Saturday football blog: Our coverage of the World Cup qualifying and Sky Bet EFL action
Recap our live blog of Saturday's football action.
World Cup qualifying results
Wales 1-0 Austria (Goal: Woodburn 74)
Spain 3-0 Italy (Goals: Isco 13 & 40, Morata 77)
Georgia 1-1 Republic of Ireland (Goals: Georgia - Kazaishvili 34; ROI - Duffy 4)
2137: Wales beat Austria 1-0 and Spain get the better of Italy 3-0. All the praise goes to 17-year-old Ben Woodburn for his superb striker to secure victory. Thank you for joining us throughout Saturday's football action.
2136: ALL OVER - WALES BEAT AUSTRIA 1-0!
2135: Hal Robson-Kanu hits the post with a late effort but Wales are nearly there.
2133: We are in the first of three minutes of additional time at the Cardiff City Stadium. Wales lead Austria 1-0.
2131: Just over two minutes of normal time to go as Wales lead Austria 1-0. Gareth Bale tries to keep the ball in the corner.
2130: Here's Ben Woodburn scoring for Wales.
2125: Spain make sure of the victory against Spain as Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata makes it 3-0. Still plenty to play for at the Cardiff City Stadium.
2123: Ashley Williams does superbly to head away an effort from Marko Arnautovic. Expect a bit of pressure from Austria but Wales have plenty of options when they break forward.
2120: All about Ben Woodburn now. Back the Wales youngster to score the next goal of the match as a live Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 16/1 to 18/1!
2117: GOAL WOODBURN - WALES LEAD AUSTRIA 1-0! What a story this is, Ben Woodburn has put Wales in front against Austria with a superb low drive from 25 yards. The Liverpool forward is only 17-years-old and was born on October 15, 1999.
Remember the name.
2116: He isn't now!
2116: Gareth Bale is still frustrated.
2114: Wales make an interesting double change. Ben Woodburn and Hal Robson-Kanu replace Tom Lawrence and Sam Vokes.
2108: Still 2-0 for Spain against Italy and that lead looks pretty secure.
Back Spain to win 3-0 as a live Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 3/1 to 100/30!
2105: The draw in Wales v Austria can now be backed at 11/10 with Sky Bet. Wales are on offer at 2/1 for the victory and Austria are priced up for 3/1.
Back Gareth Bale to be carded as a live Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 13/2 to 7/1!
2103: No goals yet for Gareth Bale, Wales or Austria. All to play for at the Cardiff City Stadium!
2101: Two quick corners in a row for Wales don't come to anything as Austria scramble the ball clear.
2100: Gareth Bale tries his luck for Wales with a long-range effort but the goalkeeper knocks the ball behind for a corner.
2059: Italy have started the second half brightly against Spain. Still 2-0 down but much better after the break.
2057: Quiet start to the second half in Wales v Austria. Probably best to take a minute and enter your predictions for the next £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 round. The jackpot must be won.
ENTER YOUR £1MILLION SUPER 6 PREDICTIONS!
2050: The action has started again at the Cardiff City Stadium. Sky Bet report that 79% of the in-play bets so far have been for Wales but we remain goalless.
2045: All about Isco for Spain tonight...
2041: Spain are as short as 1/33 with Sky Bet to beat Italy as they lead 2-0 at half-time.
2039: Wales can be backed at 13/8 with Sky Bet to pick up three points tonight after a goalless first half. Austria are on offer for the win at 5/2 and the draw can be supported at 11/8.
Back Gareth Bale to open the scoring as a live Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 4/1 to 5/1!
2036: Two Isco goals give Spain a 2-0 lead at half-time against Italy.
2033: Half-time at the Cardiff City Stadium. Goalless between Wales and Austria.
2030: No goals yet in Wales v Austria and Aaron Ramsey can't believe it!
2027: GOAL FOR ISCO! Spain lead Italy 2-0 and Isco the main man again with a cracking finish.
2023: Austria go close to taking the lead against Wales but West Ham's Marko Arnautovic misses a great chance.
2021: Isco enjoys his goal for Spain.
2016: Wales are having the better of things against Austria but the score remains 0-0. No surprise to report that Gareth Bale is at the centre of the action.
Check out the Sky Bet RequestABets for this match, including Bale to score and James Chester to be carded at 2/1.
2007: Some action from the start of Spain v Italy.
2005: GOAL FOR SPAIN! Isco has given Spain the lead against Italy. It was a fantastic free-kick from around 25 yards that the midfielder made no mistake with.
2002: Here's Tom Lawrence during the early stages.
1959: Wales are on top against Austria but no goals yet. Republic of Ireland fans, have a read of the full story from the 1-1 draw against Georgia.
1948: The action has started at the Cardiff City Stadium and Gareth Bale has already sent a weak shot wide of the Austria goal.
1940: The players are in the tunnel ahead of Wales v Austria. Just five minutes until kick-off at the Cardiff City Stadium.
1915: There is also an interesting clash between Spain and Italy to enjoy.
Spain are odds-on at 3/4 with Sky Bet to win that game, Italy are 17/4 outsiders and the draw can be backed at 13/5.
Back Isco to open the scoring as a Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 15/2 to 9/1!
1912: Wales are the 5/4 favourites with Sky Bet to pick up the three points tonight. Austria can be backed at 5/2 and the draw is on offer at 11/5.
There are six Sky Bet Price Boosts available before kick-off, including Gareth Bale to score from outside the penalty area at odds enhanced from 6/1 to 7/1!
1907: The great news for Wales is that Gareth Bale returns after missing out against Serbia last time out because of suspension.
Aaron Ramsey also plays after being an injury worry pre-match but Joe Allen and Neil Taylor are banned.
1905: Now let us turn the focus to the rest of this evening World Cup qualifying matches, with plenty of focus on Wales v Austria.
Here are the starting line-ups for the match at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Wales team: Hennessey, Gunter, Richards, B Davies, Chester, Williams, Lawrence, Ramsey, Bale, Edwards, Vokes
Austria team: Lidner, Lainer, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Prodl, Ilsanker, Arnautovic, Alaba, Sabitzer, Harnik, Baumgartlinger
1902: Here is the Soccer Saturday Super 6 news - read the full story!
The £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 jackpot must be won in the next round of the free-to-play game on September 9.
Only one of you can get the jackpot so the Golden Goal selection will prove vital if more than one player predicts the six correct scorelines.
The highest points scorer in the round will win £1million if all six correct scorelines are not predicted, a tie-breaker will be used in the event that more than one player has the same amount of points.
1854: All over for the Republic of Ireland and they have finished with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Georgia. Serbia beat Moldova 3-0 so they are now two points behind the leaders in World Cup Qualifying Group D.
Attention moves to Wales v Austria but first there's some massive Soccer Saturday Super 6 news.
1830: The score remains 1-1 between Georgia and Republic of Ireland. The visitors could really do with finding another goal as there's just over 15 minutes left.
1814: Find the updated Sky Bet EFL standing by clicking here.
1812: No more goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half between Georgia and the Republic of Ireland. Back Shane Long to score the next goal as a live Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 8/1 to 10/1!
1810: Enjoy the Sky Bet League Two round-up as well.
1754: Get up to date with all today's Sky Bet League One action by reading the round-up.
1750: The draw at 5/4 with Sky Bet is the favourite outcome for this match.
The Republic of Ireland can be backed for the win at 13/8 with Sky Bet and Georgia are on offer at 7/2.
1748: Georgia have been on top since pulling level so the Republic of Ireland are pleased to make it to the break without falling behind.
1735: GEORGIA MAKE IT 1-1! Poor defending from Republic of Ireland allows Valeri Kazaishvili to run through one-on-one with Darren Randolph and he beats the goalkeeper with a lovely lofted finish. Georgia are level at 1-1 and they had been pushing for that equaliser.
1731: Back Harry Arter to be carded as a live Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 9/4 to 5/2!
1730: The Republic of Ireland celebrate.
1728: Here's Shane Duffy giving Republic of Ireland the lead.
1726: Serbia, who are level on points with the Republic of Ireland at the top of this World Cup qualifying group, have taken the lead against Moldova.
1724: The Republic of Ireland go close to a second goal against Georgia as James McClean sends a header wide.
1715: Georgia are pushing after falling behind early on to the Republic of Ireland. The visitors lead 1-0 thanks to Shane Duffy's early header.
1705: That didn't take long! Shane Duffy heads the Republic of Ireland in front. Poor play from the Georgia goalkeeper as he failed to collect the ball.
1703: The Republic of Ireland's clash against Georgia has started and you can back Shane Long to open the scoring as a live Sky Bet Price Boost at odds enhanced from 5/1 to 6/1!
1702: Our focus now falls mainly to the World Cup qualifying action in Europe but there will be some more Sky Bet EFL and Soccer Saturday Super 6 news during the evening.
1658: MK Dons draw 1-1 with Oxford and that completes all of the matches in today's £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 round. No jackpot winner and the full-time results are...
Blackpool 1-0 AFC Wimbledon
Bury 0-1 Scunthorpe
Doncaster 0-0 Peterborough
Gillingham 1-2 Shrewsbury
MK Dons 1-1 Oxford
Oldham 3-4 Charlton
1655: All over in a cracking Sky Bet League One contest as Charlton beat 10-man Oldham 4-3.
1653: Peterborough stay at the Sky Bet League One after a 0-0 draw with Doncaster.
1651: Exeter beat Newport 1-0 and remain top of Sky Bet League Two.
1648: Jeff and his teddy are safe with the £1million briefcase, for now at least.
1647: I've been told by my sources that there will be some interesting Soccer Saturday Super 6 news this evening. Stay tuned for that.
1646: CONFIRMED - NO £1MILLION SOCCER SATURDAY SUPER 6 JACKPOT WINNER!
1645: Josh Morris put Scunthorpe in front at Bury. That match is also part of this Super 6 round.
1643: Ten-man Oldham won't give up against Charlton. Jack Byrne nets on his debut for the Latics and they are now 4-3 down. The Addicks still favourites for victory but that match may well have ended all £1million jackpot hopes in the £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 game.
1642: Walsall are on the way to victory against Plymouth. The Saddlers lead 2-0 with Erhun Oztumer netting.
1640: Barnet are down to 10 men. I still wouldn't get your hopes up.
1639: Swindon score against Barnet. They are 4-1 down so far too late for the Sporting Life Accumulator.
1638: Another £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 goal. Gillingham net against Shrewsbury, they trail 2-1.
1635: Super 6 chiefs report that 0.02% went for a 4-2 for Charlton at Oldham.
1632: Charlton well on the way to victory against 10-man Oldham. Joe Dodoo makes it 4-2 for the Addicks and that's another £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 goal.
1628: Barnet lead Swindon 4-0. That was definitely not the way we wanted that match to go.
Charlton are leading 10-man Oldham 3-2, Blackpool are 1-0 in front against 10-man AFC Wimbledon and there are no goals yet between Lincoln and Luton.
1625: Barnet lead Swindon 3-0. Sporting Life Accumulator dreams of glory are completely crushed this afternoon.
1624: The Soccer Saturday Super 6 goals are arriving quickly. Callum Brittain with a strong finish makes it 1-1 for MK Dons against Oxford.
1623: Exeter are leading Newport 1-0 in the big game at the top of Sky Bet League Two. Lee Holmes with the goal.
1622: Another £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 goal. Charlton are 3-2 ahead at 10-man Oldham thanks to Billy Clarke's goal.
1621: Jon Walters is available to start for the Republic of Ireland after recovering from an ankle injury. Shane Long also starts.
1620: Here are the teams in full for Georgia v Republic of Ireland at 1700 BST.
Georgia: Makaridze, Kashia, Kverkvelia, Kakabadze, Navalovsky, Ananidze, Kazaishvili, Kvekveskiri, Gviliia, Jigauri, Kvilitaia.
Subs: Kvaskhvadze, Lobzhanidze, Khocholava, Shergelashvili, Daushvili, Chanturia, Merebashvilli, Arabidze, Aburjania, Dvalishvili, Sikharulidze
Republic of Ireland: Randolph, Christie, Clark, Duffy, Ward, Whelan, Arter, Brady, McClean, Walters, Long.
Subs: Westwood, Elliot, O'Shea, Keogh, McGeady, Murphy, O'Dowda, K. Long, Hoolahan, Hourihane, Meyler, Hayes.
1618: The Soccer Saturday Super 6 chiefs tell me that now only 0.01% of players remain in contention to win the £1million jackpot today.
I'm putting that down to a surprise couple of goals from Oldham.
1616: Now there's red cards in both of those games.
Nadjim Abdou of AFC Wimbledon is off against Blackpool and Oldham are now without Ousmane Fane, dismissed in the game with Charlton.
1614: Another couple of goals in the £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 game.
Sean Longstaff puts Blackpool 1-0 up at home to AFC Wimbledon and Eoin Doyle pulls Oldham level at 2-2 against Charlton.
1612: There are six Sky Bet Price Boosts available ahead of kick-off in Georgia v Republic of Ireland.
Back James McClean to score and Republic of Ireland to win at odds enhanced from 7/2 to 9/2!
1610: Another blow for the Sporting Life Accumulator. Swindon are 2-0 down at home to Barnet and now down to 10 men as Donal McDermott is dismissed for a late challenge.
1609: The Republic of Ireland are away at Georgia in World Cup qualifying action at 1700 BST. Here's the team selected by Martin O'Neill...
Republic of Ireland starting line-up: Randolph, Christie, Clark, Duffy, Ward, Whelan, Arter, Brady, McClean, Walters, Long.
1604: Here we go with the second half action in the Sky Bet EFL.
1559: Alex Rodman enjoys his goal for Shrewsbury.
1554: A report in from the Super 6 chiefs that around 90% of players have been knocked out of this £1million round.
Still plenty in with a shout of the jackpot though.
1551: The Soccer Saturday Price Boost of Blackpool, Charlton and Luton all to win can be backed at 9/1 as we reach the break.
Charlton are leading Oldham 2-1 and the other two sides are drawing 0-0.
Get the latest £1million Soccer Saturday Super 6 scores at the top of this blog.
1548: Now 2-1 to Leyton Orient.
1544: Leyton Orient are quickly level against Guiseley in the Vanarama National League.
1542: Here's Carlton Morris celebrating Shrewsbury's opening goal of the afternoon.
1540: Another goal in the £1million Super 6 game. Shrewsbury are now 2-0 ahead at Gillingham. Alex Rodman on target.
1539: There's an interesting scoreline to report in the Vanarama National League. Guiseley are leading 1-0 at Leyton Orient thanks to a goal from Kayode Odejayi, of Barnsley FA Cup run fame from a number of years ago.
Things are looking better for the O's away from the pitch but there's plenty of work to do on it.
1538: A great day for Wycombe so far. They are 3-0 up against Forest Green, Luke O'Nien scoring the latest goal.
1535: Craig Davies scores from the penalty spot for Oldham. They are 2-1 behind against Charlton.
1534: Oldham have a penalty against Charlton.
1533: Make that four Super 6 goals. Shrewsbury are leading 1-0 against Gillingham.
1532: Three goals in the £1million Super 6 round so far. Charlton are 2-0 up at Oldham and Oxford lead MK Dons 1-0.
1530: Here's Crawley celebrating taking the lead against Yeovil.
1524: Charlton quickly move 2-0 ahead at Oldham. Tarique Fosu-Henry with the goal.
1520: Better news for Sporting Life Accumulator and Soccer Saturday Price Boost backers. Charlton are 1-0 up at Oldham thanks to a cracking long-range strike from Ricky Holmes.
1518: Oh dear. Oh dear.
Barnet are 2-0 up at Swindon. Will be some comeback for the Sporting Life Accumulator from here.
1516: A goal in Sky Bet League Two as Crawley go ahead at home to Yeovil.
1513: We have our first Super 6 goal of the afternoon, Oxford lead 1-0 at MK Dons thanks to Rob Hall's goal against his former club.
That rules me out of the running for the £1million as I went for 0-0 in that match!
1511: Bad news for Sporting Life Acumulator fans. Swindon are losing 1-0 at home to Barnet.
Still plenty of time left has to be our take on the early County Ground action.
1509: We have our first Sky Bet EFL goal of the afternoon and it has gone to Paris Cowan-Hall of Wycombe. They lead Forest Green 1-0.
1507: Here's the link if you want all the Sky Bet odds on this afternoon's EFL games.
No goals yet.
1504: Jeff isn't hosting Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday this afternoon. I'm sure Jeff and his teddy are both of bed!
1501: The action has started in the Sky Bet EFL afternoon games. Will the £1million Super 6 jackpot finally be won?
Jeff is hoping that it isn't!
1454: There's still time too to back the Sporting Life Accumulator.
Our acca is: Charlton, Peterborough and Swindon all win at 12/1 with Sky Bet!
1452: GET YOUR £1MIILION SUPER 6 PICKS IN NOW - KICK-OFF IS LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AWAY!
1448: It ended in a 3-1 defeat but EFL sponsor Sky Bet sent Bristol Rovers fans travelling to today’s match at Bradford on their way this morning with a smile on their face and a bellyful of breakfast.
With the lunchtime kick-off meaning Rovers fans had to set off for the 215-mile journey at 0600 AM, Sky Bet, as part of their new Away Days initiative, acknowledged their dedication with a free breakfast baguette before the coach rolled off from the Memorial Stadium.
Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke said: "I think it’s a fantastic gesture from Sky Bet to lay on a free breakfast for our fans travelling to see us in action against Bradford City.
"We have some of the best supporters in the country and I am pleased that their efforts to support their team by travelling so far on a Saturday morning is being recognised in this way."
1444: Keep track of our live vidiprinter for all the goals as they go in this afternoon.
1440: Now just 20 minutes remaining to get your £1million Super 6 predictions in via this link!
We'll be bring you updates from the six selected matches in Sky Bet League One throughout the afternoon.
1435: There's also predictions from Sky Bet EFL pundit David Prutton to check out ahead of kick-off in the League One and League Two games.
1427: Peterborough and Swindon are also part of today's Sporting Life Accumulator as they join Charlton in a win treble to back with Sky Bet at 12/1 from an opening price of 12/1 yesterday.
1425: That's a good start to this weekend's Sky Bet EFL betting tips from myself as I went for over 2.5 goals in that game.
Peterborough and Swindon are both backed to win in the matches starting at 1500 BST,
1423: Full-time in the first Sky Bet League One game of the day and Bradford have beaten Bristol Rovers 3-1 thanks to Charlie Wyke's hat-trick.
1420: On the subject of Sky Bet, here's an interview with Hull boss Leonid Slutsky from this week.
1417: There's a Soccer Saturday Price Boost to back with Sky Bet this afternoon.
Back Blackpool, Charlton and Luton all to win at odds enhanced from 10/1 to 14/1!
1414: Billy Bodin pulls a goal back for Bristol Rovers. They trail Bradford 3-1 with just over five minutes remaining.
1405: There is now less than a hour to go for you to get your picks in for another £1milllion round of the Soccer Saturday Super 6 game - enter for free via this link!
The six selected games are at the top of the blog and you can also check out some expert predictions (which many would argue slightly exaggerates my knowledge) in this story.
1402: Make that 3-0 to Bradford as Charlie Wyke completes his hat-trick - all the details in here.
1400: One match is being played in Sky Bet League One at the moment. Bradford are 2-0 up at home to Bristol Rovers.
1358: There are fine matches in Sky Bet League One getting under way at 1500 BST and a full collection of 12 matches in League Two starting at the same time.
Four World Cup qualifiers in Europe started at 1700 BST, including the Republic of Ireland's clash in Georgia.
Wales v Austria and Italy v Spain are two of the five contests on offer at 1945 BST.
1350: Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog to cover Saturday's football. I'm Nick Hext and I'll be with you from the Sky Bet EFL action in just over an hour to the World Cup qualifiers that follow.
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