Key occasions
Aaron Ramsey has scored an absolute howitzer to stage for Cardiff at Leicester. 1-1 there because the Welshman will get the primary objective of his second Bluebirds’ spell. But was it nearly as good as Camarasa’s?
Another e mail and Mary Waltz wasn’t too impressed with Bournemouth’s defensive alertness (or lack thereof) within the penalty aftermath.
She says: “I doubt that it would have made a difference but the Cherries’ Neto can’t be too pleased as his mates sat and watched as Salah followed the pen to score … the Cherries sat and watched his second effort. At least make the appearance of supporting your goalie.”
Goal! Fulham 0-1 Brentford (Wissa, 44)
A dreadful error from Issa Diop presents the Bees the opening objective in west London. Yoane Wissa isn’t going to overlook out on that; he pounces like a coiled spring and runs the ball into the online.
Championship rating replace
Approaching half-time within the Division That Dares and listed here are some newest scores:
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Leicester 1-0 Cardiff
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Sunderland 1-1 Rotherham
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Swansea 1-1 Coventry
Goalless in the remainder.
Colin Huxtable loved Mitoma’s objective.
I noticed a few of Mitoma on the same old highlights reels from final season. That lad can play and has cojones the dimensions of area hoppers when taking over a back-peddling defender. Surprised not one of the supposed ‘bigger’ groups took a punt on him.
Liverpool 2-1 Bournemouth: And the Reds are discovering their groove right here. Szoboszlai has been closely concerned and it’s simply obvious that the power is again, coarsing by the veins of Klopp’s gamers. The Kop responds in form.
Wrexham are getting the proverbial gubbing from Swindon on the Racecourse Ground this afternoon. A disgrace for all American actors whose names start with R.
Goal! Liverpool 2-1 Bourmemouth (Salah, 36)
Salah is initially denied by goalkeeper Neto, going for energy, however it rebounds for the Egyptian to comply with up and information comfortably into the online. There’s a touch of fortune to this lead, however lead Liverpool do!

Penalty Liverpool! Szoboszlai is slipped by and scythed down within the field by former Manchester United man Joe Rothwell. Contact? Minimal, however seemingly sufficient for a spot-kick … until VAR needs to intervene?
We know what you’re doing right here, Richard.
Fulham 0-0 Brentford: Apologies for neglecting to replace you on this one, however it appears little or no of be aware has occurred to date. It’s all somewhat bodily, two groups cancelling one another out.
An replace from Scotland, by way of Simon McMahon’s e mail:
As nicely because the early kick off at Ibrox, there are three different final 16 ties within the Scottish League Cup at the moment, from which Dundee United properly determined to depart early thus permitting them to focus on profitable the Scottish Championship and making a direct return to the highest league. Ross County are already two up at Airdrie, and St. Mirren and Livingston lead Motherwell and Ayr United respectively by the one objective. There is one sport within the aforementioned Scottish Championship, and it’s goalless between Arbroath and Queens Park to date.
Goal! Liverpool 1-1 Bournemouth (Diaz, 27)
Amid a minute’s applause from Liverpool followers for Michael Jones, the Everton fan who sadly died in an incident constructing the Toffees’ Bramley Moore Dock Stadium, Liverpool discover the leveller. Diaz sneaks in and it’s 1-1.

Sunderland 1-1 Rotherham: Two quickfire efforts on the Stadium of Light – giver of Championship targets! Jobe Bellingham has levelled after Hakeem Odoffin’s opener.
John.
The Endo the title problem as they understand it?
— John Brewin (@JohnBrewin_) August 19, 2023
Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth: Jota ought to have achieved higher, there. A poor contact and the prospect shortly evades the Portuguese ahead. He bought some flak for his show at Chelsea final week. The presence of Darwin looms on the bench.

20 minutes have handed and we’re nonetheless goalless in all 9 lively Championship video games. The chaos league, huh?
Leverkusen 2-1 Leipzig at half-time within the Bundesglia. Dani Olmo’s strike has bought the guests again into issues after targets from defenders Jeremie Frimpong and Jonathan Tah propelled Xabi Alonso’s facet right into a two-goal lead. Both these sides are pretenders to Bayern’s throne this 12 months, so it’s crucial they get one of the best begin attainable.
Goal! Wolves 0-1 Brighton (Mitoma, 15)
Oh cease that, Kaoru Mitoma! Get round this one on Match of the Day later, a stupendous solo effort from the Japanese winger. He’s particular.

Wolves 0-0 Brighton: It’s of little shock that Brighton are having fun with the bigger chunk of possession towards Wolves at Molineux, urgent far increased too. A special and novel problem for O’Neil’s facet this week, not allowed to boss the sport like they did at Old Trafford.
To sum up the opening jiffy at Anfield:
A few emails as Liverpool attempt to hit again – and Van Dijk nods one off the crossbar!
Stephen Carr: “Afternoon Dominic. Middlesbrough v Huddersfield is like a Hollywood movie about a grizzled veteran ex boxer coming out of retirement to fight a cocky new kid on the block. The only difference is that virtually no-one wants the old-timer to win.”
Mary Waltz: “In addition to the Guardian clockwatch of today’s fixtures I am following a subset of my own. Watching the feeble attempts of my beloved Everton’s attempts to sign a striker who can actually put a ball or two into the net and then finding out that they have been rejected. Sigh.”
Goal! Liverpool 0-1 Bourmemouth (Semenyo, 3)
No offside flag this time! The excessive press works wonders for the guests, Solanke will get it and it breaks for Antoine Semenyo who thunders it clinically into the far nook. Alisson nicely overwhelmed.

Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth: But it’s very almost 1-0 to the Cherries earlier than we’ve had time to attract breath. A protracted ball goes over Alexander-Arnold’s head, there’s confusion between him and Alisson and Jaidon Anthony rolls the ball into the online. But he’s offside! Goodness me.
Kick off
Peeeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Championship watch – and there’s some fairly tasty fixtures to get enthusiastic about this afternoon.
Leicester v Cardiff was a Premier League sport not too way back – Victor Camarasa, anybody? – Stoke v Watford is a battle of the underachievers, whereas Middlesbrough v Huddersfield pits the brand new college (Michael Carrick) towards the old fashioned (Neil Warnock).
In case anybody didn’t get that final reference:
There’s some Bundesliga video games this afternoon, which bought below manner at 2.30pm BST. Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig is the standout, so we’ll hold you throughout that. It’s not possible to maintain up with all of the constantly-happening football, however your finest likelihood is right here.
Trent rockets into the file books.
24y 316d – Trent Alexander-Arnold is about to make his 2 hundredth Premier League look, turning into the second-youngest Liverpool participant to succeed in this milestone within the competitors (after Michael Owen in 2004 – 24y 034d). Icon. pic.twitter.com/sx7fzEchub
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 19, 2023
Early outcomes
A late Che Adams objective sealed a 2-1 Southampton win at fellow south coasters Plymouth, whereas Rangers fought from behind to beat Greenock Morton by the identical rating. Meanwhile, Wigan have lamped Lancastrian and League One rivals Bolton 4-0.
The official cause for Aleksandar Mitrovic’s absence from the Fulham squad at the moment is an ankle damage. But Al-Hilal are closing in on their man. In higher Cottage information, Joao Palhinha and Adama Traoré (sure, that one) are amongst their subs.
Wolves have made one change from the facet that beat pushed Manchester United shut, with Pablo Sarabia dropping to the bench to permit for Fábio Silva to begin up entrance.
Brighton have made a swap that gained’t be widespread with Fantasy Premier League managers, with João Pedro benched regardless of after scoring on his debut final week. That’s considered one of three De Zerbi adjustments, as Adam Webster, Billy Gilmour and Julio Enciso are available in.
Liverpool are unchanged and so there’s no evolution into the primary XI for Darwin this week. Klopp sticks with Cody Gakpo in a midfield position, with Diogo Jota persevering with to steer the road. There is best information on the midfield entrance, with the return of Stefan Bajcetic to the bench after damage, whereas new boy Wataru Endo can be among the many substitutes at Anfield.

Wolves v Brighton – Premier League – groups
Wolves: Sa, Semedo, Kilman, Dawson, Ait-Nouri, Gomes, Lemina, Nunes, Silva, Cunha, Neto. Subs: Bentley, Doherty, Traore, Hwang, Bueno, Kalajdzic, Sarabia, Toti, Hodge.
Brighton: Steele, Milner, Webster, Dunk, Estupiñán, March, Gilmour, Gross, Enciso, Mitoma, Welbeck. Subs: Verbruggen, Igor, Dahoud, Lallana, Adingra, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Veltman, Pedro.
Referee: Andy Madley
Fulham v Brentford – Premier League – groups
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Lukic, Reed, Andreas, Wilson, De Cordova-Reid, Jiménez. Subs: Rodak, Basse, Mbabu, Palhinha, Cairney, Willian, Muniz, Vinicius, Traoré.
Brentford: Flekken, Hickey, Collins, Pinnock, Henry, Nørgaard, Jensen, Janelt, Mbuemo, Schade, Wissa. Subs: Strakosha, Dasilva, Zanka, Ajer, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Roerslev, Yarmoluik.
Referee: Rob Jones
Liverpool v Bournemouth – Premier League – groups
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Diaz, Jota, Salah. Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, Elliott, Tsmikas, Matip, Bajcetic, Doak, Núñez.
Bournemouth: Neto, Aarons, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Rothwell, Billing, Christie, Semenyo, Solanke, Anthony. Subs: Radu, Mepham, Hill, Kenny, Kilkenny, Brooks, Kluivert, Traoré, Moore.
Referee: Thomas Bramall
You know that crew information klaxon I discussed earlier? Sound it! The 2pm teamsheets are about to roll in. We’re all on Darwin Núñez watch, amongst different issues.
Harry Kane is pleased after his goalscoring Bundesliga debut final evening. It’s good that he’s pleased, isn’t it? Isn’t it?
Nottingham Forest bought their first three factors of the season with victory over Sheffield United final evening. Chris Wood was doing Chris Wood issues.
Before we sound the 2pm crew information klaxon, there’s simply time to verify in with the early kick-offs, none of that are Premier League video games (have that, TNT Sports!)
Still a minimum of 40 minutes remaining in each video games, so don’t rule out the surface likelihood of a objective, possibly.
Preamble
Good afternoon and welcome to a different enthralling afternoon within the Barclays. Well, that’s mainly the place our consideration might be, with Liverpool v Bournemouth, Wolves v Brighton and The West London Derby (Fulham v Brentford) all kicking off at 3pm.
Can Wolves construct on their promising show in Gary O’Neil’s first match in cost? Can Liverpool’s midfield lastly resemble a functioning, nicely, midfield? Any can any sport match the drama of a World Cup third-place play-off? There’s additionally a full schedule of fixtures within the Championship, League One and Two and many others and many others. Let’s go.
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