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Former Newcastle United players Alan Shearer and Shay Given discuss whether Alexander Isak is the best striker in the Premier League as they analyse the Magpies’ recent form. Watch Match of the Day 2 on BBC iPlayer. Get all the latest Newcastle United news and views

When Nottingham Forest face Liverpool at the City Ground next week it will be a top-of-the-table match that barely anyone could have predicted back in August. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are six points behind the leaders after Monday’s 3-0 win at Wolves and victory over the Reds – who they beat earlier in the season at Anfield – on Tuesday, …

Amad Diallo (Manchester United): The Anfield draw was a coming-of-age game for Diallo. Every now and then you have a game where everyone goes ‘there he is’ and to do it for Manchester United against Liverpool, who are flying high and everyone thought they’d win by six or seven, he was excellent. The problem he’ll have now is that everyone …

PSG and Barcelona eye Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran, Bayern Munich to challenge Manchester United for Viktor Gyokeres, Juventus want to swap Dusan Vlahovic for Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee. Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Jhon Duran and it is believed Aston Villa could be tempted to sell the 21-year-old Colombia striker for £60m. (Talksport), external Barcelona sporting director Deco …

Ireland wing Mack Hansen will face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday following critical comments he made about the officiating in Connacht games after last month’s defeat by Leinster. Hansen said the refereeing of his side’s United Rugby Championship (URC) 20-12 loss at Aviva Stadium on 21 December made it feel like they were playing against “16 men”. Connacht coach Pete …

Clubs in the Saudi Pro League have invested heavily in attracting big names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar over recent years. In December, Fifa confirmed Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 men’s World Cup, a decision which Harris has criticised. Solihull-born Young joined Saints in September 2023 after leaving Aston Villa, and went on to score 22 …

Two injuries for Josh Hazlewood and a lack of potency from spinner Nathan Lyon (nine wickets at 36.88) and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh (three wickets at 46.33) left Australia’s seamers with some heavy lifting to do. Questions remain about their stocks beneath Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland but the veteran trio lifted Australia to the series win. Cummins claimed 25 …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Jack Grealish must prove he deserves to regain his spot in the team’s starting line-up by showing the quality he displayed when the club won the Treble in 2023. READ MORE: The return of the ‘old Man City’? ‘Absolutely not’ says Guardiola

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama set a new PGA Tour record score for 72 holes of 35 under par in winning the season-opening event at The Sentry in Hawaii. The 2021 Masters champion carded a final round 65 to make history on the Plantation Course in Kapalua. He beat the previous record of 34 under, set by Cameron Smith at the same …

Match of the Day 2 pundit Alan Shearer analyses Liam Delap’s performance in Ipswich Town’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Fulham and says England manager Thomas Tuchel will be having a “right good look” at him. MATCH REPORT: Fulham 2-2 Ipswich Town Watch Match of the Day 2 on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only.