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Scores
- FT: Brighton 0-1 Crystal Palace
- FT: AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea (Alonso; Lerma; King; Alonso)
- FT: Newcastle 0-0 Burnley
- FT: West Ham 3-1 Southampton (Bowen; Obafemi; Haller; Antonio)
- Watford v Liverpool (1730 kick-off)
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Watford v Liverpool
Still to come we have Watford v Liverpool. We are tipping...
<a href="http://m.skybet.com/go/event/25333014/bet?sels=687983554&aff=688&dcmp=SL_ED_FOOTBALL_PLTIPS_2902"> Liverpool -2 on corner handicap v Watford at 5/4
Jurgen Klopp's men have the third-highest corner total in the league this season, with 177 - Man City (221) and Chelsea (178) are the teams above them - while Watford are third bottom on 122.
The Reds average seven corners per game on the road and, with them expected to dominate, the corner handicap prices stand out.
They can soon rack up the corner count with the pressure on and the odds-against price for them to have three or more corners than Watford looks too good to turn down and is probably the best bet of the day in the Premier League on Saturday.
In the Championship
An excellent day for second place Leeds United. They hammer Hull 4-0 and then see Brentford, Preston, Bristol City drop points and leaders WBA lose at home to Wigan.
So WBA are ahead at the top by only one point now from Leeds. Fulham are still five points behind the top two.
How the Premier League table looks
So after those results we see Crystal Palace onto 36 points; with Brighton left three above the relegation zone.
West Ham move out of the bottom three and above Bournemouth with their win, two points clear of Villa, who have a game in hand.
Bournemouth are also on 27 points.
Newcastle sit on 32 points, Burnley are ninth on 38
Sky Bet Championship full-time
- Blackburn 2-2 Swansea
- Cardiff 2-2 Brentford
- Fulham 2-0 Preston
- Huddersfield 4-0 Charlton
- Luton 1-1 Stoke
- Millwall 1-1 Bristol City
- QPR 2-2 Birmingham
- Reading 2-0 Barnsley
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Derby
- WBA 0-1 Wigan
- FT: Hull 0-4 Leeds
Premier League full times
- FT: AFC Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea (Alonso; Lerma; King; Alonso)
- FT: Newcastle 0-0 Burnley
- FT: West Ham 3-1 Southampton (Bowen; Obafemi; Haller; Antonio)
Full-time: Newcastle 0-0 Burnley
This wouldn't last long in the memory
Full time: Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea
A vital point for Bournemouth, but they were so close to make it all three. Chelsea's terrible away defensive record continues
Full time: West Ham 3-1 Southampton
Huge and much needed three points for West Ham to move out of the relegation zone
1651: Late goals
Luton score in injury time to make it 1-1 with Stoke. Huddersfield seal victory over relegation rivals Charlton, as they go 3-0 up
1647: Still no goals at St James
Into injury time in Newcastle against Burnley. It sounds like it's been a dull game. Our tips was 0-1 total goals at 9/5 and that looks set to come in!!
This will definitely be the last game on Match of the Day
1644: Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea odds
All to play for the final five minutes in this one:
- Bournemouth to win is 12/1
- Chelsea to win is 4/1
- The draw is 2/9
1641: GOAL: Bournemouth 2-2 Chelsea
Alonso has his second and his third in two league matches to get Chelsea level. A great save from Ramsdale initially keeps Chelsea at bay, but Alonso reacts quickest from the rebound and steers the ball home
1633: WBA losing
Wow, what a score line. Wigan have already won at Leeds this season and now the relegation threatened club are now leading at Sky Bet Championship leaders WBA. Morsy has them ahead
Meanwhile it is now Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Derby, Windass one back for the hosts
Huddersfield double their lead over Charlton, Mounie puts the 2-0 up
1628: Chelsea offside
Chelsea thought they'd levelled up at Bournemouth, but the goal is chalked off for a clear offside.
1616: In the Championship
Swansea now lead 2-1 at Blackburn (Ayew); Millwall have levelled at home with Bristol City (M Smith): QPR are 2-1 up on Birmingham (Hugill); Reading lead 2-0 at home to Barnsley (Puscas)
Fulham now lead at home to Preston, as they try and cling on to the breakaway top two. The goal is an own goal from the unlucky David Nugent.
1614: Bournemouth 2-1 Chelsea
What a turnaround in this one, from 1-0 down at the break, to 2-1 up by the 57th minute. Josh King with this one for Eddie Howe's side.
Jack Stacey rounded the goalkeeper and sent a cool pass to King, who had an easy finish to put it into an empty net.
Chelsea have now conceded 24 goals away from home this season
1613: GOAL: West Ham 3-1 Southampton
West Ham are heading toward a vital victory in their bid to stay up - Antonio with it
Antonio was our pre-match tip to score anytime at 100/30
Another winner for us!
1610: GOAL: Bournemouth 1-1 Chelsea
Wow, how much did Bournemouth need this goal. Lerma with it to level it up.
They looked clueless at the end of the first half, but whatever Eddie Howe has said and changed at the break has worked immediately
Ryan Fraser takes over corner duties and Lerma gets his head on the delivery and puts it into the right side of the net.
In-play tip
I quite like the look of both teams to score in the second half at 3/1 between West Ham and Southampton, considering both team's problems at the back.
Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea Price Boosts
Sky Bet have Price Boosted:
Olivier Giroud to score the 2nd goal is 6/1
Callum Wilson to score the 2nd goal is 8/1
Chelsea to win 3-0 is 8/1
West Ham v Southampton Price Boosts
Sky Bet have Price Boosted in West Ham 2-1 Southampton:
- Jarrod Bowen to score a brace is 11/2
- Michail Antonio to score the 4th goal is 10/1
- Sebastien Haller to score a brace is 11/2
1605: Second half
Second halves are underway across the country
Premier League half-time
- Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea (Alonso)
- Newcastle 0-0 Burnley
- West Ham 2-1 Southampton (Bowen; Obafemi; Haller)
Sky Bet Championship half-time
- Blackburn 1-1 Swansea
- Cardiff 1-2 Brentford
- Fulham 0-0 Preston
- Huddersfield 1-0 Charlton
- Luton 0-1 Stoke
- Millwall 0-1 Bristol City
- QPR 0-1 Birmingham
- Reading 1-0 Barnsley
- Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Derby
- WBA 0-0 Wigan
- FT: Hull 0-4 Leeds
1545: Cardiff level
From 2-0 down to 2-2, Cardiff are back in this one in fine style against Brentford. It appear the visitors are doing their best to throw away another vital win and with it their automatic promotion hopes.
Meanwhile, Knight puts Derby 3-0 at Wednesday
1540: West Ham 2-1 Southampton
Big mistake from the visitors' keeper McCarthy as he drops the ball from an easy cross and it allows Haller to score.
VAR looks for a foul on the keeper, as he was touched by an opponent, but his blushes are not spared by the technology and the goal stands
1538: Cardiff have one back
Cardiff have pulled one back at home to Brentford, now 2-1 behind. Hoilett with it
1533: GOAL: Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea
Bournemouth started so well in this one, but couldn't find the back of the net and are made to pay as Alonso scores again for Chelsea. That's two in two in the league for him
1532: GOAL: West Ham 1-1 Southampton
Against the run of play Southampton are level. Obafemi with it. He shows good awareness inside the box as he latches on to a brilliant pass from James Ward-Prowse and fires a first-time shot into the roof of the net.
1528: In-play tip
Tom Lawrence has two in 24 minutes for Derby at struggling Sheffield Wednesday. He has plenty of time to complete his hat-trick and is 4/1 to score three plus goals.
1524: Championship update
Brentford now lead at Cardiff 2-0 as they look to get their promotion charge back on track, having failed to win in their last four.
Reading lead 1-0 at home to Barnsley; Birmingham have taken the lead at QPR thanks to Hogan; while Huddersfield have got a vital goal in their battle to stay up, they lead relegation rivals Charlton 1-0 through Grant.
Derby are now 2-0 at Sheffield Wednesday - Lawrence with his second. The Owls really struggling with just one win in eight to their name in the league
1520: In-play tip
Oxford have taken a 1-0 lead over Southend at home. Oxford have scored 9 goals in three games, including a 5-0 and 3-0 at home.
They are 4/7 to score three goals or more. A Oxford win and over 3.5 goals is 11/10
1518: In-play tip
West Ham are on top and looking to score a second quickly, with Bowen firing just wide.
1514: West Ham 1-0 Southampton
Jarrod Bowen has his first Premier League goal, as he strokes West Ham ahead with a lovely calm finish. David Moyes wasn't sure he was ready to start for the Hammers yet, bet he is glad he didn't listen to himself and did start the former Hull man.
1511: Bristol City lead
Bristol City are the latest away team to go ahead at Millwall. Pereira with it as the visitors look to end a poor run of three straight defeats.
1510: Stoke lead
Stoke are also an away team leading, they've taken the lead at Luton as they look for their second win in three. Vokes with it
1507: Derby lead
First goal in the top two flights goes to Derby - sorry, Wayne Rooney's Derby - at Sheffield Wednesday . Tom Lawrence with it
1500: Kick-off
Here we go in the 1500 matches. We will have all the goals, and key news and action from all three Premier League matches and key Sky Bet Championship games. In-play odds, stats and tips to come too, so stay with us
EFL tip
Our EFL expert Tom Carnduff has already had one tip come in today with Jack Harrison of Leeds United having three plus shots at Hull at 3/1.
Tom is also tipping
An indication of Reading's current position is in the 3-0 home defeat to Wigan last time out. The Latics have historically struggled away from the DW Stadium but secured all three points on offer with ease.
To make matters worse, the Royals' home showings throughout the course of the current season has left a lot to be desired. They sit bottom of the home standings with just six wins from their 17 games.
BARNSLEY's away form has been picking up though with two consecutive wins on the road. Those came in a 1-0 win at Hull with a convincing 3-0 victory at Fulham the week before.
Reading haven't justified their 5/4 tag in recent weeks. Based on form, it's worth siding with the away team on Saturday.
Bournemouth v Chelsea tip
Bournemouth to have 13+ total shots at 6/4
Chelsea concede an average of 16 shots per game this season and with Callum Wilson back leading the line, supported by Josh King and Harry Wilson, they could pepper them with shots and they can be backed at 6/4 to have 13 or more shots - a market which covers blocked and wayward efforts.
But, due to both sides' unpredictability and the short odds in this market, there are preferred fancies elsewhere.
Newcastle v Burnley tip
Newcastle are lacking a striker who knows where the back of the net is and an injury to Andy Carroll has left them even shorter, relying on Joelinton through the middle. They have a decent record at St James' Park this term, but have scored just 12 goals in 13 games on Tyneside this term. Five of those games have ended in a draw.
Burnley's away form has improved to be fair, with four wins and three draws from 13, managing just 14 goals in total.
It was tempting to back the unders, but there is a market for 0-1 goals in total at a more tempting 9/5.
West Ham v Southampton tip
Michail Antonio to score anytime at 3/1
The interest is with the stand-in striker Michail Antonio, with the utility man preferred to lead the line over expensive summer buy Sebastian Haller.
With Antonio in this role, the 3/1 anytime price looks overpriced (with the system probably still believing he is a winger) and it is therefore worth a small play.
The 29-year-old has shown over the years that he knows where the back of the net is and he will be keen to add to his one-goal tally this term.
He has had 10 shots in his last four appearances - six at home to Brighton - and averages over two per match over the course of the campaign.
Full times
In the Premier League Crystal Palace have won at fierce rivals Brighton 1-0. Report here
In the Sky Bet Championship Leeds continued their charge back to the Premier League, hammering Hull 4-0 away. In that match, our pre-match tip from Tom Carnduff of Jack Harrison to have three shots or more at 3/1 came in!
Remember we will have full highlights of every Championship game on site from 1830 tonight.
Then the best goals and moments from all three EFL leagues on our social channels.
Sporting Life ACCA
Head here to back Blackburn, Fulham, Gillingham and Port Vale all to win at 16/1 with Sky Bet
Starting in the Sky Bet Championship, BLACKBURN are chasing a play-off spot and can move closer to sixth-place as they welcome Swansea to Ewood Park.
Elsewhere, FULHAM are looking to close the gap between themselves and Leeds in second and they welcome Preston. Fulham boast the second-best home record in the division, while Preston sit in the bottom-half of the away table.
Into Sky Bet League One and another side with a strong home showing is GILLINGHAM. They've only lost one of their last 12 in front of their own supporters, that coming against Premier League outfit West Ham, and this week puts them up against a Wimbledon side with the second-worst away record in England's third tier.
Finally, we're keeping faith with PORT VALE as they face Scunthorpe. Vale are unbeaten in their seven home matches while Scunthorpe sit 19th in the League Two away table.
West Ham v Southampton teams
West Ham: Fabianksi, Ngakia, Diop, Ogbonna, Creswell, Rice, Noble, Antonio, Fornals, Bowen, Haller. Substitutes: Randolph, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Anderson, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Masuaku.
Southampton make two changes from their 2-0 over Aston Villa last week. Top goalscorer Danny Ings is only on the bench while Moussa Djenepo also drops out. Sofiane Boufal and Michael Obafemi both come in.
Southampton: McCarthy, Ward-Prowse, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Armstrong, Smallbone, Hojbjerg, Boufal, Obafemi, Long. Substitutes: Gunn, Vestergaard, Ings, Adams, Romeu, Walker-Peters, Valery.
Bournemouth v Chelsea teams
Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Smith, Stacey, Ake, S Cook, Billing, Lerma, L Cook, Fraser, Wilson, King.
Chelsea: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Tomori, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Pedro, Giroud.
Newcastle v Burnley teams
Newcastle: Dubravka, Manquillo, Fernandez, Lascelles, Rose, Almiron, Shelvey, Hayden, Ritchie, Gayle, Joelinton Substitutes: Darlow, Schar, Saint-Maximin, Lejeune, Yedlin, Longstaff, Bentaleb
Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra Substitutes: Hart, Brownhill, Wood, Brady, Pieters, Lennon, Long
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