41m ago 11.59 GMT That is all from me today. Thank you so much for tuning in and all your comments below the line. I steer you towards Taha Hashim, who will provide minute-by-minute updates of Burnley v Chelsea. Happy Saturday! Burnley v Chelsea: Premier League – live Read more Share

47m ago 11.53 GMT Team news: Gillingham v Barnet (League Two) Gillingham (4-2-3-1): Turner; Hutton, Gale, McKenzie, Clark; Williams, Coleman; McCleary, Dack, Rowe; Palmer-Houlden. Barnet (3-4-2-1): Slicker; Collinge, Tavares, Senior; Glover, Smith, Ofoborh, Kanu; Shelton, Stead; Ndlovu. Share Updated at 11.59 GMT

50m ago 11.50 GMT Team news: Port Vale v Plymouth (League One) Port Vale (5-3-2): Gauci; John, Humphreys, Heneghan, C Hall, Headley; G Hall, Walters, Garrity; Cole, Paton. Plymouth (3-4-2-1): Hazard; Ross, Mitchell, Galloway; Szűcs, Boateng, McCabe, Sorinola; Mumba, Dale; Tolaj. Share Updated at 11.59 GMT

1h ago 11.43 GMT Team news: Bristol City v Swansea (Championship) Bristol City (3-5-2): Vítek; Tanner, Dickie, Vyner; McCrorie, Twine, Randell, Mehmeti, Borges; Armstrong, Jacobsen. Swansea (3-4-2-1): Vigouroux; Ronald, Casey, Burgess; Key, Stamenić, Galbraith, Samuels-Smith; Eom, Cullen; Idah. Share

1h ago 11.43 GMT Team news: Burnley v Chelsea (Premier League) Burnley (4-2-3-1): Dúbravka; Walker, Tuanzebe, Estève, Hartman; Florentino, Cullen; Tchaouna, Ugochukwu, Anthony; Flemming. Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sánchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Santos, Fernández; Neto, Joao Pedro, Gittens; Delap. Share

1h ago 11.29 GMT The obsession with stats in modern football can cause divide among supporters at times. Some will argue xG is meaningless. Others will go blue in the face advocating for the importance of carries in the final third per 90. For a bit of fun, our friends have Opta Analyst have curated which players top the table this season for some unusual stats. They have crunched the numbers so you truly don’t have to. There is Bruno Fernandes with most shots from outside the box without scoring, Carlos Baleba with most touches without one being in opposition’s box, Emiliano Buendía with minutes played as a substitute and many, many more. Have a look. The Premier League players topping the unusual stats tables this season Read more Share

1h ago 11.12 GMT The late Premier League game tonight is on Tyneside with Newcastle hosting Manchester City. The hosts entered the international break on a low note after back-to-back losses against West Ham and Brentford. Eddie Howe’s side have only three wins in their opening 11 league games this season and are 14th in the table, only two points above the relegation zone. The manager said that Newcastle would have to “prove themselves regardless of past results”.

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