Match report: Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
Premier League: Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino got the goals before Liverpool, while Erik Lamela pulled one back for Tottenham Hotspur.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Man City | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| 4 | Watford | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Man Utd | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Leicester | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Southampton | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Brighton | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Fulham | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Cardiff | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 17 | Huddersfield | 5 | -9 | 2 |
| 18 | Newcastle | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Burnley | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 20 | West Ham | 4 | -8 | 0 |
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Match report: Huddersfield 0-1 Crystal Palace
Premier League: Wilfred Zaha scored the winner, but Crystal Palace were forced to ride their luck against Huddersfield Town.
Match report: Bournemouth 4-2 Leicester
Premier League: A late rally from 10-man Leicester flattered the visitors as Bournemouth ran amok at the Vitality Stadium.
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Match report: Man City 3-0 Fulham
Premier League: Leroy Sane marked his first start of the season with an early goal, as Manchester City saw off Fulham.
Match report: Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City
Premier League: Cardiff City took an early lead against Chelsea, a strike which ultimately proved a rather costly and ill-advised error.
Match report: Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal
Premier League: Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil got the goals, as Arsenal consigned Newcastle to their third consecutive home defeat.
Scottish Premiership results
- Hibernian 3-2 Kilmarnock
- Livingston 1-0 Hamilton
- Motherwell 0-1 Hearts
- Rangers 4-0 Dundee
- St Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen
League Two results*
- Carlisle United 0-2 Tranmere Rovers
- Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe
- Colchester United 3-0 Cambridge United
- Crawley Town 2-0 Morecambe
- Grimsby Town 0-3 Oldham Athletic
- Macclesfield Town 1-2 Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter City
- MK Dons 1-1 Forest Green
- Newport County 0-6 Yeovil Town
- Notts County 3-3 Stevenage
- Port Vale 2-0 Northampton Town
- Swindon Town 1-2 Bury
*Results updated after reporter jumped the gun earlier. Apologies
League Two results
- Carlisle United 0-2 Tranmere Rovers
- Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe
- Colchester United 3-0 Cambridge United
- Crawley Town 2-0 Morecambe
- Grimsby Town 0-3 Oldham Athletic
- Macclesfield Town 1-2 Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter City
- MK Dons 1-1 Forest Green
- Newport County 0-6 Yeovil Town
- Notts County 3-3 Stevenage
- Port Vale 2-0 Northampton Town
- Swindon Town 1-2 Bury
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League one results
- AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Scunthorpe United
- Bradford City 0-2 Charlton Athletic
- Burton Albion 2-1 Sunderland
- Coventry City 1-0 Barnsley
- Fleetwood Town 1-1 Accrington Stanley
- Luton Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers
- Peterborough United 1-2 Portsmouth
- Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Blackpool
- Rochdale 3-0 Gillingham
- Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Southend United
- Walsall 1-4 Doncaster Rovers
- Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Oxford United
Championship results
- Bolton Wanderers 1-2 QPR
- Brentford 2-0 Wigan Athletic
- Bristol City 1-0 Sheffield United
- Hull City 2-0 Ipswich Town
- Millwall 1-1 Leeds United
- Norwich City 1-0 Middlesbrough
- Preston 2-3 Reading
- Rotherham United 1-0 Derby County
- Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Stoke City
- Swansea City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
- Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa (5.30pm BST)
Full time: Manchester City 3-0 Fulham
Premier League: Leroy Sane, David Silva and Raheem Sterling got the goals as Manchester City swatted Fulham aside with a minimum of fuss.
Full time: Bournemouth 4-2 Leicester City
Premier League: The scoreline flatters Leicester, while Ryan Fraser bagged a brace for the hosts.
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Full time: Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City
Premier League: Eden Hazard scored a hat-trick as Chelsea were forced to come from behind to thrash Cardiff City.
Full time: Huddersfield 0-1 Crystal Palace
Premier League: Huddersfield dominated throughout but somehow contrived to lose against Crystal Palace, who have their talisman Wilfred Zaha to thank.
Full time: Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal
Premier League: It’s all over at St James’ Park, where Newcastle have played and lost their third home game of the season.
Championship: Leeds United level affairs at the Den, where it’s 1-1 against Millwall. Meanwhile at the KCOM Stadium, Hull City double their lead against Ipswich. Jackson Irvine makes it 2-1 in the 89th minute.
GOAL! Bournemouth 4-2 Leicester City
Premier League: The comeback continues apace for 10-man Leicester, who pull another goal back through the substitute Marc Albrighton.
GOAL! Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal
Premier League: With the game in injury time, Ciaran Clark heads home a goal for Newcastle.
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GOAL! Bournemouth 4-1 Leicester City
Premier League: The comeback is on at the Vitality Stadium, where James Maddison has scored for Leicester from the penalty spot.
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GOAL! Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City
Premier League: Willian takes a pass from Marcos Alonso and curls the ball past Matt Etheridge from the edge of the penalty area.
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Championship: Brentford have doubled their lead against Wigan and lead 2-0 at Griffin Park. Elsewhere, Bristol City have broken the deadlock against Sheffield United, while it’s now Reading 3-2 Preston. At Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday have equalised against Stoke, making it 2-2. Barry Bannan with the goal, there.
GOAL! Bournemouth 4-0 Leicester
Premier League: Ryan Fraser’s good day continues as he provides an assist for Adam Smith. Leicester pile the pain on Leicester.
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GOAL! Chelsea 3-1 Cardiff City
Premier League: Eden Hazard scores his hat-trick with a penalty awarded after Sol Bamba brought down Willian in the Cardiff City penalty area.
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Spare a thought for Newport County: They’ve just conceded their sixth without reply at home to Yeovil in League Two. Elsewhere in the fourth division, Carlisle United have gone one behind at home to Tranmere.
Scottish Premiership latest
- Hibernian 2-2 Kilmarnock
- Livingston 1-0 Hamilton
- Motherwell 0-1 Hearts
- Rangers 3-0 Dundee
- St Johnstone 1-1 Aberdeen
League One: Portsmouth look set to leapfrog Peterborough United and go top of League One after doubling their lead at the ABAX Stadium. It’s 2-0 to Pompey in the clash of the League One titans.
Championship: On as a substitute for Bolton, Josh Magennis drills a free-kick through the wall and past Joe Lumley to get his team back in the game. It’s Bolton 1-2 QPR.
A red card at the Vitality Stadium
Premier League: Wes Morgan is sent off for a challenge on Adam Smith and takes an age to leave the pitch as he protests at the injustice of it all. He won the ball, but sent Smith flying. You’ll have to make your own mind up about it when you see highlights later. It remains Bournemouth 3-0 Leicester, with the visitors down to 10 men.
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Championship latest
- Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Queens Park Rangers
- Brentford 2-0 Wigan Athletic
- Bristol City 0-0 Sheffield United
- Hull City 1-0 Ipswich Town
- Millwall 1-0 Leeds United
- Norwich City 1-0 Middlesbrough
- Preston 1-2 Reading
- Rotherham United 1-0 Derby County
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Stoke City
- Swansea City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
- Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa (5.30pm BST)
League One latest
- AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Scunthorpe United
- Bradford City 0-1 Charlton Athletic
- Burton Albion 2-1 Sunderland
- Coventry City 0-0 Barnsley
- Fleetwood Town 1-0 Accrington Stanley
- Luton Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers
- Peterborough United 0-1 Portsmouth
- Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Blackpool
- Rochdale 3-0 Gillingham
- Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Southend United
- Walsall 1-2 Doncaster Rovers
- Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Oxford United
League Two latest
- Carlisle United 0-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe
- Colchester United 2-0 Cambridge United
- Crawley Town 2-0 Morecambe
- Grimsby Town 0-2 Oldham Athletic
- Macclesfield Town 0-1 Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town 1-2 Exeter City
- MK Dons 1-0 Forest Green
- Newport County 0-4 Yeovil Town
- Notts County 3-2 Stevenage
- Port Vale 1-0 Northampton Town
- Swindon Town 1-2 Bury
More goals in the Championship: QPR double their lead against QPR. Meanwhile at Carrow Road, Norwich City have gone a goal up against second-placed Middlesbrough, with Teemu Pukki poking home from close range not long after the visitors had a penalty shout ignored. Elsewhere, Rotherham are 1-0 against against 10-man Derby after Ryan Manning scored from the spot.
GOAL: Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal
Premier League: Mesut Ozil doubles Arsenal lead after 57 minutes at St James’ Park.
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Goals in the Championship: Millwall go 1-0 up against table-topping Leeds United at the Den, while Reading retake the lead at Preston, where the hosts trail by the odd goal of three.
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Premier League: With Chelsea leading Cardiff City 2-1, Kovacic is forced off with an injury. Ross Barkley replaces him.
GOAL! Manchester City 3-0 Fulham
Premier League: Raheem Sterling scores after being teed up by Sergio Aguero. Moments later, Bernardo Silva fires wide.
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GOAL! Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal
Premier League: Much maligned by Arsenal fans, Granit Xhaka boosts his popularity by scoring with a free-kick from about 30 yards out after 49 minutes.
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Meanwhile in Spain
- Atlético Madrid 1-1 Eibar (result)
- Real Sociedad 1-0 Barcelona Barcelona (approaching half-time)
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Championship half-times
- Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Queens Park Rangers
- Brentford 1-0 Wigan Athletic
- Bristol City 0-0 Sheffield United
- Hull City 1-0 Ipswich Town
- Millwall 0-0 Leeds United
- Norwich City 0-0 Middlesbrough
- Preston 1-1 Reading
- Rotherham United 0-0 Derby County
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Stoke City
- Swansea City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
- Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa (5.30pm BST)
League One half-times
- AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Scunthorpe United
- Bradford City 0-1 Charlton Athletic
- Burton Albion 2-0 Sunderland
- Coventry City 0-0 Barnsley
- Fleetwood Town 1-0 Accrington Stanley
- Luton Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers
- Peterborough United 0-0 Portsmouth
- Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Blackpool
- Rochdale 2-0 Gillingham
- Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Southend United
- Walsall 1-1 Doncaster Rovers
- Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Oxford United
League Two half-times
- Carlisle United 0-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe
- Colchester United 2-0 Cambridge United
- Crawley Town 0-0 Morecambe
- Grimsby Town 0-0 Oldham Athletic
- Macclesfield Town 0-1 Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town 0-1 Exeter City
- MK Dons 1-0 Forest Green
- Newport County 0-3 Yeovil Town
- Notts County 2-2 Stevenage
- Port Vale 1-0 Northampton Town
- Swindon Town 0-1 Bury
Scottish Premiership half-times
- Hibernian 2-2 Kilmarnock
- Livingston 1-0 Hamilton
- Motherwell 0-1 Hearts
- Rangers 3-0 Dundee
- St Johnstone 1-0 Aberdeen
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GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Cardiff City
Premier League: Marcos Alonso and Pedro combine down the flank. Pedro sends in a cross, Olivier Giroud gets a touch and Eden Hazard is on hand to finish, albeit with the help of a deflection.
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GOAL! Bournemouth 3-0 Leicester City
Premier League: It’s turning into a rout at the Vitality Stadium, where Josh King has sent Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way from the penalty spot. Ricardo Pereira handled to gift Bournemouth their third goal in 41 minutes.
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GOAL! Huddersfield 0-1 Crystal Palace
Premier League: Wilf Zaha returns from injury to score his eighth goal in 10 matches to put Palace ahead at the John Smith’s Stadium.
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GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Cardiff City
Premier League: Eden Hazard levels the score at Stamford Bridge in the 37th minute.
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GOAL! Bournemouth 2-0 Leicester
Premier League: Ryan Fraser scores his second of the afternoon to double Bournemouth’s lead.
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League One: Burton Albion score their second without reply against Sunderland, who are staring down the barrel of their first league defeat of the season.
League One: Doncaster Rovers equalise against Walsall, with John Marquis sending Liam Roberts the wrong way from the penalty spot after Luke Leahy was penalised for handling in the penalty area while contesting a header.
Championship: Preston level proceedings at Deepdale, where Daniel Johnson has scored an equaliser for the hosts against Reading.
Scottish Premiership latest
- Hibernian 2-1 Kilmarnock
- Livingston 1-0 Hamilton
- Motherwell 0-1 Hearts
- Rangers 2-0 Dundee
- St Johnstone 1-0 Aberdeen
Championship latest
- Bolton Wanderers 0-1 QPR
- Brentford 1-0 Wigan Athletic
- Bristol City 0-0 Sheffield United
- Hull City 1-0 Ipswich Town
- Millwall 0-0 Leeds United
- Norwich City 0-0 Middlesbrough
- Preston 0-1 Reading
- Rotherham United 0-0 Derby County
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Stoke City
- Swansea City 0-0 Nottingham Forest
- Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa (5.30pm BST)
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Championship: Benik Afobe scores again to put Stoke 2-0 up against Sheffield Wednesday, only for Marco Matias to poke one home for the hosts almost immediately.
At Griffin Park Neal Maupay has given Brentford the lead against Wigan Athletic, while Preston are losing at home to Reading. Sam Baldock with the goal there. Having staved off administration earlier this week, Bolton are a goal down at home toQPR. Luke Freeman gets himself on the scoresheet.
League One latest
- AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Scunthorpe United
- Bradford City 0-1 Charlton Athletic
- Burton Albion 1-0 Sunderland
- Coventry City 0-0 Barnsley
- Fleetwood Town 0-0 Accrington Stanley
- Luton Town –0 Bristol Rovers
- Peterborough United 0-0 Portsmouth
- Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Blackpool
- Rochdale 2-0 Gillingham
- Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Southend United
- Walsall 1-0 Doncaster Rovers
- Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Oxford United
League Two latest
- Carlisle United 0-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Cheltenham Town 0-0 Crewe
- Colchester United 1-0 Cambridge United
- Crawley Town 0-0 Morecambe
- Grimsby Town 0-0 Oldham Athletic
- Macclesfield Town 0-1 Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town 0-0 Exeter City
- MK Dons 0-0 Forest Green
- Newport County 0-1 Yeovil Town
- Notts County 1-0 Stevenage
- Port Vale 0-0 Northampton Town
- Swindon Town 0-1 Bury
GOAL! Manchester City 2-0 Fulham
Premier League: Manchester City play the ball out from the back and approximately 35-40 passes later, David Silva doubles their lead against a game but vulnerable Fulham.
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GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Leicester City
Premier League: Ryan Fraser is enjoying a spell of excellent form and fires past Kasper Schmeichel to give Bournemouth the lead.
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League One: Rochdale double their lead against Gillingham as Ian Henderson scores his second. Elsewhere, Blackpool lead Plymouth by the only goal of the game, it’s Walsall 1-0 Doncaster Rovers and Sunderland have just gone a goal down against Burton Albion.
Chelsea go close! Matt Etheridge saves brilliantly from Mateo Kovacic to preserve Cardiff City’s early lead.
GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Cardiff City
Premier League: Sol Bamba scores Cardiff City’s first goal on the road this season to give them an unlikely lead against Chelsea. Can they hang on?!?!?!
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Scottish Premiership: Rangers double their lead against Dundee courtesy of Ryan Kent.
League One: Rochdale take the lead against Gillingham. Ian Henderson scores with a low drive past Tomas Holy.
League One: Josh Morris scores for Scunthorpe to give them a 1-0 lead against AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow.
League One: Charlton lead Bradford 1-0 at Valley Parade, while Shrewsbury Town have taken an early lead against Southend.
And in Scotland: Steven Lawless strikes to put Livingston 1-0 up against Hamilton. At Ibrox, Rangers lead Dundee courtesy of Lassana Coulibaly’s fourth minute effort.
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Some goals in the Championship: Benik Afobe has put Stoke City one up against Sheffield Wednesday with his third goal of the season. Elsewhere, Hull City lead Ipswich Town at the KCOM Stadium, with Jarrod Bowen ending a long personal goal drought three minutes after the first whistle.
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GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Fulham
Premier League: Here’s hoping Vera got back to her seat in time to see Leroy Sane put Manchester City a goal up within a minute of his first start of the season.
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A penalty shout at Huddersfield: Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey brings down Elias Kachunga, but there’s no spot-kick as play had been halted for a very tight offside moments previously.
Not long now: Teams are lining up in tunnels the length and breadth of the UK as our three o’clock kick-offs heave into view. At Manchester City, captain David Silva is being accompanied by two mascots, one a small child and the other an elderly lady, who looks like she’s having an absolute blast.
A quick bit of research reveals her to be Vera Cohen, 102, who has raised over £23,000 Vera Cohen, 102, a season ticket holder for more than 85 years. Vera has raised over £23,000 for The Christie hospital in Manchester since 2001, through her baking. Here’s hoping she has a lovely day. Her sister Olga Halon, a comparatively spritely 97, is supposed to be there too, although I didn’t spot her.
Match report: Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool
Premier League: Daniel Taylor was at Wembley for the Guardian to see Liverpool maintain their 100% record against Tottenham in a match they could and should have won by more than one goal. Here’s how he saw it ...
Selections of note ...
Bournemouth: David Brooks comes in for Simon Francis.
Leicester: Jamie Vardy returns from suspension, while Marc Albrighton drops to the bench.
Chelsea: Pedro and Olivier Giroud start, while Willian and Alvaro Morata are out.
Cardiff City: Neil Warnock fields the same starting eleven that scored twice in defeat against Arsenal.
Huddersfield: Elias Kachunga starts.
Crystal Palace: Wilfrid Zaha, James Tomkins and Cheikhou Kouyate start, while Martin Kelly, Christian Benteke and Jeffrey Schlupp make way.
Newcastle: Jacob Murphy, Issac Hayden, Matt Ritchie and Joselu start. Salomon Rondon and Kenedy are dropped.
Arsenal: Unai Emery picks the same side that started against Cardiff City.
Full-time: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
Premier League: Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a two-goal cushion, while Tottenham scored a late, late consolation through Erik Lamela. We’ll have a report from Wembley along shortly ...
GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
Premier League: Tottenham have just pulled a goal back through Erik Lamela at Wembley to keep themselves in the game deep in injury time. Anxious times for Liverpool, who should have been four or five goals clear. You can follow the last few seconds here ...
Bournemouth v Leicester City line-ups
AFC Bournemouth: Begovic, Smith, Steve Cook, Ake, Rico, Brooks, Lerma, Gosling, Fraser, Wilson, King.
Subs: Boruc, Francis, Surman, Mousset, Ibe, Lewis Cook, Defoe.
Leicester: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Ghezzal, Maddison, Gray, Vardy.
Subs: Evans, Iheanacho, Albrighton, Ward, Amartey, Iborra, Fuchs.
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
Manchester City v Fulham line-ups
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Delph, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Sane.
Subs: Stones, Gundogan, Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko, Foden, Muric.
Fulham: Bettinelli, Christie, Odoi, Mawson, Ryan Sessegnon, Seri, McDonald, Johansen, Schurrle, Mitrovic, Vietto.
Subs: Chambers, Ayite, Le Marchand, Fosu-Mensah, Bryan, Zambo, Ramirez.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Huddersfield v Crystal Palace line-ups
Huddersfield: Lossl, Jorgensen, Schindler, Kongolo, van La Parra, Hadergjonaj, Billing, Mooy, Lowe, Kachunga, Mounie.
Subs: Smith, Diakhaby, Hamer, Mbenza, Williams, Depoitre, Pritchard.
Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Townsend, McArthur, Zaha, Ayew.
Subs: Ward, Meyer, Sorloth, Schlupp, Guaita, Kelly, Riedewald.
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Chelsea v Cardiff City line-ups
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Giroud, Hazard.
Subs: Drinkwater, Barkley, Caballero, Zappacosta, Willian, Christensen, Morata.
Cardiff: Etheridge, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Victor Camarasa, Ralls, Arter, Hoilett, Reid, Ward.
Subs: Peltier, Richards, Zohore, Paterson, Cunningham, Madine, Brian Murphy.
Referee: Jonathan Moss (County Durham)
Newcastle v Arsenal line-ups
Newcastle: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Fernandez, Dummett, Ritchie, Hayden, Diame, Murphy, Perez, Joselu.
Subs: Clark, Shelvey, Rondon, Muto, Kenedy, Manquillo, Darlow.
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Papastathopoulos, Mustafi, Monreal, Ramsey, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Lacazette, Aubameyang, Ozil.
Subs: Elneny, Mkhitaryan, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Leno, Welbeck.
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
Football Weekly ... Extra
Not content with discussing the collapse of John Ashdown’s bedroom ceiling on his girlfriend and that time Philippe Auclair was attacked by a bear, we previewed the weekend’s football action in the latest edition of Football Weekly. You can listen here and if you’re not already a subscriber, you can sign up in all the usual pod places.
Scottish Premiership
St Mirren held Celtic to a scoreless draw in new manager Oran Kearney’s first match in charge of the Buddies last night. Here’s a look at today’s action, with league leaders Hearts travelling to Fir Park to take on Motherwell.
Championship
Birmingham City missed a penalty as they drew with West Bromwich Albion at St Andrew’s last night in the opening game of this weekend’s Championship action. League leaders Leeds United travel to Millwall this afternoon, while Middlesbrough – second on goal difference – go to Carrow Road, where they face Norwich City.
League One
First take on second as league leaders Peterborough travel to Fratton Park to take on Portsmouth, who Would leapfrog their visitors to go top with a win. Along with Barnsley, Sunderland and Walsall, both sides are unbeaten after seven games.
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool got the ball rolling in the lunchtime kick-off as the Premier League returned. Kick-off at Wembley was at 12.30pm (BST) and it’s currently 2-0 to the visitors, courtesy of goals from Gigi Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino. Here are the rest of this afternoon’s fixtures.
The Premier League is back ...
After an enjoyable interlude for some international football, the Premier League and Championship return this weekend. We’ll bring you team news, regular updates and post-match reaction from both, as well as keeping tabs on League One, League Two, the Scottish Premiership. Stay tuned and don’t touch that dial.
