Premier League results
That’s it for today’s clockwatch, but you can join Scott Murray for a mouthwatering Premier League game at Villa Park. Goodnight.
Full time: Barcelona 4-3 Celta Vigo
It’s all over at the Olympic Stadium! Hansi Flick runs onto the pitch to embrace Raphinha. For a long time it looked Borja Iglesias would be the matchwinner; he scored a hat-trick to put Celta Vigo 3-1 up, but Barcelona roared back and won it through a 98th-minute penalty from Raphinha.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Barcelona | 32 | 56 | 73 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 31 | 33 | 66 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 31 | 27 | 63 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 31 | 24 | 57 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 30 | 13 | 51 |
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Match report: Everton 0-2 Manchester City
GOAL! Barcelona 4-3 Celta Vigo (Raphinha 90+8 pen)
Raphinha has won it for Barcelona! A penalty was awarded by VAR for a foul on Dani Olmo, and Raphinha put it away to complete a remarkable – potentially season-defining - comeback from 3-1 down. It was a superb penalty, blasted high into the net, and Barcelona are celebrating uncontrollably. They are now seven points clear of Real Madrid, who have an awkward game in hand at home to Athletic Club.
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Brentford’s win was their first home since December. They’ve had a weird season at home in the league:
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Full time: Brentford 4-2 Brighton
Brentford stay in contention for a European place next season with a fine win over Brighton. Eighth should be good enough, and today’s results mean Brentford are three points behind Bournemouth in that position.
Fulham, in ninth, have a game in hand at home to Chelsea tomorrow.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 32 | 43 | 76 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | 30 | 63 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 32 | 21 | 59 |
| 4 | Man City | 33 | 22 | 58 |
| 5 | Nottm Forest | 32 | 13 | 57 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 32 | 17 | 54 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 32 | 3 | 54 |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 33 | 12 | 49 |
| 9 | Fulham | 32 | 4 | 48 |
| 10 | Brighton | 33 | 0 | 48 |
| 11 | Brentford | 33 | 6 | 46 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 33 | -4 | 44 |
| 13 | Everton | 33 | -6 | 38 |
| 14 | Man Utd | 32 | -7 | 38 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 11 | 37 |
| 16 | West Ham | 33 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 32 | -14 | 35 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 32 | -34 | 21 |
| 19 | Leicester | 32 | -45 | 18 |
| 20 | Southampton | 33 | -54 | 11 |
90+5 min: Barcelona 3-3 Celta Vigo
Eight minutes of added time in Barcelona. Five have been played, so Celta have three more to survive, one for each Borja Iglesias goal.
Match report: Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
90+20 min: Brentford 4-2 Brighton Van Hecke has been moved carefully onto a stretcher and is being taken from the field.
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90+16 min: Brentford 4-2 Brighton There was a clash of heads between Yunus Konak and Jan Paul van Hecke, hence all the added time. Konak is on his feet but apparently Van Hecke is still receiving treatment.
Talking of Barcelona, they meet Chelsea in the Women’s Champions League semi-final tomorrow. Here’s Tom Garry’s preview.
88 min: Barcelona 3-3 Celta Vigo Barcelona have had 82 per cent possession in the second half.
90+14 min: Brentford 4-2 Brighton They’re still playing in this one. Sounds like there may have been a head injury.
“No SPL games today because of the Scottish Cup semis, but in the Scottish Championship Falkirk conceded three very late goals at home to Raith meaning they remain just three points ahead of Livingston with two games to play,” says Simon McMahon. “They should still be ok, but it’s the Championship, so you can never be sure...”
Bury promoted from North West Counties League
Emotional scenes at Gigg Lane, where Bury have secured promotion to the eighth tier of English football. They beat Burscough 4-0, their fifteenth consecutive victory.
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84 min: Barcelona 3-3 Celta Vigo Celta are still hanging in there.
Full time: West Ham 1-1 Southampton
West Ham’s slow start under Graham Potter continues with a draw at home to Southampton. Jarrod Bowen’s fine goal was cancelled out in added time by Lesley Ugochukwu’s superb volley.
GOAL! Brentford 4-2 Brighton (Norgaard 90+5)
Christian Norgaard has the final word of a richly entertaining game at the Gtech Stadium, beating Bart Verbruggen with a terrific header.
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Full time: Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
A stinker, by all accounts. But it’s a decent result for Palace, who stood firm after Chris Richards’ red card at the start of the second half. After conceding 10 goals in two games, a clean sheet will be most welcome.
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Full time: Everton 0-2 Manchester City
City move up to fourth after late goals from Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic. With the games they have coming, it’s hard to see them missing out of the Champions League now.
GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Southampton (Ugochukwu 90+3)
I say! Lesley Ugochukwu has equalised for Southampton with a brilliant volley. That could give Southampton their 11th point of the season, which would equal Derby’s record low total in 2007-08.
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The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Brentford 3-2 Brighton
Joao Pedro sent offCrystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
Chris Richards sent offEverton 0-2 Manchester City
West Ham 1-0 Southampton
La Liga
Barcelona 3-3 Celta Vigo (3.15pm)
GOAL! Everton 0-2 Man City (Kovacic 90+2)
Game over. Mateo Kovacic, who has had a big impact from the bench, rams City’s second goal past Jordan Pickford from the edge of the area. He is such a good footballer.
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Everton 0-1 Manchester City If it stays like City will leapfrog Nottingham Forest and move into fourth. Forest have a vital game at Spurs on Monday night.
GOAL! Barcelona 3-3 Celta Vigo (Raphinha 68)
It’s all square at the Olympic Stadium! A gorgeous cross from the substitute Lamine Yamal is headed in from six yards by Raphinha, and you’d fancy Barcelona to win that now.
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GOAL! Barcelona 2-3 Celta Vigo (Olmo 65)
And Dani Olmo has given Barcelona a lifeline, running onto Raphinha’s nice through ball to score with his left foot.
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GOAL! Brentford 3-2 Brighton (Mitoma 81)
Kaoru Mitoma gives Brighton hope with a typically classy finish.
GOAL! Everton 0-1 Man City (O'Reilly 84)
A big goal at Goodison Park. Nico O’Reilly, who is emerging as the unlikely hero of City’s season, has put them ahead with a smart close-range finish from Matheus Nunes’s excellent cross.
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GOAL! Barcelona 1-3 Borja Iglesias (Iglesias 62)
Scenes upon scenes at the Olympic Stadium, where Borja Iglesias has scored a hat-trick for Celta Vigo! Barcelona’s defending was astonishingly bad: one long punt from the back put Borja – who started inside his own half – away from the defence and through on goal. He approached Szczesny and dinked the ball daintily into the corner. Lovely finish, hideous defending.
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Brentford 3-1 Brighton A nice moment at the Gtech Stadium: Brentford’s Rico Henry, who has played barely ten minutes of Premier League football since September 2023, has come on as substitute.
Palace 0-0 Bournemouth Apart from the red card, the highlight of this game is probably Justin Kluivert pulling Ismaila Sarr’s shorts down at the start of the second half. No idea what he was doing.
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The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Brentford 3-1 Brighton
Brighton’s Joao Pedro sent offCrystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
Palace’s Chris Richards sent offEverton 0-0 Manchester City
West Ham 1-0 Southampton
La Liga
Barcelona 1-1 Celta Vigo (3.15pm)
GOAL! Barcelona 1-2 Celta Vigo (Iglesias 52)
Borja Iglesias gets his second! He ran through on goal after some farcical defending and, though the angle was tight, Iglesias rammed a low shot into the far corner.
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71 min: Everton 0-0 Man City Still no goals at Goodison. City have a kind run-in so a draw at Goodison wouldn’t be a bad result, even if it would mean they could finish the weekend as low as seventh in the table.
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West Ham 1-0 Southampton Niclas Fullkrug has had a goal disallowed for a foul on Aaron Ramsdale.
Full time: Heidenheim 0-4 Bayern Munich
A nice, quiet afternoon for Bayern Munich, who are closing in on their first Bundesliga title since 2023. Harry Kane gave them an early lead, with the other goals coming from Konrad Laimer, Kingsley Coman and Joshua Kimmich.
Red card! Brighton down to 10 men
Brentford 3-1 Brighton Joaoa Pedro has been sent off for throwing an elbow at Nathan Collins; a straight red card and Brighton are officially in all sorts.
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GOAL! Brentford 3-1 Brighton (Wissa 58)
Yoane Wissa puts Brentford 3-1 up. His shot took a big deflection off Lewis Dunk, but by the sound of it Brentford have been much the better team in the second half.
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Aston Villa v Newcastle is the enticing evening game in the Premier League. Water your mouth (and get all the team news) with Scott Murray.
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The Premier League table as it stands
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 32 | 43 | 76 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | 30 | 63 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 32 | 21 | 59 |
| 4 | Nottm Forest | 32 | 13 | 57 |
| 5 | Man City | 33 | 20 | 56 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 32 | 17 | 54 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 32 | 3 | 54 |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 33 | 12 | 49 |
| 9 | Fulham | 32 | 4 | 48 |
| 10 | Brighton | 33 | 1 | 48 |
| 11 | Brentford | 33 | 5 | 46 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 33 | -4 | 44 |
| 13 | Everton | 33 | -4 | 39 |
| 14 | Man Utd | 32 | -7 | 38 |
| 15 | West Ham | 33 | -17 | 38 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 11 | 37 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 32 | -14 | 35 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 32 | -34 | 21 |
| 19 | Leicester | 32 | -45 | 18 |
| 20 | Southampton | 33 | -55 | 10 |
Everton 0-0 Manchester City
“I wish a swift recovery for James Tarkowski,” says Gary Naylor of an injury sustained a few minutes ago, “but if he’s out for the season, it might be wise to have a look at Jake O’Brien and Jarrod Branthwaite as a centre-back pairing. That means we need a right-back for the last game at Goodison. Step forward Seamus Coleman...”
The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Brentford 2-1 Brighton
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
Chris Richards sent offEverton 0-0 Manchester City
West Ham 1-0 Southampton
Not the Premier League
Heidenheim 0-4 Bayern Munich (Bundesliga, 2.30pm)
Barcelona 1-1 Celta Vigo (La Liga, 3.15pm)
GOAL! Brentford 2-1 Brighton (Mbeumo 48)
Bryan Mbeumo restores Brentford’s lead with his second goal, this time with the help of a deflection.
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GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Southampton (Bowen 47)
Jarrod Bowen finishes off a fine counter-attack to give West Ham the lead. He took that beautifully.
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Half time: Barcelona 1-1 Celta Vigo Celta are making life awkward for the leaders, who have struggled to create chance since Borja Iglesias’s equaliser in the 15th minute,
Some more soulful half-time reading
Half-time reading
What could possibly go wr- ach what’s the point.
The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Brentford 1-1 Brighton
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
Chris Richards sent offEverton 0-0 Manchester City
West Ham 0-0 Southampton
Not the Premier League
Heidenheim 0-4 Bayern Munich (Bundesliga, 2.30pm)
Barcelona 1-1 Celta Vigo (La Liga, 3.15pm)
GOAL! Heidenheim 0-4 Bayern (Kimmich 56)
Joshua Kimmich comes to the party, passing the ball into the net from the edge of the area to put Bayern four goals up.
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GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Brighton (Welbeck 45+3)
A superb finish from Danny Welbeck has brought Brighton level in the data derby at the Gtech Stadium. He had to lean backwards to meet Mats Wieffer’s cross from the right and did brilliantly to force a header into the bottom corner.
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Red card! Crystal Palace down to 10 men
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth Palace defender Chris Richards has been given a second yellow card at Selhurst Park. On Soccer Saturday, Mike Dean and Clinton Morrison both think it was a little bit harsh, especially as Bournemouth’s Alex Scott apparently got away with something similar earlier in the game.
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“Is this the most boring clockwatch you’ve ever done?” asks Joe Pearson. “Not a reflection on you, of course, but these Premier League matches have been dire. Maybe this email will throw a reverse jinx on the lot and there will be goals galore. Here’s hoping.”
Who are you to decide it’s not a reflection on me? Eh?
Everton 0-0 Man City Jake O’Brien has made a brilliant goalline clearance to deny Kevin De Bruyne at Goodison Park.
West Ham 0-0 Southampton According to Michael Dawson on Sky Sports, Southampton have had the better chances in this one.
The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Brentford 1-0 Brighton
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
Everton 0-0 Manchester City
West Ham 0-0 Southampton
Not the Premier League
Heidenheim 0-3 Bayern Munich (Bundesliga, 2.30pm)
Barcelona 1-1 Celta Vigo (La Liga, 3.15pm)
Not the Premier League results
Arsenal 1-2 Lyon (Champions League)
West Ham 0-0 Man Utd (WSL)
Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen (Scottish Cup semi-final, AET)
GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 Celta Vigo (Iglesias 15)
The plot thickens. A mistake from Wojcech Szczesny, who came a long way off his line to try to intercept a low cross, gives Borja Iglesias an open goal. Iglesias was miles offside but inactive earlier in the move.
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31 min: Everton 0-0 Man City James Tarkowski has hit the post for Everton with a header from a corner.
West Ham 0-0 Southampton “The referee Ray Lewis coming from Great Bookham always tickled me,” says Ian Sargeant. “And a lot more than the west ham v Southampton game I’m at. We’ve fielded a really positive 11 but can’t get behind/ through a decent block from Southampton. They’ve have the better chances and the natives are getting either restless or a pint.”
GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Celta Vigo (Torres 12)
Ferran Torres gives Barcelona an early lead with a cracking solo goal.
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Still goalless in three of the four Premier League games. This is an important day for Manchester City, who are embroiled in a Champions League Royal Rumble with several other teams.
Brentford 1-0 Brighton
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
Everton 0-0 Manchester City
West Ham 0-0 Southampton
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“That Aberdeen goal was good news for Dundee United, Rob,” says Simon McMahon. “European football pretty much guaranteed now, unless
“St. Johnstone beat Celtic in the other semi tomorrow. It’s like 1984 all over again.”
It’s fitting that, on the day Barcelona were revealed as plucky underdogs, their historical superiors should move one stop closer to European football.
“Since my beloved Forest aren’t playing until Monday, and I’ve thus been afforded the rare luxury of following Saturday afternoon commentary without the standard sporadic bouts of clammy palms, restless leg syndrome and chest pains, I can focus my attention on other aspects of your live update,” writes Hasan. “Such as why the need to state the county of origin for the referees officiating at the games? It doesn’t offend me to know that Simon Hooper hails from Wiltshire, but what significance does it bear on him refereeing between Everton and City? Is it to dispel any grumblings about potential local loyalties? Or perhaps infuse us with admiration for how far some of them travel to dispense their duties? Anyway, just curious.”
In this specific case it’s because I lazily cut and pasted the whole thing from the wires, then put each team in formation and forgot about the referee. More generally I have no idea why it’s so common, only that it has been for ages – I feel like I spent most of my twenties reading or hearing that Graham Poll was from Tring.
Match report: Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen (AET)
Half-time: Heidenheim 0-3 Bayern Munich
Bayern are heading nine points clear at the top. Harry Kane, Konrad Laimer and Kingsley Coman got the goals in a one-sided first half.
The latest in our featured games
Premier League
Brentford 1-0 Brighton
Crystal Palace 0-0 Bournemouth
Everton 0-0 Manchester City
West Ham 0-0 Southampton
Not the Premier League
Heidenheim 0-3 Bayern Munich (Bundesliga, 2.30pm)
Barcelona v Celta Vigo (La Liga, 3.15pm)
Arsenal 1-2 Lyon (Champions League, FT)
West Ham 0-0 Man Utd (WSL, FT)
Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen (Scottish Cup semi-final, AET)
GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Brighton (Mbeumo 9)
Bryan Mbeumo scores the first goal of the data derby. Lewis-Potter marched forward from left-back and curled a fine through pass. Mbeumo got between Van Hecke and Estupinan, charged to the edge of the area and finished emphatically with his right foot.
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GOAL! Heidenheim 0-3 Bayern (Coman 37)
Nothing to see here. Bayern are cruising. Kane curls a superb long pass to Pavlovic, whose left-foot volley is saved. Coman collects the rebound, runs round the defence and scores from a tight angle.
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Full time: Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen (AET)
Aberdeen will play Celtic or St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup final after a dramatic win over Hearts, who ended the match with nine men. Hearts gave so much to the game, particularly their quadragenarian keeper Craig Gordon, but they couldn’t quite hold on for penalties. The Palestine international Oday Dabbagh scored the winner in the 118th minute.
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Match report: Arsenal 1-2 Lyon
Here’s Sophie Downey’s report from the Emirates, where Lyon took control of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal.
Peep peep! The four Premier League games are under way.
“Got to love that ‘...such as ours’ in the Barcelona statement,” says Gary Naylor. “I’m sure they’d be writing the same noble sentiments in favour of the voiceless, defenceless players of Real Madrid had they progressed in the European Super League, Champions League. Amongst the many distasteful developments in the wake of Trumpism, the shamelessness of the most powerful people in casting themselves as victims, is one of the least welcome.”
Amen.
GOAL! Hearts 1-2 Aberdeen (Dabbagh 118)
Oday Dabbagh has nicked it for Aberdeen! Craig Gordon made another brilliant reflex stop but Dabbagh, the Palestinian forward on loan from Charleroi, poked the rebound into the roof of the net.
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Cardiff department “Genuinely excited about seeing Rambo take charge,” writes Matt Dony. “Despite all he achieved, still feels like an underrated footballer. And a footballer with an excellent football brain. I hope he goes into management. I can see him thriving. (But then, eh, what do I know?) I mean, in terms of South Wales football, it’s not the most exciting news this week. But that’s hardly Cardiff’s fault.”
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Hearts down to nine men
116 min: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen It’s all Aberdeen now. Gordon makes another fine save and then Penrice clears the rebound off the line!
Now Hearts are down to nine men! Cameron Devlin has been sent off for kicking an Aberdeen player on the boot. He was trying to clear the ball after those two chances, didn’t realise there was a player coming on the blindside and caught him instead.
114 min: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen Hearts, unsurprisingly, are flagging after being a man down for 70 minutes. Six more to survive, and then penalties.
GOAL! Heidenheim 0-2 Bayern (Laimer 19)
It’s been a bad week for Bayern, but it looks like they’re going to end it on a high. Konrad Laimer has made it 2-0 after a devastating through ball from Serge Gnabry.
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On this day in 2000… Fernando Redondo sends Henning Berg for about 12 hot dogs.
GOAL! Heidenheim 0-1 Bayern (Kane 13)
Harold Kane, Esq. puts Bayern in front. It was a fine goal; he received Michael Olise’s pass on the edge of the D, turned and belted a left-foot shot into the corner.
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105 min: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen Craig Gordon, 42, has just made a quite brilliant save, low to his left, to deny Aberdeen’s Oday Dabbagh. Hearts are 15 minutes away from taking it to penalties.
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On this day in 1989, Milan demolished Real Madrid in the European Cup semi-final.
Barcelona, who play Celta Vigo this afternoon, have released a statement criticising the scheduling of their fixtures.
We consider … that governing bodies of Spanish Football should be more considerate with teams, such as ours, who are taking part in all three competitions in the final part of the season.
This is not a new problem, and without making light of the difficulty of organised a fixture list with so many matches, FC Barcelona will continue to defend its interests in front of the national and international organising bodies of football so that the sporting calendar makes more sense.
As such, FC Barcelona will make a form complaint to the regulatory bodies of football with the aim of avoiding situations that may be to the detriment of the real stars in the world of football, the players.
Full time: Arsenal 1-2 Lyon
Arsenal’s hopes of a first Champions League final since 2007 are fading after they lost the first leg of their semi-final at home to Lyon. Melchie Dumornay’s late goal gave Lyon a big advantage going into the second leg next weekend.
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Full time: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen
Yep, the semi-final is going to extra-time at Hampden. Hearts, down to 10 men since the 44th minute, defended really well to keep Hearts out.
Barcelona v Celta Vigo team news
Barcelona (4-2-3-1) Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Martin; Pedri, De Jong; Raphinha, Fermin Lopez, Torres; Lewandowski.
Subs: Araujo, Christensen, Fati, Fort, Garcia, Gavi, Kochen, Olmo, Pena, Torre, Victor, Yamal.
Celta Vigo (3-4-2-1) Guaita; Rodriguez, Lago, Alonso; Duran, Beltran, Moriba, Carreira; Losada, Swedberg; Iglesias.
Subs: Alvarez, Aspas, Cervi, Dominguez, Gonzalez, Jailson, Lopez, Mingueza, Rustic, Rodriguez, Sotelo, Villar.
86 min: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen James Penrice, one of the two non-Old Firm players in that PFA team of the year, almost puts Hearts ahead with a terrific curler that whistles just wide of the far post.
Champions League: Arsenal v Lyon
There’s been a third goal at the Emirates. If you want to know who’s scored it, you know what to do.
82 min: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen The ten men of Hearts have defended admirably in the second half at Hampden. Extra time is looming like BOB in Twin Peaks.
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth team news
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1) Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz,
Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.
Subs: Turner, Lerma, Nketiah, Franca, Clyne, Kamada, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny.
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1) Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Scott, Adams; Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara; Evanilson.
Subs: Dennis, Cook, Senesi, Brooks, Tavernier, Soler, Jebbison, Araujo, Hill.
Referee Sam Barrott (West Yorkshire)
There’s been another goal in the Champions League semi-final at the Emirates. Xaymaca Awoyungbo is following that one.
Everton v Manchester City team news
Everton (4-2-3-1) Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Broja.
Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, McNeil, Beto, Young, Coleman, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam.
Man City (4-2-3-1) Ortega; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Gundogan, Gonzalez; Silva, De Bruyne, Savinho; Marmoush.
Subs: McAtee, Lewis, Foden, Khusanov, Akanji, Doku, Grealish, Kovacic, Carson.
Referee Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
West Ham v Southampton team news
West Ham (4-2-3-1) Areola; Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson Palmieri; Soler, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Kudus; Fullkrug.
Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Luis Guilherme, Rodriguez,
Soucek, Ferguson, Irving, Scarles.
Southampton (3-5-2) Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Downes, Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Manning; Onuachu, Sulemana.
Subs: McCarthy, Aribo, Smallbone, Stewart, Bree, Wood-Gordon, Archer, Dibling, Welington.
Referee Andrew Kitchen (Durham)
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Brentford v Brighton team news
Brentford (4-2-3-1) Flekken; Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Yarmolyuk; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Mee, Ajer, Konak, Janelt, Nunes Gomes.
Brighton (4-2-3-1) Verbruggen; Hinshelwood, van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Wieffer, Baleba, Minteh, O’Riley, Joao Pedro, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, March, Gruda, Adingra, Cashin, Mitoma, Gomez, Ayari, Tasker.
Referee Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Apologies, I was so busy peddling my dubious wares that I forgot to list the full PFA Scotland team of the year.
SPFL XI (4-3-3) Schmeichel (Celtic); Johnston (Celtic), Carter-Vickers (Celtic), Souttar (Rangers), Penrice (Hearts); McGregor (Celtic), Hatate (Celtic), Rankin (Rangers); Kuhn (Celtic), Maeda (Celtic), Dalby (Dundee United).
67 min: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen
“Still all square,” writes Simon McMahon. “A Celtic v Aberdeen Scottish Cup final would result in fifth place in Scotland getting a European spot, which means that it would be likely that Dundee United finish their first season back in the top flight with a European ‘adventure’, if that’s what you can call a Conference qualifying round defeat in some European outpost in July. I’ll take it though. Oh, and ‘Big’ Sam Dalby has made the PFA Scotland Team of the Year, one of only two non Old Firm players to do so.”
Talking of Dundee United and European adventures, this podcast on the events of 25 April 1984 was so much fun to do.
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Full time: West Ham 0-0 Man Utd
It’s finished goalless in Dagenham, a result that surely ends Man Utd’s hopes of winning the title. They are five points behind Chelsea having played a game more.
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Heidenheim v Bayern Munich team news
Heidenheim (3-1-4-2) Muller; Busch, Gimber, Mainka; Schoppner; Traore, Beck, Dorsch, Kratzig; Pieringer, Conteh.
Subs: Eicher, Fohrenbach, Keller, Kerber, Niehues, Schimmer, Scienza, Siersleben, Wanner.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1) Urbig; Laimer, Dier, Stanisic, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Gnabry, Olise, Coman; Kane.
Subs: Boey, Karl, Kim, Kusi Asare, Muller, Palhinha, Peretz, Sane, Vidovic.
Ramsey takes over as Cardiff manager
A bit of news from the Championship: Cardiff, who are second bottom of the Championship, have sacked their manager Omer Riza and put Aaron Ramsey in charge for the crucial final three games of the season.
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WSL: West Ham 0-0 Man Utd (71 min)
Manchester United are having a frustrating afternoon at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, where the match remains goalless going into the last 20 minutes. Rachel Williams is about to come on for Man Utd.
Scottish Cup: Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen (HT)
The first Scottish Cup semi-final is level after a highly eventful first half at Hampden. Aberdeen went ahead through an unfortunate own goal from Hearts keeper Craig Gordon; Lawrence Shankland smacked the equaliser but the match changed just before half-time when Michael Steinwender was sent off for the denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity. A Dogso, in the peculiar parlance of our time.
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Preamble
Hello, hello and welcome to an elite Saturday clockwatch. The E-word refers not to the quality of what you may read on this page over the next four hours, but the fact we’ll be focussing entirely on top-flight football. That’s because the EFL fixtures were all played yesterday, more of which here.
There are four 3pm kick-offs of the Premier League, three of them involving the race for European places. And Barcelona and Bayern Munich, leaders of La Liga and the Bundesliga respectively, are also in action.
Barcelona lead Real Madrid by four points with seven games to play. Bayern need 10 points from the last five games to end their drought and win a first Bundesliga title since 2023.
These are our featured games:
Premier League
Brentford v Brighton
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth
Everton v Manchester City
West Ham v Southampton
Not the Premier League
West Ham 0-0 Man Utd (WSL, 12pm)
Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen (Scottish Cup semi-final, 12.30pm)
Heidenheim v Bayern Munich (Bundesliga, 2.30pm)
Barcelona v Celta Vigo (La Liga, 3.15pm)
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| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 32 | 43 | 76 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | 30 | 63 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 32 | 21 | 59 |
| 4 | Nottm Forest | 32 | 13 | 57 |
| 5 | Man City | 32 | 20 | 55 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 32 | 17 | 54 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 32 | 3 | 54 |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 32 | 12 | 48 |
| 9 | Fulham | 32 | 4 | 48 |
| 10 | Brighton | 32 | 2 | 48 |
| 11 | Brentford | 32 | 4 | 43 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 32 | -4 | 43 |
| 13 | Everton | 32 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Man Utd | 32 | -7 | 38 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 11 | 37 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton | 32 | -14 | 35 |
| 17 | West Ham | 32 | -18 | 35 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 32 | -34 | 21 |
| 19 | Leicester | 32 | -45 | 18 |
| 20 | Southampton | 32 | -54 | 10 |
