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Brentford v Manchester City, Chelsea v Bournemouth: Premier League – live | Premier League Key events GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Bournemouth (Palmer 13)Cole Palmer has given Chelsea the lead, finishing nervelessly after being putting through one-on-one. The goal was made superbly by Nicolas Jackson, who beat two players on the halfway line and timed his through ball perfectly. Palmer dummied Travers to sit him down and then passed the ball into the corner. Rare is the attacker who has a resting heart rate in the opposition’s penalty area. 9 min: Brentford 0-0 Man City Wissa goes over in the area after being leaned on by Akanji. Brentford’s penalty appeals are muted and unrewarded. Akanji took a risk though. These are the latest scores in our featured games. Look at how clean those sheets are! 8 min Gvardiol’s right-footed daisy-cutter from 20 yards is comfortably saved by the sprawling Flekken. “As a Liverpool fan I haven’t been caught up in the victory-lap mentality floating about since November,” writes Peadar de Burca. “Too many flaky moments at the back and the memory of Jordan Pickford taking out Van Dijk lingers like Sonny getting whacked at the toll-booth. “This is the game though, right? This is where Arne (Michael Corleone) comes out of the toilet and pops Sollozzo and McCluskey kicking off a scouse-themed bloodbath which leads to a takedown of the Five Families: Man City and Newcastle in February, Totteringham in April, Chelsea and Arsenal in May. As Pete Clemenza said, ‘leave the gun, take the cannoli.’” I’m all for an extended metaphor but you can’t compare Virgil van Dijk to Sonny Corleone! Sonny was an agent of chaos and Liverpool certainly don’t have anyone like th- well never mind. But yes, I agree. Actually I’d say this is the week. If Liverpool get at least two points from Forest and Brentford away I can’t see them not winning the league. 6 min: West Ham 0-0 Fulham Harry Wilson has just volleyed against the bar for Fulham, who have made a strong start at a very noisy London Stadium. 2 min: West Ham 0-0 Fulham West Ham have started with Lucas Paqueta as a false nine and Carlos Soler playing from the left. Peep peep! The three 7.30pm games are up and running. Forest v Liverpool is an 8pm kick-off. Chelsea v Bournemouth Evanilson is absent with a metatarsal injury. That’s a big blow as you’d imagine he’ll be out for at least a month. I blame Aldo Duscher. “I wonder if readers, like me, struggle to remember much about Tony Book, the name as understated as his demeanour, playing and managing,” begins Gary Naylor. “In that sense, he was the perfect choice to lead City on and off the field, operating with purpose and achieving a still surprisingly excellent set of outcomes, content in the shadow of The Behemoth’s cabaret across town. Footballers often looked old to teenagers, but he really did look old, unlikely to feature in Insta screen grabs. It’s how full-backs once were.” It’s how all men once were, no? They had tough paper rounds in those days. Says Clooney over here! “Don’t forget there are three FA Cup matches today too!” says Joe Pearson. “And ESPN+ is carrying them all. Let me know if you want updates. I won’t provide any, because I’ll be glued to Forest v Liverpool, but I just wanted to make the offer. Cheers!” I’ll get back to you once I’ve hastily rewritten my preamble. West Ham are playing without a recognised striker tonight. A false nine might be an upgrade on the false promises of the last 15 years.
The Manchester City players will wear black armbands tonight in tribute to the legendary Tony Book, their former captain and manager, who has died aged 90. There’s no Kyle Walker in the Man City squad. Here’s Jonathan Liew on why the career of one of England’s greatest right-backs is ripe for reappraisal.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool team newsNo surprises in either team for the top-of-the-table clash. Barry Glendenning has all the details. West Ham v Fulham team newsGraham Potter makes three changes from the FA Cup defeat at Aston Villa. Emerson Palmieri, Carlos Soler and Guido Rodriguez in; Ollie Scarles and the injured pair of Niclas Fullkrug and Crysensio Summerville are out. I’ve no idea who will start up front for West Ham, or even what formation they’re playing. Potter has just been asked on TNT Sports whether he can give us a steer. “Not really.” Fulham’s last Premier League game was a 2-2 draw with Ipswich. Emile Smith Rowe and Andreas Pereira replace Tom Cairney and Issa Diop. West Ham (possible 4-D-2) Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez; Soucek, Alvarez; Soler; Kudus, Paqueta. Fulham (possible 4-2-3-1) Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne, Robinson; Lukic, Andreas; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez. Referee Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) Chelsea v Bournemouth team newsTwo changes for Chelsea from their 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park in the last Premier League game. Romeo Lavia and Noni Madueke come in for Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto. That probably means Moises Caicedo will move to right-back. Bournemouth also make two changes. They’re without Evanilson, which is a blow, and Justin Kluivert is on the bench. David Brooks, who scored a beautiful winner from the bench against Everton, and Tyler Adams come into the side. Antoine Semenyo may play as a falseish nine. Chelsea (possible 4-2-3-1) Sanchez; Caicedo, Acheampong, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson. Bournemouth (possible 4-2-3-1) Travers; Hill, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Cook, Adams; Brooks, Christie, Ouattara; Semenyo. Referee Robert Jones (Merseyside) Brentford v Man City team newsBrentford’s last Premier League game was a 5-0 win at Southampton. Thomas Frank makes one change from the XI that started that match: Kevin Schade is replaced by Vitaly Janelt. That could mean a switch to a diamond midfield. If Thomas Frank ever answers my WhatsApps I’ll let mean you. Pep Guardiola makes one change from the last league game, the 4-1 win over West Ham. Matheus Nunes, who played so well at right-back against Salford on Saturday, replaces Rico Lewis. Brentford (possible 4-D-2) Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard; Jensen, Janelt; Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Wissa. Man City (possible 4-3-3) Ortega, Nunes, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Bernardo, Kovacic, De Bruyne; Foden, Haaland, Savinho. Referee Anthony Taylor (Cheshire) PreambleThe hustle never ends. Graham Potter takes charge of his first home game as West Ham manager. There’s plenty at stake as always. Manchester City could jump to fourth, a phrase that hasn’t been written too often in the last decade. They could also drop below Bournemouth, a phrase that hasn’t etc. It’s tight towards the top, with only nine points separating Chelsea in fourth and Brentford in 11th. There will be doubtless be more snakes and ladders tonight. Source link Posted: 2025-01-14 20:45:48 |
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