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3 days ago
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Aston Villa v Newcastle: Premier League
Update: Date: 2025-08-16T12:02:50.000Z Title: 31 min: Content: Premier League updates from 12.30pm BST Send your thoughts to Barry via email Barry Glendenning Sat 16 Aug 2025 08.02 EDT First published on Sat 16 Aug 2025 06.22 EDT 8.02am EDT 08:02 If anything, Clive, the boy Elanga is trying too hard. 8.01am EDT 08:01 29 min: It's early days but Anthony Elanga is having a debut to forget for Newcastle. Running on to an excellent curled pass down the touchline from Kieran Trippier, he allows the ball to clank off his shins and go out for a throw-in despite being in acres of space. Aston Villa's fans greet his latest misadventure with a raucous cheer. 7.59am EDT 07:59 28 min: Bruno Guimaraes snaps into a tackle in midfield and wins the ball. It's played forward towards Anthony Gordon but Tyrone Mings gets across to cover before the Newcastle forward can get a sight on goal. 7.57am EDT 07:57 26 min: Lucas Digne takes a throw-in of his own and hoys the ball towards the near post, where Dan Burn thumps it clear with a meaty header. 7.56am EDT 07:56 22 min: Under pressure from a ferocious Newcastle press, Lucas Digne surveys his options and decides the pick of them is to just welly the ball into the stand for a Newcastle throw-in deep in Villa territory. His side are seriously under the collective Geordie cosh. 7.52am EDT 07:52 20 min: Newcastle continue to pile on the pressure but a Livramento cross from the left is plucked from the air by Bizot. Eddie Howe's side might be the visitors but are playing like they're at home and with better finishing would be at least two goals up. 7.50am EDT 07:50 19 min: Anthony Gordon chases a through ball from deep towards the Villa penalty area but is beaten to it by Bizot, who gathers comfortably. Updated at 7.58am EDT 7.48am EDT 07:48 15 min: It's been an entertaining game so far but the pick of the chances, indeed the only chances, have fallen to Newcastle. From outside the penalty area, Anthony Gordon shoots through a thicket of bodies and his effort takes a deflection off Matty Cash and is helped out for a corner by Marco Bizot. Nothing comes of the set-piece. 7.46am EDT 07:46 11 min: Barnes's cross from the left is too high for Gordon but Elanga is lurking behind him and catches the ball on the volley from eight yards out. He slashes wildly at it and fails to hit the target. Newcastle's new signing is clearly desperate to impress but needs to show more composure. Updated at 7.46am EDT 7.44am EDT 07:44 10 min: Joelinton gets on the ball and combines with Tino Livramento down the left. Harvey Barnes takes up possession and curls a delightful cross towards the far post. Having peeled away from Tyrone Mings, Anthony Gordon sends his header over the bar. He should have hit the target and Newcastle have now squandered two excellent opportunities that one suspects a certain Swede would have put away in his sleep. 7.40am EDT 07:40 7 min: Newcastle successfully defend a Villa corner and break upfield. Bizot does well to prevent a deflected Anthony Gordon shot from going out for a corner for the visitors. The Dutch goalkeeper has had a dream start to his Premier League debut. 7.39am EDT 07:39 5 min: Harvey Barnes feels he should have had a penalty after getting shoved in the penalty box after that missed effort by Elanga. I'm inclined to think he might have had a case but in the Stockley Park VAR bunker, Peter Bankes disagrees. 7.36am EDT 07:36 2 min: John McGinn goes arse-over-tit on the cinder track beyond the touchline while trying to prevent the ball in play and bursts out laughing when the crowd cheer. The smile is wiped off his face when, moments later, Anthony Elanga finds himself through on goal with the ball at his feet. His shot is saved brilliantly by Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot and in the ensuing scramble, Newcastle have a penalty shout turned down. More on that anon. Updated at 7.48am EDT 7.32am EDT 07:32 1 min: Newcastle kick-off, their players wearing green shirts, white shorts and green socks. Taking a leaf out of the Paris Saint-Germain handbook, they immediately boot the ball into touch down by the corner flag but are unable to win it back from the Villa throw-in. 7.31am EDT 07:31 A minute's silence: There's another pre-match tribute, this time in memory of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who also lost their lives in tragic circumstances this summer. Unsurprisingly, the silence is perfectly observed. 7.27am EDT 07:27 Not long now: Aston Villa's walk-out music will have a special poignancy this afternoon. John McGinn leads the troops out to the monster riffola of Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train and pre-match tribute has already been paid to the late Godfather of Metal and Black Sabbath frontman, who passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 76. Bruno Guimaraes wears the captain's armband for Newcastle and kick-off is just a few minutes away. Updated at 7.33am EDT 7.19am EDT 07:19 Sandro Tonali: Newcastle's Italian midfielder looks fighting fit and in a very good mood as he makes his way back to the dressing-room following his warm-up having a laugh and a joke with Tino Livramento. En route to the tunnel, he goes out of his way to high five several young Villa fans. 7.13am EDT 07:13 Some correspondence: 'As a previously pessimistic Toon fan, our starting XI looks very balanced, steady at the back and middle and hopefully enterprising enough up front without Isak,' writes Jeremy Keady. 'Not sure about our depth for today or indeed the coming months, but a point here would be great, considering our next match (Liverpool at home) and tricky first six matches (Villa, Liverpool, Leeds away, Wolves at home, Bournemouth away and Arsenal at home).' And for balance: 'Villa fan here,' writes Karl Ruben Weseth. 'I was a bit baffled by the aggregated Guardian prediction that we'd finish fifth as well. I've seen a lot of analysis from various writers pointing towards Villa's squad being settled as a big plus, but to me, the way Emery wasn't able to crack Glasner's Palace on the fourth time of asking last season made me fear that he'd hit his ceiling with the club. 'The way he then went on to make a lot of similar mistakes in the way he approached the Man Utd season-ender a couple of weeks later only stoked that fear. Those were arguably the two most important single fixtures last season, and Emery gave both of them away with a confoundingly timid approach. I still think he's an amazing coach, but my cautiously pessimistic hunch is that this season will see a bit of a regression to mid-table for the Villa.' 7.02am EDT 07:02 Newcastle: Dan 'Big Dan Durn' Burn has been talking to TNT Sports ahead of his warm-up and says he's pleased with how pre-season has gone at Newcastle despite the 'external noise' that's surrounded the club. 'We're starting from zero again, we've got a lot to prove and we're ready to go,' he says. Asked if the noise in question might have brought the group of footballers who are actually happy to play for Newcatle closer together, he has this to say: 'I think so. I mentioned the external noise but we've got quite a tight-knit group and we just get on with it. We've had four or five weeks now without Alex and for us he's obviously not involved at the moment but we've got players who need to step up and contribute with the goals.' 6.42am EDT 06:42 Aston Villa: Youri Tielemans will make his 100th appearance for Aston Villa this afternoon and as he prepared to mark his century the Belgian sat down for an exclusive interview with our own Ben Fisher to discuss life, the universe and his determination to help end Aston Villa's 30-year trophy drought. Updated at 6.53am EDT 6.36am EDT 06:36 Aston Villa: Contrary to Unai Emery's pessimistic view, our writers have predicted a fifth place finish for Aston Villa come season's end. I would like to distance myself from the collective Guardian hive mind because according to my crystal ball they'll be finishing ninth. 6.36am EDT 06:36 Newcastle United: If you'd asked me at the end of last season, I'd have predicted that Newcastle would spend big and well this summer, and possibly be in the title race this time around. After the summer they've had, I'm more of a mind that they'll to do well to finish in the top 10. The Guardian Sport collective has them higher up in seventh place. 6.35am EDT 06:35 Referee: Craig Pawson. Referee's assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis and Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Simon Hooper. VAR: Peter Bankes. Assistant VAR: Tim Robinson. 6.33am EDT 06:33 Those teams: With Emi Martinez suspended, Dutch goalkeeper Marco Bizot comes in for his Villa debut after join ing the club from Brest. New signing Evann Guessand is on the bench, while the inclusion of Donyell Malen among the Villa substitutes is a bit of a surprise as he is reported to have been in sensational form during pre-season. Newcastle are without Joe Willock, who has been ruled out of today's proceedings with a calf injury, while petulance's Alexander Isak is obviously not involved. Aaron Ramsdale has to settle for a place on the bench, with Nick Pope keeping his place in goal, but there is a debut for Anthony Elanga on the right wing. Harvey Barnes will start on the left, with Anthony Gordon playing as a false nine. Barely in the door, Malick Thiaw is among the Newcastle substitutes, along with South Korean teenager Park Seung-soo, who has apparently turned a few heads with good performances in pre-season. Updated at 6.52am EDT 6.23am EDT 06:23 Aston Villa: Bizot, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Onana, Rogers, Watkins. Subs: Wright, Pau, Maatsen, Buendia, Malen, Guessand, Iling-Junior, Jimoh. Newcastle United: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Gordon, Barnes, Elanga. Subs: Ramsdale, Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Seung-soo, Miley. 6.22am EDT 06:22 Villa Park is the venue for a match between two sides whose respective coaches whose pre-season preparations have been far from ideal. In his pre-match press conference yesterday, Unai Emery could be heard bemoaning the manner in which Aston Villa's activity in the transfer market has been hamstrung by profit and sutainability rules, a state of affairs that prompted the Spaniard to tell reporters that his team have little or no chance of finishing in the top seven of the Premier League. Villa's only major investment this summer has been on the Nice Striker Evan Guessand, while the Turkish centre-back Yasin Ozcan and a couple of reserve goalkeepers have also arrived at Villa Park. Ozcan has already been loaned out to Anderlecht but Villa are hopeful of getting Marco Asensio back in on loan from Paris Saint-Germain after his productive spell in the Midlands last season. His opposite number, Eddie Howe, has had similar issues but while Newcastle have missed out on several high profile targets, they have managed to bring Malick Thiaw (AC Milan), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) and Antonio Cordero (free after leaving Malaga) to St James' Park. They are also understood to be in the process of wrapping up a deal to sign Jacob Ramsey from today's opponents. Villa are in desperate need of the £40m profit they'll generate from the sale of a highly regarded academy graduate to help their bean-counters balance the books. Howe has also been forced to deal with the petulant and unseemly strop thrown by his star striker Alexander Isak, who is hankering after a move to Liverpool and has made it clear he has no intention of pulling on a Newcastle shirt again despite having three years left on his contract. Howe admitted yesterday that control of the situation is 'not in my hands' but said he could envisage a scenario where Isak plays in his side again. It is one that would almost certainly involve no end of grovelling to unimpressed teammates, other club staff and fans from the Swede but we are unlikely to see any sign of him at Villa Park today. With so much (or little, in the case of Villa) going on behind the scenes, it is to be presumed both managers will welcome the opportunity to put their off-field woes behind them and get down to the comparatively uncomplicated task of playing football. Kick-off is at 12.30pm but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and build-up. Villa will be out for a modicum revenge over the team that pipped them to the final Champions League qualification place on the final day of last season. Updated at 6.45am EDT
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4 days ago
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Your Guardian sport weekend: Premier League, Rugby Championship and more
There is no escape. The Football League has held centre stage on the past two Saturdays but now the Premier League is screaming for our attention and we must surrender. Barry Glendenning and Rob Smyth will guide you through all the reaction to Friday night's Liverpool v Bournemouth opener, plus the buildup to Saturday's five top-flight matches and all the latest transfer stories, for those more interested in who's winning the window than who's winning actual games. We won't ignore the lower divisions, including Wrexham's first home game back in the Championship, against West Brom at 12.30pm, after a couple of Hollywood endings in league (agony) and Carabao Cup (ecstasy). Peter Lansley will report from Villa Park on the lead up to the lunchtime game while Ed Aarons, who is covering Tottenham v Burnley, will be answering your questions. Email to take part. The England and Wales Cricket Board may have sacrificed staging international cricket in August in favour of the Hundred, but there's a series decider going on in Cairns. South Africa won the first match thanks to an astonishing unbeaten 125 off 56 balls from Dewald Brevis that ended the hosts' unbeaten run of nine, while three wickets apiece for Josh Hazlewood and Ben Dwarshuis evened things up for Australia in the second match. Geoff Lemon is on over-by-over duty. The fixture computer can be a mean machine: Aston Villa, denied a lead at Manchester United on the last day by a premature referee's whistle in a game they went on to lose, start the season by facing Newcastle, who edged them out of a Champions League place on goal difference. As the late Jim Bowen would have put it on Bullseye: 'Here's what you would have won.' Jacob Ramsey will be in the Champions League after leaving Villa for St James' Park, though probably not in time to figure here. Barry Glendenning will be on minute-by-minute duty – perhaps Alexander Isak will have a look on his phone to see how things are going – while Peter Lansley will be at Villa Park to find out if Unai Emery has calmed down since his Old Trafford meltdown. The staggered start denies us the thrill that used to accompany opening day but the first 3pm Premier League team news of the season will be announced at 2pm, while three lunchtime games in the Championship will be drawing to a close: Derby v Coventry and Portsmouth v Norwich, as well as Wrexham's game, from where Sam Dalling will be reporting. Rob Smyth will guide you through all the news and then action from around the grounds, with Brighton v Fulham, Sunderland v West Ham and Tottenham v Burnley from the top division. In the Championship, can Sheffield United steady the ship at Swansea after the Bristol City debacle and a Carabao Cup exit at Birmingham? We will have reports and reaction from all the Premier League games, plus roundups from the lower divisions. Fresh from taming the Lions in the third Test (to leave some of their fans claiming a moral series victory), Joe Schmidt's Wallabies now have to prove they are genuinely back in business against top-notch regular opposition, rather than a deluxe scratch side. A respectable scoreline in the Rugby Championship opener against the world champions at Ellis Park in Johannesburg would suggest that Australia are heading in the right direction as the countdown to their home World Cup in 2027 continues, while South Africa are trying to retain this title for the first time. Daniel Gallan is on live duty for us, and will then be analysing what went right and wrong for both teams. Molineux will stage its own tributes to Diogo Jota and his brother before the game against Manchester City. On the visiting side, Rúben Dias and Bernardo Silva both played alongside Jota in his last match, Portugal's Nations League triumph against Spain. After the obsequies are concluded, the sides will set about each other in a fixture that was won last season by John Stones' added-time header. Whatever else has happened, both sides will have a chance of finishing the day top of the table and you can bet that Pep Guardiola would welcome such an early statement of intent. Scott Murray will helm our coverage of the buildup and the match itself, while Ben Fisher will report from the ground. Along with the results, Saturday could throw up some talking points arising from the refereeing changes introduced for this season. Will we see a corner awarded for a goalkeeper holding on to the ball for too long? What about defenders being penalised for holding? John Brewin – our man at Brighton v Fulham on Saturday – will chair the discussion on what has gone before and tee up the afternoon's action, with the help of our reporter at Old Trafford, Jamie Jackson. Email to discuss whether Ruben Amorim can fix the Manchester United malaise and whether Mikel Arteta's reinforcements have given him an Arsenal team capable of going one better. We'll also have updates on the Championship battle between two relegated sides, Ipswich and Southampton. Two serial trophy winners meet at Stamford Bridge: Conference League and Club World Cup winners Chelsea take on FA Cup and Community Shield holders Crystal Palace. Oliver Glasner would like to hold on to the key names that helped Palace to those Wembley successes, especially Eberechi Eze. For Enzo Maresca, it all seems to be coming together nicely, but his players have hardly had a holiday thanks to Gianni Infantino's brainwave. Join Daniel Harris for live coverage of this match and updates on Nottingham Forest v Brentford, while Jacob Steinberg will have a match report and reaction. For many, many years, fixture computer rules about keeping the previous season's top four apart on the opening weekend would have ruled out a Manchester United v Arsenal clash, but last season the hosts finished lower in the final table than in the alphabetical list of teams for the first time in a generation. With a new-look attack in place, Ruben Amorim will seek a statement win, but Arsenal have also strengthened as they seek to end their title drought. Rob Smyth will provide minute-by-minute updates, while Jamie Jackson and Jonathan Wilson will cover the news, reaction and analysis from Old Trafford.
The Guardian
06-06-2025
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Your Guardian Sport weekend: French Open finals, football, cricket and much more
Join Emillia Hawkins and Barry Glendenning with all the breaking news as we build towards Saturday afternoon's England men's World Cup qualifier against Andorra at 5pm (all times BST). The match is being staged at Espanyol's 40,000-capacity RCDE Stadium in Barcelona. since Andorra's national stadium is unavailable after hosting the Games of the Small States of Europe. The last time the Three Lions visited Andorra in October 2021, they won 5-0. Over-by-over coverage gets under way before the first ball of the day at Taunton is due at 1pm. Tanya Aldred and James Wallace are at the helm for what should be another run-fest for the hosts. England have outclassed West Indies across the 20-over and 50-over formats so far, hammering them by 143 runs in the second one-day international in Leicester. That came hot on the heels of a bruising 108-run win for England in the first ODI at Derby. Stars of both those shows were the openers Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont, who both hit their second successive centuries. Raf Nicholson reports from the County Ground. Tony Paley helms our live blog and Greg Wood reports from Epsom in the build up to the Flat season's highlight. Aidan O'Brien's No 1 runner Delacroix has solid claims in the Derby, but he perhaps lacks the 'wow' factor of many of his other winners. The Lion In Winter must overcome being drawn in stall 19 but it would be no surprise to see him bounce back given O'Brien's recent exploits with City Of Troy and Auguste Rodin. Also making a strong case in the 19-strong field are Guineas winner Ruling Court and Dante victor Pride Of Arras. World No 1 meets world No 2 at Roland Garros as top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka takes on Coco Gauff, the French Open runner-up in 2022. A three-time grand slam champion on hard courts, Sabalenka makes her first final on the red dirt of Paris and John Brewin helms our live blog while Tumaini Carayol reports from the City of Lights. Aaron Bower is at Wembley for the game's annual migration south as Sam Burgess seeks his first trophy as a head coach with Warrington. Standing in the Wolves' way are Super League leaders Hull KR. Willie Peters' side are aiming for a first Challenge Cup triumph in almost half a century. As a prelude to the big game, traditional powerhouses St Helens and Wigan face off in the women's final. Tom Bassam is your minute-by-minute guide and Michael Aylwin our match reporter as Tigers face Sharks in their Premiership semi-final. It's Michael Cheika's chance to edge closer to winning the Premiership title in his one-off season at Welford Road on his home-ground farewell. The game promises to be a cracker if their exchanges in the regular season are a reliable measure – Leicester have shared 142 points across two league games with Sale already. Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions take on underwhelming opposition as the new head coach builds towards the finals in North America, this qualifier coming three days before meeting Senegal in a friendly in Nottingham. Making all the headlines in the buildup was the recall of Ivan Toney, back for the first time since he left Brentford for the Saudi Premier League club Al-Ahli last summer. The 29-year-old has scored 29 goals in 43 games this season and won the Asian Champions League. Clearly it's the moment for him to impress the German. Rob Smyth follows the action while David Hytner and Jonathan Wilson report from Barcelona. Who will be the king of clay at Roland Garros? Tumaini Carayol reports from Paris and Daniel Harris your live host. Following Friday's T20 series opener in Durham, the action moves to Bristol on Sunday afternoon before the third match at Southampton on Tuesday. After brushing West Indies aside 3-0 in the ODI series, England will be eager to maintain their upswing under new white-ball captain Harry Brook. Opener Jamie Smith has certainly been making an impression under England's new leadership, his 64 from 28 balls in the final match of the one-day whitewash over the tourists a positive sign of things to come. Daniel Gallan helms our over-by-over coverage and Taha Hashim reports. A clash of old Iberian rivals in Sunday night's final in Munich – a showdown that pits a young pretender against the old king. The 17-year-old Lamine Yamal, the undoubted rising star of Spanish football, meets the 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo – and both players will want to lay down markers for the World Cup. Lamal scored twice in a nine-goal thriller of a semi-final defeat of France, a match that featured the last two Nations League champions: France in 2021 and Spain two years ago. Spain are targeting a third Uefa tournament success in a row – having won the last Nations League and Euro 2024. Ronaldo scored his 137th international goal for Portugal – who won the first tournament in 2019 –as they battled from a goal down to beat Germany 2-1 in Munich. Join Dominic Booth for our minute-by-minute coverage while Sid Lowe reports.
The Guardian
26-05-2025
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- The Guardian
Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Liverpool hold trophy celebrations and parades
Update: Date: 2025-05-26T09:48:10.000Z Title: If you're an Arsenal, Crystal Palace or Liverpool Content: fan do get in touch. Drop a comment below the line or send me an email via the address linked above. Update: Date: 2025-05-26T09:45:07.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Where else would you rather be on a bank holiday Monday? It's 'get-your-trophy-out day' in north London, south London and Liverpool. Tottenham and Newcastle have set a high bar for raucous partying so we will see if Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Liverpool can reach those levels (spoiler alert: I think they will). We start just off the Holloway Road as the Gunners, fresh off the plane and a Jess Glynne concert, celebrate their Women's Champions League title at Armoury Square. Barry Glendenning and Niall McVeigh will be along a bit later as Crystal Palace show off the FA Cup from 1pm, before Liverpool's Premier League trophy parade gets underway at 2.30pm.
The Guardian
25-04-2025
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Your Guardian Sport weekend: Liverpool on verge, FA Cup semis, Women's Six Nations finale and London Marathon
With Liverpool poised to clinch the Premier League title on Sunday, Jonathan Liew looks at how Mohamed Salah helped them recapture the crown. Sid Lowe sets up a clásico Copa del Rey final, while Andy Martin has all your need to know about Sunday's London Marathon. And Barney Ronay's weekly column focuses on Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn and boxing grudges. Join Gregg Bakowski and Barry Glendenning for the latest news and buildup to Saturday's football action in our new weekend news blog. Send your thoughts to Tanya Aldred provides updates from day two of the latest round of County Championship games, with defending champions Surrey hosting Somerset. Tony Paley covers the final day of the jumps season with trainers Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton battling it out for the title at Sandown, plus updates from the day's Flat action. David Tindall will have all the latest as Chelsea chase a top-five finish. Join him for the buildup from 11.30am, followed by Yara El-Shaboury's report from Stamford Bridge. Barry Glendenning leads coverage of Saturday afternoon's action. Eddie Howe returns to the Newcastle dugout as they bid to confirm Ipswich's relegation, and in the EFL, promotion and relegation battles are going to the wire. After four wins apiece, Europe's two dominant sides face off at Twickenham for the title and grand slam, before England host the World Cup later this year. Join Luke McLaughlin for live buildup and match updates. The first spot in the FA Cup final will be decided at Wembley as Oliver Glasner and Unai Emery's sides meet in a clash that's too close to call. Scott Murray has all the news, up to and including penalties if required. With Barcelona and Inter set to meet again in the Champions League semi-finals, Jonathan Wilson takes a look back at 2010, when José Mourinho foiled Pep Guardiola's side in one of the great European Cup contests. For the first time since 2014, Barça and Real Madrid meet in the Spanish Cup final. Join Luke McLaughlin for live updates from the showpiece game in Sevilla. This long-awaited, generational grudge match finally takes place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Join Bryan Armen Graham for undercard updates from 8pm including Anthony Yarde and Lydon Arthur's third meeting, before the main event. Dominic Booth will take a look at the best of Saturday's action before a look ahead to Sunday's big matches in the FA Cup, Premier League and Women's Champions League. Email with your views. Every Sunday, our email newsletter will feature the Guardian's best sports writing of the week. Sign up to get your copy here. It's one of the biggest days in Britain's sporting calendar, as tens of thousands of runners descend on the capital. Join Daniel Harris for updates, and get in touch if you're taking part. Join Tanya Aldred for our continued coverage of the latest county cricket games, including Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Trent Bridge. Will United find any form at the end of a dismal top-flight campaign, or suffer more embarrassment against tricky hosts? Join Tim de Lisle to find out. Defending champions Barça lead 4-1 after the first leg; Xaymaca Awoyungbo will be helming our updates to see if Sonia Bompastor's side can pull off a remarkable comeback at Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola's side are aiming to rescue their season with a major trophy, but face this season's Premier League surprise package at Wembley. Forest are chasing their first FA Cup final appearance since 1991; join Taha Hashim to see if they can make it. Is this the day? Arsenal's midweek draw with Crystal Palace means that a point at home to Tottenham will be enough to seal a 20th league title for Liverpool, and a first Premier League crown for Arne Slot in his first year at Anfield. Join Simon Burnton for the latest match updates, with a liveblog covering all the celebrations if they get over the line. Will the Gunners reach the Women's Champions League final for the first time since 2007? They head to France down but not out after a 2-1 home defeat in the first leg. Join Emillia Hawkins for buildup and live match updates.
