Keep up with all the 3pm BST Premier League kick-offsFollow Liverpool v Brighton – live!Latest in-running Premier League tableFeel free to email Simon or tweet: @Simon_Burnton 2.51pm BST Here’s another significant footballing figure who will be leaving us after today: John Motson, a giant of his profession, will be taking his extraordinarily long finger into retirement. 2.48pm BST Talking about Huddersfield giving away shirts, they have been doing a lot of that today – every home fan has got one: 2.45pm BST Forget half-and-half scarves, Huddersfield have made a half-and-half shirt. Wisely, they have given it away. Head Coach David Wagner presented Arsène Wenger with a special gift from #htafc ahead of today’s @premierleague match (AT) pic.twitter.com/AhIjPmbUtU 2.36pm BST “Huddersfield away couldn’t be a better-scriped end to Arsène’s time,” suggests Charles Antaki. “The hullabaloo is over, the affectionate tears shed, and reflections reflected upon; now it all ends in what is effectively a friendly game against likeable opposition. The team will probably lose again, but that, too, might help ease the gears down to a slow coast off into the sunset. Once more, and for the last time, merci Arsène - et adieu.” 2.28pm BST Arsene Wenger does a pre-match chat:Well we want to finish well, you know. And overall, I want as well to do my job as well as I can until the last minute. The last weeks have been a bit more difficult, with less focus on what you want to focus on. I had to deal with that and I will try to finish well. There’s nothing at stake apart from winning the game, but I want it to be a happy day and a happy day is a winning day. They have done a miracle. They had to finish with Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal. You have to congratulate them, and their manager has done a miracle. 2.26pm BST Interesting shin pad size comparison here: 2.22pm BST Antonio Conte talks about his line-up to Sky:I think it’s right to make rotation and try to make the best decisions. But if you don’t like our starting XI I can change it. I have time. 2.21pm BST “Allardyce is just taking the mick with today’s team selection,” rages John Traynor. “5-3-0-0-2 formation. Five defenders starting and three more on the bench. ‘You want hoofball, here’s some hoofball for you!’ he yells in the faces of the Everton fans.” 2.18pm BST So headlines from the various team selections: 2.12pm BST Burnley: Pope, Lowton, Long, Tarkowski, Ward, Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson, Wood, Hendrick. Subs: Heaton, Taylor, Nkoudou, Vokes, Wells, Bardsley, McNeil. Bournemouth: Begovic, Mings, Steve Cook, Ake, Fraser, Hyndman, Surman, Daniels, King, Ibe, Mousset. Subs: Boruc, Gosling, Pugh, Callum Wilson, Brad Smith, Defoe, Taylor. Referee: Paul Tierney. 2.12pm BST Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Sissoko, Dier, Lucas Moura, Eriksen, Lamela, Kane. Subs: Son, Wanyama, Vorm, Llorente, Alli, Foyth, Davies. Leicester: Jakupovic, Simpson, Morgan, Maguire, Fuchs, Adrien Silva, Iborra, Mahrez, Iheanacho, Gray, Vardy. Subs: Hamer, Benalouane, Barnes, Diabate, Choudhury, Hughes, Ndukwu. Referee: Craig Pawson. 2.09pm BST Newcastle: Dubravka, Yedlin, Lascelles, Lejeune, Dummett, Shelvey, Diame, Ritchie, Perez, Murphy, Gayle. Subs: Hayden, Manquillo, Joselu, Merino, Haidara, Darlow, Jesus Gamez. Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill, Moses, Bakayoko, Kante, Emerson, Barkley, Hazard, Giroud. Subs: Caballero, Morata, Pedro, Alonso, Rudiger, Fabregas, Willian. Referee: Martin Atkinson. 2.06pm BST West Ham: Adrian, Rice, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Noble, Masuaku, Joao Mario, Lanzini, Arnautovic. Subs: Carroll, Obiang, Hernandez, Collins, Hart, Evra, Fernandes. Everton: Pickford, Jagielka, Keane, Funes Mori, Gueye, Coleman, Davies, Schneiderlin, Baines, Tosun, Niasse. Subs: Bolasie, Walcott, Martina, Klaassen, Holgate, Robles, Kenny. Referee: Graham Scott. 2.06pm BST Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, van der Hoorn, Mawson, Olsson, Dyer, King, Carroll, Routledge, Jordan Ayew, Andre Ayew. Subs: Britton, Abraham, Narsingh, Nordfeldt, Clucas, Naughton, Fernandez. Stoke: Butland, Bauer, Zouma, Shawcross, Pieters, Allen, Ndiaye, Sorenson, Shaqiri, Crouch, Diouf. Subs: Ireland, Johnson, Adam, Cameron, Fletcher, Haugaard, Campbell. Referee: Anthony Taylor. 2.05pm BST Huddersfield: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Jorgensen, Schindler, Kongolo, Lowe, Pritchard, Mooy, Hogg, Ince, Mounie. Subs: Smith, Whitehead, Billing, Sabiri, Coleman, Depoitre, Stankovic. Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Holding, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Iwobi, Xhaka, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette, Aubameyang. Subs: Mertesacker, Monreal, Welbeck, Maitland-Niles, Macey, Nketiah, Willock. Referee: Michael Oliver. 2.04pm BST Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Loftus-Cheek, Townsend, Zaha. Subs: Speroni, Lee, Schlupp, Benteke, Souare, Kelly, Riedewald. West Brom: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs, Livermore, Krychowiak, Brunt, Rodriguez, Rondon, McClean. Subs: Robson-Kanu, Myhill, Sturridge, Burke, Chadli, McAuley, Field. Referee: Jon Moss. 2.03pm BST Man Utd: Romero, Darmian, Bailly, Blind, Rojo, McTominay, Matic, Carrick, Young, Mata, Sanchez. Subs: Lingard, Shaw, Joel Pereira, Valencia, Jones, Ander Herrera, Pogba. Watford: Gomes, Janmaat, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas, Pereyra, Doucoure, Deulofeu, Hughes, Richarlison, Gray. Subs: Prodl, Mariappa, Deeney, Chalobah, Sinclair, Lukebakio, Bachmann. Referee: Lee Mason. 2.02pm BST Liverpool: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Solanke, Salah, Firmino. Subs: Clyne, Klavan, Moreno, Lallana, Mignolet, Ings, Woodburn. Brighton: Ryan, Schelotto, Dunk, Duffy, Bong, Propper, Stephens, Kayal, Knockaert, March, Locadia. Subs: Murray, Goldson, Krul, Suttner, Gross, Saltor, Ulloa. Referee: Kevin Friend. 2.02pm BST Southampton: McCarthy, Cedric, Yoshida, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand, Tadic, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Redmond, Austin. Subs: Long, Ward-Prowse, Gabbiadini, Pied, McQueen, Sims, Forster. Man City: Bravo, Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Delph, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Sane. Subs: Walker, Kompany, Ederson, Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko, Foden, Diaz. Referee: Andre Marriner. 2.00pm BST Team news is starting to trickle in. Hold on to your hats … 11.01am BST Hello world!So here we are. The final day. It has been a long journey, and today we reach our destination. It may seem as if, with the trophy already handed out, two teams relegated and a third awaiting only the coup de grace, there is little to play for today, but in fact only four teams – Manchesters City and United, Arsenal and Burnley – have already decided their finishing position and every single match could change something. Nothing very exciting, sure, but something. Continue readingreadfullarticle
