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Twenty years ago today, Barcelona brought tiki-taka to Liverpool.
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We’ll have team news for the six Premier League games at around 2pm. It’ll be fascinating to see the XIs that the three new managers have selected, not to mention how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer responds to that mess at Old Trafford a fortnight ago.
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The leaders Chelsea are on course to go six points clear of Manchester City and West Ham. You can follow their stroll at the King Power Stadium with Scott Murray.
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Preamble
Smell that? It’s the fragrant aroma of fresh hope wafting round Carrow Road, Villa Park and St James’ Park. The arrival of a new manager stimulates a unique optimism/delusion (delete as appropriate) among football fans, so it’s a big day for supporters of Norwich, Aston Villa and Newcastle.
All three teams have awkward but winnable home games. Steven Gerrard’s Villa take on Brighton; his predecessor Dean Smith, now at Norwich, faces Southampton; and Eddie Howe – who tested positive for Covid yesterday – will be watching from a hotel room as Newcastle meet Brentford.
Those are three of the six Premier League games kicking off at 3pm. Watford play Manchester United, whose manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to start again, again, after the international break. In-form Wolves play in-form West Ham, and Burnley will try to administer a dose of harsh reality to Patrick Vieira’s exciting Crystal Palace side.
Here’s the fixture list in full:
There are a gazillion other games being played across Britain and Europe. You can keep abreast of those with our live scores page.
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