Match report: Leicester 2-1 Swansea City
Match report: Everton 1-0 Stoke City
Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
Match report: Southampton 1-1 Sunderland
Match report: Watford 1-3 Arsenal
Match report: Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
Scottish Premiership results
Celtic 4-1 Aberdeen, Hamilton 1-0 Ross County, Inverness 2-1 St Johnstone, Motherwell 0-0 Dundee, Partick Thistle 1-2 Hearts.
Championship results ...
Barnsley 4-0 Rotherham, Birmingham 3-0 Norwich, Blackburn 0-1 Fulham, Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City 3-1 Aston Villa, Cardiff City 0-1 Reading, Huddersfield Town 1-0 Wolves, Ipswich Town 1-0 Preston North End, Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds, Wigan 0-1 QPR.
More Premier League results ...
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool, Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth, Leicester City 2-1 Swansea City, Southampton 1-1 Sunderland, Watford 1-3 Arsenal, Everton 1-0 Stoke City, Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth.
Premier League results
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool, Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth, Leicester City 2-1 Swansea City, Southampton 1-1 Sunderland, Watford 1-3 Arsenal. They’re still playing at Goodison Park and Selhurst Park.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Bournemouth
Scott Dann heads a late, late equaliser for Crystal Palace to rescue a point for the south London side. They’d battered Bournemouth in the second half of their game, but Artur Boruc had kept them at bay until Dann popped up at the far post.
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GOAL! Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
Substitute Victor Moses wraps things up for Chelsea.
Meanwhile in Scotland ...
Scott Sinclair scores his third league goal in as many games to put Celtic 3-1 up against Aberdeen, who are down to 10 men.
Good news for Steve Wiles ...
Colchester now lead Wycombe 2-0! Sammie Szmodics with the second goal, there, in the League Two fixture everyone is talking about.
GAH!!!!!!! Southampton 1-1 Sunderland
Jay Rodriguez. That’s all you need to know. Isn’t he supposed to be on loan at West Brom? Eh?
Steve Wiles hexes his own team ...
“Could you possibly mention that Colchester are 1-0 up away at Wycombe?” he asks. “We haven’t had much good news the last few years but seven points from four games and an away last today gives us hope. But a shout-out for the U’s would be most welcome.” Consider it done, but don’t blame me when you concede the inevitable equaliser.
GOAL! Leicester City 2-1 Swansea City
Leroy Fer has pulled a goal back for Swansea at the home of the champions.
GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Sunderland
Sunderland, who have not won a Premier League match in August since the reign of Queen Victoria, are leading courtesy of a Jermain Defoe strike from the penalty spot. Defoe won the penalty himself, the victim of a Jose Fonte trip inside the box.
Bad news for Sheffield Wednesday ...
David Jones gets a second yellow card and his marching orders for dissent, with his side losing 1-0 at Brentford. He’ll be disappointed with that, will the lad. Sick as a parrot.
Championship goals ...
Birmingham have doubled their lead against Norwich City, with Clayton Donaldson adding to David Davis’s opener. Nottingham Forest are 2-0 up against Leeds, with Damien Perquis scoring their second.
Latest scores from Scotland
Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen, Hamilton 0-0 Ross County, Inverness 1-0 St Johnstone, Motherwell 0-0 Dundee, Partick Thistle 1-1 Hearts.
Palace back in the game against Bournemouth ...
Alan Pardew’s side are a goal down at home against Bournemouth, but are taking the game to their visitors. Christian Benteke has just missed an excellent headed chance from a corner. He should have done better.
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It's all going wrong for Aston Villa ...
Scenes (!!!) at Ashton Gate, where Bristol City have overturned their half-time deficit and now lead Villa 2-1. Tammy Abraham and Joe Bryan bag a goal apiece in two minutes to put the home side a goal to the good.
Championship latest: Barnsley 2-0 Rotherham, Birmingham 1-0 Norwich, Blackburn 0-0 Fulham, Brentford 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City 0-1 Aston Villa, Cardiff City 0-0 Reading, Huddersfield Town 1-0 Wolves, Ipswich Town 1-0 Preston North End, Nottingham Forest 1-0 Leeds, Wigan 0-1 QPR.
More action at the King Power Stadium
An upsetting couple of minutes for Leicester City fans, as Kasper Schmeichel goes off injured, while Riyad Mahrez misses a penalty. Leicester continue to lead Swansea City 2-0. German goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler has replaced Schmeichel in goal for the champions.
GOAL! Watford 1-3 Arsenal
Debutant Roberto Pereyra has pulled one back for Watford against Arsenal after the Gunners failed to clear a Daryl Janmaat cross properly. That’s not like them. It’s 3-1 at Vicarage Road.
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Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
Here’s Amy Lawrence’s report from this afternoon’s lunchtime kick-off at White Hart Lane.
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GOAL! Leicester City 2-0 Swansea City
The jig looks up for Swansea, as Wes Morgan doubles Leicester’s lead at a rain-drenched King Power Stadium.
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GOAL! Everton 1-0 Stoke City
Shay Given goes close, but gets no cigar as he ends up tipping Leighton Baines’s spot-kick off the post, only for the ball to hit the back of his head and rebound into the net. Ouch!
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Penalty for Everton!
Mike Oliver awards a penalty to Everton after Ashley Williams is judged to have tripped Phil Bardsley.
Sport's David Wall writes ...
“Dividing my attention between the football updates, cricket live-blog, and the Challenge Cup final from Wembley this afternoon,” he says. “The latter is always worth watching if only to see ‘Abide With Me’ properly performed (of course, there are plenty of other reasons to watch). Do you think there’s a chance that someone from the FA might be tuned in so they can learn some lessons before May and the FA Cup final? They seem to find new ways to butcher it every year so they must be on the lookout for ideas.”
Scotland half-times
Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen, Hamilton 0-0 Ross County, Inverness 0-0 St Johnstone, Motherwell 0-0 Dundee, Partick 0-1 Hearts. You can get latest scores from across the UK and beyond by clicking on our live scores service. Go on, click it, you know you want to.
That poor child ...
Welcome, Peter Jonathan Duffy. Somebody should report your proud dad to social services for giving you such a heavy cross to bear so early in life.
Meet one of Sunderland's newest fans, Peter Jonathan Duffy.
— Sunderland Echo (@SunderlandEcho) August 27, 2016
Pic sent in by his proud dad Jonathan #safc pic.twitter.com/qeT1kP48Dk
Championship half-times
Barnsley 0-0 Rotherham, Birmingham 1-0 Norwich, Blackburn 0-0 Fulham, Brentford 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City 0-1 Aston Villa, Cardiff City 0-0 Reading, Huddersfield Town 1-0 Wolves, Ipswich Town 1-0 Preston North End, Nottingham Forest 1-0 Leeds, Wigan 0-0 QPR.
Premier League half-times
Chelsea 2-0 Burnley, Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth, Everton 0-0 Stoke City, Leicester 1-0 Swansea, Southampton 0-0 Sunderland, Watford 0-3 Arsenal.
GOAL! Watford 0-3 Arsenal
Mesut Ozil scores with a free header from six yards out, getting on the end of a cross from Alexis Sanchez to give Arsenal a three-goal cushion at half-time.
Celtic retake their lead ...
James Forest scores Celtic’s second to put the Scottish champions 2-1 up against Aberdeen. In Scotland’s Championship, human fridge Grant Holt has put Hibs 2-0 up against unbeaten Morton.
GOAL! Watford 0-2 Arsenal
The team in yellow and black now lead the team in yellow and black by two goals to nil. Alexis Sanchez has scored Arsenal’s second after 40 minutes.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-0 Burnley
Burnley are now getting slaughtered 2-0 by Chelsea, with Willian doubling their lead.
Elsewhere in Scotland ...
“As usual, Scotland’s game of the day at Tannadice kicks off at 3.03pm, after the teams exit the tunnel at 3.00pm then proceed to shake hands, pose for photographs and swap pennants like it’s the Champions League final,” writes Simon McMahon. “How difficult is it to start on time? Anyway it’s Dundee United v early pace setters Raith Rovers.”
Meanwhile in Scotland ...
Adam Rooney pounced on a half clearance by Kolo toure to shoot past Dorus de Vries, who is making his debut in goal for Celtic at the expense of Craig Gordon. The Scotland international has been benched by Brendan Rodgers after a poor performance in his side’s Champions League qualifier against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. It’s Celtic 1-1 Aberdeen after 35 minutes.
Burnley getting slaughtered 1-0 ...
Chelsea have missed a hatful of chances against Burnley, who they continue to lead courtesy of Eden Hazard’s opener. Sean Dyche’s men are seriously under the cosh at Stamford Bridge.
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GOAL! Leicester City 1-0 Swansea City
Jamie Vardy finds the space in behind Swansea’s defence to score a classic Leicester City-under-Claudio Ranieri goal on the counter-attack. It’s 1-0 to the hosts at the King Power Stadium.
Match abandoned in League One
This being Great Britain in August, it should come as no surprise that the early League One fixture between Swindon Town and Bristol Rovers has been abandoned following thunder, lightning and torrential rain. It was scoreless when the players were brought off the now unplayable pitch after 71 minutes.
Another splendid save from Artur Boruc
High on the hog after saving a penalty from Yohan Cabaye, the Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc has pulled another fine stop out of the top drawer, doing extremely well to tip away an Andros Townsend inswinger.
Kone misses a great chance for Sunderland
An unmarked Lamine Kone runs on to a low, hard Patrick van Aanholt cross and somehow manages to miss from six yards out with the goal gaping. It’s Southampton 0-0 Sunderland.
Koscielny goes close for Watford
Arsenal’s French centre-back Laurent Koscielny slices a clearance towards his own goal, forcing a fine save out of Petr Cech. It remains Watford 0-1 Arsenal at Vicarage Road.
Back in the Championship
Birmingham lead Norwich City 1-0 at St Andrew’s.
Meanwhile in Scotland ...
Outstanding news for Brendan Rodgers: Leigh Griffiths has scored the opener to put Celtic one goal up against Aberdeen. At Firhill Stadium, hosts Partick Thistle trail Hearts by a solitary Callum Paterson goal. In other Scottish Premiership news, it’s scoreless between Hamilton and Ross County, Inverness and St Johnstone and Motherwell and Dundee.
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Back in the Championship ...
Nottingham Forest have taken the lead against Leeds United at the City Ground, while Ipswich Town have just gone one goal up against Preston. Pajtim Kasami and Grant Ward with the goals there.
Penalty at Selhurst Park
Charlie Daniels brings down Christian Benteke to concede a penalty, but Crystal Palace miss it. Holy goalie Artur Boruc obviously said his prayers last night, guesses the right way and saves from Yohan Cabaye.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth
Crikey! Those goals are flying in all over the place. Now it’s Josh King’s turn to get on the scoresheet as Bournemouth go a goal up against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Making room for a shot in the Palace penalty area, he fires past goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.
GOAL! Watford 0-1 Arsenal
Santi Cazorla scores from the spot to give Arsenal the lead against Watford, hammering the ball down the middle after Mesut Ozil had won a penalty on his first Premier League appearance of the season for Arsenal.
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Goal! Chelsea 1-0 Burnley
Eden Hazard has put Chelsea ahead at Stamford Bridge, scoring from 20 yards after nine minutes.
In the Championship ...
Some early goals: Jack Grealish has curled a volley from 15 yards to give Aston Villa an early lerad against Bristol City in the first meeting between the sides since 1979. Elsewhere, league leaders Huddersfield lead Wolves 1-0 courtesy of Rajiv van La Parra.
An early clash at Vicarage Road
Arsenal are wearing their third kit of black shirts, black shorts and yellow socks against Watford, which makes things rather hard on the eyes as their hosts are wearing yellow shirts, black shorts and black socks. It’s a ridiculous state of affairs - if only Arsenal had some red and white kit stashed away somewhere, that they could wear in order to prevent this kind of thing happening.
Seriously, why aren't we in red and white? This clashes. pic.twitter.com/RV0FfRim4P
— arseblog (@arseblog) August 27, 2016
Peeeeeeeep! Your Saturday 3pm kick-offs are go!
In League One, Swindon Town and Bristol Rovers kicked-off at 1pm and their match has been suspended after the intervention of thunder and lightning. There’ll be a pitch inspection once the elements die down, to see if the game can be finished this afternoon. It’s scoreless as things stand.
We need to talk about Daniel
It’s a measure of the level of scrutiny that footballers find themselves under these days that much is being made of the look of displeasure that crossed Daniel Sturridge’s visage when Jurgen Klopp brought on Divock Origi instead of him while Liverpool were leading Spurs 1-0 after 69 minutes.
On Twitter, a few Liverpool fans are tut-tutting and saying he should be supporting the team. If he’d kicked a water-bottle in frustration before stomping off down the tunnel in a fit of pique I’d be inclined to agree, but he just looked a little bit fed up.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
It’s all over at White Hart Lane. Here’s how Rob Smyth saw it.
When did this happen dept?
Having been away at the Olympics for the past three weeks, I’ve been rather out of the Premier League loop, but have been trying to keep tabs on the various comings and goings from afar. However, one transfer that completely bypassed me was Fernando Llorente to Swansea City and the sight of his name on the Welsh team’s line-up prompted one of my eyebrows to rocket skywards. That’s an interesting one.
Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.
Subs: Hernandez, Chilwell, Musa, King, Zieler, Gray, Ulloa.
Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Amat, Kingsley, Cork, Fer, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Barrow, Llorente.
Subs: Ki, van der Hoorn, Nordfeldt, Montero, Rangel, Fulton, McBurnie.
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)
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Crystal Palace v Bournemouth line-ups
Crystal Palace: Mandanda, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare, Puncheon, Cabaye, McArthur, Townsend, Wickham, Benteke.
Subs: Speroni, Tomkins, Zaha, Lee, Ledley, Kelly, Boateng.
AFC Bournemouth: Boruc, Adam Smith, Francis, Steve Cook, Daniels, Surman, Arter, Fraser, Ibe, Callum Wilson, King.
Subs: Gosling, Ake, Afobe, Gradel, Brad Smith, Federici, Grabban.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Southampton v Sunderland line-ups
Southampton: Forster, Cedric, Fonte, van Dijk, Targett, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Davis, Tadic, Redmond, Austin.
Subs: Yoshida, Clasie, Long, Rodriguez, McCarthy, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand.
Sunderland: Pickford, Manquillo, Kone, Djilobodji, Van Aanholt, Rodwell, Pienaar, Januzaj, Gooch, Borini, Defoe.
Subs: Khazri, Watmore, Lens, McNair, Love, Asoro, Stryjek.
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
Everton v Stoke City line-ups
Everton: Stekelenburg, Holgate, Jagielka, Ashley Williams, Bolasie, Gana, Barry, Baines, Mirallas, Barkley, Lukaku.
Subs: Robles, Deulofeu, Kone, Lennon, Oviedo, Funes Mori, Davies.
Stoke: Given, Bardsley, Shawcross, Cameron, Pieters, Imbula, Whelan, Diouf, Allen, Arnautovic, Crouch.
Subs: Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Krkic, Haugaard, Sobhi, Ngoy.
Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)
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Watford v Arsenal line-ups
Watford: Gomes, Kabasele, Kaboul, Prodl, Amrabat, Behrami, Capoue, Guedioura, Holebas, Ighalo, Deeney.
Subs: Janmaat, Success, Zuniga, Sinclair, Watson, Pantilimon, Pereyra.
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Holding, Koscielny, Monreal, Cazorla, Xhaka, Walcott, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez.
Subs: Gibbs, Wilshere, Giroud, Ospina, Chambers, Coquelin, Elneny.
Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)
Chelsea v Burnley line-ups
Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Kante, Willian, Oscar, Matic, Hazard, Costa.
Subs: Begovic, Fabregas, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Moses, Batshuayi, Aina.
Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Boyd, Marney, Defour, Arfield, Gray, Vokes.
Subs: Kightly, Robinson, Jutkiewicz, Gudmundsson, Tarkowski, Darikwa, O’Neill.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
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Some transfer news
Newcastle and Ipswich are understood to have agreed a fee for the transfer of striker Daryl Murphy to the north-east club. The 33-year-old Republic of Ireland international has made four appearances for Ipswich this term but is yet to get on the scoresheet. He is not in their squad for their Championship game against Preston this afternoon.
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This afternoon's Premier League fixtures
Greetings football fans ...
Our crack team of spotters have already provided no end of things (well, exactly 10 things) to look out for this weekend and between now and approximately 4.50pm (BST) (other time zonmes are available, I’ll be here to monitor proceedings from the Premier League and beyond, to see if Santi Cazorla can pull Arsenal’s strings, if the real Riyad Mahrez turns up for Leicester (or will have his place taken by some imposter Claudio Ranieri has hired from the local lookalike agency) and if Romelu Lukaku can rediscover his scoring touch. We’ll have news of all the goals as they go in around the Premier League and beyond, as well as team news, build-up and reaction. Don’t touch that dial.
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