Key occasions
League Two: Colchester lead 1-0 however Paul Mullin has since scored for Wrexham. And water is moist.
An electronic mail. Justin Kavanagh reacts to a sensational couple of minutes for Brentford:
Two bizarre, bizarre targets by Brentford! Particularly the primary by Zanka, who would possibly now be referred to as Zanka the Shanker. I’m positive he’s been referred to as worse, with that identify!
The Bees are buzzing.
Championship: Cardiff’s hopes of a comeback have been short-lived towards Hull … it’s now 3-1 after Jaden Philogene’s strike. In the meantime, Djeidi Gassama has scored for Sheffield Wednesday at QPR. What a significant objective that may very well be for the Owls of their seek for survival.
Mbeumo’s objective is effectively value watching in your highlights present of alternative tonight. Torres will get wrong-footed by a cross from the left, however take nothing away from the volleyed end from the Brentford ahead. It was immaculately timed.
OK, now we’ve acquired targets galore. It’s Mansfield 0-4 Crawley now in League Two, Karlan Grant has pulled one again for Cardiff towards Hull and Jed Wallace doubles West Brom’s lead at Stoke. Gooooaaaaals.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford (Mbeumo, 61)
Oh my phrase, the place has this come from?!
Bang, bang, Bryan Mbeumo has squared issues up! What a sport this has change into.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-1 Brentford (Zanka, 59)
Zanka, AKA Mathias Jørgensen, has given Brentford a lifeline at Villa Park! That units up an enchanting closing half hour or so there …
Put the Bier on eis.
League One: One other huge objective is scored in a vital promotion tie. Aaron Collins dinks dwelling for Bolton at Bristol Rovers, to maintain Wanderers’ computerized promotion hopes on target. Second-placed Derby play tomorrow.
Championship: Coventry have two! American striker Haji Wright with the objective that got here from a counterattack following a Leeds’ set piece. Farke in hell.
GOAL! Luton 0-1 Bournemouth (Tavernier, 52)
After missed probabilities at each ends at Kenilworth Highway, Bournemouth lastly take the lead. Tavernier had hit the woodwork earlier within the sport however he lashes dwelling this time.
Bowen is product of stern stuff. He’s soldiering on for the Hammers as they give the impression of being to answer Pablo Sarabia’s penalty at Molineux. Ben Johnson and Michail Antonio have been launched by David Moyes on the break, by the best way.
49 minutes: A attainable downside right here for Jarrod Bowen, and concern for West Ham with a giant European tie towards Leverkusen across the nook. Bowen has stayed down for some time after taking a blow to the ribs. Ouch.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-0 Brentford (Rogers, 46)
What a strategy to begin the second half at Villa Park. It’s Morgan Rogers’ first objective within the Premier League. A stunning transfer and an aesthetic strike.
Brentford = work to do.
Extra FFP/factors deductions chat from our readers:
Jim Driskell: “It appears awfully unfair to be docking a number of the smaller groups factors when it appears fairly probably that the foundations will modified by subsequent 12 months and penalties shall be imposed financially (which the wealthier groups can deal with). Fairly the farce.”
Justin Kavanagh: “Factors deductions are to the 2020s what ‘early reducers’ have been to the Seventies and 80s: completely misdirected destroyers of all the pieces followers love about soccer (talent, truthful play, an excellent relegation battle, and many others). Properly performed, directors. Convey hooliganism again, when you’re at it.”
The one first-half targets within the Scottish Premiership have been scored by Dundee (Jordan McGhee making it 1-0 towards Motherwell), and Jorge Grant’s penalty for Hearts at St Mirren. Goalless elsewhere.
HT – League One and Two
The standout scorelines within the third tier are Portsmouth 2-1 Shrewsbury and Charlton 2-1 Barnsley. Pompey’s promotion social gathering seems to be shut.
Within the fourth tier, in the meantime, Mansfield 0-2 Crawley is the massive shock, whereas Stockport are actually 3-1 up at Sutton. Playoff hopefuls Barrow are 2-0 down at dwelling to Swindon.
HT scores – Championship
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Blackburn 0-0 Southampton
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Cardiff 0-2 Hull
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Coventry 1-0 Leeds
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Huddersfield 0-0 Millwall
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Leicester 1-1 Birmingham
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Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea
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QPR 0-0 Sheff Weds
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Stoke 0-1 West Brom
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Sunderland 0-0 Bristol Metropolis
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Watford 0-0 Preston
HT scores – Premier League
The half-time whistles are beginning to sound across the nation. Summaries incoming.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 Burnley (Calvert-Lewin, 45)
Getting ready to half-time, DCL has put Everton forward. The Toffees haven’t performed effectively, Calvert-Lewin’s not had a sniff. However no one will care now.
Championship: Drama! Birmingham have hit again at Leicester. Jay Stansfield’s objective shall be celebrated as a lot in Ipswich and Leeds as it’s within the second metropolis.
In the meantime, Hull have doubled their lead at Cardiff. Bluebirds 0-2 Tigers there.
What on earth is happening at Bayern Munich?
2-0 up at German minnows Heidenheim, they have been cruising in the direction of a much-needed win, with Harry Kane and Serge Gnabry – they ex of north London – heading in the right direction. Then one thing odd occurred. Heidenheim scored twice within the area of a minute early within the second half. It’s 2-2 and sport on, whereas Bayer Leverkusen are 1-0 up at Union Berlin.
League One: It’s been an entertaining first half at Fratton Park. Portsmouth have been pegged again by Shrewsbury, however have simply retaken the lead through a Colby Bishop penalty. A Pompey win right now would put them within the field seat for promotion.
League Two: MK Dons and Stockport are each in entrance, whereas Mansfield path 2-0. The battle for the automated spots within the fourth tier may be very a lot on.
Oh. There’s some debate over whether or not that is Watkins’ objective or not. He headed it goalwards, Mark Flekken made a half-save, the submit was concerned, however Leon Bailey adopted it in to verify. One for the doubtful targets panel.
GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Brentford (Watkins, 39)
WHO ELSE BUT …
Sure, Ollie Watkins has opened the scoring at Villa Park. Verify your FPL groups.
38 minutes: Newcastle have lastly woken from their slumber at Craven Cottage. Perhaps they’d been utilizing the spa amenities within the new Riverside Stand pre-match? Anyhow, Anthony Gordon has twice gone shut on the counterattack, nevertheless it stays goalless.
35 minutes: I’m not watching Everton 0-0 Burnley, however Michael Dawson has simply described the fare on supply at Goodison as “fairly boring”. The stats inform me that little or no has occurred up to now.
Anybody fancy staying up? No?
Championship: You think Cardiff and Hull are each Citys which have left it a bit too late to launch a playoff push this season. On-loan Liverpool starlet Fábio Carvalho has damaged the impasse for the Tigers within the Welsh capital, nevertheless, to raise the guests’ spirits. That’s some journey from Humberside to Cardiff, let me let you know.
GOAL! Wolves 1-0 West Ham (Sarabia, 33)
The penalty is drilled in off the submit by Pablo Sarabia. It solely simply wriggled in!
Wanderers lead this mid-table battle.