists nothing will stop him. He said: “I’m going to chuck it back at them twice as hard as I was beforehand, and that’s my attitude.” The star, 60, brought in security at home to ensure he is safe. He said: “We will continue to listen to advice. The way that we live is quite different from most people, but it’s not going to have any effect on me. “Do you know, since it happened, I’ve worked harder on certain causes that I am campaigning about than I was previously. I’ve redoubled my efforts, deliberately so, in response to that. I can’t let them win.” Asked if he would ever consider pot-bellied stove for the first time since pandemic struck. I had lots of wood, branches cut from trees, and chopped into firewood lengths, dry inside but wet outside from the incessant rain this winter. I got the thing going after a while, dodging the smoke pouring from the funnel as best I could. Strange, how the smoke from a fire always follows you round, whichever way you turn. The stove emitted some fearful moving away from the New Forest, in Hampshire, he said: “No, I never take a step backwards. Ever! Do you know what, they said: ‘Do you want metal gates?’ and I said, ‘No, I don’t’. “I don’t want to live in a fortress. They said, ‘But what if they burn them down again?’ And I said, ‘I’ll just get more wood ones’. I’m not going to have these people changing my life. I just want to live normally.” Chris says his dad Colin, who died last year, would have approved. He said: “That was one of his I don’t want to live in a fortress. I’m not going to let anyone change me key things, he’d say ‘never let the b******* grind you down.’” Chris told last year how a man in a balaclava parked the car by the gate of his home, torched it, then fled in a getaway car. He said: “I’d gone to bed. It exploded with a massive bang which woke me and the dogs.” Hampshire Police are probing the attack, the latest in a string of intimidating incidents. In 2019 Chris got death threats, and his partner Charlotte Corney, 44, has been trolled. ■ Winterwatch starts tomorrow at 8pm on BBC2. tom.bryant@mirror.co.uk @MirrorTom chris packham wAnTs TO cARRy On As nORmAL banging noises, and I thought it might have split, but it was probably just expansion after being out in the cold, unused, for so long. There are few boyish pleasures to be more enjoyed by a man than a spot of amateur arson about in the back yard. I’ve left some wood for another go, maybe next month. Meanwhile, it’s back to the word lathe to think of some new subjects for the diary. Cheerio, for now.

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 23 Sniffing out a better way to cut food waste hoW many times have you opened the fridge to find your milk has passed the use-by date but is perfectly fine to drink? Giving it a good sniff normally tells you if it has turned sour, but more than 80 million pints are unnecessarily tipped down the sink each year because of overly cautious dates. Research by the University of Chester also found milk from Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, kept unopened in a fridge set at 4C, remained safe to drink days after its use-by date. Now, in a victory for the environment and common sense, Morrisons says use-by dates on its milk cartons are to become a thing of the past. At the end of the month, the supermarket will instead be printing best-before dates on dairy products and encouraging people to do a “sniff test”. It comes as figures revealed that milk is the third most wasted food and drink item in the UK, with more than half a million tons of dairy chucked every year, most of that in the home. Nearly 20% of us are still confused by NADA FARHOUD Environment Journalist of the Year CHANGE Milk labels ‘‘ Instructions are unclear as to whether it’s food safety or quality best-before and use-by dates. As supermarket foods carry wildly different information on how long they will last – some by as much as five months for the same items – it is not difficult to see why. Take a look through your kitchen cupboards and you will find “once-opened” instructions on similar items that are inconsistent and unclear as to whether they are recommendations on food safety or quality. The use-by date is about safety and the most important thing to remember. Foods can be eaten (and most can be frozen) up until the use-by date but not after. Best before refers to the quality and taste. The food is most likely safe to eat after this date but may not be at its best in terms of flavour and texture. You can’t beat looking, smelling and tasting for a reliable indicator of how fresh the food is. But it would be even better for supermarkets and manufacturers to come up with a standard labelling system that was clear, consistent and easy to understand – to stop any more perfectly edible food ending up in the bin. humpback comeback Sightings of humpback whales have soared around the UK in a further sign of the recovery of the species. The Wildlife Trusts have recorded more than 75 sightings off Cornwall since 2019, plus others last year off the Isles of Scilly, Northumberland, Pembrokeshire, Shetland and in the Firth of Forth. Humpbacks travel thousands of miles between high-latitude summer feeding grounds and their tropical calving areas. The global population fell as low as 10,000 but has rebounded to about 85,000 since the ban on commercial whaling in 1986. TOday: MONday, JaNUary 17, 2022 On this day 53 years agO (1969) We reported the first successful link-up of two crewed spacecraft and transfer of crew from one to another via a space walk. Russia’s Soyuz 4 and 5 docked together to set up the first-ever space lab. 45 years agO (1977) Double murderer Gary Gilmore faced a firing squad in Salt Lake City, US. Two patients received his corneas, inspiring The Adverts’ hit Gary Gilmore’s Eyes. 27 years agO (1995) A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Kobe in Japan. Up to 6,434 people died in Japan’s second deadliest earthquake of the 20th century. Today’s giggle Jim, 60 Zooey, 42 Why did the gym close down? It just didn’t work out. James, 91 Birthdays Sonic the Hedgehog star Jim Carrey is 60. He left school at 15. Elf star Zooey Deschanel is 42. She appeared on The Celebrity Dating Game. One Kiss singer/producer Calvin Harris is 38. He has a net worth of £226million. The Lion King star James Earl Jones is 91. His first film was 1964’s Dr Strangelove with Peter Sellers. And many happy returns to Mirror reader Jim Middlehurst, from Atherton, Manchester, who turns 70 today. ■■If you’d like us to mention the birthday of a loved one, write to Birthdays, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP or yourvoice@mirror.co.uk Dirty bird feeders are linked to a 63% decline in greenfinches, which now puts them firmly on the conservation red list. To protect wild birds from killer diseases, you’re advised to clean your feeder weekly. nada.farhoud@mirror.co.uk @NadaFarhoud

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Our privacy notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. [ ] QTY L I F E live it well Tempted by Veganuary? Chef Go veg Miguel Barclay explains why eating a based diet and using up food for jus waste is good news for the planet – and your bank balance per m plant- When it comes to the kitchen, it’s time to go green. And with Veganuary in full swing, there has never been a better time to give it a go. The benefits of eating a plant-based diet are endless. Not only does filling up on fruit and veg boost our vitality – lowering blood pressure, and ensuring good heart and Leftover b brain health – but eating less meat and other animal products spells good news panzanella for the environment, and our bank ServeS one balance too. “And I’m here to show you how it’s A few slices of sta done,” says top chef Miguel Barclay. sourdough bread, Here he shares five exclusive vegan into chunks recipes, which cost just £1 per person A few tomatoes, r to make. chopped (any tom “They use kitchen ‘waste’ as will do) ingredients too, such as squash skin 1 red onion, and stale bread, which reduces the 1tbsp balsa amount you throw in the bin, and vinegar stretches your food budget further,” A few ba he says. Each of these recipes leaves, t uses easy-to-find ingredients THINK available from the supermarket. THRIFTY (optiona “Eating eco has never tasted so Miguel Olive o dishes up good,” says Miguel. Salt an low-cost So what are you waiting for? vegan food Broccoli stem fried rice ServeS one ½ head of broccoli 1 garlic clove, sliced 2 spring onions, each cut into about 5 pieces ¼ carrot, cut into matchsticks 1 fresh red chilli, sliced (or pinch of dried chilli flakes) Chop the broccoli into 1 florets and blitz in a food processor to form coarse chunks – they should be bigger than grains of rice. If you don’t have a food processor, you can chop the broccoli by hand with a knife or grate it. Pan-fry the garlic, spring 2 onion, carrot and chilli in a splash of sesame oil over a high heat for a couple of minutes, or until the garlic just starts to colour. Add the chopped broccoli 3 and continue to fry for 5–10 minutes, or until cooked. Season to taste, then 4 transfer to a plate and add a splash of soy sauce before serving. Roasted che tomato pae ServeS one Handful of cherry tomato Pinch of dried oregano ½ onion, diced 1 garlic clove, sliced 50g paella or risotto rice 1 vegetable stock cube 200ml water Pinch of saffron (optiona Sprinkle of chopped pars (optional) Olive oil Salt and pepper Preheat oven to 180C/gas 1 arrange half the tomatoes ovenproof dish, cut-side up. Sprinkle with salt, pepper 2 oregano, then drizzle wit Roast for about 30 minutes o tomatoes are slightly charred the edges. Meanwhile, pan-fry the o remaining tomatoes and 3

rry lla es, halved l) ley mark 4 and in an and h olive oil. r until the around nion, the the garlic in mirror.co.uk an t £1 eal read le torn oughly atoes sliced mic sil o garnish l) il d pepper Place the chunks of 1 stale bread in a bowl, along with the tomatoes and red onion. Add a generous pinch 2 of salt and pepper, along with the balsamic vinegar and 5tbsp olive oil. Mix it all together, then leave to stand for 5 minutes. Now give it another 3 mix, garnish with a few basil leaves and serve. a big glug of olive oil over a medium heat. Season with salt and pepper. After about 10 minutes, stir in the 4 rice. Continue to cook for a few more minutes, then add the stock cube, water and optional pinch of saffron. Reduce heat to medium–low and 5 simmer for about 20 minutes or until the water has been absorbed and the rice is cooked (add more water if needed, but do not stir – just let it bubble away without touching it). Once the paella is cooked, add 6 the oven-roasted cherry tomatoes, then garnish with parsley (if using) and serve. Whole squash pasta ServeS fOur 1 butternut squash 450g pasta A few sage leaves Olive oil Salt and pepper Preheat oven to 180C/gas 1 mark 4. Peel squash and chop it into 2cm cubes, keeping the seeds and peel to one side. Place the squash cubes on a 2 baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Season with plenty of salt and pepper, then roast for about 35 minutes. Meanwhile, place the skins and 3 seeds on a separate tray, spreading them out. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, then put them in the oven for the final 15 minutes of the squash roasting time. DM1ST Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a 4 pan of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions. Once cooked, drain and put aside a mugful of the pasta water. Place the roasted butternut 5 squash cubes in a blender, along with a big splash of the pasta cooking water and a generous glug of olive oil. Blend until smooth. Season to taste, then mix with the pasta. Serve topped with the sage 6 leaves, crunchy squash seeds and crispy roasted squash skin. ■Green ■ One Pound Meals by Miguel Barclay (£16.99, Headline Home) is out now Courgette koftas with rice and tomato salad ServeS One ¼ mug rice ½ mug water ½ courgette, grated 2tbsp chickpea flour Pinch of ground cumin 1 tomato, diced ¼ red onion, sliced Olive oil Squeeze of lemon juice Salt and pepper Put the rice and the water in a 1 saucepan with a pinch of salt. Cover and place over a medium heat for about 7 minutes until all the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Set aside. Place the grated courgette in a 2 bowl and stir in the chickpea flour, along with a pinch of salt and MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 25 Get in touch! yourlife@mirror.co.uk express.yourself@express.co.uk Edited by MeRNIe GILMORe Pictures DAN JONES The eco-kiTchen commandmenTs Plan, plan, plan Thinking about what you’d like to cook before you go shopping can help you avoid food waste. It can also stop you from making those ill-advised hungry spur-of-the-moment decisions in the supermarket. Meat Mondays How about flipping meat-free Mondays on its head to change your mindset? Instead, try having meat only on a Monday (or you can choose a different day) and eating plant-based during the rest of the week. Mix it up So much of our food is the same. So add greater diversity to your diet. Instead of chicken and potatoes, give foods like polenta, couscous, parsnips, barley and asparagus a go. Say no to plastic Simple adjustments, like grabbing loose fruit and veg in the supermarket instead of pre-packed stuff, can make a difference to your impact on the environment. There is also the benefit of purchasing exactly the quantity you need, avoiding waste. Recycle Get in the habit of rinsing out and separating tins, jars and cartons as soon as you’re done with them so you can put them straight in the recycling. If you have any packaging that can’t be picked up in your recycling collection, check at your local recycling bank before throwing them in general waste. Avoid food waste Check the fridge before you go shopping to see what you have left, and get creative with waste – for example, you can make pakoras from vegetable peelings. Eat seasonally Eating seasonally is how food is supposed to be consumed – we should be celebrating foods when they are in season, not flying them halfway around the globe. the cumin. Leave for 5 minutes, then mix again. Pan-fry dollops (ingredients 3 should make four) of the courgette mixture in a splash of olive oil over a medium heat, cooking for a few minutes each side to create the koftas. Meanwhile, make the tomato 4 salad by mixing together the tomatoes and red onion in a small bowl. Drizzle over some olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Season to taste, then leave to sit for 5 minutes to let the flavours mingle. Serve the koftas with the rice and tomato salad. 5

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 27 Dr MiriaM StopparD MINUTES ON... Stay on your guard for the surprise signs of gallstones Ectropion What is it? Ectropion becomes common with age when the lower eyelid begins to shrink away from the eyeball and turn outwards. It’s rarely serious, but can cause discomfort. With the eyelid turning away from the eye, drainage of tears can be affected, making the eyes sore and red, water excessively and feel very gritty and dry. This then makes the eye more vulnerable to bacterial infections such as conjunctivitis. When to see your GP If you think you have ectropion speak to your doctor for possible referral to an ophthalmologist for further assessment and treatment. What causes it? Ageing, as the tissues and muscles of the eyelids become weaker. Other causes include Bell’s palsy; a lump, cyst or tumour on the eyelid; damage as a result of an injury; a burn; contact dermatitis or previous surgery. What’s the treatment? Use eye drops during the day and ointment at night to reduce irritation and to keep your eye lubricated. If it’s only causing minor problems, your GP or eye specialist can advise you on how to relieve symptoms. But in more severe cases, an operation will probably be recommended. You may be advised to tape your eyelids shut at night while you wait to have surgery. An operation is usually carried out under local anaesthetic and then you will wear a pad over your eye to protect it. You will probably get a course of antibiotic and steroid drops or ointment afterwards. Up to one in six people have gallstones without knowing it. Most won’t have symptoms or need treatment, but for some the pain is so severe it can be mistaken for a heart attack. So it’s vital to know what you’re dealing with and there are official new guidelines from NICE for treating gallstones and gallbladder disease. How do gallstones form? They’re thought to be the result of too much cholesterol in your gallbladder, which is a small pouch near your liver that collects bile from it. Gallstones are more common the older you get – women, overweight people and over 40s are most at risk. Biliary colic is a particularly severe form of abdominal pain and it’s invariably due to gallstones. If infection of the gallbladder (cholecystitis) occurs or a stone gets lodged in the biliary duct, which is the exit tube, that’s when the pain can be mistaken for a heart attack. Sudden pain under the right ribs, temperature, sickness and vomiting with pain lasting longer than eight hours warrants urgent admission to hospital. It’s these episodes of pain that are called biliary colic. It’s Ask Dr Miriam Q I get attacks of vertigo if I jerk my head around or sit up quickly. My doctor has suggested I try something called vestibular rehabilitation. What is it? AI suffer from vertigo too and I’ve had this treatment, twice, to my great relief each time. It’s a form of exercise that’s designed to help the balancing organ in your inner ear re-establish itself after being disturbed by a knock on the head, an infection or a sudden head movement. Usually the first line of treatment for a patient with vertigo is anti-vertigo drugs KNOW YOUR BODY: How fast do nails grow? important to pin down a diagnosis of gallstones as complications such as pancreatitis and sepsis may arise, says Sandra Hapca of Aberdeen University. The clincher is pain felt classically in the right shoulder as inflammation such as betahistine but if the dizziness persists the next step is to move on to vestibular rehabilitation. The exercises consist of different eye, head and body movements designed to stimulate the balancing organ (the vestibular system) so it will behave normally. You’ll be treated by a special vestibular physiotherapist who will also teach you how to do the exercise at home. The treatment is suitable for all patients who are able to complete a daily low-intensity exercise programme for two to three months. Well, it depends which digits we’re talking about. You’ve probably noticed that nails on your fingers grow much faster than the ones on your toes. In fact, they grow three times faster – about three millimetres a month. But what you probably didn’t realise is that nails grow even faster on your dominant hand. HEALTH NEWS UK veterans show high risk of problem gambling Apparently military veterans are prone to excessive gambling. Researchers who surveyed UK armed forces veterans found they were nearly 11 times more likely to be problem gamblers than the general population. Reporting their results in BMJ Military Health, the team said these problems can lead to increased use of health and social care services, brushes with the police, loss of working hours, a greater need for welfare benefits, and the incurring of heavy debts. Comparatively, your fingernails completely regrow in about six months whereas your toenails can take as long as 18 months. Other things that can affect your nail growth are age (nails grow quickly until puberty), your health and pregnancy. Growth also depends on the season – nails grow quicker in the summer than in winter. irritates a nerve that stretches into your neck. Gallstones can be identified with an ultrasound. The latest advice from NICE recommends keyhole surgery to remove the gallbladder if you have uncomplicated gallstones as we can live without a gallbladder. A watch and wait approach is only a stopgap measure. That’s due to the risks of recurring biliary colic and complications, the commonest of which is infection – acute cholecystitis. At one time a low-fat diet was recommended for anyone with gallstones but good evidence in support of it is scarce. Even though biliary pain is severe, relief with ‘‘ The clincher is pain felt classically in the right shoulder non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been found to be as effective as opiates. So paracetamol and diclofenac are first-line treatments. Experts believe treatment with antibiotics isn’t helpful in biliary colic. When any infection has settled it’s best the gallbladder is removed with a cholecystectomy, which is a common operation and most patients do well. Patients should be warned about discomfort and indigestion after the operation, which is known as postcholecystectomy syndrome. This may be a reaction to the absence of your gallbladder. what’s this procedure? Galactogram The breast is composed primarily of three structures: fat, lobules that make the milk, and milk ducts which carry the milk from the lobule to the nipple. A galactogram specifically looks in detail at the inside of the breast’s milk ducts. It’s useful when investigating why a woman has discharge from the nipple but has an otherwise normal mammogram. While mammography, ultrasound and MRI are excellent ways to examine the breast, they don’t show the inside of the breast’s milk ducts to the same degree as a galactogram. miriam@mirror.co.uk @MiriamStoppard Sorry, but I can’t answer letters personally Assisted by Hajni Domokos

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DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 29 Let’s your do this community together corner Edited by siobhanmcnally If it feels like January 89th today, that’s because it’s Blue Monday, officially the most depressing day of the year. Personally, I think it needs to be rebranded to Brew Monday, a day on which the nation drinks gallons of cups of tea and considers all the reasons we’ve got to be more cheerful. For a start, we already have almost an extra hour of daylight compared to the winter solstice on December 21 (no doubt the astronomers What has YOUR favourite indie band done to prevent anti-social behaviour? among you will be along later to tell me exactly how long that is in milliseconds). As a dog walker, that’s something to get excited about so I won’t have to keep bumping into low-hanging branches in the dark. And another reason to be cheerful is – barring any giant killer meteorites – we are looking at 2022 being the year we throw off the shackles of the pandemic once and for all. I had a look at my diary entry for Blue Monday last year and us oldies were only just getting our vaccination appointments, and still a long way off knowing whether they would even work. Well we do now, and the future doesn’t just look brighter, it’s positively glowing. ■ ■ Email me at siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk or write to Community Corner, PO Box 791, Winchester SO23 3RP. Please note, if you send us photos of your grandchildren, we’ll also need permission of one of their parents to print them... Thanks! Yours, Siobhan sweetest pet selfie “This is my handsome boy, Max. I lost my beloved border collie last October after several strokes. My best friend and soulmate for nearly 14 years, I miss him so much and will love him always,” writes Darran Flanagan from Woodingdean, East Sussex. ■ ■ Send a tribute to your much-missed pet to siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk things to do The word “mindfulness” normally gives me anxiety, but I think a little extra personal care today might go some way to chasing the Blue Monday fears away. Russell Hobbs and PG Tips have sent in these four mindfulness tips to try while the kettle boils. And if the positivi-tea tips don’t work, there’s always the biscuit tin… Tip 1: heartbeat breath Make yourself comfortable and locate your pulse to listen to your heartbeat – inhale for a count of five beats and exhale for a count of five beats for five minutes. This eases fear, stress and tension as well as bringing us back into the moment. Tip 2: spine mobility Move your spine gently in every direction – twisting, then bending from side to side, before hinging at the waist to slowly drop your head to the floor, then gently stretching your neck. Be careful to come back to standing slowly, rolling up the spine. Main spine thought for the day I exist as I am, that is enough. AmericAn poet WAlt WhitmAn Today motion aids digestion, increases energy levels and prevents back pain. Tip 3: sighing Stand or sit with your back comfortably straight, close your eyes and place one hand on your lower belly. Take a slow deep breath in through the nose and try to make your hand move. When you feel you cannot inhale any more, allow your mouth to open and sigh the breath out – make whatever noise you like. Do this at least three times and notice how this has a calming effect. Tip 4: shake it out Stand with feet hip-width apart, bend the knees a little bit, start to bounce the body allowing everything to shake. Extend and exaggerate the shake to the arms and hands, shift weight to one foot and shake one leg at a time and get the hips and chest involved. Do this for at least a minute to discharge stress and rebalance the nervous system. Join in and be a part of our amazing new community. Share your tips, pictures and hobbies, tell us the quote you live by, or nominate your hero of the day. Whatever is happening in your life and whatever you’re talking or thinking about, we want to hear it. email us at siobhan.mcnally@ mirror.co.uk, write to community corner, po Box 791, Winchester So23 3rp, or join the conversation on this Facebook group www. facebook.com/groups/coronavirusnewsupdates my amazing artwork “This is a pen and pencil drawing of a little autistic girl called Iris Grace by my friend, Joanne Stone. Joanne is very talented and brings so much joy to others with her work,” writes amateur artist Bill Cook, who lives in Teignmouth, Devon. Reader Bill has already had his paintings published here, but wanted to give his talented friend, Joanne, the opportunity to show off her work. He says: “Joanne works for a care home and lives in Dawlish, Devon. She attends the Strand Community Centre and makes cards from her drawings, donating them to the centre.” Joanne’s delicate drawing is inspired by a book called, Iris Grace, about a little girl with autism who only started communicating when she is presented with a cat named Thula. “It would be such a boost for Joanne to see her work in the Mirror,” says Bill. ■If ■ you are an amateur artist or photographer and would like your work to hang in our gallery, send your work, a selfie, your age and location, and tell us what inspires you to siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk Writeto to reply ■ ■ Have you tried Word Master? It’s the same as Wordle (January 12) but you don’t have to wait 24■■hours for a new grid. Paul McLoughlin, Northern Ireland Ed: I think I should stick to Wordle, Paul, because if I had any more games to play, this page would be blank. Although I have to apologise to anyone who tried Wordle for the first time last Wednesday and got cross when the answer turned out to be the American spelling of “favor”. As George Bernard Shaw once pithily noted, “Britain and the US are two nations separated by a common language”. ■ ■ You mentioned your house address – 27 Acacia Avenue (December 31). I wonder if the people who live at number 22 know that there is a song with their address in the title by Iron Maiden and is called, 22 Acacia Avenue (The Continuing Saga of Charlotte The Harlot)? David Dodd, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Ed: David – promise me you’ll get yourself another hobby this year. Ha ha!

DM1ST 30 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 DEAR COLEEN dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk your problems solved I’m so sick of quarrelling with my mum Dear Coleen The other day my mum had a massive go at me after finding her bank card and ID card upstairs on top of the cupboard where we keep all the hairspray and cleaning stuff. She said it’s always in her purse and went on to accuse me of using her cards to pretend to be her and buy things. She then suggested I might want to think about packing my bags or calling social services. I honestly don’t know how her cards got there and never touched them. It’s getting to the point where I don’t care what my mum thinks and would rather leave anyway so I don’t have to put up with her panicking and quarrelling with me over silly things. Can you help? Coleen says I think the first thing to do is look at yourself. If you’re sick of quarrelling over petty things, why don’t you try really hard to avoid triggering an argument? It’s easy to blame your mum for everything, but there are always two sides. There might be little things you do that wind your mum up, so try not to do them – it’s not worth it. As you say, you quarrel over silly things. So, in future, if your mum asks you to make your bed, just do it and your life will be nicer. It’s her house and you have to respect her rules. It’s important for all of you to have boundaries and respect each other, and each other’s space. If you genuinely did not move her cards, then, instead of screaming and shouting, just say calmly: “Honestly, I didn’t put them there, Mum”. She might have forgotten she’d put them there herself, but if tensions are high at home, she’s going to fire off without thinking it through. Trying to move on from years of abuse by so-called family Dear Coleen From birth, my family physically and mentally abused me. I was severely neglected. According to my records, it was the worst case of child abuse my social worker had ever seen, yet social services returned me to “my family” and no one checked up on me. My brother ganged up with his friends to make my life hell, yet my parents adored him. I was often left out of family events. I was even left alone with no food one Christmas Day while they went to a restaurant with the money I’d saved to buy myself some glasses. But I worked hard and persuaded my company to sponsor me to study for a degree. I now earn good money, but my family hate me for it and I’m seen as a “snob”. I’d never been loved or looked after, so I fell into the path of an extreme narcissist. She love-bombed me, married me quickly, stole my money and then, after several affairs, left me for a guy half her age. She left my son with me and I’ve loved and cared for him alone for years. He’s grown up now and is engaged, and I’m very proud of how well he’s done. you say I have a suggestion for the woman whose boyfriend claims kissing another woman isn’t cheating. (Dear Coleen, January 12). Why not test his theory out and give one of your male friends a passionate kiss in front of your boyfriend? I think he might change his mind then! Cara, via email PROBLEMS? Tell Coleen Nolan about them and she’ll give you an honest answer... every weekday in the Daily Mirror email: dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk – sorry, but Coleen can’t reply personally WRITE TO: Coleen Nolan, The Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP “I earn good money but they even hate me for that I’ve tried to go out and meet people, but my inner child gives me a regular kicking. The only people I tend to meet are users – here today, gone tomorrow. I do want this year to be a new start for me. I want to fill my life with good people and things I enjoy. I have this blank canvas, but don’t know where to start. My friends say they can’t believe life is boring and I’ve got no friends to tell them what you’re looking for. Get the ball rolling. The thing is, when you feel depressed, one problem can easily spiral into many others – all those fears and insecurities creep in and you feel so overwhelmed you don’t want to get out of bed. But you have to – lying there won’t change a thing. I was feeling very down the other day and my daughter Ciara forced me to go out for a dog walk with her. I didn’t want to, but I can’t tell Coleen says you how much better I felt after. I think you need to acknowledge You’re not a burden – your that you’re feeling low, but if you mum and dad love you – and so sit around all day, thinking about what if you had to tell colleagues what you haven’t got and that you had a boring Christmas? you’ll never buy a house, you Why not suggest going for a probably won’t. drink after work with them? You need to take the first step. Make your challenge this year That might be finding estate to try – not everything will work agents online and calling them out, but some of it should. Dear Coleen I feel so down all the time. I thought I’d feel a bit better with going back to work, but that’s just making it worse. I normally love doing my job, but people have asked what I did over the holidays and the truth is I did nothing. I basically sat in my bedroom for two weeks. I still live at home with my parents and feel such a burden. I only have one friend, well I say friend, but surely a friend would take a few seconds to reply to my text wishing her a happy new year? She seems to only get in touch if she wants something. I really can’t bear to think this is how the rest of my life will be. Every year I say this is the year I’ll buy a house, but I can’t see myself actually doing it. Please help. I’m so kind and that I’ve achieved what I have. I’d appreciate any advice you can give. Coleen says Counselling is my first suggestion – you need to get all this out, all the hatred, all the anger, all the sadness. That should be your start. You need to totally cut your family out of your life too – they don’t deserve you. I think you’re attracting the wrong people because you’re so desperate for love and affection. So, I’m going to reassure you – you’re one of the bravest people who’s written to me and you should be proud of what you’ve achieved against all the odds. You’ve brought up a gorgeous boy and given him the tools to succeed. You need to start believing what your friends are telling you and believe that the abuse from your family wasn’t your fault. Please find a good therapist and don’t give up on it. If you’re not getting anywhere with one therapist, try a different one. You’re still questioning yourself, still asking why you received this treatment and why you weren’t loved, but it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. They are angry, damaged people. When you start loving yourself, you’ll be ready to let someone in who’s right for you. Your ex-wife was able to take advantage because you felt it was normal and that it was all you deserved. You deserve all the good things and all the good people. Wishing you all the luck in the world for your future. Sign up to my newsletter! I’m excited to let you know that I’ve launched a fab newsletter, which I hope you’ll sign up to receive once a week via email. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on love, life and relationships, as well as my pick of the week’s readers’ problems. Sign up by visiting mirror.co.uk/coleen

Saturday Magazine 1 DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 31 TODAY’S Tv with SARA wALLIS EMMERDALE ITV, 7pm Chloe hooks up with Noah while Kerry is away. Will Charity and Kerry be able to put an end to it when they find out? As another loan application is rejected, Jai switches tactics and changes the name of the applicant to Laurel. Leyla and Jacob survey the damage to the allotment. Unseen by either of them, Meena’s trinket box is just about visible. Chas is upset because she hasn’t heard from Aaron. FEARS Sally is worried by Tim’s behaviour Pick of the day NOBLE CAUSE Provender House, and the struggling aristocrats CORONATION STREET ITV, 7.30pm and 8.30pm Sally is upset, convinced that Tim is hiding something from her. Tim is urged by Peter to come clean, but instead pays George a visit to sort out his own funeral. Gemma and Bernie are touched when Dev reveals he donated £3,000 to Joseph’s appeal. At the bus stop, Amy tells Summer, Asha and Aadi that it seems several other girls have been upskirted and harassed. Summer begs her to drop it, but Amy is on a mission. EASTENDERS BBC1, 8pm Gray suggests to Chelsea they should register Jordan’s birth. She tells a concerned Whitney and Kheerat who tell her to stick to the plan – but Chelsea is on edge. Phil is filled with guilt about not telling Kat the truth about the extent of his prison sentence. He tries to see WORRY Guilty Phil Raymond but is blocked by Isaac and Lola. Rainie suggests that Stuart sees a doctor as she’s worried about him. Dana asks Bobby to keep quiet about Aaron. In the Daily Mirror Saturday 22 JANUARY 2022 All the new shows, soap news and 7-day listings More TV and film news online at mirror.co.uk/tv + TENSION & TERROR Vicky McClure stars in an explosive new thriller GOOD COP, BAD COP MaRTIN FREEMaN plays a troubled police officer in gritty drama The Responder Earning an upper-crust KEEPING UP WITH THE ARISTOCRATS ITV, 9pm Here we have a peek behind the posh, privileged doors of the British aristocracy – extraordinary modern-day blue bloods living in stately homes. And it’s not all tweed and china cups (but there’s plenty of that too). These lords and ladies don’t always fit into the mould you might expect. We meet Princess Olga Romanoff, GEORDIE HOSPITAL Channel 4, 8pm Four-year-old Kit is racing around the kids’ playground at one of Newcastle’s top hospitals. He has a mechanical heart while he waits for a donor, which can only be disconnected from the mains for half an hour at a time. “He’s very active, he’s the most energetic, adventurous free spirit there is,” says his dad Joe, who talks about Kit’s enlarged heart condition. Kit explains his chest scar: “Shark attack! Great white!” In this documentary series opener, whose great uncle was Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who was murdered by the Bolsheviks. Mowing her own lawn and swearing like a trooper, she explains she’s running tours of her stately home, Provender House in Kent, for £14 a head to raise cash for the upkeep. A plaque reads: “It’s not easy being the Princess.” Currently single, she’s hunting down her ideal man – “a trained GET WELL TOON Freeman staff with Poppy Jingles children’s heart consultant Emma Simpson at the city’s Freeman Hospital, changes the device that powers Kit’s heart, meaning he can leave the hospital grounds for the first time in months. Elsewhere, consultant transplant surgeon Colin Wilson performs a live kidney transplant on Kimberly, using an organ that her older sister Debra has bravely donated. And the head chaplain Katie brings staff welfare hound Poppy Jingles back to work for the first time in 18 months, after being ‘furry-loughed’ due to Covid. KELVIN’S BIG FARMING ADVENTURE BBC1, 8.30pm Question: did a celebrity’s move to the countryside truly exist if it wasn’t filmed and turned into a TV series? In this latest concoction, former Emmerdale actor and Strictly winner Kelvin Fletcher has bought a 120-acre farm in the Peak District and we’re going to hear all about it. “Ever since I was a little boy I’ve wanted to live in the countryside,” says Kelvin, who played Andy in killer”, no less… We also meet her cousin, Lord Ivar Mountbatten, and his husband James. Ivar, whose father is a first cousin to Prince Charles, is the first royal to have a same-sex marriage. They need to earn a crust to pay the £100,000-a-year costs of running their home, which features an ornamental lake, Gothic chapel and deer park. The couple decide to gamble their reputation, and that of Michelinstarred chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, by hosting their first-ever pop-up restaurant at their stately home of Bridwell, with tickets costing £165. Elsewhere in this amusing insight, Lord and Lady Fitzalan-Howard hope to help fund the exorbitant running costs of their 126-room home – the imposing Carlton Towers in Yorkshire. They plan to turn part of the 3,000-acre estate into a vineyard. But can their first bottle of sparkling wine pop the market? Emmerdale for 20 years. It’s going to be a baptism of fire for the star with zero farming knowledge, whose dancing and acting skills won’t remotely help him. He and his wife and two young kids head to the new place, 30 miles from his home town of Oldham, but a million miles away from his comfort zone. “People have said to us, ‘You’re mad’,” says wife Liz, who is allergic to horses and hay. And watch out for the moment a maggot-infested sheep foot sends him over the edge. NEW START Kelvin and family on the farm

32 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 All programmes Today’s are listed in TV Greenwich Mean Time previews (GMT). are Apart on from in the Portugal, previous programmes are one hour page later than listed film ratings ★★★★★ Brilliant ★★★★ Very Good ★★★ Good ★★ Average ★ Bad (R) Repeat DM1ST BBC One BBC Two ITV Channel 4 Channel 5 6.00am Breakfast News headlines. 9.15 Morning Live Magazine. 10.00 NEW Rip Off Britain: Holidays The problems that can face disabled travellers. 10.45 The Moment of Proof 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer Properties in Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent. (R) 12.15pm Bargain Hunt Christina Trevanion is at Peterborough’s Festival of Antiques. 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 Regional News; Weather 1.45 Doctors It’s business as usual at the Mill and a patient with severe pain needs help. 2.15 Father Brown Drama. (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country The search for a house in Norfolk. 3.45 The Farmers’ Country Showdown Farmer Rhian takes her sheep to be judged at the Mid-Somerset Show. 4.30 Antiques Road Trip Antiques hunting in the North East. 5.15 Pointless Quiz show. 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 Regional News; Weather 6.30am The Farmers’ Country Showdown Documentary. (R) 7.15 Antiques Road Trip Izzie Balmer and David Harper explore Scotland. (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: Inside the Factory Gregg Wallace pays a visit to a factory that makes 10,000 chairs every year. (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 10.00 BBC News Headlines. 12.15pm Politics Live The latest stories from Westminster. 1.00 LIVE Bowls: World Indoor Championships 2022 Coverage of the World Indoor Championships from Potters Resort in Hopton-on- Sea in Norfolk, featuring the pairs final and Mark Dawes v Jamie Chestney. 5.15 Flog It! Catherine Southon and David Fletcher are in Ushaw in Co Durham. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Jayde Adams, Josie d’Arby, Rufus Hound and Scott Mills. (R) 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall The chef goes diving for razor clams. 6.00am Good Morning Britain News and current affairs. 9.00 Lorraine Entertainment and the latest fashion news. 10.00 This Morning A mix of celebrity chat, features, advice and competitions. Including Local Weather. 12.30pm Loose Women Celebrity interviews and topical debate with the panel. 1.30 ITV News; Weather 1.55 Regional News; Weather 2.00 Dickinson’s Real Deal David Dickinson and his team are at Cheltenham Racecourse. 3.00 Lingo Aly and Jarrod, Hannah and Jess, and Suzanne and Ed compete. 3.59 Regional Weather 4.00 Tipping Point Quiz show, hosted by Ben Shephard. 5.00 The Chase Bradley Walsh presents as Dino, Anna, Steve and Pam answer general knowledge questions and work as a team to take on one of the ruthless Chasers. 6.00 Regional News; Weather 6.30 ITV Evening News; Weather 6.05am Countdown (R) 6.45 Cheers Double bill. (R) 7.35 Everybody Loves Raymond Triple bill of the sitcom. (R) 9.00 Frasier Triple bill. (R) 10.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA A restaurant in Rhode Island. (R) 11.25 Channel 4 News Summary 11.30 Sun, Sea and Selling Houses Sharon shows her sister’s friend three apartments in Almeria. (R) 12.30pm Steph’s Packed Lunch 2.10 Countdown Prue Leith is in Dictionary Corner. 3.00 A Place in the Sun Craig Rowe helps a couple to find a home on Spain’s Costa Calida. 4.00 A New Life in the Sun A Nottinghamshire couple take over a property in France. 5.00 Junior Bake Off The bakers face a technical challenge. 6.00 The Simpsons Lisa creates a social network that takes the town by storm. (R) 6.30 Hollyoaks Sienna goes on a mission after receiving some bad news from Ste. (R) 6.00am Milkshake! Children’s TV. 9.15 Jeremy Vine Discussion. 11.15 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law Six women are on a shoplifting spree in an Oxford Street store. 12.15pm 5 News at Lunchtime 12.20 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Tenants leave a landlord over £20,000 behind with his mortgage. (R) 1.15 Home and Away Felicity pleads her innocence, insisting that she is being framed. 1.45 Neighbours See 6.00pm. 2.15 FILM An Inheritance to Die For: Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (2019, PG) Mystery, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Niall Matter. ★★★★ 4.00 NEW Watercolour Challenge Painting contest, hosted by Fern Britton, beginning in Scarborough Bay. 5.00 5 News at 5 Headlines. 6.00 Neighbours Glen and Terese co-habiting creates plenty of tension. (R) 6.30 Winter Road Rescue Following RAC patrols. 7 8 9 10 11 12 midnight 7.00 The One Show Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas host the usual mix of topical stories. 7.30 Britain’s Killer Roads? Panorama Richard Bilton investigates the rise in the fatality rate on roads, looking at the risks faced by motorists. 8.00 EastEnders Phil awaits his fate and Stuart’s suspicions about Rainie begin to rise. 8.30 NEW Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure Documentary following Kelvin Fletcher as he attempts to set up a farm on the edge of the Peak District. 9.00 Who Do You Think You Are? David Walliams delves into his family history, learning of his paternal great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during the First World War and unearthing the story of a blind ancestor in the 1880s. (R) 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.25 Regional News; Weather 10.35 The Other One Cathy proposes she and Cat acquire a memorial bench for their father, and also agrees to teach Cat how to ride a bike – with disastrous consequences. (R) 11.05 The Other One Cathy’s mum refuses to attend her hen do, and looking at the invitation list, she fears it may not be the classy, affair she wants. (R) 11.35 The Apprentice Lord Sugar sets a task centred on electric toothbrushes. (R) 12.35am The Graham Norton Show. Light-hearted chat, with guests including Ant and Dec, Ricky Gervais and Cate Blanchett. Plus, Elvis Costello & the Imposters perform their new single Paint the Red Rose Blue. (R) 1.25 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.30-6.00am BBC News 7.00 Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start Tom looks at ways the family can help out in the kitchen. (R) 7.30 Mastermind Specialist subjects are Line of Duty, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the Rebecca Riots and Gin. Hosted by Clive Myrie. 8.00 Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell presents as the losing semi-finalists play for a place. 8.30 University Challenge In the second of the quarter-finals, two teams compete as they try to win two matches to progress to the semi-finals. 9.00 Inside Dubai: Playground of the Rich As the tax haven celebrates its 50th birthday, a loot at whether it can keep it up its frenetic development, revealing plans to more than double the number of tourists over the next 20 years. 10.00 Couples Therapy Evelyn reveals why she feels betrayed and no longer trusts Alan. 10.25 Penguin Post Office: Natural World Gentoo penguins raising chicks in Port Lockroy in the Antarctic. (R) 10.30 Newsnight News headlines. 11.15 When Bridges Collapse: The Genoa Disaster An investigation into the Ponte Morandi disaster in August 2018, telling the stories of people on the bridge that day and look at what caused it to fail catastrophically. (R) 12.15am Sign Zone: Countryfile. Sean Fletcher is in the snowy Cairngorms as the programme marks the centenary of the death of Ernest Shackleton. (R) 1.15 Sign Zone: Digging for Britain (R) 2.15 Sign Zone: Take a Hike (R) 2.45 Sign Zone: The Moment of Proof (R) 3.15-6.30am This Is BBC Two 7.00 Emmerdale Chloe hooks up with Noah again, and a box lays undiscovered. 7.30 Coronation Street Sally becomes convinced that Tim is hiding something from her. Amy makes it her mission to fight for change at school. 8.00 NEW Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad The actor and his son embark a 3,000-mile journey through Europe, beginning in Croatia. 8.30 Coronation Street Sally confronts Tim with her suspicions of his infidelity. 9.00 NEW Keeping Up with the Aristocrats Simon Callow narrates as cameras follow four of Britain’s most prominent aristocratic dynasties, revealing what really goes on behind their closed doors over one summer’s social season. 10.00 ITV News at Ten; Weather 10.30 Regional News; Weather 10.45 The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow Killer The true story behind the ITV drama, as the key people who brought serial killer John Cooper to justice after a 20-year investigation reveal their role in the case. (R) 11.45 All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite Hard-hitting action from the world of All Elite Wrestling, featuring all of the biggest stars on the roster. 1.25am Home Shopping 3.00 Loose Women. Celebrity interviews and studio discussion. (R) 3.50 Unwind with ITV 5.05-6.00am Tipping Point. Ben Shephard hosts the quiz in which contestants drop tokens down a choice of four chutes in the hope of winning a £10,000 jackpot. (R) 7.00 Channel 4 News The latest news headlines, featuring in-depth interviews and analysis of political developments and current affairs. Plus, the day’s leading sports stories and up-to-theminute weather reports. 8.00 NEW Geordie Hospital Documentary following staff at Newcastle’s hospitals. A surgeon carries out a kidney transplant using a donor organ from the patient’s sister. A staff welfare dog returns to duty after the pandemic. 9.00 NEW 999: What’s Your Emergency? Frontline services in South Yorkshire face a difficult night, beginning with an aggressive drunk in Doncaster. In Sheffield, two officers are monitoring club-goers from a van. 10.00 Party Island: Summer in Zante The resort workers reflect on how much this summer has changed them, and two ABBA impersonators are faced with the financial implications of a ban on live music. Last in series. 11.00 Naked Attraction Anna Richardson welcomes 24-year-old Sian from Norfolk, a petrol head who wants to find a man she can love more than her car, and 33-yearold fashion entrepreneur Tansel from London. (R) 12.05am Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1.00 Grand Designs: House of the Year 2021 1.55 Supervet Special: Saving My Dog (R) 2.50 Undercover Boss (R) 3.40 Couples Come Dine with Me (R) 4.35 Food Unwrapped 5.00 Mend It for Money 5.55-6.05am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 7.00 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders PC Andy Doran goes on the hunt for a suspected car thief who has abandoned his vehicle on a housing estate. After an exhaustive search, he has to send in a police dog. (R) 8.00 Traffic Cops An insight into the working life of officers patrolling Britain’s roads. Here, Karl Jackson is alerted to a possible disqualified driver when a passing car triggers his ANPR system, but the vehicle fails to stop. 9.00 Warship: Life at Sea HMS Northumberland hunts for a Russian submarine in the Arctic Circle after the vessel disappears from the ship’s radar, while chef Sauhil is feeling the strain below deck as he helps cook for the crew. 10.00 Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts The hospital suffers a huge backlog of untreated patients from the night shift, as staff struggle to ensure that everyone is discharged or admitted within four hours of arrival. (R) 11.05 999: Critical Condition Damion has sustained numerous injuries after being in a crash. Despite injuries to the head and chest, Dr Chris Pickering is worried about Damion’s lungs as his patient struggles to breathe. (R) 12.05am 999: Criminals Caught on Camera (R) 1.00 The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.00 Entertainment News on 5 3.05 Supermarket Deals: Are They a Con? (R) 3.55 Building Britain’s Canals (R) 4.45 Wildlife SOS (R) 5.10 House Busters (R) 5.35-6.00am House Doctor (R)

mirror.co.uk Freeview 6 Freeview 27 ITV2 ITVBe 6.00am Secret Crush 7.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8.00 You’ve Been Framed! 9.00 The Cabins 10.00 The Cabins: Out of the Woods 11.00 Secret Crush 12.00noon Supermarket Sweep 1.00 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 2.00 Family Fortunes 3.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 4.00 The Cabins 5.00 You’ve Been Framed! Gold 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase Stephen Mulhern hosts a charity edition. 7.00 Superstore Double bill. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 The Cabins Getting to know more about each other has only heightened the sexual chemistry for one couple. 10.00 Family Guy Triple bill. 11.30 American Dad! Steve babysits Roger’s ex-tumour Rogu. 12.00m’t American Dad! 12.25 Bob’s Burgers 1.25 Superstore 2.20 The Stand Up Sketch Show 3.15 Unwind with ITV 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping Dave E4 Freeview 19 6.00am Teleshopping 7.10 Eddie Eats America 8.00 Timber Kings 9.00 Storage Hunters UK 10.00 American Pickers 11.00 Secrets of the Supercars 12.00noon Top Gear 1.00 Border Force: America’s Gatekeepers 2.00 Expedition with Steve Backshall 3.00 Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico 4.00 Top Gear 5.00 Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico 6.00 Taskmaster Contenders include Jon Richardson and Katherine Ryan. 7.00 NEW Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA Double bill of stand-up comedy. 8.00 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Barcelona Tourism show, with Richard Ayoade. 8.30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Istanbul 9.00 QI XL With guest Jo Brand. 10.00 Live at the Apollo Stand-up. 11.00 Taskmaster With Katherine Ryan. 12.00m’t Mock the Week 12.40 QI XL 1.40 Live at the Apollo 2.40 Whose Line Is It Anyway? USA 3.30 Eddie Eats America 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping 6.00am Hollyoaks 7.00 Celebrity Coach Trip 8.00 Junior Bake Off 9.00 How I Met Your Mother 10.00 The Big Bang Theory 11.00 The Goldbergs 12.00noon Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1.00 The Big Bang Theory: four episodes. 3.00 The Goldbergs 4.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5.00 The Big Bang Theory: double bill 6.00 The Big Bang Theory Double bill. 7.00 Hollyoaks Damon tries to find a solution to his money problems. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory 8.00 Celebrity Coach Trip 9.00 NEW Celebs Go Dating Following the fortunes of Miles Nazaire, Chloe Brockett, Ryan-Mark Parsons, Nikita Jasmine, Abz Love and Ulrika Jonsson. 10.00 Celebrity Gogglebox 11.05 Gogglebox TV opinions. 12.10am Naked Attraction 1.15 Celebs Go Dating 2.15 Celebrity Coach Trip 3.10 Alex Rider 4.05 Don’t Tell the Bride 5.00-6.00am How I Met Your Mother WALES As BBC1 except: 1.30-1.45pm BBC Wales Today; Weather 6.30-7.00 BBC Wales Today; Weather 9.00-10.00 Dark Land: The Hunt for Wales’ Worst Serial Killer. Former Chief Constable Jackie Roberts re-examines the hunt for Peter Moore. 10.25 BBC Wales Today; Weather 10.35 Slammed 11.35 The Other One 12.05-12.35am The Other One MERIDIAN As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Meridian 6.00-6.30 ITV News Meridian 10.30-10.45pm ITV News Meridian CENTRAL As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Central 6.00-6.30 ITV News Central 10.30-10.45pm ITV News Central ITV WALES As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Cymru Wales 6.00-6.30 ITV News Wales at Six. News reports. 10.30 ITV News Cymru Wales 10.45 Sharp End. Political discussion. 11.10-11.45pm Wonders of the Border. Sean Fletcher follows the Offa’s Dyke Path along the Wales-England border. WEST As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News West Country 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country 10.30-10.45pm ITV News West Country Variations & S4C 7.00am The Real Housewives of Cheshire 8.00 Buying and Selling 9.00 LittleBe 12.00noon Best Cake Wins 12.30 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 1.25 The Real Housewives of Cheshire 2.25 The Only Way Is Essex 3.10 Little Women: LA 4.05 The Real Housewives of New York City 5.00 The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6.00 Making It Home with Kortney & Dave The pair help Lauren and Michael who are buying their first home together. 7.00 Buying and Selling A couple look to upgrade to a bigger Canadian house. 8.00 Dinner Date Dating series. 9.00 The Real Housewives of Jersey Mia and the girls head off to London in support of her modelling shoot. 10.00 Botched: I Want My Life Back 11.00 Atlanta Plastic An actor goes to see Dr Crawford for a full body lift. 11.55 The Only Way Is Essex 12.45am Unwind with ITV 1.00-7.00am Teleshopping. Home shopping. Drama More4 Freeview 20 6.00am Teleshopping 7.40 A Place to Call Home 8.35 The Bill 9.35 Classic Holby City 10.55 Classic Casualty 12.00noon The Bill 1.00 Classic EastEnders 2.20 Tenko 3.20 All Creatures Great and Small 4.20 Peak Practice 5.20 Keeping Up Appearances. Suburban comedy. 6.00 Are You Being Served? The staff’s holidays are threatened. 6.40 Last of the Summer Wine Double bill. 8.00 Inspector George Gently An academic is found dead following a nuclear disarmament rally. 10.00 New Tricks The detectives meet their new boss, DCI Sasha Miller, who wastes no time getting on with her first case – the ritualistic killing of an Italian immigrant. 11.10 Taggart A murderer is on the loose, and one by one the bodies of women are being found strangled across the city. 2.15am Keeping Up Appearances 2.50 Where the Heart Is. Drama. 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping Freeview 13 Freeview 18 8.55am Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 9.15 A Place in the Sun 11.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 1.05pm Building the Dream 2.10 Four in a Bed 4.55 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 6.55 Escape to the Chateau Dick Strawbridge attempts to make sloe gin. 7.55 Grand Designs Kevin McCloud meets two artists who are battling the elements to construct a modern home on the Isle of Skye, with a second building alongside to use as their art studio. 9.00 Great British Walks with My Dog Following the Helford estuary in Cornwall. 10.00 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations George is in West Yorkshire to check out a former police station. 11.05 24 Hours in A&E In this episode a patient is brought in having broken his leg playing American football. 12.05am Emergency Helicopter Medics 1.10 George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations 2.10 24 Hours in A&E 3.15-3.50am Food Unwrapped ANGLIA As ITV except: 1.55-2.00pm ITV News Anglia 6.00-6.30 ITV News Anglia 10.30-10.45pm ITV News Anglia WESTCOUNTRY As ITV except: 1.55- 2.00pm ITV News West Country. The latest reports. 6.00-6.30 ITV News West Country 10.30-10.45pm ITV News West Country S4C 6.00am Cyw 12.00noon Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 12.05pm Cymry ar Gynfas 12.30 Heno 1.00 Cegin Bryn 1.30 Y Tyrchwyr gyda Iolo Williams 2.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 2.05 Prynhawn Da 3.00 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 3.05 Noson Lawen 4.00 Awr Fawr 5.00 Stwnsh 6.00 Arfordir Cymru: Mon. On the trail of place names along the coast of Anglesey. 6.30 Rownd a Rownd. Mali isn’t happy that Elen is refusing to let her stay with Efan. 6.57 Newyddion S4C 7.00 Heno 7.30 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 8.00 Yn y Ffram. The contenders vie to make mouths water with the perfect photo. 8.55 Newyddion S4C a’r Tywydd 9.00 Teulu Shadog: Blwyddyn ar y Fferm. More from a year in the life of a farming family. 9.30 Bois y Rhondda. The boys go on a road trip. 10.00 Adre 10.30-11.35pm Gwesty Aduniad DM1ST BBC4 ONLY £4.95 WORTH £123! Free P&P Brought to you by Freeview 9 7.00pm Great British Railway Journeys Michael Portillo heads for the village of Perry Green. 7.30 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments Houses and palaces. 8.00 The Impressionists – Painting and Revolution The painters associated with the art movement. 9.00 Art on the BBC: Monet – The French Revolutionary Katy Hessel looks at the history of Claude Monet. 10.00 Imagine: Richard Rogers, Inside Out Architect Richard Rogers’ defining influences. 10.55 Art of France Documentary. 12.00m’t Frank Bowling’s Abstract World 12.30 Whoever Heard of a Black Artist? Britain’s Hidden Art History 1.30 Great British Railway Journeys 2.00 Fred Dibnah’s Magnificent Monuments 2.30-3.30am Art on the BBC: Monet – The French Revolutionary 5 USA 6.00am TJC 9.00 Murder, She Wrote 10.00 NCIS 12.00noon Law & Order 1.00 Grey’s Anatomy 2.55 Entertainment News on 5 3.00 Law & Order 4.55 Entertainment News on 5 5.00 Law & Order. Drama. 6.00 NCIS Double bill. A marine’s wife kills an intruder; Tony disappears during an undercover operation. 7.55 Entertainment News on 5 8.00 NCIS Double bill. A private investigator discovers the body of a Navy officer; the team embarks on a spot of treasure hunting. 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Triple bill. A murder victim’s son takes revenge; a girl is kidnapped on her way home from school; former soldiers display psychotic behaviour. 12.55am Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.50 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 3.35 Criminals: Caught on Camera 4.00-6.00am Teleshopping MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 33 A MUST-HAVE MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION CURATED BY OK! BEAUTY EDITORS. SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND TRY YOUR FIRST BOX FOR JUST £4.95* SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE TODAY AT OKBEAUTYBOX.CO.UK Terms and conditions apply. *£4.95 offer is only available to new customers. OK! Beauty Box subscription is £15 per month thereafter. Sky Arts Freeview 21 F’view 11 6.00am Hollywood: Singing and Dancing 7.10 Rachmaninov: Rhapsody/The Two Pigeons 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 10.00 Discovering: Peter Sellers 11.00 Landmark 12.00noon The South Bank Show Originals 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected 2.00 Discovering: Robert Shaw 3.00 Landscape Artist of the Year 2022 4.00 Glen Campbell 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star 5.00 Tales of the Unexpected 6.00 Discovering: Rex Harrison 7.00 Van Gogh & Japan 8.00 Andre Rieu: My World 9.00 FILM Romeo & Juliet (2020) A National Theatre production. ★★★ 11.10 Guy Garvey: From the Vaults 12.10am Discovering 1.10 A Play in a Day 2.10 Megalodemocrat: Public Art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer 4.05 Marina Abramovic Takes Over TV 5.05-5.30am Auction: David Bowie

34 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 Sport Sky Sports Main Event 6.00am LIVE Big Bash League Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers. Coverage from Adelaide Oval. 9.15 LIVE Big Bash League Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers. Coverage from The Gabba. 12.30pm LIVE ICC Under-19s World Cup Cricket West Indies v Scotland. Coverage of the Group D match being played at Warner Park in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 4.00 LIVE AFCON Cape Verde v Cameroon (kick-off 4.00pm). The Group A match at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon. 6.00 Live NBA 360. Follow every game from Martin Luther King Jr Day full of NBA action. 11.00 LIVE NBA Basketball Atlanta Hawks v Milwaukee Bucks (Tip-off 11.00pm). The Eastern Conference match at State Farm Arena. 1.30am LIVE NFL Los Angeles Rams v Arizona Cardinals (kick-off 1.15am). Coverage of the Wild Card play-off match at SoFi Stadium. 4.30-6.00am LIVE NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers v Utah Jazz (Tip-off 3.30am). 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Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps DM1ST mirror.co.uk MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 35 YOUR VOICE Edited by FIONA PARKER YOUR MEMORIES ■This ■ is me, second on the right, with my mum Beatrice and my older brothers, Tony and Allen. The picture was taken in 1941 at Rhyl bus station as we were waiting to come home from our annual holiday at Neston on the Wirral. Tony is now 90 and still lives in Neston, where he’s very active in the local community. Unfortunately, Allen passed away in November 2019 having been a keen cyclist for many years. I left the Wirral many years ago but still visit my relatives in the area as often as I can. Terry Woodhouse, Chester ■ ■ If you’d like to send us a photo of a cherished loved one, please email us at the address below with a picture and some information about who they are and when and where it was taken. the BIG QUeStION Every day we’ll be asking your opinion on one of Britain’s big talking points. You can have your say and vote at mirror.co.uk Immigration authorities in Australia have cancelled unvaccinated tennis No1 Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time just days before the start of the Australian Open. Is Australia right to cancel Djokovic’s visa? YES 80% Yes. Correct decision. No matter who you are, the whole world has to bide by these Covid rules. Beverley Sievewright-AnderSon No. This is a floundering government that has implemented a ridiculous zero Covid plan which has divided the country and the world. nAMe Supplied NO 20% No. Scott Morrison’s border policy does nothing to protect the country from Omicron except cause people like Djokovic so much trouble. greg dAvidSon Yes. Seems to have broken a load of rules and put others in peril with his attitude. If we all acted like this what a mess the world would be in. lAurie112233 ■LIkE millions, I admire the Queen for her sense of duty. But she can be ruthless when she needs to be, so she’s right to put the monarchy first by taking away Andrew’s honorary military titles and royal patronages (Mirror, January 14). It should have happened a long time ago. It must have been hard for her, he is her son after all, but the very serious sex abuse claims against him have done untold damage to the monarchy. The Queen herself is beyond reproach and this year will celebrate her platinum jubilee – a remarkable achievement. She doesn’t deserve to have her reputation tarnished by the actions of her errant son. After this case is over this arrogant individual should fade into oblivion never to be heard of again. Sue Williams Macclesfield, Cheshire ■ I am so glad the Queen has stripped her son Andrew of his military affiliations and HRH title after the sex abuse claim against him. His roles are now going to other members of the Royal Family. The Queen reportedly made the decision after talking to Princes William and Charles and it is the right one. She is such a strong woman who doesn’t need this upset at her age. She should be looking forward to putting her feet up and not having to deal with this damaging case. Mandy Dhanda, Coventry ■ What kind of a country are we living in? We have a Prince of the realm embroiled in a sex abuse Yes. I’ve always liked Djokovic but this drama has now got me questioning his integrity. He needs to accept the decision. MAqzine To have your say, go to mirror.co.uk Queen’s right to punish Andrew No. Discriminating against him wrong. He is less likely to get virus as he’s had it, so how is he a threat? SAndrA riddell the BIG ISSUe The Queen has stripped Prince Andrew of his military affiliations and royal patronages as sources say he will never return to public life. The move came after a judge in the US ruled the prince must face a civil trial on allegations he abused Victoria Giuffre when she was 17. He denies the allegations. You say... scandal, and a Prime Minister who seems to be incapable of telling the truth. Then we have the over-75s robbed of their TV licences and having to choose between food and heating. It’s no wonder people are so depressed. To paraphrase from the 1960 film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, “Don’t let them grind you down”. Just hang in there, things will get better and this awful time will just be a distant memory. Christine Brown, Hull ■ Whatever the outcome of the case against Prince Andrew relating to the Jeffrey Epstein/ Ghislaine Maxwell scandal, he will never be able to live down his past connections to the dreadful pair. People will always have doubts about him. Andrew may have been the Queen’s favourite in the past, but she is right to strip him of his royal patronages and military titles. Paul Marston, Walsall, West Mids biG VOicE Ronnie Spector ■ So, this is the face of Britain in 2022? We have a senior royal facing a sex abuse case and a Prime Minister who breached his own Covid rules and misled parliament. How must we look to the rest of the world? They must be laughing at us. At least the Queen acted quickly by removing Andrew’s military honours – the same cannot be said for those Tory MPs who are defending the indefensible. L Downing, Essex ■ There’s an old saying we are fond of in Yorkshire, “You’ve made your bed, now lie in it”. The Royal Family is spot-on in telling Andrew, “You’re on your own”. It’s his mess, he needs to sort it out. There’s no Teflon Andrew on this one – it will stick for ever, no matter what the legal outcome is. Roger Grant Thurnscoe, South Yorks ■ This is so sad for the Queen. No matter what Prince Andrew may or may not have done, he is still her son. She has done what she had to do by stripping him of his military ranks, but, as a mother, she will never abandon him. Patricia Fast, via Facebook Ronettes Ronnie was perfection How sad to read of the death of Ronettes singer Ronnie Spector at 78 (Mirror, January 14). With her beehive hair do, fabulous dresses and stunning voice over the “wall of sound” production that was symphonic perfection, we’ve seen nothing like her before or since. Thank you, Ronnie, for being everyone’s little baby. Your timeless music masterpieces will never be forgotten. Reg Barrett Southminster, Essex biNGO TErmS ANd cONdiTiONS 1. The Promoter is Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror & Sunday People which are publications owned and operated by a subsidiary of Reach plc. No purchase necessary. 2. You can redeem a new Bingo card for this game by calling 01420 525503 from 10:00 until 15:00 until Friday January 21, 2022 only. Lines will operate on weekdays only and standard rates apply. 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DM1ST mirror.co.uk/sport MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 37 rugby union european champions cup sorry saints court short Covid catches up with Lawes to wreck his landmark 250th club appearance A gAME TOO FAR Lawes shared his big day with his children (above), but it ended in defeat for the saints star alfie raises bar for wasps champions cup round-up injuries – and skipper brad Shields said: “The way he offloads, the way he plays through contact and the way aLFiE barbEary inspired waSpS to a 30-22 champions cup win over holders TouLouSE on Saturday – and was tipped for an England call-up. The back row, 21, followed a storming display over Leicester last weekend with another tour de force, just before Eddie Jones names his Six nations squad tomorrow. barbeary (above) was in national training camp in 2020 before a run of TOP OF POOL a P W D L F A T B Pts Racing 92 .....3 3 0 0 98 24 8 2 14 Ulster ...........3 3 0 0 80 65 10 2 14 La Rochelle ..3 2 1 0 59 34 7 1 11 Leinster ........3 2 0 1 134 55 20 2 10 Exeter ..........3 2 0 1 101 45 15 2 10 Clermont ......3 1 1 1 48 48 5 1 7 he keeps his feet alive in contact is pretty special.” Elsewhere Hosea Saumaki’s last-minute try gave LEicESTEr a 29-28 win at connacHT. ExETEr beat GLaSGow 52-17 with a hat-trick for wing Tom o’Flaherty. briSToL booked a last-16 slot with a 28-17 win over STadE FrancaiS, but baTH fell 39-21 at La rocHELLE. Northampton 20 Ulster 24 Pool A by adam hathaway Courtney Lawes had his big day ruined as northampton almost confirmed their exit from the Champions Cup with a third defeat on the spin – and he went off early. In his 250th game for Saints, Lawes was replaced in the 64th minute after complaining of fatigue following his recovery from Covid before Christmas. With England’s Six Nations squad due to be announced tomorrow, head coach Eddie Jones was in the crowd to give Lawes the once over. But Saints stressed Lawes, who captained England in the autumn, was not a concern for the tournament. Head coach Phil Dowson said: “He was exhausted. Courtney is experienced enough, old enough and 250 games ugly enough to tell us when he’s done. “It was more precautionary than anything else, he’s OK. “We wanted to make it a special day and we failed on that front. Courtney is a big part of this club – not just in terms of the games but the way he’s played them and the way he leads. “He’s one of England’s captains. We wanted to make it special for him, and we didn’t quite manage that.” Saints have one shot at qualifying for the last 16 when they play Racing 92 – but it’s a long shot after they were hammered 45-14 by the French earlier in the pool. Ulster wing Robert Baloucoune twisted over after six minutes and scrumhalf Nathan Doak followed up in the 20th minute after Rory Hutchinson’s chip forward went astray. Dan Biggar pulled a try back when he was involved at the start and finish of a sweeping Saints move – but two scores from full-back Mike Lowry after the break guaranteed Ulster’s progress. eaux no.. scarlets face exit Bordeaux 45 Scarlets 10 Pool B ScarLETS face a fight for champions cup survival after this mauling by bordeaux. Teenager Louis bielle-biarrey scored a hat-trick of tries and cameron woki, Geoffrey cros, Maxime Lamothe and nans ducuing also crossed for the hosts. welsh teams have lost all nine games played in this competition and challenge cup this season. Liam williams and Gareth davies (above) scored for Scarlets, who with cardiff and ospreys will scrap to stay in Europe in the weekend’s final champions cup group games. TOP OF POOL B P W D L F A T B Pts Harlequins ..3 3 0 0 99 68 13 2 14 Leicester ....3 3 0 0 74 64 10 2 14 Munster ......3 3 0 0 70 40 6 1 13 Bristol ........3 2 1 0 56 17 4 2 12 Bordeaux....3 1 1 1 58 26 8 2 8 Connacht ....3 1 0 2 87 67 12 4 8 it’s cler, sale left to sweat Clermont 25 Sale 19 Pool A saLe crashed to defeat at Clermont – so their hopes of a last-16 place are on hold. the sharks must now beat ospreys next sunday. things looked promising when Jean-Luc du Preez (above) scored a try in the fifth minute but Fritz Lee crossed for the hosts. Despite tries from sale’s tom roebuck and Bevan rodd, Clermont kept in touch thanks to Damian Penaud and alivereti raka. Clermont scrum-half Morgan Parra then landed two penalties after the break to secure a much-needed win for the French side.

DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 RESULTS AND PRICES 38 ■ Stormy Ireland has the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in her sights before a second career as a broodmare beckons. The Willie Mullins-trained eight-year-old was last seen winning the Relkeel Hurdle at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day, crossing the line two and a half lengths ahead of McFabulous after 9-4 favourite Brewin’upastorm crashed out at the final flight. SOUTHWELL 12.25: LOWER STREET (M Dwyer 9-4f) 1; Cherokee Dance (9-2) 2; Engrave (16-1) 3. 5 ran. 1l, ½. (D M Simcock). Tote: £3.25; £1.50, £2.10. Tote Exacta: £11.80. Trifecta: £47.80. CSF: £12.01. 12.55: DAAFY (L Morris 9-2) 1; Love Your Work (6-1) 2; Cusack (11-2) 3. 12 ran. 16- 5f Masqool. nk, 1½. (D Shaw). Tote: £5.50; £2.20, £2.20, £2.30. Tote Exacta: £33.70. Tricast: £155.67. Trifecta: £286.10. CSF: £30.36. NR: Agent Of Fortune. 1.25: DUCAL CROWN (D Probert 11-4f) 1; Albayaader (9-2) 2; Dark Enchantment (5-1) 3. 9 ran. nk, 3½. (A Balding). Tote: £3.75; £1.30, £1.30, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £13.30. Trifecta: £61.20. CSF: £15.27. NR: Minnie T. 2.00: SOCIAL CONTACT (J Mitchell 5-6f) 1; Kissininthebackrow (6-1) 2; Makarova (10-1) 3. 9 ran. 2½, nk. (R Varian). Tote: £1.84; £1.10, £1.80, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £7.10. Trifecta: £30.10. CSF: £6.67. 2.30: LIGHT LILY (D Muscutt 7-1) 1; Last Date (50-1) 2; Al Suil Eile (9-1) 3. 13 ran. 11- 4f Abnaa. ½, nk. (J Butler). Tote: £8.00; £2.60, £9.50, £3.30. Tote Exacta: £276.30. Tricast: £3272.56. Trifecta: £4426.00. CSF: £331.29. NR: Bavardages. 3.00: IMPERIAL MOUNTAIN (J Hart 3-1) 1; King Of York (11-1) 2; Neat And Dandy (7-1) 3. 6 ran. 5-2f Mojomaker. hd, 2¾. (J J Quinn). Tote: £4.00; £2.00, £3.90. Tote Exacta: £37.40. Trifecta: £175.20. CSF: £32.87. 3.30: LADY LOU (C Rodriguez 80-1) 1; Sandie’s Dream (11-1) 2; Kiritimati Island (11-10f) 3. 11 ran. ½, hd. (M Dods). Tote: £81.00; £11.60, £2.60, £1.20. Tote Exacta: £572.20. Tricast: £1880.35. Trifecta: £4876.10. CSF: £796.92. NR: Thin Lizzy. 4.00: AIRSHOW (R Coakley 7-1) 1; Burrows Seeside (11-4f) 2; Aramis Grey (13-2) 3. 9 ran. shd, ½. (B Millman). Tote: £8.00; £1.80, £1.60, £2.50. Tote Exacta: £21.20. Tricast: £133.54. Trifecta: £217.00. CSF: £26.70. Jackpot: £10,000.00. Placepot: £135.00. Quadpot: £19.80. KELSO 1.05: SCOTTISH ACCENT (N Moscrop 7-2) 1; Deep Charm (4-1) 2; Uptown Harry (5-1) 3. 7 ran. 100-30f Into Overdrive. 5l, 4¾. (R Menzies). Tote: £4.50; £2.30, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £21.20. Trifecta: £91.00. CSF: £18.23. 1.35: EVITA DU MESNIL (K Brogan 11-1) 1; Baraboy (11-1) 2; Bestiarius (100-30f) 3. 14 ran. nk, ¾. (D Bourke). Tote: £12.00; £3.30, £3.30, £1.60. Tote Exacta: £102.80. Tricast: £502.49. Trifecta: £571.10. CSF: £128.36. NR: That’s Your Lottie. 2.10: SOFT RISK (B Hughes 2-5f) 1; Travail D’Orfevre (14-1) 2; Andante (33-1) 3. 10 ran. 3¼, hd. (N Richards). Tote: £1.40; £1.10, £2.60, £4.00. Tote Exacta: £12.10. Trifecta: £70.50. CSF: £9.27. 2.40: STAINSBY GIRL (Craig Nichol 100- 30) 1; Elvis Mail (evensf) 2; Word Has It (9-2) 3. 6 ran. 1¾, 2½. (D Whillans). Tote: £4.34; £1.80, £1.20. Tote Exacta: £8.90. Trifecta: £24.70. CSF: £7.26. 3.10: BIG RIVER (D R Fox 5-2jt-f) 1; Cash To Ash (11-4) 2; Mister Whitaker (5-2jt-f) 3. 4 ran. 6l, 19l. (L Russell). Tote: £3.50; Tote Exacta: £7.20. Trifecta: £16.40. CSF: £9.21. 3.40: TO THE LIMIT (O Brown 11-2) 1; Lastofthecosmics (11-2) 2; Don’t Need To Know (5-1) 3. 9 ran. 3-1f Eveque. 1¾, ns. (W Coltherd). Tote: £6.50; £1.90, £2.20, £2.10. Tote Exacta: £35.00. Tricast: £159.92. Trifecta: £193.10. CSF: £35.74. Placepot: £52.80. Quadpot: £11.80. PUNCHESTOWN 12.15: DYSART DYNAMO (P Townend 4-9f) 1; Gringo D’aubrelle (14-1) 2; The Little Yank (150-1) 3. 7 ran. 19l, 30l. (W P Mullins). Tote: €1.45; €1.10, €2.60. Tote Exacta: €5.80. Trifecta: €109.90. CSF: €8.68. 12.45: HIAOU (J W Kennedy 11-8f) 1; Goven (3-1) 2; Killer Mode (6-4) 3. 19 ran. ¾, 8l. (G Elliott). Tote: €2.50; €1.40, €1.10, €1.10. Tote Exacta: €8.60. Trifecta: €17.20. CSF: €6.49. NRs: Littel Flour, Our Patron Saint. 1.15: SUPREME JET (B Browne 5-2f) 1; Mr Saxobeat (7-2) 2; Jack In The Box (11-4) 3. 21 ran. 17l, ½. (O McKiernan). Tote: €3.50; €1.50, €2.20, €1.50. Tote Exacta: €19.70. Trifecta: €69.50. CSF: €12.81. 1.45: MUST BE OBEYED (D J O’Keeffe 12-1) 1; Robyndeglory (8-1) 2; Paddy Wickla (13-2) 3. 13 ran. 4-1jt-f Lugg River, 4-1jt-f Farrawaybay. 8l, 6l. (T Gibney). Tote: €14.80; €3.70, €2.00, €2.00. Tote Exacta: €149.10. Tricast: €692.19. Trifecta: €1062.10. CSF: €100.75. NR: Family Business. 2.20: BOB OLINGER (Rachael Blackmore 1-2f) 1; Capodanno (7-2) 2; Gaillard Du Mesnil (11-2) 3. 8 ran. 4¾, 27l. (H De Bromhead). Tote: €1.50; €1.02, €1.20, €1.30. Tote Exacta: €3.30. Trifecta: €6.90. CSF: €2.69. 2.50: WHISKEY LULLABY (P Townend 13- 8f) 1; Difficult Decision (40-1) 2; Ballyadam Destiny (18-1) 3. 12 ran. ¾, hd. (W P Mullins). Tote: €2.63; €1.20, €9.40, €4.20. Tote Exacta: €55.20. Trifecta: €1010.10. CSF: €87.66. 3.20: FEYAN (Jack Foley 15-2) 1; Be My Dream (9-1) 2; Capture The Drama (10- 1) 3. 15 ran. 3-1f Stealthy Tom. 18l, 3¾. (R Tyner). Tote: €10.40; €2.80, €2.90, €3.00. Tote Exacta: €95.60. Tricast: €691.04. Trifecta: €1754.20. CSF: €71.86. 3.50: JOHN ADAMS (Mr R A Berry 8-1) 1; Exit To The West (18-5) 2; Glenloe (11-8f) 3. 11 ran. 7½, 12l. (C Bowe). Tote: €9.00; €2.40, €1.70, €1.10. Tote Exacta: €23.70. Tricast: €64.71. Trifecta: €126.40. CSF: €39.49. Placepot: €6.10. GREYHOUND RESULTS SUNDERLAND. - 11.06 Road Rage 9-4 (1-3- 4, £10.75, TC: £37.34). 11.21 Wanted Jasmine 15-8f (3-6-2, £7.03, TC: £18.35). 11.36 Alien Loren 11-8f (3-2-6, £5.18, TC: £16.46). 11.51 Matts Mink 5-4f (3-1-5, £6.81, TC: £14.89). 12.06 Keel Direction 9-4 (3-2-6, £12.94, TC: £26.02). 12.21 Ringtown Queen 6-1 (5-3-1, £28.48, TC: £84.51). 12.36 Tempus 7-2 (1-3-6, £20.87, TC: £86.62). 12.51 Future Shelby 6-4f (2-4-5, £13.75, TC: £48.24). 1.06 Headford Gordon Evensf (4-6-1, £10.32, TC: £26.98). 1.21 Kevs The Judge 15-8f (3-6-2, £9.61, TC: £37.50). 1.36 Ardera Niamh 2-1 (6-3-1, £11.09, TC: £41.83). 1.51 Jackie Chaperal 11- 8f (1-2-3, £6.27, TC: £22.80). PELAW GRANGE. - 11.43 Jules Champion 4-1 (5-4-6, £28.49, TC: £77.29). 11.58 Minglers Mythryl 4-1 (3-4-2, £15.91, TC: £68.37). 12.13 Short Term 12-1 (3-2-4, £98.91, TC: £249.69). 12.28 Nadurra Billy 9-1 (5-1-6, £84.27, TC: £167.45). 12.43 Dalton Opus 7-1 (6-1-5, £61.96, TC: £271.87). 12.58 Molly O 5-2 (2-5-6, £16.76, TC: £70.24). 1.13 Short Verse 9-1 (2-1-6, £24.96, TC: £83.52). 1.28 Mise Conor 9-4jt (1-3-5, £32.00, TC: £93.37). 1.44 Butterbridge Kaz 7-1 (5-2-3, £68.63, TC: £131.67). 1.59 Granada Flame 2-1f (3-1-2, £9.97, TC: £29.48). KINSLEY. - 2.04 Grumpy Gerry 2-1f (4-2-6, £9.90, TC: £37.43). 2.19 Timahoe Tilly 10-3 (5- 3-2, £15.68, TC: £41.06). 2.36 Ross Magic 9-4 (1-6-2, £7.86, TC: £17.80). 2.54 Freyas Secret 5-2 (DH 3rd 6-1-5, £25.82, TC: £28.60, 6-1- 2, TC: £40.68). 3.09 Peads Dazzler 9-2 (6-3-4, £27.08, TC: £107.95). 3.26 Ay Up Ollie 11-4 (5- 3-6, £14.45, TC: £58.50). 3.44 Kitmins Maggie 8-1 (5-1-6, £44.11, TC: £105.02). 4.04 One For Charlie 7-2 (2-3-6, £24.23, TC: £62.64). 4.23 Lismadine Glor 5-1 (4-5-1, £21.29, TC: £66.03). 4.43 Radiant Flame 10-3 (2-4-3, £17.18, TC: £43.01). 5.03 Balltadhg Peg 11- 4f (4-2-3, £15.45, TC: £42.46). 5.22 Kilaharry Best 10-3 (2-1-6, £13.28, TC: £56.81). 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SP: Spoke, AL10 9NA. Helpline: 0333 202 3390 BOB OLINGER SPARKLES BY DAVID YATES Willie Mullins-saddled trainer will now prepare the bob a BOB OLINGER is as short Capodanno, with 27 lengths seven-year-old – “subject to job Bob as 8-11 for the Turners back to third home Gaillard ground” – for the Dublin Olinger Novices’ Chase at De Mesnil. Racing Festival at remains unbeaten Cheltenham after mounting “He was really good and Leopardstown next month. over fences an impressive defence of his Rachael was really happy “There would want to be unbeaten record over fences at Punchestown. Last season’s Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle hero was sent off the 1-2 favourite to beat seven rivals for the Grade 3 Kildare Novice Chase. And Rachael Blackmore’s mount, who had got his chasing career off to a winning start at Gowran Park in November, had four and three-quarter lengths to spare over the with him,” said Bob Olinger’s trainer Henry de Bromhead (left). “He jumped great and it was a class race. “He’d come on a hell of a lot since Gowran and I think the experience he got there has really stood him well. “The second is obviously a good horse and the pair of them have pulled clear. Thankfully our man kept going.” The Co Waterford a good ease,” added de Bromhead. “He’s got a lot of class and a great attitude.” Mullins’ Dysart Dynamo joined Jonbon as the 7-2 joint second favourite for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – Constitution Hill heads the market at 2-1 – with a 19-length supremacy in the Grade 2 Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle. “He’d gallop through a wall for you if you asked him,” said Dysart Dynamo’s jockey Paul Townend. CAZOO NOVICES’ HURDLE (GBB RACE) (4) 2m 12.30 Winner £5,827 (10 run) FORM SP• T p 1 2-976 Bert Wilson (11) N Hawke 5 11-2...................................T Buckley (5) 100 GS 2 3723U/ Culverwell (709) M Keighley 11 11-2.........................................J Best - - 3 2-0P Not Long Now (36) E Williams 6 11-2....................................A Wedge 19 GS 4 6-2240 Pilgrims King (11) P Bowen 6 11-2.........................................J Bowen 94 S 5 337-4 Roman Knows (219) Mrs L Young 5 11-2........................M Bastyan (3) - - 6 08 Shot Boii (11) D Pipe 5 11-2............................................ T Scudamore 87 GS 7 42 Twilight Glory (44) T Vaughan 6 11-2 (F)............................ A Johns - - 8 038- Jen’s Georgie (299) S Drinkwater 7 10-9 (EW)................D Burton (5) 78 S 9 113-44 Mayhem Mya (30) Chris Honour 5 10-9 (D) (SF).....................D Noonan ●127 S 10 67 Telefina (19) A West 4 10-0.............................................. Page Fuller 73 S BETTING: 1-2 Mayhem Mya, 5 Twilight Glory, 14 Not Long Now, Bert Wilson, 16 Roman Knows, 20 Pilgrims King, 25 Culverwell, Shot Boii. 2021: GRUMPY CHARLEY 6 11 4, Bryan Carver(3) 4-7 Fav (Chris Honour), 12 ran. 1.00 GO RACING WITH VICKERS.BET HANDICAP HURDLE (4) 3m Winner £5,664 (10 run) 1 27-230 Rabski (39) Jonjo O’Neill 6 11-12..................................Jonjo O’Neill Jr 113 GF 2 363-6U Red Lion Lad (12) D Pipe 6 11-12 (D) (EW)....................... T Scudamore 115 S 3 364-56 Caswell Bay (11) E Williams 7 11-11 (C)................... Isabel Williams (5) 113 H 4 51-444 Hard To Forget (35) (V) Henry Oliver 9 11-10 (D)...........B Godfrey (3) - GS 5 355-57 Delgany Monarch (30) R Rowe 7 11-7...................N F Houlihan (3) 110 G 6 422-PP Le Tueur (17) P Bowen 7 11-2 (D).............................................J Bowen ●119 H 7 581-PP Lanspark (31) C Tizzard 7 11-2 (D).......................................B J Powell 114 S 8 07F163 Kenyan Cowboy (31) N King 6 11-1 (C) (SF)........................M Kendrick 111 GS 9 PP1P-5 The Lion Dancer (39) (B) A Hales 10 10-11 (C, D).............. H Bannister - GS 10 4-7523 Auenwirbel (17) Mrs L Young 11 10-3 (F)........................M Bastyan (3) 116 VS BETTING: 7-2 Auenwirbel, 4 Kenyan Cowboy, 9-2 Red Lion Lad, 6 Hard To Forget, 7 Caswell Bay, 8 Le Tueur, 12 Rabski, 16 Lanspark, The Lion Dancer, 25 Delgany Monarch. 2021: LITTLE RED LION 7 11 12, Fergus Gillard(5) 7-2 (D Pipe), 11 ran. 1.30 VICKERS.BET ONLINE MAIDEN HURDLE (GBB RACE) (4) 2m 3f 100yds Winner £5,827 (12 run) 1 2-33 Buck’s Boggle (21) T R George 6 11-8 (F)...................... T Scudamore 116 GS 2 9P Duke Of Luckley (44) M Keighley 5 11-8................................J Best - GS 3 5-3 Everything’sontick (75) Mrs L Hill 6 11-8 (SF).....................D Bass ●122 GS 4 1 Hauraki Gulf (39) Deborah Cole 7 11-8................Gearoid Harney (7) - - 5 6 Helios De Grugy (11) E Williams 5 11-8.................................A Wedge 93 S 6 Labei Vitesse Christian Williams 8 11-8............................ J Tudor (3) - - 7 1 Monbeg Lane (72) T Vaughan 6 11-8...................................... A Johns - - 8 0 Off My Rocco (45) D Pipe 6 11-8........................................D Noonan - - 9 42 One For The Wall (77) C Gordon 6 11-8............................. T Cannon 108 G 10 1-2126 Post No Bills (21) R Potter 7 11-8.....................................L Williams 103 GS 11 5-04 Sam’s The Man (11) Katy Price 5 11-8..................................... B Poste 108 S 12 0/58 Wetanwindy (22) M Harris 7 11-8 (EW).........................M Bastyan (3) - - BETTING: 5-2 Buck’s Boggle, 3 Everything’sontick, 9-2 Monbeg Lane, 6 One For The Wall, 8 Hauraki Gulf, 14 Post No Bills, 16 Sam’s The Man, Helios De Grugy. 2021: FIRAK 6 11 5, Harry Skelton 2-1 (D Skelton), 13 ran. JOIN THE VICKERS.BET CLUB NOVICES’ LIMITED HANDICAP 2.00 CHASE (GBB RACE) (3) 2m 3f Winner £8,169 (4 run) 1 4P58-1 Eden Du Houx (71) D Pipe 8 11-6 (C) (F)......................... T Scudamore 139 G 9-1 (10-10) won at Ffos Las 2m nov hcap ch (3) sft beating One True King (10-10) by 2l, 7 ran 2 1531-3 Farne (39) Noel Williams 8 11-5 (CD).......................................P Brennan 137 S 33-1 (11-0) 3rd of 8, 9l behind The Glancing Queen (11-5) 2m 4f mrs nov chs (Listed) (1) sft 3 361-U1 Frenchy Du Large (31) V Williams 7 11-5 (SF)................... C Deutsch ●140 S 15-8fav (11-12) won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs beating Keep Rolling (11-8) by 5l, 10 ran 4 /361-7 Firak (30) D Skelton 7 11-0 (CD).............................................H Skelton - GS 12-1 (11-10) 7th of 9, 23l behind Green Book (10-9) at Haydock 2m cond hcap hdl (3) sft BETTING: 11-8 Frenchy Du Large, 2 Eden Du Houx, 4 Farne, 6 Firak. 2021: LE CAMELEON 6 10 11, David Noonan 11-8 Fav (Nick Williams), 4 ran. SPOTFORM GOINGS Heavy - H; Soft - S; Good to soft - GS; Good - G; Good to firm - GF; Firm - FM; Hard - HD; Yielding - Y; Yielding to soft - YS. A-W: Standard - ST; Slow - SL; Standard to fast - SF, Standard to slow– SS TODAY’S abc guide to THREE UK meetings Chepstow - Ch Fakenham - Fk Wolverhampton - Wo A Strip Of Amy 3.55 Fk Advantura 3.45 Ch After The Fox 4.15 Ch Ajay’s Ways 2.15 Fk Alexander James 6.00 Wo All Yours 6.00 Wo Allowed 7.30 Wo Almufeed 7.30 Wo Amlovi 4.15 Ch Art Expert 4.30 Wo Auenwirbel 1.00 Ch Avec Permission 3.55 Fk Avithos 2.50 Fk Barden Bella 3.10 Ch Base Note 7.00 Wo Beau Haze 4.15 Ch Bellatrixsa 2.35 Ch Bert Wilson 12.30 Ch Bilboa River 3.45 Ch Billy Roberts 7.30 Wo Birkie Girl 4.30 Wo Black Echo 4.30 Wo Bolt N Brown 2.50 Fk Bounce Back 3.55 Fk Branston Pikkle 7.00 Wo Breizh Alko 3.45 Ch Buck’s Boggle 1.30 Ch Bullion 3.45 Ch Byford 6.00 Wo C’est Quelqu’un 4.15 Ch Captain Cuckoo 2.15 Fk Caswell Bay 1.00 Ch Champagne Dial 4.30 Wo Champagne Rhythm 2.35 Ch Cicely 4.30 Wo Civil Law 6.00 Wo Clap Your Hands 6.30 Wo Clear The Runway 1.10 Fk Coeur de Lion 6.30 Wo Creek Harbour 5.30 Wo Crestwood 7.30 Wo Culverwell 12.30 Ch Dandy Maestro 7.30 Wo Deac’s Girl 7.00 Wo Delgany Monarch 1.00 Ch Desert Lime 5.30 Wo Diamond Jill 7.30 Wo Doukarov 3.20 Fk Doves Delight 7.00 Wo Dubai Guest 2.15 Fk Duke Of Luckley 1.30 Ch Earlofthecotswolds 6.30 Wo Eden Du Houx 2.00 Ch Eglantier 2.50 Fk Eleanor Bob 3.10 Ch Everything’sontick 1.30 Ch Fairway Freddy 3.20 Fk Farne 2.00 Ch Fidha 4.30 Wo Fifteen Summers 4.30 Wo Firak 2.00 Ch Flowing Cadenza 2.15 Fk Frenchy Du Large 2.00 Ch Giuseppe Cassioli 5.00 Wo Glorious Lady 3.10 Ch Glutnforpunishment 1.40 Fk Good Impression 1.10 Fk Gossamer Silk 5.00 Wo Grand Alliance 7.00 Wo Gyllen 3.45 Ch Hall Or Nothing 4.30 Wo Hard To Forget 1.00 Ch Hauraki Gulf 1.30 Ch He’s A Latchico 7.30 Wo Helios De Grugy 1.30 Ch Hot Day 7.30 Wo I Am A Dreamer 5.00 Wo Impeach 5.30 Wo Investment Manager 2.35 Ch Isle Of Rona 3.55 Fk Janeslittlevoice 3.45 Ch Jen’s Georgie 12.30 Ch Jesse’s Lady 3.45 Ch Joyful Song 7.00 Wo Kenny George 4.15 Ch DM1ST CHEPSTOW 7.30 INSPECTION FOLLOW VICKERS.BET ON FACEBOOK HANDICAP HURDLE (3) 2.35 2m 3f 100yds Winner £7,025 (5 run) 1 0-4854 West To The Bridge (32) D Skelton 9 11-8........................H Skelton 126 H 9-1 (11-7) 4th of 11, 7l behind Champagne Court (11-10) at Exeter 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft 2 85-429 Nordano (31) (V) N King 6 11-7 (C, D)................................Jamie Moore ●133 H 4-1 (11-6) 9th of 12, 21l behind Earth Lord (11-11) at Ascot 2m 6f con hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs 3 51-12 Bellatrixsa (F205) V Williams 5 11-4 (BF) (SF)................. H Bannister 123 S 7-5fav (10-12) 2nd of 5, 5l behind The Wrekin (11-7) at Warwick 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs 4 31-5PP Champagne Rhythm (44) E Williams 7 11-3 (CD). Isabel Williams (5) 132 S 40-1 (10-11) no headway and pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Pats Fancy (11-6) , 12 ran 5 82-125 Investment Manager (32) C Tizzard 6 11-0 (F)...............B J Powell 128 GS 9-2 (10-13) 5th of 11, 26l behind Champagne Court (11-10) at Exeter 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft BETTING: 6-4 Bellatrixsa, 11-4 West To The Bridge, 4 Investment Manager, 7 Nordano, 8 Champagne Rhythm. 2021: NIGHTBOATTOCLYRO 7 10 7, Jack Tudor(3) 11-4 JtFav (S Drinkwater), 6 ran. DUNRAVEN WINDOWS MARES’ HANDICAP CHASE (4) 3m 3.10 Winner £6,263 (7 run) 1 4F-346 Eleanor Bob (12) V Williams 7 11-12................................... C Deutsch 111 GS 9-2 (11-11) 6th of 10, 26l behind Fairlawn Flyer (11-4) at Ffos Las 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy 2 P13-66 No No Juliet (37) F O’Brien 9 11-10 (D).........................L Harrison (3) 115 S 12-1 (10-6) 6th of 8, well behind Kapga De Lily (12-1) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs (2) gd 3 -19621 Barden Bella (16) Christian Williams 6 11-3 (SF)................ J Tudor (3) 107 H 11-8fav (11-9) won at Fakenham 2m 5f (5) sft beating Wildkatze (10-13) by 8l, 6 ran 4 525-23 Leverock Lass (37) T Reed 9 10-11 (D)................................... H Reed 113 H 13-2 (10-0) 3rd of 8, 24l behind Kapga De Lily (12-1) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs (2) gd 5 9-5382 Glorious Lady (29) Cynthia Woods 8 10-10 (D)....Tabitha Worsley (3) 104 S 9-1 (11-0) 2nd of 6, 28l behind The Feckenham Fox (10-0) at Fakenham 2m 5f (4) gs 6 60P-0 Maid On Mendip (40) Christian Williams 8 10-0......................A Wedge - - 200-1 (11-2) 10th of 11, well behind Game On For Glory (11-2) 2m mrs nov hdl (3yo+) (4) hvy 7 212-23 Leave My Alone (16) Mrs R Ford 9 10-0 (D) (F).................R McLernon ●116 S 11-4 (11-4) 3rd of 6, 30l behind Barden Bella (11-9) at Fakenham 2m 5f (5) sft BETTING: 6-4 Barden Bella, 4 Leverock Lass, 6 Eleanor Bob, Glorious Lady, 8 Leave My Alone, 12 No No Juliet, 14 Maid On Mendip. 2021: KAPGA DE LILY 8 12 0, Hugh Nugent(5) 7-4 JtFav (V Williams), 5 ran. CAZOO HANDICAP HURDLE (DIV 1) (5) 2m 3f 100yds Winner 3.45 £4,575 (11 run) 1 2661/5 Breizh Alko (40) M Keighley 11 11-12 (EW)..............................S Bowen - GF 2 F-76 Rock Of Star (34) Alexandra Dunn 5 11-11..............................A Wedge 97 G 3 8P-77P Thebellsofshandon (62) P Henderson 7 11-8................ M G Nolan 92 G 4 7074-7 Gyllen (238) T Vaughan 7 11-5................................................ A Johns 104 GF 5 B2-586 The Wire Flyer (22) (B) J Flint 7 11-1.................. Isabel Williams (5) 107 S 6 55/P08 Janeslittlevoice (32) R G Hawker 8 11-0........................L Williams 83 H 7 804 Advantura (16) P Hobbs 5 10-13 (SF)................................ T J O’Brien 101 GS 8 40675P Bilboa River (13) R J Price 6 10-12...........................Lilly Pinchin (5) ●111 S 9 058/9 Jesse’s Lady (21) D Faulkner 7 10-9.........................Charlie Price (3) 91 H 10 9/5-35 True Thoughts (48) (B) Mrs L Young 7 10-2 (F)............M Bastyan (3) 102 G 11 5-348P Bullion (3) E Williams 9 10-0................................Miss E Williams (7) 105 GF BETTING: 4 True Thoughts, 5 Thebellsofshandon, Breizh Alko, 6 Advantura, Bullion, 8 The Wire Flyer, 10 Gyllen, 12 Rock Of Star. 2021: ALKOPOP 7 11 6, Tom O’Brien 6-1 (T Lawes), 18 ran. 4.15 CAZOO HANDICAP HURDLE (DIV 2) (5) 2m 3f 100yds Winner £4,575 (11 run) 1 /622-P Kenny George (11) Miss S West 7 11-12 (D)........................M Goldstein ●107 H 2 22-054 C’est Quelqu’un (41) S Curran 5 11-10....................................D Bass 85 S 3 113437 Beau Haze (13) P C Dando 9 11-6......................................... C Ring (3) 104 GF 4 6-0824 After The Fox (6) Mrs J Williams 7 11-4 (D) (EW).Chester Williams (3) 105 H 5 P-8301 Puzzle Cache (32) C Down 8 11-1...........................J A Anderson (7) 101 H 6 885 Vians Hill (32) E Williams 5 11-0............................................A Wedge 97 GS 7 56-6P1 Shutthegate (17) J Spearing 8 10-13 (D) (SF)..................Jamie Moore 101 G 8 886 Noter Le (32) E Williams 5 10-9............................. Isabel Williams (5) 97 S 9 PP-781 Mickyh (15) A West 6 10-4 (F)............................................ Page Fuller 100 GS 10 3FP-P4 Amlovi (17) A Wintle 9 10-0...................................................... B Poste 100 H 11 4-1575 Pollards Fen (58) (H) Georgie Howell 7 10-0.......Tabitha Worsley (3) 67 G BETTING: 4 Shutthegate, 9-2 Puzzle Cache, 6 Mickyh, 13-2 After The Fox, 7 Beau Haze, 8 Kenny George, 10 Vians Hill, 12 Amlovi, Noter Le. 2021: No corresponding race. Kenyan Cowboy 1.00 Ch Kilbrew Boy 2.50 Fk Kodi Gold 5.00 Wo Labei Vitesse 1.30 Ch Lady De Vega 1.10 Fk Lanspark 1.00 Ch Le Tueur 1.00 Ch Leave My Alone 3.10 Ch Leverock Lass 3.10 Ch Little Raven 4.30 Wo Luckello 1.10 Fk Maid On Mendip 3.10 Ch Marmalashes 7.00 Wo Mayhem Mya 12.30 Ch Mickyh 4.15 Ch Midnight Mary 2.50 Fk Missfit 3.55 Fk Mistral Nell 3.55 Fk Mitigator 7.30 Wo Monarchofthegrange 3.20 Fk Monbeg Lane 1.30 Ch Mudlahhim 5.00 Wo My Name’s Howard No No Juliet Nordano Not Long Now Noter Le Off My Rocco One For The Wall One Hart One Last Glance Patsy Fagan Petite Dame Pilgrims King Pilot Wings Pollards Fen Portelet Bay Post No Bills Praise Of Shadows Precision Storm Protected Guest Puzzle Cache Rabski Rainbow Dreamer 4.30 Wo 3.10 Ch 2.35 Ch 12.30 Ch 4.15 Ch 1.30 Ch 1.30 Ch 5.00 Wo 1.10 Fk 5.30 Wo 1.40 Fk 12.30 Ch 7.30 Wo 4.15 Ch 5.30 Wo 1.30 Ch 5.00 Wo 6.00 Wo 6.30 Wo 4.15 Ch 1.00 Ch 6.30 Wo Ratoute Yutty Red Lion Lad Rock Of Star Roman Knows Rostello Sam’s The Man Sambezi Seas Of Elzaam Secret Potion Seventh Kingdom She’s No Angel Shot Boii Shutthegate Society Red Somekindofstar Sous Surveillance Springar Storm Arcadio Sure Touch Surprise Exhibit Telefina Tell Ell 2.50 Fk 1.00 Ch 3.45 Ch 12.30 Ch 2.15 Fk 1.30 Ch 3.20 Fk 5.30 Wo 5.30 Wo 6.00 Wo 7.30 Wo 12.30 Ch 4.15 Ch 6.00 Wo 3.20 Fk 7.00 Wo 3.55 Fk 2.15 Fk 1.40 Fk 6.00 Wo 12.30 Ch 3.55 Fk The Lion Dancer The Vollan The Wire Flyer Thebellsofshandon Thirtyfourstitches Thoughtful Gift Tiny Tantrum Touchthesoul Tributo True Thoughts Twilight Glory Twistaline Valencia Borget Vians Hill Waltons Grove Water Of Leith West To The Bridge Wetanwindy William Cody Zain Sarinda Zoom Zoom Babe SKY Newsboy 12.30 MAYHEM MYA 1.00 HARD TO FORGET 1.30 MONBEG LANE 2.00 FRENCHY DU LARGE 2.35 WEST TO THE BRIDGE 3.10 BARDEN BELLA 3.45 BREIZH ALKO 4.15 AFTER THE FOX BOUVERIE 12.30 MAYHEM MYA 1.00 KENYAN COWBOY 1.30 BUCK’S BOGGLE 2.00 FRENCHY DU LARGE 2.35 INVESTMENT MANAGER 3.10 BARDEN BELLA 3.45 TRUE THOUGHTS 4.15 SHUTTHEGATE Going: Soft. Course: Left-handed undulating oval track of 1m 7f. There are 11 fences to a circuit, and a run-in of 250 yards. Top Trainers: E Williams 31-236 (13.1%), C Tizzard 25-199 (12.6%), P Hobbs 25-146 (17.1%), D Pipe 18-99 (18.2%), D Skelton 14-120 (11.7%), V Williams 14-117 (12.0%), F O’Brien 14-112 (12.5%), Jonjo O’Neill 13-121 (10.7%), T Vaughan 11-154 (7.1%), T R George 8-84 (9.5%), Alexandra Dunn 8-61 (13.1%), J Flint 8-112 (7.1%), A Wintle 8-51 (15.7%), N Hawke 6-72 (8.3%). Top Jockeys: Tom Scudamore 23-114 (20.2%), Adam Wedge 21-161 (13.0%), Paddy Brennan 12-81 (14.8%), Sean Bowen 12-105 (11.4%), Tom O’Brien 10-90 (11.1%), James Bowen 9-77 (11.7%), James Best 8-115 (7.0%), Harry Skelton 8-73 (11.0%), Alan Johns 7-95 (7.4%), Jonjo O’Neill Jr 7-55 (12.7%), Jack Tudor 7-39 (17.9%), Charlie Deutsch 7-70 (10.0%), Michael Nolan 7-65 (10.8%), Lorcan Williams 6-45 (13.3%), David Noonan 5-105 (4.8%), David Bass 5-39 (12.8%). 1ST TIME BLINKERS: None. CHEEKPIECES: 1.00 Le Tueur, Red Lion Lad, 2.00 Eden Du Houx, 3.10 No No Juliet, 4.15 After The Fox, C’est Quelqu’un, Mickyh, Pollards Fen, Puzzle Cache. TONGUE STRAPS: 1.30 Everything’sontick, Post No Bills*, 2.00 Eden Du Houx, Firak, 2.35 Champagne Rhythm*, West To The Bridge, 3.10 Glorious Lady, Leave My Alone, 3.45 True Thoughts, 4.15 Mickyh. (*=1st time). Profitable races for Favs: 3.10. TOP TRAINER Evan Williams 1.00 Ch 3.20 Fk 3.45 Ch 3.45 Ch 1.40 Fk 7.00 Wo 2.50 Fk 1.10 Fk 5.30 Wo 3.45 Ch 12.30 Ch 4.30 Wo 3.55 Fk 4.15 Ch 7.00 Wo 5.30 Wo 2.35 Ch 1.30 Ch 1.40 Fk 7.00 Wo 7.30 Wo

mirror.co.uk/sport NEWSbOY 1.10 CLEAR THE RUNWAY 1.40 GLUTNFORPUNISHMENT 2.15 ROSTELLO 2.50 KILBREW BOY 3.20 FAIRWAY FREDDY 3.55 BOUNCE BACK PLAY CORAL RACING-SUPER-SERIES FOR FREE 4.30 H’CAP (6) (3-Y-O) 1m 1f Winner £2,970 (11 run) FORM p 1 (2) 05642- ARt ExPERt (19) (B) D Loughnane 9-11 (F).................... Harry Davies (7) 59 SS 2 (8) 7450-6 BLACk ECHO (14) Alice Haynes 9-10 ......................................... k O’Neill 62 S 3 (9) 094-7 CICELY (14) S Kirk 9-7 ............................................................. R Hornby 60 ST 4 (4) 8900-4 FIDHA (14) P Evans 9-6 .......................................................... G Downing ●64 ST 5 (6) 245-15 tWIStALINE (6) M Appleby 9-5 (BF) (SF).............................. t Marquand 60 ST 6 (3) 698-6 LIttLE RAvEN (13) G Boughey 9-4 .......................................C Shepherd 63 ST 7 (1) 5600-3 MY NAME’S HOWARD (10) R Harris 9-4 ................................D Muscutt 61 G 8 (11) 667- FIFtEEN SUMMERS (169) J Coulson 9-3 (EW)........... F McManoman (3) 52 G 9 (5) 489-7 CHAMPAGNE DIAL (14) K Burke 9-2 ..............................................C Lee 59 GF 10 (7) 8070- HALL OR NOtHING (18) Mrs Stella Barclay 8-13 .........................S James 56 ST 11 (10) 076-34 BIRkIE GIRL (13) J S Moore 8-13 ...............................................L keniry 58 G BETTING: 5-2 Twistaline, 9-2 Art Expert, 6 Birkie Girl, 13-2 My Name’s Howard, 7 Fidha, 10 Little Raven, 12 Black Echo, 14 Cicely. 2021: No corresponding race. MANSIONBEt BEAtEN BY A HEAD CLAIMING StAkES (6) 7f 5.00 Winner £2,970 (7 run) 1 (4) 5242-3 GIUSEPPE CASSIOLI (9) W Muir & C Grassick 5 9-7 (C) (EW)....... M Dwyer 89 ST 2 (7) 9163-4 MUDLAHHIM (14) K P De Foy 6 9-5 (D) (SF).................Miss Mia Biggs (7) 97 ST 3 (6) 24008- PRAISE OF SHADOWS (45) (H) L Russell 4 9-1 (D)............... t Marquand 76 ST 4 (3) 94649- ONE HARt (20) G Tuer 5 8-11 (CD) ..............................................S James 93 ST 5 (1) 36- GOSSAMER SILk (19) D P Quinn 4 8-10 ..................... Laura Pearson (3) 60 ST 6 (2) 02038- I AM A DREAMER (29) C Wallis 6 8-10 (D) (F).............................L Morris ●99 GF 7 (5) 1902-2 kODI GOLD (9) P Evans 4 8-9 .......................................Gina Mangan (5) 89 ST BETTING: 13-8 Mudlahhim, 3 Giuseppe Cassioli, 11-2 I Am A Dreamer, 6 One Hart, 8 Kodi Gold, 14 Praise Of Shadows, 25 Gossamer Silk. 2021: ONE HART 4 9 8, Joe Fanning 16-5 (C & M Johnston), drawn (6), 9 ran. BEtYOURWAY At BEtWAY HANDICAP (5) 6f Winner £3,510 (9 5.30 FAKENHAM INSPECTION 7.00AM vISIt AttHERACES.COM NOvICES’ HANDICAP 1.10 HURDLE (5) 2m Winner £4,139 (6 run) FORM SP• T p 1 52-345 CLEAR tHE RUNWAY (15) (H) L Morgan 6 11-12 (F) ............... t Bellamy 103 G 2 22-4PP tOUCHtHESOUL (22) Miss J Davis 7 11-11 ............................J M Davies ●112 G 3 88-634 ONE LASt GLANCE (22) T R Gretton 5 10-13 (SF) ........... k Buckley (5) 100 G 4 95P-48 LADY DE vEGA (46) (H) P Webber 5 10-8 ........................D McMenamin 107 G 5 46667 LUCkELLO (81) O Murphy 6 10-5 ...........................................D England 94 S 6 536/49 GOOD IMPRESSION (17) D Burchell 7 10-0 ...........................B R Jones 92 G BETTING: 9-4 Clear The Runway, 3 One Last Glance, 4 Luckello, Touchthesoul, 10 Good Impression, 12 Lady De Vega. 1.40 SkY SPORtS RACING ON SkY 415 NOvICES’ HANDICAP HURDLE (5) 2m 4f Winner £4,139 (5 run) 1 3/06-2 GLUtNFORPUNISHMENt (29) L Wadham 6 11-12 (SF) .....Bryony Frost 107 GS 2 10-24 SURE tOUCH (27) O Murphy 6 11-12 (F) ................................A Coleman 102 GF 3 171240 tHIRtYFOURStItCHES (30) Dr R Newland 7 11-8 (D) .....C Leonard (5) ●108 GS 4 962835 WILLIAM CODY (33) Mrs P Sly 5 11-1 ................................. Paul O’Brien 106 G 5 UF-69F PEtItE DAME (41) A Hales 6 10-7 ............................................k Woods 104 GS BETTING: 13-8 Sure Touch, 9-4 Glutnforpunishment, 7-2 Thirtyfourstitches, 6 William Cody. ‘OFF tHE FENCE’ ON YOUtUBE.COM/AttHERACES NOvICES’ 2.15 HANDICAP CHASE (5) 2m 5f Winner £4,575 (6 run) 1 56P331 ROStELLO (22) Dr R Newland 7 11-12 (SF) .........................C Leonard (5) 107 GS 2 5P-P2P FLOWING CADENzA (16) R Buckler 8 11-10 ....................Sean Houlihan 109 G 3 F-5P42 CAPtAIN CUCkOO (11) M Gillard 10 11-8 ............................F Gillard (3) ●111 H 4 -94172 DUBAI GUESt (22) (B) O Murphy 7 11-6 (C) (F) .......................D England 107 GS 5 3373P5 StORM ARCADIO (58) L Horsfall 6 10-12 ....................... J Andrews (5) - - 6 936-98 AJAY’S WAYS (31) F O’Brien 8 10-9 .........................................k Woods - - BETTING: 11-10 Rostello, 11-4 Dubai Guest, 9-2 Flowing Cadenza, 10 Ajay’s Ways, 14 Captain Cuckoo, 25 Storm Arcadio. SkY SPORtS RACING ON vIRGIN 535 HANDICAP HURDLE (5) 2.50 bOUVERIE 1.10 ONE LAST GLANCE 1.40 GLUTNFORPUNISHMENT (NAP) 2.15 DUBAI GUEST 2.50 TINY TANTRUM 3.20 THE VOLLAN 3.55 BOUNCE BACK 2m 7f Winner £4,139 (7 run) 1 9-3644 kILBREW BOY (22) (V) B Case 9 11-12 (C) ........................Mr C Case (7) ●108 GF 2 413-14 MIDNIGHt MARY (17) S Edmunds 6 11-12 (F) ........................C Gethings 99 GS 3 5-P442 tINY tANtRUM (29) (V) L Wadham 6 11-10 (SF).......................J Quinlan 101 GS 4 -3526F BOLt N BROWN (16) (B) G Kelleway 6 11-2 ..........................N Scholfield 104 S 5 637P-5 EGLANtIER (240) (H) M Bradstock 8 10-10 ............Miss L Bradstock (7) 98 H 6 11-P55 AvItHOS (28) (B) M Gillard 12 10-10 (CD)..............................F Gillard (3) 105 G 7 PP7P-0 RAtOUtE YUttY (3) C Fryer 9 10-2 ................................ L Stones (7) 80 GS BETTING: 7-4 Tiny Tantrum, 3 Midnight Mary, 5 Bolt N Brown, 13-2 Kilbrew Boy, 8 Avithos, Eglantier, 100 Ratoute Yutty. NEWSbOY 4.30 MY NAME’S HOWARD 5.00 ONE HART 5.30 PATSY FAGAN (NAP) 6.00 ALEXANDER JAMES 6.30 RAINBOW DREAMER 7.00 BASE NOTE 7.30 ALMUFEED (NB) WOLVERHAMPTON JACKPOT bOUVERIE 4.30 LITTLE RAVEN 5.00 MUDLAHHIM 5.30 IMPEACH 6.00 SOCIETY RED 6.30 RAINBOW DREAMER 7.00 GRAND ALLIANCE 7.30 DIAMOND JILL (NB) SP• T run) 1 (8) 2450-1 IMPEACH (13) (B) C Allen 4 9-8 (D) ............................................ M Dwyer 80 ST 14-1 (9-6) won at Lingfield 6f hcap 0-70 (5) pol beating Capla Spirit (9-2) by ½l, 10 ran 2 (7) 16621- PAtSY FAGAN (26) R Fahey 4 9-7 (D) (SF).........................C Murtagh (3) ●83 ST 5-2fav (8-13) won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) beating Burrows Seeside (9-4) by 1½l, 14 ran 3 (5) 48658- SEAS OF ELzAAM (46) J Butler 5 9-7 (D) ................ Grace McEntee (3) 76 GF 18-1 (8-9) last of 8, 7l behind Internationalangel (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol 4 (1) 52210- tRIBUtO (38) S C Williams 4 9-5 (CD) (EW)................................D Muscutt 82 ST 22-1 (9-3) 11th of 13, 8l behind Giogiobbo (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) in Dec 5 (6) 03590- WAtER OF LEItH (115) R Menzies 4 9-5 (CD)............................. P Dennis 79 ST 11-1 (9-2) last of 12, 19l behind Kapono (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) in Sep 6 (4) 4326-6 PORtELEt BAY (16) (V) P Evans 4 9-0 (D).............................. G Downing 79 G 20-1 (9-1) 6th of 14, 5l behind Bert Kibbler (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcap 0-70 (5) 7 (2) 15324- CREEk HARBOUR (130) A Wintle 7 8-13 (CD) ........................t Heard (5) 80 ST 11-2 (9-4) 4th of 9, 9l behind Some Nightmare (9-7) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep 8 (3) 580-80 SECREt POtION (6) R Harris 8 8-11 (C, D) .............................C Shepherd 67 GS 66-1 (9-4) 11th of 12, 16l behind Toptime (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) 9 (9) 1626-2 DESERt LIME (10) G Boughey 4 8-11 (D) (F)................... Harry Davies (7) 79 SS 11-2 (8-6) 2nd of 7, 1l behind Inevitable Outcome (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f fll hcp (0-75) (5) BETTING: 5-2 Impeach, 7-2 Patsy Fagan, 5 Desert Lime, 6 Creek Harbour, 10 Portelet Bay, Tributo, 12 Water Of Leith, 14 Seas Of Elzaam, 25 Secret Potion. 2021: LADY QUICKSTEP 4 9 11, George Bass(7) 28-1 (G Kelleway), drawn (1), 11 ran. STATS OF THE DAY Trainer Lucy Wadham and jockey Jack Quinlan have a 50 per cent strike rate when teaming up at Fakenham — 2 wins from 4 runners for a level-stake profit of +£28.61pts. So look out for tINY tANtRUM (2.50), SOMEkINDOFStAR (3.20). Also at Fakenham, Wadham and jockey Bryony Frost have a 46 per cent strike rate — 6 wins from 13 runners for a level-stake profit of +£16.71pts. So look out for GLUtNFORPUNISHMENt (1.40), MIStRAL NELL (3.55). TODAY’S FAb 4 TIPS NORTHERNER’S NAP SOCIETY RED (6.00 Wolverhampton) TOPSPOT SOMEKINDOFSTAR (3.20 Fakenham) WESTCOUNTRY’S bEST INVESTMENT MANAGER (2.35 C’stow) SPEEDHORSE CREEK HARBOUR (5.30 Wolves) GoinG: Good to Soft-Soft in places (Prec Inspection 7am). Course: Left-handed undulating sharp track, 1m round, six fences and a run-in of 250yards. Course suits front-runners. Top Trainers: O Murphy 35-147 (23.8%), L Wadham 21-68 (30.9%), S Edmunds 13-41 (31.7%), L Morgan 6-34 (17.6%), Mrs P Sly 6-46 (13.0%), Dr R Newland 5-33 (15.2%). Top JoCkeys: Ciaran Gethings 13-45 (28.9%), Bryony Frost 11-46 (23.9%), Jack Quinlan 10-77 (13.0%), Kielan Woods 5-65 (7.7%), Aidan Coleman 5-38 (13.2%), Jack Andrews 5-26 (19.2%). BEtWAY HANDICAP (3) 1m 1f 104yds 6.00 Winner £6,281 (8 run) 1 (1) 4/337- SEvENtH kINGDOM (39) J Osborne 4 10-0 ...........................D Costello 93 GF 2 (3) 35/P5- SURPRISE ExHIBIt (48) A Watson 4 9-9 (CD) ............................H Doyle 82 G 3 (4) 12642- BYFORD (32) I Furtado 5 9-9 (CD)..................................................J Hart ●100 ST 4 (7) 0311-3 ALExANDER JAMES (9) M Appleby 6 9-9 (CD) (F).............. F Larson (7) 98 GS 5 (6) 31525/ ALL YOURS (J476) S Curran 11 9-5 ............................ Grace McEntee (3) - ST 6 (5) 0641-1 SOCIEtY RED (11) R Fahey 8 9-4 (CD) (SF).........................C Murtagh (3) 98 GS 7 (2) 11378- CIvIL LAW (127) R Teal 5 9-2 .................................................. J Mitchell 98 ST 8 (8) 09423- PRECISION StORM (21) M Loughnane 5 9-1 (CD) (EW).................L Morris 99 ST BETTING: 5-2 Society Red, 3 Alexander James, 4 Byford, 6 Precision Storm, 10 All Yours, 12 Surprise Exhibit, 14 Seventh Kingdom, 20 Civil Law. 2021: POWER OF STATES 5 9 10, Tom Marquand 11-4 Fav (H Palmer), drawn (3), 7 ran. BEtWAY CONDItIONS StAkES (ALL-WEAtHER CHAMPIONSHIPS 6.30 FASt-tRACk QUALIFIER) (2) 2m 120yds Winner £10,308 (5 run) 1 (2) 115/3- CLAP YOUR HANDS (22) D M Simcock 6 9-5 (CD) (F) ............C Shepherd 97 ST 22-1 (9-2) 3rd of 6, 3l behind Alexander James (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) in Dec 2 (1) /7460- COEUR DE LION (J19) A King 9 9-5 (D)................................ t Marquand 103 SS 25-1 (8-9) 15th of 20, 39l behind Calling The Wind (8-13) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 105 (2) gd 3 (4) EARLOFtHECOtSWOLDS (J22) N Twiston-Davies 8 9-5 ............L keniry - - 4-1 (11-9) 6th of 8, 19l behind Marie’s Rock (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcap hdle (3) sft 4 (5) 3323-2 PROtECtED GUESt (9) G Margarson 7 9-5 ...............................L Morris 96 G 5-2 (9-10) 2nd of 5, 2¾l behind Trevolli (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol 5 (3) 45402- RAINBOW DREAMER (37) A King 9 9-5 (CD) (SF)........................H Doyle ●111 ST 8-1 (9-3) 2nd of 6, ¾l behind Nicholas T (9-3) at Newcastle 2m stks (3yo+) (2) in Dec BETTING: 8-11 Rainbow Dreamer, 7-2 Clap Your Hands, 7 Earlofthecotswolds, 8 Coeur de Lion, 14 Protected Guest. 2021: MILDENBERGER 6 9 5, Joe Fanning 11-4 (C & M Johnston), drawn (6), 9 ran. BEtWAY MAIDEN StAkES (GBB RACE) (5) 1m 1f 104yds Winner 7.00 £3,942 (11 run) 1 (6) WALtONS GROvE (J79) J Butler 5 10-0 ................... Grace McEntee (3) - - 2 (8) BRANStON PIkkLE (J58) R Teal 4 9-13 ................................G Bass (5) - - 3 (3) DOvES DELIGHt (J58) M Mullineaux 4 9-13 .............................. P Dennis - - 4 (9) 00- JOYFUL SONG (40) A Newcombe 5 9-9 ...................................W Cox (3) 44 ST 5 (4) 92- BASE NOtE (28) S & E Crisford 3 8-6 (SF).................................. k O’Neill ●72 ST 6 (2) 4- GRAND ALLIANCE (28) C Fellowes 3 8-6 (F).........................C Shepherd 68 ST 7 (5) SOUS SURvEILLANCE A King 3 8-6......................................D Probert - - 8 (10) 4- zAIN SARINDA (49) Tom Clover 3 8-6 .......................................L Morris 71 SS 9 (1) 0- DEAC’S GIRL (48) J Osborne 3 8-1....................................... G Rooke (3) 46 ST 10 (11) MARMALASHES W Haggas 3 8-1 (EW) ........................................H Doyle - - 11 (7) tHOUGHtFUL GIFt P Leech 3 8-1 ......................................Jane Elliott - - BETTING: 13-8 Base Note, 7-2 Grand Alliance, 9-2 Marmalashes, 11-2 Zain Sarinda. 2021: WALLEM 3 8 6, Hayley Turner 6-4 Fav (A Balding), drawn (9), 13 ran. PLAY 4 tO WIN At BEtWAY HANDICAP (6) 1m 1f 104yds Winner 7.30 1sT TiMe BLinkers: None. CHeekpieCes: 2.15 Captain Cuckoo, Rostello, 3.20 Monarchofthegrange*, Sambezi*. TonGue sTraps: 1.10 Clear The Runway, Touchthesoul, 1.40 Sure Touch*, 2.15 Ajay’s Ways, Captain Cuckoo, Dubai Guest, Flowing Cadenza, Rostello, 2.50 Midnight Mary, Ratoute Yutty, 3.20 Monarchofthegrange*, The Vollan. (*=1st time). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 2.15 Storm Arcadio. 1sT TiMe HooDs: None. profiTaBLe raCes for favs: None. HELLESDON LEAtHER & CLOtH FURNItURE COMPANY 3.20 HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2m Winner £6,045 (6 run) 1 1P-338 FAIRWAY FREDDY (45) N Gifford 9 11-12 (D) ........................J M Davies 127 GF 2 -74313 DOUkAROv (19) (H) S Curran 7 11-11 (D) (F).......................L Murtagh (3) 125 G 3 12-625 SOMEkINDOFStAR (17) (B) L Wadham 9 11-8 (SF) ..................J Quinlan ●128 G 4 21-F94 SAMBEzI (22) O Signy 6 11-6 (D)..................................... J Andrews (5) 118 S 5 -78134 tHE vOLLAN (22) (V) L Morgan 8 11-5 (D) .............................. t Bellamy 95 FM 6 5-319P MONARCHOFtHEGRANGE (17) C & A Pogson 7 10-11 (D)..P Armson (7) 84 GS BETTING: 11-8 Doukarov, 9-4 Somekindofstar, 6 The Vollan, 8 Sambezi, Fairway Freddy, 25 Monarchofthegrange. EBF MARES’ OPEN NH FLAt RACE (GBB RACE) (5) 2m Winner 3.55 SKY £2,451 (9 run) 1 75 A StRIP OF AMY (9) (H) C & A Pogson 5 11-0 ...................P Armson (7) 91 H 2 6 AvEC PERMISSION (28) A Hales 5 11-0...................................k Woods 91 SS 3 6 ISLE OF RONA (61) W Greatrex 5 11-0 .................................C Quinn (7) 105 GS 4 3 MISSFIt (28) N Gifford 5 11-0 (F) ..........................................J M Davies 97 SS 5 MIStRAL NELL L Wadham 5 11-0 .....................................Bryony Frost - - 6 1 vALENCIA BORGEt (92) S Humphrey 5 11-0 (EW)...............N Scholfield - - 7 2 BOUNCE BACk (44) A Watson 4 10-1 (BF) (SF) ...................... G Sheehan ●106 GS 8 6 SPRINGAR (61) Seamus Mullins 4 10-1..............................Sean Houlihan 89 G 9 0 tELL ELL (33) J R Jenkins 4 10-1 ...................................Daire Davis (7) 75 GS BETTING: 5-4 Bounce Back, 5 Isle Of Rona, 8 Springar, Valencia Borget, Missfit, Mistral Nell, 16 Avec Permission, A Strip Of Amy, 66 Tell Ell. IN FORM tRAINERS: B Case 3-7 (43%), S & E Crisford 4-11 (36%), Joseph Parr 2-6 (33%), M Harris 4-12 (33%), G L Moore 10-31 (32%), A Watson 4-14 (29%), O Murphy 6-21 (29%), C Gordon 3-11 (27%), G Tuer 2-8 (25%), I Furtado 4-16 (25%), Dr R Newland 3-13 (23%), L Morgan 3-13 (23%), K P De Foy 2-9 (22%), V Williams 5-24 (21%). JOCkEYS: Aidan Coleman 8-20 (40%), Clifford Lee 3-8 (38%), Niall Houlihan 2-6 (33%), Rhys Clutterbuck 5-17 (29%), George Downing 3-12 (25%), Morgan Cole 2-8 (25%), James Bowen 7-29 (24%), Paddy Brennan 4-17 (24%), Gina Mangan 2-9 (22%), Jamie Moore 5-23 (22%), Tabitha Worsley 2-9 (22%), Tyler Heard 2-9 (22%), Harry Bannister 3-14 (21%). GoinG: Standard. Course: Left-handed, very tight Tapeta allweather track of 1m, with a 330yd run-in. Races over 6f and 7f start on separate chutes. DraW: Little effect. Top Trainers: P Evans 74-676 (10.9%), M Appleby 67-632 (10.6%), A Carroll 59-573 (10.3%), D Loughnane 57-482 (11.8%). Top JoCkeys: Luke Morris 128-1156 (11.1%), David Probert 87-774 (11.2%), Hollie Doyle 82-568 (14.4%), Jack Mitchell 76-390 (19.5%). SKY 1sT TiMe BLinkers: 4.30 Art Expert. CHeekpieCes: 4.30 Birkie Girl, My Name’s Howard, 5.00 Gossamer Silk*, 5.30 Desert Lime, Secret Potion, 6.00 Surprise Exhibit, 6.30 Coeur de Lion, Rainbow Dreamer, 7.30 Hot Day. TonGue sTraps: 5.00 Kodi Gold, Mudlahhim, Praise Of Shadows, 5.30 Desert Lime, Impeach, Tributo, 6.00 Civil Law. (*=1st time). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: None. 1sT TiMe HooDs: None. profiTaBLe raCes for favs: 6.00. £2,970 (12 run) 1 (5) 7876-1 ALMUFEED (12) S Curran 5 9-11 (CD) (SF).................... Grace McEntee (3) 72 ST 2 (2) 12711- BILLY ROBERtS (18) Simon Whitaker 9 9-10 (CD) ......................C Beasley 72 GF 3 (7) 64674- DANDY MAEStRO (39) (V) R Spencer 4 9-10...............................H Doyle 70 ST 4 (10) 94655- zOOM zOOM BABE (41) M Appleby 5 9-8 ...............................t Ladd (3) 73 Y 5 (8) 50230/ MItIGAtOR (826) (B) P Leech 6 9-7 ............................... Morgan Cole (7) - ST 6 (9) 6743- ALLOWED (18) R Beckett 4 9-7 (F)............................................ R Hornby 72 ST 7 (1) 45184- HOt DAY (22) J S Moore 4 9-6 (CD) ............................................L keniry ●75 G 8 (12) 71430- CREStWOOD (J50) Joseph Parr 4 9-6 (EW) .......................... t Marquand 70 GS 9 (3) 406/0 HE’S A LAtCHICO (14) G L Moore 4 9-6 .....................R Clutterbuck (3) 65 ST 10 (11) 47321- DIAMOND JILL (22) (B) Sarah Hollinshead 5 9-6 (CD) .................D Probert 72 ST 11 (4) 5723-9 PILOt WINGS (12) A Carroll 7 9-3 (CD) ........................Mollie Phillips (5) 72 ST 12 (6) 31539- SHE’S NO ANGEL (30) K Burke 4 9-2 (D)........................................C Lee 74 ST BETTING: 10-3 Almufeed, 4 Billy Roberts, 9-2 Diamond Jill, 7 Allowed, 8 Hot Day. 2021: ARABIC WELCOME 4 9 7, Christian Howarth(7) 2-1 Fav (M Botti), drawn (7), 9 ran. PRO-BET No bet today SINGLE-SHOT STAR (Top in-form jockey with just one booked ride) Paddy Brennan: FARNE (2.00 Chepstow) LONGEST TRAVELLER By road, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland-based tim Reed sends LEvEROCk LASS (3.10) on a 310-mile trip to Chepstow. DM1ST SNOOkER MOTOR SPORT LE MANS 24-HOUR RACE Alonso gets game face on for new season with Alpine Double Formula one world champion Fernando Alonso has had surgery to remove the titanium plates fitted to his jaw after a cycling accident last February. The Alpine driver, speaking during the weekend’s virtual le Mans 24 Hours race, revealed he had the operation last week. The Spaniard, 40, said recently that he needed to be better prepared for the new campaign than in 2021, when he made a comeback after two years out. “The accident in February with the bicycle didn’t help last year,” he said. “We need to go into winter testing with MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 39 ASHES TO ! BASHES! Aussie rules as Neil batters England’s best by HECTOR NUNNS Neil RobeRtsoN piled Masters success on Ashes misery as the latest Australian to demolish england’s best. The 39-year-old won his second title in the prestigious invitation tournament for the world’s top 16 players a decade after his first with a 10-4 win over Kent’s Barry Hawkins. World No.4 Robertson did not even have to fulfil a rash title pledge of jumping into the icy Alexandra Palace boating lake after venue bosses intervened on health and safety grounds. And that meant the huge cricket fan, who has been wallowing in events Down Under, could enjoy the £250,000 first prize and lifting the Paul Hunter Trophy without having to get wet. Robertson, who made breaks of 50, 105, 54, 54, 73, 50, 68 and 114, celebrated with his children Alexander and Penelope in the arena. He said: “With the players I have had to beat to win this, it has to be THE MASTERS FINAL ALEXANDRA PALACE CROWNING MOMENt Robertson lifts the trophy with his proud family in attendance (below) right up there with my other achievements. And it has been great to hear a London cheer again in a snooker arena. “This was the first big one I won after Alexander was born, and I wanted to repeat it for Penelope. “It’s nice to have another Australian win over England that’s for sure, and here in London. “I have enjoyed checking the cricket scores over the last few weeks. And there have been a few Aussie punters in the crowd over the week which has been great. “Maybe Barry was a bit unlucky being in the second late semi-final on Saturday.” But Hawkins (above) said: “I am not too disappointed even though I lost in the final. I have had a great week, one of the best in my life and the atmosphere has been incredible. “Today wasn’t meant to be. I made too many mistakes and you can’t do that against Neil, as he is too great a champion.” a good programme, physically, and also in the car. And if the car is competitive, I’m sure I will be 100 percent.” Alonso (above), a two-time le Mans winner with Toyota, was non-driving captain of the Alpine esports team. Formula one world champion Max Verstappen also took part – but the Red bull driver crashed after seven hours while leading in his Team Redline entry. The virtual race was won by Realteam Hydrogen Redline, whose line-up included Formula Two racer Felipe Drugovich and british Formula e driver oliver Rowland.

40 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 RUGBY LEAGUE PRE-SEASON MATCHES junior’s roar talent pushes tigers’ dreaM BY Gareth Walker BrITISH Army trialist Junior Vasuitoga improved his chances of a permanent Castleford deal as the Tigers beat Championship York 32-10 in a pre-season friendly. The Fijian winger (right) finished a smart handling move in the first half as Lee radford’s side eased to a 26-0 interval lead in his first game in charge. Bureta Faraimo helped himself to a double and fellow debutants Jake mamo and Alex Sutcliffe also touched down. Vasuitoga, 26, is hoping to earn a full-time contract at the club after impressing for the Army’s Spa and Beauty Experiences rugby union sevens side. Jack Sinfield, son of Kevin, continued his first-team education with two second-half conversions as Leeds beat dual registration partners Featherstone 30-22. First-half tries from Tom Briscoe (above), Harry Newman and Liam Tindall put the rhinos in control before Sinfield added the extras to further scores from Alex mellor and Sam Walters. Junior moors and Craig Hall were among the tryscorers for promotion-chasing Featherstone. Wakefield’s Driving Experiences GIFT EXPERIENCES TO BLOW THEM AWAY THIS NEW YEAR! Blow them away this New Year with a Buyagift experience. From supercar thrills to spa days and adrenaline-fuelled skydives, it’s never been easier to plan something to look forward to. VALID FOR UP TO 24 MONTHS Adventure Experiences Readers get an EXTRA 20% OFF online at buyagift.co.uk/mirror Australian recruit Jai Whitbread scored twice as Trinity beat Halifax 52-24 in Scott Grix’s testimonial game at the Shay. Young half-back Callum rutland notched two tries and temporary captain Brad Fash one as a young Hull FC team were beaten 42-18 at Championship Bradford in Danny Brough’s testimonial. Winger David Foggin- Johnston touched down twice for John Kear’s Bulls, with former Super League duo Elliot Kear and Kieran Gill also scoring. Drinks and Dining Experiences FULLY FLEXIBLE Proud to be a carbon neutral company. Visit www.buyagift.com/ carbonneutral for details T&C’s apply. This exclusive discount is valid until 17 January, 2022. Some experiences are not included in the offer. DM1ST AUSTRALIAN OPEN NOW Melbourne welcoMes back Murray three years after saying a tearful farewell From Neil McleMaN in melbourne THREE years ago, it was Andy Murray dominating a dramatic build-up to the Australian Open. He broke down in tears, left the room in his pre-tournament press conference and returned to announce he feared his career was over. Tournament organisers even played a farewell montage of tributes from Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Serena Williams after he lost a five-set epic with Roberto Bautista Agut. Now, after missing the last two Australian Opens because of a pelvic injury and Covid, he is back at Melbourne Park with the new metal hip and the old glint in his eye. The Scot reached the final of the Sydney Tennis Classic on Saturday and is playing his most consistent tennis for years. “It’s nice not waking up every morning and just constantly being in pain,” he said. “That’s obviously a nice, nice feeling to have. I know the end could be any time so I’m trying to make the most of every opportunity in terms of my performance and the results. Whereas in 2019, it’s a good job I didn’t win that match. I wouldn’t have been able to play the next round.” That Monday evening in the emotional Melbourne Arena seemed a fitting farewell for the three-time Major champion who struggled with his hip since 2017. “Before I spoke at the press conference (below), I was unbelievably anxious,” he recalled. “All of those emotions had been building up for quite a long time. “I’d had conversations with my team in the off-season and my family. And I was like, ‘I’m going to stop after the Australian Open. I am just hating this, not enjoying it at all, my body’s killing me and I can’t compete properly either’. “From that night, I just remember this incredible atmosphere. I’m still surprised I was able to perform like I did with the lack of practice and preparation, and how bad my body was feeling at the time. It’s a great memory. “The support I got from players and the public helped me a lot because I was struggling at that moment, mentally and physically. It helped cheer me up. It turned out not to be my last match, but it could have been. It would have been fine. It would have been a good, good way to finish.” After gushing tributes about his career, Murray had his hip resurfaced that month and showed he was not finished by winning the European Open in October. “Some of that was obviously my own doing,” he said. “Maybe I didn’t articulate myself well in the press conference.” So how does Murray, now 34 with four kids and 46 ATP Tour titles, want to finish now? “I haven’t thought about it. Some people want to stop when they have a great result, or they want to stop at their home tournament, or they just don’t enjoy travelling, or they have different priorities. “For me, it is becoming harder, leaving the family. If I had another injury which was going to be a long rehab, or something happened to the hip, that would be the end” But Murray, who faces world No.23 Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round tomorrow, added: “Physically, now I’m in a pretty good place. Making the final last week was really good for me. And we’ll see what happens here.” raducanu so thrilled From Neil McleMaN in melbourne matches in four tournaments since EmmA rADUCANU has revealed her and had her pre-season ruined by greatest achievement since winning three weeks of Covid. the US open – inspiring the next But the Bromley teenager’s New generation to play tennis. York triumph saw her being voted The British No.1 admitted she is BBC Sports Personality of the Year still in an “adjustment period” after and led to a 50 percent spike in her shock US open triumph and her players getting out on court since recent on-court struggles will make September. her “a stronger player in the future”. And raducanu (with the US open raducanu has won only two trophy, left) said she has even

mirror.co.uk/sport Novax iN limbo Djokovic a hero to the anti-vaxxers but as he’s TAINTED LEGACY Djokovic’s Australian adventure is over as he’s pictured at Melbourne Airport on his way home To iNSpiRe a New geNeRaTioN To Take up TeNNiS received fan feedback out in Melbourne before she faces Sloane Stephens in the first round of the Australian Open tomorrow. “It has been really nice seeing people in the street. They come up to me and they’re like, ‘We watch your matches, you made me pick up a tennis racket, I want to go to the park and play’,” she beamed. “That’s a really great sense of achievement for me to have inspired someone to play the sport and enjoy it. That’s a really special thing. When that happens it’s definitely rewarding. It has actually happened here in Melbourne too.” This new season promises more ups and downs in her young career. Raducanu is ranked world No.18 at the age of 19 but has won only 12 Tour-level matches – and 10 of those at her two Grand Slams. She is now catching up with all the stages – including only winning her first WTA matches in Romania in October – that were skipped on her way to winning the US Open. The Australian Open is her first Grand Slam as a Major champion and Raducanu (right) added: “It is an adjustment period and it’s just about finding my feet. I’m learning a lot and it hasn’t been upwards since the US Open. I’ve lost a lot of matches, but it’s OK because I know it’s going to make me a stronger player in the future. “You’re going to lose every single week really on the tour unless you win a tournament. It’s great in terms of development and just showing me where my weaknesses are.” DM1ST deported from oz he’s stuck on 20 Slams with time running out to beat Federer and Nadal FROM neil mcleman Tennis correspondent in Melbourne @NeilMcLeman AT least Novak Djokovic will now no longer be best remembered for getting disqualified from the 2020 US Open for hitting a line judge with a ball. Yesterday the world No.1, who arrived Down Under seeking to be hailed as the male GOAT, was instead branded “an icon for antivax groups” before being bundled on a plane out of Australia. The Serbian’s sheer bloodymindedness has taken him level on 20 Grand Slams with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal. But. just like his default in New York, where he certainly was a danger to public health, his recklessness has again cost him the chance to claim another Major title. And who knows how many more he will get to reach the male record of 21. Even if he is not banned from returning to Australia, will he want to come back? And will he be able to return if he has still not been vaccinated? Djokovic showed his mental strength by returning to win his next tournament after his US Open disqualification – the Rome Masters – and then reached the French Open final. Last season he was one win away from a calendar Slam. Now Nadal, the sole former champion left in the Melbourne field, is the only man in the running to get to 21 on January 30. And Daniil Medvedev or Alex Zverev could end Djokovic’s record-breaking reign as world No.1 by lifting the title here. The Serb’s Australian nightmare, which has lasted 11 rollercoaster days, might not be over yet. But his legacy will always be tainted. Eurosport tennis expert Mats Wilander, who won three Australian Open titles, said: “I cannot imagine the state of mind Novak must be in right now. It’s easily his favourite tournament – one he has won nine times – and he’s chasing 21 Grand Slams so this was his big chance to go ahead of Roger and Rafa. “Now there is a good chance all three will end up on 20 Grand Slams, which would be amazing. “But Novak is a warrior. He is going to go home and get ready for the hard courts. The big question is whether he will be able to travel around the world.” No one comes out of this torrid affair well. Not Tennis Australia and the Victoria government for granting permission for Djokovic to come to Melbourne when he was not vaccinated. Not the sixtime Wimbledon champion MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 41 THE TENNIS CAN FINALLY DO THE TALKING for squeezing through the loophole by conveniently testing positive for Covid- 19 on December 16 to gain the exemption yet still giving a face-to-face interview with a French newspaper two days later. It is a pattern of behaviour which has seen him smash balls into the crowd in anger and go dancing in a nightclub at the Adria Tour he organised during the pandemic. And certainly not the Australian government for playing up to the opinion polls in election year and locking the world No.1 in a detention hotel for five nights before his eviction. All the action on the day before the first Grand Slam of the season was in the Australian Federal Court. Immigration minister Alex Hawke’s decision to cancel the Serbian’s second visa was not deemed, by a judicial review, to be “irrational or legally unreasonable.” The extraordinary justification was Djokovic’s continued presence in the country would encourage people to avoid vaccinations, even if the 34-yearold has avoided discussing the subject since the start of the pandemic. Australian Government QC Stephen Lloyd claimed: “Novak Djokovic has made a choice not to be vaccinated. That choice made clear his view about Covid vaccination. “He has now become an icon for the anti-vaccina- tion groups.” ‘baD FoR The SpoRT.. iT’S a S**T Show’ FrOM bAck pAge detention centre. Djokovic’s conduct has split the sport and world opinion but Murray said: “It’s a tough one for him. “It is not great for the tournament because it is better when all of the top players are in the event. Overall, the situation has been bad for the sport. It became a s**t show. “But also I didn’t like seeing Novak in detention or staying in those conditions. And I know he’s not the only person doing it. But he is someone I respect a lot. “I’ve known him since we were children and hope he’s fine and OK.” Djokovic issued a statement saying he was “extremely disappointed” with the court’s ruling but would “respect” it. He added: “I am uncomfortable that the focus of the past weeks has been on me and I hope we can all now focus on the game and tournament I love.” But the reaction in Serbia has been furious. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic (top) said: “The court decision is scandalous. I find it unbelievable we have two completely contradictory court decisions within the span of just a few days.” President Aleksandar Vucic (above), who spoke to Djokovic after the court decision, said: “I told him he is always welcome in Serbia.” Djokovic’s family said in a statement: “Despite the scandalous behaviour towards Novak, we believed the sport would win.” The Serbian Tennis Association (TSS) said that “politics has beaten sport”.

42 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 the ashes 2022 County game doesn’t produCe test players From dean wilson in Hobart because of county cricket. When JoE root has blasted the county do young batsmen have to deal game for failing to provide players with scoreboard pressure? with the grounding they need for “ When do they have to save a test cricket. match in spinning conditions? the England skipper (above) “And they might face one guy made his feelings plain when he who bowls 90mph. Yet we are said players are entering the expected to come here and deal national team “in spite of county with pace and bounce or go to the cricket rather than because of it”. subcontinent and win against the that should come as no best spinners in the world. surprise to those in positions of “We need to produce better power who can do something wickets. How are we going to do about it as root (above) told them that? Hopefully by playing at a the same thing and now is the better time of the year. By time to make changes. flattening the seam on the ball. Setting out his frustrations, he “maybe giving our seamers the asked: “What incentives in county opportunity to bowl a Kookaburra cricket right now are there to ball. Double the batting points. open the batting? “Whatever it is, incentivise firstinnings leads by getting over 400. “What incentives are there to be a spinner? And what incentives “there are a number of things are there to bowl fast? there that I think we can do. I’ve some don’t seem to be many, the way ideas, I feel strongly and I care it’s set up, the way the games passionately about test cricket.” unfold, how short the games last. If the executives at the ECB still “Anyone that’s coming into this do not listen at least fans will test team at the minute is doing it know root tried – but those in in spite of county cricket, not charge failed him and them. malan’s early delivery DAWID mAlAn could be forgiven for having other things on his mind when he went out to bat during the Hobart test, after becoming a father for the first time. malan’s wife Claire was expecting to have her hubby by her side for the birth, but baby daughter Summer Skye (right) arrived six weeks early, much to everyone’s surprise. the news that Claire had gone into labour filtered through to the 34-year-old just before he was due to bat and the birth was under way while he was making 25 in the first innings. joe way i’ll quit as skipper From back page both those Ashes disasters, root did not hesitate to make an impassioned plea to save his job. “I honestly think I’m the right person to take this team forward and I really hope I get that opportunity,” he said. “I feel I’ve the support of the players and others around me. “I feel I’m the right man for the job. I’ve got the appetite, I feel passionately about it and I’m very experienced in the role now. “It’s very difficult when you get beaten as heavily as we have on this tour to try to convince people I’m the right man. But I can tell you one thing for sure, as long as I have the opportunity to captain this team, I’ll throw everything into it and give everything – for everyone supporting us, for the guys around me, for the players, to try and provide an environment that allows us to be successful.” of the defeat in Hobart, root conceded: “I’m not going to make excuses for a performance like that because that’s not good enough for test cricket.” Any decision on the captaincy may be taken out of root’s hands once a review of the tour is completed. DM1ST england saVe WORst FOR Bat’s your lot Of all their failures, the most glaring was an inability to score enough runs From dean wilson Cricket Correspondent in Hobart @Cricketmirror THe wry smile from Joe root said it all, as the ball shot along the floor, under his bat and cannoned into the stumps. Unlike most of his teammates there was absolutely nothing Root could do about the ball from Scott Boland that made him the fifth man out in an improbable runchase. It signalled the end of the dream of a maiden Test win in Australia at the 14th time of asking. Root has simply not been able to get the best out of his players at the same time, in the same game, and for long enough to make it count. An Ashes tour of Australia is not like any other trip that comes along, not just part of the cut and thrust of the international treadmill. It requires an almost messianic commitment to your craft and a willingness to push yourself harder than ever before. It is relentless. So if you are not in the best shape of your life physically and mentally, or in the form of your life with your cricket skills and decision-making, you will struggle. The gap you are trying to close with Australia in their own backyard is already a chasm before you even step off the plane. So a few throwdowns, and a few net sessions before going into battle is laughably naive. Even with the poor weather they experienced just before Brisbane, gametime had to have been found before then. Basics had to be drilled so that they came naturally. Fielding and catching are obvious areas that let England down badly, but so too bowling no-balls. Three times by three different England bowlers in the series, wickets were chalked off thanks to noballs. Incredible. Injuries always play their part on an Ashes tour and Jofra Archer and Olly Stone were ruled out before a ball was bowled. But England had Mark Wood, and he was wasted. No bowler sent down more balls than Wood, and yet more than half of them came after the series was lost. How does that make any sense? Stuart Broad lives rent free in David Warner’s head. And yet, the moment that should have set the tone for the series was given away to the Aussies. Instead of Broad to Warner it was Mitchell Starc to Rory Burns at the Gabba, and frankly England never recovered from 0-1. But above all else on this tour the one area where England’s failure was so acute was with the bat. This is where the greatest change must now come, not only at Test level, but also in the domestic game where the talent is developed. Root has

mirror.co.uk/sport LAST IN SHOCKER DOWN UNDER 68-0 to 124 all out Stokes, 5, 92-4 Woakes, 5, 115-8 Burns, 26, 68-1 got some ideas for the county game, but for his players too, and they would do well to listen this time. He said: “How do you fuel yourself from a tour like this? “Naturally you’re going to hurt and you’re going to feel very down, but it’s about how you react. “Can you really harden yourself as a player, use this experience to grow and say, ‘It’s going to make me a better player, I’m going to learn some hard lessons’. “You’ve got to have a hard look at yourself and ask yourself some tough questions. Am I giving the best account I can of myself?” Right now the answer across the entire batting group is a resounding no. Pope, 5, 107-7 Root, 11, 101-5 Malan, 10, 82-2 Robinson, 0, 124 all out The hobart horror show Hobart, Australia beat England by 146 runs Overnight: England 188 (Cummins 4-45). Australia 303 (Head 101, Green 74) and 37-3. Australia Second Innings S Smith c Malan b Wood...........27 S Boland c Billings b Wood.........8 T Head c Billings b Wood............8 C Green lbw b Broad...................23 A Carey c Billings b Broad........49 M Starc c Pope b Wood................. 1 P Cummins b Wood......................13 N Lyon not out.................................4 Extras b1 lb3 w1 nb1..................6 Total (56.3 overs) 155 Fall: 1-0, 2-5, 3-33, 4-47, 5-59, 6-63, 7-112, 8-121, 9-151 Bowling: Broad 18-2-51-3; Woakes 11-3-40-1; Robinson 11-4- Billings, 1, 107-6 Wood, 11, 123-9 Crawley, 36, 83-3 You’ve urned it, lads 23-0; Wood 16.3-2-37-6 England Second Innings R Burns b Green............................26 Z Crawley c Carey b Green.......36 D Malan b Green............................10 J Root b Boland..............................11 B Stokes c Lyon b Starc...............5 O Pope b Cummins........................5 S Billings c Cummins b Boland..1 C Woakes c Carey b Boland.......5 M Wood b Cummins......................11 O Robinson b Cummins...............0 S Broad not out................................ 1 Extras lb13...................................13 Total (38.5 overs)....................124 Fall: 1-68, 2-82, 3-83, 4-92, 5-101, 6-107, 7-107, 8-115, 9-123 Bowling: Starc 8-0-30-1; Cummins 12.5-3-42-3; Boland 12-5-18-3; Green 6-1-21-3 DM1ST 2021-22 tour ratings From DEAN WILSON in Hobart Rory Burns: 1 An awful tour that began as badly as possible, out first ball, and hardly improved from there. Has shrunk in the face of the challenge of Ashes cricket Down Under, a real let down. Played: 3 Runs: 77 Ave: 12.83 Zak Crawley: 5 Provided a glimpse of what he is capable of in Sydney and continued the confident approach in Hobart. Looks to have the tools to thrive Down Under next time. Played: 3 Runs: 166 Ave: 27.66 Haseeb Hameed: 1 Picked too soon after finding form in county cricket and found his game is neither suited to, nor good enough, for the demands of Test cricket in this part of the world. Played: 4 Runs: 80 Ave: 10 Dawid Malan: 5 Encouraging start to the series with twin 80s in the first two games, but faded badly as Australia’s bowlers got on top and the odd decision went against him. Has also felt the impact of touring since the T20 World Cup. Played: 5 Runs: 244 Ave: 24.40 Joe Root: 6 Unsurprisingly his batting output diminished as the series wore on and the weight of carrying England caught up with him. Made some curious decisions as captain that didn’t help his side’s cause. Played: 5 Runs: 322 Ave: 32.20 Wickets: 5 Ave: 46.80 Ben Stokes: 5 The tour arrived just a touch too soon for him after his injury break and has been striving to get up to top speed with bat and ball. Played a big part in the Sydney draw, but expectations were significantly higher. Played: 5 Runs: 236 Ave: 23.60 Wickets: 4 Ave: 71.50 Ollie Pope: 2 So much promised and so little delivered. Pope is in danger of becoming the best batsman of his generation – outside the Test arena. Skittish and frenzied rather than composed. Played: 3 Runs: 67 Ave: 11.16 Jonny Bairstow: 7 Scored the only hundred of the series for England and then batted bravely in the second innings to help secure the draw. Still has a Test future but needs to commit totally. Played: 2 Runs: 194 Ave: 48.50 Jos Buttler: 3 A shame that his tour was ended by injury, but the truth is his Test cricket race is run. Struggling, and his output is well short of where it needs to be both with bat and gloves. Played: 4 Runs: 107 Ave: 15.28 Sam Billings: 5 Last-minute addition to the tour and jumped in head first to give a decent account of himself as batter and keeper. Played: 1 Runs: 30 Ave: 15 Chris Woakes: 3 Ineffective with the ball and offered a few contributions with the bat. A tour that puts a serious question mark on his ability to be a threat away from home. Played: 3 Runs: 146 Ave: 24.33 Wickets: 6 Ave: 55.33 Stuart Broad: 6 Missed out on the pitches that would have suited him best, in Brisbane and Melbourne, but got up to speed in Sydney and Hobart. Still an effective operator at the highest level. Played: 3 Wickets: 13 Ave: 26.30 Ollie Robinson: 6 A skilful and talented bowler who has the ability to be a mainstay of England’s attack for years, but only if he dedicates himself to the life of an international bowler. Fitness and responsibility should be top of his agenda. Played: 4 Wickets: 11 Ave: 25.54 Mark Wood: 8 Never gives anything but total commitment. Got his just rewards in the final match, troubling the Aussie batsmen, but should have been utilised in the first three matches. Played: 4 Wickets: 17 Ave: 26.64 James Anderson: 7 Still England’s best bowler, but age is catching up with him. Cannot be expected to lead the line every time. When fit and available he remains the biggest threat with the ball. Played: 3 Wickets: 8 Ave: 23.37 Jack Leach: 4 Mishandled and misused. Thrown to the wolves in Brisbane and denied a turning pitch in Adelaide which summed up England’s muddled thinking. Could be handy if trusted and had scoreboard pressure to work with. Played: 3 Wickets: 6 Ave: 53.50 Comment MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 43 Change is needed now and should start with Root and Silverwood By ANDY DUNN Chief Sports Writer @andydunnmirror IN the annals of sporting history, England’s Ashes tour of 2021/22 will go down as pretty miraculous... miraculous that they were not whitewashed. Managing to avoid defeat in one of the five mismatches now seems like a remarkable achievement given the jaw-dropping disparity in skill, application and mental resolve between the two teams. The idea that England might win the odd Test or two in Australia has long been wishful thinking but this was truly horrendous. No one should have to watch anything THAT grotesque on breakfast television. Such was the inevitability of humiliation Down Under, the inquest into the death of English red-ball cricket began way before the last rites were given in Hobart. And the causes are multilayered, from the ECB’s obsession with the commercialism of the white-ball formats to the erosion of any sort of cricket programme in state schools. There are deep-rooted problems that will not be solved overnight, if they are ever solved. But what CAN be done overnight is a change in leadership. Obvious alternatives to Joe Root and Chris Silverwood (top) are few and far between. Ben Stokes and Gary Kirsten, perhaps. But in any elite team sport, it is hard to imagine a captain and coach staying in their roles after such a disastrous, prolonged spell. Never mind the 4-0 shellacking, under the off-field guidance of Silverwood and on-field guidance of Root, England have won just one of their last 13 Test matches, losing nine. Of course, the England Test captaincy job is as unplayable as the grubber that did for Root on Sunday. But it is time for someone else to have a crack and to let Root get on with what he is best at and what is a rarity in this England team. 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44 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 SAM quek DM1ST liverpool 3 brentford 0 Fabinho 44, Oxlade-Chamberlain 69, Minamino 77 THE Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams do battle tonight for the final place in next weekend’s second round of the NFL play-offs. But one team safely into the last eight is Cincinnati, where parties went long into Saturday night as they beat Las Vegas for a first play-off win in more than 30 years. The Bengals have undergone a massive turnaround in fortunes recently, which has seen them go from finishing bottom of the AFC North last season, to being crowned divisional champions this year. Historically, they have been dreadful, with bad facilities and miserly owners who have been reluctant to spend big to improve the team during free agency. Despite the odd decent spell in the 1980s, they have no real history of success, with their two Super Bowl appearances coming in that decade and both ending in narrow defeat. Their miserable run ended on Saturday night and the Bengals’ remarkable improvement should bring hope to all sports teams, as it is another case which proves a team’s circumstances can change with just one person. Think Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, or Diego Maradona at Napoli, or Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. For the Cincinnati Bengals, that guy is their 25-year-old quarterback, Joe Burrow (top). The Bengals drafted Burrow with the first pick of the 2020 NFL Draft and he has been instrumental in making the side successful, fresh and cool. After a devastating injury in his first season, tearing the It was good to see Philippe Coutinho lighting up the Premier League once more. I was hugely unimpressed about how he left Liverpool, using a questionable back injury to force through his move to Burrow has dug deep to save his side ACL and MCL in his left knee, Burrow has shown huge character to come back. Yet, he isn’t just competing again, he is excelling. In only his second year, Burrow has finished the regular season with 4,611 passing yards and 34 touchdowns – both franchise records. He also led the league in completion percentage (70.4 percent) and yards per attempt (8.9). That shows he isn’t just throwing accurately; he is throwing long passes with unnerving precision. He has blown through the NFL, showing he has the skillset and temperament to put up enough points to go toe to toe with any team. The most impressive thing about Burrow though, is how he grows when the pressure is greatest. This weekend’s game marked Burrow’s seventh so-called ‘must-win’ career game. They include college play-offs and championship games, as well as the most important regular season NFL games, where a win is needed for the play-offs or to be divisional champions. In these huge games, Burrow has seven wins and zero losses. What’s more, he has thrown 29 touchdowns and no interceptions. When the lights are brightest, that’s when he shines most. That should strike fear in any teams that meet the Bengals en route to the Super Bowl. Bengals fans can rest easy that with Burrow they won’t ever go anything like 31 years without a play-off victory, as he isn’t just some average Joe – he is special and may just take them all the way. Barcelona. However, with what the Reds have achieved since, which was significantly bolstered by the £142million transfer fee they raked in for the Brazilian, that feels like water under the bridge. I wish him every success at Villa. Your entry into the world of DNA discovery. Uncover the truth about your body for only £59.99. 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Liverpool have won each of their last five home Premier League games by an aggregate score of 15-1. Brentford are winless in seven away league games (d2 l5), losing each of their last three in a row. it’s the Bees’ longest winless league run on the road since a streak of 15 without a win from April to december 2018 in the Championship. Liverpool are the top scorers in this season’s Premier League, netting 55 goals – the most they have ever scored in their first 21 league matches from the start of a top-flight campaign. fabinho has scored three goals in liverpool’s last three games in all competitions, as many as he had in his previous 127 appearances for the club prior to this. neXt three... liverpool Thurs Arsenal (a) .................EFL Sun Crystal Palace (a) ........PL Feb 6 Cardiff (h) ..................FAC Brentford Wed Man Utd (h)..................PL Sat Wolves (h)....................PL Feb 5 Everton (a) ................FAC mirror.co.uk/sport/football premier table P W D L F A Pts Man City 22 18 2 2 54 13 56 LiverpooL 21 13 6 2 55 18 45 Chelsea 22 12 7 3 45 17 43 West Ham 22 11 4 7 41 30 37 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 35 Tottenham 18 10 3 5 23 20 33 Man Utd 20 9 5 6 32 29 32 Wolves 20 9 4 7 17 15 31 Brighton 20 6 10 4 21 21 28 Leicester 18 7 4 7 31 33 25 Crystal Palace 21 5 9 7 30 31 24 Southampton 21 5 9 7 25 33 24 Aston Villa 20 7 2 11 27 32 23 Brentford 21 6 5 10 24 33 23 Leeds 20 5 7 8 24 39 22 Everton 19 5 4 10 24 34 19 Watford 19 4 2 13 23 37 14 Norwich 21 3 4 14 10 45 13 Newcastle 20 1 9 10 20 43 12 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 11 2-0 Oxlade-Chamberlain heads home to double Liverpool’s lead over Brentford BY dAvId mAddock @MaddockMirror IF ever there was a moment which summed up the fickle nature of football, it came here at Anfield as Liverpool moved up to second in the table. Midway through a land- mark game for Jurgen Klopp (left), the news swirled around the stadium that former Reds boss Rafa Benitez had been sacked by rivals Everton, and the Kop began to sing his name. In Klopp they have a manager who has the best win percentage of any gaffer in Anfield history but even the German, as Anfield paid tribute to one of his prede- cessors, in that moment had to play second fiddle. This was Klopp’s 350th game in charge of the Reds, only the eighth manager to reach that figure in the club’s history. And with this controlled, comfortable win over direct and physical Brentford opponents, Klopp marked his 213th victory. That gives him a win percentage of 60.75. Such stats have made him a legend already but, where Benitez was sacked at Anfield after his 350th game in charge, Klopp believes there is far more to come from him and his squad. You could see why here at Anfield yesterday on a crisp winter afternoon. Stung by the criticism 1-0

mirror.co.uk/sport raf and the smooth On the day Reds legend Benitez was booted out by the Blues, Klopp celebrated a landmark 350 games in charge and the German insists his story at Anfield is very far from complete over a lack of cutting edge without Mo Salah and Sadio Mane against Arsenal last Thursday, when they failed to get a single shot on target against 10 men, Liverpool were a totally different side yesterday. Klopp said he had worked diligently on how to stop his muscular opponents from winning set-pieces around the Liverpool box after conceding three to that method at Brentford. The work paid off as Liverpool didn’t concede a single corner and restricted the London club to just one real chance, when Christian Norgaard’s ball found Bryan Mbeumo, who shot wide. Liverpool were already ahead by then, and that scare must have focused minds because they ran out easy winners to close the gap on runaway leaders Manchester City to 11 points, with a game in hand. But the key was Klopp’s desire to show he learned the lesson of the away game, which ended 3-3, and could also cope without his two main goalscorers. And the 3-0 key moment came just before the half-time interval, with a goal from a rather unlikely source. After grabbing two in the FA Cup game against Shrewsbury, holding midfielder Fabinho joked that he is Liverpool’s top scorer in January. And yesterday he added another, heading home at the far post after everyone had missed a corner from full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was the most effective attacking influence in the game. After that Mbeumo scare DM1ST early in the second half, Liverpool, who had failed to win any of their previous three Premier League games, stepped up a gear. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored a brilliant second, shortly before departing with a turned ankle, as he ghosted onto a brilliant cross from Andy Robertson. Taki Minamino scored a third when his pressing and one-two with Roberto Firmino produced a delightful goal, and teenage sub Kaide Gordon on his Premier League debut so nearly added a fourth. Life without Mane and Salah will be tough, but Gordon at least shows there is hope for the future. And with Klopp insisting his Anfield story is far from complete, you really have to believe there are more trophies on the horizon, even if Manchester City look home and hosed this season in the Premier League. premier league from anfield You are not champion just yet, pep By DaviD MaDDock JURGEN KLOPP refused to give up on the title race after celebrating 350 games in charge of Liverpool with an emphatic victory. He reached the landmark with the best win record of any manager in the club’s history – and promised there was plenty more he wants to achieve at Anfield. Liverpool brushed aside Brentford to go second in the table, 11 points behind leaders Manchester City, and eased fears they would fall apart with Mo Salah and Sadio Mane away at the Africa Cup of Nations. On the prospect of closing the gap on Pep Guardiola’s side, Klopp said: “In a normal world nothing happens any more – but what is normal now?” And he promised his players would be up for the fight by adding: “This isn’t the moment to talk about the title race. If we would do something like this we wouldn’t do it in public, but people are with us, they are willing to enjoy the ride.” Goals from Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Taki Minamino (above with Klopp) ensured at least some interest in the title scrap after Chelsea’s defeat to City on Saturday. “I’m happy,” said Klopp of his achievement. “When I arrived in 2015, the picture looked completely different. It’s been intense at times since then. “Each little thing you do is really worth it because of the size, and the emotion of this club. It’s like a family. We want to stay like this. you’re not always lucky. I’m lucky. “We are far away from finishing the book, so we will keep writing and see where we end up.” Klopp admitted the win against difficult opponents would at least quieten some of the noise around the absence of Salah and Mane. “It’s really helpful the result today to calm these discussions down a little bit,” he said. I understand the talk about it, but we don’t talk about the boys who are not in.” Oxlade-Chamberlain hurt an ankle after scoring. “We hope it’s nothing serious,” said Klopp. MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 45 gunners Djed set on deal ExclusivE By John cross ARSENAL are eyeing a potential move this month for Nottingham Forest’s on-loan defender Djed Spence. Italian giants Roma and Inter Milan are also watching developments closely as the 21-year-old has caught the eye with his recent performances. Arsenal were alerted by Spence (above), who is on loan from Middlesbrough, after he starred in Forest’s FA Cup win over the Gunners. Legend Ian Wright even called his performance “unbelievable”. Spence would be valued around the £10million mark by Boro, and any deal would have to be done on a loan-back basis because he could not play for a third team this season. But Arsenal are looking to strengthen their right-back slot with Hector Bellerin, currently on loan to Real Betis, set to go in the summer. Southampton have also been keeping tabs on Spence while Roma are targeting young English players, having already signed Tammy Abraham and Ainsley Maitland-Niles on loan. Martial’s war with rangnick By Dave arMitage Anthony MArtiAl has angrily denied ralf rangnick’s accusation he refused to take part in Manchester United’s 2-2 draw at Aston Villa. the United interim boss is heading for a showdown with Martial (below) after the boss claimed: “he didn’t want to be in the squad. “he would have been in the squad normally but he didn’t want to and that was the reason why he didn’t travel.” Martial hit back, insisting: “i’ve been here for seven years and i never disrespected and will never disrespect the club and the fans. “i will never refuse to play a match for Man United.” the French international, who faces possible disciplinary action, is seeking a move, with Sevilla heading the queue. Striker Martial has not started a Premier league game since october. Kev steps up to the hot-seat KEvIN PHILLIPS has taken his first steps into management after being appointed as South Shields’ boss. The former Sunderland striker (above), who won the Premier League Golden Boot and the European Golden Shoe in 2000 with 30 goals, will watch the Northern Premier League team in action tomorrow. Phillips, 48, said: “This is my first taste of management so I’m eager to get going. The club is ambitious and is an exciting place to be.”

46 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 MARTINEZ IS FAVOURITE TO gET ThE BLUES gIg FroM back pagE 195 days in charge, the final straw being Saturday’s dismal defeat at Norwich. Martinez has indicated that he would like the challenge of resurrecting Everton following a slump that has plunged them into relegation trouble. But he will not walk out on Belgium after steering them to No.1 in the world. Benitez’s reign was always doomed, with diehard Blues unhappy to have a former Liverpool manager in charge of their club, and he was sacked after the shortest term of any manager in Everton history on the back of a shocking run of just one win in 13 matches. Benitez had tried to exercise complete control at the club, forcing the exit of director of football Marcel Brands and popular France full-back Lucas Digne. It has also emerged that he refused the chance to sign former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho, even after Everton had agreed a deal to bring him back to Merseyside, because he demanded final say on all signings. Ironically, Brazil international Coutinho (above) will be at Goodison on Saturday, with Aston Villa. On his personal website, 61-year-old Benitez, said: “My love for this city made me accept this challenge. We knew it wouldn’t be easy and that it was a big challenge but it is only when you are inside that you realise the magnitude of the task. “We didn’t only have to get results, we also had to win over people’s hearts. “However, the financial situation and then the injuries that followed made things even harder.” If Martinez takes the Goodison job, he is expected to bring with him his Belgian right-hand man, former Arsenal star Thierry Henry. Next bOss Odds Next everton boss odds (Betfair): Evens Roberto Martinez, 11/4 Duncan Ferguson, 7/2 Wayne Rooney, 10/1 Frank Lampard, Graham Potter, 12/1 Nuno espirito Santo, 14/1 Slaven Bilic, 16/1 Paulo Fonseca DM1ST everton 195 days after controversial DoomeD from Benitez to Goodison was a truly ridiculous appointment by Moshiri that arrogantly trampled over the feelings of the fans... but even he couldn’t ignore their sheer fury as Everton lurched from mediocrity to crisis By david maddOCK @MaddockMirror EVEN Farhad Moshiri, an owner notoriously tone deaf to the opinion of supporters and his own board, couldn’t ignore the crescendo of anger any longer. In an emergency board meeting yesterday, he was told in no uncertain terms by his own executive that keeping Rafa Benitez in place would make the unpopular manager a ‘dead man walking’. The harsh truth, though, is that Benitez was always that, TIDE WAS AgAINST HIM benitez struggled from the off to hold back the wave of resentment at his appointment from the moment he crossed the threshold at Goodison. and his crazy appointment. It is not as if he wasn’t warned. is where the blame must lie – with the owner and his It was a ridiculous Those closest to him in the principal backer, tycoon Alisher appointment, unfair even on the Spanish coach himself, in the way it so arrogantly dismissed the feelings of fans. There was a moment yesterday that told the whole sorry story in microcosm. Midway through Liverpool’s game against Brentford, the Kop – hearing the news of his sacking – began to sing loudly, “Rafa, Rafael, Benitez”. And in that one moment, we had perhaps the single most damning indictment of Moshiri Everton set-up, board members he appointed, executives he employs, former players and prominent fans, even the media. They all lined up to tell him it couldn’t work. At the first sign of trouble, the fans would turn. And they would have every right to do so, because it is their passion which underpins the whole club. In the end, they didn’t only turn on Benitez. They turned on the board, and on Moshiri. That Usmanov. Both are living in tax exile and are so far removed from the club they own, it means they have little insight into the feelings of the fans, club staff, the players. They take advice from agents who push their own agenda, regardless of the damage it can cause to the club. And severe damage there is. There is an anger among the fanbase on a scale never seen before. Supporters are sick of appointments such as Benitez, which seem almost to delight in their provocation. Sam Allardyce was the same and produced a similar response. They are sick, too, of the lack of direction at Everton. Moshiri bought the club outright six years ago, promising to spend big to take Everton into the top four. He kept one part of that bargain, with some big spending on some poor players. But there has been no progress and the Blues are further away from the top four

mirror.co.uk/sport appointment, rafa is sacked day one Played 22 than at any time in the past 20 years. The spending has been as reckless as his managerial appointments. £30million for Yannick Bolasie, £26m for Cenk Tosun, £45m for Gylfi Sigurdsson, £40m for Alex Iwobi. The list is endless, embarrassing and points to the problem. Moshiri (right) makes all the decisions but he is not a football man. He goes on impulse and on his last piece of advice. He appointed a director of football in Marcel Brands and then chose to ignore him – even when the Dutchman warned Rafa at EvERton June 30, 2021 to January 16, 2022 Wins 7 Draws 5 Losses 10 him passionately Benitez was a catastrophic mistake. There is a vacuum at the heart of the club. Unless the Monaco-based owner starts listening to fans, listening to what the club really needs, then it will continue until he is driven out. He must start with an appointment which recognises what the fans want – a style they can get behind, a culture that recognises the history of the club and what it means. And they want a manager to bring in younger players and play on the front foot to a defined, modern philosophy. Win % 31.8 DM1ST With Benitez, there was no clue as to his philosophy. There are few candidates who fit that bill. Brighton’s Graham Potter is an obvious one – but there is no way he would join a basket case like Everton. That is Moshiri’s fault and his problem, and unless he addresses it with humility in admitting he has been arrogant in his dealing with fans and in his illogical decisions then the malaise will continue... and the fans will stop coming. premier table P W D L F A Pts Man City 22 18 2 2 54 13 56 Liverpool 21 13 6 2 55 18 45 Chelsea 22 12 7 3 45 17 43 West Ham 22 11 4 7 41 30 37 Arsenal 20 11 2 7 33 25 35 Tottenham 18 10 3 5 23 20 33 Man Utd 20 9 5 6 32 29 32 Wolves 20 9 4 7 17 15 31 Brighton 20 6 10 4 21 21 28 Leicester 18 7 4 7 31 33 25 C Palace 21 5 9 7 30 31 24 Southampton 21 5 9 7 25 33 24 Aston Villa 20 7 2 11 27 32 23 Brentford 21 6 5 10 24 33 23 Leeds 20 5 7 8 24 39 22 Everton 19 5 4 10 24 34 19 Watford 19 4 2 13 23 37 14 Norwich 21 3 4 14 10 45 13 Newcastle 20 1 9 10 20 43 12 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 11 A gaffer stuck in past, a club that must look to the Rooture COMMent By anDY DUnn Chief Sports Writer @andydunnmirror RAFA Benitez was an utterly unfathomable appointment which came to an utterly predictable conclusion. it is hard to believe some people actually thought it was a great idea. And his unsuitability for the everton job was nothing to do with his Liverpool past, it was everything to do with the trajectory of his managerial career. Ahead of joining everton, Benitez had been stuffing his pension pot in the mediocrity of the Chinese Super League. He won 12 of his 38 games in charge of Dalian Professional (above). Prior to that, he had done a half-decent job at newcastle but on tyneside he was mainly fighting fires. the Blues needed a dynamic, forward-thinking, innovative manager but hired a veteran stuck in his rather old-fashioned ways. nice guy, Rafa, but the wrong man for the everton job. that it took only 195 days, but an awful lot of salary and now compensation, for the inevitable to happen was mildly surprising but Benitez was never the right fit. it was certainly nOt mildly surprising that he fell out with the doctor, the director of football, and one of the best players (Lucas Digne). Who is next in at Goodison Park then? Hopefully for everton fans, someone not touted by super-agents in Farhad Moshiri’s ear in some London eaterie. So, who then? Yes, it might be premature. Yes, it might even be a challenge the man himself thinks has come too early in his coaching life. But Wayne Rooney is doing a good job at Derby County and, with the right backroom staff, could be an inspirational force for the club. it would be a risk... but he would have more chance of succeeding than Rafa ever did. MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 47 Covid Ruling foR ARsenAl spARks fuRy exCLuSive By John CRoss PREMIER LEaguE chiefs are facing a bitter civil war with clubs over Covid postponements. Rival clubs are furious over arsenal having yesterday’s game at Tottenham called off, with several complaining the rules are being abused. arsenal had the north London derby postponed despite having only one Covid case with Martin Odegaard (above) when they lodged an appeal. Mirror Sport understands that there is a growing number of clubs who are angry and frustrated at what they see as a lack of clarity and leadership from the league while they insist big clubs are getting preferential treatment. Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Norwich are among the clubs to have had requests turned down while another claimed they were made to play with only 11 fit players. The current rules state clubs have to play if they can field 13 outfield players plus a keeper. But there is anger over arsenal because they had only one Covid case – albeit another player tested positive on Saturday – while other clubs have been made to play with more players and staff having tested positive for the virus. But Mirror Sport can reveal that even if suspended granit Xhaka and youngsters Nikolaj Moller and Miguel azeez, who were recalled from loans, had been available, they still would not have had 14 players. arsenal’s injury list means they currently have fewer than 10 available, plus Pierre-Emerick aubameyang, Thomas Partey, Mo Elneny and Nicolas Pepe are at the africa Cup of Nations while Bukayo Saka, Calum Chambers and Kieran Tierney got knocks at Liverpool on Thursday. The Premier League are insistent that arsenal abided by all the rules. They have made it clear that if it was just injuries then the game would have gone ahead but just one Covid case is enough to get a game postponed if they are not able to name 14 suitable players. But Prem bosses also take into account the knock-on effects of Covid which may mean that some players in a squad have got injuries through fatigue after playing an excess of games because others are unavailable.

NEWSPAPERS SUPPORT mirror.co.uk/sport inside: your No.1 FOotball pullout Djokovic deported by Aussies leaving tennis in a mess From Neil McLeman in Melbourne NOVAK DJOKOVIC was sensationally booted out of Australia, with Andy Murray labelling his deportation a “s**t show”. The world No.1 had a police escort through Melbourne Airport on to his flight to Dubai after losing his final bid to stay in the country to defend his Australian Open title. The humiliated Serbian superstar (left) spent his final night Down Under back in the Park Hotel Humiliated Root: I’m still the man to lead England From Dean Wilson in Hobart JOE ROOT insists he is the right man to take England forward despite another batting collapse and a second successive 4-0 Ashes mauling in Australia. After crashing to a 146-run defeat on day three of the final Test in Hobart, skipper Root (left) admitted there could be “no excuses” for a further humiliating display against the Aussies. But despite overseeing turn to page 41 turn to page 42 Benitez sacked after 195 days get mart Klopp not giving up on the title Liverpool 3 Brentford 0 Report, reaction & ratings: Pages 44 & 45 Prem clubs fury over covid postponements FUll story: See page 47 TOFFEES TARGET Everton are keen to bring back former boss Martinez The bottom six P W D L F A Pts Leeds 20 5 7 8 24 39 22 Everton 19 5 4 10 24 34 19 Watford 19 4 4 13 23 37 14 Norwich 21 3 4 14 10 45 13 Newcastle 20 1 9 10 20 43 12 Burnley 17 1 8 8 16 27 11 Everton want Roberto to replace Rafa... but Lampard, Jose & Rooney are still in frame By David Maddock ROBERTO MARTINEZ is favourite to become next Everton manager after the sacking of Rafa Benitez yesterday. Martinez, Everton chief for three years from 2013, has been in charge of the Belgium national side since 2016 and Everton have already opened talks with the Belgian FA. The Blues hope to agree a deal that will see Martinez arrive before Saturday’s game against Aston Villa. But Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney, and Frank Lampard are also on the Goodison short-list. Benitez was axed after just turn to page 46 BIG-NAME CONTENDERS Lampard, Mourinho and Rooney are all seen as possible replacements for Benitez NEWSPAPERS SUPPORT RECYCLING The recycled paper content of UK newspapers in 2018 was 68.2% Published RECYCLING by MGN Ltd at One Canada Recycled paper made up 65.1% of the raw material for UK Square, newspapers in 2002 Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP (020-7293 3000) and printed by Reach Printing Services Ltd. at Watford, Oldham, Teesside, Birmingham and Glasgow Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office Serial No. 37,430 33,xxx ©MGN Ltd Monday January 17, 2022 Portugal €2.95 (cont), Spain €2.95, Italy €2.20, Greece €2.50, Malta €2.50 (inc VAT), Turkey: YTL 10.00, Cyprus €2.40, Egypt EGP. 12.00 PLAY NOW DOWNLOAD THE APP 18+ UK only, T&Cs apply. Who Knows Wins is committed to responsible gambling and fairness.

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2 DAILY MIRROR MONDAY 17.01.2022 DM1ST PUZZLES Speedbreaker 15 14 21 11 23 Target time: 14:20 mins Test your codecracking skills against us! We took 14 minutes and 20 seconds to complete this puzzle — can you do better? We’ve taken a completed crossword puzzle and replaced each letter in the grid with the same number throughout. The completed grid will include all letters of the alphabet. If you find it hard to get going, call the Extra Letter line where you will also find a little bit of extra help. Remember, none of the answers are proper nouns. Solutions in Wednesday’s Daily Mirror ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 A M R 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 £75 to be won! Which letter is represented by the number ‘1’ in today’s Speedbreaker? Call 0903 681 3000 (£2/call) or text SPEED and your answer, name and postcode to 61011 (£2/text) Last Monday’s winner: John Eves, from Gravesend, kent SolutionS Call 0903 659 6060 (80p/min) for 5 extra letters or the full solution, or text SPEEDCLUE to 61011 (£1/ text) for 5 extra letters. Deduct one minute from the target time for each extra letter used. Calls to solutions line cost 80p/min + network access charge and texts cost £1 + 1 standard network rate message. Calls to the Speedbreaker competition line cost £2/call + network access charge and texts cost £2 + 1 standard network rate message. You may receive free promotional messages, to opt out end message with NO INFO. Competition lines close midnight tonight. Min age 18+. SP: MI Telecom Ltd. Helpdesk 0330 880 6060. Full T&C’s at www.mirror.co.uk/rules. 1 19 4 12 22 4 24 22 23 25 13 22 22 20 23 7 12 9 22 25 5 23 20 19 25 20 3 25 6 7 12 21 15 16 21 12 2 22 10 16 10 19 26 10 2 13 4 12 23 25 10 15 R 2 10 2 A 9 20 23 18 12 7 12 23 23 2 15 3 8 6 19 14 23 10 25 2 18 12 2 17 19 7 7 4 7 5 7 5 10 12 5 19 8 12 M 4 10 26 17 12 Just a bit of fun Which one of our three definitions is correct? SCRIMSHAW 1 Potato peel 2 Sailor’s spare-time handicraft 3 Chest for records Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Scribble pad ✍ Wordsearch Can you find all the listed elements in the grid? Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror H P F P B G Y L T N V J C N N K C F N B C G G H E M W L O M E T P S E M A C I G B V N C U R N I O U G U R K Y H J V I I C N I V L L O I B X I U X L D Q O O R S Y P R L O S R Z I O M H P E O Y I H T E N W B S S A E Y P N U F M U I H T I L K G Y N D E S L B X R N V V T M N I L E R R Q F H Z C Z W L U E O C H L O R I N E Z R R A I S Y G E W C G N O R I I X B C I M O R O P N E C I M I N O L U Q D C A B V V N E J N F C A M B B O R O N B F Z H F O G C ARGON BORON CALCIUM CARBON CHLORINE COBALT COPPER FLUORINE HELIUM HYDROGEN Niner IRON LITHIUM MAGNESIUM NEON NITROGEN OXYGEN SILICON SODIUM SULPHUR ZINC 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. 61791 gives a European river 63544 gives a boat 382 gives a helmsman 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Arrow Word Arrow Words are like crosswords, but the clues are printed inside squares on the grid. Write your answers in the blank squares in the direction indicated by the arrows. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Settee Spud Samples Coil Fashion Conduct oneself Chafe Corner Designs Set of actors Snow runner Landed property Pictured actor, _ Bonneville Mat Faithful Ask advice from And not Rub out Marry Barbs Christmas food item Soaked Itch Rowing blades No longer sleeping Grin Thieve Dined Notions In what way? Always Artist's workshop E.g. Channel or the Canaries Homegrown Measuring device Stage play Animal doctor Eager _ Knight, pictured Depart Stage whisper Flowering shrub Gratuities Towboat Her Bathe Spot Disregard Range Of the mouth Cultural A planet's moon Informed Filament Frozen spike Battery fluid Chair part Group of trees Schools Name I'm _ in Love, 10cc song Pursued Ambition Managed Kind of wheat Coach Subject Scheme London cricket ground, The _ Large birds

mirror.co.uk DM1ST MONDAY 17.01.2022 DAILY MIRROR 3 Su-doku corner Easy su-doku 7 8 9 3 6 6 2 7 8 5 4 3 8 5 1 3 4 2 5 1 8 4 4 6 8 7 5 2 9 3 6 3 1 7 9 5 The rules for Su-doku couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is fill the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 block contains all the numbers 1 to 9. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Su-doku toughie The rules for Su-doku are easy, but this one’s a toughie! Each number from 1 to 9 must appear only once in each horizontal and vertical line, and only once in each 3x3 grid. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror CHECK THE SOLUTIONS NOW! Call 0903 659 6060 (80p/min) to hear SU-DOKU 5 NUMBER CLUES or FULL SOLUTIONS to the easy and toughie su-dokus. Or text EASYCLUE or TOUGHCLUE to 61011 (£1/text) for 5 clues. Killer su-doku 10 15 11 11 16 15 14 18 11 7 11 12 7 7 10 12 17 7 15 8 15 13 7 9 16 7 12 23 11 9 14 18 17 Killer Su-doku is based on the traditional grid and every column, every row and every 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 to 9. But the dotted squares must be filled with numbers that add up to that in the left corner. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror FUTOSHIKI 4 Insert the numbers one to five in each row and each column, making sure that no number is repeated. The only symbols to guide you are the “greater than” (>) and “less than” (<) signs. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Word Ladder Brickwork Bingo HERE are the numbers for Day 1 of Game 1 on your Bingo card. Floor Body part Notch Pleasant Cut into cubes DUCK DIVE Using the clues provided, fill in each step of the ladder with a new word, changing one letter at a time. Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror Enter the solutions to the clues in their numbered layers of the wall. Each word must be an anagram of its neighbours, plus or minus one letter. 1 Beer 2 Meat dish 3 Ointment 4 Principles 5 Smooth 6 Rescue 7 Ocean Mon Jan 17 2022 Game 1 Day 1 51 63 66 26 83 82 61 10 18 85 34 58 TO WIN a full house £250 prize, all 15 numbers on the Game 1 grid must be correctly crossed off with the Daily Mirror numbers. If you’re still short by Saturday, buy the Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People for more numbers and the chance to win a £100 prize. TO CLAIM Call 01420 525501 (RoI 01 868 8620) from 10am to 3pm on Mondays only. If you get a full house on any other day, you will need to phone and make your claim on the following Monday. No responsibility accepted for failure to call within stated hours. Standard Reach PLC rules apply, see www.mirror.co.uk/2022bingorules To request a new bingo card, call 01420 525503 between 10am and 3pm today. Phone lines operate from Monday to Friday only until Friday January 21, 2022, standard call rates apply. Alternatively, you can email your name and address to reach@ webfulfilment.com with the subject header ‘2022 Bingo card’. saturday’s solutions EASY SU-DOKU 7 3 4 8 6 2 9 1 5 1 8 9 4 5 3 2 7 6 3 4 7 5 9 8 6 2 1 2 9 5 4 1 7 8 3 6 3 7 2 1 6 8 9 5 4 5 8 1 6 2 3 7 4 9 6 1 8 3 5 9 2 7 4 4 6 5 7 9 2 8 3 1 9 2 6 1 4 7 5 8 3 FUTOSHIKI 2 5 1 3 4 1 3 5 4 2 4 1 3 2 5 3 2 4 5 1 5 4 2 1 3 COLOSSAL CROSSWORD ACROSS: 12 Putting away, 13 Perish, 14 Entail, 16 Plan, 17 Cathedral, 18 Faith, 19 Mind, 20 First slip, 22 Cedar, 23 Slapstick, 27 Get back, 30 Burden, 31 Line, 32 Breed, 35 Blue, 36 Traffic, 38 Drip, 39 Draught, 42 Shaken, 45 Dense, 46 Present, 47 Hurt, 48 Over, 50 Picks up, 52 Caper, 54 Spring, 56 Trusted, 57 Wolf, 59 Soupcon, 61 Bash, 64 Score, 66 Well, 67 Rather, 69 Stand in, 72 Mementoes, 73 Leave, 74 Instances, 79 Step, 81 Nerve, 82 Threesome, 83 Tick, 85 Turn on, 86 Noggin, 87 Piece of cake. DOWN: 1 Dull, 2 Stands, SU-DOKU TOUGHIE JIGSAW SU-DOKU 3 6 4 9 8 2 5 1 7 6 8 2 7 9 4 1 5 3 5 9 1 2 3 8 4 7 6 4 2 7 6 1 5 3 9 8 8 7 5 1 4 3 2 6 9 7 1 6 3 5 9 8 2 4 1 4 9 8 2 7 6 3 5 9 5 3 4 6 1 7 8 2 2 3 8 5 7 6 9 4 1 3 Knocks, 4 Wagtail, 5 Raced, 6 Well earned, 7 Tiffs, 8 Thrilling, 9 Perhaps, 10 Stem, 11 Pinnacle, 15 Friend, 21 Ideal, 24 Through, 25 Puffin, 26 Plaice, 28 Break, 29 Cut, 33 Haddock, 34 Crates, 37 Cheap, 40 Heron, 41 Retract, 43 Hover, 44 Nipper, 46 Packs, 49 Reserve, 51 Should, 53 Pruned, 55 Robin, 58 For certain, 60 Net, 62 Shine, 63 Deferring, 65 Chestnut, 68 Tavern, 70 At an end, 71 In force, 75 Tied on, 76 Notice, 77 Ledge, 78 Merit, 80 Pine, 84 Coke. PATHFINDER Seven Pounds, Enemy of the State, Bad Boys, Ali, Six Degrees of Separation, I, Robot, This Means War, KILLER SU-DOKU 3 5 9 4 7 8 2 1 6 7 1 4 5 6 2 9 3 8 6 8 2 3 1 9 4 7 5 5 6 7 1 2 4 3 8 9 KAKURO 8 2 3 6 9 7 1 5 4 9 4 1 8 5 3 6 2 7 1 9 6 2 8 5 7 4 3 2 3 8 7 4 6 5 9 1 4 7 5 9 3 1 8 6 2 1 2 3 2 9 1 4 5 6 1 3 7 8 2 4 1 1 9 2 1 1 7 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 8 1 8 1 3 4 6 5 7 9 2 2 1 9 1 6 1 Independence Day, Where the Day Takes You, The Karate Kid, Saving Face, Men in Black, I Am Legend, Lakeview Terrace, Hitch, Made in America, Wild Wild West, Hancock, Shark Tale, The Seat Filler. 30-sec brain teaser Beginner 23; Intermediate 71; Advanced 7. HONEYCOMB 1 Tweets, 2 Wobble, 3 Bushel, 4 Speech, 5 Cereal, 6 Aerate, 7 Topple, 8 Prenup, 9 Undoes, 10 Outage, 11 Gasses, 12 Wastes. ANAGRAM CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Banjo, 4 Would-be, 9 Clematis, GOGEN M K J D V G LOOP 1 2 2 2 O X I 1 2 2 3 2 S T C 0 2 1 2 3 Y U 2 1 2 3 4 3 E H 3 3 2 1 1 1 B R Q A W N F L P 10 Onto, 11 Swaying, 12 Koran, 14 Potentate, 18 Pesto, 19 Located, 22 Redo, 23 Evaluate, 24 Steeple, 25 Using. DOWN: 2 Allows, 3 Jammy, 5 Oast, 6 Lookout, 7 Betray, 8 Stonker, 13 Ottoman, 15 Outcome, 16 Recent, 17 Bent on, 20 Agues, 21 Keel. BRICKWORK Pie, Epic, Spice, Splice, Piles, Slip, Sip. WORD SPIRAL 1 Sell, 2 Laps, 3 Sway, 4 Year, 5 Rust, 6 Taco, 7 Otic, 8 Crop, 9 Pain, 10 Need, 11 Dame, 12 Eras, 13 Stun, 14 Noel, 15 Loam, 16 Must. Keyword: Custody CIRCLEGRAM The letter represented by the question mark is D S T B O N W E P K A I M U H X BATTLESHIPS 2 Q J G C F L R V Y S. Caracas, Asunción, Santiago, all South American capitals. CLOCKWORD 1 Apache, 2 Novice, 3 Temple, 4 Opaque, 5 Nodule, 6 Rotate, 7 Opiate, 8 Donate, 9 Gauche, 10 Emerge, 11 Remote, 12 Supple. Hidden name: Anton Rodgers QUIZWORD ACROSS: 1 Tweddle, 7 Poole, 8 Estevez, 9 Amy Tan, 11 Swiss, 13 Roll, 14 Grenade, 15 Adze, 16 Essex, 17 Volans, 21 Bazooka, 22 Walsh, 23 Montiel. DOWN: 2 Westward Ho!, 3 Dressage, 4 Leek, 5 Holm, 6 Flat, 9 Aslan, 10 Auld Reekie, 12 Degas, 13 Rex Stout, 18 Lear, 19 Nose, 20 Gabo. CELLS 2 4 2 3 4 2 2 5 8 2 7 2 6 DOUBLE JIGWORD B A W L L A N D S A V E O O B N E C O N D U C T O R G G U I L L E M O T N R E O I A F A R H A L F W Q N F CROSSword ACROSS: 1 Treacle, 7 Baker, 8 Manhunt, 9 Employ, 11 Press, 13 Rock, 14 Oversee, 15 In on, 16 Pearl, 17 Treble, 21 Husband, 22 Tears, 23 Farrier. DOWN: 2 Roadrunner, 3 Adhesion, 4 Land, 5 Warm, 6 Hell, 9 Erase, 10 Occurrence, 12 Hedge, 13 Remember, 18 Eden, 19 Lord, 20 Puma. Two-speed COFFEEBREAK ACROSS: 1 Shelf, 5 Later, 9 Pal, 10 Evade, 11 Alarm, 12 Don, 13 Rot, 14 Use, 16 Dry, 18 Errand, 21 Eddy, 23 Yews, 26 Eloped, 29 Leo, 31 One, 32 Ire, 34 Men, 36 Latin, 37 Agent, 38 Ode, 39 Minor, 40 Sores. WORDSEARCH H O R S E R A C I N G N I X M I Y I G H H U N T E R G J E F G K D N D F W Y C E N P D S R N F I I E V E N T I N G H A G I T N V Z J A Z T D B O O H N P E G I J R D S R O W R P C I M N X R U I U E B H O O Y E T U T T D S O S E A P B C Q L L J P N E J S R C I Y K P F P U W E W C A E K N O H N O F E A O G N G I I G P J A B L O E V H G E N Y U U H T P G O E T V S I I H O R S E B A L L D S Z N N D D E R B H G U O R O H T G G C R O S S C O U N T R Y H S O A K I N G B E O S E S P Y O D E R T S A R A S H E R S U I O A C H E B O N E T V O E D E M A N D S DOWN: 1 Sparse, 2 Halo, 3 Elated, 4 Femur, 5 Laden, 6 Ado, 7 Tend, 8 Ruby, 15 Salon, 17 Raw, 19 Rye, 20 Dye, 22 Due, 24 Editor, 25 Scenes, 27 Loner, 28 Pelts, 29 Loom, 30 Oman, 33 Ride, 35 Ego. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 1 Iona, 2 1605, 3 St Helena, 4 World War 1, 5 The Whigs, 6 Henry VII, 7 Nick Nolte, 8 The Shadow, 9 Danny DeVito, 10 George Formby, 11 The Nightmare Before Christmas, 12 A Good Man in Africa, 13 A square, 14 Charles Darwin, 15 Catseyes, 16 Solar eclipse, 17 90, 18 M, FILL IN A S S U R E D S E L F W E P T E N G B U L A R A L B I N O A P N E A G L O W F T T R U M E C T I P B I O N I C E A R F U L S S S A H N E R C H O P S T I C K S C U D D E D E I L A O M A C I D I C E A R L R O G E R U A B A F N P R O M U L G A T O R S F I T S E E N R K E A S C E N D D I S T R I P E R I R S O R P E A K S P O R T S P E R S O N L A H G R U F A I T H S E E S E M B E D S S I N H S O S T Y L I N G L I Q U I D I S E I O T A L P Y I I C K I E R C A L I P H E G O A T U T I O B N S L O E D E I G N S L O V E N L R E O G E A R E Y E S D E N Y T S A R I S M 19 Voluntary Services Overseas, 20 Radar, 21 Origami, 22 Kindergarten, 23 Monopoly, 24 Ursa Major, 25 Gateshead, 26 Canterbury and York, 27 Catterick, 28 Inverness, 29 The Queen Mother, 30 Cornwall. NAME GAME ARCTIC HARE 1C, 2A, 3I, 4R, 5H, 6E, 7T, 8R, 9A, 10C. Word wheel MONOPLANE JUST A BIT OF FUN 3 Footed MIRRORGRAM EXPOSITION SUMTHING 8+9=17, 4x3=12, 4x6=24 FRIDAY’S SPEEDBREAKER 1=R, 2=P, 3=H, 4=Q, 5=W, 6=B, 7=U, 8=N, 9=Y, 10=V, 11=O, 12=E, 13=C, 14=D, 15=F, 16=M, 17=Z, 18=A, 19=G, 20=I, 21=K, 22=X, 23=L, 24=S, 25=T, 26=J.

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Nothing screams summer like the flavours of passion fruit and lemon 100g unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus extra for the baking dish 275g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 150g golden caster sugar 2 lemons, zested 200ml whole milk 3 large eggs 1 large passion fruit, halved and pulp scooped out vanilla ice cream, to serve For the sauce 100g light brown soft sugar 2 lemons, juiced 2 large passion fruits, halved and pulp scooped out 4 tbsp lemon curd TOMORROW’s Recipe: self-saucing sTicky TOffee chOcOlaTe pudding Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 1 and butter a deep baking dish (about 20 x 30cm and 5cm deep). Tip the flour, baking powder, sugar, lemon zest and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Put the melted butter, milk, eggs and passion fruit pulp in a jug and whisk together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix together using a spatula until you have a smooth batter. Pour the batter into the prepared dish. PreP:15 mins Cook:40 mins serves 8 For the sauce, whisk the sugar, 2 lemon juice, passion fruit pulp and lemon curd together in a heatproof bowl with 300ml boiling water from the kettle. Carefully pour the sauce directly over the batter in the dish, then bake for 40-45 mins until the top is set and golden, and the sauce is bubbling up at the edges. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. subscribe to BBc Good Food magazine and get your first three issues for only £5! You’ll receive monthly copies of the uK’s no.1 food magazine with more than 70 beautifully photographed recipes in every issue, giving you everything from easy weekday dinners to showstopping surprises for the weekend. Visit buysubscriptions.com/GFMIr21

17.01.2022 Cit ain’t over yet! manchester city 1 cheLsea 0 by DAvID McDonnELL KEVIN DE BRUYNE believes Manchester City cannot afford to think the Premier League title is already won – despite their commanding 11-point lead at the top. De Bruyne (left) scored the winner against Chelsea and said: “I know, at the moment, we get a lot of praise as individuals and as a team, but we need to keep going. The more points we turn tO pAgE 11 bowen, bowen ...gone Moyes sees hopes of draw disappear with last-gasp horror miss from Jarrod west ham 2 Leeds 3 by MIKE WALTERS DAVID MOYES could scarcely believe Jarrod Bowen’s lastgasp horror miss as West Ham’s bubble was burst by hat-trick hero Jack Harrison. Bowen, with four goals in his last three games, wasted a chance to salvage a point for Hammers turn tO pAgE 3 MISS... bLISS Bowen blows it but it was a memorable day for Harrison

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West Ham Fabianski......................................... 6 Coufal.............................................. 5 Dawson........................................... 5 Diop................................................. 4 Cresswell......................................... 6 Rice................................................. 6 Fornals............................................ 7 Lanzini Booked............................... 6 Bowen............................................. 6 Vlasic............................................... 5 Antonio Booked ............................. 6 SUBS Masuaku (Vlasic 61)........................ 6 Yarmolenko (Fornals 69) Booked....6 MAN OF THE MATCH JACK HARRISON Leeds Meslier............................................ 7 Dallas.............................................. 6 Ayling.............................................. 7 Struijk.............................................. 7 Firpo................................................ 5 Forshaw........................................... 5 Koch Booked.................................. 6 Raphinha......................................... 8 Klich................................................ 7 Harrison.......................................... 9 James Booked................................ 7 SUBS Bate (Forshaw 22).......................... 5 Hjelde (Firpo 22)............................ 6 Rodrigo (Bate 65)........................... 6 48% possession 52% 5 shots on target 5 6 shots off target 9 382 TOTAL PASSES 436 69% PASSING SUCCESS 73% 4 Corners 3 1 offside 1 6 fouls 9 0 3 cards 2 0 Referee: Mike Dean ATT: 59,951 FACT ROOM... Leeds United have won more Premier League games against West Ham United than they have versus any other side in the competition’s history (15). Leeds have won two of their last four away league games in London (L2), as many as in their previous 29 such matches combined (W2 D7 L20). No side has scored more goals from corners since the start of 2020 in the Premier League than West Ham (24) and they have netted from a corner in three of their four league games against Leeds in that time. There have been 71 goals scored in West Ham’s Premier League matches this season (41 for, 30 ag), only Liverpool (73) have had more goals in their games this term. Jack Harrison became the first Leeds United player to score a league hat-trick against West Ham since Russell Wainscoat in April 1927. West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen has been directly involved in 13 Premier League goals this season (6 goals, 7 assists), as many as he’d registered last term in the competition in 38 games (8 goals, 5 assists). NEXT THREE... west ham Sat Man Utd (a)...................PL Feb 5 Kidderminster (a)........FAC Feb 8 Watford (h)...................PL leeds Sat Newcastle (h)...............PL Feb 9 Aston Villa (a)...............PL Feb 12 Everton (a)...................PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football DAILY Mirror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football Bielsa’s jack 0-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 2-3 FIVE ALIVE Harrison’s hat-trick meant Leeds edged this five-goal thriller Harrison’s a trebleshooter as under-strength Leeds forget excuses and edge a classic west ham utd 2 Bowen 34 Fornals 52 leeds united 3 Harrison 10, 38, 60 By John Cross JACK HARRISON scored a match-winning hat-trick in a thriller straight out of the Marcelo Bielsa handbook. Breathless, exciting and brilliant. Leeds were unstoppable, showed incredible spirit against all the odds and taught a few other Premier League giants about playing on when it would be so easy to come up with excuses. Harrison’s third goal was straight out of the top drawer and yet Jarrod Bowen’s incredible 94th-minute miss to snatch a point will probably live just as long in the memory. Quite why Bowen (below) tried to score with his chest rather than head the ball from five yards with the goal gaping is anyone’s guess, as is how he managed to generate enough power to get it over the bar. Defeat was a huge missed opportunity for West Ham in the race for fourth place. No one should overlook Raphinha’s impact on the game either, as the Brazil midfielder was sensational. His skill, flair and vision make him one of the best players to watch in the Premier League. Leeds were pretty toothless in the same fixture in the FA Cup last week but they were back to their very best – even though they had eight out through injury and one through suspension. They had just one senior player on the bench, Rodrigo. The joy of Leeds under Bielsa is they bring something different to the party. Or should we say work ethic – energy, enthusiasm and non-stop work rate. So many teams come up and just try to survive – and yet Leeds set out to entertain. It doesn’t always work, of course. But when it does, you get classics like this. West Ham must have thought they would strengthen their push for Champions League football after rivals Manchester United dropped points and Tottenham v Arsenal was postponed. But warning signs came after 10 minutes. Raphinha drove forward, pulled the ball back and Mateusz Klich’s shot was brilliantly saved by Lukasz Fabianski but Adam Forshaw teed up Harrison to slot home. Leeds then lost Junior DM1ST Firpo and Forshaw to injury, Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Lewis Bate came on but the latter was substituted himself for Rodrigo – a week after being hooked at half-time. West Ham should have levelled when Craig Dawson missed a sitter but equalised when Bowen was left unmarked to head home Aaron Cresswell’s corner. But Leeds were back in front four minutes later. Again, Raphinha was involved, Luke Ayling headed on the Brazilian’s corner and Harrison bundled in at the back post. Dan James went clean through in first half injury-time but fired straight at Fabianski. West Ham levelled again after 52 minutes. Declan Rice and Michail Antonio linked up, Pablo Fornals (below, right) raced through and his low shot wrongfooted Leeds keeper I l l a n Meslier. But Leeds refused to buckle. Nikola Vlasic lost the ball in midfield, Raphinha’s perfectly-weighted pass then set up Harrison to lift the ball over Fabianski and into the net. It was a peach of a goal, especially from a player who had scored just once previously in the league this season. Raphinha crashed a 25-yard shot against the post, Klich had an effort ruled out for offside as it hit Rodrigo on the line. Andriy Yarmolenko suffered the same fate when Bowen was offside. Leeds had an almighty let-off when Antonio’s cross put the ball on a plate for Bowen only for him to chest the ball over. It was only Leeds’ third win in 30 trips to London. A missed opportunity for West Ham. But a thrilling game to make most people forget about postponements and excuses.

DM1ST 17.01.2022 DAILY Mirror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 3 hammer premier table P W D L F A Pts Man City.............22 18 2 2 54 13 56 Liverpool.............21 13 6 2 55 18 45 Chelsea...............22 12 7 3 45 17 43 West Ham...........22 11 4 7 41 30 37 Arsenal...............20 11 2 7 33 25 35 Tottenham...........18 10 3 5 23 20 33 Man Utd..............20 9 5 6 32 29 32 Wolves................20 9 4 7 17 15 31 Brighton..............20 6 10 4 21 21 28 Leicester.............18 7 4 7 31 33 25 Crystal Palace.....21 5 9 7 30 31 24 Southampton.......21 5 9 7 25 33 24 Aston Villa...........20 7 2 11 27 32 23 Brentford............21 6 5 10 24 33 23 Leeds..................20 5 7 8 24 39 22 Everton...............19 5 4 10 24 34 19 Watford..............19 4 2 13 23 37 14 Norwich..............21 3 4 14 10 45 13 Newcastle...........20 1 9 10 20 43 12 Burnley...............17 1 8 8 16 27 11 marcelo’s squat what it takes to lift leeds By MIKE WALTERS Marcelo Bielsa is used to spending 90 minutes on his haunches in London and finishing with diddly-squat. But as El Loco was released from his perpetual capital punishment – on 29 previous visits to The Smoke, Leeds had won just twice and lost 21 times – West Ham discovered there is no such thing as a free hunch. In a curious Sunday feast of pie, mash and Yorkshire puddings, Leeds United were different gravy. This was not just a triumph of manager Bielsa’s vibrant but depleted young team, who took the fight to West Ham and deserved to abscond with the pearly kings’ sequins in their swag. It was also one in the eye for gilded clubs who clamour for their games to be postponed at the first sign of a common cold. Amid the disgraceful manipulation of the fixture list for reasons barely connected to a pandemic, and the Premier League’s abject lack of leadership or backbone, Leeds have maintained the competition’s integrity. They were already missing nine first-team players at the London Stadium, and lost two more to injury in the first 25 minutes. But Bielsa (above in familiar pose), who never whinges about referees’ decisions or VAR nonsense, did not squeal and did not produce a clutch of sicknotes. His mood may have darkened when Jarrod Bowen was afforded generous space to head the Hammers’ first equalisers, and when Pablo Fornals’ slalom into the box drew the home side level a second time. He must have felt like crying when Mateusz Klich’s fine finish from a cut-back by Raphinha (left) which would have made it 4-2, was chalked off, condemning Leeds to a nervous last 15 minutes. But the best team won, and now it is not a question of whether Leeds will go down – but how on earth they were flirting with danger in the first place. By the same token, here was also a snapshot of the reason West Ham will not finish in the top four. it’s bowen, bowen, gone from back page in stoppage time when he chested the ball over the top from point-blank range. Hammers boss Moyes, whose side missed the chance to close the gap on thirdplaced Chelsea to three points, said: “It was probably easier to score than miss, but he has been playing really well. “He scored another goal and did a lot of good things but I can’t understand why he did not head it rather than chest it.” Moyes reserved his fury for bungling Premier League bosses who ordered West Ham to “squeeze” a rearranged game with Norwich in between two games with Leeds. Three games in eight days looked too much for the leggy Hammers and Moyes said: “I can’t see why Leeds didn’t play in midweek but we were made to play. The players have done so well but today we didn’t perform. Playing Leeds twice is really difficult but then you have to squeeze in another Premier League game too, which wasn’t needed. “The people making these decisions at the Premier League aren’t getting it right at the moment. I can only assume they don’t understand what recovery means.” Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa lavished praise on his players after they avenged their 2-0 defeat by West Ham in the FA Cup eight days earlier. He said: “Brave is the word that defines the team today. Their determination was the biggest factor – when footballers put so much effort into what they do, the talents they possess come out easier.” middlesbrough 2 Crooks 84, 90 reading 1 Carroll 68 crooks puts boro into higher gear By CLIVE HETHERINGTON MATT CROOKS is finally hitting the heights – and insists Middlesbrough can do the same. The giant midfielder, signed from Rotherham last summer in a £1million-plus deal, headed two late goals to lift Boro into the play-off places. Chris Wilder has lost only one of his 10 games in charge in all competitions and overseen six wins in the last seven league matches. This was the third game on the trot that Boro had won in the final minute and Crooks (above), who saluted the jubilant home fans at the end, embodied the neversay-die spirit. He said: “I always get a bit of stick for being 6ft 5in and not scoring headers. Growing up, I was always told I jumped smaller than I am! “It’s nice to score two. I don’t remember what happened after the second, it’s just a big blur. “There are easier ways to win, but there’s no better feeling when that happens. We never give up – three games in a row we’ve done it in the last minute, it’s just crazy.” And on Boro’s promotion prospects, Crooks, 27, added: “We have to believe. Results lately have been fantastic. We have confidence, not arrogance, and the gaffer instils that.” Struggling Reading – thumped 7-0 by Fulham last week – are clinging to the hope that Andy Carroll will extend his contract. The former Newcastle striker, whose short-term deal has now expired, headed the Royals into a 68th-minute lead before Crooks levelled six minutes from time. The visitors remain deep in relegation trouble, but under-fire boss Veljko Paunovic said: “Everyone had something to say – things were thrown around the dressing room. We’re not going to give up, we’ll continue fighting.” But there were more negatives, with winger Junior Hoilett injuring a hamstring and Reading confirming that transfer-seeking defender Liam Moore has been stripped of the club captaincy.

4 DAILY MIrror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football DM1ST on this january day 1942: Muhammad Ali, one of the most celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He died in 2016. 2000: Eric Cantona narrowly pipped George Best as Manchester United’s best player of the 20th century in a vote conducted by the club’s official website. 2013: Lance Armstrong was stripped of the Olympic bronze medal he won at the Sydney Games in 2000. 17 back page: 2011 quick quiz 1. Who will skipper Great Britain’s women’s curling team at this year’s Winter Olympics? 2. Who did Muhammad Ali beat in the Thrilla in Manila? 3. Which county did Haseeb Hameed play for prior to Nottinghamshire? 4. Who were the only team to beat Leicester twice during their 2015-16 Prem title-winning campaign? answers 1. Eve Muirhead; 2. Joe Frazier; 3. Lancashire; 4. Arsenal. FORMER policeman Howard Webb sprung into action to catch a pitch invader as the Tyne-Wear derby turned nasty. Referee Webb grabbed the raider who tried to attack Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper. The FA promised a full inquiry into the latest violent scenes at the Stadium of Light. Asamoah Gyan’s injury-time goal rescued a point for Sunderland in a 1-1 draw. phil yer boots Coutinho levels it up and (above) celebrates with Carney Chukwuemeka OFFICIAL PARTNER OF Prices valid until at least 30/01/2022. All products are subject to availability. Prices include VAT at 20% (unless stated otherwise and subject to changes in taxation). Prices in this publication are correct at time of print. For latest price information check our website, the App or visit a Screwfix store. Screwfix Direct Limited standard terms and conditions apply to all sales – see screwfix.com/termsandconditions. Images used in the publication are for illustration purposes only. Delivery charges and restrictions may apply - see screwfix.com/delivery. aston villa 2 Ramsey 77, Coutinho 81 manchester Utd 2 Fernandes 6, 67 By DAVE ARMITAGE No wonder they call Philippe Coutinho The Magician – he had hankies springing out all over the place. The on-loan Barcelona star might have had the broadest grin in the stadium but his missus and kids were in floods of tears. Wife Aine and family sobbed openly in the stand as they witnessed the tiny Brazilian feel the love again. When Coutinho stabbed home the equaliser in front of the Holte End it was all too much for his nearest and dearest. The floodgates opened as he pulled himself out of the net to acknowledge the adulation of a crowd desperate for a true hero. It’s early days but you sense this could be the man. He certainly couldn’t have made a much more dramatic introduction after coming off the bench with just over 20 minutes left and Villa trailing 2-0. Cometh the moment, cometh the man – Coutinho, who felt unloved during his time at Barcelona, was thrown into the action. There was no chance the occasion would get to him – he cost Barca £143million for God’s sake. It was all a question of how ring-rusty he was. But within minutes he’d assisted Jacob Ramsey ( far right) for a cracking equaliser before the youngster paid back the compliment and sent a low ball across the box and straight into his path. Coutinho raced in and forced it home, beating his heart with his fist as if to signal the start of a love affair. Boss Steven Gerrard reckons that’s the essence of it all, saying: “You can’t underestimate the feeling of being happy going to work. Just getting love and support – we all enjoy that. He’s smiling away. What’s happened is history. All he has to do now is go

DM1ST 17.01.2022 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 5 phil-good factor Coutinho produces the cheers and tears as he marks return to English football with goal on his Villa debut out and enjoy his football.” Try telling that to United’s interim boss Ralf Rangnick, who has the weight of the world on his shoulders. Some players are openly revolting, the fans aren’t far behind, and Rangnick’s chances of taking over the Old Trafford hotseat on a more permanent basis must be ranked around zero right now. Everything seems to be going wrong and angry United fans can’t help thinking it’s the fault of the interim manager (left), pointing to late and ineffectual substitutions. United were certainly bossing cheer and now Bruno Fernandes salutes his goal before Emi Martinez celebrates Coutinho leveller things in the first half, with Gerrard admitting he delivered harsh words to his Villa men at the interval. It was a really bumpy start for the Midlanders – keeper Emi Martinez making a hash of Bruno Fernandes’ sixth-minute shot to gift the visitors an early lead. Martinez did redeem himself with some fine blocks but was powerless when Portuguese international Fernandes thumped home a rocket via the underside of the bar in the 67th minute. Enter Coutinho, who managed to sprinkle enough stardust to change the course of the match.While Rangnick dithered, Gerrard, who played with Coutinho at Anfield for almost three years, played his trump card to stunning effect. And the big bonus for Villa fans is that fellow playmaker Emi Buendia clearly does not have to be sacrificed to accommodate the f ormer Liverpool star. It’s hard to know what’s in store for Rangnick and this United side, who threw away the points. In control in the first half, i n th e second they were in utter disarray. gERRARd gRANTs AN EMi AwARd By daVe arMitage with him and he’s been STEVEN GERRARD says getting better and better record Aston Villa each week. They’ve been signing Emi Buendia will shining in training not be the fall guy now together and I’m sure that Philippe Coutinho the South American has landed at Villa Park. connection helps them.” Buendia looked sure And Gerrard stressed to be the man to make that Coutinho was not way for the Brazilian signed to take Buendia’s magician, on loan from place. “We haven’t Spanish giants Barcelona. brought anyone in to But Gerrard reckons replace him. He’s a big the playmaking pair player and he will (below) are already on contribute and help us a their way to forming a great deal” special partnership. “He was my man of the match,” said the Villa boss about 25-year-old Argentinian star Buendia, signed from Norwich City for £38million last summer. “I was delighted sTATs YOUR lOT... AsTON VillA Martinez ......................................... 6 Cash.................................................7 Konsa.............................................. 6 Mings ...............................................7 Digne BOOkED .................................7 Sanson .............................................7 Douglas Luiz ....................................7 Ramsey .......................................... 8 Watkins ........................................... 6 Ings ................................................. 5 Buendia .......................................... 8 SUBS Hause (Konsa 46) .......................... 6 Coutinho (Sanson 68) .................... 8 Chukwuemeka (Ings 76) MAN OF THE MATCH bRUNO FERNANdEs MANCHEsTER UNiTEd De Gea .............................................7 Dalot ............................................... 6 Lindelof .......................................... 6 Varane ............................................ 6 Telles .............................................. 6 Fred ................................................ 6 Matic BOOkED ................................. 6 Greenwood ......................................7 Fernandes BOOkED ........................ 8 Elanga ............................................ 6 Cavani ..............................................7 SUBS Sancho (Elanga 78) Lingard (Greenwood 89) Van de Beek (Fernandes 89) 55% possession 45% 9 shots on target 6 4 shots off target 4 521 totaL passes 432 85 passing sUCCess 81 3 Corners 6 1 offside 1 8 foULs 13 0 1 Cards 2 0 REF: David Coote ATT: 41,968 FACT ROOM... Aston Villa are winless in their last 23 home league games against Manchester United (D8 L15), since a 3-1 victory in August 1995. It’s the longest winless home run one side has had against another in English Football League history. In all competitions, United are unbeaten in their last 23 away games against Villa (W17 D6), since a 3-0 loss in the League Cup in October 1999. No side in English football history has had a longer unbeaten away run against an opponent when both sides have played in the top four tiers at the time. United failed to win a Premier League away game in which they led by 2+ goals for the first time since January 2016 against Newcastle (3-3). Villa avoided defeat in a Prem game in which they trailed by 2+ goals for the first time since January 2014 against West Brom (4-3), having lost each of their previous 62 such matches in the competition. United are one of two sides to score in all their away games this term alongside Leicester. NEXT THREE... astON VILLa Sat Everton (away) ............PL Feb 9 Leeds (home) ..............PL Feb 13 Newcastle (away) .......PL maNChEstEr UNItED Wed Brentford (away) .........PL Sat West Ham (home) .......PL Feb 4 Middlesbrough (home) .FAC mirror.co.uk/sport/football

6 EUROSPOT betis tie it up 24 hours late By Ian Winrow REAL Betis reached the Copa del Rey quarterfinals by beating city rivals Sevilla yesterday 24 hours after the game started. The tie was suspended in the 39th minute on Saturday when Sevilla’s Joan Jordan (above) was hit by an object thrown from the crowd while GERMANY B M’gladbach (0) 1 Bayer Leverkusen (0) 2 Elvedi 81 Andrich 51 Schick 74 Cologne (0) 0 Bayern Munich (2) 4 Lewandowski 9, 62, 74 Tolisso 25 Mainz (0) 1 VfL Bochum (0) 0 St Juste 48 Stuttgart (0) 0 RB Leipzig (1) 2 Andre Silva 11 (pen) Nkunku 70 Union Berlin (1) 2 Hoffenheim (1) 1 Voglsammer 22 Promel 73 Wolfsburg (0) 0 Hertha Berlin (0) 0 A Bielefeld (1) 2 Greuther Furth (1) 2 Okugawa 8 Leweling 35 Castro 83 Nielsen 67 Att 750 Augsburg (1) 1 Eintracht Frankfurt (1) 1 Gregoritsch 38 Kamada 22 FRANCE PSG (1) 2 Brest (0) 0 Mbappe 33 Att 4,925 Kehrer 54 St Etienne (1) 1 Lens (0) 2 Boudebouz 39 Sotoca 78 Att 5,000 Fofana 90 Lorient (0) 0 Angers (0) 0 Marseille (0) 1 Lille (1) 1 Under 76 Botman 16 Monaco (1) 4 Clermont Foot (0) 0 Diop 45 Ben Yedder 56, 63 (pen) Henrique 84 Reims (0) 0 Metz (0) 1 Niane 62 Rennes (2) 6 Bordeaux (0) 0 Terrier 33, Bourigeaud 44 Att 4,951 Laborde 62, Truffert 70 Guirassy 90, 90 Strasbourg (0) 3 Montpellier (1) 1 Waris 78, Thomasson 85 Mollet 12 Gameiro 87 Troyes (0) 0 Lyon (1) 1 Att 4,224 Dembele 34 (pen) SPAIN Elche (0) 1 Villarreal (0) 0 Boye 78 COPA DEL REY ROUND OF 16 Girona (1) 1 Rayo Vallecano (1) 2 Bernardo 27 Guardiola 45, 49 Mallorca (1) 2 Espanyol (0) 1 Kubo 33 Puado 63 Prats 61 Real Betis (1) 2 Sevilla (1) 1 Fekir 40 Gomez 36 Canales 73 Sporting Gijon (0) 0 Cadiz (0) 0 Cadiz win 4-2 on pens Atletico Baleares (0) 0 Valencia (1) 1 Marcos Andre 2 SUPERCOPA FINAL Athletic Bilbao (0) 0 Real Madrid (1) 2 Modric 39 Benzema 53 (pen) ITALY Juventus (1) 2 Udinese (0) 0 Dybala 20 McKennie 80 Salernitana (0) 0 Lazio (2) 3 Immobile 8, 11 Lazzari 67 Sampdoria (1) 1 Torino (1) 2 Caputo 19 Singo 28 Praet 68 Atalanta (0) 0 Inter Milan (0) 0 Roma (1) 1 Cagliari (0) 0 Sergio Oliveira 34 (pen) Sassuolo (0) 2 Verona (2) 4 Scamacca 55 Caprari 38 Defrel 68 Barak 45, 58 (pen), 90 Venezia (0) 1 Empoli (1) 1 Okereke 74 Zurkowski 27 DAILY Mirror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football celebrating an equaliser at Betis’ Benito Villamarin stadium and taken to hospital with a head injury. The match was abandoned and restaged yesterday - with Jordan ruled out - in an empty ground, Sergio Canales scoring the only goal of the game. P W D L F A Pts B Munich.............19 15 1 3 61 18 46 B Dortmund.........19 13 1 5 49 29 40 B Leverkusen......19 9 5 5 44 31 32 Hoffenheim.........19 9 4 6 39 29 31 Union Berlin........19 8 7 4 27 24 31 Freiburg..............19 8 6 5 31 23 30 RB Leipzig...........19 8 4 7 36 23 28 E Frankfurt..........19 7 7 5 30 28 28 Cologne...............19 7 7 5 30 32 28 Mainz..................19 8 3 8 27 21 27 Baumgartl 16 (og) VfL Bochum.........19 7 2 10 17 27 23 M’gladbach..........19 6 4 9 25 35 22 Hertha Berlin......19 6 4 9 21 38 22 VfL Wolfsburg......19 6 3 10 17 30 21 Augsburg.............19 4 7 8 19 30 19 A Bielefeld...........19 3 9 7 18 26 18 Stuttgart.............19 4 6 9 22 33 18 Greuther Furth....19 1 4 14 15 51 7 P W D L F A Pts PSG.....................21 15 5 1 42 18 50 Nice.....................21 12 4 5 34 18 39 Marseille............ 20 10 7 3 28 16 37 Rennes................21 10 4 7 40 19 34 Monaco...............21 9 6 6 33 23 33 Lens....................21 9 6 6 36 29 33 Strasbourg......... 20 9 5 6 39 25 32 Montpellier........ 20 9 4 7 34 27 31 Nantes.................21 8 5 8 26 25 29 Lille.................... 20 7 8 5 27 27 29 Lyon................... 20 7 8 5 28 27 28 Angers................ 20 6 8 6 26 27 26 Brest...................21 6 7 8 26 33 25 Reims..................21 5 9 7 22 23 24 Metz....................21 4 7 10 24 41 19 Clermont Foot.... 20 4 6 10 20 36 18 Troyes................ 20 4 5 11 18 29 17 Lorient............... 20 3 8 9 15 31 17 Bordeaux............21 3 8 10 30 50 17 St Etienne.......... 20 2 6 12 18 42 12 P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid.........21 15 4 2 45 18 49 Sevilla................ 20 13 5 2 31 13 44 Real Betis........... 20 10 4 6 33 24 34 A Madrid............. 20 9 6 5 33 24 33 R Sociedad......... 20 9 6 5 22 21 33 Barcelona........... 20 8 8 4 31 23 32 Rayo Vallecano... 20 9 4 7 27 21 31 Villarreal.............21 7 8 6 33 23 29 A Bilbao...............21 6 10 5 20 17 28 Valencia............. 20 7 7 6 32 32 28 Espanyol............. 20 7 5 8 23 24 26 Osasuna............. 20 6 7 7 20 25 25 Granada............. 20 5 9 6 24 27 24 Celta Vigo........... 20 6 5 9 22 23 23 Elche...................21 5 7 9 21 28 22 Mallorca............. 20 4 8 8 17 30 20 Getafe................ 20 4 6 10 13 21 18 Alaves................ 20 4 5 11 16 30 17 Cadiz.................. 20 2 8 10 15 34 14 Levante.............. 20 1 8 11 21 41 11 P W D L F A Pts Inter Milan...........21 15 5 1 51 16 50 AC Milan..............21 15 3 3 46 23 48 Napoli..................21 13 4 4 37 15 43 Atalanta..............21 12 6 3 44 26 42 Juventus............ 22 12 5 5 34 21 41 Lazio.................. 22 10 5 7 46 39 35 Roma.................. 22 11 2 9 36 28 35 Fiorentina.......... 20 10 2 8 34 29 32 Torino..................21 9 4 8 29 20 31 Verona................ 22 8 6 8 41 37 30 Empoli................ 22 8 5 9 35 43 29 Sassuolo............. 22 7 7 8 38 37 28 Bologna.............. 20 8 3 9 28 33 27 Udinese.............. 20 4 8 8 28 36 20 Sampdoria.......... 22 5 5 12 29 40 20 Spezia.................21 5 4 12 21 41 19 Venezia...............21 4 6 11 19 38 18 Cagliari............... 22 3 7 12 21 43 16 Genoa..................21 1 9 11 20 39 12 Salernitana......... 20 3 2 15 13 46 11 winning? it’s all in the ed Boss Howe fears Toon’s habit of letting leads slip away could be a result of his players’ fragile psychological state newcastle 1 Saint-Maximin 49 watford 1 Pedro 88 By SIMON BIRD EDDIE Howe fears “mental scars” and “psychological” problems are damaging Newcastle’s chance of avoiding relegation. United have dropped 21 points from winning positions this season. They have scored first in 10 games but won just one and lost three, exposing serious flaws which Howe will address this week. They look a team that has forgotten how to win. Their only victory in 22 league and cup games was courtesy of a goalkeeping error against Burnley in early December. Toon have had their chances, including here against Watford with Allan Saint-Maximin’s 49thminute strike being cancelled out by Joao Pedro two minutes from time. Howe could be forgiven for wanting to tear into his defence, let rip at the weak finale and vent his obvious frustrations. And it looked like he wanted to at full time when the Toon boss slammed a water bottle into the turf and shook his head. But by 5.45pm on Saturday he had resumed his persona of calm, collected educator. He said: “I think it’s psychological. At 1-0 up, I think there was a thought to protect what we had, but so early in the game. We lost our attacking threat and that should never be the case so early in the game. “I think that’s linked to confidence, and probably not having won as many games as we would have liked in a long period of time. “I think the only way you can build that is to get over the line and win, and we did that against Burnley. “I just hope that doesn’t leave mental scars for the players. I’m sure it won’t because we’ll go into the game, analyse it and review it, and do some work to try to change it.” Howe highlighted “three” errors which allowed relegation rivals Watford to claim a point and keep Newcastle in the bottom three. That is not a great advert for a club trying to lure a top defender to Tyneside before the transfer window closes. As well as Watford, they have also failed to beat Norwich, Brentford, Leeds and Southampton at St James’ Park. Next up is a trip to Elland Road, and the relentlessly positive relationship between Howe, the club, and the amazing Newcastle fans is being tested. Assessing his impact after 10 games in charge, that solitary win and 21 goals leaked, he said: “I’m certainly disappointed in terms of the win column. Absolutely. “I’m really disappointed by that fact, especially when I look at some of the games we’ve drawn. “You go back to Norwich with DM1ST 10 men, I thought we should have won. “Then this and other games we’ve ended up drawing. In different moments, looking for the second goal in games, we seem content with one and that’s never enough. It’s disappointing and there’s lots to improve. “We have damaged ourselves. We still have a chance to bounce back but the games get bigger with every match. “There has to be frustration but it’s not a time for shouting and screaming. Putting my frustrations on them is not healthy. It’s about trying to help them understand why we didn’t win and doing the work on the training pitch.” our foot’s on the ped-al now By SIMON BIRD Samir fitted in well after making their debuts less BRAZILIAN Joao Pedro reckons Watford are than a week ago and Pedro said: “I think they did ready for a crucial week in their battle to stay up. very well. They’ll be ready to perform in the After saving a point against Newcastle to stay Premier League.” out of the bottom three, they will try to step up Watford visit Burnley tomorrow and entertain their fight for survival against fellow strugglers Norwich on Friday. Burnley and Norwich. “We know how tough the next games are but we are ready and after this result our confidence will grow,” said Pedro, who grabbed a late equaliser (right) for the Hornets at St James’ Park. “It felt like a goal was in the air and in the end it came. It shows us that in the Premier League you can never give up.” New boys Hassane Kamara, Edo Kayembe and

DM1ST 17.01.2022 DAILY Mirror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 7 MAX FACTOR Saint-Maximin’s joy after scoring (below) just after the interval Premier League games this season resulting in Newcastle dropping 21 points from winning positions... Aug 14 (h) Led West Ham 1-0 and 2-1 but lost 4-2 - 3PTS Aug 28 (h) Led Southampton 1-0 and 2-1 but settled for 2-2 draw - 2PTS Sep 25 (a) Led Watford 1-0 but finished in a 1-1 draw - 2PTS Oct 17 (h) Led Spurs 1-0 only to lose 3-2 - 3PTS Nov 20 (h) Led Brentford but finished a 3-3 draw - 2PTS Nov 30 (h) Led Norwich 1-0 but ended in a 1-1 draw - 2PTS Dec 16 (a) Led Liverpool 1-0 but lost 3-1 - 3PTS Dec 27 (h) Led Man Utd 1-0 but drew 1-1 - 2PTS Jan 15 (h) Led Watford 1-0 but settled for 1-1 draw - 2PTS Nine games, led nine times, ended up with six draws and three defeats. From 27 possible points, they took just six max: we have to draw line in the sand By SIMON BIRD ALLAN SAINT-MAXIMIN has warned his Newcastle team-mates they are doomed if they keep on drawing matches. Despite the Frenchman’s goals, Newcastle are struggling to climb away from the bottom three and they blew a great chance against Watford. The stalemate, their ninth from 20 Premier League games this term, means they have dropped a point below Norwich City, who a few weeks ago looked relegation certainties. Newcastle were held 1-1 at Watford in September and since then have drawn a further six matches, five with 1-1 scorelines. “We know if we keep drawing we will not survive but we have to keep going,” said 24-year-old Saint-Maximin. “We know we have good quality and what we can do but it’s time to stop talking about it. It’s time to show it. If this keeps going on we will not stay up. Draws are not enough for us. We tried to do everything to win this game but it’s hard to take when you concede a goal with two minutes left. “When you are in this position you need a bit of luck. We need more luck to turn draws into wins. Watford did not have a lot of opportunities to score but they took one right at the end.” STATS YOUR LOT... Newcastle Dubravka......................................... 6 Trippier............................................ 6 Lascelles......................................... 5 Schar............................................... 5 Dummett Booked........................... 5 Shelvey Booked.............................. 5 Longstaff......................................... 5 Joelinton......................................... 5 Saint-Maximin..................................7 Fraser Booked................................ 6 Wood............................................... 5 SUBS Murphy (Fraser 74)......................... 5 Almiron (Saint-Maximin 86) MAN OF THE MATCH allan Saint-Maximin Watford Foster.............................................. 6 Ngakia............................................. 5 Cathcart.......................................... 6 Samir Booked................................. 6 Kamara............................................ 6 Kucka.............................................. 6 Sissoko Booked.............................. 6 Kayembe......................................... 6 Dennis............................................. 6 King..................................................7 Joao Pedro.......................................7 SUBS Femenia (Ngakia 66)...................... 6 Cleverley (Kucka 77) Hernandez (Dennis 84) 52% possession 48% 1 shots on target 5 8 shots off target 6 405 TOTAL PASSES 381 76 passing SUCCESS 79 4 Corners 6 1 offside 1 13 fouls 13 0 3 cards 2 0 Ref: Paul Tierney Att: 52,223 FACT ROOM... Newcastle have dropped 21 points from winning positions in the league this season, at least three more than any other side. Watford remain the only side in England’s top four tiers without a league clean sheet this season. The Hornets have conceded in each of their last 29 Prem matches since a 3-0 win against Liverpool in February 2020. Newcastle have scored the first goal in 10 different Prem games this season, but have only gone on to win one of those (D6 L3). All five of Allan Saint-Maximin’s Prem goals for Newcastle this season have come in home games – no player has scored more in the competition this term without netting away from home. Watford have never lost a league game in which Joao Pedro has scored for them, though today was the first such game the Hornets failed to win (W10 D1). Kiko Femenia has three assists for Watford in the Prem this season, more than he’d provided in his first 80 appearances for the Hornets in the competition (2). NEXT THREE... newcastle Sat Leeds (away)................PL Feb 8 Everton (home)............PL Feb 13 Aston Villa (home).......PL watford Tom Burnley (away).............PL Jan 21 Norwich (home)...........PL Feb 8 West Ham (away).........PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football flippin’ eq! holders get huge shock africa cup of nations Esteban Obiang scored 20 minutes from time as Equatorial Guinea pulled off one of the great Africa Cup of Nations finals upsets with a 1-0 win over defending champions Algeria. The shock Group E result leaves Algeria bottom of the standings and needing a win against Ivory Coast on Thursday to stand any chance of advancing. Obiang (above) struck from a corner as the tiny nation of 1.4million ended Algeria’s run of 35 unbeaten internationals. It is their first defeat since October 2018. A goalkeeping howler handed Sierra Leone a dramatic last-gasp equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw with Ivory Coast in the same group. Keeper Badra Ali Sangare lost control of the ball and spilt it for Sierra Leone’s Alhaji Kamara (right) to snatch a 95th-minute goal, as they grabbed their second point of the tournament. Sebastien Haller scored first to put Ivory Coast ahead at halftime but 21-year-old Musa Kamara equalised for Sierra Leone before Nicolas Pepe restored the Ivorians’ lead. But Sangare’s error allowed Steven Caulker to feed Kamara. The Ivorians lead the group with four points from Equatorial Guinea on three, Sierra Leone on two and Algeria with one. Hamza Mathlouthi and Wahbi Khazri scored inside the opening nine minutes to set up a comfortable 4-0 victory for Tunisia over Mauritania in their Group F match at the Limbe Stadium. Khazri added another in the second half and then laid on a fourth for Seifeddine Jaziri as Tunisia were vastly improved. Tunisia, who missed a late penalty from Youssef Msakni, have three points and are third in the group behind Gambia and Mali, who have four points each. Two late penalties awarded after VAR reviews saw Gambia hold Mali to a 1-1 draw. Gambia equalised in the last minute through Musa Barrow, after a handball decision against Mali, who had led after Ibrahima Kone converted his spot-kick.

8 DAILY MIrror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football DM1ST we can strike it rich By Jon West disappointed like us because we ABDOULAYE DOUCOURE hopes the didn’t take any points. But, of return of Richarlison can help end course, his comeback is a boost.” Everton’s terrible run of form. Doucoure, a £20million recruit Richarlison came off the bench to from Watford two years ago, score a breathtaking overhead kick admitted Everton’s overall display – to give his side hope at Carrow which ended in a sixth defeat in Road. eight league games – was It was his first taste of action substandard. since being forced off injured in a 3-1 He said: “We are making too many defeat at Crystal Palace on mistakes. We know it wasn’t good December 12. enough. Midfielder Doucoure (right) said: “The players have to take the “Richarlison is a top-class striker responsibility. 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Full details of the Dignity Promise are available at www.dignityfuneralplans.co.uk/promise AD ENOUGH Idah is mobbed by team-mates and it’s a scream for Aarons Off the mark tO make mark By Jon West long time so I was delighted to get ADAM IDAH wants more of the same there. after his first Premier League goal “Hopefully this is the turning point turned out to be the winner. and we can start winning more games. The Republic of Ireland striker “It takes the pressure off, with the admitted getting off the mark was a fans as well, and lifted the spirits of relief in more ways than one. everyone. The fans were behind us and The target man’s previous existence that’s what we needed. had been understudy to Teemu Pukki, “We are not far behind teams in the with 42 of his 51 appearances coming league and if we all stay together we from the bench. can get through this.” But he started alongside the Finn at Idah converted Brandon Williams’ West Ham last week and almost scored, pass to put Norwich 2-0 ahead in the and was rewarded with another go 18th minute. when Everton visited. He said: “Brandon said before the He said: “To be able to celebrate in game he was going to give me an assist front of the fans is just amazing. I had – so we were both buzzing in the been waiting for that feeling for a long, changing room.”

DM1ST 17.01.2022 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 9 idah home show for canaries norwich 2 Keane og 16, idah 18 everton 1 richarlison 60 By Jon WesT NORWICH fans called time on their four-game revolt and were rewarded with the afternoon of their dreams. And despite the defeat, angry Everton supporters also got what they wanted with Rafa Benitez’s sacking yesterday following weeks of protests at the manager over the team’s shocking form. Canaries boss Dean Smith had spent plenty of pre-match energy trying to get the Carrow Road faithful back on board. Cut out the sarcastic singing such as cheering imaginary goals. Stop telling Billy Gilmour to go back to Chelsea (he did, but only for treatment on an ankle injury). Just get behind the players, who need your help. Both parties knew a truce was only possible if the men in yellow and green made a statement on the pitch and finally - after six league defeats in c Adam brings losing streak to an end and stokes Norwich survival hopes row and not a single goal - they did just that thanks to a stroke of luck and Adam Idah’s strike. The opener came on 16 minutes when Josh Sargent, relentless throughout, put in a cross from the right and Michael Keane sliced past his own goalkeeper in a panic. It was Norwich’s first league goal since November 30 and made Keane their joint second top scorer. Just 92 seconds later Idah doubled the lead with his first Premier League goal. Everton surrendered possession in the Norwich half and in a trice defender Brandon Williams, on loan from Manchester United, was speeding away down the left. He found Idah, whose first touch was not the best, but it was enough to get himself in behind new Everton recruit Vitalii Mykolenko to poke past Jordan Pickford. At long last Norwich looked like they believed they could make something happen. “Everyone played their part,” said Idah, 20. “Whether it was the attackers or defenders, we all did well and we ground out the result. “That’s what we needed. We need to build on this now and go from here. We’re really confident as a club. We believe we’re good enough to stay in this league. “We just need to get as many wins as we can and get as many points as we can.” Carrow Road had erupted following Idah’s goal and a song about Rafa Benitez’s job prospects quickly followed. As it turned out, his prospects were not very good. It was too much for one travelling fan, who ran onto the pitch just before the half hour. He did not get far before being seized by stewards but furiously jabbed a finger in the direction of the away dugout. Everton, with only Demarai Gray looking dangerous, carried on under-performing up to half-time. A shot from Mykolenko was so wayward it found a team-mate on the far touchline. Lucas Digne’s replacement almost sank his side early in the second half with a backpass straight to Idah who was all alone in the box. But the striker had his back to goal and could not circumvent Pickford. Benitez reacted with a double change - the comebacks from injury of Richarlison and Yerry Mina - and the former put the Toffees back in it with a super goal on the hour. Canaries keeper Tim Krul punched away under pressure and Richarlison sent the ball over him and into the net with an overhead kick. That roused Everton, with Anthony Gordon increasingly influential, but Norwich dug in stubbornly – another innovation – and almost made it 3-1 when Milot Rashica clipped a post in stoppage time. Quite a few Everton fans, approached tentatively by seven clapping players after the final whistle and hemmed in by a wall of stewards, stayed to vent their fury and sing, “Rafa Benitez get out of our club”. Yesterday the Goodison board agreed with them. Doomed from Day One: Page 46-47 STATS YOUR LOT... NORwiCH Krul ..................................................7 Aarons BookEd .............................. 8 Hanley ............................................ 8 Gibson .............................................7 Williams .......................................... 8 Sargent BookEd ..............................7 Lees-Melou .................................... 8 Sorensen .........................................7 Rashica ............................................7 Pukki BookEd ..................................7 Idah ................................................ 8 SubS Byram (Williams 76) Giannoulis (Aarons 80) Tzolis (Sargent 87) MAN OF THE MATCH AdAM idAH EvERTON Pickford .......................................... 6 Coleman ......................................... 6 Godfrey .......................................... 6 Keane BookEd ............................... 5 Mykolenko ...................................... 4 Gordon ............................................7 Doucoure........................................ 6 Gomes ............................................ 5 Gray .................................................7 Calvert-Lewin ................................. 6 Rondon ........................................... 5 SubS Mina (Coleman 54) ........................ 6 Richarlison (Rondon 54) ................7 40% possession 60% 3 shoTs on TarGeT 5 6 shoTs off TarGeT 1 279 ToTaL passes 430 69 passinG sUCCess 80 8 Corners 8 3 offside 1 12 foULs 14 0 3 Cards 1 0 REF: Andrew Madley ATT: 26,629 FACT ROOM... Norwich have won two of their six Premier League home games under Dean Smith (D1 L3), as many wins as they managed in their final 21 home games in the competition under previous manager Daniel Farke (W2 D4 L15). Everton have won just 19 points from their 19 league games this season – only twice previously have they had fewer at this stage of a campaign (17 in 1997-98 and 05-06). This was Everton’s first away defeat against a team starting the day bottom of the Prem since May 2004 (1-2 v Wolves), having been unbeaten in 17 such games coming into today (W9 D8). Norwich led by two goals at halftime in a Prem game at Carrow Road for the first time since May 2016 (v Watford), with the victory being their 30th home game in the competition since then. There were just 92 seconds between Norwich’s first two goals against Everton, while they scored more goals in the opening 18 minutes of this game as they had in their previous eight Prem matches combined (1). NEXT THREE... NoRWiCh Friday Watford (away) ............PL Feb 5 Wolves (away) ...........FAC Feb 9 Crystal Palace (home) PL EvERtoN Sat Aston Villa (home) ......PL Feb 5 Brentford (home)......FAC Feb 8 Newcastle (away) .......PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football cardiff city 0 blackburn 1 Rothwell 14 mowbray is thrilled by man o’ whar By Graham Thomas Tony MowBray reckons Scott wharton’s steadying influence will help Blackburn’s promotion push. The defender has become rovers’ lucky charm having yet to finish on the losing side in 16 Championship starts for the club. The 24-year-old (below) has only tasted defeat once – when he came on as a substitute against watford last season. and neither the fan ban nor a red card for ryan nyambe after two bookings undermined their resolve in Cardiff. Boss Mowbray said: “Scott has got a brilliant record. we sent him out on loan for three years and he learned his trade at Cambridge and northampton. “He has come back a man who is physically up to the job in the Championship. I’m delighted for him after what has been a long journey. Scott is a real steady Eddie who does his job very well. He wins headers, he distributes the ball, releases pressure and puts his body on the line.” It’s eight wins and two draws in their last 10 league games for rovers – but they needed grit and bravery to survive after the classy goal from Joe rothwell (top). Mowbray added: “we’ve given ourselves a platform, but nothing is achieved yet. you can get beaten by anybody in this division. I know how tough this league is and that’s why I’m not getting excited.” The Bluebirds are without a Championship win in their last five games and have now lost eight of their last nine at home. and manager Steve Morison warned: “The players who get paid the most are the players up front – and they need to go out and do the business, otherwise we will have to get others in who can. “Blackburn had that moment of quality which we didn’t have, which is why they are near the top of the league and we are down where we are.”

10 FOUR THINGS WE LEARNED from... Matchday 22 rafa really needed his boy from brazil THE inquest into where it went wrong for Rafael Benitez at Everton is already well underway. Sacked yesterday, Benitez (above) will have his own views on why results were so poor and that will no doubt include injuries to key players, including Richarlison. The Brazil star has missed seven of the Goodison Park club’s 19 games with knee and calf injuries. He returned to score in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Norwich City, the loss that spelled the end for Benitez. His fourth league goal of the season took Richarlison’s Premier League tally to 37, since joining Everton in July 2018. Only Cagliari’s Joao Pedro (50) and Neymar (40) can better that haul among Brazilian players in Europe’s big five leagues. THE kids are all right as far as Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa is concerned. The introduction of Lewis Bate and Leo Hjelde at West Ham yesterday meant the Yorkshire club became the first team in Premier League history to hand eight teenagers their debuts in a single season – Crysencio Summerville, Charlie Cresswell, Joe Gelhardt, Cody Drameh, Stuart McKinstry, Sam Greenwood, as well as Bate and Hjelde. TAA & Robbo just love an assister act FULL-BACKS Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson again showed why they are Liverpool’s assist kings. Both had an off night against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semifinal but they restored supply lines against Brentford, with Alexander- Arnold (above) teeing up Fabinho for the opener and Robertson crossing for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to head home the second. Since the start of the 2018-19 season the pair have served up more assists in the Premier League than any other player – with Alexander-Arnold having a hand in 42 goals and Robertson 39. MANCHESTER United fans might have expected a showreel of set-pieces goals after Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Old Trafford this season. But Bruno Fernandes’ opener at Aston Villa was the first time United have found the net from a set-piece in the league this term (excluding penalties). DM1ST hitch per Pep says fourth title in five DAILY Mirror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football years for City would be the most satisfying after a host of problems manchester city 1 De Bruyne 81 chelsea 0 by David McDonnell Pep Guardiola reckons a fourth title in five years would be Manchester City’s most impressive – because of the problems they have endured off the pitch. Covid cases, injuries and personal problems have beset Guardiola and his players, but City have stayed strong throughout to stand on the cusp of another title success. Match-winner Kevin De Bruyne has overcome Covid, as has Guardiola himself, while Joao Cancelo and his family were attacked by armed raiders who broke into his home between Christmas and New Year. City failed to land Harry Kane to replace Sergio Aguero, but Guardiola’s side have adapted without a recognised striker to open up a seemingly unassailable lead in the title race. Against the backdrop of all those issues, Guardiola reckons his players, who made it 12 successive Premier League wins with victory over Chelsea (Mateo Kovacic, above), deserve huge credit for the position they are in. “In this season there are personal problems for the players,” said Guardiola. “They are human beings, they have families. There are problems sometimes. “Joao, for example. He had an incredible episode a couple of weeks ago with the family at home. How should you react in that situation? “The way he reacted was exceptional. He said he wanted to play against Arsenal in the FA Cup, and he played today. “There are highs and lows for players and you have to handle the situation. Sometimes maybe Kevin has personal problems and I have personal problems as well, but when they are there, they try to do their best. “The biggest achievement is they try to do everything and be the best. Otherwise, in this league, you cannot win 12 games in a row, it’s impossible. “The opponents you see, every single week, they are massive.” De Bruyne proved the difference, his majestic curling strike, 20 minutes from time, clinching victory – although Guardiola said he still expects more from City’s talisman. The Belgium star is finding his way back to top form after Covid left him severely debilitated, with Guardiola convinced he can take his game to another level. “I’ve known Kevin for six years,” said the City boss. “When I arrived, he was already here and then we started winning together. In the bad moments, we suffered together. “But nothing we have done would be possible without him. This season he has struggled for many reasons and our job as a manager is to demand more. “I want to take them out of their comfort zone and give them the belief they can do better. I think Kevin can do it. I want more, because I know he can do it. “I want him to play better in some games and some moments, when we have to push, because I know he can. He’s much better. Not at his best, but much better. He scored an outstanding goal and I know how difficult it is to play against Chelsea. “We won for many reasons but, in the end, because one guy received an exceptional pass from Joao. He drove and drove, and then put the ball in the corner.”

DM1ST fect 17.01.2022 DAILY Mirror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 11 RIGHT NOISES City hero De Bruyne delighted team-mates and boss Guardiola premier table P W D L F A Pts Man City.............22 18 2 2 54 13 56 Liverpool.............21 13 6 2 55 18 45 Chelsea...............22 12 7 3 45 17 43 West Ham...........22 11 4 7 41 30 37 Arsenal...............20 11 2 7 33 25 35 Tottenham...........18 10 3 5 23 20 33 Man Utd..............20 9 5 6 32 29 32 Wolves................20 9 4 7 17 15 31 Brighton..............20 6 10 4 21 21 28 Leicester.............18 7 4 7 31 33 25 Crystal Palace.....21 5 9 7 30 31 24 Southampton.......21 5 9 7 25 33 24 Aston Villa...........20 7 2 11 27 32 23 Brentford............21 6 5 10 24 33 23 Leeds..................20 5 7 8 24 39 22 Everton...............19 5 4 10 24 34 19 Watford..............19 4 2 13 23 37 14 Norwich..............21 3 4 14 10 45 13 Newcastle...........20 1 9 10 20 43 12 Burnley...............17 1 8 8 16 27 11 STATS YOUR LOT... Man City Ederson............................................7 Walker..............................................7 Stones..............................................7 Laporte............................................7 Cancelo............................................7 De Bruyne....................................... 9 Rodri................................................7 Bernardo..........................................7 Sterling........................................... 8 Foden...............................................7 Grealish............................................7 SUBS Gundogan (De Bruyne 84) Jesus (Foden 88) MAN OF THE MATCH kevin de Bruyne Chelsea Kepa................................................ 5 Sarr................................................. 6 Silva................................................. 6 Rudiger........................................... 6 Azpilicueta...................................... 6 Kante................................................7 Kovacic Booked...............................7 Alonso Booked............................... 6 Ziyech............................................. 6 Lukaku............................................. 4 Pulisic.............................................. 6 SUBS Hudson-Odoi (Ziyech 69)............... 6 Werner (Pulisic 69)......................... 6 Mount (Alonso 81) tuchel: no need to splash the cash by David McDonnell Dijk. I said it many times – key THOMAS TUCHEL players are key because they are claims he doesn’t need key in everything they do, and the transfer window to every way in which they behave. turn Chelsea into credible “Our team is a strong team title challengers. and, even now today, it’s a strong Despite losing to team. I love the ambition, I Manchester City to end love the attitude and any hope of the title, hunger with which we’re Tuchel (right) believes playing. he has enough quality “We’re still brave and within his current squad still up for a good fight to be successful. and you can trust anyone “Of course we will try to you put on the pitch. improve, but if you mean do we “We still believe in ourselves need other players, I think we and that we can come up with a just need our whole squad,” said performance that can hurt even the Chelsea boss. Manchester City. “Were Liverpool able to “You can win the same game compete last year for the title? and it not be fully undeserved, No. The only real difference was and you can easily get a draw in that they were lacking Virgil van the same game.” we haven’t won it yet! from front page can take, the tougher it becomes for opponents. But it’s only January, so we need to work hard, keep our heads down and maybe good things will come.” City have now won 12 Premier League games in a row but boss Pep Guardiola insisted their relentless winning run will eventually come to an end. “It will stop, we will not win all the games, and then it will be about how we react and I know we’ll react well,” he said. “We can lose games – one, two, three, four, five. But I know the reaction in the past is that we try again, try to win again.” City are on course for a fourth league title in five seasons and defender Aymeric Laporte said: “This win is very important for us in the race for the title. We know the difficulty of reaching the title, but I think we’re able to do it.’’ 56% possession 44% 6 shots on target 1 3 shots off target 2 576 TOTAL PASSES 454 86 passing SUCCESS 85 9 Corners 1 3 offside 4 11 fouls 6 0 0 cards 2 0 Ref: Craig Pawson Att: 53,319 FACT ROOM... Manchester City have won each of their last 12 Premier League games. It’s the ninth run of 12+ successive victories in the competition’s history, with the Citizens now responsible for four of those (and all under Pep Guardiola). This was the 50th Prem meeting between City and Chelsea – having won just three of the first 25 (12 percent), the Citizens have won 13 of the last 25 between the sides (52 percent). Chelsea failed to register a single shot in the first half of this match, the first time they’d failed to record one in a single half of Prem football since May 2018 (first half v Newcastle). Chelsea had just seven touches in City’s penalty area, their fewest in a single Premier League match since January 2015 – also seven v Manchester City. Against no side has Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne scored more Prem goals than he has v Chelsea (5), while his five goals against them is the most v the Blues by any player who’s previously played for them in the competition. NEXT THREE... manchester city Sat Southampton (away)...PL Feb 5 Fulham (home)...........FAC Feb 9 Brentford (home).........PL chelsea Tom Brighton (away)...........PL Jan 23 Tottenham (home).......PL Feb 5 Plymouth (home).......FAC mirror.co.uk/sport/football

12 millwall 0 Nottingham forest 1 Grabban 90 yates: we’ll have to hit mark more By Ron Lewis RYAN YATES believes that Nottingham Forest must score more goals if they are to make the Championship play-offs. An injury-time winner from Lewis Grabban (above) secured Forest’s first league victory in the since before Christmas. Forest had 24 shots, seven on target, before winning it at the death, having been under the cosh for the first 40 minutes. “We are finishing games so strong,” said Yates. “On the pitch, we felt like the fitter team. Many teams would come here and accept the 0-0, but we wanted to go for the win because of what it means for us in the league table. “We came here in our eyes as favourites and we want to stand up to that challenge. We have got so many good options going forward. “In the Championship teams do score scruffy goals, so you want to have that attacking threat because, more than likely, you are going to concede goals.” That it took until stoppage time for the deadlock to be broken was largely due to top performances by the two goalkeepers, Brice Samba and Bartosz Bialkowski. Yates had four attempts on goal, including a thunderbolt that was kept out with an excellent one-handed save by Bialkowski. The Polish keeper was really unlucky to concede the winner, having made a brilliant stop from Philip Zinckernagel’s shot after Brennan Johnson had run from halfway to the edge of the area. But the ball rolled loose for Grabban to tap in against his former club. Millwall manager Gary Rowett admitted he needed to make signings this month. His problems worsened when Jed Wallace and George Saville pulled out injured the day before the game then Tom Bradshaw and Sheyi Ojo limped off in the first half. The injury to Bradshaw was of particular concern after he “heard something pop in his knee”. “To lose two big players like that and then to lose two in the first half was a really difficult situation,” Rowett said. “We spoke about strengthening the group this window and bringing at least one attacking player in. That might make it a bit different, and we might now need two or three.” DAILY Mirror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football no drought dam fine... Traore seals the win and celebrates with Conor Coady DM1ST about adama Captain Coady delighted as shot-shy wing star finally hits target wolves 3 Jimenez 37 pen, Coady 59, Traore 90+1 southampton 1 Ward-Prowse 84 By James Nursey WHEN Conor Coady is outscoring one of Wolves’ supposed attacking stars, there is clearly a problem. Coady’s goals for Wolves in the Premier League, since joining in 2015, are collector’s items because there has only been three of them. As the side’s captain, defensive stalwart and most consistent, loyal player, Coady’s job isn’t to stick the ball in the back of net though. But winger Adama Traore has no such excuse and his poor finishing has long exasperated bosses and team-mates. The Spain international, who is wanted by Spurs this month, showed both his best and worst qualities against Southampton. At 2-1 up with Saints pushing for an equaliser, sub Traore blasted a wild left-foot finish over the bar, as his run of 22 games in the Premier League without scoring looked set to continue. But he responded with a composed 90th-minute shot to clinch a 3-1 win and delight Coady, who earlier gleefully celebrated his maiden Premier League goal at Molineux in front of the South Bank. Wolves favourite Coady said: “It would have been a crime if I had missed, I nearly did. It is an amazing feeling and a massive result for us. “But I was more happy for Adama than I was for me, I will be honest with you. He deserves everything he gets and deserved that goal. “He is the hardest worker I have ever met in my life. He is an incredible person and I am over the moon for him. “It was important he got it and hopefully he can build on that now for us. I don’t think there is any footballer like him in the world, with his power and aggression, and how quick he is. “It is an absolute pleasure to have him here. We just hope he stays with us as long as possible.” The home side took the lead when Raul Jimenez scored his first since November from Wolves’ first penalty of the season (below), after Rayan Ait-Nouri was brought down by Jan Bednarek. After the break Coady headed in from close range for his second goal of the season after Fraser Forster was caught out by Ait-Nouri’s free-kick, which Max Kilman had headed against the post. James Ward- Prowse’s stunning free-kick then set up a late Southampton fight-back. But Traore, who is out of contract next summer, made sure of the victory with a composed, low finish to leave supporters dreaming of Europe again after 10 points from a possible 12 under boss Bruno Lage. Coady added: “We were calm when we were trying to play and tried to play with our brains and go over the top, especially when Adama came on. “We want to be getting better week on week. We listen to our manager and he has been incredible the way he sets us up, and with our training and intensity. “It has been fantastic and we can’t drop off that now. “We will keep on trying to perform well and we want to entertain the supporters and them to dream.” lage: no complaints, no excuses – we just find a solution By James Nursey WOLVES boss Bruno Lage insists he will always look for solutions in his squad rather than try to postpone games. Wanderers were without key midfielder Ruben Neves because of Covid, and have lost defensive stalwart Romain Saiss, who is captaining Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations. It saw Lage give a debut against Southampton to centre-back Toti Gomes, who has recently returned from a loan spell at Swiss side Grasshoppers after joining Wolves in 2020. Lage (right) said of the 23-year-old defender: “I’m happy because we did a fantastic job and Toti was very good. We don’t have a big squad. “Sometimes we don’t have the players to replace a position and we are doing that. “The most important thing is not to complain or excuse, it is instead to find solutions. “We are happy now because the solution was OK, but this is our life – we need to take some risks. I want competition in our squad.” Gomes was signed from Portuguese club Estoril and Wolves are closing in on another raid on them for Chiquinho for an initial fee of around £3million. The 21-year-old winger is due to become Wolves’ first senior-team addition of the transfer window.

DM1ST have a ward! James Ward-Prowse fires home a brilliant strike from 34 yards Bend it like, er, JWP By James Nursey JAMES WARD-PROWSE has set his sights on breaking David Beckham’s Premier League free-kick record. The Southampton skipper’s stunning freekick gave his side hope of a comeback at Wolves before Adama Traore sealed a 3-1 home win. It was Ward-Prowse’s 12th successful direct free-kick in the top-flight to move level with Thierry Henry and Gianfranco Zola. But Manchester United and England legend Beckham remains the most lethal with 18. Asked if he was chasing down Beckham’s total after his 34-yard effort, Ward-Prowse (left) said: “Yeah, it is a fantastic target to reach. Hopefully I can do it and we can get some more.” Ward-Prowse, 27, struck at Molineux with a right-foot effort which swerved into the far corner. The star, who has nine England caps, added: “It was a weird position. I didn’t know whether to cross it or play it wide. “But I had been mucking around in training with a few of the lads, hitting a few from distance. I thought I would have a go and thankfully it paid off and it went in. But I would trade it for a win.” Oriol Romeu was brought down by Joao Moutinho for the free-kick and the Saints midfielder said: “My view was amazing and he is capable of doing those things, he has an amazing kick. “The flight of the ball, it couldn’t be any better. The goalkeeper had an amazing game but he couldn’t stop it.” Next up it’s Manchester City on Saturday and Romeu added: “We have a tough challenge next, and want to react, because we’ve come out from here a little bit angry.” 17.01.2022 DAILY Mirror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 13 STATS YOUR LOT... Wolves Sa.................................................... 8 Kilman............................................. 8 Coady.............................................. 8 Gomes..............................................7 Semedo............................................7 Dendoncker.................................... 6 Moutinho......................................... 6 Ait-Nouri......................................... 8 Trincao............................................ 6 Jimenez Booked.............................7 Podence Booked............................ 6 SUBS Traore (Trincao 78) Silva (Jimenez 80) Cundle (Podence 90) MAN OF THE MATCH conor coady Southampton Forster............................................ 5 Bednarek........................................ 5 Lynaco Booked............................... 6 Salisu Booked................................. 6 Tella................................................. 6 Ward-Prowse Booked......................7 Romeu............................................. 8 Diallo............................................... 5 Perraud........................................... 6 Redmond......................................... 6 Broja................................................ 6 SUBS Adams (Diallo 46)........................... 6 S Armstrong (Tella 71) A Armstrong (Broja 78) 41% possession 59% 5 shots on target 10 3 shots off target 3 304 TOTAL PASSES 426 72 passING SUCCESS 81 2 Corners 10 2 offside 1 13 fouls 13 0 2 cards 3 0 Ref: Michael Salisbury Att: 30,057 FACT ROOM... Wolves completed a top-flight double over Southampton for the first time since 1971-72, as well as winning three in a row against Saints in the top tier for the first time since October 1970. Southampton have conceded 2+ goals in 14 of their last 16 Premier League away games (39 goals conceded in total) while this season, only Norwich have shipped more goals on the road in the top-flight. Wolves have picked up 31 points from their first 20 games of the top-flight season, their best return at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1979-80 (also 31 pts via 3pts for a win) when they finished in 6th place. Southampton are now winless in their last six away league games against Wolves (D3 L3), with their last such triumph coming via a 6-0 win in March 2007. Wolves striker Raul Jimenez has been directly involved in six goals in his seven Prem appearances against Southampton (5 goals, 1 assist) – more than he has managed against any other side in the competition. NEXT THREE... wolves Sat Brentford (away)..........PL Feb 5 Norwich (home).........FAC Feb 10 Arsenal (home)............PL southampton Sat Man City (home)..........PL Feb 5 Coventry (home)........FAC Feb 9 Tottenham (away)........PL mirror.co.uk/sport/football WOMEN’S FOOTBALL long shot pays off... By Ian Winrow Kate Longhurst scored in added time to snatch a point for West Ham as they drew 1-1 with Tottenham – despite playing much of the second half of their Women’s Super League clash with 10 players. Hammers defender Hawa Cissoko clattered into Jiali Tang to concede a penalty after 54 minutes. Rosella Ayane stuck the spot-kick away to give Tottenham the lead. Booked in the first half, Cissoko escaped without a second yellow then. But another clumsy challenge and an aggressive reaction towards the referee a couple of minutes later saw her red-carded. It looked all over for West Ham but Longhurst popped up to score with a looping header at the death. Leicester moved off the foot of the table with a 1-0 win against Brighton. Shannon O’Brien struck her first WSL goal in the 54th minute to secure a second league win of the season for Jess Sigsworth’s side, who move two points clear of bottom club Birmingham. Brighton have suffered six successive defeats in all competitions without scoring a single goal – and coach Hope Powell said: “The players need to take responsibility. They are going to have to pick themselves up.” Georgia Stanway is targeting Manchester City’s all-time goalscoring record after a double in the 3-0 win at Aston Villa left her one short of Nikita Parris’ mark of 62 goals. Stanway said: “I’ve been here for six years now and it’s about time I got a little record in the history books!” super league Aston Villa (0) 0 Man City (2) 3 stanway 5, 75 losada 41 att: 483 Man Utd (4) 5 Birmingham City (0) 0 Zelem 12 Galton 16, 18 Ramsey 45 (og) Russo 71 att: 1,015 Arsenal P Reading P Everton P Chelsea P Leicester (0) 1 Brighton (0) 0 O’Brien 54 Tottenham (0) 1 West Ham (0) 1 Ayane 54 (pen) longhurst 90 P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 10 8 1 1 30 5 25 Chelsea 9 7 0 2 27 6 21 Man Utd 11 6 3 2 24 13 21 Tottenham 11 6 3 2 13 8 21 Man City 11 6 1 4 28 18 19 Reading 10 5 1 4 12 12 16 Brighton 11 5 0 6 12 16 15 West Ham 10 3 5 2 13 12 14 Everton 10 3 2 5 9 16 11 Aston Villa 11 3 1 7 6 25 10 Leicester 12 2 0 10 6 24 6 Birmingham 12 1 1 10 6 31 4

14 DAILY Mirror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football DM1ST derby county 2 Lawrence 69, 78 sheffield united 0 peterborough 1 Grant 37 Why coventry 4 hamer blow such By Aaron Sutcliffe GUSTAVO Hamer says he is happy at Coventry and has no intention of leaving this month. The Brazilian midfielder has become a firm favourite at City since his arrival from Dutch side PEC Zwolle in July 2020. But Hamer’s form during Coventry’s unexpected play-off challenge has not gone unnoticed, with the player catching the eye of several Premier League clubs. Mark Robins confirmed contract talks are ongoing with the 24-year-old, who has 18 months left on his current deal. And the manager has made it clear he is not looking to blow a potential promotion bid by losing any of his prized assets now. Hamer, who underlined his importance to Robins with a 25-yarder against Peterborough, confirmed he is happy to stay. Hamer said: “I’m not really looking to go away now. “I’m really happy here with the fans who are happy with me. “I want to play as many games as I can. I’m not looking to leave the club yet, there’s no hurry.” The midfielder (above) opened the scoring with a powerful effort from distance before Matty Godden doubled Coventry’s lead only for Jorge Grant to reduce the deficit before the break. Nathan Thompson’s own goal from a Todd Kane cross and Godden’s second in added time completed a comfortable victory. Posh assistant boss Matthew Etherington admitted his side made too many individual errors as they remain in the relegation zone having taken only five points from their last 10 matches. Etherington said: “The first two goals that we conceded were poor goals. At this level you just can’t do that, especially against a team like Coventry. “The group is a really good group, it’s a group that wants and strives to get better, we’re still hanging in there, we’ll keep going. “We’ve got some big games coming up in February, that’s going to be the key to our season.” Hamer 15, Godden 25, 90, Thompson og 81 robins can relax over silence for my rams? Rooney is puzzled that there are no tears for Derby plight MATCH stats 45% possession 55% 2 Shots on target 2 1 Shots off target 3 1 corners 0 1 offside 2 7 fouls 13 0 1 cards 1 0 Ref: Graham Scott ATT: 24,597 CHAMPionship table P W D L F A Pts Fulham 25 15 6 4 64 21 51 Bournemouth 26 14 7 5 43 23 49 Blackburn 26 14 7 5 44 28 49 QPR 25 13 5 7 38 30 44 West Brom 26 11 9 6 31 20 42 Middlesbrough 26 12 6 8 31 25 42 Huddersfield 27 11 8 8 33 30 41 Stoke 25 11 5 9 30 25 38 Coventry 24 10 7 7 33 28 37 Nottm Forest 26 10 7 9 33 28 37 Millwall 25 8 9 8 27 28 33 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 33 Luton 23 8 8 7 34 29 32 Sheff Utd 23 9 5 9 29 30 32 Preston 24 8 8 8 27 30 32 Bristol City 26 8 6 12 32 45 30 Swansea 23 7 7 9 27 32 28 Birmingham 25 7 7 11 24 33 28 Hull 25 6 5 14 20 31 23 Cardiff 25 6 5 14 26 44 23 Reading 25 8 4 13 30 45 22 Peterborough 24 5 4 15 21 48 19 Derby 26 8 11 7 25 24 14 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 14 By John Wragg WAYNE ROONEY wants to know why no one is crying for Derby. Bury were expelled from the EFL nearly two and a half years ago with debts of £12.5million amid sadness that a 134-year-old club should be tossed aside. Unless Derby, one of the founder members of the League, can rustle up £7m by the start of next month to prove they can survive the season, they could be kicked out too. Yet sympathy seems in short supply. “When Bury were going into administration the news was everywhere,” said Rooney, prominent in the bookmaker betting to replace the sacked Rafa Benitez at Everton. “There were protests everywhere. There were people talking about it being a disgrace that a club like Bury was going to be lost. I haven’t seen that at all with Derby. I don’t know why.” In a year as Derby’s manager, former England captain Rooney (below) has suffered crisis after crisis. They have been deducted 21 points and administrators are struggling to find a buyer. Now there’s a rush to find some dosh, with Graeme Shinnie going to Wigan for a knock-down price below £100,000, keeper David Marshall going to QPR on a free, and veteran Phil Jagielka to Stoke, also for free. Millwall got Louie Sibley on the cheap and Nottingham Forest nabbed Lee Buchanan. It is likely to get worse, with captain Tom Lawrence a target for circling clubs. Lawrence was the star for Derby in this game, his two goals taking the Rams off the bottom of the Championship for the first time since September. Middlesbrough and Wycombe’s legal challenge to Derby’s massive overspending is holding up three potential buyers. And Rooney warned: “If they’ve got a claim against Derby then I suppose every team in the league has. “I knew of one party that was interested in buying the club, now I know of two. But they’ve both asked me to keep it quiet. “I’m a fighter, I have been all my life, but this needs sorting quickly because what we are building here is special. But if we can’t get players in by the end of this transfer window we’ll be in big trouble.” Lawrence’s goals, one solo (top, left), the other bent in at the end of a good move (celebrating, left), saw off the disappointing Blades. Stuart McCall, standing in for Covid-hit boss Paul Heckingbottom, said: “We don’t want a knee-jerk reaction to this defeat, we don’t want to start thinking the season’s over. The momentum has been broken but we have to make sure we start another one on Tuesday at Preston.” Blades, who had won their previous four league matches, are now 10 points off the play-off spots in the Championship. And they face three away games in their next four fixtures - at Preston tomorrow, Peterborough on January 29, and Birmingham on Feb 4.

DM1ST MATCH stats 62% possession 38% 8 shots on target 5 8 shots off target 3 6 corners 4 1 offside 7 8 fouls 8 0 0 cards 2 0 Ref: Tim Robinson ATT: 17,810 mit of alright Aleksandar Mitrovic heads home the first of his treble in the rout LEAGUE ONE 17.01.2022 DAILY Mirror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 15 afc wimbledon 0 morecambe 0 JACOB Bedeau says Morecambe’s display shows the progress the club has made. The on-loan Burnley defender, who made his Shrimps debut, said: “The team is playing well, it’s probably that confidence we got from that performance against Spurs where we can come to a place like this. In the second half we were under a lot of pressure.” bolton 2 Lee 74, Afolayan 81 ipswich 0 BOLTON boss Ian Evatt says the return of Gethin Jones from a broken leg has given them a boost. Jones made his first start since October and Evatt said: “Boy we’ve missed him. “We’ve missed his leadership qualities, his composure, his experience, his athleticism. All of a sudden now, we look like we’ve got some energy in the team.” cheltenham 1 Nlundulu 43 charlton 1 Aneke 90 DAN Nlundulu was relieved to get off the mark for Cheltenham since his loan switch from Southampton. Chuks Aneke’s addedtime equaliser took the gloss off Nlundulu’s day but the forward said: “It’s so nice to get my first goal at home. We’re obviously disappointed with the end of the game, but it’s one of those things we need to learn from.” ful of goals ...full of fun sheff wed 4 Sow 19, M-Laing 40, Hutchinson 79, Windass 84 plymouth 2 Randell 47, Johnson og 84 NATHAN Mendez-Laing admitted the presence of his son in the stands gave him extra motivation to get on the scoresheet. The winger (right) said: “It was my little boy’s first game today as well so I said I would put a little show on for him. “It’s good to get my first goal for the club. As soon as I cut inside there was only one thing on my mind.” crewe 0 shrewsbury 0 ELLIOTT Bennett was in no doubt about the importance of a Shrews clean sheet. The wing-back said: “It’s massive. All success stems from the back of keeping clean sheets and having a good defensive record and on this little run that we’re on we’ve started to do that. “We’ve got to keep that defensive solidity going and the lads up top will score goals.” Cairney delight as Cottagers continue scoring blitz Fulham 6 Mitrovic 21, 41, 45, Kebano 31, 57, Carvalho 36 bristol city 2 Semenyo 7, 29 By Hector Nunns Tom Cairney says it is a joy playing for goal-crazy Fulham. The 30-year-old captained the Cottagers to a second huge victory in five days, this demolition of Bristol City putting them back at the top of the table. After putting seven past Reading, Marco Silva’s men only managed the six here, with a first-half hattrick for Aleksandar Mitrovic, two goals for Neeskens Kebano and one for Fabio Carvalho. Almost forgotten amid the pandemonium was that the Robins were twice ahead through Antoine Semenyo before the roof fell in. And Fulham’s stats make scary reading for the rest of the Championship – 64 goals, 20 more than anyone else, and a goal difference of plus 43, 23 greater than the closest rival. Then there is Mitrovic, the division’s top scorer with 27, his third hat-trick of the campaign taking him closer to Guy Whittingham’s modern-day second-tier record of 42 for Portsmouth in 1992-93. Cairney (below), recently back after 10 months out with knee injury, said: “It was a crazy first half with just the seven goals. But as weeks go with us scoring 13 goals and getting the two wins after quite a big break in the season, we are all delighted. “The style of play and our attacking football is similar to that under Slavisa Jokanovic for two seasons in the Championship. We were exciting to watch and devastating going forward, and this is very similar – even if we are outscoring that team. “It’s a joy to play in and obviously Mitro’s record at the minute is frightening. But we’re always creating chances, having shots and getting crosses in so it’s very exciting. “It’s brilliant for someone with my role. Just in the first half alone there was a lot of space and the opportunity to create chances for Mitro and Harry Wilson. “And I’m just happy to be playing in such a good side. I still need games and minutes to get that match fitness. I was out for a hell of a long time and it doesn’t all come back in just a few weeks. “These games have really helped me and I feel I’m having an effect on games and can recover quicker afterwards.” After a sticky patch in December of five league games without a win Fulham look right back at it and are favourites for automatic promotion once more. City boss Nigel Pearson was just relieved his side would not be playing the Cottagers every week. He said: “You could see the difference in quality, and I’d expect them to go up automatically – though we know there are no guarantees. “But with the firepower they have and experience at the back, that will weight heavily in their favour. It’s a stage of the season when quality can really tell.” doncaster 1 Bogle 60 wigan 2 Power 11, Keane 54 WILL Keane says there was no risk of Wigan becoming complacent against rock-bottom Doncaster. The Latics forward said: “We said, no matter who we are playing, every three points is vital. So to get up and running and kick start the year is great. “We didn’t want to show any complacency. This wasn’t going to be an easy game.” lincoln 0 cambridge 1 Ironside 90 LINCOLN boss Michael Appleton has demanded an immediate reset ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Rotherham. The manager said: “We’ve got a massive game against a tough opponent so we have to get ourselves in the right frame of mind for that game. “We looked much more of a threat than we have done for the last five or six games.” fleetwood 1 Pilkington 90 rotherham 0 ANTHONY Pilkington says back to back wins have shown Fleetwood are capable of pulling clear of the danger zone. The Cod Army striker fired the winning goal against promotionchasing Rotherham and said: “We know we’ve got quality in the squad, as good as anyone in the league, we know we can score goals but it’s also about putting your bodies on the line.” portsmouth 1 Hirst 60 mk dons 2 Elsa 20, Corbeanu 45 THEO Corbeanu admits his first week at Milton Keynes could not have gone better. The on-loan Wolves forward marked his first start with a goal and said: “I’m very excited to have got started with the club. “There are things I could have done better but I’m going to grow from here and the team is going to grow. It’s a good group of boys.” gillingham 1 McKenzie 3 burton alb 3 Hamer 50, Brayford 79, Smith 87 BURTON manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink says Gassan Ahadme showed he can be a major asset. The forward made his debut and Hasselbaink said: “He hadn’t played a lot of football and I would have taken him off after 70 minutes but I couldn’t because he was getting stronger. “I can say he had a really good performance and we’re happy.” wycombe 2 Thompson 33, Hanlan 60 oxford utd 0 DAVID Wheeler says hitting the top of the table has given Wycombe a major lift at a crucial stage of the season. The midfielder said: “It’s great to be top. It’s early days and we can’t get ahead of ourselves. “If we take each challenge and respect every team that we play I think we will be in a good place at the end of the season if we can do that.”

16 DAILY MIrror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football DM1ST downes: i can be cooking like rice with West Ham and England star Rice. the defensive side of the game, they Downes, born in Brentwood, Essex to score goals too, so that’s something I a family of Hammers fans, said: “I definitely want to add to my game.” definitely want to score more goals. Huddersfield stretched their HUDDERSFIELD 1 Sinani 15 SWANSEA 1 Downes 78 By ROSS HEPPENSTALL FLyNN DOWNES believes he can be Swansea’s version of Declan Rice after his first goal for the club. The £1million summer recruit from Ipswich (right) superbly sidefooted home Korey Smith’s low cross to cancel out Danel Sinani’s 15th-minute opener for Huddersfield. The 78th-minute equaliser ended a run of four successive defeats for the Swans and prompted comparisons I’ve been playing a lot deeper lately, so it has been tough to get into the box. “But the gaffer moved me up to number eight against Huddersfield and I scored, so I’ll take it. Declan Rice plays in a similar position and does what I do, so it’s nice to be compared with him. “I love West Ham and went to Upton Park as a kid, but I watch all the top centre midfielders in the Premier League. They don’t just do unbeaten run to eight games, but the result was a setback to their hopes of a top-six finish. The majority of the bumper 20,535 crowd was left frustrated, although wing-back Harry Toffolo took the positives. He said: “It’s disappointing because it’s two points dropped, but that shows you how far we’ve come. “Hopefully we can eradicate the mistakes and hang on to the three points.” HIT & BLISS Adebayo delight after his shot (left) led to the opener for Luton Undecided? Damp is the new dry this January Order today and get £5 off Includes: • •• x2 OF EACH BEER * £30 *£30 offer is only available with the use of discount code ‘5DAMPJAN’ in the checkout and can be applied to multiple orders. Full price is £35 eli’s a hat prospect Naismith hails top target Adebayo luton 3 Kelly 30 og, campbell 42, Naismith 90+6 bournemouth 2 Marcondes 51, rogers 78 By IAN BAkER LUTON ace Elijah Adebayo summed up just why a host of Premier League clubs are taking a keen interest in him after running former England star Gary Cahill ragged. But Hatters goal hero Kal Naismith reckons he should stay at Kenilworth Road for a bit longer yet. Adebayo, 24, was heavily involved in Lloyd Kelly’s own goal and his physical presence made Bournemouth defender Cahill, an impressive performer this season, look very average indeed. No wonder Newcastle and the rest have a watching eye over the 11-goal striker. Naismith said: “Gary Cahill, what a player. But Elijah is just tough. “He’s great in training and is a nightmare to play against. I hate it when he is not in my team for small-sided games. Trying to mark him is so difficult as he is so strong. He’s some player. “Hopefully he will stay with us, he’s at an unbelievable place, he knows how much he is loved here. “Rightly a lot of people are talking about him. The only negative point is he’s too hard on himself, he always beats himself up if he misses a chance. But as 36% POSSESSION 64% 7 SHOTS ON TARgET 6 2 SHOTS Off TARgET 4 4 cORNERS 6 10 OffSIdE 1 7 fOuLS 10 0 0 cARdS 2 0 a lad his attitude is second to none. He’s brilliant off the pitch too, he doesn’t get ahead of himself.” Bournemouth boss Scott Parker was also impressed by Adebayo, his former team-mate while at Fulham. Parker said: “He’s improved massively and fair play to him. He was a young player coming through while I was at Fulham. He’s become a strong boy. His attitude says it all.” This was a terrific game with Adebayo’s 30th-minute effort deflected in by Kelly after Mark Travers had saved. Allan Campbell made it two on 42 minutes before MATCH sTATs Ref: Leigh Doughty ATT: 9,649 Bournemouth came storming back thanks to Emiliano Marcondes’ 51stminute header and sub Morgan Rogers’ fine finish 12 minutes from time. Luton though won it as Naismith powered home in the sixth minute of stoppage time amid special Kenilworth Road scenes as the Cherries were knocked off top spot. The Hatters are up to 13th and 10 points off the play-offs but have three games in hand. And Naismith said: “It’s an amazing result but it was no shock. The manner of this game gives us a huge buzz. “We need to go on a run and see where it takes us.” Rogers’ effort was his first for Bournemouth since joining on loan from Manchester City but he is fully focused on a response to this setback. He said: “We will put pressure on ourselves to respond. We know we need to do better.”

DM1ST 17.01.2022 DAILY MIrror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 17 Qpr 1 austin 89 west brom 0 BY STEVE JUDGE IT’s rare for players to celebrate goals against former clubs but Charlie Austin did not hold back. He went racing to the QPR bench after heading in an 89th-minute winner against West Brom, who he only officially left last summer. It was a celebration of joy rediscovered for the 32-year-old striker, in his second spell at Rangers, rather than fuelled by any grudges. His jubilation was not about his two years at West Brom. For Austin (above) it was about sharing a big moment in QPR’s promotion chase with the fans that welcomed him back and the people he works with every day. With manager Mark Warburton and his staff, who showed a good time for charlie Austin finally has his ‘spark’ back after sad end to 2021 understanding through a dark period earlier in the season, when he was seriously impacted by the death of his nan, Carol, last September. Austin said: “My mind was not really here when I lost my nan. It hit me hard. I did not really want to be involved with football. Nobody really worries about that when you come across the white line and I’m a person who didn’t really want anyone to know. “It wasn’t until I had the conversation with Mark and was very honest with him and he sent me away. The manager has been brilliant for me since I came here, and he knows where I have been at in the months before Christmas and just getting that spark back. “This was a massive moment for us and I wanted to celebrate with the whole team, with the management and staff. Of course, when you score against a former team, it is a little bit extra-special but, West Brom, I have no issue with them at all.” The number of missing current Baggies players is a major issue for boss Valerien Ismael after they fell two points behind QPR to fifth. He left out onloan striker Jordan MATCH sTATs Hugill despite having a “kindergarten” bench, but believes things will improve when Sam Johnstone, Alex Mowatt, Cedric Kipre, Semi Ajayi, Kyle Bartley, Dara O’Shea and Kean Bryan return. He said: “To compete with the top teams we need to have the best players we can get – at the minute we are having to change the line-up, the positions. “We’re missing five key players, and it shows. We need to have the best team I can pick, and it will look much different.” 53% poSSESSion 47% 4 ShoTS on TarGET 2 3 ShoTS off TarGET 5 2 cornErS 5 3 offSiDE 1 12 foUlS 12 0 2 carDS 1 0 Ref: Simon Hooper Att: 16,018 LEAGUE TWO brAdfOrd 2 Watson 57 og, O’Connor 85 sALfOrd 1 Thomas-Asante 35 Boss Derek Adams believes on-loan Hearts midfielder Jamie Walker has shown he will be a success at Bradford. Adams said: “Jamie was the best player on the pitch today with the way he took the ball and opened up the defence. He looked a class act. “What he does really well is sprints – and that’s what you need in your team in this modern day.” nOrThAmpTOn 1 Pinnock 90+5 fOrEsT GrEEn 1 Stevens 70 FOrESt grEEn striker Matty Stevens took northampton’s delight at grabbing an injury-time equaliser as a huge compliment. “It was horrible to concede late like that, but when the other team is doing a pitch invasion for a draw, it just shows how much it means to get a result against us,” said Stevens, who had put the visitors ahead on 70 minutes. ExETEr 2 Brown 63, Zanzala 76 scUnThOrpE 0 EXETER forward Jevani Brown admits he has been desperate to add more goals to his game. Brown, 27, scored his second of the season, before offrande Zanzala also netted for the Grecians, and said: “I’ve been doing shooting drills so it was about time I did it on the pitch. “If I can add goals to my game, as well as assisting, it is great for the team.” brisTOL rOv 2 Collins 87, Evans 90+4 hArTLEpOOL 0 JOEY BartOn reckons competition is bringing the best out of Bristol keeper James Belshaw. rovers boss Barton (below) said: “He’s superb and I was a little concerned because big anssi Jaakkola has been back for a few weeks. “I said to him, ‘there is competition for places right through the team now. Clean sheets and performances are what’s going to keep you in’.” mAnsfiELd 2 Charsley 58, 89 WALsALL 0 tWO-gOal hero Harry Charsley says Mansfield’s confidence is growing all the time. nigel Clough’s side made it nine wins from 10 league games. and Charsley said: “We believe in each other and confidence has grown with each game as we keep getting results. “Everyone is in good spirits and we just want to push on.” cArLisLE 1 Alessandra 90+3 crAWLEy 1 Nadesan 25 CRAWLEY midfielder James Tilley says the Reds must bounce back after conceding an added-time equaliser. Tilley admitted: “It’s a good result coming here to Carlisle and getting a point – but we’re gutted because we were so close to getting the three points. “We are unbeaten in five and want to keep the run going and not get ahead of ourselves.” cOLchEsTEr 0 bArrOW 2 Dallison-Lisbon 54 og, Kay 90+ 1 COlCHEStEr manager Hayden Mullins shrugged off calls for him to be sacked during his side’s defeat by Barrow. Mullins said: “that’s the nature of the job – I knew that when I came into it. that wasn’t my focus today, if I’m being honest with you. My focus was more about getting back into the game. We have to react. there’s still a long way to go in the season.” nEWpOrT 4 Demetriou 8 pen, Telford 43, 49, Baker-Richardson 55 hArrOGATE 0 NEWPoRT assistant boss Wayne Hatswell reckons Dom Telford was too shattered to claim his hat-trick. Telford struck twice but Hatswell – standing in after boss James Rowberry’s positive Covid test – said: “I wanted to leave him on to get his hat-trick. “But when he went down with a little bit of fatigue, we wanted to look after him.” LOvE & WAr Austin celebrates his late winner and (right) a happy Warburton pOrT vALE 1 Harratt 26 sWindOn 3 Williams 20, Gladwin 45+5 pen, Smith og 69 DIOn COnrOY says midfield duo Ben gladwin and Jonny Williams are key to Swindon’s promotion. the town skipper said: “When they’re on form like that they’re a nightmare for the opposition. So when everything is firing we’re the best team by far.” Vale levelled though Huddersfield loanee Kian Harratt but keeper lucas Covolan was red-carded. sTEvEnAGE 3 Norris 34, Reid 39, 64 sUTTOn 3 Smith 58, Milsom 66 pen, Bennett 90+8 RICHIE BENNETT says sutton’s late show confirmed they will never ease up in the promotion race. The forward, who grabbed the equaliser in the eighth minute of added time, said: “We showed belief and resilience. We know we still have a chance even when we are 3-1 down. “We keep fighting to the final whistle – we’ve proven that again today.” TrAnmErE 2 Jolley 3, 16 rOchdALE 0 tranMErE striker Charlie Jolley says his forward partnership with recent signing Kane Hemmings will only get better. Jolley struck twice as rovers tightened their grip on second place and he said: “You can see Kane’s qualities and we linked up well, especially in the first half. “We just hope we can work on it in training and it gets better and better.”

18 DAILY Mirror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football DM1ST PRESTON 1 Bauer 31 BIRMINGHAM 1 Hogan 86 berg livid as lilywhites ‘lose focus’ By Neil Goulding DEFENDER Sepp van den Berg claimed dominant Preston missed a trick against Birmingham. The Lilywhites were set for three welcome points thanks to fellow defender Patrick Bauer’s first goal for nearly three months. But super-sub Scott Hogan bagged a dramatic 86th-minute headed equaliser to salvage a precious point for the Blues. And the visitors could have snatched a shock injury-time victory if fellow substitute Ryan Woods’ shot had not been cleared off the line. “We were the better team,” stressed Liverpool loan ace Van den Berg (above). “It’s a disappointing result because we created a lot of chances. You have to score those chances. “But defensively the goal we conceded was just not good enough. We have to stay focused and not switch off. “We maybe lacked some bravery to play out from the back. But we’re unbeaten since the new gaffer (Ryan Lowe) has come in, so we want to keep that run going.” City keeper Neil Etheridge twice thwarted Ched Evans with fine saves before an inspired triple substitution from Blues boss Lee Bowyer led to their equaliser. Manchester United loanee Teden Mengi enjoyed his first league start for the Blues – and his battle with experienced striker Evans. But the 19-year-old enjoyed his side’s leveller even more and is excited about his new challenge at St Andrew’s. “We fought until the end and left nothing in the tank,” said Mengi. “I’m ready to kick on in my game, it’s different playing Under-23s for Manchester United and then playing against men. “Ched gave me a really tough test, but that’s the reason I’m here. I’m trying to take as much as I can from challenges like that.” Bowyer said: “It was a gutsy away performance, we showed a lot of passion and fight. “We could have maybe nicked it at the end, but I’m proud of the players’ never-say-die attitude.” there’s no cracking these potters Vintage Jags and rookie Taylor give Stoke a solid look for the play-offs... hull city 0 stoke city 2 Brown 22, Ince 50 By Jason Mellor TAYLOR Harwood-Bellis wasn’t born when Phil Jagielka made his debut way back at the start of the millennium. But two players at the opposite end of football’s age spectrum might hold the key to rekindling Stoke’s promotion aspirations. The central defenders both stood out in their first game – 19-year-old Harwood-Bellis on loan from Manchester City, Jagielka thanks to Derby’s ongoing financial meltdown. The Rams were blocked by the EFL in their bid to extend the evergreen 39-year-old’s contract, and Stoke wisely stepped in to hand the England centre-half a deal until the end of the season. The pair combined at Hull in a back three with James Chester to secure a clean sheet which helped propel Michael O’Neill’s men to within four points of the top six with a game in hand. O’Neill was isolating due to Covid and his assistant Dean Holden said: “The new lads came in and impressed. “It’s nice to come away with a clean sheet and James and Jags used all their experience to help Taylor along during the game. “We knew the aerial threat Hull would pose but we dealt with it really well and in the end we could have gone on to win by a few more.” With Lewis Baker also joining this month following his release by Chelsea, O’Neill looks to have hit upon a potent blend of experience and youth to leave Potters fans with genuine hope of a Premier League push. They should have had more to show than Jacob Brown’s sixth goal of the season for their firsthalf dominance. Impressive D’Margio Wright- Phillips was denied by keeper Nathan Baxter before defender Sean McLoughlin blocked the follow-up when the young striker sprinted through on goal. But Brown was left with the simple task of heading home a cross from Sam Clucas. It took a fine fingertip save by Baxter to prevent Jagielka crowning his debut with a goal from a deft glancing header. Tom Ince (congratulated, above) ensured the final scoreline had a more realistic look. The winger found the top corner from the edge of the area five minutes after the restart, Clucas again providing the assist. Since an unexpected rally of four straight wins carried them out of the drop zone in November, the Tigers have slipped back into danger. Greg Docherty fired wide from 18 yards after Tyler Smith sprung Stoke’s offside trap early on and Tom Eaves saw a powerful volley easily gathered by Jack Bonham. Hull are winless in their last five Championship games – leaving them four points above the drop zone. Head coach Grant McCann admitted: “We’ve shown we can compete against teams at the top of this division, so it’s a missed opportunity to pull away from the bottom three. “We weren’t at the races and got what we deserved.” MATCH stats 56% possession 44% 1 shots on target 9 2 shots off target 7 7 corners 5 1 offside 2 17 fouls 10 0 3 cards 1 0 Ref: John Smith ATT: 11,067 PHIL GOOD Jagielka had a fine day and (above) so did goalscorer Brown

LEAGUE ONE DM1ST AFC Wimbledon (0) 0 Morecambe (0) 0 Att: 7,128 AFC Wimbledon: Tzanev, Alexander, Heneghan, Nightingale, Osew, Woodyard, Marsh, Assal (Kaja 84), McCormick, Rudoni (Mebude 84), Palmer (Ablade 89). Booked: Marsh 83, Ablade 90. Morecambe: Carson, McLaughlin, O’Connor, Bedeau, Leigh, McLoughlin, Diagouraga, Wildig (Cooney 75), Ayunga (McCalmont 90), Stockton, Gnahoua (McDonald 68). Booked: Wildig 58, Leigh 65. Ref: Ben Speedie. Accrington Stanley (0) 1 Sunderland (0) 1 Clark 84 O’Brien 48; Att: 4,498 Accrington Stanley: Savin, Clark, Nottingham, Sykes, Amankwah, Butcher, Hamilton, Pell, O’Sullivan (Longelo 79), McConville (Rich-Baghuelou 80), Bishop. Subs not used: Rodgers, Isherwood, Nolan, Morgan, Malcolm. Booked: Sykes 58, Hamilton 82. Sent-off: Sykes 76.. Sunderland: Hoffmann, Wright, Flanagan, Doyle, Cirkin, Embleton, Neil, Dajaku, Pritchard (O’Brien 46), Gooch, Stewart. Ref: James Bell. Bolton (0) 2 Ipswich (0) 0 Lee 74, Afolayan 81 Att: 14,020 Bolton: Trafford, Jones (Aimson 90), Santos, Johnston, John, Morley, Williams, Lee, Fossey, Charles (Afolayan 70), Bakayoko (Delfouneso 90). Booked: Williams 13, Santos 80. Ipswich: Walton, Donacien, Woolfenden, Edmundson, Burns, Evans, Morsy, Penney (Vincent-Young 70), Aluko (Chaplin 84), Bonne, Norwood (Celina 70). Booked: Walton 40, Norwood 58, Burns 73. Ref: Robert Madley. Cheltenham (1) 1 Charlton (0) 1 N’Lundulu 43 Aneke 90 Att: 4,709 Cheltenham: Evans, Long, Pollock, Boyle, Blair, Thomas, Sercombe (Bonds 90), Freestone, Wright (Raglan 84), N’Lundulu (A Williams 90), May. Booked: Wright 62, Thomas 67, N’Lundulu 68. Charlton: Henderson, Clare, Inniss, Famewo, Matthews (Leko 65), Morgan, Dobson (Gilbey 79), Lee, Jaiyesimi (Blackett-Taylor 46), Burstow, Aneke. Booked: Aneke 45, Inniss 68. Ref: Sebastian Stockbridge. Crewe (0) 0 Shrewsbury (0) 0 Att: 5,587 Crewe: Richards, Mandron, Johnson, Sass-Davies, Offord, Ainley (Lundstram 83), Lowery, Finney, Murphy (Griffiths 14), Long (Onyeka 85), Porter. Booked: Griffiths 23, Sass-Davies 63. Shrewsbury: Marosi, Pennington, Ebanks-Landell, Nurse, Bennett, Vela, Davis, Leahy, Ogbeta, Bowman, Udoh. Ref: Gavin Ward. Doncaster (0) 1 Wigan (1) 2 Bogle 60 Power 11, Keane 54 Att: 7,169 Doncaster: Jones, Hasani (Seaman 69), Knoyle, Olowu, Horton, Smith, Galbraith, Rowe (Greaves 80), Agard, Dodoo, Barlow (Bogle 60). Booked: Hasani 45, Galbraith 70, Dodoo 84. Wigan: Amos, Darikwa, Whatmough, Watts, Pearce (Edwards 81), Power, Naylor, Massey (Kerr 81), Lang (Humphrys 90), Mc- Clean, Keane. Booked: Amos 85. Ref: Rebecca Welch. Fleetwood Town (0) 1 Rotherham (0) 0 Pilkington 90 Att: 3,385 Fleetwood Town: Cairns, Johnston (Nsiala 46), Clarke, Jules, Andrew, Johnson, Batty, Camps (Matete 85), Hayes (Pilkington 67), Harrison, Lane. Booked: Johnson 7, Clarke 65. Rotherham: Vickers, Edmonds-Green, Wood, Ihiekwe, Ogbene, Barlaser, Wiles, Rathbone, Ferguson, Grigg (Kayode 46), Smith. Ref: Robert Lewis. P W D L F A Pts Wycombe 27 15 7 5 44 30 52 Sunderland 27 15 6 6 52 33 51 Rotherham 25 15 5 5 45 18 50 Wigan 22 15 3 4 42 21 48 MK Dons 26 13 7 6 46 31 46 Plymouth 25 12 7 6 40 29 43 Oxford Utd 26 12 7 7 40 29 43 Sheff Wed 25 10 10 5 34 29 40 Portsmouth 24 10 7 7 29 24 37 Accrington Stanley 26 10 6 10 32 41 36 Ipswich 26 9 8 9 43 36 35 Burton Albion 25 10 5 10 32 31 35 Cheltenham 26 7 10 9 32 45 31 Charlton 26 8 6 12 32 32 30 Shrewsbury 26 8 6 12 26 29 30 Cambridge Utd 25 7 9 9 33 38 30 Bolton 25 8 5 12 32 37 29 Lincoln City 25 7 7 11 29 33 28 Fleetwood Town 25 7 7 11 38 43 28 AFC Wimbledon 23 6 8 9 30 36 26 Morecambe 25 6 6 13 34 49 24 Crewe 26 5 7 14 24 44 22 Gillingham 25 3 9 13 19 41 18 Doncaster 25 4 4 17 17 46 16 Gillingham (1) 1 Burton Albion (0) 3 McKenzie 3 Hamer 50 Brayford 79 Att: 4,198 Smith 87 Gillingham: Dahlberg, Jackson, Tucker, Ehmer, McKenzie (Tutonda 76), O’Keefe (Lloyd 59), Dempsey, Reeves (Carayol 80), Lee, Oliver, Kelman. Booked: Tucker 25, Dempsey 84. Burton Albion: Garratt, Hughes, Brayford, Oshilaja, Hamer, Taylor, O’Connor (Lakin 74), Borthwick-Jackson, Powell, Jebbison (Smith 86), Ahadme. Booked: Hamer 16. Ref: Thomas Bramall. Lincoln City (0) 0 Cambridge Utd (0) 1 Att: 8,507 Ironside 90 Lincoln City: Griffiths, Bishop (Melbourne 85), Eyoma, Poole, Bramall, Whittaker, McGrandles, Fiorini (Sanders 79), Scully, Maguire, Cullen (Adelakun 85). Cambridge Utd: Mitov, Okedina, Sherring, Iredale, Dunk, Worman (Hoolahan 61), Digby, Smith (Knibbs 82), May, Brophy (Lankester 90), Ironside. Booked: Brophy 71. Ref: Andrew Kitchen. Portsmouth (0) 1 MK Dons (2) 2 Hirst 60 Eisa 20 Att: 14,958 Corbeanu 45 Portsmouth: Bazunu, Freeman (Jacobs 82), Raggett, Ogilvie, Romeo, Morrell, Williams (Thompson 63), Hackett-Fairchild, Harness, Curtis, Hirst (Marquis 73). Booked: Hirst 32, Marquis 90. MK Dons: Cumming, Kioso, O’Hora, Lewington, Watson (Baldwin 74), O’Riley, Robson, Harvie, Corbeanu (Parrott 83), Eisa (Boateng 69), Twine. Booked: Robson 52, Harvie 90. Ref: Scott Oldham. Sheff Wed (2) 4 Plymouth (0) 2 Sow 19 Randell 47 Mendez-Laing 40 Johnson 84 (og) Hutchinson 79 Windass 84 Att: 20,872 Sheff Wed: Peacock-Farrell, Palmer, Hutchinson, Johnson, Hunt, Dele-Bashiru, Luongo, Bannan (Adeniran 90), Mendez- Laing, Gregory (Paterson 90), Sow (Windass 80). Booked: Luongo 56, Hunt 88. Plymouth: Cooper, Bolton, Scarr, Gillesphey, Edwards, Randell, Houghton (Law 82), Mayor (Broom 59), Grant, Garrick, Ennis (Jephcott 70). Booked: Broom 90. Ref: Chris Pollard. Wycombe (1) 2 Oxford Utd (0) 0 Thompson 33 Hanlan 60 Att: 8,005 Wycombe: Stockdale, Stewart, Tafazolli, Jacobson, Grimmer, Thompson (Wheeler 74), Scowen, Obita, McCleary, Mehmeti (Horgan 78), Hanlan (De Barr 90). Booked: Hanlan 52, McCleary 64. Oxford Utd: Eastwood, Long, Moore, Thorniley, Seddon, Sykes, McGuane (Henry 68), Brannagan, Williams (Whyte 68), Taylor, Holland (Winnall 71). Booked: Sykes 77, Brannagan 90. Ref: Anthony Backhouse. TOP SCORERS PREMIER LEAGUE Salah (Liverpool).............. 16 Jota (Liverpool)................ 10 Vardy (Leicester)................9 Ronaldo (Man Utd).............8 Smith Rowe (Arsenal).......8 CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP Mitrovic (Fulham).............27 Brereton (Blackburn)..... 20 Solanke (Bournemouth).18 Weimann (Bristol City).... 12 Piroe (Swansea)................. 11 Barnsley P Blackpool P Cardiff (0) 0 Blackburn (1) 1 Rothwell 14 Cardiff: Smithies, Drameh (Colwill 78), McGuinness, Flint, Nelson, Ng, Vaulks (Pack 66), Wintle, Ralls, Collins, Harris (Davies 66). Booked: Drameh 41, Ng 59, Collins 73, Pack 90. Blackburn: Kaminski, Lenihan, van Hecke, Wharton, Nyambe, Rothwell, Travis (Johnson 85), Edun, Buckley, Khadra (Gallagher 65), Brereton (Ayala 79).. Booked: van Hecke 42, Travis 50, Lenihan 56, Nyambe 59, Gallagher 90, Kaminski 90. Sent-off: Nyambe 76. Ref: Matthew Donohue. Derby (0) 2 Sheff Utd (0) 0 Lawrence 69, 78 Att: 24,597 Derby: Allsop, Byrne, Stearman, Davies, Ebosele , Knight, Bird, Thompson, Jozwiak (Forsyth 46), Plange (Kazim-Richards 60), Lawrence (Cashin 83). Booked: Lawrence 78. Sheff Utd: Foderingham, Basham, Egan, Robinson (Osborn 83), Bogle, Berge (Hourihane 68), Norwood, Norrington-Davies, McGoldrick (Brewster 68), Sharp, Ndiaye. Booked: Ndiaye 90. Ref: Graham Scott. Fulham (5) 6 Bristol City (2) 2 Mitrovic 21, 41, 45 Semenyo 7, 29 Kebano 31, 57 Carvalho 36 Att: 17,810 Fulham: Rodak, Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Cairney (Chalobah 72), Reed, Wilson, Carvalho, Kebano (Reid 71), Mitrovic (Rodrigo Muniz 78). Bristol City: O’Leary, Kalas, Vyner, Pring, Dasilva (Martin 50), Massengo (Atkinson 50), King, O’Dowda (Bakinson 76), Scott, Weimann, Semenyo. Booked: Pring 46, Scott 68. Ref: Tim Robinson. Huddersfield (1) 1 Swansea (0) 1 Sinani 15 Downes 78 Att: 20,535 Huddersfield: Nicholls, Turton (Rhodes 86), Pearson, Lees, Thomas, Hogg, O’Brien, Toffolo, Sinani (High 46), Koroma (Pipa 72), Ward. Swansea: Hamer, Cabango, Naughton, Manning, Christie (Obafemi 68), Downes, Grimes, Latibeaudiere, Smith, Piroe, Ntcham (Joseph 88). Ref: David Webb. Luton (2) 3 Bournemouth (0) 2 Kelly 30 (og) Marcondes 51 Campbell 42 Rogers 78 Naismith 90 Att: 9,649 (7.45 unless stated) Today cinch Scottish Premiership Celtic v Hibernian Tomorrow Premier League Brighton v Chelsea (8) Burnley v Watford (7.30) Sky Bet Championship Fulham v Birmingham Preston v Sheff Utd Sky Bet League One AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth Cambridge Utd v Doncaster Morecambe v Wigan Rotherham v Lincoln City Sky Bet League Two Carlisle v Hartlepool Forest Green v Mansfield Port Vale v Salford City Stevenage v Crawley Town Sutton Utd v Colchester Vanarama National League Maidenhead Utd v Chesterfield Stockport County v Eastleigh cinch Scottish Premiership Aberdeen v Rangers Dundee Utd v St Mirren Hearts v St Johnstone Livingston v Dundee Ross County v Motherwell Wednesday Premier League Brentford v Man Utd (8) Leicester v Tottenham (7.30) Sky Bet Championship Hull v Blackburn Reading v Luton (8) FA Women’s League Cup Quarter Final’s Arsenal v Man Utd (7.15) Tottenham v Liverpool (7.30) West Ham v Chelsea (7.30) Thursday Carabao Cup Semi-Final Second Leg Arsenal (0) v Liverpool (0) Scottish Cup Fourth Round Hibernian v Cove Rangers Friday Premier League Watford v Norwich (8) Vanarama National League Notts County v Barnet Southend v King’s Lynn Town Scottish Cup Fourth Round Rangers v Stirling (3 unless stated) Saturday Premier League Brentford v Wolves Everton v Aston Villa (12.30) LEAGUE ONE C Stewart (Sunderland).. 18 Stockton (Morecambe)... 15 Smith (Rotherham).......... 14 Ironside (Cambridge)...... 12 Bonne (Ipswich)................ 12 Luton: Shea, Burke (Osho 65), Bradley, Naismith, Bree, Mpanzu, Campbell (Onyedinma 60), Clark, Bell, Adebayo, Jerome (Lansbury 82). Bournemouth: Travers, Stacey, Cahill, Kelly, Davis, Cook (Rogers 76), Lerma, Marcondes, Christie, Solanke, Anthony (Lowe 46). Booked: Lerma 81, Christie 89. Ref: Leigh Doughty. Middlesbrough (0) 2 Reading (0) 1 Crooks 84, 90 Carroll 68; Att: 21,634 Middlesbrough: Lumley, Dijksteel (Watmore 72), Fry, McNair, Jones, Crooks, Howson (Coburn 84), Tavernier, Taylor, Sporar, Connolly (Balogun 67). Booked: Tavernier 74. Reading: Southwood, Tetek, Holmes, Laurent, Bristow, Drinkwater, Rinomhota, Hoilett (Camara 56), Swift (Lucas Joao 88), Dele-Bashiru, Carroll. Booked: Bristow 12, Hoilett 36, Drinkwater 65. Ref: James Linington. THE WEEK AHEAD P W D L F A Pts Fulham 25 15 6 4 64 21 51 Bournemouth 26 14 7 5 43 23 49 Blackburn 26 14 7 5 44 28 49 QPR 25 13 5 7 38 30 44 West Brom 26 11 9 6 31 20 42 Middlesbrough 26 12 6 8 31 25 42 Huddersfield 27 11 8 8 33 30 41 Stoke 25 11 5 9 30 25 38 Coventry 24 10 7 7 33 28 37 Nottm Forest 26 10 7 9 33 28 37 Millwall 25 8 9 8 27 28 33 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 33 Luton 23 8 8 7 34 29 32 Sheff Utd 23 9 5 9 29 30 32 Preston 24 8 8 8 27 30 32 Bristol City 26 8 6 12 32 45 30 Swansea 23 7 7 9 27 32 28 Birmingham 25 7 7 11 24 33 28 Hull 25 6 5 14 20 31 23 Cardiff 25 6 5 14 26 44 23 Reading 25 8 4 13 30 45 22 Peterborough 24 5 4 15 21 48 19 Derby 26 8 11 7 25 24 14 Barnsley 24 2 8 14 16 36 14 Leeds v Newcastle Man Utd v West Ham Southampton v Man City (5.30) Sky Bet Championship Bournemouth v Hull Birmingham v Barnsley Blackpool v Millwall Bristol City v Cardiff (12.30) Coventry v QPR Nottm Forest v Derby (12.30) Reading v Huddersfield Sheff Utd v Luton Stoke v Fulham Swansea v Preston (12.30) West Brom v Peterborough Sky Bet League One Burton Albion v AFC Wimbledon Cambridge Utd v Crewe Charlton v Fleetwood Town Ipswich v Accrington MK Dons v Doncaster Morecambe v Wycombe Oxford Utd v Sheff Wed Plymouth v Lincoln City Rotherham v Cheltenham Shrewsbury v Bolton Sunderland v Portsmouth Wigan v Gillingham Sky Bet League Two Barrow v Mansfield 17.01.2022 DAILY Mirror mirror.co.uk/sport/football 19 Aston Villa (0) 2 Man Utd (1) 2 PREMIER LEAGUE Bradford (0) 2 Salford City (1) 1 Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1 Man City 22 9 1 1 32 6 9 1 1 22 7 56 2 Liverpool 21 7 3 0 25 6 6 3 2 30 12 45 3 Chelsea 22 5 5 1 25 10 7 2 2 20 7 43 4 West Ham 22 5 2 4 22 18 6 2 3 19 12 37 5 Arsenal 20 7 1 2 18 8 4 1 5 15 17 35 6 Tottenham 18 7 1 2 16 10 3 2 3 7 10 33 7 Man Utd 20 5 1 4 17 15 4 4 2 15 14 32 8 Wolves 20 4 2 4 8 8 5 2 3 9 7 31 9 Brighton 20 3 4 3 9 10 3 6 1 12 11 28 10 Leicester 18 5 1 3 16 12 2 3 4 15 21 25 11 Crystal Palace 21 4 5 2 20 12 1 4 5 10 19 24 12 Southampton 21 3 6 1 13 9 2 3 6 12 24 24 13 Aston Villa 20 4 2 4 17 16 3 0 7 10 16 23 14 Brentford 21 4 1 5 12 12 2 4 5 12 21 23 15 Leeds 20 3 4 3 13 16 2 3 5 11 23 22 16 Everton 19 4 1 4 15 16 1 3 6 9 18 19 17 Watford 19 2 1 7 11 22 2 1 6 12 15 14 18 Norwich 21 2 2 7 7 20 1 2 7 3 25 13 19 Newcastle 20 1 6 4 14 23 0 3 6 6 20 12 20 Burnley 17 1 4 2 8 8 0 4 6 8 19 11 Ramsey 77 Bruno Fernandes 6, 67 Coutinho 81 Att: 41,968 Burnley P Leicester P Att: Man City (0) 1 Chelsea (0) 0 De Bruyne 70 Att: 53,319 Newcastle (0) 1 Watford (0) 1 Saint-Maximin 49 Joao Pedro 88 Att: 52,223 Norwich (2) 2 Everton (0) 1 Keane 16 (og) Richarlison 60 Idah 18 Att: 26,629 Wolves (1) 3 Southampton (0) 1 Jimenez 37 (pen) Ward-Prowse 84 Coady 59 Traore 90 Att: 30,057 Liverpool (1) 3 Brentford (0) 0 Fabinho 44 Oxlade-Chamberlain 69 Minamino 77 Tottenham P West Ham (1) 2 Arsenal P Leeds (2) 3 Bowen 34 Harrison 10, 37, 60 Fornals 52 LEAGUE TWO Telford (Newport)............. 18 Matt (Forest Green).......... 15 Stevens (Forest Green)... 14 Smith (Leyton Orient)....... 11 Drinan (Leyton Orient).... 10 SCOTTISH PREM Watt (Motherwell)...............9 Morelos (Rangers)..............8 Furuhashi (Celtic)...............8 Ramirez (Aberdeen)...........8 van Veen (Motherwell)......7 Millwall (0) 0 Nottm Forest (0) 1 Att: 13,297 Grabban 90 Millwall: Bialkowski, Hutchinson, Cooper, Wallace, McNamara, Mitchell, Evans, Malone, Ojo (Thompson 46), Bradshaw (Bennett 28), Afobe. Booked: McNamara 57. Nottm Forest: Samba, Worrall, Cook, McKenna, Spence, Yates, Garner, Colback, Grabban, Johnson, Davis (Zinckernagel 73). Booked: Spence 45, McKenna 85. Ref: Peter Bankes. Peterborough (1) 1 Coventry (2) 4 Grant 37 Hamer 15 Godden 25, 90 Att: 10,282 Thompson 81 (og) Peterborough: Cornell, Thompson, Knight, Edwards, Mumba, Taylor (Jade-Jones 66), Norburn, Burrows, Grant, Szmodics (Poku 80), Dembele (Clarke-Harris 59). Booked: Norburn 8, Mumba 41, Edwards 61. Coventry: Wilson, Hyam, Rose, Clarke-Salter, Kane, Sheaf, Hamer (Gyokeres 66), Shipley (Eccles 90), Allen, O’Hare, Godden. Booked: Hyam 24. Ref: Keith Stroud. Preston (1) 1 Birmingham (0) 1 Bauer 31 Hogan 86; Att: 12,821 Preston: Iversen, van den Berg, Bauer, Hughes, Potts (Barkhuizen 71), Browne, Whiteman, Cunningham, Johnson, Jakobsen (Maguire 72), Evans (Sinclair 87). Booked: Whiteman 72. Birmingham: Etheridge, Mengi, Roberts, Pedersen, Colin, Gardner, James, Sunjic (Woods 82), Bela (Bellingham 83), Hernandez (Hogan 83), Jutkiewicz. Booked: Mengi 56. Ref: Andy Davies. QPR (0) 1 West Brom (0) 0 Austin 89 Att: 16,018 QPR: Marshall, Dickie, Dunne, Barbet, Adomah, Johansen, Field, Wallace, Willock (Ball 90), Dykes, Gray (Austin 64). Booked: Dickie 9, Field 70. West Brom: Button, Furlong, Clarke, Townsend, Gardner- Hickman, Livermore, Molumby, Reach, Robinson, Phillips (Dike 59), Ahearne-Grant. Booked: Molumby 90. Ref: Simon Hooper. Hull (0) 0 Stoke (1) 2 Att: 11,067 Brown 22, Ince 50 Hull: Baxter, Bernard, McLoughlin, Greaves, Longman, Huddlestone (Smallwood 58), Docherty (Moncur 46), Lewis-Potter, Honeyman, T Smith (Williams 58), Eaves. Subs not used: Ingram, M Smith, Fleming, Hinds. Booked: Docherty 17, Bernard 64, Smallwood 70. Stoke: Bonham, Harwood-Bellis, Jagielka, Chester, Smith, Ince, Allen, Clucas, Tymon (Doughty 69), Wright-Phillips (Baker 72), Brown (Campbell 82). Subs not used: Davies, Fox, Fletcher, Surridge. Booked: Doughty 81. Ref: Josh Smith. Crawley Town v Tranmere Forest Green v Carlisle Harrogate Town v Oldham Hartlepool v Stevenage Leyton Orient v Port Vale Rochdale v Bradford Salford City v Colchester Scunthorpe v Newport County Sutton Utd v Northampton Swindon v Bristol Rovers (1) Walsall v Exeter Vanarama National League Altrincham v Torquay Boreham Wood v Weymouth Chesterfield v Aldershot Dag & Red v Stockport (5.20) Grimsby v Bromley Maidenhead Utd v FC Halifax Solihull Moors v Dover Woking v Wealdstone Yeovil v Wrexham Scottish Cup Fourth Round Aberdeen v Edinburgh City Alloa v Celtic (5.30) Arbroath v Darvel Juniors Auchinleck T v Hearts (12.30) Ayr v St Mirren Banks ODee v Raith Clydebank v Annan Athletic Dumbarton v Dundee Kelty Hearts v St Johnstone Kilmarnock v Dundee Utd Livingston v Ross County Motherwell v Morton Partick v Airdrieonians Peterhead v East Kilbride cinch Scottish Championship Dunfermline v Inverness CT (7.45) cinch Scottish League 1 Clyde v Queen’s Park East Fife v Falkirk cinch Scottish League 2 Cowdenbeath v Stranraer Sunday Premier League Arsenal v Burnley (2) Chelsea v Tottenham (4.30) Crystal Palace v Liverpool (2) Leicester v Brighton (2) FA Women’s Super League Brighton v Chelsea (12.30) Leicester v Aston Villa (2) Man City v Arsenal (6.45) Man Utd v Tottenham (12) Reading v Birmingham City (2) West Ham v Everton FA Women’s Championship Bristol City v Charlton Coventry Utd v London City (2) Crystal Palace v Liverpool FC (2) Durham v Sheff Utd (12) Lewes v Sunderland (2) Watford v Blackburn 1-2-X CHECK pools number FULL TIME 1 3 2 1a 3 1 4 3 5 1 6 3 7 1a 8 1 9 1a 10 1a 11 1 12 1 13 3 14 1a 15 1 16 1a 17 1a 18 3 19 1 20 3 21 2 22 1 23 3 24 2 25 1a 26 1 27 1a 28 1a 29 1a 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 3 35 1a 36 1 37 1 38 1 39 3 40 1a 41 1a 42 3 43 1 44 1a 45 1 46 3 47 1a 48 1 49 3 LEAGUE TWO Watson 57 (og) Thomas-Asante 35 O’Connor 85 Att: 14,671 Bradford: Hornby, Cousin-Dawson (Cook 54), O’Connor, Canavan, Ridehalgh, Watt, Sutton, Gilliead, Walker (Songo’o 87), Vernam (Cooke 82), Angol. Salford City: King, Vassell, Eastham, Turnbull, Love, Lund (Elliott 69), Lowe, Morris (Oteh 87), Watson, Hunter (Kelly 72), Thomas-Asante. Booked: Eastham 31, Vassell 45, Love 65. Sent-off: Thomas-Asante 43. Ref: James Oldham. Bristol Rovers (0) 2 Hartlepool (0) 0 Collins 87 Evans 90 Att: 7,004 Bristol Rovers: Belshaw, Kilgour, Taylor, Harries, Coutts, Anderson (Whelan 90), Evans, Nicholson (Anderton 90), Grant, Collins, Loft (Pitman 90). Booked: Harries 28, Evans 70. Hartlepool: Killip, Sterry, Byrne, Liddle (Hull 90), Odusina, Ferguson, Crawford (Grey 89), Featherstone, Holohan, Molyneux, Carver (Cullen 67). Booked: Liddle 39, Ferguson 64, Odusina 76, Byrne 81. Sent-off: Sterry 90. Ref: Carl Brook. Carlisle (0) 1 Crawley Town (1) 1 Alessandra 90 Nadesan 25 Att: 4,350 Carlisle: Howard, Mellor, Feeney, McDonald, Armer (Alessandra 85), Gibson, Guy, Whelan (Patrick 56), Dickenson, Mellish, Omotoye (Abrahams 85). Booked: Whelan 42, Omotoye 45. Crawley Town: Morris, Francomb, Craig, Lynch, Tilley, Powell, Payne, Tsaroulla, Matthews (C Watts 63 (Davies 81)), Nichols (Grego-Cox 73), Nadesan. Booked: Nichols 41, Payne 68. Ref: Darren Bond. Colchester (0) 0 Barrow (0) 2 Dallison 54 (og) Kay 90 Att: 2,297 Colchester: Turner, Welch-Hayes (Hannant 58), Chambers, Dallison, Tchamadeu, Sarpong-Wiredu (Chilvers 64), Skuse, Coxe, Judge, Andrews (Nouble 82), Sears. Booked: Dallison 78. Barrow: Farman, Jones, Platt, Brough, Hutton, Banks, White, Driscoll-Glennon, James, Harris (Devitt 76), Wakeling (Kay 63). Booked: Platt 24, Hutton 81, Jones 84. Ref: Will Finnie. Exeter (0) 2 Scunthorpe (0) 0 J Brown 63 Zanzala 76 Att: 4,676 Exeter: Dawson, Sweeney, Stubbs, Diabate, Key, Collins, Dieng, Caprice, Jay, J Brown (Sparkes 90), Zanzala (Amond 80). Scunthorpe: Watson, Matheson, Onariase, Taft, O’Malley, Rowe (Dunnwald 73), Pugh, Hackney (Wood 85), Hippolyte (Lewis 90), Jarvis, Burns (Beestin 59). Ref: Craig Hicks. P W D L F A Pts Forest Green 24 15 7 2 48 21 52 Tranmere 25 13 6 6 27 15 45 Northampton 24 12 5 7 32 24 41 Swindon 24 11 7 6 39 30 40 Sutton Utd 24 12 4 8 38 31 40 Newport County 25 10 8 7 42 34 38 Mansfield 24 11 5 8 32 30 38 Exeter 24 9 10 5 35 26 37 Port Vale 22 10 5 7 36 26 35 Bradford 24 7 11 6 31 29 32 Crawley Town 23 9 5 9 28 32 32 Leyton Orient 22 7 10 5 37 21 31 Salford City 24 8 7 9 28 24 31 Harrogate Town 23 8 6 9 35 35 30 Walsall 24 7 8 9 29 32 29 Bristol Rovers 22 8 5 9 29 33 29 Hartlepool 24 8 4 12 24 36 28 Rochdale 23 6 9 8 30 32 27 Barrow 24 6 8 10 25 28 26 Carlisle 24 6 8 10 19 30 26 Stevenage 25 5 9 11 22 40 24 Colchester 23 5 7 11 17 32 22 Scunthorpe 25 3 10 12 19 44 19 Oldham 24 4 6 14 22 39 18 Mansfield (0) 2 Walsall (0) 0 Charsley 57, 88 Att: 5,728 Mansfield: Bishop, Hewitt, Rawson, Hawkins (Gale 90), McLaughlin, O’Toole, Clarke (Charsley 46), Quinn, Maris, Oates (Johnson 90), Bowery. Booked: Hawkins 45. Walsall: Rushworth, White, Leak, Menayese, Ward, Labadie (Willock 84), Earing, Shade (Phillips 68), Osadebe, Kiernan (Wilkinson 72), Miller. Ref: Ross Joyce. Newport County (2) 4 Harrogate Town (0) 0 Demetriou 8 (pen) Telford 43, 49 Baker-Richardson 55 Newport County: Townsend, Norman, Pask, Demetriou, Haynes, Bennett (Lewis 86), Cooper (Waite 60), Azaz, Cain, Telford (Collins 82), Baker-Richardson. Booked: Cooper 22, Norman 47. Harrogate Town: Oxley, Fallowfield (Sheron 67), Legge, McArdle, Page, Pattison, Falkingham, Diarra (Austerfield 68), Thomson, Armstrong, Muldoon (Beck 65). Booked: Falkingham 8, Armstrong 20, Diarra 40. Ref: Ollie Yates. Northampton (0) 1 Forest Green (0) 1 Pinnock 90 Stevens 70 Att: 5,415 Northampton: Roberts, McGowan, Horsfall, Guthrie, Koiki, Sowerby, McWilliams, Hoskins, Lewis (Zimba 73), Pinnock, Connolly (Rose 84). Booked: Sowerby 45, Lewis 51, Horsfall 64, Pinnock 90. Forest Green: McGee, Godwin-Malife, Moore-Taylor, Bernard, Wilson, Stevenson, Sweeney, Cadden, Aitchison (Hendry 83), Matt, Stevens (March 77). Booked: Wilson 80. Ref: Marc Edwards. Oldham P Leyton Orient P Port Vale (1) 1 Swindon (2) 3 Harratt 26 Williams 20 Att: 6,064 Gladwin 45 (pen) Smith 69 (og) Port Vale: Lucas Covolan, Cass, Hall, Smith, Worrall, Garrity, Pett (Politic 68), Hussey, Conlon, Harratt (Edmondson 72), Wilson (Stone 45). Sent-off: Lucas Covolan 45. Swindon: Ward, Hunt, O’Brien, Conroy, Odimayo, Iandolo, Gladwin, Reed (East 76), Williams (Lyden 73), Simpson (Mitchell- Lawson 77), McKirdy. Booked: Lyden 81. Ref: Andy Haines. Stevenage (2) 3 Sutton Utd (0) 3 Norris 34 Smith 58 Reid 39, 64 Milsom 66 (pen) Bennett 90 Att: 2,961 Stevenage: Pym, Wildin, Cuthbert, Prosser, Coker, Lines, Vancooten, Reeves, Taylor, Norris (Daly 83), Reid (Carter 82). Booked: Prosser 55. Sutton Utd: Bouzanis, Barden, John, Goodliffe, Milsom, Ajiboye, Smith, Eastmond (Davis 85), Olaofe, Wilson (Randall 56), Sho-Silva (Bennett 55). Ref: Paul Howard. Tranmere (2) 2 Rochdale (0) 0 Jolley 3, 16 Att: 7,046 Tranmere: Doohan, Dacres-Cogley, Davies, Clarke, MacDonald, Morris, Spearing, O’Connor, McPake, Hemmings (Nevitt 84), Jolley (Foley 79). Booked: Jolley 48, Doohan 90. Rochdale: Coleman, Downing, O’Connell, Dorsett, Broadbent, Dooley, Kelly, White (Cashman 84), Newby (Odoh 61), Andrews (Done 61), Grant. Ref: Ben Toner.

20 acc stanLEy 1 Clark 84 sunDErLanD 1 O’brien 48 By John rIchardson It’s the motto that has served John Coleman well over the years – ‘the bigger they are the harder they fall’. Sunderland’s away following is more than the 2,000-odd Accrington Stanley loyalists and yet in football terms the two clubs are equals, treading the same League One boards. And even with 10 men following Ross Sykes’ 76th-minute dismissal (above) for two bookings, somehow Stanley pulled another rabbit out of the hat with a rare Mitch Clark goal six minutes from time which kept the Black Cats off the top of the table. It looked like a welltaken effort from substitute Aiden O’Brien would place Lee Johnson’s side back on track after their midweek humbling against Lincoln City which ended a 10-game unbeaten run in the league. But it’s in Accrington’s DNA to derail the establishment and Coleman makes no apologies for refusing to make do with just the crumbs from the table. He said: “We’re in this league on merit. “Sunderland are a big club, got really good players, great fans. I want them to do well. “When we first went up and they went down to League One everyone made a big thing about it. “I don’t take any great pleasure in the big clubs struggling. They are a DAILY MIrror 17.01.2022 mirror.co.uk/sport/football Premier League club and eventually they will be again. They’ve got a good manager there who will get it right. “They are a team that when they get into the Championship they can go up again and I wish them all the best. But we are here on merit and we will always compete. “We will always give our best, and at home we know we can beat anyone. “They have got a great chance of getting promotion – but we’ve matched them all the way. It would have been harsh if we had lost the game. “Anyone who knows us will know we always run ourselves into the ground. “We will always give it our best shot. We never know when we’re beaten.” For Sunderland it’s another example that status and history don’t count for anything. It doesn’t legislate for the individual errors which have cost them recently – in this case a miskick from Tom Flanagan that let the hosts in to equalise. Johnson said: “We had numerous opportunities to get a second goal and there was the sending off. There was some good play. It was then about organisation. “There’s a couple of games in hand here and there, and it is a point, a disappointing point from where we were but it does keep us moving forward at least. “We can’t feel too sorry for ourselves. We’ve just got to lick our wounds and crack on pretty quickly. “As far as any transfers are concerned this month, we’ve got to make the right calls.” STANLEy’S LEvEL bEST KinG hELps spirEitEs stay on coursE to bE croWnED BARnet to take his tally for with two games in hand. other squads in the league. Alfie Pavey put the visitors NON-LEAGUE the season to 20. king, who claimed the so we’re going to be the ahead but wealdstone It was certainly a much fourth goal, said: “we’re the winners.” replied through connor By Ian WInroW easier assignment in the strongest team in the gRImsBy secured a first stevens and Ashley wIng-BAck Jeff king says capital than the previous league by a country mile. victory in six games, John charles. cHesteRfIelD will have week, when another of “we’ve a massive chance mcAtee and Jordan In the fA trophy fourth only themselves to blame if saturday’s scorers, Akwasi until the end of the season maguire-Drew scoring in a round, DAgenHAm AnD they do not top the Asante (right), grabbed a of staying top and it will 2-0 win over AltRIncHAm. ReDBRIDge won the essex national league. consolation effort in the 5-1 only be our own fault if we weAlDstone went nine derby, overcoming kabongo tshimanga fA cup loss at chelsea. don’t because our squad is points clear of the drop soutHenD 2-0 thanks to scored twice in a the spireites are second, more than good enough zone with a 2-1 home win mo sagaf and Junior comfortable 4-1 win at one point behind HAlIfAx and a lot stronger than over bottom club DoveR. morais. DM1ST cLaRK’S Shoo in Mitch Clark snatches a dramatic late equaliser for 10-man Accrington Coleman backs his minnows to slug it out with league’s big boys, such as Black Cats FiRSt aiD RaiD Aiden O’Brien celebrates his opener but Coleman (left) wouldn’t be denied fan-tastic for bhoys Ange Postecoglou is relishing the chance to cut into Rangers’ six-point lead in front of a packed celtic Park tonight. the Hoops take on Hibernian in the first match after the rescheduled winter break, with covid-19 restrictions being lifted by the scottish government. the top-flight clubs voted to move the winter break forward after a 500-fan cap from Boxing Day was announced in the hope that the majority of supporters would be allowed back inside grounds when the campaign resumed. “the clubs took the right course of action,” said boss Postecoglou. “It would have been ludicrous to try to play without crowds.” SCOTLAND ScottiSh championShip Ayr (0) 0 Morton (1) 2 att: 500 reilly 27, 61 DunferMline (1) 1 HAMilton (0) 0 Dow 32 att: 500 inverness Ct (0) 2 Queen of soutH (1) 2 McKay 62 connelly 39 Walsh 73 roy 78 att: 479 rAitH (1) 1 ArbroAtH (0) 2 tumilty 42 J hamilton 47 att: 500 Low 82 (pen) P W D L F A Pts Arbroath 22 11 8 3 35 16 41 Inverness CT 21 10 7 4 29 17 37 Kilmarnock 21 11 4 6 27 15 37 Raith 22 9 8 5 29 22 35 Partick 20 9 6 5 33 19 33 Hamilton 22 6 6 10 24 37 24 Ayr 21 5 6 10 19 34 21 Morton 21 4 8 9 24 31 20 Queen of South 21 4 6 11 21 33 18 Dunfermline 21 3 9 9 19 36 18 ScottiSh League one AirDrieoniAns (2) 3 fAlkirk (0) 2 fordyce 35 McKay 47 McGill 43 Dowds 89 Gallagher 86 att: 500 AlloA (0) 1 Queen’s PArk (1) 1 cawley 58 smith 38 att: 484 Cove rAngers (1) 1 Montrose (0) 0 Mcallister 10 att: 499 DuMbArton (0) 2 eAst fife (0) 0 oyinsan 55, Wylde 65 att: 500 PeterHeAD (0) 1 ClyDe (1) 1 s brown 90 Elsdon 32 att: 497 P W D L F A Pts Cove Rangers 22 15 4 3 44 19 49 Airdrieonians 21 13 2 6 36 24 41 Montrose 22 10 9 3 36 18 39 Queen’s Park 19 6 10 3 33 20 28 Falkirk 20 7 4 9 29 33 25 Clyde 20 6 6 8 24 35 24 Peterhead 21 6 5 10 29 33 23 Alloa 21 5 7 9 28 35 22 Dumbarton 21 6 3 12 29 44 21 East Fife 21 3 4 14 21 48 13 ScottiSh League two AnnAn AtHletiC (1) 2 forfAr (2) 2 Goss 4 Munro 29 smith 57 slater 44 att: 341 elgin (1) 1 Albion (1) 1 hester 25 (pen) fagan 45 att: 500 kelty HeArts (1) 2 eDinburgH City (0) 2 cardle 27, 55 handling 75 att: 500 brydon 90 stenHouseMuir (0) 0 CowDenbeAtH (0) 2 att: 344 r buchanan 48 barr 58 strAnrAer (1) 3 stirling (1) 3 Muir 34 Leitch 23 Duffy 59 Moore 74, cummins 79 yates 90 (pen) att: 337 P W D L F A Pts Kelty Hearts 19 14 4 1 43 17 46 Forfar 21 11 6 4 40 23 39 Annan Athletic 21 11 4 6 38 26 37 Edinburgh City 20 7 6 7 26 31 27 Stenhousemuir 21 7 5 9 30 35 26 Stirling 21 7 4 10 28 31 25 Stranraer 21 6 6 9 28 35 24 Elgin 20 5 7 8 20 28 22 Albion 20 6 4 10 25 34 22 Cowdenbeath 20 3 4 13 14 32 13