Share<\/a><\/p>\n Right, that concludes my stint. Dom Booth will be with you to tell you what that team news means.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Transfer news from Ben Fisher:<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Nottingham Forest v Brentford teams<\/p>\n Nottm Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood. Subs: Gunn, Morato, Awoniyi, Igor Jesus, Jota Silva, Yates, Jair, Boly, Abbott.<\/p>\n Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Henry, Jensen, Yarmolyuk, Lewis-Potter, Milambo, Carvalho, Thiago. Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henderson, Schade, Onyeka, Ajer, Peart-Harris, Roerslev, Arthur.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Chelsea v Crystal Palace teams – Eze starts<\/p>\n Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Bynoe-Gittens, Joao Pedro. Subs: Jorgensen, Delap, Essugo, Santos, Hato, Gusto, Wesley Fofana, George, Estevao.<\/p>\n Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta. Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Clyne, Esse, Edouard, Sosa, Rak-Sakyi, Devenny, Cardines.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Team news coming soon, but ahead of Chelsea v Palace, this read by Jacob Steinberg.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s half-time at Portman Road, where Jay Robinson has scored his first ever senior goal.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n West Ham\u2019s heavy defeat to Sunderland was followed by Karren Brady, the vice-chair, appearing on Talksport.<\/p>\n On Lucas Paqueta: \u201cI think he wants to stay and we definitely want him to stay so the thing is he will be staying. \u201cIt\u2019s been a really tough time for Lucas. It\u2019s such a serious allegation and it was really hanging over him, and the FA were going for a worldwide life ban. So it came as a real relief.\u201d<\/p>\n On Graham Potter: \u201cHe is a great man manager of players, and builds a special relationship with players and they understand where they are coming from and has a modern mindset. All of those things mean it does take time to put a team together and get the team playing the way he wants.<\/p>\n \u201cWest Ham is not a club that panics about its managers, we tend to stick with them, support them and see it through. I really hope he does well, he\u2019s a pleasure to work with, he\u2019s incredibly professional and I know the players respect him, the relationship with the players is good. He will be sitting down with them today to have a long hard think about what went wrong yesterday and expecting a reaction and to put it right.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Jay Robinson, a young man they probably shouldn\u2019t call the next Tyler Dibbling, has equalised for Saints. It\u2019s 1-1 at Portman Road,<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s live football all day and all of the night, and Ipswich are leading Southampton 1-0, with an goal from own-goal from Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Ipswich scored that through a quick transition.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n That concludes the Q&A. Thanks to Jamie for his wise words.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rob Cookson asks: \u201cWhy do you think Amorim is so determined to stick with this formation, when he clearly doesn\u2019t have the players who can successfully deploy it? Is there something obvious which we\u2019re all missing, or is it a case of stubborn inflexibility on the manager\u2019s part?\u201d<\/p>\n JJ: \u201cYeah, I have no clue why he doesn\u2019t have a tweak\/diff formation in the locker for the ODD game at least. I\u2019ve asked Amorim this and his answer, in essence, has been he DOES tweak shape within games. Hmm… Put it this way: how can a supposed elite coach of a GIANT club not have tactical flexibility? Seems an instant disqualification from the job. Maybe today, at 4.30pm, we will see a magical 9-0 shape and be WOWED as United wallop Arsenal 6-0…\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.19 EDT<\/p>\n Conor Dormer asks: \u201cIt\u2019s likely, foreseeable even, that Arsenal finish the season second, lose in the knockout stage of the Champions League and the later stages of domestic cups, although they could conceivably win a domestic cup. Is that a bad thing? Not to come over all Nick Hornby but I can live with it. It\u2019s a fantastic team and an excellent, organised manager. Arsenal may win something, I hope they do, but another season competing but falling short to a better team wouldn\u2019t be the end of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n JJ: \u201cHi Conor, you are the fan of Arsenal so obviously it\u2019s your right to feel how you would about this: my take is second is NEVER what Arsenal (or any club really) can accept because the logic of this means, basically, Arsenal will NEVER win the title. Second for a 4th consecutive season nothing else means, again, only for me, Mikel Arteta should be removed.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Steven Grundy asks: \u201cAre United now prioritising data-driven recruitment in the same way as clubs like Brighton or is it still mainly manager-led?\u201d<\/p>\n JJ: Hi Steven, hope all well – think its a melding of both – Amorim has to agree to any data-driven potential recruit(s) and the data has to concur, ballpark-rage, with any he identifies. Jason Wilcox, as the director of football, also has to sign a player off. So this is, broadly, how it works.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Michael Scanella asks: \u201cWhere do you think Utd need to strengthen more; JJ: \u201cHi Michael – for me, if an either\/or between a GK and No 6, has to be GK, as Amorim could use Lisandro Martinez as Manuel Ugarte\u2019s backup. United have looked at Royal Antwerp\u2019s Senne Lammens, a 23-year-old Belgian (yet to play for Belgium), so he\u2019s an option, maybe…\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n FrustratedCentreHalf, below the line, asks: \u201cIs there any movement on the GK front? I can\u2019t believe we\u2019re going into another season with Onana as our first choice after what he\u2019s offered in the last two. I\u2019ve seen some chat about Vitek being earmarked for the spot but obviously they need him to develop first. Does Jamie think they\u2019ll just make do and mend with what we\u2019ve got as the money can be better spent elsewhere?\u201d<\/p>\n JJ: \u201cThey all see – Amorim\/his coaches\/Wilcox – what everyone else sees too: that Onana is error-prone and costs points\/results. So a new GK is a priority but not THE priority which is a No 6 so can the budget (which seems to grow larger every day (!)) sign both? I asked Amorim point-blank about Onana\u2019s future last season in April and he, in his breezy manner, shrugged this off: \u201cYou choose the questions, I choose the answer,\u201d he told me. If no new. GK is signed by 1 September this is POOR from Amorim\/Utd.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.47 EDT<\/p>\n Rob Hisnay asks: \u201cHow long does Ruben Amorim have at United? After last season\u2019s horrible campaign, topped off by him losing to Ange\/Spurs 3 times, the first 10 games of this season are brutal. If they lose most of them, as I expect them to, what does Ratcliffe and co. do next?\u201d<\/p>\n JJ: \u201cThis is THE question, sir. In a nutshell, if Utd lose most of their opening 10 Premier League<\/a> games, as you ask, then Ratcliffe will be close to pulling the trigger on Amorim. The WHY is simple: because in this scenario a \u00a3200m-plus summer investment in the squad on 3 players that are Amorim signed-off signings (he and Jason Wilcox, the director of football, have to agree on all acquisitions) – Mbeumo\/Sesko\/Cunha – will have failed under him and if a No 6 is signed between now and 1 September the run of form will be even more miserable.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.31 EDT<\/p>\n First question comes from garythenotrashcougar<\/p>\n Q: \u201cGiven that United have done next to nothing to address myriad other issues in the rest of the team behind the new front three; what does Jamie think is the realistic ceiling for this side, and how fair is it to expect the new front three to do all the heavy lifting to cover for all the deficiencies elsewhere?\u201d<\/p>\n JJ: \u201cWe will know a little more at the end of today\u2019s game but I would not be surprised if this is another torrid season for Manchester United – \u201cdeficiencies\u201d is an apt characterisation of the gaping hole in Ruben Amorim\u2019s midfield, the unreliability of his goalkeeper – Andr\u00e9 Onana – and of the head coach\u2019s 3-4-3 which is yet to flame. I took my son to the Fiorentina friendly (he\u2019s a fan), their last warm-up, and Utd were tepid I\u2019m being polite) and Bryan Mbeumo looked miles off it. Matheus Cunha, though: decent.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Amorim signs a No 6 – Sporting\u2019s Morten Hjulmand, maybe – this glass near all-empty picture I paint may change but I think top 10 is the height of ambitions, and if this does seem where his team heading by mid\/late autumn then Amorim is heading only one way: for the exit.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, no: unrealistic for the Mbeumo\/Benjamin Sesko\/Cunhu front three to save the team.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.31 EDT<\/p>\n Q&A with Manchester correspondent Jamie Jackson<\/p>\n Matchday.live@theguardian.com<\/a> or in the comments below the line.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Kicking off at midday, we have Ipswich v Southampton:<\/p>\n Ipswich: Palmer, Johnson, O\u2019Shea (C), Greaves, Davis, Matusiwa, Taylor, Clarke, Szmodics, Philogene, Hirst. Subs: Walton, Woolfenden, Kipre, Cajuste, Humphreys, Young, Ayinde, Ogbene, Chaplin.<\/p>\n Southampton: Bazunu, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Quarshie, Fraser, Downes, Charles, Welington, Fernandes, Robinson, Armstrong. Subs: McCarthy, Wood-Gordon, Edwards, Manning, Sugawara, Matsuki, Dibling, Brereton Diaz, Archer.<\/p>\n Fernandes and Dibbling, the Saints transfer targets, are in the starting lineup and on the bench respectively. Leif Davis, another played linked with a move, starts for Ipswich.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Jeremy Boyce gets in touch: \u201cVery much looking forward to the first Super Sunday, although I won\u2019t be joining the congregation for the Man U – Arse part of the service, I\u2019ll be busy playing darts with my mate Simon (an Arse fan), we play the darts version of cricket and I\u2019m the current holder of our Ashes, hopefully still the case after close of play this evening. As it goes I\u2019m just back from a great bike ride around the lovely but hot country roads here in the Piedmont Cevenole.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe main interest for me is the lunchtime Championship match. I fear for the Tractors this time round. Under McKenna they came up from the depths way too fast and got a nasty dose of the Bends. They desperately need the oxygen of some early points on the board, but with their most effective players having left and confidence low after relegation, an underwhelming opener at Birmingham and a surprise Carabao defeat the pressure is already on for McKenna to magic up some performances.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Eze transfer update The word yesterday was that Eberechi Eze would not feature for Crystal Palace in their game against Chelsea this afternoon. That no longer appears to be the case. Tottenham remain in talks over a deal for the Palace playmaker but with no agreement in place Eze is expected to be available for selection at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.11 EDT<\/p>\n Peter Robinson is a brilliant snapper of football, and he has an exhibition running at OOf Gallery for contemporary art focused on football located in Warmington House at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London N17.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a selection of what you might be able to see.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Before Sunday\u2019s kick-off, here we go, one last call for our Premier League<\/a> previews:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A note of sadness from that Brighton game, where a 72-year-old died in the East Stand, emergency staff unable to revive him.<\/p>\n A quote from club CEO Paul Barber: \u201cSeagulls chief executive Paul Barber said: \u201cThis was an incredibly sad end to the match this afternoon, and our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and friends of the gentleman who lost his life.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile the gentleman concerned is foremost in our minds, we are also aware that it was an emotional and distressing situation for staff and supporters in the direct vicinity. Over the coming days we will ensure those affected are properly supported.\u201d<\/p>\n The match was not stopped, for these reasons, according to the BBC: \u201cSussex Police and the Premier League<\/a> felt that may have impacted on resuscitation attempts and created possible further complications had the patient responded and required rapid transportation to hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n On sale now! Max and Barry back in tandem with special guests. See you there or be square. The Troxy is a fine venue, too. Proper old East End.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Transfer speculation on Sunday includes David de Gea returning to Manchester United, Jadon Sancho to Roma and Everton giving up on Tyler Dibbling. The major news is Eberechi Eze to Tottenham, and whether he plays for Crystal Palace today. He has travelled with the squad to Chelsea.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.33 EDT<\/p>\n Of course, track all the deals here for both men and women.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Having been at the Brighton-Fulham game, these were the words of Fabian Hurzeler on Carlos Baleba, who had a good game, and any move for Manchester United looks to be nixed.<\/p>\n We are very pleased that he is a Brighton player and that\u2019s why he stays with us because he knows that he still has a lot of potential. Together, we want to go with him and make with him the next step and give him the help he needs to improve as a player. And then I\u2019m sure he will get more and more important for us during the season.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Transfer news via PA Media: \u201cOmari Hutchinson has signed a five-year deal with Nottingham Forest. Nuno Espirito Santo secured his fifth and sixth signings of the summer transfer window on Saturday after both Hutchinson and James McAtee committed to long-term contracts at the City Ground.<\/p>\n The 21-year-old said: \u201cIt\u2019s been a long and difficult few weeks. I\u2019m really excited to be here and just can\u2019t wait to get started.<\/p>\n \u201cI know a lot of players here. They told me how good it is and how well I\u2019ll progress as a player. It\u2019s just the perfect place to be. I was just doing pre-season with my brother. I get a message from him (Anderson) and he\u2019s telling me to come and I said, \u2018Listen, I\u2019ll try my best\u2019, but yeah, he convinced me to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Paul MacInnes grabs the remote and reviews the all-new \u2013 well, sort of \u2013 Match of the Day.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n European corner, starting with Spain.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Today in the Championship, a 12pm kick-off sees Ipswich take on Southampton, two relegated clubs trying to bounce back, and at 3pm it\u2019s Hull v Oxford, the Steve McClaren derby.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The Championship had a lively Saturday.<\/p>\n Another defeat for Wrexham? Good streaming content?<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Q&A with Jamie Jackson at 11.30<\/p>\n Our man in Manchester, Jamie Jackson, is here to answer your questions on United, as he prepares for Manchester United against Arsenal. City questions welcome, too. And whatever else you fancy. JJ is an expert on house music, too.<\/p>\n Email in at Matchday.live@theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Jonathan Wilson is writing from Old Trafford today but here\u2019s his Sunday column on Jack Grealish, loaned to Everton, who we will see on Monday against Leeds.<\/p>\n Looked at coldly, Grealish\u2019s career has mapped an almost perfect arc. A kid shows talent, joins his local club, prospers, leaves them for a giant, wins trophies, has one outstanding season, and then, as he approaches 30, he drops down again joining another of England\u2019s slumbering giants. How else should a career look? You would probably want that third phase to start two or three years later but that aside, this is pretty much the model. Had he stayed at Villa, there would have been corners of the internet mocking him for his lack of ambition and lack of medals, as happened with Harry Kane before he left Tottenham for Bayern.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Reaction from Friday, from Jonathan Wilson.<\/p>\n And news, to follow up that racist incident in the first half as Liverpool beat Bournemouth.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Late goal woes for Brighton once more \u2013 and me, actually, as our reporter at the game. Fulham showed spirit, Carlos Baleba was very good, but he\u2019s not going anywhere. We think. Rodrigo Muniz may be a different story.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Pretty poor fare at Villa Park. Newcastle need a good striker\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Frank is off to an impressive start as Tottenham manager. Scott Parker\u2019s famed defence struggled to go up a division.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Sunderland were excellent, West Ham were woeful. Was this a relegation six-pointer?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester City looked highly impressive on Saturday but Pep isn\u2019t happy.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n So, what are you doing on this first Super Sunday? Travel plans? Off to the Bridge, to the City Ground, to OT? Riding the road to hell? Watching on an iPad as you cruise down the Limpopo river? Braving Avanti? Do let us know.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n
In goal or centre midfield. Personally I think Utd just about have enough players to cope in centre midfield throughout the season. In goal Onana is not reliable and there is mistake in him that\u2019s costs 9 points a season. And if Utd did buy a keeper, who are they looking at?\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Jacob](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jacob-Steinberg,-L.png\")
Jacob Steinberg<\/p>\n