GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Brighton (Palmer 21)
A terrible mistake at the back from Adam Webster allows Nicolas Jackson to run free and set up Cole Palmer to level for Chelsea with a cool finish. Two avoidable goals.
Key events
A terrible mistake at the back from Adam Webster allows Nicolas Jackson to run free and set up Cole Palmer to level for Chelsea with a cool finish. Two avoidable goals.
Martinelli makes amend as he turns home Timber’s cut back to put the Gunners in front. It had been coming. Poor marking from Leicester.
Goal in the Championship. Wilfried Gnonto slots home from around 16 yards to put Leeds 1-0 up on Coventry at Elland Road. That’s the first goal in the Championship’s 3pm games although Cardiff have now just gone 1-0 up at Hull.
15 min: Arsenal 0-0 Leicester Still all Arsenal and Saka and Martinelli both have chances, the latter wasting a great opportunity as he blasts over from eight yards out.
A lively start in the Premier League with those early goals for Brentford, Brighton and Palace. The live league table has Brighton in third as it stands.
Everton have been taking leads in recent games but not here. Wharton’s cross is headed down by Lacroix and Marc Guehi flicks out a boot to prod home at the near post.
A casual clearance from former Brighton midfielder Moises Caceido loops up off a teammate and Georginio Rutter cashes in, nodding over Sanchez. A shock early score in the Graham Potter derby.
5 min: Arsenal 0-0 Leicester The Gunners on the front foot as you’d expect. They’re dominating possession although Leicester almost had a moment on the break just there.
Brentford have now taken a first-minute lead for three Premier League games in a row. That’s surely a record, Norris.
Fast-start specialists Brentford have done it again! Bryan Mbeumo hooks the ball home inside a minute and West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui is going mad again.
Peep! Peep!! Peep!!! Whistles shrill around the country and the 3pm games are in play.
Serie A: Udinese 1-2 Inter (HT)
The champions were pegged back at Udinese after Christian Kabasele levelled for the home side after 35 minutes. But Lauro Martinez has given Inter the lead again on the stroke of half-time.
Match report: Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
Louise Taylor was at St James’ Park as the Magpies fought back from a goal down to deny Man City.
A reminder of the key team news. David Raya is fit to start in goal for Arsenal at home to Leicester while Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite makes his first start of the season as the Toffees host Crystal Palace.
Some drama in the Championship’s early games. Leaders West Brom fought back from 2-0 down at Sheffield Wednesday before Anthony Musaba came up with an 86th-minute winner for the hosts. Norwich also won by the odd goal in five at Derby with Borja Sainz the hat-trick hero. That first Norwich goal though! (see 13.43 BST).
Championship
Blackburn 2-0 QPR
Derby 2-3 Norwich
Sheff Wed 3-2 West Brom
League One
Crawley 0-2 Bolton
Reading 2-1 Huddersfield
League Two
Harrogate 2-1 Bradford
Walsall 4-0 Colchester
The win for Walsall puts them top.
It’s a point apiece at St James’ Park thanks to Anthony Gordon’s second-half penalty for the hosts. City stay top but, by my calculations, Pep Guardiola’s men could end the weekend in fourth if Arsenal hammer Leicester by a four-goal margin, Liverpool beat Wolves and Aston Villa win at Ipswich.
Seven minutes of added time to play at St James’ Park where it’s still Newcastle 1-1 Man City.
Serie A latest: Udinese 0-1 Inter
It’s been a slightly sticky start to the season for champions Inter but they’ve taken the lead at Udinese today inside the opening minute via Davide Frattesi.
Still 1-1 at St James’ Park with 10 minutes to go. This would be four points dropped in two games for Manchester City. Those ‘without Rodri’ stats will no doubt be flashed up again if they fail to win here.
Goals in the Championship
Second-half strikes in all three games. Blackburn are 2-0 up on QPR after goals from Lewis Travis and Danny Batth; Josh Maja has pulled a goal back for West Brom, who now trail 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday; and Borja Sainz has scored his second of the day for Norwich to give the Canaries the lead again after Craig Forsyth had levelled for Derby.
Big news for Everton as big defender Jarrad Branthwaite returns from a groin injury to make his first start of the season. Palace look to be lining up with a back four rather than a three.
It’s a full house of 11 changes for Chelsea following their Carabao Cup win over Barrow. Malo Gusto comes in from the side that won at West Ham last weekend.
David Raya is fit enough to play for Arsenal while Leandro Trossard is back from suspension.
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Partey, Rice, Trossard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
Bang! There’s no Isak but Gordon steps up and sends Ederson the wrong way. Game on!
Newcastle have a penalty at home to Manchester City. Anthony Gordon bursts through and is tripped by Ederson, who picks up a yellow. VAR says yes, the spot-kick stands.
Oof!! Norwich lead at Derby but, come on, the ball was surely out in the build-up.
Premier League teams news arrives 75 minutes before kick-off these days so we’ll have starting XIs very soon.
More early kick-off news
But not great news for Deano’s former club Bradford, who trail 2-1 at Harrogate in a North v West Yorkshire derby. In the other League Two game that started early, Walsall lead Colchester 1-0. In League One, we’re into the second half of two games and it’s currently Crawley 0-1 Bolton and Reading 1-1 Huddersfield.
Championship half-times
It’s been a tough first period for leaders West Brom, who are 2-0 down at Sheffield Wednesday following a Darnell Furlong own goal (9) and a strike from Josh Windass (23) for the hosts. I drove past a place in Bradford a couple of days ago and saw an advert for an evening with Dean Windass. Good times for the Windass clan.
Blackburn 0-0 QPR
Derby 0-1 Norwich
Sheff Wed 2-0 West Brom
While the top looks very familiar, there’s a slightly unusual look to the Premier League table this season due to six teams still having a zero in the ‘win’ column. Three of those sides – Leicester, Crystal Palace and Everton – are in action at 3pm. Leicester have it all on to break their duck given that they’re away at Arsenal while the other two, Everton and Palace, meet at Goodison. Pencil that in for a draw then. Wolves, who are bottom, host Liverpool in the 5.30pm game so there’s a fair chance we end today with six teams still searching for a first win.
At the other end of the table, Arsenal, Brighton and Nottingham Forest all go into their 3pm games with unbeaten records in the top-flight so far.
Elsewhere, Aberdeen can go top of the SPL for a few hours, with Celtic in action later today. And while it’s not on my watch, note that it’s Bayern v Leverkusen in the Bundesliga at 5.30pm.
These are our featured games, all 3pm kick-offs unless stated.
Premier League
Championship
Scottish Premiership
Serie A
Half-time: Newcastle 0-1 Manchester City
It’s been a well-contested first 45 minutes at St James’ Park but City have the advantage after a Josko Gvardiol goal 10 minutes before the break. Nice set-up play from Jack Grealish and a classy finish from the Croatian.
You can follow minute-by-minute action here, courtesy of Rob Smyth.
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