League One: Port Vale get the first goal of the afternoon as Kyle John strikes to give the visitors an early lead at Brisbane Road.
Kick-off
Here we go!
Saka out of Arsenal line-up
Arsenal have confirmed that Bukayo Saka suffered an injury in the warm-up and is now unavailable to play against Leeds.
Noni Madueke starts in his place, with Gabriel Magalhães taking the captain’s armband.
Christian Nørgaard is now on the bench.
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Scottish Premiership (3pm GMT unless stated otherwise)
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
St. Mirren v Dundee
Livingston v Motherwell
Dundee United v Hearts (8pm)
Elsewhere in Europe
Bundesliga (2:30pm GMT unless stated otherwise)
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hoffenheim v Union Berlin
Augsburg v St. Pauli
RB Leipzig v Mainz
Hamburg v Bayern Munich (5:30pm)
LaLiga
Osasuna v Villarreal (3:15pm)
Levante v Atlético Madrid (5:30pm)
Elche v Barcelona (5pm)
Ligue 1
Paris FC v Marseille (4pm)
Lorient v Nantes (6pm)
Monaco v Rennes (8:05pm)
Serie A
Pisa v Sassuolo (2pm)
Napoli v Fiorentina (5pm)
Cagliari v Verona (7:45)
Leeds v Arsenal: It’s being reported that Bukayo Saka suffered an injury during the warm-up and will likely now withdraw from the starting line-up.
More to follow…
League Two fixtures
Oldham Athletic v Cambridge United
Crewe Alexandra v Colchester United
Chesterfield v Walsall
Shrewsbury Town v Barnet
Tranmere Rovers v Salford City
Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town
Gillingham v Bromley
Fleetwood Town v Notts County
Swindon Town v Barrow
Crawley Town v Harrogate Town
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League One fixtures (3pm unless GMT stated otherwise)
Northampton Town 0-0 Reading (live, KO 2pm)
Stockport County v Plymouth Argyle
Peterborough United v Huddersfield Town
Mansfield Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Exeter City v Rotherham United
Luton Town v Blackpool
Burton Albion v Cardiff City
Barnsley v Stevenage
Leyton Orient v Port Vale
Wigan Athletic v Lincoln City
Joe Pearson says:
“I don’t want to be that guy, but whenever I see the words “stress fracture” and “foot” together, I think the player’s career is all but over. The NBA is full of examples: Yao Ming, Sam Bowie, Bill Walton. They don’t heal without surgery, and even then it takes years. At his age (30), I just don’t see a rosy future for Grealish.”
It’s such a shame that Grealish’s season has come to an end so prematurely. He had a great start to the campaign and looked like he was really enjoying his football again. Hopefully he gets another chance at Everton, whether that be another loan or a permanent deal.
It’s full-time in the early games across the EFL so here are the results:
Championship:
Stoke City 0-2 Southampton
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Wrexham
Leicester City 0-2 Charlton
League One:
Bradford City 1-0 Doncaster Rovers
Wimbledon 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
League Two:
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Newport County
Grimsby Town 2-2 MK Dons
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Arsenal fan Lenny Peters has messaged in to say:
“As much as Arsenal win with ease against Kairat and Both Havertz & Gyokeres scored. They also seemed to get in each others space a few times. I wonder if they could be great if terrible together?”
I found it quite fun to watch the dynamic between the two in that game. Although they were very close together at times they also appeared to help each other for their goals.
Havertz assisted Gyökeres with a through ball for the opener, then Gyokeres kept a Kairat defender out of the way for Havertz to score his.
It’ll be interesting to see how the duo operate against Leeds today…
David Moyes confirmed on Friday that Jack Grealish will have to undergo surgery on a foot injury, meaning he will likely miss the rest of the season.
Team news - Brighton v Everton
Brighton starting line-up: Verbruggen, Dunk, Van Hecke, Rutter, Baleba, Welbeck, Mitoma, Kadioglu, Ayari, De Cuyper, Gross.
Substitutes: Steele, Julio, Gruda, Minteh, Milner, Kostoulas, Boscagli, Veltman, Howell.
Everton starting line-up: Pickford, Keane, Tarkowski, Ndiaye, Barry, O’Brien, Dewsbury-Hall, Gueye, Branthwaite, Garner, Armstrong.
Substitutes: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Röhl, Iroegbunam.
Team news - Wolves v Bournemouth
Wolves starting line-up: Sa, Mosquera, S. Bueno, Agbadou, R Gomes, J Gomes, Andre, H Bueno, Mane, Hwang, Arokodare.
Substitutes: Johnstone, Doherty, Moller Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Arias, Lima, Bellegarde, Tchatchoua, Abbey.
Bournemouth starting line-up: Petrović, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Cook, Jiménez, Kroupi, Adli, Evanilson.
Substitutes: Mandas, Christie, Diakité, Ünal, Tóth, Rayan, Milosavljević, Rees-Dottin, DaCosta.
While there has been plenty of debate around who should start in midfield for Arsenal today between Martin Ødegaard and Eberechi Eze, Mikel Arteta has opted for a completely different option – Kai Havertz.
The 26-year-old scored on his return from injury against Kairat Almaty on Wednesday and will play behind Viktor Gyökeres again today.
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Team news - Leeds v Arsenal
Leeds starting line-up: Darlow, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Rodon, Struijk, Justin, Ampadu, Gruev, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin.
Substitutes: Perri, Byram, Bornauw, Longstaff, Tanaka, Buonanotte, Okafor, Gnonto, Piroe.
Arsenal starting line-up: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Havertz, Saka, Trossard, Gyökeres.
Substitutes: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Ødegaard, Jesus, Eze, Martinelli, Madueke, Calafiori.
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We’ve got some Premier League team news to bring you next, starting with Leeds v Arsenal…
Championship fixtures
QPR v Coventry City
Millwall v Sheffield United
Portsmouth v West Brom
Watford v Swansea
Blackburn Rovers v Hull City
Oxford United v Birmingham City
Middlesbrough v Norwich City
Ipswich Town v Preston North End
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Premier League fixtures (3pm GMT unless stated otherwise)
Leeds United v Arsenal
Wolves v Bournemouth
Brighton v Everton
Chelsea v West Ham (5:30pm)
Liverpool v Newcastle (8pm)
Preamble
Hello, good afternoon and welcome to another clockwatch! We’ve got three Premier League games to look forward to this afternoon, along with fixtures in the Championship, League One, League Two and from across Europe.
Arsenal will look to bounce back from last week’s 3-2 loss to Manchester United against Leeds at Elland Road, with Manchester City hot on their heels in the title race. A win for the Gunners will see them move seven points clear at the top of the table before City face Tottenham tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Wolves host Bournemouth as they look to close the gap on Burnley in the relegation scrap. A win for the Cherries could see them leapfrog Brighton.
Speaking of, the Seagulls host Everton at the Amex Stadium with the aim of overtaking David Moyes’ side in the table and moving up to 10th.
I’ll be with you all afternoon, keeping you updated on all the action from across the leagues – join me!