Championship: Harry Darling has doubled Norwich City’s lead at Bristol City, making it 2-0 for the Canaries v the Robins in the Battle of the Songbirds.

Brentford: The club’s Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangaré stood out when he was as young as six years old and has shone in the Premier League since his £39m transfer to Brentford, writes Coralie Salle …

Mamadou Sangare has been one of the signings of the season since joining Brentford from Lens

Women’s Super League: The top two teams in the WSL table are in action today, with leaders Manchester City currently leading West Ham 1-0 at half-time, while second-placed Chelsea are being held 1-1 at home to Everton at the break in their game.

Bunny Shaw celebrates firing Manchester City in front against West Ham during her 100th appearance for the club

Premier League: It’s scoreless at half-time between Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road, where the hosts will consider themselves unlucky at being denied an early penalty but absolutely blessed not to have lost Jayden Bogle to a red card. Scott Murray has the latest …

Despite an extremely lengthy VAR review, Leeds United wing-back Jayden Bogle went completely unpunished for an awful stamp on the achilles of Mathys Tel, who went off injured a few minutes later

Premier League fixtures

Leeds United 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur (L)

Nottingham Forerst v Manchester City

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Former Newcastle United teammates Sandro Tonali and Sean Longstaff contest the ball during today’s match between Tottenham and Leeds at Elland Road.

Championship fixtures

Bristol City 0-1 Norwich City (L)

Portsmouth 1-0 Stoke City (L)

Wrexham 1-1 Wolves (L)

Birmingham City v Swansea City

Blackburn Rovers v West Ham

Charlton Athletic v Sheffield United

Norwich City winger Andre Brooks battles for possession with Bristol City defender Lisav Eissat at Ashton Gate.

There are just the two top flight three o’clock kick-offs this afternoon, with Arsenal hosting Hull City at the Emirates and Fulham welcoming Newcastle United to Craven Cottage for an afternoon beside the Thames.

Beyond the top flight, there’s plenty of Championship action to keep us entertained, while there are no fewer than 33 FA Cup first round matches slated for today. The phoenix club AFC Rushden & Diamonds from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands (English football’s eighth tier) are the lowest ranked side in action today and are being hosted by League One outfit Burton Albion.

You know how this works by now: team news, breathless updates from grounds where the drizzle is horizontal and frantic attempts to keep tabs on 48 different matches being played simultaneously across four different competitions. What could possibly go wrong?

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