So that is all the reports from today’s 3pm kick-offs.
Thank you for joining me for all the fun of the fair at West Ham.
Until we meet again (tomorrow for Bournemouth v Spurs).
Do not worry, as you can all join Simon Burnton for Chelsea beating Crystal Palace.
Oh...and Jacob Steinberg was at West Ham to witness some incredible scenes and a little bit of football. Read his take on things.
Newcastle United had a great day at Southampton’s expense. Read Louise Taylor’s report.
Swansea are now very good under Carvalhal, as Paul Doyle can testify.
Stuart James went to watch West Brom so you did not have to. They are going down and this explains why.
Everton enjoyed a relatively simple win over Brighton thanks to an own goal, I earlier said it was Walcott, and Tosun. Paul Wilson was there to tell you about Rooney’s missed pen and a sending off.
West Ham face Southampton at home in their next game, which is potentially good news for them but who knows? Both are in woeful form so it could be a horrendous occasion at the London Stadium in three weeks time due to the FA Cup and the international break.
After I’ve gone from here to rest my woozy fingers on a lovely pint, you can joined Simon Burnton for the late game of Chelsea v Palace.
Any team prefixed with West are not having a good day as West Brom will testify. Really it was a pathetic effort considering they opened the scoring but by the end they looked like a side accepting their fate. Maybe a season in the Championship will do them some good, but who knows?
Swansea also come out of the day with another great result as they held on with 10 men for 79 minutes after Jordan Ayew was dismissed early on. Carvalhal will be as pleased with that as some of their recent wins, it shows how much much commitment they are showing.
West Ham are still three points above the relegation zone but the story of the day will be the fallout of pitch invasions, an awful second-half performance and a raging hatred of the owners, who were forced to leave the ground when it went to 3-0. Things really are toxic at the club now. Can they survive?
What a day in the Premier League! It might be forgotten in all this West Ham mess, which we will come to, that Newcastle have made a great stride towards survival. They were by far the better team from start to finish as Southampton showed they are really in a rut.
Full-time results!
Everton 2-0 Brighton
Huddersfield 0-0 Swansea
Newcastle 3-0 Southampton
West Ham 0-3 Burnley
West Brom 1-4 Leicester
Goal! West Brom 1-4 Leicester (Iborra, 90)
The home team are all at sea and heading down with a whimper! Iborra takes advantage of the shambles to add a fourth.
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OFF THE POST! Ince heads the ball against in the final minute as Huddersfield miss a great chance to win it!
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Hopefully nothing else happens in the other games so we can all focus on the madness of the game at West Ham. There will be plenty of dissecting of what went wrong and there is plenty to analyse from the team to the fans and the security effort, not to mention the disdain felt for the owners.
Trevor Booking has also left the directors’ box. Is there anyone left?
Just oh my lord pic.twitter.com/VUp5d9zmTH
— James Dart (@James_Dart) March 10, 2018
Robin is focusing on the positives for Southampton.
“As a Saints fan, it’s both heartening to see a club being run much worse than my own and yet incredibly frustrating to think that they will probably survive whilst we are a nail-on for 19th. How on earth the board could have stuck with Pellegrino this long given how almost every performance this season has been insipid and devoid of attacking football is beyond all of us.”
WEST HAM! Sullivan and Gold have been asked to leave the ground and they are on their way, understandably worried for their safety. The West Ham fans are not covering themselves in glory here.
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Missed pen! Duffy fouled Calvert-Lewin in the box and Rooney steps up and his penalty superbly saved by Ryan.
I have a feeling there will be no added time at West Ham as fans keep getting onto the pitch. The slow to react stewards might eventually get them off and allow the play to start again.
Goal! West Ham 0-3 Burnley (Wood, 81)
Things somehow get even worse as Joe Hart spills a shot straight to Wood who accepts the gift and buries the ball. More fans enter the pitch as things get more farcical and I am not talking about Hart’s mistake.
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Simon reports into us from Scotland...
“Into the final 10 and Kilmarnock three up at home to Ross County, who look doomed. Hamilton lead Motherwell by two, and Partick Thistle holding Aberdeen goalless. Dundee getting a lesson at home from St. Johnstone, who lead 4-0, bringing the prospect of a Dundee derby in the play off final a whole lot closer. Provided United can get their shift together and start playing, and winning, some games.”
West Brom down, Southampton terrible and who knows what to think about West Ham? What a day it has been. Only another 10 minutes to go, which could be a crucial period for all teams involved.
Red card! Everton 2-0 Brighton (Knockaert)
The Frenchman loses the plot and lunges in on Baines. Not a good week for Knockaert.
Well...that’s something nice to come out of this game against West Ham.
Burnley substitutes let kids onto the bench to escape fighting in stands #WHUBUR pic.twitter.com/VVaVNoxICj
— Johnny Phillips (@SkyJohnnyP) March 10, 2018
There aren’t enough West Brom fans left at The Hawthorns to put a stop their match, they have all walked out and accepted their fate. Pardew will not be too far behind them, one must think.
Anyway...back to West Ham where it is all kicking off. More fans are trying to get onto the pitch and they’ve only just cleared off those who were on. The referee has spoken to both managers about what is happening. There are fears the match will not continue but they are certainly playing on for now. A third Burnley goal might end that.
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Goal! West Brom 1-3 Leicester (Iheanacho, 76)
West Brom are down after the Nigerian striker makes it three, aided by a defensive error.
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Goal! Everton 2-0 Brighton (Tosun, 76)
Baines plays a one-two with Tosun resulting in the Turkish striker smashing in the second. Game over!
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I thought the Copper Box was supposed to be the place where the fighting took place at the Olympics. All going off at West Ham.
Yeah...it’s all fun and games at West Ham.
Fans now directing anger at directors' box.
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) March 10, 2018
Goal! West Ham 0-2 Burnley (Wood, 69)
Good work from Barnes as he sends it to Lennon who then rolls it to Wood for him to send the ball into the net from six yards. Will the West Ham players get out alive?
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Things are going badly at West Ham. A number of fans have come onto the pitch to remonstrate with the players and now the board. Mark Noble has thrown one of the invaders to the ground.
Mark Noble has just clashed with a pitch invader.
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) March 10, 2018
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Goal! West Ham 0-1 Burnley (Barnes, 66)
What a goal! Lowton lofts the ball to Wood down the line, the New Zealander cuts inside and lays it to Barnes who is 20 yards out and he smashes the ball into the top corner. Can you strike a ball better than that?
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A reminder that football is great!
The sound of SJP celebrating the first Kenedy goal #nufc @ChronicleNUFC pic.twitter.com/lSN1evjNa1
— Mike Fuller (@mikefuller91) March 10, 2018
Sunderland are losing after Eberechi Eze opens the scoring on his QPR debut. I remember Man City being in the third tier and it was fun (it really wasn’t).
Goal! West Brom 1-2 Leicester (Mahrez, 62)
The great escape is well and truly off and we must all assume now that Pardew’s bags will be packed by Baggies fans after Mahrez shows his quality to net the second for Leicester by dinking the ball over Foster after nice work from Iheanacho.
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Goal! Everton 1-0 Brighton (Walcott, 58)
Walcott gets the wrong side of Bong, allowing him some space from where to turn the ball into the net to give Everton the lead.
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Over at Hull...there has been four separate penalties and the score is now 3-3!
Goal! Newcastle 3-0 Southampton (Ritchie, 57)
Shelvey, who has been instrumental for Newcastle today, does some fine work in possession before laying it into Ritchie’s path who fires it into the net!
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No goal! Ashley Barnes was level and smashed the ball into the net for Burnley but instead the assistant has his flag raised and the goal is chalked off.
Is that you, Peter?
53' | Ndlovu's looping header clears the bar to hit the top-netting.
— Stockport County FC (@StockportCounty) March 10, 2018
That looks cold...
I interviewed someone who plays in Norway this week but that is available on another website, so you will have to go search for my chat with Reiss Greenidge.
@Will_Unwin Today the Norwegian football season starts. Here's the Ranheim team earlier today having a photo taken, before they play their first match in the sop division since the 50s:pic.twitter.com/XdKW12y9qO
— Bob O'Hara (@BobOHara) March 10, 2018
Red card! Sunderland will have been pleased to go into the break drawing 0-0 at QPR but now goalkeeper Jason Steele has seen red for handballing it outside the box. Silly.
Southampton have brought on Long for Tadic and Sims has replaced Lemina as Pellegrino looks to get his team back into the game. Will it work?
Leyton Orient have their own branded donuts now. Fancy.
The long awaited O-Nut pic.twitter.com/jEHXfCqCYR
— Stephen Jones (@SteveJonesPA) March 10, 2018
Kick-off!
Here we go again! Will there be comebacks or will it all be pretty dull? Let’s find out together!
Due to email issues before kick-off, I missed this from Simon...
“BREAKING NEWS from Scotland as Dundee United’s game at Brechin is postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, meaning the Tannadice men stretch their unbeaten run to four games, on account of them all being postponed. It’s the only way to ensure we don’t lose these days. Only 7 weeks of the regular season left, and United still have 13 games left to play. In the Scottish Premiership Hibs beat Hearts 2-0 last night, and today there’s a Lanarkshire derby as Hamilton host Motherwell. Kilmarnock, resurgent under Steve Clarke, meet Ross County, and Aberdeen visit Partick Thistle. Two other Glasgow teams play tomorrow too.”
Over in Germany, things are very easy for Bayern who lead 4-0 against Hamburg.
A final change:
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) March 10, 2018
Half-time sub @CorentinTolisso is forced off with an injured and replaced by @BastiRudy.
Get well soon, Coco 🙏
(65') #FCBHSV 4-0 pic.twitter.com/GaGFiipyM4
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Southampton will need to rely on Saints watching over them in order to get something out of their game at Newcastle. They do have Long, Boufal and Gabbiadini on the bench, not that it has helped them too much this season.
Ollie points out a wonderful name in the National League.
He emailed in to say: “How about ex-Chelsea youngster Nortei Nortey?”
The Voice of Darts John Gwynne is at Ewood Park, which makes the day better for all!
Little known fact: I used to babysit his grandchildren. Question: what does his son do for a job?
Jonathan Wilson was at Old Trafford to witness United’s win over Liverpool. Here is what he made of Dejan Lovren et al.
Half-time scores
It was a great 45 minutes for Newcastle but not for anyone else.
Everton 0-0 Brighton
Huddersfield 0-0 Swansea
Newcastle 2-0 Southampton
West Brom 1-1 Leicester
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
And a little more on great names...
Robert Moore says: “Max Power has to be up there...”
Kevin has emailed: “I know he wasn’t a footballer, but where names are concerned I simply must mention early-1900s ice hockey player Sprague Cleghorn. He was also quite possibly the most notorious hooligan and was actually twice charged with assault for on-ice incidents.”
All my emails over the last hour have just arrived...
J.R says: “For some reason Leicester are wearing their home kit away at West Brom. Problem is West Brom are (unsurprisingly) also wearing their home kit. The result is two teams who have similarly shaded solid blue shirt backs with white numbers and letters. Who do I blame for this? Martin Glenn or who? I want answers.”
That is a good name, Graham less so.
@Will_Unwin re: good footballing names, Wigan's goalscorer today is Cheyenne Armani Keanu Roma Dunkley. My middle name is Graham.
— Chris Harding (@cgharding1) March 10, 2018
James Maddison, much admired by a number of Premier League clubs, has netted a first-half hat-trick to make it 3-1 to Norwich at Hull. Two of them were penalties but it proves he knows how to keep his nerve.
Air ambulance lands at Chesterfield.
Air ambulance landing on the pitch here at the Proact.
— Chesterfield FC (@ChesterfieldFC) March 10, 2018
We will keep you up to date with what’s happening. pic.twitter.com/1shdrnvFh5
Bury have doubled their lead against fellow relegation strugglers Oldham thanks to ex-Birmingham man Danns. If the Shakers do stay up, it would be a great escape.
No goal! Jamie Vardy has had a goal ruled out at The Hawthorns after the striker was adjudged to be offside when he got on the end of a cross.
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We have Paul Doyle at Huddersfield v Swansea and he informs us that the Welsh side have not made it out of their half since Jordan Ayew was sent off in the 11th minute. As I said earlier, it will be a long day for them.
Harrison McGahey does not sound like he would stick to the rules.
@Will_Unwin As a Rochdalian, I've always enjoyed Harrison McGahey, who sounds like a 1950s noir detective.
— Mike Meehall Wood (@MikeMeehallWood) March 10, 2018
Ironically, he often plays next to Jimmy McNulty, a fellow fictional crime-fighter.
Top footballer names...
It is always nice to have an actual museum get in touch.
@Will_Unwin Great Footballers names
— HeartsMuseum (@HeartsMuseum) March 10, 2018
Hearts had two Scotland Internationals called
Albert Thoroughgood Buick
John Diamond Harkness
Some bad news from Chesterfield against Lincoln where a fan is receiving urgent medical attention. An air ambulance is on its way to the ground and it will land on the pitch, so the players have been taken into the changing rooms by the referee.
26' The game has been stopped here at the Proact, due to an incident involving a supporter sitting in the East Stand, who's receiving medical treatment.
— Chesterfield FC (@ChesterfieldFC) March 10, 2018
An air ambulance will shortly be landing on the pitch.
Goal! Newcastle 2-0 Southampton (Kenedy, 30)
Once again, it is the Brazilian who scores. Lemina gives the ball away to Perez who plays it through to Gayle and he lays it off to Kenedy, allowing him to walk the ball into the back of the net.
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I told you, it is a wonderful footballing partnership. I have a lot of time for it!
5 - Riyad Mahrez has provided five assists for Jamie Vardy goals this season in the Premier League; the same number as he did in their 2015-16 title-winning campaign and three more than in 2016-17. Service. pic.twitter.com/IdCimfICgN
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 10, 2018
In goal for Leeds today is Bailey Peacock-Farrell. Is there a better name in the Football League?
Garry Monk lost his first game in charge of Birmingham against Middlesbrough and it looks like he is about to lose his second, as Craig Bryson makes it 2-0 to Cardiff.
Now that is a proper goal from Vardy and a proper reminder of the simple joy of the relationship he enjoys with Mahrez. The Algerian always knows what his team-mate is doing and picks the pass with ease.
Unbelievably good goal by Vardy. Sensational pass from Mahrez with a finish to match. I’m not exaggerating.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 10, 2018
Goal! West Brom 1-1 Leicester (Vardy, 21)
It’s a stunning finish from Vardy after Mahrez sends one over the top for the striker to get on the end as he volleys the ball into the corner first time. The Baggies revival is over.
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The big Lancashire derby in League One is currently going Bury’s way as Jay O’Shea gives them the lead against Oldham. A win could lift them off the bottom, where they have spent most of the season.
Burnley are holding on at West Ham as the hosts dominate at the London Stadium. Arnautovic almost gave them the lead when through one-on-one but Pope made himself big to stop the Austrian.
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In League One: Wigan are looking to boost their promotion hopes after a tough few games. Cheyenne Dunkley scored their opener but then Scunthorpe equalised a few moments later through Hopper at the DW Stadium.
Moving up to 13th is what’s potentially on offer for Newcastle, as the three teams above them all have 30 points currently, which is a sign of how tight it is in the bottom half of the league.
Red card! Huddersfield 0-0 Swansea (J Ayew)
A horrible challenge on Hogg sees Jordan Ayew dismissed for it. The Ghanaian learned his fate after a spell on the ground looking like he was injured himself. A tough afternoon for the Swans awaits.
Kenedy very much likes to strike early. Maybe he would have been more productive at Chelsea if he scored after the second minute.
2 - Kenedy has scored two goals in the Premier League; one was scored after 39 seconds and the other was netted after 63 seconds. Businesslike.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 10, 2018
Goal! West Brom 1-0 Leicester (Rondon, 9)
West Brom are going for it and it’s paid off as Burke sends a ball into the box and Rondon turns it into the net. Is the great escape on?
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It is last chance saloon for West Brom but their fans are not backing the bottom-of-the-table failures as The Hawthorns looks embarrassingly empty at the moment. Not a good sign for next season in the Championship.
Newcastle are finding out that Dwight Gayle might not be the man to lead them to survival as he misses a great chance to make it 2-0 from close range. Gayle seems to be one of those ‘too good for the Championship, not good enough for the Premier League’ strikers.
Southampton are not a prolific team so the chances of them getting two here is minimal. If they drop into the bottom three at the end of the day, then Pellegrino might not be long for the Premier League.
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Southampton (Kenedy, 2)
The Chelsea loanee is making the difference for Newcastle once again. The Brazilian was laid on by some great work by Shelvey before Kenedy did his bit to get it into the back of the net.
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Joe Hart is back with a booooooooooo!
Joe Hart back in goal for West Ham. A few boos as he's introduced to the crowd #HARTDOG #whufc
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) March 10, 2018
Kick-off!
The 3pm games have begun! Let’s get ready to rumble!
Paul Merson is currently billing Glenn Murray as a potential Golden Boot at the World Cup. Could be interesting in Russia...
Nottingham Forest have a new director and he knows a thing or two about creativity.
To celebrate his appointment as a director, here is @JonnyOwenFilm's hugely popular pre-match film in full 👇 #NFFC #ThatLovingFeeling pic.twitter.com/AZoHTfu55h
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 10, 2018
Down in League Two, it’s first versus second as Luton host Accrington Stanley. Both teams are looking like they are heading up but a win today would be a great boost for their title chances with Luton currently one point ahead.
Marcus Rashford scored twice to win the big game of the day. Read Daniel Taylor’s report:
Glenn Murray is reportedly attracting the gaze of Gareth Southgate. Will the striker be on the plane to Russia?
5 - Glenn Murray has scored five goals in his last five Premier League games for Brighton. Indeed, only Sergio Aguero (9) and Mo Salah (7) have scored more Premier League goals than Murray in 2018 so far (6). Firing. pic.twitter.com/6Cf8EDCLFW
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 10, 2018
Real Madrid scraped three points earlier at little old Eibar but it will not do much for their title prospects, as they have none.
Who will end up going down? It is a big question and one we might know a bit more about after the end of all of today’s fixtures. West Brom are doomed, as we all know now; Crystal Palace’s injury crisis has stopped them in their tracks after a good run under Hodgson; the winner of Newcastle versus Southampton will be crucial as they sit 16th and 17th in the table. What a day ahead we have!
Newcastle’s league predicament is not ideal but off the pitch there is plenty for them to contemplate, too. On the upside, they are all off to Spain this week.
Full-time: Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
Jose Mourinho’s side get over the line after a few late corners into the box from Liverpool. The damage was done before the break thanks to two superbly taken goals from Marcus Rashford. Eric Bailly frankly hilarious own goal made things interesting but Liverpool just could not find a way through themselves.
Carlos Carvalhal’s way with analogies has come to the fore once more this week, as he compared Swansea’s relegation battle to a forest fire.
“When we came to the club everything was burning,” said Carvalhal.
“The first thing we had to do was put water on the fire because you have a big fire around you. When you do this you don’t have time to do different things, plan nothing [for next season].
“We are still focused on trying to make the fire disappear. In this moment, it’s much better - we’ve used a lot of water.
“It’s like that when there’s a fire in the forest. Sometimes the fire can appear again if you don’t care about your position in the forest.”
SIX MINUTES ADDED ON! Can United hold out? They are currently defending pretty deep, I can tell you that.
Big Sam wants to keep supping on pints of wine on Merseyside, so he reckons he might need to start winning matches in the near future, which I think would be a good idea, too.
First things first: there is a pretty interesting last few minutes at Old Trafford as Liverpool keep putting the pressure onto the hosts.
So there all the teams in. What do you think?
Will Burke be the key to West Brom’s revival?
Will Hart turn his season around at West Ham?
Will Swansea keep up their fantastic form?
Let me know your thoughts in the usual places.
We will get all the answers over the next few hours right here!
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Team news: West Brom v Leicester
West Brom: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs, Brunt, Livermore, Krychowiak, Burke, Phillips, Rondon
Subs: Myhill, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, McClean, Rodriguez, McAuley, Field
Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Iborra, Ndidi, Mahrez, Gray, Okazaki, Vardy.
Subs: Jakupovic, Dragovic, Fuchs, James, Diabaté, Albrighton, Iheanacho.
Team news: Newcastle v Southampton
Newcastle: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Lejeune, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy, Perez, Gayle.
Subs: Darlow, Clark, Murphy, Manquillo, Joselu, Merino, Atsu.
Southampton: McCarthy, Soares, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Tadic, Carrillo.
Subs: Forster, Long, Romeu, Boufal, Gabbiadini, Bednarek, Sims.
Team news: West Ham v Burnley
West Ham: Hart, Zabaleta, Collins, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Kouyate, Noble, Mario, Lanzini, Antonio, Arnautovic
Subs: Adrian, Hugill, Hernandez, Evra, Cullen, Rice, Browne
Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Ward, Cork, Hendrick, Westwood, Lennon, Gudmundsson, Barnes
Subs: Lindegaard, N’Koudou, Marney, Vokes, Wood, Bardsley, Long
Team news: Huddersfield v Swansea
Huddersfield: Lossl, Malone, Hogg, Mooy, La Parra, Pritchard, Ince, Mounie, Zanka, Schindler, Hadergjonaj
Subs: Coleman, Smith, Sabiri, Lowe, Williams, Depoitre, Quaner
Swansea: Fabianski, Ki, Van der Hoorn, Mawson, Olsson, Clucas, J Ayew, A Ayew, King, Naughton, Fernandez
Subs: Nordfeldt, Abraham, Narsingh, Dyer, Carroll, Bartley, Roberts
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Team news: Everton v Brighton
Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Jagielka, Keane, Baines, Sigurdsson, Davies, Walcott, Rooney, Bolasie, Tosun
Subs: Robles, Martina, Niasse, Klaassen, Calvert-Lewin, Holgate, Baningime
Brighton: Ryan, Schelotto, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Kayal, Propper, Izquierdo, Gross, Knockaert, Murray
Subs: Krul, Bruno, Ulloa, Goldson, March, Locadia, Suttner
Goal! Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool (Bailly OG, 66)
Eric Bailly has just a comical own goal for United to make it an exciting finished at Old Trafford. Scott Murray is doing a proper MBM of the game.
Speaking of West Ham having a few bigger problems, things are not all rosy at the London Stadium, as Jacob Steinberg explains.
Needless to say, it is pretty tight down at the bottom
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 16 | Newcastle | 29 | -13 | 29 |
| 17 | Southampton | 29 | -12 | 28 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 29 | -19 | 27 |
| 19 | Stoke | 29 | -26 | 27 |
| 20 | West Brom | 29 | -21 | 20 |
Good afternooon!
Most of the lower half of the table are in action today, so it could be pivotal in the fight for survival at the bottom. From the relegation zone only West Brom are playing at 3pm, so it is a good time for those above to put pressure on the struggling teams.
Everton host Brighton who are one place above them in 10th, which will not amuse Sam Allardyce, who has spent the week saying that he not only wants to stay at Goodison in the long term but knows he needs to start winning games, so he cannot have it both ways. Brighton’s Chris Hughton received his Manager of the Month award this week, so the curse will almost certainly strike him down later.
Huddersfield boss David Wagner will meet the man he saw off in the playoffs last season as Carlos Carvalhal brings his Swansea team to Yorkshire in fine form. The Portuguese will be looking for revenge and few would back against them as if the league started when Carvalhal arrived, Swansea would be fifth, which is not bad.
Sixteenth against 17th at St James’ Park is the one no one has been talking about. Newcastle are one point ahead of Southampton but there records are pretty similar after that. Newcastle have scored 27, two fewer than Southampton while the Saints have conceded one more with both teams having played 29 games. One predicts it will not be a cracker.
West Brom are rightly bottom and Alan Pardew’s miserable spell is being continued for one more week, this time it is Leicester who are supplied with the a hammer and nail to put into the coffin.
Finally we have the return of Joe Hart into the West Ham team as he looks to keep his World Cup dream alive in the final throes of the season. With David Moyes’s side currently three points above the relegation zone and boasting the joint-worst defensive record in the league, Hart has bigger troubles in the short term to solve, though. Burnley, on the other hand, are seventh and are coming off their first win in 12. They are already at 40 points, so will now just be avoiding gliding to the end of the season.
Premier League
Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion
Huddersfield Town v Swansea City
Newcastle United v Southampton
West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City
West Ham United v Burnley
Championship
Burton Albion v Bristol City
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
Hull City v Norwich City
Ipswich Town v Sheffield United
Middlesbrough v Barnsley
Millwall v Brentford
Preston North End v Fulham
QPR v Sunderland
Reading v Leeds United
Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers
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