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WCL fixtures for Wednesday 20 December: Chelsea vs Hacken Chelsea vs Hacken – (20:00)  Venue: Bravida Arena Where to watch: DAZN YouTube Channel  The Women’s Champions League (WCL) is back in action tonight as Chelsea face Hacken away at Bravida Arena.  Chelsea star Sam Kerr said the Blues can now focus on the WCL after a 3-0 Women’s Super League (WSL) win over Bristol City ended their shaky form.  They lost 4-1 to Arsenal in front of a packed Emirates Stadium, before drawing with Hacken at home. Chelsea sit in second place, just two points behind Hacken. If they win…

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Mudryk and Petrovic rescue Chelsea as Newcastle crash out of Carabao Cup The Guardian says For 92 minutes Chelsea were at their blunt, wasteful worst. Nicolas Jackson spurned chances and Raheem Sterling missed passes. Axel Disasi advanced from right-back, thought about overlapping and then checked back. Armando Broja spent the evening straying offside and Newcastle led when Benoît Badiashile got confused while trying to dribble away from Callum Wilson. It seemed that Wilson’s early goal would be enough for Newcastle to move on from the disappointment of going out of the Champions League. Instead Eddie Howe was left to stomach…

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Steve Cooper’s exit was no surprise but is Nuno a sideways step for Forest? The Guardian says In many ways the appointment of Steve Cooper’s replacement at Nottingham Forest has been more than a year in the making. A 4-0 defeat by Leicester in October 2022 started the process but the head coach’s popularity earned him a new contract and an upturn kept him in situ until the inevitability of his sacking on Tuesday. Various alternatives were sought last season, from Rafa Benítez to Sean Dyche to Bruno Lage, but the mixture of a lack of interest in the role…

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Kieran Trippier is suffering – Newcastle’s standard bearer needs propping up The Athletic says The game was lost, Newcastle United were out and you could only wonder what Kieran Trippier was thinking. This was not Chelsea and Stamford Bridge but Cambridge United at St James’ Park, where defeat had become a way of life. It was January 8, 2022, the day after the England right-back had signed from Atletico Madrid for £12 million ($15.3m) with no get-out clause in his contract in the event of relegation. No safety net, and they were plummeting. Newcastle had won a single game of…

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Mary Earps crowned Sports Personality of the Year as Man City sweep other awards The Independent says Lionesses goalkeeper Mary Earps has been crowned Sports Personality of the Year, succeeding England teammate Beth Mead to become the second women’s footballer to win the prestigious award in as many years. Earps played a vital role as the Lionesses reached their first Women’s World Cup final this summer and won the Golden Glove at the tournament following a series of brilliant performances between the posts – including a penalty save in the Sydney final as Spain beat England 1-0. The 30-year-old made…

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