Arsenal v West Ham, Manchester United v Sunderland, and more: football – live | Soccer

Obviously I would love for you to stick around with me but we do have live action in the Premier League, with Leeds hosting Spurs. Scott Murray has that one:

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Salba, Gabriel, Cafarori, Rice, Eze, Odegarard; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard.
Subs: Kepa, White, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Norgaard, Zubimendi, Merino, Nwaneri, Martinelli.

West Ham Xi: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Diouf, Magassa, Fernandes, Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville, Fullkrug.
Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Igor, Wilson, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Scarles, Potts, Marshall.

Manchester United XI: Yoro, Yoro, Shaw, Fine, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mount, Sesco.
Subs: Bayandir, Dorg, Heaven, Leon, Maino, Maino, Cunha, Cunha, Zirkzee.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Mukiele, Mukiele, Alderet, Masuuak, Le Fee, Xhaka, Sadiki, Traorere, Isididor, Isidor, Adingra.
Subs: Patterson, Ballard, Geertruida, Neil, Rigg, O’nien, Talbi, Brobbey, Mayenda.

A whopping two 3pm (BST) kick-offs in the Premier League has me questioning what’s happened to this country. At least they are two games with plenty of intrigue.

West Ham make a trip on the Overground from Stratford to Highbury and Islington (because all players live at the stadiums they play in) for Nuno Espírito Santo’s second game in charge of the Hammers. Arsenal got a straightforward win in midweek and look built to last. Given Nuno’s preference for pragmatism and Arteta’s priorities usually being control over creativity, this could be a low-scoring affair. That will probably hinge on whether or not West Ham can get to grips with the home side’s set-pieces.

Will the clown show continue at Old Trafford as high-flying Sunderland take on lowly Manchester United? Ruben Amorim’s dogmatic thought experiment in 3-5-2 looks increasingly like it is on its last legs, another defeat would surely prompt another round of high-level discussions from the Ineos brains trust. Sunderland put the (black) cat amongst the pigeons at the City Ground last weekend and have gone about their return to the Premier League with much more purpose than other promoted clubs in the last few seasons

Elsewhere, Middlesbrough will probably need a win at Portsmouth to return to the top of the Championship as Coventry are currently leading at Sheffield Wednesday. Bristol City v QPR is another fixture that catches the eye in the Championship.

There’s an intribung Herts-Beds clash in League One where Stevenage host Luton, with the home side able to jump past Bradford to take over top spot with a win. In League Two, Walsall and Salford will be looking to move up the table with the early pacemakers, Gillingham and Swindon, currently in action.

Further afield, I’ll also be keeping an eye on Borrussia Dortmund’s clash with RB Leipzig.