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MANCHESTER UNITED could be forced to field a misfit XI against Tottenham with ELEVEN first-team stars out injured.Amad Diallo became the latest big name to find himself sidelined after suffering an ankle ligament injury.Man Utd could field a misfit XI vs Spurs after Amad Diallo became the latest injured aceCredit: GettyThe winger is now expected to miss the rest of the season.And he’s not the only big name who will not feature in north London on Sunday.United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is recovering from a muscle strain.While fellow holders Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer are both major doubts as United look to avoid a third defeat to Spurs this season.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLMan Utd injuries for Spurs clash11 stars set to miss out:Lisandro MartinezKobbie MainooAmad DialloManuel UgarteToby CollyerAltay BayindirJonny EvansVictor LindelofTom HeatonMason MountElsewhere, Mason Mount remains out along with goalies Tom Heaton and Altay Bayindir.While defenders Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof will play no part tomorrow either.It means boss Ruben Amorim has been left with a small amount of options against Spurs.Andre Onana will start between the sticks, with a three-man defence of Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui a possibly combination.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSDiogo Dalot and Patrick Dorgu could start as the wing-backs, although it remains to be seen which flank they’ll be on.In midfield, Amorim may have no choice but to turn to veterans Casemiro and Christian Eriksen.‘He’s perfect for Man Utd’ – Neville begs Amorim to re-sign flop strikerWhile in attack, captain Bruno Fernandes could get the nod alongside Alejandro Garnacho and Joshua Zirkzee.There are several other options for Amorim to choose from though.Harry Maguire and Rasmus Hojlund will also be pushing for starts.While teen goal sensation Chido Obi could get a go after impressing for United’s youth sides.He is one of five kids to travel with the seniors to London.Sekou Kone, Harry Amass, Jack Moorhouse and Elyh Harrison could yet play some part on Sunday.But with Spurs set to welcome as many as six senior players back from injury, including Guglielmo Vicario and James Maddison, Amorim is likely to favour the few senior options available to him. More

EVERTON fans hailed a second unexpected goal hero in the space of three days as Carlos Alcaraz enjoyed a debut to remember.The former Southampton man marked his first Toffees start with an assist and the winner as David Moyes and Co pulled off another great escape.Carlos Alcaraz’s late goal sealed a 2-1 win for Everton at Crystal PalaceCredit: ReutersThe Eagles were left empty-handed at the final whistleCredit: ReutersAlcaraz wouldn’t even have been playing had not Abdoulaye Doucoure not been sent off for goading Liverpool fans on Wednesday night.Toffees fans arrived in south London on a high following James Tarkowski’s late equaliser in Goodison’s final Merseyside derby.But they will also know that Palace had enough chances to have given Moyes’ men an utter spanking but somehow threw it away.Literally in fact as Beto’s opener, cancelled out by Jean-Philippe Mateta, was the result of Tyrick Mitchell’s duff throw all added up to quite a week for Everton, who had Jordan Pickford to thank for denying Mateta early on.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLBoth Toffees centre-halves were especially grateful as each was guilty of a ricket.Tarkowski’s careless flick off a boot put Jarrad Branthwaite under pressure and the England hopeful made a right mess of trying to clear.That left Mateta with all the goal to aim at but Pickford smothered his low drive.England’s Number 1 soon had to scramble again, this time to deny Justin Devenny. Palace tails were well and truly up.Everton didn’t exactly heed the warning either and required a Pickford-VAR combo to remain level with just 20 minutes on the clock.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSPickford kept out Marc Guehi’s header at the expense of a corner that Jefferson Lerma headed in.A linesman ruled the delivery into the box had gone out of play first however – and VAR footage couldn’t prove otherwise.Everton and Liverpool stars sent off in post-match brawl as police intervene with Slot seeing red for handshake stuntHenderson had been a spectator at the other end but Pickford’s Three Lions understudy did well to bat away Jesper Lindstrom’s volley.He got an accidental knee in the head from a team-mate in the process but was cleared to carry on after medics bunged some padding up his bleeding bugle.Normal service was quickly resumed in the Everton box with Pickford racing out to stop Mateta going clear – and Tarkowski ending up on his backside in a scramble seconds later.Beto opened the scoring in the 42nd minuteCredit: ReutersThe goals sparked jubilant celebrationsCredit: ReutersAnd once again the Everton goal had a charmed life as Palace did everything but score.Centre-back Chris Richards showed quick feet to dribble his way into the box and Mateta’s prod set up Ismaila Sarr for a shot he pinged off the bar with only Pickford to beat.Within seconds of the that let-off Mitchell gifted Everton a 42nd-minute lead from a clanger of a throw-in.Jean-Philippe Mateta equalised for the EaglesCredit: GettyHis goal came early in the second halfCredit: PAThe left-back managed to chuck it behind Lerma, who hadn’t been paying attention, and Alcaraz gleefully raced away down the right to set up Beto for a cool dink past Henderson.The came VAR intervention number two, with Mateta’s smart close-range finish seconds into the restart examined for an age.Had the Frenchman been off when Guehi flicked on? Eventually the answer came: this couldn’t be proved either and Palace were level.Alcaraz pounced with just 10 minutes leftCredit: ReutersThe goal saw Everton soar to 13th in the tableCredit: ReutersHenderson had to make saves from Lindstrom and Beto to prevent the Toffees nicking another lead.Mitchell was replaced by winter window addition Ben Chilwell on the hour – but was clapped off by Palace fans willing to overlook his earlier error.Chelsea spare part Chilwell soon burst down the left and Pickford flapped a none too venomous effort round for a corner.READ MORE SUN STORIESThe sting in the tale arrived with 10 minutes to go when Alcaraz was in the right place to net the winner.Jake O’Brien nodded down Jack Harrison’s ball to the back post and when sub Ashley Young saw a shot blocked by Will Hughes the Argentinian was on hand to ram home the rebound. More

GARY NEVILLE has slammed Chelsea’s board for an “unforgivable mistake” following their 3-0 defeat to Brighton.The Blues were run ragged on the South Coast as they lost to the Seagulls for the second time in less than a week.Gary Neville has slammed Chelsea’s board after another defeat to BrightonCredit: APThe pundit questioned Chelsea’s insane spending recordCredit: AFPBrighton first dumped Chelsea out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win last weekend.And on Friday night they fired three goals past the Londoners in a league clash at the Amex, inflicting back-to-back defeats on Enzo Maresca.Chelsea’s woeful form has now seen them drop to sixth in the table.They are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool, who still have a game in hand.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAnd the potential title race promised earlier in the season now looks set to be a battle just to finish in the European places.To make matters worse, Chelsea are now light on forwards following injuries to strikers Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu.Mykhailo Mudryk is unavailable as he awaits the results of the B-sample for his positive drugs test.While Joao Felix was packed off on loan to AC Milan on deadline day of the winter window.Most read in FootballJOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUSNoni Madueke became the latest casualty as he limped off the field last night.While in the backline, Chelsea continue to leak goals regardless of whether Robert Sanchez or Filip Jorgensen start.Chelsea player ratings vs BrightonNow, Neville has hit out at those running the show at Stamford Bridge.However, he does not feel the blame lies with beleaguered boss Maresca.Instead, he reckons Todd Boehly and Co are to blame for spending over a BILLION pounds without bringing in a top-class striker and goalie.Neville, who last year called Chelsea “billion-pound bottle jobs” after their Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool’s kids, said: “The pressure should be on the people who are recruiting the players.“To leave out of a billion pound (project), positions like centre forward and a goalkeeper is unforgivable.“The pressure should not be on the coach at all.“It’s very difficult to play football without a centre forward and goalkeeper.”Chelsea ratings vs BrightonHOW SunSport’s ISABELLE BARKER rated Chelsea flops as the Blues failed to muster a single shot on target in a 3-0 loss to Brighton,FILIP JORGENSEN 5 Jorgensen wasn’t all to blame for letting in the three goals, particularly Kaoru Mitoma’s wonder strike. But Chelsea fans will be thinking ‘be careful what you wish for’ with Rob Sanchez not looking so bad anymore. MALO GUSTO 6 Gusto stood his ground well at times with Mitoma one-on-one for some of Chelsea’s better defending in the match. LEVI COLWILL 5When Colwill lost the ball under minimal pressure and stayed on the ground, making no attempt to recover his position it summed up his game. Twice in two matches he’s given goals away for being weak.TREVOH CHALOBAH 5 The centre-back flapped about when marking Mitoma for the opener. MARC CUCURELLA 5 Struggled to keep Yankuba Minteh in check and was fully sat down by the Gambia winger for Brighton’s third goal – much to the pleasure of the booing home fans. MOISES CAICEDO 7Caicedo was jeered by chants of “what a waste of money”.But he has been one of the Blues’ only bright sparks for the last six months and, even today, he was Maresca’s best player.ENZO FERNANDEZ 6 The Chelsea skipper was unlucky not to have nabbed an equaliser after rising above Joel Veltman on 36 minutes to head home – but he fouled the Dutchman in the build up. Looked sluggish in other areas of the game though. NONI MADUEKE 5 Had little influence as he was substituted off on 20 minutes due to a hamstring injury. The Blues are running out of forwards with him joining Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu on the injured list.COLE PALMER 5Palmer was reeling throughout both halves, constantly throwing his hands up in frustration at the lack of service from his teammates.He blazed well over, when he did have a shot and the Blues didn’t have a single effort on target. PEDRO NETO 5 It was not clear what Neto’s purpose was on the pitch, he only really looked good at sprinting and still couldn’t beat Tariq Lamptey in a 1v1. CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU 5 Nkunku did a very good job at jogging around and not doing a lot. Blues would probably rather see Jackson starting if he wasn’t also out injured. SUBSJADON SANCHO 5 Sancho looks as though he is doing what he did at Manchester United, starting well but going off the boil. In his last 11 games across all competitions, he has nabbed just one assist. KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL 6REECE JAMES 6 TYRIQUE GEORGE 6 More