🔗 Share this article Saturday Soccer Live Updates: The Reds versus Brighton, The Blues versus The Toffees and Further Fixtures Up-to-the-Minute Game News Good day from the capital, where the sun is actually shining, though by the moment we're at the interval, dusk will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a positive farewell for the Egyptian star? Furthermore, that doesn't have to be a departure forever, of course. He, like many players will be heading to the continental tournament, regardless of what happens. We are waiting for the starting lineups from the Merseyside club's encounter with Brighton. Here are this afternoon's 15:00 UK time fixtures. Chelsea vs Everton Liverpool v Brighton There is also a full round of English Football League action, too. Confirmed Team Elevens Chelsea v The Merseyside Blues Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro. Chelsea Bench: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Hato, Acheampong, Guiu, Estevao. Everton Lineup: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry. Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Match Referee: Thomas Bramall. Anfield vs Brighton Liverpool Lineup: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike. Liverpool Bench: Mamardashvili, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky. Brighton Lineup: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter. Brighton Bench: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Match Official: Craig Pawson. The Egyptian forward on the bench for the Reds. So is Alexander Isak. Further team news to follow but it looks like Wirtz playing behind Hugo Ekitike in attack. Early EFL Roundup Significant scoreline in the fourth tier, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are leading 3-0. In the second tier, 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 Subsequent Goals have come through, and it's currently Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose equaliser 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 decisive strike coming from Jovon Makama, his second. Other Soccer Updates News from Spain, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit 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 if he starts." Real Madrid are without several sidelined players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. On that local derby, one fan reported: "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 followed Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card. Full Afternoon Match Schedule EFL Championship 15:00 fixtures Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 15:00 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 3pm kick-offs 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 Only two matches in the Scottish top flight, as well. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee
Up-to-the-Minute Game News Good day from the capital, where the sun is actually shining, though by the moment we're at the interval, dusk will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a positive farewell for the Egyptian star? Furthermore, that doesn't have to be a departure forever, of course. He, like many players will be heading to the continental tournament, regardless of what happens. We are waiting for the starting lineups from the Merseyside club's encounter with Brighton. Here are this afternoon's 15:00 UK time fixtures. Chelsea vs Everton Liverpool v Brighton There is also a full round of English Football League action, too.
Confirmed Team Elevens Chelsea v The Merseyside Blues Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro. Chelsea Bench: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Hato, Acheampong, Guiu, Estevao. Everton Lineup: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry. Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell. Match Referee: Thomas Bramall. Anfield vs Brighton Liverpool Lineup: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike. Liverpool Bench: Mamardashvili, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky. Brighton Lineup: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter. Brighton Bench: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman. Match Official: Craig Pawson. The Egyptian forward on the bench for the Reds. So is Alexander Isak. Further team news to follow but it looks like Wirtz playing behind Hugo Ekitike in attack.
Early EFL Roundup Significant scoreline in the fourth tier, where it's a regional clash of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are leading 3-0. In the second tier, 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 Subsequent Goals have come through, and it's currently Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose equaliser 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 decisive strike coming from Jovon Makama, his second.
Other Soccer Updates News from Spain, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit 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 if he starts." Real Madrid are without several sidelined players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. On that local derby, one fan reported: "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 followed Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card.
Full Afternoon Match Schedule EFL Championship 15:00 fixtures Birmingham v. Charlton Coventry v. Bristol City Leicester v. Ipswich Middlesbrough v. QPR Millwall v. Hull Portsmouth v. Blackburn Wrexham v. Watford Third Division 15:00 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 3pm kick-offs 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 Only two matches in the Scottish top flight, as well. Dundee Utd v. Motherwell Livingston v. Dundee