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Weekend Kickoff
Eight in the morning BSTMatchday live
Our key entry point to the day of football action starts at 8am. Reports will preview the quartet of Premier League contests, from the early kick-off between Tottenham v Leeds and the evening game of Liverpool v Chelsea. Lineup information and breaking stories will be included, along with review from Friday night’s Bournemouth v Fulham encounter and the EFL Championship blockbuster Birmingham v Wrexham. Elsewhere, in the Championship, Stoke play Blackburn Rovers, while Hull City take on Sheffield United.
12:00 PMArsenal v Manchester City live
Arsenal are struggling just a handful of matches into the campaign, having drawn in their recent games and sorely underperforming in a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa last weekend. Renee Slegers’ Gunners are behind Chelsea by 4 points. Manchester City, on the other hand, have recovered from their opening round defeat to secure a trio of wins and sit third in the WSL table, whereas Arsenal are in unexpected fifth. Minute-by-minute updates will be offered.
2:00 PMF1 Singapore qualifying
Real-time updates will provide the latest in what is sure to be a thrilling session. Back-to-back race wins for Verstappen have injected a bit of spice to the championship battle. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will be keen for solid performances in Singapore. McLaren’s strong form for the majority of the season means they should claim a tenth constructors championship on race day, but the Dutchman's improved form has triggered some concern. Although the Australian still is ahead of his teammate by 25 pts in what still looks like a two-horse race for the driver’s title, any setbacks could allow the Red Bull driver to cut further into the 69-pt gap to the lead.
Three in the afternoonLive: Arsenal vs West Ham & Man Utd vs Sunderland
Updates on important fixtures with a pair of managers particularly in focus. The unrelenting focus on Ruben Amorim’s struggles at Manchester United has escalated to a crucial point, and the meeting with Sunderland has all the makings of a turning point before the break for internationals. The manager's 50th match in charge could be his last, even though United having won their past two home fixtures. Following 49 matches, Amorim’s record stands at: won 18, 12 draws, lost 19. That 36.7 percent win percentage differs greatly with his predecessor ten Hag's 70% at the equivalent point. West Ham, on the other hand, play for their second game under Nuno Espírito Santo, after Monday’s 1-1 tie at Everton. West Ham have the interesting statistic of having beaten Arsenal in consecutive games at the Emirates. Another home defeat by their local rivals seems unlikely given the Arsenal's recent form – six wins from their last eight Premier League matches.
5:30 PMLive: Chelsea vs Liverpool
Saturday’s evening fixture sees the collision of teams in a dip in form. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea have suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats, to Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion, while the title holders lost 2-1 to Palace before slipping up in the Champions League in Turkey in midweek. Slot's side are winless in their past four Premier League games at their home ground but have not suffered consecutive league matches since last April. Looking for signs? Alexander Isak, the Reds' summer signing, has found the net in his past two Premier League appearances at Stamford Bridge, though both games ended in losses for his then club Newcastle. Live blog will be provided.
Sunday
8amLive matchday
Analysis will sort through the reaction from Saturday’s matches before focusing on a Sunday fixture list that features 5 Premier League matches as well as the East Anglian derby, as Ipswich Town host Norwich in the Championship at noon. In the Scottish Premiership, both Glasgow clubs are in action. Celtic FC face Motherwell and woebegone Rangers travel to Falkirk. In Europe, Barcelona v Sevilla is among 5 La Liga games, while Juventus play Milan in a high-profile Serie A match.
11:45 AMLive: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Full coverage and washup from one of the racing calendar’s most prestigious races will be available. In a lineup of seventeen for the 3:05 PM feature race, the O'Brien-trained Minnie Hauk is the 3-1 favorite after being given a good starting position in gate 1. The trainer, who is seeking a third win in the race, also fields another contender, third-placed last year, but he will have to defy stall 14 to win. Aventure, who is just after the favorite in the betting, was handed gate 12. Chances of a maiden Japanese-trained winner were hurt, with the Derby victor, Croix Du Nord, and the Prix Foy winner, another, drawn in gates 17 and 15 each. Their compatriot a third Japanese runner appears more favorably positioned in four. André Fabre’s duo of Sosie and Cualificar fared better with gates 3 and 8 each, while Francis-Henri Graffard’s three Daryz, Quisisana and Gezora.
One in the afternoonLive: Singapore GP
Real-time commentary of the big race under the night lights will be provided. Clearly Max Verstappen has momentum – he was runner-up at his home Grand Prix in the Dutch GP before his wins in Italy and Baku – but likely still requires a major McLaren collapse, as well as victories in the final seven races and three sprints, to {clin
