Key events
How about QPR, eh? Swansea have made two changes at the break to try to at least leave Loftus Road with their dignity still intact. It’s still 4-0.
Speaking of QPR, Angelo Balanta has scored for Hornchurch at Hartlepool in the National League.
Arsenal get a fright at the start of the second half as Merlin Rohl’s cross flies closer to the far post than David Raya would have liked. Rohl is called into action at the other end and stops Eberechi Eze to concede a corner which Thierno Barry heads out.
Thanks David, go do a few lengths in the pool garden. The whistle goes for the start of the second half at the Emirates – no changes from either side.
I’ll hand you back to Billy Munday for all the second-half action.
Half-time scores/results
As you head for a cuppa, here are all the latest scores plus the full-times from the early games.
Premier League
Aston Villa 2-1 Man City (FT) – match report
Arsenal 1-0 Everton
Coventry 0-0 Fulham
17.30 Chelsea v Tottenham
Championship
Charlton 1-3 Norwich (FT)
Portsmouth 2-1 Millwall (FT)
Sheff Utd 1-1 Derby (FT)
Blackburn 1-0 Wrexham
Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham
Lincoln 1-1 Burnley
Preston 0-0 West Brom
QPR 4-0 Swansea
Stoke 0-0 Bristol City
West Ham 1-3 Southampton
Wolves 1-0 Watford
League One
Huddersfield 2-1 Wigan (FT)
Luton 2-1 Leicester (FT)
AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Wycombe
Blackpool 1-1 Mansfield
Bromley 1-0 Peterborough
Burton 0-1 Leyton Orient
Cambridge 0-1 Plymouth
Doncaster 2-0 Sheff Wed
Notts County 1-0 Stockport
Oxford 0-0 Bradford
Reading 0-1 Barnsley
Stevenage 0-0 MK Dons
League Two
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Swindon (FT)
Cheltenham 1-0 Newport (FT)
Northampton 2-0 Colchester (FT)
Barnet 1-0 Oldham
Chesterfield 5-0 Crewe
Crawley 0-0 Tranmere
Exeter 0-0 Fleetwood
Gillingham 1-1 Grimsby
Rochdale 0-3 Accrington
Rotherham 2-1 Shrewsbury (45+12 mins, first half still going)
York 0-0 Port Vale
Scottish Premiership
Dundee United 2-1 Aberdeen
Falkirk 2-0 Kilmarnock
Rangers 1-0 St Johnstone
St Mirren 1-0 Dundee
Women’s Super League
Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal (FT)
17.15 Brighton v West Ham
Women’s FA Cup, first round
17.30 Harrogate v Bolton
Weather causes abandonments
The adverse weather has had an impact with a couple of games today being abandoned. Here’s how the timeline unfolded in Cumbria…
Barrow v Forest Green
2:30pm: Pitch inspection passed.
3pm: Kick-Off.
3.01pm: 1-0 Barrow.
3:14pm: Game abandoned.
Storm Boelo 1, National League 0!!!
A similar story in Scottish League One at Cove Rangers, except there it was the visitors, East Kilbride, who were ahead when the weather won.
Half-time scores
Here’s how it stands at the break in the two 3pm top-flight games.
Premier League
Arsenal 1-0 Everton
Coventry 0-0 Fulham
Here’s Simon McMahon with an update from Scotland…
“A cracking first half hour at Tannadice with United’s Zidane Iqbal opening the scoring, and then Dylan Tait restoring their lead after Guinness-Walker had equalised for the Dons. Elsewhere, St. Mirren have taken the lead at home to Dundee.”
A nightmare first half for Swansea. They’re now 4-0 down at QPR as Jimmy Dunne adds to Richard Kone’s hat-trick.
Elsewhere, a long throw in the gusty conditions helps Lincoln pull level at 1-1 against Burnley. Ben House gets the goal.
Big chance for Everton at Arsenal. Ben White’s header back to Raya doesn’t have enough oomph and Barry anticipates. The Toffees striker is first to the ball but goes for a poke rather than bringing it down and rounding the Arsenal goalkeeper and Raya saves.
Still goalless at Coventry. The hosts have gone close though with Thomas-Asante twice having chances. Fulham dominating possession but Coventry looking a threat on the break.
Burnley are desperate for points in the Championship. And they have three coming their way as it stands after Andreas Hountondji puts them ahead against Lincoln at a very windy Sincil Bank.
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya is having a few skittish moments today. He takes too long with a clearance and is penalised by the ref, who awards Everton a free corner. Nothing comes of it though.
Wolves go in front against Watford. Adam Armstrong gets the goal at Molinuex and Wolves currently sit fourth in the live league table behind Middlesbrough, Swansea and West Ham.
GOAL! West Ham 1-3 Southampton (Walker-Peters, 24 mins)
There is another goal at the London Stadium but it’s the visitors again! Lewis Dobbin passes the ball into the net to restore Saints’ two-goal margin.
GOAL! Rangers 1-0 St Johnstone (Kelsy, 29 min)
Kevin Kelsy breaks the deadlock at Ibrox. Rangers can pull within a point of leaders Celtic with victory today.
West Ham pushing for an equaliser against Southampton. Going 2-0 down after 11 minutes was a shock for the Hammers but they’re now forcing Southampton back again and again. Can the Saints reach half-time still in front?
More chances for Arsenal. Noni Madueke drags a great chance horribly wide when he should have at least tested Pickford. Then, a Rice dummy sets up a shooting chance for Merino but Everton block.
GOAL! West Ham 1-2 Southampton (Walker-Peters, 24 mins)
West Ham hit back! Don’t rule out the Hammers just yet. Kyle Walker-Peters thumps home to cut Southampton’s lead in half. Three goals and not even 25 minutes on the clock.
Arsenal racking up the corners. That’s five so far. Everton have won just one of their last 30 away Premier League matches against Arsenal (D5 L24) by the way while David Moyes is winless in 13 league road trips against the Gunners.
Fulham within a whisker at Coventry. Still 0-0 but the visitors so close to breaking the deadline as Oscar Bobb finds Josh King, who smashes his shot off the woodwork.
Everton go close again. David Raya makes a mess of a punch after coming for a corner and Gabriel has to clear off the line.
Everton go close to an equaliser at Arsenal. The Toffees have responded well since going behind and Tyrique George curls an effort not far wide after his shot deflects off Ben White. Mikel Arteta looks agitated.
Richard Kone has a hat-trick for QPR! Just 15 minutes gone and Swansea, who had conceded just eight goals this season, are 3-0 down. Kone, by the way, hadn’t scored since April! Remarkable scenes at Loftus Road!
GOAL! West Ham 0-2 Southampton (Bree, 11 mins)
Wow! Southampton go 2-0 up at the London Stadium thanks to an absolute thunderblaster from James Bree. Middlesbrough must be loving this. Their two closest rivals, Southampton and Swansea, have the chance to overtake them at the top but the pair are both losing 2-0. And it could be about to get worse for Swansea…
Fantastic start for QPR against Swansea. The Swans have the chance to go top but QPR have struck twice in the opening 10 minutes, Richard Kone scoring both goals.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Everton (Konsa, 7 mins)
The Gunners are ahead! Well, maybe they do have their eyes on the 6-0 win that will take them top. After a run of corners, Pickford and Mykolenko get in a bit of a muddle and Konsa is there to force the ball home. A bit of a messy one but Arsenal won’t care. Does that count as their first set-piece goal of this Premier League season.
At Arsenal, the pattern has already been set. The home side are on the attack, with Everton hoping to hit on the break. Gyokeres will be hoping to make the most of a rare start today and he almost gets in a the near post from an Eze cross but Jake O’Brien does well to turn the ball behind for a corner. But…
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Southampton (Matsuki, 1 min)
West Ham can go top with a win but their task is suddenly much harder. Southampton take the lead with just a minute on the clock.
Thanks Billy. Peeeeeep! Let’s go!
David Tindall is here to walk you through the first half.
Before kick-off, Arsenal pay tribute to their former managing director and life president Ken Friar, who died two weeks ago at the age of 92. Friar played a huge part in Arsenal’s move from Highbury to the Emirates, where there is a footbridge named after him and a statue of him as a boy outside. The rain is coming down and kick-off against Everton is next.
Before the 3pm games get under way, here are the starting lineups from the other game in the Premier League at the CBS Arena.
Coventry (4-2-3-1): Rushworth; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Pinnock, Dasilva; Grimes, Yirenkyi; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Thomas-Asante; Cherif.
Subs: Bentley, Mason-Clark, Mfuni, Awoniyi, Onyeka, Kesler-Hayden, Torp, Gboho, Hamer.
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno; Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson; Larsson, Charles; Bobb, King, Iwobi; Garcia.
Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Andersen, Palacios, Muniz, Cairney, Kevin, Berge, Manuel Angel.
Scotland: Simon McMahon welcomes us to a soggy, windswept Fitba Corner …
“Currently in Frews Bar about to walk through a literal storm to Scotland’s game of the day at Tannadice, where Dundee United ‘welcome’ Aberdeen. After a tricky start to the season, United have started to click recently, with seven points from the last nine, thanks largely to midfield trio of Cameron, Iqbal and Tait pulling the strings. Though the wind and rain might suit Aberdeen more, so anything could happen … Other games include Rangers v St Johnstone and St Mirren v Dundee.”
If they hop on a lime bike, those celebrating Arsenal Women fans in the away end at Tottenham might just make it to the Emirates for kick-off in the Premier League. The champions take on Everton knowing that the leader Manchester City have gone down to Aston Villa in the early kick-off. A 6-0 win will send them top – just saying.
In the Premier League’s other 3pm game, Fulham travel to Coventry after picking up their first league win under Álvaro Arbeloa against Hull last weekend. It’s not a six-pointer just yet – or is it?
Intrigue in the Championship’s 3pm games is at Loftus Road as QPR take on Swansea and at the London Stadium where West Ham host Southampton.
WSL full-time: Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal
Alessia Russo’s second-half penalty decides the north London derby and relieves some of the pressure on the Arsenal head coach, Renée Slegers, after five league games without a win. She will be pleased with how her side responded to going a goal down after Cathinka Tandberg’s headed opener, with Georgia Stanway hitting back just minutes later in the first half.
Arsenal move up to 6th in the WSL, one point and two places behind Spurs, who have now lost three in a row. Manchester City lead the way with six wins out of six and face United in the derby tomorrow.
WSL: Spurs do not look like finding an equaliser here. Shekiera Martinez has been a bright spark since she came on but there’s little threat elsewhere. Three minutes of stoppage time to go.
WSL: Seven minutes added on in the north London derby, with Arsenal still leading 2-1. Much of that was for the treatment for Alice Sombath’s serious-looking injury at the start of the half.
Full-time scores (12.30pm kick-offs)
Premier League
Championship
-
Charlton 1-3 Norwich
-
Portsmouth 2-1 Millwall
-
Sheffield Utd 1-1 Derby
League One
-
Huddersfield 2-1 Wigan
-
Luton 2-1 Leicester
League Two
Ed Aarons
at the Emirates Stadium
It’s a big day for Viktor Gyokeres as he makes his first Premier League start of the season after setting up Arsenal’s equaliser against Bayern Munich in midweek. The Sweden striker found the net 21 times last season but has yet to score for his club this season in nine appearances, albeit mainly as a substitute. With Bukayo Saka absent, Eberechi Eze comes in on the left flank and Noni Madueke is back on the right. Mikel Merino also makes a rare start in midfield on a rainy day in north London.
Everton are without Jack Grealish due to sickness, while Jarrad Branthwaite is not in the squad due to concussion protocols. David Moyes’s side haven’t beaten Arsenal in their last seven meetings home or away and are winless at the Emirates since April 2021.
Arsenal v Everton team news
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Merino; Madueke, Odegaard, Eze; Gyokeres.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Hincapie, Timber, Havertz, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Guimaraes, Dowman.
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Rohl, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Armstrong, Garner; Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, George; Barry.
Subs: Travers, King, Maitland-Niles, Keane, Dibling, Norgaard, Alcaraz, Hackney, Graham.
WSL: We’re into the final 10 minutes at Spurs, who have thrown on winger Olivia Holdt for Summanen in an attacking change. Arsenal have withdrawn Catley for Elisa de Almeida in a defensive one.
WSL: Big chance for Arsenal to finish this off! Smith’s cross from the left is perfect for Baum to run and volley but the winger makes no contact with the ball whatsoever.
Championship: We have a couple of late goals in the second tier – Patrick Bamford has equalised for Sheffield Utd at home to Derby, that’s 1-1. And it’s chaos at Fratton Park as Millwall’s Jake Cooper clears the ball into Thomas Waddington to give Portsmouth a 2-1 lead.
