🔗 Share this article Saturday Soccer Roundup: Liverpool versus Brighton, The Blues versus Everton along with More Fixtures Current Match Updates Good afternoon from London, where the sunshine is indeed shining, though by the time we're at the interval, darkness will be falling. Speaking of which, can there be a positive send-off for Mohamed Salah? And, that does not have to be a departure forever, 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 Brighton. Here are this afternoon's 3pm British time matches. Chelsea versus Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There is also a full schedule of EFL matches, too. Confirmed Team Elevens Stamford Bridge v The Merseyside Blues Chelsea Starting XI: 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. Game Referee: Thomas Bramall. Anfield versus The Albion Liverpool Starting XI: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike. Liverpool Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky. Brighton Lineup: 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. The Egyptian forward on the substitutes for the Reds. So is Alexander Isak. Further team news is imminent but it appears like Wirtz playing behind Ekitike in attack. Early League Roundup Significant result in League Two, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the Championship, three afternoon starts 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 Scores: Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon Salford 1-1 Colchester Later Scores have come through, and it's now Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose goal came from Jovon Makama, Southampton failed to convert a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game. Other Football News Reports from Spain, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is available to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for 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 local derby, one fan commented: "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 joined Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card. Complete Afternoon Fixture List EFL Championship 15:00 kick-offs Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 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 15:00 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 matches in the Scottish Premiership, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee
Current Match Updates Good afternoon from London, where the sunshine is indeed shining, though by the time we're at the interval, darkness will be falling. Speaking of which, can there be a positive send-off for Mohamed Salah? And, that does not have to be a departure forever, 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 Brighton. Here are this afternoon's 3pm British time matches. Chelsea versus Everton Liverpool vs Brighton There is also a full schedule of EFL matches, too.
Confirmed Team Elevens Stamford Bridge v The Merseyside Blues Chelsea Starting XI: 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. Game Referee: Thomas Bramall. Anfield versus The Albion Liverpool Starting XI: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike. Liverpool Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky. Brighton Lineup: 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. The Egyptian forward on the substitutes for the Reds. So is Alexander Isak. Further team news is imminent but it appears like Wirtz playing behind Ekitike in attack.
Early League Roundup Significant result in League Two, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; the M4 derby. Swindon are ahead 3-0. In the Championship, three afternoon starts 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 Scores: Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon Salford 1-1 Colchester Later Scores have come through, and it's now Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose goal came from Jovon Makama, Southampton failed to convert a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning. Norwich are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game.
Other Football News Reports from Spain, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is available to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for 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 local derby, one fan commented: "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 joined Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card.
Complete Afternoon Fixture List EFL Championship 15:00 kick-offs Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 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 15:00 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 matches in the Scottish Premiership, too. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee