Arsenal v Leicester, Chelsea v Brighton, Everton v Crystal Palace: football – live

Key events

GOAL! Chelsea 4-2 Brighton (Palmer 42)

This is crazy, apeshot bonkers stuff from Cole Palmer, who now has four to his name. Move over Erling Haaland. The latest comes after he’s set up by Sancho, who has a second assist of the game.

40 min: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Fulham Not an awful lot to report from the City Ground as Forest bid to keep their unbeaten start going. Anyway, back to the Bridge…

38 min: Brentford 1-0 West Ham The Hammers have certainly steadied the ship since the concession of that first-minute goal although they haven’t created much.

37 min: Everton 0-1 Crystal Palace The Toffees are pushing for an equaliser with Calvert-Lewin and McNeill both having chances. But Palace remain a threat on the break and from set-pieces so the mood could still sink further at Goodison.

GOAL! Chelsea 3-2 Brighton (Baleba 34)

It’s raining goals at Stamford Bridge and now we have five. This one is down to a howler from Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez who seems to forget that he’s no longer a Brighton player. He gifts the ball away and Carlos Baleba cuts Chelsea’s lead to 3-2.

GOAL! Chelsea 3-1 Brighton (Palmer 31)

Good grief! Cole Palmer is going mad here. Not satisfied with his quickfire brace he curls home a brilliant 30-yard free-kick to give himself a first-half hat-trick and Chelsea a 3-1 lead. What a player!

GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Brighton (Palmer 27)

Chelsea have turned it around and it’s a quickfire double for that man (imagine Bryon Butler voice) Cole Palmer. This one comes from the spot after Jadon Sancho jinks into the box and is brought down.

Cole Palmer (right) celebrates scoring his, and Chelsea’s second goal of the game against Brighton. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

Simon McMahon with Fitba news. “Afternoon David. A minute’s applause before the start of Dundee v Aberdeen today in memory of former Dee Fabian Caballero who has sadly died at the age of 46. No goals in any of the games in the Scottish Premier so far, with managerless Hearts, as predicted on last week’s clockwatch, at Ross County, Motherwell v St. Mirren and Kilmarnock v Dundee United.”

“Plenty goals now, though. Dundee 0-1 Aberdeen, Motherwell 1-1 St. Mirren, Kilmarnock 0-1 Dundee United.”

A timely Championship-themed email from Jeremy Boyce. “Yeah, never mind all you fancy dan so-called “big” teams all trying to find a way of grabbing a slice of the ever-expanding Big Cup/League pie, or alternatively avoid becoming the next “big” team to find themselves back down one step in what is officially the hardest League to get promoted from in the universe, THE CHAMPIONSHIP! And yes, today’s Championship table is crammed with former/fallen Premiership “big” teams hoping to restore their former glories. All but 3 of the bottom half of the table have enjoyed (?) time upstairs since the Premier League was founded. At the top end, where it’s hard as nails, It’s already looking like a white knuckle-ride for automatic promotion from now to April, with no stand-out, runaway Leicester or Burnley showing just yet. And with Baggies losing at Sheff Wed earlier, the door is open to the chasing group, 3 of who (Sunderland, Burnley, Sheff U) have tricky away days today, while NastyLeeds will fancy making up ground at home to Coventry. Don’t worry lads, only another 40 games to go (excluding play-offs).”

Championship early games round-up

A review of those three early 12.30pm kick-offs in the Championship that featured wins for Blackburn, Norwich and Sheffield Wednesday.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-1 Brighton (Palmer 21)

A terrible mistake at the back from Adam Webster allows Nicolas Jackson to run free and set up Cole Palmer to level for Chelsea with a cool finish. Two avoidable goals.

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer calmly puts the game back on level pegging. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Leicester (Martinelli 20)

Martinelli makes amend as he turns home Timber’s cut back to put the Gunners in front. It had been coming. Poor marking from Leicester.

Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli slots home to open the scoring against Leicester. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Then wheels away in celebration. Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Goal in the Championship. Wilfried Gnonto slots home from around 16 yards to put Leeds 1-0 up on Coventry at Elland Road. That’s the first goal in the Championship’s 3pm games although Cardiff have now just gone 1-0 up at Hull.

15 min: Arsenal 0-0 Leicester Still all Arsenal and Saka and Martinelli both have chances, the latter wasting a great opportunity as he blasts over from eight yards out.

A lively start in the Premier League with those early goals for Brentford, Brighton and Palace. The live league table has Brighton in third as it stands.

GOAL! Everton 0-1 Crystal Palace (Geuehi 11)

Everton have been taking leads in recent games but not here. Wharton’s cross is headed down by Lacroix and Marc Guehi flicks out a boot to prod home at the near post.

Mark Guehi (second right) makes his mark at Everton. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters

GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Brighton (Rutter 7)

A casual clearance from former Brighton midfielder Moises Caceido loops up off a teammate and Georginio Rutter cashes in, nodding over Sanchez. A shock early score in the Graham Potter derby.

Brighton’s Georginio Rutter (centre) rises highest and nods the visitors ahead at Chelsea. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters

5 min: Arsenal 0-0 Leicester The Gunners on the front foot as you’d expect. They’re dominating possession although Leicester almost had a moment on the break just there.

Brentford have now taken a first-minute lead for three Premier League games in a row. That’s surely a record, Norris.

GOAL! Brentford 1-0 West Ham (Mbeumo 1)

Fast-start specialists Brentford have done it again! Bryan Mbeumo hooks the ball home inside a minute and West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui is going mad again.

Bryan Mbeumo celebrates after giving Brentford a very early lead. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters

Peep! Peep!! Peep!!! Whistles shrill around the country and the 3pm games are in play.

Serie A: Udinese 1-2 Inter (HT)

The champions were pegged back at Udinese after Christian Kabasele levelled for the home side after 35 minutes. But Lauro Martinez has given Inter the lead again on the stroke of half-time.

Match report: Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City

Louise Taylor was at St James’ Park as the Magpies fought back from a goal down to deny Man City.

A reminder of the key team news. David Raya is fit to start in goal for Arsenal at home to Leicester while Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite makes his first start of the season as the Toffees host Crystal Palace.

Football League results

Some drama in the Championship’s early games. Leaders West Brom fought back from 2-0 down at Sheffield Wednesday before Anthony Musaba came up with an 86th-minute winner for the hosts. Norwich also won by the odd goal in five at Derby with Borja Sainz the hat-trick hero. That first Norwich goal though! (see 13.43 BST).

Championship

Blackburn 2-0 QPR
Derby 2-3 Norwich
Sheff Wed 3-2 West Brom

League One

Crawley 0-2 Bolton
Reading 2-1 Huddersfield

League Two

Harrogate 2-1 Bradford
Walsall 4-0 Colchester

The win for Walsall puts them top.

Full-time: Newcastle 1-1 Man City

It’s a point apiece at St James’ Park thanks to Anthony Gordon’s second-half penalty for the hosts. City stay top but, by my calculations, Pep Guardiola’s men could end the weekend in fourth if Arsenal hammer Leicester by a four-goal margin, Liverpool beat Wolves and Aston Villa win at Ipswich.

Seven minutes of added time to play at St James’ Park where it’s still Newcastle 1-1 Man City.

Serie A latest: Udinese 0-1 Inter

It’s been a slightly sticky start to the season for champions Inter but they’ve taken the lead at Udinese today inside the opening minute via Davide Frattesi.

Still 1-1 at St James’ Park with 10 minutes to go. This would be four points dropped in two games for Manchester City. Those ‘without Rodri’ stats will no doubt be flashed up again if they fail to win here.

Goals in the Championship

Second-half strikes in all three games. Blackburn are 2-0 up on QPR after goals from Lewis Travis and Danny Batth; Josh Maja has pulled a goal back for West Brom, who now trail 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday; and Borja Sainz has scored his second of the day for Norwich to give the Canaries the lead again after Craig Forsyth had levelled for Derby.

Nottingham Forest v Fulham team news

Everton v Crystal Palace team news

Big news for Everton as big defender Jarrad Branthwaite returns from a groin injury to make his first start of the season. Palace look to be lining up with a back four rather than a three.

Chelsea v Brighton team news

It’s a full house of 11 changes for Chelsea following their Carabao Cup win over Barrow. Malo Gusto comes in from the side that won at West Ham last weekend.

Brentford v West Ham team news

Arsenal v Leicester team news

David Raya is fit enough to play for Arsenal while Leandro Trossard is back from suspension.

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Partey, Rice, Trossard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli

🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️

🧤 Raya shakes off knock
🔙 Trossard returns from suspension
©️ Saka skippers the side

Let’s get those three points, Gunners ✊

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 28, 2024

GOAL! Newcastle 1-1 Man City (Gordon 58)

Bang! There’s no Isak but Gordon steps up and sends Ederson the wrong way. Game on!

Newcastle have a penalty at home to Manchester City. Anthony Gordon bursts through and is tripped by Ederson, who picks up a yellow. VAR says yes, the spot-kick stands.

Oof!! Norwich lead at Derby but, come on, the ball was surely out in the build-up.

Premier League teams news arrives 75 minutes before kick-off these days so we’ll have starting XIs very soon.

More early kick-off news

But not great news for Deano’s former club Bradford, who trail 2-1 at Harrogate in a North v West Yorkshire derby. In the other League Two game that started early, Walsall lead Colchester 1-0. In League One, we’re into the second half of two games and it’s currently Crawley 0-1 Bolton and Reading 1-1 Huddersfield.

Championship half-times

It’s been a tough first period for leaders West Brom, who are 2-0 down at Sheffield Wednesday following a Darnell Furlong own goal (9) and a strike from Josh Windass (23) for the hosts. I drove past a place in Bradford a couple of days ago and saw an advert for an evening with Dean Windass. Good times for the Windass clan.

Blackburn 0-0 QPR
Derby 0-1 Norwich
Sheff Wed 2-0 West Brom

Preamble

While the top looks very familiar, there’s a slightly unusual look to the Premier League table this season due to six teams still having a zero in the ‘win’ column. Three of those sides – Leicester, Crystal Palace and Everton – are in action at 3pm. Leicester have it all on to break their duck given that they’re away at Arsenal while the other two, Everton and Palace, meet at Goodison. Pencil that in for a draw then. Wolves, who are bottom, host Liverpool in the 5.30pm game so there’s a fair chance we end today with six teams still searching for a first win.

At the other end of the table, Arsenal, Brighton and Nottingham Forest all go into their 3pm games with unbeaten records in the top-flight so far.

Elsewhere, Aberdeen can go top of the SPL for a few hours, with Celtic in action later today. And while it’s not on my watch, note that it’s Bayern v Leverkusen in the Bundesliga at 5.30pm.

These are our featured games, all 3pm kick-offs unless stated.

Premier League

Championship

Scottish Premiership

Serie A

Half-time: Newcastle 0-1 Manchester City

It’s been a well-contested first 45 minutes at St James’ Park but City have the advantage after a Josko Gvardiol goal 10 minutes before the break. Nice set-up play from Jack Grealish and a classy finish from the Croatian.

You can follow minute-by-minute action here, courtesy of Rob Smyth.

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