🔗 Share this article Saturday Soccer Action Roundup: Liverpool versus The Seagulls, The Blues versus The Toffees along with More Fixtures Current Fixture Updates Good afternoon here in the capital, where the sunshine is actually beaming, although by the moment we're at the interval, dusk will be descending. Speaking of which, can there be a positive farewell for the Egyptian star? And, that doesn't have to be one permanently, of course. He, like many others will be heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, regardless of what happens. We are waiting for the starting lineups from the Merseyside club's encounter with the south coast side. Here are this afternoon's 15:00 British kick-off matches. Chelsea vs Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There's a full round of English Football League matches, as well. Official Team Lineups Chelsea vs The Merseyside Blues 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 Starting XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry. Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Match Referee: Thomas Bramall. Anfield versus Brighton Liverpool Lineup: 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. Game Referee: Craig Pawson. Salah starting from the bench for the Reds. Alexander Isak is also on Alexander Isak. Further selection details is imminent but it looks like Wirtz supporting Ekitike in the forward line. Afternoon League Roundup Significant result in the fourth tier, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the second tier, three early kick-offs at the break: 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 Updates: Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon Salford 1-1 Colchester Later Goals have done in, and it's currently Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose equaliser came from Jovon Makama, Southampton missed a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich are back in front, the decisive strike coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game. Other Soccer Updates News from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe missed the European defeat by Manchester City. Alonso confirmed, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide on his involvement." Real Madrid are without several sidelined players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. Regarding the 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 receiving a red card. Full Afternoon Fixture List English Football League Second Division 3pm fixtures Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford League One 3pm kick-offs 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 League Two 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 games in the Scottish top flight, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee
Current Fixture Updates Good afternoon here in the capital, where the sunshine is actually beaming, although by the moment we're at the interval, dusk will be descending. Speaking of which, can there be a positive farewell for the Egyptian star? And, that doesn't have to be one permanently, of course. He, like many others will be heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, regardless of what happens. We are waiting for the starting lineups from the Merseyside club's encounter with the south coast side. Here are this afternoon's 15:00 British kick-off matches. Chelsea vs Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There's a full round of English Football League matches, as well.
Official Team Lineups Chelsea vs The Merseyside Blues 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 Starting XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry. Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Match Referee: Thomas Bramall. Anfield versus Brighton Liverpool Lineup: 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. Game Referee: Craig Pawson. Salah starting from the bench for the Reds. Alexander Isak is also on Alexander Isak. Further selection details is imminent but it looks like Wirtz supporting Ekitike in the forward line.
Afternoon League Roundup Significant result in the fourth tier, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the second tier, three early kick-offs at the break: 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 Updates: Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon Salford 1-1 Colchester Later Goals have done in, and it's currently Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose equaliser came from Jovon Makama, Southampton missed a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich are back in front, the decisive strike coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game.
Other Soccer Updates News from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe missed the European defeat by Manchester City. Alonso confirmed, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide on his involvement." Real Madrid are without several sidelined players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. Regarding the 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 receiving a red card.
Full Afternoon Fixture List English Football League Second Division 3pm fixtures Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford League One 3pm kick-offs 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 League Two 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 games in the Scottish top flight, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee