Premier League round-up: Nuno fires Champions League warning at high-flying Forest

Nottingham Forest's Anthony Elanga celebrates scoring their second goal with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina — Anthony Elanga (centre) celebrates scoring Nottingham Forest’s second goal with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ola Aina - Reuters/Chris Radburn

Nuno Espírito Santo warned Nottingham Forest there is a long way to go after a 4-2 win at Ipswich Town opened up a six-point gap to Manchester City in the race for Champions League qualification.

Third-placed Forest had boosted their unexpected top-four charge with a late victory over City last Saturday and followed it up with a comprehensive display in Suffolk where three goals in six first-half minutes settled the contest.

After Nikola Milenkovic broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, Anthony Elanga twice punished slack Town defending before Jota Silva added a fourth late on as Forest moved further clear of fifth-placed City with nine matches left.

“You know what I think about the table,” Nuno said. “What we have is to focus on ourselves. Work as much as we can because there is a lot of football to be played yet.”

Wolves take giant step to safety thanks to Strand Larsen double

Wolverhampton Wanderers took a giant step towards Premier League survival thanks to Jorgen Strand Larsen’s clinical double at Southampton.

The nervy 2-1 victory – Southampton pulled a goal back in the 75th minute through Paul Onuachu – moved Wolves nine points clear of 18th-placed Ipswich Town while the hosts, with only nine points after 29 games, look destined for the drop after being booed off following a ninth straight defeat at home.

Jorgen Strand Larsen of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates with teammate Andre after scoring his team's second goal — Jorgen Strand Larsen celebrates his second goal with team-mate André - Getty Images/Jack Thomas

“It was very important for us in this moment in the season,” said Wolves manager Vitor Pereira. “In this league we can’t sleep, we can’t go into games thinking that we can wait for results, we must fight, we must deserve the victory.

“This club doesn’t deserve relegation, the people of this club don’t deserve it. I’m feeling this with my heart and it’s a project I want to take with both hands.”

Norgaard’s winner dents Bournemouth’s European dream

Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard scored a second-half winner to move his side closer to the top half of the Premier League table as they came from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 away on Saturday.

Two set-pieces proved the undoing of Bournemouth, who had taken an 17th-minute lead from Vitaly Janelt’s own goal but saw the visitors fight back with Yoane Wissa and Norgaard scoring to ensure a fifth successive away victory for Brentford.

Wissa headed home from a corner in the 30th minute to equalise before Norgaard snapped up a long throw-in in the 71st that was allowed to bounce invitingly in the home penalty box.

Brentford moved up one place to 11th in the table while the defeat is a blow to Bournemouth’s hopes of qualifying for European competition for the first time.

Brentford's Christian Norgaard celebrates scoring their second goal — Christian Norgaard celebrates making it 2-1 to Brentford - Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

In the 3pm kick-offs, Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Brighton and Hove Albion, while Everton scored an injury-time equaliser to draw 1-1 at home to West Ham United.

07:24 PM GMT

Full time: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

And that is it. The referee blows the full-time whistle.

Brentford secure their fifth away win in a row as Bournemouth’s European aspirations take another hit.

Christian Norgaard celebrates with his Brentford team-mates after scoring the team’s second goal - Reuters/Isabel Infantes

07:21 PM GMT

90+4 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

Bournemouth pushing for an equaliser as they look to progress the ball up the field but Brentford are holding out as Wissa wins a free-kick in a good position.

Mbeumo fires the free-kick over the bar!

07:18 PM GMT

90 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

Five added minutes to be played as we enter the 90-minute mark.

07:16 PM GMT

88 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

Hill picks up a yellow card after bringing down Lewis-Potter.

07:15 PM GMT

85 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

Double substitutions for both sides.

Schade is replaced by Yunus Konak and Ben Mee comes on for Damsgaard.

Sinisterra is off for Bournemouth with an injury and is replaced by Dango Ouattara. Daniel Jebbison replaces Zabarnyi.

07:09 PM GMT

80 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

Brooks nearly makes an immediate impact as he sees his volley from close range saved by Flekken.

07:06 PM GMT

79 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

More substitutions for Bournemouth as James Hill replaces Adams and David Brooks replaces Kluivert.

07:04 PM GMT

75 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

Semenyo is booked after striking Lewis-Potter in the face as tempers begin to flair.

07:03 PM GMT

72 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 2

Substitutions for Brentford as Sepp van den Berg and Yehor Yarmoliuk come on for Ajer and Janelt respectively.

06:59 PM GMT

Norgaard gives Brentford the lead!!!

Schade delivers a long throw into the box that takes a bounce before Norgaard volleys in from close range!

06:55 PM GMT

68 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Tavernier receives the first yellow card of the game after bringing down Wissa.

06:54 PM GMT

67 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

That is the end of Christie’s evening as he is replaced by Luis Sinisterra.

06:53 PM GMT

64 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Schade takes on Huijsen down the left flank. The German finds himself in the box and goes down after a challenge by the defender but the referee says play on.

06:43 PM GMT

54 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Wissa earns Brentford a free-kick tight to the touchline on Brentford’s left.

Mbeumo whips the ball into the Bournemouth box but the ball is cleared.

06:40 PM GMT

51 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Christie wins a free-kick for Bournemouth that comes to nothing after Brentford deal with the ball delivered into Flekken’s box.

06:34 PM GMT

47 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Back under way for the second half. Both sides unchanged after the break.

As Semenyo sees his header crash off the crossbar.

06:22 PM GMT

Half time: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

It has been an enjoyable first half as both sides have created chances and looked to play on the front foot.

Bournemouth have edged it on possession – 57 per cent to Brentford’s 43 – and the hosts have also attempted more shots on goal (10 to Brentford’s five) but nothing else separates the sides at the break.

06:16 PM GMT

45 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Assistant signals for one added minute of stoppage time as the first half nears its conclusion.

06:15 PM GMT

The Wissa goal

Who else but Yoane Wissa? 😤 pic.twitter.com/hvGEC2TfsM
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 15, 2025

06:14 PM GMT

41 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Schade puts in a good-looking low cross in the Bournemouth area but nobody in a Brentford shirt is there to meet it.

06:12 PM GMT

39 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Kluivert wins a the ball back for Bournemouth in his own half with a firm but fair challenge on Mbeumo.

The Dutchman plays the ball forward to Christie but the Scot is tackled by Collins.

06:08 PM GMT

35 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Bournemouth look to retake control of proceedings as Evanilson’s header is saved by Flekken.

The move came after a lovely Huijsen cross from the right wing.

06:05 PM GMT

31 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 1

Brentford have another corner as Mbeumo readies to take.

This time Kepa punches away as Schade puts a shot wide of the post.

06:01 PM GMT

Wissa draws Brentford level

Wissa leaps above everybody in the box to meet a lovely Mbeumo corner.

Yoane Wissa celebrates with Bryan Mbeumo after equalising for Brentford - Reuters/Isabel Infantes

05:59 PM GMT

25 mins: Bournemouth 1 Brentford 0

Wissa hits a shot into the stands behind the Bournemouth goal as the linesman flags for offside.

05:49 PM GMT

Bournemouth take the lead!

Hosts take the lead thanks to a Vitaly Janelt own goal!

Kerkez sees his cross from the left flank take a deflection off Janelt’s arm, which goes past Flekken in the Brentford goal.

Vitaly Janelt of Brentford (R) scores an own goal for AFC Bournemouth's first goal — Brentford midfielder Vitaly Janelt scores an own goal for Bournemouth in the first half - Getty Images/Dan Istitene

05:45 PM GMT

13 mins: Bournemouth 0 Brentford 0

Evanilson drives forward for Bournemouth, finds himself in the Brentford box and then attempts what looked like a cross (but could have been a shot) that ends up going over Flekken’s crossbar.

05:43 PM GMT

11 mins: Bournemouth 0 Brentford 0

Brentford, seeing a lot of the ball, play some nice stuff down their left-hand side before eventually finding themselves in the Bournemouth box.

Bournemouth’s defenders are quick to snuff out the danger.

05:40 PM GMT

7 mins: Bournemouth 0 Brentford 0

Semenyo goes down in the box under pressure from Janelt as the crowd raw for a penalty. Referee Craig Pawson rightly waves it away though.

05:35 PM GMT

4 mins: Bournemouth 0 Brentford 0

We are under way at Vitality Stadium with Brenford, in their pink away shirts, kicking from left to right.

Thomas Frank’s side seeing a lot of the ball in the early exchanges.

05:25 PM GMT

Brentford manager Thomas Frank speaking to Sky Sports

“I think it will be an extremely good game to watch for the neutral. I expect an open game and both teams attacking to create opportunity.”

05:24 PM GMT

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola speaking to Sky Sports

“We want to be there [European qualification] at the end of the season. We need wins. Teams like Nottingham Forest will be saying the same things about getting into a position ahead of the final games. Playing at home is important, we have six to play here.”

05:21 PM GMT

Bournemouth-Brentford teams in black and white

Bournemouth XI Kepa, Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Christie, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs Dennis, Brooks, Scott, Dango, Sinisterra, Soler, Jebbison, Hill, Winterburn.

Brentford XI Flekken, Ajer, Pinnock, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Damsgaard, Janelt, Wissa, Schade, Mbeumo.

Subs Valdimarsson, Van den Berg, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Konak, Maghoma, Ji-Soo, Morgan, Fredrick.

Illia Zabarnyi returns to Bournemouth’s starting 11 following his suspension.

Brentford remain unchanged following their defeat to Aston Villa last weekend.

05:12 PM GMT

Bournemouth-Brentford up next

With the 3pm kick-offs concluded, next up we have live updates of Bournemouth versus Brentford at Vitality Stadium which gets under way at 5:30pm. Look out for team news shortly.

05:02 PM GMT

Full-time scores

Everton 1 West Ham 1

Ipswich 2 Nottingham Forest 4

Man City 2 Brighton 2

Southampton 1 Wolves 2

04:58 PM GMT

Hirst scores for Ipswich

George Hirst scores with a header to make it Ipswich 2 Nottingham Forest 4.

04:53 PM GMT

Goodison finds its voice

GOODISON finally finds its voice in the last minute as Jake O’Brien’s 90th minute header gives Everton the point their efforts just about deserve.

04:52 PM GMT

Everton equalise!

Jake O’Brien heads in an equaliser in stoppage time for Everton following a corner from Idrissa Gueye!

04:48 PM GMT

Jota Silva restores Forest’s three-goal advantage

Jota Silva makes it Nottingham Forest 4 Ipswich 1. Morgan Gibbs-White with his first assist of the afternoon.

04:42 PM GMT

Ipswich grab a goal against Forest

Jens Cajuste grabs a goal back for Ipswich eight minutes from time.

04:39 PM GMT

Bernardo lasts 18 minutes

Bernardo had only been on 18 minutes and now he’s off after succumbing to injury. He walks gingerly around the pitch back to the dug out.

Bernardo Silva reacts after sustaining an injury — Second-half substitute Bernardo Silva walks off the pitch after picking up an injury - Reuters/Phil Noble

04:38 PM GMT

Soucek with an impressive finish

Just as both managers were about to make those subs I was talking about, West Ham take the lead. Bowen, best attacker on the field so far, sets it up by finding Tomas Soucek in space and it’s an impressive finish. Not sure they deserve it, but any action is welcome, for neutrals, at least.

04:35 PM GMT

Southampton score against Wolves

Striker Paul Onuachu grabs a goal back for Southampton in the 75th minute.

04:33 PM GMT

A ridiculous decision at the Etihad

Dearie me Simon Hooper. Doku has jumped over the onrushing Van Hecke to avoid being cleaned out and is booked for “diving”. It’s a ridiculous decision. Doku cannot believe it and neither can his manager, Pep Guardiola, on the touchline. Suffice to say the City manager was not impressed by the decision.

04:30 PM GMT

West Ham take the lead at Goodison Park

Tomas Soucek puts the visitors in front with a right-footed effort. No surprise who assisted the goal, that man Jarrod Bowen.

04:19 PM GMT

Second half starts in similar fashion to first

Despite the late penalty drama offering a tantalising glimpse of some action – or, at least, getting the crowd going – the second half has started in similar fashion to the first.

West Ham just had a promising attack and Bowen met the ball with an audacious overhead kick … only to end up booting it against his own hand. Sums up the day so far.

Both managers chatting with their benches in a “what do we do to liven this up?” kind of way. The hour mark fast approaching and that may be time for changes.

04:16 PM GMT

Brighton start second half strongly

There is so much to like about this Brighton side, who have just gone agonisingly close to taking the lead. Every player is comfortable in position, their movement is excellent, they break at pace and with precision, there’s threat all over the pitch. They’ve started this second half very strongly.

04:12 PM GMT

Hinshelwood draws Brighton level again!

Jack Hinshelwood equalises for Brighton three minutes into the second half. Adam Webster with the assist following on from a corner.

Jack Hinshelwood draws Brighton level at the Etihad - Getty Images/Oli Scarff

04:09 PM GMT

Strand Larsen scores again for Wolves

Strand Larsen doubles his tally and and makes it 2-0 to Wolves three minutes after the restart.

Jorgen Strand Larsen celebrates after doubling his tally for Wolves - Getty Images/Jack Thomas

03:56 PM GMT

Half-time scores

Everton 0 West Ham 0

Ipswich 0 Nottingham Forest 3

Manchester City 2 Brighton 1

Southampton 0 Wolves 1

03:54 PM GMT

Forest lead Ipswich 3-0

Elanga doubles his tally – first time he has scored two goals in a game. Milenkovic, who opened the scoring, this time with the assist.

03:51 PM GMT

Bond awards Everton a penalty than changes his mind

Took until the last minute of the half but finally a bit of drama as Beto goes down under a challenge from Max Kilman. Referee Darren Bond points to the spot but changes his mind on review … probably the right decision, looking at the replay.

03:49 PM GMT

Bowen volley saved by Pickford

Two players who DID make Tuchel’s squad have just contributed the one moment of unadulterated quality so far at Goodison as Jarrod Bowen juggled the ball to allow himself a volley from the edge of the area which Jordan Pickford tipped over, one-handed. Bit more going on now, and home fans finally had something to get excited about when Jake O’Brien unleashed a 25-yard shot, but it was straight at Alphonse Areola.

03:45 PM GMT

City punish sloppy Brighton turnovers

Twice Brighton have given the ball away cheaply now, and twice City have punished them. Joao Pedro turned it over in the lead up to the first, then Georginio Rutter does it for the second trying to spin on the ball and is dispossessed by Gundogan. Both goals felt very avoidable.

03:43 PM GMT

City retake the lead!!!

Omar Marmoush sees his right-footed effort from outside the box sail past Verbruggen in the Brighton goal.

Omar Marmoush celebrates after putting City ahead against Brighton - Shutterstock/Adam Vaughan

03:42 PM GMT

Elanga doubles Forest’s lead

Anthony Elanga makes it 2-0 with a left-footed finish two minutes after Milenkovic’s opener. Elliot Anderson with the assist.

Anthony Elanga celebrates after doubling Forest's lead against Ipswich — Anthony Elanga celebrates after doubling Forest’s lead against Ipswich - Getty Images/Alex Pantling

03:38 PM GMT

Forest take the lead against Ipswich

Nikola Milenkovic puts Nottingham Forest ahead against Ipswich with an excellent half-volley from the middle of the box.

03:34 PM GMT

Pickford makes a superb reflex save

Flat opening quarter at Goodison summed up by the fact that the one moment of excitement was a superb reflex save from Jordan Pickford that kept out a set-piece header … from his own player, Jarrad Branthwaite.

The young Everton defender was one of a number of players who could feel aggrieved at being snubbed by his omission from Thomas Tuchel’s first England squad yesterday. Will be interesting how he responds, today and longer term.

03:27 PM GMT

Stunning Estupinan free-kick

Ortega took the slightest step to his left as Estupinan shot and from that moment the City goalkeeper had no chance of keeping out a quite stunning free-kick that hit the inside of the far post and in. Superb from the Brighton left-back.

03:25 PM GMT

Brighton equalise against City!

Visitors draw level at the Etihad thanks to an Pervis Estupinan free-kick!

Pervis Estupinan scores from a free-kick — Pervis Estupinan draws Brighton level at the Etihad with a free-kick - Getty Images /Matt McNulty

03:23 PM GMT

Wolves lead Southampton

Jorgen Strand Larsen heads Wolves in front against Southampton! Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with the assist.

03:19 PM GMT

Haaland makes Premier League history

100 - With 84 goals and 16 assists in 94 games, Erling Haaland has reached 100 goal involvements in fewer appearances than any player in Premier League history. Machine. pic.twitter.com/FrEmM67wbg
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 15, 2025

03:14 PM GMT

Subdued opening 10 minutes at Goodison

A very subdued opening 10 at Goodison, as befits a game involving West Ham who have scored five times in their last seven games. Potentially, a lot riding on it in terms of league positions though. The day started with the two of them among four teams – Man United and Spurs the others – who are separated by just one point in the table, covering 13th to 16th.

03:12 PM GMT

Haaland scores from the spot!!!

Erling Haaland converts from the penalty.

That is the Norwegian’s 100th goal involvement for City.

Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring from the spot - PA/Martin Rickett

03:11 PM GMT

City win a penalty

Omar Marmoush is brought down in the Brighton penalty area.

03:06 PM GMT

Brighton make a bright start

The visitors, who are just one point behind City in the league, have made a positive start at the Etihad.

Kaoru Mitoma put the ball in the back of the net for Brighton but the goal has been disallowed due to a foul on City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.

03:02 PM GMT

All four games have kicked off

We are under way in the four 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League.

02:58 PM GMT

The David Moyes ‘derby’ at Goodison

Goodison filling nicely ahead of the visit of West Ham … with just four more games left here after this before the summer move to new surroundings, they will all have that little bit of extra space. Plus, it’s the David Moyes “derby” against his old club.

Interestingly, current West Ham manager Graham Potter was also on Everton’s “long list” when they were looking for Sean Dyche’s successor earlier this season but Moyes was always their number one target.

02:56 PM GMT

Moyes and Potter have a pre-match chat

West Ham manager Graham Potter talks to Everton manager David Moyes before kick-off - Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

02:27 PM GMT

Southampton-Wolves teams in black and white

Southampton XI Ramsdale, Bella-Kotchap, Harwood-Bellis, Manning, Sugawara, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Walker-Peters, Dibling, Mateus Fernandes, Sulemana.

Subs McCarthy, Downes, Stephens, Lallana, Wood, Archer, Gronbaek, Onuachu, Welington.

Wolves XI Sa, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Nelson Semedo, Joao Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri, Munetsi, Bellegarde, Strand Larsen.

Subs Bentley, S Bueno, Hwang, R Gomes, Doyle, Sarabia, Forbs, Guedes, Djiga.

Southampton make three changes after last weekend’s defeat to Liverpool as Armel Bella-Kotchap, Yukinari Sugawara and Joe Aribo come in for Albert Gronbaek, Jan Bednarek and Will Smallbone.

Wolves go with the same starting 11 that drew with Everton last time out.

02:21 PM GMT

Man City-Brighton teams in black and white

Manchester City XI Ortega, Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, Gonzalez, Gundogan, Savinho, Marmoush, Doku, Haaland.

Subs Carson, Kovacic, Grealish, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Reis, Nunes, Foden, McAtee.

Brighton XI Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Van Hecke, Webster, Estupinan, Baleba, Gomez, Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma, Joao Pedro.

Subs Rushworth, Cashin, Gruda, Ayari, Adingra Knight, Slater, Welbeck, Wieffer.

City make four changes as Stefan Ortega replaces Ederson in goal. Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva and Mathues Nunes all drop to the bench as Omar Marmoush, Ilkay Gundogan and Rico Lewis come back in.

For Brighton, Diego Gomez in for Yasin Ayari is the only change from last weekend.

02:15 PM GMT

Ipswich-Forest teams in black and white

Ipswich Town XI Palmer, O’Shea, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis, Phillips, Cajuste, Philogene-Bidace, Enciso, Hutchinson, Delap.

Subs Walton, Morsy, Burgess, Jack Taylor, Burgess, Johnson, Townsend, Hirst, Broadhead.

Nottingham Forest XI Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Dominguez, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.

Subs Hennessey, Morato, Sangare, Awoniyi, Moreno, Jota Silva, Yates, Danilo, Boly.

Kieran McKenna makes one change to the side that started in the 1-0 defeat to Palace as Omari Hutchinson replaces Jack Clarke.

Forest, who beat Manchester City last weekend, are unchanged.

02:09 PM GMT

Everton-West Ham teams in black and white

Everton XI Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Doucoure, Alcaraz, Beto.

Subs Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Chermiti, Young, Broja, Coleman, Lindstrom, Iroegbunam.

West Ham XI Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Mavropanos, Emerson, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen.

Subs Fabianski, Cresswell, Soler, Guilherme, Ings, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Ferguson, Scarles.

Just the one change for Everton from the team that drew at Wolves as Carlos Alcaraz comes in for Jesper Lindstrom.

For West Ham, Edson Alvarez, Aaron Cresswell and Ollie Scarles drop to the bench as Konstantinos Mavropanos, Emerson and Lucas Paqueta come in.

01:54 PM GMT

Wolves team

🔒 Unchanged from #WOLEVE

How we line-up to take on @SouthamptonFC.

🐺📋 pic.twitter.com/hs0gz3dqFW
— Wolves (@Wolves) March 15, 2025

01:54 PM GMT

Southampton team

UTS ✊ pic.twitter.com/5fSZJF66yx
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) March 15, 2025

01:52 PM GMT

Brighton team

TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's our starting XI to face Manchester City this afternoon. 👀📝 pic.twitter.com/yS4VSZ197m
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) March 15, 2025

01:52 PM GMT

Man City team

Your City side to take on Brighton 🩵

XI | Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Khusanov, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Savinho, Marmoush, Doku, Haaland

SUBS | Carson, Kovacic, Grealish, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Reis, Nunes, Foden, McAtee#ManCity | @etihad | @citcmancity pic.twitter.com/cfquyUjLUJ
— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 15, 2025

01:51 PM GMT

Nottingham Forest team

Unchanged from last weekend. 👊 pic.twitter.com/IBv3omG3q5
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) March 15, 2025

01:50 PM GMT

Ipswich team

Your Town to face Forest. 💪#IPSNFO | @Nustone_UK pic.twitter.com/dWaukyS3nd
— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) March 15, 2025

01:49 PM GMT

West Ham team

Your XI for Everton ✊ pic.twitter.com/OLtUnGlybf
— West Ham United (@WestHam) March 15, 2025

01:49 PM GMT

Everton team

Today's Toffees! 🔵⚪️#EVEWHU pic.twitter.com/HN1RLl1IX7
— Everton (@Everton) March 15, 2025

01:30 PM GMT

Four 3pm kick-offs

Good afternoon and welcome to clockwatch coverage of this afternoon’s four 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League.

David Moyes’s Everton host West Ham at Goodison Park. Everton are currently enjoying an eight-match unbeaten streak – won four, drawn four. Only five sides across Europe’s big five leagues have also managed to avoid domestic defeat in the league during this period (Liverpool, Roma, Barcelona, Paris St-Germain and Augsburg). Graham Potter has never lost in seven Premier League meetings with Moyes – two wins and five draws.

Ipswich, still in search of their first win in the league this calendar year, welcome Nottingham Forest to Portman Road. Expect the likes of Kalvin Phillips, Omari Hutchinson and Julio Ensinco to be involved this afternoon for Kieran McKenna’s side following spells out injured. Meanwhile, this game marks 50 in the league for Nuno Espirito Santo and his in-form Forest who beat champions Manchester City last weekend.

City take on Brighton at the Etihad and it could be a day for an unwanted first for manager Pep Guardiola. City have lost nine league games this season; the Spaniard has never lost 10 league matches in the same season in his managerial career. In the other dugout, Fabian Hurzeler and Brighton are currently in the middle of the longest winning run in the league – four. Brighton have lost on their last 10 league visits to the Etihad but did beat City 2-1 in the reverse fixture in November.

And finally, Southampton face Wolves at St Mary’s and will look to avoid becoming the fourth side in top-flight history to lose nine home games in a row in the same campaign. Watford most recently suffered a record 11 successive home defeats in 2021-22. Wolves, searching for their first win in the league since beating Bournemouth 1-0 at the Vitality last month, are missing talisman Matheus Cunha who is suspended following his red card in the FA Cup defeat to Bournemouth.

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