{"id":7455,"date":"2025-10-25T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T11:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=7455"},"modified":"2025-10-25T11:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T11:57:02","slug":"coventry-v-watford-liverpool-look-for-league-revival-welbeck-resurgent-matchday-live-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=7455","title":{"rendered":"Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live | Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\" \/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\">Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"src-component-116125_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"src-component-116125\" role=\"switch\" aria-labelledby=\"src-component-116125_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\" \/>Show key events only<span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-68fcb95c8f0857c13d164523\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>On that note, Watford fan Mac Millings messaged in just a few moments into the early kick-offs.<\/strong> He wrote:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>\u201cI believe my beloved Hornets have conceded the first goal 7 (SEVEN) games in a row. If they do that against a rampant Coventry side, it could be a long morning for me here in the U.S. Which, of course, means it\u2019s time for my All-Time Breakfast foods XI:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Then, after the disastrous opening 10 minutes for the Hornets, he added:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>\u201cYou look away for 5 minutes&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>I think it will certainly be a long morning \u2013 or afternoon \u2013 for any Watford fan\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcb95c8f0857c13d164523#block-68fcb95c8f0857c13d164523\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fcb67e8f0837a8ea393442\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Championship:<\/strong> Coventry have taken an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Brandon Thomas-Asante and Jamie Allen in the third and seventh minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A nightmare start for Watford.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"b0c5767f-4208-4cd6-9f67-9ab38168280f\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Brandon Thomas-Asante celebrates his GOOAAL!<\/span> Photograph: Ryan Browne\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcb67e8f0837a8ea393442#block-68fcb67e8f0837a8ea393442\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a>Updated at\u00a007.47 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fcb5508f08e0ae8c400d8b\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>And with, I\u2019m handing over to Emillia Hawkins<\/strong> who will steer you through the afternoon updates.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcb5508f08e0ae8c400d8b#block-68fcb5508f08e0ae8c400d8b\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fcac128f08e0ae8c400d3d\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">KICK OFF &#8211; early games<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The games at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Portman Road, Fratton Park, Ewood Park, the Toughsheet Community Stadium, Field Mill*, Whaddon Road* and Highbury Stadium are all under way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>*Field Mill is technically called the One Call Stadium and Whaddon Road the EV Charger Points Stadium, alas.<\/em><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcac128f08e0ae8c400d3d#block-68fcac128f08e0ae8c400d3d\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fcb1be8f0837a8ea393416\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>There are a lot of \u2018trendy\u2019 managers in the Championship.<\/strong> Kieran McKenna was once linked with Manchester United and Chelsea, Will Still has a big reputation based on his work in France, Ryan Mason has come from Tottenham and Mart\u00ed Cifuentes was much vaunted at QPR. Yet it\u2019s Frank Lampard \u2013 often derided in his spells as a Premier League head coach \u2013 who sits top of the tree. Funny old game.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcb1be8f0837a8ea393416#block-68fcb1be8f0837a8ea393416\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fcb03b8f0857c13d1644d1\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>I guess this article could be three words long: \u201c<\/strong>with great difficulty\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"62d2038a-e1a1-498f-b497-6a148687e2c3\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcb03b8f0857c13d1644d1#block-68fcb03b8f0857c13d1644d1\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fcaddc8f08e0ae8c400d4b\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Another email<\/strong> that wades into the \u2018dinner party\u2019 debate I didn\u2019t even know existed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cGood morning from Geneva,\u201d writes Peter Greenwood. \u201cHaving been born and bred in Bury and now living here in Switzerland, I am comfortable with the dualism of \u2018dinner\u2019. I thought it was a nice touch to mention it \u2013 made matchday live more human somehow. Yet Carbonara is my least favourite Italian sauce.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcaddc8f08e0ae8c400d4b#block-68fcaddc8f08e0ae8c400d4b\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fcaaf38f08e0ae8c400d39\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Last time I helmed the matchday live blog,<\/strong> I provided my predictions for the day\u2019s coming Premier League games. Looking back, I got none of the scorelines correct, but let\u2019s have another go today:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Newcastle 2-1 Fulham<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Man Utd 1-1 Brighton<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Brentford 2-3 Liverpool<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Mockery incoming.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fcaaf38f08e0ae8c400d39#block-68fcaaf38f08e0ae8c400d39\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fca9178f08e0ae8c400d31\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Norwich fans:<\/strong> is Liam Manning under immense pressure? The Canaries are languishing down in 22nd and defeat at Swansea today could spell big trouble.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"aff4abb7-d9ea-4ba8-af9c-b97bf737a565\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.CommentBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1jro4j8\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1hkys4x\">\n<p>A win against Swansea is a must, because a relegation battle, is not what I envisaged or expected after all the money we spent in the Summer. If there is no win, we need to get rid of Manning immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-zp5ih1\"><a class=\"avatarLink dcr-7vjawv\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/discussion\/user\/id\/15034546\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fca9178f08e0ae8c400d31#block-68fca9178f08e0ae8c400d31\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fca6e98f0857c13d1644ae\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>It seems in the Championship nowadays,<\/strong> judging from those teamsheets, every team must have a Scandinavian goalkeeper, a centre-back called Phillips and at least one player with \u2018Thomas\u2019 in their name.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fca6e98f0857c13d1644ae#block-68fca6e98f0857c13d1644ae\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fca5608f0837a8ea3933c9\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Championship team news<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Coventry v Watford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Coventry: Rushworth; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Kitching; Mason-Clark, Grimes, Allen, Dasilva; Thomas-Asante, Wright, Sakamoto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Watford: Selvik; Ngakia, Abankwah, Keben, Bola; Kayembe, Louza, Sissoko, Vata; Baah, Doumbia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Ipswich v West Brom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Ipswich: Walton; Furlong, O\u2019Shea, Kipr\u00e9, Davis; Matusiwa, J.Taylor, Walle Egeli, Szmodics, Philogene; Hirst.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">West Brom: Griffiths; Campbell, Phillips, Mepham, C.Taylor; Diakit\u00e9, Mowatt; Iling-Junior, Price, Johnston; Heggeb\u00f8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Portsmouth v Stoke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Portsmouth: Bursik; Williams, Matthews, Poole, Ogilvie; Yang, Dozzell, Pack, Chaplin; Kirk, Bishop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Stoke: Johansson; Talvoierov, Phillips, Wilmot; Thomas, Pearson, Baker, Cresswell; Manhoef, Bae, Mubama.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fca5608f0837a8ea3933c9#block-68fca5608f0837a8ea3933c9\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a006.33 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fca2ac8f0837a8ea3933b9\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Some emails!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Charles Antaki is delighted to see Danny Welbeck in form: \u201cIt warms the cockles to see Welbeck having a moment in the public eye. He\u2019s one of a select few to leave Arsenal for whom the fans still feel affection; there was something instantly likeable about him as a character, and it was understood that he was probably a better player than injuries had allowed him to show. That he can be talked of for a possible England call up six years later is testament to his talent. So it\u2019ll be Arsenal fans who\u2019ll be especially pleased if he scores the winning goal at the World Cup \u2013 especially if he\u2019s come on to replace that other guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">And Mark Hooper steps in to defend me:<strong> \u201c<\/strong>Regardless of regional bias, it\u2019s not as if \u2018dinner party\u2019 is an unusual concept. There\u2019s even a quite good rock band named after it\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fca2ac8f0837a8ea3933b9#block-68fca2ac8f0837a8ea3933b9\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a006.23 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fca1048f0837a8ea3933b1\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Women\u2019s Nations League:<\/strong> A 2-0 defeat to Iceland in Ballymena last night left Northern Ireland with a mountain to climb in their two-legged promotion\/relegation playoff. The second leg takes place in Reykjavik on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">There was a better result for the Republic of Ireland, who beat Belgium 4-2 in their promotion\/relegation play-off in Dublin, boosting their hopes of reaching League A. The return leg is on Tuesday, in Leuven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In the Nations League semi-finals, a Klara B\u00fchl strike gave Germany a 1-0 win over France while Alexia Putellas and Cl\u00e0udia Pina bagged two apiece as Spain hammered Sweden 4-0. Again, the second legs are on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fca1048f0837a8ea3933b1#block-68fca1048f0837a8ea3933b1\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc9fe88f0837a8ea3933ab\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Spare a thought for fans of Truro City.<\/strong> They today are making the longest journey for a league match in English football history \u2013 a 914-mile round trip to Gateshead away today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI\u2019ve been at Truro for 10 years now and we\u2019re very, very used to travelling,\u201d club captain Connor Riley-Lowe told the BBC. The players made a 12-hour bus journey to the north east yesterday, which included a stop for a training session at Derby County.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc9fe88f0837a8ea3933ab#block-68fc9fe88f0837a8ea3933ab\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc9e0a8f08e0ae8c400cf4\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Sheffield Wednesday were placed into administration<\/strong> on Friday and given an automatic 12-point deduction by the EFL, which leaves them on minus six points. What a grim season it\u2019s been for the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">However, it seems Dejphon Chansiri\u2019s time as (a very unpopular) owner is now at an end with administrators seeking a new ownership, amid talk of a supporter-led model.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters\u2019 Trust has ended its boycott of home matches and, ahead of today\u2019s game against Oxford, tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>Today\u2019s about backing the lads on the pitch and the people who keep our club going off it. If you\u2019re heading to Hillsborough, please spend what you can inside the ground and at the club shop, it all helps support the staff and the team now. Let\u2019s make some noise and show what Sheffield Wednesday really is &#8211; its fans, its players, and its people.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Manager Henrik Pedersen said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\"><p>\n We have to be Sheffield Wednesday. We have to be a new Sheffield Wednesday with an old heart. We have to keep this understanding because we have a fantastic club, but this fantastic club deserves to grow.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc9e0a8f08e0ae8c400cf4#block-68fc9e0a8f08e0ae8c400cf4\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc9c468f08e0ae8c400cee\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Superb comment.<\/strong> Say no more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/oct\/24\/trailblazing-jess-fishlock-set-to-sign-off-legendary-career-for-wales-in-style\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Here\u2019s another plug for that superb piece on Fishlock\u2019s incredible journey.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"add8b33b-82f4-445d-bb10-f70d896fa20c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.CommentBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1jro4j8\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1hkys4x\">Jess Fishlock has done so much for women\u2019s sport in Wales. There\u2019s almost nothing more to add.<\/p>\n<p>As a footballer, she has consistently come across as the model professional, driving high standards, never accepting anything mediocrity. She\u2019s pushed for better facilities and resources, and she\u2019s been an enormous part of the improvements seen in the Welsh women\u2019s team over the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>And as a person, she\u2019s come across brilliantly. She seems approachable, humble, she\u2019s engaged with fans. There are so many stories of times where she\u2019s gone above and beyond, meeting fans, giving away shirts, helping build enthusiasm for the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>Fantastic footballer, fantastic person, she\u2019ll be missed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-zp5ih1\"><a class=\"avatarLink dcr-7vjawv\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/discussion\/user\/id\/11491707\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11491707.gif\" alt=\"avatar\" class=\"dcr-ve81nb\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc9c468f08e0ae8c400cee#block-68fc9c468f08e0ae8c400cee\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a005.55 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc98f08f08e0ae8c400cdc\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Are United \u2018back\u2019 then?<\/strong> I would advise caution when using that word. There have been false dawns in the past decade or so \u2013 many of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Today\u2019s game versus Brighton represents a different kind of test for Ruben Amorim\u2019s side after the high of their Anfield win. We\u2019ve seen United\u2019s 3-4-3 succeed in a low to mid block against the \u2018bigger sides\u2019, with United happy to sit deep and spring forward on the counterattack. Brighton will press, for sure, but they\u2019ll also ask United to play through midfield, with Fabian H\u00fcrzeler setting traps to outfox Amorim\u2019s players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Albion have gained a reputation as United\u2019s bogey team in recent years, winning six of their past seven meetings, including convincing 3-1 wins on their past two visits to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"5c6a3921-ea23-4714-9d8a-3a5d4544f902\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"a18a924a-267b-45a9-95da-5758f6b4eea5\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Welbeck scored the opener in Brighton\u2019s 3-1 win at Old Trafford in September 2023.<\/span> Photograph: Matt West\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc98f08f08e0ae8c400cdc#block-68fc98f08f08e0ae8c400cdc\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc97858f0837a8ea393373\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Fernandes set for Manchester United landmark<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bruno Fernandes will make his 300th appearance for Manchester United when he leads them out against Brighton this evening. Is he the club\u2019s best post-Fergie signing? Almost certainly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Fernandes has been chatting to the media this week about his United future, amid those Saudi Pro League links and why the recent signings at Old Trafford are having an impact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The 31-year-old\u2019s family are settled in Manchester and he said \u201cI feel good here. I want to achieve my dreams still.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cAt this club we need to sign big characters,\u201d said Fernandes on the summer additions. \u201cBeing a good player is sometimes not enough because of the pressure and attention we get. We brought in players that are aware of the dimensions of the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cMatheus Cunha has that arrogance to say \u2018give me the ball, I want to play, I want to make things\u2019.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc97858f0837a8ea393373#block-68fc97858f0837a8ea393373\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc95fe8f0857c13d164435\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Have you tried On the ball, the Guardian\u2019s new football game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Give it a go on the \u2018Puzzles\u2019 tab of the Guardian app, with a handy guide right here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"100cc71b-8bfc-4c32-a2cc-2b71faa98eaa\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc95fe8f0857c13d164435#block-68fc95fe8f0857c13d164435\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc94de8f08e0ae8c400ca8\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Real Madrid v Barcelona.<\/strong> Jude Bellingham v Marcus Rashford. First v second in La Liga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Small matter etc etc.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"a684c98b-b38d-4d17-b9f4-c0954ad7927a\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc94de8f08e0ae8c400ca8#block-68fc94de8f08e0ae8c400ca8\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc91918f0857c13d16441b\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Can Liverpool resurrect their league form?<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Liverpool\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/oct\/22\/eintracht-frankfurt-liverpool-champions-league-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">5-1 midweek shellacking of Eintracht Frankfurt<\/a> at least put a halt to their run of four straight defeats in all competitions. It was the confidence boost Arne Slot and his players badly needed, but can they now turn around their Premier League form as well?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Slot went on the attack in his press conference previewing tonight\u2019s trip to Brentford, standing up for the under-fire and off-colour senior duo of Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He dubbed Van Dijk \u201cthe most influential captain I\u2019ve had since I have been a manager\u201d and backed Salah \u2013 who has not scored in the league since a penalty at Burnley a more than month ago \u2013 to \u201cget into those [goalscoring] positions once more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Alexander Isak is a doubt after suffering a groin injury against Frankfurt and Jeremie Frimpong and Alisson are absent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"8febe941-413e-44b1-b7fe-c6517af5fbeb\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Arne Slot has backed his Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.<\/span> Photograph: Ralf Ibing\/firo sportphoto\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"349f70e4-363d-4557-80e2-f4035cc45253\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc91918f0857c13d16441b#block-68fc91918f0857c13d16441b\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a005.29 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc90548f08e0ae8c400c8e\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>I\u2019m getting some stick in the comments<\/strong> for: a) mentioning my dinner party, and b) using the word \u2018meagre\u2019 to describe today\u2019s Premier League fixture list. Four games out of 10 <em>is<\/em> quite meagre.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc90548f08e0ae8c400c8e#block-68fc90548f08e0ae8c400c8e\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc8f6d8f08e0ae8c400c87\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Fantasy Football Corner:<\/strong> The first thing to say is that you\u2019ve missed the deadline, what with Leeds v West Ham last night. Those pesky Friday night games often catch me out, but alas not this week as I sorted my team amid a spell of Thursday morning boredom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Who will bag points this weekend? You can never bet against Brighton getting among the goals at Old Trafford \u2013 Danny Welbeck perhaps? \u2013 while Chelsea\u2019s forwards should thrive at home to Sunderland\u2026 emphasis there on <em>should<\/em>. A prominent \u2018FPL expert\u2019 was urging everyone to sell Jo\u00e3o Pedro this week. It\u2019s a trap! It\u2019s a trap!<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">My pick of the week: Marcos Senesi, playing at home to struggling Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc8f6d8f08e0ae8c400c87#block-68fc8f6d8f08e0ae8c400c87\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc8d278f0857c13d164404\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What happened in Europe last night, I hear you ask?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Real Sociedad picked up a rare La Liga win, beating Sevilla 2-1; Werder Bremen edged Union Berlin in a mid-table Bundesliga contest; and AC Milan salvaged a last-gasp 2-2 draw with Pisa thanks to Zachary Athekame\u2019s 93rd minute equaliser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Today\u2019s continental offering is far more meaty with Bayern Munich going to Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach in the pick of the German games, plus four La Liga matches including Valencia v Villarreal. The small matter* of El Cl\u00e1sico is tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Oh and Napoli lock horns with Inter at 5pm (BST) in a game that may prove illuminating re this season\u2019s Serie A title race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>*It\u2019s not a small matter, it\u2019s a bloody big football match.<\/em><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc8d278f0857c13d164404#block-68fc8d278f0857c13d164404\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc8cdb8f0837a8ea39332d\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>For me, dinner can either be lunch or tea. <\/strong>But that\u2019s just me, Manchester-born, Stockport-bred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Last night I made bruschetta and carbonara and called it a dinner party. *Shrugs*<\/p>\n<figure id=\"d237868b-d9e4-44a7-955d-7bc5d53dbec2\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.CommentBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1jro4j8\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1hkys4x\">\n<p>I&#8217;m familiar with the concept of &#8216;dinner&#8217;. Of course I am. It&#8217;s the meal you eat at round half past midday or one o&#8217;clock. But a dinner <i>party?<\/i> What fresh madness is <i>this?!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-zp5ih1\"><a class=\"avatarLink dcr-7vjawv\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/discussion\/user\/id\/104497529\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/104497529.gif\" alt=\"avatar\" class=\"dcr-ve81nb\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc8cdb8f0837a8ea39332d#block-68fc8cdb8f0837a8ea39332d\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc8afd8f0857c13d1643e4\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>This is a really revealing interview with Brentford\u2019s Sepp van den Berg<\/strong> who prepares to face his old side Liverpool tonight and looks back on his difficult time at the Merseyside club:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p>It was definitely dark days. As a 17-year-old boy coming in from a different country, you\u2019re not the priority.<br \/>\n I was going home crying at some points and then not speaking to anyone. Do you call this depressed? I think it\u2019s a bit too heavy a word. But I wasn\u2019t feeling well. I wasn\u2019t in the head space you are supposed to be in.<br \/>\n I had no confidence and that really affected me as a footballer. I was just constantly doubting myself, like I was not good enough. I didn\u2019t want to go to training, which is not me. Then, you know you are really down low.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"34921756-ba6a-43eb-9310-223c49c9539d\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc8afd8f0857c13d1643e4#block-68fc8afd8f0857c13d1643e4\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc86048f0837a8ea393301\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The Premier League offering may be rather meagre today but there\u2019s some meaty clashes in the EFL<\/strong> \u2013 especially in the Championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Top of the table <strong>Coventry<\/strong> can continue their stellar form under Frank Lampard at home to <strong>Watford<\/strong> in one of the early games; <strong>Ipswich v West Brom<\/strong> is a battle of two underperforming sides who have ambitions to push higher in the table, while <strong>Wrexham<\/strong> go to second-placed <strong>Middlesbrough<\/strong> looking to inflict just a second defeat of the season on Rob Edwards\u2019 side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In League One, the clash between <strong>Stevenage and Bradford<\/strong> is an unlikely second v third scrap \u2013 both teams have defied the odds to sit in the promotion race at this stage, although <strong>Cardiff<\/strong> can stay top if they win at playoff-chasing <strong>Bolton<\/strong> in the early game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">I\u2019m picking out <strong>Gillingham v Salford<\/strong> as the standout game in League Two. Both teams have been heavily tipped for promotion this season but currently lie in the playoff places after recent dips in form. Who can resurrect their fortunes this afternoon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Aaaaand I\u2019ve probably missed some big games in that short roundup\/preview. Comment below or email me with your suggestions \u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c789106e-77c8-4dfc-87d7-8f11624621a4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Coventry City are unbeaten in the league under Frank Lampard this season.<\/span> Photograph: Steven Paston\/PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc86048f0837a8ea393301#block-68fc86048f0837a8ea393301\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a004.35 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc84bc8f0857c13d1643cd\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Here\u2019s Sophie Downey writing on the incomparable Fishlock, by the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"6f09a20a-cd6d-4ad4-8a4d-4531de47ea52\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc84bc8f0857c13d1643cd#block-68fc84bc8f0857c13d1643cd\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc83368f0857c13d1643c4\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Scottish Premiership:<\/strong> Dundee United v St Mirren, Falkirk v Dundee and Livingston v Motherwell are the only three games in the top tier north of the border this afternoon \u2013 all 3pm kickoffs \u2013 but the story of the season so far (aside from Rangers\u2019 struggles) has been about table-topping Hearts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Here Ewan Murray takes a dive into the surprise success of the Gorgie Boys, who host Celtic on Sunday (midday KO) in the biggest test yet of their title credentials.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"f60e2fd5-75fb-43f8-903f-bcf8ec0409f0\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc83368f0857c13d1643c4#block-68fc83368f0857c13d1643c4\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc81b28f0857c13d1643bd\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Welsh legend<\/strong> <strong>Jess Fishlock<\/strong> prepares to call time on a glittering international career this afternoon, as they take on Australia in a friendly at her home ground of Cardiff City Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It should be an emotional occasion for the icon of 165 caps, whose Wales career has spanned nearly two decades, with Fishlock telling the BBC she \u201cowes everything to Wales\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cMy biggest success so far is having kids say: \u2018I can do that\u2019. It was never about me playing. All I want to do is play one more time in front of my family. It\u2019s been the biggest honour to represent Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc81b28f0857c13d1643bd#block-68fc81b28f0857c13d1643bd\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc7fc68f08e0ae8c400c47\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Whoever thought organising two games<\/strong> to kick off concurrently in Manchester\u2019s two biggest grounds, one at Old Trafford and one at the Etihad, should give their head an almighty wobble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s <em>never<\/em> been known for Manchester United and City to kick off at the same time, so why set that same arrangement for United and England\u2019s Women? A baffling decision, the effects of which will be noticed by anyone and everyone travelling around Manchester today, on trains, tram or road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Rant over.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc7fc68f08e0ae8c400c47#block-68fc7fc68f08e0ae8c400c47\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc7e118f0857c13d1643ac\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Let\u2019s have a gander at today\u2019s football schedule,<\/strong> then, at least in terms of the big games:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">12.30pm \u2013 Three Championship games, including Coventry v Watford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">3pm \u2013 Chelsea v Sunderland &amp; Newcastle v Fulham in the Premier League<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">3pm \u2013 Full EFL and Scottish schedule<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">5.30pm \u2013 Manchester United v Brighton<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">5.30pm \u2013 England Women v Brazil<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">8pm \u2013 Brentford v Liverpool<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>(All times BST \u2013 but don\u2019t forget those clocks go back overnight!)<\/em><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc7e118f0857c13d1643ac#block-68fc7e118f0857c13d1643ac\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a004.03 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-ad-slot=\"true\" class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-desktop dcr-jko40v\" \/>\n<article id=\"block-68fc7cb08f0857c13d1643a6\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Here\u2019s some corking Saturday morning reading for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sir Kenny Dalglish talks to Donald McRae about the new film directed by Asif Kapadia which centres on the Scot\u2019s remarkable career in football and his connection with Liverpool.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"216bf071-baeb-44cb-956c-f3717e6fb323\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc7cb08f0857c13d1643a6#block-68fc7cb08f0857c13d1643a6\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc7a4d8f0837a8ea3932cf\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\" \/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Watching the highlights of Leeds v West Ham<\/strong> (I was conducting a dinner party so missed the full shebang, sorry), I was struck by the ability of Noah Okafor on the wing. He seemed to be involved in everything good Daniel Farke\u2019s side did and looks a cracking signing<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Farke himself lauded a \u201cwin of passion and desire, togetherness and spirit\u201d, while accepting Leeds could have been more dominant on the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The three points lift the Whites to 13th, with 11 points from their nine games so far, which is a decent launchpad for a realistic tilt at survival. Leeds fans, are you staying up this year? Get in touch!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"92de4ab8-2203-4aae-b700-8910020ee49c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Daniel Farke salutes the Leeds fans after their vital win over West Ham. <\/span> Photograph: Visionhaus\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc7a4d8f0837a8ea3932cf#block-68fc7a4d8f0837a8ea3932cf\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fc787d8f0857c13d16438b\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Nuno not hiding after West Ham&#8217;s Leeds loss<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s fair to say Nuno has gone from the Nottingham Forest frying pan to a furnace at West Ham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">If the Hammers weren\u2019t in trouble before last night\u2019s clash at Leeds, they most certainly are now after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/oct\/24\/leeds-west-ham-premier-league-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a 2-1 defeat at Elland Road<\/a> left them 19th with just one win this season \u2013 which came against Nuno\u2019s Forest when he was still at the City Ground. Brenden Aaronson and Joe Rodon scored early with Mateus Fernandes\u2019s goal coming too late to spark a comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThere are many problems in our club unfortunately,\u201d said the Portuguese coach last night. \u201cIt is not up to us to hide ourselves behind the problems. Everyone has to be alive and to do much more and be in the right position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe were not dealing with our defensive situations and I felt like we needed a striker to hold the ball, so maybe that\u2019s not the greatest from me. These kind of mistakes are unacceptable in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe don\u2019t expect things to change by themselves. Realising we have time can be a mistake if we don\u2019t change things around quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"a891cc81-3d25-47b4-912d-10b015c81701\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fc787d8f0857c13d16438b#block-68fc787d8f0857c13d16438b\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Updated at\u00a004.53 EDT<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-68fa22058f08806c463c7a35\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Preamble<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning and a very happy weekend to you all. Saturday mornings mean our matchday live is up and running and I\u2019ll be steering it until around lunchtime. We\u2019ll have reaction from last night\u2019s games and plenty of buildup to a big weekend in the Premier League, EFL and beyond, with England\u2019s Women taking on Brazil in a big international friendly at the Etihad Stadium later, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As always with matchday live, we encourage you to drop your comments in below the line, or send us an email with your thoughts and predictions for the weekend to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">I\u2019ll start by plugging our usual \u201810 things to look out for\u2019 before we turn to last night\u2019s Premier League action and some problems already for Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo and West Ham United.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"ba880bd0-b26d-44c9-b190-26259b71cf8e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-68fa22058f08806c463c7a35#block-68fa22058f08806c463c7a35\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/live\/2025\/oct\/25\/premier-league-buildup-lionesses-v-brazil-and-more-matchday-live\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key events Show key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature On that note, Watford fan Mac Millings messaged in just a few moments into the early kick-offs. He wrote: \u201cI believe my beloved Hornets have conceded the first goal 7 (SEVEN) games in a row. If they do that against a rampant &#8230; <a title=\"Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live | Soccer\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=7455\" aria-label=\"Read more about Coventry v Watford; Liverpool look for league revival; Welbeck resurgent \u2013 matchday live | Soccer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Coventry-v-Watford-Liverpool-look-for-league-revival-Welbeck-resurgent.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7457,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7455\/revisions\/7457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}