Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Mitrovic hits the onion for Fulham against Brentford and looks to have put them 2-0 up but it’s offside. Updated at 15.19 BST “Yes, Everton are dominating Forest so far,” he emails Mary Waltz (watching, I believe, from across the pond). “But like the first two games, we have no idea when we’re getting close to the box. The fact that we have to rely on a prime Rondon to score is not a positive sign for Toffee fans.” That’s a fair point, Maria. Tottenham Hotspur fans, if you want to see your team top the embryonic Premier League table, take a look. Updated at 3.15pm BST “Afternoon Luke,” he emails Simon McMahon. “Even at this stage of the season, Dundee United could do with three points at home to St Mirren today after heavy defeats to AZ Alkmaar and Hearts. It hasn’t reached Manchester United levels of mismanagement yet and we don’t have to play Liverpool on Monday, but still. Catch United. “Today’s other games are Motherwell v Livingstone, Ross County v Kilmarnock and St Johnstone v Aberdeen, while Hibs and Rangers drew 2-2 in the opener and Celtic host Hearts tomorrow.” Hey, did I mention the Rangers already! Thanks for the email Simon.
Target! Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa (Zaha)
It’s raining goals in the Premier League. The Eagles are level at Selhurst Park. Palace joy. Photo: Ian Walton/Reuters Updated at 15.14 BST Nine-man Rangers grabbed a late equalizer in Scotland’s 2-2 draw at Hims. Here is the report: Former Forest defender Michael Dawson tells us on Sky Sports that Everton have started on the upswing at Goodison Park. Updated 15.08 BST
Target! Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa (Watkins)
A neat finish from the former England international and Gerrard’s Villa are ahead in south London! It came from a speculative ball forward by Tyrone Mings. Joy for Villa as Ollie Watkins gives them an early lead. Photo: Ian Walton/Reuters Updated at 15.10 BST
Target! Fulham 1-0 Brentford (DeCordova-Reid)
Will it be one of those ‘Wow, Manchester United must be really bad’ afternoons? Decordova-Reid, or Reid as some say, has a tap-in to put Fulham in front after the ball rebounds off the woodwork. Bobby Decordova-Reid gives the Cottagers the lead. Photo: Toby Melville/Reuters Updated 15.08 BST So there you go. 3 o’clock is literally seconds away. Let’s do it. Jonathan Liew watched Spurs 1-0 Wolves in north London and here’s the match report: I’ve just searched for older Nottingham Forest photos in our image library. It’s safe to say they don’t go back as far as 1892 and the first league game at Goodison. But here’s Stan Collymore celebrating a goal against Palace at Selhurst Park in 1995. I was at that game, fans. Collymore’s goal was a typical mixture of audacity, skill, pace and power. Bryan Roy scored the first… Iain Dowie scored the goal at Palace! Stan Collymore. Photo: Anton Want/ALLSPORT Updated at 15:00 BST Just in time, before kick-off at 3pm, to read Jonathan Liew’s latest on Marcus Rashford: Updated at 14.53 BST Brendan Rodgers, on Sky Sports, was asked about the absences of Tielemans and Fofana: “One is a change of system and two… I mentioned during the week that I go into a Premier League game maybe not in the right frame of mind. [is not what Rodgers wants’] …and this is the reason for the change.” Rogers’ Sir Brendan. Photo: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC/Getty Images “We need to focus on ourselves and build on some of the good things we did last week,” Forest manager Steve Cooper said via the club’s Twitter account. “We have to focus on ourselves and build on some of the good things we did last week. “There are aspects we can improve on and we want to give ourselves the best chance to play as well as we can today.” 🗣 pic.twitter.com/wwtJzOAV9j — Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) August 20, 2022 “Everton vs Forest at Goodison Park this afternoon is a replay of the first competitive match at Goodison, 130 years ago on 3rd September 1892,” emails Ed Shardlow. “My distant cousin Forrest ‘mid left’ Horace Pike scored the first goal. Here’s how the match report described it: “The visitors played well, they were very quick on the ball and Jardine was in trouble, Pike made a brave effort to lower his colours. However, only one corner resulted, but from that Pike got his revenge as he expertly slotted home a goal.’ “The game, which was also Forest’s first in the top flight, finished 2-2.” Thanks for the email Ed. Yes, it’s good to see Forest back in the top flight and Everton v Forest is a fixture that somehow feels right.
Teams Everton – Nottingham Forest
Salomon Rondon starts up front for Everton against Forest, with Tom Davies also coming into midfield. The injured Abdoulaye Doucoure leaves, along with Dwight McNeil. For Forest, Steve Cook comes in at centre-back for the injured Moussa Niahate with youngsters Freuler, Dennis, Kouyate, Biancone and Gibbs-White all on the bench. Everton: Pickford, Holgate, Coadi, Tarkowski, Patterson, Davies, Iwobi, Mikolenko, Rondon, Gordon, Gray. Subs: Keane, Allan, McNeill, Onana, Begovic, Alli, Coleman, Gbamin, Ruben Vinagre. Notm Forest: Henderson, Worrall, Cook, McKenna, Williams, Mangala, O’Brien, Tofolo, Lingard, Johnson, Avonigi. Subs: Kouyate, Froyler, Dennis, Biancone, Gibbs-White, Hennessey, Sarridge, Maiten, Yates. Referee: Andre Mariner Updated at 15.01 BST
Teams Leicester – Southampton
No sign of Wesley Fofana in the Foxes squad amid speculation over his future. Harvey Barnes and Ayoze Perez replace Fofana and Youri Tielemans (another player linked with a move away from the King Power). Sekou Mara, Joe Aribo and Adam Armstrong are all in the Saints lineup. Leicester: Ward, Castan, Evans, Amartey, Justin, Didi, Perez, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy. Subs: Soyuncu, Tielemans, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Daka, Mendy, Praet, Iversen, Thomas. Southampton: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Kotchap, Salisu, Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi, Mara, Adam Armstrong, Aribo. Subs: McCarthy, Lianko, Romeo, Adams, Stewart Armstrong, Diallo, Walcott, Bednarek, Valeri. Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire) Updated at 14.46 BST It’s official: Tottenham beat Wolves 1-0 and are at the top of the table for now at least, with seven points from three games. Kane’s header won it, his 250th Tottenham goal. Get reaction with Barry Glendenning: Updated at 14.26 BST
Teams Crystal Palace – Aston Villa
Steven Gerrard was asked about Buendia’s impact last weekend and politely pointed out to a reporter that he, Gerrard, is the one who picks the team. Anyway, Buendia starts today, with Ezri Konza replacing the injured Diego Carlos and Leon Bailey coming in for Danny Ings. Odsonne Edouard is the only change for Palace, with Nathaniel Clyne dropping to the bench. Crystal Palace: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Schlupp, Ayew, Eze, Zaha, Edouard. Subs: Milivojevic, Olise, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Johnston, Ebiway, Richards, Whitworth. Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Kamara, Ramsey, Bailey, Watkins, Buendia. Subs: Douglas Luiz, Ings, Chambers, Augustinson, Young, Nakaba, Coutinho, Olsen, Archer. Referee: Andrew Madley Updated at 2.35pm BST
Teams Fulham – Brentford
Former Arsenal man Bird Leno makes his Fulham debut in goal. For Brentford there is one change after that Manchester United thrashing: Yoan Visa starts in place of Mands Roerslef. Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andarabioyo, Rehm, Robinson, Reid, Joao Palhinia, Reid, Andreas Pereira, Stansfield, Mitrovic. Subs: Rodak, Duffy, Cairney, Chalobah, Mbabu, Diop, Francois, Harris, Ablade. Brentford: Raya, Hickey, Jansson, Mee, Henry, Dasilva, Norgard, Jensen, Bumo, Toney, Visa. Substitutes: Gondos, Oneka, Dervisoglu, Strakosa, Lewis-Potter, Baptiste, Janelt, Sorensen, Roerslef. Referee: Peter Banks Updated at 14.20 BST In Scotland, Rangers beat Hibs 2-1 away in the Premiership inside the last 20 minutes, but John Lundstram has just been sent off. As for Chelsea’s pursuit of Everton striker Anthony Gordon, Frank Lampard wants to keep hold of him but admits he may not yet be at Goodison Park at the end of the transfer window: Updated at 14:00 BST Harry Kane has just given Spurs the lead against Wolves, thanks in no small part to a clever move at the near post by Ivan Perisic. That’s 250 Tottenham goals for Kane. Barcelona have not yet been authorized to register French defender Jules Couté as a player, one of their summer signings, as the club works to comply with LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, manager Xavi said on Saturday. “Right now we don’t know anything. We are ready,” Xavi said on their trip to San Sebastian to face Real Sociedad on Sunday. Barca must comply with La Liga’s salary cap rules to sign Kute, and potential sales of strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Memphis Depay could make that possible. “We are waiting. Kude is a great leader and a great player. Hopefully he will show it soon – tomorrow if he can play. He has trained very well, I see him in good spirits, but we have to sell players to be able to declare him” . Coute missed his Barca debut of the season against Rayo Vallecano after La Liga prevented the club from signing him along with fellow summer signings Franck Kessie, Andreas Christensen, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha. “The transfer market ends on August 31 and we don’t know what will happen,” Xavi said. “Auba and Memphis are still here, so tomorrow we’ll use them. But the priority is to register at Koundé.” (Reuters) Jules Coude. Photo: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Updated at 13.52 BST And here’s Will Unwin on Erik ten Hag and his…
