But the Belgian - who had powered past John Stones in the opening minutes - was too often starved of good service, with Hakim Ziyech and Marcos Alonso culpable of overhitting passes in brief moments when Chelsea looked like they could open up the best defence in the division.
It returns him to the stage on which he has shone brightest, reunites him with an old colleague in Steven Gerrard and provides the platform for him to rediscover his touch.
“He put me in because he knew this is probably going to be my last game, you’re a young player, and this really helped me when the next appointment came in. You kind of trust the last team that was playing. So he gave me the platform. Ralf was crucial for me, he was an amazing role model.
Nine minutes later Palmer made it 2-0 when Brewster just failed to connect with Luke Thomas' cross and Manchester City midfielder Palmer collected the ball to curl low past Martin Turk.
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The 2018 World Cup winner has started just six matches this season and his only goal came in the Copa del Rey victory at third-tier Linares earlier this month.
Certainly, I think the players' discipline and desire to make life difficult for the opponents has been evident from the first game up at Burnley in atrocious conditions.
The striker has since apologised publicly for his comments and is in contention to face Tottenham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, but was omitted from the Chelsea squad altogether for their crunch title clash with Liverpool on Sunday.
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Jamal Lowe and Ben Pearson also came into the side at the expense of Gavin Kilkenny and Jaidon Anthony as the Cherries started the game with the team that ended Saturday's 2-0 win at Reading.
No more so was that illustrated than during the recent thrashings of Leeds United and Newcastle, when the ex-Atletico Madrid man was substituted relatively early on to maintain his freshness for the upcoming busy festive period.
The draw extends Brazil's winless run to four games. The result was not good enough, said Brazil boss Tite.
Barcelona will be busy in the winter transfer market if everything goes to plan, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The club wants to bring in Edinson Cavani from Manchester United, and the main target is Manchester City forward Ferran Torres. There will need to be exits to finance that, meaning Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho, Yusuf Demir, Sergino Dest, Luuk de Jong, Clement Lenglet and Ousmane Dembele are all available.
Jamie Carragher has stated that these are two of the best teams in Premier League history - and the best two teams in Europe right now - and it is difficult to disagree.
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Speaking to Sky Sports News, Arteta said: I was shocked with the way he expressed himself and the letter he did openly.
You think of the great result Everton had here 11 days ago (beating Manchester United); this is our fourth game in that period.
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The lucky kids who will be gaming with Mount are Bethany, who despite having a very serious illness which affects her muscles and energy levels, meaning she uses a wheelchair, doesn’t let anything hold her back. Bethany has even competed in Powerchair football with the England Powerchair Captain, so she relished the chance to challenge another England sporting hero. Her family receive the very best care from The Nook, part of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
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Pulisic was given the nod to replace him instead of Hakim Ziyech, with Tuchel handing the American his 20th appearance of the season.
The hosts won a corner within 18 seconds and when Jonathan Burkardt fired them into the lead in the 19th minute the only surprise was that it had taken so long.
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There are large barriers still to pass over, but the significant blocks to a takeover have been overcome.
The protest came just weeks after United were announced as one of the 12 founding clubs of the controversial Super League, which collapsed amid widespread opposition just days later.
And it took them just two minutes to find a way through the Derby defence and create an opening for Fabio Carvalho, who placed his shot narrowly wide.
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We created difficulties for Leeds in the second half and to win in this way is good as I bring with me and my players two different situations - the first half and the second half. The arrival of Conte has stopped the rot for Spurs, avoiding a third straight top-flight defeat in his opening league game prior to the international break at Everton.
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Five more matches will be shown in December and January on Sky Sports - the only broadcaster to offer live coverage of the cinch Premiership - with Rangers' trip to Aberdeen also featuring before the winter break.
Leicester, meanwhile, are not interested in a deal for Carlos. We believe it matches the bid that Newcastle have made, which is about £30m.
Despite so many first-choice players missing, a comfortable home win against the visiting part-timers was expected but the early part of the match was a bit disjointed.
Zenit responded well and there was nothing routine about Kepa's next stop as Claudinho's deflected cross was headed towards the bottom corner by Azmoun only for Kepa to superbly claw the ball to safety.
There were also headed chances for Lucy Bronze and Steph Houghton, but it was a game of fine margins.
I want to personally thank him for all his hard work on behalf of the club, particularly in his third spell when he dealt with the unquestionable frustration at the season being cut short due to Covid-19 and then responding by securing promotion the following season against all the odds.
Between 28 December and 3 January there were 40 positive tests across the WSL and Championship, slightly down on 44 the week before, which was the highest figure since the FA began releasing the data.
Anything could happen, but in the end we solved it and it is good to win games knowing there are many things we can do better.
Kortney is different to Ashley, there's an option situation in place, and we have already started speaking to Kortney, he said.
Jennings adds: Due to coronavirus, I was on my own for a lot of the scans. Then I was told I could bring my partner, Jenny, to an appointment in Oswestry and it was there that I was told I had cancer.
This is the highest possible achievement we can get. The Champions League, to proceed, [that is] not an easy one. [But] in the league, it's number four, that's what we have to achieve and what we're aiming at.
The defender headed in Martin Boyle's corner in the 64th minute to propel the hosts back up to fifth in the Scottish Premiership.
While they are very different players and this was a poor Norwich performance, the early signs are that he is going to benefit tremendously from working under Gerrard, with Smith's foundations firmly in place.
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Based at Newforge Sports Complex in Belfast, the camp sees players training five days a week in preparation for the tournament in England, and Northern Ireland manager Shiels is in no doubt it will be pivotal in preparing for both April's 2023 World Cup qualifiers and this summer's Euros.
