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Starting lineups: Burnley v Bournemouth
Burnley: Dubravka; Walker, Esteve, Humphreys, Hartman; Ward-Prowse, Laurent; Anthony, Hannibal, Foster; Flemming
Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Florentino, Tchaouna, Pires, Broja, Barnes
Bournemouth: Petrovic; Smith, Senesi, Hill, Truffert; Scott, Christie; Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier; Evanilson
Subs: Mandas, Diakite, Unal, Brooks, Jimenez, Toth, Gannon-Doak, Adli, Milosavljevic
The beyond delightful Tom Garry has been to speak to the head honchos at Aston Villa Women.
And plenty of interest in L1 and L2.
League One
Lincoln 1-0 Stockport L
Rotherham 2-0 Bolton L
Doncaster v Blackpool
Exeter v Cardiff
Leyton Orient v Peterborough
Mansfield v Barnsley
Northampton v Burton Albion
Port Vale v Huddersfield
Reading v Plymouth
Stevenage v Wimbledon
Wigan v Bradford
Wycombe v Luton
League Two
Harrogate 0-0 Salford L
Notts County 2-2 Chesterfield L
Barnet v Newport
Barrow v Accrington
Bromley v Bristol Rovers
Crewe v Walsall
Fleetwood v Tranmere
Oldham v Grimsby
Shrewsbury v Cheltenham
Swindon v MK Dons
Southampton have just taken the lead at leaders Coventry thanks to Flynn Downes.
Today’s Championship games, with a few early kick-offs.
Coventry 0-1 Southampton L
Middlesbrough 0-0 Bristol City L
Oxford 0-0 Charlton L
Birmingham v Sheffield United
Leicester v QPR
Millwall v Blackburn
Norwich v Preston
Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich
Stoke v Watford
West Brom v Hull
Get in the mood for the weekend’s with 10 things. I wrote far too many of them.
Wrexham gave their promotion hopes a boost last night with a win over Welsh rivals Swansea but the match was a sideshow. Dominic Booth focused on the gantry shenanigans of Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac.
Preamble
Buckle up, everyone! It is a bumper Saturday in the Premier League with the top two playing, not to mention Chelsea v Newcastle. Unfortunately, that comes from 5.30pm onwards. For now we have Burnley v Bournemouth and Sunderland v Brighton. We can all accept that the Clarets are heading down and the Seagulls will be signing off a steady but unspectacular season.
Bournemouth and Sunderland, however, have Europe on their minds. Andoni Iraola could see his side move up the eighth with a win at Turf Moor, and with Everton playing leaders Arsenal, could finish the weekend there. Burnley have shown glimpses of being a Premier League team, so it is not always easy in Lancashire but Bournemouth will be confident.
The Black Cats have stumbled recently but anyone in red and white will be ecstatic with the position they find themselves in. The hard work has already been done and potentially the freedom that comes with that could allow for a late surge up the table.
Premier League 3pm kick-offs.
Burnley v Bournemouth
Sunderland v Brighton
