Sports Saturday Live
Premier League full times – Leicester are once again eight points clear at the top of The Premier League after a hard fought 1-0 win at Palace – it’s what Champions are made of though. West Ham will feel hard done by after a late Cesc Fabregas penalty dented their chances of Champions League football. Norwich claim a huge three points at West Brom to leave even greater importance on tomorrow’s Tyne Wear derby. And Stoke beat Watford, but who cares?
Goal – Burnley 1-1 Wolves – Sensational drama at Turf Moor as Bath has conjured up an equaliser to put a dent in Burnley’s promotion hopes
Goal – Burnley 1-1 Wolves
FT – Chelsea 2-2 West Ham
Incredible late drama in leagues One and Two as Walsall snatch a late 2-1 over Colchester and Northampton do the same to win 3-2 at Stevenage
Goal – Preston 1-1 QPR – Doyle in the second minute of stoppage time snatches a point for North End
Goal – Preston 1-1 QPR
FT – West Brom 0-1 Norwich
FT – Southend 1-1 Gillingham
FT – Watford 1-2 Stoke
FT – Palace 0-1 Leicester
Goal – Bristol City 6-0 Bolton – A thrashing. Bryan makes it six different scorers
Goal – Bristol City 6-0 Bolton
Palace have hit the bar!!
Goal – Chelsea 2-2 West Ham – Did someone say drama? Fabregas has his second with a late penalty, but serious question marks over the awarding of the pen?
Goal – Chelsea 2-2 West Ham
Goal – Brentford 0-1 Blackburn – Here’s some late drama!! Blackburn down to ten men appear to have won it at Griffin Park. Duffy with the goal and The Bees have been dragged right into the relegation mix
Goal – Brentford 0-1 Blackburn
Goal – Bristol City 5-0 Bolton – Not quite the late drama were after but Kodjia makes it five for City
Goal – Bristol City 5-0 Bolton
Final stages now, are we in for some late drama….
Goal – Watford 1-2 Stoke – Late hope for a Watford comeback. Stoke should be out of sight in this game but Troy Deeney may have sparked a revival
Goal – Watford 1-2 Stoke
Goal – Bristol City 4-0 Bolton – Four also for Bristol City. Conor Wagstaff this time
Goal – Bristol City 4-0 Bolton
Goal – Leeds 1-4 Huddersfield – It is more! Nacki Wells with the fourth for town
Goal – Leeds 1-4 Huddersfield
Leicester are hanging on now, prepare for a onslaught in the last ten minutes Foxes fans
Goal – Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Charlton – Talking of making it three, Wednesday have scored again. This time an own goal from Ba. More like ta from the home fans
Goal – Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Charlton
Goal – Leeds 1-3 Huddersfield – More misery for Steve Evans and Leeds United as Matmour makes it three, they’ll be hoping it’s no more
Goal – Leeds 1-3 Huddersfield
Goal – MK Dons 1-2 Brighton – Perhaps we’re not all done at Stadium MK. Anthony Kay setting up a grand stand finish
Goal – MK Dons 1-2 Brighton
Goal – Burnley 1-0 Wolves – At last for Burnley and I’ll give you two guesses as to who’s got it… nope, not Andre Gray, the other one – Sam Vokes
Goal – Burnley 1-0 Wolves
Goal – Leeds 1-2 Huddersfield – Field have turned it round at Elland Road. Bunn with the strike
Goal – Leeds 1-2 Huddersfield
Goal – Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Charlton – Double trouble for The Addicks as Fernando Forestieri makes it two for Wednesday
Goal – Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Charlton
Into the final 20 minutes then, a big 20 minutes for Leicester you feel… Palace are pushing hard but just can’t seem to make the breakthrough
Goal – Reading 1-1 Cardiff – Immers level for the visitors with 25 minutes to play. A necessary goal for Cardiff if they are to continue their push for a play off spot
Goal – Reading 1-1 Cardiff
Goal – MK Dons 0-2 Brighton – Hemed is at the double as Brighton close in on the automatic promotion places
Goal – MK Dons 0-2 Brighton
Goal – Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Charlton – Again, it’s a goal that effects both top and bottom in England’s second tier. Lees pushes Wednesday further towards a play off spot as well as pushing Charlton further towards the drop
Goal – Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Charlton
Goal – MK Dons 0-1 Brighton – It’s a goal that has implications at both ends of The Championship. Hemed with a 56th minute penalty for The Seasiders
Goal – MK Dons 0-1 Brighton
Goal – Chelsea 1-2 West Ham – Having grabbed the winner for West Ham in a 2-1 victory against Chelsea earlier on in the season, has Andy Carroll done it again??
Goal – Chelsea 1-2 West Ham
World T20 India vs. Pakistan – Pak 118-5 – India have restricted their great rivals to a relative degree, but a good surge towards the end has given Pakistan a fighting chance here, especially if India bat anywhere near as brainlessly as they did against New Zealand.
Goal – Birmingham 1-1 Fulham – Morrison scores for Brum. They’ll be looking for another one in the hunt for a play off spot with both Wednesday and Ipswich not in front currently
Goal – Birmingham 1-1 Fulham
FT – Wales 67-14 Italy – A couple of late tries wrap things up for Wales who romp to an emphatic victory over Italy in Cardiff.
Goal – Bristol City 3-0 Bolton – Peter Odemwingie on loan from Stoke gets his name on the scoresheet for City. Bolton having parted company with Neil Lennon in the week, look like parting with The Championship as well
Goal – Bristol City 3-0 Bolton
Goal – Southend 1-1 Gillingham – Delight for Gills fans as Luke Norris – injured for so much of the season – has got them back on level terms down on the coast.
Goal – Southend 1-1 Gillingham
Goal Watford 0-2 Stoke – Joselu doubles Stoke’s lead at Vicarage Road. But do Watford really mind? They’re going to Wembley after all
Goal Watford 0-2 Stoke
Goal – West Brom 0-1 Norwich – What a big goal this might just turn out to be at the bottom of the table. Robbie Brady has got it and Norwich have a nervy 40 minutes to hang on
Goal – West Brom 0-1 Norwich
We’re back underway in the second halfs…
World T20 – India vs. Pakistan – Pak 69-3 (13.2 overs) – Boom Boom Afridi has departed for Pakistan. India are controlling this one comfortably and Pakistan desperately need some runs in their remaining 4.2 overs.
Wales 53-14 Italy – Raining tries in Cardiff as Wales pick up a further two and Italy and extra one
League’s One and Two – Gills trail at the break away at Southend in League One. However, the big story of the first half is that bottom of the table and frankly useless Colchester lead away at Walsall. Think Villa beating Spurs at The Lane. In League Two leaders Northampton trail away at Stevenage 2-1
Championship half times – It’s a good day for sides down at the wrong end so far with Rotherham, Fulham and Bristol City all in front whilst Charlton are holding Sheffield Wednesday. At the top, both Burnley and Brighton are goalless with Wolves and MK Dons respectively
Premier League half times – So Leicester lead at the break courtesy of Riyad Mahrez’s strike at Selhurst. Should they hold on they can stretch their lead back up to 11 points ahead of Arsenal. Chelsea have grabbed a late leveler to even things up at The Bridge. Stoke lead Watford in a game that doesn’t really mean much and West Brom and Norwich have kicked a ball for 45 minutes without much success.
Goal – Chelsea 1-1 West Ham – Three minutes into injury time and Cesc Fabregas levels for The Blues. A bolt from the blue as well. What a lifeline for Chelsea just before the break
Goal – Chelsea 1-1 West Ham
Wales 39-7 Italy – The Italians grab a consolation try via Haimona, who then promptly converts
Goal – Leeds 1-1 Huddersfield – Hudson levels for Field with four to play until the break.
Goal – Ipswich 0-1 Rotherham – I’m not sure what Neil Warnock’s got them smoking down at Rotherham but whatever it is, it’s worked miracles. They lead at Ipswich via Best on 44.
Goal – Ipswich 0-1 Rotherham
George North the latest try scorer for Wales in The Six Nations. Elsewhere, Northampton have halved the deficit against Stevenage
Goal – Birmingham 0-1 Fulham – Big goal for Fulham at the bottom of The Championship. Play off chasing Birmingham behind to Ince’s goal on 38 minutes
Goal – Birmingham 0-1 Fulham
Goal – Reading 1-0 Cardiff – Gareth McCleary has drawn first blood for the home side here after 37 minutes
Goal – Reading 1-0 Cardiff
Wales 32-0 Italy – Roberts goes over to extend the Welsh lead
Goal – Palace 0-1 Leicester – The dream continues… Excellent play by Jamie Vardy down the left hand side for The Foxes. He drills it into the middle where who else but Mahrez is there to slam it home
Goal – Palace 0-1 Leicester
World T20 – India vs. Pakistan – Pak 38-1 (7.5 overs) – India have made the breakthrough with Raina dismissing Sharjeel Khan for 17
Chance for Palace at Selhurst Park – Wilfried Zaha fluffs his lines at the back post after great work from Yannick Bolasie down the left hand side.
Stevenage now 2-0 in front against Northampton in League Two
Goals in short supply this afternoon – Bristol City the only side in all of England’s top four divisions to have netted two so far
Goal – Leeds 1-0 Huddersfield – Former Brentford winger Stuart Dallas pokes Leeds in front in this Yorkshire tussle
Goal – Leeds 1-0 Huddersfield
Goal – Southend 1-0 Gillingham – Bad news for Gills fans. After their excellent 3-0 win over Crewe last week, they’ve fallen behind at Southend. Wordsworth with the strike after 21 mins
Goal – Southend 1-0 Gillingham
World T20 – India vs. Pakistan – Pak 20-0 – Runs proving hard to come by in the early stages. Five overs bowled in this one
Splendid goal by Lanzini by the way. A terrific curling effort into the top corner
Goal – Watford 0-1 Stoke – And then two come at once. Jon Walters the man on target
Goal – Watford 0-1 Stoke
Goal – Chelsea 0-1 West Ham – West Ham on sparkling form have taken the lead at The Bridge. Lanzini with the goal on 17 minutes – top four not such a bad shout?
Goal – Chelsea 0-1 West Ham
HT – Wales 27-0 Italy – No shock on the cards in Cardiff. Dan Biggar at the forefront with Wales cruising at the break
Cagey opening to proceedings this afternoon. Chelsea having the better of it at West Ham whilst Leicester are probing at Palace
Goal – Bristol City 2-0 Bolton – Didn’t go too well for him at Bournemouth, but Lee Tomlin has certainly found his feet on loan at Bristol City. He grabs the second here after ten minutes.
Goal – Bristol City 2-0 Bolton
An early surprise in League Two as high flying Northampton trail away at Stevenage
In League One Doncaster have taken an early lead over Peterborough courtesy of James Coppinger. Elsewhere, Milwall are in front against Sheffield United
Goal – Preston 0-1 QPR
Goal – Preston 0-1 QPR
Wales 27-0 Italy
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GOAL – Bristol City 1-0 Bolton
Aaron Wilbraham after three minutes with the first goal of the day in The Championship. City looking to continue their rise away from the relegation zone.
GOAL – Bristol City 1-0 Bolton
Wales 13-0 Italy
Updates from all the goals in The Premier League and The Championship, as well as League’s One and Two
And we’re underway….
Three o’clocks just around the corner chaps, should be in for a good one this afternoon…
World T20 – India vs Pakistan
Wales have started as you’d expect in the rugby, Webb with a try, Biggar doing the kicking
FT – Everton 0-2 Arsenal
Everton 0-2 Arsenal – 92 mins
Underway in Cardiff… Wales hoping to shake off last week’s defeat to England against the Italians
Result – Derby 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Everton 0-2 Arsenal – 85 mins
Everton 0-2 Arsenal – 83 mins
Talking of the World T20… here’s a reminder of how England’s incredible victory over South Africa unfolded… Roooooooooooottttt http://bit.ly/1WxQGzb
India against Pakistan is on hold due to the rain. Still hopeful this huge cricketing rivalry will take place at some point though.
Everton 0-2 Arsenal – 74 mins
Watford team to play Stoke…
Stoke team to play Watford…
Everton 0-2 Arsenal – Chance!
Norwich team to play West Brom…
Ruddy, Martin, Klose, Bassong, Olsson, Jarvis, Howson, O’Neil, Brady, Bamford, Mbokani.
West Brom team to play Norwich…
Palace team to play Leicester…
Leicester team to play Crystal Palace…
GOAL – Derby County 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Olsson 79)
West Ham team to play Chelsea…
Chelsea team to play West Ham…
Team news starting to come in for the Premier League games at three…
Straight to The Premier League’s opening game of the say – 57 mins gone at Goodison where Arsenal have been most impressive so far. Welbeck and a PL debut goal for 19-year-old Alex Iwobi having fired The Gunners into a 2-0 lead
Afternoon sports fans – big day in store in The Premier League and The Championship – we’ll have all the goals from England’s top two tiers as well as updates from League’s One and Two. There’s also the latest from The Six Nations as England go for the grand slam and the small matter of India vs. Pakistan in the World T20
Championship full times – Brighton move up to second with a 2-1 win at MK Dons. Burnley are four clear of them after Wolves snatched a late equaliser. Sheffield Wednesday go three clear in the battle for the final play off spot after Cardiff, Ipswich and Birmingham all fail to win. Down at the bottom, Bolton look doomed and things aren’t much better for Charlton. MK Dons defeat mean they occupy the final relegation place with Fulham, Rotherham, Bristol City and free falling Brentford all still fighting it out