HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 21 October 2023
Man City 2-0 Brighton
City are back on top of the table as it stands after an excellent first half.
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FT: Sheffield United 1-2 Man Utd - McTominay scores again but McBurnie levels from penalty spot
Dalot curls in stunner to put Man United back ahead
Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal - Palmer converts from penalty spot before Mudryk cross drops in
Sanchez clears to Rice who converts into empty net, before Trossard levels
Man City beat Brighton & Liverpool see off Everton
Wolves, Brentford and Newcastle also win
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Gary Rose
Man City 2-0 Brighton
City are back on top of the table as it stands after an excellent first half.
Newcastle 3-0 Crystal Palace
A very, very comfortable first half for Newcastle.
Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves
Is that Alex Scott or Milos Kerkez going into the referee's notebook. Surely it's the Hungary left-back who cleans out Matt Doherty before Scott charges in with another foul seconds later.
Seconds later Marcus Tavernier has his legs swept away by Wolves defender Max Kilman. Another yellow incoming.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Luton
Nottingham Forest have had the better chances but it is goalless at the break.
Brentford 1-0 Burnley
One-way traffic. James Trafford is keeping Burnley in it.
Sean Longstaff (45+2 mins)
A quick third for Newcastle!
Marc Guehi slips as he tries to control a long ball forward and Sean Longstaff nips in to take the ball, skip past the defender and finish.
Man City 2-0 Brighton
Chris Sutton
Former Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
There can't be many first halves of football that I have seen Brighton play with fear, there's a little bit of doubt in what they are doing.
City have just suffocated them, they've not been able to get up the pitch.
Brentford 1-0 Burnley
Burnley have finally burst into life at the end of the first half.
Mike Tresor sprints down the right and sets up Zeki Amdouni whose curling shot is tipped behind by Brentford stopper Mark Flekken.
At the other end Burnley skipper Josh Cullen is given a yellow for a cynical trip which stops a Brentford counter.
Man City 2-0 Brighton
A minimum of four additional minutes at the end of a one-sided first half.
Nottm Forest 0-0 Luton
Another chance for Nottingham Forest and Chris Wood, who this time heads Serge Aurier's cross over from close range.
That's two really good chances for Wood so far in this game.
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Curious to know what model Mike (15:37) would suggest for teams like Brighton and Southampton. The Leeds model? The Pompey model? I guess there are oil rich nations and US billionaires out there but I’ll settle for an owner who is a fan and a club that lives within its means.
Rob
I've loved James Milner since he first pulled on a Leeds shirt, but I'm sad to say you don't throw him on from the start against this City team.
Mike, Oldham
Anthony Gordon (45 mins)
It has been coming!
A deserved second for Newcastle for all their dominance.
It is a good move and again coming down the right as Jacob Murphy sends the ball to the far post where Anthony Gordon is racing in to finish first time.
Man City 2-0 Brighton
Chris Sutton
Former Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Jeremy Doku has just been too good hasn't he? I actually took him out of my fantasy team this week. What an idiot!
Brentford 1-0 Burnley
Another, top, top save from James Trafford. This time the keeper tips over a powerful Neal Maupay effort on the swivel just over the bar.
On another day Maupay could have had a 40-minute hat-trick. The Burnley keeper refuses to let him past.
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Watching the scores from my hospital bed and hoping for 3 points for Luton Town today COYH let’s get another win and get climbing up that table
Bev
I'm an Arsenal fan watching Doku & realising we paid £10m more for Havertz!!
Bill, Sheffield
Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves
Wolves press forward again but Pedro Neto's left-footed cross from the right is gathered by home goalkeeper Neto with Matheus Cunha ready to pounce.
The former Atletico Madrid is then shown a yellow card by referee Paul Tierney, presumably for something he has said.
Brentford 1-0 Burnley
James Trafford has some future ahead of him.
The Burnley stopper keeps his side in it with a brilliant reaction save, twisting to keep out Christian Norgaard's shot after it deflects wickedly off Yoane Wissa.
Man City 2-0 Brighton
Now Rodri, who is making his return from suspension, is in trouble with referee Robert Jones for kicking the ball into the Brighton net after the official had blown his whistle for offside.
Rodri is protesting his innocence but the ref is having none of it.
Nottm Forest 0-0 Luton
Luton have everyone back now to frustrate Nottingham Forest, but it leaves the visitors with few options when they look to break.
That's highlighted by Carlton Morris launching the ball to no-one from deep inside his own half, so Forest resume the attack.
Bournemouth 1-0 Wolves
Another quick Wolves break, this time from Matheus Cunha, who is clearly not feeling any side effects from Illia Zabarnyi's foul on him a few moments ago.
The hosts have numbers back mind and clear for a corner.