Premier League: Chelsea took the points that keep them top in a match that was overshadowed by a lengthy delay so a now medically stable fan could receive medical assistance treatment after going into cardiac arrest. Nick AMes reports from Vicarage Road ...
Premier League: “Manchester City’s sixth consecutive victory derived from a scintillating Bernardo Silva goal that oozed quality from start to finish,” writes Jamie Jackson from Villa Park.
Premier League: Wolves were the better side but couldn’t convert their chances on a frustrating night for the hosts at Molineux. Peter Lansley reports ...
Premier League: Neal Maupay cancelled out Tomas Soucek’s opener with a sublime late bicycle-kick and Jacob Steinberg was at the London Stadium to see it.
Premier League: “Jamie Vardy squandered a golden chance to win the game for Leicester City but ultimately it was a night when familiar failings put paid to any hopes of earning victory at Southampton,” writes Ben Fisher from St Mary’s.
Premier League: “It was everything Everton had feared and Liverpool desired on their return to the stadium where the fault-lines first appeared in their title defence last season,” writes Andy Hunter from Goodison Park.
On a night of staggered kick-offs and unforeseen but unavoidable delays, here are your Premier League final scores. It’s as you were at the top of the table, with Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool all winning.
Premier League: Chelsea take the points from a game that was interrupted for half an hour when a spectator had Vicarage Road went into cardiac arrest during the first half. The fan in question was hospitalised after receiving emergency medical treatment in the stand and is reported to be in a stable condition.
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Jack Grealish enters the fray to a chorus of loud boos (and some applause) from Aston Villa fans moments after Tyrone Mings had skimmed a downward header harmlessly wide. That’s a weird reaction from those Villa fans, booing a former player and fan of the club that sold him for £100m during the summer.
Premier League: “Wolves could have gone fifth in the Premier League if they had converted their dominance into victory but only scoring once in their past four matches balances the perspective of where Bruno Lage’s team are in their development,” writes Peter Lansley from Molineux.
Premier League: From the edge of the six-yard box, Diogo Jota sends the ball into the roof of Jordan Pickford’s net after a nifty bit of footwork to create space for the shot.
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: On for Matt Targett, Carney Chukwuemeka runs on to a through ball and finds himself in a one-on-one with Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, who receives the congratulations of several team-mates after saving superbly from the youngster who should have scored but didn’t do a great deal wrong. Excellent goalkeeping.
Watford 1-2 Chelsea: More on that Hakim Ziyech goal. He converted a low cross from Mason Mount with his first touch and has just gone close again with a downward header that didn’t particularly trouble Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann.
Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City: Steven Gerrard has got a great reaction from his half-time address to his Villa players, while Jack Grealish was actually booed by some fans of his former club as he warmed up on the touchline. He hasn’t come on yet.
Premier League: An entertaining match that could easily have gone either way finishes all square at St Mary’s. Southampton took the lead twice but were pegged back on both occasions by Leicester City.
Southampton 2-2 Leicester City: We’re in the third of five minutes of added time at St Mary’s which the match very finally poised.
Everton 1-2 Liverpool: Anthony Gordon is on for Everton, replacing the injured Salomon Rondon ... who has been playing instead of the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin. That’s a blow, even if the man from Venezuela has struggled to find the net.
Scottish Premiership: Kemar Roofe puts Rangers ahead at Hibernian with a goal from the penalty spot after 85 minutes. It’s 1-0 to the reigning champions.
Premier League: Neal Maupay holds off Craig Dawson to equalise for Brighton with a splendid bicycle kick, converting a terrific cross from Tariq Lamptey. His splendid strikes survives a VAR check but he gets booked for his over-exuberant celebrations.
Watford 1-1 Chelsea: Making a rare start for Chelsea, Saul Niguez suffers the indignity of being replaced at half-time. Again. Thiago Silva replaces him.
Watford 1-1 Chelsea: The fan who suffered cardiac arrest during the first half of the game, prompting a delay of 30 minutes or so, is reported to be in a stable condition, presumably in the hospital that is very close to Vicarage Road.