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WHY JACK GREALISH’S SUDDEN ILLNESS COULD DECIDE EVERTON’S TOP-FIVE HOPES

With Jack Grealish hoping to recover from illness, Everton looks to reclaim a top-five spot in their final match of 2025 today.

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After a three-game winless streak and a boring 0-0 draw with Burnley last weekend, the Toffees are trying to get back on track. Grealish was sick and missed the Burnley game, but Moyes is hoping he'll be back this week.

Earlier this month, Everton had a good run, even beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 at home and getting up to fifth place. Now they're down in 12th after losing to Chelsea and Arsenal and tying with Burnley. Moyes said the points difference isn't huge and the table is tight.

It's tough. Win a couple, and you could be fifth. Lose a couple, and you could be 15th, the Everton boss mentioned at the press conference before the game.

I don't know; with how the league is, we need to make sure we're in a good spot. That's why getting a point against Burnley, even though we wanted more, is still something, since it was their home game and they needed it too.

Right now, we want to keep grabbing points and adding to our total. We wanted three against Burnley, but we didn't play well enough to deserve it.

Even though the Blues won against the Tricky Trees pretty easily at Hill Dickinson Stadium, they can't get too comfortable. Everton will miss Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who helped score two goals in that game, and Iliman Ndiaye. On the other hand, Forest will have their reliable centre-back Murillo back, who missed the last game on Merseyside.

Don't underestimate Nottingham Forest. They made it to Europe last year, were doing well in the league, and played great, getting good results. "Their team is way better than where they are in the league right now," Moyes said.

The Forest game was special for young striker Thierno Barry. After joining Villarreal this summer, the French U21 international wasn't scoring much until he finally got his first goal for Everton in that 3-0 win against Forest.

Of course, Everton hasn't scored since that December 6 win and has had three straight games without a goal, which is starting to worry Moyes and his staff.

Talking about Barry, Moyes said, “I think he's played okay in some games. Even today, when he came on, the keeper made a good save. He's getting better.

“We've tried to let him play enough so he can be confident and show what he can do. But all our strikers need to score, because that's what you need from a number nine. He's got one goal, and Beto has one too, which isn't enough. We need more goals.”

It'll be interesting to see if Barry starts against Forest again after Beto played instead of him in the Burnley game.

BRUNO SALTOR OFFICIALLY JOINS TOTTENHAM AS ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY

Tottenham appoints Bruno Saltor! Discover the new coaching team under Igor Tudor and the departures following Thomas Frank's exit.

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Tottenham Confirm Bruno Saltor as Assistant Coach Under Igor Tudor

Tottenham Hotspur just shook up their coaching staff, bringing in Bruno Saltor, a guy who’s worked with Chelsea and West Ham in the past.

Saltor’s stepping in alongside interim boss Igor Tudor until the season wraps up. Spurs let go of Thomas Frank earlier this month, and, like Manchester United, they’ve decided to go with a temporary setup for now and figure out the bigger picture in the summer.

Tudor, who’s managed clubs like Marseille, Lazio, and Juventus, is set to take charge for the first time this weekend in the North London derby against Arsenal. Saltor will be in the dugout for his first Spurs match, too.

If you’ve followed Saltor’s career, you might know he’s often worked with Graham Potter. That’s how he ended up at both Chelsea and West Ham. When Potter left Chelsea in 2023, Saltor took over as interim head coach. His one match in charge ended in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. Frank Lampard replaced him soon after, and Saltor stayed on as part of the coaching staff until Mauricio Pochettino arrived, at which point he moved on. He later reunited with Potter at West Ham but left when Potter did in September.

Tottenham’s official statement confirmed the news: “Following the arrival of Igor Tudor as Head Coach until the end of the season, we can now confirm the appointment of three additional coaches to our Men’s First Team coaching staff. We welcome Bruno Saltor as Igor's assistant coach." Born in El Masnou, Spain, Saltor started his playing career in his home country before joining Brighton in 2012. He made 235 appearances there over seven years, then moved into coaching with the Seagulls after retiring in 2019. Since then, he’s picked up experience at Chelsea and West Ham.

Along with Saltor’s appointment, Spurs also announced some departures. Justin Cochrane, John Heitinga, and Chris Haslam are all leaving the coaching staff after Frank’s exit. The club thanked them for their efforts and wished them well.

GLASNER OUT? CRYSTAL PALACE CONSIDERING IMMEDIATE EXIT FOR BOSS AFTER DISMAL EUROPEAN DRAW

Oliver Glasner’s exit is imminent! Discover why Robbie Keane has emerged as the favorite to lead Crystal Palace out of crisis.

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Odds crash on Robbie Keane becoming the next Crystal Palace manager.

Oliver Glasner was supposed to stick around at Crystal Palace until the end of the season. That was the plan, anyway. But after another rough run of results, his exit could come a lot sooner.

Thursday night in Bosnia should’ve been nothing special, just a routine first leg against a team Palace should handle easily, with the real test back at Selhurst Park next week. Instead, a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar turned into another mess in a season that’s gotten uglier by the week for Glasner and Palace.

The travelling fans didn’t hide how they felt.

Palace have only managed one win in their last 15 games. That’s not a blip; it’s a full-on collapse, and it looks like Glasner’s time might be up even faster than everyone thought.

People at the top of the club have started openly asking if letting Glasner finish out his contract is actually hurting more than helping. He said back in January that he’d leave when his deal was up in the summer, but with results falling off a cliff and morale at rock bottom, those discussions have picked up speed.

Word is, Palace have already started looking for Glasner’s replacement, planning for a summer hire. But now, it looks like they might bring in his successor right away.

One name has shot straight to the top of the list: Robbie Keane.

TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook says Palace are considering Keane as a short-term fix if Glasner goes before the season ends. Keane’s reputation has soared lately. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv, then took the Hungarian league title in his first season at Ferencváros.

His win rate at Maccabi was over 73 per cent. He’s also done time as an assistant coach at Leeds and Middlesbrough. People who’ve played for him, like Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda, rave about him. O’Dowda said, “As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen. It’s phenomenal, really. On the coaching side,e he has been good.”

For now, Keane is still in charge at Ferencvaros, who are still in the Europa League, so prying him away won’t be simple.

Palace sit 13th in the Premier League, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but that gap feels less safe with every week they fail to win.

Tottenham even considered Keane as an interim manager before they went with Igor Tudor.

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