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Tom Hird has quit football and has been cat-B rookie-listed by his father's club:
"The 19-year-old Tom was until only months ago trialling with Ajax in the Netherlands having previously trialled with Stoke City, as he pursued his soccer career.
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Premier League football is poised to return after a three-month shutdown, with top-flight games in England provisionally set to resume on Wednesday, June 17.
With 92 Premier League matches of the current season remaining, Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch 39 exclusive live games with a further 25 available more widely via Sky's free-to-air 'Pick' Channel and simulcast on Sky Sports, allowing the whole nation to be part of the return of live sport.
Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal are scheduled to be the first two games when the Premier League resumes next month, with a full round of matches taking place for the first time since the restart on June 19-21.
Premier League return - key points
- Provisional restart date of June 17 agreed, subject to safety requirements
- Aston Villa vs Sheff Utd, Man City vs Arsenal scheduled for June 17.
- Full match round to start June 19
- All 92 games broadcast live in UK - 64 live on Sky Sports
- All games behind closed doors Venues still to be confirmed
- New staggered KO times
FA Cup quarter-finals set for June 27/28; final on August 1
The FA Cup has been provisionally scheduled to return with the quarter-finals on June 27-28 and final set to be held on August 1.
The Premier League will resume on June 17, with all 92 matches being televised.
The FA Cup is also set to be completed, with the quarter-finals planned for the final weekend of June, the semi-finals across the weekend of July 18-19 and the final on Saturday August 1.
No venues or kick-off times for the matches have been confirmed at this stage. The semi-finals and final are normally held at Wembley Stadium.
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said: "We are pleased to agree the provisional restart date for the 2019/20 Emirates FA Cup.
"The competition has been an integral part of the English football calendar for nearly 150 years, and we'd like to thank the Premier League Executive and Clubs for their support in scheduling the remaining matches during this unprecedented time.
"This has been a difficult period for many people and while this is a positive step, the restart date is dependent on all safety measures being met. The health and wellbeing of players, staff and supporters remains our priority."
FA Cup quarter-finals (venues, KO times TBC)
- Leicester City vs Chelsea
- Newcastle United vs Manchester City
- Sheffield United vs Arsenal
- Norwich City vs Manchester United
Brendan Rodgers: Leicester City manager says he had coronavirus
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says he "had no strength" after contracting the coronavirus in March.
Rodgers is the second Premier League manager to confirm he has had Covid-19, with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta also testing positive in March. .
The 47-year-old says he suffered with "breathlessness" before fully recovering from the virus.
"I could hardly walk and it reminded me of walking up Mount Kilimanjaro," he told BBC Radio Leicester.
"We had a week off when we were supposed to play Watford [14 March] and then the week after that, I started to struggle.
"For three weeks I had no smell or taste. I had no strength, and a week after, my wife was the same. We were tested and both of us were detected with the virus."
Rodgers climbed Kilimanjaro in aid of charity in 2011, weeks after winning the Championship play-off final with Swansea and guiding the club to the Premier League for the first time.
He was part of a 17-strong team representing the Football League.
"It reminded me of when I climbed Kilimanjaro. The higher you went the more you suffered with acclimatisation and the harder it was to breathe," he added.
"I remember trying to run for the first time [after becoming ill] and it was hard to go 10 yards. I had no real appetite and it was a weird sensation of eating food without ever tasting and smelling what it was.
"It has made me really appreciate being fit and healthy."
Wednesday June 17 2020:
Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Manchester City 3-0 Arsenal
The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 82 - Played 29
2. Man City 60 - Played 29
3. Leicester 53 - Played 29
4. Chelsea 48 - Played 29
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5. Man Utd 45 - Played 29
6. Sheffield Utd 44 - Played 29
7. Wolves 43 - Played 29
8. Tottenham 41 - Played 29
9. Arsenal 40 - Played 29
10. Burnley 39 - Played 29
11. Crystal Palace 39 - Played 29
12. Everton 37 - Played 29
13. Newcastle 35 - Played 29
14. Southampton 34 - Played 29
15. Brighton 29 - Played 29
16. West Ham 27 - Played 29
17. Watford 27 - Played 29
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18. Bournemouth 27 - Played 29
19. Aston Villa 26 - Played 29
20. Norwich 21 - Played 29
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Friday June 19 2020:
Norwich City v Southampton - 18:00
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - 20:15
Saturday June 20 2020:
Watford v Leicester City - 12:30
Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal - 15:00
West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 17:30
AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace - 19:45
Sunday June 21 2020:
Newcastle United v Sheffield United - 14:00
Aston Villa v Chelsea - 16:15
Everton v Liverpool - 19:00
Monday June 22 2020:
Manchester City v Burnley - 20:00
Ugghh... That's the form of displaying odds I'm least familiar with. (Even the fractional form I convert to decimal.)
Are you saying it may be worth having a flutter on Arsenal losses?
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Re. their match predictions, FiveThirtyEight say this: "This league is currently playing matches in empty stadiums. Home-field advantage has been reduced by 60 percent to reflect this change."
Interesting... I wonder how they decided on this number.
Their Arsenal predictions are currently:
Southampton 33%, Draw 26%, Arsenal 42%;
Arsenal 59%, Draw 23%, Norwich 18%;
Arsenal 35%; Draw 2%, Leicester 26%.
Interestingly, they have Man. City almost twice as likely to win as Liverpool in their H2H clash on 2 July.
Friday June 19 2020:
Norwich City 0-3 Southampton
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester United
Saturday June 20 2020:
Watford 1-1 Leicester City
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Arsenal
West Ham United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
AFC Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace
Sunday June 21 2020:
Newcastle United 3-0 Sheffield United
Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea - 16:15
Everton 0-0 Liverpool - 19:00
Monday June 22 2020:
Manchester City 5-0 Burnley
The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 83 - Played 30
2. Man City 63 - Played 30
3. Leicester 54 - Played 30
4. Chelsea 51 - Played 30
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5. Man Utd 46 - Played 30
6. Wolves 46 - Played 30
7. Sheffield Utd 44 - Played 30
8. Tottenham 42 - Played 30
9. Crystal Palace 42 - Played 30
10. Arsenal 40 - Played 30
11. Burnley 39 - Played 30
12. Everton 38 - Played 30
13. Newcastle 38 - Played 30
14. Southampton 37 - Played 30
15. Brighton 32 - Played 30
16. Watford 28 - Played 30
17. West Ham 27 - Played 30
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18. Bournemouth 27 - Played 30
19. Aston Villa 26 - Played 30
20. Norwich 21 - Played 30
Tuesday June 23 2020:
Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion - 18:00
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United - 20:15
Wednesday June 24 2020:
Manchester United v Sheffield United - 18:00
Newcastle United v Aston Villa - 18:00
Norwich City v Everton - 18:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v AFC Bournemouth - 18:00
Liverpool v Crystal Palace - 20:15
Thursday June 25 2020:
Burnley v Watford - 18:00
Southampton v Arsenal - 18:00
Chelsea v Manchester City - 20:15
Tuesday June 23 2020:
Leicester City 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Ham United
Wednesday June 24 2020:
Manchester United 3-0 Sheffield United
Newcastle United 1-1 Aston Villa
Norwich City 0-1 Everton
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 AFC Bournemouth
Liverpool 4-0 Crystal Palace
Thursday June 25 2020:
Burnley 1-0 Watford
Southampton 0-2 Arsenal
Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City
The Ladder:
1. Liverpool 86 - Played 31
2. Man City 63 - Played 31
3. Leicester 55 - Played 31
4. Chelsea 54 - Played 31
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5. Man Utd 49 - Played 31
6. Wolves 49 - Played 31
7. Tottenham 45 - Played 31
8. Sheffield Utd 44 - Played 31
9. Arsenal 43 - Played 31
10. Crystal Palace 42 - Played 31
11. Burnley 42 - Played 31
12. Everton 41 - Played 31
13. Newcastle 39 - Played 31
14. Southampton 37 - Played 31
15. Brighton 33 - Played 31
16. Watford 28 - Played 31
17. West Ham 27 - Played 31
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18. Bournemouth 27 - Played 31
19. Aston Villa 27 - Played 31
20. Norwich 21 - Played 31
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