really will be quite heavy, even as we go through thursday night, so the chance of localised flooding in places is that rain moves north—east on friday for a dip linked in with this area of low pressure, which means on friday it's going to remain quite unsettled. further showers spreading the northern ireland into much of england, wales and scotland. some bright, sunny spells in south—eastern areas but again that milder air is with us, so no frost orany milder air is with us, so no frost or any problems with ice or snow. temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. over the weekend, temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. overthe weekend, it temperatures will be seven to ten or 11. over the weekend, it stays unsettled. there will be spells of rain and also some sunny spells at times. it's not going to be completely wet temperature is ten to 14. thanks, simon. and that's bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. champions manchester city look to get back on track — but the odds are against them at aston villa, on a busy night of premier league action. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. champions manchester city look to get back on track — but the odds are against them at aston villa, on a busy night of premier league action. wilder said it's us against the world, on his return to sheffield united — as they prepare to take on high fliers liverpool. and big changes to come for the world of golf — we'll tell why rule—makers have big hitters in their sights. also coming up on sportsday. england's women are off to win in india, they strike early in the first of their t20 matches, and sustainability on the slopes. former gb skiier chemmy alcott tells us how ski resorts can play their part in helping the environment. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. ahead of a big night in the premier league — six matches this evening. under pressure manchester united host chelsea, and champions manchester city will look to gain ground on leaders arsenal — but have a tough trip to aston villa — themselves looking to set a club record of 1a consecutive home wins — and potentially move second later. john murray and pat nevin are there for five live. aston villa's home run is something special. he has an injury and he would've beenin he has an injury and he would've been in front but he is missing but probably more importantly, roger will be missing is a core part of manchester make a decent squad and it's very important that they get back on the too many draws in a row and i think arsenal having one less night 4—3 and between manchester and happened before, and it's a different arsenal this is an it may be harder to catch this time. the? be harder to catch this time. they ma have be harder to catch this time. they may have learned _ be harder to catch this time. they may have learned from _ be harder to catch this time. they may have learned from last time and we look at this aston villa side pack and its incredible run they are on, what's the secret been?- on, what's the secret been? under ”lannin on, what's the secret been? under planning to — on, what's the secret been? under planning to bit— on, what's the secret been? under planning to bit there _ on, what's the secret been? under planning to bit there been - planning to bit there been incredible and the kick—off, also the season and up newcastle and they've got this together and particularly, the been phenomenal, unstoppable and they played such kick off there 8:15pm, as it is at old trafford, where erik ten hag's manchester united face chelsea. united have lost three of their last five premier league games at home, and the pressure told this week with the club banning four media organisations from their press conference yesterday, claiming they hadn't been given right of reply to negative stories. united have dropped to seventh in the table — but still three places above tonight's opponents. the united boss backs himself to turn things around. there will always be tough times. but we are in the right direction. and i know we will get there, where we want to be. of course, see my record. everywhere i was in every season, i got my targets. so if we stick together, we stick to the plan, we will get there where we want to be. i plan, we will get there where we want to be-_ want to be. i will say this is a good moment _ want to be. i will say this is a good moment to _ want to be. i will say this is a good moment to be - want to be. i will say this is a good moment to be there. i want to be. i will say this is a l good moment to be there. we want to be. i will say this is a - good moment to be there. we need to be ready— good moment to be there. we need to be ready to _ good moment to be there. we need to be ready to compete because we face a team _ be ready to compete because we face a team that _ be ready to compete because we face a team that wants to win, and we are a team— a team that wants to win, and we are a team that _ a team that wants to win, and we are a team that we want to keep our momentum little by little, step— by—step, momentum little by little, step—by—step, we are winning something that we believe will be amazing _ something that we believe will be amazing for the future of the club. in the slightly earlier kick off, sheffield united, the league's bottom club, will be hoping for some new manager bounce, after the re—appointment of chris wilder yesterday. he replaces paul heckingbottom, the man who took his place two years ago. when wilder was first in charge there. the blades face high flying liverpool — who can move within two points off the top later with a win at bramall lane. a win for sheffield united would take them off the foot of the table and back above burnley. team news, they're without the suspended oli mcburnie later. endois endo is rewarded for his goal. an important match for nottingham forest and fulham, who are hovering not too far off the bottom three. fulham came close to an upset over liverpool at the weekend, but ended up on the losing side, forest losing to everton, and now without a win in their last three. forest have made five changes. and crystal palace and bournemouth are also in a similar position — palace a little further ahead of the struggling pack but with just two wins in the last eight, theirform could be a cause for concern, jeffrey schlupp returns to the matchday squad for them. both looking to keep... brighton's star has fallen away somewhat, their last victory in the league coming in september. a victory there could lift them into seventh. for brentford, it's lift them into seventh. for brentford, its two changes. and all those games, aswell the wins for arsenal and wolves last night — will be on this evening's match of the day, which starts at 10.1i0pm later on bbc one, the iplayer, and bbc sport website. newcastle will be without their goalkeeper nick pope for a bulk of the rest of the season. he needs shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for four months after he dislocated it their win over manchester united on saturday. martin dubravka will step in again at everton tomorrow. i think he's been in the best form he's been in since he's been at the foot cult dutch at the football club. he's naturally down because at this stage of the season, where we have so many games, huge games coming out, he's got the euros ahead of him as well which he was trying to be involved in. but i think his main determination is to come back for us. you never know what situation we will be in at that stage of the season, so it could be a lot worse, but obviously we are thinking of him in that situation, because it was another strange injury for us, there was no reason for that to happen in that moment. and four games to tell you about in the scottish premiership. three matches kicking off at quarter to eight, including leaders celtic are home to hibernian, and could find themselves 11 points clear by the end of the day, if rangers are beaten by hearts. that one kicks off at 8pm. aberdeen v kilmarnock, and stjohnstone taking on st mirren are the other night's games. to news concerning luis rubiales, the football association also complained about the former president's behaviour. rubiales was banned from the sport for three years in october by fifa after what was described as inexcusable behaviour after spain's world cup win after he kissed jenni hermoso without her consent at the ceremony. nesta mcgregorjoins us for that now. tell us more about what the remarks were concerning the fake? those documents released today show that debbie hewitt was one of the people who gave their account of what happened that day during the medal presentation after spain beat england in the world cup final. she was stood beside ruiales in the tunnel before the ceremony and argued with stewards as to where he should stand. she said the tone of his voice was unpleasant unnecessarily aggressive. when they got to the podium debbie hewitt recalls how ruiales became a boisterous, in her words and then cut the face of laura?muir and hugging lucy bronze. the fhs said as the spanish to stick players took to the spanish to stick players took to the stage she became deeply uncomfortable and embarrassed by his behaviour. in response, mr ruiales has accused debbie hewitt of blatant lies and says it is disgusting he is depicted as some kind of tree. under much pressure ruiales resigned from his position as head of spanish football and always said his exchange with the player was consensual.— exchange with the player was consensual. ., ~ , ., , . a trial of referees wearing body cameras in adult grassroots football will be doubled. following "encouraging" results. there were no incidents of abuse recorded in around 500 matches where the cameras were worn. the trial will be extended to include eight county associations next year. the fa's head of refereeing, daniel meeson, says the presence of a bodycam has made players and coaches rethink their behaviour. we took a huge sort of period of time to consult with the game's stakeholders, players, coaches. the players and coaches involved within the trial are saying the mere presence of a body camp is making them rethink their behaviour and think twice before may be saying something or acting in an inappropriate way towards a match official. to golf now, and new rules to limit the distance the ball will travel in the air are to be introduced by the r&a and united states golf association. so what will this mean for the the biggest hitters and the likes of rory mcilroy, whose drives average more than 320 yards? he was one of 98 professionals who beat the circuit�*s average drive of 299.9 yards last season. they're likely to see their tee shots shortened by around 15 yards in five years' time. there will be a phased introduction for the rest of the sport in 2030. but the new rules will have much less impact on recreational golfers. the r&a insist the game has had to act to limit hitting distances. we have a responsibility as custodians of the game. we care about the long—term future of the game, but we have also listened. when you work through all that, on balance, we feel that at this point, 15 yards for the longest hitters is fair and will have a meaningful impact. but it is very important to understand, the average recreational golfer will have an impact of less than five yards. well there has been opposition to the changes from players and leading tours. along with the manufacturers who will have to produce the new golf balls. i spoke to our golf correspondent iain carter earlier, who told me that the integrity of courses, along with environmental and sustainability considerations is at the heart of the heart of the decision. as far as the r&a and the united states golf association is our concern, the golf courses are not big enough and they have to continue growing to be able to cope with the growing to be able to cope with the growing length that is being achieved by the biggest hitters in the game. they feel that the balance is out of kilter in terms of the challenge of the game. too often we are seeing massive drives and then short wedge shots into the greens rather than the challenge of hitting a 506 iron into a parfour. the only way to combat this is to extend golf courses and that, of course, is not always possible. and where it is possible, it is expensive and it is also contrary to environmental issues as well. because, obviously, it takes more irrigation to keep the grass in orderfor a golf course thanit grass in orderfor a golf course than it would do if those golf courses were shorter. all in all, they felt the golf ball is flying too far and rules needed to come in too far and rules needed to come in to curb the specifications of those golf balls to prevent them from flying as far as they do today. for the players _ flying as far as they do today. for the players themselves, why have they been achieving these distances, what is it down to for the players? it is a combination of factors. the premium golf balls very, very efficient when being struck by large headed drivers in most cases, they have sweet spots in them. players know they can get a massive advantage by hitting the ball longer. so what they have worked on is getting faster with their swing, in proving their swing speeds, with that they can get more power into the bowl and it will propel further. a combination of ball, fitness and technique has added to rory mcilroy smashing drives in excess of 320 yards. more than 100 players on the pga tour averaging more than 100 yards. == pga tour averaging more than 100 ards. g; :: :: ,~ , .,, yards. -- 300 yards. it has divided oinion yards. -- 300 yards. it has divided opinion on — yards. -- 300 yards. it has divided opinion on 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golfer is going to be affected. every golfer is going to be affected-— every golfer is going to be affected. ., ., ., ~ ., every golfer is going to be affected. ., ., ., . , affected. england are taking on west indies in the — affected. england are taking on west indies in the one-day _ affected. england are taking on west indies in the one-day international . indies in the one—day international in antigua. they chose to field an sam curran is doing the damage with three early wickets to reduce the windies. they have regrouped, and a short while ago they were on 84 for five. england are one down in the series with the third and final match on saturday. you can follow how england are going on the bbc sport website and the art. head there for the latest score where it is currently 85 44. a great result for england's women earlier in mumbai. as danni wyatt and nat sciver—brunt inspired them to an opening win over india, in the first of their t20 matches. a comeback to remember too for sophie eccelestone, she was among the wickets on her return from injury. alex fletcher reports. from the stands to the pitch, it was all hands on deck for india in mumbai. and india used it to great effect, removing two england batters in the first over. recovery was needed and experience proved crucial. danni wyatt smashing in her half century, with nat sciver front following in her footsteps as they built a partnership of 138. after danni wyatt fell, nuts give brunt went on to score 100 for england. the visitors attack struck early. straight through, change of bowling with not skipper brunt. mas straight through, change of bowling with not skipper brunt.— with not skipper brunt. was good with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball _ with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as _ with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she _ with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she was - with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she was with - with not skipper brunt. was good with the ball as she was with the | with the ball as she was with the bat. sophie ecclestone picked up a third wicket and india's hopes had all but vanished. in the end, a comfortable victory by 38 runs for england and a handy start to this t20 series. alex fletcher, bbc news. a brilliant win for england there, but it could all have gone so wrong for them early on in the match. our cricket reporter henry moeran was following the action, and spoke to me earlier. it was really important england showed some resolve and fight after the first over, because losing two wickets in bowls like that in particular with the power that you get from sophia dunkley and alex capsicum it could have caused england problems. but they have in that skipper brunt is a sort of player that instills karma amongst the team. she walks out there and you sense everything is going to be ok. perfect foilfor she you sense everything is going to be ok. perfect foil for she and you sense everything is going to be ok. perfect foilfor she and danni wyatt to work in tandem with the partnership of 138 was outstanding. in the end england had more than enough runs to win. i think what it does is it underlines that england are a maturing side with the experience of the likes of danni wyatt, skipper brunt, amyjones and heather knight, combined with the youth and exuberance of kaposi and dunkley, who can come on the day, when a game for england. not today, but they had enough in the tank to win the match. the but they had enough in the tank to win the match.— win the match. the significance of this tour, win the match. the significance of this tour. they _ win the match. the significance of this tour, they will _ win the match. the significance of this tour, they will be _ win the match. the significance of this tour, they will be glad - win the match. the significance of this tour, they will be glad and . this tour, they will be glad and grateful to get off to a great start, but it finishes off with the test. what is the significance of the tour in the hole?— test. what is the significance of the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches _ the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at _ the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at the _ the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at the start - the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at the start of - the tour in the hole? often these t20 matches at the start of the l t20 matches at the start of the series, over the head of a test match or the odi series of us longer duration can seem a bit tacked on. but you only have to go back to september when england lost in shocking fashion, a series against sri lanka in england. there is something to prove for this t20 side and then less than 12 months, england will be playing a t20 world cup in bangladesh. similar conditions are getting a good result in this opening game at the start of the series wi