Manchester City Will Be Aiming To End A Four-Game Winless Run In The Premier League Today

Manchester City host Everton in The Primer League this lunchtime.

SOCCER

Manchester City will be aiming to end a four-game winless run when they host Everton in the Premier League this lunchtime.

Pep Guardiola's defending champions have slipped to seventh after last weekend's loss to Aston Villa.

Everton travel to the Etihad on the back of draws against Chelsea and Arsenal.

Chelsea can move to within a point of leaders Liverpool with a win against their local rivals Fulham this afternoon.

In the other 3pm kick-offs, Newcastle welcome Aston Villa to St James' Park and Tottenham go to Nottingham Forest.

Bournemouth play Crystal Palace and basement side Southampton go up against West Ham.

Manchester United look to put their weekend defeat to Bournemouth behind them when they go to Wolves in the half-five kick-off.

And the late game sees Christmas table toppers Liverpool welcome Leicester to Anfield at 8pm.

Celtic are nine-points clear at the summit of the Scottish Premiership table ahead of taking on Motherwell at Parkhead this afternoon.
Rangers go to St Mirren in the quarter-to-six kick-off.


RACING

Henry de Bromhead saddles nine-time Grade One winner Envoi Allen for this afternoon's King George the 6th Chase at Kempton.

2022 winner Bravemansgame will be aiming to go one better for Paul Nicholls after being the runner-up to Hewick in the race last year.


Having won the Drinmore Chase at Fairyhouse, the Gordon Elliott-trained Croke Park faces three rivals in the Grade 1 Long Distance Novice Chase at Leopardstown this afternoon.

His own stable companions Better Days Ahead and Stellar Story take him on this time along with the Paul Gilligan-trained Buddy One.

The first of seven races at the Dublin track goes to post at noon.

Andy Slattery's Fleur In The Park looks set to go off the favourite in today's Grade Two Novice Hurdle at Limerick.

The six-runner affair also features the Gordon Elliott-trained Minella Sixo, Willie Mullins Mister Pink and Henry de Bromhead's, The Big Westerner.


There's also a seven race card at Down Royal from twenty-to-twelve.

On The Line defends his crown in the Hunters Chase.


RUGBY

Cardiff can move into the United Rugby Championship's top four if they win at Welsh rivals, The Dragons, this evening.

The hosts come in poor form in the league, having lost six in-a-row since a win on the opening day.

While Cardiff have won on their last eight trips to Rodney Parade.

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