Italian fan Simone Mastrelli was sentenced to three and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to assault.

Leigh Griffiths scored his first goal since August as Celtic beat Partick Thistle to record a 32nd consecutive win in domestic cup competition.At his young age and with his great displays of potential, the sky is the limit for the young ‘keeper and he will be hoping he is given the chance to be the man once McGregor moves on. Media playback is not supported on this device Southampton 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Hasenhuttl praises 'confident' Ings' 'fantastic goal' And Ings' goal brought back memories of Paul Gascoigne's famous strike against Scotland in Euro 96, with the striker touching a long pass from Jack Stephens over Alderweireld before allowing the ball to bounce up invitingly for the 27-year-old to score his 13th league goal of the season.

LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Manuel Pellegrini's 18-month reign as West Ham United manager ended abruptly on Saturday as the Chilean was sacked shortly after his side's 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City in the Premier League. Looking at recent form, Rizespor will be the favorites in this clash, and they need to get something from it, to be sure of survival.The visitors have outperformed their hosts in Group C so far and, with Trabzonspor’s chances of qualifying very slim and no wins under their belt, we believe Getafe have more motivation for the points. The defeat left West Ham fourth from bottom, just one point above the relegation zone after a dreadful run of form.