Key occasions
It’s throughout in Leicester, and Chelsea have bagged three factors that take them from third within the desk as much as … er … nonetheless third within the desk, however now nearer to second. Leicester drop a spot to sixteenth.
Leicester have pulled a objective again in opposition to Chelsea, from the penalty spot. Jordan Ayew transformed with 4 seconds of the 5 minutes’ pre-advertised stoppage time remaining.
“A house defeat to Brentford is precisely the form of consequence that seems on the document of a relegated membership come Could,” notes Gary Naylor. “So does Sean Dyche undertake his signature warning to keep away from that, or does he see the match as a chance to raise the crew and the followers earlier than the Christmas fixtures, and go expansive? Frankly, sneaking a 1-0 with a deflected Michael Keane header from an 88th-minute nook would do me proper now. Although I think I’m in a minority amongst Bluenoses.”
That is the one {photograph} I’ve had by means of from Goodison Park at the moment. I reckon that’s an expansive smile.
Precise snow! Storm Bert has dumped a little bit of the white stuff on Glasgow, however the Ibrox pitch appears simply dandy.
Chelsea have doubled their lead at Leicester, with 12 minutes plus a little bit of stoppage time to play. Emillia Hawkins has the newest right here:
Fulham v Wolverhampton groups!
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Andreas Pereira, Lukic, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Jimenez. Subs: Benda, Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz, Cairney, Traore, Castagne, King, Sessegnon, Diop.
Wolverhampton: Jose Sa, Nelson Semedo, Toti Gomes, Ait Nouri, Rodrigo Gomes, Lemina, Joao Gomes, Bellegarde, Andre Trindade, Cunha, Larsen. Subs: Bentley, Doherty, Hwang, Doyle, Forbs, Goncalo Guedes, Cundle, Pond, Edozie.
Referee: Robert Jones.
Bournemouth v Brighton groups!
Bournemouth: Arrizabalaga, Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Prepare dinner, Adams, Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier, Evanilson. Subs: Travers, Huijsen, Brooks, Ouattara, Hill, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Kinsey-Wellings.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Igor, Estupinan, Baleba, Ayari, Rutter, Joao Pedro, Mitoma, Welbeck. Subs: Steele, Gruda, Enciso, Adingra, Wieffer, Ferguson, O’Riley, Samuels, McConville.
Referee: Stuart Attwell.
Everton v Brentford groups!
Everton: Pickford, Younger, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Doucoure, Lindstrom, McNeil, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin. Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Mangala, Harrison, Beto, O’Brien, Armstrong, Bates.
Brentford: Flekken, van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Wissa, Damsgaard. Subs: Valdimarsson, Schade, Thiago, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmolyuk, Konak, Roerslev, Maghoma.
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh.
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace groups!
Aston Villa: Martinez, Bogarde, Diego Carlos, Torres, Maatsen, Barkley, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Bailey, Watkins. Subs: Olsen, Money, Mings, Duran, Buendia, Digne, Philogene-Bidace, Nedeljkovic, Broggio.
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Doucoure, Mitchell, Sarr, Devenny, Mateta. Subs: Turner, Matthews, Ward, Lerma, Schlupp, Clyne, Richards, Kporha, Agbinone.
Referee: Tim Robinson.
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest groups!
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Odegaard, Jorginho, Merino, Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Trossard. Subs: Neto, Partey, Martinelli, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Havertz, Sterling, Rice, Nwaneri.
Nottm Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Alex, Yates, Dominguez, Elanga, Ward-Prowse, Hudson-Odoi, Awoniyi. Subs: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Williams, Wooden, Toffolo, Moreira, Jota Silva, Sosa, Boly.
Referee: Simon Hooper.
Storm Bert wreaks havoc on the schedule
This simply in from PA Media:
Storm Bert has wreaked havoc on the home soccer calendar, with Blackburn’s Championship conflict in opposition to Portsmouth certainly one of various video games referred to as off.
Bradford’s League Two sport in opposition to Accrington and Fleetwood’s match with MK Dons have additionally turn out to be victims of the climate.
Within the Nationwide League, the derby between Rochdale and Oldham and Halifax’s assembly with Sutton have additionally gone.
Storm Bert has introduced heavy rain and powerful winds throughout the UK, with amber warnings for snow and ice in place for elements of Scotland and northern England.
Blackburn referred to as an 11am pitch inspection and a press release on their X feed stated: “As a consequence of an unplayable pitch brought on by torrential rain, at the moment’s match in opposition to Pompey at Ewood Park has been postponed by the match official.”
North of the border, Rangers’ Ladbrokes Premiership conflict with Dundee United was pushed again 45 minutes to permit the guests additional time to journey to Ibrox with delays on the roads anticipated.
The decrease leagues in Scotland have been decimated by the climate, with solely the Championship fixture between Ayr and Dunfermline, the League One conflict between Montrose and Annan and East Fife’s League Two journey to Edinburgh Metropolis surviving.
Hiya world!
At the moment’s fixtures are an absolute triumph for first-half-of-the-alphabet top-flight house groups. Simply have a look at that array of A to M motion! Certain, this yr’s Premier League is 70% first-half-of-the-alphabet anyway, however at the moment absolutely 85.7% of the 14 groups in motion, and 100% of the perimeters taking part in at house, lounge triumphantly within the higher half of the alphabet desk.
Good outdated Guardian, you’ll be able to depend on us to convey you all the important thing stats, are you able to not? And higher nonetheless you may also depend on us to convey you the entire day’s key objective updates, and between now and roughly 5pm GMT this would be the place to search out them.
These fixtures, then, and maintain on to your hats for some imminent crew information:
Ye Olde English Premier League
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Bournemouth v Brighton
Everton v Brentford
Fulham v Wolverhampton
Leicester Metropolis v Chelsea (12.30)
Manchester Metropolis v Tottenham (5pm)
Championship
Blackburn v Portsmouth (Postponed due to unhealthy climate)
Bristol Metropolis v Burnley (12.30)
Coventry v Sheff Utd (12.30)
Luton v Hull
Millwall v Sunderland
Oxford Utd v Middlesbrough
Preston North Finish v Derby
QPR v Stoke
Sheff Wed v Cardiff (12.30pm)
West Brom v Norwich
League One
Barnsley v Wigan
Bolton v Blackpool (12.30)
Burton Albion v Stockport County
Crawley City v Rotherham
Huddersfield v Charlton
Lincoln Metropolis v Wycombe
Mansfield v Bristol Rovers
Northampton v Cambridge Utd
Peterborough v Studying
Shrewsbury v Birmingham (12.30)
Stevenage v Leyton Orient (12.30)
Wrexham v Exeter
League Two
AFC Wimbledon v Walsall Bradford v Accrington Stanley (postponed due to unhealthy climate)
Carlisle v Doncaster
Cheltenham v Tranmere
Chesterfield v Barrow Fleetwood City v Milton Keynes (postponed due to unhealthy climate)
Gillingham v Harrogate City
Grimsby v Colchester (12.30)
Notts County v Newport County (12.30)
Port Vale v Crewe
Salford Metropolis v Bromley
Swindon v Morecambe
Scottish Premiership
Dundee v Hibernian (5.45)
Hearts v Celtic (7.45)
Rangers v Dundee Utd (3.30pm)
Ross County v Motherwell
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock
St Mirren v Aberdeen
