Premier League LIVE SCORES: Kluivert scores a hat-trick of pens vs Wolves, Brentford thrash Leicester – updates
PREMIER LEAGUE action returned to the big screens and there were several thrillers on this blockbuster Saturday!
Justin Kluivert scored a hat-trick of penalties to help Bournemouth beat Wolves in a six-goal thriller.
Brentford thrashed Leicester 4-1 with new Foxes manager Ruud van Nisterlrooy watching from the stands, while Nottingham Forest pulled off a marginal victory against Ipswich, while
And Eddie Howe will be fuming after seeing his Newcastle side concede a late equaliser away at Crystal Palace.
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'Surprise appointment'
Leicester's appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy is a surprising one.
That's the view of Chris Sutton, who claims the 'rookie' coming in is a big call by the Foxes.
He told 5 Live: "First of all I think it's very harsh on Steve Cooper 12 Premier League games in. The decision makers at the start of the season went with Steve Cooper and all of a sudden after 12 games - they haven't had a poor start to the season, I think they've done OK.
"It's a big call because in terms of a manager he's a bit of a rookie so I'm a little bit surprised by the appointment."
View from SunSport's Justin Allen at Selhurst Park
Eddie Howe will be hoping to mark turning 47 yesterday by taking all three points from Newcastle’s trip to Selhurst Park.
But the Toon boss is still smarting from the 2-0 loss at home to West Ham at St James’ Park on Monday night.
Sandro Tonali is back in the Newcastle team, replacing Sean Longstaff, while Dan Burn is in for Lloyd Kelly after a one-game ban.
Meanwhile, Palace chief Oliver Glasner is hoping to end a three-game winless streak and climb out of the bottom three.
He has also made two switches to the team — with Eberechi Eze back after a month out with a hamstring injury - and Jefferson Lerma also comes in with Justin Devenny and Cheick Doucoure on the bench.
It’s reasonably mild here in South London for what should be a fascinating game.
Attack like Wolves
Ahead of this afternoon's clash, Gary O'Neil has praised his Wolves side's attacking intent so far this season, he said: "I am proud that the amount of goals that we've scored since I've been here has been a massive upturn in what the club has been able to produce from recent years.
"I think that was something that the club needed. It was a long time that the club went without scoring a lot of goals, but of course this year we've undoubtedly leaked too many.
"I do want the team to be entertaining. I want the team to enjoy playing.
"I want the fans to enjoy watching them, and I want to be able to see my team and my style, but I don't want to concede as many goals as we have, obviously."
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Van Nistelrooy appointed Leicester boss
Last night, Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed the new manager of Leicester City.
The Dutchman, 48, has made a quick return to management after working as Manchester United's caretaker boss following Erik ten Hag's dismissal.
Van Nistelrooy succeeds Steve Cooper as Foxes manager after the former Nottingham Forest boss received the axe following a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.
The Man Utd legend will be in the stands for their game against Brentford this afternoon, meaning his first match in charge will be against West Ham on Tuesday.
Credit: Getty Toon looking to bounce back
Newcastle will be hoping to get back to winning ways as they make the long trip to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace.
The Toon fell to a shock 2-0 home defeat to struggling West Ham on Monday night.
Eddie Howe’s men had the majority of possession but failed to break a stubborn Hammers defence, an issue they have become accustomed to this season.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace have won just one of their opening 12 games this season.
The Eagles have struggled to replicate the strong end to last campaign under Oliver Glasner.
Credit: Getty Brentford vs Leicester line-ups
Brentford XI: Flekken, van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Jensen, Norgaard, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade
Leicester XI: Hermansen, Faes, Coady, Okoli, Justin, Soumare, Ndidi, Thomas, Ayew, Vardy, Buonanotte
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich line-ups
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina, Yates, Anderson, Silva, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood
Ipswich XI: Muric, Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Chaplin, Hutchinson, Szmodics, Delap
Wolves vs Bournemouth line-ups
Wolves XI: Sa, Semedo, Gomes, Ait-Nouri, Bellegarde, Gomes, André, Lemina, Gomes, Cunha, Larsen
Bournemouth XI: Arrizabalaga, Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Brooks, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Christie, Evanilson
Crystal Palace vs Newcastle line-ups
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Chalobah, Lacroix, Guéhi, Muñoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Newcastle XI: Pope, Livramento, Schär, Burn, Hall, Guimarães, Tonali, Willock, Gordon, Isak, Joelinton
More VAR controversy last night
On Friday night, Brighton drew 1-1 with rivals Southampton - but the match was clouded with controversy.
Saints boss Russell Martin was left seething after the visitors were denied only a second win of the season as VAR caused chaos once again.
Southampton were in dreamland when Cameron Archer looked as though he had slotted home a 67th-minute winner to finally provide the club with a glimmer of hope.
It came after Flynn Downes had cancelled out Kaoru Mitoma’s opener for the high-flying Seagulls, who had the prospect of soaring into the heady heights of second-place in the table with a draw or a win.
But you can always rely on VAR to inflict more misery on a Southampton side who look all but down before the advent calendars have been opened.
A lengthy check by VAR ref Jarred Gillet,t which involved lots of zooming in and out and lines resulted in the goal being chalked off for offside, leaving Martin and co gobsmacked.
It was ruled out not because Archer was offside but because Adam Armstrong was offside and deemed to be interfering with play as the cross came in.
The cameras panned to Martin, who was effing and blinding on the touchline with Saints rock bottom of the table.
He continued his fury after the full-time whistle when he had angry words with Brighton gaffer Fabian Hurzeler.
Gibbs-White and Anderson could return for Forest
Nottingham Forest could receive a timely boost with key men Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White potentially returning from injury this afternoon.
Reds boss Nuno Espirito Santo said pre-match: “We still have tomorrow. We have to assess the players and see how they are.
“Let’s see how they are tomorrow to see if they can help the team.”
Forest take on Ipswich this afternoon, looking to stop the rot after back-to-back defeats in the Premier League.
Credit: Alamy How the table looks
Good afternoon and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of the Premier League!
Matchday 13 of the Premier League is here - and there are some blockbuster fixtures taking place.
Here are all of this weekend’s fixtures:
Friday, November 29
Brighton 1-1 Southampton (FT)Saturday, November 30
Brentford vs Leicester (3pm)
Crystal Palace vs Newcastle (3pm)
Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich (3pm)
Wolves vs Bournemouth (3pm)West Ham vs Arsenal (5.30pm)
Sunday, December 1
Chelsea vs Aston Villa (1.30pm)
Man Utd vs Everton (1.30pm)
Tottenham vs Fulham (1.30pm)Liverpool vs Man City (4pm)
