“I’m sure Ipswich are huge underdogs today but, as a long time plastic Liverpool fan, I am forever primed for the lesser fancied teams to come to Anfield and derail a title challenge,” says Niall Mullen. “Some people never got over Vietnam or the night their band opened for Nirvana. I guess I never got over Liverpool 1-2 Coventry, April 6, 1997.”
Dion Dublin never scored a more important goal for Manchester United.
On this day in 1994… Bristol City win at Anfield and prompt Graeme Souness’s resignation as Liverpool manager.
Wolverhampton (3-4-2-1) Jose Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Agbadou; Nelson Semedo, Andre Trindade, Joao Gomes, Ait Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha; Larsen.
Subs: Johnstone, Hwang, Dawson, Rodrigo Gomes, Doyle, Toti Gomes, Bellegarde, Goncalo Guedes, Pedro Lima.
Arsenal (possible 4-3-3) Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Trossard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Havertz, Martinelli.
Subs: Neto, Porter, Tierney, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Sterling, Calafiori, Butler-Oyedeji.
Southampton (3-4-1-2) McCarthy; Bree, Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis; Walker-Peters, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Manning; Fernandes; Onuachu, Armstrong.
Subs: Lumley, Downes, Smallbone, Lallana, Wood-Gordon, Sugawara, Archer, Fraser, Bella-Kotchap.
Newcastle (4-3-3) Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Pope, Trippier, Botman, Osula, Almiron, Kelly, Willock, Longstaff, Miley.
Liverpool (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo.
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, Danns, Quansah, Bradley.
Ipswich (possible 4-2-3-1) Walton; Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis; Phillips, Morsy; Burns, Hutchinson, Philogene-Bidace; Delap.
Subs: Muric, Enciso, Taylor, Johnson, Townsend, Luongo, Hirst, Broadhead, Godfrey.
Brighton (4-2-3-1) Verbruggen; Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Lamptey; Baleba, Ayari; Gruda, Joao Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck.
Subs: Rushworth, Webster, O’Riley, Adingra, Rutter, Minteh, Gomez,
Hinshelwood, McConville.
Everton (4-2-3-1) Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Mangala, Gueye; Lindstrom, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Patterson, Keane, Harrison, Beto, Young, Garner, Armstrong.
Bournemouth Arrizabalaga; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara.
Subs: Travers, Tavernier, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry, Adu-Adjei, Akinmboni, Winterburn, Kinsey-Wellings, Rees-Dottin.
Nottm Forest (4-2-3-1) Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Jota Silva, Gibbs-White, Elanga; Wood.
Substitutes: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Awoniyi, Toffolo, Dominguez, Ward-Prowse, Alex, Sosa, Boly.
City move up to second in the WSL after an ultimately comfortable victory at Villa Park. Vivianne Miedema scored twice, the second a glorious goal, while their new signing Kerolin came off the bench for her debut.
Celtic’s Scottish Premiership match against Dundee on Saturday has been postponed following storm damage to the club’s stadium. Storm Éowyn brought winds of up to 100mph in central Scotland on Friday and a Met Office red weather warning of danger to life.
The Premier League table at the start of play
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 21 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 3 | Nottm Forest | 22 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 22 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Man City | 22 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Newcastle | 22 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 10 | 37 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Brighton | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Fulham | 22 | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Brentford | 22 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 22 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | Man Utd | 22 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | West Ham | 22 | -16 | 26 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 10 | 24 |
| 16 | Everton | 21 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 22 | -19 | 16 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 22 | -23 | 16 |
| 19 | Leicester | 22 | -25 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 22 | -35 | 6 |
WSL: Aston Villa 2-4 Man City (71 min)
Manchester City lead 4-2 in an entertaining game at Villa Park. It was 2-2 at half-time, with Vivianne Miedema scoring twice for City inbetween the opening goal from Chasity Grant and an own-goal from Laia Aleixdandri. Mary Fowler and Jess Park have given City breathing space in the second half.
What rare treat is this? There are five 3pm games in the Premier League, with the top three all in action. Champions-elect Liverpool host Ipswich, while Arsenal and Nottingham Forest have awkward away trips to Wolves and Bournemouth respectively.
We’ll be keeping an eye on this games as well as Brighton v Everton and Southampton v Newcastle, the EFL and some big games across Europe. These are our featured matches, all 3pm kick-offs unless stated.
Premier League
Bournemouth v Nottm Forest
Brighton v Everton
Liverpool v Ipswich
Southampton v Newcastle
Wolves v Arsenal
Women’s Super League
Aston Villa 2-4 Manchester City (12pm)
Championship
Bristol City v Blackburn
Preston v Middlesbrough
Sunderland v Plymouth
League One
Wycombe v Northampton
Serie A
Como v Atalanta (2pm)
La Liga
Atletico Madrid v Villarreal (3.15pm)
Bundesliga
Freiburg v Bayern Munich (2.30pm)
RB Leipzig v Leverkusen (2.30pm)