Frimpong, with one of his first touches, pushes the ball down the right flank and takes on Sepp van den Berg for pace. It should be easy, against a lumbering 6ft 4in centre-half, but Van den Berg wins the race.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester City have also been forced into a change because of a midfield injury: Kovacic has gone off, and Enzo Fernandez is on.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool are making a halftimely change, with Frimpong coming on. Brentford are going to make two. Thanks to all that first-half stoppage time they\u2019re yet to get back going there (while Fulham, who only had a single added minute at the end of the first half, are already 10 minutes into their second half).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.12 EDT<\/p>\n Second halves are ongoing and goals already flying in: the league-doubling department has seen Birmingham go 2-0 up at home to QPR (Liam Millar with the goal) and Salford 2-0 up at home to Crawley (Macaulay Langstaff).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A brief half-time report from voluntary Scotland correspondent Simon McMahon: \u201cGoals for every team in the Scottish Premier at half time, Simon, apart of course from Dundee United who, despite enjoying the better of the first 45, trail 1-0 at St. Johnstone. Elsewhere it\u2019s Aberdeen 1-1 St. Mirren, Hibs 1-2 Falkirk and Motherwell 1-1kilmarnock. And Ross County have five at the break.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHello Simon,\u201d writes K\u00e1ri Tulinius. Hello to you!. \u201cTo my admittedly amateur eyes, Manchester City haven\u2019t been playing very well, with Ipswich clearly the better team. However, City have plenty of players who can create chances out of nothing, and forwards who can score from very little. That\u2019s what shopping with with a bottomless purse buys you.\u201d Not playing very well, perhaps, but certainly doing enough to be deservedly ahead. But as to how they\u2019re doing it, yes that helps.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Half-time scores<\/p>\n It is finally half-time everywhere, and here are the scores as they stand:<\/p>\n Premier League Championship League One League Two Scottish Premiership Share<\/a><\/p>\n Because of Szoboszlai\u2019s injury they were anyway playing six minutes of stoppage time at Brentford, and with that VAR delay they\u2019re now in the 55th minute of the first half, and still going.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Brentford down to 10 men!<\/p>\n Yehor Yarmoliuk is sent off! Darren England, the VAR, took an age to pick up on the foul, but got there in the end. There was not a lot to it, and Jacquet certainly made the most of it, but there was definitely aggressive movement there, and I suppose that\u2019s enough.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It takes a while for the VAR to get involved, but eventually the referee is asked to go to his screen.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Handbags! Jeremy Jacquet goes down inside the Brentford penalty area as a corner comes in, and it looks like there might have been a headbutt there from Yarmoliuk!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Half time: Fulham 1-0 Hull City<\/p>\n The whistle blows at Craven Cottage, where Fulham have been completely dominant: 79% possession, 10-2 ahead on shots, 25-3 up on touches in the opposition box.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Brentford 1-0 Liverpool (Lewis-Potter, 44 mins)<\/p>\n And now Liverpool are behind! It\u2019s just an excellent cross and an excellent header from Potter, who has ghosted unmarked into the heart of the area from midfield.<\/p>\n Keane Lewis-Potter beats Allison to give the Bee\u2019s the lead! Photograph: Catherine Ivill\/AMA\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.52 EDT<\/p>\n It\u2019s Dango Ouattara, who dives at the ball and somehow contrives to backheel it away from Mac Allister! The players then come together, and the Argentinian goes down, and given the speed at which it all happens it\u2019s an understandable decision in the moment. It\u2019s also an easy intervention for VAR and precisely the kind of decision that\u2019s there to deal with.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Penalty to Liverpool (but it’ll be overturned)!<\/p>\n Now the referee does point to the spot! But it\u2019s actually a brilliant bit of defending, and he\u2019ll have to overturn this.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n At Brentford, Wirtz goes down in the area with a defender\u2019s arm across him, as he tries to spin onto a ball that was probably hit too firmly for him anyway. It\u2019s not nothing, but nor is it enough. Play on.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Manchester City 2-1 Ipswich (Haaland, 34 mins)<\/p>\n The leaders retake the lead! Kovacic crosses from the right, and Haaland runs onto it and sends a low header bouncing into the corner!<\/p>\n Erling Haaland powers a header to restore Manchester City\u2019s lead! Photograph: Kate McShane\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.42 EDT<\/p>\n Liverpool have indeed taken off Szoboszlai, with Trey Nyoni replacing him.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Fulham 1-0 Hull City (Iwobi, 33 mins)<\/p>\n A precious lead for Fulham! A nice finish from the edge of the area, teed up by Berge, though Hull certainly contributed \u2013 they give the ball away inside their own area with a mishit clearance, and then the goalkeeper dives over the shot in a way that looks extremely clumsy.<\/p>\n A goal for Fulham! Photograph: Alex Pantling\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.42 EDT<\/p>\n At Brentford, Barcola is booked for pulling back Kayode. Very little contact there, though, and I\u2019m far from certain it was even a free kick. Worse still for Liverpool, Szoboszlai is on the ground and looking grumpy, and they\u2019re preparing a substitution.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ross County latest: they\u2019re now 4-0 up at Queen of the South, after 25 minutes, and this could get very ugly.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Manchester City 1-1 Ipswich (Maeda, 21 mins)<\/p>\n Ipswich equalise within moments! Maeda holds off the defender, convinces Donnarumma that he\u2019s going to shoot towards the far post and instead passes inside the near!<\/p>\n An instant reply from Daizen Maeda! Photograph: Ian Hodgson\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.28 EDT<\/p>\n Meanwhile Liverpool really should be in the lead at Brenford: Barcola runs clean through on goal, and has all sorts of time and space to draw the keeper and choose how to finish, but he shoots the wrong side of the post!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Ipswich (Foden, 18 mins)<\/p>\n A good first-time finish from Foden, after he was set up by Doku\u2019s square pass, puts the league leaders ahead!<\/p>\n Phil Foden lets it all out after opening the scoring at the Etihad. Photograph: Craig Brough\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.25 EDT<\/p>\n West Brom may have started the day above Blackburn in the Championship<\/a> table but they\u2019re below them now: Andri Gudjohnsen has scored twice in the first 12 minutes and Blackburn are currently in the top eight!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s the Scottish League One table, while there isn\u2019t much else to chat about. Today the team with the worst goal difference (Queen of the South on -19 having conceded 29) is up against the team with the best (Ross County\u2019s +29 having scored 33), so this kind of outcome was pretty predictable.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Mismatch of the day contender: In Scottish League One, Ross County are 3-0 up at Queen of the South with only 10 minutes played. Ross County have a +29 goal difference after nine-and-a-ninth completed games<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 8 mins: Early days yet, but Liverpool have had their first shot of the day, Szoboszlai completely skying a first-time effort from the edge of the area.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Ollie Arblaster has scored the first goal in the Championship\u2019s 3pm kick-offs, putting Sheffield United one up at Bristol City. A \u201ccontrolled strike from the edge of the box\u201d, apparently.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Andy Hunter\u2019s match report from the Hill Dickinson is here, and you can find it below.<\/p>\n Chelsea have returned from the international break with an authority that augurs well for Xabi Alonso. A brace from Pedro Neto condemned Everton to an inaugural defeat of the season as the visitors climbed to fourth on the back of their first Premier League clean sheet since January. A head injury sustained by Emi Mart\u00ednez, who was carried off on a stretcher after seven minutes of treatment, was the only concern from a mature display in the Merseyside sunshine for Alonso\u2019s team.<\/p>\n There were goalkeeping issues at both ends of the field with Jordan Pickford unconvincing for the second week in succession as David Moyes\u2019 side suffered self-inflicted wounds. But Everton could have no complaints about the merits of Chelsea\u2019s victory given their contrasting performances in the second half.<\/p>\n Much more here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Peeeeeep! It is three o\u2019clock!<\/p>\n Photograph: Craig Brough\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.07 EDT<\/p>\n A pre-match missive from Billy Munday, our actual correspondent at Craven Cottage!<\/p>\n Fulham and Hull have emerged from the cottage at, er, Craven Cottage with the home side and their manager in particular need of a positive result. Fulham are one of three remaining teams in the Premier League without a win and that means \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa is under increasing pressure since his appointment in the summer. This fixture is the second of three of Fulham\u2019s triple header against the promoted sides, having surrendered a lead in the dying minutes at Ipswich last Saturday. It\u2019s a full house.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Voluntary Scotland correspondent Simon McMahon gets in touch: \u201cHi Simon,\u201d he writes. Hello! \u201cGame of the day in Scotland is at a beautifully sunny McDiarmid Park in Perth where a resurgent Dundee United, having moved into the top six after winning their last two games, face St Johnstone. The Saints themselves have started well after gaining promotion last season, and sit above United on goal difference, so it should be a cracker. The other 3 o\u2019clock kick offs are Aberdeen v St Mirren, Hibs v Falkirk and Kilmarnock v Motherwell. Rangers go to Dundee tonight in the evening kick off while league leaders\/crisis club Celtic welcome Hearts tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s all over at the Hill Dickinson, where Chelsea have wrapped up a 2-0 win. It\u2019s Chelsea\u2019s first Premier League<\/a> clean sheet since they beat Brenford at home by the same scoreline exactly and to the day nine months ago.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile Chelsea lead 2-0 at Everton, where they are in the third of 11 \u2013 eleven \u2013 minutes of stoppage time.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n BREAKING NEWS: A professional commentator has just described Watford as \u201cmajestic\u201d. Today is a remarkable day already.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> The sun is shining at the Etihad Stadium where stalls are eagerly selling inflated bananas at an inflated price. The plastic fruit offers a jovial element amid the crisis swirling around East Manchester. For the fans in attendance, football is the distraction they need, where they can air support for the team and offer their backing to a hierarchy that has brought them unimagined joy in recent times.<\/p>\n Inflatable bananas for sale outside the Etihad Stadium before Manchester City\u2019s game against Ipswich. Photograph: Craig Brough\/Action Images\/Reuters<\/p>\n There is, however, concern about the predicament they find themselves in, desperately wanting to believe what the executives have told them over the years \u2013 but the ruling was damning from the independent commission and at this point the club\u2019s historic name is being dragged through the mud based on a win-at-all-costs model. City are top of the league with a 100% record but the focus will not solely be on results for a very long time until the entire process has concluded, and no one knows when that will be.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Premier League team news<\/p>\n Team news has landed, and here are the lineups in the three 3pm kick-offs in the English top flight:<\/p>\n Brentford v Liverpool<\/p>\n Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Yarmolyuk, Janelt, Ouattara, Jensen, Anthony, Thiago. Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Schade, Wilson, Carvalho, Sangare, Collins, Damsgaard, Diouf. Fulham v Hull<\/p>\n Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Charles, Bobb, King, Iwobi, Garcia. Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Andersen, Palacios, Rodrigo Muniz, Cairney, Kevin, Angel, Sessegnon. Man City v Ipswich<\/p>\n Man City: Donnarumma, Matheus Luiz, Dias, Guehi, O\u2019Reilly, Kovacic, Bouaddi, Ndiaye, Foden, Doku, Haaland. Subs: Rulli, Anderson, Cherki, Fernandez, Ait Nouri, Gvardiol, Allan, Semenyo, Khusanov. Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Hello world! Big day today, is it not? Yes, yes it is. Partly because Watford, West Brom, Wrexham, Wigan and Wycombe are all at home, leaving us just just a Walsall away from every-W-team-at-home-at-once full house (if you classify AFC Wimbledon as an A). But also because the 3pm kick-offs include the teams at the top of the Premier League<\/a> and at the bottom, plus a Liverpool team approaching a semblance of what you might call form visiting a Brentford side that is yet to lose a game all season. Meanwhile in the Championship it\u2019s first against third as Swansea host West Ham, and fourth against fifth as Birmingham host QPR. League One has first (Plymouth) hosting fourth (Huddersfield) while in League Two it\u2019s top (Salford) against bottom (Crawley).<\/p>\n So, without further procrastination, today\u2019s fixtures (3pm unless stated):<\/p>\n Premier League Championship League One League Two National League Scottish Premiership
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Brentford 1-0 Liverpool
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Everton 0-2 Chelsea (final score)
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Fulham 1-0 Hull
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Man City 2-1 Ipswich
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Newcastle v Aston Villa (5.30pm)<\/p>\n
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Birmingham 1-0 QPR
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Bristol City 0-1 Sheff Utd
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Derby 0-0 Stoke
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Middlesbrough 2-2 Cardiff (final score)
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Millwall 2-2 Lincoln (final score)
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Norwich 0-0 Portsmouth
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Southampton 0-0 Bolton
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Swansea 0-1 West Ham
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Watford 2-0 Charlton (final score)
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West Brom 1-2 Blackburn
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Wrexham 2-1 Preston<\/p>\n
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Barnsley 1-0 Cambridge
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Bradford 0-0 Stevenage
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Leicester 1-0 Doncaster
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Leyton Orient 1-0 Blackpool
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MK Dons 2-1 Luton (final score)
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Peterborough 2-2 Burton (final score)
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Plymouth 0-1 Huddersfield
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Sheff Wed 3-0 AFC Wimbledon
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Stockport 1-0 Bromley
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Wigan 0-0 Reading
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Wycombe 1-0 Notts County<\/p>\n
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Accrington 2-1 Gillingham
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Colchester 0-0 Exeter
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Crewe 2-0 Rochdale
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Fleetwood 2-0 Rotherham (final score)
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Grimsby 0-1 Northampton
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Newport 0-1 York
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Oldham 3-1 Cheltenham
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Port Vale 1-0 Chesterfield
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Salford 1-0 Crawley
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Shrewsbury 1-0 Bristol Rovers (final score)
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Swindon 1-0 Walsall
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Tranmere 1-0 Barnet<\/p>\n
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Aberdeen 1-1 St Mirren
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Dundee v Rangers (8pm)
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Hibernian 1-2 Falkirk
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Kilmarnock 1-1 Motherwell
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St Johnstone 1-0 Dundee Utd<\/p>\n![\"Will](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Will_Unwin.png\")
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Liverpool: Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Munoz, Wirtz, Barcola, Isak. Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Frimpong, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha.
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Referee: John Brooks.<\/p>\n
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Hull: Tzolakis, Coyle, Ajayi, Egan, Herrington, Norton-Cuffy, Belloumi, Crooks, Slater, Thomas, McBurnie. Subs: Phillips, Giles, Morita, Gelhardt, Hjerto-Dahl, McNair, Stroud, Iroegbunam, Vaz.
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Referee: Chris Kavanagh.<\/p>\n
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Ipswich: Walton, O\u2019Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis, Florentino, Palacios, Ouattara, Enciso, Maeda, Emersonn. Subs: Scherpen, Furlong, Kipre, Matusiwa, Fatawu, Flemming, Philogene-Bidace, Akpom, Clarke.
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Referee: Farai Hallam.<\/p>\n
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Brentford v Liverpool
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Everton v Chelsea (12.30pm)
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Fulham v Hull
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Man City v Ipswich
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Newcastle v Aston Villa (5.30pm)<\/p>\n
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Birmingham v QPR
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Bristol City v Sheff Utd
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Derby v Stoke
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Middlesbrough v Cardiff (12.30pm)
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Millwall v Lincoln (12.30pm)
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Norwich v Portsmouth
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Southampton v Bolton
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Swansea v West Ham
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Watford v Charlton (12.30pm)
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West Brom v Blackburn
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Wrexham v Preston<\/p>\n
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Barnsley v Cambridge
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Bradford v Stevenage
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Leicester v Doncaster
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Leyton Orient v Blackpool
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MK Dons v Luton (12.30pm)
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Peterborough v Burton (12.30pm)
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Plymouth v Huddersfield
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Sheff Wed v AFC Wimbledon
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Stockport v Bromley
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Wigan v Reading
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Wycombe v Notts County<\/p>\n
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Accrington v Gillingham
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Colchester v Exeter
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Crewe v Rochdale
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Fleetwood v Rotherham (12.30pm)
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Grimsby v Northampton
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Newport v York
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Oldham v Cheltenham
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Port Vale v Chesterfield
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Salford v Crawley
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Shrewsbury v Bristol Rovers (12.30pm)
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Swindon v Walsall
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Tranmere v Barnet<\/p>\n
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Aldershot v Wealdstone
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Barrow v Forest Green
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Boreham Wood v AFC Fylde
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Eastleigh v Boston Utd (12.30pm)
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Harrogate Town v Sutton Utd (12.30pm)
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Hartlepool v Hornchurch
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Kidderminster v Worthing (5.30pm)
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Scunthorpe v Woking
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Solihull Moors v Carlisle
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Southend v Halifax
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Yeovil v Altrincham<\/p>\n
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Aberdeen v St Mirren
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Dundee v Rangers (8pm)
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Hibernian v Falkirk
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Kilmarnock v Motherwell
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St Johnstone v Dundee Utd<\/p>\n