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Key occasions
2 minutes: Liverpool have began in dominant trend, backed by the same old wall of sound at Anfield. How lengthy will it take for them to breach this porous Southampton defence?
There are some cracking reads on the web site proper now. Get round them earlier than the insanity actually kicks in.
KICK OFF
Let’s go!
We’re about to get below approach across the nation …
The report through Peter Lansley has dropped from the Metropolis Floor.
As he rightly writes: “Manchester Metropolis continued their plummet from Premier League champions to scrambling to qualify for the Champions League, however the achievements of [Nottingham Forest] deserve full recognition”.
We don’t often dabble with bookies or odds right here at The Guardian, nevertheless it’s fairly telling that Liverpool are an astonishing 1-12 to win right now. You may again a Southampton win at 22-1 if you’re.
Even the draw is 10-1. It appears the Saints don’t also have a prayer.
Good grief, Frank Lampard actually can’t do any improper proper now. Coventry snatch the three factors late on towards Stoke, a win that may style all of the sweeter for Lamps because it got here towards his Sky Blues predecessor, Mark Robins. Bobby Thomas scored the winner within the 97th minute. It’s an eighth win in 9 league video games for Lampard’s Cov.
It is a helpful device to maintain on prime of the Premier League’s Golden Boot race when the objectives begin flying in in a while right now. Can anybody cease Mo Salah? (Absolutely not Southampton… )
Full time: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester Metropolis. Ooosh. What a outcome for Nuno Espirito Santo’s aspect, who proceed to defy all the percentages this season. Metropolis? Effectively, they appear to be left in an almighty scrap for a prime 4/5 spot, which is a few fall from grace after 4 successive titles, lots of them gained at a stroll.
This was the objective that did it:
Oh, grasp on… Coventry had the lead after combating again from a objective down – however Mark Robins’ Stoke have hit again towards his former aspect. Sam Gallagher has a brace.
Crawley have additionally equalised late on through Panutche Camará.
Callum Hudson Odoi has snatched the lead for Nottingham Forest late on towards Manchester Metropolis. A giant objective within the race for Champions League qualification? The Metropolis Floor is bouncing.
Within the early kickoffs down the leagues, Coventry are on track for one more win below Frank Lampard – they lead Stoke 2-1; Millwall are profitable by the identical rating away at Watford; whereas in League One there’s solely been one objective within the Crawley v Studying and Stockport v Charlton video games. That’s been scored by the Royals’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan. League Two leaders Walsall are on track for a house defeat by Grimsby City and AFC Wimbledon are cruising 2-0 at dwelling to Notts County.
Premier League staff information
You’ll have all little doubt checked the staff information in your numerous apps and web sites, however permit me to run by way of the headlines.
Cody Gakpo continues to be absent for Liverpool, with Arne Slot handing a begin to Darwin Nunez towards Southampton as a part of three adjustments from the aspect that snuck previous PSG in midweek. Curtis Jones and Kostas Tsimikas additionally begin. Kamaldeen Sulemana leads the road for Southampton.
João Pedro is most popular up entrance to Danny Welbeck for Brighton, whereas Fulham look to be taking part in three on the again on the Amex. Issa Diop begins for them. Crystal Palace are after all with out the injured Jean-Philippe Mateta after he took a whack to the pinnacle final week, with Eddie Nketiah beginning up prime. Kalvin Phillips is again within the Ipswich midfield at Selhurst Park after two video games out. Captain Sam Morsy drops to the bench.
There’s 20 minutes or so remaining on the Metropolis Floor within the huge early kickoff and Scott Murray is throughout it for us.
Preamble
Welcome to a different Saturday clockwatch – and what a wonderful springtime Saturday that is (in a lot of the UK, not less than).
The soccer doesn’t look too shabby both. Within the Greatest League In The World (TM) there’s prime v backside with Liverpool v Southampton, two middling sides in Brighton v Fulham and no matter you care to dub Crystal Palace v Ipswich, most likely protected versus severely unsafe within the case of the latter.
Down the leagues there’s no scarcity of 3pm Saturday goodness, with promotion-pushing Sheffield United and Burnley in motion within the Championship, whereas Birmingham, Wrexham and Huddersfield are among the many second tier hopefuls taking part in within the, er, third tier right now.
There’s heaps extra beside, embody the Bundesliga, La Liga and increasingly more and extra. Let’s do that factor!
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