City looking ominously comfortable and now 2:0 up:
He's done it again!! 🔥
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 10, 2024
That's 16 Premier League goals for the season as it stands! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/ZLxLMv2pTV
City looking ominously comfortable and now 2:0 up:
He's done it again!! 🔥
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 10, 2024
That's 16 Premier League goals for the season as it stands! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/ZLxLMv2pTV
Picking through the team news these are probably the headlines for those of you checking your fanstasy teams:
Allison and Joe Gomez are missing for Liverpool, both are ill apparently
Son Heung-min is back on the bench for Tottenham, Pape Matar Sarr is back in the starting XI
Kaoru Mitoma starts for Brighton, but Joao Pedro has a hamstring issue and is not the squad
Hwang Hee-chan is not in the Wolves squad
Ben Brereton Diaz is injured and not the Sheffield United squad
For those just tuning in, City have taken the lead against Everton and you’ll never guess who got the goal:
Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Ream, Robinson, Joao Palhinha, Cairney, De Cordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Willian, Rodrigo Muniz.
Subs: Rodak, Reed, Wilson, Broja, Traore, Ballo-Toure, Lukic, De Fougerolles, King.
Bournemouth: Neto, Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kelly, Cook, Christie, Tavernier, Scott, Sinisterra, Solanke.
Subs: Unal, Kerkez, Mepham, Faivre, Ouattara, Kluivert, Semenyo, Travers, Sadi.
Wolves: Jose Sa, Kilman, Dawson, Gomes, Nelson Semedo, Mario Lemina, Joao Gomes, Ait Nouri, Sarabia, Matheus Cunha, Pedro Neto.
Subs: Doherty, Traore, Hugo Bueno, Doyle, Bentley, Bellegarde, Chirewa, Fraser.
Brentford: Flekken, Collins, Pinnock, Mee, Roerslev, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Reguilon, Toney, Maupay.
Subs: Jorgensen, Ghoddos, Ajer, Strakosha, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste, Yarmolyuk, Brierley.
Luton: Kaminski, Burke, Osho, Bell, Ogbene, Sambi Lokonga, Barkley, Doughty, Clark, Morris, Adebayo.
Subs: Berry, Woodrow, Kabore, Chong, Mengi, Mpanzu, Brown, Krul, Townsend.
Sheff Utd: Foderingham, Bogle, Holgate, Ahmedhodzic, Robinson, Norrington-Davies, McAtee, Vinicius Souza, Hamer, Osborn, Archer.
Subs: Lowe, Trusty, Brewster, Norwood, Tom Davies, Larouci, Osula, Brooks, Amissah.
Tottenham: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Sarr, Bentancur, Maddison, Kulusevski, Richarlison, Werner.
Subs: Skipp, Hojbjerg, Dragusin, Son, Bissouma, Emerson, Forster, Johnson, Davies.
Brighton: Steele, Lamptey, van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Gross, Gilmour, Lallana, Buonanotte, Welbeck, Mitoma.
Subs: Verbruggen,Webster, Moder, Baleba, Ferguson, Fati, Veltman, Baker-Boaitey,O’Mahony.
Liverpool: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Endo, Jones, Jota, Nunez, Diaz.
Subs: Adrian, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Koumas, Mrozek.
Burnley: Trafford, Assignon, O’Shea, Esteve, Delcroix, Brownhill, Berge, Ramsey, Odobert, Fofana, Amdouni.
Subs: Cork, Rodriguez, Benson, Ekdal, Vitinho, Cullen, Bruun Larsen, Massengo, Muric.
Five games kicking off at 3pm in the Premier League feels like something of a throwback and I certainly hope that is enough to keep to keep me busy with goal updates. Call me Jeff Stelling Simon Thomas.
Liverpool will be hoping Manchester City slip up in the early game against Everton but the Reds can retake top spot regardless of the result at the Etihad with a win over Burnley. Interestingly the Clarets have scored the opening goal in four of their last six visits to Anfield, but Liverpool have won eight of the past 10 Premier League meetings.
At the bottom end of the table, Luton have a chance to end the day as high as 15th if they beat Sheffield United at Kenilworth Road and other results go the Hatters’ way. With Nottingham Forest hosting Newcastle and Brentford travelling to Wolves it could be a big momentum swing for Rob Edwards’ side by the time Match of the Day comes on.
Spurs v Brighton is another game worth keeping an eye on as it looks like guaranteed goals. Fans of losing money can get the 0-0 at 29/1, but Spurs have scored in 35 consecutive matches and Brighton have kept two clean sheets in the league all season.
I will also be attempting to provide udpates on the big matches in the EFL before Taha Hashim takes over the minute-by-minute for the 5.30pm kick-off between Forest and Newcastle.
Team news to follow shortly.