Charlie Jolley, Elliott Nevitt and substitutes Sam Foley and Ryan Watson got the goals as Micky Mellon's side fired a warning shot to leaders Forest Green Rovers with a sixth straight league win that meant a miserable return to Prenton Park for former Tranmere boss Keith Hill.
Southgate's existing contract was due to expire following the conclusion of next year's World Cup. His side could secure a place in Qatar with victory over Albania tonight, depending on other results, but it is most likely to be sealed after Monday's game with San Marino.
For this reason I want to push everybody at the club to have great enthusiasm, great passion, our fans to stay with us and to back us from the start until the end.
Gerrard celebrated his 400th Premier League appearance when Liverpool welcomed bitter rivals Everton to Anfield in 2012.
Man of the Match - Taylor Gardner-HickmanIn a game which witnessed 24 fouls, Gardner-Hickman broke up play excellently and was instrumental in West Brom controlling what was a physical midfield battle.
Initially, he did look offside but VAR checked the incident, and on second viewing, it was a tighter call then everyone thought.
With scores tied at 3-3, kicks from the penalty mark were used to separate both countries. And it was Toni Conceicao’s men who claimed the bronze medal after Andre Onana turned from villain to hero by stopping Ibrahim Toure’s effort.
He's exciting on the ball but it's frustrating that we didn't get the three points. For my goal, I had to think fast and it came up in the air and just tried it and it went in.
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Leicester vs Watford in the Premier League on Sunday; kick-off 2pm.
James Maddison went closest for Leicester in the first half when his free-kick from 30 yards fell just wide of Emiliano Martinez's goal, while Villa substitute Emiliano Buendia curled wide late on in their best chance of the game.
Villa responded as Emiliano Buendia forced a low save out of Alex McCarthy - but it was a rare piece of promise in a one-sided half.
Does Gareth Southgate bow to that pressure and add the Aston Villa ace's creativity to the front line in a bid to get Kane up and running?
Maguire has been some way short of his best this term, first under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then under Rangnick since November, with the United defence conceding more goals in the Premier League than bottom club Burnley.
Receiving the ball well outside the area, he controlled it, made space and fired home for his 10th goal at Nations Cup finals.
Arsenal were beaten 3-2 by Brentford in a behind-closed-doors friendly this week, and watching the goals back, former Gunners forward Merson was concerned with what he saw.
But Eidevall said it was not a big game problem and he is fuelled by the motivation of seeing his players celebrating similar success to those enjoyed by Chelsea and Barcelona.
“If we want to finish fourth in the league, we cannot afford to lose and drop any more points. Even more so when you’re 1-0 or 2-0 up, which is why this was a massive win today.”
Raheem Sterling scored his 100th Premier League goal from the penalty spot to earn City all three points.
Man of the match - Jonjo ShelveyIt was a good midfield performance from Shelvey. His forward passes picked out players with superb accuracy.
I've previously covered three World Cups with England, and it's not necessarily the most pleasant experience.
Or do I go on and try and win something in my career?' I'm not having a dig at Tottenham, but you play to win in your career.
Newcastle are reportedly keen on signing Arsenal flop Konstantinos Mavropanos in a bid to bolster their defensive options in January (The Sun, December 15).
His finish was superb to fire Southampton ahead, with both of his shots being on target with one goal.
The former Manchester United and Everton striker has managed just five goals in 20 appearances on his return to the Premier League - he has never finished a campaign in England with less than 12.
Liverpool's 1990s decline was exacerbated by the misguided notion the secret sauce for their success was a closely-guarded recipe that only those with access to the fabled boot room could cook up.
Callum McGregor has been Celtic's best player for the past few years but Gilmour gets the nod for me.
There are players that need an opportunity but on the other side they’re really rusty. It’s difficult to call. They should have enough to get by.
I think they've got to get back to basics, get tight at the back. It could be a few years before Arsenal reach top four again.
He has scored 17 goals in all competitions this season and Klopp will be hoping he is not out for a significant spell, with Liverpool facing Chelsea in the EFL Cup final at Wembley on 27 February.
Chelsea battered Juventus 4-0 in the Champions League midweek, and last season's Champions League winners have also lost just once in the Premier League with that loss coming against Manchester City in September.
Germany is very tough, very powerful, had a lot of speed up front and we were not tight enough on the ball.
The Scot, in his second temporary spell in charge, has a virtually fully-fit squad to choose from, with Fabian Delph the only short-term absentee.
Midway through the first half, the referee briefly stopped the game due to a chant from Dons fans targeting Wanderers substitute Akinfenwa, who was warming up at the side of the pitch.
Egypt have named their starting lineup to face Senegal in the final of the Africa cup of Nations at the Paul Biya Stadium in Yaounde on Sunday.
Despite Tottenham dominating the game, it was hard to pick a standout candidate for the Man of the Match award, but Sanchez did not put a foot wrong and scored the winning goal, so the Colombian just edges it.
“Also, my message to people in the TV studios is that I hope you can talk about the entire team and not one or two individuals. I don’t follow these shows, but there are those who follow and are affected by them.
Forget manager, assistant manager, assistant coach, he's a friend. Of course, I've been in touch and he wishes us all the best.
Liverpool 2-0 Leicester - Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match statsPremier League fixtures | Results | TableJota has already showed he is up to the task of upholding their high standards - his total of 17 goals this season comes after he netted 13 in his first campaign at the club - and if his Premier League bow is anything to go by, the same is true of Diaz.
Italy haven't conceded a single goal in any of their last eight away games in all competitions (W6 D2), facing 64 shots and 19 on target, with an xG against of 4.7 in these games.
He will now prepare for an international debut with a difference as he gets ready to represent Iraq away from home against a well-fancied Iran side at Tehran's Azadi Stadium on Thursday.
The racially-charged derogatory comments are just the latest example of such an incident in European football this season, and the third major such case alone this weekend.
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Questions were asked as to why the likes of out-of-form duo Harry Maguire and Tyrone Mings had been selected ahead of younger and more in-form players like Fikayo Tomori and Ben White.
Yet, as Dutch football journalist Marcel van der Kraan told Sky Sports News, Ten Hag has stipulated he wants freedom with his management of players were he to take the role, so he can reshape the side and its style in his image, building it around younger and hungrier players.
If results do not come, Xavi will be given time and patience. Partly because of his legendary status and partly because the situation has got so bad it is impossible to ask for miracles.
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The former Norwich and Preston boss was appointed on Friday, but his side went 1-0 down 20 minutes in after Luke McCormick slotted home from the penalty spot.
