And that’s your lot. Be sure to join Rob Smyth for Burnley v Chelsea. Bye.
Here's your Euro roundup!
Bayern are top of Bundesliga, as they always are. But Juventus’s slip up at Lecce has given Inter the chance to go top of Serie A.
And here's the report you've all been waiting for!
It’s the tale of Watford 0-0 Bournemouth, in which Ben Foster was a giant among men.
Everton’s Twitter feed sums up the general dark mood of Toffees after that defeat, in which they actually played the better football and were more than good value for a point.
FT. It's a sickening way to lose the game for the Blues.
— Everton (@Everton) October 26, 2019
A controversial VAR-awarded penalty and an injury time OG.#BHAEVE
⚪️ 3-2 💙 pic.twitter.com/0K4fWsQo2J
Match report: West Ham 1-1 Sheffield United
Here’s Jacob Steinberg’s report from the London Stadium.
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Match report: Brighton 3-2 Everton
Here’s Paul Doyle’s report on a dramatic late win for the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium.
Scottish Premiership full-time scores
Hibernian 2-2 Ross County
Kilmarnock 1-0 St Mirren
Livingston 0-0 Hearts
St Johnstone 3-2 Hamilton
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 9 | 21 | 22 |
| 2 | Rangers | 9 | 21 | 22 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Ross County | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 7 | Livingston | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Hamilton | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 9 | Hearts | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Hibernian | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 10 | -14 | 7 |
League Two full-time scores
Exeter 4-0 Plymouth
Colchester 3-1 Newport
Crawley 0-4 Swindon
Leyton Orient 1-1 Carlisle
Northampton 2-0 Cambridge
Port Vale 0-0 Oldham
Salford 1-1 Scunthorpe
Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe
Walsall 1-2 Mansfield
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crewe | 15 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Exeter | 16 | 5 | 29 |
| 3 | Cheltenham | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Forest Green | 15 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Swindon | 16 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Bradford | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Newport County | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Northampton | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Colchester | 16 | 5 | 23 |
| 10 | Plymouth | 16 | 4 | 23 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 12 | Salford City | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Cambridge Utd | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 14 | Mansfield | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 15 | Macclesfield | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 17 | Crawley Town | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Grimsby | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| 19 | Oldham | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 20 | Carlisle | 16 | -12 | 15 |
| 21 | Walsall | 16 | -12 | 15 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe | 16 | -4 | 14 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 16 | -15 | 10 |
League One full-time scores
Accrington 0-1 Gillingham
Bristol Rovers 2-2 Portsmouth
Burton A 0-0 Blackpool
Fleetwood 1-0 MK Dons
Oxford Utd 3-0 Rochdale
Peterborough 2-2 Coventry
Rotherham 0-1 Wycombe
Shrewsbury 1-0 Sunderland
Southend 1-3 Ipswich
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich | 14 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Wycombe | 15 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Peterborough | 15 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Oxford Utd | 15 | 14 | 25 |
| 6 | Coventry | 15 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Doncaster | 13 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Rotherham | 14 | 8 | 21 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Tranmere | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 | -6 | 12 |
| 22 | Southend | 15 | -27 | 5 |
| 23 | Bolton | 12 | -23 | -5 |
Championship full-time scores
Birmingham 2-1 Luton
Huddersfield 2-1 Barnsley
Hull 2-0 Derby
Middlesbrough 0-0 Fulham (well, what other score was it going to be?)
Millwall 2-0 Stoke
Preston 3-2 Blackburn
West Brom 2-2 Charlton
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Brom | 14 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Leeds | 14 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Sheff Wed | 14 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Fulham | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | QPR | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Charlton | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Nottm Forest | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Swansea | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Hull | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 18 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Millwall | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Derby | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Blackburn | 14 | -4 | 15 |
| 18 | Luton | 14 | -4 | 14 |
| 19 | Wigan | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Huddersfield | 14 | -5 | 13 |
| 21 | Reading | 13 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 14 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 | Stoke | 14 | -12 | 8 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 14 | -15 | 8 |
Preston are up to second. What a comeback that was!
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Premier League full-time scores
Brighton 3-2 Everton
Watford 0-0 Bournemouth
West Ham 1-1 Sheffield United
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 9 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Man City | 10 | 23 | 22 |
| 3 | Leicester | 10 | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Sheff Utd | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | West Ham | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Brighton | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 | Everton | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Newcastle | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | Southampton | 10 | -16 | 8 |
| 19 | Norwich | 9 | -11 | 7 |
| 20 | Watford | 10 | -16 | 5 |
That doesn’t make pretty viewing for Everton and Manchester United fans.
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Championship: A late Charlton penalty has pegged West Brom back. They’ve drawn 2-2. The Baggies are still top, but by two points instead of four. “Thanks for jinxing the Baggies victory,” snipes JR in Illionois. Soz.
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Full-time: Brighton 3-2 Everton
It’s all over. Digne trudges off looking crestfallen after handing three points to Brighton in a rollicking game. It’s certainly the day’s most entertaining, not that it had much competition.
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Full-time: Watford 0-0 Bournemouth
Epic stuff.
Goal! Brighton 3-2 Everton (Digne OG 90)
Oh Lucas! Oh Everton! Oh Marco! That’s three points for the Seagulls. Scenes at the Amex as Digne slides in to convert a low cross into his own net like a seasoned striker!
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Full-time: West Ham 1-1 Sheffield United
It’s another fine result for Chris Wilder’s side. A deserved point thanks to Lys Mousset, who leapt off the bench to score his second goal this week to level the match in the second half. West Ham are still winless sine 22 September.
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Here’s what’s going on at Vicarage Road, where it’s 0-0.
Southend have got a goal back against Ipswich. Is the Sol-inspired comeback on? Given it’s the 90th minute, not likely.
Jordan Pickford is having one of those games for Everton. Having been at fault for Brighton’s first goal, Gross’s free-kick, he’s just parried another one straight back into the middle of the penalty area when it looked for all the world like it should be a routine save. He’s like a kid who’s drunk too many sugary drinks at times. Far too jumpy.
Championship: It’s still 0-0 at Middlesbrough, where 10-man Fulham are holding out quite comfortably. Thousands of home fans have already gone home to get their kicks watching paint dry.
Championship: Preston have come back from 2-0 down against Blackburn to lead 3-2. Barkhuizen has scored his second – and it’s a delightful 20-yarder by all accounts. And West Brom are down to 10 men but have taken the lead against Charlton through Robson-Kanu. They’re going four points clear!
League One: It’s Southend 0-3 Ipswich. Those Sol Campbell programmes might not be collectors’ items after all.
Are Fort William trying to “Hassenhutl” it up against Albion Rovers? They’re 5-0 down at home. Four more to go, lads.
Goal! Brighton 2-2 Everton (Maupay 80 pen)
Neal Maupay bangs it straight down the middle. It’s all square!
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Penalty to Brighton!
Keane is adjudged to have stood on Connolly’s foot and Brighton have a spot-kick! Everton are livid. They think it was soft.
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West Ham could, and probably should, be 2-1 up. Snodgrass slides Gazza at Euro 96-style towards a low cross, but he can’t wrap his foot round it.
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League One: It’s Southend 0-2 Ipswich. Oh Sol!
Goal! Brighton 1-2 Everton (Calvert-Lewin 74)
And the substitute scores immediately. What an impact. What a substitution. Calvert-Lewin pounces to slide home from close range. Marco has got his magic back.
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Marco Silva has made a double-change as he tries to squeeze a winner out of his Everton side at Brighton. Calvert-Lewin and Delph are both on.
Championship: Harry Cornick has leapt off the bench to score an equaliser for Luton at Birmingham .
Harry Wilson is on for Bournemouth at Vicarage Road. Surely a free-kick is now the best chance of seeing a goal in that game.
There’s a supporter on as a fourth official at Southend. How neutral can he really be? It’s still only 1-0 to Ipswich. Can Sol Campbell work his magic for the Shrimpers?
There's a delay to the start of the second half at Roots Hall due to a change to one of the officials. A supporter has been called to be Fourth Official and the teams are now emerging for the second half.
— Southend United (@SUFCRootsHall) October 26, 2019
Championship: Preston have battled back from 2-0 down against Blackburn and have levelled the match up at 2-2 thanks to goals from Tom Barkhuizen and Daniel Johnson, who just held his nerve to score from the penalty spot.
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Goal! West Ham 1-1 Sheffield United (Mousset 69)
The Blades are level. And it’s Mousset, the man who scored the winner against Arsenal, who has come off the bench to score it, steering a right footed volley into the far corner.
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Pascal Gross has stabbed the ball home for Brighton … but he’s flagged for offside. It’s still 1-1 with Everton.
Championship: Charlton have equalised against West Brom. Macauley Bonne has nodded home. It’s 1-1. The Ideal Boiler mascot will be gutted!
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Karlan Grant has given Huddersfield a 2-0 lead against rock-bottom Barnsley. It’s his seventh of the season. He’s been so important this season.
Serie A: Lecce have held Juventus to a 1-1 draw so Inter can go top if they beat Parma at home later.
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There have been some fun and games in Croatia this afternoon. Hajduk Split won 2-0. Can’t imagine Slaven Belupo took it well.
Slaven Belupo (wrongly) think they’ve scored at Hajduk Split, who go upfield and score while they’re celebrating pic.twitter.com/cQhRWVsNpg
— James Dart (@James_Dart) October 26, 2019
West Ham waste a three-on-two attack! Yarmolenko plays a lovely ball into Anderson who shoots straight at Henderson instead of squaring to Haller, who had an open goal. Will they regret that?
Action at Vicarage Road! Action at Vicarage Road! There’s almost a goal. Delufeu has a close-range stab at goal but Ramsdale does a Schmeichel-style star jump in front of him and deflects the ball wide for a corner.
Peep!
It’s the second half in matches up and down the UK.
There was quite the goal in the National League game between Stockport and Dover. We need footage of this.
29' | WHAT A GOALLLLLLL!
— Stockport County 🎩 (@StockportCounty) October 26, 2019
The ball drops to Frank Mulhern all of 45 yards from goal, and the County striker instantly volleys over the head of Dover 'keeper Mersin!
The Hatters lead 1-0! pic.twitter.com/6R2blsxKFX
You know what, it might look like this:
Remains one of the most ludicrous goals – even more from this camera angle pic.twitter.com/GQoD2nnBWJ
— James Dart (@James_Dart) October 25, 2019
Scottish Premiership half-time scores
Scotland’s not exactly raining goals, either:
Hibernian 0-0 Ross County
Kilmarnock 0-0 St Mirren
Livingston 0-0 Hearts
St Johnstone 1-1 Hamilton
There aren’t many goals around are there? Maybe it’s the weather – or perhaps Leicester just took up the weekend’s entire goals quota last night.
League Two half-time scores
Colchester 2-1 Newport
Crawley 0-2 Swindon
Leyton Orient 1-0 Carlisle
Northampton 2-0 Cambridge
Port Vale 0-0 Oldham
Salford 1-1 Scunthorpe
Stevenage 0-0 Morecambe
Walsall 1-1 Mansfield
League One half-time scores
Accrington 0-0 Gillingham
Bristol Rovers 0-1 Portsmouth
Burton Albion 0-0 Blackpool
Fleetwood 0-0 MK Dons
Oxford Utd 2-0 Rochdale
Peterborough 0-1 Coventry
Rotherham 0-1 Wycombe
Shrewsbury 1-0 Sunderland
Southend 0-1 Ipswich
Championship half-time scores
Birmingham 1-0 Luton
Huddersfield 1-0 Barnsley
Hull City 0-0 Derby
Middlesbrough 0-0 Fulham
Millwall 1-0 Stoke
Preston 0-2 Blackburn
West brom 1-0 Charlton
I’m not a betting man, but if I was, I’d sell my house and put all the money on a 0-0 draw at Boro.
Premier League half-time scores
Brighton 1-1 Everton
Watford 0-0 Bournemouth
West Ham 1-0 Sheffield United
Lecce have equalised against Juventus. They’re drawing 1-1. If they can hold on that would be some result. It would also give Inter the chance to go top in the late kick-off.
What’s happening at Watford v Bournemouth, you ask? Nothing. Nothing is happening.
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Goal! West Ham 1-0 Sheffield United (Snodgrass 45)
Well, that’s blunted the Blades. Sheffield United fail to deal with a long ball forwards. Yarmolenko plays a simple square pass to Snodgrass, who races into the box and finishes clinically with his left foot.
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Lundstram has hooked a left-footed shot a few inches wide after a smart attack by the Blades at the London Stadium. They’re finishing the half the stronger side.
@GreggBakowski Greetings Gregg from the londo stadium.
— Ian Sargeant (@IanSargeant2) October 26, 2019
Nice stuff at times from us but not managing to break down the blades yet. Natives growing a little restless as we approach half time as sheffield come into it.
Ryan is having a solid game for Brighton. He’s just got across smartly to prevent Everton taking a 2-1 lead after a shot deflected off Webster and looked to be heading into the corner of his goal only for him to stretch his long frame to get his hands to it.
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Half-time scores from the Bundesliga:
Bayern 1-0 Union Berlin
Freiburg 1-0 Leipzig
Hertha Berlin 0-2 Hoffenheim
Paderborn 1-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf
Schalke 0-0 Dortmund
Championship: Fulham are down to 10 men at Middlesbrough. If ever there was a chance for Boro to end their six-game winless run, it’s today. they just don’t score many goals, though.
One of Everton’s best players this season has been Bernard, but the poor chap has done himself some harm and may be out for some time.
Nasty looking injury for Everton's Bernard. He slipped on the wet surface and looked to damage his knee. Marco Silva furious that Brighton played on. Bernard's afternoon is over, Gylfi Sigurdsson set to come on.
— Ed Elliot (@EdwardJElliot) October 26, 2019
Just as I post that last update from east London, Sheffield United almost take the lead against the run of play. The ball bounced across McGoldrick in the six-yard box, who flicks a leg out and diverts the ball towards goal, where Roberto scrambles it away. Good save.
West Ham are all over Sheffield United at the London Stadium but they haven’t found a way through the Blades’ defence yet. Pellegrini will be happy with the way his side are dominating possession, though. They’ll have to be patient.
League One: Shrewsbury have taken a 1-0 lead against Sunderland thanks to Jason Cummings and Oxford Utd are 1-0 up against Rochdale. Southend are still only 1-0 down to Ipswich too. The Sol effect!
Walcott has a great chance to put Everton 2-1 up but Ryan is out off his line quickly to block the shot at the far post. The angle was against Walcott. It wasn’t the easiest chance. A good response by Everton, though. Silva will be delighted.
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Goal! Brighton 1-1 Everton (Webster OG 20)
Well, that didn’t last long. A simple corner to the near post that Richarlison heads against Webster and into the bottom corner. It may go down as an own goal. There’s a VAR check on it but it will be given.
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Brighton are in control at the Amex. They’re bossing possession with some lovely little triangular passing in midfield.
“That burnt-orange Tango Rosario is truly a sight to behold. I would frame a giant photo print of the thing and hang it on the living room wall if the missus would let me,” writes Peter Oh. “About your quip that Ralph Hasenhüttl should get the LMA Performance of the Week award. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has two more points than Hasenhüttl.” Honk!
Goal! Brighton 1-0 Everton (Gross 15)
Pascal Gross has belted a 20-yard free-kick past Pickford to give the Seagulls the lead! It went through Pickford’s hands. He won’t be happy with that. It was struck firmly but the keeper should be able to deflect that away.
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Championship: Matt Philips has put West Brom 1-0 up against Charlton. The ball deflected off his heel and into the top corner. Not a bad place for it to end up.
There are still no goals in the Premier League. This was never going to be a classic clocko, was it? One for the purists. Watford have suffered an injury blow in their match against Bournemouth. Tom Cleverley has twanged a muscle and Will Hughes is on inhis stead.
League One: Oh Sol! It’s Southend 0-1 Ipswich. They held out for eight minutes and then James Norwood struck. The Shrimpers have shipped 24 goals in seven games. Oof!
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Declan Rudd has given Blackburn a 1-0 lead at Preston. That’s a long time to hold on at Deepdale, mind.
It’s ended Exeter 4-0 Plymouth in the Scrumpy Jack derby. That’s an impressive win – and it’s lifted Exeter up to second in League Two.
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Peep!
The 3pm kick-offs are under way!
West Ham really should wheel Carlos Tevez out to do the half-time raffle in the match against Sheffield United today. It’d spice the atmosphere up a bit.
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich are 1-0 up against the league’s hippest club, Union Berlin. Benjamin Pavard scored the goal. Dortmund are being held at Schalke but there’s plenty of time left yet.
There’s a special “Sol Campbell” edition match programme at Roots Hall. Get yours now!
Here’s Jamie Jackson’s match report from the Etihad, where Manchester City eventually cruised to a 3-0 win over Aston Villa:
Chris Wilder has won an award which I believe they have just made up this season. It’s called the LMA Performance of the Week award. Sheffield United’s 1-0 win over Arsenal was deemed good enough for Wilder to receive said gong. They should really give it to Ralph Hassenhutl next week.
Full-time: Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Leeds
It’s a great result for West Brom, who kick-off against Charlton top of the Championship.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Brom | 13 | 9 | 26 |
| 2 | Leeds | 14 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Sheff Wed | 14 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | QPR | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 13 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | Fulham | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 | Nottm Forest | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Swansea | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Charlton | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 18 |
| 13 | Cardiff | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Derby | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Hull | 13 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 17 | Millwall | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Luton | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 19 | Wigan | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Reading | 13 | -5 | 12 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 22 | Huddersfield | 13 | -6 | 10 |
| 23 | Stoke | 13 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 13 | -14 | 8 |
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A number of Football League games have been washed off today by biblical rain in the midlands and north-west of England. Here’s an up-to-date list:
- Nottingham Forest v Reading
- Tranmere v Doncaster
- Lincoln v Bolton
- Forest Green v Crewe
- Grimsby v Cheltenham
- Macclesfield v Bradford
Here’s a picture of the only ball that should be used in winter months - not least because if it actually snows you can still see the thing, unlike the diabolical yellow one.
Full-time: Manchester City 3-0 Aston Villa
Peep! It’s all over at the Etihad. And here’s how the Premier League table looks before the 3pm kick-offs.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 9 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Man City | 10 | 23 | 22 |
| 3 | Leicester | 10 | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sheff Utd | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | West Ham | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 15 | Everton | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Brighton | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 17 | Newcastle | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | Southampton | 10 | -16 | 8 |
| 19 | Norwich | 9 | -11 | 7 |
| 20 | Watford | 9 | -16 | 4 |
Manchester City are cruising to a 3-0 win against Aston Villa, though Fernandinho has managed to get himself sent off, which will give Pep Guardiola another headache/exciting tactical puzzle to solve in the coming weeks.
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Watford v Bournemouth
Watford: Foster, Dawson, Cathcart, Kabasele, Janmaat, Cleverley, Chalobah, Doucoure, Masina, Deulofeu, Pereyra. Subs: Gomes, Prodl, Mariappa, Gray, Hughes, Quina, Foulquier.
Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Smith, Steve Cook, Ake, Rico, Danjuma, Lerma, Billing, Fraser, Callum Wilson, King. Subs: Boruc, Francis, Solanke, Lewis Cook, Harry Wilson, Kelly, Mepham.
Referee: Mike ‘the Tranmere ultra’ Dean (Wirral)
Watford make two changes. Holebas, who is suspended, is replaced by Masina. And Deulofeu replaces the injured Welbeck. Danjuma, King and Lerma come in for Bournemouth.
West Ham v Sheff Utd team news
West Ham: Roberto, Zabaleta, Diop, Balbuena, Cresswell, Rice, Yarmolenko, Noble, Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson, Haller. Subs: Lanzini, Sanchez, Fornals, Ogbonna, Fredericks, Martin, Ajeti.
Sheff Utd: Henderson, Basham, Egan, O’Connell, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, McGoldrick, Robinson. Subs: Luke Freeman, McBurnie, Sharp, Jagielka, Mousset, Moore, Besic.
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
Manuel Pellegrini has taken an axe to his West Ham team after the defeat at Everton. He’s made five changes. Angelo Ogbonna, who was so influential in defence at the start of the season, is one of the casualties. Lanzini and Fornals also join him on the bench. Lys Mousset, who scored the winner against Arsenal, is on the Sheffield United bench today. He’s replaced by Callum Robinson.
Brighton v Everton team news
Brighton: Ryan, Montoya, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Gross, Propper, Stephens, Alzate, Connolly, Maupay. Subs: Bissouma, Trossard, Balogun, Murray, March, Schelotto, Button.
Everton: Pickford, Sidibe, Keane, Holgate, Digne, Andre Gomes, Davies, Walcott, Iwobi, Bernard, Richarlison. Subs: Delph, Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson, Schneiderlin, Coleman, Kean, Lossl.
Referee: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire)
Mason Holgate is in for the injured Yerry Mina as Silva sticks with the Everton midfield and forwards who were so effective against West Ham. The 21-year-old Steven Alzate replaces the suspended Aaron Mooy in Brighton’s midfield.
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With Liverpool not in action until their home game against Spurs tomorrow, Manchester City can close the gap at the top to three points. They Premier League champions are currently beating Aston Villa 2-0. You can follow it with Rob Smyth here:
And if you want to keep an eye on what is going on in the Yorkshire scrap between second-placed Leeds and third-placed Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship, click this here link for a live match centre, including handy stats and everything.
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Preamble
Afternoon. We’ve got loads of 3pm games just three Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm today. Thanks Europa League! Who knows, though, we could have 27 goals if we see three repeats of last night’s ridiculous scoreline at Southampton. Marco Silva gave himself some room to breathe last weekend as his Everton side impressed in a 2-0 home win over West Ham. Everton travel to Brighton this afternoon looking to build on that win. The Seagulls went down 2-1 to Aston Villa last weekend after having Aaron Mooy sent off in the first half but in their last home match they demolished Spurs 3-0 and will hope to get on the front foot against the Toffees, who haven’t won away in the league this season.
We also have what might be a spicy match at the London Stadium, where West Ham take on Sheffield United. The Blades hate the Hammers because they believe Carlos Tevez, who relegated them in 2007 after scoring the winning goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford, should not have been eligible to play for them. Jacob Steinberg goes into greater detail about the bad blood in this fine piece of writing here:
After a fine start to the season, West Ham aren’t playing well and are in danger of going into freefall having not won a game for over a month. The Blades, meanwhile, are going to bounce into the capital full of beans after beating Arsenal on Monday.
Bournemouth travel to rock-bottom and winless Watford in the last of the 3pm Premier League games. I fancy them to end that run against the Cherries. Watford were great against Spurs last weekend and deserved to take three points away from north London. Bournemouth haven’t won since 20 September, when they won 3-1 at Southampton, a result that looks modest after Leicester’s evisceration of the Saints. And that’s your lot for the English top flight.
I’ll keep a close eye on goings on across the Football League and anything of interest in Europe, too. With Leeds currently in action at Sheffield Wednesday, Championship high-flyers West Brom will hope to beat mid-table Charlton to pull clear at the top.
And if you’re wondering who could have a worse weekend than Southampton, what about Southend? Sol Campbell officially takes charge of the League One club today in their home match against joint-top Ipswich having watched them lose 7-1 at home to Doncaster on Tuesday.
In the Scottish Premiership (which already looks like a two-horse race), Rangers and Celtic both play tomorrow, having been in Europa League action on Thursday. If you want to check today’s fixtures across Europe in all the leading leagues, use this handy link.
And I’m a firm believer that the yellow ball above is rubbish. A winter football should be an orange Adidas Tango or nothing else. Also, they shouldn’t be allowed to use a winter ball until after the clocks go back. Thoughts?
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