Papu Gomez had given Sevilla the lead in the 35th minute before Fekir's stunning goal made it 1-1 four minutes later.
In wet and windy weather conditions, Sean Dyche's side created a host of opportunities in the first half but couldn't put the ball into the back of the net.
The sides went in level at the break, with the home side looking like the better side after 45 minutes despite a couple of early scares.
Speaking in a one-off Ref Watch, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher told Sky Sports News: I think it's a real good case of VAR working.
Some around the club consider October free transfer Nicolas Nkoulou their best defender, which says a lot given he spent three months unattached before he was picked up by the Hornets.
Arsenal were feeling the heat against Manchester United, who were piling the pressure on the Gunners' creaking backline as they went in search of an equaliser, but Xhaka stepped up just when the club needed him with a thunderbolt of a strike to seal what could prove to be a vital win in his side's season.
Antonio Conte insists he has nothing to prove to Chelsea ahead of his first return to Stamford Bridge since being sacked as the club's head coach in 2018.
Quiz: Premier League 'panic buys'I always look at Arsenal's move for Shkodran Mustafi for around £35m.
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Barcelona boss Xavi has apologised for Ronald Araujo’s controversial gesture towards the end of the Catalan derby on Sunday evening.
Four of Villa’s next five fixtures are against teams around or below them in the table, and they will determine whether the club enter 2022 beset by relegation worries, or instead looking up towards the European spots.
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“Nkunku was one of the few bright spots under Jesse March at the beginning of the season, but still fell a bit short of expectations at the time.
Exactly 14 years ago at the Tamale Stadium in Ghana, the four-time African Player of the Year found the net twice as Cameroon subdued Sudan 3-0 in their last group game.
Two goals inside three minutes early in the second half secured Birmingham a 2-0 win on a frustrating afternoon for Neil Warnock's Middlesbrough.
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The magic man, who represented England at Euro 1992 and World Cup 1998, told Sky Sports what they need to do to keep up their bright record in home tournaments, and put behind their memories of a dismal exit to Iceland at the last European Championships five years ago.
City boss Pep Guardiola clasped hands with his counterpart Jurgen Klopp before hugging, while Kevin de Bruyne was quick to highlight the quality of their opponents in his post-match interviews.
Brighton already had problems with injuries leading up to their matches, but Potter explained that ‘three or four’ coronavirus cases had exacerbated the situation.
Derby have been in administration since September and remain in the relegation zone, eight points from safety.
We've been good going forward, but defensively we've really struggled - so extra recruits there could be absolutely vital. While incoming head coach Hodgson is an appointment of quality and a manager with plenty of experience pulling teams back from the brink, perhaps Watford's transfer window will prove even more crucial in their fight against relegation - and whether the 74-year-old becomes yet another short-term appointment or not.
West Ham could be unchanged despite a three-week break since their last match, a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
The line is really thin when you make a decision to protect the player, and when you make a decision to protect the team, he adds.
Since then, however, the Gunners have lost each of their last two such fixtures at home to Everton (0-1) and away to Brentford (0-2) on the opening day this season.Of the 12 Premier League sides to have featured at least 10 times in the Premier League on a Friday, only Leicester (1/12) and Spurs (2/11) have a lower win % in such fixtures than Aston Villa (2/10), beating Spurs 4-1 in December 1997 and Everton 2-0 in August 2019.Aston Villa have lost five of their last eight away league games (W3), as many as they had in their previous 17 on the road (W7 D5 L5).
By the way, I think the first player to do it would get a reaction, then for me, it would just become everyday life. That's something everyone is waiting for.
For all Klopp’s claims about how good the Japanese international looks in training, and for all the promise shown in occasional Carabao Cup outings, the fact is that Minamino was loaned out to Southampton last season, and that he has started only four Premier League games for the club since joining in January 2020. Even off the bench, Klopp rarely turns to him when a game is finely poised.
To say I was nervous is something of an understatement, said Craig. At the time, it was just the boost I needed and I was always grateful for his input.
Leeds last won consecutive top-flight games in the capital in May 2003.Crystal Palace beat Arsenal 3-0 in their last home league game, ending a run of five without victory at Selhurst Park (D2 L3).
Connolly has since played 52 times for the Seagulls and has scored eight goals in all competitions in his time on the south coast.
The performance was far from vintage but results are the most important thing at this stage of the season. The Rossoneri will take five more scrappy, flat performances as long as they yield the required results to end their 11-year wait for the Scudetto.
And only he will know his thoughts behind it, but if you look at the way Steven and his coaching staff were able to organise the Rangers team last season in terms of the record number of points, winning the league by 25 points with a record number of clean sheets, they only lost 13 league goals all season as well.
But the much-needed result came without Lucas Digne, who was not in the squad and replaced at left-back by Ben Godfrey, while centre-back Yerry Mina went off with an injury on his first start since 2 October.
But that is exactly what new BBC Sounds podcast Wunderkids is offering, in fantasy form at least, over its 11 episodes.
It wasn't quite as spectacular as Kompany's screamer against Leicester in 2019, which effectively clinched the title, but it was important nonetheless.
He is intelligent, a very capable coach and I wish him the best for his career, the Italian told Sport Mediaset on Wednesday.
The arrival of Digne would be a coup for Villa, as they appear to have beaten off competition from Premier League rivals Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham for the France international's signing.
We have shown them the mechanisms and the likely scenarios and HMRC will not give you a yes or no in that situation, they will always want to see the final documents before they cast their vote.
The intensity of that game was ferocious and relentless, and for various reasons it is going to be hard for this one to match it. Mind you, it is still going to be very close because there is so little to choose between them.
City's tally of 113 Premier League goals in 2021 is the most by a top-flight team in a single calendar year since 1960
He's one of the best, if not the best coach not only now the past couple of years. Six or seven of those players used to be my - or our - players.
At Wolves he was famed for sitting back in a compact shape while against Man City a few weeks ago we saw them being pragmatic and playing on the counter-attack.
Lionel Messi wins record seventh men's Ballon d'OrCristiano Ronaldo criticises France Football over Lionel Messi Ballon d'Or claimsBarca's Alexia Putellas wins women's Ballon d'Or; Sam Kerr third Midfielder Jorginho finished third in the award for the men's prize, likewise striker Sam Kerr in the women's, with 10 Chelsea players across both teams making the two Ballon d'Or shortlists.
Despite coming in with a late bid for Chelsea that is outside the formal takeover process led by merchant bankers Raine, it appears that many consider Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s £4.25bn offer will lead the running should Todd Boehly’s offer fall through, claims the Daily Mail. The American’s bid has an exclusivity agreement but there are concerns over a fresh demand from Roman Abramovich for the £1.6bn he lent the club to be repaid.
Meikayla Moore was substituted at half time after scoring three own goals Things got worse for Moore when she poked another one past goalkeeper Erin Nayler before half time.
The Saints went ahead again with their second corner of the game, Che Adams (34) nodding home from Nathan Redmond's cross.
That's a golden opportunity for management and staff to get after them tomorrow or Monday morning and point out to them that we have won nothing yet. Analysis: Hasenhuttl deserves more credit Sky Sports' Lewis Jones: Southampton are a team going places with a manager that is proving he is a dab hand at significantly improving players without the need to spend big money.
The linesman said there wasn't enough contact then the referee told me at half-time there was no contact. It's an incident that has cost us probably winning the game.
Nuno switched it straight away but when he did go central, nothing happened. He didn't get more involved in the game.
