Blanc has significant experience at the elite level of the European game having won the Ligue 1 title with both Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain. The 56-year-old also spent three years as France national team manager.
Conte is likely to be without Bryan Gil (hamstring), but Sergio Reguilon, Tanguy Ndombele and Dele Alli are among those hoping to impress from the start.
Dean Smith said afterwards: For a long period of the game I was happy but I wasn't happy in the final 15 minutes as with a man advantage we should have done better with the ball.
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The manager has his reasons but I kept working hard. Chelsea's tricky JanuaryThomas Tuchel's injury-hit side face a series of pivotal fixtures in January, including Premier League clashes with title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, plus three meetings with bitter rivals Tottenham.
City fans are entitled to be angry. They have unceremoniously blown two excellent chances at lifting this trophy.
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That City midfield line-up is also harder to predict now with Kevin de Bruyne back to his brilliant best. I think I would advise going for Foden and Silva as the double-up but if you can afford De Bruyne then pair him up with one of those two. But don't sell Mohamed Salah for De Bruyne. Not yet.
I've said many times that I want the happiness of my players. We are going to play tomorrow for him and give him the best farewell moment, reaching again the semi-finals of the Champions League and, after, trying to go through again.
Georgia Stanway then scored a second-half hat-trick, Shaw got another and Lauren Hemp added to the rout.
Morocco's Sofiane Boufal scored seven minutes from time to secure a 1-0 win over Ghana in their opening Group C match at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.
While it would be logical to assume seemingly relentless criticism from his compatriots led to Rivaldo seeking a move overseas, the truth is Palmeiras had already agreed to sell him to Parma before the 1996 Olympics. Only after a failure to agree contract details did he end up in Spain instead. It was at Deportivo La Coruna, where 7,000 fans attended his unveiling that summer and hoped he could fill the boots of departing fellow Brazilian Bebeto.
The 32-year-old's Real Madrid contract comes to an end this summer and there is little appetite on either side to extend it.
Demarai Gray combined with Alex Iwobi in midfield to feed Richarlison but after the Brazilian had nipped around Lukasz Fabianski, Fredericks produced a vital recovery challenge.
It was Brighton who would eventually break the deadlock after a slow opening to the second half. What's next?Everton take on Manchester United on Sunday, November 14 at 12:30pm.
Sky Sports News has learned that owners David Sullivan and David Gold were not the recipients of a second offer for the club from PAI Capital and, in any case, have no interest in selling the club.
The U.S. international forward scored with an improvised flicked volley finish to give Norwich City a 1-0 lead in a crucial clash against Watford on Friday, and then doubled his tally with a towering header later in the second half in an eventual 3-0 win.
Championship fixtures | table | highlightsGet Sky SportsFor Luton, James Bree drove across the face of goal from 25 yards before a long-range James Garner attempt was deflected over the visitors' goal and his subsequent corner also saw Scott McKenna clear the crossbar with his header.
But Swansea seized the lead 11 minutes from time when Ryan Manning's cross flashed across Bristol City's six-yard box and Christie nodded past Bentley after his first attempt had ballooned into the air off the goalkeeper.
That strike brought up City's impressive landmark under Guardiola but they were in no mood for stopping there.
It's a small run but it is the bounce of coming off a good result against Manchester United to get another point on the board.
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There are other players not in the squad who are in really good shape. But everyone loves Div and rightly so.
Jimenez swept Daniel Podence's low cut-back into the corner from the edge of the box to lift Bruno Lage's side up to sixth in the table.
It is scant consolation for the disgruntled travelling fans but the forward looking a bit more like his old self is a small crumb of comfort that Rangnick can take with him back to Manchester.Ben Grounds Is KBD on course to becoming the greatest?
Lotte Wubben-Moy scored five minutes later, and late goals from Stina Blackstenius and Nikita Parris rounded off the result.
We have to be humble and the second leg is still open. Real will be without Casemiro and Ferland Mendy for the second leg.
The Arsenal manager said: We have a cloud and the cloud is there. At the moment we're not able to change it.
Everton owner Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright were banking on a 'bounce' from the appointment of Ferguson in order to revive a season sliding into danger and which resulted in Benitez's sacking.
Philippe Coutinho has agreed to join Aston Villa on a six-month loan deal from Barcelona, with an option to buy this summer.
I'm not quite sure it's fair to suggest that he's distracted by off-field events as soon as he has a difficult patch.
Rangers chief talks administration, title race, Gerrard impact & moreAberdeen sack manager Glass | Johnston leaves Queen of the SouthScottish Premiership fixtures | Results | TableRangers will look to lift the trophy for the first time in a decade after cruising to a win against Annan Athletic over the weekend, while Celtic booked their spot in the draw with a comfortable 4-0 win over Raith Rovers.
Wind back to mid-October. Danny Cowley had only been in charge since March, but the pressure was building.
This was one of those surreal footballing occasions where Posh could be relegated with a win and Forest able to seal a play-off spot even if beaten.
The Poland international has scored 47 goals in 41 games in all competitions this season and is currently the top scorer in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League.
If Grealish took on a full-back five times last season at Villa and beat them once, no one says a word.
The Hammers looked in total control, three goals up with seven minutes remaining, before substitute Michael Olise set up a goal for Odsonne Eduoard and then scored himself in injury time.
Benfica vs Ajax: The Amsterdam club sparkled in the group stage, winning all six games as Sebastien Haller became the first man to score 10 goals in his first six games in the competition.
The goal lifted the pressure off Wales, who looked like scoring a quickfire second but Green headed over, Harding fired wide and Ingle's shot through a crowd just grazed the upright.
The first game of the new football season feels the same no matter what team you support. There's a heady mix of excitement and anticipation, a first look at new signings, a clean slate to dream that this might be the year.
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Anthony Gordon and Folarin Balogun both scored on their first England U21 starts as the Young Lions saw off the Czech Republic U21s 3-1 in Euro 2023 qualifying at Turf Moor.
Even if they are passed fit, Guardiola says the pair cannot play a lot of minutes. We are in an emergency in the squad because we have few, few, few people, he said
He has told Telefoot: “I was very happy to go [to Barcelona], I had incredible team-mates. “I learned a lot from the coaches, although sometimes I didn't play and it was difficult.
England U21 match vs Romania off after COVID-19 casesCarsley made England U21 boss, Cole assistantThey now face Kosovo in Milton Keynes to open their Group G campaign and Carsley has been impressed by his squad amid the problems.
Giovanni Reyna made his return from injury when he came off the bench for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga clash against Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.
Manchester United head to Anfield languishing 19 points behind their old rivals, and the gap has only grown wider since Ralf Rangnick replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis in November.
His Barcelona contract runs until June 2025 and includes an option to agree a departure in June 2023, plus a buyout clause of 100 million euros (£83.4m).
When the fans are cheering it gives you an energy boost, they were amazing tonight, Sargent told BBC Sport after the game.
