🔗 Share this article Saturday Football Roundup: Liverpool vs The Seagulls, The Blues v Everton and Further Action Up-to-the-Minute Match News A pleasant day here in the capital, where the sunshine is indeed shining, though by the moment we're at the interval, dusk will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a happy 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 Africa Cup of Nations, whatever happens. We are waiting for the team news from Liverpool's encounter with the south coast side. Listed below are this afternoon's 3pm British time fixtures. Chelsea versus Everton Liverpool v Brighton There's a complete round of EFL matches, as well. Confirmed Team Elevens Chelsea vs Everton Chelsea Starting XI: 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 Substitutes: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Game Referee: Thomas Bramall. Liverpool v The Albion Liverpool Starting XI: 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 Bench: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Game Official: Craig Pawson. The Egyptian forward on the substitutes for the Reds. So is Alexander Isak. Further team news to follow but it appears like Florian Wirtz playing behind Hugo Ekitike in the forward line. Afternoon League Roundup Big scoreline in League Two, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are leading 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 Subsequent Goals have done in, and it's currently 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 missed a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich have gone back in front, the decisive strike coming from Jovon Makama, his second. Other Football Updates News from Spain, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for the Champions League defeat by Manchester City. Alonso stated, "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. On that Bristol Rovers v Swindon game, one fan commented: "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. Full Afternoon Match Schedule English Football League Championship 3pm fixtures Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 3pm fixtures 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 kick-offs 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 Just two games in the Scottish top flight, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee
Up-to-the-Minute Match News A pleasant day here in the capital, where the sunshine is indeed shining, though by the moment we're at the interval, dusk will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a happy 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 Africa Cup of Nations, whatever happens. We are waiting for the team news from Liverpool's encounter with the south coast side. Listed below are this afternoon's 3pm British time fixtures. Chelsea versus Everton Liverpool v Brighton There's a complete round of EFL matches, as well.
Confirmed Team Elevens Chelsea vs Everton Chelsea Starting XI: 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 Substitutes: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Game Referee: Thomas Bramall. Liverpool v The Albion Liverpool Starting XI: 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 Bench: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Game Official: Craig Pawson. The Egyptian forward on the substitutes for the Reds. So is Alexander Isak. Further team news to follow but it appears like Florian Wirtz playing behind Hugo Ekitike in the forward line.
Afternoon League Roundup Big scoreline in League Two, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are leading 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 Subsequent Goals have done in, and it's currently 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 missed a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich have gone back in front, the decisive strike coming from Jovon Makama, his second.
Other Football Updates News from Spain, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for the Champions League defeat by Manchester City. Alonso stated, "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. On that Bristol Rovers v Swindon game, one fan commented: "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.
Full Afternoon Match Schedule English Football League Championship 3pm fixtures Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 3pm fixtures 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 kick-offs 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 Just two games in the Scottish top flight, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee