Pope, who came out of his box and was beaten by Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang in midweek, is not in the Newcastle squad

Ellie Roebuck has returned to Sarina Wiegman’s squad for the first time since 2023, having suffered a a left occipital infarct just six months after the World Cup.

Arsenal head to Chelsea with a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League

Palmer has been sidelined for two months but is available to start against the Premier League

There are 22 stadiums across 16 cities included in the bid, with games to be played across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Kimmich said Paris Saint-Germain, not Arsenal, were the best side they have played this season as it was ‘more of a football game’

The former Liverpool defender urged others to ‘step up’ while Salah and Van Dijk are struggling for form

Struggling Reds have now lost nine of their last 12 games - their worst run of results in more than 70 years

Liverpool are scrambling for answers after a 4-1 defeat to PSV consigned the Reds to a ninth loss in 12 games

There is no real precedent for Fifa’s decision to suspend the final two games of Ronaldo’s three-game ban but the World Cup was never going to begin without its biggest star, writes Jamie Braidwood

Scotland will be in Pot 3 as they take their place at the men’s World Cup for the first time since 1998

The top-four teams in the world, Spain, Argentina, France and England, will be placed in opposite sides of the World Cup draw

A Fifa disciplinary committee has imposed a three-match ban, but with the final two games suspended, allowing Ronaldo to play in the World Cup

Gueye was shown a straight red card for slapping Michael Keane but Kirenan Dewsbury-Hall’s goal secured an unlikely 1-0 victory for David Moyes and the 10-man visitors