Goals from the afternoon games in the Premier League and beyondLive scores: all the goals as they go in around the UK and EuropeEmail John here. Tweet @JohnBrewin_ 1.28pm GMT How to recover from Nations League fever? Answer: an afternoon of actually rather decent Premier League fixtures. It is rare when three of the big six (with apologies to Bournemouth) kicks off at 3pm but that is on today’s agenda. The forgotten Manuel Pellegrini meets his old club when Manchester City play at West Ham. And Liverpool are at Watford, where Jurgen Klopp has a mixed record. This fixture was the curtain raiser on last season’s Premier League and finished 3-3, a pulsating reminder of why Liverpool needed to sign Virgil van Dijk. Previous to that, an early-period Klopp lost 3-0 at Vicarage Road in December 2015. And José Mourinho’s Manchester United entertainers welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford. Though perhaps those games might be overshadowed by what happens at Craven Cottage. Claudio Ranieri takes charge of his first match for Fulham while Mark Hughes is surely running out of excuses (if excuses are not a bottomless well for Sparky) at Southampton, who have already axed backroom suits Les “Leswyn” Reed and Martin Hunter. Leicester have a few injury problems ahead of their trip to Brighton, with Jamie Vardy probably missing, James Maddison a doubt and Harry Maguire definitely out. Completing the set is Everton’s home match with Cardiff, as The Ev lie just a point off seventh, where they will undoubtedly finish this season. Elsewhere, Championship leaders Norwich go to Swansea, League One leaders Portsmouth make the long trip to Scunthorpe while chasers Sunderland go to Walsall. League Two leaders MK Dons are at Stevenage, while right at the bottom we await news of whether Sol Campbell will be in the rickety main stand at the Moss Rose to run the rule over his mooted new charges, Macclesfield Town. Continue reading…
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