🔗 Share this article Weekend Soccer Action Clockwatch: The Reds v Brighton, The Blues v The Toffees along with More Action Current Fixture Updates A pleasant day here in the capital, where the sun is indeed beaming, though by the moment we're at half-time, darkness will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a positive farewell for Mohamed Salah? And, that doesn't have to be a departure forever, of course. The player, like many others will be traveling to the Africa Cup of Nations, regardless of what transpires. We await the team news from Liverpool's encounter with the south coast side. Listed below are today's 15:00 UK kick-off matches. Chelsea v Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There is also a complete round of English Football League matches, as well. Confirmed Team Lineups Chelsea vs Everton Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro. Chelsea Substitutes: 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 Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Match Referee: Thomas Bramall. Liverpool versus 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 Starting XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter. Brighton Substitutes: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Game Referee: Craig Pawson. Salah starting from the bench for the Reds. Alexander Isak is also on Alexander Isak. More selection details to follow but it looks like Florian Wirtz playing behind Hugo Ekitike in the forward line. Afternoon EFL Scores Big scoreline in the fourth tier, where it's a local derby of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the Championship, three early kick-offs at half-time: Norwich 0-0 Southampton Oxford 0-1 Preston Stoke 1-0 Swansea League One Scores: Huddersfield 1-0 Wigan Wimbledon 0-0 Mansfield League Two Updates: Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon Salford 1-1 Colchester Subsequent 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 are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game. Additional Soccer News Reports from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is available to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for the Champions League defeat by Manchester City. Alonso stated, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide if he starts." Real Madrid are without several injured players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. Regarding the local derby, 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. Full 3pm Match List English Football League Second Division 15:00 kick-offs Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 15:00 fixtures 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 Only two matches in the Scottish top flight, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee
Current Fixture Updates A pleasant day here in the capital, where the sun is indeed beaming, though by the moment we're at half-time, darkness will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a positive farewell for Mohamed Salah? And, that doesn't have to be a departure forever, of course. The player, like many others will be traveling to the Africa Cup of Nations, regardless of what transpires. We await the team news from Liverpool's encounter with the south coast side. Listed below are today's 15:00 UK kick-off matches. Chelsea v Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There is also a complete round of English Football League matches, as well.
Confirmed Team Lineups Chelsea vs Everton Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro. Chelsea Substitutes: 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 Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Match Referee: Thomas Bramall. Liverpool versus 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 Starting XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter. Brighton Substitutes: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Game Referee: Craig Pawson. Salah starting from the bench for the Reds. Alexander Isak is also on Alexander Isak. More selection details to follow but it looks like Florian Wirtz playing behind Hugo Ekitike in the forward line.
Afternoon EFL Scores Big scoreline in the fourth tier, where it's a local derby of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the Championship, three early kick-offs at half-time: Norwich 0-0 Southampton Oxford 0-1 Preston Stoke 1-0 Swansea League One Scores: Huddersfield 1-0 Wigan Wimbledon 0-0 Mansfield League Two Updates: Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon Salford 1-1 Colchester Subsequent 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 are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game.
Additional Soccer News Reports from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is available to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for the Champions League defeat by Manchester City. Alonso stated, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide if he starts." Real Madrid are without several injured players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. Regarding the local derby, 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.
Full 3pm Match List English Football League Second Division 15:00 kick-offs Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 15:00 fixtures 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 Only two matches in the Scottish top flight, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee