Liverpool v Southampton, Brighton v Fulham, and more: football
There's 20 minutes or so remaining at the City Ground in the big early kickoff and Scott Murray is all over it for us. Nottingham Forest v Manchester City: Premier League – live Share
Welcome to another Saturday clockwatch – and what a glorious springtime Saturday this is (in most of the UK, at least).
The football doesn't look too shabby either. In the Best League In The World (TM) there's top v bottom with Liverpool v Southampton, two middling sides in Brighton v Fulham and whatever you care to dub Crystal Palace v Ipswich, probably safe versus seriously unsafe in the case of the latter.
Down the leagues there's no shortage of 3pm Saturday goodness, with promotion-pushing Sheffield United and Burnley in action in the Championship, while Birmingham, Wrexham and Huddersfield are among the second tier hopefuls playing in the, er, third tier today.
There's lots more beside, include the Bundesliga, La Liga and more and more and more. Let's do this thing! Share
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