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Back under way in the Championship except for at the Valley, where something we’ll call “the clockwatch rule” meant that game’s first half finished 10 minutes after the others.
In League One, promoted Cardiff entertain Port Vale, who need a win to prolong their long battle against relegation. Both sides are also among the few to lose to Chelsea in recent months. It’s currently goalless there.
And it’s half-time at Turf Moor, where Manchester City lead 1-0 and Burnley need a goal to avoid going down, mathematically at least.
Half time: Bournemouth 0-0 Leeds
It’s been watchable, if not a thriller so far. Bournemouth have probably edged the first half, but it’s still very much up for grabs.
Double oof! The ball is whipped along the six-yard line and Aaronson just fails to connect with a boot and prod it home. That’s the closest Leeds have come.
Oof! This is the closest either side have come, as Ryan Christie slides in at the far post but sees his shot repelled by Darlow’s right boot. Tavernier then flashes his effort wide, before Leeds break away again …
Leeds have a free kick on the left-hand edge of the area, but Tanaka’s delivery is terrible, wafting into the crowd behind the goal. The home fans ask: “what the [effing] hell was that,” and with good cause.
With Ipswich level and Boro ahead, the race for that second automatic promotion spot could scarcely be tighter. Ipswich have a game in hand on Millwall, but one of their three remaining fixtures is at St Mary’s.
Championship half-times
Birmingham 2-1 Preston
Charlton 1-1 Ipswich
Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wed
Sheffield United 0-3 Blackburn
Bournemouth 0-0 Leeds: From Truffert’s free kick, Marco Senesi heads across goal but Darlow is there to scoop it up. Leeds break and Aaronson cuts inside before firing on goal. It’s on target, but easy enough for Petrovic to get down and collect.
Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert records the game’s first shot on target, which is a start, even if it’s underhit and straight at Karl Darlow. In the Championship, Blackburn lead 3-0 at Sheffield United, Ohashi getting his second of the night.
Junior Kroupi goes in the book for a hefty challenge on Ampadu, who needs a touch of the magic sponge. At Turf Moor, Burnley are holding up under pressure, but Manchester City still lead 1-0.
Sheffield United 0-2 Blackburn: The visitors double their lead through Ryoya Morishita, and it’s looking like curtains for Oxford United in the Championship.
GOAL! Charlton 1-1 Ipswich (Furlong 35′)
Ipswich are level, right-back Darnell Furlong striking clinically from the edge of the box after silky buildup work from Jaden Philogene.
Bournemouth launch a long throw that Darlow punches away and Leeds break, Okafor with a lung-busting run down the left. Gudmundsson eventually gets up to deliver a cross, but it’s cleared away by Truffer.
All over in Paris, too, where PSG have beaten Nantes 3-0 to move four points clear atop Ligue 1. Their Champions League semi-final opponents, Bayern Munich, lead Leverkusen 1-0 in the DFB Cup semis and in case you hadn’t guessed, it’s Harry Kane with the opener.
It’s finished Elche 3-2 Atlético in La Liga, with the hosts hauling themselves out of the relegation zone. Atlético sit fourth, and have had a very underwhelming league campaign alongside their Cup heroics.
Bournemouth have started stronger at the Vitality, with David Brooks almost latching on to a through ball before Evanilson fires wide.
Birmingham 2-1 Preston: Ibrahim Osman doubles the hosts’ lead at St Andrews, before Andy Hughes quickly pulls one back. The playoffs are beyond Birmingham now but they can secure a top-half finish with a decent run in their final three games.
At Turf Moor, Burnley have let Erling Haaland run through on goal, with predictable results. City lead 1-0, and are provisionally top of the table.
Sheffield Utd 0-1 Blackburn: Yuki Ohashi puts Rovers ahead at Bramall Lane – if they win, they’ll secure their Championship place and send Oxford down tonight.
GOAL! Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wed (Whittaker 11′)
Boro take an early lead, Morgan Whittaker with the goal. Elsewhere in the second tier, Birmingham lead Preston through Jay Stansfield.
GOAL! Charlton 1-0 Ipswich (Docherty 1′)
A big goal at the Valley, as Greg Docherty strikes on the rebound inside 60 seconds. It’s particularly good news for Charlton’s Sarf Lah’n neighbours, Millwall, who lead the race for second place.
Pre-game thoughts from Andoni Iraola, who is asked whether his exit – and news of Marco Rose’s arrival – has affected the players. “It is not affecting the performances, which tells you a lot about their mentality. The recent results, this appointment, show where things are going.”
And here’s Daniel Farke, his countenance as ever like a humble medieval farmer who must avenge a death: “We are focused only on this game, to achieve our goal, our bread and butter in the league. It’s a busy schedule but my players would rather be playing games than training!”
ICYMI, today’s big football news:
“Bournemouth are on the beach, but not in the football sense – they still have realistic Europe ambitions and will want to play up for the gaffer who’s taken them there,” writes Jeremy Boyce. “NotAsNasty Leeds will present feisty opposition, despite their upcoming FA Cup semi v leaderless Chelsea. A point tonight and they’re safe. Plenty to play for, and given their respective styles, there should be goals.
“Hand on heart, this Leeds fan says a surprise 1-2 and a happy day out at Wemberlee on Sunday. We can always dream.”
There is, of course, another Premier League game on tonight: Burnley v Manchester City. If City win it, they go top, and Burnley will be relegated. High stakes indeed; follow that one with Simon Burnton.
“I know we start next season on -15 points, but looking at the team tonight, it’s a good League One team,” writes Sheffield Wednesday fan Colin Everest. “Let’s hope the takeover goes through smoothly this month.” Amen to that.
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday teams
Middlesbrough (3-4-2-1): Brynn; Malanda, Fry, Ayling; Brittain, Morris, Whittaker, Targett; Browne, Conway; Strelec.
Subs: Sene, Silvera, Castledine, Bangura, Edmundson, Hansen, Wildsmith, Ibeh, Sarmiento.
Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3): Cooper; Palmer, Otegbayo, Lowe; Fusire, Heskey, Nakamba, Adaramola; Thornton, Yates, McNeill.
Subs: Iorfa, Lowe, Chalobah, Kobacki, Stretch, McGhee, Grainger, Moses, Silcott-Duberry.
“Did Liam Rosenior really fail at Chelsea?” asks Liam Ro David Wall. “People forget that their measures of success aren’t the normal ones for any other football club. Their aim is to short-sell the market on wide forwards below the age of 25, the other on-pitch stuff is just sleight-of-hand to get the suckers looking the other way. How they can make any decision on his tenure before the transfer window opens is beyond me.”
Bringing it back round to Bournemouth, Andoni Iraola is among the early favourites for the Chelsea hotseat this summer. You have to wonder why any manager whose star is rising would take that job on.
Bournemouth v Leeds team news
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Jiménez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert; Scott, Christie; Brooks, Kroupi, Tavernier; Evanilson.
Subs: Mandas, Smith, Adams, Diakité, Doak, Toth, Adli, Unal, Rayan.
Leeds United (3-4-2-1): Darlow; Justin, Bijol, Struijk; Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Aaronson, Okafor; Calvert-Lewin.
Subs: Perri, Rodon, Bornauw, Buonanotte, Dan James, Sean Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Gnonto.
PSG were originally supposed to host this game between the Champions League ties against Chelsea, but it was moved to allow them to focus on Europe. PSG have only played four Ligue 1 games since the end of February, and visiting fans made their feelings known with a banner. To be fair, PSG have lost two of those games, so it might not be helping.
It’s been a lively start to Atlético Madrid’s game at Elche – having led early through Nico González, the visitors fell 2-1 down before González got a second to make it 2-2 at half-time.
In Ligue 1, PSG lead relegation-threatened Nantes 2-0 at the Parc des Princes, the goals coming from Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desiré Doué. In fact, as I type this, Kvaratskhelia has added his second, the silky genius.
Preamble
Which team currently has the longest unbeaten run in any of Europe’s “big five” leagues? Bayern? Barcelona? No, it’s Bournemouth, who haven’t lost in 13 [thirteen] Premier League matches.
Not even Andoni Iraola announcing his summer departure could stop them – if anything, results have improved. Having emerged from trips to the Emirates and St James’ Park with six points in the bag, the Cherries can climb to sixth with a win tonight, a first European campaign within reach.
It could be a historic season for Leeds too – they are unbeaten in six games in all competitions, and will fancy their chances of upsetting Chelsea in the FA Cup semis this weekend. Eight points ahead of Spurs in the relegation battle, a result here would all but secure survival.
The vibes should be immaculate at the Vitality –and there’s plenty going on elsewhere. Ipswich and Middlesbrough need wins to boost their promotion hopes, Atlético and Barcelona are in La Liga action, and it’s only Leverkusen v Bayern in the DFB Pokal semi-finals. Let’s roll!
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Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Leicestershire v Essex, and more: county cricket day four – live | Sport
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Tea time scores
Division One
Grace Road: Leicestershire 187 and 428 v Essex 401 and 99-2 Essex need 116 to win
Trent Bridge: Somerset 310 and 355-7dec BEAT Nottinghamshire 193 and 166 by 306 runs.
Hove: Sussex 521 BEAT Glamorgan 155 and 268 by an innings and 98 runs
Scarborough: Yorkshire 469 and 246-6dec v Warwickshire 263 and 237-5 Warwicks need 216 to win
Division Two
Chester-le-Street: Durham 377 BEAT Derbyshire 118 and 237 by an innings and 22 runs
Blackpool: Kent 178 and 332 BEAT Lancashire 87 and 283 by 140 runs
Northampton: Northamptonshire 465 v Gloucestershire 268 and 387 Northants need 191 to win
New Road: Worcestershire 265 and 191-7 v Middlesex 339 and 283-6dec Worcs need 167 to win
To Scarborough: where Sam Hain (63) and Ed Barnard (280 are keeping Warwickshire hopes alive, a flying George Hill not quite able to get hand on ball. Ah, they’re going in for tea now, needing 216 off 35 overs, five wickets left. Enthralling stuff for those sitting sunning themselves on the bleachers.
Rehan Ahmed, unwanted by England, lurches left to take a super catch to get rid of Tom Westley at Grace Road. Scriven the wicket taker. Essex 86-2.
Gloucestershire are really getting stuck into their task at Wantage Road – the lead is now 176. James Bracey now 137, Will Williams, whose obstinance Lancs would have liked at Blackpool, 7 in 40 minutes.
While at New Road, Cullen (15) and Taylor (6) continue to hold up Middlesex – Worcs seven down, needing another 179.
Looks lovely and sunny at Grace Road, as the clouds stitch a blanket over Manchester. Walter and Westley moving things along. Essex 73-1 need another 143.
England Test XI: Jordan Cox and Sonny Baker to make their debuts
There are four changes from England’s XI at Lord’s. Jordan Cox, fresh from a magnificent 204 against Leicestershire, and Sonny Baker will make their Test debuts. Jofra Archer returns, as does Matt Fisher, replacing his Surrey teammate Gus Atkinson who, along with Ben Stokes, wasn’t considered for selection after breaking the curfew. There is no space this time for Shoaib Bashir.
James Rew could also make his Test debut at The Oval, if Jamie Smith’s wife goes into labour.
England XI: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root (capt), Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Jordan Cox, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Matthew Fisher, Sonny Baker
Somerset (thank you Anthony Gibson) were without Toms Kohler-Cadmore, Abell, Banton and Lammonby and Will Smede, and then were raided by England for James Rew and lost Lewis Gregory to a hamstring mid-game.
Somerset BEAT Notts by 306 runs – five wickets for Coverton
Overton with the final wicket as Ali swats like a man about to be stung and Alfie Ogborne takes the catch, running over to Overton for a bear hug. Happy handshakes all round. O’Neill undefeated on 54, Notts all out for 166 and defeated for the first time in 15 matches.
Trent Bridge: Somerset 310 and 355-7dec BEAT Nottinghamshire 193 and 166 by 306 runs.
Somerset 21 points, Notts 3 points.
The wheels have fallen off and rolled into the gutter at New Road. Worcestershire, 123-7 at lunch, are now 156-7. Three for Zafar Gohar, one for Seb Morgan.
An early Essex wicket at Grace Road: “In a variation to his first innings dismissal, Elgar’s caught at slip off Davey to give Leicestershire some hope.” says Mike Daniels.
“I’m worried about Ben”
Some quite worrying quotes from Brendon McCullum about Ben Stokes.
Half a big Somerset boot is across the line as Dillon Pennington becomes wicket number four for Craig Overton, driving to backward point. O’Neill stands, thoughtful at the non-striker’s end on 45. Mohammad Ali gets a snorter first ball but survives. Notts 153-9.
Regulations, regulations. Over to you Mike Daniels: “Apparently the regs are that the 15 mins is taken if there’s a chance of a result and it’s the last innings of the game, whereas the 30 mins taken here was because that’s mandatory when there are 9 wkts down in any innings.
“That’s the combined wisdom of the scorers and the match referee at lunch. Apparently you can take the 15 mins and the 30 mins subsequently if it’s the last innings of the game.”
On a Monday in June?
100 for James Bracey
A second hundred of the season for James Bracey who has stitched Gloucestershire’s second innings together. Daz Ahmed was lbw just before lunch, so Matt Taylor joins the vigil. The lead over Northants 125.
Lewis Hill out at last for 127 – Essex need 215 to win
Could be interesting…. especially as Essex are without Jordan Cox in their second innings. All hail last man out Lewis Hill, bowled t’ween bat and pad heaving for the rope, for 127, walks off chastising himself. A second wicket for Critchley. Three each for Snater and Harmer.
Lunch at Trent Bridge, where a furious Craig Overton stalks off after missing a catch at slip in the last over before lunch, bowled by Jack Leach.
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 193 and 138-8 v Somerset 310 and 355-7dec Notts need 335 to win
While at Grace Road they will play on till 1.30 – thanks to Mike Daniels for the info.“Scorer tells me they’re playing on for half an hour or 8 overs, rather than 15 mins. Don’t know the regs myself.”
They’re playing on for 15 mins at Grace Road too, where Lewis Hill is still keeping vigil on 113, but has lost Josh Davey after 65 minutes of defence. Leics 414-9 lead by 200.
Lunchtime-ish scores
Division One
Grace Road: Leicestershire 187 and 414-9- v Essex 401
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 193 and 129-8 v Somerset 310 and 355-7
Hove: Sussex 521 BEAT Glamorgan 155 and 268 by an innings and 98 runs
Scarborough: Yorkshire 469 and 246-6dec v Warwickshire 263 and 139-4 Warwicks need 314 to win
Division Two
Chester-le-Street: Durham 377 BEAT Derbyshire 118 and 237 by an innings and 22 runs
Blackpool: Kent 178 and 332 BEAT Lancashire 87 and 283 by 140 runs
Northampton: Northamptonshire 465 v Gloucestershire 268 and 306-8
New Road: Worcestershire 265 and127-3 v Middlesex 339 and 283-6 Worcs need 231 to win
A Thomas Rew stat that I missed yesterday – he is the third youngest Somerset centurion after Trevor Jones and Marcus Trescothick. He beats brother James by one precious day. They’re playing an extra 15 mins at Trent Bridge to try and get this game polished off.
Worcestershire had been enjoying a fruitful morning – but have just lost Roderick for 20, lbw to Eathan Bosch, a name he must always have to spell out over the telephone. (I feel his pain). Ben Allison 71 not out. Worcs 117-3 need another 241 to beat Middx.
They’re on at Wantage Road, but James Bracey (93) and Daz Ahmed are hanging on in there. Gloucs 398-7 lead Northants by 101. Ahmed, who came through SACA, is playing in his second f-c match.
Jack Haynes, Nottinghamshire’s last real hope, get a wobbler from Pretorius that shimmies past, and touches, the outside edge, Notts 104 for eight.
100 for Lewis Hill
Well played Lewis Hill! Back-to-the-wall innings of the year? Over six hours of concentration. Leicestershire 397-8 and Essex’s frustration grows.
To Scarborough, where George Hill is also polishing his all-round credentials – 65 not out yesterday, 3 for 23 with the ball today. Warwickshire are listing badly – three wickets down this morning – 97 for four, 355 more to win.
Patterson-White has a waft and is caught at second slip by Craig Overton scooping the ball off the turf with both hands – Pretorius with the wicket. Notts down and nearly out – 87-7.
Elsewhere, Simon Harmer has extracted Tom Scriven from the Grace Road pitch, but Lewis Hill’s nearly-six-hour opus continues. He’s now got Josh Davey (5 in 23 balls) for company. The lead over Essex is 148.
Rew highlights
Thanks to WashingtonIrvine BTL for the link to the Rew brother’s batting partnership yesterday and Tom’s first century. So young, so talented.
Thomas Rew! What catch, diving to his right in front of first slip with open mitt, and only wearing the gloves because brother James was called up by England yesterday. T Rew and James Coles are currently battling for allround performance of the round. A pair for Lyndon James, a second wicket for Overton this morning.
Notts 75 for six and looking lightly to slip to defeat at fortress Trent Bridge for the first time since May 2024 against Hampshire
And there’s the next big wicket for Somerset, HH, who turns Overton off his hip and into the gloves of Thomas Rew. Notts 69 for five and HH is another player, like Saif Zaib until this round, who hasn’t been able to match last year’s plenty.
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Weather watch – no play yet at Northampton
Mostly positive, with sunny spells, though there are some showers moving north and east. At Wantage Road, they’re starting to mop up.
A huge wicket! Joe Clarke is bowled by Jake Ball, who was substituted in half way through the game because of Gregory’s hamstring. Delight for Somerset, despair for Clarke who was done for pace. Notts 51-4,
Big Craig with the second over of the morning, after Joe Clarke tickles four off Jake Ball’s first ball of the day. Not many in the white tip-up seats. And that’s a maiden.
Eyes first to Trent Bridge, where Notts are trying to avoid their first defeat of the season, and their first since May 2025 when they lost to Durham at Chester le Street. Anthony Gibson thinks it is a bowling morning moving onto a batting afternoon.
Good morning Mike Daniels in the Grace Road scorebox. “Will it be a Headingly ‘81 day here or will Leicestershire subside to another tame loss?
“It’s frustrating for their supporters to see the optimism generated by last season’s promotion dissipated by the performances this year.
“Yes, there are mitigating factors with key players missing for either the whole or part of the season and a great overseas signing subsequently withdrawn by the SA Board, but the batting hasn’t generally been good enough from the established players. Days like yesterday, when grit was shown, are more frustrating as it shows what has been missing from the first innings, and too many innings so far this year.
“The workmanlike bowling attack was never going to be strong enough to win games in Div 1 so the onus was on the batting, and it hasn’t delivered.
“There’s still time to put strong performances in this season and supporters are hoping they’ll show the fight they showed yesterday in the coming games.”
Deepti Sharma popped Pakistan dreams.
Ollie Robinson ruled out of the second Test
Due to that knee soreness he felt after the first Test. He will stay with the squad and undergo rehab work ahead of the third Test. Which means England’s bowling attack will have at least three changes from Lord’s – minus Stokes, Atkinson and Robinson.
Scores on the doors
Division One
Grace Road: Leicestershire 187 and 326-7 v Essex 401
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 193 and 47-3v Somerset 310 and 355-7
Hove: Sussex 521 BEAT Glamorgan 155 and 268 by an innings and 98 runs
Scarborough: Yorkshire 469 and 246-6 v Warwickshire 263 and 44-1
Division Two
Chester-le-Street: Durham 377 BEAT Derbyshire 118 and 237 by an innings and 22 runs
Blackpool: Kent 178 and 332 BEAT Lancashire 87 and 283 by 140 runs
Northampton: Northamptonshire 465 v Gloucestershire 268 and 264-7
New Road: Worcestershire 265 and 33-2 v Middlesex 339 and 283-6 Worcs need 325 to win
Sunday’s roundup: Mahmud’s six continues Kent’s revival
Hasan Mahmud poured cold water over the Blackpool sandcastles with a career-best six for 69, nine wickets in the match, bowling Kent to a 140-run victory over Lancashire. He lifted the match ball as he led Kent off, enveloped in a huge hug from head coach Adam Hollioake as he crossed the rope – not a bad debut performance.
Kent’s dismal start to the season has been transformed, with three wins in four games. Lancashire’s though, has slipped dangerously – this a third defeat in four. Marcus Harris was stranded on an immaculate 91, though for a time, as the crowd on the bleachers soaked in the afternoon sun, the unlikely seemed possible, as Keaton Jennings (61) and Liam Livingstone (47) stuck to the task.
Sussex leaped to the top of the Division One table with an innings victory over Glamorgan at Hove. Glamorgan batted with furrowed concentration second time around, with half centuries for Ben Kellaway (55) and Asa Tribe (64), but Sussex chipped away. Captain Tom Haines snaffled three wickets as did double-centurion James Coles, who put the full stop on a magical match by bowling Ryan Hadley.
Durham coach Ryan Campbell, buoyant after the innings defeat of Derbyshire, confirmed he expects Ben Stokes to play for his team next week. He also praised Matthew Potts, whose eight for 66 cannoned Durham to victory. “When you find out you’re not going to be selected [by England], you can go one of two ways,” said Campbell. “You can be down in the dumps, or you can be Matthew Potts and take eight wickets. It just shows the qualities of the man.”
Potts’ four wickets in 19 balls ended Derbyshire’s resistance, though Harry Came carried his bat for 105. Earlier Lewis Moody, on his fundraising cycle ride from Newcastle RUFC to Twickenham, had called in to Chester le Street.
Eighteen-year-old Tom Rew hit his maiden first-class century for Somerset, a delightfully racy knock, as they dominated Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
England pulled Jordan Cox, fresh from his 204, out of Essex’s match against Leicestershire early as cover for Jamie Smith, whose partner is due to give birth to their second child. On the pitch, a dogged Leicestershire second innings, following on, hauled the game into a fourth day.
Preamble
Hello! Monday morning and there’s three empty places at the breakfast table – Chester-le-Street, Blackpool and Hove have all left early.
But there’s still lots to chew over – can Somerset’s bowlers run through the rest of Notts? Will Leicester’s dogged Sunday be in vain?Will Yorkshire pickle out Warwicks, Middlesex, Worcester and Northants stride up the table? All this and more, from 11am. Do join us.
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