Key events
Mary Waltz has messaged in from California to say:
“This Everton fan is happy that Strand Larson is not playing. Not very sporting. But that’s that. Fulham was done over by VAR. Bin it.”
Scottish Premiership fixtures
James Humphries has messaged in to say: “Big day in north Lanarkshire – Killie come to fir park under our ex-manager* Kettlewell, who quit citing fan abuse. I must confess I never heard anything beyond the usual for managerial abuse, but that is a pretty ridiculous standard to begin with, so it will be… interesting to see what sort of welcome he gets.
“Anyway, with the well going pretty, uh, nicely under Askou’s possession-based football, and Kettlewell’s Killie below us only alphabetically, this could be pretty tasty; especially considering Kettlewell is fairly combustible type (I think he had three touchline bans last season, and that was only up to about February). Lots to look forward to then, and we’ll see how cheery I am after we’ve lost to the inevitable injury-time sickener.”
Premier League fixtures
Full-time: Chelsea 2-0 Fulham
Goals from Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernandez helped Chelsea to a 2-0 win over Fulham at Stamford Bridge. The match was overshadowed by some controversial decisions which left Marco Silva and the visitors furious.
Championship fixtures
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Stoke City 0-1 West Brom FT
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QPR 3-1 Charlton Athletic FT
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Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield United FT
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Oxford United v Coventry City
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BRristol City in Hull City
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Ipswich Town v Derby County
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Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City
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Millwall v Wrexham
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Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
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Portsmouth v Preston North End
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Watford v Southampton
League One fixtures
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Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Rotherham United FT
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Cardiff City 4-0 Plymouth Argyle FT
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Burton Albion v Luton Town
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Wigan Athletic v Stockport County
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Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers
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Exeter City v Peterborough United
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Reading v Port Vale
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Bradford City v AFC Wimbledon
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Barnsley v Huddersfield Town
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Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers
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Lincoln City v Mansfield Town
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Leyton Orient v Northampton Town
League Two fixtures
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Barrow v Fleetwood Town
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Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town
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Oldham Athletic v Gillingham
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Tranmere Rovers v Notts County
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Bromley v Harrogate Town
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MK Dons v Walsall
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Shrewsbury Town v Accrington Stanley
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Grimsby Town v Bristol Rovers
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Barnet v Colchester United
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Cambridge United v Newport County
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Chesterfield v Crawley Town
Shaun T has messaged in to have his say on Ruben Amorim’s team selection:
“Any thoughts on why a club in need of a striker would fork out 66 million quid for one (Sesko) but choose not to play him? Is he injured? They need goals.”
To be completely honest, my guess is as good as yours! I don’t think he’s injured. At least, nothing has been said about any kind of injury. He should be fully match fit considering he had a full pre-season with RB Leipzig before moving to Manchester.
I’d have thought this would have been the perfect game to put him in from the start. Like you say, United need goals!
Jørgen Strand Larsen is not in the Wolves squad this afternoon amid rumours of a potential move to Newcastle. The Magpies saw two bids for the striker knocked back before finally signing Nick Woltemade, a move which was confirmed earlier today.
Wolves boss Vitor Pereira said yesterday that Strand Larsen was being treated for a minor knock.
Andre Onana has been dropped by Ruben Amorim for Manchester United’s match against Burnley this afternoon. The goalkeeper was heavily criticised for his performance against Grimsby on Wednesday. However, Amorim refused to point the blame at him.
Sunderland v Brentford team news
Sunderland starting lineup: Rofs, Humani, Mukay, Aldette, Mandata, Dira, Xhakah, Salar, Talbich, Fee, Fee.
Brentford starting lineup: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, Van Den Berg, Lewis pots, Yarmolyuk, Henderson, Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade, Thiago.
Wolves v Everton team news
Wolves starting lineup: Sa, well, Agbadou, Gomes, Tchatchoua, Andre, Gomes, Well, Munetsi, Hwang, Arias.
Everton starting lineup: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Beto.
Tottenham v Bournemouth team news
Tottenham starting lineup: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Sarr, Joao Palhinha, Bentancur, Kudus, Richarlison, Johnson.
Bournemouth starting lineup: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Brooks, Scott, Tavernier, Semenyo, Evanilson.
Manchester United v Burnley team news
Manchester United starting lineup: Bayindir, Yoro, From the Ligt, Shaw, Ship, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Mount, Cunha.
Burnley starting lineup: Dubravka, Walker, Ekdal, Esteve, Hartman, Ugochukwu, Cullen, Bruun Larsen, Mejbri, Anthony, Foster.
Preamble
Hello, good afternoon and welcome to another Clockwatch. We have four Premier League fixtures to look forward to this afternoon, with the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham in action.
Following their shock Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby Town midweek, United host Burnley at Old Trafford in what could be viewed by some as a must-win game. Speaking of Grimsby, they face Bristol Rovers in League Two at the same time.
Meanwhile, Tottenham welcome Bournemouth to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as they look to continue their perfect start to the campaign.
Elsewhere, Wolves – who are yet to win a Premier League match this season – take on Everton and Sunderland host Brentford.
I’ll also bring you updates from across the EFL as the 3pm BST matches get under way.