Key occasions
Celtic now 2-0 up, Kyogo has his second.
Objective! Manchester Metropolis 2-0 Luton (Kovacic 64)
Wow! That’s some strike from Kovacic because the ball falls to him from a nook and midfielder arrows a volley into the highest nook. You’ll be seeing loads of that one once more I ought to suppose.
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Wolves (Cunha 62)
Nicely that didn’t final lengthy.
Objective! Brentford 1-0 Sheff United (Arblaster 63 OG)
It’s an personal aim that breaks the impasse, sums up the Blades season.
A few Championship objectives to fill you in on, Birmingham now lead 3-0 in opposition to Coventry, as do Hull in opposition to QPR.
Objective! Nottingham Forest 2-1 Wolves (Danilo 57)
Forest now in entrance! The ball pinballs across the field as Gibbs-White tries to drive by and it fall to Danilo who slots it dwelling.
I’m watching Simon McMahon. Celtic are forward in opposition to St Mirren because of Reo Hatate.
Brentford have it within the internet as Matthias Jorgensen steals forward of the Blades again line from a set-piece, however he’s clearly offside.
Wrexham on the right track to move up! Mansfield trailed at MK Dons however now they lead 2-1, Davis Keillor-Dunn with the aim.
Extra excellent news for Colchester, Harrogate have equalised in opposition to Sutton by way of George Thompson.
Colchester scrapping laborious in League Two, they now lead 3-1 at Crawley because of Tom Hopper.
Peeeeeeep!
We’re again underway!
Large query, do I’ve time for a tea?
Simon McMahon has despatched in his fitba replace:
No objectives in any of the important thing SPL video games at Celtic, Motherwell and Aberdeen at half time, or within the Scottish Championship at Raith, although Arbroath are 3-0 down at Ayr and heading to Scottish League One, whereas (Large Dunc’s) Inverness lead Queens Park and would swap locations with them, shifting out of the relegation playoff place ought to they maintain on.
Some late EFL objectives of consequence, Fraser Horsfall put Stockport 2-0 in opposition to Morecambe in County’s bid to safe promotion from League Two. In League One, Burton obtained a significant aim of their relegation scrap as Mark Helm headed dwelling a nook at Stevenage.
League Two half-time scores
Crawley 1-2 Colchester
Crewe 0-1 Grimsby
Doncaster 2-0 Accrington
Gillingham 1-0 Barrow
Harrogate 0-1 Sutton United
MK Dons 1-1 Mansfield
Newport 1-2 Tranmere
Salford 1-1 Bradford
Stockport 2-0 Morecambe
Swindon 0-1 Wimbledon
Walsall 0-2 Notts County
Wrexham 4-0 Forest Inexperienced
League One half-time scores
Barnsley 1-1 Studying
Bolton 1-1 Portsmouth
Cambridge 0-1 Charlton
Carlisle 0-1 Blackpool
Cheltenham 0-1 Bristol Rovers
Derby 2-0 Leyton Orient
Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton
Lincoln Metropolis 1-1 Wigan
Oxford Utd 3-0 Peterborough
Port Vale 2-0 Exeter
Shrewsbury 0-0 Wycombe
Stevenage 0-1 Burton
Championship half-time scores
Birmingham 2-0 Coventry
Bristol Metropolis 0-0 Huddersfield
Hull 2-0 QPR
Ipswich 1-1 Middlesbrough
Millwall 2-1 Cardiff
Preston 0-0 Norwich
Sheff Wed 0-0 Stoke
Southampton 2-1 Watford
Swansea 0-0 Rotherham
West Brom 0-1 Sunderland
Premier League half-time scores
Brentford 0-0 Sheff Utd
Burnley 0-0 Brighton
Man Metropolis 1-0 Luton
Nottm Forest 1-1 Wolves=
Half-time throughout all video games within the Premier League, scores incoming.
Paul Mullin has his second of the day for Wrexham, they’re now 4-0 up aginst Forest Inexperienced. With Sutton and Colchester main it’s wanting like a nasty afternoon for Rovers.
Objective! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Wolves (Gibbs-White 45+1)
The Forest talisman has equalised, attending to a set-piece first to beat Jose Sa.
Birmingham are 2-0 up! Ivan Sunjic’s aim takes the Blues out of the Championship drop zone.
Objective! Nottingham Forest 0-1 Wolves (Cunha 40)
Tenth Premier League aim of the season on his return to the facet and it’s a magnificence!
Oh Neal, what have you ever achieved? The Brentford striker squanders an enormous likelihood to offer his facet the lead in opposition to Sheffield United.
Put the champagne on ice in Portsmouth! Aaron Collins has equalised for Bolton.
That is going to twist and switch all afternoon, Watford have one again at St Mary’s. Ryan Porteous has halved Southampton’s lead, it’s now 2-1.
In League Two, Wrexham are actually 3-0 up.
Ipswich are stage! Massimo Luongo has the essential aim, do you know he was as soon as on the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or?
Fleetwood have doubled their lead in opposition to Northamptonin the battle for League One survival. In League Two, Mansfield have equalised at MK Dons, this may imply Wrexham are promoted alongside Stockport if the scores keep as they’re.
Brighton are beginning to get into their groove at Turf Moor. Carlos Baleba has obtained maintain of the midfield and Pascal Gross is pulling the strings to create a few harmful openings. No objectives but although.
Wrexham have scored once more, Paul Mullin placing them 2-0 up. Within the Championship, Millwall have been pegged again with Yakou Meite scoring for Cardiff.
Southampton may gain advantage from the void of ruthlessness on the high of the Championship, they’re 2-0 up in opposition to Watford and Boro now lead at Portman Street because of Emmanuel Latte Lath!
Not rather a lot occurring in Premier League proper now. Burnley and Brighton very a lot feeling one another out, however the Seagulls have misplaced Pervis Estupinan to damage already. Igor is on within the Ecuadorian’s place.
In League Two, Stockport want a win to earn promotion, they lead Morecambe. MK Dons and Wrexham are additionally forward in opposition to Manfield and Forest Inexperienced respectively.
Jeremy Boyce is getting bodily by way of e-mail:
All of us agree, there’s a “too massive to go down” syndrome within the Premier League, which doesn’t cease loads of golf equipment falling. However in a really a lot Newtonian sense of equals and opposites, is there a “too massive to not go up syndrome” that has additionally these attempting to reverse ferret their approach again up. Leeds and Leicester are doing their greatest to show the speculation, leaving the door extensive open for Einstein Ipswich to overturn the professional considering with their pleasing model of Quantum footie. Or will they ?
Oooft, that is massive. The underside of the Championship is a tasty place to be this afternoon. Bobby Thomas has put the ball in his personal internet to offer Birmingham an early lead in opposition to playoff-chasing Coventry.
Millwall have put collectively just a few outcomes below watchful eye of Neil Harris and look good to retain their Championship. They’ve taken an early lead in opposition to Cardiff, elsewhere Hull are beating QPR.
One other massive aim in League One, this time on the high of the desk. Portsmouth have the primary aim on the Toughsheet Group Stadium the place a win over Bolton will safe the title. Abu Kamara has scored it!
Large aim for Fleetwood, they want a win to take care of any hopes of League One survival and Promise Omochere has them in entrance in opposition to Northampton.
Extra early objectives, these throughout the EFL. Southampton are 1-0 up in opposition to Watford, Blackpool lead at Carlisle, AFC Wimbledon lead at Swindon and Notts County have an early benefit at Walsall.
Objective! Manchester Metropolis 1-0 Luton (Hashioka 2 OG)
Not the beginning Luton had been searching for as Erling Haaland’s off-target effort hits defender Daiki Hashioka and goes in.
Peeep!
We’re off!
Groups heading out of the tunnels for the Saturday 3pm kick-offs. We’ll be underway shortly…
Richard is afraid of the Metropolis bench:
That’s some bench Metropolis have. I reckon the 9 of them might beat half the groups within the Premier League.
Ortega in aim; again three of Walker, Gomez and Ake; midfield of Bernando Silva, Rodri, Grealish and Foden, Bobb as false 9? It’s not dangerous is it?
Fitba preview from Simon McMahon:
In Scotland, a win at dwelling to St. Mirren will see Celtic go 4 factors away from Rangers, however having performed two video games extra. The battle for high six locations is reaching its conclusion with the important thing video games being Motherwell v Hibs and Aberdeen v Dundee.
Within the Scottish Championship leaders Dundee United gained 4-1 at Morton final night time, so all eyes right now shall be on Kirkcaldy the place second place Raith meet third place Partick. Ought to Raith drop factors, United might successfully seal the title by beating Ayr at Tannadice subsequent week. They don’t name it the enterprise finish of the season for nothing, do they?
Large outcome within the Championship, struggling Blackburn have gone to Leeds and gained. Sammie Szmodics (who else?) obtained the one aim. All eyes on Ipswich now, does anybody wish to win the title?
Throughout at St James’, all of the response with Barry right here:
Wolves make one change as Rayan Ait-Nouri doesn’t make the squad and Matheus Cunha begins. Hwang Hee-chan on the bench.
For Forest, Gio Reyna begins however Anthony Elanga is out and Morgan Gibbs-White is match regardless of some issues through the week.
Issues of word within the Metropolis lineup, Kyle Walker is again on the bench after getting injured on England responsibility and he’s joined their by Phil Foden who has a knock.
Reece Burke is match sufficient to start out for Luton, Fred Onyedinma is available in for the Issa Kabore, who can’t play in opposition to his prent membership and Luke Berry additionally begins.
Group information: Brentford v Sheffield United
Brentford: Flekken, Roerslev, Jorgensen, Collins, Reguilon, Jensen, Janelt, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Maupay, Wissa.
Subs: Pinnock, Schade, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Toney, Strakosha, Lewis-Potter, Baptiste, Yarmolyuk.
Sheffield United: Grbic, Holgate, Ahmedhodzic, Trusty, Bogle, Hamer, Arblaster, Osborn, Larouci, Brereton, McBurnie.
Subs: Archer, Norwood, Foderingham, Vinicius Souza, Ben Slimane, McAtee, Curtis, Osula, Brooks.
Group information: Burnley v Brighton
Burnley: Muric, Vitinho, Ekdal, Esteve, Assignon, Foster, Cullen, Berge, Bruun Larsen, Odobert, Fofana.
Subs: Trafford, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Rodriguez, Benson, Amdouni, Ndayishimiye, Massengo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Gross, Baleba, Adingra, Moder, Joao Pedro, Welbeck.
Subs: Igor, Lallana, Barco, Steele, Fati, Buonanotte, Offiah, Peupion, O’Mahony.
Group information: Nottingham Forest v Wolves
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Aina, Yates, Danilo, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Reyna, Wooden.
Subs: Turner, Tavares, Sangare, Toffolo, Dominguez, Niakhate, Origi, Montiel, Duarte Ribeiro.
Wolves: Jose Sa, Santiago Bueno, Kilman, Gomes, Nelson Semedo, Mario Lemina, Joao Gomes, Doherty, Sarabia, Doyle, Matheus Cunha.
Subs: Traore, Hwang, Dawson, Hugo Bueno, Bentley, King, Barnett, Chirewa, Fraser.
Group information: Manchester Metropolis v Luton
Manchester Metropolis: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis, Kovacic, Matheus Luiz, Alvarez, De Bruyne, Doku, Haaland.
Subs: Walker, Ake, Grealish, Rodri, Ortega, Bernardo Silva, Gomez, Foden, Bobb.
Luton: Kaminski, Onyedinma, Hashioka, Burke, Doughty, Chong, Barkley, Berry, Clark, Morris, Townsend.
Subs: Shea, Woodrow, Mpanzu, Krul, Johnson, Chigozie, Nelson, Piesold, Harris.
Group information in ten minutes, however earlier than that you would be able to observe occasions at St James’ Park the place Newcastle are throughout Tottenham:
Preamble
“I don’t wish to return to the Championship, and I do know the lads don’t both.”
These had been the phrases of Rob Edwards in his interview with Emma John forward of Luton’s journey to the Etihad to face Manchester Metropolis, however right now might be one his facet must write off of their pursuit of survival. The Hatters have been nice worth throughout their return to the highest flight however a go to to the house of the champions might be not what the physician ordered at this stage of the season. Metropolis, contemporary from taking part in out a 3-3 thriller on the Bernabeu, are motivated and in type.
Occasions on the Metropolis Floor shall be carefully monitored by Luton followers. Nottingham Forest, stage on factors with Edwards’ males, tackle a Wolves facet who’ve faltered currently below the load of a prolonged damage record.
Elsewhere, Brighton shall be aiming to maintain their faint and fading European hopes alive by beating Burnley, whereas Brentford can take a step nearer to security with a win over Sheffield United.
Within the Championship, Ipswich can go high of the desk by ending a two-game winless run in opposition to Middlesbrough. Defeat at Portman Street would all however finish any playoff hopes for Michael Carrick’s facet.
On the different finish of the desk, Sheffield Wednesday journey to Stoke realizing a win would see them draw stage with the Potters’ factors tally and delay the relegation dogfight. Elsewhere, fellow strugglers Huddersfield head to Ashton Gate to tackle Bristol Metropolis and Birmingham host Coventry. Millwall, who’ve daylight within the race to keep away from the drop, tackle Cardiff.
Portsmouth can win the League One title in the event that they beat Bolton, whereas Fleetwood will be part of doomed Carlisle in League Two subsequent season in the event that they fail to beat Northampton and Burton win at Stevenage.
Within the fourth tier, Stockport will seal promotion in the event that they get a degree or higher in opposition to Morecambe.