Managerless Newcastle will be desperate to get their season going at Crystal Palace this weekend, while Manchester United will have a job on their hands containing Liverpool.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the main Premier League talking points.

Harry Winks has stressed his desire to play more regularly after seeing his chances limited at Tottenham, but says the January transfer window is not in his thoughts.

The midfielder has endured a frustrating 18 months at his boyhood club as former boss Jose Mourinho and now Nuno Espirito Santo have limited his game time.

Gatland enjoyed great success during his 12 years with Wales, winning four Six Nations titles – including three Grand Slams – and reaching two World Cup semi-finals.

However, his power-oriented and direct brand of rugby attracted criticism and Wales’ record against southern hemisphere teams under Gatland was notably worse than it was in the Six Nations.

Gatland faced similar criticism this summer as the Lions and South Africa served up three Tests of turgid rugby and petty bickering from both camps off the field.

Wales host New Zealand at the Principality Stadium on 30 October, before facing South Africa, Fiji and Australia.

Asked if he thought Wales’ adventurous approach under Pivac could give them a better chance against the southern hemisphere heavyweights than the Lions’ pragmatism, Adams, 26, added: “Yeah, I do.

“I think you’ve seen it throughout the course of Wayne’s tenure, the way we go about our style of play.

“The Six Nations is an unbelievable tournament in its own right, and we have a good record in that, but showing up in the autumn when we play these big teams, continuing a winning run into the autumn and beating them is a fantastic statement to put down.

“It’ll be a massive statement if we can get some victories this autumn.”

Wales will be severely depleted for their opening match of the autumn series against New Zealand.

England-based players Dan Biggar, Callum Sheedy, Louis Rees-Zammit, Taulupe Faletau, Nick Tompkins, Thomas Young and Christ Tshiunza are unavailable because the game falls outside World Rugby’s international window.

Wales are also facing an injury crisis, with Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, George North, Dan Lydiate, James Botham and full-back Leigh Halfpenny ruled out of the entire autumn.

With Liam Williams also a doubt to play against New Zealand, Wales could be short of options at full-back against the All Blacks.

Adams has played at 15 in the past and, although he has spent the majority of his career on the wing, the Cardiff player would be ready to switch if required.

“I would have no problem there if any of the coaches asked to me to fill in that role for the time being while there are a few injuries,” Adams said.

“I would give it my all, like I always do, and I would make sure I try and nail that role as best as I could, as if I was playing on the wing. I would have no issues whatsoever if that was the case.”

Cristiano Ronaldo added Atalanta to his list of Champions League victims on Wednesday night as his late winner continued his impressive record in the competition.

The Manchester United striker holds the records for most appearances and goals in UEFA’s elite competition, two of a host of categories in which he leads the way.

West Bromwich Albion were beaten for only the second time in the Championship this season as Joel Piroe and Jamie Paterson gave Swansea City a thrilling comeback win.

Piroe coolly levelled before Paterson, the hero of the south Wales derby, scored another fine individual goal.

Improving Swansea climb to 15th, while Albion drop to third.

Boss Russell Martin could take huge satisfaction from another progressive Swansea performance, particularly after such a disastrous start.

His team are celebrating back-to-back league wins for the first time this season, while West Brom have lost two in three, having gone unbeaten in the league until defeat at Stoke earlier this month.

Swansea had come into the contest in buoyant mood after Sunday’s victory over rivals Cardiff – Martin’s best day since taking charge in August.

Yet it took all of 52 seconds for any momentum from that win to be wiped out.

Swansea were sloppy in possession from the outset, with West Brom ruthlessly punishing Paterson’s loose flick as Callum Robinson scampered into the box and squared for Grant to tap home at the far post.

The simple finish made Albion only the second visiting team to score a league goal on this ground this season.

Swansea recovered from the setback to control the ball for much of the first half, though they rarely looked like troubling Albion’s miserly defence before the break.

The hosts’ first real sight of goal arrived early in the second period when substitute Olivier Ntcham volleyed wide at the far post.

Albion had opportunities to extend their lead, with Matt Clarke heading wide before Jake Livermore’s drive skidded across the soggy surface and drew a sharp save from Ben Hamer.

Yet Swansea levelled when Paterson claimed a third assist in two games, lifting the ball over the top for Piroe.

As the offside flag stayed down, the Dutchman showed admirable strength to hold off Clarke’s challenge before stroking the ball beyond Sam Johnstone.

Ntcham saw two more efforts fly wide as Albion wobbled, though the visitors responded when Matt Phillips’ thunderous 25-yard drive was pushed onto the bar by Hamer.

But it was Martin’s men who found a winner when Piroe turned provider for Paterson, who danced past Swansea old boy Kyle Bartley on the edge of the area before poking a shot into the far corner of the net.

Swansea head coach Russell Martin:

“It wasn’t an ideal start. The way they recovered after a slow start, incredible really.

“Brave, such a strong mentality, they stuck to the plan and played with real intensity in the second half especially against a team who are really well organised, aggressive and hard to play against – which is why they are so high in the league.

“I think we deserved the win. I loved the courage the guys played with tonight. I think they’re getting stronger and stronger physically, their connection with each other, with what we are trying to bring on the pitch in terms of the identity of the team.

“We said let’s just please back up the performance on Sunday with another one and thankfully we have done that.”

West Brom head coach Valerien Ismael:

“For sure we are disappointed to lose the game, especially with another mistake. It was the same against Stoke.

“We started the game well – good pressing, we forced a lot of long balls, Swansea didn’t create a big chance. Our problem throughout the game was our transition. We didn’t keep the ball.

“Swansea came back into the game. The goal gave them the second breath. We had a big chance with Matt Phillips – the game was on the edge.

“At the end we made the big mistake. This is the reason we lost the game. We don’t need to overreact. We play the next game on Saturday and we need the right reaction.”

Here’s your round-up of all the latest Swansea City headlines for Wednesday, October 20.

Penalty incident will have left Linington fuming

Referee James Linington will have been left fuming at his assistant after missing a ‘nailed-on’ Swansea City penalty in Sunday’s South Wales derby win over Cardiff City, according to former Premier League referee Keith Hackett.

The Swans ran riot on a largely comfortably afternoon, earning a 3-0 win over their bitter rivals at the Swansea.com Stadium.

However, there were strong suggestions that the hosts should have had an early penalty when Ethan Laird was brought down inside the box by Curtis Nelson inside the opening three minutes.

Hackett says Linington’s assistant should have spotted the incident, and says the Isle of Wight official will have been angered by his colleague’s failure to act.

He told Football Insider : “That was a nailed-on penalty kick.

“On this occasion, he [Linington] needs a bit of luck. He’s in proximity but he’s got two players blocking his view.

“Instead of going left so the space can open up for him, in a way that a player would for a pass, what he’s done is, he’s almost gone static and has been caught out.

“He’s looking around two players and has no chance of making a major decision so he’s at fault.

“The fallback position has to be the assistant referee. In fairness, he looks at the assistant referee who gives him absolutely nothing.

“I would be quite brutal there. I’d say ‘I don’t want to work with that assistant anymore, he’s let me down big time’.

“The assistant has got a good view looking in, we had that camera angle.

“In defence of the referee, he parked it and got on with the game and refereed quite well for the rest of the game.”

Prutton backs Swans to bag point against Baggies

David Prutton has backed Swansea to avoid defeat at home to promotion-chasing West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday night.

Martin’s side will clearly need to be at their very best to take anything from Baggies, who currently sit second in the Championship table.

However, they have surely built up some useful momentum from the 3-0 win over the Bluebirds, and Prutton believes the Swans could well have enough about them to earn at least a point.

Writing in his regular Sky Sports column, Prutton said: “Swansea’s win over Cardiff in the South Wales derby will have been huge for morale under Russell Martin. A few more performances like that and they could be challenging a lot higher up the table.

“West Brom were frustrated for long periods against Birmingham on Friday night and it did look as though they might not get anything from the game at times. They struck late on to grind out the win, though, which is a sure-fire sign of a team capable of challenging for promotion. 2-2.”

Martin’s West Brom rallying call

Russell Martin says his Swansea side need to put their derby day heroics to the back of their mind when they take on the Baggies.

With such a short turnaround in games, the Swans were immediately preparing for tonight’s game on Monday at their Fairwood training ground.

And Martin has challenged his players to produce a repeat performance on Wednesday night against high-flying Albion.

“I’m sure our fans were all still talking about the game on Monday morning, and I’m glad that’s the case because we want them to enjoy it as much as possible, ” said Martin.

“But for the coaching staff and players we were straight onto analysing the game and pointing out areas where we could have been better along with the good points.

“The challenge for us now as a group is to back that performance and result up against West Brom. We’ve spoken a lot about delivering that kind of performance and result, but now we have to maintain that. It’s no good playing like that and not building on it.

“We’ve only had a few days to prepare, while West Brom have had two days more as they played on the Friday, but the lads have been really focussed in training.

“As a team, we have to rise to the challenge of repeating our performance levels from Sunday and deliver a good result against a West Brom side that has started the season very well following their relegation from the Premier League.”

Joseph eyeing more goals after Robins brace

Kyle Joseph says there’s more to come in terms of his goalscoring exploits, after netting a brace for Cheltenham Town in the 3-1 win over Morecambe on Tuesday night.

The Swans loanee netted twice after the break to help his team to back-to-back victories.

However, he believes he still has more in his locker.

“I think we imposed ourselves really well. I think we controlled the game and kept our tempo,” he said.

“Even after they scored we kept our heads up and it’s testament to the lads mentality and the reaction to it.

“We always knew we were going to get chances. We were clinical and we had them.

“There were a lot of chances for us, and if I’m being critical of myself I could have put a few more away.”

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Kieran Trippier has been linked with a return to the Premier League, reports the Daily Mirror. The former Tottenham player, 31, had previously been subject of interest from Manchester United who could again make a move for the Atletico Madrid right-back.

Leicester will do what they can to keep Youri Tielemans on their books, writes the Daily Mail. The Belgian midfielder is currently on a deal which expires in 2023 and helped the Foxes to their FA Cup win last season with the club eager to tie him down with a new deal.

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Premier League clubs have acted to temporarily stop teams agreeing sponsorship deals linked to their owners following the Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle.

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Russell Martin believes Swansea City rewarded the patience of their fans with a rousing south Wales derby victory over Cardiff City.

Swansea’s players and staff celebrated at length with their fans at full time after securing only the third league victory of Martin’s reign.

“Everyone has to enjoy it,” said Swansea head coach Martin.

“Hopefully that’s repaid some of the support and faith we have been given since we have been here.

“The supporters have been so patient. They have been so understanding of what’s going on. Hopefully they enjoyed today and we can kick on and keep improving.”

Swansea reached the Championship play-off final last season, but have had mixed results in the early stages of this campaign.

Martin is overseeing a period of transition, with some key players from the Steve Cooper era now gone and the new management team implementing a possession-based style.

While he celebrated the Cardiff triumph, Martin performed the ‘swim away’ gesture in front of Swansea’s fans.

The gesture is a reference to a clash between Swansea and Cardiff supporters following a derby encounter at the Swans’ former Vetch Field home in the late 1980s.

“I got carried away,” Martin said.

“I did something at the end – I don’t even know what it was but I got told to do it and I enjoyed it.

“You have to be willing to accept that if you’re singing that a certain relative of mine is something at some point in the game, then you have to be willing to accept something afterwards. It’s football. Our fans enjoyed it and theirs probably didn’t so much.”