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Bundesliga Julian Ryerson has given Dortmund a sniff away to Union Berlin. They trail 2-1 with around 20 minutes to play.

“For some reason,” says Stephen Cottrell, “your admission that you hadn’t seen the chance in the West Ham game reminded me of Alan Partridge not having seen Driving Miss Daisy, or indeed Bangkok Chick Boys.”

Half time

Diverting stuff as always in the Premier League. These are the half-time scores.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool (FT)
Arsenal 0-0 Southampton
Brentford 4-2 Wolves
Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth
Man City 1-1 Fulham
West Ham 2-1 Ipswich

GOAL! Brentford 4-2 Wolves (Pinnock 45+2)

Wolves can’t stop conceding goals. Ethan Pinnock, weirdly unmarked at a corner, has headed powerfully past Sam Johnstone to put Brentford 4-2 ahead.

Ethan Pinnock (right) uses his head to extend Brentford’s lead. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

Then celebrates. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

GOAL! West Ham 2-1 Ipswich (Kudus 44)

Mohammed Kudus gives West Ham a deserved lead just before half-time. Michail Antonio’s header hit the underside of the crossbar and Kudus hung in the air for an age to head past Arijanet Muric.

West Ham United’s Mohammed Kudus heads the home side in to the lead against Ipswich. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters

The top of the Premier League table (as it stands)

43 min: Arsenal 0-0 Southampton Even though Arsenal have dominated throughout, Aaron Ramsdale hasn’t had a save to make. Yet.

West Ham 1-1 Ipswich Two near misses for West Ham: Mohammed Kudus hits the post when he should have scored*, then Tomas Soucek has a shot cleared off the line.

* Allegedly, I haven’t seen it

Man City 1-1 Fulham

“I made this point earlier, but for a top side to not have a ready-made replacement for a key player – or even one that can do 90 per cent of the role – and have to use a squarer peg in the round hole left, is bordering on negligent, doubly so if you have almost unlimited oil wealth behind you,” says Andy Flintoff.

Maybe the problem is that, because it’s such a specific role, the back up is unlikely to start more than 10 games a season when Rodri is fit, and anyone worth a damn won’t settle for that. There aren’t many top-class No6s who can also play another role. Declan Rice I guess, and City did go for him didn’t they? I still

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Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool (FT)
Arsenal 0-0 Southampton
Brentford 3-2 Wolves
Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth
Man City 1-1 Fulham
West Ham 1-1 Ipswich

Bundesliga

“It can only be a matter of time,” begins Simon McMahon, “before James didn’t he say he was working Humphries mentions the 1991 Scottish Cup final. I still break out in a rash just thinking about it. Although 1987 was worse.”

GOAL! Man City 1-1 Wolves (Kovacic 32)

Who needs that lumpen galoot Rodri? His replacement Mateo Kovacic has equalised for City, rapping a deflected (I think) shot past Bernd Leno after a corner was only half cleared.

Manchester City’s Mateo Kovacic shoots … Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters

And the home side are back on level terms. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

30 min: Man City 0-1 Fulham Adama Traore has missed a superb chance to make it 2-0. It sounds like Fulham are really hurting City on the counter-attack. O Rodri, Rodri, wherefore art thou Rodri?

WSL match report

Tom Garry was at Broadfield Stadium to watch a dramatic and controversial match.

GOAL! Brentford 3-2 Wolves (Norgaard 28)

Brentford have scored straight from the kick off again, but this time it’s the fifth goal of the game. The captain Christian Norgaard, back in the team today, has put Brentford ahead for the third time.

Both goals came when the opposition tried to play out and lost the ball. Jorgen Strand Larsen finished smartly at the near post; Norgaard passed the ball into the net after being put through by Vitaly Janelt.

Brentford have the lead again, this time courtesy of Christian Norgaard’s right boot. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

Norgaard wheels away in celebration. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

GOAL! Brentford 2-2 Wolves (Strand Larsen 26)

But hang on, there’s a fifth goal.

Jorgen Strand Larsen (right) gets Wolves back on level terms at Brentford. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Which he’s happy about. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

GOAL! Man City 0-1 Fulham (Andreas 26)

Hello! Andreas Pereira has put Fulham ahead at the Etihad, stretching to volley past Ederson from close range after a superb backheel from Raul Jimenez.

The visitors take the lead courtesy of Andreas Pereira’s outstretched leg. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

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Holstein Keil, who were 2-0 down to Leverkusen after eight minutes, are back in the game thanks to Max Geschwill’s injury-time goal. He was set up by Lewis Holtby, once of Fulham, Spurs and Blackburn.

Premier League

Bundesliga

GOAL! Brentford 2-1 Wolves (Mbeumo 20 pen)

Bryan Mbeumo has got his weekly goal, this time from the penalty spot after a wrestling match at a Brentford corner. It was given on advice from VAR, which is unlikely to have amused Gary O’Neil.

Bryan Mbeumo sends Wolves keeper Sam Johnstone the wrong way to restore Brentford’s lead. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

Championship Jesuran Rak-Sakyi, on loan from Crystal Palace, has put promotion-sniffing Sheffield United ahead against Luton. Michael Obafemi has done likewise for Plymouth at home to Blackburn.

GOAL! Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth (Buonanotte 16)

Facundo Buonanotte has put Leicester in front at the King Power Stadium with a fine solo goal. He cut inside from the right, beat a defender through sleight of hip and rammed a rising drive past Kepa.

Facundo Buonanotte has time and space to put the Foxes ahead. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

Buonanotte and the joyous Foxes fans celebrate. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

GOAL! Union Berlin 2-0 Dortmund (Vertessen 45) Union Berlin are (un)officially eight goals better than Celtic.

St Mirren 0-0 Dundee United “McMahon’s awful confident about the Buddies-Tangerines game, isn’t he?” says James Humphries. “I feel like I’ve seen them both get… Well beat recently.”

Oh that’s sheer delightful wordplay.

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GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Ipswich (Delap 6)

That didn’t take long either. The in-form Liam Delap has equalised for Ipswich, whacking a low shot on the turn that beat Alphonse Areola at the near post.

Ipswich Town’s Liam Delap fires in their equaliser at West Ham. Photograph: Tony O Brien/Reuters

Which he’s pretty pleased about. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters

GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Wolves (Cunha 4)

Brentford really need to stop scoring so early. The underlapping Nelson Semedo finds space in the area and cuts tbe ball back to Matheus Cunha, who mishits (I think) a shot past Mark Flekken from 12 yards.

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Matheus Cunha celebrates getting the visitors back on level terms at Brentford. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Ipswich (Antonio 1)

This one was inside the first minute. Jarrod Bowen dragged a low cross towards the near post, where Michail Antonio swept a first-time shot into the net.

West Ham United’s Michail Antonio fires home to give the home side a very early lead against Ipswich. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters

Antonio wheels away in celebration. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters

GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Wolves (Collins 2)

This is absolutely bonkers. Brentford didn’t quite manage to score inside the first minute for the fourth game in a row, but Nathan Collins has put them ahead against his old club after 75 seconds. He wandered forward from the back, kept going after laying the ball off and eventually headed Sepp van den Berg’s cross into the net from six yards.

Brentford take the lead in a slovenly (for them) fashion courtesy of a Nathan Collins header. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

Collins celebrates his goal as the Wolves players look dejected. Photograph: Steven Paston/PA

On this day in 1991… Leeds close on the early leaders Man Utd after a seven-goal thriller at Elland Road.

Bundesliga A bit more news from Germany, where Kevin Vogt’s penalty has given Union Berlin the lead against Dortmund. If it stays like that they’ll move above Dortmund in the table.

On this day in 1993… Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle put S-E-V-E-N past Notts County.

WSL: Brighton 4-2 Aston Villa

Nikita Parris scored her first goal for Brighton in an eventful victory over Aston Villa. There were six goals, two for Villa’s Rachel Daly, and a red card apiece.

Match report: Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool

John Brewin was at Selhurst Park to watch Diogo Jota keep Liverpool top of the Premier League. Here’s what he made of it all.

“James Humphries can rest easy at work: Scotland’s game of the day is in Paisley, where St. Mirren host Dundee United,” writes Simon McMahon. “Jim Goodwin’s men have made a solid start on their return to the top league, taking nine points from their opening six games, and also defeated today’s opponents in the Scottish League Cup back in August. So hopes are high of at least a point today, ahead of the international break, which would keep United above the Buddies and in the top six.

“A comfortable St. Mirren win then, to go with Hibs beating Motherwell at Easter Road, and Kilmarnock scudding Dundee at Dens. There’s also a top of the table clash in the Scottish Championship at the Falkirk Stadium as the second place Bairns host the Honest Men of Ayr, who lead them by three points but have played two games more.”

GOAL! Leverkusen 2-0 Holstein Kiel (Hofmann 8) Yeah, a long afternoon ahead. Jonas Hofmann has made it 2-0 after a lamentable kick/pass by the goalkeeper Timon Weiner was blocked.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: John Beck’s Cambridge never had this problem.

On this day in 1985… After 10 straight wins at the start of the league, Manchester United are held to a draw by Luton. Look out for an astonishing miss by Paul Elliott.

Bundesliga latest

Victor Boniface has scored after four minutes to put the champions Leverkusen ahead against the bottom club Holstein Kiel. Could be a long afternoon.

On this day in 1997… Patrik Berger’s hat-trick does for Chelsea on Super Sunday.

Championship

Burnley missed the chance to go top when they were held to a goalless draw. Norwich gave Hull a beating and the substitute Louie Sibley earned Oxford a point at Portsmouth.

Burnley 0-0 Preston
Norwich 4-0 Hull
Portsmouth 1-1 Oxford

“Was planning to be at Easter Road today for Hibs-Well; instead, I am at work,” weeps James Humphries. “In line with how this week’s gone so far, then, I’m predicting 3-0 Hibs and at least one long-term injury for Motherwell. Fingers crossed that the reverse jinx works, but I wouldn’t put money on it.”

Which reminds me: you can follow all the games I don’t have the brain capacity/fingers to cover with our live scoreboard.

Full time: Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool

Even if Erling Haaland scores 400 goals this afternoon, Liverpool will be Premier League leaders going into the international break. Diogo Jota’s excellent early goal was enough to beat Crystal Palace, although things got a bit hairy towards the end and the substitute Vitezslav Jaros had to make an important save from Ebere Eze.

“Looking forward to the afternoon’s action,” says Jeremy Boyce. “Let’s hope it won’t be too Premier League-centric, other footie is available. But as I know you’re a multi-faceted sport fan like myself (I draw the line at horses and pugilism these days) I’m wondering what you make of the America’s Cup/LV Challenge these days? Obviously there’s a lot of joy at Sir Jim’s team today, qualifying for a ritual massacring at the hands of the master Peter Burling and his band of Kiwis.

“I can see that it’s all highly technical these days and requires an incredible amount of coordination to constantly max the incredible new boats can achieve, not to mention the dosh to fund a challenge especially developing a boat and its foils. All great, but I’ve a kind of hankering to see boats that are actually sitting on the water, not flying above it, with wooden masts and hemp ropes and real people heaving canvas up and down, rather than everything being run by machines.

“A bit like I prefer vinyl, books, craft beer…. I admit, I did buy myself a carbon fibre road bike, but the wheels stay on the road and it’s your legs and lungs that move it forwards.”

I’m sorry to say I know the square root of bugger all about the America’s Cup. If it’s any consolation, I’m addicted to the smell of old books.

Read Barney Ronay on, well, Euston station

78 min: Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool The leaders are still ahead thanks to Diogo Jota’s early goal, but their goalkeeper Alisson has just gone off with what looks like a hamstring injury. You can follow the rest of the game with Scott Murray.

West Ham v Ipswich team news

West Ham are unchanged. Ipswich bring in Ben Johnson and Wes Burns for Axel Tuanzebe and Chiedozie Ogbene.

Man City v Fulham team news

Phil Foden starts a league game for the first time this season. He replaces Kyle Walker in the only change from last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle; Rico Lewis will move to right-back.

In-form Fulham also make one change: Sander Berge is preferred to Emile Smith Rowe.

Your City line-up this afternoon 🩵

XI | Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Grealish, Haaland

SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Walker, Stones, Doku, Savinho, Nunes, McAtee#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/6ovC0cHBd6

— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 5, 2024

Leicester v Bournemouth team news

One change apiece. Leicester bring in Jordan Ayew for Harry WInks; Bournemouth prefer Justin Kluivert to Dango Ouatarra.

Brentford v Wolves team news

The captain Christian Norgaard replaces Fabio Carvalho in Brentford’s only change. Wolves bring in Craig Dawson and Carlos Forbs for Santiago Bueno and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.

Arsenal v Southampton team news

Raheem Sterling makes his first Premier League start for Arsenal. Jorginho replaces the injured Jurrien Timber, with Thomas Partey likely to move to right-back. Gabriel Jesus also starts, with Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard rested. They are joined on the subs bench by Mikel Merino.

Aaron Ramsdale starts against his old club. Southampton bring in Ryan Manning, Joe Aribo and Ross Stewart for Lesley Ugochukwu, Ryan Fraser and Maxwel Cornet.

Arsenal (4-1-2-3) Raya; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Jorginho; Havertz, Rice; Saka, Jesus, Sterling.
Substitutes: Neto, Lewis-Skelly, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Merino, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji.

Championship There are three early games, and these are the half-time scores.

Burnley 0-0 Preston
Norwich 2-0 Hull
Portsmouth 0-0 Oxford

Burnley will go top if they beat Preston. Norwich’s goals were scored by Marcelino Nunez and Josh Sargent.

Half time: Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool Diogo Jota’s ruthless finish has put the leaders ahead at Selhurst Park. You can follow the second half with Scott Murray.

Preamble

Hello and welcome to another busy Saturday clockwatch. Arsenal and Manchester City are among the teams in action at 3pm, and both have the chance to keep pace with/go above Liverpool, depending on the result of the early game at Selhurst Park.

We’ll keep an eye on the important games elsewhere, from Burnley to Leverkusen, but our main focus will be these Premier League games.

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