The latest from Stamford Bridge
Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal: Pedro and Alvaro Morata have scored the goals for Chelsea, with the second coming mere seconds after Pierre Emerick Aubamayang missed an absolute sitter for Arsenal. There’s 20 minutes on the clock and you can follow the rest of the action with Scott Murray.
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West Brom humiliated QPR at the Hawthorns ...
... while a goalkeeping blunder gave Ipswich Town a share of the points against Aston Villa at Portman Road ...
Match report: Cardiff City 0-0 Newcastle
Premier League: Kenedy had the mother of all shockers for Newcastle, who squandered a glorious opportunity to nick all three points at the death.
Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Fulham
Premier League: Harry Kane scored a first Premier League goal in August at the the 15th time of asking, as Spurs took the points against Fulham. Paul MacInnes was there for the Guardian.
Match report: Everton 2-1 Southampton
Premier League: Andy Hunter went to Goodison Park to watch Everton beat Southampton by the odd goal of three. This is how he saw it unfold.
Match report: West Ham 1-2 Bournemouth
Premier League: Jacob Steinberg was at the London Stadium to see West Ham’s defence gift two goals and all three points to Bournemouth.
Match report: Leicester 2-0 Wolves
Premier League: James Maddison scored his first Premier League goal for Leicester, before Jamie Vardy received his marching orders. Stuart James was there for the Guardian.
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Chelsea v Arsenal kicks off at Stamford Bridge in 15 minutes and you can follow the action with Scott Murray’s minute-by-minute report.
Scottish League Cup results: Partick Thistle 1-3 Celtic, Aberdeen 4-0 St Mirren, Dundee 0-3 Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Hearts, Livingston 0-1 Motherwell, Queen of the South 1-3 St Johnstone (extra time being played).
League One results: Accrington Stanley 1-1 Charlton Athletic, Barnsley 0-0 AFC Wimbledon, Burton 1-0 Doncaster Rovers, Coventry City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle, Fleetwood Town 2-2 Rochdale, Peterborough United 3-1 Luton Town, Portsmouth 4-1 Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Blackpool, Southend United 2-0 Bradford City, Walsall 2-1 Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Bristol Rovers.
League Two results: Grimsby Town 1-1 Lincoln City, Bury 1-1 Forest Green, Cheltenham Town 0-1 Carlisle United, Crewe 0-0 MK Dons, Exeter City 1-1 Newport County, Mansfield Town 1-1 Colchester United, Northampton 2-2 Cambridge United, Oldham Athletic 3-1 Macclesfield Town, Port Vale 1-0 Crawley Town, Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe, Swindon Town 3-2 Tranmere Rovers.
Championship results
QPR shipped seven against West Brom, while Leeds continued their winning streak under Marcelo Bielsa.
- Bristol City 0-2 Middlesbrough
- Hull City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
- Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa
- Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham
- Millwall 2-1 Derby County
- Reading 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
- Sheffield United 2-1 Norwich
- West Brom 7-1 QPR
- Wigan Athletic 2-2 Nottingham Forest
- Preston v Stoke City (5.30pm BST)
Full-time: Leicester 2-0 Wolves
Premier League: Leicester survived an early Wolves onslaught to win, but lost Jamie Vardy to a red card.
Full-time: West Ham 1-2 Bournemouth
Premier League: Bournemouth took advantage of characteristic largesse in the West Ham defence to come from behind and win at the London Stadium.
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Full-time: Tottenham 3-1 Fulham
Premier League: Tottenham overwhelmed Fulham at Wembley to take all three points.
Full-time: Everton 2-1 Southampton
Premier League: Bargain bin buy Richarlison scored his third goal in two games as Everton prevailed over Southampton.
Championship: Lewis Grabban takes a penalty for Nottingham Forest against Wigan. His effort is saved, but Hillal Soudani scores on the follow-up to level the scores at 2-2.
Championship: It’s now West Brom 7 (seven)-1 QPR one at the Hawthorns, with Hal Robson Kanu getting his name on the scoresheet.
Championship: West Brom now lead 6-1 against QPR, their 10th goal in two games. Matt Phillips adds his second.
Championship: It’s turning into a rout at the Hawthorns, where West Brom have gone 5-1 ahead against QPR. Should Steve McClaren be worrying about getting his P45 already? They’re heading for their third defeat in his four matches in charge.
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A Football Weekly contributor and Fulham fan tweets ...
3-1 Spurs - big credit to Mauricio Pochettino. Brought on Mousa Dembélé for Davidson Sanchez just after an hour as Spurs went to a back four. Flipped the game back in Spurs’ favour. Fulham unable to cope since.
— Archie Rhind-Tutt (@archiert1) August 18, 2018
Scottish League Cup latest: Partick Thistle 1-3 Celtic (result), Aberdeen 4-0 St Mirren, Dundee 0-1 Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic 0-1 Hearts, Livingston 0-1 Motherwell, Queen of the South 1-1 St Johnstone.
1 - Harry Kane has scored a Premier League goal in August for the first time ever, in his 15th game in the month. Finally.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 18, 2018
Championship: It’s squeaky bum time for Millwall at the Den, where Derby County have pulled a goal back through David Nugent. It’s 2-1 to Neil Harris’s team with 10 minutes remaining.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-1 Fulham
Premier League: From an inside-left position, Harry Kane bends a right-footed shot past Fabri to score his first ever Premier League goal ... in August.
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Goal! Tottenham 2-1 Fulham
Premier League: Kieran Trippier scores his first goal for Spurs in over two years with a 30-yard free-kick that harks back to his heroics for England in the summer. He got the ball over the wall with sufficient dip to take it past Fabri in the Fulham goal.
TOP. BIN. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lafzRNF8AJ
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 18, 2018
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League Two latest: Grimsby Town 1-1 Lincoln City (result), Bury 0-1 Forest Green, Cheltenham Town 0-1 Carlisle United, Crewe 0-0 MK Dons, Exeter City 1-0 Newport County, Mansfield Town 0-0 Colchester United, Northampton 1-1 Cambridge United, Oldham Athletic 2-1 Macclesfield Town, Port Vale 1-0 Crawley Town, Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe, Swindon Town 2-2 Tranmere Rovers.
Championship: Kemar Roofe scores his third of the season to put Leeds United 2-0 ahead against Rotherham after 71 minutes.
Spurs hit the woodwork: Harry Kane hits the crossbar as Spurs attempt to restore their lead against Fulham at Wembley.
Championship: West Brom extend their lead against hapless QPR. Dwight Gayle, who I still refuse to believe actually plays for them, scores from five yards out after being teed up by Kieran Gibbs.
Red card! Jamie Vardy gets sent off
Premier League: Leicester go down to 10 men after referee Mike Dean sends off Vardy who went in high on Matt Doherty. Leicester lead 2-0, but are a man down.
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GOAL! West Ham 1-2 Bournemouth
Premier League: Steve Cook takes advantage of some more lackadaisical defending from West Ham to head Bournemouth into the lead.
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League One latest: Accrington Stanley 0-1 Charlton Athletic, Barnsley 0-0 AFC Wimbledon, Burton 1-0 Doncaster Rovers, Coventry City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle, Fleetwood Town 2-1 Rochdale, Peterborough United 3-0 Luton Town, Portsmouth 2-0 Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Blackpool, Southend United 2-0 Bradford City, Walsall 2-0 Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Bristol Rovers.
Championship latest
- Bristol City 0-2 Middlesbrough
- Hull City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
- Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa
- Leeds United 1-0 Rotherham
- Millwall 2-0 Derby County
- Reading 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
- Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich
- West Brom 3-1 QPR
- Wigan Athletic 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- Preston v Stoke City (5.30pm BST)
West Ham 1-1 Bournemouth
Premier League: Dreadful defending from West Ham, who have four defenders and one goalkeeper between Callum Wilson and the goal. He waltzes through at his leisure and slots the ball through Lucasz Fabianski’s legs to score his fith in five matches against the Hammers.
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More goals in the Championship: West Brom score two in quick succession to go 3-1 up against QPR. Kieran Gibbs made it 2-1 to the Baggies before Jay Rodriguez scored their third from the spot after Dwight Gayle was brought down. Dwight Gayle is at West Brom? When did that happen?
GOAL! Everton 2-1 Southampton
Premier League: Danny Ings scores his first goal for Southampton to get them back in the game at Goodison Park.
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GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Fulham
Premier League: Mitrovic scores his first Premier League goal for Fulham, heading home to divert a miskick from his team-mate Ryan Sessegnon past Hugo Lloris.
Fulham hit the woodwork: Aleksander Mitrovic smashes one off the post at Wembley shortly after the interval in his team’s match against Tottenham. It remains Tottenham 1-0 Fulham.
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Championship: Yanic Wildschut has opened to scoring to give Bolton a 1-0 lead at Reading. Meanwhile at Elland Road, Leeds United’s have broken the deadlock against Rotherham. Luke Ayling with the goal after 49 minutes.
Wolves double-substitution: With his team 2-0 down against Leicester, Nuno Espírito Santo has acted decisively. Off go Helder Costa and Diogo Jota, to be replaced by Adama Traore and Leon Bonatini.
Random interview: Want to read an interview in which former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams waxes lyrical about food? Of course you do ...
Live coverage from @bglendenning as Richarlison scores again #evesou pic.twitter.com/4UBTGd0G6G
— Andy Lycett (@AndyLycett) August 18, 2018
Ha-ha!!! The context here is that I mentioned in a pre-season podcast that the amount of money Everton had spent on the Brazilian was ridiculous. While the tweet above is very funny, what Andy doesn’t say is that during the week Everton came out and agreed that they had overpaid Watford.
Scottish League Cup half-times: Partick Thistle 1-3 Celtic (result), Aberdeen 3-0 St Mirren, Dundee 0-0 Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic 0-0 Hearts, Livingston 0-1 Motherwell, Queen of the South 1-1 St Johnstone
League Two half-times: Grimsby Town 1-1 Lincoln City (result), Bury 0-1 Forest Green, Cheltenham Town 0-1 Carlisle United, Crewe 0-0 MK Dons, Exeter City 1-0 Newport County, Mansfield Town 0-0 Colchester United, Northampton 0-0 Cambridge United, Oldham Athletic 1-0 Macclesfield Town, Port Vale 1-0 Crawley Town, Stevenage 1-0 Morecambe, Swindon Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers.
League One half-times: Accrington Stanley 0-1 Charlton Athletic, Barnsley 0-0 AFC Wimbledon, Burton 0-0 Doncaster Rovers, Coventry City 1-0 Plymouth Argyle, Fleetwood Town 1-0 Rochdale, Peterborough United 3-0 Luton Town, Portsmouth 0-0 Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Blackpool, Southend United 0-0 Bradford City, Walsall 2-0 Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Bristol Rovers.
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Championship latest
- Bristol City 0-2 Middlesbrough
- Hull City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers
- Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa
- Leeds United 0-0 Rotherham
- Millwall 2-0 Derby County
- Reading 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
- Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich
- West Brom 1-1 QPR
- Wigan Athletic 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- Preston v Stoke City (5.30pm BST)
GOAL! Leicester 2-0 Wolves
Premier League: James Maddison scores his first Premier League goal, his curled effort taking a deflection on its way past Rui Patricio.
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Goal! Tottenham 1-0 Fulham
Premier League: Lucas Moura curls a shot in off the post to give Tottenham a well deserved lead against Fulham. “Lucas Moura may have missed a sitter early on, but he is immense so far in this game,” wrote Dean Kinsella in an email sent some minutes ago. “Big and strong, fab passing, great running. I think Dembele may struggle to get back in this team.”
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Championship: Bradley Dack gets on the end of a cross to fire Blackburn into a one-goal lead against Hull City.
Championship: Ipswich Town’s Tayo Edun has been sent off for his second bookable offence after 39 minutes. His team are currently drawing 1-1 with Aston Villa.
More goals in the Championship
Middlesbrough have doubled their lead against Bristol City through Britt Assombalonga. QPR have equalised against West Brom, as have Ipswich against Aston Villa. Wigan Athletic have gone 2-1 up against Nottingham Forest, through Will Grigg.
And breathe ...
- Bristol City 0-2 Middlesbrough
- Hull City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
- Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa
- Leeds United 0-0 Rotherham
- Millwall 2-0 Derby County
- Reading 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
- Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich
- West Brom 1-1 QPR
- Wigan Athletic 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- Preston v Stoke City (5.30pm BST)
GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth
Premier League: Marko Arnautovic scores a penalty for the hosts which was awarded after a long pow-wow between the referee and one of his officials. Nathan Ake was penalised, eventually, for a trip on Javier Hernandez.
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GOAL! Everton 2-0 Southampton
Premier League: Richarlison scores his third goal in two games to double Everton’s lead against Southampton.
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GOAL! Leicester City 1-0 Wolves
Premier League: Completely against the run of play, Matt Doherty gives Leicester the lead against Wolves at the King Power Stadium.
More goals in the Championship: Norwich City equalise against Sheffield United, with Jordan Rhodes restoring parity. At the Hawthorns, West Brom have opened the scoring through Matt Phillips in their match against QPR.
A couple of world class saves in the Premier League: Jordan Pickford leaves Danny Ings staring at him in slack-jawed disbelief after saving brilliantly from the striker in Everton’s match against Southampton. Meanwhile at the London Stadium, West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has come out on top in a one-on-one with Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson.
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Premier League: No goals at Wembley, where it sounds like Fulham are getting an absolute pasting from Spurs. “Fulham playing like rabbits in the headlights at Wembley,” writes Jeremy Dresner. “If you can imagine a hunter chasing and pressing a team of rabbits relentlessly until the the exhausted rabbits resign to their well lit fate. What I’m saying is spurs are the brighter team.” We got there in the end.
Premier League: Wolves hit the woodwork again against Leicester. This time it’s Raul Jimenez who hits the post from distance. Somehow, despite the best efforts of Wolves, it remains scoreless at the King Power Stadium.
Championship: Aston Villa lead Ipswich Town 1-0 at Portman Road, where Jonathan Kodjia has scored his first goal in 17 games after 21 minutes.
Championship: Millwall have doubled their lead against Derby County at the Den, with Shaun Williams spanking one in from distance. His shot took a deflection and the goal may be taken away from him. It looks like Millwall’s first, originally credited to Lee Gregory, is going to be given to Mahlon Romeo.
League One latest: Accrington Stanley 0-1 Charlton Athletic, Barnsley 0-0 AFC Wimbledon, Burton 0-0 Doncaster Rovers, Coventry City 0-0 Plymouth Argyle, Fleetwood Town 0-0 Rochdale, Peterborough United 0-0 Luton Town, Portsmouth 0-0 Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Blackpool, Southend United 0-0 Bradford City, Walsall 1-0 Gillingham, Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Bristol Rovers.
Fitba: Aberdeen go ahead against St Mirren in the Scottish League Cup, with Gary Mackay-Steven opening the scoring.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 Southampton
Premier League: Everton win a free-kick which culminates with Theo Walcott lifting the ball over Alex McCarthy to round off a well rehearsed training ground move and put his former club in trouble.
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Championship: The goals are flying in early doors in the Championship, where Matty Cash has equalised for Nottingham Forest against Wigan Athletic.
Elsewhere, Middlesbrough are a goal to the good against Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Denmark striker Martin Braithwaite scores his third goal of the season to put Tony Pulis’s side ahead.
Championship: Bad news for Frank Lampard, whose Derby County side are behind at the Den against Millwall. Lee Gregory with the goal there. Meanwhile at Bramall Lane, John Egan has put Sheffield United ahead against Norwich City after nine minutes.
Championship: Wigan go one up against Nottingham Forest, with midfield wizard Nick Powell doing the honours. Ben Fisher interviewed him for the Guardian this week.
Lucas Moura misses a sitter: The Tottenham winger heads wide from a Ben Davies cross when scoring looked easier.
Early chances for Wolves: The visitors have raced out of the traps against Leicester and could be two up already. Joao Moutinho has smashed a shot off the upright, while Matt Doherty has had a shot cleared off the line by Ben Chilwell.
Play slightly delayed at Wembley: Tottenham’s match against Fulham started slightly late after a minute’s applause for club legend Alan Gilzean, who passed away in July. You can read his obituary below.
Match report: Partick Thistle 1-3 Celtic
Scottish League Cup: Leigh Griffiths, Moussa Dembele and Tom Rogic got the goals as Celtic put the disappointment of their midweek Champions League elimination behind them to get back to winning ways.
Not long now: Teams the length and breadth of the UK are going through the last of their pre-match formalities ahead of today’s three o’clock kick-offs. Kick-off is just a minute or two away.
Correction: That was Cardiff City 0-0 Newcastle - I managed to credit both sides with a goal neither scored. Apologies. Looking at Cardiff’s toothlessness up front, it could be some months before they score their first goal.
Match report: Cardiff City 0-0 Newcastle
Premier League: Ben Fisher was at the Cardiff City Stadium for the Guardian and saw Kenedy squander the chance to snatch a win that Newcastle would not have deserved. Read on ...
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League Two result: It’s finished Grimsby Town 1-1 Lincoln City at Blundell Park, a result that sends the visitors top of the table – for a couple of hours at least – with seven points from three games.
Meanwhile in Scotland: It’s finished Partick Thistle 1-3 Celtic in the Scottish League Cup. Andre Mbuyi-Mutombo cancelled out Leigh Griffiths’ opener, but Moussa Dembele and Tom Rogic secured Celtic’s passage to the next round.
More selections of note in the Premier League
Fulham Slavisa Jokanovic makes three changes after their opening-day defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace last week. Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Aboubakar Kamara come into the side.
Leicester: Claude Puel has reacted to a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last weekend by making four changes to his side for the visit of Wolves. Jonny Evans is handed his debut following his arrival from West Brom, while Jamie Vardy, Marc Albrighton and Nampalys Mendy also come in.
Wolves: Club-record signing Adama Traore was named on the bench for Wolves as Nuno Espirito Santo sticks with the same side which drew with Everton on their top-flight return.
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A late penalty at the Cardiff City Stadium
Premier League: Kenedy has missed a penalty for Newcastle in the fifth minute of added time in Cardiff. Sean Morrison handled in the penalty area and the Brazilian, who has had a nightmare day at the office, takes the spot-kick and Neil Etheridge has saved.
Why on earth did Rafael Benitez let Kenedy take that penalty? He’s been dismal today and is indeed lucky to be on the field after avoiding a red card in the first half. Newcastle fans will perhaps regret that he didn’t get his marching orders. It’s all over now: Cardiff City 0-0 Newcastle is a result.
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Some interesting selections ...
Everton: No place in the squad for defenders Yerry Mina or Lucas Digne, while Kurt Zouma has to settle for a place on the bench. Mason Holgate starts in the centre of defence alongside Michael Keane, while Leighton Baines keeps his place at left-back.
Tottenham: Toby Alderweireld is called into the first team, despite having been frozen out in recent months by Mauricio Pochettino. Kieran Trippier is also in, with Serge Aurier and Moussa Sissoko making way.
West Ham v Bournemouth line-ups
West Ham: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Noble, Wilshere, Snodgrass, Arnautovic, Felipe Anderson, Hernandez.
Subs: Cresswell, Adrian, Obiang, Sanchez, Yarmolenko, Diop, Lucas Perez.
Bournemouth: Begovic, Smith, Steve Cook, Ake, Daniels, Brooks, Gosling, Surman, Fraser, Wilson, King.
Subs: Boruc, Francis, Mousset, Ibe, Lewis Cook, Defoe, Mings.
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)
Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Trippier, Eriksen, Dier, Alli, Davies, Lucas Moura, Kane.
Subs: Rose, Winks, Lamela, Vorm, Sissoko, Dembele, Aurier.
Fulham: Fabricio, Fosu-Mensah, Chambers, Le Marchand, Bryan, Seri, Zambo, Cairney, Kamara, Mitrovic, Ryan Sessegnon.
Subs: McDonald, Kebano, Johansen, Schurrle, Vietto, Christie, Sergio Rico.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Everton v Southampton line-ups
Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Baines, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Tosun.
Subs: Zouma, Niasse, Stekelenburg, Davies, Calvert-Lewin, Lookman, Kenny.
Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Lemina, Redmond, Austin, Ings.
Subs: Yoshida, Long, Armstrong, Gabbiadini, Hojbjerg, Gunn, Targett.
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
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Leicester v Wolves line-ups
Leicester: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Maguire, Evans, Chilwell, Gray, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy.
Subs: Morgan, Iheanacho, Ward, Amartey, Adrien Silva, Fuchs, Ghezzal.
Wolves: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty,
Neves, Joao Moutinho, Jonny, Helder Costa, Jota, Jimenez.
Subs: Gibbs-White, John Ruddy, Saiss, Ruben Vinagre, Hause, Leo Bonatini, Traore.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Double-vision at the Cardiff City Stadium: Jacob Murphy has just come on as a second half substitute for Newcastle against Cardiff, for whom his identical twin brother Josh started. They become only the second set of twins to play on opposing teams in Premier League history, after Will and Michael Keane in 2016.
Red card: Newcastle down to 10 men
Premier League: With the match still scoreless, Newcastle’s Isaac Hayden has been dismissed for an ill-advised lunge from behind on Josh Murphy with a little over 20 minutes left at the Cardiff City Stadium. You can follow the rest of that match with Scott Murray ...
Meanwhile in Scotland ...
The Scottish Premiership takes an early break as the League Cup steals the spotlight. After the early round-robin stages, the tournament enters its knockout stages. In the event of a draw, extra time will be played, followed by penalties if required.
Your fixtures: Partick Thistle 0-1 Celtic (latest score), Aberdeen v St Mirren, Dundee v Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic v Hearts, Livingston v Motherwell, Queen of the South v St Johnstone
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League Two: Yeovil Town thrashed Notts County 4-0 at the County Ground last night, while the following fixtures will be played today ...
- Grimsby Town 1-1 Lincoln City (latest score)
- Bury v Forest Green
- Cheltenham Town v Carlisle United
- Crewe v MK Dons
- Exeter City v Newport County
- Mansfield Town v Colchester United
- Northampton v Cambridge United
- Oldham Athletic v Macclesfield Town
- Port Vale v Crawley Town
- Stevenage v Morecambe
- Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers
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And in League One ...
Barnsley, Doncaster, Peterborough, Gillingham and Portsmouth will be trying to make it three wins from three each at the top of the third tier. None of them are paired together, so it could happen.
The Championship
Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds hope to maintain their perfect start to the season when they take on Rotherham at Elland Road in one of nine Championship fixtures kicking off at 3pm this afternoon. Aston Villa travel to Ipswich, having also won two games from two. Also unbeaten, Swansea City and Birmingham City played out a scoreless draw at St Andrew’s last night.
Premier League fixtures
Chelsea entertain Arsenal later this evening in what is arguably the weekend’s stand-out fixture, while Cardiff City and Newcastle are currently playing out today’s lunchtime kick-off. It’s scoreless after 15 minutes of the second half. Newcastle were atrocious throughout the opening 45 minutes and were lucky not to have Kenedy sent off for a petulant kick at Victor Camarasa shortly after the half-hour mark. They remain under the cosh, but Cardiff have been toothless up front, failing to convert several decent chances from crosses. Away from the Welsh capital, here are this afternoon’s other fixtures.
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Greetings one and all and welcome to the Guardian’s Saturday clockwatch. With the season back in full swing, we’re strapped in to bring you team news, match updates and reaction from across the divisions as today’s high and low octane action unfolds. Don’t touch that dial.
