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Scott Murray has Everton v Manchester City (currently 0-0 after 30-odd minutes) here:

Matty Cash sent a message of support to a Poland teammate stranded in Ukraine after scoring the opening goal in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win at Brighton. The Villa full-back broke the deadlock with a fine early finish before taking off his shirt to reveal a “stay strong” message to the Dynamo Kyiv defender, Tomasz Kedziora, receiving a caution in the process.

The Royal Opera House cancelled a season of performances by Moscow’s famed Bolshoi Ballet, European football’s governing body took the Champions League final away from St Petersburg, and a host of Russian businesses were rocked by resignations of big-name European directors. In the hours and days following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it became clear that Russia is no longer a welcome member of western society.

Reda Khadra made up for his midweek penalty miss by ending Blackburn’s five-match goal drought to register a 1-0 win over fellow promotion hopefuls QPR.

Sean Dyche after Burnley’s 1-1 draw at Palace: “First half there wasn’t a lot in it, we were a little bit sluggish ... but fantastic reaction [second half] ... the mentality is solid, to get us through this [relegation battle] ... overall I think both sides will probably take it. The big journey down yesterday didn’t help.”

The draw specialists Crystal Palace and Burnley could not be separated after Luka Milivojevic’s own goal cancelled out an early opener from Jeffrey Schlupp for the hosts at Selhurst Park.

Bogdan Kotarlic emailed earlier:

“Hello Luke, I am from Serbia and I know what a war means (we had four of them in the 90s here) so I would like this madness in Ukraine to stop. Nobody benefits from the wars, except for the privileged few.”

I’ll second that, Bogdan.

And well done to Poland and Sweden for taking a stand:

Manchester United’s inability to finish any of their countless chances was near-comedic and costly. Against a Watford side with one league win since November, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes were the chief culprits, each missing when it appeared easier to score.

This match will be remembered for what mattered the most: that Christian Eriksen returned, to the most rapturous of receptions, to competitive football and completed 38 accomplished minutes for Brentford as a substitute.

Blackpool produced plenty of grit and determination as they came from behind to thump former manager Paul Ince’s Reading 4-1. Lucas Joao gave Reading a 17th-minute lead but Marvin Ekpiteta drew the Seasiders level before the break and second-half goals from Gary Madine, Shayne Lavery and Josh Bowler secured the points. It was Blackpool’s first Championship victory in five games, and leaves the Royals precariously placed just above the drop zone after their mini-revival came to a shuddering halt following back-to-back wins. (PA Media)

Into injury time at the Amex Stadium: Aston Villa still lead 2-0. Cash and Watkins with the goals.

“Two teams meet in urgent need of maximum points but for entirely different reasons.”

Andy Hunter’s preview of Everton v Manchester City:

See all today’s scores here

Congratulations to Christian Eriksen, who despite defeat by Newcastle, will have been delighted to make his debut for Brentford.

Match reports to follow, obviously. Villa lead Brighton 0-2 at the Amex with a little over 10 minutes to go in the match that kicked off late.

League One: Portsmouth were 3-0 down to Fleetwood Town. Aiden O’Brien has just made it 3-3 after five minutes of stoppage time.

Championship: Bournemouth score against 10-man Stoke! Jamal Lowe makes it 2-1 in the 89th minute.

A paper aeroplane, bearing the colours of Ukraine, on the turf before Bradford City v Mansfield Town.

Latest Premier League scores:

Brentford 0-2 Newcastle
Crystal Palace 1-1 Burnley
Manchester United 0-0 Watford
Brighton 0-1 Aston Villa (3.30pm kick-off)

Scott Murray has Everton v Manchester City, LIVE, right here (kick-off 5.30pm):

Manchester United have missed a hatful of chances against Watford. But it remains 0-0 at Old Trafford with 15 minutes to go. Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw have all been brought off the bench by Ralf Rangnick.

At Selhurst Park, Burnley are on top, and threatening the goal that could bring them their third Premier League win in a row.

From before kick-off at Old Trafford – a peace message from Ralf Rangnick and the Manchester United and Watford players following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Half-time: Brighton 0-1 Aston Villa.

Tea and oranges in the Premier League match that kicked off late due to traffic issues. Matty Cash’s goal separates the sides.

League Two: On Mark Hughes’s managerial debut for Bradford, they trail Mansfield at home by two goals to nil. Rhys Oates and Matty Longstaff scored them.

Approaching half-time at the Amex Stadium and Villa continue to lead 1-0 thanks to Matty Cash’s goal. Tyrone Mings of Villa has just been booked after a bit of a melee between the players.

In rugby news, France have just beaten Scotland at Murrayfield, and England v Wales is coming up shortly. Lee Calvert has the details:

ICYMI, in internet parlance, the match report from Leeds 0-4 Spurs:

Goal! Fulham lead Cardiff by a goal to nil in the Championship. Aleksandar Mitrovic, naturally, scored it.

In League One, Sunderland are 2-0 up at Wigan.

Goal! Brennan Johnson puts Nottingham Forest 1-0 up against Bristol City. Forest’s push for the playoffs goes on.

Bruno Fernandes has missed a couple of sitters for Manchester United, who are dominating Watford at Old Trafford. It remains 0-0, however.

Jeffrey Schlupp, who scored Crystal Palace’s opener against Burnley, is only 29. It feels like he’s been in the Premier League for about 18 years, if you ask me.

Championship: Blackpool equalise against Reading thanks to Marvin Ekpiteta. It’s 1-1 there.

Chris Wood has missed a very good headed chance for Newcastle against 10-man Brentford. Still goalless at the Brentford Community Stadium.

Brighton v Aston Villa should be kicking off in under five minutes, following Villa’s issues getting through the traffic around the Amex Stadium.

Aside from that, in the other 3pm kick-offs, Crystal Palace’s goal is the only score update.

Championship: Stoke take the lead against second-placed Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Tommy Smith with the goal.

Blackburn 1-0 QPR – match report!

Sweden have joined Poland in announcing that they will not play Russia in World Cup qualifying, in protest at the invasion of Ukraine:

Blackburn closed out a 1-0 win against QPR thanks to Reda Khadra’s 77th-minute strike. They move third in the Championship table as a result, above QPR, who are now fourth.

The weather was a trifle chillier than Antonio Conte might have wanted but, in so many ways, this trip to West Yorkshire proved every bit as restorative as a week in the sun at the Tottenham manager’s favourite resort hotel in Sardinia.

BT Sport’s Des Kelly just asked the Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa if it’s time to make his team less open, given their poor form.

“Were you at the game?” Bielsa deadpans, through his interpreter. Lovely stuff.

On BT Sport, Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch are pouring praise on Harry Kane for the display against Leeds: “We were sitting here just screaming at times because it was so good,” says Ferdinand. “He was playing on another planet today.”

“We was all frustrated [about the loss at Burnley],” says Kane. “We had to bounce back today against a tough side who are fighting for their lives.”

Full-time: Leeds 0-4 Tottenham

After five matches in which they’ve failed to muster a single Championship goal, Blackburn lead QPR by a goal to nil in stoppage time!

Ralf Rangnick believes Marcus Rashford can draw inspiration from Jadon Sancho as the forward tries to lift himself out of a run of poor form.

This afternoon’s fixtures from across all the European league can be viewed here.

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Tottenham have just gone 4-0 up thanks to a delightful take and finish by Son Heung-min. Hapless Leeds missed an open goal, more or less, a few minutes ago.

“War in Europe was unthinkable for me for a long period ... It’s pretty unreal, it’s clouding our minds, it’s clouding excitement towards the [Carabao Cup] final and it brings huge uncertainty.”

The thoughts of the Chelsea head coach, Thomas Tuchel, before Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Liverpool:

Andy Hunter and Jamie Jackson with some more Ukraine-related news:

Everton are expected to silence the air-raid siren that sounds before matches at Goodison Park when Manchester City visit on Saturday out of consideration for the Ukraine internationals Vitalii Mykolenko and Oleksandr Zinchenko. The move comes amid support from several Premier League clubs for players affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Some breaking news – Poland will refuse to play Russia in their scheduled World Cup playoff next month following the invasion of Ukraine:

What will the top of the Premier League look like on the final day, 22 May? And what will the bottom look like? It is all up for grabs at both ends of the division, now with just three points between the once-runaway leaders Manchester City and second-placed Liverpool going into this weekend’s matches.

At the bottom, Leeds and Everton – 15th and 16th as it stands – are officially right in the relegation scrap, with Newcastle and Burnley enjoying some positive recent results that have boosted their hopes of survival. Eddie Howe’s Magpies would overtake today’s opponents Brentford and move up to 14th place if they can triumph away in south-west London, while Manchester United will aim to close the gap to third-placed Chelsea with a win at home to Watford this afternoon.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side are currently enduring another painful afternoon, against Tottenham, with Burnley, Everton and Watford all in action later today ... I’ll bring you as much news as possible from all the 3pm kick-offs across the Premier League and Football League, with the Championship leaders Fulham away to Cardiff City, and second-placed Bournemouth at home to Stoke. Let’s do this.