Key events
Final score: Leeds 2-0 Derby. Goals from Rodon and Wober won the day, and Leeds go joint-top.
Later, at 3pm in the Championship:
Sheffield Wednesday have equalised against PNE: it’s 1-1 after Michael Smith’s goal.
Sunderland now lead Stoke 2-1: Tom Watson has got it.
Paul MacInnes on an important topic – how clubs are squeezing the pips of fans.
It is time for unity.
Jeremy Boyce gets in touch: “Looking forward to your MostlyPremierLeagueClockwatch. There could be plenty of slapstick, given the weather conditions, and possibly a custard pie in the face for are they/aren’t they ? Citeh at Selhurst Park, one of the most difficult grounds to get to I can remember from my days following Shrewsbury Town round the 2nd and 3rd division in London back in the day (Griffin Park (RIP), Brisbane Road (RIP), The Old Den (RIP) etc…. Thanks for the update on my other team, NotAsNastyAsTheyUsedToBeLeeds.”
On Friday, Pep was able to put on his comfy shoes, and hit back at José Mourinho after their latest exchange.
It was a joke. But he’s another one in the huge list that want the team [City relegated to] League One or the Conference. I would say to José the same: we are innocent until proven guilty. After that we will see what happens. It is what it is, it was completely a joke. If I have offended him I’m so sorry. The fact is he has three and I have six. This is a fact. But the intention was completely fine.
The major news there is four changes for City, with Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji missing with injury, Rico Lewis and Kyle Walker into defence. Palace might fancy their chances a bit more.
Newcastle seemed to have rotated out Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon for the perfectly capable Sean Longstaff and Harvey Barnes.
Aston Villa v Southampton teams
Aston Villa: Martinez, Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Maatsen, McGinn, Kamara, Rogers, Tielemans, Bailey, Duran. Subs: Cash, Mings, Digne, Onana, Barkley, Buendia, Philogene, Watkins, Olsen.
Southampton: Lumley, Bree, Walker-Peters, Harwood-Bellis, Wood, Manning, Downes, Fernandez, Dibling, Armstrong, Archer. Subs: Edwards, Taylor, Aribo, Fraser, Sugawara, Amo-Ameyaw, Kamaldeen, Brereton-Diaz, McCarthy
Brentford v Newcastle teams
Brentford: Flekken; Lewis-Potter, Collins, Pinnock, Van den Berg; Norgaard, Yarmoliuk, Carvalho, Mbeumo, Thiago, Wissa. Subs: Valdimarrson, Schade, Mee, Ajer, Damsgaard, Konak, Trevitt, Roerslev, Maghoma
Newcastle: Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes. Subs: Dubravka, Trippier, Kelly, Targett, Tonali, Almiron, Gordon, Wilson.
Crystal Palace v Manchester City teams
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Guehi, Lacroix, Chalobah, Mitchell, Lerma, Hughes, Munoz, Eze, Sarr, Mateta. Subs: Turner, Ward, Nketiah, Schlupp, Clyne, Kamada, Richards, Doucoure, Devenny
Man City: Ortega, Walker, Gvardiol, Dias, Gundogan, Lewis, De Bruyne, Silva, Savinho, Nunes, Haaland. Subs: Ederson, Carson, Grealish, Doku, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand
Here’s the games that won’t be taking place.
Premier League
Championship
League One
League Two
That early Championship action, latest scores:
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Leeds 2-0 Derby
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Sheff Wed 0-1 Preston
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Sunderland 1-1 Stoke
Preamble
It’s bitter out, and the lunchtime fun has been cancelled.
There’s always Leeds against Derby. But that’s not our specific wheelhouse here. There’s red-hot Premier League action. Thankfully, if windy, it’s not too bad in London, and the champions are in town, and with Liverpool not playing, can lick their wounds. Yes, Crystal Palace v Manchester City takes centre stage, and then Brentford v Newcastle sees Eddie Howe’s team taking on the team with the best home record in the Premier League. And Aston Villa v Southampton sees Villa, on that bad recent run, against Russell Martin’s bottom-of-the-table evangelists.
There will also be news from the EFL and across Europe, too. Join me.
