Key events
Alexander Isak starts for Liverpool at Crystal Palace. Team news:
Crystal Palace (3-4-3) Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guéhi; Muñoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell; Pino, Mateta, Sarr.
Subs: Matthews, Clyne, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny, Hughes, Lerma, Uche, Nketiah.
Liverpool (4-2-3-1) Alisson; Bradley, Konaté, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Isak
Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Frimpong, Ngumoha.
Let’s check in at the early kick-offs in England, with all of these 12.30pm (BST) starts unless stated:
Premier League
Brentford 2-1 Manchester United (Thiago 8 20; Sesko 26)
Championship
Coventry 2-0 Birmingham (Thomas-Asante 16, Osayi-Samuel 49og)
Swansea 1-1 Millwall (Vipotnik 12; Coburn 45+1)
Wrexham 1-0 Derby (O’Brien 59)
WSL (12pm)
Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa (Maanum 10)
The big news of the day comes from West Ham, who have sacked Graham Potter two days before their sixth Premier League game of the season – they’ve lost four of the previous five and are 19th.
Nuno Espírito Santo has already signed on the dotted line as Potter’s replacement. First up for him – David Moyes’s Everton on Monday.
Preamble
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the afternoon’s football. We’ll keep you up to date with all the goings-on in the four 3pm (BST) Premier League kick-offs, as well events in the EFL, Scotland and the small matter of the Madrid derby in La Liga.
The 3pm action:
Premier League
Chelsea (6th) v Brighton (14th)
Crystal Palace (5th) v Liverpool (1st)
Leeds (12th) v Bournemouth (4th)
Manchester City (9th) v Burnley (16th)
Championship highlights
Preston (5th) v Bristol City (4th)
Southampton (19th) v Middlesbrough (1st)
Stoke (2nd) v Norwich (15th)
Scotland highlights
Celtic (1st) v Hibernian (4th)
Hearts (2nd) v Falkirk (8th)
Europe highlights
Atlético Madrid (9th) v Real Madrid (1st) (3.15pm)
Mainz (13th) v Borussia Dortmund (2nd) (2.30pm)
Feel free to get in touch with any comments or queries via email. Premier League team news is coming up in about 15 minutes’ time.
