Mr Ross

Council meeting has now ended. Lots happening behind the scenes. The Palestinian flag could fly at midnight.

Just had a look into tonight's matches. I think we'll see goals in the two which involve the four teams in Group D. So that's Iceland v France as well as Ukraine v Azerbaijan this evening. Looking at France, they were 2-1 winners over Iceland back in September and played a decent chunk of the second half with ten-men. They've been comfortable so far really, winning three games from three and averaging 2.33 goals scored per game. Iceland could get involved as the home team and coming into this on the back of a bonkers 5-3 defeat at home v Ukraine. After that eight-goal thriller, that means they're averaging 5.33 goals per match including the 2-1 loss to France and a 5-0 win over Azerbaijan. I wouldn't write Iceland off from scoring having scored eight times in two home games and being the only side to score against France so far (Away from home too). Onto Ukraine v Azerbaijan and I expect Ukraine to pump them on the back of that 5-3 win in Iceland. They drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture which is poor, but note that Azerbaijan conceded eight across their two trips to France and Iceland. It's a big game for Ukraine this and a chance to put a marker down in their battle with Iceland for the top two as they are likely going to lose against France.