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4m ago 11.06 EDT Josh Sargent has scored within a minute of the restart to cut Norwich’s arrears at Plymouth to 2-1. Nerves will start jangling at Home Park now … Share

5m ago 11.05 EDT We’re getting back under way in dribs and drabs. What does the second 45-minute period have in store for us? Share

12m ago 10.58 EDT Crystal Palace and Brighton have shown no shortage of stomach for the fight on derby day despite both teams being safely ensconced in mid-table, albeit both will believe the Europa League is within their grasp. The Seagulls responded well to JP Mateta’s early goal. Wolves haven’t really shown up at Portman Road yet and Ipswich have taken full advantage to lead 1-0. Can Kieran McKenna’s side hold on and secure a crucial three points that give them a sniff in the survival race? And the final question … can West Ham muster up any creativity and invention to get back in the game against Bournemouth? It’s been in short supply from the Hammers so far today – and all season, come to think. Share

20m ago 10.50 EDT I’ll grab a quick cuppa before analysing those three Premier League first halves. Share

21m ago 10.50 EDT Half time scores Premier League Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton

Ipswich 1-0 Wolves

West Ham 0-1 Bournemouth In the Championship, the standout scorelines are bottom side Plymouth winning 2-0 at home to Norwich and playoff hopefuls Bristol City 2-0 up v Watford. Sheffield United are trailing 1-0 to lowly Oxford. League One leaders Birmingham are being held 1-1 by 10-man Barnsley, while Stockport are 2-0 up at Exeter. In League Two, Bradford are beating Crewe 1-0 after scoring in the first minute while Salford 2-2 Gillingham has been entertaining fare. Share

25m ago 10.46 EDT West Ham are getting the runaround by Bournemouth now, with the visitors hitting the crossbar … the Hammers need half-time, as most of these games enter first half added time. Share

27m ago 10.43 EDT Thomas Tuchel has a lovely old job, doesn’t he? He’s sat in the Selhurst sunshine this afternoon, presumably taking an interest in Dean Henderson, Ebere Eze, Adam Wharton, Marc Guehi and others. Share

30m ago 10.41 EDT GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Bournemouth (Evanilson, 38) There hadn’t been much to report at the London Stadium, but a mistake from Alphonse Areola allows Evanlison to snaffle the opening goal. The West Ham keeper pushed it out into the striker’s path. View image in fullscreen Bournemouth's Evanilson (centre left) steers the ball home to open the scoring at West Ham. Photograph: John Walton/PA Share Updated at 10.48 EDT

31m ago 10.40 EDT A twist in the Championship promotion race? Oxford have stunned Sheffield United by taking the lead at the Kassam Stadium. Siriki Dembele bundles home for the Us after an almighty mess in the box. View image in fullscreen Oxford United's Siriki Dembele celebrates with his teammates. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA Share Updated at 10.46 EDT

33m ago 10.37 EDT Well, well, well (reprise) … Barnsley have levelled virtually straight away at Birmingham via Davis Kellor-Dunn. The 10 men have something to hang onto. Share

34m ago 10.36 EDT Well, well, well. In La Liga, Real Madrid are trailing 1-0 to Mouctar Diakhaby’s goal for Valencia. And Vinicius Jr has missed a penalty. It could be a big day in La Liga’s title race. View image in fullscreen Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby heads the visitors in front at Real Madrid. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Share Updated at 11.01 EDT

36m ago 10.35 EDT On that Delap goal – which was checked by VAR for a long time – Paul Summers emails in an explanation: You’re right about Delap – onside. BUT VAR were checking the wrong offside! I’d love to see the lines drawn for when the ball was sent into O’Shea who then headed it to Delap. Everyone here called that offside but of course no replays and no checks. Share

37m ago 10.34 EDT It seemed only a matter of time til Birmingham took the lead against 10-man Barnsley. Jay Stansfield converts a penalty to take Blues one step closer to promotion. 1-0. Share

38m ago 10.32 EDT GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton (Welbeck, 31) Minteh drives in a sensational cross and Danny Welbeck nips in between the defenders to steer it home. Brighton are back on level terms! That was coming, to be fair, the Seagulls have come back into this contest since making a really poor start. View image in fullscreen Brighton’s Danny Welbeck squeezes the ball home to put the visitors back on level terms. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters View image in fullscreen Welbeck celebrates … Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen As do the travelling fans. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters Share Updated at 10.45 EDT

40m ago 10.31 EDT These two games are mirroring each other in the South West: Bristol City 2-0 Watford: Nahki Wells has doubled the hosts’ lead! Plymouth 2-0 Norwich: A second Ryan Hardie effort does the same for the Championship basement boys. Share

43m ago 10.27 EDT The battle to avoid relegation from the Championship could get very, very interesting in the final stages of the season. As it stands the following teams are far from safe: Plymouth, Luton, Cardiff, Derby, Hull, Stoke and Oxford. Three of them will go down. Share

46m ago 10.25 EDT Bristol City 1-0 Watford: Ross McCrorie has opened the scoring at Ashton Gate in a major boost for the Robins’ outside chances of clinching a playoff berth. Plymouth 1-0 Norwich: Ryan Hardie powers Argyle into the lead down at Home Park. Could they muster a late survival bid? Share Updated at 10.26 EDT

48m ago 10.22 EDT Adam Wharton is controlling matters for Palace against Brighton. No surprises, there. He’s been excellent since his return from injury. How long before Thomas Tuchel copies Gareth Southgate considers him for his senior England squad? Share

52m ago 10.19 EDT GOAL! Ipswich 1-0 Wolves (Delap, 16) Wolves appeal for offside, but there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that Ipswich goal. It’s well worked. Liam Delap’s effort has put a cat among the pigeons. View image in fullscreen Ipswich Town's Liam Delap slots the ball home to open the scoring against Wolves. Photograph: Chris Radburn/Reuters View image in fullscreen Which he’s quite happy about. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 10.29 EDT

1h ago 10.15 EDT Brighton trail 1-0 at Crystal Palace and, after an awful opening 10 minutes or so, have finally turned up. Dean Henderson has just made a final double save to preserve the Eagles’ advantage. Share

1h ago 10.12 EDT Scottish Premiership: Rangers could wrap up second spot today… but Dylan Levitt has given Hibs the lead early on to silence Ibrox. View image in fullscreen Hibernian's Dylan Levitt (second left) celebrates with teammates scoring the opening goal at Rangers. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Share Updated at 10.24 EDT

1h ago 10.09 EDT Let me tell you a little story about former Rangers and Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield. He’d not scored since September 2023 when he rejoined his boyhood team Falkirk at the start of February after spells with Charlotte FC and Bolton. In nine games since then, he’s netted seven. Falkirk’s new talisman. Share

1h ago 10.06 EDT League One: There’s loads going on in the third tier early doors, too. Barnsley’s Maël de Gevigney has been shown a straight red card at Birmingham for a professional foul, while playoff-pushing Stockport have clinched an early lead at Exeter. Share

1h ago 10.04 EDT GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Brighton (Mateta, 3) Another quick goal! Jean-Phillipe Mateta is back among the goals with a super-sharp finish at Selhurst Park. Advantage Palace in the A23 derby. View image in fullscreen A brace of Brighton defenders look on as Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta fires home to give the Eagles a very early lead. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Jean-Philippe Mateta launches into his trademark celebration … Photograph: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Then is joined in the celebrations by his teammates and the Eagles fans. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters Share Updated at 10.22 EDT

1h ago 10.03 EDT The quickest goal of the day goes to Bradford’s Bobby Pointon. He’s found the net inside 30 seconds at Valley Parade against Crewe. What a start – and in front of a bumper Bradford crowd. Share

1h ago 10.02 EDT Here’s our unofficial Scottish football correspondent Simon McMahon on email: The big guns are not in action in Scotland until tomorrow, when Celtic travel to St. Johnstone before the game of the weekend at Tynecastle between Hearts and Dundee United. United need one more point from their next two games to guarantee a top six place, but it could be confirmed today depending on the results of St. Mirren and Motherwell, who are away to Dundee and Kilmarnock respectively. If either of them fail to win, United’s place in the top six, after winning the Scottish Championship last year, will be confirmed. Rangers could heap pressure on Celtic at the top guarantee that they finish second by beating Hibs at Ibrox today. Share

1h ago 09.56 EDT Almost kickoff time. Eesh, if Wolves win at Ipswich today you can safely put a line under both the title and survival races with seven games to go. Only the battle for Champions League qualification will remain. Share

1h ago 09.49 EDT Before our attention turns to the 3pm games here’s the report from Goodison Park where Everton (again) drew 1-1 thanks to a hardy performance from David Moyes’s men (again), while Arsenal dropped points and fell further behind Liverpool (again) in the non-title-race. Andy Hunter watched it all unfold. Ndiaye on the spot as Everton put further dent in slim Arsenal title hopes Read more Share

1h ago 09.45 EDT Some normal goings-on in the Under-18s Premier League this morning, too. It’s been a very bad day for Leeds United so far. Maybe Manchester United’s future isn’t as murky as some say? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤯 | Completely 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐄. pic.twitter.com/m4JhAZQ9rK — Rising Stars XI (@RisingStarXI) April 5, 2025 Share

1h ago 09.41 EDT Also in League Two today, Chesterfield – who had five wins in their last six – went to relegation-battling Tranmere. And Tranmere won 4-0. It’s a division that just doesn’t make sense. Share

2h ago 09.29 EDT Meanwhile, the top of League Two is madness. Port Vale are on the brink of a 3-2 win at Walsall that would take them to the summit, leapfrogging the hosts, while Doncaster conjured up two goals in the final few minutes at Cheltenham to win 2-0 and boost their hopes of automatic promotion. Share

2h ago 09.27 EDT Full time: Luton 1-1 Leeds, Coventry 1-2 Burnley. Sunderland still lead with a couple of minutes to go at The Hawthorns. Oooft. Share

2h ago 09.08 EDT Longtime Championship frontrunners Leeds are being held 1-1 by Luton. Rivals Burnley are 2-1 up at Coventry, while Sunderland – who still have an outside shot at finishing in the top two – are winning 1-0 at West Brom. Just 10 minutes to go in those Leeds and Burnley games. Is another Leeds promotion bid falling apart, again? *Joy Division plays* Share

2h ago 09.06 EDT The most crucial aspect of that Premier League team news is the absence of Matheus Cunha for Wolves at Ipswich. The Brazilian, who has made no secret of his lofty ambitions, serves the final game of a three-match suspension and without him Vítor Pereira’s side may struggle for attacking impetus. They have actually won their past two without him, but one was a 1-0 win over a lacklustre West Ham and the other was a 2-1 victory at Southampton. Hardly inspiring stuff – and that Wolves frontline may find things a little trickier against a resurgent Ipswich, who know it’s a must-win for them today. Share

2h ago 08.57 EDT West Ham v Bournemouth team news West Ham: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles; Álvarez, Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Paquetá, Kudus. Subs: Fabianski, Soler, Coufal, Füllkrug, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Emerson, Ferguson. Bournemouth: Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Scott, Cook; Outtara, Semenyo, Evanlison. Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Soler, Jebbison, Araujo, Hill, Silcott-Duberry, Winterburn. Share Updated at 09.00 EDT

2h ago 08.54 EDT Ipswich v Wolves team news Ipswich: Palmer; Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Burgess, Townsend; Morsy, Cajuste; Johnson, Broadhead, Enciso; Delap. Subs: Walton, Davis, Woolfenden, Phillips, Chaplin, Taylor, Hirst, Philogene, Clarke. Wolves: Sá; Doherty, Agbadou, T.Gomes; Semedo. J.Gomes, André, Aït-Nouri; Munetsi, Bellegarde; Strand Larsen. Subs: Bentley, Bueno, Hwang, R.Gomes, Doyle, Sarabia, Forbs, Guedes, Djiga. Share Updated at 08.56 EDT

2h ago 08.51 EDT Crystal Palace v Brighton team news Crystal Palace: Henderson; Lerma, Lacroix, Guéhi; Muñoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze, Mateta. Subs: Turner, Ward, Nketiah, França, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny. Brighton: Verbruggen; Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupiñán; Gomez, Baleba, O’Riley; Minteh, Mitoma, Welbeck. Subs: Rushworth, March, Gruda, Pedro, Adingra, Cashin, Ayari, Wieffer, Tasker. Share Updated at 08.53 EDT

2h ago 08.48 EDT Before we run through the Premier League team news, I’ll nudge you in the direction of Everton v Arsenal. Simon Burnton has the updates, with the Toffees having just levelled from the penalty spot. Everton v Arsenal: Premier League – live Read more Share

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