Match report: Newcastle 0-1 Bournemouth
Premier League: Steve Cook popped up in the second minute of added time to mug Newcastle in their back yard.
Match report: Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff City
Championship: Bristol City’s splendid season continued as they moved to within a point of Cardiff.
Match report: Stoke City 2-2 Leicester City
Premier League: Stoke City came from behind twice to earn a share of the points at the Bet365 Stadium.
Match report: Southampton 0-1 Burnley
Premier League: Sam Vokes scored the only goal of the game as Burnley took all three points at Saint Mary’s to move sixth in the table.
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Match report: St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic
Scottish Premiership: It’s 63 matches unbeaten on the home front for Celtic, who have beaten their own 100-year-old record.
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Match report: Huddersfield 1-0 West Brom
Premier League: Rajiv van La Parra scored the only goal of the game, to leave West Brom winless in nine.
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Match report: Swansea City 0-1 Brighton
Premier League: Glenn Murray scored the only goal of the game to leave Swansea City fans extremely disgruntled.
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Championship full times
- Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff City
- Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
- Barnsley 2-0 Birmingham City
- Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Norwich City
- Derby County 2-4 Reading
- Ipswich Town 3-0 Preston North End
- Millwall 0-1 Burton Albion
- Nottingham Forest 4-0 QPR
- Sheffield United 4-1 Hull City
- Brentford 0-0 Leeds United (5.30pm GMT)
Scottish Premiership full times
- St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic
- Hamilton 2-2 Aberdeen
- Hibernian 2-1 Dundee
- Rangers 3-0 Partick Thistle
- Ross County 3-2 Motherwell
FA Cup first round full times
- Shaw Lane 1-3 Mansfield Town (result)
- Fylde 4-2 Kidderminster Harriers
- AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Lincoln City
- Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Barnet
- Boreham Wood 2-1 Blackpool
- Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
- Carlisle United 3-2 Oldham
- Cheltenham Town 2-4 Maidstone
- Colchester United 0-1 Oxford City
- Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Rotherham United
- Ebbsfleet United 2-6 Doncaster Rovers
- Forest Green 1-0 Macclesfield Town
- Gainsborough 0-6 Slough Town
- Gateshead FC 2-0 Chelmsford
- Gillingham 2-1 Leyton Orient
- Hereford 1-0 Telford
- Luton Town 1-0 Portsmouth
- Morecambe 3-0 Hartlepool United
- Northampton Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers
- Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Grimsby Town
- Rochdale 4-0 Bromley
- Stevenage 5-0 Nantwich Town
- Wigan Athletic 2-1 Crawley Town
- Yeovil Town 1-0 Southend United
- Shrewsbury Town 5-0 Aldershot Town
- Newport County 0-0 Walsall (5.15pm GMT)
A late, late, late goal in the Championship: Aston Villa have scored a consolation courtesy of Chris Samba, but trail Sheffield Wednesday 2-1.
Four goals for Leon Clarke: The much travelled Sheffield United striker has scored four goals in his side’s match against Hull City in the Championship. It’s not over yet, but United lead 4-1 in added time.
Premier League result: Huddersfield 1-0 West Brom
Despite losing Chris Schindler to a red card, Huddersfield held on to beat West Brom.
Premier League result: Newcastle 0-1 Bournemouth
It was long trip for Bournemouth, but they’ve nicked the game from Newcastle with a late, late goal from Steve Cook.
Premier League result: Swansea City 0-1 Brighton
Glenn Murray scored to win the game for Brighton, while boos rang out around the Liberty Stadium after another defeat for Swansea.
Premier League result: Southampton 0-1 Burnley
Sam Vokes scored the decisive goal for Burnley, who take all three points back up north.
GOAL! Newcastle 0-1 Bournemouth
Premier League: Substitute Jermain Defoe swings in a corner and Steve Cook leaps to head home and almost certainly snatch all three points for Bournemouth at St James’ Park.
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The goals continue to fly in ...
- Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff City (result)
- Aston Villa 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
- Barnsley 2-0 Birmingham City
- Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Norwich City
- Derby County 1-4 Reading
- Ipswich Town 3-0 Preston North End
- Millwall 0-1 Burton Albion
- Nottingham Forest 4-0 QPR
- Sheffield United 3-1 Hull City
- Brentford 0-0 Leeds United (5.30pm GMT)
Sheffield United extend their lead: Leon Clarke leaps to head home his third goal of the afternoon. Sheffield United will go second in the Championship at full-time.
Sheffield United take the lead: Leon Clarke scores his second of the game on 76 minutes to put Sheffield United 2-1 up against Hull City. It’s not looking particularly good for the Tigers’ Russian manager Leonid Slutsky, who all but invited the club’s owners to sack him last week if they could find anyone better.
GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Burnley
Premier League: Burnley go ahead at Saint Mary’s courtesy of a fine header from Sam Vokes, who out-jumped Maya Yoshida.
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Scottish Premiership latest
- St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic (result)
- Hamilton 2-2 Aberdeen
- Hibernian 2-1 Dundee
- Rangers 3-0 Partick Thistle
- Ross County 3-1 Motherwell
Ten-man Millwall go a goal down: Marvin Sordell has fired Burton Albion ahead against Millwall at the Den, where Lions boss Neil Harris will be fuming at what sounds like a very unjust red card brandished in the face of Jed Wallace.
A brace for Barnsley: In the Championship, Barnsley have given themselves a two-goal cushion against Birmingham City. Zeki Fryers has got their second at Oakwell.
Not looking good for Match of the Day: At the time of writing it looks a stone-wall certainty that Stoke City 2-2 Leicester City will be the lead game on Match of the Day tonight. In four other Premier League matches being played today, we’ve had just two goals. Huddersfield lead West Brom 1-0, while Brighton are one up at Swansea City. West Ham play Liverpool at the London Stadium at 5.30pm (GMT).
Ipswich are routing Preston: Mick McCarthy’s side are now 3-0 up against Preston in the Championship, where Bersant Celina has just scored the Tractor Boys’ third.
FA Cup first round latest
- Shaw Lane 1-3 Mansfield Town (result)
- Fylde 4-0 Kidderminster Harriers
- AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Lincoln City
- Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Barnet
- Boreham Wood 0-1 Blackpool
- Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
- Carlisle United 3-1 Oldham
- Cheltenham Town 2-4 Maidstone
- Colchester United 0-1 Oxford City
- Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rotherham United
- Ebbsfleet United 2-3 Doncaster Rovers
- Forest Green 1-0 Macclesfield Town
- Gainsborough 0-3 Slough Town
- Gateshead FC 2-0 Chelmsford
- Gillingham 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Hereford 0-0 Telford
- Luton Town 1-0 Portsmouth
- Morecambe 1-0 Hartlepool United
- Northampton Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Grimsby Town
- Rochdale 3-0 Bromley
- Stevenage 2-0 Nantwich Town
- Wigan Athletic 1-1 Crawley Town
- Yeovil Town 1-0 Southend United
- Shrewsbury Town 3-0 Aldershot Town
- Newport County 0-0 Walsall (5.15pm GMT)
More goals in the Championship: Derby County now trail Reading 0-3 at a Pride Park that doesn’t seem to be living up to its name. Elsewhere, Sheffield United have equalised to make it 1-1 between themselves and Hull City at Bramall Lane. Leon Clarke has scored for the Blades again, bagging his fifth of the season. Elsewhere, Millwall’s Jed Wallace has been sent off for serious foul play in his side’s match against Burton Albion at the Den. The word on the street is that Wallace has been very harshly treated by the referee and will hope to get the first red card of his career overturned.
A red card in the Premier League
Huddersfield central defender Chris Schindler has been dismissed after being shown his second yellow card of the game for a late lunge on – I think – Ahmed Hegazy. Huddersfield lead that game 1-0 but are down to 10 men.
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FA Cup latest
- Shaw Lane 1-3 Mansfield Town (result)
- Fylde 3-0 Kidderminster Harriers
- AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Lincoln City
- Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Barnet
- Boreham Wood 0-0 Blackpool
- Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
- Carlisle United 2-0 Oldham
- Cheltenham Town 1-4 Maidstone
- Colchester United 0-1 Oxford City
- Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Rotherham United
- Ebbsfleet United 2-3 Doncaster Rovers
- Forest Green 1-0 Macclesfield Town
- Gainsborough 0-3 Slough Town
- Gateshead FC 2-0 Chelmsford
- Gillingham 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Hereford 0-0 Telford
- Luton Town 1-0 Portsmouth
- Morecambe 1-0 Hartlepool United
- Northampton Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Grimsby Town
- Rochdale 3-0 Bromley
- Stevenage 1-0 Nantwich Town
- Wigan Athletic 1-1 Crawley Town
- Yeovil Town 1-0 Southend United
- Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Aldershot Town
- Newport County 0-0 Walsall (5.15pm GMT)
More goals in the Championship: Nottingham Forest have gone into a 3-0 lead against QPR at the City Ground, with Barrie McKay scoring their latest. Elsewhere, Ipswich Town have doubled their lead against Preston North End, with David McGoldrick getting their second. It’s 2-0 at Portman Road.
More goals in the FA Cup: Slough Town lead Gainsborough Trinity 2-0, while Crewe have just equalised against Rotherham. Apologies - I had Rotherham 2-0 up at half-time, crediting them with a goal they hadn’t scored.
Another goal in the fitba: It’s Ross County 3-1 Motherwell at the Global Energy Stadium, where Ryan Bowman has given the visitors a glimmer of hope.
Rangers extend their lead: Rangers lead Partick Thistle 3-0 at Ibrox in the Scottish Premiership clash, with Josh Windass adding their third goal just after half-time. Graham Murty remains in caretaker charge of Rangers and could scarcely be doing a better job.
Championship half-times
- Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff City (result)
- Aston Villa 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
- Barnsley 1-0 Birmingham City
- Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Norwich City
- Derby County 0-2 Reading
- Ipswich Town 1-0 Preston North End
- Millwall 0-0 Burton Albion
- Nottingham Forest 2-0 QPR
- Sheffield United 0-1 Hull City
- Brentford 0-0 Leeds United (5.30pm GMT)
FA Cup half-times
- Shaw Lane 1-3 Mansfield Town (result)
- Fylde 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers
- AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Lincoln City
- Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Barnet
- Boreham Wood 0-0 Blackpool
- Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
- Carlisle United 2-0 Oldham
- Cheltenham Town 0-3 Maidstone
- Colchester United 0-0 Oxford City
- Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Rotherham United
- Ebbsfleet United 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
- Forest Green 1-0 Macclesfield Town
- Gainsborough 0-1 Slough Town
- Gateshead FC 2-0 Chelmsford
- Gillingham 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Hereford 0-0 Telford
- Luton Town 1-0 Portsmouth
- Morecambe 1-0 Hartlepool United
- Northampton Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United 0-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Grimsby Town
- Rochdale 2-0 Bromley
- Stevenage 1-0 Nantwich Town
- Wigan Athletic 1-1 Crawley Town
- Yeovil Town 1-0 Southend United
- Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Aldershot Town
- Newport County 0-0 Walsall (5.15pm GMT)
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Scottish Premiership half-times
- St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic (result)
- Hamilton 1-1 Aberdeen
- Hibernian 1-1 Dundee
- Rangers 2-0 Partick Thistle
- Ross County 3-0 Motherwell
More goals in the Championship: Nottingham Forest have doubled their lead over QPR at the City Ground, with Kieran Dowell scoring their second. Elsewhere, Ipswich Town have gone one up against Preston courtesy of Martyn Waghorn’s strike on the stroke of half-time.
GOAL! Huddersfield 1-0 West Brom
Premier League: From 25 yards out, Rajiv van La Parra curls the ball into the top corner, leaving Ben Foster in the West Brom goal motionless.
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Bolton double their lead: Scenes at the Macron Stadium, where Bolton Wanderers now lead Norwich City by two goals to nil.
Meanwhile in Scotland: Rangers have taken a two-goal lead over Partick Thistle in the Scottish Premiership, with Ross McRorie and Daniel Candeias doing the honours at Ibrox.
- St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic (result)
- Hamilton 1-1 Aberdeen
- Hibernian 1-1 Dundee
- Rangers 2-0 Partick Thistle
- Ross County 1-0 Motherwell
Bolton lead Norwich: Norwich City have hit something of a wobble and trail Championship basement-dwellers Bolton Wanderers after conceding a goal scored by Gary Madine at the Macron Stadium.
Sheffield United go behind: The Blades are on course to lose their second match in succession since their supporter, the Guardian reporter and Football Weekly contributor John Ashdown said “I don’t want to jinx them but yes, it’s looking like they could do it”, upon being asked if they might get promoted from the Championship this season. The were beaten by QPR last weekend and currently trail Hull City at Bramall Lane. Kamil Grosicki with the goal there after 29 minutes.
GOAL! Swansea City 0-1 Brighton
Premier League: Glenn Murray is in a rich vein of form for Brighton and has struck again, taking advantage of some poor defending and good work from his team-mate Anthony Knockaert to give his side a 1-0 lead. That’s his fourth goal in three games.
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Meanwhile in Scotland: Aberdeen have just come from behind to level proceedings againt Hamilton.
- St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic (result)
- Hamilton 1-1 Aberdeen
- Hibernian 1-1 Dundee
- Rangers 0-0 Partick Thistle
- Ross County 1-0 Motherwell
Villa go further behind: Jordan Rhodes has scored his second goal in two games to double Sheffield Wednesday’s lead against an Aston Villa side that has just lost John Terry to injury. Of the six teams in my accumulator this afternoon, two are already 2-0 down! It’s only £4, but I can confirm the fun has officially stopped.
FA Cup latest
- Shaw Lane 1-3 Mansfield Town (result)
- Fylde 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers
- AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Lincoln City
- Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Barnet
- Boreham Wood 0-0 Blackpool
- Bradford City 1-0 Chesterfield
- Carlisle United 0-0 Oldham
- Cheltenham Town 0-2 Maidstone
- Colchester United 0-0 Oxford City
- Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Rotherham United
- Ebbsfleet United 0-0 Doncaster Rovers
- Forest Green 0-0 Macclesfield Town
- Gainsborough 0-0 Slough Town
- Gateshead FC 0-0 Chelmsford
- Gillingham 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Hereford 0-0 Telford
- Luton Town 0-0 Portsmouth
- Morecambe 1-0 Hartlepool United
- Northampton Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United
- Peterborough United 0-0 Tranmere Rovers
- Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Grimsby Town
- Rochdale 1-0 Bromley
- Stevenage 1-0 Nantwich Town
- Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Aldershot Town
- Wigan Athletic 0-1 Crawley Town
- Yeovil Town 0-0 Southend United
- Newport County 0-0 Walsall (5.15pm GMT)
More FA Cup goals: It’s Fylde 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers, Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Rotherham, Gillingham 1-0 Leyton Orient, Wigan Athletic 0-1 Crawley Town, Cheltenham 0-2 Maidstone.
Nottingham Forest lead QPR: Tyler Walker has struck in the 13th minute to give Nottingham Forest a one goal advantage over in-form QPR at the City Ground in the Championship.
Reading score two in quick succession: Wearing fluorescent orange shirts which may well be blinding their opponents, Reading have scored two goals in four minutes to leave Derby County up against it. Liam Moore scored the opener, while Sone Aluko made it two goals in as many games to double their lead.
More FA Cup goals: National League side Bromley are trailing against League One side Rochdale, for whom Brad Inman has scored his fifth goal of the season from a tight angle at Spotland. Further south, Plymouth Argyle lead Grimsby Town 1-0 at Home Park. Stevenage are also a goal to the good against Nantwich Town.
AFC Wimbledon lead: The goals are flying in in the FA Cup, with Lyle Taylor adding the latest after seven minutes of his side’s match against Lincoln City.
Another goal in the FA Cup: League One side Bradford are one up against Chesterfield, who are bottom of League Two. Alex Gilliead opened the scoring with his first goal of the season.
A goal in the FA Cup: Kevin Ellison has put Morecambe a goal up against Hartlepool United at the Globe Arena.
Another goal in the Championship: It’s Barnsley 1-0 Birmingham early doors, with Tom Bradshaw scoring from close range after getting on the end of a cross from Harvey Barnes.
A goal in the Championship: Sheffield Wednesday have gone ahead against Aston Villa at Villa Park after less than 30 seconds - Adam Reach has put them ahead with a fine shot into the top corner.
Shaw Lane's FA Cup dream has died ...
Barnsley-based Northern Premier League Premier Division side Shaw Lane have exited the FA Cup at the hands of League Two side Mansfield. In the seventh tier of English football, they’ve lost 3-1 at Sheerien Park.
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Those three o'clock kick-offs are just moments away
Newcastle, Burnley, Huddersfield, Aston Villa, Derby County and Sheffield United are the six teams I’ve hexed by putting them in my Saturday afternoon accumulator. And I’m plumping for Tammy Abraham to score first in today’s Premier League three o’clockers ...
No Wilfried Bony in the Swansea squad
The Cote d’Ivoire striker was rated a 50-50 chance to return from a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for the month of October, but is not in Swansea’s matchday squad for their match against Brighton. Bony has yet to get off the mark in his second stint as a Swansea player, since signing from Manchester City in the summer.
Match report: St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic
It’s 63 matches unbeaten on the home front for Celtic, who have beaten their own 100-year-old record. Whether it says more about them or the quality of their opposition is open to debate.
Match report: Stoke City 2-2 Leicester City
Peter Crouch was the hero for Stoke as they came from behind twice to deny Leicester all three points. Paul Doyle was there ...
Championship match report: Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff City
Bristol City’s fine season continued as they triumphed in the Severnside derby to close the gap between themselves and second placed Cardiff City to just one point. Ben Fisher was there for the Guardian.
Scottish Premiership result: St Johnstone 0-4 Celtic
Celtic have beaten St Johnstone 4-0 at McDiarmid Park to set a new British record by going 63 domestic matches unbeaten – beating their own mark which stood for 100 years. Scott Sinclair opened the scoring for Celtic, with Moussa Dembele and Olivier Ntcham joining him on the scoresheet. St Johnstone’s Steven Anderson also chipped in with an own goal.
Premier League result: Stoke City 2-2 Leicester City
It’s finished all square at the Britannia Stadium, where Stoke City have come from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Leicester City. Vicente Iborra put Leicester ahead in the 33rd minute, only for Xherdan Shaqiri to level proceedings six minutes later. Riyad Mahrez restored Leicester’s lead on the hour mark, but Peter Crouch came off the bench to cancel it ourt in the 73rd minute. Indeed, Crouchy came close to nicking all three points for Stoke, forcing a fine save out of Kasper Schmeichel with the final header of the game at a corner. Paul Doyle was there for the Guardian and we’ll have his on-the-whistle report up very shortly.
Swansea City v Brighton line-ups
Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Clucas, Fer, Ki, Carroll, Dyer, Abraham, Ayew.
Subs: van der Hoorn, Narsingh, Nordfeldt, Routledge, Roque, Fulton, McBurnie.
Brighton: Ryan, Saltor, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Knockaert, Stephens, Propper, Izquierdo, Gross, Murray.
Subs: Hemed, Goldson, March, Schelotto, Krul, Suttner, Brown.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Newcastle United v Bournemouth
Newcastle: Elliot, Yedlin, Lascelles, Lejeune, Manquillo, Ritchie, Hayden, Shelvey, Atsu, Joselu, Gayle.
Subs: Clark, Murphy, Diame, Perez, Darlow, Jesus Gamez, Mitrovic.
AFC Bournemouth: Begovic, Ake, Francis, Steve Cook, Daniels, Ibe, Surman, Arter, Pugh, Callum Wilson, King.
Subs: Boruc, Gosling, Adam Smith, Lewis Cook, Defoe, Fraser, Mousset.
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Southampton v Bournemouth line-ups
Southampton: Forster, Cedric, van Dijk, Yoshida, Bertrand, Davis, Romeu, Boufal, Tadic, Redmond, Gabbiadini.
Subs: Hoedt, Long, Austin, McCarthy, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, McQueen.
Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Ward, Gudmundsson, Defour, Cork, Brady, Hendrick, Wood.
Subs: Vokes, Barnes, Westwood, Lindegaard, Bardsley, Long, Arfield.
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
Huddersfield Town v West Brom line-ups
Huddersfield: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Jorgensen, Schindler, Malone, Kachunga, Hogg, Mooy, van La Parra, Ince, Depoitre.
Subs: Smith, Cranie, Lowe, Williams, Quaner, Mounie, Green.
West Brom: Foster, McAuley, Hegazi, Evans, Nyom, Krychowiak, Barry, Livermore, Gibbs, Robson-Kanu, Rodriguez.
Subs: Yacob, Rondon, Phillips, Brunt, Myhill, McClean, Chadli.
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)
Meanwhile in Scotland ...
It’s St Johnstone 0-3 Celtic after 81 minutes, with the visitors well on course to beat their own 100-year-old all time record of 62-matches unbeaten on the domestic front. They last lost a match on the home front, coincidentally against today’s opposition, on May 11 2016.
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Another goal at Stoke ...
And it’s gone to home side. Peter Crouch has sent a bullet-header past Kasper Schmeichel to make it Stoke City 2-2 Leicester City, with 14 minutes of that particular encounter remaining.
Championship result: Bristol City 2-1 Cardiff City
A big win for Bristol City in the Severnside derby takes them to third in the Championship, one point behind Cardiff City and five behind Wolves. Callum O’Dowda and Aden Flint scored the goals either side of Omar Bogle’s strike for Cardiff. It was a mixed afternoon for Bogle, who was later sent off for a late tackle on Marlon Pack.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Wolverhampton | 16 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Cardiff | 16 | 9 | 31 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Sheff Utd | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 26 |
GOAL! Stoke City 1-2 Leicester City (Mahrez 60)
Leicester City have taken the lead for the second time at the Britannia Stadium, where they lead Stoke 2-1 after an hour courtesy of a tidy finish from Riyad Mahrez.
Meanwhile in Scotland ...
St Johnstone are entertaining Celtic in today’s lunchtime kick-off, where it’s currently 1-0 to the visitors after an hour’s play at McDiarmuid Park in Perth. Later this afternoon, we can look forward to ...
The FA Cup first round ...
Deep breath and here we go. The very best of luck to all the teams playing in today’s first round ties, particularly any non-league clubs hoping to slay themselves a giant.
And in the Championship ...
It’s a busy afternoon in the Championship, where table-toppers Wolves have the afternoon off after beating Fulham 2-0 last night. Second placed Cardiff City travelled to Bristol City for this afternoon’s early kick-off but look unlikely to close the four-point gap on the leaders, as they trail by the odd goal of three deep in added time.
Premier League fixtures ...
With a Super Sunday line-up worthy of the name keeping their powder dry until tomorrow, this afternoon’s Premier League menu isn’t Michelin star but could throw up some tasty encounters nonetheless. Others may disagree, but Newcastle v Bournemouth and Swansea v Brighton are probably the pick of them in this reporter’s humble opinion, with two promoted sides taking on comparatively established but struggling top flight teams. Stoke entertain Leicester in today’s early kick-off and it’s currently 1-1 at the Brittania after 54 minutes. You can follow the action in that one with Rob Smyth.
Some pre-match listening ...
The weekend’s action is previewed in the latest episode of our award-winning podcast, Football Weekly. You can listen here and download in all the usual places.
Something for the weekend ...
Greetings and welcome to this afternoon’s clockwatch, in which we’ll keep you up to speed with all the action from today’s 3pm kick-offs the length and breadth of the United Kingdom. We’ll bring you team news and updates on all the major talking points from the Premier League and Championship, while checking on the FA Cup first round and monitoring the state of play in the Scottish Premiership. Don’t touch that dial.
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