ERLING HAALAND put Brentford to the sword with a double after refusing compassionate leave.
Man City’s star striker was at his clinical best just days after the death of a close family friend.
Haaland was offered the chance to take compassionate leave and return home.
But he decided to stay put and ended up being City’s hero after they fell behind to an early sting from the Bees.
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TEMPLEGATE tackles the top-class action at the Curragh on Sunday looking to bash the bookies.
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3.00
BEDTIME STORY looks on a different level to her rivals in what is almost a private gallop for Aidan O’Brien.
She has yet to taste defeat in four runs and has more to come. She won the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot by almost ten lengths and proved that was no fluke when taking the Silver Flash at Leopardstown in July.
She wasn’t quite so impressive when landing the Debutante here 22 days ago but she still got the job done.
Stablemate Exactly pushed her all the way last time but will have to improve again.
Lake Victoria won the Sweet Solera from the front at Newmarket last time and deserves this crack at a higher level but needs more.
Simmering got the job done nicely in France last time and is no mug while Ger Lyons’ Red Letter has a bright future but this is a major hike from winning a maiden here in July.
3.35
BRADSELL can land another big pot for Archie Watson and Hollie Doyle.
He shot to fame by winning the King’s Stand at Royal Ascot last season but has looked better than ever this year.
He landed a blistering win in the Nunthorpe at York last time over this trip and will be hard to beat on ground that should suit.
Believing chased him home on the Knavesmire when maybe not getting an ideal run. Se won the Sapphire Stakes over this course and distance in July and her liking for the track will take him a long way.
Moss Tucker was a surprise winner of this last season and can’t be ruled out each-way again. He has been running over six furlongs with modest results and will be much happier back at this distance.
Rain would help the chances of Kerdos as he likes some cut but ran well being Big Evs at Goodwood in quick ground last time.
4.10
AOMORI CITY couldn’t have been more impressive when winning the Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood last time.
He enjoyed every yard of the seven-furlong trip and has more to come after just three runs.
Henri Matisse has won all three starts at The Curragh and still looked green when taking the Futurity Stakes 22 days ago. He is the obvious threat under Ryan Moore.
Seagulls Eleven went close in a Newmarket Group 2 last time but will have to take another step forward.
Joseph O’Brien has a good record in this race and Cowardofthecounty and Scorthy Champ both have more to offer.
The former was a game winner in France last time while the latter missed the break in the Futurity before running on strongly.
4.45
KYPRIOS is still the one they all have to beat as he bids for a second Irish St Leger.
He is unbeaten this season and looked as good as ever when winning the Ascot Gold Cup in June.
He then had little issue in brushing away five rivals to take the Goodwood Cup by four lengths. We know this trip and track suit.
Giavellotto will be no pushover after following his Yorkshire Cup success with victory in the Princess Of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket.
He’s had a nice break since that July success and looks the biggest threat.
You can’t write off Vauban dropping back to an ideal trip after winning the Lonsdale Cup at York.
His best form would be just short of the other two but he can hit the frame at an each-way price.
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SUNSEEKERS are flocking to beaches across the country to catch the return of warmer weather following the chilly Arctic air that swept the country earlier this week.
Temperatures as high as 19°C were felt across the UK today as the country emerged from a cold snap in which some towns experienced sub-zero conditions.
On Friday, the village of Topcliffe in North Yorkshire saw temperatures drop to a shivering -2.7°C, according to the Met Office.
Today, however, saw far warmer temperatures across the UK.
Most of the country also remained dry, with rain only falling across Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland.
This rain is expected, however, to make its way further south and across both the Central Belt of Scotland, the Scottish Borders, and Northern England.
Overnight, further blustery conditions and rain are expected across the west of Scotland.
While the Midlands, Wales, and the south of England will see no rain overnight, they will face the coldest conditions with temperatures dropping down to as low as 8°C.
Through Sunday, the weather is expected to split into three distinct bands.
Sunny spells and blustery showers are expected across Scotland, with hail and potentially thunder making appearances.
Northern parts of Wales and the Midlands are likely to see rain by late afternoon.
In the South, conditions are expected to be warm dry but with slightly more cloud coverage than today.
Temperatures could reach as high as 21°C in the capital tomorrow, the Midlands around 18°C and much of Scotland around 16°C.
But now the weather service says temperatures could be further on the rise, up from their high of 19°C today.
Heading into next week, the Met Office said to expect increasing temperatures as high pressure takes hold, but that it may be breezy in places.
Belfast, Edinburgh, and Cardiff are all predicted to reach highs of 20°C on Tuesday next week.
London, however, could see highs of 23°C by the time Wednesday rolls around.
Here's the latest weather forecast by the Met Office for the UK over the next 5 days.
This Evening and Tonight: A band of rain across southern Scotland and Northern Ireland will sink southeast into northern England and parts of north Wales overnight. Elsewhere turning locally chilly under clear spells. Fog patches in the south, with blustery showers in the northwest.
Sunday: Rain will affect northern England and north Wales, reaching central parts of England and the rest of Wales later. Some warm sunshine further southeast. Sunshine and showers to the northwest.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday: Patchy rain clearing from southern England on Monday. Plenty of sunshine elsewhere after a chilly start. Mostly fine thereafter. Warm sunshine, though some chilly nights, and becoming breezy in places.
STEVE COOPER thought he had secured his first win as Leicester City boss – before Conor Coady gave away an injury-time penalty.
Jamie Vardy may turn 38 in January but still showed a clean pair of heels to race on to a ball and take it round the goalkeeper to tap in the opener at Crystal Palace.
Stephy Mavididi made it 2-0 within the first 30 seconds of the second half as Wilfried Ndidi teed him up following a defensive mistake.
Jean-Philippe Mateta pulled one back moments later, tucking into the far corner with a fine finish.
The goal was initially chalked off for offside but a lengthy VAR check confirmed the Frenchman was behind Tyrick Mitchell when the full-back squared.
Then Coady slid in to gift-wrap a perfect chance to Palace to equalise.
And Mateta made no mistake to roll in the leveller.
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DANNY INGS’ dramatic 95th minute strike rescued a point for West Ham with his first goal since March.
The striker, who has been a huge disappointment for the Hammers until now, rifled home to steal a draw which Julen Lopetegui’s side hardly deserved.
Fulham had been dominant and were cruising their way to three points thanks to Raul Jimenez’s first half strike until crumbling in the final seconds.
The Cottagers started fast, Emile Smith Rowe, Andreas Pereira and Alex Iwobi all causing West Ham trouble with smart and neat footwork around the box.
Adama Traore was a threat on the break too and the Hammers had a lucky escape when Max Kilman went unpunished for a last-ditch shove on the winger in the penalty area.
Ref Tim Robinson deemed the contact was minimal. He headed for the touchline but not to consult VAR, only to book Fulham boss Silva for his protests.
The bulky winger then barged his way in at the back post to meet a dangerous Iwobi cross but headed wide.
West Ham were struggling to get out of their half as Fulham continued to turn up the heat, soon breaking their way through.
The Hammers had been powerless to stop Fulham creating chances but did not cover themselves in glory for the goal. Sasa Lukic was allowed plenty of time to pick out Smith Rowe’s fine run in behind from deep.
Smith Rowe did well to keep the ball in play and took his time before cutting back through the legs of Konstantinos Mavropanos and tee up Jiminez to tap home his first Premier League goal of the season at the near post.
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Fulham were full of confidence, given a clear plan which was being executed superbly. West Ham looked somewhat of a rabble.
Lopetegui was given £127.5million of new signings in the summer to help transform West Ham into a free-flowing footballing side. But they were shaky on the ball and often relied on an individual run or a long ball to relieve the pressure.
The Hammers boss turned to one of his new men – Crysencio Summerville – at the break to try and get them going, with Lucas Paqueta also sent on after he had been rested following a return trip to South America during the international break.
While the changes helped stem the tide of Fulham chances, it took West Ham until the hour mark to start looking more dangerous on the ball.
Jarrod Bowen, moved up top after Michail Antonio was replaced at the break, collected a Mohammed Kudus cross ahead of Joachim Andersen but saw his close range effort stopped by Bernd Leno.
That one chance could have sparked some confidence within the visitors, but never amounted to anything more.
West Ham were without their new No9, Niclas Fullkrug, following an injury while away with Germany lacked a dominating presence through the middle.
Lopetegui, who had lost Emerson Palmieri to a knee injury, then threw on deadline day signing Carlos Soler for a debut to try and find a leveller.
His introduction changed little and Lopetegui called for Ings for the final ten minutes.
West Ham ramped up late pressure with a few corners before Bowen managed to pick out Ings between Andersen and Calvin Bassey, allowing the striker to fire home.
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