More goals at Molineux …
Mild-mannered he may be, but Claude Puel appears to given his Leicester players a rocket up the collective backside at half-time. Goals from Demarai Gray and Harvey Barnes in a four-minute spell in the 47th and 51st minutes mean it’s now Wolves 2-2 Leicester City with a little over 30 minutes to play. You can follow the action with Scott Murray.
And finally, League Two
Lincoln City are sitting pretty at the top of League Two, three points clear of Bury despite having played two games fewer. Danny Cowley’s side entertain Grimsby town in today’s 1pm kick-off and currently lead at Sincil Bank by the only goal of the game, scored by Harry Toffolo after 12 minutes.
Today in League One
League leaders Portsmouth travel to Oxford United, hoping to maintain their four point lead over Luton Town, who entertain Peterborough United. In third place, a point behind Luton but with a game in hand, Sunderland travel to mid-table Scunthorpe.
Some easy listening …
Faye Carruthers was in the hot-seat in place of the holidaying Max Rushden for Thursday’s thrilling instalment of Football Weekly, in which we discussed the travails of Arsenal, Marcelo Bielsa’s PowerPoint presentation and a whole lot more besides.
Today in the Championship
Norwich City beat Birmingham 3-1 in last night’s match at Carrow Road, a game of two halves … only the first of which was any good. The Canaries kept the pressure on leaders Leeds United, who have had an eventful week which they end with a trip to Stoke City.
Today in the Premier League
Wolves are hosting Leicester City in the day’s lunchtime kick-off and it’s currently 2-0 to the home side at half-time, where Diogo Jota and Ryan Bennett have scored the goals.
Later on, Roy Hodgson takes Crystal Palace to Anfield, where the former Liverpool manager is not remembered with any great fondness by the locals who were less than impressed with his spell in charge. They’ll be even less impressed if Palace can do a number on the league leaders, ahead of Manchester City’s trip to Huddersfield tomorrow Nearer the bottom of the table, Newcastle entertain Cardiff City in what is arguably the pick of the other three o’clock kick-offs.
The weekend starts here …
Unless you’re a fan of Norwich City or Birmingham City, in which case it began last night. Semantics aside, on a busy afternoon of football featuring no end of intriguing fixtures, we’ll bring you team news, build-up, score updates and all the other major talking points as assorted dramas are played out the length and breadth of the UK.