More on Burnley: They’ve had nine goalless draws this season – NINE! It could be become 10 if it stays this way at Fratton Park.

Championship: In a big surprise to absolutely no one, Burnley’s goal hasn’t been troubled by struggling Portsmouth. To be fair, the Clarets haven’t conceded a league goal since 21 December.

Stoke have levelled at Hull City courtesy of a Ali Al-Hamadi strike.

Some Liverpool-related emails have pinged into my inbox:

Kári Tulinius: “I’m watching with a couple of Liverpool fans, and they think that if their club beats Bournemouth, they’ll be halfway to the title. That says a lot about where the Cherries are these days.”

On the penalty, Drew Lundgren says: “No contact, but it’s Liverpool, so absolutely no chance VAR overturns.”

GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Fulham (Murphy, 37)

Bournemouth thought they had an equaliser! It was David Brooks who latched onto a ball through to finish sweetly, but the flag went up pretty quickly. Of course, it will be checked by the computermen …

It was eventually confirmed by VAR. Kerkez was the man offside in the buildup.

Newcastle 0-0 Fulham: There hasn’t been much to talk about at St James’ Park but Sandro Tonali has just leathered an effort off the crossbar. The Italian has really hit his straps of late and that Newcastle midfield looks quite formidable. Eddie Howe’s side are slowly turning the screw, hunting for a goal before the break.

League Two: The goals have arrived in the fourth tier, one going in for in-form Doncaster against MK Dons and one going against in-form Crewe, for Harrogate. Tranmere trail 2-0 at home to Colchester.

GOAL! Ipswich 1-1 Southampton (Delap, 31)

Championship: Millwall have restored their lead over QPR through Luke Cundle, 2-1.

Coventry lead at Swansea, Hull are in front at home to Stoke.

There aren’t many goals going in elsewhere.

GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool (Salah, 29)

Penalty to Liverpool! Gakpo is tripped in the box and Darren England doesn’t have much hesitation in pointing to the spot. VAR will check it mind you …

League Two: And the biggest shock so far is that runaway leaders Walsall trail 1-0 at home to Salford. In fairness, Matt Sadler’s Saddlers have been wobbling a touch of late, losing their last two before today, but they still boast an eight-point lead at the League Two summit.

Elsewhere, Port Vale lead Accrington despite having 10 men while AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe also have 1-0 leads.

Everton 2-0 Leicester: The Toffees again had the ball in the net via Jake O’Brien but he was ruled offside so it remains two-nil. Leicester just haven’t got going at all. You worry for them.

GOAL! Ipswich 0-1 Southampton (Aribo, 21)

Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool: Semenyo has struck the woodwork with a rasping left-footed shot! Bournemouth are properly on top at the moment, sensing a goal. All hands on deck in defence for Arne Slot’s side.

(Almost) one for the record books!

Everton fans are in dreamland. At least, Mary Waltz is, according to her email.

“I must have been transported to an alternate universe,” she says. “Already two goals for Everton. The world has turned upside down!”

Your latest from the early Champo action is below, as Leeds race into a 2-0 lead against Cardiff via Manor Solomon. Daniel Farke’s side are looking a good bet to stay top.

Only two goals have been scored in the Premier League so far in these 3pm games and who’d have thought they’d both have gone to Everton?

Well, anyone who’s watched Leicester defend recently, in truth. A penny for Ruud van Nistelrooy’s thoughts.

Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool: “Come on Bournemouth,” is the chant at a febrile Vitality Stadium amid a promising start from the Cherries. They always look so dangerous when they go forward.

GOAL! Everton 2-0 Leicester (Beto, 6)

And there’s a goal for Leeds! Brenden Aaronson has opened the scoring at Elland Road, which looks and sounds as noisy as ever.

Championship: Millwall’s lead didn’t last long. Alfie Lloyd has levelled for QPR already and it’s 1-1 after three minutes. Ooft.

Leeds v Cardiff will be one to keep an eye on in the second tier this afternoon. Always a spicy encounter.

Bournemouth v Liverpool: Both teams have already enjoyed forays forward at the Vitality Stadium, with Semenyo having a shot for the hosts and Liverpool then going down the other end and winning a corner. It always going to be an open contest.

The goals are flooding in already. Aaron Connolly has netted in the first minute for Millwall in their all-London clash with QPR, while Matty James has scored for Wrexham at Crawley. Goals.

GOAL! Everton 1-0 Leicester (Doucouré, 1)

KICK OFF

An email has dropped from regular contributor Jeremy Boyce:

“There’s a lot at stake today between bottom and near-bottom teams,” he writes. “A defining Saturday in this year’s story? Plenty in the Championship too, the top three all in action and hoping to distance themselves before the [Tees-Wear] derby on Monday. Like a Tour de France mountain stage, it’s ‘elimination par derriere’ for now.”

Bournemouth run so much and are a physical side and on top of you in every phase. They like to press very high and have an open game with lots of running.

We need to be ready in every centimetre of the pitch and hopefully we can [put] our forwards in promising areas.

Arne Slot speaking to the BBC.

The big question today is: can Bournemouth continue their recent heroics against the Premier League’s best side? Andoni Iraola’s men are unbeaten in their past 12 matches in all competitions, a run that has included wins over Newcastle and Manchester United away and a 5-0 walloping of Forest last week.

Liverpool have only lost once in the league all season – at home to Forest – and have been especially supreme on the road. But they have lost recent away games to Spurs (in the Carabao Cup) and PSV (in a Champions League dead-rubber). It’s a huge test for Arne Slot’s would-be champions and should be an entertaining game.

Methinks it’s shaping up to be an exciting deadline day on Monday. Ollie Watkins probably won’t go to Arsenal but Marcus Rashford is edging closer to a previously unthinkable loan to Aston Villa while Mathys Tel, fresh from rejecting Tottenham, might fancy a move to Manchester United instead.

It’s not quite Torres and Carroll but it’s not bad.

Seven!

Wow what a finish for Plymouth, who turned a 1-0 deficit around late on thanks to Ryan Hardie’s double, beating West Brom 2-1. As my Argyle-supporting editor has just put it, a “dire game and a proper mugging” – but the Green Army won’t care.

Bristol City ended with nine players on the pitch against Oxford but have forced a draw, while Norwich held out to win 1-0 at Tom Cleverley’s Watford.

And of course, no Guardian weekend of football would be complete without the 10 things to look out for. Here’s a snippet of Andy Hunter on Everton’s injury plight:

As [Sean] Dyche knew only too well, however, obstacles often emerge when Everton attempt to build momentum. The valuable away win at Brighton came at the cost of losing Orel Mangala for the rest of the season with an ACL injury, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin for several weeks with a hamstring problem. Both had responded brightly to Moyes’ arrival and leave holes that need filling before Monday’s transfer deadline. Beto is Everton’s only fit striker and must seize the opportunity presented by Calvert-Lewin’s absence if he is to have a long-term future at Goodison Park.

Some pre-3pm reading options for you all. Grab a coffee and enjoy.

Alexa, show me what a goal machine looks like.

Good grief, Forest are 5-0 up and Chris Wood has a hat-trick. After their surprise 5-0 reverse to Bournemouth last week, this is quite the statement from Nuno’s men. Back in the title race?

Elsewhere in the early kick-offs, Josh Sargent’s goal has Norwich 1-0 up at 10-man Watford, the 10 men of Bristol City have hit back to level at Oxford, while it’s goalless between bottom club Plymouth and Tony Mowbray’s West Brom.

Premier League team news

The official team news is about to drop around the grounds at 1.45pm a la the new way of doings things. I’ll sum it all up in one handy post. FPL managers of the world brace yourselves.

This week’s episode of I Can’t Believe Chris Wood Is This Good is an absolute corker:

Preamble