And finally, Jamie Jackson was at the Etihad to see you-know-who do you-know-what.
Thanks as always for your company, goodnight.
Writing on-the-whistle match reports is stressful even when nothing happens in the last 20 minutes. So spare a thought for John Brewin who was at Brighton for us today.
Writing on-the-whistle match reports is stressful even when nothing happens in the last 20 minutes. So spare a thought for Peter Lansley, who was at Villa Park for us today.
“Roy, your reaction?”
Writing on-the-whistle match reports is stressful even when nothing happens in the last 20 minutes. So spare a thought for Ben Bloom, who was at Brentford for us today.
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The updated Premier League table
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 9 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 8 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Brighton | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Nottm Forest | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | Brentford | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Fulham | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Man Utd | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Leicester | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | West Ham | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Everton | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Ipswich | 9 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton | 9 | -13 | 2 |
| 20 | Southampton | 9 | -13 | 1 |
Don’t forget to join Barry Glendenning for the late game
That was all a bit frantic. But it’s over now, It must have been good, but I lost it somehow and these are the final scores in our featured games.
Premier League
Aston Villa 1-1 Bournemouth
Brentford 4-3 Ipswich
Brighton 2-2 Wolves
Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
Championship
Bristol City 0-0 Leeds
Burnley 0-0 QPR
Sunderland 2-0 Oxford
Bundesliga
Leipzig 3-1 Freiburg
Ian Holloway’s Swindon™ scored an injury-time equaliser to draw 1-1 with Gillingham. That’s a cracking result, especially as they had ten men for 81 minutes plus added time.
Full time: Brentford 4-3 Ipswich
Brentford have won a deranged classic at the Gtech.
Championship full times: Burnley 0-0 QPR, Sunderland 2-0 Oxford
Sunderland’s lead is now a very healthy five points.
Full times: Aston Villa 1-1 Bournemouth, Brighton 2-2 Wolves
Brentford 4-3 Ipswich Liam Delap has hit the post! Dear me.
GOAL! Brentford 4-3 Ipswich (Mbeumo 90+6)
Football, effing hell. Bryan Mbeumo’s second goal has shattered Ipswich, who had equalised with 10 men. What a crazy game.
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“I mean, I guess Joe Pearson has a point,” writes Matt Dony. “It could be worse. He could be a drummer. Or a right back.”
An unrelated quiz question: guess where I played for the school team?
Full time: Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
Erling Haaland’s early goal was enough for City, who go top of the league for at least 24 hours. Haaland also missed from two yards after half-time; even more astonishingly, City kept a clean sheet.
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GOAL! Aston Villa 1-1 Bournemouth (Evanilson 90+6)
There’s late drama here, there and everywhere: the substitute Evanilson has equalised with a brilliant header!
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GOAL! Brighton 2-2 Wolves (Cunha 90+3)
A stunning comeback from Wolves! Brighton muffed a four-on-one break and moments later Matheus Cunha equalised for Wolves!
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Brentford 3-3 Ipswich
“Thankfully switched to watch Brentford at half time,” says Martin Widdicks. “ Best described as a ‘magnificent game’ (with a Barry Davies voice).”
You have to see he was magnificent. I can him now in the mind’s ear: ‘Pulsating stuff!’
GOAL! Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth™ 3-3 Preston
Another crazy afternoon at Home Park, where Plymouth have come from 3-0 down to equalise!
GOAL! Brighton 2-1 Wolves (Ait-Nouri 88)
Awp, it’s not over yet at the Amex.
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“Not Prem era, but I just about remember Wednesday blowing a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to Villa on the opening day of the 1991-92 season,” says Joe Ludlam. “Like his son today, David Hirst scored and ended up on the losing side.”
Of course, the return of Judas! (And yes, Joe wrote his email before Ipswich’s equaliser.)
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GOAL! Brentford 3-3 Ipswich (Delap 86)
Another twist at the Gtech, where ten-man Ipswich have equalised through the substitute Liam Delap!
GOAL! Brighton 2-0 Wolves (Ferguson 85)
The substitute Evan Ferguson smashes Brighton into a 2-0 lead – and up to fourth place in the Premier League table.
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Brentford 3-2 Ipswich
“I’m really sorry for how it’s working out for Ipswich at the moment,” says Jeremy Boyce. “Still outside the bottom three, but for how long? It’s all been up and up up to now, but they’re into the reality check. Like many before, they’ve spent to fill out the thin promotion squad, the new players are still integrating, but the Premier League doesn’t give you time to think, yet alone plan.
“Worse still, they’ve brought Kalvin in, and he’s not in a good place. I’m a Leeds fan and was sorry to see him go. He’s had a bad story since then, and done no favours to West Ham or Ipswich yet. He’s Leeds till he dies, and the sooner he gets back there the better, for him and for everyone else, and lift the Albatross he’s been carrying the last few years. Alone, alone, all all alone, alone on the deep blue sea…”
I’ve not seen Ipswich’s games so can’t just Kalvin Phillips’ overall performances but he did play an excellent pass in the build up to their first goal today.
The first 3-2 win from 2-0 down of the Premier League era
“I’d hazard a guess it was Man United beating City at Maine Road with Keane scoring the winner,” says Jeff Black.
That game, in November 1993, was my first thought as well. But it was preceded by Dave Beasant’s worst nightmare.
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GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Bournemouth (Barkley 76)
Villa have finally broken Bournemouth down. The goal was scored by a substitute – not Jhon Duran but Ross Barkley, who hooked a close-range shot past Mark Travers from Leon Bailey’s header. It’s his first in the Premier League for Villa, who will go third if they win this. They’re also top of the Champions League. Unai Emery, bloody hell.
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“Would Matt Dony be ashamed if his son turned out to be the next Chris Squire, Tony Levin, or Bootsy Collins?” sniffs Joe Pearson. “I think not. Come on Matt, get him one of those Fender five-string fretless basses!”
“City v Southampton is is sooo boring,” writes Louise. “Is this what we get when they have too many matches to play? City playing at 70%? Imagine, what do you pay as City fan for a season ticket…”
Breaking news: Jhon Duran has missed a chance!
Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth The substitute Jhon Duran has shot wide when - by all accounts, because I can’t legally watch the game so I’m reliant on others – he should have scored.
Clarke sent off! Brentford 3-2 Ipswich
Poor Harry Clarke, making his first Premier League start, has had a Woodgate Plus. He scored an own goal (though it should have been given to Yoane Wissa), gave away a penalty and has now been sent off for a second yellow card.
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Okay, quiz question: who were the first team to come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the Premier League era?
Taking the positive Ipswich haven’t won a game but they’re still outside the relegation places as things stand.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Everton | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Ipswich | 9 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 19 | Southampton | 9 | -13 | 1 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 9 | -14 | 1 |
Brentford 3-2 Ipswich It sounds like Brentford are well on top now. This will shatter Ipswich if they lose, especially as they had chances to go 3-0 up just before the nightmare began.
Everton v Fulham is the late Premier League game. Barry Glendenning is your man for the team news and so much more.
Brentford 3-2 Ipswich
“My recollection of Livy (some 60 years ago) is that Gaius Mucus Scaevola put his right hand in a fire to convince Lars Porsena, the king of the besieging Etruscans, that Rome would never surrender,” begins Simon Legg. “Scaevola’s crazed determination gave ‘sinister’ an otherworldly air.
“As an aside Edith Wharton has form on this. Newland Archer’s boss tells him that he ‘wouldn’t put his hand in the fire for that one’, referring to the oh-so-beautiful Ellen - a clear reference to Scaevola. We know (or think we know) that Wharton had seen the Tiepolo picture of Scaevola at the Ca’ Dolfin in Venice because she wrote in 1922 that, while she was loth to differ in any way from the judgement of Henry James, she very much admired this particular Tiepolo. Except . .the painting had already been sold and shipped to Russia by the time the wonderful Edith rocked up in La Serenissima. Given that ‘The Age of Innocence’ is a delicious melange of faked up history designed to mislead the reader it’s no small joy to find out that the (dread word) ‘backstory’ has its own complications.
“None of which matters but you’ll see from my email address that I’m in Suffolk and, right now, the pain that is football is too great to bear.”
Aberdeen v Dundee United (5.30pm)
“Dear Mr Smyth, please disregard the previous email sent from this address,” writes Simon McMahon. “Your parcel has incorrect delivery information. Please reply to this email with your bank details immediately to enable us to arrange a transfer to account number 1909, sort code 1982/83. Kind regards, come on United!”
“It feels like there have been a ridiculous number of 2-0 deficits turned into 3-2 leads in the Premier League this season,” says Adam Becker. “Is it always this way and I haven’t been paying attention?”
Since football became a disgrace to democracy, it’s been fairly common to see the richest teams come from 2-0 down to win. This season it feels like it’s happening more in games that involve the have-nots.
GOAL! Sunderland 2-0 Oxford (Isidor 63)
It’s turning into a really good day for Sunderland. Leeds drew, Burnley are drawing and Wilson Isidor has just doubled their lead with a brilliant goal.
The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth
Brentford 3-2 Ipswich
Brighton 1-0 Wolves
Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
Championship
Bristol City 0-0 Leeds (FT)
Burnley 0-0 QPR
Sunderland 1-0 Oxford
Bundesliga
Leipzig 3-1 Freiburg (2.30pm)
“Shaun Tooze’s message brought to mind one of my favourite quiz questions,” says Adam Griffiths. “‘Sunderland did it in 1979, Villa did it in 1981. Who did it in 1980?’
“The answer being Trevor Brooking (scorer of winning goals in FA Cup finals).”
GOAL! Brentford 3-2 Ipswich (Mbeumo 50 pen)
Bryan Mbeumo has completed a remarkable comeback, scoring nonchalantly from the spot after a penalty was awarded by VAR for a foul by poor Harry Clarke on Keane Lewis-Potter. Brentford have scored three goals since the 43rd minute.
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Man City 1-0 Southampton And now Erling Haaland has missed an absolute sitter from Savinho’s cross. He was barely two yards out and passed it wide. Ramsdale was flying towards him so you can understand why he tried to be so precise. But it’s never a great look to miss from two yards, especially when you’re the world’s deadliest footballer.
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GOAL! Leipzig 3-1 Freiburg (Openda 75) Leipzig are heading top of the Bundesliga, at least for 24 hours. Bayern Munich play at Bochum tomorrow.
Championship
Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth™ are having a bit of a nightmare at home to Preston. Brad Potts has made it 3-0 right at the start of the second half.
“Coventry scored for Wrexham against Charlton,” notes Shaun Tooze. “Just a thought, but that has to be made into a weird, trick quiz question somehow? There have to have been other examples like this too, right??”
Wouldn’t be so sure. I mean, have you ever heard of a footballer called with the surname Charlton?
“Ajax 1971 had 11 left-footers,” says Gary Naylor. “11 right-footers too.”
And industrial quantities of Kool-Aid!
“A clarification, Rob - Ian Holloway isn’t taking charge of Swindon today,” writes Rob Francis. “I’m at the County Ground right now and I wonder if he’s starting to worry about what he’s got himself into… we’re sliding towards non-league.”
Yes, apologies, I realised my mistake, was about to correct it and then somebody scored and that was the end of that.
“Young Master Dony is right-handed, but left-footed,” writes Matt Dony. “I always told him that decent left-footers are like sought after, and he’ll always have a place in a team. Maybe I should get him a bass, too. Decent bassists are similarly rare. Of course, the problem is, then he would actually be a bassist. And the guitarist in me couldn’t live with the shame. What a quandary. Anyway, he once came home from training and excitedly told me that his coach had asked him to play on the right wing, and come inside; ‘So, dad, I’m basically like Messi.’ Ah, the confidence of youth.”
It’s high time the cocky little git was informed that Messi stopped playing regularly on the right in 2008-09. That’s really sweet, he sounds like a lovely kid. So much so that I think the Clockwatch community should club together to buy him a bass guitar. And a load of lessons with Nicky Wire.
The half-time scores in our featured games
Premier League
Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth
Brentford 2-2 Ipswich
Brighton 1-0 Wolves
Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
Championship
Burnley 0-0 QPR
Sunderland 1-0 Oxford
GOAL! Leipzig 2-1 Freiburg (Geertruida 58) All change at the Red Bull arena. Willi Orban equalised and now another defender, Lutsharel Geertruida, has put them ahead.
Half time: Manchester City 1-0 Southampton The Southampton manager Russell Martin was booked just before half time and he’s chuntering away furiously at somebody. Eventually Jan Bednarek guides him down the tunnel.
Brentford 2-2 Ipswich There was a long check for offside but the goal stands. And it has gone down as an own goal from the defender Harry Clarke, even though Wissa’s shot was on target. When did that change?
GOAL! Leipzig 1-1 Freiburg (Orban 47)
Manchester City 1-0 Southampton Cameron Archer has hit the bar for Southampton, though he was offside so it wouldn’t have counted.
GOAL! Brentford 2-2 Ipswich (Wissa 45+2)
Yoane Wissa strikes again! Brentford played through the press superbly, with Wissa put through on goal by an excellent pass. His shot was half blocked by Muric and then slid into his own net by Harry Clarke. It was going in anyway.
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GOAL! Brighton 1-0 Wolves (Welbeck 45)
Danny Welbeck’s dream season continues! He made a well-timed run to meet a sohrt through pass from Georginio Rutter and banged a first-time shot across Jose Sa. Good finish.
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“The funny thing about the Old Trafford brawl in 1990, apart from it involving, the ever so mild-mannered Denis Irwin, was that there was an actual points deduction for poor behaviour on the field of play,” writes Niall Mullen. “Yet somehow the earth continued to spin on its axis and nary a team of high-powered lawyerbots was engaged. Different times I guess.”
Aye. In those days the only available response was a siege mentality.
GOAL! Brentford 1-2 Ipswich (Wissa 43)
He’s back. Ipswich missed a couple of chances to go 3-0 up; now the game is back in the balance. Vitaly Janelt maded a good run and crossed low towards Wissa, who hit a decisive first-time finish past Muric. Proper player, him.
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“I seem to recall the decidedly fun fact that Mark Travers once scored a league goal for Weymouth on his debut,” writes Dan Osborn. “Which begs the question: how many other goalkeepers have scored goals on debut?”
That sounds like one for The Knowledge. If I remember I’ll put it in ‘Can you help?’ this week.
Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth Another excellent save from Mark Travers, this time to deny Ezri Konsa. It sounds like he’s having a blinder.
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Man City 1-0 Southampton
Aaron Ramsdale almost gives a goal away with a dodgy pass to Bernardo Silva. Taylor Harwood-Bellis gets him out of trouble with a sliding block.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: John Beck’s Cambridge never had this problem.
Brentford 0-2 Ipswich Chiedozie Ogbene has been stretched off, with Wes Burns replacing him. It sounds like he may have jarred something in the build up to the second goal.
Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
“Look, Rob,” says Ian Copestake, “we don’t have to be etymological experts to know that too many left footed players is literally, as the Latins would say, sinister. This reason alone should see City lose at least three titles!”
Can we please find a game in which Liverpool 2013-14 played six left-footers? That way Jose can claim another title.
The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth
Brentford 0-2 Ipswich
Brighton 0-0 Wolves
Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
Championship
Bristol City 0-0 Leeds (FT)
Burnley 0-0 QPR
Sunderland 1-0 Oxford
Bundesliga
Leipzig 0-1 Freiburg (2.30pm)
GOAL! Brentford 0-2 Ipswich (Hirst 31)
George Hirst made the first; now he’s scored the second! Conor Chaplin put him through on goal with a killer angled pass and Hirst calmly clipped the ball over the outrushing Flekken. Two lovely goals from Ipswich, although Thomas Frank won’t be happy with how space they had.
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NO GOAL! Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth
The Bournemouth players have all been to Specsavers; the ball was fractionally out of play so the goal will not count.
GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Ipswich (Szmodics 28)
An expert finish from Sammie Szmodics has given Ipswich a surprise lead at Brentford. Kalvin Phillips fired a really good pass into George Hirst, who turned smartly and played in Szmodics. He opened his body and shaped a first-time curler past Flekken from the edge of the area.
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GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Bournemouth (McGinn 27)
John McGinn has put Villa in front. Bournemouth stopped playing, thinking the ball had gone out of play. Ollie Watkins continued and teed up McGinn to score on his Premier League return.
It’s being checked by Stockley Park’s finest.
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La Liga Villarreal have moved up to third after a 2-1 win at Valladolid. Leicester alumnus Ayoze Perez scored a late winner to continue their fine start to the season (a tonking at home to Barcelona notwithstanding).
Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth The Bournemouth keeper Mark Travers, in for the injured/unwell/lookIdon’tknowokay Kepa, has apparenetly made two or three fine saves already.
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“Oh, Choccy,” says Martin Widdicks, “not sure I remember many good goals that he scored, but I’m sure you’ll correct me! Also, one of the instigators of that Arsenal - United brawl, I think…
“Decided to watch Brighton - Wolves. Really don’t understand how Wolves are struggling so much. They were decent against Forest and look dangerous against Brighton. Is it just their tough fixture list?”
Brian McClair did score some cracking volleys. The most famous was against Liverpool on New Year’s Day in 1989 but his best was surely this one early in his United career. (As for the brawl, he poured petrol on it by hoofing Nigel Winterburn in the back, but it was sparked by Anders Limpar going over the top. Well, that and nearly eight years of mutual enmity.)
“Robster!” writes somebody who appears to have hacked Simon McMahon’s email. “Latest scores from Scotland? Your guess is as good as mine. I’ve not been able to concentrate since I dropped eldest daughter and dedicated Tangerine Army foot soldier Evie at the train station this morning for tonight’s big game at Pittodrie between Aberdeen and Dundee United.
“Second v fourth, should be a cracker. Aberdeen are flying high after 13 straight wins followed by a draw from 2-0 down at Celtic last week, but they’ve not played us yet. We were 2-1 down at home to Hibs in the 93rd minute, and still won. What a team! All together now, IT’S UNITED, THEY’RE MY OWN TEAM, IT’S UNITED, BLACK AND TANGERINE, IT’S UNITED, IT’S GOT TO BE, D.U.F.C.!!! Come on United!!!”
Hacking a person’s email is a crime you know.
Ian Holloway’s first game as Swindon manager isn’t quite going to plan: they’re already a man and a goal down at home to Gillingham.
GOAL! Sunderland 1-0 Oxford (Bellingham 16)
Bellingham the Younger has headed the Championship leaders in front.
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“Leeds Utd 2021-22 (the Bielsa team),” offers Jeremy Boyce. “Meslier, Cooper, Klich, Raphinha, Harrison, Firpo, Bamford...”
The latest scores in our featured games
Premier League
Aston Villa 0-0 Bournemouth
Brentford 0-0 Ipswich
Brighton 0-0 Wolves
Manchester City 1-0 Southampton
Championship
Bristol City 0-0 Leeds (FT)
Burnley 0-0 QPR
Sunderland 0-0 Oxford
Bundesliga
Leipzig 0-1 Freiburg (2.30pm)
“Poor show,” says Brendan Large. “Bernardo Silva...so it’s six by my count.”
Gah, my mistake. So now I need to find a team with seven? Urgh.
“Hopefully Brendan is not suggesting that Manchester City have broken any rules in having a severality of left-footers available for selection?” says Jeremy Boyce. “But isn’t it obvious? The game is played on a central axis, spread on either side. Wouldn’t any team want an equal number of left and right footers to ensure balance and harmony? When I was a nipper I spotted that 90% of people were right footed, so managed to wangle myself a place in the team at left back by teaching myself to kick left-footed as well as right.”
I don’t think Brendan was being critical of Our Pep, he’s just a sucker for a bit of trivia.
GOAL! Man City 1-0 Southampton (Haaland 5)
The beast is in the mood. Matheus Nunes gets round the back on the left and crosses towards the far post, where Erling Haaland quietly ragdolls Taylor Harwood-Bellis and slams the ball into the roof of the net.
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A quick follow-up to Brendan’s question When Aston Villa lost 1-0 at home to Manchester City in April 1996, their starting XI included at least six left-footers: Mark Bosnich, Alan Wright, Steve Staunton, Andy Townsend, Tommy Johnson and Savo Milosevic.
I always knew I was special.
Brighton v Wolves team change
Brighotn captain Lewis Dunk has done himself a mischief in the warm-up, so Igor Julio comes into the side.
“That City line-up has a lot of left footers in it,” says Brendan Large. “Is that the most to start a PL game for one side?”
Look, I know I’m special, but I’m not so special I can instantly run through tens of thousands of Premier League line-ups in my head to see whether any team has started with more left-footers. Give me till 3.10pm at least.
How many left-footers do you make it? Ederson, Gvardiol, Foden, Savinho, Haaland?
On this day in 1999… Dennis Wise does San Siro.
There’s been all sorts of hype about Chido Obi-Martin, the Danish 16-year-old who recently joined Manchester United from Arsenal and made his debut today. Fair to say it went pretty well: he scored his first goal after 13 seconds.
Chido Obi-Martin bagged a hat-trick inside the first 15 minutes of his United debut! 🤌✨#MUFC || #MUAcademy
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 26, 2024
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On this day in 1996… Southampton smash Manchester United 6-3, Matthew Le Tissier and Eyal Berkoviv score glorious goals and Roy Keane becomes the first player in football history to be sent off for sporting a menacing beard.
GOAL! Leipzig 0-1 Freiburg (Doan 16) First blood to Freiburg in the big Bundesliga game. Ritsu Doan gets in round the back to head Vincenzo Grifo’s excellent pass/cross into the net.
“Stress-free football weekend for us Forest fans as we keep rewatching the highlights of last night’s game,” chirps Martin Widdicks. “Trying to decide which of the four games to watch in my relaxed state - all bar the City game could be interesting although nothing will match that McClair goal…. John Helm is so annoyed!”
Have you seen McClair’s first goal a couple of minutes earlier? It’s almost as good/bad.
On this day in 1994… Ilie Dumitrescu is sent off as Notts County thrash Spurs in the League Cup.
EFL results
Championship
Bristol City 0-0 Leeds
Coventry 3-2 Luton
Watford 1-0 Blackburn
League One
Mansfield 1-1 Birmingham
Reading 1-0 Bristol Rovers
League Two
Colchester 1-2 Salford
Morecambe 2-5 Chesterfield
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On this day in 1997… Emmanuel Petit puts hands on the referee Paul Durkin and is sent off.
Coventry have come from 2-0 down to lead Luton 3-2, with Haji Wright putting them ahead in the 92nd minute. I say!
84 min: Bristol City 0-0 Leeds
Still goalless at Ashton Gate, though it sounds like Leeds have been all over Bristol City in the second half.
On this day in 1991...
Brian McClair scores the greatest goal in football history.
Aston Villa v Bournemouth team news
Unai Emery makes two changes from last weekend’s win over Fulham: Ezri Konsa and John McGinn return for Villa in place of Diego Carlos and Leon Bailey.
Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert, who came off the bench to score in Bournemouth’s win over Arsenal, come into the starting XI along with Mark Travers and Enes Unal. Alex Scott, Marcus Tavernier, Kepa and Evanilson drop out.
Your Villa XI to face Bournemouth this afternoon! 🟣
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 26, 2024
UP THE VILLA 😤 pic.twitter.com/stvfpn6dre
Four changes from last weekend.
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) October 26, 2024
Up the travelling Chez 🍒 pic.twitter.com/uJl72QbOxM
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Brentford v Ipswich team news
Brentford are boosted by the return from injury of the excellent Yoane Wissa. He replaces Kevin Schade and Mads Roerslev is in for the injured Kristoffer Ajer.
Kieran McKenna has made six changes to his Ipswich side, although most are due to injury and illness. Harry Clarke, Jens Cajuste, Sam Szmodics, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Chaplin and George Hirst replace Luke Woolfenden, Omari Hutchinson, Sam Morsy, Wes Burns, Jack Clarke and Liam Delap.
Your Bees on home soil today! 🐝#BREIPS pic.twitter.com/fq9Vf52ujx
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) October 26, 2024
The Blues at Brentford. 👊#BREIPS | @Nustone_UK pic.twitter.com/AOxzOqSDW2
— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) October 26, 2024
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Brighton v Wolves team news
Three changes for Brighton. Pervis Estupinan, Kaoru Mitoma and Jan Paul van Hecke come in for Igor Julio, Evan Ferguson and Jake Hinshelwood. That means Danny Welbeck is fit to start.
Just the one change for Wolves: Tommy Doyle replaces Andre in midfield.
TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's our starting XI to face @Wolves in the #PL today. 👀📝 pic.twitter.com/rMaujay6PV
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) October 26, 2024
☝️ One change from #WOLMCI
— Wolves (@Wolves) October 26, 2024
➡️ Doyle into the starting XI
Our line up to face @OfficialBHAFC.
🐺📋 pic.twitter.com/UAnCz4wubg
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Manchester City v Southampton
Our Pep makes three changes from last weekend’s win at Molineux. Manuel Akanji replaces goal machine John Stones, Phil Foden is in for Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes replaces Ilkay Gundogan. City have only named five outfield subs.
It looks like Southampton have switched to a back five. Jack Stephens, Adam Lallana come in for Yukinari Sugawara and Joe Aribo.
Your City line-up this afternoon! 🩵
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 26, 2024
XI | Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Kovacic, Bernardo, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, O'Reilly, McAtee#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/ipKyuD4kua
Saints @ City ✊ pic.twitter.com/0nhSTmom6t
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) October 26, 2024
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On the same night… Dragan Stojkovic strolls through the legendary AC Milan defence.
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On this day in 1988… a sizzling finish from Mike Phelan helps Norwich secure the second of five successive wins over Manchester United.
EFL latest
It’s half-time in the 12.30pm games. In-form Leeds are being held by Bristol City, whose manager Liam Manning is back in the dugout after the awful death of his young son Theo, while Luton are 2-0 up at Coventry.
Willum Willumsson has put the League One leaders Birmingham in front at Mansfield.
You can get the latest from all the games on our live scores page.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to another Saturday afternoon clockwatch. There are four games in the Premier League this afternoon, three of which involves teams still looking for their first win of the season: Ipswich, Southampton and Wolves. All have away games that range from tough to utterly, spirit-crushingly impossible.
There’s a full EFL program as well. And in Germany, second-placed Leipzig meet third-placed Freiburg. Our featured games are listed below; you can follow the rest via our live scores page.
Premier League
Aston Villa v Bournemouth
Brentford v Ipswich
Brighton v Wolves
Manchester City v Southampton
Championship
Bristol City 0-0 Leeds (12.30pm)
Burnley v QPR
Sunderland v Oxford
Bundesliga
Leipzig v Freiburg (2.30pm)
Kick off 3pm unless stated
