🔗 Share this article Weekend Soccer Clockwatch: The Reds v Brighton, Chelsea versus The Toffees and Further Fixtures Live Fixture Updates A pleasant afternoon from London, a place where the sunshine is indeed shining, though by the moment we're at the interval, darkness will be falling. Speaking of which, can there be a positive farewell for Mohamed Salah? Furthermore, that doesn't have to be one forever, of course. He, like many players will be heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, whatever transpires. We await the team news from Liverpool's encounter with Brighton. Here are this afternoon's 15:00 UK kick-off fixtures. Chelsea vs Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There's a full schedule of English Football League action, too. Confirmed Starting Elevens Chelsea versus Everton Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro. Chelsea Substitutes: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Hato, Acheampong, Guiu, Estevao. Everton Lineup: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry. Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Game Official: Thomas Bramall. Anfield v Brighton Liverpool Starting XI: 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 Substitutes: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Match Referee: Craig Pawson. The Egyptian forward starting from the substitutes for Liverpool. So is Alexander Isak. More team news to follow but it appears like Florian Wirtz supporting Hugo Ekitike in attack. Afternoon League Scores Big scoreline in League Two, where it's a local derby of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the Championship, three afternoon starts at half-time: 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 Subsequent Goals have come through, and it's now 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 failed to convert a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second. Other Soccer Updates Reports from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe missed the Champions League defeat by Manchester City. Alonso stated, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide if he starts." Real Madrid are without several injured players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. On that 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 followed Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card. Full 3pm Match Schedule EFL Championship 3pm kick-offs 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 fixtures 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 Fourth Division 3pm 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
Live Fixture Updates A pleasant afternoon from London, a place where the sunshine is indeed shining, though by the moment we're at the interval, darkness will be falling. Speaking of which, can there be a positive farewell for Mohamed Salah? Furthermore, that doesn't have to be one forever, of course. He, like many players will be heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, whatever transpires. We await the team news from Liverpool's encounter with Brighton. Here are this afternoon's 15:00 UK kick-off fixtures. Chelsea vs Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There's a full schedule of English Football League action, too.
Confirmed Starting Elevens Chelsea versus Everton Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro. Chelsea Substitutes: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Hato, Acheampong, Guiu, Estevao. Everton Lineup: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry. Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Game Official: Thomas Bramall. Anfield v Brighton Liverpool Starting XI: 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 Substitutes: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Match Referee: Craig Pawson. The Egyptian forward starting from the substitutes for Liverpool. So is Alexander Isak. More team news to follow but it appears like Florian Wirtz supporting Hugo Ekitike in attack.
Afternoon League Scores Big scoreline in League Two, where it's a local derby of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the Championship, three afternoon starts at half-time: 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 Subsequent Goals have come through, and it's now 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 failed to convert a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second.
Other Soccer Updates Reports from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe missed the Champions League defeat by Manchester City. Alonso stated, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide if he starts." Real Madrid are without several injured players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. On that 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 followed Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card.
Full 3pm Match Schedule EFL Championship 3pm kick-offs 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 fixtures 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 Fourth Division 3pm 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