Summary

  • FT: Newcastle 1-0 Palace, Stoke 1-1 Sunderland

  • Magpies out of bottom three as it stands

  • FT: Everton 2-1 Bournemouth - Baines with winner

  • FT: Watford 3-2 Aston Villa, West Brom 0-3 West Ham

  1. League Two previewpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    It is a big day for Accrington Stanley as they aim to win promotion to the third tier of English football for the first time since they reformed in the late 1960s.

    John Coleman's side will go up if they win at Wycombe and either Oxford United or Bristol Rovers fail to win their away games against Carlisle and York respectively.

    Oxford can also secure their promotion place today, but are also relying on a Bristol Rovers defeat and Plymouth dropping points at Cambridge.

    Elsewhere, Dermot Drummy takes charge of Crawley for the first time at already relegated Dagenham and Redbridge, while AFC Wimbledon will secure a play-off place if they win at Stevenage.

    WycombeImage source, PA
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    Will Accrington's promotion party start at Wycombe today?

  2. League One previewpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    So we know Wigan's 4-0 win at Blackpool means the Latics will be in the Championship next season - and Burton are leading the race to join them.

    Nigel Clough's side are second and if they beat Gillingham today they will secure back-to-back promotions if Walsall do not beat Fleetwood on Monday.

    Millwall and Bradford can secure play-off spots with victories over Oldham and Southend respectively, while Doncaster need a win at already-relegated Crewe to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive.

    Nigel CloughImage source, Getty Images
  3. Championship previewpublished at 14:38

    The big game in the Championship today comes at Hillsborough when Sheffield Wednesday take on fellow play-off hopefuls Cardiff.

    If the Owls win or it ends in a draw then they will secure their spot in the play-offs, while it will be another year in the second-tier for the Welsh side.

    Ipswich's play-off hopes were dashed with a run of seven games without a win and they take on already-relegated MK Dons.Charlton, who have also dropped down to League One, are at a Leeds side who have won three of their last four.

    Neil Warnock guided Rotherham to safety with an unbeaten run that currently stands at 11 games and they entertain Blackburn today.

    Sheffield WednesdayImage source, Getty Images
  4. Elsewhere across Englandpublished at 14:35

    Here's what else is happening across the Football League today....

  5. champagne moment

    CHAMPAGNE MOMENTpublished at 14:34

    Wigan are promoted

    Yanic Wildschut of Wigan Athletic celebratesImage source, Rex Features

    Someone grab the cool box and dish out the bottles of bubbly - it's party time for Wigan! The Latics thrash north-west rivals Blackpool 4-0 to seal an instant promotion back to the Championship. And it could get even better. They will be crowned champions today (it looks inevitable anyway) - if Burton fail to beat Gillingham.

  6. get involved

    Get involvedpublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    #bbcfootball

    Alex Johnson: Newcastle to stay up because I like Rafa and the fans, though the thought of Mike Ashley profiting from anything repulses me

    Matt Price: I'd love Sunderland to stay up. However, would like to see Norwich take it to the final day by beating Man United next week

    Cyrus Katabula: I think Sunderland have been in this battle for a season too many, so they should go down there, rebuild and come back stronger.

  7. Final Scorepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    14:30 Red Button

    Final Score

    Tune in now.

    Former Blackburn striker Chris Sutton and ex-Arsenal defender Martin Keown join Jason Mohammad in the Final Score studio.

  8. Young gunspublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    West Brom v West Ham (15:00 BST)

    West Brom's Jonathan Leko, 17, will become the first player born in 1999 to start a Premier League game this afternoon.

    But he is two months older than AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma who is the Rossoneri's number one.

    But they will both have to go someway to beat 14-year-old Zied El-Seheifi, who played for Gouna in the Egyptian Cup last year.

    Who will be the first Premier League player born in the year 2000?

    Gianluigi DonnarummaImage source, Getty Images
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    Donnarumma, 17-years-old and keeping clean sheets in Serie A

  9. Team newspublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    West Brom v West Ham (15:00 BST)

    West Brom make two changes from their draw with Tottenham. 

    Ben Foster returns in goal, while 17-year-old Jonathan Leko becomes the first player born in 1999 to start a Premier League. He replaces Stephane Sessegnon.

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    West Ham field the same starting XI that beat Watford 3-1 in their last league outing. 

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  10. Postpublished at 14:25

    Everton v Bournemouth (15:00 BST)

    Poor Bobby Martinez. He's taking more flak than a husband who forgot to take the wet washing out of the machine. And even the Goodison scoreboard is sticking the boot in. Disgruntled fans have been spamming the scoreboard, as Daily Mail sports journalist Joe Strange has spotted.

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  11. Team newspublished at 14:22

    Everton v Bournemouth (15:00 BST)

    Under-pressure Everton manager Roberto Martinez makes three changes from the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester United.

    Soon-to-be departing goalkeeper Tim Howard replaces Joel Robles, £13.5m striker Oumar Niasse is in for Romelu Lukaku, who is on the bench, while Phil Jagielka's place in central defence goes to 21-year-old Matthew Pennington, making his Premier League debut.

    OptaImage source, Opta
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    Everton team

    Bournemouth make a pair of changes, midfielder Harry Arter and striker Callum Wilson return with Dan Gosling and Junior Stanislas dropping out.

    BournemouthImage source, Opta
  12. Postpublished at 14:19

    Hearts 1-3 Celtic

    Have Celtic got one mitt on the Scottish Premiership trophy? Appears so. The Bhoys are 3-1 up at Hearts with a few minutes left on the clock. If Aberdeen fail to beat Motherwell then it will be confirmed today that the silverware will be staying in the Celtic Park trophy cabinet for a fifth successive year.

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  13. Team newspublished at 14:16

    Stoke v Sunderland (15:00 BST)

    Marko Arnautovic has shaken off a groin injury and starts for Stoke City, but the Potters still make five changes from the side that lost 4-0 at Manchester City last weekend.

    Jakob Haugaard replaces the injured Shay Given in goal, Erik Pieters is back from suspension at right-back, Charlie Adam and Xherdan Shaqiri return in midfield, and Peter Crouch makes only his third league start of the season up front.

    Stoke City XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Sunderland are unchanged for the fifth-successive game, naming the same team that drew 0-0 at Arsenal last weekend and which has taken a total of five points from their last four games.

    Sunderland XIImage source, BBC Sport
  14. Team newspublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    Watford v Aston Villa (15:00 BST)

    Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores makes four changes from the team that lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace in last Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final. Heurelho Gomes, Juan Carlos Paredes, Ikechi Anya and Mario Suarez come in for Costel Pantilimon, Allan Nyom, Nathan Ake and the injured Etienne Capoue.

    Watford XI: Gomes; Paredes, Cathcart, Britos, Anya; Abdi, Suarez, Watson, Jurado; Deeney, Ighalo.

    Watford XIImage source, .

    Caretaker Aston Villa manager Eric Black also makes four changes after last weekend’s 4-2 defeat at home to Southampton. Mark Bunn, Kevin Toner, Ciaran Clark and Rudy Gestede come in for Brad Guzan, Micah Richards, Carlos Sanchez and Scott Sinclair.  

    Aston Villa XI: Bunn, Hutton, Toner, Clark, Lescott, Cissokho, Bacuna, Westwood, Gueye, Ayew, Gestede.

    Aston Vila XIImage source, .
  15. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    #bbcfootball

    James Rolfe re his 12:59 post: Dad (born in Newcastle) not happy about my Sunderland association. I was born in Croydon and support Palace. Conflict.

  16. Leicester on the marchpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    No team bus? Half the petrol money?

  17. Team newspublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    Newcastle v Crystal Palace (15:00 BST)

    Newcastle make one change from the starting XI that drew against Liverpool with midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum in for forward Ayoze Perez.

    Newcastle XIImage source, .

    Crystal Palace also make only one change from the side that started against Watford in the FA Cup semi-final. Midfielder James McArthur comes in for Wilfried Zaha.

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  18. Postpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    Bolton 1-0 Hull

    Jake Livermore and LJ the LionImage source, Rex Features

    Hull City's Jake Livermore took a tumble whilst warming up today but luckily Lofty the Lion, in jeans, was there to comfort him. Is there no end to a mascot's job description? 

  19. League One updatepublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    Blackpool 0-3 Wigan

    Wigan are sealing promotion to the Championship in style - that's three goals in 12 minutes. The Latics are going up! 

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 30 April 2016

    #bbcfootball

    David Killip: Norwich City to stay - "Chicory Twin" is an anagram of them, which is funnier than any anagram I can get for the other 2 teams.

    Andrew Thompson: I will always want Norwich to stay up, due to the "pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre" #partridge