Live Clockwatch of Premier League Matches: Arsenal vs Fulham, Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest – Great

GOAL! Ipswich 2-4 Leeds (Sinisterra 75). Luis Sinisterra looks to have settled it once and for all at Portman Road.

Everton have the ball in the net. Abdoulaye Doucoure one-twos his way through the middle with James Garner and slots. But VAR gets involved, and he’s marginally offside. Everton so close to their first goal of the season, but they’ll have to wait.

GOAL! Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest (Fernandes 76 pen)

GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace (Andersen 76)

GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Fulham (Nketiah 72)

GOAL! Southampton 2-1 QPR (Armstrong 64). Adam Armstrong restores Southampton’s lead at St Mary’s.

GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Fulham (Saka 70 pen)

RED CARD: Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest)

Wolves are beginning to get on top at Goodison. James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford faff about, and suddenly Fabio Silva is one on one with the keeper. Fortunately for Everton, he shoots weakly wide. “This Everton match is turning into a repeat of the Fulham opener,” suggests Mary Waltz. “Squander multiple golden opportunities for scoring, a mistake opponent goal. Against the run of play. We deserved better, that is all hot air. Please, I don’t care how, get a ball into the net, Of your nose, backside, or off the opponents pinky. AAARRRGGGHHH.”

It’s still goalless at Goodison Park. But only just. Fabio Silva volleys home, only for the offside flag to save Everton.

Middlesbrough In All Sorts Of Bother cont. Tommy Smith has been sent off for a second bookable offence. Meanwhile an equaliser for Rotherham against Leicester, Fred Onyedinma putting the Foxes’ 100-percent record in jeopardy.

To the Championship! Norwich have gone 3-0 up at Huddersfield through Jon Rowe, while Brandon Thomas-Asante has put West Brom 3-1 up at the Hawthorns, and Middlesbrough are in all sorts of bother.

GOAL! Manchester United 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Casemiro 52)

Manchester United have swapped out Raphael Varane for Victor Lindelof. Taiwo Awoniyi has already started running at the substitute. Meanwhile at the Emirates, Arsenal have sent on Eddie Nketiah for … Leandro Trossard. Most observers would have hooked Kai Havertz instead, but here we are.

GOAL! Ipswich 2-3 Leeds (Broadhead 45+7). Nathan Broadhead takes advantage of some defensive dithering deep into first-half stoppage time, and Ipswich’s dream of maintaining their 100 percent record is not yet in Pipe territory. However, with Norwich 2-0 up at Huddersfield, as things stand there’ll be an East Anglian switcheroo at the top end of the Championship table tonight.

Some half-time reading.

Premier League half-times

Arsenal are still trailing at home to Fulham. Martin Odegaard slots but Kai Havertz was offside in the build-up. “Can Arteta send somebody onto the pitch to pump some air into Havertz?” asks Charles Antaki. “He just looks like a great big throbbing vacuum at the moment, contribution around the nil mark. Action, Mikel!”

Peter Littley adds: “Watching Havertz makes me wonder why Arsenal bought a so-called ‘goal scorer’ from a team that couldn’t score goals. All they have now is an expensive, proven non goal threatening, shirt filling wanderer. No different from his Chelsea days.”

At Goodison, Everton have been the better side, but – and this is not breaking news – they’re lacking that cutting edge. Wolves yet to offer much.

GOAL! Southampton 1-1 QPR (Colback 32). Jack Colback quickly equalises for Rangers with a screamer from the edge of the box.

GOAL! Southampton 1-0 QPR (Edozie 30). Samuel Edozie gives Saints the lead at St Mary’s. Elsewhere in the Championship, West Brom and Middlesbrough are trading blows at the Hawthorns: Cedric Kipre and John Swift put the hosts two up, but Emmanuel Latte Lath has thrown struggling Boro a rope by pulling one back on the half hour.

Manchester United should be level at Old Trafford. The ball drops towards Casemiro, six yards out. You’d bet the farm on his heading home, but somehow he steers it wide. United have responded well to their godawful start, though.

A lull. “Interesting to gloss over Cloughie’s thoughts on Revie there,” writes Mark Hooper, poking the nest with a stick.

GOAL! Ipswich 1-3 Leeds (Piroe 19). A dream debut for Joel Piroe. Leeds in control now after their cold start.

GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Crystal Palace (Schade 18)

GOAL! Manchester United 1-2 Nottingham Forest (Eriksen 17)

GOAL! Ipswich 1-2 Leeds (Gnonto 14). Leeds complete the turnaround in short order as Willy Gnonto forces home from close range. Meanwhile, on the subject of Jeremy Boyce’s Clough-Forest-Leeds-Man U venn diagram, here’s Mohammed Nourun Nabi: “Er, Royston Keane??”

GOAL! Ipswich 1-1 Leeds (Rutter 10). Georginio Rutter responds instantly for Leeds. Elsewhere in the Championship, Norwich are 1-0 up at Huddersfield through Josh Sargent, while Kasey McAteer has given Leicester the lead at Rotherham. Meanwhile Phil Grey does my job for me: “Just for the record, Nunes isn’t in the squad today because he’s suspended, not because he’s covered in bubble wrap.”

Arsenal and Manchester United are both responding to those early blows. Both home teams currently on top, in terms of run of play if not scoreline. A fair chance of more goals, one way or another. “As it happens Scott, I am a lifelong NastyLeeds supporter and so nothing would give me greater M62 pleasure than seeing Forest do one on Man U today,” writes Jeremy Boyce. “The Clough-Forest-Leeds-Man U venn diagram is also very interesting, especially with Cloughie’s dislike of the Reds, and the fact that the reds endlessly plundered ‘little’ clubs like Leeds and Forest for their best players, then did naff all with them. Notable exception: Eric Cantona.”

GOAL! Ipswich 1-0 Leeds (Rodon og 7). The leaders are in front in today’s big Championship showdown. Joe Rodon slides one into his own net.

No goals in the other two Premier League games. Come on, lads, pick up your legs. “If the Beto signing happens and Everton can ever get healthy, there is the makings of mid-table mediocrity, which most of us would take,” writes Brad Wilson. “But getting too far buried early might put paid to that. As usual with EFC lately gotta win at home. COYB!”

GOAL! Manchester United 0-2 Nottingham Forest (Boly 4)

GOAL! Manchester United 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Awoniyi 2)

GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Fulham (Pereira 1)

Some better Old Trafford vibes. Before today’s match, the living legend that is Sir Alex Ferguson presented title medals to former Manchester United players, or family members of those players, who played for championship-winning teams between 1952 and 1965, but were not eligible at the time. The rules have since been changed, and so these wrongs are being made right. A heartwarming scene.

Trepidation spreads down the M62. “Same Old Trafford, same old Man U,” begins Jeremy Boyce. “Three changes today, but they could make 33 changes today and seemingly be nowhere nearer knowing where they’re going. Ten Hag maybe didn’t realise the enormity of the task, trying to undo years of mis-management on every level, as reflected in the bloated, unbalanced nature of the squad. The £80m bench-warmer says everything. Ten Hag seems like a decent bloke, and is obviously a good manager, but has he succumbed to the Man U manager vortex, like so many before him? Meanwhile, likeable, decent-bloke Steve Cooper and his board seem to have a sense of direction. Could be an interesting afternoon, and another opportunity for the lightning-fast Brennan Johnson to display his talents on the big stage versus Man U’s dodgy defence.”

Pre-match Evertonian angst (No3 in an ongoing series). “First things first,” begins Mary Waltz. “The state of Everton Football Club is in such dire straights that we need to focus on just scoring a goal before we can discuss points and table position. Baby steps, Baby steps.”

Matt Burtz adds: “The outlook at Goodison is not good right now, but at least Dyche has opted for Branthwaite over Keane. Where will a goal come from? I have no idea. But their xG is better than their results have been, especially against Fulham, so maybe they can turn it around today.”

Oh, and if we’re affording Rangers the opportunity of some As It Stands table fun, then it’s only fair to give Spurs their two hours’ worth as well. Here you go! Enjoy, enjoy.

FULL TIME: Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs, their players and their fans, are falling for Ange Postecoglou hard. Rob Smyth describes the scenes as the whirlwind romance sweeps along the south coast.

FULL TIME: Ross County 0-2 Rangers. First-half goals from Kemar Roofe and James Tavernier get the job done for Michael Beale’s side in Dingwall. The result puts the Light Blues top of the Scottish Premiership, for a couple of hours at least. Celtic, Motherwell and Kilmarnock all have the chance of leapfrogging them later: Celtic host St Johnstone while Motherwell welcome Killie to Fir Park.

Manchester United v Nottingham Forest. United make three changes. Christian Eriksen, Anthony Martial and Diogo Dalot replace the injured Luke Shaw and Mason Mount, and the benched Alejandro Garnacho. Forest make two swaps, Ryan Yates and Ola Aina replacing Neco Williams and the absent Orel Mangala. Shiny new signing Gonzalo Montiel, securer of both World Cup and Europa League, is alongside Williams on the bench.

Everton v Wolves. Sean Dyche makes three changes. The hapless Michael Keane is replaced in defence by Jarrad Branthwaite, while Lewis Dobbin deputises for the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Arnaut Danjuma makes his full debut, replacing the hamstrung Alex Iwobi. Gary O’Neil meanwhile makes two changes. Hugo Bueno and Hwang Hee-chan replace Rayan Ait-Nouri, who drops to the bench, and Matheus Nunes, who isn’t in the squad, possibly parcelled up and ready for delivery to Manchester City.

Brentford v Crystal Palace. Brentford, who won 3-0 at Fulham last weekend, are unsurprisingly unchanged. Crystal Palace also name an unchanged side, in the wake of running Arsenal close on Monday night.

Arsenal v Fulham. Jakub Kiwior replaces the suspended Takehiro Tomiyasu for the hosts, while Leandro Trossard starts ahead of Eddie Nketiah. Gabriel Jesus is back from injury and is on the bench. Fulham also make two changes. Tim Ream is suspended so debutant Calvin Bassey deputises. Joao Palhinha takes the place of Harrison Reed.

Premier League teams

GOAL! Bournemouth 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Kulusevski 63). Dejan Kulusevski has doubled Tottenham’s lead at Dean Court. Rob Smyth tells it as it is.

There are two big matches already underway. In the Premier League, Spurs are currently leading 1-0 at Bournemouth. Rob Smyth has all the details of that …

… while over the border, Rangers lead their hosts Ross County 2-0 thanks to first-half goals from Kemar Roofe and James Tavernier. Just over an hour gone in both games.

Preamble