PREMIER LEAGUE football is back again this weekend but Storm Darragh has already wreaked havoc on the fixture list.
Today’s scheduled 12.30pm kick-off between Everton and Merseyside rivals Liverpool has been postponed because of amber warning winds.
Later on, however, Newcastle travel to Brentford while Manchester City look to close the gap as they take on Crystal Palace.
And Man Utd face Nottingham Forest in the late kick-off this evening.
- Kick off times: 3pm/5.30pm GMT
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View from SunSport’s Martin Lipton at Selhurst Park
City back on terms through that terrific Haaland header – but the Palace fans are still singing in the rain.
Guardiola’s men – who were called in for a huddle inside the Palace box after the equaliser – have started to look a bit more like their usual selves since regaining parity.
Yet their defensive vulnerabilities, exposed by Munoz’ opener, remain abundantly clear.
The wind hasn’t impacted things too much. Although the press box is more like an ice box…
View from SunSport’s Neil Silver in West London
Four first half goals warmed up the Gtech Community Stadium in awful conditions thanks to Storm Darragh.
Bryan Mbeumo struck one of his specials before Alexander Isak headed Newcastle level.
Yoanne Wissa pounced on Harvey Barnes’ woefully misplaced pass to restore the hosts’ lead, before Barnes atoned with an equaliser.
HT: Crystal Palace 1-1 Man City
It was always going to be a tough ask to hold onto to such an early lead.
Munoz’s goal was the only shot on target the hosts had, with Erling Haaland eventually drawing the visitors level.
It is hard to see anything but a Man City win coming from this game based on what we saw in the first half.
HT: Brentford 2-2 Newcastle
Games are never short of action in West London.
Twice the hosts have taken the lead with well-taken goals but they are struggling to deal with The Magpies as an attacking threat.
This game is finely poised and could go either way.
HT: Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
The hosts have just edged this one so far.
While they were creating half-chances it was actually The Saints who gifted them the goal.
Why Russell Martin still insists on this team playing out from the back is nothing short of baffling.
View from SunSport’s Graeme Bryce at Villa Park
There is no such thing as a dull game when Russell Martin’s Kamikaze defenders are around.
Saints had actually weathered the anticipated early Villa storm and were beginning to get a toehold in the game.
Cue some slapstick defending as Nathan Wood and Taylor Harwood-Bellis got in each other’s way, allowing Jhon Duran to power through the pair of them before slotting beyond Joe Lumley.
1-0 Villa and more to come by the looks of things here.
Brentford 2-2 Newcastle
32. You get some entertainment at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Harvey Barnes makes up his earlier error as he notches to draw The Magpies level.
That is 38 goals that have been scored here so far this season.
Goal – Harvey Barnes (Newcastle)
Crystal Palace 1-1 Man City
30. Questions will be asked of Henderson in the Palace goal.
Nunes does well down the flank but as he whips his cross in along the six yard box, weirdly, the keeper does not come to collect.
Haaland cushions his header into the far corner to draw City level.
Goal – Erling Haaland (Man City)
Brentford 2-1 Newcastle
28. Big mistake from Harvey Barnes for the visitors.
He gives the ball away and Wissa takes full advantage.
He runs 30 yards towards goal before drilling the ball in to give The Bees the lead once again.
Goal – Yohan Wissa (Brentford)
View from Martin Lipton from Selhurst Park
Rarely have I seen City look as uncomfortable at the back as they are this afternoon.
Guardiola has moved Rico Lewis to left-back but Josko Gvardiol is still well off it and both were partially culpable – alongside Ruben Dias – for the Munoz opener.
Palace clearly feel they can get at the champions in transition although Haaland could have scored twice at the other end. Wild as the weather.
Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
24. Once again Southampton are the architects of their own downfall.
Bree has a nightmare in the centre of the park as he gifts the ball to Duran.
Lumley comes steaming out of his box and makes the striker’s mind up for him as he lifts it over him and into the back of the net.
Goal – Jhon Duran (Aston Villa)
Brentford 1-1 Newcastle
19. The Magpies are starting to click a bit more now.
Once again Isak is the man causing problems for the visitors.
Flekken makes a good save to deny him but Newcastle really should be 2-1 up after that chance.
Crystal Palace 1-0 Man City
18. Man City are starting to put some pressure on now.
De Bruyne is getting more involved and pulling the strings.
A ball into Haaland is just behind him and cannot get it under control otherwise he would have been one-on-one with the keeper.
Brentford 1-1 Newcastle
11. Jacob Murphy floats a ball into the box, looking for Isak.
The Swede rises to head home and get The Magpies level.
This has been a good start to the game at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Goal – Alexander Isak (Newcastle)
Brentford 1-0 Newcastle
8. Norgaard does well to find Mbuemo on the side of the box.
He cuts inside and lets rip with a brilliant strike into the back of the net.
Brentford look keen to keep their sensational home form going.
Goal – Bryan Mbuemo (Brentford)
Crystal Palace 1-0 Man City
9. Will Hughes plays a neat one-two with Mateta.
He then threads it through to Munoz in the box.
The Palace defender slots it past Ortega to break the deadlock in the capital.
Goal – Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace)
View from SunSport’s Graeme Bryce at Villa Park
This really is a must-win game for Villa, against a Saints team which has won just one of their last 27 Premier League fixtures – against Everton last month.
Russell Martin’s men will be encouraged by their 1-1 draw at Brighton last weekend and will be hoping to build on that.
However Saints are without suspended skipper Jack Stephens following his hair-raising experience when he tugged Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella’s locks!
Unai Emery rests Ollie Watkins and hands Jhon Duran his first Premier League start.
Premier League matches underway
We have three afternoon games to enjoy today.
Aston Villa vs Southampton
Brentford vs Newcastle
Crystal Palace vs Man City
These matches could affect the top and bottom of the table.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk