Key events
League One: Having been 4-1 down against Leicester City, Stockport County have reduced the deficit to just one goal. Kyle Wootton has just scored to make it 4-3 at Edgeley Park.
Championship: Largie Ramazani pulls a goal back for Burnley, who trail Swansea City 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium, while Southampton have doubled their lead against Bristol City courtesy of Cyle Larin’s second goal of the game.
GOAL! Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford (Schade 56)
Premier League: Kevin Schade scores his second of the game and third of the season, volleying past Djordje Petrovic to capitalise on a mistake from the Bournemouth goalkeeper.
Championship: It’s Dapo Afolyana on the double as the 29-year-old winger gives Tony Mowbray’s Blackburn a 2-1 lead against Millwall.
GOAL! Bournemouth 2-1 Brentford (Tavernier 52)
Premier League: Evanilson rolls the ball into the path of Marcus Tavernier, who smashes it past Caoimhin Kelleher to put Bournemouth in front. It was the home side’s fourth shot in the early stages of the second half, so the goal was coming.
Liverpool 0-0 Fulham: Move along, nothing to see here …
Chelsea 1-2 Hull City: Hull City goalkeeper Konstantinos Tsolakis makes a very smart save indeed from a whipped Reece James free-kick that might have been sneaking into the top corner.
Championship: Lyndon Dykes scores from the spot for Millwall to make it 1-1 in their game against Blackburn at Ewood Park.
GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Delap 46)
Premier League: Liam Delap scores his first for Forest and his first in 29 appearances to put his side ahead against an Aston Villa team who are still looking for their first Premier League goal of the season.
League One: Russell Martin has been the subject of an uncomfortable amount of derision in recent months but today could be the day for some temporary respite. His Leicester City side are 3-1 up away at Stockport County.
Scottish League Cup: Thibault Klidje, Adam Mayor and Ante Suto have got the goals for Hearts, who are hammering Ross County in their quarter-final at the Global Energy Stadium in Dingwall. The second half is underway.
Premier League half-times
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Bournemouth 1-1 Brentford
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Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
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Chelsea 1-2 Hull City
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Crystal Palace 1-2 Ipswich Town
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Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
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Tottenham Hotspur v Everton (5.30pm (BST)
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Sunderland v Arsenal (8pm)
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Championship half-times
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Bolton 1-0 Cardiff City (R)
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Derby County 1-2 Birmingham City (R)
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West Brom 1-1 QPR (R)
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Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Millwall
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Charlton Athletic 0-0 Portsmouth
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Middlesbrough 3-1 Norwich City
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Preston 0-0 Lincoln City
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Southampton 1-0 Bristol City
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Swansea City 2-0 Burnley
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Watford 0-1 Stoke City
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GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-2 Ipswich Town (Davis 45)
Premier League: Having provided the assist for his side’s opener, Leif Davis gets his head to a cross to nod Ipswich ahead against 10-man Palace.
Championship: Cyle Larin has given Southampton the lead against Bristol City at St Mary’s, while Oladapo Afolayan has put Blackburn Rovers 1-0 up against Millwall at Ewood Park with a strike from close range. Rovers are hoping to end a run of three consecutive defeats. At the Liberty Stadium, Burnley are 2-0 down against Swansea City but have just hit the cross-bar. Jamie Vardy is on the Burnley bench this afternoon, after signing for them as a free agent earlier this week.
GOALS! Bournemouth 1-1 Brentford
Premier League: With all the excitement at Stamford Bridge and Selhurst Park, I managed to completely miss Kevin Schade’s opener for Brentford at the Vitality Stadium. Apologies! Justin Kluivert has just equalised for the hosts with a left-footed drive into the bottom corner after good work from Evanilson.
Red card at Selhurst Park!
Premier League: Crystal Palace defender Axel Disasi gets sent off for a high, studs-up challenge on Jack Clarke.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-2 Hull City (Belloumi 34)
Premier League: Less than a minute after Lewie Coyle had gone close for Hull City, Belloumi puts them 2-1 up with a deflected shot off Levi Colwill. It’s Chelsea’s turn to get mauled by the Tigers!
GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Hull City (Belloumi 28)
Premier League: Mohamed Belloumi capitalises on some diabolical defending from Jorrel Hato to level proceedings at Stamford Bridge. Hato completely misjudge the flight of a cross and allowed the ball to bounce over his own head before the Algerian smashed home.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Ipswich Town (Emersonn 23)
Premier League: Emersonn scores his second Premier League goal of the season, getting between defenders to head home a Leif Davis cross and restore parity for Ipswich.
West Ham 2-1 London City Lionesses
WSL: West Ham claimed their first Women’s Super League win of the season with a surprise 2-1 home victory over their mega-rich visitors.
Championship round-up: Bolton beat Cardiff City with a late winner, Birmingham came from behind to see off Derby County at Pride Park and it finished all square between West Brom and QPR at the Hawthorns in this afternoon’s early kick-offs.
Championship: Burnley’s woes continue as they concede a slapstick goal against Swansea City. Adam Idah nips in to pounce on a poor backpass from Igor Julio and give his side the lead. Burnley remain winless and are bottom of the table as things stand.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich Town (Khalali 14)
Premier League: Anan Khalali fires a low diagonal shot into the bottom corner to put Palace a goal up at Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Ipswich: Adam Wharton messes up a glorious opportunity to score into an open goal after a mistake by Ipswich goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen as he tried to play the ball out from the back.
Liverpool 0-0 Fulham: Liverpool defender Jeremy Jacquet is forced to clear a Gonzalo Garcia shot off the line after a dreadful pass from Alisson to Ryan Gravenberch is intercepted by Sander Berge. Alisson’s blushes are spared.
Championship: The goals are flying in at the Riverside Stadium, where Amario Cozier-Duberry has just struck to put Middlesbrough 2-1 up against Norwich City.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Hull City (Rogers 7)
Premier League: Morgan Rogers beats Konstantinos Tzolakis with a near-post shot to put Chelsea in front with yet another early goal for the home side.
Championship: They’re not singing any more! Middlesbrough equalise through Sebastian Berhalter, who converts a low cross from Tommy Conway after the Canaries had coughed up cheep (sorry) possession in their own penalty area.
Championship: Mohamed Touré has taken just 47 seconds to fire Norwich City in front at Middlesbrough with his fifth goal of the season. The Canaries are on song early doors at the Riverside!
WSL: In quite a turn-up for the books, it has finished West Ham 2-1 London City at Victoria Road in the first of the weekend’s WSL fixtures. Kelly Gago and Viviane Asseyi scored the goals for the home side, with Danielle van de Donk bagging a consolation for the Lionesses.
Manchester United: Manchester United supporters’ group The Red Army has said there will be no flag display ahead of Sunday’s derby against Manchester City as part of a protest which follows the club’s investigation into ticket touting.
On Thursday, United revealed they had banned 685 season tickets following a contentious probe which had been condemned by many fans and supporter groups, with protests already planned for Sunday afternoon.
The Red Army said they will make their own views known by removing their regular flag display in the Stretford End and replacing it with a single banner above the players’ tunnel which will read: “The way you treat us is a disgrace.”
In a statement, the group said: “This isn’t a ‘TRA’ message, it’s a message on behalf of every genuine fan group, match-going supporter, supporters’ club and fan representative who has either contacted us directly or been negatively impacted by the recent behaviour of the club.
“It’s an honest, heartfelt cry for recognition from the maligned, vilified, and misrepresented beating heart of our football club – the generational match-going supporters. Neither is this solely a ‘Manchester United’ problem, this is a league-wide crisis that should be addressed at every club, regardless of rivalries and history. Without drastic changes, there will be no rivalries in the future vision for football shared by the decision makers.”
In the statement, the Red Army called for match-going supporters to be prioritised in the club’s fan engagement process. On Thursday, United released an update on their investigation into touting, revealing that 685 accounts have been subject to a ban while 464 supporters received a reduced sanction or final warning.
The club said the investigation had identified 1,617 accounts that required further review due to “unusual activity”. Of those stripped of season tickets, 113 failed to respond to requests for further information, 73 did not appeal and 499 received bans upheld by an independent appeals panel.
A club statement read: “Bans were issued where there was significant misuse of the ticketing system for financial gain. This included the operation of organised ticketing networks, which were controlling, selling and distributing tickets from hundreds of accounts.”
The 1958 supporters’ group responded by calling for fans to “stand united” against the “season ticket ban fiasco” in a protest ahead of the derby, saying a “line has been crossed”.
Fans have been asked to gather outside the Bishop Blaize pub near Old Trafford at 3pm.
Championship: It’s finally over at Pride Park, where the hosts, Derby County, have been beaten by Birmingham City. Bobby Clark fired the Rams in front in the first half, only for Birmingham to equalise through a Carlos Vicente header. Paik Seung-ho won the game for the Blues, converting a Liam Millar corner with an unmissable header from close range.
Championship: Thierry Gale left it late to snatch all three points for Bolton in their match against Cardiff City, scoring the only goal of the game in the 90th minute. At the Hawthorns, there were no second-half goals as West Brom and QPR shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw. They’re still playing at Pride Park, where Birmingham City lead Derby County 2-1 in the 13th minute of added time.
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: Unai Emery makes one change to the team that started against Club Brugge in midweek. Joao Gomes is serving the final match of the three-game ban he received for getting sent off against Brighton on the opening weekend of the season and is replaced by Ross Barkley. Nottingham Forest make two changes to the side that drew with Spurs, with Oliver Glasner picking Ousmane Diomande and Daniel Munoz ahead of Nikola Milenkovic and Jair Cunha.
Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town: Walter Benitez starts in goal for Crystal Palace in place of Dean Henderson, who is not in the matchday squad. Honest Ahoner and Jorgen Strand Larsson also come into the side. Jack Clarke starts for Ipswich, with Daizen Maeda dropping to the bench.
Bournemouth v Brentford: Marco Rose sends out the same Bournemouth side that started their 2-2 draw with Newcastle. Unbeaten Brentford make four changes to the side that drew with Sunderland last weekend. Aaron Hickey, Jannik Schuster, Jaidon Anthony and Yehor Yarmoliuk all get the nod from Keith Andrews.
Chelsea v Hull City: Levi Colwill and Malo Gusto start for Chelsea in place of Maxence Lacroix and Josh Acheampong. Moises Caicedo remains sidelined with injury. Hull make one change from their 0-0 draw with Aston Villa – Matt Crooks comes in for Lucas Gourna-Douath in midfield.
Liverpool v Fulham: Liverpool make three changes to the side that beat Atletico Madrid in midweek. Kostas Tsimikas, Ryan Gravenberch and Victor Munoz come into the side. Still looking for his first league point as Fulham head coach, Alvaro Arbeloa brings Sander Berge and David Affengruber in a bid to add some much-needed backbone.
Liverpool v Fulham line-ups
Liverpool: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola, Isak.
Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Frimpong, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha.
Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Charles, Bobb, King, Iwobi, Garcia.
Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Andersen, Palacios, Rodrigo Muniz, Kevin, Larsson, Angel, Smith Rowe.
Referee: Thomas Bramall (Sheffield)
Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town line-ups
Crystal Palace: Benitez, Richards, Disasi, Ahanor, Khalaili, Timber, Wharton, Mitchell, Kamada, Pino, Larsen.
Subs: Matthews, Lerma, McNeil, Gozo, Tomiyasu, Hughes, Doucoure, Mingueza, Chilwell.
Ipswich Town: Scherpen, O’Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis, Lukic, Palacios, Fatawu, Enciso, Clarke, Emersonn.
Subs: Walton, Kipre, Flemming, Philogene-Bidace, Florentino, Akpom, Nunez, Maeda, Ouattara.
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (England)
Bournemouth v Brentford line-ups
Bournemouth: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier, Evanilson.
Subs: Di Gregorio, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Christie, Doak, Diakite, Toth, Rodriguez.
Brentford: Kelleher, Hickey, Ajer, Schuster, Lewis-Potter, Sangare, Yarmolyuk, Janelt, Anthony, Thiago, Schade.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Ouattara, Wilson, Carvalho, Damsgaard, Diouf, Kayode, Nunes Gomes.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest line-ups
Aston Villa: Suzuki, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Barkley, McGinn, Buendia, Hemmings, Jackson.
Subs: Bizot, Mings, Ruggeri, Garnacho, Abraham, Mbaye, Bogarde, Manzambi, Alysson.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Diomande, Murillo, Munoz, Schlager, McAtee, Williams, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Delap.
Subs: John Victor, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Dominguez, Wood, Igor Jesus, Kalimuendo, Yates, Netz.
Referee: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire)
Chelsea v Hull City line-ups
Chelsea: Martinez, Hato, Fofana, Colwill, Pedro Neto, James, Lavia, Gusto, Palmer, Joao Pedro, Rogers.
Subs: Penders, Barco, Lacroix, Bynoe-Gittens, Welbeck, Quenda, Chavarria, Acheampong, Estevao.
Hull City: Tzolakis, Coyle, Ajayi, Egan, Mendy, Giles, Belloumi, Crooks, Slater, Stroud, McBurnie.
Subs: Phillips, Thomas, Norton-Cuffy, Herrington, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Iroegbunam, Vaz, Cho.
Referee: Farai Hallam (Surrey)
Championship: Standing on the opposition goalline, Birmingham City’s South Korean midfielder Paik Seung-Ho can’t miss as he heads his side in front at Pride Park from a wonderful Liam Millar inswinger of a corner. The visitors lead Derby County 2-1 after 63 minutes.
WSL: West Ham haver doubled their lead against London City, with Viviane Asseyi making it 2-0 at Victoria Road after 48 minutes.
Manchester United: When Enzo Maresca’s Manchester CIty side motor across town to Old Trafford tomorrow, the 199th edition of a local squabble that draws a riveted global audience will be as febrile as ever – on and off the pitch. Words: Jamie Jackson.
WSL: There’s one women’s top flight fixture being played today and at half-time at Victoria Road, West Ham lead London City Lionesses by the only goal of the game, scored by Kelly Gago after 21 minutes.
Comment: The Premier League’s link-up with the Together in Suicide campaign is dispersing simple, blunt and essential messaging and this is a very good thing, writes Barney Ronay.
Championship latest: We have three early kick-offs in the second tier and it’s half-time in all of them. It’s scoreless between Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, while Birmingham City took just two minutes to equaliuse and make it 1-1 with Birmingham City shortly before the break at Pride Park. At the Hawthorns, West Brom and QPR have traded goals and it’s also 1-1 at half-time. A win would send the Baggies top of the table, while QPR will go second if they take all three points.
Meanwhile in Scotland: It’s quarter-finals weekend in the Scottish League Cup and last night Hearts ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against their Championship Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park to book their place in the semi-finals.
Third tier Ross County, the lowest ranked side left in the competition, welcome Hibs to Victoria Park for today’s only 3pm kick-off, ahead of Kilmarnock’s clash with Aberdeen later this evening. Celtic travel to Ibrox tomorrow for a noon kick-off that will see one of the Old Firm Big Dogs exit the tournament.
Premier League fixtures
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Liverpool v Fulham
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Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town
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Bournemouth v Brentford
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Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
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Chelsea v Hull City
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Tottenham Hotspur v Everton (5.30pm (BST)
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Sunderland v Arsenal (8pm)
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Championship fixtures
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Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Cardiff City (L)
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Derby County 1-1 Birmingham City (L)
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West Brom 1-1 QPR (L)
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Blackburn Rovers v Millwall
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Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth
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Middlesbrough v Norwich
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Preston v Lincoln City
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Southampton v Bristol City
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Swansea City v Burnley
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Watford v Stoke City
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Championship match report: West Ham secured their fourth league win in a row as they returned to the top of the table with a thumping 6-0 win over Wrexham at the London Stadium last night.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to clockwatch, your one-stop shop for updates from the Premier League, Championship and beyond this Saturday. You know the drill by now – as is customary, we’ll bring you news of all the goals as they go in, flag up any major talking points from today’s three o’clock kick-offs and provide on-the-whistle reports from our reporters around the grounds once the games have ended.