That’s all from Clockwatch until after Christmas, when the Premier League resumes. A reminder that Will Magee is following Newcastle United v Chelsea right now, just for you, while I’ll be back later for Wolves v Arsenal, a match that has serious consequences at both ends of the table. Thanks for reading!
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Man City | 14 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 14 | 17 | 27 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Fulham | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Brentford | 15 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Leicester | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | -14 | 16 |
| 14 | Leeds | 14 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Nottm Forest | 15 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Southampton | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 14 | -14 | 10 |
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace. Forest won’t be bottom at Christmas thanks to another narrow win at the City Ground.
On Sky, Everton defender Conor Coady is asked about Bournemouth’s second goal, about which he wasn’t particularly happy at the time. “I don’t want to talk about it … we speak about referees every game, but I’m certainly not going to do that when we’ve just put on a performance like that against Bournemouth … our performance was nowhere near good enough, nothing that represents Everton Football Club … one hard look in the mirror for every single one of us … we have to set standards … it can’t be anything to do with the manager, it’s up to us as players to set standards and have personal pride in what we do every day … we don’t have that at the minute … we have to be better … we can’t go into the second half of the season like that.”
Bournemouth 3-0 Everton. According to Sue Smith on Sky Sports, the brouhaha between fans and players began when Alex Iwobi handed his shirt to somebody in the crowd, only for it to be thrown back. Cue unpleasantness. The relationship between players, manager and fans not ideal at the moment.
West Ham United 0-2 Leicester City. James Maddison limped off, while West Ham were booed off. Jacob Steinberg was there.
Liverpool 3-1 Southampton. Andy Hunter watched both teams play well, Liverpool’s two World Cup-bound South Americans, Uruguay’s Darwin Núñez and Brazil’s Alisson, making the difference.
Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leeds United. Nick Ames was in north London for the match of the day.
Post-match postbag. “Fully expect Lampard and Moyes to swap clubs over the World Cup break. Would make much more sense for both of them” – Alexander Lewis
“They may as well give Celtic the league trophy already, so it’s all about the other end of the table in the Scottish Premier League. Talking of which, it’s a six o’clock kick off at Pittodrie tonight where Dundee United will need all three points to avoid going into the World Cup break propping up the table. A win would actually take United above both Kilmarnock and Ross County and into tenth place on goal difference, having been rooted to the bottom all season. If that’s not an incentive I don’t know what is. Come on you Terrors!” – Simon McMahon
“Milly is on for his 600th Premier League appearance. Why are you writing about anything else?” – Marie Meyer
Scottish Premiership full-times
Celtic 2-1 Ross County
Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Livingston
Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian
St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell
St Mirren 1-1 Rangers
Championship full-times
Bristol City 0-0 Watford
Cardiff City 0-1 Sheffield United
Coventry City 2-0 QPR
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Swansea City
Hull City 1-2 Reading
Luton Town 1-1 Rotherham United
Norwich City 1-2 Middlesbrough
Preston North End 2-4 Millwall
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Stoke City
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Blackpool
Premier League full-times
Bournemouth 3-0 Everton
Liverpool 3-1 Southampton
Manchester City 1-2 Brentford
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leeds United
West Ham United 0-2 Leicester City
A rare old brouhaha at Dean Court! Everton’s defeated players go over to applaud what remains of the travelling support. The Evertonians in the stand tell them what’s what, in the full and (yes) frank style. Seamus Coleman doesn’t look happy with them. Neither does Jordan Pickford. More shock at the level and ferocity of the abuse they’re copping, rather than anger … at least by the looks of it. Both are ushered away by Frank Lampard, desperately trying to pour oil on troubled waters. An Everton shirt is flung onto the pitch in disgust. Jeers. It’s going to be a long journey home for both team and fans.
FULL TIME: Celtic 2-1 Ross County. Celtic tear nine points clear of Rangers at the top, and it looks very ominous for Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
FULL TIME: Bournemouth 3-0 Everton
It’s 7-1 to the Cherries if you fold in the midweek League Cup result. Real danger for Frank Lampard now, with Everton fourth from bottom and just one point outside the relegation zone.
FULL TIME: West Ham United 0-2 Leicester City
Big problems now for David Moyes. Leicester by contrast have totally recovered from their cold start to the season, sitting comfortably in mid-table. Also sitting comfortably: James Maddison, who was spotted in the dugout laughing and smiling, so hopefully his injury scare is nothing serious. Fingers crossed for England.
FULL TIME: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace
Forest hang on, and they’re off the bottom of the table, leapfrogging Wolves and Southampton into 18th place!
FULL TIME: Liverpool 3-1 Southampton
Darwin Nunez leaves for the World Cup with a standing ovation ringing in his ears. Nathan Jones knows he’s got plenty of work to do.
FULL TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leeds United
Another fantastic second-half showing from Spurs. “This Tottenham team walks perfectly the fine line between being truly pathetic to utter delirium with glorious chaos,” writes Yash Gupta. “This team might just be the most Tottenham team of this century.”
Fans of West Ham and Everton are streaming out of their respective stadiums in huge numbers. A lot of pressure on David Moyes and Frank Lampard now. The World Cup break coming up at exactly the wrong or right time, depending on which way you look at it.
RED CARD! Tyler Adams (Leeds United)
A second bookable offence for the Qatar-bound USA international, and an extremely promising afternoon for Leeds has turned sour very quickly.
GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Leeds United (Bentancur 83)
Two in two minutes for Bentancur! Dejan Kulusevski with the elegant assist, drawing the keeper and teeing up his teammate. Leeds – who won 4-3 last weekend – are nothing if not entertaining.
GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 3-3 Leeds United (Bentancur 81)
“Leeds take the lead for the third time this afternoon! Can they hold onto it this time?” No.
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GOAL! West Ham United 0-2 Leicester City (Barnes 78)
Harvey Barnes doubles Leicester’s lead at the London Stadium, and add David Moyes to the list of managers who have a bit of work on their hands.
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Bournemouth have had the ball in the net again. Dominic Solanke sends a forensic shot into the bottom corner, but he was flagged offside. Everton are a rabble, and for the second time in four days, their fans are fuming in the Dean Court stands.
GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Leeds United (Rodrigo 76)
It’s five in four games for Rodrigo, who finishes a counter by flashing a shot past Hugo Lloris. There’s a VAR check for a foul on Rodrigo Bentancur on the halfway line, but nothing doing. Leeds take the lead for the third time this afternoon! Can they hold onto it this time?
Speaking of troubled managers, here’s Giovanni van Bronckhorst in the wake of Rangers’ 1-1 draw at St Mirren: “We are going to sit down [with the board], that is for sure, and speak about the last couple of months and which way to go forward.” Oh dear. You know how these things so often pan out.
GOAL! Bournemouth 3-0 Everton (Anthony 69)
A free kick slung into the Everton box. Jaidon Anthony is totally, completely, utterly unmarked. In goes the header, and out pumps the steam from Jordan Pickford’s lugs. Everton are in trouble. Frank Lampard is in trouble.
James Milner comes on for Liverpool at Anfield. It’s his 600th Premier League appearance.
GOAL! Celtic 2-1 Ross County (Haksabanovic 68). Sead Haksabanovic one-twos with Reo Hatate and Ange Postecoglu’s side will go nine points clear tonight if things stay the same. Gio’s Peg-o-meter™ rating: super shoogly.
GOAL! Celtic 1-1 Ross County (Turnbull 62). The Scottish champions are back on terms at Parkhead thanks to David Turnbull. Big 30 minutes coming up. Should Celtic find a winner, the nine-point lead at the top could prove problematic for the career prospects of Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Another Leicester midfielder goes off under a World Cup injury cloud. Youri Tielemans is replaced by Wilfred Ndidi, and that’s a worry for Belgium.
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Crystal Palace (Gibbs-White 54)
Morgan Gibbs-White trundles home from close range. He celebrates. He stops. There’s a long VAR check for offside … an interminable wait … finally the green line is drawn … the referee takes another minute to notice … and eventually the goal is awarded. Forest lead! They’ll be off the bottom tonight as things stand!
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GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Leeds United (Davies 51)
Another game, another Spurs second-half comeback? Ben Davies levels in short order. Not a great start to the second half for Leeds, though it could have been worse, Marc Roca fortunate not to walk after studding Eric Dier with a late one.
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GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Ross County (Cancola 50 pen). A shock lead for the Staggies at Celtic Park! Matt O’Riley penalised for handball in the area. David Cancola converts from 12 yards.
Here’s how the Premier League table looks at half-time. Take it very seriously.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Man City | 14 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 14 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 14 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | Brighton | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Fulham | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Brentford | 15 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Leeds | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Leicester | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 | -15 | 16 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | West Ham | 15 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Everton | 15 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Southampton | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 19 | Nottm Forest | 15 | -20 | 11 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 14 | -14 | 10 |
Scottish Premiership half-times
Celtic 0-0 Ross County
Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Livingston
Kilmarnock 0-0 Hibernian
St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell
St Mirren 1-1 Rangers (FT)
Championship half-times
Bristol City 0-0 Watford
Cardiff City 0-0 Sheffield United
Coventry City 1-0 QPR
Huddersfield Town 0-0 Swansea City
Hull City 1-1 Reading
Luton Town 0-1 Rotherham United
Norwich City 1-0 Middlesbrough
Preston North End 2-2 Millwall
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Stoke City
Wigan Athletic 0-1 Blackpool
Premier League half-times
Bournemouth 2-0 Everton
Liverpool 3-1 Southampton
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Leeds United
West Ham United 0-1 Leicester City
GOAL! Liverpool 3-1 Southampton (Nunez 42)
A second goal for Darwin Nunez, who slides in an Andy Robertson cross. A ninth goal of the season for the big Uruguayan.
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GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Leeds United (Rodrigo 43)
Spurs would appear addicted to falling behind. Rodrigo slams an unstoppable volley home, and yet another big half-time teamtalk is coming up for Antonio Conte.
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A couple of penalties! And they’re both missed! Forest’s Joe Worrall brings down Palace’s Wilfried Zaha at the City Ground, while West Ham’s Craig Dawson slides in on Leicester’s Patson Daka at the London Stadium. Zaha steps up and … hits the post and misses! Can Youri Tielemans score his spot kick? Nope! Fabianski saves! What a business!
West Ham get the ball into the net at the London Stadium … but it won’t count. Tomas Soucek whistles a shot into the bottom corner, but Jarrod Bowen was miles off earlier in the move.
It’s also still goalless at Parkhead between Celtic and Ross County. The Staggies could do under-pressure Giovanni van Bronckhorst a solid if they get anything this afternoon, limiting the damage of Rangers’ draw at St Mirren. A long, long way to go for that. Celtic will go nine points clear at the top if they win as expected.
A lucky break for Tyrick Mitchell at the City Ground? The Palace full back takes down Forest’s Jesse Lingard just outside the box. Last man? Perhaps. But Joachim Anderson was in the immediate environs, and his presence limits the damage to yellow. Nothing comes of the resulting free kick. It’s still goalless.
Worrying news for England at the London Stadium. James Maddison feels something at the back of his knee, and he’s replaced by Dennis Praet. Hopefully that’s precautionary, else it’s World Cup heartbreak for Maddison, who has been in sensational form of late.
GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Leeds United (Kane 25)
They were so close to going two down again, for the fifth Premier League match in a row … but Spurs have snapped that miserable sequence! Harry Kane predictably is your man. But there’s some controversy: was Illan Meslier fouled as he attempted to punch clear? There was contact, but referee and VAR agree: not enough. Level in N17!
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GOAL! Bournemouth 2-0 Everton (Moore 25)
Kieffer Moore powers home a header – great news for Wales going into the World Cup – and the way things are going, Everton are slipping towards another relegation battle.
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GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Southampton (Nunez 21)
Harvey Elliott dinks. Darwin Nunez volleys. Liverpool retake the lead at Anfield.
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Spurs have gone 2-0 down in each of their last four Premier League matches. For the record, that’s against Manchester United, Newcastle United, Bournemouth and Liverpool. Throw in a 2-0 midweek loss at Nottingham Forest, and it’s quite absurd really. Anyway, they nearly make it five matches on the bounce, but Hugo Lloris stays big to foil Crysencio Summerville. It remains just 1-0 to Leeds.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Everton (Tavernier 18)
Dominic Solanke shoots! Jordan Pickford parries! Marcus Tavernier scores! Trouble for Frank Lampard continues to pile up.
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There was a problem for West Ham defender Kurt Zouma during the warm-up. He was pressed into action anyway, but has just gone down with nobody around him, and won’t be able to continue. A knee problem. Nayef Aguerd comes on for his debut.
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GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Leeds United (Summerville 10)
The hero of the Bournemouth comeback strikes again. Also to be filed under ‘again’’: Spurs starting slowly. This is becoming a big problem, isn’t it.
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GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Southampton (Adams 9)
The first goal of the Nathan Jones era at Saints has been scored by Che Adams! He heads home as Alisson comes out to claim a ball he doesn’t reach. Saints on terms in double-quick time!
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GOAL! West Ham United 0-1 Leicester City (Maddison 8)
James Maddison starts an attack and finishes it, roofing from close range. The man’s on fire at the moment.
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GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Southampton (Firmino 6)
… so having said that, Roberto Firmino flicks a header into the far corner, and Nathan Jones has a job on all right.
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No significant early action … but there are reports of fast starts by no less than four of the five Premier League away sides. Southampton, Leeds, Leicester and Everton all on the front foot early doors.
A pause to commemorate the fallen. The Last Post. Solemn reflection. Then the 3pm matches kick off around the country.
Brentford’s unexpected win hasn’t just affected the title race. It’s also sent the Bees into the top half, for a couple of hours at the very least. Crystal Palace can leapfrog back into the top ten themselves with a point at Nottingham Forest, but the bigger point for Brentford would stand: they go into the World Cup break full of confidence, a comfortable mid-table concern rather than one nervously looking over their shoulder at the relegation places. Here’s how the full Premier League table looks as the 3pm kick-offs heave into view.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Man City | 14 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 14 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Brighton | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 14 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Brentford | 15 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Leeds | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Leicester | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | West Ham | 14 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 14 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Southampton | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton | 14 | -14 | 10 |
| 20 | Nottm Forest | 14 | -20 | 10 |
More on that shock 2-1 win for Brentford at the home of champions Manchester City. Jamie Jackson was at the Etihad, and his report is in. Here you go!
Jurgen Klopp won’t be in the dugout at Anfield against Southampton today, having been handed a one-game touchline ban for his linesman-bothering antics against Manchester City. He’s had a word to say about the timing of the decision, telling Sky: “My situation is clear since yesterday afternoon, which is really late. It is not cool, let me say it like this. I expected the outcome, but to say then ‘for tomorrow’ is a bit harsh, but it’s how it is.” A calm and measured fume, at the risk of sounding contradictory.
Well, well, well. Well, well, well, well, well, well, well.
FULL TIME: Manchester City 1-2 Brentford
Ivan Toney didn’t get the nod from Gareth Southgate. So having been told he’s not going to Qatar with England, there was only one way to respond. Look what he’s done to the title race! David Tindall has the details.
Arsenal will go into the World Cup break five clear if they win at Wolves this evening. No pressure, Mikel.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 13 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Man City | 14 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | Newcastle | 14 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Man Utd | 13 | -1 | 23 |
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Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s blazer was already hanging on a shoogly peg, but now look: FULL TIME: St Mirren 1-1 Rangers. It could have been worse for the Light Blues, too; they needed VAR to intervene to award a late penalty that James Tavernier converted with seven minutes to go. Jonah Ayunga had given the Saints the lead just after the break by slotting from close range, Rangers failing to deal with a garden-variety long throw. Two-in-a-row for Ange Postecoglu’s side looks in the bag already. Oh Gio.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Celtic | 14 | 36 | 39 |
| 2 | Rangers | 15 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Livingston | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 15 | -6 | 21 |
Liverpool make ten changes to the team selected for the League Cup win over Derby. Joe Gomez is the only player to retain his place. He deputises for Ibrahima Konate, who has picked up a minor knock. Exciting wing prospect Ben Doak, 17 yesterday, is on the bench, while Jordan Henderson misses out for personal reasons.
Southampton are under new management. Nathan Jones makes three changes from the 4-1 defeat to Newcastle, calling up Duje Caleta-Car, Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong. Theo Walcott and Ainsley Maitland-Niles drop to the bench.
West Ham name the same starting XI selected for the 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace. Declan Rice, rested for the Carabao Cup defeat by Blackburn Rovers, returns to the midfield.
Leicester make one change to the XI sent out at Goodison Park last weekend, and it’s enforced. Luke Thomas comes in for poor James Justin, who picked up another long-term injury in the League Cup tie against Newport.
Tottenham welcome back the fully fit pair of Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison to their starting XI. Hugo Lloris, Emerson Royal, Ben Davies and Rodrigo Bentancur are also recalled in the wake of the League Cup defeat at Forest.
Leeds give Wilfried Gnonto his full debut. Liam Cooper, Rodrigo and Crysencio Summerville are recalled, but Jack Harrison is missing.
Nottingham Forest make five changes after their successful midweek Carabao Cup caper against Spurs. Dean Henderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Brennan Johnson, Cheikhou Kouyate and Remo Freuler return.
Crystal Palace name the same starting XI that did for West Ham United at the London Stadium last Sunday. Odsonne Edouard returns from injury and takes up a place on the bench.
Bournemouth make a couple of changes to the starting XI named for the 4-3 defeat at Leeds last Saturday. Chris Mepham is suspended so Jack Stephens takes his place, while Jordan Zemura steps up as Ryan Fredericks drops to the bench.
Everton also make two changes after losing 2-0 at home to Leicester. Nathan Patterson replaces benched club captain Seamus Coleman at right back, while up front Neal Maupay stands in for the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
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Premier League teams
Bournemouth: Travers, Smith, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura, Billing, Cook, Lerma, Tavernier, Moore, Solanke.
Subs: Fredericks, Christie, Rothwell, Stacey, Stanislas, Dembele, Pearson, Anthony, Plain.
Everton: Pickford, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Gueye, Onana, Gray, Maupay, McNeil.
Subs: Keane, Gordon, Mina, Begovic, Doucoure, Coleman, Davies, Cannon, Mills.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Elliott, Fabinho, Thiago, Firmino, Salah, Nunez.
Subs: Milner, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak, Kelleher.
Southampton: Bazunu, Kotchap, Caleta-Car, Salisu, Perraud, Lavia, Ward-Prowse, Stuart Armstrong, Adams, Elyounoussi, Adam Armstrong.
Subs: McCarthy, Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Aribo, Mara, Djenepo, Edozie, Diallo, Walcott.
Nottingham Forest: Henderson, Aurier, Boly, Worrall, Renan Lodi, Freuler, Kouyate, Yates, Lingard, Johnson, Gibbs-White.
Subs: Cook, Williams, Colback, Awoniyi, Hennessey, O’Brien, Surridge, McKenna, Dale Taylor.
Crystal Palace: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Olise, Doucoure, Schlupp, Ayew, Zaha, Eze.
Subs: Ward, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Mateta, Hughes, Johnstone, Edouard, Ebiowei, Riedewald.
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Lenglet, Davies, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Richarlison.
Subs: Doherty, Skipp, Sanchez, Gil Salvatierra, Forster, Spence, Tanganga, Lucas Moura, Bissouma.
Leeds United: Meslier, Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk, Adams, Roca, Gnonto, Aaronson, Summerville, Rodrigo.
Subs: Ayling, Firpo, Llorente, Perkins, Gyabi, Robles, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Fernandez.
West Ham United: Fabianski, Dawson, Kehrer, Cresswell, Zouma, Scamacca, Soucek, Lucas Paqueta, Benrahma, Rice, Bowen.
Subs: Johnson, Coufal, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Areola, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri.
Leicester City: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Soumare, Maddison, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes, Daka.
Subs: Evans, Vardy, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Mendy, Ndidi, Praet, Iversen.
Preamble
Welcome to the final edition of Clockwatch before the Premier League goes into cold storage for the World Cup. A decent 3pm card looks like this:
Bournemouth v Everton
Liverpool v Southampton
Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
West Ham United v Leicester City
Other scores may be mentioned on a charmingly/irritatingly ad hoc basis. Team news when we have it … and it is ON.
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