Key occasions
Championship
Middlesbrough are actually 2-0 up towards Preston, Reading have equalised towards Hull, Luton lead 1-0 at Sunderland and Wigan have levelled to make it 1-1 at Watford.
54 minutes: VAR test for a penalty at St Mary’s. Peresic’s shot from the sting of the field its Maitland-Niles, the defenders arms had been in that awkward physique block place however he knew nothing about it. No penalty is the decision, in all probability appropriate.
Goal! Brentford 1-1 Leicester (Harvey Barnes 52)
James Maddison’s intelligent go will get Barnes in and the winger clips a wise end previous Raya within the Brentford purpose.
Goal! Wolves 0-2 Leeds (Luke Ayling 49)
This is turning into an enormous afternoon for Leeds. They stretch their lead with Ayling stooping to nod dwelling on the far submit as he inexplicably finds himself unmarked at a nook. Softer than delicate that.
Goal! Southampton 1-1 (Adams 46)
The second half has barely restarted and we’re degree. Walcott is performed in down the proper hand aspect, the winger gallops into the field and slides a ball throughout the six yard field for Adams to divert dwelling off the far submit. Great ball from Walcott and courageous ahead play from Adams.
Peeep! We are again underway for the second half throughout the 3pm kick-offs, aside from at St Mary’s the place they’re working barely behind after enjoying seven minutes of added to take care of all of these accidents.
League One
Plymouth have doubled their lead over Forest Green, Bali Mumba has made it 2-0.
Simon writes in to do my job for me with an replace from Scotland:
No mid desk mediocrity in Scotland, the place Dundee United are main St. Mirren 1-0 of their battle to flee the drop. Three factors in the present day will see them transfer degree on factors with Ross County who’re trailing 2-0 at Livingston. Hibs lead Celtic 1-0 at half-time in Glasgow, although they’re down to 10 males.
More updates from Simon because the afternoon progresses (I hope).
League Two: Half-time scores
League One: Half-time scores
Championship: Half-time scores
Premier League: Half-time scores
Half-time: Wolves 0-1 Leeds
Harrison’s strike has the guests forward on the break.
Goal! Southampton 0-1 Tottenham (Porro 45+1)
Where did that come from? The board exhibits seven minutes of added time then Spurs, who’ve been – to be frank – boring as dishwater, seize the lead. Son receives the ball 35 yards from purpose and turns underneath little stress and slides it proper to Porro who smashes it dwelling off the underside of the crossbar. Romain Perraud was AWOL.
League Two
The tectonic plates are transferring within the playoff spots. As it stands Salford as much as seventh as they lead 2-1 towards Doncaster. Mansfield are the crew dropping a spot to eight, they at present path Stockport 0-1.
Aston Villa 1-0 Bournemouth
There was a penalty test for a handball towards Jack Stephens, however replays confirmed it got here off the Bournemouth defender’s thigh.
37 minutes: Who has cursed St Mary’s? Both sides have needed to make one other change. Jan Bednarek has gone off to get replaced by Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Ben Davies went off, with Ivan Peresic approaching.
Goal! Brentford 1-0 Leicester (Jensen 32)
We needed to watch for clearance from VAR on this one, however it’s given. Jensen turns dwelling through a deflection after Leicester didn’t clear a nook routine.
Middlesbrough 1-0 Preston (Chuba Akpom 22 min)
A twenty fourth purpose for the season for Akpom offers Boro the lead. The Boro ahead’s scorching type infront of purpose may nicely hearth Michael Carrick’s aspect into the reckoning for the automated promotion spots – they are going to be simply three factors behind Sheffield United with a win.
25 min: Couple of probabilities for Spurs. Firstly Harry Kane gtes free down their proper and carries the ball into the field, however relatively squaring to Son Heung-min the striker fires a shot into the defender. Then, as Saints fail to clear their traces, the ball falls to Pedro Porro however he can solely volley excessive over the bar.
League Two
Big purpose for Ashley Nadesan has Crawley forward at Wimbledon. Crypto FC can leap forward of Hartlepool in the event that they win this one.
League One
Plymouth lead backside aspect Forest Green due to James Bolton. The Pilgrims can shut Sheffield Wednesday’s result in a single level with a win. Ipswich are forward at Shrewsbury, George Hirst with that one. In the relegation scrap between Accrington and MK Dons, Sullay Kaikai has put Mark Jackson’s aspect 1-0 up.
Championship
Just two targets thus far. Birmingham lead at struggling QPR, whereas Cardiff have struck first at Rotherham.
At St Mary’s either side have now been compelled into making early adjustments. Armel Bella-Kotchap was compelled off with what appeared like a shoulder damage to get replaced by Mohammed Salisu.
Goal! Aston Villa 1-0 Bournemouth (Douglas Luiz)
Leon Bailey squares the ball to Douglas Luiz who faucets within the opener. The image on the backside of the desk goes to be in fixed flux this afternoon. As it stands Leeds are as much as 14th.
Goal! Wolves 0-1 Leeds (Harrison 6mins)
Wilfried Gnonto will get to the byline on the right-hand aspect and cuts again right into a harmful space. Jack Harrison is alive to the possibility whips the ball dwelling from the penalty field and will get a clattering for his troubles. He is not going to care. Great end, large purpose.
4min: Big blow for Spurs as Richarlison goes off in tears with an damage. Dejan Kulusevski is approaching for the Brazilian, who picked one thing up within the warmup.
Peep peep! It’s Saturday. It’s 3pm. It’s time for football.
EFL updates.
There had been no early video games within the prime two tiers, however in League One Peterborough have moved as much as seventh with a 3-0 win at Lincoln. Joe Ward, Jack Taylor and Jonson Clarke-Harris all discovering the web.
At Valley Parade, Hartlepool missed an opportunity to maneuver additional away from the League Two relegation. Goals Callum Cooke and Daniel Kemp had the Pools forward twice however Andy Cook was twice capable of degree for Bradford
Crystal Palace play tomorrow with Paddy McCarthy quickly on the helm, however former supervisor Roy Hodgson has been approached by the membership about making a shock return to Selhurst Park till the top of the season, Ed Aarons stories. The former England supervisor, who’s 75, is known to be desirous about taking up from Vieira.
Others linked with the job embody Paulo Fonseca, who’s at present managing the French aspect Lille and got here near being appointed Tottenham supervisor in 2021. Former Southampton supervisor Ralph Hasenhüttl, Burnley’s Vincent Kompany and Michael Carrick of Middlesbrough are all stated to be on Palace’s shortlist.
Looking throughout the continent…
…not loads is occurring in the present day except you might be actually into the battle for third-place within the Bundesliga (Bochum host RB Leipzig, for the die-hards). It is all fairly mid-table in any other case.
Wolves v Leeds crew information
Brentford v Leicester crew information
Aston Villa v Bournemouth crew information
Southampton v Tottenham crew information
Preamble
Alexander Isak’s late penalty final evening means there’s a little bit of mustard on Spurs’ journey to Southampton. With no Champions League to concentrate on, the fabled ‘fourth place trophy’ is all Antonio Conte can obtain in his previous few months at Tottenham the previous few months of the season.
In my head Spurs have a extremely good report at St Mary’s, however the information say in any other case. The 5-2 thrashing in the beginning of the 2020/21 season was the one time of their final 5 conferences on the south coast that Spurs left victorius, with Saints profitable two and a pair of 1-1 attracts finishing the set.
Elsewhere, intrigue comes on the Gtech (is {that a} factor?), the place Brentford can leap again into the European spots in the event that they beat Leicester. Wolves and Leeds are break up by 5 groups however simply 4 factors in what’s shaping up because the widest relegation battle ever. While Aston Villa, arguably the one really mid-table crew within the Premier League at present, can be trying to place a stiff arm on a Bournemouth aspect for whom mid-March mediocrity is an aspiration. Longing for a three-bed semi within the suburbs with a driveaway and a pleasant automotive to place in it, if you’ll.
These are all of the 3pm kick-offs within the Premier League:
Guiding you gently by way of Everton’s go to to Chelsea within the 5.30pm kick-off can be Daniel Gallan, whereas Scott Murray is readily available for minute-by-minute updates from the primary FA Cup quarter-final of the weekend, which sees Manchester City welcome again Vincent Kompany and his Burnley aspect. That one will get unerway at 5.45pm.
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