⚽ Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off
⚽ Live scores | Table | Villans on the rise again | Mail Barry

Good day everybody wherever you might be and here’s hoping you’ve all recovered from the surreal, stilted, extremely long, unintentionally funny and occasionally downright unpleasant experience that was last night’s World Cup draw. Having been tasked with liveblogging that particular fever dream , it’s nice to be back in action for something a little more straightforward and less weird – an actual football match between the top two teams in the Premier League form table: Aston Villa and Arsenal.

The top team in the actual Premier League table, Arsenal can increase the gap to their nearest rivals to eight points with a win in today’s early kick-off but will have to beat an Aston Villa side who have won eight of their last nine top flight matches to do so. Mikel Arteta’s side chalked up a fairly routine 2-0 win against Brentford last time out.

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⚽ Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-off
⚽ Live scores | Table | Villans on the rise again | Mail Barry

Good day everybody wherever you might be and here’s hoping you’ve all recovered from the surreal, stilted, extremely long, unintentionally funny and occasionally downright unpleasant experience that was last night’s World Cup draw. Having been tasked with liveblogging that particular fever dream , it’s nice to be back in action for something a little more straightforward and less weird – an actual football match between the top two teams in the Premier League form table: Aston Villa and Arsenal.

The top team in the actual Premier League table, Arsenal can increase the gap to their nearest rivals to eight points with a win in today’s early kick-off but will have to beat an Aston Villa side who have won eight of their last nine top flight matches to do so. Mikel Arteta’s side chalked up a fairly routine 2-0 win against Brentford last time out.

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⚽ WSL updates from the 12pm GMT kick-off in London
⚽ Scores | Table | Get Moving the Goalposts | Mail Emillia

The WSL is back! After the final international break of the calendar year, the WSL returns with a bang as Arsenal play host to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners will be hoping to close the gap on their title rivals this afternoon with a much-needed win. Meanwhile, Liverpool are seeking their first league victory of the campaign.

Renée Slegers will be boosted by the return of both Leah Williamson and captain Kim Little. However, Chloe Kelly and first-choice goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar are unavailable due to injury.

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⚽ WSL updates from the 12pm GMT kick-off in London
⚽ Scores | Table | Get Moving the Goalposts | Mail Emillia

The WSL is back! After the final international break of the calendar year, the WSL returns with a bang as Arsenal play host to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners will be hoping to close the gap on their title rivals this afternoon with a much-needed win. Meanwhile, Liverpool are seeking their first league victory of the campaign.

Renée Slegers will be boosted by the return of both Leah Williamson and captain Kim Little. However, Chloe Kelly and first-choice goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar are unavailable due to injury.

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⚽ WSL updates from the 12pm GMT kick-off in London
⚽ Scores | Table | Get Moving the Goalposts | Mail Emillia

The WSL is back! After the final international break of the calendar year, the WSL returns with a bang as Arsenal play host to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners will be hoping to close the gap on their title rivals this afternoon with a much-needed win. Meanwhile, Liverpool are seeking their first league victory of the campaign.

Renée Slegers will be boosted by the return of both Leah Williamson and captain Kim Little. However, Chloe Kelly and first-choice goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar are unavailable due to injury.

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⚽ Reaction to the draw and pre-match news
⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | M ail us

Kári Tulinius has messaged in to say:

“Given that eight out of twelve third-place teams will get to the knockout stage, four points should be enough to get through. Given the potential disparity in quality between France, Senegal and Norway on the one hand, and one of Bolivia, Suriname and Iraq on the other, it’s not unlikely we’ll get a group where the third place team has four points and a positive goal difference. It could be the Group of Everybody Lives. The era of group stage drama may be over.”

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⚽ Reaction to the draw and pre-match news
⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | M ail us

Kári Tulinius has messaged in to say:

“Given that eight out of twelve third-place teams will get to the knockout stage, four points should be enough to get through. Given the potential disparity in quality between France, Senegal and Norway on the one hand, and one of Bolivia, Suriname and Iraq on the other, it’s not unlikely we’ll get a group where the third place team has four points and a positive goal difference. It could be the Group of Everybody Lives. The era of group stage drama may be over.”

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⚽ Reaction to the draw and pre-match news
⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | M ail us

Kári Tulinius has messaged in to say:

“Given that eight out of twelve third-place teams will get to the knockout stage, four points should be enough to get through. Given the potential disparity in quality between France, Senegal and Norway on the one hand, and one of Bolivia, Suriname and Iraq on the other, it’s not unlikely we’ll get a group where the third place team has four points and a positive goal difference. It could be the Group of Everybody Lives. The era of group stage drama may be over.”

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