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      Arsenal vs Newcastle: Live stream, TV channel, team news, kick-off time for Premier League clash

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      ARSENAL host Newcastle as the Premier League rolls on into the New Year.The Gunners top the table by seven points going into the game, and can extend to 10 with victory as Manchester City play Chelsea later in the week.
      Arsenal held off Brighton to go seven points clearCredit: Getty
      Though in their way is a tough tie against Newcastle, who can leapfrog City into second place with a win.
      The Gunners went seven points clear with a 4-2 win at Brighton on New Year’s Eve, while the Magpies were held 0-0 at home to Leeds.
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      When is Arsenal vs Newcastle?
      Arsenal vs Newcastle is on Tuesday, January 3.
      The big match kicks off at 7.45pm.
      The Emirates Stadium plays host.
      What TV channel and live stream is Arsenal vs Newcastle on?
      Arsenal vs Newcastle will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
      Sky begin their coverage at 7pm.
      Eddie Howe’s Newcastle can jump into second with a winCredit: AFP
      What is the team news?
      Gabriel Jesus will be unavailable for a long period of time due to a knee injury, he recently underwent surgery.
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      Reiss Nelson is with him in the treatment room because of a hamstring issue.
      Arteta has hinted that Emile Smith Rowe could make his return this month after a lengthy spell out injured.
      The game versus fellow high-flyers Newcastle is expected to come too soon for his comeback although he is training again.
      For the visitors, star man Alexander Isak remains out with a thigh injury picked up on international duty with Sweden, though he is nearing a return to fitness.
      What are the odds?
      Arsenal to win: 4/5
      Newcastle to win: 7/2
      Draw: 29/10
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      Brentford vs Liverpool LIVE: Latest score updates from Premier League clash – stream, TV info

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      LIVERPOOL travel to Brentford this evening as the Premier League rolls on into the New Year.The Reds defeated Leicester 2-1 last time out, while Brentford picked up a 2-0 win at West Ham.
      Though Brentford star man Ivan Toney was stretchered off in the victory, and he misses out today with a muscle injury.

      Kick-off: 5.30pm
      TV channel / live stream: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Showcase
      Brentford XI: Raya, Jorgensen, Pinnock, Mee, Roerslev, Janelt, Norgaard, Jensen, Henry, Wissa, Mbeumo
      Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Elliott, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Nunez, Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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      Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE: Latest updates, score, team news for Premier League match-up

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      LIVERPOOL face Leicester in their next Premier League clash tonight at Anfield. The Reds are coming off a 3-1 win over Aston Villa while Leicester are licking their wounds following a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle.

      Start time: 8pm GMT
      Live stream/TV: NOW TV/Sky Sports PL
      Liverpool XI: To follow
      Leicester XI: To follow

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      Fans fuming as Sky Sports Football technical glitch sees screens across the country go black during EFL coverage

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      EFL fans were left fuming as Sky Sports suffered a glitch that saw TV screens go black.The broadcaster had Leyton Orient vs Stevenage before Bolton vs Derby on its schedule for this afternoon’s League One action.
      Sky Sports’ feed cut out leaving fans unable to see the EFL actionCredit: Sky Sports
      But as they attempted to show a split screen with footage from both stadiums, all that could be seen were large black rectangles with no camera feeds.
      Supporters took to Twitter to voice their anger at cut-out.
      One furious user blasted: “Absolute farce @SkySports and you wonder why people don’t stay with you.
      “Standard s***e service and coverage of the Football League.”
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      Another raged: “What’s happening with Sky Sports lately? Absolute s***e.
      “Picture quality is terrible. Constant problems with sound and picture.
      “Build-up to games are boring and looks like they couldn’t care. 99 per cent of the time won’t show a game below the Championship.”
      A third posted the TV failure and added: “Paid £18 a month for this?”
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      And a final user complained: “F***ing useless as always I see.”
      Sky hold the TV rights for the EFL and put all their focus on the lower divisions because Amazon Prime are showing all ten Premier League matches for this gameweek.
      The channel recently tried to shake up their coverage with an access-all-areas day at Wycombe as they hosted Portsmouth.
      That included cameras in the dressing rooms, insight into the captains’ chat with the referee and even an interview in a bed.
      However, as revealed by SunSport, the reality is Sky Sports’ viewing figures are falling and they are considering offering less money for fewer games when it comes to negotiating their new contract for 2024 onwards. More

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      Jeff Stelling forced to delete X-rated Christmas tweet after sons hack his Twitter account in hilarious prank

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      JEFF STELLING was forced to delete an X-rated tweet after his sons mischievously hacked his Twitter account.The broadcaster has over 220,000 followers, many of whom were shocked by the hilarious post.
      This image was posted by Jeff Stelling’s Twitter accountCredit: Twitter / @JeffStelling
      Soccer Saturday host Stelling explained his post in a further tweetCredit: Sky Sports
      Stelling’s account posted a festive picture of pigs and blankets… with an X-rated twist.
      In the bottom right of the image, a penis wrapped in bacon could be seen.
      The post was captioned: “Love cooking Xmas dinner, I always do it in the buff!”
      Stelling, 67, quickly explained to his followers what had happened.
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      He wrote: “My bloody sons. All their presents going back !
      “All Robbie will get is a Darlo shirt and Matt a ticket to a Palace game. FFS !!”
      Stelling has three children with wife Liz; Robbie, 24, Matthew, 23 and Olivia, 19.
      And the blame for the X-rated post appeared to be put solely on Robbie and Matthew.
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      The popular Soccer Saturday host of more than 18 years initially kept the tweet up before deciding to delete it.
      When it was pointed out that he’d gotten rid of the post, he explained: “Deleted because though I thought it funny – as did my lads who tweeted it- some people offended.
      “If you were then I am sorry, but it does seem we are not allowed to laugh at anything these days.”
      Stelling will be back on TV screens tomorrow, when he hosts a special Boxing Day edition of Soccer Saturday.
      He initially announced that he would quit the show last season, before performing a dramatic U-turn later in the year.
      Confirming the popular reversal, Stelling said at the time: “Sky Sports is my home, and the Soccer Saturday team are a big part of my life.
      “As the end of the season approached, and I was preparing to say goodbye, I realised that I was not ready to blow the final whistle and leave the best job in the world.
      “I am thrilled to be staying, and excited about moving the show forward and creating more special Saturday afternoons on Sky Sports.”
      Stelling, 67, decided to stick around on Sky SportsCredit: Sky Sports More

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      Lewis Hamilton less motivated in 2022 F1 season and gave George Russell a wake-up call at end, claims Sky Sports pundit

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      LEWIS HAMILTON was less motivated in 2022 but gave George Russell a wake-up call once he recovered, according to Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhok.The F1 pundit compared the seven-times world champion to legendary driver Ayrton Senna after Hamilton faced a series of new challenges last season.
      In his first season at Mercedes, George Russell got the edge on his far more experienced teammate Lewis HamiltonCredit: AFP
      Not only did he have to get over the gut-wrenching end to the 2021 season, Hamilton also had new teammate Russell to contend with.
      And most alarmingly for the 37-year-old, he was also tussling with a Mercedes car which was uncompetitive after sweeping rule changes.
      Former F1 driver Chandhok, who has been a pundit on Sky since 2019, believes these factors contributed to Hamilton’s sluggish start to the season.
      The Former HRT racer told Sky Sports: “Lewis, at the start of the year, I’m sure his motivation wasn’t there. And I can understand that.
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      “It reminded me of Senna in 1993, this was a guy who was the number one driver of his generation, he arrives at the opening race and goes ‘God, I’m only capable of qualifying on the third row of the grid.’
      “Where’s the motivation? Then we got to Barcelona, they turned a little bit of the corner and he rose to the challenge.
      “At the start of the year, it was looking really good for Russell, he was regularly outqualifying Lewis.
      “I think he had a bit of a wake-up call in that middle part of the year when Lewis lifted his game, and I think George went on a run where he couldn’t get ahead. I think he thought ‘woah, I’ve woken the beast!'”
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      Hamilton’s form picked up hugely in the second half of the season and he was desperately close to wins at Silverstone, Austin and Brazil.
      But ultimately it was Russell who enjoyed Mercedes’ only victory of the season at Interlagos.
      And he grabbed the constructor’s only pole of the campaign in Hungary.
      The win in Brazil helped Russell finish 35 points clear of Hamilton.
      It is the first time Hamilton has been beaten on points by a teammate since 2016, and the first time ever he has not picked up a single win in an F1 season. More

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      Bored Erling Haaland mows grass and pines for De Bruyne during World Cup in hilarious Sky Sports ad for Premier League

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      ERLING HAALAND has jokingly revealed what he has been up to during the World Cup.The Manchester City striker missed out on the competition in Qatar after Norway failed to qualify.

      Erling Haaland has been lonely at the Manchester City training ground during the World CupCredit: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/
      He admitted that the break from the Premier League has been ‘boring’Credit: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/
      He tried his hand at lawn mowingCredit: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/
      To promote the return of the Premier League, the Norwegian star teamed up with Sky Sports and produced a hilarious advert.
      And the 21-year-old has clearly been bored as the domestic season paused for the Qatar festival of football.
      The video shows a lonely Haaland wandering around the empty Manchester City training ground as many of the club’s stars were away in the Middle East.
      He passes his time by driving a lawn mower and even dresses up a practice mannequin in a shirt with “Kevin 17” on the back for company, as he misses his countless assists from pal De Bruyne.
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      While trying to find some other people, Haaland runs into a room after hearing laughter, only to find Micah Richards and Roy Keane on the television.
      He even tries to call team-mate Jack Grealish but is sent to the answer phone and hears the message: “Alright, it’s Jack, leave a message”.
      Throughout the advert, Haaland discusses what he has been up to during his downtime.
      He said: “I’m working hard while the guys are away. Sometimes… it’s a bit boring.
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      Jack Grealish did not answer Haaland’s phone callCredit: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/
      For company, he dressed a training mannequin up a Kevin De BruyneCredit: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/
      Haaland also wore the club’s mascot headCredit: https://www.instagram.com/skysports/
      “But time is flying. I miss the banter, I’m not going to lie.
      “And celebrating goals alone… it’s not the same.
      “Anyway, I hope the guys are doing well, and I am looking forward to seeing them soon.”
      Thankfully for Haaland, his worries are over as many of his team-mates are back from the World Cup.
      City played a friendly match against La Liga side Girona, in which Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne scored in a 2-0 win.
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      Soccer Saturday studio in hysterics after Tim Sherwood blunder as former gaffer can’t work out why penalty isn’t given

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      THE Soccer Saturday studio were left in stitches by a comical blunder pundit Tim Sherwood made while watching Preston take on QPR. The action had only just got underway when Andre Dozzell caught Ben Woodburn late in the box.
      Tim Sherwood watched in confusion
      The studio burst into laughter when they realised Tim Sherwood’s error
      The foul was committed by the attacking team not the defending team
      Sherwood believed it must be a penalty and was extremely baffled as to why it wasn’t given.
      After much confusion, as the other pundits saw the tackle, fellow commentator Clinton Morrison realised it wasn’t a spot-kick as the foul was committed by the attacking team, not the defending side.
      The ex-Tottenham boss perhaps didn’t realise what way the team’s were shooting thinking the challenge was made in the opposite box.
      Dozzell was booked and a free-kick to Preston was correctly awarded. Of course, there was no penalty at the other end for Ryan Lowe’s team.
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      When the penny dropped in the studio Morrison, Paul Merson and Micheal Dawson were left in hysterics.
      The situation begun with Sherwood first bursting into action claiming it was “a nailed on penalty”.
      He then saw the referee flash the yellow card saying: “Yellow card, penalty.”
      But the eagle-eyed Morrison realised what was going on responding: “I don’t think it is a penalty, I think he is defending. It’s the other way round, look, it’s a free-kick. It’s the other way round.
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      Merson nearly falling off his chair with laughter, said: “Some counter-attack that would’ve been.”
      Host Simon Thomas remained confused before being brought up to speed by Morrison and Merson.
      The ex-Ireland striker exclaimed: “No, it’s a free-kick, the Preston guy is defending.”
      Merson joined in: “They are kicking the other way.”
      Fans saw the funny side of the mistake, one wrote on Twitter: “This is absolutely excruciating.”
      Another said: “That’s embarrassing.”
      While another added: “Tim Sherwood with a new Chris Kamara on Sky!”
      QPR ended up winning the game 1-0 More