That’ll do from me on the clockwatch. Barry Glendenning has the latest updates from Bournemouth v Arsenal, where Antoine Semenyo starts for the hosts.
Afcon: Senegal are still finding the going tough against Sudan. Edouard Mendy has been called into action to make a crucial point-blank save to keep the 2022 champions in front, 2-1, with 55 minutes played.
Match report: All the details from the Amex as Burnley were beaten by Brighton.
Golden boot: Why not check out the Premier League scoring charts.
Match report: Will Unwin has filed his take on Wolves’ dispatching of West Ham.
Afcon: The last 16 tie between Senegal and Sudan has resumed after the break. It’s 2-1 to Senegal after Pape Gueye’s first-half double.
Ligue 1: Monaco and Lyon are level 1-1 at half-time after Mamadou Coulibaly cancelled out Pavel Sulc’s opener in stoppage time.
La Liga: A point apiece at El Sadar, where Athletic Club were held by Osasuna, 1-1. Rúben García’s free-kick for the hosts was a peach.
The Premier League table. No change for West Ham or Burnley but Wolves? They are, admittedly, 12 points from safety, but at least they’re closer to Derby’s 11-point record.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 25 | 45 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Man City | 19 | 26 | 41 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 19 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Brighton | 20 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Everton | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Brentford | 19 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Fulham | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 19 | 2 | 26 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Leeds | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Nottm Forest | 20 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | West Ham | 20 | -20 | 14 |
| 19 | Burnley | 20 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 20 | -26 | 6 |
Nuno headed straight down the tunnel at full time. He’ll be under massive pressure now, especially when his team face another of his former clubs in Nottingham Forest at home on Tuesday.
As for Rob Edwards, this is some achievement. To have taken on this job was brave and Wolves will still surely go down, but he’s proved his coaching ability with some hugely impressive recent performances. The defeats at Arsenal and Liverpool were promising and the draw at Manchester United a first reward for their hard work … but this reverse of fellow relegation candidates, especially the first-half display, is a feather in his cap.
FULL TIME: Wolves 3-0 West Ham
Wolves get their first league win of the season – and in some style! All the goals came in the first half, with Jhon Arias putting Rob Edwards’ side in front after four minutes. After Hwang Hee-chan’s penalty, 18-year-old Mateus Mané rifled in his first goal for the club from the edge of the area. Wolves have a 100% record in 2026!
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The olés are out at Molineux. Miserable for West Ham. They’re into the final minute of five added on.
Afcon: Senegal lead Sudan 2-1 at half-time in the last 16. Pape Gueye’s superb double have turned it around after Aamir Abdallah Yunis had given Sudan a shock lead.
FULL TIME: Hearts 1-0 Livingston
Craig Halkett’s first-half goal sends Hearts six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership!
FULL TIME: Brighton 2-0 Burnley
A routine win for Fabian Hürzeler’s side. Goals from Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari either side of half-time were enough to see off a Burnley side now 11 without a win.
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Mateus Mané has left the field to a standing ovation at Molineux – Tawanda Chirewa has come on in his place. What an afternoon for the teenager. There’s a couple of minutes left plus stoppage time, 3-0 Wolves.
GOAL! Senegal 2-1 Sudan (P Gueye 45+3)
Senegal have turned it around! Nicolas Jackson comes back off the byline, tees up Pape Gueye on the edge of the box and the Villarreal midfielder’s first-time strike finds the top corner. It’s a lovely, measured finish.
Ouch! Wolves’ Tchatchoua takes a swing at the ball, misses entirely and connects full on with Summerville’s shin, sending the winger right up in the air. It’s a booking for Tchatchoua.
Scotland: Kilmarock are playing the closing stages with 10 men after David Watson’s red card. They trail Hibs 2-1.
Off the post! Maxim De Cuyper comes close to a third for Brighton but his shot comes back off the upright. Still 2-0.
La Liga: Gorka Guruzeta hauls Athletic Club level at Osasuna with 20 minutes to go.
Afcon: Ismaïla Sarr thwacks the ball past the Sudan goalkeeper but Senegal are denied by the offside flag, still 1-1.
Ligue 1: Lyon lead at Monaco after 38 minutes thanks to Pavel Sulc (1-0).
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No penalty for Senegal. Sarr was offside as he was played through, which saved the officials a tough call on whether the was fouled or not. Still 1-1.
Afcon: Senegal want a penalty against Sudan. Ismaïla Sarr went round the goalkeeper, Monged El Neel, and went down … without really getting touched. VAR are having a very long look.
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Penalty shout: VAR clears a challenge from Krejci on Soucek in the Wolves cross. It’s a corner instead … and it’s poor from West Ham.
It’s a pretty dire situation for West Ham, who haven’t made any inroads on the 3-0 deficit at Molineux. They are four points from safety and 17th-place Nottingham Forest, who they host at the London Stadium on Tuesday night. Should be tense …
Scotland: Hibs retake the lead at Kilmarnock – Elie Youan again (2-1).
GOAL! Senegal 1-1 Sudan (P Gueye 29)
Senegal are level! Sadio Mané wins the ball in midfield and sets off into space. Approaching the penalty area, he gets it back to Pape Gueye, who finds the bottom corner.
Wolves go close! Hugo Bueno is denied by Areola, who gets a strong left hand to his shot across goal. Jørgen Strand Larsen, on as a substitute, then shoots wide.
Sudan go close! Edouard Mendy is called into action for Senegal as he gets down well to parry Mohamed Eisa’s low shot away to safety. Sudan lead 1-0.
Summerville is trying to create something for West Ham. He forces a corner but Mané heads that away. Mavropanos then slices a shot out for a goal-kick. Still 3-0 Wolves.
Scotland: Aberdeen trail at Falkirk after Filip Lissah’s opener (1-0).
Scotland: Elliot Watt has doubled Motherwell’s lead against St Mirren (2-0), while Tyreece John-Jules has equalised for Kilmarnock against Hibs (1-1).
Brighton come forward to try to extend their lead further. Kostoulas has a couple of chances, one saved by Dubravka and the second off target. Burnley are hanging in there.
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West Ham made two changes at the break at Molineux. Tomas Soucek and Ezra Mayers replace Potts and Magassa in midfield. Wolves also brought on André for João Gomes.
GOAL! Senegal 0-1 Sudan (Yunis 6)
Is a shock on the cards at Afcon? Aamir Abdallah Yunis gives Sudan a surprise early lead over the 2022 champions with an excellent curling finish into the far corner.
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GOAL! Brighton 2-0 Burnley (Ayari 47)
Brighton don’t waste much time in extending their lead after the restart! Yasin Ayari is pushed wide in the penalty area but finds the far bottom corner.
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Brighton and Burnley are back under way in the Premier League – it’s 1-0 to the hosts there.
Afcon: Senegal and Sudan are five minutes into their last 16 game as the knockout stages get under way. It’s 0-0.
Full time in Serie A
Genoa 1-1 Pisa
Sassuolo 1-1 Parma
Juventus kick off against Lecce at 5pm.
Half-time in Scotland
Dundee Utd 0-1 Dundee
Falkirk 0-0 Aberdeen
Hearts 1-0 Livingston
Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian
Motherwell 1-0 St Mirren
Hearts are going six points clear at the top as it stands.
La Liga: What a screamer! Rubén García stands over a free-kick some 35 yards out and pelts a shot that dips and flies past Unai Simón into the back of the net! Osasuna 1-0 Athletic Club after 34 mins.
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Half-time: Wolves 3-0 West Ham
Molineux greets the whistle in a state of delirium after three first-half goals have Wolves well on their way to a first win of the season at the 20th attempt. Jhon Arias gave them an early lead when he converted Hwang Hee-chan’s cross. Mateus Mané then won a penalty that was converted by Hwang before the 18-year-old scored his first senior goal with a wonderful strike from the edge of the area. The West Ham boos were still audible at the whistle.
Half-time: Brighton lead Burnley at the break thanks to Georginio Rutter’s fine finish from a tight angle.
Scotland: Dundee lead the Dundee derby at Tannadice. Ashley Hay races clear of the United defence after a flick-on and slots it past the goalkeeper!
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Wolves are running away with it! West Ham are all over the place.
GOAL! Wolves 3-0 West Ham (Mané 41)
A stunning first goal for Wolves for the 18-year-old Mateus Mané! He drives at the West Ham defence from the left, cuts across the edge of the area and smashes the ball past Areola at his near post!
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Great save! Kilman heads the Wolves corner away. The ball goes back into the West Ham box and Areola has to produce an acrobatic save with his feet to keep Arokodare’s downward header out!
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Wolves threaten again. Tchatchoua takes on Scarles and fizzes a ball across the six-yard box. Kilman cuts it out but concedes a corner …
Scotland: Tawanda Maswanhise gives Motherwell the lead at home to St Mirren.
Pretty desperate for West Ham. Nuno is not enjoying his return to his former club. Molineux is buzzing.
GOAL! Wolves 2-0 West Ham (Hwang 31pen)
Hwang Hee-chan waits for Alphonse Areola to commit and rolls it the other way. Wolves are in a great position to claim their first Premier League win of the season!
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The Wolves penalty stands …
GOAL! Brighton 1-0 Burnley (Rutter 29)
Fabian Hürzeler’s side lead! Ayari’s shot from the edge of the box is blocked and it falls to Rutter, who beats Dubravka from a tight angle!
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Penalty to Wolves!
Hugo Bueno leads a break for the hosts. Magassa sticks a leg out and brings down Mané. The contact is minimal – VAR will have a look.
West Ham are struggling to create anything at Molineux. Potts has the chance to swing a free-kick into the box but it sails out for a goal-kick. Wolves lead 1-0.
GOAL! Hearts 1-0 Livingston (Halkett 18)
The Scottish Premiership leaders go in front at Tynecastle. Craig Halkett’s looping header does the job!
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The Wolves fans are singing “You’re going down with the Wanderers” at the West Ham end, says Will Unwin at Molineux.
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Penalty shout: West Ham look to the referee again as Summerville is bumped to the floor by Mosquera but the winger was looking for it. Nothing given.
Scotland: Leaders Hearts are laying siege to Livingston’s goal. Tomas Bent Magnusson has had a glorious chance but toepoked wide from just a few yards out. Still 0-0.
Goal disallowed! Brighton think they’ve taken the lead through Charalampos Kostoulas but he’s flagged offside. Burnley still level.
Crysenio Summerville, back in the West Ham lineup today, looks like a threat down the left. Arias is doing some good defensive work down that side after his goal.
Hibs take the lead at struggling Kilmarnock through Elie Youan, 1-0.
That’s Jhon Arias’s first goal for Wolves since joining in the summer!
GOAL! Wolves 1-0 West Ham (Arias 4)
Dream start for Wolves! Hwang heads to the byline after a stepover and pulls the ball across goal, Arias sliding in to open the scoring!
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Penalty shout: West Ham’s Freddie Potts goes down in the penalty area but VAR says no. There was a little bit of contact but clearly not enough.
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Kick-off
We’re under way in the 3pm games across England and Scotland.
Early match reports
“I’ve just fried two eggs for lunch, and broke the yolks in both, so I’m in a bad mood,” writes Matt Dony. “As such, I am less than charitable towards the lowly. As Wolves are clearly, clearly going down, I hope they set an absolute comedy record points total. Ideally stick where they are, and lose every game from here on. Come on West Ham. Do it, for comedy’s sake. (And apologies to Wolves fans. But, hey, it’s not like you’ll be expecting much else!)"
If that’s not got you in the mood, the teams are out and shaking hands at a snowy Molineux and a very chilly Amex Stadium. Kick-off is next!
Serie A half-time scores
Genoa 1-1 Pisa (Colombo 15; Leris 38)
Sassuolo 1-1 Parma (Thorstvedt 12; Pellegrino 24)
A bit more on Pablo Felipe, West Ham’s new signing.
Position: Striker
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Signed from: Gil Vicente (Portugal)
This season: 14 games, 10 goals
Form (last 6 games): 6 goals, 1 assist
He’s on the bench this afternoon.
Will today be the day for Wolves? After impressive performances in defeats at Arsenal and Liverpool, plus Tuesday’s draw at Manchester United, it looks as if Rob Edwards is gradually making his team competitive in the Premier League once again.
That first league win of the season is still to be earned but the omens are good. Wolves have already beaten West Ham at Molineux this campaign – in the Carabao Cup in August – and Graham Potter was in charge the last time the Hammers won away from home – at Nuno Espírito Santo’s Nottingham Forest in August.
Edwards spoke to the media yesteday:
The intensity levels are better. There’s more of a confidence and belief but that’s only going to come from more results and more performances and being more consistent with what we do. There are certainly certain things that we’ve improved on, but it’s a difficult league, and we came in at a difficult moment, so it was always going to be hard to instantly get those results. I said to the lads after the [United] game that we need to get that performance level at home. That’s the most important thing for us now.
West Ham and Burnley will be pleased to hear of Nottingham Forest’s defeat at Villa Park. And Wolves, I guess, if we’re being nice.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 25 | 45 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Man City | 19 | 26 | 41 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 19 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 19 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Everton | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Brentford | 19 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Fulham | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 19 | 2 | 26 |
| 14 | Brighton | 19 | 1 | 25 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 19 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Leeds | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Nottm Forest | 20 | -14 | 18 |
| 18 | West Ham | 19 | -17 | 14 |
| 19 | Burnley | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 19 | -29 | 3 |
Full time scores
Premier League
Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
Scottish Premiership
Celtic 1-3 Rangers
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Transfer news: here is the latest from West Ham
Santiago Bueno is fit enough to start for Wolves – he is the only change from the lineup that got a draw at Manchester United in midweek. Mateus Mané, 18, continues to start in midfield. Jørgen Strand Larsen, a transfer target for today’s opponents, is on the bench.
Striker Pablo Felipe, signed from Gil Vicente yesterday, could make his West Ham debut from the bench. Lucas Paquetá and Jean-Clair Todibo are ruled out.
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Charalampos Kostoulas makes his first Premier League start and leads the line for Brighton ahead of Danny Welbeck. Yankuba Minteh misses out after a dead leg with Koaru Mitoma coming in.
Bashir Humphreys replaces the injured Maxime Estève for Burnley, while Jacob Bruun Larsen and Jaidon Anthony come into the front three.
Premier League team news
Brighton v Burnley
Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Ayari, Gruda; Gomez, Rutter, Mitoma; Kostoulas.
Subs: Steele, Hinshelwood, Watson, Welbeck, Milner, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Gross, Coppola.
Burnley (5-2-3): Dubravka; Walker, Laurent, Ekdal, Humphreys, Pires; Ugochukwu, Luís; Bruun Larsen, Broja, Anthony.
Subs: Weiss, Edwards, Tchaouna, Sonne, Banel, Barnes, Brierley, Agyei, Pimlott.
Wolves v West Ham
Wolves (3-5-2): Sá; S Bueno, Mosquera, Krejci; Tchatchoua, Arias, Mané, J Gomes, H Bueno; Arokodare, Hwang.
Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, André, Strand Larsen, Chirewa, Hoever, López, González.
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Areola; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Kilman, Scarles; Magassa, Potts; Bowen, Fernandes, Summerville; Wilson.
Subs: Hermansen, Igor, Pablo Felipe, Rodríguez, Soucek, Earthy, Kante, Golambeckis, Mayers.
This afternoon’s fixtures (3pm kick-off GMT unless stated)
Premier League
Brighton v Burnley
Wolves v West Ham
Scottish Premiership
Dundee Utd v Dundee
Falkirk v Aberdeen
Hearts v Livingston
Kilmarnock v Hibernian
Motherwell v St Mirren
Europe
Osasuna v Athletic Club (3.15pm)
Genoa 0-0 Pisa (2pm, latest)
Sassuolo 0-0 Parma (2pm, latest)
Monaco v Lyon (4pm)
Afcon last 16
Senegal v Sudan (4pm)
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the afternoon’s clockwatch. Attention in the Premier League turns to the battle for survival, with all of the bottom three in action at 3pm (GMT). Wolves are still looking for their first win of the season and host West Ham, who are four points from safety. Burnley, six points adrift of 17th, visit a Brighton side who are without a win in six.
There’s no EFL action today – a full programme is slated for tomorrow – but we do have Scottish football to keep tabs on. The Old Firm got under way earlier on.
The knockout stages of Afcon kick off this afternoon with a last 16 clash between Senegal and Sudan at 4pm, plus we’ll have updates from league fixtures across Europe.
If you’re off to a game or watching on TV, feel free to get in touch and let us know.