Key events
Here’s the match report for Wycombe’s FA Cup win at Wealdstone. Our own Simon Burnton was there.
While we wait for the starting XIshere’s Will Unwin’s article on how Liverpool got to the top of the Premier League and Champions League.
Premier League team news now appears 75 minutes before kick-off so (counts fingers, thumbs and toes) we’ll have it for you very soon.
Here’s the thing – Barcelona is also in action right now! Yes, you heard that right. The Catalans are top of La Liga but have been stuttering recently with a draw and a loss in two away games. However, they remain perfect at home and look to make it six wins from six with victory over 17th-placed Las Palmas. Still nothing going though and it’s 0-0 after 30 minutes.
The half-times of the early kick-off games in the country below. We now have one result in the FA Cup with League One Wycombe winning 2-0 in the National League Wealdstone. Wycombe reach the third round for the first time since 2020/21.
Championship:
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Middlesbrough 2-0 Hull
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Oxford 0-1 Millwall
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Watford 0-0 QPR
Second League:
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Carlisle 1-0 Crewe
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Fleetwood 0-0 Colchester
Preamble
Welcome! The weekend’s Premier League action got underway last night with Southampton got a good point at Brighton and actually felt aggrieved that it wasn’t all three after more VAR controversy. This means there is no 12:30 game today, but a 3:00 p.m. there’s a lot to play for with four top-flight matches kicking off. OK, none of the top six are in action, but there’s plenty of intrigue in this quartet of encounters:
Brentford v Leicester
Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Nottingham Forest v Ipswich
Wolves v Bournemouth
Can you look at any of these four and be confident of a winner? OK, Brentford have been great at home (five wins and a draw in six games). But what about Ruud van Nistelrooy? Leicester boom effect? There is a sentence.
So there are all these pluses EFL and Europe news. Leeds can return to the top of the Championship with a win against Blackburn (1.30pm), while we check out the trio of Championship games live and bring you hot news from FA Cup second round. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it, and for those looking for an extra fix when that watch goes off, there it is West Ham vs Arsenal in a separate MBM at 5:30 p.m. join me!
