And that’s all from us - thanks for reading!
Here’s Barney Ronay on West Ham’s triumph at Stamford Bridge:
And from Crystal Palace’s win at Burnley:
Here’s our match report from Spurs’ latest rollercoaster win under Jose Thrill-a-Minute Mourinho:
FA Cup final scores
Cheltenham 1-3 Port Vale
Forest Green 2-2 Carlisle
Kingstonian 0-2 AFC Fylde
Oldham 0-1 Burton
Portsmouth 2-1 Altrincham
Shrewsbury 2-0 Mansfield
Walsall 0-1 Oxford Utd
Southampton make short work of take on Watford in just under half an hour. Follow the buildup – and the game – with the esteemed Scott Murray here:
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Championship final scores
Charlton 1-3 Sheff Wed
Barnsley 3-1 Hull
Birmingham 1-1 Millwall
Brentford 7-0 Luton
Bristol City 5-2 Huddersfield
Derby 1-1 QPR
Leeds 4-0 Middlesbrough
Nottm Forest 0-1 Cardiff
Stoke 1-2 Blackburn
Wigan 1-3 Reading
I am going here now ...
Premier League scores
Burnley 0-2 Palace
Chelsea 0-1 West Ham
Liverpool 2-1 Brighton
Spurs 3-2 Bournemouth
Full-time: Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace
A pretty simple win for the Eagles.
Full-time: Spurs 3-2 Bournemouth
Mourinho’s men just about hold on.
@Will_Unwin
— krish (@vkmagus) November 30, 2019
Already looking forward to the "humble" press conference at spurs anytime soon
And can't wait the humble to turn to rumble by new year
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Full-time: Chelsea 0-1 West Ham
David Martin keeps a cleansheet in the shock win. The ‘keeper falls to his knees at full-time and is crying.
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Spurs get away with one at the last, as the defence recover to clear when it looked like Bournemouth were about to score.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-2 Bournemouth (H. Wilson, 90+6)
Wilson gets a second. Spurs love conceding late consolation goals.
Full-time: Liverpool 2-1 Brighton
Liverpool hold on after having their goalkeeper sent off.
It certainly does not ...
@Will_Unwin Surely it makes no difference whether the keeper has been on 10 seconds or all game?
— Pally Walnuts (@PallyWalnuts) November 30, 2019
Da Silva has a hat-trick for Brentford and they are 7-0 up against Luton.
Brighton are on top at Anfield and chasing the equaliser! Adrian looks nervous, so it could be an interesting finish.
All seemed to have been done by the rules.
@Will_Unwin no comment on Atkinson at Anfield allowing a quick free kick while the just-subbed-on goalie is still setting his wall at the far side of his goal?
— Owen Burke (@OwenPJBurke) November 30, 2019
Puscas gets a hat-trick for Reading at Wigan. He has scored three in just five minutes!
Altrincham equalise at Portsmouth! Josh Hancock from the spot. Will we have a shock?
Keane Lewis-Potter has pulled one back for Hull at Barnsley. A feat to have three surnames.
George Puscas has scored two in as many minutes to turn things around at Wigan. Reading are now leading 2-1.
Bradley Dack has scored at both ends after putting the ball into the back of his own net at Stoke to equalise.
Our man at Stamford Bridge ...
Ten minutes left and West Ham are still defending well. Chelsea haven't created anything in the second half.
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) November 30, 2019
I had written off Brighton but they are now just a goal behind and playing against 10 men. This could be exciting!
GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace (Schlupp, 78)
Schlupp takes advantage of Mee kicking a clearance against himself by whacking the loose ball into the net.
GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Brighton (Dunk, 79)
Dunk takes a quick free-kick and it catches out Liverpool as he drills it into the back of the net. GAME ON!
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RED CARD! Liverpool 2-0 Brighton (Allison, 76)
The Brazilian goalkeeper charges out and handles the ball outside of his area as he stops the ball going over his head and is rightly sent off. At least Liverpool can bring Adrian on.
Brentford net their sixth of the day against Luton after Benrahma coverts a penalty.
Leeds are 3-0 up against Middlesbrough thanks to Helder Costa’s first goal for the club.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-1 Bournemouth (H. Wilson, 73)
Harry Wilson curls a free-kick into the top corner to give the Cherries hope.
Tom Pope has a hat-trick for Port Vale against Cheltenham. The Valiants are heading into the third round of the FA Cup.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 Bournemouth (Sissoko, 69)
A cracking volley from Sissoko finishes off this fixture.
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VAR rules out West Ham goal! Snodgrass chips a cross to the back post where Antonio is waiting and manages to bundle the ball home after a couple of attempts but it is adjudged to have hit his arm.
Stockport are three goals to the good at Torquay. What a long way to go for a day in the fifth tier.
Burnley are on top against Palace but are yet to find an equaliser. Can they break down Palace who have replaced Dann with Sakho.
West Ham almost double their lead as Balbuena heads at goal but Kepa is up to the challenge, then Antonio has a good chance but can only knee the ball towards goal and the ‘keeper grabs it.
Ben Close puts Portsmouth ahead against Altrincham, meaning we’re even less likely to get an FA Cup shock today.
Alli misses a cracking chance to secure his hat-trick but I am sure he will get another opportunity.
11 minutes to go!
79'| GOAL FOR TNS!
— The New Saints FC (@tnsfc) November 30, 2019
Airbus UK Broughton 0-12 The New Saints#AIRTNS #JDCymruPremier pic.twitter.com/TxIN4zTldc
Kevin Nesbit has a fourth for Dunfermline against Partick Thistle!
Dave Tindall offers: “Gary Gillespie got a hat-trick for Liverpool in 1986 when playing as a defender. Third was a spot-kick.”
GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Bournemouth (Alli, 50)
Mourinho and Alli are a match made in heaven, it would seem. Alli gets the ball from Vertonghen, takes a couple of touches and slots home.
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GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 West Ham (Cresswell, 48)
Ruddy heck! West Ham break on Chelsea, Fornals sends the ball through to Cresswell, who cuts back onto his weaker right foot and curls the ball in.
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Second half
Another 45 minutes of fun!
11-0!!!
71'| Cieslewicz breaks down the left, before cutting inside and finding the far corner!
— The New Saints FC (@tnsfc) November 30, 2019
Airbus UK Broughton 0-11 The New Saints#AIRTNS #JDCymruPremier
James Debens might be making this up: “Roque Junior got a hat trick of goals for Leeds United back in the early Noughties.”
Kudos to Graeme Thorn: “Steve Nicol’s hat-trick in 87 against Newcastle doesn’t count as he was playing in midfield - Mark Lawrenson (wearing 9) was at right-back that day.”
Some defender hat-trick options ...
John Potter offers: “Steve Bruce surely.”
Pádraig McAuliffe says: “Steve Watson scored a hat-trick for Everton against Leeds in 2003. He was normally a right-back, though he wasn’t playing in that position that day. Steve Nicol got one in the 87-88 season against Newcastle.”
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James Boyle asks: “I was just wondering who was the last central defender to score a hat trick in the top English league - any ideas?”
Brentford go into the break 5-0 up against Luton! We want 10!
And the report from St James’ Park ...
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Half-time reading ...
Half-time Premier League scores
Burnley 0-1 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
Liverpool 2-0 Brighton
Spurs 1-0 Bournemouth
GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Crystal Palace (Zaha, 45+1)
Zaha whacks a shot towards the near post and Pope allows the ball to fly past him just before the break. It’s a poor effort from the England goalkeeper.
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Nothing close to an FA Cup upset so far in the 3pm kick-offs. Where is the fun in that?
Someone else is happy to tempt fate ...
@Will_Unwin Yeah, I'll call the title race over. 11 points ahead means 3 losses and 2 draws, assuming someone else goes undefeated, which ain't happening. Leicester and City can beat Liverpool, then who? Even Jose has been playing for draws against the Reds since Hector was a pup
— Hubert O'Hearn (@BTBReviews) November 30, 2019
Five goals at Ashton Gate already today. Bristol City are 4-1 up against Huddersfield. Maybe they will inflict another 10-1 defeat on Huddersfield, just 30 years since Man City did it to them.
Elsewhere in the Championship, Brentford are 4-0 up against Luton.
VAR spots an offside after Van Aanholt puts the ball into the back of the net for Palace at Burnley. He was miles off but VAR took ruddy ages. Love the modern game.
Giroud not having a great game ...
Giroud looking 40-50 games short of match sharpness
— Barney Ronay (@barneyronay) November 30, 2019
Brighton should be back in it at Anfield but Lewis Dunk scuffed his shot when he had an open goal to aim from just a few yards out!
Wigan do not have Pele or Puscas but they have someone better in Joe Garner, who has opened the scoring against Reading.
Dunfermline are now 4-0 up after 31 minutes against 10-man Partick. A hat-trick for Kevin Nesbit.
Julian Borrill says: “Re: 15:08, despite playing with 10 men and being 3 down in 22 minutes, Partick have still had 64% possession.”
Can they maintain it?
Pele sends in a cross to Puscas for Reading at Wigan! It does not result in a goal but what a combination.
A Mr Cottage emails in to say: “Who can ever forget the wonderfully named Wolfgang Wolf, who managed.... Wolfsburg! Beautiful.”
West Ham almost took at shock lead at Chelsea!
Rare West Ham attack almost leads to the opener! Snodgrass met by firm header from Antonio but Kepa makes a great save.
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) November 30, 2019
VAR rules out Sanchez goal! Son played in Sissoko, who whacks the ball against Rico and then Sanchez finishes. The referee goes upstairs and it’s disallowed for handball.
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GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Brighton (Van Dijk, 24)
This game is done and dusted, as Van Dijk once again heads home, this time from a Alexander-Arnold cross. Is the title race over?
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QPR are the only team in the country without a cleansheet. They are currently 1-0 down to Derby after Martyn Waghorn opened the scoring. Defending is overrated.
Benjamin Lewis says: “In the Chelsea-West Ham match a West Ham player has gone down injured in the Chelsea half. West Ham keep attacking for the best part of a minute, then when Chelsea win the ball back and are about to break, the referee blows the whistle to get the West Ham player treatment. Surely this is totally unsporting from West Ham, and ridiculous from the referee?”
All a bit odd ...
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Bournemouth (Alli, 21)
The ball is sent down the middle, Son takes control of it on the edge of the box and nudges it into the path of Alli who strokes the ball home. Mourinho certainly seems to have revitalised the England midfielder.
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GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Brighton (Van Dijk, 18)
Van Dijk rises highest in the box to head home a cross at the back post. Can Brighton back into this?
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Kari Tulinius says: “When it comes to players sharing names with their clubs, few can top Icelander Valur Valsson, who played for the football club Valur. Because most Icelanders have patronyms as their last names, his name means Valur, son of Valur.”
Firmino is the first person to test Ryan at Anfield. The Brazilian cuts inside and fires in a low shot but the Brighton goalkeeper does well to save it.
Stoke are behind at home against Blackburn with Dack the first to react after a bit of pinball in the box. Michael O’Neill has a big job on his hands there.
No goal in the Premier League so far and it’s all been quite boring across the board. No goalkeeper has been put under pressure so far.
Fylde have taken the lead at Kingstonian in the FA Cup, so we’re unlikely to see an upset there.
Mike McKenzie mocks one of my fellow Guardian employees: “I’m glad I wasn’t the expert who recommended that Jonjo be shelved in Ten Talking Points earlier this week.”
Re the post at 3.05pm. I AM VERY WRONG!
Yes they have: https://t.co/0ROv0SfAPK
— Ilkka Sipilä (@PalaeoPython) November 30, 2019
Good for morale ...
West Ham fans celebrating like they've scored every time their goalkeeper does something right. Martin takes a cross from James, then saves from Mount from 20 yards. Chelsea getting in too easily though.
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) November 30, 2019
Partick Thistle have had a man sent off and conceded from the penalty spot in the opening four minutes. They are in for a tough afternoon at Dunfermline.
Luke Forrester, known solely as ‘Luke’, says: “I see that the pendulum has swung back in favour of referring to Lucas Moura as ‘Lucas’ rather than ‘Moura’ on teamsheets etc. Hopefully we won’t see a repeat of the Idrissa Gueye ‘Gana/Gueye’ nonsense. I hope someone from Opcom is keeping tabs. Absolutely disgusting.”
Big goal in the Championship as Leeds’ Patrick Bamford scores at the second chance of asking against Middlesbrough. The Leeds striker had a spell at Boro earlier in his career and his strike is further bad news for Jonathan Woodgate who is having a tough start to his managerial career.
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I would like to be proved wrong but I anticipate the answer is no.
@Will_Unwin following the Finnish football theme, have Haka ever signed a New Zealander?
— Bob O'Hara (@BobOHara) November 30, 2019
Our man at Stamford Bridge could be about to witness a mauling.
Chelsea threaten almost immediately. Mount through the middle, feeds Emerson, and Pedro almost converts left-back's cross. Shot blocked by Ogbonna #cfc #whufc
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) November 30, 2019
At Turf Moor, Crystal Palace’s Milivojević lines up a free-kick after Zaha is taken down but he whips it just over. Burnley will need to be on it today, as Zaha is already looking dangerous.
Justin Kavanagh says: “Good to see Callum Hynes in the Spurs squad today. That Mourhino knows how to keep jaded players on their toes. On the subject of place names (and I’m showing my age here), but as a young boy, I was always troubled by the fact that Mike England could play for Wales. It just didn’t seem right!”
Kick-off!
Peep! Peep! Peep! The whistles are blown around the country.
Here is a cracking header from friend of the show Jay Bothroyd today to get you in the mood:
🎦 ゴール動画
— Ｊリーグ (@J_League) November 30, 2019
🏆 明治安田生命Ｊ１リーグ 第33節
🆚 鳥栖vs札幌
🔢 0-1
⌚️ 4分
⚽️ ジェイ（札幌）#Ｊリーグ#鳥栖対札幌
その他の動画はこちら👇https://t.co/JUEMOXumQp pic.twitter.com/YpBRC1dr1i
Anyway ... we’re about to get some actual football! Players are walking out of tunnels across the country.
Now we’re talking ...
@Will_Unwin I have a well worn UMD College Park soccer top from somewhere along the 80s or 90s I got in Boston. Despite being from MD, I neither went to College Park, know people who did, or follow their sports.
— Klaus Dukes (@KlausDukes) November 30, 2019
Kevin Smith asks: “Can you get your brother to tell Owen Hargreaves that Canada hates him?”
I’ll pass it on.
Rusto Kulkki says: “Here in Finland, earlier this month Veikkausliiga side Fc Lahti announced the signing of centre back Timi Lahti.”
I am a huge fan of Finnish football.
My brother is currently in the same Cheshire pub as Ed Woodward and Owen Hargreaves. More as we get it.
Kieron Malone says: “Who can forget Stephen Ireland playing (long time ago admittedly) for Ireland.”
He’s still available.
As a Manchester City fan, my day is already written off but I did get 12 bottles of wine delivered, so I have to focus on the positives.
Stats!
5 - Only Leicester (6) have kept more Premier League clean sheets than Burnley this season (5), while only Watford (7) have failed to score in more games than Crystal Palace (6). Blanks. #BURCRY
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 30, 2019
Keith Keith would be a better name.
@Will_Unwin Players with towns as surnames: there's one true legend in that field, Keith FC striker and (I think) record goalscorer, Cammy Keith.
— R. Marr (@RolloTreadway) November 30, 2019
J.R. rightly fires in a correction: “I’m sure I will just be one of 1,057 others (okay, maybe I will be the only one) but I can’t let it go without correcting the record. Kilkenny is not a town. It is a city. A lovely one at that. Up the cats!”
I am currently wearing a Boston Red Sox shirt and drinking coffee from Boston Red Sox mug despite having no interest in baseball. Please feel free to share with me your random memorabilia you own.
Good to see lots of clubs and players supporting Rainbow Laces today ...
We are supporting @stonewalluk's #RainbowLaces for today's game against Queens Park Rangers. 🏳️🌈#DCFCvQPR pic.twitter.com/uPB8wqmN8j
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) November 30, 2019
Lynda Bailey seems to have emailed the wrong live blog: “Slightly off-field but weren’t you surprised to learn that David Attenborough’s family came from a village called…Attenborough?”
This is the first I’ve heard of it.
Kilkenny update from Dan Moriarty: “Young Kilkenny is an Irish lad, midfielder. I believe he had a stormer against Lyon in a pre season friendly.
“He is also an Irish town name which is notable as I suspect not many footballers have a surname that is also a town name in their country, perhaps one for the knowledge boffins?”
Hytner on the whole emery situation ...
A nice gesture from Spurs to the ball boy who helped set up a goal in the week:
Ball boy Callum Hynes joins the squad for their pre-match meal ahead of today's game! 🙌#THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/VCPtfq2kY1
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 30, 2019
It’s ended 2-2 at St James’ Park. City were pretty poor for the majority of the game and Newcastle defended well.
Bournemouth’s bench includes Kilkenny and Saydee. I’ve genuinely never heard of them. If anyone has some insight, it would be greatly appreciated.
Shelvey has just scored a stunner to equalise for Newcastle as City have little to no understanding of what defending is.
Kevin De Bruyne has absolutely smashed one in off the bar to give City the lead against Newcastle. You will never see a ball hit harder.
You will probably have noticed that Unai Emery has been binned. Jonathan Wilson gives his view.
Picking the bones out of the various team news: West Ham have indeed dropped Roberto for David Martin who has made it to the Premier League via Liverpool reserves, MK Dons and Millwall.
Dier keeps his place in the Spurs team despite his very early substitution in midweek.
Giroud is the man given the job of replacing the injured Abraham for Chelsea.
Teams: Burnley v Crystal Palace
Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Hendrick, Brady, Wood, Barnes.
Subs: Hart, Lowton, Drinkwater, Gibson, Rodriguez, Pieters, Lennon.
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Dann, Tomkins, Van Aanholt,Townsend, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Zaha, Ayew.
Subs: Hennessey, Sakho, Schlupp, Benteke, McCarthy, Camarasa, Riedewald.
Teams: Chelsea v West Ham
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, James, Zouma, Tomori, Emerson, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Pedro, Pulisic, Giroud.
Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Kante, Willian, Hudson-Odoi, Batshuayi.
West Ham: Martin, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Fornals, Snodgrass, Anderson, Antonio.
Subs: Roberto, Zabaleta, Masuaku, Ajeti, Sanchez, Yarmolenko, Haller.
Teams: Liverpool v Brighton
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Salah, Firmino
Subs: Adrian, Milner, Keita, Gomez, Lallana, Shaqiri, Origi
Brighton: Ryan, Montoya, Dunk, Webster, Burn, Gross, Stephens, Propper, Bissouma, Mooy, Connolly
Subs: Button, Duffy, Maupay, Trossard, Murray, Schelotto, Alzate
Teams: Spurs v Bournemouth
Spurs: Gazzaniga, Vertonghen, Aurier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Dier, Ndombele, Sissoko, Alli, Son, Kane.
Subs: Whiteman, Rose, Winks, Walker-Peters, Lo Celso, Eriksen, Lucas.
Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Rico, S. Cook, Ake, Stacey, Lerma, L. Cook, Groeneveld, Fraser, Solanke, C. Wilson.
Subs: Boruc, Gosling, H. Wilson, Simpson, Mepham, Kilkenny, Saydee.
Newcastle v Manchester City is a pretty bad advert for walking football. The tempo has been incredibly slow and City have lacked ideas for the majority.
Ben Fisher has been for a chat with Eddie Howe ...
Will Klopp need to change formation today with the news that Fabinho is set to miss the next two months through injury?
It’s FA Cup second round weekend and I have personally got you covered ...
Our man at Stamford Bridge thinks David Martin could replace Roberto today ...
Don’t see how Pellegrini can stick with Roberto over David Martin against Chelsea today. Sounds like there’s a chance that Martin comes in #whufc
— Jacob Steinberg (@JacobSteinberg) November 30, 2019
Get in the mood with Mason Mount and Declan Rice ...
Preamble
Good afternoon!
For a Saturday at 3pm, there’s actually plenty happening. Three of the now traditional ‘Big Six’ are playing. Chelsea could finish the West Ham careers of Manuel Pellegrini and Roberto at Stamford Bridge. The Hammers have looked awful since Lukasz Fabianski succumbed to injury and his replacement looks to have the yips. Roberto is so bad they might need to drop him today, which would be the kindest thing to do.
Liverpool have not been at their best in recent times but the prospect of Brighton at home will bring little fear to their squad who will be keen on boosting their own confidence with a few goals. Klopp is without a few players after recent injuries and considering how critical the next month or so will be, there could be plenty of changes.
There is a first Premier League outing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Jose Mourinho, with Bournemouth in town. It’s a battle of 10th v 11th, which is the one we’ve all been waiting for. Both teams will be on the front foot and looking to make an impact.
We can also hope that there is some sort of FA Cup shock at Kingstonian v Fylde or Portsmouth v Altrincham. If we do not get one, then we should scrap the competition.
