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Scottish Premiership Junior Hoilett immediately equalized for Hibs. What can you do?

Scottish Premiership James Humphries' reverse curse works: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos gave Motherwell a 1-0 lead at Hibs.

GOAL! Arsenal – Southampton 1:1 (58. Havertz)

Yes, Southampton scored too early. Kai Havertz has scored for the fourth game in a row to bring Arsenal level at the Emirates Stadium. Downes' lazy pass was intercepted by Partey, who quickly passed the ball to Havertz on the edge of the D. He moved the ball to his left foot and fired a shot from the inside of the post into the net. Ramsdale had no chance.

GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Southampton (Archer 55)

Cameron Archer has given Southampton the lead at the Emirates! Fernandes released him on the left wing with an early crossfield pass. Archer cut inside, set up Saliba (I think) and directed a low shot into the far corner. Excellent finish.

You scored too early, didn't you?

Southampton's Cameron Archer gives Arsenal the lead. Photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Archer, his teammates and the fans who traveled with him celebrate. Photo: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

“I think you're right about the extreme specificity of the role of the defensive midfielder,” says Phil Podolsky. “It is no coincidence that the two great DMs of Spanish football this century were coached by Guardiola. While Sergio Busquets was hesitant about joining Barcelona for a long time, he kept hearing that he should be moved to the role of which you have to accept when you receive the ball, that is too different!”

Yes, and I think the role is even more specific in a pep team.

GOAL! West Ham 3-1 Ipswich (Bowen 49)

West Ham are heading for their first home win under Julen Lopetegui. Michail Antonio forced the goalkeeper into a desperate free throw, which was saved by Bowen on the right wing. He moved into the penalty area and directed a beautiful left-footed shot into the far corner.

A precise finish from Jarrod Bowen gives the Hammers a two-goal lead. Photo: Tony O'Brien/Reuters

Bowen celebrates. Photo: Tony O. Brien/Reuters

49th minute: Arsenal 0-0 Southampton Mateus Fernandes missed a really good chance to give Southampton an unlikely lead.

GOAL! Man City – Fulham 2:1 (47. Kovacic)

RODRI WHO? Mateo Kovacic scored a wonderful second goal to put City in the lead. Foden's cross was controlled by Bernardo Silva, who fended off the onrushing Kovacic on the edge of the D. He skillfully ignored Berge's challenge and fired emphatically past Bernd Leno.

Mateo Kovacic scores his and Manchester City's second goal against Fulham. Photo: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

Kovacic celebrates with Phil Foden. Photo: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

“Do you need Rodri?” sniffs Zach Neeley. “Pep’s teams don’t need anyone! The whole effort is to prevent the need for a single player. The players don't even have to decide what they want to do, Pep tells them the script. He is a rock, he is an island. I think I understand him now, Pep and Paul Simon both like cable patterns.”

GOAL! Leverkusen – Holstein Kiel 2:2 (Arp 69th penalty)

Long afternoon my foot! Jann-Fiete Arp's penalty equalized for bottom-placed Kiel, who were 2-0 down in Leverkusen after eight minutes

Bundesliga Julian Ryerson took a close look at Dortmund at Union Berlin. They are down 2-1 with about 20 minutes to play.

“For some reason” says Stephen Cottrell: “Your admission that you didn't see a chance in the game against West Ham reminded me that Alan Partridge hadn't seen Driving Miss Daisy or Bangkok Chick Boys.”

Halftime

Variety as always in the Premier League. These are the halftime results.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool (FT)
Arsenal 0-0 Southampton
Brentford 4-2 Wolves
Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth
Man City 1-1 Fulham
West Ham 2-1 Ipswich

GOAL! Brentford 4-2 Wolves (Pinnock 45+2)

Wolves can't stop conceding goals. Ethan Pinnock, strangely unmolested from a corner, headed powerfully past Sam Johnstone to give Brentford a 4-2 lead.

Ethan Pinnock (right) uses his head to extend Brentford's lead. Photo: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

Then there is a celebration. Photo: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

GOAL! West Ham 2-1 Ipswich (Kudus 44)

Mohammed Kudus gives West Ham a deserved lead just before half-time. Michail Antonio's header hit the underside of the crossbar and Kudus hung in the air for ages to head past Arijanet Muric.

West Ham United's Mohammed Kudus gives the home team the lead against Ipswich. Photo: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters

The top of the Premier League table (as it is)

43rd minute: Arsenal 0-0 Southampton Even though Arsenal dominated throughout, Aaron Ramsdale didn't have to save. Still.

West Ham 1-1 Ipswich Two narrow misses for West Ham: Mohammed Kudus hits the post when he should have scored*, then Tomas Soucek's shot is cleared off the line.

* Apparently I didn't see it

Man City 1-1 Fulham

“I've made this point before, but that a top team doesn't have a ready-made replacement for a key player – or even one who can take on 90 per cent of the role – and has to use a squarer peg in the left round hole “It borders on negligence, “especially when you have almost unlimited oil wealth,” says Andy Flintoff.

Perhaps the problem is that, because it is such a specific role, the substitute is unlikely to start more than ten games a season when Rodri is fit, and anyone worth a penny will deal with that not satisfied. There aren't many high-profile number 6 players who can also play a different role. Declan Rice, I guess, and City chose him, didn't they? I still do

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Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool (FT)
Arsenal 0-0 Southampton
Brentford 3-2 Wolves
Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth
Man City 1-1 Fulham
West Ham 1-1 Ipswich

Bundesliga

“It can only be a matter of time” begins Simon McMahon, “in front of James Didn't he say he was working? Humphries mentions the 1991 Scottish Cup final. I still get a rash just thinking about it. Although 1987 was even worse.”

GOAL! Man City 1-1 Wolves (Kovacic 32)

Who needs this ragamuffin Rodri? His substitute Mateo Kovacic equalized for City, firing a (I think) deflected shot past Bernd Leno after a corner was only half cleared.

Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic shoots… Photo: Molly Darlington/Reuters

And the home team is back on an equal footing. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA

30th minute: Man City – Fulham 0-1 Adama Traore missed a great chance to make it 2-0. It sounds like Fulham City are really hurting on the counter-attack. Oh Rodri, Rodri, why are you Rodri?

WSL match report

Tom Garry was at Broadfield Stadium to watch a dramatic and controversial game.

GOAL! Brentford 3-2 Wolves (Norgaard 28)

Brentford scored straight from kick-off againbut this time it is the fifth goal of the game. Captain Christian Norgaard, back in the team today, gave Brentford the lead for the third time.

Both goals came when the opponent tried to play out and lost the ball. Jorgen Strand Larsen cleverly finished the ball at the near post; Norgaard passed the ball into the net after a pass from Vitaly Janelt.

Brentford are in the lead again, this time thanks to Christian Norgaard's right foot. Photo: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

Norgaard rolls away cheering. Photo: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters

GOAL! Brentford 2-2 Wolves (Strand Larsen 26)

But wait, there's a fifth goal.

Jorgen Strand Larsen (right) brings Wolves back on level terms in Brentford. Photo: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

Which he is happy about. Photo: Jaimi Joy/Reuters

GOAL! Man City – Fulham 0-1 (Andreas 26)

Hello! Andreas Pereira gave Fulham the lead at the Etihad when he volleyed past Ederson from close range after a great backheel from Raul Jimenez.

The guests take the lead thanks to Andreas Pereira's outstretched leg. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA

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Holstein Keil, who were 2-0 down against Leverkusen after eight minutes, are back in the game thanks to Max Geschwill's injury-time goal. It was founded by Lewis Holtby, formerly of Fulham, Spurs and Blackburn.

Premier League

Bundesliga

GOAL! Brentford 2-1 Wolves (Mbeumo 20th penalty)

Bryan Mbeumo scored his weekly goal, this time from the penalty spot after a challenge at a Brentford corner. It was given on the advice of VAR, which probably didn't amuse Gary O'Neil.

Bryan Mbeumo sends Wolves keeper Sam Johnstone the wrong way to restore Brentford's lead. Photo: Steven Paston/PA

championship Jesuran Rak-Sakyi, on loan from Crystal Palace, gave promotion-challenged Sheffield United the lead against Luton. Michael Obafemi did the same for Plymouth at home to Blackburn.

GOAL! Leicester – Bournemouth 1-0 (Buonanotte 16)

Facundo Buonanotte gave Leicester the lead with a stunning solo goal at the King Power Stadium. He shot inside from the right, beat a defender with his hip and rammed a rising drive past Kepa.

Facundo Buonanotte has time and space to put the Foxes in the lead. Photo: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

Buonanotte and the happy Foxes fans celebrate. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA

GOAL! Union Berlin – Dortmund 2-0 (Vertessen 45.) Union Berlin is (unofficially) eight goals better than Celtic.

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