That’s it for today. I’ll leave you in the capable hands of Billy Munday for Bournemouth v Liverpool. Goodnight!
Match report: Man City 2-0 Wolves
League One
We mentioned earlier that Cardiff’s Yousef Salech suffered a nasty head injury against Stockport. In fact it was a neck injury – this is what the Cardiff manager Brian Barry-Murphy said about the incident, as reported by the BBC.
It’s been coming. We’ve seen for months that he hasn’t been protected by the referees.
Yousef’s in hospital having a scan on his neck as a precaution and we’re just awaiting the results of that.
It definitely wasn’t nice viewing, but we’re very hopeful [it’s not serious]. It’s very difficult when you have such a serious injury to someone who’s so close to all the players.
It’s difficult to compose yourself and to focus on the game. So really considering those circumstances the players faced, I was over the moon [with how Cardiff played] and my own focus to be honest was a little bit distracted.
Match report: Fulham 2-1 Brighton
Harry Wilson’s taste for the spectacular continues to decorate Fulham’s season. Deep in added time, the Welshman’s free-kick beat Bart Verbruggen, whose failure to keep the ball out completed a regrettable afternoon for both goalkeepers.
As in August, when the two teams fought out a draw on opening day, Brighton rued missed chances and Fulham took theirs when they came. Fabian Hürzeler’s team continue to make the mistakes that keeps them landlocked in mid-table.
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Bundesliga round-up
Strugglers Augsburg scored twice in six minutes late in the second half to come from a goal down and stun hosts Bayern Munich 2-1 in the Bavarian derby on Saturday, the league leaders’ first Bundesliga loss of the season.
The hosts, fresh from securing a Champions League knockout spot with Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise, took a 23rd-minute lead thanks to Hiroki Ito’s header but lacked any spark upfront as Augsburg struck in the 75th and 81st minutes through Arthur Chaves and Han-Noah Massengo to earn their first win in Munich for 11 years.
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Match report: Burnley 2-2 Tottenham
Thomas Frank was brought to Tottenham as the pragmatic choice so will know that when his own supporters are demanding his sacking, he is in trouble. An underserved draw at Burnley, thanks to a last minute Cristian Romero goal, leaves Spurs with two victories in 14 Premier League matches and chants from the away end of “We want Frank out”.
If the loss to West Ham resulted in crisis talks last Sunday, Frank must have feared what the next stage after that is, especially with the fans turning. Micky van de Ven gave them hope of a much-needed win but Spurs did not capitalise on the opener, allowing Burnley back into the match, with Axel Tuanzebe and Lyle Foster making the pressure almost unbearable for Frank until Romero offered respite.
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Championship: Bristol City 2-0 Sheff Wed A tearful Barry Bannan has said farewell to the Sheffield Wednesday fans ahead of an imminent move to Millwall. Today was his 477th and final appearance for Wednesday.
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Bournemouth v Liverpool
Still want more? Bet you do. Thankfully Billy Munday is on duty for the match at the Vitality Stadium.
“Aberdeen have won 6-2 at home to Livingston,” writes Simon McMahon, “and Falkirk and Motherwell have both scored four at home to Hibs and Kilmarnock respectively. And in the bowls, we’ve gone into a tie break! The Afcon final had nothing on this.”
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Full time: Hull 2-1 Swansea; Sheffield United 3-1 Ipswich
Hull move level on points with third-placed Ipswich after an eventful afternoon in the Championship.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 28 | 21 | 50 |
| 4 | Hull | 28 | 7 | 50 |
| 5 | Millwall | 29 | 1 | 49 |
Full time: Burnley 2-2 Tottenham
A frustrating result for both sides in a ding-dong game. It could have been worse for Spurs, who needed an immense late header from Cristian Romero to avoid defeat.
Full time: Manchester City 2-0 Wolves
A much-needed win for City. Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo scored classy goals to see off the bottom club Wolves and move City to within four points of the leaders Arsenal.
90+5 min: Burnley 2-2 Tottenham Cristian Romero’s equaliser was a brilliant goal – a flying, heartfelt header from Wilson Odobert’s flat cross.
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Full time! Fulham 2-1 Brighton
Fulham come from behind to continue their superb home form. Harry Wilson got the winner in injury time with an eyecatching free-kick, albeit one that Bart Verbruggen should have saved. As if Wilson will care.
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GOAL! Burnley 2-2 Tottenham (Romero 90)
Cristian Romero scored a dramatic equaliser for Spurs! Of course it was Romero: he and his fellow centre-back Micky van de Ven, who gave Spurs the lead earlier today, have scored 13 goals between them this season.
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GOAL! Bromley 2-1 Swindon (Kabamba 89)
It’ll be a good night out in Bromley tonight – Nicke Kabamba has scored a late winner!
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90 min: Burnley 2-1 Tottenham So close to an equaliser for Spurs: Xavi Simons has hit the crossbar!
GOAL! Fulham 2-1 Brighton (Wilson 90+2)
Harry Wilson has won the game for Fulham!
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The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
Burnley 2-1 Tottenham
Fulham 1-1 Brighton
Man City 2-0 Wolves
Championship
Hull 2-1 Swansea
Sheff Utd 3-1 Ipswich
Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston (FT)
League Two
Bromley 1-1 Swindon
Bundesliga
Bayern 1-2 Augsburg (FT)
90 min: Burnley 2-1 Tottenham For the second Saturday in succession, the Spurs supporters (sic) are singing, ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ at Thomas Frank.
Red card! Sheff Utd 3-1 Ipswich
Sheffield United captain Patrick Bamford, who scored their third goal, has now been sent off after receiving a second yellow card. I think it was for diving but there’s a lot going on. Also: 3pm blackout.
On this day in 1981… Everton put Liverpool out of the FA Cup.
GOAL! Burnley 2-1 Tottenham (Foster 76)
A big goal for Burnley in their fight against relegation – and a nightmare for Thomas Frank. The substitute Lyle Foster has scored at the second attempt after superb play from Jaidon Anthony, who beat Van de Ven on the edge of the area before putting Foster through on goal.
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“Great call on the Whiteside GBH video (3.17pm),” writes Peadar de Burca. “A player who according to those in Belfast who saw him as a young teenager, was an absurdly skilled goal-machine. Apparently, a less than competent physio ruined his pelvis and big Norm had to change his playing style to a mixture of Souness circa 1984 and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. You get the feeling from watching your clip that he got just as much craic from leaving the leg in as scoring belters against the Scousers.”
And even more pleasure from leaving the leg in against the Scousers.
Disallowed goal! Fulham 1-1 Brighton An excellent finish from Danny Welbeck gives Bright- ah, he was fractionally offside and it’s been ruled out by VAR. As you were.
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GOAL! Fulham 1-1 Brighton (Chukwueze 72)
The Fulham substitute Samuel Chukwueze equalises with a belter!
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Bournemouth v Liverpool team news
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1) Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert; Scott, Cook; Jimenez, Junior Kroupi, Adli; Evanilson.
Subs: Forster, Christie, Diakite, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic, Sadi, Rees-Dottin, DaCosta.
Liverpool (4-3-3) Alisson; Frimpong, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Wirtz.
Subs: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Endo, Jones, Ekitike, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Ngumoha.
Referee Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)
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GOAL! Sheff Utd 3-1 Ipswich (Bamford 66)
Patrick Bamford restores Sheffield United’s two-goal lead with a clinical finish.
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Full time: Bayern Munich 1-2 Augsburg
A bonkers result at the Allianz Arena, where Augsburg have come from behind to end Bayern Munich’s hopes of going unbeaten throughout the Bundesliga season.
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The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Tottenham
Fulham 0-1 Brighton
Man City 2-0 Wolves
Championship
Hull 2-1 Swansea
Sheff Utd 2-1 Ipswich
League Two
Bromley 1-1 Swindon
Bundesliga
Bayern 1-2 Augsburg (2.30pm)
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GOAL! Sheff Utd 2-1 Ipswich (Jack Clarke 60 pen)
Game on at Bramall Lane. Ipswich are awarded a penalty for handball; Jack Clarke sticks it in off the post.
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Championship round-up
Middlesbrough moved to within three points of Championship leaders Coventry by heaping more misery on 10-man Preston at the Riverside.
Alan Browne returned to haunt his former club by putting Boro ahead, while Tommy Conway and Morgan Whittaker exploited defensive lapses to put Boro three up at half-time. Jordan Storey was red-carded shortly after the resumption and Conway rounded off the scoring to give Middlesbrough a fourth league victory in a row.
GOAL! Hull 2-1 Swansea (Cullen 59)
At the evocatively named MKM Stadium, Liam Cullen has scored to give Swansea a snifter of hope.
“Maybe I was a bit hasty about Aberdeen v Livingston,” writes our bowls correspondent Simon McMahon. “The Dons took an early lead, then thought they had gone further ahead only for VAR to intervene. Bottom of the table Livingston then scored twice in quick succession to turns things round, only for Kevin Nisbet to then scored twice two of his own in first half stoppage time to make it 3-2 at half time. Still, not a patch on the bowls, where the excitement on semi-finals day has almost reached coma pitch.”
85 min: Bayern 1-2 Augsburg We’re not able to watch the Bayern game (see blackout, Saturday, 3pm) but the stats suggest their comeback is no fluke. In the second half they’ve had six shots on target to Bayern’s one.
GOAL! Bayern 1-2 Augsburg (Massengo 81)
What’s the German for fockin ell? I ask for one reason and one reason only: Han-Noah Massengo has put Augsburg in front against the runaway leaders Bayern!
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GOAL! Bayern 1-1 Augsburg (Chaves 75)
What’s the German for blimey? I ask for one reason and one reason only: Arthur Chaves has equalised for Augsburg against the runaway leaders Bayern.
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GOAL! Bromley 1-1 Swindon (Charles 46)
Ashley Charles has equalised right at the start of the second half for the League Two leaders Bromley.
Full time: Como 6-0 Torino
A spectacular win for Cesc Fabregas’s side, who move up to fifth in the Serie A table, at least until tomorrow.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Milan | 22 | 31 | 52 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 21 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Napoli | 21 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Roma | 21 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Como | 22 | 21 | 40 |
The half-time scores in our featured games
Premier League
Burnley 1-1 Tottenham
Fulham 0-1 Brighton
Man City 2-0 Wolves
Championship
Hull 2-0 Swansea
Sheff Utd 2-0 Ipswich
League Two
Bromley 0-1 Swindon
Half time: Sheff Utd 2-0 Ipswich
It all kicked off at half-time, though the main incident was off camera so we’re not yet sure what happened.
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Half time: Man City 2-0 Wolves
That Antoine Semenyo goal was superbly taken. Bernardo Silva rapped a pass into him on the edge of the area, and two touches later the ball was into the net. He lost Ladislav Krejci with his first touch and lashed a low shot into the net with his second. Not sure how you defend against that.
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GOAL! Sheff Utd 2-0 Ipswich (Brooks 45+4)
Andre Brooks’ deflected shot flies into the net to double Sheffield United’s lead!
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GOAL! Man City 2-0 Wolves (Semenyo 45+2)
Antoine Semenyo gets his first Premier League goal for City, and his third in four games overall. City’s run of four Premier League games without victory is (probably) over.
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GOAL! Burnley 1-1 Tottenham (Tuanzebe 45)
Kyle Walker’s excellent cross is volleyed in by the unmarked Axel Tuanzebe, six yards out. Burnley are level!
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The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Burnley 0-1 Tottenham
Fulham 0-1 Brighton
Man City 1-0 Wolves
Championship
Hull 2-0 Swansea
Sheff Utd 1-0 Ipswich
Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston (FT)
League Two
Bromley 0-1 Swindon
Bundesliga
Bayern 1-0 Augsburg (2.30pm)
“Hi Rob,” writes Alun Pugh. “Thought that the 3pm blackout only applied to us mere mortals but journalists and broadcasters had live feeds.
“I imagined you in a Bond villain bunker deep underneath Guardian HQ surrounded by walls of screens showing everything from the Premier League to the clash between Penrhyncoch and Brickfield Rangers in the Cymru North It’s 1-0 btw at 80 mins.”
You’re right about the bunker but, alas not the rest.
In Serie A, Cesc Fabregas’s high-flying Como are thrashing Torino 6-0. Fabregas, who doesn’t turn 40 until next year, could be Europe’s next great manager.
GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Tottenham (Van de Ven 38)
Goalscoring machine Micky van de Ven has struck again to give Spurs the lead at Turf Moor. A cracking finish, too, a snapshot from 15 yards following a corner.
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39 min: Man City 1-0 Wolves No penalty to Manchester City. The interesting thing is that Farai Hallam, who is refereeing in the Premier League for the first time, was sent to the monitor but stuck with his on-field decision.
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GOAL! Sheff Utd 1-0 Ipswich (O'Hare 38)
A Sheffield United counter-attack is coolly finished off by Callum O’Hare. The promotion plot thickens – especially as Regan Slater has just made it Hull 2-0 Swansea with a blistering drive.
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36 min: Man City 1-0 Wolves
There’s a VAR check for a Man City penalty after a potential handball from Yerson Mosquera. It sounds like it’s going to be given.
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League Two
Callum Paterson has scored a first-half hat-trick for MK Dons, who lead Shrewsbury 3-0.
31 min: Fulham 0-1 Brighton Yes, Bernd Leno should have done better with the goal. It was a crisp rising drive from Ayari but Leno will be annoyed that he was beaten at the near post.
GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Brighton (Ayari 28)
Yasin Ayari blasts Brighton ahead against the run of play. It sounds like the Fulham keeper Bernd Leno might have done better.
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The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Burnley 0-0 Tottenham
Fulham 0-0 Brighton
Man City 1-0 Wolves
Championship
Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston (FT)
Hull 1-0 Swansea
Sheff Utd 0-0 Ipswich
League Two
Bromley 0-1 Swindon
Bundesliga
Bayern 1-0 Augsburg (2.30pm)
On this day in 1973… Ajax beat Rangers 3-2 to complete a 6-3 aggregate victory in the European Super Cup.
GOAL! Hull 1-0 Swansea (McBurnie 24 pen)
‘Big’ Oli McBurnie has put promotion-chasing Hull in front from the penalty spot after a clear handball in the Swansea area.
On this day in 1990… a tremendous League Cup quarter-final between Spurs and Nottm Forest.
It’s pretty quiet in our featured games. Sounds like Man City are well on top against Wolves; a win today would put a bit of pressure on Arsenal ahead of their game against Man Utd tomorrow.
On this day in 1987… Norman Whiteside boots Arsenal all round Old Trafford.
GOAL! Bromley 0-1 Swindon (Holman 10)
Swindon lead in the League Two top-of-the-table clash. No idea what happened, because of the 3pm blackout, only that Fletcher Holman scored the goal.
The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
Burnley 0-0 Tottenham
Fulham 0-0 Brighton
Man City 1-0 Wolves
Championship
Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston (FT)
Hull 0-0 Swansea
Sheff Utd 0-0 Ipswich
League Two
Bromley 0-0 Swindon
Bundesliga
Bayern 1-0 Augsburg (2.30pm)
GOAL! Man City 1-0 Wolves (Marmoush 6)
An early goal for City. Matheus Nunes’s superb cross – I’m paraphrasing Soccer Saturday – is volleyed in by Omar Marmoush, who is starting his first Premier League game since August.
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Bayern Munich are interested in Josh Acheampong and are considering whether to move for the Chelsea defender this month.
Chelsea remain intent on keeping the 19-year-old and have had no contact from Bayern but that has not stopped a host of clubs in England and Europe from tracking the youngster’s progress. Bournemouth had a loan offer rejected last summer and Crystal Palace, who have just sold Marc Guehi to Manchester rity, are monitoring Acheampong. City showed furtive interest in the England Under-21 international last summer.
Acheampong is regarded as one of the brightest young prospects in England and his ability has caught the eye of Bayern, who are planning a defensive rebuild this summer. The Bundesliga champions could need additions if they lose Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae. Bayern are looking hard at Acheampong and despite being prepared to wait until the summer before making their move they have not ruled out an attempt to sign him before the end of the current transfer window.
Chelsea have not received an official bid for Acheampong and sources at the club have repeatedly stressed that they want to keep the versatile defender. Acheampong is a product of the club’s academy and has played at right-back, centre-back, left-back and defensive midfield. He has made 17 appearances in all competitions this season and excelled against Alexander Isak and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
However Chelsea have plenty of competition for places in central defence and playing time is a consideration for Acheampong, whose contract expires in 2029. His opportunities may be limited if Chelsea press ahead with a deal for the Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet. Mamadou Sarr and Aaron Anselmino will also return from respective loans at Strasbourg and Borussia Dortmund this summer.and are considering whether to move for the Chelsea defender this month.
Chelsea remain intent on keeping the 19-year-old and have had no contact from Bayern but that has not stopped a host of clubs in England and Europe from tracking the youngster’s progress. Bournemouth had a loan offer rejected last summer and Crystal Palace, who have just sold Marc Guehi to Manchester rity, are monitoring Acheampong. City showed furtive interest in the England Under-21 international last summer.
Acheampong is regarded as one of the brightest young prospects in England and his ability has caught the eye of Bayern, who are planning a defensive rebuild this summer. The Bundesliga champions could need additions if they lose Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae. Bayern are looking hard at Acheampong and despite being prepared to wait until the summer before making their move they have not ruled out an attempt to sign him before the end of the current transfer window.
Chelsea have not received an official bid for Acheampong and sources at the club have repeatedly stressed that they want to keep the versatile defender. Acheampong is a product of the club’s academy and has played at right-back, centre-back, left-back and defensive midfield. He has made 17 appearances in all competitions this season and excelled against Alexander Isak and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
However Chelsea have plenty of competition for places in central defence and playing time is a consideration for Acheampong, whose contract expires in 2029. His opportunities may be limited if Chelsea press ahead with a deal for the Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet. Mamadou Sarr and Aaron Anselmino will also return from respective loans at Strasbourg and Borussia Dortmund this summer.
GOAL! Bayern Munich 1-0 Augsburg (Ito 23) Hiroki Ito has given Bayern a shock lead against Augsburg.
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Premier League match report: West Ham 3-1 Sunderland
The unfamiliar sensation coursing through West Ham is hope. Seemingly down and out after their devastating defeat to Nottingham Forest earlier this month, the prospect of Nuno Espírito Santo masterminding the unlikeliest of escapes feels far from outlandish after seeing his side treat the London Stadium to the rare sensation of a performance full of craft, desire and tactical intelligence.
Sunderland were blown away by three goals inside the first 43 minutes. They looked stunned by West Ham’s intensity and quality in attack. Jarrod Bowen was outstanding, Crysencio Summerville scored for the third time in as many games and the brilliance of Mateus Fernandes in midfield suggested that West Ham will be able to cope if they grant Lucas Paquetá his wish to join Flamengo.
WSL match report: Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal
A cathartic strike from Beth Mead and a second from Mariona Caldentey earned Arsenal a 2-0 win over Chelsea and pulled them to within a point of their London rivals in the WSL table.
A first victory for Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, and first away win against Chelsea in eight years, dented the holders’ title hopes in the process. The Blues now sit six points behind rampant league leaders Manchester City, who travel to London City Lionesses on Sunday with the chance to extend that lead to nine.
“Howdy Rob!” chirps Simon McMahon. “Scotland’s game of the day is, eh, tomorrow, when Martin O’Neill’s Wilfried Nancy’s Martin O’Neill’s Celtic travel to face league leaders Hearts at Tynecastle. Next in line would have been Dundee United v St. Mirren at Tannadice but that has fallen victim to the weather.
“So, will Aberdeen v Livingston do? Thought not. Motherwell v Kilmarnock? Ok, how about Falkirk v Hibs? That should be a decent game. Think I’ll probably watch the indoor bowls, you don’t get this at the football, do you?”
League One results
Cardiff 1-1 Stockport
Huddersfield 1-0 Bradford
Plymouth 1-0 Luton
The Cardiff match was delayed for 12 minutes in the first half when Yousef Salech suffered a nasty head injury. He needed oxygen on the field and was stretchered off; there has been no update since then but hopefully he’s okay.
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Sheff Utd v Ipswich team news
Sheff Utd Cooper, Seriki, McGuinness, Mee, McCallum, Peck, Tom Davies, Brooks, Hamer, O’Hare, Bamford.
Subs: Adam Davies, Arblaster, Cannon, Hoever, Burrows, Campbell, Chong, Matos, Sasnauskas.
Ipswich Walton, Furlong, O’Shea, Kipre, Greaves, Matusiwa, Taylor, Walle, Szmodics, Clarke, Hirst.
Subs: Palmer, Johnson, Baggott, Davis, Cajuste, Burns, McAteer, Mehmeti, Azon.
Referee Tom Nield (West Yorkshire)
Championship
A couple of thumping home victories in the lunchtime games.
Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston
Millwall 4-0 Charlton
This is what it does to the table.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Coventry | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| 4 | Millwall | 29 | 1 | 49 |
| 5 | Hull | 27 | 6 | 47 |
Full time: West Ham 3-1 Sunderland
Back-to-back wins for West Ham, who are now just two points behind 17th-placed Nottingham Forest in the table. Forest have a tricky game away to Brentford tomorrow.
Full time: Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal
A fabulous result for Arsenal – and Manchester City, who will go nine points clear at the top of the WSL if they beat London City Lionesses tomorrow.
Beth Mead and Mariona Caldentey scored the goals for a very impressive Arsenal, who themselves more to within a point of Chelsea.
Bromley v Swindon team news
Bromley Smith, Samuel, Sowunmi, Cameron, Odutayo, Charles, Whitely, Krauhaus, Arthurs, Pinnock, Cheek.
Subs: Long, Jenkinson, Thompson, Kabamba, Hondermarck, Ajayi, Ilunga.
Swindon Ripley, Ball, Wright, Tafazolli, Wilson-Brown, Nichols, Borland, Kilkenny, Drinan, Palmer, Holman.
Subs: Ward, Snowdon, Middlemas, Olakigbe, McGregor, Kirkman, Oldaker.
Referee James Oldham (England)
Hull v Swansea team news
Hull Pandur, Coyle, Hughes, Egan, Famewo, Hadziahmetovic, Slater, Joseph, Gelhardt, Millar, McBurnie.
Subs: Phillips, Lundstram, Akintola, Hirakawa, Jacob, Ndala, Crooks, Dowell, McCarthy.
Swansea Vigouroux, Galbraith, Cabango, Burgess, Tymon, Fulton, Ronald, Goncalo Franco, Cullen, Eom, Vipotnik.
Subs: Fisher, Key, Stamenic, Widell, Yalcouye, Nunes Gomes, Wales, Ward, Cooper.
Referee Josh Smith (Lincolnshire)
Pep Guardiola has dropped Erling Haaland and Phil Foden to the bench for this afternoon’s visit of Wolves to the Etihad Stadium, the manager selecting Marc Guehi to give the £20m defender a Manchester City debut.
Excluding Haaland and Foden from the XI is a big deal and at the same time no massive surprise. Big because they are two of Guardiola’s main acts but no great surprise because, as outlined here, they are each badly out of form.
The surprise, to this correspondent, is that Rodri retains his place as he was the poorest of the three in Tuesday’s 3-1 hammering by Bodo/Glimt in the Arctic Circle on Tuesday. But as Nico Gonzalez, his deputy is injured, there was maybe no choice.
Burney v Tottenham Hotspur team news
No surprise that Scott Parker sticks with the Burnley side that drew at Anfield. Thomas Frank brings in some of the players who were unavailale for Spurs’ victory over Borussia Dortmund in midweek: Micky van de Ven, Yves Bissouma and Conor Gallagher replace Destiny Udogie, Archie Gray and the injured Lucas Bergvall.
Burnley (3-4-2-1) Dubravka; Tuanzebe, Esteve, Humphreys; Walker, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Lucas Pires; Edwards, Anthony; Broja.
Subs: Weiss, Bruun Larsen, Foster, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Sonne, Mejbri, Laurent, Barnes.
Tottenham Hotspur (poss 4-2-3-1) Vicario; Porro, Danso, Romero, Van de Ven; Bissouma, Gallagher; Odobert, Simons, Spence; Solanke.
Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Tel, Udogie, Gray, Muani, Scarlett, Byfield, Williams-Barnet.
Referee Peter Bankes (Merseyside)
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Man City v Wolverhampton team news
Marc Guehi goes straight into City’s starting line-up; Erling Haaland and Phil Foden are among those on the bench. Wolves bring in Jhon Arias for Tolu Arokodare.
Man City (4-3-3) Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Reijnders; Cherki, Marmoush, Semenyo.
Subs: Trafford, Ake, Haaland, Doku, Ait Nouri, Foden, Mukasa, Alleyne, Lewis.
Wolverhampton (3-5-2) Jose Sa; Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci; Tchatchoua, Joao Gomes, Andre, Mane, H Bueno; Arias, Hwang.
Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, Larsen, Agbadou, Arokodare, Pedro Lima, Rodrigo Gomes, Lopez.
Referee Farai Hallam (Surrey)
Fulham v Brighton team news
Kevin and Alex Iwobi come into the Fulham XI. Brighton bring in Olivier Boscagli, Carlos Baleba and Yasin Ayari. It’s not clear who will start at right-back for them, possibly Pascal Gross.
Fulham (4-2-3-1) Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson; Iwobi, Berge; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin; Jimenez.
Subs: Lecomte, Bassey, Reed, Cairney, Kusi-Asare, Chukwueze, King, Sessegnon, Diop.
Brighton (poss 4-2-3-1) Verbruggen; Gross, Van Hecke, Dunk, Boscagli; Baleba, Ayari; Kadioglu, Gomez, Mitoma; Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Rutter, Minteh, Hinshelwood, Kostoulas, Milner, De Cuyper, Veltman, Coppola.
Referee Michael Oliver (Northumberland)
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GOAL! West Ham 3-1 Sunderland (Brobbey 66)
Brian Brobbey has given Sunderland a whiff of hope at the London Stadium.
GOALS! Tommy Conway has scored his second to make it Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston in the Championship. And in the big WSL game, Mariona Caldentey has doubled Arsenal’s lead at Stamford Bridge.
50 min: Cardiff 1-1 Stockport There was a 12-minute delay in this game after Cardiff’s star forward Yousef Salech suffered a nasty head injury. He needed oxygen on the field and was eventually stretchered off. We don’t have any further news but will keep you posted.
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League One
Three of the top four teams are in action this lunchtime. Cardiff (1st) are drawing 1-1 at home to Stockport (4th), while Bradford (3rd) are a goal down at Huddersfield (7th at the start of play).
Burnley v Tottenham (3pm)
It is bitterly cold at Turf Moor, where a Burnley side without a win in 13 Premier League matches host the under pressure Thomas Frank and his Tottenham side. Last week’s defeat to West Ham, who start the day one place above the Lancashire club in the relegation zone, felt like a new low for the Dane but a loss here could be the nadir. Few hold out hope of Burnley mounting a serious survival bid, further hindered by a very quiet January, so two defeats in a row to struggling sides will not support the idea that Frank can turn things around.
The good news is that 10-man Borussia Dortmund were brushed aside in the Champions League to alleviate some of the mounting scrutiny. It felt last Sunday that Frank would be out of the job and an interim be left in charge. But he is here and a second victory in four days would provide the breathing space Frank desperately wants.
Women’s Super League
There’s been a goal in the big game at Stamford Bridge. If you don’t want to know how scored it, don’t click this.
Premier League
West Ham’s survival charge is under way. After winning at Spurs last week, they put three past Sunderland in the first half at the London Stadium. Dominic Booth is following that one.
Championship
Promotion-chasing Middlesbrough are cruising to victory over Preston at the Riverside. Alan Browne, Tommy Conway and Morgan Whittaker scored in the first half; Preston have just had Jordan Storey sent off early in the second half.
Preamble
Helo, good afternoon and welcome another heaving plate of vaguely edible tasty Saturday afternoon football. There are three 3pm games in the Premier League, with Manchester City v Wolves the most relevant to the title race. It’s a reflection of the form of both teams that 2nd v 20th doesn’t quite feel like a home banker.
City should win, and probably will, but they’ve had a miserable start to 2026. Wolves have been playing some good stuff under Rob Edwards, inspired by the exciting Mateus Mane, and came close to taking a point from the Emirates at Anfield just before Christmas.
Wolves’ upturn in form is too late to save them from relegation. The team in 19th, Burnley, are running out of time and could really do with taking three points at home to Spurs this afternoon. The other match is between two of the Premier League’s quiet overachievers, Fulham and Brighton.
We’ll be keeping an eye on the lunchtime games, including Chelsea v Arsenal in the WSL, and a handful of matches in the EFL. The top two in League Two, Bromley and Swindon, meet at Hayes Lane.
These are our featured games, all 3pm kick-offs unless stated.
Premier League
West Ham 3-0 Sunderland (12.30pm)
Burnley v Tottenham
Fulham v Brighton
Man City v Wolves
Bournemouth v Liverpool (5.30pm)
Women’s Super League
Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal (12.30pm)
Championship
Middlesbrough 3-0 Preston (12.30pm)
Hull v Swansea
Sheff Utd v Ipswich
League One
Cardiff v Stockport (12.30pm)
League Two
Bromley v Swindon
Bundesliga
Bayern v Augsburg (2.30pm)
