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Rob Smyth

Barcelona 2-1 Getafe, Manchester City latest: football clockwatch – as it happened

Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann celebrates after opening the scoring.
Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann celebrates after opening the scoring. Photograph: Lluís Gené/AFP via Getty Images

That’s it for today’s Clockwatch. Thanks for your company and emails - please join Scott Murray for Norwich v Liverpool.

Still want more? Bet you do.

League Two The leaders Swindon did not play - their match was postponed - and Exeter moved level on points with a dramatic 3-2 win at Macclesfield. Plymouth came from behind to beat Crewe 2-1 in the battle of the promotion contenders.

League One Rotherham stay top despite a frustrating 2-2 draw at home to AFC Wimbledon. Coventry move up to second, level on points and with a game in hand, after a 2-0 win at Southampton.

Championship Leeds were the only team in the top seven to win today. Fulham were hammered 3-0 at home by the bottom club Barnsley.

Full time: Birmingham 1-1 Brentford

Full time: Barcelona 2-1 Getafe It was a bit tense towards the end, but Barcelona held on to move level on points with the leaders Real Madrid.

Full time: Leeds 1-0 Bristol City A big win for Leeds, only their second this year. Luke Ayling scored the only goal, though Leeds had enough chances to win by three or four.

GOAL! Rotherham 2-2 AFC Wimbledon (Appiah 90+3 pen)

Kwesi Appiah has pinched a point for AFC Wimbledon.

Kwesi Appiah of AFC Wimbledon celebrates his injury time equaliser.
Kwesi Appiah of AFC Wimbledon celebrates his injury time equaliser. Photograph: Ryan Browne/BPI/Shutterstock

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Barcelona 2-1 Getafe

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GOAL! Rotherham 2-1 AFC Wimbledon (Ladapo 81)

The League One leaders have come from 1-0 down at half-time to lead. They have been brilliant in the second half.

It’s now Fulham 0-3 Barnsley, with Cauley Woodrow getting his second. Sensational stuff!

Barnsley’s Cauley Woodrow scores their third.
Barnsley’s Cauley Woodrow scores their third. Photograph: Keith Turner/Shutterstock

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Championship Leeds are still the only team in the top seven who are ahead. The shock of the day is at Craven Cottage, where the bottom club Barnsley lead Fulham 2-0. The scoreline doesn’t flatter them.

GOAL! Fleetwood 2-1 Peterborough (Burns 76)

Fleetwood are back in front, deservedly so according to the man on Sky Sports.

GOAL! Plymouth 2-1 Crewe (Sarcevic 71 pen)

Plymouth have come from behind to lead in the big League Two game.

Antoni Sarcevic fires home from the spot to give Plymouth Argyle the lead.
Antoni Sarcevic fires home from the spot to give Plymouth Argyle the lead. Photograph: Kieran McManus/BPI/Shutterstock

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GOAL! Barcelona 2-1 Getafe (Angel 67)

Angel has brought Getafe back into the match at the Nou Camp with a lovely goal.

Getafe’s Angel celebrates scoring his goal with Jaime Mata.
Getafe’s Angel celebrates scoring his goal with Jaime Mata. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

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Championship QPR, who were 2-0 at home to Stoke, now lead 3-2. Bright Osayi-Samuel has put them ahead with a cracking goal.

League One Doncaster’s Cameron John has scored his second own goal of the afternoon at Priestfield. Gillingham lead 2-1, and John is one away from a very rare hat-trick.

Bundesliga The five 2.30pm games have finished, with Leipzig’s victory moving them to the top of the table. These are the final scores:

  • Augsburg 1-1 Freiburg
  • Hoffenheim 2-3 Wolfsburg
  • Paderborn 1-2 Hertha Berlin
  • RB Leipzig 3-0 Werder Bremen
  • Union Berlin 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen

GOAL! Union Berlin 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Bellarabi 90+4)

Karim Bellarabi has won it for Leverkusen!

Leverkusen’s Karim Bellarabi (right) celebrates his goal with fellow scorer Moussa Diaby.
Leverkusen’s Karim Bellarabi (right) celebrates his goal with fellow scorer Moussa Diaby. Photograph: Hayoung Jeon/EPA

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League Two It’s Plymouth 1-1 Crewe, with Luke Jephcott equalising for the home side.

League One Matt Crooks has scored a deserved equaliser for Rotherham at home to AFC Wimbledon, while Callum O’Hare has put Coventry ahead at Southend.

GOAL! Union Berlin 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Bulter 87)

Marius Bulter scores a dramatic late equaliser for Union Berlin!

GOAL! Fleetwood 1-1 Peterborough (Butler 54)

Dan Butler equalises for Peterborough in the big League One match.

Championship Fulham are now trailing 2-0 at home to Barnsley, with Jacob Brown scoring early in the second half.

GOAL! Plymouth 0-1 Crewe (Pickering 52)

One-nil!

Harry Pickering fires home from the edge of the box to give Crewe Alexandra the lead.
Harry Pickering fires home from the edge of the box to give Crewe Alexandra the lead. Photograph: Kieran McManus/BPI/Shutterstock

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GOAL! Union Berlin 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen (Diaby 84)

It’s there!

Serie A There was one early game in Italy, where Lecce beat the bottom club SPAL 2-1.

Bundesliga RB Leipzig are 3-0 up and cruising to victory at home to Werder Bremen. They will go two points clear of Bayern Munich, who play at FC Koln tomorrow.

League One As things stand, with Rotherham losing and Fleetwood winning, only five points separate the top eight. Now that’s a competitive league.

Bundesliga The match between Union Berlin and Leverkusen was suspended for a couple of minutes because of some pyrotechnics in the away end. Play has resumed now.

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These are the latest scores in our featured games (all 3pm kick-offs unless stated):

Championship

  • West Brom 2-2 Nottm Forest (FT)
  • Birmingham City 1-1 Brentford
  • Leeds United 1-0 Bristol City

League One

  • Rotherham 0-1 AFC Wimbledon

League Two

  • Plymouth 0-0 Crewe

La Liga

  • Barcelona 2-0 Getafe

Bundesliga

  • RB Leipzig 3-0 Werder Bremen (2.30pm)
  • Union Berlin 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (2.30pm)

GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 Getafe (Sergi Roberto 40)

It’s turning into a comfortable afternoon for Barcelona. For all their problems, they could be top of the league tonight.

Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto, left, shoots past Getafe’s Mathias Olivera to score his side’s second goal.
Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto, left, shoots past Getafe’s Mathias Olivera to score his side’s second goal. Photograph: G Garin/AP
Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto celebrates scoring their second goal with Junior Firpo and teammates.
Roberto celebrates scoring their second goal with Junior Firpo and teammates. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters

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Championship There have been four goals in 12 minutes at Loftus Road. Stoke were 2-0 up against QPR; it’s now 2-2.

GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Getafe (Griezmann 34)

Antoine Griezmann, set up by Messi, puts Barcelona ahead with a classy finish.

Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann sticks the ball over Getafe’s goalkeeper David Soria to open the scoring.
Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann sticks the ball over Getafe’s goalkeeper David Soria to open the scoring. Photograph: Lluís Gené/AFP via Getty Images

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GOAL! RB Leipzig 3-0 Werder Bremen (Mukiele 47)

Nordi Mukiele has wrapped up for the points for RB Leipzig, who will wake up tomorrow morning as the Bundesliga leaders.

GOAL! Rotherham 0-1 AFC Wimbledon (Sanders 30)

The League One leaders are behind. It was a fine goal from Max Sanders, on loan from Brighton.

Max Sanders fires home from distance to give AFC Wimbledon the lead.
Max Sanders fires home from distance to give AFC Wimbledon the lead. Photograph: Ryan Browne/BPI/Shutterstock

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It’s been a good day for Leeds so far. They are winning at home to Bristol City and Fulham are 1-0 down at home to Barnsley. In fact, as of this precise moment, Leeds and Blackburn are the only teams in the top 15 of the Championship who are leading.

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NO GOAL! Barcelona 0-0 Getafe

Oh no he hasn’t. VAR has struck again.

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GOAL! Barcelona 0-1 Getafe (Nyom 23)

Oh my. Allan Nyom, erstwhile West Brom full-back, has given Getafe the lead at the Nou Camp!

Getafe’s Allan Nyom sticks the ball past Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Getafe’s Allan Nyom sticks the ball past Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Photograph: Eric Alonso/Getty Images

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GOAL! Birmingham 1-1 Brentford (Pinnock 17)

That didn’t take long. Ethan Pinnock heads Brentford level, four minutes after they went behind at Birmingham.

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GOAL! Leeds 1-0 Bristol City (Ayling 16)

Luke Ayling gives Leeds a deserved lead in the big game at Elland Road.

Luke Ayling celebrates scoring Leeds first goal.
Luke Ayling celebrates scoring Leeds first goal. Photograph: Varley Picture Agency/Shutterstock

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GOAL! Birmingham 1-0 Brentford (Jutkiewicz 13)

Lukas Jutkiewicz has given the home side the lead against fourth-placed Brentford.

GOAL! RB Leipzig 2-0 Werder Bremen (Schick 39)

It looks like Leipzig are going top of the Bundesliga. Patrik Schick has doubled their lead with a header from Dani Olmo’s excellent corner.

A few early goals to report

  • Oxford 0-1 Sunderland
  • Bristol Rovers 0-1 Blackpool
  • Ipswich 0-1 Burton
  • Hearts 0-1 Hamilton

You can follow all of today’s goals with our live scoreboard.

Peep peep! The 3pm games are under way. Let us have some.

GOAL! Union Berlin 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Havertz 22)

The in-form Kai Havertz has equalised for Leverkusen.

GOAL! RB Leipzig 1-0 Werder Bremen (Klostermann 18)

Leipzig, who will go top of the Bundesliga if they win today, are ahead. The right-back Lukas Klostermann got the goal, tapping home from close range after a free-kick from the right was knocked back across the area.

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GOAL! Union Berlin 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen (Gentner 7)

A bad start for title-chasing Bayer Leverkusen, who have gone behind to a stonking goal from Christian Gentner.

Full time: West Brom 2-2 Nottm Forest

A pulsating finish at the Hawthorns, where West Brom had a goal disallowed for a dubious offside in the last minute of injury time. West Brom go seven points clear at the top, but it’s Forest who are celebrating.

Premier League: Southampton 1-2 Burnley Matej Vydra’s storming goal gave Burnley an excellent victory at St Mary’s. As a result they move into the top ten, ahead of Arsenal among others.

GOAL! West Brom 2-2 Nottm Forest (Cash 90+1)

Matty Cash has equalised for Forest in injury time! It was their first shot on target in the whole match (their first equaliser was an own goal) - and it was a screamer from Matty Cash, a spectacular rising drive into the far corner.

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League Two Swindon v Scunthorpe has been called off, just over an hour before the scheduled kick off.

GOAL! West Brom 2-1 Nottm Forest (Figueiredo og 66)

Tobias Figueiredo’s unfortunate own goal has given West Brom the lead at the Hawthorns. It’s a controversial goal, because Forest’s Sammy Ameobi was clearly fouled in the build-up.

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Premier League There’s been a third goal in the match between Southampton and Burnley. Can you resist this little bit of clickbait? Can you now? Oh.

On the subject of that there Europe, Manchester City’s European ban is front-page news.

La Liga There’s a really big game in Spain: 2nd v 3rd, also known as Barcelona v Getafe. A win would put Barcelona level on points with the leaders Real Madrid, who play at home to Celta Vigo tomorrow night.

Bundesliga RB Leipzig will go top, at least for 24 hours, if they win at home to Werder Bremen. The leaders Bayern visit FC Koln tomorrow.

Premier League It’s also 1-1 in the lunchtime match between Southampton and Burnley. Scott Murray is on Danny Ingswatch.

Championship There’s a helluva promotion race developing, with only three points separating Leeds in second and Bristol City in seventh. And, as if by magic, they meet at Elland Road today.

The leaders West Brom, who started the day six points clear, are at home to Nottingham Forest in the early game; it’s 1-1 at half-time.

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Preamble

Hello and welcome to another bumper Clockwatch. There are no 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League but there’s plenty going on in Scotland, Spain and Germany, not to mention the usual festival of unpredictability in the Football League.

Storm Dennis hasn’t claimed too many games – just Rochdale v Tranmere in the EFL - so there’s a bumper fixture list. We’re going to focus on a few games, a grudging acknowledgement of the limitations of having only two hands, but you can see a full list of today’s matches here.

These are our featured games (all 3pm kick-offs unless stated):

Championship

  • West Brom v Nottingham Forest (12.30pm)
  • Birmingham City v Brentford
  • Leeds United v Bristol City

League One

  • Fleetwood Town v Peterborough United

League Two

  • Plymouth v Crewe

La Liga

  • Barcelona v Getafe

Bundesliga

  • RB Leipzig v Werder Bremen (2.30pm)
  • Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen (2.30pm)

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