Weekend Football Live Updates: The Reds v The Seagulls, The Blues vs The Toffees along with Further Action

Current Match Information

A pleasant afternoon here in the capital, where the sun is indeed shining, though by the moment we're at half-time, darkness will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a positive send-off for Mohamed Salah? And, that does not have to be one forever, of course. He, like many players will be traveling to the continental tournament, regardless of what transpires. We await the starting lineups from Liverpool's game with Brighton.

Listed below are this afternoon's 3pm UK time matches.

  • Chelsea vs Everton
  • Liverpool versus Brighton

There is also a full round of English Football League matches, as well.

Confirmed Team Lineups

Chelsea vs Everton

Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro.

Chelsea Bench: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Hato, Acheampong, Guiu, Estevao.

Everton Starting XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry.

Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell.

Match Official: Thomas Bramall.

Anfield vs The Albion

Liverpool Lineup: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike.

Liverpool Bench: Mamardashvili, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky.

Brighton Starting XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter.

Brighton Substitutes: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman.

Game Official: Craig Pawson.

Salah on the bench for Liverpool. Alexander Isak is also on Alexander Isak. Further selection details is imminent but it looks like Wirtz playing behind Ekitike in the forward line.

Early EFL Scores

Big scoreline in the fourth tier, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are ahead 3-0.

In the second tier, three afternoon starts at the break:

  • Norwich 0-0 Southampton
  • Oxford 0-1 Preston
  • Stoke 1-0 Swansea

League One Scores:

  • Huddersfield 1-0 Wigan
  • Wimbledon 0-0 Mansfield

League Two Scores:

  • Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon
  • Salford 1-1 Colchester

Later Goals have come through, and it's now Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose equaliser came from Jovon Makama, Southampton failed to convert a first-half penalty and have now equalised through Ryan Manning.

Norwich have gone back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second.

Other Soccer News

News from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for the European defeat by Manchester City. Alonso confirmed, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide if he starts." Real Madrid are without several injured players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga.

Regarding the local derby, one fan reported: "Hi. Bristol Rovers 0 Swindon 3 doesn't tell the half of it. Ten League defeats in a row incoming, which is one club record. Five home losses in a row is another club record... It's not much fun being a Gashead these days." For Swindon, Aaron Drinan has followed Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card.

Complete Afternoon Fixture List

EFL Championship 15:00 fixtures

  • Birmingham v. Charlton
  • Coventry v. Bristol City
  • Leicester v. Ipswich
  • Middlesbrough v. QPR
  • Millwall v. Hull
  • Portsmouth v. Blackburn
  • Wrexham v. Watford

League One 15:00 kick-offs

  • Barnsley v. Leyton Orient
  • Blackpool v. Lincoln City
  • Bolton v. Exeter
  • Bradford v. Reading
  • Burton Albion v. Wycombe
  • Cardiff v. Doncaster
  • Luton v. Port Vale
  • Peterborough v. Northampton
  • Plymouth v. Rotherham
  • Stockport County v. Stevenage

League Two 15:00 fixtures

  • Accrington Stanley v. Bromley
  • Cheltenham v. Harrogate Town
  • Chesterfield v. Barnet
  • Crawley Town v. Oldham
  • Gillingham v. Barrow
  • Grimsby v. Notts County
  • Milton Keynes Dons v. Cambridge Utd
  • Newport County v. Fleetwood Town
  • Tranmere v. Crewe
  • Walsall v. Shrewsbury

Only two matches in the Scottish top flight, too.

  • Dundee Utd v. Motherwell
  • Livingston v. Dundee
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