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| Football clockwatch: Premier League and more – live! | Football clockwatch: Premier League and more – live! |
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| 3.24pm BST15:24 | |
| Kevin Porter asks: | |
| Don’t call it Macron or Reebok. Call it Middlebrook Stadium. We don’t HAVE to use otiose ephemeral sponsors’ names. Do we? | |
| When we don’t know better, we do, I’m afraid. At the traditionally named Old Trafford, Marcos Rojo wellies a long-range strike that Brad Guzan has to tip over the bar. | |
| 3.21pm BST15:21 | |
| Half-time in the Bundesliga, where second-placed Wolfsburg heaped pressure on Bayern by taking a 1-0 lead against bottom club Stuttgart... and then immediately conceded an equaliser. Come on, guys. It’s also Hoffenheim 1-3 Gladbach and Leverkusen 2-0 Hamburg. | |
| 3.19pm BST15:19 | |
| GOAL! Swansea 1-0 Hull (Ki) | |
| Ki sidefoots home the rebound after McGregor spills a firmly-struck speculator from Jonjo Shelvey. Not a great day for Hull so far. | |
| 3.17pm BST15:17 | |
| GOAL! Everton 1-0 Southampton (Jagielka) | |
| Storming start in the Premier League, and no mistake. The third goal of the day is scored by Phil Jagielka, bundling home a Gareth Barry cross, thanks to the magnificent Goodison Park pitch. | |
| 3.16pm BST15:16 | |
| GOAL! West Brom 0-1 QPR (Vargas) | |
| Eduardo Vargas gives QPR the lead at the Hawthorns! What on earth’s going on? Don’t these teams know they’re finished? | |
| 3.15pm BST15:15 | |
| Penalty to Leicester... | |
| ...taken by Nugent... and saved by Adrian! Oh, Leicester. | |
| 3.14pm BST15:14 | |
| GOAL! Leicester 1-0 West Ham (Cambiasso) | |
| Esteban Cambiasso gives the hosts the lead with a brilliant half-volleyed finish. They’re not down yet! Sort of. | |
| 3.13pm BST15:13 | |
| Constant pressure from the hosts at Old Trafford, where Clark has been involved again, blocking Ashley Young and Juan Mata efforts, as Villa line the edge of their own area. | |
| In the Championship, Blackpool need to win every game, more or less, to survive. They’re off to a good start - it’s Bolton 0-1 Blackpool at the Reebok, I mean the Macron. | |
| 3.11pm BST15:11 | |
| A few half-times from Serie A – it’s Palermo 0-1 AC Milan, Inter 1-1 Parma and Cagliari 0-1 Lazio. In Germany, Champions League chasers Borussia Moenchengladbach (let’s call them Gladbach) lead 2-1 at Hoffenheim, and Leverkusen lead struggling Hamburg 1-0. | |
| 3.07pm BST15:07 | |
| Graziano Pellè hits the post for Southampton, but it remains 0-0 at Goodison Park. Not so in Reading, where reluctant reality TV star Pavel Pogrebnyak has given the hosts the lead against Cardiff. | |
| 3.05pm BST15:05 | |
| Leon Osman fires wide at Goodison, as Everton search for back-to-back home wins for the first time this season. And a big penalty shout at Old Trafford, as Wayne Rooney is held back by Ciaran Clark. It’s not given, and Rooney accepts it with good grace. Or charges after Roger East for the next minute. The referee is miles behind play though, and misses a less than friendly arm around Rooney’s neck from Clark... | |
| Updated at 3.08pm BST | |
| 3.02pm BST15:02 | |
| Peep(s) | |
| Roger East does the honours at Old Trafford, where United start with a spell of possession, before Daley Blind underwhelms with an early cross in. | |
| 2.52pm BST14:52 | |
| Doremus Schafer has cheekily suggested that internet connectivity may have improved more than playing surfaces. I don’t know, pitches used to be really bad. | |
| 2.46pm BST14:46 | 2.46pm BST14:46 |
| Fifteen minutes until kick-off at an assortment of top-flight grounds, including Goodison Park, where Gary Naylor is stationed: | Fifteen minutes until kick-off at an assortment of top-flight grounds, including Goodison Park, where Gary Naylor is stationed: |
| 2.42pm BST14:42 | 2.42pm BST14:42 |
| For shame | For shame |
| 2.38pm BST14:38 | 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. | 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 | 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. | 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 | 2.18pm BST14:18 |
| Results are in, amigo | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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 | 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. |