Premier League buildup, Celtic v Hearts fallout, FA Cup final reaction, and more – matchday live
Key events
Antoine Semenyo scored the winner for Manchester City in their 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Just seven and a half years ago Semenyo made his debut in the competition for Newport against Metropolitan Police FC (yes, that’s a team). Read Barney Ronay’s piece about Semenyo’s heroics below.
Today’s fixtures (3pm unless stated)
Premier League
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Manchester United v Nottingham Forest (12:30pm)
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Brentford v Crystal Palace
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Everton v Sunderland
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Leeds United v Brighton & Hove Albion
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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham
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Newcastle United v West Ham United (5:30pm)
Scottish Premiership
English FA Trophy
Yesterday’s results
FA Cup
Scottish Premiership
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Celtic 3-1 Hearts
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Falkirk 2-5 Rangers
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Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell
Women’s Super League
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Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
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Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
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Everton 1-0 Leicester City
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Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal
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London City Lionesses 2-1 Aston Villa
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West Ham United 1-4 Manchester City
Preamble
Hello and welcome to another Matchday live! We have another big day of fixtures for you after yesterday’s excitement – Manchester City winning the FA Cup, Celtic taking home the Scottish Premiership and Manchester City lifting the Women’s Super League trophy.
Today, we turn our attention to the bottom of the Premier League table. Newcastle play West Ham this evening. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side would move out of the drop zone with a win, piling the pressure on their London rivals Tottenham before their game against Chelsea in midweek.
On the topic of Chelsea, the club have reached an agreement in principle to appoint Xabi Alonso as their new head coach. Stick with us for the latest updates and news from around the football world. Send me an email with your thoughts.
