Match report: Watford 1-2 Chelsea
Premier League: Chelsea took the points that keep them top in a match that was overshadowed by a lengthy delay so a now medically stable fan could receive medical assistance treatment after going into cardiac arrest. Nick AMes reports from Vicarage Road ...
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Match report: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
Premier League: “Manchester City’s sixth consecutive victory derived from a scintillating Bernardo Silva goal that oozed quality from start to finish,” writes Jamie Jackson from Villa Park.
Match report: Wolves 0-0 Burnley
Premier League: Wolves were the better side but couldn’t convert their chances on a frustrating night for the hosts at Molineux. Peter Lansley reports ...
Match report: West Ham 1-1 Brighton
Premier League: Neal Maupay cancelled out Tomas Soucek’s opener with a sublime late bicycle-kick and Jacob Steinberg was at the London Stadium to see it.
Match report: Southampton 2-2 Leicester City
Premier League: “Jamie Vardy squandered a golden chance to win the game for Leicester City but ultimately it was a night when familiar failings put paid to any hopes of earning victory at Southampton,” writes Ben Fisher from St Mary’s.
Match report: Everton 1-4 Liverpool
Premier League: “It was everything Everton had feared and Liverpool desired on their return to the stadium where the fault-lines first appeared in their title defence last season,” writes Andy Hunter from Goodison Park.
Premier League results
On a night of staggered kick-offs and unforeseen but unavoidable delays, here are your Premier League final scores. It’s as you were at the top of the table, with Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool all winning.
- Southampton 2-2 Leicester
- Watford 1-2 Chelsea
- West Ham 1-1 Brighton
- Wolves 0-0 Burnley
- Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
- Everton 1-4 Liverpool
- View the Premier League table
Full time: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
Premier League: Manchester City emerged victorious by the odd goal of three despite a spirited second half fightback from their hosts.
Full time: Everton 1-4 Liverpool
Premier League: Liverpool can’t stop scoring while Everton have taken just two points from the past 24 available.
Full time: Watford 1-2 Chelsea
Premier League: Chelsea take the points from a game that was interrupted for half an hour when a spectator had Vicarage Road went into cardiac arrest during the first half. The fan in question was hospitalised after receiving emergency medical treatment in the stand and is reported to be in a stable condition.
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Jack Grealish enters the fray to a chorus of loud boos (and some applause) from Aston Villa fans moments after Tyrone Mings had skimmed a downward header harmlessly wide. That’s a weird reaction from those Villa fans, booing a former player and fan of the club that sold him for £100m during the summer.
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Match report: Wolves 0-0 Burnley
Premier League: “Wolves could have gone fifth in the Premier League if they had converted their dominance into victory but only scoring once in their past four matches balances the perspective of where Bruno Lage’s team are in their development,” writes Peter Lansley from Molineux.
GOAL! Everton 1-4 Liverpool (Jota 79)
Premier League: From the edge of the six-yard box, Diogo Jota sends the ball into the roof of Jordan Pickford’s net after a nifty bit of footwork to create space for the shot.
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: On for Matt Targett, Carney Chukwuemeka runs on to a through ball and finds himself in a one-on-one with Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, who receives the congratulations of several team-mates after saving superbly from the youngster who should have scored but didn’t do a great deal wrong. Excellent goalkeeping.
Watford 1-2 Chelsea: More on that Hakim Ziyech goal. He converted a low cross from Mason Mount with his first touch and has just gone close again with a downward header that didn’t particularly trouble Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann.
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Steven Gerrard has got a great reaction from his half-time address to his Villa players, while Jack Grealish was actually booed by some fans of his former club as he warmed up on the touchline. He hasn’t come on yet.
Scottish Premiership results
- Aberdeen 2-0 Livingston
- Dundee 1-0 St Johnstone
- Hibernian 0-1 Rangers
- St Mirren 0-0 Ross County
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GOAL! Everton 1-3 Liverpool (Salah 64)
Premier League: Mo Salah restores Liverpool’s two-goal cushion in the Merseyside derby. Find out how with Scott Murray ...
GOAL! Watford 1-2 Chelsea (Ziyech 72)
Premier League: Hakim Ziyech puts Chelsea ahead in the delayed game at Vicarage Road.
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Full time: Southampton 2-2 Leicester City
Premier League: An entertaining match that could easily have gone either way finishes all square at St Mary’s. Southampton took the lead twice but were pegged back on both occasions by Leicester City.
Southampton 2-2 Leicester City: We’re in the third of five minutes of added time at St Mary’s which the match very finally poised.
Everton 1-2 Liverpool: Anthony Gordon is on for Everton, replacing the injured Salomon Rondon ... who has been playing instead of the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin. That’s a blow, even if the man from Venezuela has struggled to find the net.
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Scottish Premiership: Kemar Roofe puts Rangers ahead at Hibernian with a goal from the penalty spot after 85 minutes. It’s 1-0 to the reigning champions.
Full time: West Ham 1-1 Brighton
Premier League: Brighton were the better side but needed a late Goal of the Season contender from Neal Maupay to secure a point.
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Full time: Wolves 0-0 Burnley
Premier League: It’s a point gained for Burnley and two dropped by Wolves, who were dominant but couldn’t score at Molineux.
Watford 1-1 Chelsea: In the Chelsea goal, Edouard Mendy dashes out of his penalty area to thwart Tom Cleverley.
GOAL! Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City (Watkins 47)
Premier League: Ollie Watkins runs on to a Douglas Luiz pass and sidefoots in off the upright to pull a goal back for Villa.
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GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Brighton (Maupay 89)
Premier League: Neal Maupay holds off Craig Dawson to equalise for Brighton with a splendid bicycle kick, converting a terrific cross from Tariq Lamptey. His splendid strikes survives a VAR check but he gets booked for his over-exuberant celebrations.
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Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen double their lead against 10-man Livingston, with David Bates scoring their second of the evening on 75 minutes.
Watford 1-1 Chelsea: Making a rare start for Chelsea, Saul Niguez suffers the indignity of being replaced at half-time. Again. Thiago Silva replaces him.
West Ham 1-0 Brighton: Michail Antonio tees up Declan Rice on the edge of the Brighton penalty area but his shot is saved by Robert Sanchez.
Watford 1-1 Chelsea: The fan who suffered cardiac arrest during the first half of the game, prompting a delay of 30 minutes or so, is reported to be in a stable condition, presumably in the hospital that is very close to Vicarage Road.
Premier League half-times: Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester City, Everton 1-2 Liverpool.
Scottish Premiership: Livingston’s Jackson Longridge is sent off after picking up his second booking. The 10 men he leaves behind trail Aberdeen by the only goal of the game.
West Ham 1-0 Brighton: Adam Lallana misses a glorious scoring opportunity and his Brighton side are still a goal in arrears.
GOAL! Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester City (Silva 43)
Premier League: Bernardo Silva scores on the volley from a Gabriel Jesus cross as City sweep forward on the counter from a Villa corner. That’s a cracking goal!
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Leicester City 2-2 Southampton: A worrying sight for Leicester City fans as James Maddison goes down and then walks gingerly to the touchline rubbing his right hip/buttock after shipping a knock. He’s all smiles, so it doesn’t look too serious.
Premier League: Following an interrupted first half at Vicarage Road, the players leave the field again, on this occasion for the half-time interval.
GOAL! Everton 1-2 Liverpool (Gray 38)
Premier League: Demarai Gray makes it “game on” at Goodison Park. Scott Murray has the latest ...
Southampton 2-2 Leicester City: Leicester City win a free-kick wide on the right and James Maddison’s delivery is superb. Vardy connect but sends the ball over the bar.
GOAL! Southampton 2-2 Leicester City (Maddison 49)
Premier League: James Maddison pulls a low right-footed shot from a tight angle just inside the near post. Could ALex Mccarthy have done better in the Southampton goal? I’d need to see it again.
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Wolves 0-0 Burnley: Chris Wood has been subbed off by Sean Dyche just after the hour mark at Molineux. He’s not best pleased and makes a comment on his way to the bench that doesn’t seem to go down too well with his boss.
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Southampton 2-1 Leicester City: The second half is under way at St Mary’s following a delay due to a medical emergency in the stands. Sky Sports are reporting that the fan who needed attention is consious and communicative, which is good news.
GOAL! Watford 1-1 Chelsea (Dennis 43)
Premier League: It’s coming up to half-time in the delayed game at Vicarage Road, where Emmanuel Dennis has just equalised for the hosts.
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GOAL! Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City (Dias 27)
Premier League: Manchester City have been completely dominant against Villa and their good work is rewarded. Ruben Dias puts them in front with his first goal of the season. His shot from distance took a deflection off Leon Bailey that left Emi Martinez with no chance in the Villa goal.
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VAR! West Ham 1-0 Brighton
Premier League: West Ham’s second “goal” is choked off and to be completely honest, I’m not really sure why. It’s either a foul by Craig Dawson, an offside ... or something else. I’m going with an offside shout against Michail Antonio.
GOAL! West Ham 2-0 Brighton (Duffy 48og)
Premier League: West Ham double their lead but there’s a VAR check. Robert Sanchez dealt horribly with a corner and in a pile of legs and arms the ball bounced in off Michail Antonio or Shane Duffy.
Southampton 2-1 Leciester City: Oh dear. The start of the second half at St Mary’s has been delayed because of a medical emergency in the stands. Following the alarming news from Vicarage Road earlier, we obviously wish whoever has taken ill at this game well too.
GOAL! Everton 0-2 Liverpool (Salah 19)
Premier League: Everton fans are already heading for the Goodison Park exits as their side go two goals down against Liverpool. Ouch. find out what sent them back to the warmth of the pub with Scott Murray ...
GOAL! Watford 0-1 Chelsea (Mount 29)
Premier League: Mason Mount puts Chelsea ahead against Watford in the delayed game at Vicarage Road. Teed up by Kai Havertz, Mount slots home to finish a well-worked move from the visitors after a poor collective start.
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Everton 0-1 Liverpool: After good work from Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold arrows the ball towards the top corner from a pull-back. Jordan Pickford flies across his goal to put the ball out for a corner.
Scottish Premiership: It’s Dundee 1-0 St Johnstone as they approach half-time at Dens Park. Daniel Mullen got the goal for the hosts.
GOAL! Everton 0-1 Liverpool (Henderson 9)
Premier League: Jordan Henderson opens the scoring for Liverpool before the 10-minute mark at Goodison Park. Read all about it with Scott Murray ...
Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City: Manchester City have had 88% possession after nine minutes of play at Villa Park.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool: It’s a frantic start at Goodison Park, where Mo Salah brings a fine right-handed save out of the diving Jordan Pickford, who is wearing an alarming amount of hair gel.
Premier League latest
- Southampton 2-1 Leicester (half-time)
- Watford 0-0 Chelsea (latest)
- West Ham 1-0 Brighton (half-time)
- Wolves 0-0 Burnley (half-time)
- Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City (latest)
- Everton 0-0 Liverpool (latest)
Premier League: With the half-time whistles peeping or about to be blown in three of our four early kick-offs, play begins at both Villa Park and Goodison Park. You can follow the Merseyside derby with Scott Murray ...
This, from the Watford Twitter account. Of course we echo their sentiments and wish the stricken fan all the very best.
The players have returned to the field in preparation of play resuming.
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) December 1, 2021
Our thoughts are with the fan – who had a cardiac arrest but has now been stabilised – and all those affected.
Thank you to the medical staff, players and fans for their quick response. 💛 pic.twitter.com/wa3QfyF0Em
Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen go a goal up against Livingston in one of four top flight games being played in Scotland tonight. Ryan Hedges with the goal at Pittodrie.
West Ham 1-0 Brighton: Jakub Moder picks up a wonderful pass from Neal Maupay but is thwarted by West Ham goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski, who saves his low drive splendidly.
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Watford 0-0 Chelsea: After a 22-minute delay for a medical emergency in one of the stands, the players are back out for a brief warm-up. I have no further information on what exactly happened to prompt the delay but will bring any news as it comes in. Our thoughts are with whoever it was that required treatment.
West Ham 1-0 Brighton: Adam Webster is the second Brighton player to have been forced off by injury in the first half of their game against West Ham. He’s replaced by Shane Duffy.
GOAL! Southampton 2-1 Leicester City (Adams 34)
Premier League: Che Adams has restored Southampton’s lead at St Mary’s, diving between defenders to head home a Nathan Redmond cross from the right.
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Wolves 0-0 Burnley: Adama Traore hits the bar with a shot on the counter as Wolves break upfield. Moments previously, Romain Saiss whacked the ball out of play for a corner, accidentally hitting an unfortunate female fan in the face. She has a bloody nose and her young child is in tears but it doesn’t seem too serious. The physios are behind the goal looking after her and hopefully she’ll be OK.
Watford 0-0 Chelsea: Play has yet to resume at Vicarage Road, where there has been a medical emergency in the crowd.
West Ham 1-0 Brighton: Vladimir Coufal crosses to the far post, Michail Antonio heads across the face of goal and Pablo Fornals thumps the ball off the cross-bar. It bounces down but doesn’t cross the line. Inches!
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Southampton 1-1 Leicester City: McCarthy does better this time, getting down at his right post to save from a James Maddison drive that looked to be going wide.
GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Leciester City (Evans 22)
Premier League: Jonny Evans fires home on the follow-up for Leicester City after Alex McCarthy spilled a low, long range effort from Wilfred Ndidi after good work down the inside right by James Maddison.
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West Ham 1-0 Brighton: Solly March is already on for Brighton, replacing the injured Jeremy Sarmiento. Now Adam Webster is down hurt and receiving treatment for the visitors at the London Stadium.
Southampton 1-0 Leicester City: Southampton continue to dominate possession against Leciester City at St Mary’s, taking a series of throw-ins down the left touchline.
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Watford 0-0 Chelsea: Watford confirm that play has been suspended at Vicarage Road so that somebody in the crowd can receive emergency treatment from the medical staff of both teams. Our very best wishes go out to whoever has taken ill and those who are treating him or her.
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Wolves 0-0 Burnley: Chris Wood gets between two defenders to get on the end of a Charlie Taylor cross but doesn’t hit the target. The Burnley striker may have been a fraction offside.
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Watford 0-0 Chelsea: The night’s work of Watford full-back Adam Masina comes to an abrupt end as he succumbs to injury and is replaced by Danny Rose. There is also talk of a medical emergency in one of the stands. Play has been suspended at Vicarage Road and the players have left the field.
Wolves 0-0 Burnley: Sound the disciplinary tightrope klaxon! Ben Mee gets an early booking in Burnley’s game against Wolves for a foul on Adama Traore, who’d got away from him.
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GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Brighton (Tomas Soucek 5)
Premier League: Tomas Soucek scores his second Premier League goal of the season, heading West Ham ahead from an early corner against Brighton at the London Stadium.
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GOAL! Southampton 1-0 Leicester City (Bednarek 3)
Premier League: Kasper Schmeichel saves superbly from a Nathan Tella free-kick but Jan Bednarek is on hand to pounce and score with the follow-up.
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Peeeeeeeep!!!! Our four 7.30pm kick-offs are under way. Stay tuned!
Aston Villa v Manchester City line-ups
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, Douglas Luiz, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.
Subs: Sanson, Steer, Tuanzebe, Young, El Ghazi, Hause, Carney Chukwuemeka, Davis, Jacob Ramsey.
Man City: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Mahrez, Sterling.
Subs: Grealish, Steffen, Carson, Foden, Mbete-Tabu, Palmer, McAtee, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Everton v Liverpool line-ups
Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Digne, Townsend, Doucoure, Allan, Gray, Richarlison, Rondon.
Subs: Kenny, Delph, Begovic, Iwobi, Tosun, Gordon, Gbamin, Branthwaite, Dobbin.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Jota, Mane.
Subs: Konate, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi, Kelleher, Williams, Morton.
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Watford v Chelsea: Claudio Ranieri has made one change to the Watford line-up that lost against Leciester on Sunday. Joao Pedro is in for Cucho Hernandez.
Thomas Tuchel has made no fewer than six changes to the team that drew with Manchester United at the weekend. Andreas Christensen, Christian Pulisic, Saul Niguez, Mason Mount, Cesar Azpilicueta and Kai Havertz are all in, with Jorginho, Timo Werner and Thiago Silva among those dropping to the bench. Reece James is not in tonight’s match squad.
Wolves v Burnley: Wolves manager Bruno Lage makes two changes to the side that drew at Norwich on Saturday. Ruben Neves is suspended while Francisco Trincao is dropped. Leander Dendoncker and Adama Traore come in.
For Burnley, Nathan Collins and Jack Cork replace the suspended James Tarkowski and Ashley Westwood.
West Ham v Brighton: Jarrod Bowen is recalled to West Ham’s side for the visit of Brighton. Bowen was on the bench in the 2-1 defeat at Manchester City on Sunday. Vladimir Coufal also comes in for the injured Aaron Cresswell.
Brighton have drafted in Adam Lallana and Jeremy Sarmiento, for a full debut, with Tariq Lamptey and Pascal Gross dropping to the bench.
Southampton v Leicester City: Southampton recall Kyle Walker-Peters, Nathan Redmond and Nathan Tella for the visit of Leicester, with Lyanco, Romain Perraud and Armando Broja dropping to the bench.
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers sticks with an unchanged 20-man squad on the back of Sunday’s 4-2 win at home to Watford.
Wolves v Burnley line-ups
Wolves: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Dendoncker, Joao Moutinho, Ait Nouri, Traore, Jimenez, Hwang.
Subs: Hoever, Trincao, Moulden, Silva, Ruddy, Cundle, Bueno, Campbell.
Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Collins, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil, Wood, Cornet.
Subs: Hennessey, Roberts, Lennon, Rodriguez, Pieters, Norris, Vydra, Long, Thomas.
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
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Watford v Chelsea line-ups
Watford: Bachmann, Femenia, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Masina, Louza, Joao Pedro, Cleverley, Sissoko, King, Bonaventure.
Subs: Ngakia, Rose, Gosling, Fletcher, Tufan, Kabasele, Hernandez, Kucka, Elliot.
Chelsea: Mendy, Chalobah, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Alonso, Pulisic, Mount, Havertz.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jorginho, Thiago Silva, Lukaku, Werner, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Sarr.
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
Southampton v Leicester City line-ups
Southampton: McCarthy, Livramento, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Tella, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Adam Armstrong, Adams.
Subs: Lyanco, Long, Perraud, Broja, Djenepo, Smallbone, Elyounoussi, Valery, Forster.
Leicester City: Schmeichel, Castagne, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, Lookman, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.
Subs: Albrighton, Ward, Iheanacho, Perez, Amartey, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Vestergaard, Daka.
Referee: Rob Jones (Northumberland)
West Ham v Brighton line-ups
West Ham: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Coufal, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio.
Subs: Perkins, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Areola, Noble, Diop, Masuaku, Kral.
Brighton: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Dunk, Cucurella, Bissouma, Moder, Sarmiento, Lallana, Trossard, Maupay.
Subs: Lamptey, Mac Allister, Mwepu, Gross, March, Steele, Duffy, Locadia, Burn.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire)
Leeds United 1-0 Crystal Palace
Premier League match report: Raphina scored from the penalty spot deep in second half stoppage time to pull Leeds United away from the drop zone.
Newcastle United 1-1 Norwich City
Premier League match report: The mother of all six-pointers ended with the spoils being shared and both teams still in the relegation mire.
Tonight's Premier League fixtures
- Southampton v Leicester City (7.30pm)
- Watford v Chelsea (7.30pm)
- West Ham v Brighton (7.30pm)
- Wolves v Burnley (7.30pm)
- Aston Villa v Manchester City (8.15pm)
- Everton v Liverpool (8.15pm)
- View the Premier League table
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Midweek clockwatch ...
You join us for the second and busiest of three consecutive nights of midweek Premier League action, with six matches scheduled for this evening. The Merseyside derby is probably the pick of them on paper, with a hideously out-of-form Everton, without a win since September, hosting Liverpool at Goodison Park.
Scott Murray will be keeping his beady eye on that one in a dedicated minute-by-minute report but we’ll keep you posted with any goal updates, while maintaining a more roving brief around the grounds staging tonight’s other games.
We’ll bring you news of all the major talking points, post-match reaction as well as on-the-whistle reports on what promises to be a lively evening’s football action.
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