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News from Spain, via AFP: “Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves in La Liga, as his depleted team bid to turn around a run of bad results. Mbappe missed the Champions League defeat by Manchester City on Wednesday which left Madrid with just two wins in their last eight games and Alonso at risk of the sack. “We’ve got Kylian back, he’s ready to play, and tomorrow we’ll see and decide (if he starts), that’s good news obviously,” Alonso said on Saturday. Real Madrid are without several injured players for the game in Vitoria, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga. Fran Garcia, Alvaro Carreras and Endrick are also suspended. Defender Dean Huijsen is likely to return for the clash at Alaves which could define Alonso’s future.”
Norwich are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second.
Some goals have done in, and it’s 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 missed a first-half penalty and have now equalised through Ryan Manning.
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So is Alexander Isak. More team news to follow but it looks like Wirtz supporting Ekitike in attack.
Updated at 08.51 EST
Liverpool fans appear less well disposed to Salah than those back in his home country.
Just two games in the Scottish Premiership, too.
Dundee Utd v. Motherwell
Livingston v. Dundee
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
League One 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
We await news on Arne Slot’s selection. In the meantime, it’s unlikely Jamie Carragher will be holidaying in Egypt any time soon.
Big scoreline in League Two, where it’s a local derby of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local – the M4 derby. Swindon are leading 3-0.
In the Championship, three early kick-offs at half-time
Norwich 0-0 Southampton
Oxford 0-1 Preston
Stoke 1-0 Swansea
League One
Huddersfield 1-0 Wigan
Wimbledon 0-0 Mansfield
League Two
EFL Championship 3pm kick-offs
Birmingham v. Charlton
Coventry v. Bristol City
Leicester v. Ipswich
Middlesbrough v. QPR
Millwall v. Hull
Portsmouth v. Blackburn
Wrexham v. Watford
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Good afternoon from London, where the sun is actually shining, though by the time we’re at half-time, darkness will be descending. Talking of which, can there be a happy send-off for Mohamed Salah? And that doesn’t have to one forever, of course. He, like many players will be heading to the Africa Cup of Nations, whatever happens. We await the team news from Liverpool’s game with Brighton. Just one other match at that time, though a significant one at the top of the table.
Here are today’s 3pm UK time kick-offs.
Chelsea v. Everton
Liverpool v. Brighton
There’s a full round of EFL action, too.