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The terms of Chelsea appointment are interesting. Alonso has been named as Chelsea’s manager rather than head coach. He’s the first manager under BlueCo’s ownership so perhaps this signals a change in approach from the board. Is that wishful thinking?
Chelsea appoint Xabi Alonso as manager
Xabi Alonso has signed a four year deal to take over as Chelsea manager. The decision comes after Liam Rosenior’s dismissal last month. On his appointment, Alonso said: “Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in world football and it fills me with immense pride to become manager of this great club.”
On the ball – guess the footballer
The Guardian has kicked off a new chapter in puzzles with the launch of its first daily football game, On the ball. It is now live in the app for both iOS and Android … so what are you waiting for?
There was late drama in the Scottish Premiership yesterday. Celtic scored two late goals to complete a 3-1 comeback against Hearts and win the league. Celtic fans rushed onto the pitch before the end of stoppage time, with the game never restarted. Read Ewan Murray’s report below.
Antoine Semenyo scored the winner for Manchester City in their 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Just seven and a half years ago Semenyo made his debut in the competition for Newport against Metropolitan Police FC (yes, that’s a team). Read Barney Ronay’s piece about Semenyo’s heroics below.
Today's fixtures (3pm unless stated)
Premier League
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Manchester United v Nottingham Forest (12:30pm)
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Brentford v Crystal Palace
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Everton v Sunderland
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Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion
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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham
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Newcastle United v West Ham United (5:30pm)
Scottish Premiership
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Dundee v Aberdeen (2pm)
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Livingston v Kilmarnock (2pm)
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St. Mirren v Dundee United (2pm)
English FA Trophy
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Southend United v Wealdstone
Yesterday's results
FA Cup
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Chelsea 0-1 Manchester City
Scottish Premiership
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Celtic 3-1 Hearts
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Falkirk 2-5 Rangers
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Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell
Women’s Super League
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Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
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Everton 1-0 Leicester City
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Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal
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London City Lionesses 2-1 Aston Villa
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West Ham United 1-4 Manchester City
Preamble
Hello and welcome to another Matchday live! We have another big day of fixtures for you after yesterday’s excitement – Manchester City winning the FA Cup, Celtic taking home the Scottish Premiership and Manchester City lifting the Women’s Super League trophy.
Today, we turn our attention to the bottom of the Premier League table. Newcastle play West Ham this evening. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side would move out of the drop zone with a win, piling the pressure on their London rivals Tottenham before their game against Chelsea in midweek.
On the topic of Chelsea, the club have reached an agreement in principle to appoint Xabi Alonso as their new head coach. Stick with us for the latest updates and news from around the football world. Send me an email with your thoughts.
