P392 CEEFAX 2 392 Fri 21 Jan 22:14/54 FOOTBALL — PREMIERSHIP PREVIEW LIVERPOOL v MIDDLESBROUGH David Thompson will be missing from the Liverpool side as he starts a four- match ban for clashing with Leeds' David Hopkin in a reserve match. The young midfielder had just held down a place in the side and scored the second goal at Watford last Saturday. Manager Gerard Houllier said: "We are losing a good player at a time when we are short of personnel due to injuries. "He will learn and realise his mistake keeps him out of important games." 1/2 N WEST News 160 Weather 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 NextPage Reg Sport NW-Weath Main MenuP392 CEEFAX 2 392 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/34 FOOTBALL — PREMIERSHIP PREVIEW SOUTHAMPTON v EVERTON Everton boss Walter Smith will keep faith with young striker Francis Jeffers against Saints, despite his having gone four games without scoring. But the club's lack of money to spend is a mojor factor in his decision. "He is being asked to do a lot. We have got to persevere and hope he comes back to his goalscoring best," said Smith. "If we had two experienced strikers he would have been handled in a different manner, but we have to play him." 2/2 N WEST News 160 Weather 402 NATIONAL News 101 TV/Radio 600 NextPage Reg Sport NW-Weath Main Menu