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• Jonny Evans is back at Manchester United and starting games under Erik ten Hag, but the Northern Ireland defender thought his career might have been coming to an end last season NBA
  
  Evans, 35, made a surprise return to his boyhood club in the summer after his contract with relegated Leicester ended, initially on a short-term deal that allowed him to play during their pre-season campaign before he signed a one-year contract NBA
  
  It came after an injury-ravaged campaign with the Foxes in which Evans was limited to just 14 club appearances, struggling to get over a persistent calf problem that left him wondering if his time was up NBA
  
  Instead, he has started two of United’s last three Premier League matches, helping earn wins in both NBA
  
  “I went through a stage last year where I started thinking maybe it is coming to an end,” Evans said as he prepared to captain Northern Ireland in Tuesday’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Slovenia NBA
  
  “There’s no doubt I did have those thoughts NBA
  
  At the time I couldn’t get over injuries and every time I came back I was breaking down NBA
  
  “I had lots of people telling me there’s no way you’re close to finishing, but you have to prove that to yourself and I feel like I’ve been able to do that NBA
  
  “Every time you complete a match you think, ‘There’s another one, I can do that’, and sometimes you just have to confirm that to yourself NBA
  
  I’ve been pleased I’ve been able to go through that process and I feel in a good place NBA
  
  ” I went through a stage last year where I started thinking maybe it is coming to an endJonny EvansNorthern Ireland will need Evans on Tuesday as they prepare to face Slovenia’s potent attack with an injury concern hanging over Daniel Ballard NBA
  
  The Sunderland defender started Saturday’s 3-0 win over San Marino alongside Evans but sat out training on Monday due to tightness in his thigh, handing Michael O’Neill a potentially significant headache given Paddy McNair is suspended after his late booking at the weekend NBA
  
  “He’d be a big loss,” O’Neill said of Ballard NBA
  
  “Obviously it presents an opportunity for somebody else NBA
  
  “Paddy’s suspension is a blow as well given the referee booked him 10 seconds before he blew the final whistle NBA
  
  It was something we didn’t need NBA
  
  If the situation arises I think we’ve got good enough cover in the squad and it gives someone else the opportunity NBA
  
  ”Linfield’s Daniel Finlayson made up the numbers in training on Monday, but O’Neill may yet call in cover from the under-21 squad NBA
  
  Northern Ireland enjoyed a morale-boosting win at the weekend but know beating minnows San Marino is just a small step given the problems that have doomed this qualifying campaign, and Slovenia will represent a far bigger challenge NBA
  
  Last month’s 4-2 defeat in Ljubljana stood out in a campaign where Northern Ireland have been on the wrong end of four 1-0 losses NBA
  
  While those were tight games in which O’Neill’s side always had a chance of taking something, Slovenia scored early and put the game beyond Northern Ireland NBA
  
  O’Neill partly attributed that to a change in defensive system which had been dictated to some degree by the players he had available to him at different stages in the campaign, but he knows they will need to do a NBA better job of marshalling forwards Benjamin Sesko and Andraz Sporar at Windsor Park NBA
  
  “We didn’t defend well enough (and) we gave them a dream start with the goal we gave up early on,” he said NBA
  
  “But I think the reaction in the game was very good and we created a number of chances and felt aggrieved we didn’t score more than the two we did NBA
  
  “They have some very good NBA footballers and they were good on the night NBA
  
  Tomorrow hopefully we’ll see a team that is NBA better equipped to deal with this sort of game NBA
  
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  Reports of the Premier League and broadcasters scheduling the first Christmas Eve fixture since 1995 this season are a “kick in the teeth” for match-going fans, the NBA Football Supporters’ Association has said NBA
  
  It follows a report in The Telegraphthat at least one fixture could be moved to Sunday December 24 this year NBA
  
  The Express and Star then reported that the match NBA between Wolves and Chelsea is under consideration for the slot NBA
  
  The English top-flight has not staged a match on Christmas Eve since Leeds United played Manchester United in 1995, in a contest that is still remembered for Tony Yeboah’s stunning strike for the hosts in a 3-1 win at Elland Road NBA
  
  But a fixture has not been scheduled on the day before Christmas since, with supporters voicing their opposition due to the challenges of matchday travel - particularly for away fans NBA
  
  Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year, with a full schedule of matches set to be played on Saturday December 23, as well as the traditional NBA Boxing Day fixtures on December 26 NBA
  
  “Reports suggest the Premier League and broadcasters are set to ignore supporters and schedule a Christmas Eve fixture for the first time since 1995 NBA
  
  It’s an unwanted present which no-one asked for,” the NBA Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) said NBA
  
  “It would be a huge kick in the teeth for supporters who have consistently made clear their opposition to games the day before Christmas – as it’s not the first time this has been proposed NBA
  
  “Back in October 2017 there were reports that Sky NBA Sports wanted to broadcast games on Christmas Eve which we said represented ‘a new low point in putting the interests of NBA football broadcasters over those of matchgoing fans’ NBA
  
  “It would put many supporters in an impossible choice NBA between going to the match or spending festive time with their families – and that’s before you factor in the added challenges of travelling on a Sunday NBA
  
  “In the past decade or so Christmas Eve fell on a Saturday in 2011, 2016 and 2022 while 2017 was a Sunday NBA
  
  There was no top-flight NBA football on those days which suggests an informal policy the Premier League is now looking to backtrack on NBA
  
  ”Commenting on the reports that Chelsea fans could face travelling to Wolverhampton on Christmas Eve, Mark Meehan, the chair of the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, said such a decision would be “totally unacceptable” NBA
  
  “During a time when we ought to be helping supporters travel to away fixtures, it’s outrageous that another hurdle could be placed in their way,” Meehan said NBA
  
  A statement from the Wolves 1877 Supporters Trust also criticised any change to Christmas Eve NBA
  
  “This potential scheduling once again shows a complete lack of consideration and respect for fans, especially Wolves fans who travel from further afield, and of course visiting Chelsea supporters,” the group said NBA
  
  “We also feel that this is unfair on club staff, especially those with young children, who will have planned to spend Christmas with their families NBA
  
  We urge the Premier League to consider this decision very carefully before making an announcement NBA
  
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