Here is everything from Thursday, November 12: the headlines that mattered, the results from 106 matches in our database, and how our model's picks performed.
106Matches finished
69%Had a first-half goal
2.83Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- Nations League: Italy roar back to beat France despite Donnarumma’s early howler — The Guardian
- Harry Kane spot on to seal England win over Croatia on his record-breaking night — The Guardian
- Kane the hero on historic night as England book Nations League QF spot — Sky Sports
- Euro latest: Esposito double helps Italy beat France — Sky Sports
- England latest: 'We will get what we want' in Spain, insists Tuchel — Sky Sports
Club football and around the game
- It’s Happy Harry Kane day as England’s finest seizes his moment in style | Barney Ronay — The Guardian
- Fernandes rejects second Man Utd contract offer — Sky Sports
- Football Daily — BBC Sport
- Morgan Rogers says ‘it’s a lie’ that Cole Palmer does not want to play for England — The Guardian
- 'A lie' & 'nonsense' - Palmer committed to England, says Rogers — BBC Sport
- Pochettino agrees two-and-a-half-year deal to become Man Utd boss — Sky Sports
- Grealish apologises for absence after breach of discipline — BBC Sport
- Where does Kane rank among all-time England greats? — BBC Sport
- Gritty Arsenal show different side in Barcelona draw — BBC Sport
- Kane scores winner but who else made an impression? England player ratings — BBC Sport
- Man Utd & Man City in Gusto battle - Friday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Papers: Manchester clubs to battle it out for Gusto — Sky Sports
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Ghana v Somalia | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Congo DR v Sierra Leone | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Equatorial Guinea v Zimbabwe | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Guinea v Eritrea | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Madagascar v Guinea-Bissau | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Benin v Central African Republic | 4-1 | 3-1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Cameroon v Namibia | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Ivory Coast v Gambia | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification | Senegal v Sudan | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Barbados v Guadeloupe | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Cayman Islands v Guyana | 0-6 | 0-4 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Bonaire v Cuba | 1-7 | 0-1 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Aruba v Martinique | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| CONCACAF Nations League | Antigua and Barbuda v Trinidad and Tobago | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Copa del Rey | Calvo Sotelo v Albacete | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Copa del Rey | Navalcarnero v Real Betis | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| Copa del Rey | Tarancón v Levante | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | New Zealand v India | 5-0 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies | Uzbekistan v Russia | 2-3 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Lithuania v Suriname | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Malta v Eswatini | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Türkiye v Belgium | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Armenia v Cyprus | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Italy v France | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | Czech Republic v Spain | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| UEFA Nations League | England v Croatia | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Nations League | Albania v Finland | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Nations League | San Marino v Belarus | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| UEFA Nations League | Montenegro v Latvia | 2-1 | 0-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 106 matches finished in our database, with 300 goals (2.83 a game).
- 69% of them had a goal before half-time (71 of 103).
- The most open competition early on was Friendlies Clubs: a first-half goal in 12 of 13 games.
- Biggest win: Cayman Islands 0-6 Guyana (CONCACAF Nations League).
- Another big win: Bonaire 1-7 Cuba (CONCACAF Nations League).
- Another big win: New Zealand 5-0 India (Friendlies).
- Another big win: Hannover 96 6-1 Havelse (Friendlies Clubs).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 12 won, 13 lost (48%).
- Top-tier match winners: 5 won, 1 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 2 won, 1 lost.
- Live hot picks: 1 hit, 0 missed.
The full record — every pick, wins and losses — is on our results page.
Coming up
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