The Viola are ready for the last home game of 2024 and some Monday night football under the lights. What could be finer?. Bologna vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch Selected players not heading to the World Cup: Africa - CAFNigeria Emmanuel Dennis (Watford)Ademola Lookman (Leicester)Victor Osimhen (Napoli)Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester) Algeria Riyad Mahrez (Man City)Said Benrahma (West Ham) Egypt Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) Mali Abdoulaye Doucoure (Everton)Yves Bissouma (Brighton)Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) DR Congo Yoane Wissa (Brentford)Arthur Masuaku (West Ham) Europe - UEFAItaly Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)Jorginho (Chelsea)Marco Verratti (PSG)Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)Giorgio Chellini (Juventus)Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma)Federico Chiesa (Juventus/Fiorentina) Czech Republic Tomas Soucek (West Ham)Vladimir Coufal (West Ham) Austria David Alaba (Real Madrid) Norway Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan)Victor Lindelof (Man Utd)Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad) Slovenia Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) South America - CONMEBOLColombia David Ospina (Napoli)Luis Diaz (Liverpool)Yerry Mina (Everton)Davinson Sanchez (Totteham)Juan Cuadrado (Juventus)James Rodriguez (Al-Rayyan) England podcast special: Maguire boos, the best and worst case World Cup draws and our 23-man squad selections for Qatar It's an England special of the Essential Football Podcast after the Three Lions' wins over Switzerland and Ivory Coast during the international break. But with transfer deadline day in Europe having come and gone, he remains part of the Watford squad, and so it will be interesting to see exactly where he lands once his international commitments are over. Mikel Arteta has demanded answers from the PGMOL, the Premier League's official referee body, on the back of Arsenal's fourth red card in six games. Hellas Verona vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch Verona boss Paolo Zanetti does the Viola a favor, giving them a chance to finally watch loanee Nicolás Valentini in action with his 2nd start. People will talk about it in the future, 100 per cent because it does not happen very often. In front of the goal, in the last third, we were exceptional. Fiorentina vs Atalanta: Lineups and how to watch Fiorentina boss Raffaele Palladino picks Marin Pongračić over Pietro Comuzzo at the back and Fabiano Parisi over the injured Robin Gosens on... Bodo/Glimt thoroughly deserved to win'Andy Walker on Sky Sports News: Bodo/Glimt thoroughly deserved to win this tie, they controlled the game from start to finish, got an early goal through Espejord, lovely one-touch football in and around the box. Although Buendia fitted the bill as a playmaking replacement, a system change pointed to a different emphasis, namely attempting to pair Ings in attack with last season's top scorer Ollie Watkins. Injuries denied Smith the opportunity to play the trio in the same team. Atalanta vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini hasn't pulled any surprises. Ex-Viola players Juan Cuadrado and Niccolò Zaniolo are both on the bench. Leicester City lost an away Premier League game in which they scored first for the first time since July 2020 against Bournemouth; before today, they had won 11 of their last 12 league matches away from the King Power Stadium when opening the scoring. This is good, no new fluid, and that gives us a little bit of hope. We had a tough cup fight that we didn't want to have but it is how it is, said Hasenhuttl. Evans inspires Leicester as Bees lack stingLeicester's inconsistency has been the main driver behind their early-season woes and for much of the game in west London they looked a shadow of the side who swept aside Manchester United last weekend. Fiorentina vs Inter Milan: Lineups and how to watch (again) The Viola are cooking up something. Whether it proves to be palatable is the real question. Southgate concluded: It was one of those nights where we started poorly, we didn't get pressure on them, we gave needless passes away that led to counter-attacks which gives you the feeling you're stretched… it was unusually disjointed. A further two rest days will be observed on December 11 and 12, with the semi-finals being played on December 13 and 14. Bentancur's performance was a bright spot in a poor result, and is even more impressive considering he is just two weeks into life at Tottenham and is still adjusting to the pace of the Premier League. If Manchester United want to get things going, they will have to speed things up and make things concrete, Van der Kraan added. I don't think the VAR would ever send the referee to the monitor here because I don't feel it's a clear and obvious error. Also, I have worked with (Tottenham's director of football) Fabio Paratici before and I'm happy that Conte will have people of the highest calibre to help integrate him into the club. You need to have a conversation with him about do you want to be at this club, are you part of my plans? Richarlison has now scored eight goals overall this season, with seven in the Premier League The point lifted the hosts four points clear of Burnley with seven games of the season remaining. A calf strain hasn’t helped but there’s no denying that De Jong’s displays have been underwhelming at best. Summary: Betis 2-1 Fiorentina in UEFA Conference League 2024-25 With goals from Abde and Antony, Real Betis won at the Benito Villamarín Stadium and everything will be defined in Italy next week against... Barnes then struck the woodwork for the hosts just before the interval when he played a quick one-two with Iheanacho in the penalty area before seeing his powerful strike cannon back off the crossbar. That sets them up should they face Liverpool, though Jurgen Klopp’s team will perhaps offer more room in behind given their own attacking bent. Wednesday's performance is still psychologically valuable as it shows that they can defend and do little else when they need it. Against Mo Salah and co there may be times that they need such self-confidence to adopt limited ambitions. Against Karim Benzema it will almost certainly be a useful lesson. Genoa vs Fiorentina: Lineups and how to watch Genoa manager Alberto Gilardino continues to try anything in attack, where he's given 17-year-old Jeff Ekhator his first Serie A start,... Romelu Lukaku is offering no indication that he wants out of Chelsea, claims former Blues midfielder Geremi, with the Belgian striker still giving everything to the cause on the back of a controversial interview. The Ivory Coast international has moved down the pecking order under Postecoglou and the club are willing to listen to any loan or permanent offers for the player. They focused on what to do in possession - what they needed to do with the ball to hurt the team they were playing. Fiorentina vs Napoli: Lineups and how to watch Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Italiano names a very attack-minded lineup, pairing Giacomo Bonaventura and Arthur in central midfield. Only Declan Rice and Rodri have won possession back for their side more than Neves this season as he seems to be relishing the ugly part of the game. Sometimes he has to do the service, said Tuchel. He had many ball losses and huge chance. Of course we want to serve him but he's part of the team. The performance up front in the first half, we can do much, much better. I'd edge towards Blackpool, but I see Michael Appleton down the gym quite a lot and he's a big lad, so I'll have to go for Lincoln! League Two: Morecambe vs Newport Morecambe's dream of reaching the third tier for the first time in their history is one step closer after the saw off Tranmere in the semi-finals, while they will face Newport - who beat Forest Green 5-4 on aggregate in arguably the most dramatic tie of the play-offs. Steve Clarke called for more respect from critics after Scotland pulled off a terrific 1-0 victory over Austria to boost their 2022 World Cup qualification hopes. Highlights and Goal Roma vs Fiorentina (1-0) in Serie A 2024-2025 Roma scored a solitary goal, and that was enough to win the match. They struggled throughout the second half, but secured an important... Coronavirus: The view from EuropeCoronavirus latest: The impact on sportWayne Rooney: Footballers treated like guinea pigsSky Sports working to deliver rescheduled eventsThis protest by the players to take the field wearing masks makes implicit our support for the championship to be halted, Paulo Luz, Gremio's director of football, said. In a statement following the latest allegations, the club said: Manchester United reiterates its strong condemnation of violence of any kind. Adding under 2.5 goals into the equation also looks a smart play. Backing the 0-0 or 1-1 correct score at 3/1 with Sky Bet should give you a great run.