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

Key events

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

Our London line-up 🚨#ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/ae2sRjP48P

— Leicester City (@LCFC) September 28, 2024

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.

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

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

  • Newcastle v Man City (12.30pm)

  • Arsenal v Leicester

  • Brentford v West Ham

  • Chelsea v Brighton

  • Everton v Crystal Palace

  • Nottingham Forest v Fulham

Championship

  • Sheff Wed v West Brom (12.30pm)

  • Leeds v Coventry

  • Oxford v Burnley

  • Portsmouth v Sheff Utd

  • Watford v Sunderland

Scottish Premiership

  • Dundee v Aberdeen

Serie A

  • Udinese v Inter (2pm)

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.