Saturday Football Live Updates: The Reds vs The Seagulls, Chelsea versus The Toffees and More Action

Live Game News

Good day from the capital, where the sun is actually shining, although by the moment we're at half-time, dusk will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a positive farewell for the Egyptian star? Furthermore, that does not have to be a departure forever, of course. He, like many others will be heading to the continental tournament, whatever transpires. We are waiting for the starting lineups from the Merseyside club's game with the south coast side.

Here are today's 3pm UK kick-off fixtures.

  • Chelsea v Everton
  • Liverpool versus Brighton

There is also a full schedule of EFL matches, too.

Official Team Elevens

Chelsea vs The Merseyside Blues

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.

Anfield vs The Albion

Liverpool Lineup: 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 Bench: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman.

Game Referee: Craig Pawson.

The Egyptian forward starting from the bench for Liverpool. So is Alexander Isak. More team news is imminent but it appears like Wirtz playing behind Ekitike in attack.

Afternoon EFL Roundup

Big scoreline in League Two, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are leading 3-0.

In the second tier, three early kick-offs at the break:

  • 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 Scores have come through, and it's currently 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 missed a first-half penalty and have now equalised through Ryan Manning.

Norwich are back in front, the decisive strike coming from Jovon Makama, his second.

Other Football News

News from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is available to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe missed the European defeat by Manchester City. Alonso confirmed, "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.

Regarding the 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 receiving a red card.

Full 3pm Fixture List

EFL Second Division 3pm fixtures

  • 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 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

League Two 15:00 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 top flight, as well.

  • Dundee Utd v. Motherwell
  • Livingston v. Dundee
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