It is time to close down the Sportsday doors for today but in a seamless transition you can join our live text commentary to incorporate Louis van Gaal's news conference in Wolfsburg coming up from 18:30 GMT and the eagerly awaited FA Cup third round draw, which is also on BBC Two from 19:00 BST. 

Don't forget 5 live Sport from 19:00 BST for live commentary of Everton v Crystal Palace, but, from us, it is goodbye. Cheerio now.

More from former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle, whose Wolfsburg team entertain Manchester United tomorrow night.

"It's going to be difficult to get the ball so we have to be very aggressive," he says. 

Asked about the criticism of United's style he said: "It's a little bit surprising because they have great players, great offensive players. 

"They are third in the league. But we know we will get our chances and if we take them we can have a great game."

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Nigel Clough believes both he and Burton have improved during their seven years apart.

Facing the media as Burton boss for the first time since January 2009 - replacing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink following his departure for QPR - Clough said: "It is quite emotional to be back, I never thought this would happen.

"The club has definitely moved on a lot and improved, but so have we as a management team.

"Andy Garner and Gary Crosby will be joining me again. We have a lot more experience now and that is a key asset." 

Burton are currently top of League One - the highest position in the club's 65-year history.

Former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle, who will line up against Manchester United for Wolfsburg on Tuesday, expressed his sympathy with the plight of Jose Mourinho's side.

"Chelsea are my former club and it's really disappointing to see that it's going like this," Schurrle said. "But that's football, you have to give everything at the top and even for a big team like this, it can happen. 

"I feel a little bit sorry for what's happened there but I'm sure they have a great team, a great manager and I'm sure they will get out of this misery." 

Ireland all-rounder John Mooney hasretired from international cricketto pursue business interests. The 33-year-old Dubliner won 182 caps in a 14-year Ireland career, scoring 2,650 runs and taking 144 wickets.

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Grimsby Town captain Craig Disley faces his former club when the National League Mariners play Shrewsbury, 19th in League One, in tonight's FA Cup second round tie at Blundell Park.

"I feel I have a little bit to prove to the fans there and it is a big game for us all," said the 34-year-old, who joined Grimsby in 2011 and has made more than 200 appearances for the club. 

If you're not attending you can listen to it in the warmth of your favourite armchair, or wherever you like to take in the radio, on BBC Radio 5 live, with build-up from 19:00 GMT.

Former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle, who will line up against Manchester United for Wolfsburg on Tuesday, expressed his sympathy with the plight of Jose Mourinho's side.

"Chelsea are my former club and it's really disappointing to see that it's going like this," Schurrle said. "But that's football, you have to give everything at the top and even for a big team like this, it can happen. 

"I feel a little bit sorry for what's happened there but I'm sure they have a great team, a great manager and I'm sure they will get out of this misery."

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British fighter Jade Jones won bronze at the World Taekwondo Grand Final as team-mate Bianca Walkden secured Team GB another spot at next year's Rio Olympics.

Jones, 22, beat Swede Nikita Glasnovic in the third-place fight-off in Mexico.

The London 2012 gold medallist had already secured a -57kg place for Britain at Rio 2016.

Walkden lost in the quarter-finals, but earned enough points to guarantee Britain an Olympic +67kg berth.

Tonight's 5 live Sport with Kelly Cates at 19:00 GMT has a round-up of all the day's main sports news and features live commentary of the Premier League match between Everton and Crystal Palace at Goodison Park. Steve Bower is your commentator, with summaries from former Republic of Ireland international Kevin Kilbane. 

He HAS had a lot to contend with in fairness.

UK Championship winner and Chelsea fan Neil Robertson, who made a maximum 147 en route to winning the trophy on Sunday, revealed that Chelsea skipper John Terry sent him a text during the match, hoping the Australian could inspire the Blues in the Champions League against Porto on Wednesday.

"JT texted me after I made the max and said, 'Just keep concentrating and bring the trophy on Wednesday'," Robertson said.

"He's maybe asked me to do that to motivate the boys, so I'll definitely take the trophy to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, that's the next thing I'm excited about."

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Captain Danny Batth says Wolves are ready to step up another level as they bid to get back into the Championship play-off race.

Batth, 25, scored the winner - his first goal of the season - in Saturday's 2-1 victory at Rotherham to take Wolves to within five points of the top six.

"We have to follow it up in the next game with a result," Batth told BBC WM 95.6. "There's certainly work to do but there are players in the dressing room who can all go to that next level."

Tonight's 5 live commentary match at Goodison will test Crystal Palace's impressive away record. 

The Eagles have won four of their six matches on the road in the Premier League this term and earned more points away from home than at Selhurst Park.

They have conceded an average of a goal a game in this season's Premier League, only Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal have tighter defences.

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BBC Radio 5 Live racing and swimming commentator John Hunt has been named Broadcaster of the Year - winner of the Sir Peter O'Sullevan trophy - by the Horserace Writers & Photographers Association.

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Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez has leftGareth BaleandLuka Modricout of his squad for the visit of Swedish champions Malmo on Tuesday.

The Spanish giants already assured of their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Madrid's better head-to-head record against Paris Saint-Germain means the 10-time winners will finish on top of Group A no matter what happens in the final round of games.

With a crucial league clash away to Villarreal to come on Sunday, Benitez said: "It is a day to rotate, albeit still with the idea of winning."

Partick Thistle have revealed lottery winners Colin and Christine Weir were among the investors who helped the club wipe out their debts.

The Firhill club owed the Bank of Scotland £1.5m but announced last month they had struck a deal to settle their arrears.

Now it has been confirmed the club were able to climb out of the red with the help of the Weirs, who became the UK's biggest lottery winners when they scooped £161m in 2011.

Partick chairman David Beattie said: "As genuine Partick Thistle fans, they have allowed us to start a new chapter in the history of the club."

Colin Weir and his wife handed Thistle a £750,000 cheque to help establish a youth academy in 2011.