Football

On the back of another memorable FA Cup journey, Marine turn their attention back to the league as the Mariners welcome City of Liverpool to Rossett Park.

Two goals from Merseyside striker Paul Mullin broke the hearts of Marine as they were knocked out the FA Cup by Wrexham. "Overall they were the better side but we had enough chances in the game to cause them problems," Marine manager Neil Young told Merseysportlive.

AFC Knowsley have unveiled new £1.2 million facilities with both the 1st team and under 21s winning their first games at the Lord Derby Pavilion. It marks the end of a bumpy road for Knowsley after work started in September 2018.

Liverpool have fond memories of the Wanda Metropolitano - the home of Atletico Madrid. On June 1 2019, number six came home to Merseyside from that very stadium.

A Skelmersdale United academy player has allegedly been racially abused during a youth team fixture. The incident comes two weeks after Skelmersdale’s Head of Academy Darren Wildman was charged by Liverpool County FA for removing players from the pitch after claiming one was allegedly subjected to homophobic abuse.

Paul Glatzel bagged a goal and an assist in a guest appearance as Liverpool Under 23s beat Arsenal 3-0 in Premier League 2. Glatzel assisted Mateusz Musialowski on the Polish Youth International's 18th birthday, before netting an impressive solo effort.

Bootle FC will be looking to continue their good form when they face Colne on Saturday. They are coming off a comfortable 3-0 win over Prescot Cables with goals from Matty Hamilton, Tom Peterson and Michael Carberry.

Merseyrail Ladies were 4-0 winners against top-of-the-table Tranmere in a classic derby to leapfrog their rivals to the summit. It was a gutsy performance and it was the half-time substitutions of the away side which proved too much for unbeaten Tranmere in a rampant second half.

The draw for the First Round of the 150th Emirates FA Cup has been made with the chance of two Merseyside teams competing at this stage of the competition.

Former Lyon manager Jean-Luc Vasseur is to become the new Everton Women boss, replacing the outgoing Willie Kirk, according to reports. Kirk was sacked on Saturday following successive defeats to to Arsenal and Manchester City.