Thank you very much for your company. What a fun day of football it was.
Joelinton is a goal machine!
Technically, Oldham are not relegated yet as their result has not yet been confirmed despite the abandonment. But let’s be honest, they are down.
Four for Jesus! Here is Jamie Jackson’s report.
Ralf Rangnick has accepted what everyone else knew: United are not finishing in the top four.
The game no one has been talking about.
OLDHAM ARE RELEGATED
The match concludes at Boundary Park with in abandonment. Salford win 2-1 to send Oldham down to the National League, becoming the first team to have played in the Premier League to reach the fifth tier. A bad day for the club.
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There is a choice of games for your enjoyment.
Brentford v Tottenham with Scott Murray or ...
... Bayern v Dortmund with that man Rob Smyth.
Oldham 1-2 Salford: Fans are still on the pitch at Boundary Park calling for their “useless” owners to get out of the club. I am not sure how this is going to end.
Forest Green scenes ...
FGR are promoted to League One! pic.twitter.com/6YHHhXoOeJ
— Ben Fisher (@benfisherj) April 23, 2022
GOAL! Solanke scores from the spot to equalise for Bournemouth against Fulham in the 98th minute. It could be a crucial one for the Cherries as they push for a Premier League return.
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Wigan draw with Plymouth, so they will have to wait for their promotion from League One to be confirmed.
FOREST GREEN ARE PROMOTED!
Full time: Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
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Full time: Peterborough 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Peterborough are relegated to League One after another home defeat.
I’m off for a quick break before Bayern v Dortmund. Will Unwin will hold your hand, with love and tenderness, for the rest of this clockwatch.
Full time: Manchester City 5-1 Watford
Four goals for Gabriel Jesus, and City go four points clear of Liverpool.
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Full time: Norwich 0-3 Newcastle
Newcastle make it 10 wins in the last 14 league games, an extraordinary run of form.
“Interesting at the bottom of the Scottish Championship where Queen of the South have scored late against Ayr, and Dunfermline are losing at Partick,” writes Simon McMahon. “What that means is that should Queen of the South beat Dunfermline 1-0, and Ayr lose to Partick by the same score next week, all three teams would finish level on points, goal difference and goals scored.
“I assume it would then come down to the head to head record, which I can’t be bothered looking up. But you can ignore all of that, cos Ayr have just equalised.”
“Hello Rob,” writes John Davis. “The next logical job for Graham Potter would presumably be England? He fits the type that has worked over the past few years, has a great coaching arc and isn’t going to get a massive club job. A good World Cup in November/December would be a fitting end point for Southgate. The other option is Eddie Howe, but as a Newcastle fan I’m not considering that. And it’s probably too soon for him as well.”
I hadn’t really thought about England, but I suspect you’re right. He could potentially get a job at Arsenal or Spurs, though it would need a few things to align.
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Oldham 1-2 Salford The players have left the field and there are hundreds of fans on the pitch, most of them lining up behind a “GET OUT OF OUR CLUB” banner.
Oldham 1-2 Salford There have been protests against the Oldham ownership at Boundary Park, with a number of fans on the pitch. It sounds like the match could be abandoned, which would be a particularly miserable way for such a great club to drop out of the Football League.
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GOAL! Wigan 1-1 Plymouth (Whatmough 74)
The League One leaders have equalised! Jack Whatmough has scored from a corner, and if Wigan can get another they will be promoted tonight.
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Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
Here’s Barney Ronay on an eventful afternoon at the Emirates.
We’ll have two liveblogs kicking off at 5.30pm, and here they are.
League One Rotherham have come from behind to lead Oxford, with Daniel Barlaser scoring at both ends. That moves them back into the automatic promotion places, BUT LOOK HOW TIGHT IT IS.
League Two John Rooney has given Barrow the lead at home to Sutton. That means, as things stand, Oldham are going down to the National League.
The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
- Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United (FT)
- Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
- Manchester City 5-1 Watford
- Norwich City 0-3 Newcastle United
Championship
- Bournemouth 0-1 Fulham
- Peterborough 0-1 Nottingham Forest
League One
- Wigan Athletic 0-1 Plymouth Argyle
League Two
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
GOAL! Wigan 0-1 Plymouth (Jephcott 63)
Wigan have missed multiple chances, and Luke Jephcott has made them pay! As things stand - and it really is exquisitely tight at the top of League One - Wigan still need three points to clinch promotion.
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Man City 5-1 Watford The state of this.
In League Two, Exeter have gone 2-0 up at home to Rochdale. It doesn’t look like they will clinch promotion today, though, as Northampton are winning 4-2 at Orient.
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Bournemouth 0-1 Fulham It sounds Mitrovic’s goal just crossed the line. In fact, it was so close that the chaps on Sky Sports are speculating whether the goalline technology got it wrong.
GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Fulham (Yep 56)
Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 487th goal of the season has put the leaders and will-be champions Fulham ahead at the Vitality Stadium.
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“Afternoon Rob!” says Rob Wolf Petersen. “Not sure whether to be pleased or incredulous that you didn’t mention Brighton as a potential relegation candidate. On one hand, I guess it shows how far we’ve come. On the other, a club of our size is only ever one bad run, one departed manager, or one freshly minted club nicking all our players from a relegation scrap.”
Fair point. If Graham Potter stays (and realistically, I can’t see a job coming up this summer that would justify leaving Brighton) you’ll surely be fine.
The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
- Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United (FT)
- Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
- Manchester City 5-1 Watford
- Norwich City 0-3 Newcastle United
Championship
- Bournemouth 0-0 Fulham
- Peterborough 0-1 Nottingham Forest
League One
- Wigan Athletic 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
League Two
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
“Hi Rob,” writes Richard Woods. “I’m watching the big League Two game on a totally legal and paid for iFollow feed. The cliche of a ‘good advert for League Two football’ applies here. “Gas having more possession, FGR strong in attack. Hoping for the Gas to nick it second half.”
GOAL! Man City 5-1 Watford; Gabriel Jesus 4-1 Watford
Gabriel Jesus gets his fourth, slapping a first-time shot past Ben Foster after a brilliant (mostly) one-touch move. Sheer delightful football.
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“There should be a committee of grumpy ‘old’ (mindset not age) fans who get to vote on any variation from standard home-away kits,” says Zach Neeley. “Reward creative third kits, banish horror ones. It would be great fun for 12–18 months until all the committee members are caught in a corruption scandal.”
GOAL! Man City 4-1 Watford (Jesus 49 pen)
Watford concede a penalty after 14 seconds of the second half, which is ingenious when you think about it, and Gabriel Jesus completes his first Premier League hat-trick from the spot. Manchester City are moving four points clear at the top.
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GOAL! Norwich 0-3 Newcastle (Guimaraes 49)
The new darling of St James’ Park, Bruno Guimaraes, has continued his and Newcastle’s brilliant form with a majestic finish.
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In yesterday’s countdown, Steve Rackett suggested a contender for game of the weekend: the Wessex League division one playoff final on the Isle of Wight between Newport and Laverstock & Ford. Steve has written in again with the half-time score: it’s 2-1 to Newport, with Connor Kelly putting Newport ahead just before the interval.
Bournemouth 0-0 Fulha,
“Hi Rob,” says Richard Hirst. “While following the foulathon that is Bournemouth v Fulham (20 and counting), I was idly speculating on who Fulham have any hope of finishing above next season, thereby avoiding yet another relegation. Other than the two promoted sides, are ‘this Everton’ (cMatt Dony) our best hope? Don’t want to be at loggerheads with Mary Waltz but chivalry can only go so far.”
That assumes Everton will stay up this season. I wouldn’t be so sure, especially if Burnley win tomorrow. As for next year, the relegation contenders will include the three promoted sides, Brentford (I love them but they scream ‘second-season syndrome’, especially if they lose Christian Eriksen), Leeds, Everton or Burnley and maybe Southampton.
Half time
Whistles are being blown across the land. These are the half-time scores in our featured games. Oh and Salford have gone 2-1 up at Oldham. See you in 10 minutes for more slightly frantic clockwatching.
Premier League
- Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United (FT)
- Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
- Manchester City 3-1 Watford
- Norwich City 0-2 Newcastle United
Championship
- Bournemouth 0-0 Fulham
- Peterborough 0-1 Nottingham Forest
League One
- Wigan Athletic 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
League Two
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
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“Talking of the Clockwise thing,” says Simon McMahon, “today sees the first leg of the play-off between the Highland and Lowland league winners - Fraserburgh and Bonnyrigg Rose - to decide who will go forward to play Cowdenbeath, who are already sure to finish bottom of Scottish League Two, for a place in the Scottish League.
“My brother-in-law, a lifelong Cowdenbeath supporter, starts every season in the hope of finishing second bottom, or even dreaming about the holy grail of mid-table mediocrity, before eventually settling for the despair of the play-off. I suppose it’s bound to happen when your xG is -0.94.”
GOAL! Peterborough 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Surridge 45)
Bad news for Peterborough. Sam Surridge has given Forest the lead just before half-time. If it stays like that Peterborough will be down and Forest will have five toes in the playoffs.
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Championship Keane Lewis-Potter has put Hull ahead at home to Reading. That’s good news for Peterborough, whose exceedingly slim hopes of survival depend on Reading going to pieces in the next couple of weeks.
Peterborough are drawing 0-0 at home to Nottingham Forest.
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GOAL! Norwich 0-2 Newcastle (Joelinton 41)
Joelinton gets his second!
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Norwich 0-1 Newcastle As things stand, Newcastle are ninth in the table. They were 19th in mid-January.
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Man City 3-1 Watford “Ah well,” says Matt Dony. “I suppose the one saving grace is (with respect to Naylor, Waltz, Burtz et al), Liverpool get to play this Everton team tomorrow.”
You just wait till Allan roofs one from 40 yards in the 98th minute.
In League Two, Davis Keillor-Dunn’s penalty has brought Oldham level at home to Salford. As things stand they won’t drop out of the Football League today, though really they need to win if they are to have any chance of actually staying up.
The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
- Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United (FT)
- Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
- Manchester City 3-1 Watford
- Norwich City 0-1 Newcastle United
Championship
- Bournemouth 0-0 Fulham
- Peterborough 0-0 Nottingham Forest
League One
- Wigan Athletic 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
League Two
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
GOAL! Norwich 0-1 Newcastle (Joelinton 35)
Newcastle’s stunning form looks set to continue. Joelinton has put them ahead at Carrow Road; a win today would be their 10th in 14 league games.
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GOAL! Man City 3-1 Watford (Rodri 34)
Rodri has restored City’s two-goal lead with a spectacular goal! He took Jesus’s pass on the chest, 25 yards out, waited for the ball to bounce and then launched it into the top corner. That’s a screamer.
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Man City 2-1 Fulham Roy Hodgson’s last great escape, with Fulham in 2008, got going when they came from 2-0 down to win at the Etihad. IS LIGHTNING ABOUT TO STRIKE TWICE? HAS PEP TAKEN CITY AS FAR AS HE CAN?
“Hi Rob, thanks for the liveblog!” says Ike Proud. “Any idea why Watford are playing in their away kit today? I realise that they are in fact the away team, but surely this dark teal (?) number presents more of a colour clash with City’s sky blue than their standard yellow and black? Is this what getting old feels like?”
It is, though you are right to point it out – it’s quite common these days for away teams to change kit even when there isn’t a clash, presumably for commercial reasons.
Man City 2-1 Watford Dennis, on the left wing, flipped a clever angled pass over the City defence. Kamara ran onto it, away from Laporte, and hit a first-time drive across Ederson. Actually Ederson might have done better - he got a touch but could only help it into the net.
GOAL! Man City 2-1 Watford (Kamara 28)
Bear with me while I try to imagine how Hassane Kamara has brought Watford back into the game at the Etihad.
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“Cheers to Bala Town,” writes Roger Worton, “who won 11 (eleven) -0 on the last day of the. second phase of the Welsh Premier League. Dave Edwards didn’t score but he got at least one assist.”
𝙁𝙐𝙇𝙇-𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 | 𝙇𝙇𝘼𝙒𝙉 𝘼𝙈𝙎𝙀𝙍
— Bala Town F.C. (@BalaTownFC) April 23, 2022
What a way to end the season.#Lakesiders pic.twitter.com/KgVfdJpNHg
GOAL! Man City 2-0 Watford (Jesus 24)
A second goal for Gabriel Jesus. I haven’t seen it because of the blackout but I assume what happened is that Kevin De Bruyne hit a wicked, curving cross from the right that was headed in at the far post by Jesus. Something like that.
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“There is a 3pm blackout in the UK and yet still you can visualise the match,” says Yash Gupta. “What does that mean? Another one of those superpowers a man wields as he ages along.”
You say ‘superpower’, I say ‘Orkney’s impressively fast broadband’.
In League Two, Oldham are 1-0 down at home to Salford. They will only go down today if they lose and both Barrow and Stevenage win; both are drawing 0-0 the noo.
Man City 1-0 Watford City have had 81 per cent possession so far.
Leicester 0-0 Aston Villa Leon Bailey has missed an excellent chance for Villa, it says here.
“Thanks, Watford,” says Jed Murr. “As a Liverpool supporter, it would have been nerve-racking had it stayed 0-0 for 30, 40, 50 minutes. Now I can get on with my Saturday.”
Watching your rivals in the hope they’ll drop points is one of football’s more miserable experiences. When your own team are playing you feel like you have some kind of control over events, even though you clearly don’t, but when it’s a different team it feels even more out of your hands. Plus there’s the whole Clockwise thing.
Man City 1-0 Watford A great chance ... for Watford. Emmanuel Dennis was played through one-on-one with Ederson, but he took an age and was tackled by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The latest scores in our featured games
It will get livelier.
Premier League
- Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United (FT)
- Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
- Manchester City 1-0 Watford
- Norwich City 0-0 Newcastle United
Championship
- Bournemouth 0-0 Fulham
- Peterborough 0-0 Nottingham Forest
League One
- Wigan Athletic 0-0 Plymouth Argyle
League Two
- Bristol Rovers 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
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Man City 1-0 Watford We’re not able to watch the 3pm games in this country, as that would be illegal, but in my head here’s what happened: Zinchenko, on the left, cracked a low cross that was turned in from six yards by Gabriel Jesus.
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GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Watford (Jesus 4)
And it’s goodnight from Watford.
“Rob,” says Mac Millings. “While it is lovely to see Matt Dony as an honorary Hornet today, he shouldn’t hold his breath; Liverpool’s +6 goal difference advantage is about to take a pounding. According to the Guardian’s match preview, you can get odds of 33-1 for a Watford win today - by coincidence, that’s exactly the same as my prediction for the final score.”
Peep peep! The 3pm games are under way.
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
David Hytner was at the Emirates to watch Arsenal win the Ian Ure derby. Here’s his report.
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Meanwhile, in Scotland
“Hi Rob,” says Simon McMahon. “In the first round of SPL fixtures after the league split, Rangers beat Motherwell 3-1 in the early kick-off to close to within three points of Celtic (who visit Ross County tomorrow), while todays other games feature the bottom six sides.
“Rock bottom Dundee really need to beat St. Johnstone at Dens to have any hope of avoiding relegation, while Aberdeen and St. Mirren can both leapfrog their visitors, Livingston and Hibs respectively, with a win. Incidentally, Scottish clubs voted this week to introduce VAR from next season. Don’t they read the MBM?”
MBM. VAR. xG. PPG. I wish Cloughie was still around to tell us where to shove our acronyms and abbreviations.
“It may seem unlikely,” says Matt Dony, “but Roy Hodgson has the opportunity to get his best ever result for Liverpool. Come on, Watford. You can do it. Je suis Millings.”
Poor old Roy. I remember thinking that was a really good appointment, a safe pair of hands to get them back on track while Hicks and Gillett buggered off. Didn’t quite pan out like that.
Motherwell 1-3 Rangers
Here’s more on Rangers’ victory at Fir Park, which keeps their slim title hopes alive.
On this day in 1997, Zinedine Zidane invited Edwin van der Sar and Richard Witschge to have a little sit-down.
Championship In the early game, Luton have been held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool. A win today would have secured a playoff place for Luton, but Gary Madine denied them with a second-half penalty.
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It’s all over at the Emirates, where Arsenal have beaten Manchester United 3-1 to move into the top four. United were a bit unfortunate - they missed a penalty, hit the woodwork three times and were on the wrong end of some dubious VAR decisions. They also defended desperately at times and should have had Bruno Fernandes sent off.
It’s a huge win for Arsenal, who are now in a two-horse race with Spurs for the last Champions League spot.
Forest Green have arrived for their big game in an electric coach. Apparently they are the first team in the world to travel to a sports fixture in an electric vehicle, which is pretty tremendous.
Stepping off the electric coach in Bristol ⚡️
— Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) April 23, 2022
Come on you Rovers!#WeAreFGR 💚 pic.twitter.com/sRUxJWRam7
Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle team news
📋 Here is your team news for today's game, in partnership with @WigToday...
— Wigan Athletic (@LaticsOfficial) April 23, 2022
🔹 Latics make two changes from midweek draw at Ipswich Town
🔹 Tom Pearce and Jordan Cousins come into the starting line-up#wafc 🔵⚪️ #BELIEVE
Peterborough v Nottingham Forest team news
The Posh team news 🔵#pufc pic.twitter.com/10mhNaBiZJ
— Peterborough United (@theposh) April 23, 2022
📋 Team news 🆚 Peterborough United
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) April 23, 2022
🔢 Steve Cooper names an unchanged XI ahead of today's fixture at the Weston Homes Stadium
🌳🔴 #NFFC pic.twitter.com/C3YJ2etuu3
Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers team news
📋 Today's Rovers starting XI!
— Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) April 23, 2022
🔄 One change to the team with Nick Anderton replacing Josh Grant.#BristolRovers pic.twitter.com/7BMLfBPMX1
Here's how Rovers line-up against @Official_BRFC ✨
— Forest Green Rovers (@FGRFC_Official) April 23, 2022
▪️ One change from Monday
▫️ Stevenson returns
▪️ Matt captains the side#WeAreFGR 💚 pic.twitter.com/ci9reRfIVu
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Bournemouth v Fulham team news
📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) April 23, 2022
🔺 One change to the side
🔺 Billing comes in for Lowe
Here's how we line up for this afternoon's huge game at home to Fulham.
𝗟𝗘𝗧'𝗦 𝗚𝗢 🔥🔥
Your Fulham! 🤍#BOUFUL pic.twitter.com/yohWckMFC5
— Fulham Football Club: Promoted (@FulhamFC) April 23, 2022
Norwich City v Newcastle United team news
🚨 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) April 23, 2022
▪️ Smith makes one change to starting XI
▪️ Zimmermann replaces Gibson
▪️ Williams on the bench ahead of Rupp#NCFC | #NORNEW pic.twitter.com/TbHXtrl1qW
🚨 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠-𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 23, 2022
HWTL! ⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/RhZ2MFWo94
Manchester City v Watford team news
🔵 TEAM NEWS 🔵
— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 23, 2022
XI | Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Fernandinho (C), De Bruyne, Jesus, Grealish, Sterling
SUBS | Steffen, Ake, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Egan-Riley, Mbete, Palmer#ManCity | @HaysTechnology pic.twitter.com/MhNruAOS6v
🚨 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) April 23, 2022
Here's how the Hornets line up for this afternoon's match at @ManCity.#MCIWAT pic.twitter.com/vCnhMlLZRd
Leicester City v Aston Villa team news
Here's how we start at King Power Stadium! 📝#LeiAvl pic.twitter.com/TQaM6k4McO
— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 23, 2022
This is your Aston Villa team to face Leicester City. 👊 #LEIAVL pic.twitter.com/mIEMep9DJJ
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 23, 2022
There’s been a fourth goal at the Emirates, and it’s been scored by a much-maligned footballer. That doesn’t narrow it down, does it.
“Blimey Rob,” says Everton fan Paul Jones, “I know we’ve got virtually no chance of getting anything from tomorrow’s derby, but you could at least pretend we’ve not lost yet!”
I was only jesting. Well, sort of. I’m doing the game tomorrow and have been trying to remember the last time a Merseyside derby felt like such a foregone conclusion. Probably not in my lifetime, and I’m 147 next week. But every downside has an upside: imagine how good it’ll feel it you draw, never mind win.
Scottish Premiership Rangers have moved to within three points of Celtic after winning 3-1 at Motherwell. They had 10 men for most of the game, with Leon Balogun sent off in the 28th minute, but second half goals from Scott Wright and James Tavernier got the job done. Celtic are away to Ross County tomorrow.
It’s still Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd at the Emirates, but there’s been a missed penalty. See, we can do clickbait too!
Some pre-match reading
There’s just over 40 minutes remaining in an eventful game at the Emirates. Arsenal lead Manchester United 2-1, and you can follow it with Scott Murray.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to another bumper, bonza clockwatch. This is the business end, beautiful friend, and there is likely to be promotion and relegation in the EFL today. There’s also the popular behemoth known as the Premier League to consider, with important games at the top and the bottom.
These are the matches we’ll be trying to keep an eye on.
Premier League
- Arsenal 2-1 Manchester United (12.30pm)
- Leicester City v Aston Villa
- Manchester City v Watford
- Norwich City v Newcastle United
Championship
- Bournemouth v Fulham
- Peterborough v Nottingham Forest
League One
- Wigan Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
League Two
- Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers
A list of featured games is not enough. You want context, don’t you. Permutations. Information.
Premier League
Manchester City need to beat Watford to stay above Liverpool, who beat Everton in tomorrow’s Merseyside derby.
Watford and Norwich are slowly slipping towards the Championship, though a win for either today would give them a soupcon of hope, maybe even a snifter.
Championship
Bournemouth are at home to promoted Fulham, and will move closer to joining them in next season’s Premier League with victory. Nothing will be confirmed today, though.
Peterborough will be officially relegated if they lose at home to playoff-chasing Nottingham Forest, or if Reading win at Hull, or if Reading draw and Peterborough fail to win. Confused? Splendid, now all I need are the three digits on the back of the card.
League One
Wigan’s feelgood season will be complete if they beat Plymouth or if MK Dons and Sheffield Wednesday fail to win.
Doncaster and AFC Wimbledon could also be relegated today.
League Two
The Guardian’s favourite veganistas, Forest Green Rovers, will be promoted to the third tier for the first time in their history if they draw away to Bristol Rovers.
Exeter could also be promoted. And Oldham, the team we all adored in the early 1990s, could be relegated to the National League.
Legal disclaimer: Guardian Media Group bears no responsibility for erroneous permutations, premature assumptions or any other mistakes caused by the kind of frazzled brain you only get at the business end of the season.
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