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Follow live coverage as Montpellier take on Lorient in Ligue 1 today. Paris Saint-Germain are the box-office draw of the French top flight with some of the world's very best players including Lionel Messi and Neymar plying their trade in the capital. After Lille produced one of the shocks of recent seasons in the European game by pipping them to the post in 2020/21, PSG returned to the summit of the French game in 2022. Saint-Etienne are the record winners with 10 league titles in their illustrious history, but none since 1981. Marseille have won it nine times while Monaco, who are actually based in a foreign country making it a cross-border competition, eight-time champions. Nantes hold the record for the most consecutive matches without defeat (32) and also boast the least number of defeats in a single season (1) in 1994/95. We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Sam Allardyce refused to criticise Patrick Bamford after the Leeds striker’s saved penalty proved costly in Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw against Newcastle. Bamford had the chance to atone for his glaring miss in last month’s home draw against Leicester and put relegation battlers Leeds 2-0 up at Elland Road. Luke Ayling had given Allardyce’s side an early lead, but after Joelinton had hauled down Junior Firpo, Bamford’s weak spot-kick was comfortably saved by Nick Pope. Allardyce said: “I thought he was good today. He held the ball up, he caused a few problems. He got the cross in for the (opening) goal. We were doing OK with him. “Hopefully, like everybody needs to do when it gets a little bit better next week and better again, he scores goals when he gets a chance. “We need goal-scorers on the pitch and also, we’ve not got that many.” Four minutes after Bamford’s effort, Callum Wilson converted the first of his two penalties following Max Wober’s reckless challenge on Alexander Isak. Wilson then struck his 17th league goal of the season from the spot early in the second half after VAR had referred referee Simon Hooper to the pitch-side monitor to check Firpo’s handball. Rasmus Kristensen’s 79th-minute equaliser rescued a point for Leeds, but some fans were left angry that Bamford, low on confidence, had taken the penalty instead of leading goalscorer Rodrigo. Allardyce added: “Well, I left it how it used to be like before I got here. I mean, I haven’t seen them take many penalties. “It is what it is. I would have thought if Rodrigo really wanted it he’d have gone and snatched it off Patrick and said ‘I’m taking this’. “So you miss it, it can happen to anybody. It happened to us today, but at the worst possible time. And that’s very unfortunate for us.” Newcastle’s point ensured them a top-six finish and they remain on course for Champions League football next season with back-to-back home games against Brighton and Leicester to come before a last-day visit to Chelsea. Magpies boss Eddie Howe said: “We can wait a few more days if we achieve it. It is the toughest league in the world and we knew how difficult it would be today.” Nerves frayed on and off the pitch in a highly-charged clash at Elland Road. Firpo was sent off in the closing stages after his lunge on Anthony Gordon earned him a second yellow card. And before the subsequent free-kick was taken a Leeds fan leapt from the crowd to confront Howe before being dragged clear by match stewards. “I’m struggling to make sense of it all,” Howe added. “We hadn’t created clear-cut chances. I thought we played well at times without hitting our best form and we were rushed around the box.” Leeds issued a statement shortly after the match to confirm the fan who confronted Howe had been arrested and issued with a lifetime ban. West Yorkshire Police added in a statement on Sunday: “Police have charged a man with assault and entering the field of play following an incident at Elland Road football stadium during the Leeds United versus Newcastle United football match yesterday. The man has been bailed to appear before magistrates on July 21.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Chelsea closing in on Mauricio Pochettino as new manager Christian Eriksen pleased to see Man Utd deal with extra pressure against Wolves Police charge Leeds fan with assault over Eddie Howe confrontation

Follow live coverage as Brest take on Auxerre in Ligue 1 today. Paris Saint-Germain are the box-office draw of the French top flight with some of the world's very best players including Lionel Messi and Neymar plying their trade in the capital. After Lille produced one of the shocks of recent seasons in the European game by pipping them to the post in 2020/21, PSG returned to the summit of the French game in 2022. Saint-Etienne are the record winners with 10 league titles in their illustrious history, but none since 1981. Marseille have won it nine times while Monaco, who are actually based in a foreign country making it a cross-border competition, eight-time champions. Nantes hold the record for the most consecutive matches without defeat (32) and also boast the least number of defeats in a single season (1) in 1994/95. We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Chelsea are in talks with Mauricio Pochettino to take over as manager at the end of the season, the PA news agency understands. A deal has yet to be signed but Pochettino is closing in on his first role since leaving Paris St Germain in July, succeeding interim head coach Frank Lampard. Chelsea have three Premier League fixtures remaining – against Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle – and want their new boss in place once the campaign is over. The Blues have endured a disappointing season and sit in 11th place having managed just 11 wins in 35 league games. Graham Potter was sacked in April and while Julian Nagelsmann was the initial favourite to replace him, Chelsea turned to Lampard to see out the rest of the season in his second spell as manager. Potter was jettisoned just seven months into a five-year contract but the club has also struggled under Lampard, who at one stage oversaw a six-game losing run in all competitions. Former Argentina international Pochettino enjoyed a popular five-year spell as Tottenham manager, guiding Spurs to the Champions League final in 2019. If – as expected – he is appointed by Chelsea, the 51-year-old will inherit an expensively assembled but under-performing squad who will not be competing in Europe next season. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live

Follow live coverage as Brentford face West Ham United in the Premier League today. Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side. Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020. It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too. It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop. We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Title chasers Manchester City take on Everton in an encounter with ramifications at both ends of the Premier League table. Pep Guardiola’s side are now favourites to secure a third consecutive crown with four games left in their Premier League campaign. Everton, meanwhile, produced their finest performance of the season to thrash Brighton on Monday and boost their survival hopes. One more win could be enough to keep Sean Dyche’s side up with Wolves and Bournemouth their final opponents of the season. Here’s everything you need to know. When is Everton vs Manchester City? Everton vs Manchester City is due to kick off at 2pm BST on Sunday 14 May at Goodison Park. How can I watch it? Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the game live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 1pm BST. Subscibers can stream the action via the Sky Go app. Team news After such a strong performance against Brighton, Sean Dyche may opt to name an unchanged Everton side. Seamus Coleman and Ben Godfrey are absent due to injury - the Ireland right back is out of contract this summer but has undergone surgery and should be fit for the start of next season. With Manchester City still chasing three trophies, Pep Guardiola is having to manage his squad carefully and is likely to again rotate after the midweek draw with Real Madrid. Nathan Ake missed that Champions League semi-final first leg encounter due to injury, but his manager said the defender was doing “much better” and would be further assessed after training on Friday ahead of this game. Predicted line-ups Everton XI: Pickford; Patterson, Mina, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Iwobi, Doucoure, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin. Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji; Lewis, Phillips; Mahrez, Alvarez, Gundogan, Foden; Haaland. Odds Everton win 17/2 Draw 22/5 Manchester City win 4/11 Prediction Manchester City maintain their place at the top of the Premier League. Everton 1-3 Manchester City Read More ‘It sums him up’: Jack Grealish hails Man City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne Dwight McNeil says ‘nothing is done yet’ despite Everton’s huge win at Brighton Vincent Kompany planning ‘smart’ recruitment and ‘healthy decisions’ for Burnley Pep Guardiola backs title-chasing Man City to have ‘incredible focus’ at Everton Roy Hodgson: I won’t be telling Southgate to pick Eberechi Eze for England Man Utd boss Marc Skinner fires FA Cup final warning to favourites Chelsea

The Leeds fan who confronted Newcastle manager Eddie Howe late in Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw has been charged with assault by West Yorkshire Police. Leeds have banned the supporter for life after he climbed out of the stands at Elland Road and entered the technical area where the altercation with Howe took place, before he was quickly led away. West Yorkshire Police have confirmed that the man has been charged with assault and will appear before magistrates in July. A statement from the force read: “Police have charged a man with assault and entering the field of play following an incident at Elland Road football stadium during the Leeds United versus Newcastle United football match yesterday. “The man has been bailed to appear before magistrates on 21 July.” While Howe said he was unhurt during the incident, he views it as a wake-up call for the game. “I actually can’t remember whether he pushed me or not, I’ve got no idea. It’s such a strange thing because you’re concentrating on the game and you don’t expect it to happen,” Howe said. “He confronted me, said something that I can’t repeat and was then led away. I’m OK. “I don’t know if I had time to be fearful because it was over in a flash but it certainly makes you think ‘what if?’. “No one should have to face that, playing a sport we love and trying to entertain the country, no one should feel like their own personal safety is violated. It is something for us to reflect on.”

Chelsea face Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup final at a sold-out Wembley Stadium. It’s the first time in the competition’s history that all tickets have been sold for the showpiece occasion, and a crowd of almost 90,000 will be in attendance as Chelsea and Manchester United battle for the FA Cup - a record for a women’s club match in England. Serial trophy winners Chelsea are aiming to lift the FA Cup for the third straight year under Emma Hayes, while Marc Skinner’s up-and-coming United side are playing in their first Women’s FA Cup final - five years on from the team being launched in 2018. Both teams are competing to win the double this season, with United leading defending champions Chelsea by a point in the Women’s Super League - although the Blues have a game in hand. Follow live updates from Wembley as Chelsea and Manchester United play for the FA Cup.

Pep Guardiola has no fears about complacency heading into Manchester City’s crucial clash at Everton. The Premier League leaders head to Goodison Park on Sunday for a match of significance at both ends of the table. City need points to hold off the challenge of title rivals Arsenal while the relegation-threatened Toffees are anxious to pull away from trouble. Yet for City the game is complicated by its placement between both legs of their finely-poised Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. Guardiola’s side fought out a 1-1 draw in a draining encounter at the Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday and it would be easy for players to look beyond Everton to Wednesday’s return against the Spanish giants. But City manager Guardiola said: “The players are humble enough and respect the opponents. They know exactly how difficult it is at Everton. They know what they are playing for. “I don’t know what is going to happen but I am pretty convinced they will have incredible focus at Goodison Park. “The Premier League is such an important title. I know the Champions League is so special but this is many months, many tough games. You have to train incredibly good and we know what a Sean Dyche team means.” By playing on Sunday, City will only have two clear days prior to the Champions League game while Real, who were in action on Saturday, have three. Guardiola has admitted he would have preferred to play on Saturday but insists it is not a problem. He said: “It’s not complaining at all, not even about the schedule. It is a privilege. “I think the excitement to try to do it again, to try to win the titles at the end, gives you an incredible energy when you are a little tired. “The tension and pressure are there. I feel it, we feel it. It’s normal, but we have three days. It is enough time to prepare for Real Madrid. We are used to it. “It is not the first time we’ve had incredible games. We play the second leg at home and Everton is only one hour away by bus. “It is not as demanding as playing Champions League away then in the south of England three days later. Come on, we are privileged. The club takes care of us perfectly and we have to be ready to do it.” Read More Is Everton vs Manchester City on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Premier League fixture

Wembley is sold out as Chelsea and Manchester United meet in the Women’s FA Cup final. A record crowd for any women’s club in England is expected as the WSL’s top two meet with silverware on the line. For Marc Skinner’s Manchester United, who lead the league, this is an FA Cup final debut as the club target a first major trophy. For Chelsea, conversely, this is familiar ground, with the four-time winners bidding to win this crown for a third successive year. Here’s everything you need to know. When is the Women’s FA Cup final? Chelsea vs Manchester United is due to kick off at 2.30pm BST on Sunday 14 May at Wembley Stadium in London. How can I watch it? Viewers in the United Kingdom will be able to watch the FA Cup final live on BBC One, with coverage on the channel from 1.50pm BST. The match will also be available to watch Team news The unfortunate Fran Kirby will miss the remainder of the season after yet more injury problems, but Sam Kerr was fit enough to make the bench against Leicester and should be in contention. Pernille Harder showed she was back to full match sharpness with a brace in that midweek encounter. Manchester United are without Maria Thorisdottir, like Kirby ruled out for the rest of the season. Lisa Naalsund has been back in training this week, while Katie Zelem is back to skipper the side after missing last weekend’s win over Tottenham due to suspension. Predicted line-ups Chelsea XI: Berger; Perisset, Carter, Eriksson; Charles, Cuthbert, Leupolz, Reiten; James, Kerr, Harder. Manchester United XI: Earps; Batlle, Le Tissier, Turner, Blundell; Ladd, Zelem; Parris, Toone, Galton; Russo. Odds Chelsea win 21/20 Draw (after 90 minutes) 5/2 Manchester United win 23/10 Prediction Chelsea narrowly take victory. Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United Read More Inspired by ‘Fergie time’, how Manchester United reached a ‘turning point’ to challenge Chelsea ‘Everyone wants to see us fail’: How Erin Cuthbert drives Chelsea to stay on top ‘Manchester United lives in my heart’: How Katie Zelem epitomises ‘crazy journey’ to FA Cup final Is Chelsea vs Manchester United on TV? How to watch Women’s FA Cup final How ‘Fergie time’ inspired Manchester United to challenge Chelsea for the double How Katie Zelem epitomises Man United’s ‘crazy journey’ to FA Cup final

Captain James Ward-Prowse has “full confidence” Southampton can make a swift return to the Premier League following the pain of relegation. Saints’ fate was sealed by Saturday’s listless 2-0 defeat to Fulham – a club-record 24th league loss in a single season. England midfielder Ward-Prowse has been with Southampton since the age of eight but is already being linked with a summer move away from St Mary’s. The 28-year-old, who insists he is “not thinking too far ahead” regarding his own future, is optimistic Saints will bounce back from surrendering the top-flight status they have held since 2012. “(I’ve) full confidence, I think the club’s been there and done it,” he told Southampton’s website. “The squad that we’ve got now is incredibly young and they’ve got a lot to learn. “They will have learnt a lot from this year and next year I’m sure the club will be doing everything they can to be back in the Premier League.” Southampton were precariously placed for much of a miserable campaign, having continually occupied the bottom three since early November. Second-half goals from Fulham pair Carlos Vinicius and Aleksandar Mitrovic condemned Ruben Selles’ side to the drop with two games to spare. Spaniard Selles was the team’s third manager this term following the sackings of Ralph Hasenhuttl and Nathan Jones. Ward-Prowse concedes warning signs were present for a long time and admits Saints ultimately went down to the Sky Bet Championship with a whimper. “It’s something, in all honesty, we’ve been fearing for a little while,” he said. “Over the last couple of years we’ve not been performing at the level I believe we should be and I think this season’s caught up with us. “There’s a way to lose games, there’s a way to maybe fail in sport and I think the way we’ve done it this year, that’s the disappointing way. “I don’t feel we’ve really gone down with a fight and given everything we can. “I feel for the fans because they don’t deserve to see what we’ve produced this season and that’s the sad thing.” Victory for Fulham was a club-record 15th in a Premier League season to tighten their grip on a top-half spot. Winger Harry Wilson, who was involved in each of the Cottagers’ goals on the south coast, hopes to increase the impressive points haul of 51 going into a home game against Crystal Palace and a trip to Manchester United. “It’s not something I was aware of but it’s something we’ve earned throughout the season,” he said of the record. “We’ve shown that we can win different ways, so to get 15 wins and the record is great. “We’ll definitely enjoy them (the final two games) but we also know there’s a lot to play for and we want to make sure we get two wins.” Substitute Mitrovic returned from his eight-match ban with a bang by heading home seven minutes after replacing fellow goalscorer Vinicius. The Serbia striker was punished for grabbing referee Chris Kavanagh during his side’s 3-1 FA Cup loss at Old Trafford in March. Wilson is already eyeing revenge against United on the final weekend following the heated cup exit in which Mitrovic, Willian and manager Marco Silva were sent off. “We were really good for 70 minutes and we all know what happened,” he said of that game. “We feel like we kind of owe them one in a way because we felt on that day we maybe should have left with something.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Jurgen Klopp ready to revive Liverpool title rivalry with Man City next season On This Day in 2016: Max Verstappen makes Formula One history On this day in 2016: Saracens beat Racing 92 to win European Champions Cup

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is confident his side can close the gap to Manchester City next season. Wild inconsistencies in results – beating Manchester United 7-0 and Bournemouth 9-0 but losing to struggling Leeds, their only home defeat of the season – had left the Reds 20 points adrift of the Premier League leaders going into the weekend. It has been more common for the two to push each other all the way to the final day of the season, Liverpool twice coming second by just a point, and despite their most recent troubles Klopp expects normal service to be resumed when the new campaign kicks off in August. “There are two games a season, maybe with cups three, four or five, when you play City, Arsenal and the others,” he said ahead of the trip to struggling Leicester. “There are five million ways to win a football game, you only have to find one. A successful season is you are ready for all the games, that you can win 25-odd games. “If City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham, Man United are all involved in that 25 then it is even better. “But it is about can we create a team who can win the majority of the games? Yes, we can. It was never about what the other teams do. “We didn’t become champions by a point twice and there will be some people who say it was because we didn’t have this player in that moment. “Getting 90-odd points is absolutely insane, pretty special, and no one should take these things for granted. “The top seven get even closer together, it will be more difficult and more competitive. “It doesn’t make it easier but everyone with a good idea has a chance to be part of it. If you are part of the battle up there then you can win it as well.” Liverpool’s current six-match winning run, their best sequence for more than a year, has given a glimpse of the level the side used to – and Klopp believes will again – play at. The Reds boss has spoken regularly in recent weeks about using the end to the campaign as a platform for next season and has been pleased with the way his squad have responded. “We show it in six weeks. I’m happy that this question has come and you don’t ask me, ‘how is it you can play such rubbish football for so long?’,” he added. “I never questioned these boys. Never. Mentality-wise these boys are exceptional but we still couldn’t deliver for long periods of the season consistently good, successful football. “Is that normal for human beings? The period was a bit too long, but yes. “For everyone it is a relief to go again, to be winning again in a convincing way and not (having to) scrap three points. “We have a clear idea of what we want to do and I saw so many good things we could build on. “Nothing for Match of the Day, it won’t show up there, but I saw so many things in these games. “I’m absolutely fine with the reaction now but we all think it was a bit too long until we showed it. “All we can do is go for the last three games and make the best of what we have so far.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live On This Day in 2016: Max Verstappen makes Formula One history On this day in 2016: Saracens beat Racing 92 to win European Champions Cup Rookie Austin Eckroat grabs share of lead as Scottie Scheffler falters