Phew. That’s it for another busy clockwatch. Thanks for your company and emails - and please do join Simon Burnton for the FA Cup quarter-final between Middlesbrough and Chelsea. Goodnight!
Peep peep! It’s full time in all the 3pm games. Here are some of the more notable scorelines:
Championship
- Huddersfield 0-3 Bournemouth
- Hull 1-3 Luton
- Reading 1-0 Blackburn
- Stoke 2-0 Millwall
League One
- Oxford 1-1 Ipswich (A 95th-minute equaliser from Luke McNally)
- Rotherham 0-3 Shrewsbury
- Wigan 4-1 Morecambe
Scottish Premiership
- Celtic 4-0 Ross County (Giakoumakis hat-trick, again)
And you can get all the other results on our live scores page.
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Full time: Hull 1-3 Luton Tom Eaves scored a late consolation for the home side, but it shouldn’t tarnish another excellent afternoon for Luton. They are up to third in the Championship.
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Full time: Huddersfield 0-3 Bournemouth
That’s an emphatic statement victory from Bournemouth, who are now strong favourites to go up automatically with Fulham.
“On that note, what to make of players like Dele Alli?” says Yash Gupta. “Someone who was unplayable. Did his peak come too early? Bit like Rooney although Rooney’s level was still very high after initial hell of a burst.”
I have no idea what has happened there, but it’s really sad to watch. He played pretty well against Liverpool just before Christmas, and I thought that might be the beginning of a renaissance. How wrong was I.
League One Elliott Bennett’s goal has made it Rotherham 0-2 Shrewsbury, a result that approximately 0.00 per cent of us saw coming. But Shrewsbury fully deserve their victory.
Stuttgart 3-2 Augsburg
“Hello Rob,” says Kári Tulinius. “It’s not a featured game, but in the Bundesliga relegation six pointer, Stuttgart came back from 2-1 in the last ten minutes to win 3-2 against Augsburg, rising out of the relegation zone for the first time in gadzoinks, albeit on goal difference. But as a long-suffering Stuttgart fan, I’ll take what I can get.”
GOAL! Reading 1-0 Blackburn (Laurent 78)
A huge goal at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, and yes that really is its name. Josh Laurent has put Reading ahead against goal-shy Blackburn, and if it stays like they will be five points clear of the relegation places.
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Bundesliga scores
8⃣ teams take the chequered flag! 🏁🏁🏁#Bundesliga | #BLMatchday pic.twitter.com/tTYM9w3VZj
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) March 19, 2022
Those are vital wins for Stuttgart and Hertha Berlin in particular. It’s so tight at the bottom, with one point separating four teams in the fight to avoid relegation.
“The Catalan Adel Taarabt is a stunning talent who has always struggled with the idea that football is a team sport,” says Phil Podolsky of Gerard Deulofeu. “Sadly, mid-size clubs is as good as it gets for this type of player these days, though the streets won’t forget etc.”
I like creative players who only reach that level, the football equivalent of a cult band. You know who I mean. The Longpigs, Jonathan Fire*Eater. Northern Uproar.
Reading 0-0 Blackburn Sam Gallagher has just missed a great chance for Blackburn, whose goals have dried up horribly. Since the turn of the year they’ve scored six goals in 15 league games, and three of those came in one game against Derby last week.
“Hi Rob,” says Matt Dony. “Just digesting a painfully well-deserved Italian win in that other sport. Ouch. Ah well. Glad to hear Solanke is on the scoresheet, and it would be tremendous if Luton could stick around in the play-off places. Seems genuinely amazing they’re where they are. As a neutral, I really hope they can keep going and make it to the Premier League, just to see a different name in the table.”
And a different kit. Imagine if they turned up sporting this beauty. Talking of which, James Bree has just scored a spectacular free-kick to put Luton 3-0 up at Hull.
League One
The leaders Rotherham are still a goal down and a man down at home to Shrewsbury. Stephen Humphrys has just put Wigan 4-1 up at home to Morecambe. As things stand, Wigan are a point behind Rotherham with two games in hand.
The in-form MK Dons lead 1-0 at Cambridge; they are right in the mix for automatic promotion.
The FA Cup quarter-finals get under way this evening with Middlesbrough v Chelsea. Simon Burnton has the team news for that one.
GOAL! Celtic 4-0 Ross County (Giakoumakis 61 pen)
I’m surprised it took so long: the outstanding Georgios Giakoumakis has completed his second hat-trick in as many home games. The first two were headers in the first half; the third was a penalty.
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GOAL! Hull 0-2 Luton (Cornick 56) Luton look set to go third in the table. Harry Cornick has doubled their lead away to Hull, who haven’t scored a goal at home since January.
Reading 0-0 Blackburn It’s been a frustrating afternoon for Blackburn, who are without the prolific Ben Brereton Diaz. Any chance of automatic promotion will probably be gone if they don’t win today.
Championship roundup
Here’s more on the early games in the Championship: Derby 1-1 Coventry and Sheffield United 2-0 Barnsley.
GOAL! Huddersfield 0-3 Bournemouth (Solanke 46)
This is turning into an extremely good day for Bournemouth. A brilliant goal from Dominic Solanke has put them 3-0 up at third-placed Huddersfield.
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Full time: Napoli 2-1 Udinese
It’s all over in Naples, where the home side came from behind to earn a vital victory. The superb Victor Osimhen scored twice in the second half to move Napoli level on points with AC Milan, who play Cagliari tonight, at the top of the table.
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It’s half-time in the 3pm games. Celtic are hammering 10-man Ross County, while Bournemouth are 2-0 up at Huddersfield in the Championship’s big game. You can peruse all the half-time scores here.
League One: Wigan 2-0 Morecambe
Wigan, second in League One, are on course for another victory. Josh Magennis and Jason Kerr have put them 2-0 up against Morecambe. It’s a slightly flattering scoreline, but I doubt they’ll care about that.
Napoli 2-1 Udinese There’s been a red card in Naples too. Pablo Mari, on loan to Udinese from Arsenal, has been advised to do one by the referee.
League One: Rotherham 0-1 Shrewsbury A bit of a surprise at the place we are apparently supposed to call the AESSEAL New York Stadium: the leaders Rotherham have gone behind to a goal from Daniel Udoh. And according to Chris Kamara on Soccer Saturday, Shrewsbury fully deserve their lead.
Edit: it gets worse for Rotherham, who have had Angus MacDonald sent off.
Celtic 3-0 Ross County It gets worse for Ross County: Kayne Ramsay had been given a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on Tom Rogic. Lord knows how many Giakoumakis will score today.
GOAL! Huddersfield 0-2 Bournemouth (Lerma 31)
A comedy of errors in the Huddersfield area leads to a second Bournemouth goal, scored by Jefferson Lerma. As things stand they have a six-point cushion in second place, with at least two games in hand on the teams directly below them.
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GOAL! Celtic 3-0 Ross County (Maeda 26)
Game over at Celtic Park, if it was ever on in the first place. Daizen Maeda has made it three for Celtic, who are going six points clear at the top. Rangers play at Dundee tomorrow, and then the two teams meet in a humdinger on 3 April.
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The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
Championship
- Derby 1-1 Coventry (FT)
- Huddersfield 0-1 Bournemouth
- Reading 0-0 Blackburn
Scottish Premiership
- Celtic 2-0 Ross County
Serie A
- Napoli 2-1 Udinese (2pm)
GOALS! Napoli 2-1 Udinese (Osimhen 52, 67)
Napoli have come from behind to lead Udinese, with the brilliant Victor Osimhen getting both goals. Yes I did miss his equaliser 15 minutes ago - sorry.
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Meanwhile, in Germany
The Mainz goal came after 27 seconds of the game.
𝑺𝑪𝑶𝑹𝑬𝑺 𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑶𝑶𝑹𝑺 🚪#Bundesliga | #BLMatchday pic.twitter.com/KPQAsyMvwA
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) March 19, 2022
GOAL! Celtic 2-0 Ross County (Giakoumakis 18)
Georgios Giakoumakis gets his second! He is in sensational form at the moment - that’s his seventh goal in the last four-and-a-bit games.
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GOAL! Huddersfield 0-1 Bournemouth (Anthony 19)
Bournemouth take the lead at the John Smith’s Stadium. It was a lovely team goal, finished off by Jaidon Anthony. A win today would make Bournemouth strong favourites to go up automatically alongside Fulham.
GOAL! Celtic 1-0 Ross County (Giakoumakis 11)
The in-form Georgios Giakoumakis heads Celtic into the lead after some fine wingplay from Jota.
11’ - 𝑮𝑰𝑨𝑲𝑶𝑼𝑴𝑨𝑲𝑰𝑺 scores yet again! 🙌#CELROS | #cinchPrem | #COYBIG🍀
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) March 19, 2022
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Hull 0-1 Luton Fifth-placed Luton have taken an early lead at Hull through Elijah Adebayo. He’s been quiet of late but that’s an important goal. Luton back in the top flight would be a helluva Proustian rush.
These are the latest/final scores in our featured games. It will get livelier, I promise.
Premier League
Championship
- Derby 1-1 Coventry (FT)
- Huddersfield 0-0 Bournemouth
- Reading 0-0 Blackburn
Scottish Premiership
- Celtic 0-0 Ross County
Serie A
- Napoli 0-1 Udinese (2pm)
Nostalgia corner (part 2)
On this day in 1986, Steve Archibald puts the holders Juventus out of the European Cup.
Peep peep! The 3pm games are under way. May football be the winner, now and forever.
Half time: Napoli 0-1 Udinese
If Napoli don’t win Serie A, it’ll be their home form that costs them. They are enduring another difficult afternoon against Udinese, who lead through a classy finish from Gerard Deulofeu.
Could he be any more likeable? (Clue: no)
"That's a very big win, it means so much."
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 19, 2022
"Champions League is the goal, but we have to stay humble."
Class on and off the pitch, Bukayo Saka reflects on Arsenal's win at Villa Park 👏
🎙 @TheDesKelly pic.twitter.com/1FYTCZ6xo4
Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Here’s Nick Ames’ report on another very good day for Arsenal.
A big save from Bernd Leno to deny Coutinho with the last kick of the game 😲
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 19, 2022
The final whistle blows and the Arsenal players run to celebrate with their keeper! pic.twitter.com/tcwAJOc7UQ
“Hello Rob,” says Kári Tulinius. “I’ve had a soft spot for Gerard Deulofeu for years, so I like seeing him score. He may lack consistency, but it’s never for lack of trying, and he’s always fun to watch. From the games I’ve seen him play this season, he seems to fit in at Udinese really well. It was a good goal too, dipping into the bottom left corner from just outside the box.”
When he’s good, he’s very, very good… actually, it must be so frustrating to be a creative player who struggles for consistency. With most weaknesses you can work on certain things, but I don’t know how you go about becoming more consistent.
Full time: Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Bukayo Saka’s goal gves Arsenal an excellent victory at Villa Park. It’s their 10th win in the last 13 Premier League games. They’re now four points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United with a game in hand.
GOAL! Napoli 0-1 Udinese (Deulofeu 23)
Hello. The Premier League’s old friend Gerard Deulofeu has given Udinese a surprise lead in Naples.
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Full time: Sheffield United 2-0 Barnsley
Sheffield United move up to fourth after a relatively comfortable win over Barnsley. Sander Berge and Morgan Gibbs-White scored the goals in the second half.
It's all over at Bramall Lane, too, where goals from Sander Berge and Morgan Gibbs-White have send Sheffield United fourth! 4️⃣ pic.twitter.com/iXHQgcbnZw
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 19, 2022
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Full time: Derby 1-1 Coventry
An entertaining game ends all square, which is not the greatest result for either side. Derby stay in 23rd, Coventry are still 11th.
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Derby 1-1 Coventry (90+1 min) Late drama at Pride Park, where the young Derby substitute Louie Sibley has headed against the post in injury time!
Celtic v Ross County team news
🟩 #CelticFC 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤! ⬜️
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) March 19, 2022
Here's how the Bhoys line up against @RossCounty 📋
#CELROS | #cinchPrem | #COYBIG🍀 pic.twitter.com/6yutGnIUZB
Today’s line up to face Celtic in Glasgow… pic.twitter.com/x8WQmCPqfR
— Ross County FC (@RossCounty) March 19, 2022
Derby 1-1 Coventry (82 min) It’s nip and tuck at Pride Park, where a winning goal for either team would be priceless. The Derby keeper Ryan Allsop has just made an outstanding save with his legs to deny Viktor Gyokeres.
Reading v Blackburn team news
🚨 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🚨
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) March 19, 2022
The starting XI is unchanged; @JohnSwift8 returns to bench to face @Rovers.
⏳ Kick-off is an hour away!#REABLA pic.twitter.com/qylk002os9
🔢 Team news!
— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) March 19, 2022
3⃣ changes.
✅ Giles, Buckley and Gallagher come in for Rankin-Costello, Pickering and Johnson. #REAvROV | #Rovers 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/Pb88k4zaUo
Huddersfield v Bournemouth team news
🚨 TEAM NEWS 🚨
— Huddersfield Town (@htafc) March 19, 2022
Carlos Corberán makes 2️⃣ changes for today’s home @SkyBetChamp game against AFC Bournemouth!
➡️ Ollie Turton and Danel Sinani
⬅ Levi Colwill (sub) and Jonathan Hogg (knee)#htafc | @SportsBrokerHQ pic.twitter.com/0NxsUTzszh
📝 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📝
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) March 19, 2022
🔺 Billing starts against former club
🔺 Smith also back from suspension
🔺 No other changes to starting team
Here's how we line up for this afternoon's game away at Huddersfield Town 👊👊#afcb 🍒
GOAL! Sheffield United 2-0 Barnsley (Gibbs-White 77) That should be enough for United. Morgan Gibbs-White runs onto a return pass from Oli McBurnie and walks round Bradley Collins to score. As things stand, United are fourth in the table; that’s good going for a team who were 14th at Christmas.
How to take a penalty, part 14 in an ongoing series
The decision had some questions about it, but there's no doubting this penalty! 👍
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 19, 2022
Lawrence hammers it into the top corner as Moore dives the other way! 🗑️
Pride Park is bouncing 🥳 pic.twitter.com/1a7lAcW67Y
Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Arsenal still lead at Villa Park with just over 20 minutes remaining. You can follow that game with Simon Burnton.
GOAL! Derby 1-1 Coventry (Lawrence 66 pen)
Tom Lawrence wins and then scores a penalty to bring Derby level! The decision was on the soft side; the actual kick could not have been more emphatic.
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Nostalgia corner
On this day in 1994, Eric Cantona mistook John Moncur for a tap dance mat.
And on the same day, Ian Wright flaunted his goalscoring genius. The second goal is a gem.
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Barney Ronay on Erling Haaland
This is well worth your time.
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Sheffield United 1-0 Barnsley Sander Berge has given the home side the lead in the other early game. That’s an important goal at both ends, with United pushing for promotion and Barnsley fighting to avoid a one-way ticket to League One.
56' THE BIG MAN AGAIN!
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) March 19, 2022
Drilled across the face of goal by Hourihane and Sander Berge taps home into an empty net. Get in there, Blades!
🔴 #SUFC 1-0 #BFC 🟢 https://t.co/JFqm8XccIw
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Championship: Derby 0-1 Coventry (53 min)
Lots of Derby pressure at the staart of the second half. They’ve already had a decent penalty appeal turned down and now they had a free-kick right on the edge of the D. Tom Lawrence hoofs it straight into the wall.
Napoli v Udinese team news
Napoli will go top, for a few hours at least, if they win this afternoon. The leaders AC Milan are at Cagliari tonight.
📃 Starting XI: Ospina, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Anguissa, Lobotka, Fabian, Politano, Osimhen, Insigne#NapoliUdinese
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) March 19, 2022
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/k3eIbChtLz
Scendiamo in campo così👇
— Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) March 19, 2022
Starting XI #NapoliUdinese 👇
⚪️⚫️ #ForzaUdinese #AlèUdin #SerieATIM #WeAreCalcio #Football #Udinese pic.twitter.com/J6znwDEEtI
Half time: Derby 0-1 Coventry
Coventry, who are 11th in the Championship but still right in the mix for promotion, lead at Derby through a quite brilliant goal from Matt Godden. Pick this out.
Coventry lead at Pride Park! 💥
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) March 19, 2022
This delightful one-touch football wouldn't look out of place in the Premier League, and no surprise Godden and O'Hare are at the heart of it 🔥 pic.twitter.com/j8g3lKRm4C
There’s another lunchtime kick-off in the Championship at Bramall Lane, where the half-time score is Sheffield United 0-0 Barnsley.
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Half time: Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
Bukayo Saka’s goal has given Arsenal the lead at Villa Park. It’s the least they deserve for another dominant, swaggering performance. You can follow the second half of that game with Simon Burnton.
Bukayo Saka strikes for Arsenal 🔥
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 19, 2022
That's double figures in terms of goals this season as he gives Arsenal the lead at Villa Park! pic.twitter.com/paOIYCiUj3
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to another Saturday afternoon clockwatch. There are no 3pm games in the Premier League or FA Cup but there’s still plenty going on. Napoli continue their attempt to win a first Serie A title since 1990 and there’s a huge game in the Championship - third v second, Huddersfield v Bournemouth.
You can follow all the goals as they go in on our live scoreboard. We’ll be focussing on a handful games - these games, in fact. They’re all 3pm kick-offs unless stated.
Premier League
Championship
- Derby 0-1 Coventry (12.30pm)
- Huddersfield v Bournemouth
- Reading v Blackburn
Scottish Premiership
- Celtic v Ross County
Serie A
- Napoli v Udinese (2pm)
