Saturday, September 29, 2018

EPL MATCH DAY #7: Premier League, LIVE: Latest updates and scores for Arsenal v Watford, Man City v Brighton, Everton v Fulham and the rest of the 3pm kick-offs

Manchester City will go top of the Premier League with a win over Brighton
Watford face tough challenge after excellent start as they travel to Arsenal
Huddersfield and Newcastle are both still looking for their first league victory

By Adam Shergold for MailOnline

Published: 08:18 EDT, 29 September 2018 | Updated: 09:48 EDT, 29 September 2018

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Premier League champions Manchester City will go top of the table - until this evening at least - if they beat Brighton at home on Saturday afternoon.

Watford meanwhile, who are currently fourth after an excellent start, face a tough test as they visit Arsenal, while winless Newcastle and Huddersfield are also in action.

Sportsmail brings you action from all the 3pm Premier League kick-offs as they happen, with out live coverage beginning at 1.30pm.

Adam Shergold Host commentator

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15:05

Mike Ashley in attendance at Newcastle

Craig Hope at St James' Park: Mike Ashley is here for the first time since May, 2017. The unpopular owner left it late before taking his seat and is only a few spaces away from England boss Gareth Southgate.

15:02

Brighton make a bright start

Nobody giving Brighton much of a chance at Manchester City today but they've started on the front foot, winning an early corner. City manage to clear their lines.

15:00

KICK-OFF: We're underway in the 3pm Premier League matches

90 entertaining minutes await us (hopefully)

14:56

The teams are coming out the tunnel up and down the country

Here we go then... at the six Premier League venues hosting Premier League football at 3pm, the players are making their entrance.

14:54

Koscielny ahead of schedule in Achilles injury recovery

Matt Barlow at the Emirates Stadium: Laurent Koscielny reports he is ahead of schedule on his recovery from the Achilles injury he suffered at the end of last season.
In his captain’s programme notes, Koscielny said: “I am training with more intensity at the moment although I have to rest my tendon. I am currently ahead of schedule in my rehabilitation which I am really pleased about. However I don’t want to cut corners.
'I want to come back when I am fully ready and I can focus 100 per cent on the game I will play, more than worrying about how I would feel during or after it.
'Trust me, I can’t wait to be back on the pitch but I have to be wise as well. Rushing my return would not be a good thing and I am happy how things are going at the moment.'

14:51

10 minutes until kick-off

Not much longer to wait now until the six 3pm matches get underway.

14:47

Leicester's players are put through their paces at Newcastle

Striker Jamie Vardy warms up as Leicester prepare to take on Newcastle

Nampalys Mendy puts his best foot forward at St James' Park

Ben Chilwell and Jonny Evans warm up ahead of the game

14:41

Spurs ready for action at Huddersfield

14:39

MATCH REPORT: Happy Hammers pile more misery on Mourinho

Rob Draper at the London Stadium: If these are the last months of Jose Mourinho in English football, they will have been atypical.
Of course, the conflict and the preening, the displays for TV cameras at training and the staged outrage of press conferences are all par for the course. That was Mourinho's default from the moment he arrived at Chelsea and swept us all away.
But the football? That's a wholly different matter. HIs teams were never like this; supine, incoherent and timid. That awful period at Chelsea in 2015 was like this; his players a shadow of the team that had won the title.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL REPORT

West Ham United's Marko Arnautovic celebrates scoring his side's third goal

14:30

More protests against Mike Ashley outside St James' Park today

14:28

Plenty of consistency at Wolves!

14:23

RESULT: West Ham 3 Manchester United 1

The early kick-off at the London Stadium has just finished and it's more misery for Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United side as they lose 3-1 to West Ham.
The Hammers led by two at the break thanks to Felipe Anderson and a Victor Lindelof own goal. Marcus Rashford pulled one back for the visitors, only for Marko Arnautovic to seal it for the home side.
All the latest can be found HERE.

It's a tough watch for Jose Mourinho as United slump to a 3-1 loss at West Ham

14:21

Can City return to the top of the Premier League this afternoon?

Nicolas Otamendi walks from the City bus into the Etihad Stadium

John Stones makes his entrance for the Brighton match

14:17

Another nice retro programme cover by Arsenal

A 1982-83 season theme to the Arsenal programme cover this week

14:14

Ramsey in the Arsenal side despite contract wrangle

Matt Barlow at the Emirates Stadium: Contract rebel Aaron Ramsey starts against Watford but there’s no sign of Sokratis. Unai Emery said he was over the dead leg which made him doubtful but he’s not in the squad. Rob Holding at centre-half with Mustafi.
After six games unchanged Javi Gracia makes his first change of the season with Marc Navarro in at right-back to replace Daryl Janmaat who is injured.

Aaron Ramsey starts for Arsenal against Watford this afternoon

14:13

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Southampton line-ups

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Rui Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Joao Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Helder Costa, Jota, Jimenez
Substitutes: Ivan Cavaleiro, John Ruddy, Saiss, Ruben Vinagre, Hause, Leo Bonatini, Traore
Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Vestergaard, Hoedt, Bertrand, Elyounoussi, Hojbjerg, Lemina, Redmond, Austin, Ings
Substitutes: Yoshida, Davis, Romeu, Armstrong, Gabbiadini, Gunn, Targett
Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)

14:11

Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion line-ups

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Sane
Substitutes: Danilo, Kompany, Stones, Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Foden, Muric
Brighton and Hove Albion: Ryan, Montoya, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Knockaert, Propper, Kayal, March, Bissouma, Locadia
Substitutes: Saltor, Balogun, Jahanbakhsh, Murray, Izquierdo, Button, Bernardo
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

14:10

Huddersfield Town vs Tottenham Hotspur line-ups

Huddersfield Town: Lossl, Jorgensen, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Lowe, Pritchard, Depoitre
Substitutes: Smith, Hamer, van La Parra, Mbenza, Mounie, Stankovic, Hadergjonaj
Tottenham Hotspur: Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Trippier, Dier, Dembele, Rose, Lucas Moura, Kane, Son
Substitutes: Winks, Lamela, Wanyama, Sissoko, Llorente, Davies, Whiteman
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)

14:09

Newcastle United vs Leicester City line-ups

Newcastle United: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Atsu, Diame, Shelvey, Kenedy, Perez, Joselu
Substitutes: Schar, Murphy, Muto, Hayden, Manquillo, Darlow, Longstaff
Leicester City: Schmeichel, Amartey, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Ricardo Pereira, Iheanacho, Maddison, Vardy
Substitutes: Evans, Albrighton, Ward, Okazaki, Iborra, Fuchs, Ghezzal
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)

14:08

Arsenal vs Watford line-ups

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Ozil, Ramsey, Aubameyang, Lacazette
Substitutes: Mkhitaryan, Lichtsteiner, Iwobi, Leno, Welbeck, Guendouzi, Kolasinac
Watford: Foster, Navarro, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas, Doucoure, Capoue, Hughes, Pereyra, Deeney, Gray
Substitutes: Gomes, Mariappa, Success, Masina, Sema, Chalobah, Femenia
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)

14:06

Everton vs Fulham line-ups

Everton: Pickford, Kenny, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Davies, Gueye, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin
Substitutes: Holgate, Baines, Tosun, Schneiderlin, Bernard, Stekelenburg, Lookman
Fulham: Bettinelli, Fosu-Mensah, Odoi, Ream, Bryan, Schurrle, Zambo, Seri, Ryan Sessegnon, Mitrovic, Vietto
Substitutes: McDonald, Johansen, Cairney, Ayite, Le Marchand, Christie, Sergio Rico
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)

14:05

SOUTHAMPTON team to play Wolves

14:05

WOLVES team to face Southampton

14:04

FULHAM team to face Everton

14:04

EVERTON team to face Fulham

14:04

BRIGHTON team to play Man City

14:03

NEWCASTLE team to play Leicester

14:03

LEICESTER team to play Newcastle

14:02

ARSENAL team to play Watford

14:01

TOTTENHAM team to play Huddersfield

14:01

WATFORD team to play Arsenal

14:01

HUDDERSFIELD team to play Tottenham

14:00

MAN CITY team to play Brighton

13:55

TEAM NEWS expected in five minutes

We will have all the confirmed starting line-ups for you in the next few minutes.

13:50

VIDEO: Brighton's players inspect the surface at the Etihad

13:48

INTERVIEW: Fulham keeper Bettinelli on how England call-up turned his world upside down

Sami Mokbel: Marcus Bettinelli had his gloves on when he answered the call that sent him into a spin. Not the kind you'd expect a goalkeeper to wear, though. A pair of Marigolds.
England's newest keeper had planned to surprise girlfriend Nadia by sprucing up their flat when Darren Preston, Fulham's chief operating officer, flashed up on his phone.
'He asked if the FA had been on to me - I thought it was a home drug test, the last thing I wanted on my day off,' recalled Bettinelli.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW

13:42

Tottenham will be without Dele Alli for a MONTH after hamstring injury

Tottenham have suffered a blow with Dele Alli sidelined for up to four weeks because a hamstring issue, ruling him out of their Champions League clash with Barcelona.
England international Alli had only just come back from a similar issue that he suffered over the international break but the Spurs star is now facing further time out.
The 22-year-old will not be in the squad against Huddersfield away on Saturday but will hope to be in the squad at least against Manchester City at the end of October.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY

Dele Alli is set for a month on the sidelines with a hamstring issue

13:39

PICTURES: Around the grounds as we count down to kick-off

The calm before the storm at the Etihad Stadium, where Manchester City play Brighton

Half and half scarves on sale outside the Emirates, where Arsenal take on Watford

A young Wolves fans en route to Molineux for their match against Southampton

13:36

PETER CROUCH COLUMN: Letting Aaron Ramsey leave for nothing would see another part of Arsenal's identity chipped away

Football never fails to surprise me. I have been in the game for 20 years and every season a story will pop up that leaves you thinking: 'Really?'
It has happened quicker than normal in this campaign. The story that I am struggling to understand is how Arsenal are prepared to let Aaron Ramsey — a midfielder with such ability and someone I hold in the highest regard — run his contract down and walk away for nothing next summer.
Clearly, there are things going on behind the scenes that we do not know about. What I am sure of, though, is Ramsey's ability and it seems odd that Arsenal, according to reports, are not looking to find a compromise given his influence on the team.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL COLUMN

13:32

LATEST: West Ham 2 Man United 0

From bad to worse for Manchester United and Jose Mourinho at the London Stadium, with West Ham two goals up at the break.
Felipe Anderson's cute flicked finish opened the scoring early on and Andriy Yarmolenko, with the aid of a huge deflection, doubled the Hammers' lead shortly before half-time.
You can see if United can find their way back by CLICKING HERE as the second-half just gets underway.

West Ham's Andriy Yarmolenko celebrates scoring their second goal

13:29

The fixture list in full

Here's all of the Premier League matches this weekend...
TODAY (3pm unless stated)
West Ham United 2-0 Manchester United (HT)
Arsenal vs Watford
Everton vs Fulham
Huddersfield Town vs Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Newcastle United vs Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Southampton
Chelsea vs Liverpool (5.30pm)
TOMORROW
Cardiff City vs Burnley (4pm)
MONDAY
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (8pm)

13:25

It's a packed afternoon of Premier League football

The Premier League season may only be six weeks old but we've already had plenty of interest and intrigue at both ends of the season.
More drama is all but guaranteed today with no fewer than SIX 3pm kick-offs up and down the country, followed by a truly mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash between Chelsea and Liverpool at teatime.
Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham are the star attractions in the half dozen afternoon matches, with Pep Guardiola's side able to climb top of the table - for a few hours at least.
There promises to be twists and turns aplenty and your best option in following it all is by sticking with us right here.

The stage is set at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium for the visit of Watford

The scene at Molineux as Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Southampton

Programmes on sale at St James' Park ahead of Newcastle versus Leicester

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