Month: February 2020

Here’s the full transcript of his speech:

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“Good evening, and thank you for being here for Sentebale, a charity me and Prince Seeiso created back in 2006 to honor my mother’s legacy in supporting those effected by HIV and AIDS.

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“Before I begin, I must say that I can only imagine what you may have heard or perhaps read over the last few weeks…

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“So, I want you to hear the truth from me, as much as I can share — not as a Prince, or a Duke, but as Harry, the same person that many of you have watched grow up over the last 35 years — but with a clearer perspective.

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“The UK is my home and a place that I love. That will never change.

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“I have grown up feeling support from so many of you, and I watched as you welcomed Meghan with open arms as you saw me find the love and happiness that I had hoped for all my life. Finally, the second son of Diana got hitched, hurray!

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“I also know you’ve come to know me well enough over all these years to trust that the woman I chose as my wife upholds the same values as I do. And she does, and she’s the same woman I fell in love with.

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“We both do everything we can to fly the flag and carry out our roles for this country with pride. Once Meghan and I were married, we were excited, we were hopeful, and we were here to serve.

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“For those reasons, it brings me great sadness that it has come to this.

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“The decision that I have made for my wife and I to step back, is not one I made lightly. It was so many months of talks after so many years of challenges. And I know I haven’t always gotten it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option.

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“What I want to make clear is we’re not walking away, and we certainly aren’t walking away from you. Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn’t possible.

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“I’ve accepted this, knowing that it doesn’t change who I am or how committed I am. But I hope that helps you understand what it had to come to, that I would step my family back from all I have ever known, to take a step forward into what I hope can be a more peaceful life.

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“I was born into this life, and it is a great honor to serve my country and the Queen.

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“When I lost my mum 23 years ago, you took me under your wing.

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“You’ve looked out for me for so long, but the media is a powerful force, and my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful because this is so much bigger than just us.

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“It has been our privilege to serve you, and we will continue to lead a life of service.

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“It has also been a privilege to meet so many of you, and to feel your excitement for our son Archie, who saw snow for the first time the other day and thought it was bloody brilliant!

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“I will always have the utmost respect for my grandmother, my commander-in-chief, and I am incredibly grateful to her and the rest of my family, for the support they have shown Meghan and I over the last few months.

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“I will continue to be the same man who holds his country dear and dedicates his life to supporting the causes, charities and military communities that are so important to me.

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“Together, you have given me an education about living. And this role has taught me more about what is right and just than I could have ever imagined. We are taking a leap of faith – thank you for giving me the courage to take this next step.

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“So … welcome to Richard’s garden — minus the fountain!

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“First, may I echo Johnny’s words earlier and thank in particular Patricia and Richard, and all the teams involved in making tonight so very special and such a success… at least so far…

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“Thank you also for turning up!

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“I’m sure Lewis was the draw factor, but I know you will all be leaving tonight with a better understanding about what we’re trying to achieve at Sentebale, and that’s what really matters to us.

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“I first visited Lesotho many years ago, back in 2004, and was shown around by my dear friend Prince Seeiso — who sadly isn’t able to join us this evening.

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“Struck by the hardship and challenges so many children faced, and with the support of local partners, we set up Sentebale two years later. The word Sentebale means “forget me not” in Sesotho and also serves as a memory of both Prince Seeiso’s mother as well as my own.

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“Since the beginning, we’ve developed a series of programs and created the purpose built Mamahato centre to help a generation of children break through the stigma that is allowing the HIV epidemic to thrive. Half of those children had lost either one or both of their parents to the virus.

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“But today through our networks of clubs, camps and programs across both Lesotho and Botswana, we help children and young adults to learn that they can go on to live happy and productive lives, despite being HIV positive.

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“We teach them that this human immunodeficiency virus doesn’t have to be a death sentence for anyone anymore, that the real enemy we are fighting is stigma, and the antiquated attitudes that work against young people coming forward when wanting to take an HIV test.

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“This is relevant in every part of the world today, including here in the UK, where there are an estimated 110,000 people living with HIV.

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“Here, I can’t not mention my dear friend Gareth Thomas — who in my mind — has quite literally changed the way people think about HIV — so thank you bud.

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“By being here tonight, every one of you are helping to fight that stigma and helping a generation of children and young adults to becoming the generation that ends it.

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“My work and commitment for this charity, that I founded 14 years ago now, will never falter.

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“I and all those at Sentebale, be it here in London, Lesotho or Botswana — will continue the work to make real long-lasting impact for all those that have been left vulnerable.

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“There’s a lot to do, but it’s only possible by working together and receiving support from people like yourselves… and like Lewis Capaldi… who has so generously flown here directly from Malaysia, via Dubai — taking tonight out as a detour on his way to the Grammys in Los Angeles — where he is nominated for best song.

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“Lewis, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be with us this evening. We are all incredibly grateful.

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“Ladies and gentlemen … I give you Lewis Capaldi…”

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Coming after a series of crunch talks over the pair’s bombshell announcement that they wanted to scale back their royal duties, the agreement ensures that they will not represent the Queen as working members of the royal family — and will drop their “HRH” titles.

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It’s a move the Queen hadn’t been expected to make, and it’s entirely unprecedented for a monarch to ask her own grandchild to drop their title — but given the prospect of the Sussexes signing commercial deals in the future, the need to separate their ventures from the royal household was pressing.

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The monarch has said she is “pleased” to have found a “constructive and supportive way forward” for the couple, while Harry said Sunday that “there really was no other option.”

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But what exactly is an “HRH” title, and why are three little letters so significant?

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What is an “HRH” title?

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The letters stand for His or Her Royal Highness, a style used to denote senior members of the royal family.

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Since the early 18th century it’s been customary for the title to be issued to sons and grandsons (and later, daughters and granddaughters) of the monarch.

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It is bestowed upon royal members at the discretion of the monarch at the time, but was used liberally until World War I.

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Then, in 1917, George V restricted how many minor royals were getting the title — at a time when there was public suspicion about the German origins of the House of Windsor, speedily renamed that year from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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Queen Elizabeth II has loosened those guidelines, giving HRH status to a number of senior royals.

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What’s happened to Harry and Meghan’s titles?

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Meghan received the title Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex upon her marriage to Prince Harry in May 2018.

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Harry’s full title was His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel.

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But the couple will no longer use the His and Her Royal Highness part of their titles after the agreement they reached with the Queen. Instead, they’ve agreed to be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

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In a subtle but important distinction, that doesn’t mean the titles have been taken away — it just means they won’t use them or refer to themselves as HRH, since they won’t be representing the Queen in the future. Prince Harry is still Prince Harry, and the pair are still the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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The change will come in effect from spring 2020, a royal source told CNN.

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Who has the title, and who doesn’t?

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Today, children and grandchildren of the monarch traditionally get the HRH title — though it was historically withheld from granddaughters. The title doesn’t stretch out to all the minor royals, but does include family members like the Queen’s cousin Prince Michael of Kent, who is 48th in line to the throne.

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Not everyone has accepted the offer of an HRH. Princess Anne, the Queen’s daughter, declined the title for her own children, Peter and Zara. That’s in contrast to Prince Andrew, who allowed his daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, to carry it.

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It’s more complicated when it comes to those who marry into the royal family, like Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

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Both were awarded the title by the Queen after they married Princes William and Harry, respectively. But those who marry royals who aren’t as high in the line of succession may miss out. Jack Brooksbank, for instance, did not get the title when he married Eugenie, even though she is an HRH.

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Has anyone else lost it?

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Yes. After her divorce from Prince Charles, Harry’s mother, Diana, had her HRH taken away. Instead, she was given the courtesy title of “Diana, Princess of Wales.”

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Similarly, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was also stripped of her HRH following her divorce from Prince Andrew.

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Again, the situation is different for Harry and Meghan — they’re still royals but they won’t be able to use their titles in the future.

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What have they said about the decision?

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Harry expressed “great sadness” on Sunday evening, in his first public statement since Buckingham Palace announced that he and Meghan would give up their royal titles and would not represent the Queen as working members of the royal family.

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“The UK is my home and a place that I love,” Harry said in a speech at a charity event in London. “That will never change.”

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“Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding,” he said. “Unfortunately, that wasn’t possible.”

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The Queen released a statement Saturday revealing that conversations with the pair had been going on for months.

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“I am pleased that together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family,” read the statement.

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Can they get the titles back?

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Yes — the HRH style is effectively a gift from the monarch, so the Queen or, in the future, Charles or William could decide to reinstate it.

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More immediately, the situation recently agreed upon will be reviewed in a year.

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But assuming all sides stick to the agreement, Harry and Meghan won’t get their HRHs back unless they step back into the royal family and begin representing the monarch again.

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What does it mean for them?

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For former royals like Diana and Sarah Ferguson, losing an HRH meant they may not have been invited to royal events, and when they were, their lack of the title affected things like who had precedence and where they sat.

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It’s far less clear what it will mean for Harry and Meghan. Harry is the Queen’s grandson and Meghan has not divorced him, so they will likely still be invited to royal occasions and their place in the royal hierarchy won’t be affected.

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But it’s certain to have an impact on the new “Sussex Royal” brand, and the next question is how the pair’s public personalities will evolve.

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The role outlined on the Sussex Royal website following their first announcement doesn’t align with the agreement announced by the Palace on Saturday.

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They won’t be able to style themselves “His and Her Royal Highnesses” on any film-making, fashion, advertising or other ventures they may wish to undertake.

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As a result, the whole Sussex Royal brand will probably have to be reworked, and we are waiting to see what that will look like.

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We may see the couple undertaking commercial — possibly media — work, but we’ll have to wait and see who that will be with, or how it will be shaped. We do know the couple haven’t signed any commercial deals yet.

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The England legend went to Australia for the operation in 2018, having suffered from alcoholism for decades.

‘Gazza’, as he’s affectionately known, described himself as a ‘connoisseur of rehabs’ and is thought to have blown around £20million during his addiction.

But he insists he’s back in a good place after the pellet implants.

He told the Daily Mirror: “I’ve been to Australia, and spent £20,000 including all the travel, to get an operation that stops me drinking.

“You get pellets in your stomach and it makes you feel sick if you have too much.

“It means you can have a beer or a glass of wine and socialise, but you cannot have any more.

“As soon as you touch drugs or spirits it makes you feel sick. I just want to go and get drunk sometimes, and that’s what I have to stop. One drink can be too many, and then 50 is not enough.”

Gascoigne also says he’s able to resist a drink despite being offered one all the time by wellwishers.

He added: “I can walk down the booze aisle in Sainsbury’s – my arm doesn’t reach out to buy it so much now. I can control that urge.

“You have connoisseurs of wine. I am a connoisseur of rehabs. I’ve been for Calpol, I’ve been for Red Bull, for laxatives – once I just went for a holiday.”

His life has not been short of tragedy, Gascoigne admitting to being single for 20 years after his 1998 divorce from then-wife Sheryl but he admits he’s happy in his own company.

Gascoigne’s dad, John, took him to be sectioned in 2008 after taking cocaine along with his drinking.

The 26-year-old underwent surgery on a hamstring injury on Saturday after rupturing a tendon in Spurs’ New Year’s Day defeat at Southampton.

He is expected to return to first-team training in April, but Mourinho’s recent comments have put a three-month comeback in doubt.

When asked for an update on Kane’s return on Monday, Mourinho suggested there could be some doubt surrounding his availability for Euro 2020.

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The Tottenham manager said: “News on Harry we don’t have and if you ask me every time we come here the answer will be the same.

“We expect him to be out until, I don’t know, mid-April, end of April, May, next season I don’t know.

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“I have no updates to give on Harry.”

Fulham, who won at Hull last time out, will go third in a win this evening.

Boro, meanwhile, have impressed recently, winning four of their last five games to move up to 16th in the table.

The reverse fixture in October finished goalless but who will come out on top tonight?

Pictures emerged on social media of Romero, the Argentina goalkeeper, standing by the side of the road next to his smashed Lamborghini, which is allegedly worth £170,000.

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The collision occurred as Romero drove to Manchester United’s Aon Training Complex in Carrington, with the car crushed under a roadside barrier.

The extent of the damage can be seen in the below video:

Romero, 32, is understood to have owned the vehicle since 2017.

The goalkeeper, who played for Racing Club, AZ, Sampdoria and Monaco before joining Manchester United in 2015, is currently the Red Devils’ second-choice glovesman behind David de Gea.

He has made nine appearances this season, but all in cup competitions, and has not played a Premier League game since the 2017/18 campaign.

Romero was an unused substitute as United lost to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, and he should again be on the bench for Wednesday’s home clash vs Burnley.

He could make his latest starting appearance this weekend when United return to FA Cup action with a trip to either Tranmere or Watford, who play their third-round replay on Thursday evening.

The striker thought he had doubled the Reds’ advantage at Anfield after firing past David de Gea on Sunday.

However, Paul Tierney, the video assistant referee, chalked off the goal for a foul on De Gea by Virgil van Dijk in the build-up.

Liverpool went on to extend their lead at the top of the table to 16 points with a 2-0 win, but the disallowed goal was a big talking point.

Walton told The Times: “Manchester United can count themselves incredibly fortunate that VAR chalked off Roberto Firmino’s goal for Liverpool after ruling that Virgil van Dijk had impeded goalkeeper David de Gea.

“I do not think there was enough evidence to disallow the goal.

“Last month, VAR allowed a goal for Everton against United to stand after Dominic Calvert-Lewin had made contact with De Gea at a corner.

“There was more contact in Calvert-Lewin’s challenge than Van Dijk’s but it was not deemed serious enough for the goal to be disallowed.

“Interestingly, [referee Craig] Pawson was the video assistant who allowed the Everton goal at Old Trafford.

“With incidents like these there is a degree of subjectivity and the on-field referee should be encouraged to look at the monitor and make the final decision.

“That way, the viewing public would accept the outcome more easily.”

Keane felt the disallowed goal proved ‘the game’s gone mad’.

He added: “Why he’s disallowed that goal is beyond me.

“How they see that as a foul is beyond me. I can’t get my head around it. He’s got his eye on the ball.

The Hammers are keen to strengthen their midfield in the transfer window and have already seen reported target Gedson Fernandes move to London rivals Tottenham.

Barkley has just shaken off a niggling foot injury and forced his way back into Chelsea’s first-team picture, and impressed in the Blues’ 3-0 Premier League win over Burnley.

Lampard criticised the 26-year-old earlier this season for lacking professionalism after a row with a taxi driver in Liverpool, but he insists Barkley remains central to his Stamford Bridge plans.

Asked about the midfielder being linked to a West Ham switch, Lampard said: “There’s no talk here of Ross Barkley going anywhere; he’s our player.”

The Blues boss also talked about the club’s chances of staying in the hunt for the Champions League places by the end of the season.

Chelsea visit Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Saturday evening, a ground which has been unkind to them in recent years, but know another win will keep them at least five points clear of Manchester United in fifth.

And the Blues’ record goalscorer is determined to stop complacency from creeping into his squad

“They are all ifs,” he said. “One part we can control, that is our game.”

“We have to win our game and see what happens.”

Lampard also discussed various other topics during his press conference, and talkSPORT round-up the best bits, below…

Frank Lampard not looking at January transfers despite Chelsea loss

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On Olivier Giroud possibly moving to Inter Milan

“If everything is right it might happen but it’s not, so whilst it’s not he’s our player.

“And the great thing about Oli is that he’s got great experience and professionalism, and he’s been nothing but great with us.”

On Reece James’ new £25m deal

“I rate him very highly, I knew him as a youth player in the academy here.

“I saw him on loan last year where he did fantastically well at Wigan.

“I tried to get him to Derby but he couldn’t come in mid-season. But I admired him a lot. And then work with him, I feel the same, and even more so now he’s got his foot into the first team.

“I think there’s a lot more to come from Reece James, a really talented player.

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“Like a lot of the younger players, he wants to learn, improve, train and do the right things. And he has that talent, so it’s great for the club that he’s signed for so long.”

Following their 3-0 away win at relegation rivals Bournemouth last time out, Watford climbed out of the relegation zone for the first time this season, having picked up four wins in their last five league games.

Spurs, currently sitting eighth in the league, have hit a poor patch of form and are without a win in their last three games, including a 1-0 home loss to runaway leaders Liverpool in their last outing.

Watford will want to keep the resurgence under Pearson alive whereas Mourinho’s men will want to close the gap on the top four which currently sits at a nine points.

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