Weekend Soccer Live Updates: Liverpool vs The Seagulls, The Blues versus The Toffees along with Further Fixtures

Up-to-the-Minute Game News

A pleasant day from the capital, a place where the sun is actually shining, although by the time we're at the interval, dusk will be falling. Speaking of which, can there be a positive send-off for Mohamed Salah? Furthermore, that does not have to be a departure permanently, of course. The player, like many others will be traveling to the Africa Cup of Nations, regardless of what transpires. We await the starting lineups from Liverpool's encounter with Brighton.

Listed below are today's 15:00 British time matches.

  • Chelsea versus Everton
  • Liverpool versus Brighton

There is also a full round of English Football League action, too.

Confirmed Team Elevens

Chelsea versus Everton

Chelsea Lineup: 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 Official: Thomas Bramall.

Liverpool vs Brighton

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 Lineup: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter.

Brighton Substitutes: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman.

Match Referee: Craig Pawson.

The Egyptian forward starting from the substitutes for Liverpool. Alexander Isak is also on Alexander Isak. Further selection details to follow but it appears like Wirtz supporting Ekitike in the forward line.

Afternoon League Roundup

Significant result in League Two, where it's a local derby of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are ahead 3-0.

In the second tier, three afternoon starts at half-time:

  • Norwich 0-0 Southampton
  • Oxford 0-1 Preston
  • Stoke 1-0 Swansea

League One Updates:

  • Huddersfield 1-0 Wigan
  • Wimbledon 0-0 Mansfield

League Two Scores:

  • Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon
  • Salford 1-1 Colchester

Later Goals have done in, and it's now Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose goal came from Jovon Makama, Southampton failed to convert a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning.

Norwich have gone back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game.

Additional Soccer Updates

News from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe missed the European defeat by Manchester City. Alonso stated, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide on his involvement." 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 reported: "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 joined Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card.

Complete Afternoon Fixture Schedule

EFL 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

League One 15:00 kick-offs

  • 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

Fourth Division 3pm fixtures

  • 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 matches in the Scottish Premiership, too.

  • Dundee Utd v. Motherwell
  • Livingston v. Dundee
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