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We’ve got goals in two of three 9 a.m. ET kickoffs in the Premier League, as David Luiz and Mason Mount goals have Arsenal and Chelsea leading at the break.
[ STREAM: Man City-Wolves ]
[ STREAM: Arsenal-Bournemouth ]
[ STREAM: Southampton-Chelsea ]
Man City still waits for a breakthrough, and honestly Wolves have looked closer to scoring at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Man City 0-0 Wolves
The best chances have been produced by City… for Wolves. A bad Riyad Mahrez giveaway forced a double stop from Fernandinho at the back. Man City settled into possession over the half’s final 30 minutes or so, but no goals yet at the Etihad.
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
David Luiz turned a near-post corner kick from Nicolas Pepe back across goal and inside the far post to give the Gunners their lead.
Southampton 1-3 Chelsea
Tammy Abraham collected a Callum Hudson-Odoi long ball and chipped Angus Gunn after working Maya Yoshida 1v1. Pretty stuff, and Jan Bednarek of Saints helped the Blues to another with a flubbed clearance to help Willian feed Mason Mount for 2-0.
Danny Ings has pulled a goal back for the hosts, but N’Golo Kante restored the 2-goal advantage before the break.
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American defender DeAndre Yedlin makes his first start of the year as Newcastle United hopes to conjure up a win over injury-hit and struggling Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday (Watch live at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and online via NBCSports.com).
Yedlin’s been out since the end of last season, and takes the place of Emil Krafth. Allan Saint-Maximin starts in a promising front three with Joelinton and Miguel Almiron.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s bottom half Red Devils are without Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba, and turn to Fred and Scott McTominay to help stabilize the middle of the park.
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The Premier League delivers a monstrous four-match Saturday, including three 9 a.m. ET kickoffs involving European contenders.
Man City hosts Wolves, and Pep Guardiola hands starts Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker, while Riyad Mahrez holds his place against El Tri’s Raul Jimenez (Watch live on NBCSN or online via NBC Sports.com).
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Man City: Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandino, Otamendi, Walker, Gundogan, Rodri, Silva, Sterling, Mahrez, Aguero. Subs: Bravo, G. Jesus, Zinchenko, Angelino, Bernardo, Foden, E. Garcia.
Wolves: Patricio, Boly, Coady, Vinagre, Saiss, Traore, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Cutrone, Jimenez. Subs: Ruddy, Doherty, Vallejo, Bennett, Gibbs-White, Otto, Kilman
Arsenal will look to overpower in-form Bournemouth with a trident of Nicolas Pepe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and young buck Bukayo Saka (Watch live on CNBC or online via NBCSports.com).
Eddie Howe starts both of his Wilsons, Harry and Callum, but only one of his Cooks (Steve). Lewis Cook is on the bench.
[ STREAM: Arsenal-Bournemouth ]
Arsenal: Leno, Chambers, Papastathopoulos, David Luiz, Kolasinac, Ceballos, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka. Subs: Martinez, Tierney, Torreira, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Willock, Martinelli.
Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Stacey, Cook, Ake, Rico, H. Wilson, Billing, Lerma, King, C. Wilson, Solanke. Subs: Boruc, Francis, Surman, Groeneveld, Cook, Fraser, Kelly.
Christian Pulisic is on the bench for Chelsea, no surprise there, as the Blues continue an open run of fixtures with a trip to Southampton (Watch live on NBC Sports Gold).
Frank Lampard starts Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, and Callum Hudson-Odoi against a Saints side held up in the middle by ex-Chelsea man Oriol Romeu.
[ STREAM: Southampton-Chelsea ]
Southampton: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Yoshida, Bertrand, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Long, Ings. Subs: McCarthy, Stephens, Adams, Armstrong, Boufal, Obafemi, Danso.
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Tomori, Zouma, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Willian, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham. Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Barkley, Kovacic, Pulisic, Batshuayi, James
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Hugo Lloris is going to be out a while.
The scary third minute injury suffered by the Spurs goalkeeper in Saturday’s defeat at Brighton saw Lloris stretchered off the pitch after treatment with an oxygen match.
[ RECAP: Brighton 3-0 Spurs ]
That sort of pain will happen when you dislocate an elbow.
Paulo Gazzaniga replaced Lloris, and allowed the other two goals in a 3-0 loss.
The 32-year-old Lloris missed four matches early last season with a thigh injury and a fifth later in the campaign. The total was the fewest since he took the full-time job at White Hart Lane in 2012/13.
Spurs went 2W-2L in that stretch, allowing five goals and keeping one clean sheet with Gazzaniga.
Lloris hasn’t been up to his usual standards the past two seasons, but has still been above average. Gazzaniga hasn’t disappointed, though, and should seize a chance which will likely last well over a month.
Spurs face Liverpool on Oct. 27 and have two Champions League matches with Red Star Belgrade over an otherwise tame schedule through the November international break.
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In the Western Conference, four teams fight one last time for two playoff spots, while Carlos Vela and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – two goals apart from one another – go toe-to-toe for the league’s Golden Boot. Now, that’s a Decision Day that will keep everyone on the edge of their seats.
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