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| Football clockwatch: Premier League and more – live! | Football clockwatch: Premier League and more – live! |
| (34 minutes later) | |
| 2.46pm BST14:46 | |
| Fifteen minutes until kick-off at an assortment of top-flight grounds, including Goodison Park, where Gary Naylor is stationed: | |
| 2.42pm BST14:42 | |
| For shame | |
| 2.38pm BST14:38 | |
| It’s finished Arsenal 4-1 Liverpool at the Emirates, meaning Arsenal are up to second. Barry Glendenning saw the whole thing. | |
| 2.37pm BST14:37 | |
| Goals are flying in with uncharacteristic speed in Italy. Champions League chasers Lazio lead 1-0 at Cagliari, thanks to Miroslav Klose’s goal, Inter lead poor Parma 1-0, Verona lead Cesena 2-0, and it’s Atalanta 0-1 Torino, Genoa 1-0 Udinese and Sassuolo 1-0 Chievo. Golazooooo, or something. | |
| 2.18pm BST14:18 | |
| Results are in, amigo | |
| Some teams have already downed tools for the day, and will be enjoying a nice pub lunch while everyone else tires themselves out. In League One, the playoff picture has been given a considerable shake with Sheffield United beating Barnsley 2-0 at Oakwell, and MK Dons leapfrogging Swindon with a 3-0 win in Wiltshire. | |
| In Serie A, Roma ended a four-month wait for a home win, beating Napoli 1-0. Roma are second in the table. Four months. | |
| Updated at 2.20pm BST | |
| 2.12pm BST14:12 | 2.12pm BST14:12 |
| And finally, from the Hawthorns and the King Power: | And finally, from the Hawthorns and the King Power: |
| West Brom v QPR | West Brom v QPR |
| West Brom: Myhill, Baird, McAuley, Lescott, Brunt, Sessegnon, Fletcher, Gardner, Morrison, Ideye, Berahino. | West Brom: Myhill, Baird, McAuley, Lescott, Brunt, Sessegnon, Fletcher, Gardner, Morrison, Ideye, Berahino. |
| Subs: Wisdom, Olsson, Yacob, Anichebe, Pocognoli, Mulumbu, Rose. | Subs: Wisdom, Olsson, Yacob, Anichebe, Pocognoli, Mulumbu, Rose. |
| QPR: Green, Isla, Onuoha, Caulker, Yun, Phillips, Barton, Sandro, Vargas, Austin, Zamora. | QPR: Green, Isla, Onuoha, Caulker, Yun, Phillips, Barton, Sandro, Vargas, Austin, Zamora. |
| Subs: Hill, McCarthy, Kranjcar, Henry, Hoilett, Doughty, Sutherland. | Subs: Hill, McCarthy, Kranjcar, Henry, Hoilett, Doughty, Sutherland. |
| Leicester v West Ham | Leicester v West Ham |
| Leicester: Schmeichel, De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp, James, Cambiasso, Nugent, Mahrez, Vardy, Ulloa. | Leicester: Schmeichel, De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp, James, Cambiasso, Nugent, Mahrez, Vardy, Ulloa. |
| Subs: Konchesky, Drinkwater, King, Albrighton, Wasilewski, Schwarzer, Kramaric. | Subs: Konchesky, Drinkwater, King, Albrighton, Wasilewski, Schwarzer, Kramaric. |
| West Ham: Adrian, Jenkinson, Collins, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Kouyate, Downing, Nolan, Noble, Sakho. | West Ham: Adrian, Jenkinson, Collins, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Kouyate, Downing, Nolan, Noble, Sakho. |
| Subs: Jarvis, Nene, O’Brien, Demel, Amalfitano, Jaaskelainen, Cole. | Subs: Jarvis, Nene, O’Brien, Demel, Amalfitano, Jaaskelainen, Cole. |
| Updated at 2.13pm BST | Updated at 2.13pm BST |
| 2.10pm BST14:10 | 2.10pm BST14:10 |
| More team news from Old Trafford, and the Liberty Stadium: | More team news from Old Trafford, and the Liberty Stadium: |
| Man Utd v Aston Villa | Man Utd v Aston Villa |
| Man Utd: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Blind, Carrick, Mata, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, Young, Rooney. | Man Utd: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Blind, Carrick, Mata, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, Young, Rooney. |
| Subs: Da Silva, Di Maria, Falcao, Januzaj, Valdes, McNair, Pereira. | Subs: Da Silva, Di Maria, Falcao, Januzaj, Valdes, McNair, Pereira. |
| Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Clark, Lowton, Delph, Sanchez, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor. | Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Clark, Lowton, Delph, Sanchez, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor. |
| Subs: Baker, Vlaar, Bacuna, Cole, Gil, Given, Grealish. | Subs: Baker, Vlaar, Bacuna, Cole, Gil, Given, Grealish. |
| Swansea v Hull | Swansea v Hull |
| Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Cork, Shelvey, Routledge, Gomis, Sigurdsson. | Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Cork, Shelvey, Routledge, Gomis, Sigurdsson. |
| Subs: Amat, Emnes, Dyer, Nelson Oliveira, Grimes, Rangel, Tremmel. | Subs: Amat, Emnes, Dyer, Nelson Oliveira, Grimes, Rangel, Tremmel. |
| Hull: McGregor, Dawson, Bruce, McShane, Elmohamady, Ramirez, Livermore, Meyler, Brady, N’Doye, Hernandez. | Hull: McGregor, Dawson, Bruce, McShane, Elmohamady, Ramirez, Livermore, Meyler, Brady, N’Doye, Hernandez. |
| Subs: Rosenior, Chester, Diame, Sagbo, Harper, Aluko, Quinn. | Subs: Rosenior, Chester, Diame, Sagbo, Harper, Aluko, Quinn. |
| 2.04pm BST14:04 | 2.04pm BST14:04 |
| Team news! | Team news! |
| Beginning with Everton v Southampton, brought to you by lurid official club Twitter graphics. Romelu Lukaku is out with a hamstring injury, although given his agent’s big mouth, maybe that’s for the best. | Beginning with Everton v Southampton, brought to you by lurid official club Twitter graphics. Romelu Lukaku is out with a hamstring injury, although given his agent’s big mouth, maybe that’s for the best. |
| Updated at 2.16pm BST | |
| 1.59pm BST13:59 | 1.59pm BST13:59 |
| Niche protest of the day | Niche protest of the day |
| A sign from Leicester City Supporters Club channels Alan Partridge in its plea for the club to keep Anthony Knockaert. The transfer window doesn’t open for three months, so there’s still time for a movement to build. | A sign from Leicester City Supporters Club channels Alan Partridge in its plea for the club to keep Anthony Knockaert. The transfer window doesn’t open for three months, so there’s still time for a movement to build. |
| 1.53pm BST13:53 | 1.53pm BST13:53 |
| Into the second half at the Emirates, and Arsenal lead Liverpool 3-0, thanks to three goals in eight minutes at the end of the first half. That top four race was good while it lasted, wasn’t it? Follow the grubby denouement with Barry Glendenning. | Into the second half at the Emirates, and Arsenal lead Liverpool 3-0, thanks to three goals in eight minutes at the end of the first half. That top four race was good while it lasted, wasn’t it? Follow the grubby denouement with Barry Glendenning. |
| 1.46pm BST13:46 | 1.46pm BST13:46 |
| Light reading | Light reading |
| Team news is imminent, but until then, here’s a few highlights you may have missed: | Team news is imminent, but until then, here’s a few highlights you may have missed: |
| 1.45pm BST13:45 | 1.45pm BST13:45 |
| Today’s 3pm kick-offs: | Today’s 3pm kick-offs: |
| Premier League | Premier League |
| Everton v Southampton | Everton v Southampton |
| Leicester v West Ham | Leicester v West Ham |
| Manchester United v Aston Villa | Manchester United v Aston Villa |
| Swansea v Hull | Swansea v Hull |
| West Brom v QPR | West Brom v QPR |
| Championship | Championship |
| Bolton v Blackpool | Bolton v Blackpool |
| Leeds v Blackburn | Leeds v Blackburn |
| Reading v Cardiff | Reading v Cardiff |
| Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield | Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield |
| Scottish Premiership | Scottish Premiership |
| Aberdeen v Partick | Aberdeen v Partick |
| Dundee United v Ross County | Dundee United v Ross County |
| Hamilton v St Johnstone | Hamilton v St Johnstone |
| Inverness v Dundee | Inverness v Dundee |
| Kilmarnock v Motherwell | Kilmarnock v Motherwell |
| 1.45pm BST13:45 | 1.45pm BST13:45 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| Welcome back to domestic affairs after Harry Kane week, in which the plucky Tottenham striker scored a really important goal for England, and became a national hero. Harry should watch out, though - in this game, there’s always someone ready to take your place. | Welcome back to domestic affairs after Harry Kane week, in which the plucky Tottenham striker scored a really important goal for England, and became a national hero. Harry should watch out, though - in this game, there’s always someone ready to take your place. |
| Take Roberto Martínez. How we used to love him, held up as our own Pep Guardiola, despite a lack of any credible supporting evidence; but now, Everton have a points total that would make Dave Whelan blush, and everyone’s all gooey over Ronald Koeman, the latest dashing continental type to manfully keep a team in roughly the same place in the table. | Take Roberto Martínez. How we used to love him, held up as our own Pep Guardiola, despite a lack of any credible supporting evidence; but now, Everton have a points total that would make Dave Whelan blush, and everyone’s all gooey over Ronald Koeman, the latest dashing continental type to manfully keep a team in roughly the same place in the table. |
| Louis van Gaal was the league’s great curio, a man with a gilded CV vigorously reapplying the David Moyes handbook to his bewildered charges. Now United are upwardly mobile, we need a new mercurial manager to try and puzzle out. How about Tim Sherwood, who sends Aston Villa to Old Trafford today? No? | Louis van Gaal was the league’s great curio, a man with a gilded CV vigorously reapplying the David Moyes handbook to his bewildered charges. Now United are upwardly mobile, we need a new mercurial manager to try and puzzle out. How about Tim Sherwood, who sends Aston Villa to Old Trafford today? No? |
| Leicester’s Nigel Pearson isn’t the first manager to strut into the top flight with his chest puffed out and unravel spectacularly, and he won’t be the last. West Ham’s Big Sam has been having ideas above his station for years now. The same goes for Steve Bruce, who has been affable in sportswear for the best part of a decade, and now finds Garry Monk stealing his routine. | Leicester’s Nigel Pearson isn’t the first manager to strut into the top flight with his chest puffed out and unravel spectacularly, and he won’t be the last. West Ham’s Big Sam has been having ideas above his station for years now. The same goes for Steve Bruce, who has been affable in sportswear for the best part of a decade, and now finds Garry Monk stealing his routine. |
| And finally to West Brom v QPR and Chris Ramsey, a manager so helpless to effect change at listing Rangers, he may come to be remembered in the Premier League simply for wearing a hat. That used to be Tony Pulis’s thing, and he will want words. | And finally to West Brom v QPR and Chris Ramsey, a manager so helpless to effect change at listing Rangers, he may come to be remembered in the Premier League simply for wearing a hat. That used to be Tony Pulis’s thing, and he will want words. |
| You can see all today’s live scores here. There’s a reduced Football League programme, but never fear – there’s Sevilla v Athletic in Spain, Wolfsburg v Stuttgart in Germany and a bumper fixture list in Italy to keep a beady eye on. | You can see all today’s live scores here. There’s a reduced Football League programme, but never fear – there’s Sevilla v Athletic in Spain, Wolfsburg v Stuttgart in Germany and a bumper fixture list in Italy to keep a beady eye on. |