Updates from 3pm kick-offs in Premier League and beyondLive scores: all the goals from around the UK and EuropeEmail John here or tweet at @JohnBrewin_ 2.56pm BST Phil Grey emails in on the VAR-ce in the Leicester game: “I think we witnessed a defining moment in post VAR football when Rob wrote GOAL? instead of GOAL! during the early kick-off. As a Man City fan I’ve already started shouting Yesss? instead of Yesss! every time we score.” Agree. I actually think all that jiggery pokery has swung what was a neutral opinion on the matter. Couple of tweets, one by me, forgive my self-indulgence. That VAR decision was brought to you by a mass spectrometer. The tiniest, most negligible of margins. And now Leicester are level.The problem we have is that if VAR is being used to judge millimetres on offside, but not being used to order a penalty retake when a goalkeeper is definitely off his line, how does that present any confidence in VAR as a concept? 2.53pm BST Gabriel Jesus is not selected to start today by Manchester City. Pep Guardiola provides an explanation here. There is, though, no explanation for the lack of Phil Foden. The likes of Mason Mount and James Maddison are older, of course, but are getting games and that is aiding their development this season. Continue reading…
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