Kettlewell on Celtic task, goalkeeper issues and Killie focus
Stuart Kettlewell has been speaking to the media before Kilmarnock's Premiership trip to Celtic on Sunday. Kettlewell's side - who are on a four-game losing run - will "relish" the opportunity to play Martin O'Neill's Celtic but he concedes it will be a "big task".
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How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Leeds live: Stream link, TV channel, team news, prediction
It'll be an early-season relegation litmus test when Nottingham Forest welcome Leeds United to the City Ground on Sunday.
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South coast derby date moved in January
The south coast derby set for late January has now been moved to Sunday, 25 January at 12pm.
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Top manager urges football change with basketball-style rule
The Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini made a bold suggestion to bring more dynamism to football during the press conference after Betis 2 x 0 Lyon in the Europa League this Thursday.When asked about a p...
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![](/<figure><img alt="Colby Bishop and Jack Stephens wrestle for control of possesion" height="576" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/99201edbec7ecccf20102ad5d304a084" width="1024" data-uuid="9effc98b-59ee-3699-baf1-9e6385b47ab2"><figcaption>The previous south coast derby ended in a 0-0 draw [Getty Images]</figcaption></figure><p>The south coast derby between Portsmouth and Southampton has been moved to Sunday, 25 January at 12pm. </p><p>It had originally been set for the Saturday at 3pm but, mirroring the game between the two teams in September, it has now been moved to the Sunday with an earlier kick-off. </p><p>Earlier in the season Southampton and Portsmouth played out a competitive but fairly disappointing <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cn4lx9j8y90t?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D">0-0 draw</a> at St Mary's after plenty of build up and needle between the two rivals. </p><p>The derby now moves to Fratton Park, and Saints will have a different manager in the dugout following <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0kpdx5nvm6o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D">the sacking of Will Still.</a></p><p>Southampton are one place above Pompey in the table, sitting 19th on 15 points while Portsmouth are 20th and have 14 points.</p><img class="tracking-img" height="1" src="https://a1.api.bbc.co.uk/hit.xiti/?s=598314&p=sport.football.articles.cq509e4e54xo.page&x1=%5Burn%3Abbc%3Aoptimo%3Aasset%3Acq509e4e54xo%5D&x4=%5Ben-gb%5D&x5=%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Farticles%2Fcq509e4e54xo%5D&x7=%5Barticle%5D&x8=%5Bsynd_nojs_ISAPI%5D&x9=%5BSouth+coast+derby+date+moved+in+January%5D&x11=%5B2025-11-07T14%3A20%3A30.886Z%5D&x12=%5B2025-11-07T14%3A20%3A30.886Z%5D&x19=%5Byahoo.north.america%5D" width="1" data-uuid="f4b35042-7b4f-30df-a72b-fd5a96b5e5d7">)
![](/<figure><img alt="Top manager urges football change with basketball-style rule" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/onefootball_articles_802/823abd79acd76a6577bf09e5b7b06dc3" data-uuid="a7ebb816-4f0a-3128-b76d-33c3eb974647"><figcaption>Top manager urges football change with basketball-style rule</figcaption></figure><p>The Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini made a bold suggestion to bring more dynamism to football during the press conference after Betis 2 x 0 Lyon in the Europa League this Thursday.</p><p>When asked about a possible change in the offside rule, he said he disagreed with the change and suggested an even more drastic innovation:</p><p>"A rule that would improve football would be that the ball cannot return to the defensive half after crossing the midfield. It would be a more dynamic game and closer to the opponent's goal," declared the current Betis coach and champion with Manchester City, Villarreal, and River Plate.</p><p>A similar rule exists in basketball. After advancing to the attacking half, the team loses possession to the opponent if they return to the defense.</p><p>The change in the offside rule, which was the subject of the question, suggests that an attacking player would only be offside when their entire body is ahead of the second-to-last defender. Not with any part of the body, as in the current rule.</p><p>For Pellegrini, this change in the offside rule would bring little change to the game and would not avoid controversial calls decided by centimeters one way or the other.</p><div></div><p><em>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. <a href="https://onefootball.com/pt-br/noticias/tecnico-multicampeao-sugere-mudanca-no-futebol-com-regra-do-basquete-41918503">You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.</a></em></p><hr><p>📸 CRISTINA QUICLER - AFP or licensors</p>)