Key occasions
Championship: There are two targets in brief order on the King Energy Stadium. Sinclair Armstrong doubles QPR’s lead over Leicester, just for Ben Nelson to tug one again for the Championship leaders three minutes later.
At St Andrews, David Brooks scores for Southampton to make it 2-2 of their recreation in opposition to Birmingham Metropolis.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Crystal Palace (Eze 59)
Premier League: Again from damage, Eberechi Eze whips a free-kick into the highest nook and Crystal Palace are in entrance.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 West Ham (Beto 56)
Premier League: Everton’s Portuguese striker makes up for his first-half penalty miss and places his facet in entrance after getting his shoulder on the tip of a whipped James Garner cross.
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Crystal Palace: Jean-Philippe Mateta dawdles over a shot and it’s blocked by Cristian Romero. Moments later, Son connects with a Dejan Kulusevski pull-back on the half-volley and hits the put up.
GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Chelsea (Roerslav 50)
Premier League: Chelsea fail to clear an Ivan Toney supply into the field, there’s a mix-up between Axel Disasi and Djordje Petrovic and Mads Roerslav takes benefit to equalise for Brentford.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool: Conor Bradley sends a cross fizzing into the Forest field, Andy Robertson pulls the set off and his on-target shot is blocked.
Scottish Premiership half-times
Championship half-times
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Bristol Metropolis 0-1 Cardiff Metropolis (R)
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Huddersfield City 1-1 Leeds United (R)
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Birmingham Metropolis 2-1 Southampton
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Leicester Metropolis 0-1 QPR
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Millwall 1-0 Watford
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Norwich Metropolis 0-0 Sunderland
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Plymouth Argyle 0-0 Ipswich City
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Preston 0-0 Hull Metropolis
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Rotherham United 0-0 Sheffield Wednesdday
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Stoke Metropolis 1-0 Middlesbrough
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Swansea Metropolis 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Premier League half-times
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Brentford 0-1 Chelsea
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Everton 0-0 West Ham
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Fulham 2-0 Brighton
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Newcastle 2-0 Wolves
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Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool
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Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Crystal Palace
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Luton City v Aston Villa (5.30pm)
Championship: Birmingham Metropolis have retaken the lead in opposition to Soouthampton, with Jay Stansfield placing them 2-1 up.
Everton miss a penalty!!!
Premier League: After a pitchside VAR session, Sean Dyche’s facet are awarded a penalty for handball after Kurt Zouma moved his arm in the direction of a Beto cross. Within the facet in the present day rather than Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who’s dropped, Beto’s spot-kick is poor and Alphonse Areola saves it.
Championship: Having been beneath the cosh because the first whistle, QPR have taken a shock lead in opposition to table-topping Leicester Metropolis courtesy of Ilias Chair.
In the meantime within the Potteries, struggling Stoke have gone forward in opposition to Middlesbrough because of Bae Jun-ho’s second aim in two video games.
GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Chelsea (Jackson 35)
Premier League: Having missed an excellent likelihood to open the scoring for Chelsea a couple of minutes in the past, Nicolas Jackson makes amends. He rises to go dwelling a terrific Malo Gusto cross and the guests are in entrance.
GOAL! Newcastle 2-0 Wolves (Gordon 33)
Premier League: There was solely ever more likely to be one end result to this recreation, given the glut of articles which have appeared throughout varied publications up to now couple of days speaking about what an amazing job Gary O’Neil is doing at Wolves.
Anthony Gordon smashes the ball into the roof of the online from shut vary to double Newcastle’s lead after Jose Sa may solely parry Jacob Murphy’s cross into his path.
GOAL! Fulham 2-0 Brighton (Muniz 32)
Premier League: Harry Wilson turns supplier on this event, returning the favour to Rodrigo Muniz, who heads dwelling his cross from shut vary to attain his fifth aim in 5 video games.
Championship: It’s all sq. within the match between Birmingham and Southampton, the place Adam Armstrong equalised for the Saints.
Everton 0-0 West Ham: Everton are hammering on the door of their recreation in opposition to West Ham, whose defence is holding agency … for now.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool: Anthony Elanga misses an excellent likelihood to fireside Forest forward, bursting between defenders on to a ball from Divock Origi, solely to be foiled by an excellent Caoimhin Kelleher save.
Championship: Jamie Paterson doubles Swansea Metropolis’s lead in opposition to Blackburn. They’re 2-0 up on the Liberty Stadium.
GOAL! Fulham 1-0 Brighton (Wilson 22)
Premier League: Harry Wilson places Fulham forward in opposition to the run of play with a curled effort previous Jason Steele after working on to a header from Rodrigo Muniz.
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Wolves (Isak 14)
Premier League: Alexander Isak scores the primary Premier League aim of the weekend, ending off a Newcastle counterattack by nodding dwelling an Bruno Guimaraes cross from the left that was solely half-blocked by Craig Dawson.
Scottish Premiership: League leaders Rangers are behind at dwelling to Motherwell, who’ve Theo Blair to thank for his or her ninth minute lead.
Championship: Joe Allen prods Swansea Metropolis forward in opposition to Blackburn Rovers, pouncing on a poor clearance to offer the Welsh facet an early lead.
Championship: There’s been an early aim at St Andrews, the place Birmingham Metropolis have taken the lead in opposition to Promotion-chasing Southampton courtesy of a Koji Miyoshi strike.
On the Den, Millwall want to make it two wins out of two beneath Neil Harris and have gone a aim up in opposition to Watford after Zian Flemming scored with a long-range free-kick that took a deflection.
Our 3pm kick-offs are beneath manner!
WSL: Man Metropolis 2-1 Everton
Match report: Bunny Shaw and Lauren Hemp obtained the targets that despatched Manchester Metropolis three factors away from Chelsea on the prime of the desk. Learn on …
Early Championship outcomes
Newcastle v Wolves: Sven Botman is again within the Newcastle line-up after sitting out their slim FA Cup win on penalties at Ewood Park. Joe Willock makes solely his second Premier League begin of the season after coming back from damage.
There are 4 modifications to the Wolves facet that beat Brighton within the FA Cup. Pablo Sarabia, Pedro Neto, Nelson Semedo and Craig Dawson all return. Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno drop to the bench, whereas Hwang Hee-chan and Joao Gomes are each injured.
Fulham v Brighton: Marco Silva fields an unchanged facet to the one which began in opposition to Manchester United final weekend, however Brighton make seven modifications to the group that obtained knocked out of the FA Cup by Wolves.
Evan Ferguson, Joel Veltman, Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster, Julio Enciso, Adam Lallana and Carlos Baleba all are available in, with Jakub Moder, Igor Julio, Pascal Gross, Facundo Buonanotte, Simon Adingra and Ansu Fati dropping to the bench.
With regards to lower than prolific strikers, I can’t be the one Irishman who has observed that the targets have dried up for my younger compatriot Evan Ferguson. He returns from damage in the present day however hasn’t scored in his previous 16 appearances for Brighton.
Everton v West Ham: Amadou Onana returns to Everton’s midfield after 5 matches out with a groin damage. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is dropped for Beto after 20 video games with out a aim. The Portuguese striker hasn’t been too prolific both, scoring simply three targets in all competitions since signing for Everton final summer season.
David Moyes fields an unchanged facet, with Kalvin Phillips having to accept a spot on the bench after coming back from suspension.
Brentford v Chelsea: Nathan Collins comes into Brentford’s backline, changing Ben Mee, who’s out for the remainder of the season with a damaged ankle. Vitaly Janelt, Yoane Wissa and Mads Roerslev additionally come into Brentford’s beginning line-up, with Neal Maupay, Mathias Jensen and Keane Lewis-Potter making manner.
Chelsea make 5 modifications to the group that scraped previous Leeds within the FA Cup. Djordje Petrovic, Ben Chilwell, Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher are all again within the beginning line-up, with Robert Sanchez, Alfie Gilchrist, Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke among the many substitutes. Marc Cucurella can be on the bench having been sidelined with an ankle damage since 10 December.
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace: Future Odogie comes again into the Spurs line-up after one recreation out with damage. Rodrigo Bentancur and Timo Werner additionally come into Ange Postecoglou’s facet.
Palace welcome Eberechi Eze again into their beginning line-up after a spell within the therapy room. Odsonne Edouard drops to the bench.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool: Matz Sels is again in aim for Forest after sitting out their midweek FA Cup defeat in opposition to Manchester United. Andrew Omobamidele, Nicolas Dominguez and Callum Hudson-Odoi additionally return.
Bobby Clark makes his first Premier League begin for Liverpool, whereas Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz all return to Jurgen Klopp’s line-up. Darwin Nunez and Domink Szoboszlai are on the bench.
Championship: Leeds United have equalised in opposition to 10-man Huddersfield City by means of Patrick Bamford and are urgent on for the winner that will carry them to inside three factors of Leicester Metropolis on the prime of the desk. At one stage this season, the 2 sides have been separated by 17.
At Ashton Gate, Cardiff Metropolis lead 1-0 at Bristol Metropolis of their mid-table conflict. Perry Ng put the guests forward after 66 minutes.
Fulham v Brighton line-ups
Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson, Reed, Lukic, Wilson, Andreas Pereira, Iwobi, Rodrigo Muniz.
Subs: Rodak, Tete, Broja, Cairney, Traore, Ballo-Toure, Ream, De Cordova-Reid, Willian.
Brighton: Steele, van Hecke, Dunk, Veltman, Lamptey, Webster, Baleba, Estupinan, Enciso, Lallana, Ferguson.
Subs: Barco, Verbruggen, Igor, Gross, Moder, Welbeck, Adingra, Fati, Buonanotte.
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
Everton v West Ham line-ups
Everton: Pickford, Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Onana, Garner, McNeil, Doucoure, Beto.
Subs: Patterson, Keane, Calvert-Lewin, Virginia, Younger, Andre Gomes, Coleman, Chermiti, Dobbin.
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson Palmieri, Soucek, Alvarez, Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta, Bowen.
Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Antonio, Phillips, Ings, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Mubama.
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
Brentford v Chelsea line-ups
Brentford: Flekken, Jorgensen, Ajer, Collins, Roerslev, Onyeka, Norgaard, Janelt, Reguilon, Toney, Wissa.
Subs: Maupay, Jensen, Ghoddos, Strakosha, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Yarmolyuk, Kim.
Chelsea: Petrovic, Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Chilwell, Caicedo, Chalobah, Palmer, Fernandez, Gallagher, Jackson.
Subs: Sanchez, Cucurella, Thiago Silva, Sterling, Mudryk, Madueke, Casadei, Gilchrist, Tauriainen.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool line-ups
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo, Dominguez, Yates, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Origi.
Subs: Turner, Sangare, Kouyate, Awoniyi, Felipe, Niakhate, Danilo, Duarte Ribeiro, Gardner.
Liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gomez, Clark, Elliott, Gakpo, Diaz.
Subs: Endo, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Adrian, Tsimikas, McConnell, Koumas, Danns, Quansah.
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace line-ups
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Emerson, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Bissouma, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Maddison, Werner, Son.
Subs: Skipp, Hojbjerg, Dragusin, Lo Celso, Johnson, Sarr, Davies, Austin, Scarlett.
Crystal Palace: Johnstone, Ward, Andersen, Richards, Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell, Ayew, Eze, Mateta.
Subs: Tomkins, Matheus Franca, Clyne, Hughes, Edouard, Ahamada, Henderson, Plange, Ozoh.
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Newcastle v Wolves line-ups
Newcastle: Dubravka, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Longstaff, Jacob Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Lascelles, Barnes, Krafth, Karius, Corridor, Livramento, Almiron, Anderson, Miley.
Wolves: Jose Sa, Kilman, Dawson, Gomes, Nelson Semedo, Mario Lemina, Doyle, Ait Nouri, Sarabia, Bellegarde, Pedro Neto.
Subs: Noha Lemina, Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Traore, Hugo Bueno, Bentley, Chirewa, Fraser, Okoduwa.
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
WSL: Manchester Metropolis 2-1 Everton
It’s completed as you have been within the match between Manchester Metropolis and Everton on the Etihad Campus, the place the hosts have held on to win 2-1. They go three factors away from Chelsea on the top of the table, having performed one recreation extra. Everton stay in ninth place. Chelsea are away at Leicester tomorrow.
Girls’s Tremendous League
Manchester Metropolis can go prime of the desk with a win or draw in opposition to Everton in the one WSL recreation being performed in the present day. With round 25 minutes to go, Gareth Taylor’s facet lead 2-1 on the Joie Stadium.
Bunny Shaw and Lauren Hemp gave Metropolis a two-goal lead, earlier than Hannah Bennison obtained the guests again into the sport with a strike on the hour mark. You possibly can view the WSL table here and comply with the remainder of the motion with Rob Smyth …
As we speak’s Championship fixtures
West Brom moved seven factors away from the Championship playoff chasing pack because of a 2-1 win over their top-six rivals Coventry on the Hawthorns final evening.
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Bristol Metropolis 0-0 Cardiff Metropolis (L)
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Huddersfield City 1-0 Leeds United (L)
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Birmingham Metropolis v Southampton
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Leicester Metropolis v QPR
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Millwall v Watford
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Norwich Metropolis v Sunderland
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Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich City
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Preston v Hull Metropolis
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Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesdday
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Stoke Metropolis v Middlesbrough
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Swansea Metropolis v Blackburn Rovers
As we speak’s Premier League fixtures
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Newcastle v Wolves (3pm GMT)
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Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace
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Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
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Brentford v Chelsea
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Everton v West Ham
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Fulham v Brighton
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Luton City v Aston Villa (5.30pm)
Saturday clockwatch
Good day! We’ll have information from six three o’clock kick-offs within the prime flight this afternoon, with every certainly one of them troublesome to name. Whereas Liverpool’s journey to Nottingham Forest would possibly look a reasonably easy activity for the table-toppers, Jurgen Klopp’s facet have loads of damage points travelling to a floor the place they misplaced within the corresponding fixture final season.
Newcastle United are usually not enjoying anyplace close to their finest however have dwelling benefit in opposition to a Wolves facet on the lookout for their fourth consecutive win in all competitions. At White Hart Lane, Spurs host a Crystal Palace group on the lookout for their second win on the spin beneath new administration.
Elsewhere in London, Brentford host Chelsea in a west London derby that would go both manner, whereas Fulham’s recreation in opposition to Brighton options two wildly unpredictable groups who’re able to beating anybody on day.
And at last, Everton will probably be hoping to safe their first win in 9 league video games once they entertain a West Ham facet who returned to type with a formidable win over Brentford following three consecutive defeats.
We’ll carry you information of all of the targets as they go in, flag up some other main speaking factors and maintain an ear to the bottom for some other information that’s match to print from exterior the highest flight.
