Key events
Right, the football’s about to start. I’ll bring you all the Premier League goals as they go in, with updates from the EFL and FA Cup as well. Here’s the table before we play:
Some more football-adjacent news:
Championship: News of Blackburn’s lunchtime win at Leicester and Hull’s victory at Carrow Road has reached us
While we wait for kick-off …
At the start of the coaching course, I had [offers of] help from colleagues to do everything for me. I said: ‘Stop! I will do everything myself, type every letter. I have to learn.’ One exercise, I was busy for weeks and really proud. I sent it in and the big red cross came back. ‘Not good enough. You have to do more.’ OK, I get the point.
Feyenoord’s Robin van Persie on his transition to management, as told to Rob Draper:
Sophie Downey was at Stamford Bridge this lunchtime to watch Sam Kerr seal the points for Chelsea against London City Lionesses:
Early full-time results
Women’s Super League
Chelsea 2-0 London City Sam Kerr on target
Manchester City 1-0 West Ham Six wins in a row for City
Championship
Leicester 0-2 Blackburn Pressure grows on Martí Cifuentes
Norwich 0-2 Hull Likewise for Liam Manning
West Brom 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday First post-Chansiri point
FA Cup first round
Chelmsford 4-1 Braintree Town Sixth-tier side cause upset
Will Unwin
Arsenal are clear at the top of the league but Burnley will think they can be the great disrupters against the current title favourites. The Clarets irritated Liverpool for 90 minutes here before giving away a silly penalty and will not let Arsenal’s reputation dictate their performance.
Mikel Arteta has plenty of players in form and Arsenal’s record against Burnley is incredible, only losing once against them in the Premier League, and never at Turf Moor. Only Liverpool have won in the league against Burnley on their own patch, proving that it’s a very difficult place to go. In recent years, the mentality at Arsenal has been questioned, so winning today would be proof of their fortitude this season.
Fulham v Wolves: Confirmed lineups
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Iwobi, Berge; Wilson, King, Kevin; Jiménez.
Subs: Lecomte, Muniz, Cairney, Traoré, Cuenca, Chukwueze, Lukic, Castagne, Smith Rowe.
Wolves (3-4-2-1): Johnstone; Krejci, S Bueno, T Gomes; Hoever, Munetsi, Agbadou, H Bueno; Arias, Bellegarde; Strand Larsen.
Subs: Sá, Møller Wolfe, André, J Gomes, Hwang, Arokodare, Mosquera, López, Tchatchoua.
Fulham welcome back Joachim Andersen at centre-back and pack their team with attacking players. Wolves meanwhile name four recognised centre-backs in their XI.
Crystal Palace v Brentford: Confirmed lineups
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guéhi; Muñoz, Kamada, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Pino; Mateta.
Subs: Benítez, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny, Cardines.
Brentford (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Kayode, Collins, Van den Berg, Ajer;
Yarmoliuk, Henderson; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Schade; Thiago.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Nelson, Carvalho, Onyeka, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Jefferson Lerma comes in for Adam Wharton, who is ill, for Palace. Brentford keep the same XI that beat Liverpool last Saturday.
Brighton v Leeds: Confirmed lineups
Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu;
Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Gómez; Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Coppola, Knight, Oriola.
Leeds (4-3-3): Perri; Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson; Longstaff, Ampadu, Tanaka; Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.
Subs: Darlow, Struijk, James, Piroe, Nmecha, Stach, Harrison,
Justin, Gruev.
Georginio Rutter starts against his former club. Diego Gómez comes back into the Brighton XI. Leeds are unchanged.
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United: Confirmed lineups
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Douglas Luiz; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Igor Jesus.
Subs: Victor, Morato, Sangaré, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Cunha, McAtee.
Manchester United (3-4-3): Lammens; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Maguire, Mount, Zirkzee, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Both teams are unchanged from last weekend. Chris Wood remains out with a knee injury.
Burnley v Arsenal: Confirmed starting lineups
Burnley (5-4-1): Dubravka; Walker, Laurent, Tuanzebe, Estève, Hartman; Ugochukwu, Cullen, Luís, Anthony; Flemming.
Subs: Weiss, Bruun Larsen, Edwards, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Mejbri, Barnes.
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Eze,
Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyökeres, Trossard.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Hincapié, Nørgaard, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman.
William Saliba is fit enough to start for Arsenal after his ankle injury. It may well be a back five for Burnley.
Here’s a look at this afternoon’s fixtures (3pm GMT unless stated)
Premier League
Brighton v Leeds
Burnley v Arsenal
Crystal Palace v Brentford
Fulham v Wolves
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
Championship highlights
Oxford Utd v Millwall
Sheffield Utd v Derby
Stoke v Bristol City
Watford v Middlesbrough
FA Cup highlights
Bolton v Huddersfield
Burton v St Albans
Buxton v Chatham
Wigan v Hemel Hempstead
Wycombe v Plymouth
Scottish Premiership
Falkirk v Kilmarnock
Hearts v Dundee
Livingston v Hibernian
Europe highlights
Atlético Madrid v Sevilla (3.15pm)
PSG v Nice (4pm)
Preamble
And just like that, it’s November. The Premier League moves into its fourth month of the season and, after a fast start by Liverpool, it appears as though Arsenal have become the frontrunners for the title. They face Scott Parker’s Burnley this afternoon at Turf Moor and will go seven points clear at the top of the table with a win.
Manchester United’s opening weeks of the campaign were tough going, the nadir that Carabao Cup defeat at Grimsby, but Ruben Amorim seems to have righted the ship and if they can beat Nottingham Forest at the City Ground today then they will go up to the giddy heights of second. Nuno, Ange, Sean Dyche will have something to say about that.
Also on the agenda this afternoon is the mid-tabliest of mid-table battles as Crystal Palace (10th) host Brentford (11th), the all-German duel in the dugout at Brighton v Leeds and an almighty scrap at Craven Cottage as troubled Fulham face even-more-troubled Wolves.
Alongside those five 3pm (GMT) kick-offs in the top flight, there’s a full programme in the Championship and the small matter of 32 games in the FA Cup first round. If you have any comments on the day’s action, you can get in touch with me via email.
Winter Team news is coming.
