Key events
GOAL! Everton 2-2 Manchester United (Ugarte, 80): Everton fail to clear a free-kick and the Uruguayan picks up the loose ball and volleys home from just inside the box.
A work of art.
GOAL! Everton 2-1 Manchester United (Fernandes, 72). The United skipper curls in a free-kick to give his side some hope.
This is quite funny on many levels.
Bill emails: “Thanks, as ever, for your brilliantly informative and entertaining commentary, and company.
“What a back four for the Arsenal! Long time since we’ve had a better one, if ever? If that front three can click (big if), then we’re in for a showdown. If Liverpool drop significant points in their next two toughish games, all the more so.
“And what has Moyes put in the drinking water at Everton?”
Have United stopped giving their players water to save money?
And that is all the team news. The most striking thing? Mikel Merino starts as the Arsenal No 9 after his two-goal heroics at Leicester.
Starting lineups: Southampton v Brighton
Southampton (4-3-3): Ramsdale; Walker-Peters, Bree, Bednarek, Welington, Aribo, Ugochukwu, Fernandes; Dibling, Sulemana, Archer.
Subs: McCarthy, Sugawara, Manning, Bella-Kotchap, Stephens, Downes, Smallbone, Gronbaek, Onuachu.
Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Webster, Lamptey; Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Joao Pedro.
Subs: Rushworth, March, Gruda, Adingra, Cashin, Gomez, Wieffer, Estupinan, O’Riley.
Starting lineups: Bournemouth v Wolves
Bournemouth (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga; Hill, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams, Cook; Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara.
Subs: Dennis, Brooks, Scott, Evanilson, Adams, Sinisterra, Soler, Jebbison, Winterburn.
Wolves (3-4-3): Sa; Doherty, Bueno, Toti; Semedo, Andre, J Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Bellegarde, Munetsi, Cunha.
Subs: Johnstone, Traore, Strand Larsen, Doyle, Sarabia, Forbs, Djiga, Lima, Pond.
Starting lineups: Fulham v Crystal Palace
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez
Subs: Benda, Cuenca, Diop, Sessegnon, Reed, Cairney, Pereira, Willian, Muniz
Crystal Palace (3-4-3): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Muñoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze
Subs: Turner, Nketiah, Clyne, Kamada, Wharton, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny, Kporha
Starting lineups: Ipswich v Tottenham
Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Palmer; Godfrey, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis; Phillips, Cajuste; Philogene, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap
Subs: Muric, Woolfenden, Townsend, Johnson, Morsy, Taylor, Szmodics, Broadhead, Hirst
Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Spence, Danso, Davies, Udogie; Bentancur, Bergvall; Johnson Kulusevski, Son; Tel
Subs: Kinsky, Porro, Reguilon, Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison, Moore, Odobert, Scarlett
Starting lineups: Arsenal v West Ham
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Partey, Rice, Odegaard; Nwaneri, Trossard, Merino.
Subs: Neto, White, Tierney, Lewis-Skelly, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Jorginho, Butler-Oyedeji, Sterling.
West Ham (5-3-2): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Robido, Kilman, Cresswell, Scarles; Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Soucek; Bowen, Kudus
Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Emerson, Ferguson, Irving
Get your fill of things to look out for. I wrote a lot of them.
Over at Goodison Park, the TV cameras have just shown a very morose Amorim. He does not look happy at all.
And while we are waiting for the 3pms, do feel to join Barry Glendenning to find out if Manchester United can get any worse at Everton.
Naturally, you all want to read out Murillo. Thankfully, I have done some writing about the man.
Prime yourself for today’s action with some hot preview material.
Preamble
Today we are being treated to five Saturday 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League. Arsenal are the highest-ranked team in action this afternoon and a win over West Ham would close the gap on Liverpool, who face Manchester City tomorrow. The striker-less Gunners toiled to victory at Leicester last week and Graham Potter might think he can stifle Mikel Arteta’s side.
Bournemouth could end the day in the top four with victory over Wolves, who are eager to move away from the relegation zone. Fellow battlers Southampton and Ipswich face difficult home games against Brighton and Tottenham, respectively. If the Saints lose, they might as well pack their bags and jump on the plane for their summer holidays. Ipswich repeatedly show signs of life and considering how unpredictable Tottenham are, they will be confident of securing a double over Ange Postecoglou’s men.
Finally, we have a London derby where Fulham host Crystal Palace. Marco Silva’s side have secured back-to-back wins over Newcastle and Nottingham Forest, and have only lost twice in their past 13 matches, so will fancy their chances at Craven Cottage today. A win would put them seventh and making their European dream more realistic.
3pm kick-offs:
Arsenal v West Ham
Bournemouth v Wolves
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Ipswich v Tottenham
Southampton v Brighton
