We’re back under way for the second half!

It was announced this afternoon that the Africa Cup of Nations will be held every four years instead of every two years from 2028. The 2025-26 competition kicks off tomorrow.

Scottish Premiership:

• Dundee United 1-1 Hibernian

• St. Mirren v Livingston

• Kilmarnock v Falkirk

• Motherwell v Dundee

League Two:

• Bromley 2-0 Grimsby Town FT

• Notts County 0-0 Walsall FT

• Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Chesterfield

• Oldham Athletic 1-1 Tranmere

• Swindon Town 0-0 Crawley Town

• Colchester United 2-0 Newport County

• Harrogate Town 0-3 MK Dons

• Barnet 0-2 Salford City

• Fleetwood Town 0-1 Gillingham

League One:

• Stevenage 2-2 Burton Albion FT

• Wigan Athletic 0-2 Blackpool FT

• Lincoln City 1-0 Cardiff City

• Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

• Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Plymouth Argyle

• Port Vale 0-0 Peterborough United

• Rotherham United 0-3 Huddersfield Town

• Mansfield Town 1-1 Stockport County

• Leyton Orient 1-1 Bradford City

• Exeter City 1-0 Barnsley

Championship:

• Preston North End 1-1 Norwich City FT

• Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Millwall FT

• Southampton 1-1 Coventry City FT

• Hull City 1-0 West Brom

• Bristol City 1-0 Middlesbrough

• Sheffield United 2-0 Birmingham City

• Watford 0-0 Stoke City

• Derby County 1-1 Portsmouth

• Ipswich Town 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

• Charlton Athletic 0-0 Oxford United

• QPR 4-0 Leicester City

Premier League:

• Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea FT

• Wolves 0-0 Brentford

• Manchester City 2-0 West Ham

• Brighton 0-0 Sunderland

• Bournemouth 0-0 Burnley

Premier League: Check is over at the Vitality Stadium – the goal will not count.

Premier League: Jaidon Anthony puts the ball into the net for Burnley, but it won’t count due to an offside in the build-up.

VAR is checking just to be sure…

League One: Lincoln take the lead against League One leaders Cardiff courtesy of an own-goal from Alex Robertson.

Championship: Cedric Kipre breaks the deadlock for Ipswich against Sheffield Wednesday at Portman Road.

Championship: It gets worse for Leicester. The Foxes find themselves 3-0 down at Loftus Road. Karamoko Dembele with the latest strike.

Championship: Gustavo Hamer doubles Sheffield United’s lead against Birmingham with a brilliant strike into the top corner.

League One: Plymouth found themselves 1-0 down to Doncaster in the fourth minute, but they have completely turned this game around. The visitors now lead 3-1 at the Eco-Power Stadium thanks to a brace from Lorent Tolaj and a strike from Owen Oseni.

Premier League: Still just the one goal in the top division, with City 1-0 up against West Ham thanks to Erling Haaland’s early strike at the Etihad.

The deadlock is yet to be broken in any of the other games.

Championship: Birmingham are down to 10 men! Tommy Doyle sees red for a clumsy challenge on Gustavo Hamer.

Current scores: League Two

• Bromley 2-0 Grimsby Town FT

• Notts County 0-0 Walsall FT

• Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Chesterfield

• Oldham Athletic 0-0 Tranmere

• Swindon Town 0-0 Crawley Town

• Colchester United 0-0 Newport County

• Harrogate Town 0-1 MK Dons

• Barnet 0-0 Salford City

• Fleetwood Town 0-1 Gillingham

Current scores: League One

• Stevenage 2-2 Burton Albion FT

• Wigan Athletic 0-2 Blackpool FT

• Lincoln City 0-0 Cardiff City

• Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Bolton Wanderers

• Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle

• Port Vale 0-0 Peterborough United

• Rotherham United 0-0 Huddersfield Town

• Mansfield Town 0-0 Stockport County

• Leyton Orient 0-0 Bradford City

• Exeter City 0-0 Barnsley

Current scores: Championship

• Preston North End 1-1 Norwich City FT

• Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Millwall FT

• Southampton 1-1 Coventry City FT

• Hull City 0-0 West Brom

• Bristol City 0-0 Middlesbrough

• Sheffield United 1-0 Birmingham City

• Watford 0-0 Stoke City

• Derby County 0-1 Portsmouth

• Ipswich Town 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday

• Charlton Athletic 0-0 Oxford United

• QPR 1-0 Leicester City

Championship: Sheffield United lead Birmingham thanks to a strike from Tyler Bindon, with Callum Lang giving Portsmouth the advantage against Derby County.

Championship: We have the first goal of the afternoon! QPR take an early lead against Leicester thanks to Koki Saito.

Wolves and Brentford players take part in a minute’s applause before kick-off in memory of former Wolves academy star Ethan McLeod, who tragically died at the age of 21 this week in a car accident.

With just 10 minutes to go until kick-off across the leagues, here is a reminder of today’s Premier League fixtures:

• Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea FT

• Wolves v Brentford

• Manchester City v West Ham

• Brighton v Sunderland

• Bournemouth v Burnley

• Tottenham v Liverpool (5:30pm)

• Everton v Arsenal (8pm)

If you need a quick recap of all the top news in the Premier League this week, give this a read before kick-off!

Scottish Premiership (3pm unless otherwise stated)

• Dundee United v Hibernian

• St. Mirren v Livingston

• Kilmarnock v Falkirk

• Motherwell v Dundee

Full-time: Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea

The Blues come from two goals down to steal a point from Eddie Howe’s side at St James’ Park.

Join Niall McVeigh for all the reaction…

League Two fixtures (3pm unless otherwise stated)

• Bromley 2-0 Grimsby Town

• Notts County 0-0 Walsall

• Shrewsbury Town v Chesterfield

• Oldham Athletic v Tranmere

• Swindon Town v Crawley Town

• Colchester United v Newport County

• Harrogate Town v MK Dons

• Barnet v Salford City

• Fleetwood Town v Gillingham

League One fixtures (3pm unless otherwise stated)

• Stevenage 2-2 Burton Albion

• Wigan Athletic 0-2 Blackpool

• Lincoln City v Cardiff City

• Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

• Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

• Port Val v Peterborough United

• Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town

• Mansfield Town v Stockport County

• Leyton Orient v Bradford City

• Exeter City v Barnsley

Championship games (3pm unless otherwise stated)

• Preston North End 1-1 Norwich City FT

• Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Millwall FT

• Southampton 1-1 Coventry City FT

• Hull City v West Brom

• Bristol City v Middlesbrough

• Sheffield United v Birmingham City

• Watford v Stoke City

• Derby County v Portsmouth

• Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

• Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

• QPR v Leicester City

Simon McMahon has messaged in to say:

“Season’s greetings to you and all Clockwatchers! Game of the day in Scotland is at Tannadice, where Dundee United will be in high spirits after inflicting a fourth straight defeat on Mike Basset’s Wilfried Nancy’s beleaguered Celtic side on Wednesday. It was a first win in eleven, though that run contained half a dozen draws, for Jim Goodwin’s side so they will now be hoping to build some momentum heading into the busy festive schedule with another three points today. A win would take the Tangerines within a point of visitors Hibs, and Aberdeen, who are in Glasgow to face Celtic tomorrow. Today’s other 3 o’clock ko’s are Kilmarnock v Falkirk, St. Mirren v Livingston and Motherwell v struggling Dundee.”

Right, it’s time for team news!

The second half has just started at St James’ Park in the match between Newcastle and Chelsea. The hosts currently lead 2-1 thanks to a brace from Nick Woltemade. Reece James got one back for Chelsea with a brilliant free-kick.

Head over to join Niall McVeigh for minute-by-minute updates.

Premier League games (3pm KO unless otherwise stated)

• Newcastle v Chelsea

• Wolves v Brentford

• Manchester City v West Ham

• Brighton v Sunderland

• Bournemouth v Burnley

• Tottenham v Liverpool (5:30pm)

• Everton v Arsenal (8pm)