That’s it for today’s clockwatch. Please join Scott Murray for live coverage of Tottenham 1-4 Liverpool. Goodnight!
“On the subject of big turnarounds,” says Fred Ixer, “Ipswich lost 10-1 to Fulham on Boxing Day 1963 and beat them 4-2 two days later.”
Tottenham v Liverpool Jose Mourinho has given 20-year-old defender Japhet Tanganga his Premier League debut against the best team in the world. Get the rest of the team news with Scott Murray.
Jamie Jackson’s match report from Old Trafford
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Peep peep! Crikey, that was eventful. These are the final scores in our featured matches
Premier League
- Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
- Everton 1-0 Brighton
- Leicester 1-2 Southampton
- Man Utd 4-0 Norwich
- Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Championship
- Charlton 2-2 West Brom
- Leeds 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
League One
- Oxford 1-3 Rotherham
- Sunderland 4-0 Wycombe
League Two
- Swindon 3-1 Crewe
Championship Ben Watson has scored a 96th-minute winner for promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest at Reading. No he hasn’t: Reading have equalised from the kick off!
“Has there ever been a 10-goal turnaround across two fixtures?” asks Dennis Mumby.
There has indeed. In 1994-95, Ipswich beat Man Utd 3-2 at Portman Road and lost 9-0 at Old Trafford. I think Wigan beat Chelsea 3-1 and then lost 8-0 in 2009-10 as well, though would need to check.
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Full time: Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
A superb result for Newcastle, who lost two more players to injury in the first half.
Full time: Everton 1-0 Brighton
Another win for Everton, their third in four Premier League games under Carlo Ancelotti.
Full time: Leicester 1-2 Southampton
A glorious and deserved win for Southampton, who exorcised that 9-0 defeat with a quite wonderful performance at the King Power Stadium. Bravo.
Full time: Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
Chelsea move to within six points of second place after an easy win over Burnley.
GOAL! Leeds 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday (Nuhiu 90+4)
Atdhe Nuhiu completes a memorable win for Wednesday, and especially for their manager Garry Monk.
Full time: Manchester United 4-0 Norwich
Manchester United kept up their excellent home form (not counting the mezzanine Carabao Cup) with a thumping win over Norwich.
“As a Liverpool fan I’ve no preference towards other teams in the league but I do really respect how Southampton put their season back together after that 9-0,” says Chris Kempshall. “The way they’ve played their way out of trouble and stuck by the manager & players is genuinely admirable.”
I couldn’t agree more. I’m really happy for Ralph Hassenhuttl in particular; he seems a very likeable, principled bloke.
NO GOAL! Leicester 1-2 Southampton Yes, it has been disallowed for offside. Lordy, what a game.
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GOAL? Leicester 2-2 Southampton (Evans 90)
I think this is goingto be disallowed for offside. It’s VARmpit time again.
GOAL! Leeds 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Murphy 87)
Jacob Murphy has picked Leeds’ pocket in the Yorkshire derby!
Wolves 1-1 Newcastle Steve Bruce’s injury-shredded side are eight minutes away from an admirable draw at Molineux.
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“Can I offer the Allen family?” says Martyn Lunn. “Les Allen, son Clive Allen, nephew Paul Allen, brother Dennis Allen....”
Leicester 1-2 Southampton Kasper Schmeichel makes a brilliant save from Danny Ings to keep Leicester in the game! In the context of that 9-0 defeat, this is one of the performances of the season from Southampton.
GOAL! Sunderland 4-0 Wycombe (Maguire 78)
It’s also there!
GOAL! Charlton 2-2 West Brom (Johnstone 76 og)
It’s there!
GOAL! Leicester 1-2 Southampton (Ings 81)
The ludicrously in-form Danny Ings has given Southampton a deserved lead at Leicester! They have been fantastic all afternoon, hell-bent on redemption for that 9-0 humiliation, and now they are ahead.
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GOAL! Oxford 1-3 Rotherham (Browne 71)
Marcus Browne has pulled one back for Oxford. Thanks for all your father/son suggestions, by the way, which I’m looking at when not distracted by live association football.
Everton 1-0 Brighton Dominic Calvert-Lewin has a goal disallowed by VAR for handball.
He’s back (part 48)
The latest scores in our featured matches
Premier League
- Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
- Everton 1-0 Brighton
- Leicester 1-1 Southampton
- Man Utd 4-0 Norwich
- Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Championship
- Charlton 1-2 West Brom
- Leeds 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
League One
- Oxford 0-3 Rotherham
- Sunderland 3-0 Wycombe
League Two
- Swindon 3-1 Crewe
GOAL! Swindon 3-1 Crewe (Rose 72)
Crewe have had plenty of the game, but they are facing defeat after a third goal from Danny Rose.
GOAL! Man Utd 4-0 Norwich (Greenwood 76)
The substitute Mason Greenwood gets his ninth goal of a memorable season, driving past Tim Krul from outside the area with typical precision.
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GOAL! Swindon 2-1 Crewe (Yates 69)
Crewe were level for only eight minutes. Jerry Yates has put the leaders Swindon back in front.
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“Hi Rob,” says John Barry. “If you’re looking for a pair that could be better than the Maldinis, then the Mazzolas - Valentino and Sandro - are probably a good bet.”
Now that’s a good shout.
“Didn’t Eidur Gudjohnsen come on as a sub for his dad when making his debut for Iceland?” asks Gary Naylor.
20 years ago today this happened... Iceland debut replacing my father!!
— Eidur Gudjohnsen (@Eidur22Official) April 24, 2016
Commentator really excited😂 #fatherandson pic.twitter.com/lx0bPDR0pi
GOAL! Swindon 1-1 Crewe (Anene 61)
An important equaliser for Crewe at wherever it is Swindon play. Is it still the County Ground? Whatever it’s called, the Norwegian Chuma Anene has scored there.
“Umm,” says Craig Macdonald, “the Charltons spring to mind...”
Who’s the daddy?
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Leicester 1-1 Southampton Now Leicester have had a goal disallowed for offside against Jonny Evans.
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Scottish Championship It’s now Patrick 0-4 Dundee Utd, with Lawrence Shankland getting his third hat-trick of the season.
Leicester 1-1 Southampton: no penalty Shane Long was adjudged offside by VAR.
Leicester 1-1 Southampton A penalty has been given to Southampton, but it may be reversed for offside against Shane Long. We’re into VARmpit territory.
Leicester 1-1 Southampton Stuart Armstrong misses another decent chance for Southampton, who by all counts have been quite brilliant today. There’s a lot more than three points on offer for them.
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The latest scores in our featured matches
Premier League
- Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
- Everton 1-0 Brighton
- Leicester 1-1 Southampton
- Man Utd 3-0 Norwich
- Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Championship
- Charlton 1-2 West Brom
- Leeds 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
League One
- Oxford 0-3 Rotherham
- Sunderland 3-0 Wycombe
League Two
- Swindon 1-0 Crewe
“Obviously,” says Mac Millings, “the best father-son combo is Papa Dadson, last seen in the colours of F.C. Lumezzane. He’s football’s Miandad.”
Man Utd 3-0 Norwich Brandon Williams has missed a great chance to make it 4-0. And Marcus Rashford has been replaced by Daniel James; it sounds like an injury precaution.
“I would like to add the Laudrup family, with father Finn and brothers Michael and Brian, to the glorious pantheon of footballing families,” says Claus Strøander.
Never heard of them.
“Partick Thistle 0-2 Dundee United, Stenhousemuir 0-1 Brechin,” says Simon McMahon of matters in Scotland. “As for footballing families, Roy and Rocky Race take some beating.”
Everton 1-0 Brighton Leandro Trossard hits the bar for Brighton with a fierce strike.
“Father/son combo,” says Redmond Grimes. “Surely Micky and Eden Hazard are worth a mention?”
GOAL! Charlton 1-2 West Brom (Robson-Kanu 46)
Talking of Johan Cruyff, Hal Robson-Kanu has given West Brom the lead against Charlton in the first minute of the second half. His shot took a decisive deflection off Naby Sarr, and I doubt anyone connected with West Brom could care less about that.
GOAL! Manchester United 3-0 Norwich (Martial 54)
Two in three minutes for United. Anthony Martial seals victory over Norwich with a smart header from Juan Mata’s cross.
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GOAL! Chelsea 3-0 Burnley (Hudson-Odoi 49)
Callum Hudson-Odoi scores his first Premier League goal to seal a rareish home victory for Chelsea.
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GOAL! Man Utd 2-0 Norwich (Rashford 51 pen)
Another one for Rashnaldo. Tim Krul gives away a needless/dodgy (delete as appropriate) penalty by fouling Brandon Williams, and Marcus Rashford whacks it through Krul’s hands.
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“In my humble opinion as an Ajax fan, it may be hard to beat Danny/Daley Blind for best father/son duo,” says Stefan Lutter. “Patrick and Justin Kluivert are another good one, though probably not in the running for top position.”
As an Ajax fan, doesn’t the father of modern football come to mind?
Leicester 1-1 Southampton The away side really should be ahead. Jack Stephens has had a shot cleared off the line by Caglar Soyuncu at the start of the second half.
“Is Rashford,” says Duncan Edwards, “turning into a version of Ronaldo?”
Heh. There are similarities in their goalscoring pattern, this season being Rashford’s equivalent of the Ronaldo jump in 2006-07. If he’s still scoring hat-tricks in 2032-33, having won umpteen Champions Leagues, we should talk some more.
“Perhaps an easy one to suggest being a Chelsea supporter, but could it be argued the Lampards have a strong case at the father/son combo?” says Alec Frost. “Furthermore, nice to see Chelsea taking the lead - perhaps the many problem with this awful home form has been allowing the other team the first goal that they can sit in and defend. Then again, this season we’ve managed to scare ourselves a few times whilst having a comfortable grasp of the game (my mind thinks of Watford).”
I was going to say there was never any chance of Burnley winning away to one of the Big Six, then I remembered that mess at Stamford Bridge two seasons ago.
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Here’s Malcolm Shuttleworth on the subject of father/son combos. “My father played for Ashton United in the 50s,” he says, “and I was top scorer for my team in the Newbury and District Sunday League for five years running in the 80s. Does that count?”
Championship You can read all about promotion-desiring Brentford’s 3-1 win over QPR right here.
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GOAL! Oxford 0-3 Rotherham (Wood 45+6)
I thought it was half-time at the Kassam Stadium. In fact they were still playing injury time, and Richard Wood scored to give Rotherham an improbable 3-0 lead. Oxford had kept seven consecutive clean sheets at home in the league.
Half-time reading
Peep peep! These are the half-time scores in our featured matches:
Premier League
- Chelsea 2-0 Burnley
- Everton 1-0 Brighton
- Leicester 1-1 Southampton
- Man Utd 1-0 Norwich
- Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Championship
- Charlton 1-1 West Brom
- Leeds 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
League One
- Oxford 0-3 Rotherham
- Sunderland 3-0 Wycombe
League Two
- Swindon 1-0 Crewe
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13 - Tammy Abraham has scored 13 Premier League goals for Chelsea this season - Frank Lampard is the only Englishman to score more in a single campaign in the competition for the club (3 occasions). Exalted. #CHEBUR pic.twitter.com/KnirAylWBR
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 11, 2020
“What do you make of Mata’s career with United?” says Phil Podolsky. “After two good season with Chelsea there was talk of him being one of the Great Spanish Midfielders, though personally I’ve always thought that was a slight exaggeration.”
I have plenty of sympathy for him, because he never really had a run as a No10, but it hasn’t quite happened. He was the right player at the wrong time. There have still been loads of lovely moments of unobtrusive class - I love this pass - and that double at Anfield.
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Leicester 1-1 Southampton Danny Ings has hit the bar twice in two minutes for Southampton, who are giving Leicester a helluva game.
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Serie A Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 92, has scored his first goal since returning to AC Milan to put them 2-0 up at Cagliari.
The latest scores in our featured matches
Premier League
- Chelsea 2-0 Burnley
- Everton 1-0 Brighton
- Leicester 1-1 Southampton
- Man Utd 1-0 Norwich
- Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Championship
- Charlton 1-1 West Brom
- Leeds 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
League One
- Oxford 0-2 Rotherham
- Sunderland 3-0 Wycombe
League Two
- Swindon 1-0 Crewe
GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Burnley (Abraham 38)
Chelsea are cruising to victory. Reece James crosses superbly for Tammy Abraham, whose downward header takes a strange bounce and beats Nick Pope.
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GOAL! Everton 1-0 Brighton (Richarlison 38)
Everton may have been humiliated by Liverpool Under-4s in the FA Cup last weekend, but their Premier League form is terrific. Richarlison has given them the lead against Brighton with a fine goal.
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GOALS! Oxford 0-2 Rotherham (Vassell 16, 33)
Yes, yes, I missed his first goal, but never mind that because Kyle Vassell has lobbed Rotherham into a two-goal lead at Oxford. As things stand, they are top of League One!
GOAL! Swindon 1-0 Crewe (Hunt 32)
Rob Hunt has given Swindon the lead in their top-of-the-table clash.
“I know I’m getting old and on the downslide,” says Lee Smith, “but surely Marcus Rashford hasn’t accumulated 200 appearances for Man Utd already?”
He surely has, although a third of them have been as a sub.
GOAL! Charlton 1-1 West Brom (Davison 28)
Josh Davison’s excellent header brings Charlton level against West Brom.
Leicester 1-1 Southampton Jamie Vardy, 33 today, has had a goal rightly disallowed for offside.
Wolves 1-1 Newcastle Another injury for Newcastle! Dwight Gayle has gone off, replaced by Christian Atsu. Newcastle lost four players in the first 47 minutes of their last Premier League game; now they’ve lost another two inside half an hour. I’m struggling to think of a precedent for such misfortune.
“After watching Kasper Schmeichel make a stunning, point-blank save against an in-form Danny Ings, I got to thinking: are the Schmeichels the best-ever father/son combo?” says Hubert O’Hearn. “At the least, Kasper has been in the top three goalkeepers for five seasons while his Dad dominated his era. Who else is there? Ian Wright was brilliant, but was Shaun ever in a top-three forward list? The Redknapps? Not really. Fun subject to consider on a rainy Saturday.”
So it is. The Cloughs and Cruyffs were also competent, although off the top of my head I’d pick the Maldinis as the best father/son combo.
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GOAL! Man Utd 1-0 Norwich (Rashford 27)
Marcus Rashford marks his 200th appearance for Manchester United with a goal, finishing confidently from Juan Mata’s cross.
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GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Burnley (Jorginho 27 pen)
Jorginho scores with ease. The penalty was a bit iffy, by all accounts.
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Chelsea 0-0 Burnley Chelsea have been given a penalty for a foul on Willian.
GOAL! Charlton 0-1 West Brom (Zohore 22)
Kenneth Zohore has given promotion-chasing West Brom the lead at the Valley.
GOAL! Sunderland 3-0 Wycombe (Maguire 21 pen)
Sunderland are giving the leaders Wycombe one hell of a beating.
The latest scores in our featured matches
Premier League
- Chelsea 0-0 Burnley
- Everton 0-0 Brighton
- Leicester 1-1 Southampton
- Man Utd 0-0 Norwich
- Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
Championship
- Charlton 0-0 West Brom
- Leeds 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
League One
- Oxford 0-0 Rotherham
- Sunderland 2-0 Wycombe
League Two
- Swindon 0-0 Crewe
Chelsea 0-0 Burnley: no goal! VAR has upheld that offside decision at Stamford Bridge, so the score remains 0-0.
GOAL! Leicester 1-1 Southampton (Armstrong 19)
Stuart Armstong brings Southampton level at the King Power Stadium! His shot took a deflection and beat Kasper Schmeichel.
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GOAL! Sunderland 2-0 Wycombe (Hume 16)
Sunderland double their lead at the Stadium of Light.
Chelsea 0-0 Burnley Jeff Hendrick has had a goal disallowed for offside, but it’s being checked by VAR.
GOAL! Wolves 1-1 Newcastle (Dendoncker 14)
Poor marking from Newcastle allows Leander Dendoncker to bring Wolves level with a close-range volley from a corner.
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GOAL! Leicester 1-0 Southampton (Praet 14)
Leicester, who won 9-0 at St Mary’s earlier in the season, are ahead. Jamie Vardy was the provider this time, superbly making the goal for Dennis Praet.
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Wolves 0-1 Newcastle This is absurd. Newcastle have suffered yet another injury, with Paul Dummett limping off to be replaced by Florian Lejeune.
GOAL! Sunderland 1-0 Wycombe (Wyke 6)
Sunderland are ahead against the League One leaders. Charlie Wyke ends a fine move, sliding home from Lynden Gooch’s cross.l
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Newcastle (Almiron 7)
The in-form Miguel Almiron rifles past Rui Patricio to give Newcastle an early lead at Molineux!
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Everton 0-0 Brighton Everton have been denied what was apparently a clear penalty after a foul by Webster on Walcott. VAR! what it is good for, etc.
“Another Scottish football update: my son was on the 11.20 Málaga - Edinburgh Ryanair flight along with the Hibernian squad,” says Joe Sampson. “He can confirm that their behaviour was exemplary.”
I assume they will take collective responsibility for their shameful actions.
Manchester United 0-0 Norwich United made a late change to their substitutes, with Tahith Chong replacing former footballer Luke Shaw. He injured a hamstring in the warm-up.
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Peep peep! It’s Saturday, it’s 3pm, it’s soccer o’clock.
“Afternoon Rob,” says Simon McMahon. “Beautiful day for football up in Scotland, with heavy rain and gale force winds just about everywhere. With nearest challengers Inverness having their game rained off, Scottish Championship leaders Dundee United travel to Partick Thistle looking to extend their 14-point lead at the top. New signing and former MLS Rookie of the Year Austin, sorry Dillon, Powers goes straight into the squad. Groovy, baby. In Scottish League One game of the day is East Fife v Airdrieonians, and in Scottish League Two the bottom two meet as Brechin, two points behind, travel to face Stenhousemuir.”
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FUNNY GOALKEEPERS.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal Here’s Nick Ames’ report from Selhurst Park.
Championship Third-placed Brentford beat QPR 3-1 in the lunchtime game. The match was over after 33 minutes, when Ollie Watkins scored his 18th goal of the season to put Brentford 3-0 up.
The early Premier League game has finished Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal. Scott Murray has more.
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Wolves v Newcastle team news
Wolves (3-4-2-1) Rui Patricio; Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss; Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny; Traore, Neto; Jimenez.
Substitutes: Ruddy, Buur, Bennett, Vinagre, Kilman, Gibbs-White, Ashley-Seal.
Newcastle (3-5-2) Dubravka; Dummett, Fernandez, Clark; Hayden, S Longstaff, M Longstaff, Almiron, Willems; Joelinton, Gayle.
Substitutes: Darlow, Lejeune, Ritchie, Atsu, Watts, Allan, Carroll.
Man Utd v Norwich City team news
Man Utd (4-2-3-1) de Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Williams; Fred, Matic; Mata, Pereira, Rashford; Martial.
Substitutes: Grant, Jones, Dalot, Chong, James, Greenwood, Gomes.
Norwich (4-2-3-1) Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann, Hanley, Byram; Tettey, Vrancic; Buendia, McLean, Cantwell; Idah.
Substitutes: Fahrmann, Lewis, Trybull, Leitner, Hernandez, Stiepermann, Amadou.
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Leicester v Southampton team news
Leicester (4-1-4-1) Schmeichel; Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Choudhury; Perez, Praet, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy.
Substitutes: Ward, Justin, Benkovic, Gray, Tielemans, Albrighton, Iheanacho.
Southampton (4-2-2-2) McCarthy; Cedric, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Ward-Prowse; Hojbjerg; Armstrong, Redmond; Long, Ings.
Substitutes: Gunn, Yoshida, Djenepo, Romeu, Boufal, Adams, Obafemi.
Everton v Brighton team news
Everton (4-4-2) Pickford; Sidibe, Keane, Holgate, Digne; Walcott, Davies, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.
Substitutes: Lossl, Baines, Mina, Coleman, Delph, Schneiderlin, Kean.
Brighton (3-4-2-1) Ryan; Webster, Duffy, Dunk; Montoya, Propper, Stephens, Bernardo; Jahanbakhsh, Trossard; Maupay.
Substitutes: Button, Schelotto, Bissouma, Gross, March, Murray, Alzate.
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Chelsea v Burnley team news
Chelsea (4-3-3) Kepa; James, Rudiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta; Barkley, Jorginho, Mount; Willian, Abraham, Hudson-Odoi.
Substitutes: Caballero, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson, Kovacic, Pedro, Batshuayi.
Burnley (4-2-3-1) Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Westwood, Cork; Lennon,. Hendrick, McNeil; Wood.
Substitutes: Hart, Gibson, Pieters, Bardsley, Long, Koiki, Vydra.
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Roy Castle department Leicester could set a Premier League record this afternoon. They’re at home to Southampton, who they demolished 9-0 in the return fixture. If they win by three goals they will break the record for the highest aggregate score in one season.
The current record is 12-1, jointly held by Blackburn’s 1995-96 side and Spurs’ class of 2009-10. Blackburn beat Nottingham Forest 7-0 at home and 5-1 away, while Spurs maimed Wigan 9-1 at home and 3-0 up north.
Scott Murray is covering the early game at Selhurst Park. If you’re not a fan of VAR, look away now, and forever.
Preamble
You’re here for the football, aren’t you? I’m not surprised. As Saturday 3pms go, today is pretty decent. Four of the Premier League’s top eight are in action, while Everton have the chance to jump into the top half of the table for the first time since early September. There are some cracking fixtures in the EFL as well, including Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship and Swindon v Crewe in League Two.
These are our featured games, all of which kick off at 3pm.
Premier League
Championship
- Charlton v West Brom
- Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday
League One
- Oxford v Rotherham
- Sunderland v Wycombe
League Two
- Swindon v Crewe
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