That moved quickly. The Crystal Palace chair, Steve Parish, is understood to want Oliver Glasner to see out the remainder of his contract as manager \u2013 until the end of the season.<\/p>\n
The pair held talks this morning after Glasner\u2019s outburst at the sale of Marc Gu\u00e9hi to Manchester City following the 2-1 defeat to Sunderland yesterday.<\/p>\n
As you were.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n A couple of Afcon questions before today\u2019s final<\/p>\n As Jonathan Wilson has already pointed out<\/a>, the standard of the pitches in Morocco this time around has reduced the number of shocks. But that doesn\u2019t mean there haven\u2019t been plenty of storylines. A lot of the continent\u2019s top names have shone, including Morocco\u2019s Brahim D\u00edaz, Egypt\u2019s Mohamed Salah, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s Amad Diallo and Nigeria\u2019s Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n The knockout stages have largely been devoid of drama but Yassine Bounou\u2019s penalty shootout performance for Morocco and Sadio Man\u00e9\u2019s heroics for Senegal at least gave us some moments to remember. After the tension of 120 minutes of football in Rabat, Morocco\u2019s relief at reaching a final as hosts told you they won\u2019t care how they win this tournament, even if their manager Walid Regragui has come under fire for his risk-averse style of play.<\/p>\n Expect another tight affair after one goal across 210 minutes of semi-final action on Wednesday. The pressure will be on hosts Morocco again, seeing as they are chasing a first Afcon title in 50 years. They looked like they\u2019d run out of puff against Nigeria the other night, so what impact will extra time have on them today? Brahim D\u00edaz remains their main source of inspiration in attacking areas but Achraf Hakimi is still their central figurehead.<\/p>\n Many of the Senegal squad have been here before, having won the title in 2022 on penalties against Egypt. They might take a leaf out of Nigeria\u2019s book and play to frustrate, building the nerves among the home crowd in Rabat, but holding on for penalties might not be the best idea considering Bounou\u2019s tendency to dominate these moments.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Crystal Palace consider sacking Glasner<\/p>\n Oliver Glasner\u2019s short-term future as Crystal Palace manager is under serious doubt today after his outburst at the club\u2019s hierarchy following a 2-1 defeat at Sunderland yesterday.<\/p>\n The Palace chair, Steve Parish, is said to have been dismayed by Glasner accusations that the club have \u201cabandoned\u201d him and his players with the decision to sell Marc Gu\u00e9hi to Manchester City.<\/p>\n Glasner has already announced that he will be leaving Palace at the end of this season but Parish is now said to be weighing up if there is any other option than parting company with him now. Glasner\u2019s assistant, Paddy McCarthy, could take caretaker charge if the Austrian is dismissed.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks Emillia. I\u2019ll start with some breaking Premier League news \u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Time for me to hand over to Billy Munday, who will continue the build-up to this afternoon\u2019s fixtures.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Yesterday\u2019s Women\u2019s FA Cup results:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Women\u2019s FA Cup: Tottenham v Leicester City team news:<\/p>\n Tottenham starting line-up: Kop, A.Nilden, Gaupset, England, Holdt, Rybrink, Vinberg, Hunt, Hamano, Summanen, Koga.<\/p>\n Leicester City starting line-up: Leitzig, Kees, Tierney, Mouchon, Ale, Mayling, McLoughlin, O\u2019Brien, Neville, Swaby, Ayane.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n There has been plenty of talk about sporting directors, ownership and how clubs are run in recent weeks. Click here for The Guardian\u2019s guide to all of it:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rob Lane has messaged in about Aston Villa\u2019s title chances:<\/p>\n \u201cCould Villa still be challenging in 4months time? It\u2019ll be tricky with our budgetary constraints – we just don\u2019t have the same sort of income streams as the other contenders (plus Spurs!). Our bench vs Arsenal was hilarious in comparison, partially as a result of injuries it has to be said, but we don\u2019t yet boast a full complement of like-for-like players across the squad – not helped by our continuous offloading to balance the books. All that being said, Villa is a well run club with, arguably, the best manager in the league, so I\u2019d expect us to strengthen – and also wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see our two recently signed \u2018prospects\u2019 in and around the first team before season\u2019s end. I\u2019d obviously love us to sneak the title, especially as most commentators don\u2019t even mention us (\u201cArsenal have dropped points, great opportunity for City!\u201d; \u201cCity have dropped points; great opportunity for Arsenal!\u201d), but I\u2019ll take Champions League – which is surely ours to lose out on now.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Celtic take on West of Scotland League Premier Division side Auchinleck Talbot in a huge David v Goliath clash this afternoon. The two sides meet in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.<\/p>\n Aberdeen also take on Raith Rovers in the competition today.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Team news: Parma v Genoa<\/p>\n The teams are out for the first fixture of the day, which kicks off in around 25 minutes.<\/p>\n Parma starting line-up: Corvi, Valenti, Est\u00e9vez, Pellegrino, Bernab\u00e9, Valeri, Delprato, Keita, Ondrejka, Oristanio, Circati.<\/p>\n Genoa starting line-up: Leali, Marcandalli, \u00d8stig\u00e5rd, Vasquez, Sabelli, Frendrup, Malinovskyi, Ellertsson, Martin, Vitinha, Colombo.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rob Smyth will be on hand later today to report live on the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco. Be sure to join him for minute-by-minute coverage.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> \u201cSometimes a tournament\u2019s greatest strength can be its greatest weakness. In part because of the excellent playing conditions, this has been an Africa Cup of Nations devoid of shocks. The better teams keep winning. There has been a lot of good football, but not a huge amount of memorable football\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Morocco\u2019s route to the AFCON final:<\/p>\n Morocco 2-0 Comoros<\/p>\n Morocco 1-1 Mali<\/p>\n Zambia 0-3 Morocco<\/p>\n Morocco 1-0 Tanzania (RO16)<\/p>\n Cameroon 0-2 Morocco (QF)<\/p>\n Nigeria 0-0 Morocco (2-4 pens) (SF)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Senegal\u2019s route to the AFCON final:<\/p>\n Senegal 3-0 Botswana<\/p>\n Senegal 1-1 DR Congo<\/p>\n Benin 0-3 Senegal<\/p>\n Senegal 3-1 Sudan (RO16)<\/p>\n Mali 0-1 Senegal (QF)<\/p>\n Senegal 1-0 Egypt (SF)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n London\u2019s Little Morocco is brimming with pride and anticipation. The Moroccan diaspora in North Kensington is in no doubt that on Sunday the Atlas Lions will triumph against Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n Saoud Talsi, photographed at a Moroccan garden outside Trellick Tower in west London. Photograph: David Levene\/The GuardianShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.30 EST<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look ahead to the Africa Cup of Nations final, which kicks off this evening at 7pm GMT.<\/p>\n Senegal face tournament hosts Morocco at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Will Villa put the pressure on both Arsenal and City today?<\/p>\n And\u2026 was it a penalty? If you\u2019re asking me, I\u2019d probably say yes, but my opinion is completely irrelevant!<\/p>\n Football eh? There is so much talk of Arsenal and Manchester City chasing the Premier League title this season, but Aston Villa remain up there as well. Unai Emery\u2019s side could move above City and within four points of the leaders with a win today, which would be a huge statement.<\/p>\n Do we think they could remain title challengers in four months time?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n If you\u2019re enjoying a nice and relaxed Sunday morning, why not give our game On The Ball a go?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n More on Glasner\u2026<\/p>\n Glasner has a solid point. Oliver Glasner has seemingly followed in the footsteps of Enzo Maresca and Ruben Amorim in starting a public feud with the board. We all know how things ended for those two\u2026<\/p>\n What\u2019s next for the Crystal Palace manager?<\/p>\n Glasner angling for an early exit?<\/p>\n Just a reminder that you can get in touch by emailing matchday.live@theguardian.com<\/a> or leaving a comment below the line.<\/p>\n Let us know any thoughts, feelings and takeaways from yesterday\u2019s games along with any predictions for today.<\/p>\n Also, let me know your plans for the day \u2013 are you off to a game or watching from the sofa? I want to hear from you!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ahead of Arsenal\u2019s FA Cup meeting with Aston Villa, our very own Suzanne Wrack spoke to Katie McCabe\u2026<\/p>\n Katie McCabe Photograph: Martin Godwin\/The GuardianShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.51 EST<\/p>\n The likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Manchester City are also back in Women\u2019s FA Cup action today\u2026<\/p>\n Tottenham v Leicester City<\/p>\n Bournemouth v Manchester City<\/p>\n Brighton v Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n Chatham v York City<\/p>\n Ipswich Town v Sheffield United<\/p>\n London Bees v Liverpool<\/p>\n Manchester United v Burnley<\/p>\n Oxford United v Middlesbrough<\/p>\n Southampton v Bristol City<\/p>\n Arsenal v Aston Villa<\/p>\n Charlton v Swindon<\/p>\n Hull v Birmingham<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Elsewhere in Europe today:<\/p>\n Ligue 1<\/p>\n Strasbourg v Metz<\/p>\n Nantes v Paris FC<\/p>\n Rennes v Le Havre<\/p>\n Lyon v Brest<\/p>\n Bundesliga<\/p>\n Stuttgart v Union Berlin<\/p>\n Augsburg v Freiburg<\/p>\n Serie A<\/p>\n Parma v Genoa<\/p>\n Bologna v Fiorentina<\/p>\n Torino v Roma<\/p>\n AC Milan v Lecce<\/p>\n La Liga<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Today\u2019s Premier League fixtures:<\/p>\n Wolves v Newcastle<\/p>\n Aston Villa v Everton<\/p>\n Share<\/a> \u201cIt comes to something when the level of discontent at Tottenham had people who have spent all season watching West Ham wondering if it was all a bit much. There were cries of mutiny whenever Guglielmo Vicario tried to play out from the back, jeers at half-time and, of course, sustained boos when another home defeat for Thomas Frank\u2019s nervous wreck of a team ended with one last cross from Djed Spence drifting sadly out of play in the ninth minute of added time\u2026.<\/p>\n A banner held up by a Tottenham fan at the game with West Ham. Photograph: John Patrick Fletcher\/Action Plus\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.20 EST<\/p>\n Oliver Glasner was vocal about his discontent with the current situation at Crystal Palace yesterday. The manager confirmed on Friday that he would be leaving Selhurst Park at the end of the season, shortly before revealing that Marc Guehi was also on his way out.<\/p>\n However, following his team\u2019s 2-1 loss to Sunderland, Glasner went one step further in voicing his concern, suggesting the board has \u201cabandoned\u201d the squad.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cYour heart gets torn out twice in a season, one day before a game. It\u2019s tough to survive. That\u2019s how it feels like right now.<\/p>\n \u201cWe played quite well and I think my players left their hearts on the pitch but I couldn\u2019t support them from the bench,\u201d said Glasner who failed to make a single substitution as his side were sunk by goals from Enzo Le F\u00e9e and Brian Brobbey after Y\u00e9remy Pino had given them the lead against the run of play.<\/p>\n \u201cWe feel that we\u2019re being abandoned. There\u2019s no support. Everybody\u2019s disappointed. We\u2019ve been playing with 12 to 13 players for weeks now. On the bench I had just kids. They had never played in a stadium with an atmosphere like this.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy I\u2019m saying this is not to protect myself but to protect them. They need protecting. I made no substitutions because it would have been unfair. I see them in training every day. That\u2019s where we are. The [senior] players need support.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cWe\u2019ve known we\u2019re in this situation for weeks, for months now. What are we doing? We\u2019re selling our captain [Gu\u00e9hi] one day before a game. One day before a game, the first time I heard about it was 10.30am yesterday. All the set pieces, everything was prepared for Gu\u00e9hi playing.<\/p>\n \u201cThen, we had to change everything. Nobody told us. So then I have to stand in front of the group and tell them, \u2018oh, the captain doesn\u2019t play tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cI think the players did well in the circumstances. I\u2019m so direct today because I feel I have to protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner shows dejection during the Premier League match against Sunderland. Photograph: MI News\/NurPhoto\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Yesterday\u2019s Premier League results:<\/p>\n Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City<\/p>\n Sunderland 2-1 Crystal Palace<\/p>\n Chelsea 2-0 Brentford<\/p>\n Liverpool 1-1 Burnley<\/p>\n Tottenham 1-2 West Ham<\/p>\n Leeds United 1-0 Fulham<\/p>\n Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, title-chasers City were left red-faced after losing the Manchester derby to bitter rivals United. Michael Carrick enjoyed a dream start to life as United\u2019s interim head coach and won the fans over in the best possible way.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Elsewhere in the Premier League, Arsenal missed the opportunity to go nine points clear at the top of the table with a 0-0 draw away at Nottingham Forest. The Gunners missed several opportunities to take the lead, but the main talking point was a penalty incident that was cleared by VAR following a brief check. Mikel Arteta spoke very strongly about the handball incident at full-time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Frank\u2019s Tottenham future was thrown further into doubt yesterday when Spurs suffered a 2-1 home loss to relegation candidates West Ham. The mood inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was toxic, with fans booing at various points of the game, including half-time and full-time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! We have two Premier League fixtures to look forward to this afternoon as Wolves take on Newcastle and Aston Villa host Everton. We\u2019ll also be reacting to yesterday\u2019s games as Arsenal failed to capitalise on Manchester City\u2019s derby day loss to United.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, the Africa Cup of Nations comes to an end this evening as Senegal face Morocco in the final. Stick with us throughout the day as we preview the action in the build-up to the main event.<\/p>\n Be sure to get in touch by emailing matchday.live@theguardian.com<\/a> or leaving a comment below the line.<\/p>\n![\"Jonathan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jonathan_Wilson,_L.png\")
Jonathan Wilson<\/p>\n
What looked like Arsenal’s ‘chance’ is now Aston Villa’s today \ud83d\ude09
Forest played well last night, Arsenal could not convert their chances so a draw it is, that looked a penalty all day long though (scooped the ball with his arm) 100% penalty!<\/p>\n![\"avatar\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/101528666.png\")
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Palace will get \u00a320 million for selling their most important player while they are still in Europe and not immune to plummeting down the league.
A sell on clause means \u00a34 million of that will have to be paid to his former club Chelsea, so for relative peanuts Steve Parrish and his board have pulled the rug out from under Glasner and their team.
Compare that with keeping Guehi until the end of his contract in the summer, which might have ended in a Europa Conference League trophy, and probable PL mid-table or even top ten stability and you have to wonder what on earth is going on.
As far as we have been told, the player wasn’t refusing to play once Manchester City expressed interest so assuming that Guehi would have honoured his contract it has to go down as an act of potential club destruction by the board.<\/p>\n![\"avatar\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/113883066.gif\")
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Jacob Steinberg<\/p>\n