Key occasions
Championship: Harvey Vale offers QPR a 1-0 lead over Derby County at Loftus Highway, sending a low drive previous Jacob Zetterström into the underside nook after 13 minutes.
Championship: Birmingham Metropolis are one up in opposition to Bristol Metropolis at St Andrew’s, the place Phil Neumann has put the house facet’s noses in entrance.
Championship: Within the relegation wake between Oxford United and Sheffield Wednesday on the Kassam Stadium, Will Lankshear has given the house facet the lead, firing by means of the legs of Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles. At Bramall Lane, Liam Lindsay has put Preston a aim up in opposition to Sheffield United.
Scottish Premiership: Aremu Afeez has given Aberdeen an early lead in opposition to Kilmarnock in the one three o’clock kick-off within the Scottish Premiership. Celtic host Falkirk at 5.30pm and can leapfrog Hearts and Rangers to take an in a single day lead on the high of the desk in the event that they win.
Our 3pm kick-offs are nigh! It’s been an especially dramatic afternoon already however now the true enjoyable is about to start out on the London Stadium, Molineux and to a lesser extent, Anfield. Assorted Tottenham gamers had been pointing to the sky in search of divine inspiration as they took to the sector in opposition to Wolves and given the pickle they discover themselves in, who can blame them?
Rochdale 1-1 York Metropolis
Nationwide League match report: In scarcely plausible scenes, York received computerized promotion to League Two when Josh Stones bundled the ball over the road within the thirteenth minute added time, cancelling out a late Mani Dieseruvwe aim Rochdale thought had received them the title. Will Unwin reviews from the Crown Oil area …
At the moment’s Premier League fixtures
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Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa (R)
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West Ham v Everton (3pm BST)
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Wolves v Tottenham Hotspur (3pm)
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Liverpool v Crystal Palace (3pm)
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Arsenal v Newcastle (5.30pm)
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Manchester United v Brentford (8pm BST)
At the moment’s Championship fixtures
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Charlton Athletic 2-1 Hull Metropolis (R)
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Middlesbrough 5-1 Watford (R)
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West Brom 0-0 Ipswich City (R)
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Birmingham Metropolis v Bristol Metropolis
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Norwich Metropolis v Swansea Metropolis
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Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday
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QPR v Derby County
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Sheffield United v Preston
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Stoke Metropolis v Portsmouth
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Oxford United’s relegation together with Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester Metropolis is confirmed.
Brighton 3-2 Manchester Metropolis
WSL match report: Kiko Seike and Madison Haley put Manchester Metropolis’s title celebrations on maintain as Brighton upset the WSL leaders on the Broadfield Stadium. Emillia Hawkins reviews …
York equalise in opposition to Rochdale and win promotion!!!
Nationwide League: Josh Stones has equalised for York Metropolis within the thirteenth minute of added time and his facet are again within the box-seat to win computerized promotion to League Two. The sport continues, with the time added on right down to a pitch invasion by Rochdale followers celebrating what they thought was their facet’s late winner!
And it’s simply ended on the Crown Oil Area, the place York have secured a late, late draw that is sufficient to ship them as much as League Two. It’s absolute heartbreak for Rochdale, who should now galvanise themselves for the playoffs.
Nationwide League: Rochdale 1-0 York Metropolis is in its thirteenth minute of added time!
Championship: Middlesbrough have accomplished their rout of Watford, closing out a 5-1 win with Tommy Conway’s second aim of the afternoon. West Brom have held Ipswich City on the Hawthorns, which suggests they’re secure and Ipswich go second on aim distinction with a recreation in hand over Millwall in third. Chartlton are 2-1 up in opposition to Hull Metropolis in added time and likewise look sure to remain up. Until there’s a dramatic turnaround on the Valley, Oxford United are relegated together with Leicester Metropolis and Sheffield Wednesday.
Rochdale rating in opposition to York Metropolis!
Nationwide League: Sound the “limbs” klaxon! Rochdale have scored within the fifth minute of added time of their title and computerized promotion decider in opposition to York Metropolis. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe with the aim on the Crown Oil Area.
Full time: Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa
Premier League: Fulham have taken the factors at Craven Cottage, the place Ollie Watkins and Tammy Abraham missed probabilities to rescue some extent for Villa in entrance of the watching England head coach Thomas Tuchel.
League One: A tip of the hat to the evergreen Billy Sharp, who has equalised for Doncaster Rovers in opposition to Stevenage on the ripe previous age of 40. It’s 1-1 on the Eco-Energy Stadium.
Championship: Middlesbrough have gone 4-1 up in opposition to Watford courtesy of a Tommy Conway penalty, whereas Charlton have taken a 2-1 lead over Hull Metropolis by means of Jayden Fevrier. It stays scoreless between West Brom and Ipswich City. As issues stand, Oxford United will likely be relegated this afternoon with out kicking a ball, whereas Ipswich will leapfrog Millwall to go second on aim distinction with a recreation in hand.
WSL: Manchester Metropolis have suffered their third defeat of the season, taking place 3-2 at Brighton, who keep in sixth place. Andree Jeglertz’s facet nonetheless look set honest to win the title with two video games to go.
Premier League: Fulham regarded to have doubled their lead in opposition to Aston Villa however Timothy Castagne’s highly effective header has been dominated out for a foul on Emi Martinez by Sander Berge, who had a fistful of the goalkeeper’s shirt. Marco Silva is livid.
Nationwide League: It stays 0-0 between York Metropolis and Rochdale within the decisive last day conflict on the high of the desk. As issues stand, York will win computerized promotion to League Two and Rochdale will likely be consigned to the playoffs regardless of amassing 106 factors.
Championship: Showcasing some nifty shut management within the six-yard field, Morgan Whittaker restores Middlesbrough’s two-goal lead in opposition to Watford. It’s 3-1 to the hosts approaching the hour mark on the Riverside Stadium.
WSL: Having shipped a painful wanting bang on the pinnacle within the first half, Bunny Shaw has recovered sufficiently to cut back Manchester Metropolis’s arrears in opposition to Brighton. Her facet path 3-2 with 4 minutes of added time remaining.
Championship: James Abankwah has halved the deficit for Watford, who now path Middlesbrough 2-1 on the Riverside. Watford are enjoying for pleasure, whereas Middlesbrough are nonetheless within the hunt for an computerized promotion spot however look extra more likely to find yourself within the playoffs.
WSL: Madison Haley has scored her second aim of the sport to increase Brighton’s lead in opposition to the league leaders Manchester Metropolis. It’s 3-1 the house facet on the Broadfield Stadium, in opposition to a facet who had received 16 of their final 18 video games. Metropolis want 5 factors from their last three video games, together with this one, to wrap up the title.
Championship: On the stroke of half-time, John Egan has equalised for Hull Metropolis in opposition to Charlton with an unbelievable header from the byline at a nook. It regarded inconceivable for him to attain from such a decent,bordering on non-existent angle however the ball nearly crept over the road earlier than being cleared. It’s Charlton Athletic 1-1 Hull Metropolis at half-time.
Championship: David Strelec stands out a leg to transform a Morgan Whittaker ball squared his option to double Middlesbrough’s lead over Watford. It’s 2-0 on the Riverside, the place Boro may go fourth.
GOAL! Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa (Sessegnon 43)
Premier League: Ryan Sessegnon scores on the follow-up to place Fulham forward after Raul Jimenez had his preliminary effort blocked. Tim de Lisle has the most recent …
WSL: Effectively, properly. Japanese worldwide Kiko Seike has taken simply two minutes of the second half to fireplace Brighton forward in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on the Broadfield Stadium in what could possibly be a significant turn-up for the WSL books.
WSL: It’s all sq. at half-time in right this moment’s solely WSL match. League leaders Manchester Metropolis went forward at Brighton by means of Kerolin, earlier than Madison Haley restored parity for the hostesses in added time on the finish of the half. If Metropolis can win this recreation and their subsequent one, they’ll be topped champions.
Championship: Charlie Kelman has simply curled residence an absolute purler from distance to place Charlton a aim up in opposition to Hull Metropolis at The Valley. With West Brom at the moment holding Ipswich, as issues stand Charlton and the Baggies are secure, Oxford are relegated and Hull’s hopes of creating the playoffs will take a extreme dent.
Nationwide League: Rochdale host York Metropolis in right this moment’s winner-takes-all decider within the race for the one computerized promotion place out there on the high of the desk. York are high with an astonishing 107 factors, whereas Rochdale are two factors again on a equally eye-watering 105. A draw will do the Minstermen, whereas Rochdale need to win to leapfrog their rivals and keep away from being pressured into the playoffs. It’s at the moment scoreless within the first-half on the Crown Oil Area.
Premier League: Followers of each Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are feeling related ranges of stress at completely different ends of the Premier League desk, writes Jonathan Liew …
Daniel Farke: ‘I used to be the slowest striker in Europe’
Leeds United: A self-confessed “soccer romantic who has discovered that romanticism shouldn’t blind you to actuality”, Daniel Farke seems to have secured Premier League survival for Leeds United and takes them Wembley for tomorrow’s FA Cup semi-final in opposition to beleaguered Chelsea. Phrases: Louise Taylor.
The Championship
Coventry Metropolis have already secured promotion as champions, whereas Millwall, Ipswich City, Southampton and Middlesbrough are all chasing the second computerized promotion spot. Ipswich City and Millwall, who were held by Leicester City last night, are assured playoffspots at the very least. Wrexham, Hull Metropolis and Derby County are additionally hopeful of creating the playoff celebration.
Needing one level from their last two video games to ensure their security, Charlton Athletic are at the moment internet hosting Hull at The Valley in one in every of right this moment’s early kick-offs. Following yesterday’s factors deduction, West Brom additionally want some extent to ensure their survival and host Ipswich City in one other.
On the backside, Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester Metropolis have each been consigned to the drop, whereas Oxford are clinging on with a six-point hole to overtake and solely two video games left through which to take action. With Charlton and West Brom already in motion, Oxford could possibly be relegated earlier than their basement battle in opposition to Sheffield Wednesday kicks off on the Kassam Stadium.
At the moment’s fixtures
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Charlton Athletic 0-0 Hull Metropolis (L)
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Middlesbrough 1-0 Watford (L)
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West Brom 0-0 Ipswich City (L)
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Birmingham Metropolis v Bristol Metropolis
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Norwich Metropolis v Swansea Metropolis
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Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday
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QPR v Derby County
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Sheffield United v Preston
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Stoke Metropolis v Portsmouth
Saturday’s Premier League fixtures
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Fulham 0-0 Aston Villa (L)
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West Ham v Everton (3pm BST)
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Wolves v Tottenham Hotspur (3pm)
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Liverpool v Crystal Palace (3pm)
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Arsenal v Newcastle (5.30pm)
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Manchester United v Brentford (8pm BST)
Welcome to the clockwatch …
Good afternoon and welcome to a Saturday Clockwatch the place the stakes may scarcely be increased or the nerves any extra frayed. It’s late April and we discover ourselves within the upside-down world the place two of London’s most interesting are staring into the abyss.
The main focus right this moment centres on a determined battle for survival. In 18th place and winless since December, Tottenham journey to already-relegated Wolves figuring out that something lower than three factors can be one other disastrous pratfall within the path of a primary relegation since 1977. Simply two factors above them, West Ham host Everton on the London Stadium in a match that’s more likely to be each bit as tense. Whereas Nuno’s facet are combating for his or her lives, Everton nonetheless dare to dream of a return to European soccer.
In the meantime, at Anfield, Liverpool are dealing with a weird psychological hurdle. They host Crystal Palace right this moment, having already misplaced to their guests thrice since August – within the Neighborhood Defend, the Premier League and the Carabao Cup. Ought to Palace prevail once more, they are going to change into the primary facet in historical past to beat Liverpool 4 occasions in a single season.
Away from the Premier League drama, we’ll be preserving a pointy eye on the Soccer League, flagging up promotion clinchers and heartbreak from the Championship right down to League Two because the enterprise finish of the season reaches boiling level. Stick to us for each aim, each VAR grievance and each existential disaster because it occurs.
