as things stand, and things have changed very quickly this week, tottenham are due to play liverpool here on sunday. five of this week s premier league games have been called off. it is notjust the premier league. half of english football league fixtures have been postponed this weekend due to covid and tennis and rugby union are also affected. with the fixture chaos and the recent surge in cases have led to calls for a so called circuit breaker with managers and players favouring a break of a few weeks. but there is resistance from others and league bosses are keen to keep the show on the road. there were similar debates last december, but one chief executive told me tonight the momentum behind a circuit breaker are greater than they were last year. there was a fresh post to encourage players to get vaccinated after it emerged a quarter of efl players do not intend to getjabbed. given the congested calendar at christmas and the uncontrollable outbreaks at some squads, they will
you keep doing what you should do, focus on your tasks day after day. the draw for the quarterfinal of the league has been made. west ham s reward for beating manchester city is a trip across london to play tottenham. arsenal take on league1 sunderland, brentford play chelsea, and brendan rogers goes back to his old club as leicester city play liverpool. it is the start of the rugby union men s autumn internationals this weekend. in just over an hour, scotland play tonga at murrayfield. in cardiff, wales have a huge game against new zealand, who they haven t beaten since 1953. with a capacity crowd at the principality stadium, it is expected to be a thriller, especially for captain alun wyn jones thriller, especially for captain alun wynjones who will become the most capped player of all time, overtaking new zealand s richie
the fifth minute, getting his head on the end of a corner from the fifth minute, getting his head on the end of a cornerfrom bukayo saka. and then smith rowe pounced on a loose ball after 18 minutes. approaching half time, still 2 0 arsenal. six other matches in the premier league this afternoon. manchester city welcoming patrick vieira s crystal palace, leaders chelsea are at newcastle. late games he is under pressure manager is going head to head as 0le of of manchester united insists he will fight back of the humbling defeat to liverpool. spurs are struggling too, with new noah spirito santos questioning the dedication of some of his players. fist questioning the dedication of some of his players- of his players. at the end of the da , we of his players. at the end of the day. we want of his players. at the end of the day, we want all of his players. at the end of the day, we want all the of his players. at the end of the day, we want all the players - of his players. at the
to persuade us back on board? caroline davies, bbc news. it s a historic day for football on the isle of man today. for the first time a team from the island will welcome opponents from the uk mainland for an english non league fixture. fc isle of man started out as a club at the very bottom of the football pyramid this summer and today they re hoping 3,000 supporters will watch them at their home ground of the bowl in douglas, where they play the staffordshire side brocton. joe lynskey reports. before this season it hadn t happened before, a team from the isle of man s rolling hills in england s football pyramid. but this is fc isle of man, who started injuly in the 10th tier of the game. but so far they ve played all their matches away from home. that s meant a flight into manchester or a ferry to liverpool with 6am starts on 12 hour round trips. on wednesday, they faced cheadle town.