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Chelsea v Sunderland team news
Marc Guiu starts for Chelsea. The teenage striker spent the first few weeks of the season on loan at Sunderland before being recalled after Liam Delap’s injury.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sánchez; James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernández; Neto, João Pedro, Garnacho; Guiu.
Subs: Jörgensen, Adarabioyo, Fofana, Hato, Lavia, Santos, Estêvão, Gittens, George.
Bertrand Traoré starts for Sunderland against his former club. The winger played 16 times for Chelsea in the 2015-16 season under José Mourinho and Guus Hiddink.
Sunderland (5-4-1): Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Reinildo, Geertruida; Traoré, Sadiki, Xhaka, Le Fée; Isidor.
Subs: Patterson, Neil, O’Nien, Talbi, Rigg, Brobbey, Mayenda, Jones, Masuaku.
The afternoon’s fixture list (3pm BST kick-off unless stated)
Premier League
Chelsea v Sunderland
Newcastle v Fulham
European highlights
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich (2.30pm)
Brest v Paris Saint-Germain (4pm)
Championship
Blackburn v Southampton
Bristol City v Birmingham
Derby v QPR
Hull v Charlton
Middlesbrough v Wrexham
Millwall v Leicester
Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford Utd
Swansea v Norwich
Scottish Premiership
Dundee Utd v St Mirren
Falkirk v Dundee
Livingston v Motherwell
We’ll have coverage of Manchester United v Brighton (5.30pm) and Brentford v Liverpool (8pm) in the Premier League, as well as the Lionesses v Brazil (5.30pm), elsewhere later on.
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Hello and welcome to Saturday’s clockwatch. We’ve got two Premier League games coming up at 3pm (BST), with action at Stamford Bridge and St James’ Park as west London goes up against north-east England.
Fresh from dispatching Ajax in the Champions League in midweek, Chelsea are at home to Sunderland this afternoon looking to gain some ground on the leaders, Arsenal. Enzo Maresca’s side can go within two points of top spot with a win – but, then again, so can the visitors after their excellent start to the campaign.
Newcastle were also winners in midweek, making light work of José Mourinho’s Benfica. Today they’re up against Fulham, who are without a handful of regulars in what is approaching an injury crisis.
I’ll be bringing you updates from both games, with a particular focus on Stamford Bridge, while keeping across events in the EFL, Scotland and Europe’s major leagues.
Team news is on the way shortly. Do get in touch with your thoughts on today’s games (or the season as a whole) as well.