Emillia Hawkins 

Leeds v Arsenal, Brighton v Everton, Wolves v Bournemouth: clockwatch – live

Emillia Hawkins brings you all the Premier League goals and key moments from the afternoon football
  
  

Leeds' mascot Lucas the Kop Cat meets some fans before the matcha against league leaders Arsenal.
Leeds' mascot Lucas the Kop Cat meets some fans before the matcha against league leaders Arsenal. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

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.

Updated

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

Updated

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

Updated

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.

Updated

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.

Updated

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

Updated

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!

 

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