Key events
Wolves v West Ham – team news
Wolves: Sa, Bueno, Kilman, Toti, Semedo, J. Gomes, Doyle, Doherty, Ait-Nouri, Lemina, Sarabia
West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Mavrapanos, Zouma, Emerson, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Paqueta, Ward-Prowse, Bowen
Luton v Bournemouth – team news
London: Kaminski, Hashioka, Mengi, Burke, Kabore, Clark, Chong, Barkley, Doughty, Townsend, Morris
Bournemouth: Neto, Smith, Zabarnyi, Kelly, Kerkez, Cook, Christie, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Solanke
Fulham-Newcastle – team news
Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Tosin, Bassey, Robinson, Palhinha, Cairney, Willian, Iwobi, Pereira, Muniz
Newcastle: Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Burn, Hall, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock, Murphy, Gordon, Isak
Everton v Burnley – team news
Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Young, Gomes, Garner, McNeil, Doucoure, Calvert-Lewin
Burnley: Muric, Assignon, Esteve, O'Shea, Taylor, Cullen, Berge, Bruun Larsen, Odobert, Fofana, Foster
Aston Villa v Brentford – team news
Aston Villa: Martínez, Konsa, D. Carlos, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Tielemans, Rogers, Bailey, Watkins
Brentford: Flekken, Roerslev, Ajer, Zanka, Collins, Reguilon, Janelt, Jensen, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa
Get ready for team news. The 3:00 pm players are about to drop their official sheets in five…
Whether or not you are a fan of the term 'Old Farm Derby', what is indisputable is that today's meeting between Norwich and Ipswich is a big deal.
A free kick in the 39th minute by Chilean midfielder Marcelino Núñez currently marks the difference between the two rivals at Carrow Road. A Norwich win would certainly be a problem for the Tractor Boys' promotion wheels, so to speak.
Speaking of Phil Foden… Eyebrows were raised when he was left on the bench for The midday clash between Manchester City and Crystal Palace today, and even more surprising was that the Eagles took a 1-0 lead early on. But order has since been restored thanks to Kevin de Bruyne and Rico Lewis, and City now have a chance of keeping up the title pressure on Arsenal and Liverpool.
Preamble
Hello, hello and welcome to the show. We have a whopping five kickoffs at 3 pm in the first division, with the main focus on what happens near the bottom of the table. Everton, who do not appear to have won a game since the discovery of penicillin, face Burnley, who remain in 19th place despite going on a four-match unbeaten run.
After being diced by Phil Foden On Wednesday, Aston Villa take on Brentford, who must still be a little nervous about being 15th, while Luton really, really, In fact I need three points against Bournemouth; a hard-earned point just doesn't cut it as we get closer to the end. Newcastle head to Fulham, while Wolves visit West Ham, but there's more… don't forget the Championship.
An exciting title race continues with second-placed Leeds taking on Coventry and third-placed Leicester taking on Birmingham. We'll also keep a little eye on Europe, with Bayern and Leverkusen in action at the top of the typically, ahem, uncompetitive Bundesliga.
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