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Jacob Steinberg will be at Stamford Bridge for the lunchtime game between west London\u2019s finest. Before the game we\u2019ll have a Q&A with him on all things Chelsea, Fulham \u2013 and West Ham, the other club on his journalistic beat.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions for Jacob, post them below the line or email matchday.live@theguardian.com. Serious questions, please; we\u2019re all trolled out.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Jacob Steinberg<\/span><\/p>\n Daniel Rankine asks:<\/strong><\/em> The recruitment teams for both clubs could not be in more contrast in this window, the volume of players that have come in and out of Chelsea this window is an impressive feat, especially given the book balancing restrictions on clubs, whereas it\u2019s been tumbleweed so far at Fulham. <\/strong><\/p>\n Where do Fulham need to strengthen in these last few days, I would have thought either George or Sterling would be a smart deal for them?<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea have bought (again) lots of exciting, young talent that fans can look forward to watching. However, bit baffled by the latest reported business in last 24 hours. Personally I\u2019m sad to see Jackson leave – quick, strong, very good at holding the ball up and always a threat behind with assists and goals. I thought he could offer Chelsea something in any of the front line positions, not just as a nine. Whereas Buonanotte on loan seems a strange one, don\u2019t know too much about him being honest and wondered if you knew more about what Chelsea\u2019s plans are with this one?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been pretty quiet at Fulham and you can tell that Marco Silva\u2019s frustrated. Only one signing? A no2 goalkeeper? It would test a manager\u2019s patience. There is something to be said for stability though. Fulham have an experienced, resilient team and don\u2019t look like they\u2019ll be in any trouble. <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBut yes, they need a couple of ins. They\u2019re a bit short on the flanks. There\u2019s definite interest in a loan for Raheem Sterling, who needs a way out of Chelsea. He\u2019s a gamble given what happened at Arsenal but Silva has shown that he can revive older players (see Jimenez, Willian). I\u2019m not sure they can get George. It\u2019s more likely Chelsea sell him. <\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOn Buonanotte, a definite surprise. Sort of. It\u2019s another Brighton player, so maybe not that much of a surprise. It doesn\u2019t seem like an obvious one from Chelsea. Buonanotte is coming off a so-so loan at Leicester. Is he going to play? I\u2019m not convinced. Then again the people who were in charge of Brighton\u2019s recruitment – Sam Jewell, Paul Winstanley – are now running things at Chelsea. Fair to say they thought he was good enough to bring over to England in the first place. As a straight loan, it\u2019s maybe worth a look.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Right, back to the Q&A now\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n AC Milan have announced the signing of Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea. The 27-year-old has joined the Serie A giants in a permanent transfer.<\/p>\n A statement from Chelsea read: \u201cWe thank Christo for his efforts throughout his time at the club and wish him well as he begins a new chapter in his career.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span>Christopher Nkunku has completed a permanent move to AC Milan from Chelsea.<\/span> Photograph: Kin Cheung\/APShare<\/p>\n Taking a quick break from Jacob\u2019s Q&A to let you know that Newcastle have announced the club-record signing of Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart.<\/p>\n The German striker said: \u201cI\u2019m really happy to be at this amazing club. From the first contact, I felt like the club really wanted me and had big plans for me. It\u2019s a big step in my life to leave Germany but everybody has welcomed me so well and it already feels like family. I have a really good feeling from speaking to the head coach that this is the right place for me to find my best level.<\/p>\n \u201cI know the stadium from watching games on television – it looks amazing and I know the atmosphere is crazy. I\u2019m really excited to play and start scoring goals here.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span>Newcastle have signed Nick Woltemade in a club-record transfer.<\/span> Photograph: Annegret Hilse\/ReutersShareJacob Steinberg<\/span><\/p>\n Jonathan Menezes asks:<\/strong><\/em> Does Jacob think that West Ham\u2019s current squad make up is capable of playing three at the back? Oh, and why is he persisting with two of Rodriguez, Ward-Prowse and Soucek when he has Potts, who did well in pre-season and out on loan last season, sat on the bench? Are there any other of the youngsters Jacob would like to see parachuted into the starting XI?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure the one that started the season can play any formation effectively at this level. 3-4-2-1 doesn\u2019t work because a slow central midfield is being outnumbered. 4-3-3 won\u2019t work because the midfield is still slow and the dreadful defence is more exposed – and they also don\u2019t currently have a fit left winger to make that work anyway. Great! But 3-4-2-1 can work. Palace make it work because their midfielders can pass and move. Manchester United can\u2019t because they\u2019re trying to use Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro. Maybe it will change now that West Ham have Mateus Fernandes and Soungoutou Magassa in. They\u2019re 21 and are hopefully quicker than me. As for Freddie Potts, he looked like a good little player in pre season but I\u2019m not sure if he solves the athleticism issues. It\u2019s also a lot of pressure to put on a youngster. Other youngsters who could get a chance are Preston Fearon, Ezra Mayers and Mo Kante.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.24 EDT<\/p>\n Jacob Steinberg is now on hand to answer some questions. <\/strong>Be sure to keep them coming by messaging matchday.live@theguardian.com within the next 30 minutes or so.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Premier League fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea v Fulham (12:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Wolves v Everton<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Tottenham v Bournemouth<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Manchester United v Burnley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sunderland v Brentford<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Leeds United v Newcastle (5:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Share<\/p>\n Championship fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n Stoke City v West Brom (12:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n QPR v Charlton Athletic (12:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Middlesbrough v Sheffield United (12:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Oxford United v Coventry City<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bristol City v Hull City<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Ipswich Town v Derby County<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Millwall v Wrexham<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Portsmouth v Preston North End<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Watford v Southampton<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Share<\/p>\n League One fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United (12:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle (12:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Burton Albion v Luton Town<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Wigan Athletic v Stockport County<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Stevenage v Wycombe Wanderers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Exeter City v Peterborough United<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Reading v Port Vale<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bradford City v AFC Wimbledon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Barnsley v Huddersfield Town<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Lincoln City v Mansfield Town<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Leyton Orient v Northampton Town<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.37 EDT<\/p>\n Fresh from their huge Carabao Cup win over Manchester United<\/strong> on Wednesday, Grimsby Town host Bristol Rovers this afternoon at Blundell Park. Currently fourth in the table, a win could take the Mariners closer to the top.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n League Two fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n Barrow v Fleetwood Town (12:30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Oldham Athletic v Gillingham<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Tranmere Rovers v Notts County<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Bromley v Harrogate Town<\/p>\n<\/li>\n MK Dons v Walsall<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Shrewsbury Town v Accrington Stanley<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Grimsby Town v Bristol Rovers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Barnet v Colchester United<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Cambridge United v Newport County<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Chesterfield v Crawley Town<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Share<\/p>\n Arsenal head to Merseyside tomorrow to face last season\u2019s title rivals Liverpool<\/strong> in what is expected to be the game of the weekend. Given the signings they\u2019ve made this summer, the Gunners can go into this clash with some confidence \u2013 but they arguably face more pressure also.<\/p>\n ShareBen Fisher<\/span><\/p>\n Nuno Espirito Santo has another piece of the jigsaw he craves<\/strong>: <\/strong>Nicolo Savona has joined Nottingham Forest from Juventus on a five-year deal. The 22-year-old, who predominantly plays as a right-back, bolsters Nuno\u2019s defensive options, though the Forest head coach still wants a left-back and a goalkeeper. Savona is the second player to join Forest from Juve this summer, with Douglas Luiz arriving last week.<\/p>\n Forest have turned to Botafogo\u2019s John Victor as they search for a backup to Matz Sels, who shared the golden glove award with David Raya last season. Nuno plans to hold talks with owner Evangelos Marinakis during the international break to resolve his future and clarity over future transfer plans is likely to be a key point of discussions.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Time for me to hand over to Emillia Hawkins for the next couple of hours.<\/strong> Don\u2019t forget to send in any (serious) questions for Jacob Steinberg at Stamford Bridge; you can post them BTL or email matchday.live@theguardian.com.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n In Fantasy Football terms<\/strong>, Dominik Szoboszlai had the square root of bugger all to do with Rio Ngumoha\u2019s winner at Newcastle on Monday. In Actual Football terms, it was a note of beauty.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n After almost two years since Football Weekly\u2019s last live show, we are returning for one night only<\/strong> to Troxy in east London on 11 September and we\u2019d love just shy of two thousand of you to join us (please).<\/p>\n A break of almost 24 months surely means that Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning and the assembled Football Weekly glitterati are brimming with new anecdotes, opinions and video content ideas\u2026 right?<\/p>\n The show will feature the podcast\u2019s unique take on the world of football \u2013 plus, audience interaction, special guests and stories the lawyers don\u2019t let us tell on the podcast.<\/p>\n To give you a flavour of what to expect, previous Football Weekly live shows have featured Mark Langdon\u2019s Meat Raffle, Steve Claridge\u2019s fruit eating marathon and a t-shirt that got us in trouble with one of football\u2019s major governing bodies.<\/p>\n Max and Barry will be joined by Jonathan Wilson<\/strong>, Nicky Bandini<\/strong> and Jonathan Liew<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Leeds v Newcastle (5.30pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m in two minds today as to whether it is a really good time for Leeds (United) to be playing Newcastle (United) today or not. Share<\/p>\n European football<\/strong><\/p>\n The reigning champions in Europe\u2019s big five leagues have all made winning starts to the season and are in action this weekend:<\/p>\n Augsburg v Bayern (5.30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Napoli v Cagliari (7.45pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Toulouse v PSG (8.05pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Liverpool v Arsenal (Sunday, 4.30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona (Sunday, 8.30pm)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n In other La Liga news, Real Madrid host Mallorca tonight. A perfect excuse to plug this piece from one of my favourite interviewers, Sid Lowe.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n The Fantasy Football deadline is 11am<\/strong>, so you might want to schedule some last-minute faffing at 10.45am. Since you asked, I\u2019ve brought in Richarlison and Brennan Johnson for Cole Palmer and Jarrod Bowen.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n The first Old Firm derby of the season takes place tomorrow.<\/strong> We\u2019ll have a Q&A with Ewan Murray on tomorrow\u2019s matchday live. In the meantime, here\u2019s his preview of a match that is likely to be shrouded in angst and anger.<\/p>\n <\/span>Russell Martin and Brendan Rodgers have had better weeks.<\/span> Composite: ShutterstockShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.21 EDT<\/p>\n \u201cIs it just my Arsenal-supporting brain that feels this way<\/strong>, or does the whole of this weekend in the Premier League just feel like a preamble to tomorrow\u2019s clash at Anfield?\u201d wonders K\u00e1ri Tulinius. \u201cI don\u2019t ever recall feeling this way in August, the most meaningless of football months. I suppose it\u2019s a symptom of a league where a champion can only afford to lose 20 points across a whole season. Even a draw is 10 percent of the way to second place.\u201d<\/p>\n Last season Liverpool could have lost 39 points and still won the title, though I appreciate that was a bit of an outlier. Even so, I\u2019d be loath to douse tomorrow\u2019s game in too much hype. It has the potential to be a statement game but there have been plenty of those in Augusts past.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Will Unwin<\/span><\/p>\n Ruben Amorim knows that Manchester United cannot afford to lose against Burnley. The midweek defeat to Grimsby was the lowest moment of a reign that has seen few positives. Nine months in, the dramatic change required at Old Trafford is yet to be witnessed. There is a commitment to Amorim\u2019s 3-4-2-1 formation and it does help the squad because there are glaring personnel problems, forcing the head coach to field Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro as the central midfield pair. More than \u00a3200m has been spent on the forward line but that means everything behind them is still the same as the side that finished 15th in the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n The Old Trafford faithful will give their backing to Amorim because they are desperate for this to work. Another mid-season sacking would suggest a great failure from the club\u2019s hierarchy and trying to find a suitable successor at this point would be very difficult. Amorim has not just caused issues on the pitch but also off it; Alejandro Garnacho has departed for \u00a340m, a fee arguably half what he was worth when the Portuguese coach arrived in November. Supporters will be disgruntled that their best academy graduate of recent times, Kobbie Mainoo, wants to leave. If he were to go, it would indicate a short and long-term failure of United. A win against the Clarets will at least make people forget these problems for 24 hours until deadline day begins.<\/p>\n Burnley will almost certainly be in a relegation battle come the end of the season but they are less than ideal opponents for United. As Grimsby proved, getting at United by offering relentless energy and pressing is more than enough to unsettle and Scott Parker\u2019s side possess that in spades. Kyle Walker has six wins at Old Trafford in his career and would relish adding a seventh, while Hannibal Mejbri will want to show the club they were wrong to let him go. It should be an intriguing clash.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Jacob Steinberg<\/span><\/p>\n Bayern Munich have agreed a deal to sign Nicolas Jackson on loan from Chelsea. Bayern are paying a \u20ac15m loan fee for the striker and I\u2019m told there\u2019s a \u20ac65m option to buy. Jackson is out of favour at Chelsea after the arrivals of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro. He joined from Villarreal in 2023 and has done well but is heading off to Germany for a new challenge. A good signing for Bayern.<\/p>\n <\/span>Nicolas Jackson is heading for Munich.<\/span> Photograph: Rafal Oleksiewicz\/PAShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a003.51 EDT<\/p>\n Leeds v Newcastle (5.30pm)<\/strong><\/p>\n The Alexander Isak saga is wheezing towards a conclusion, or least a hiatus. The imminent signing of Nick Woltemade increases the chances of Isak joining Liverpool before Monday\u2019s transfer deadline, though Eddie Howe used yesterday\u2019s press conference to refute rebut Isak\u2019s talk of \u201cbroken promises\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Thomas Tuchel named his England squad yesterday<\/strong> ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. Trent Alexander-Arnold\u2019s omission was the big news; Tuchel also apologised for choosing the wrong word in his second language <\/em>to describe Jude Bellingham\u2019s occasional on-field excess.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Championship: Leicester 2-0 Birmingham<\/strong><\/p>\n A sizzling finish from Abdul Fatawu was the highlight of Leicester\u2019s win over Birmingham in last night\u2019s Championship game. Birmingham dominated almost all of the underlying statistics \u2013 but not the overlying one.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Jacob Steinberg will be at Stamford Bridge for the lunchtime game between west London\u2019s finest. Before the game we\u2019ll have a Q&A with him on all things Chelsea, Fulham \u2013 and West Ham, the other club on his journalistic beat.<\/p>\n If you have any questions for Jacob, post them below the line or email matchday.live@theguardian.com. Serious questions, please; we\u2019re all trolled out.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a003.14 EDT<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to matchday live, our buildup to all the day\u2019s association football action. We\u2019ll have previews, transfer news and more between now and midday, at which point we\u2019ll hand over to, er, Rob Smyth for live coverage of Chelsea v Fulham.<\/p>\n That\u2019s one of six Premier League games today. And here they are.<\/p>\n Kickoffs 3pm unless stated<\/em><\/p>\n What are your plans for the day? 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On the one hand, there’s the absence of Gordon, Joelinton, Tonali and obviously Isak for Newcastle, which is far from ideal.
On the other hand, Leeds are without Tanaka and Ampadu, but have the Elland Road faithful behind them, so depending on Daniel Farke’s selection today, it could either be a close run thing, or Newcastle will run riot after coming so close to getting a well deserved point with ten men against Liverpool.
On a side note, in the “team news” article, Largie Ramazani won’t be on the Leeds bench today, as he has gone out on loan to Valencia and was on their bench last night against Getafe. Which is one of the most baffling pieces of business Leeds have done so far.
Should be a cracker of a game with an electric atmosphere and Leeds to edge a seven goal thriller!
Although, in all honesty, I’d be delighted with a ground out 1-0.<\/p>\n\n
Man Utd v Burnley preview<\/h2>\n
Chelsea’s Jackson to join Bayern Munich<\/h2>\n
Q&A with Jacob Steinberg<\/h2>\n
Preamble<\/h2>\n