Key events
Half-time: Nott’m Forest 1-1 Leicester
Well Conor Coady opened the scoring to put the possibility of an upset on the table but Morgan Gibbs-White cancelled out the goal. All to play for in the second half.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Crystal Palace (Eze, 45+1)
It’s Eze and that has been coming.
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Leicester, 44 min: How are the hosts not ahead? Wood can’t quite get on the end of it but the City Ground are in disbelief.
Genuine question, if Man Utd finish 17th, but win the Europa League & get Champions League football, have they enjoyed a better season than trophyless Arsenal?,” asks Steve Grundy. “I honestly don’t know.”
I suppose it depends on what you value. Arsenal have had some amazing performances and results this season, the two against Real Madrid the standouts. But yes they yet again have no trophy this season. For United a third straight season with silverware is good but they are 17th in the league which is so poor by their standards. It’s a tricky one. Definitely still disappointing for both clubs.
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Leicester, 41 min: Skipp receives a yellow card and he gives away a free kick in a great position. Gibbs’White takes it but it’s over the bar, a wasted chance.
“Firstly, tremendous surname Sarah,” says Jonathan Rendall. “Anything exciting happening for Palace?”
Not too bad a surname yourself Jonathan, just separated by a vowel. I am trying to track down as many updates as I can but as earlier mentioned Palace have had a goal ruled out and they had a great chance through Mateta. Sources reliably tell me Munoz has also rattled the bar. It remains 0-0 though against Tottenham.
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Leicester, 38 min: Wood was fed in the box but he was muscled off the ball and so cannot get a shot away.
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Leicester, 36 min: A bit of a lull in this game after a frantic opening 35 minutes as Leicester start to get more possession. A great match so far.
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Leicester, 33 min: Leicester are forced back to their keeper as Forest continue their high press. It’s quite the cauldron at the City Ground, what a great atmosphere.
“Leicester can’t see the wood for the trees,” says Thomas Smith. “Go Forest!”
Okay I will allow that pun but I would have preferred it if Wood was the one to have scored.
Nott’m Forest 1-1 Leicester, 30 min: The response from Forest has been great since conceding and they continue to dominate possession. They win another free kick and while the delivery is good it’s cleared by Justin.
GOAL! Man Utd 0-1 West Ham (Soucek, 26)
A quiet game until now as Soucek opens the scoring at Old Trafford!
Tottenham 0-0 Crystal Palace, 26 min: Kinsky is forced into a big save after a good shot from Mateta. The deadlock is yet to be broken.
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Leicester (Gibbs-White, 26)
The hosts won a free kick and Elanga took it. The delivery is good and Gibbs-White heads home. Game on.
“I don’t like to eat first thing in the morning like I did when I was younger, but I brought this cookie dough protein bar to work for when I got peckish, and it’s really perked me up,” says Gregory. “My younger self would be ashamed.”
Is snack eating a sign of aging? If that’s true I have been old since I was about 10…
Man Utd 0-0 West Ham, 21 min: Nothing of note happening at Old Trafford so far aside from the face Amad Diallo is having a bright start to the match.
Tottenham 0-0 Crystal Palace, 21 min: Spurs have been forced into an early change with Kulusevski coming off with an injury, Mikey Moore on in his place.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Leicester, 20 min: The hosts are looking to hit back but their final touches are letting them down at the moment. Morgan Gibbs-White took a long range shot but it was over the bar.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Leicester, 18 min: There was a VAR check on the goal for offside but it looks as though it is going to stand. And it will.
Nott’m Forest 0-1 Leicester, 17 min: Bilal El Khannouss took a hit which was saved by the keeper but Conor Coady reacts to hit home. An upset on the cards.
GOAL! Nott’m Forest 0-1 Leicester (Coady, 16)
On the rebound.
“No snacks for me so far as it is just nearing 9:30 in the morning here, and I am not really a breakfast person,” Joe Pearson says, “But I did scramble an egg for my dog for his breakfast, so there’s that. I do have some leftover pizza for lunch later, though. Supreme, if you’re asking.”
A very sophisticated breakfast for a dog, better than mine! Enjoy that pizza though, perhaps one to tuck into for the Liverpool Arsenal game.
Nott’m Forest 0-0 Leicester, 13 min: Leicester are growing into this game but Jamie Vardy has just gifted the ball away when the visitors were in a great position.
NO GOAL! Tottenham 0-0 Crystal Palace
Oh wait, VAR have got involved and the goal has been ruled out for offside. As you were everyone.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Crystal Palace (Sarr, 9)
We have our first break through. A calm finish by Sarr gives them the lead away at Spurs.
Nott’m Forest 0-0 Leicester, 10 min: Leicester have their first attacking chance but it lacks a punch and the hosts are able to clear.
Nott’m Forest 0-0 Leicester, 8 min: The atmosphere is absolutely electric. Elanga has started really well and ha just won a free kick for the hosts, Anderson pops it in but it’s easily collected.
Nott’m Forest 0-0 Leicester, 5 min: Chris Wood has had two chances already but both have skimmed over the bar. One of those at least should have been scored. A bright start for the hosts though.
“Jamie Vardy has had the kind of career usually reserved for centre backs – to do it from centre forward is quite something,” Peter Naylor says. “We’ve been lucky to witness it.”
You are quite right Peter. If he could score his 200th goal on his 300th Premier League start his legacy would only continue.
Nott’m Forest v Leicester, 2 min: The hosts have an early corner and Anthony Elanga delivers a good ball but Leicester are able to clear.
Kick-off: Manchester United 0-0 West Ham
Both clubs are in need of a win as both have had disappointing Premier League seasons, the game is underway.
Kick-off: Tottenham 0-0 Crystal Palace
If Man Utd lose or draw and Tottenham win this afternoon, Spurs will leapfrog them in the table. Will they do it? Action to come.
Kick-off: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Leicester City
The action is underway, can Nottingham Forest boost their Champions League chances? All to come.
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Peep! The full time whistle has been blown at St James’ Park and Newcastle move into third with a 2-0 win over Chelsea. Sandro Tonali opened the scoring int he second minute before Nicolas Jackson was shown a red card. The Blues played well in the second half but couldn’t find a goal and Bruno Guimarães sealed the result late on.
Newcastle have doubled their lead against Chelsea after a goal by Bruno Guimarães and if the score remains the same come the final whistle in a few minutes time then Eddie Howe’s side will move to third. It also means Nottingham Forest can leapfrog Chelsea into fifth if they come away with a win over Leicester. Catch the last few minutes here:
Peter Lansley
Forest need a point in the last East Midlands league derby for some while to be guaranteed European football for the first time since 1995/96.
Having won only two of their last six games in all competitions at the City Ground, Nuno could do with Wood rediscovering his finishing touch to reach the 20-goal mark.
Be interesting to know how much the Forest players keep abreast of the Newcastle/ Chelsea game but a draw there would feel like an early goal for Forest. Nuno’s side could then join those teams on 64 points with a victory here in the Midlands sun.
Leicester’s Jamie Vardy will hit a milestone for the club today if he scores. The goal would be his 200th for Leicester and it would be fitting as the striker is leaving the club at the end of the season.
Peter Lansley
Nott’m Forest v Leicester
Big blow for Forest that Murillo, their Brazilian colossus, has not recovered from his hamstring injury to play against Leicester today. His compatriot Morato deputises in the only change from the team that drew 1-1 at Palace on Monday.
Leicester, after finally winning a game, against Southampton, last weekend, have named an unchanged line-up.
In the hunt for the Champions League places, Forest will not mind Newcastle beating Chelsea, especially with Jackson red-carded – and thereby suspended for the visit to the City Ground two weeks today.
Jamie Jackson
Man Utd v West Ham
A glorious and obviously regulation sun-dappled early afternoon here in Manchester at Old Trafford where Graham Potter was sipping from a plastic mug on the hallowed turf near the centre circle and perhaps contemplating when he was one of the 5 million or so alternatives to Erik ten Hag Sir Jim Ratcliffe considered circa this time last year to the next United No 1.
Newcastle are currently leading Chelsea 1-0 at St James’ Park after Sandro Tonali scored in the second minute. That is not all that has happened in that game as the Blues’ Nicolas Jackson has received a red card. He was sent off after a foul on Newcastle’s Sven Botman. You can follow all the updates here:
Nott’m Forest v Leicester team news
Nottingham Forest make one change from their game against Crystal Palace last weekend as Murillo is not included in the matchday squad.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Morato, Sangare, Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Wood, Dominguez, Elanga, Milenkovic, Aina
Subs: Miguel, Awonyi, Toffolo, Jota, Yates, Sosa, Danilo, Boly, Abbott
Leicester, meanwhile, are unchanged from the starting line-up who beat Southampton 2-0 last weekend.
Leicester City: Stolarczyk, Justin, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Skipp, Ndidi, El Khannouss, McAteer, Ayew, Vardy
Subs: Iversen, Couibaly, Okoli, Kristiansen, Soumare, Evans, Buonanotte, Monga, Daka
Tottenham v Crystal Palace team news
Tottenham have made eight changes from their Europa League semi-final. The biggest news though is that Son is back in the matchday squad and starts from the bench.
Tottenham: Kinsky, Pedro Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence, Sarr, Gray, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Tel, Odobert
Subs: Vicario, Romero, Van de Ven, Bissouma, Morre, Johnson, Son, Richarlison, Solanke
Palace, meanwhile, make one change with Adam Wharton dropping out of the matchday squad with injury.
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Lerma, Hughes, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Subs: Turner, Nketiah, France, Clyne, Kamada, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny, Kporha
Man Utd v West Ham team news
Manchester United have made six changes from their Europa League semi-final against Atletic Bilbao. The main change comes at goalkeeper with Andre Onana rested for today’s game.
Man Utd: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Fernandes, Hojlund, Yoro, Amad, Shaw, Ugarte, Mainoo, Amass
Subs: Heaton, Dorgu, Fredricson, Lindelof, Maguire, Casemiro, Eriksen, Garnacho, Obi
West Ham, meanwhile, make three changes from their game against Tottenham.
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell, Wan-Bissaka, Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Bowen, Kudus
Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Paqueta, Fullkrug, Mayropanos, Guilherme, Alvarez, Emerson, Ferguson
Preamble
Hello and welcome to the Premier League clockwatch. We have three games to oversee with a 2.15pm BST kick-off as Manchester United take on West Ham, Nottingham Forest host Leicester City and Crystal Palace travel to Tottenham.
A win for Nottingham Forest this afternoon would see them back in European football qualification spots. Champions and Europa League qualification is the only thing left to be decided with Liverpool already winning the title and all three relegation spots confirmed.
But the 2.15pm game action is not the only thing we will have here. Newcastle vs Chelsea has already got underway and I will bring you the latest update from that game shortly. While Liverpool vs Arsenal takes place later on this afternoon and so when the team news drops I will bring that to you.
The team news for the main three games on this blog are about to drop so stay tuned for updates.