Wolves vs Aston Villa LIVE RESULT: Cunha and Bellegarde strike as home side win massive derby after Liverpool victory
WOLVES beat Aston Villa to earn all three points a huge Midlands derby.
Earlier, Nottingham Forest THRASHED Brighton 7-0 to kick off the Prem action today.
Mo Salah scored twice for Liverpool against an in-form Bournemouth, while Newcastle saw Fulham come from a goal down to win.
Saturday's action is capped off with a blockbuster West Midlands derby between Wolves and Aston Villa.
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GOAL DETAIL
It's really good play and great from the referee who plays advantage in amongst it.
Sarabia collects the ball 25 yards from goal and has an easy pass out to his right but instead slides the ball behind the Villa line on the edge of their own box and Bellegarde times his run superbly and smashes hard at the near post to beat Martinez.
The keeper thinks he's going to try and go across him but it's a terrific strike from Bellegarde on his 50th appearance for the club.
12 - GOAL!! WOLVES 1-0 Aston Villa
A really well-worked goal as JEAN-RICNER BELLEGARDE puts Wolves ahead!
10 - Wolves 0-0 Aston Villa
The first corner is cleared to Tielemans who has a shot blocked behind for another corner.
No issues for Wolves in the second delivery either as they clear up to halfway.
9 - Wolves 0-0 Aston Villa
Very stop-start beginning to this one with several fouls either way.
But great play from Garcia down the Villa right as he works himself a yard and puts in a teasing cross which is headed behind for the game's first corner.
2 - Wolves 0-0 Aston Villa
Rubbish cross and Jose Sa collects.
1 - Wolves 0-0 Aston Villa
Chance early doors for the visitors as Ramsey skips by a couple of challenges before being brought to ground just outside the box on the left.
A real opportunity to put pressure on this Wolves defence.
KICK-OFF!
Results went both of their ways this afternoon. Who can capitalise tonight?
Teams are out
And ready for a start at a bubbling Molineux!
Plenty on the line as well as bragging rights....
From Graeme Bryce at Molineux
Wolves earned seven points from their first three league games under Vitor Pereira.
But the new manager bounce is long gone and they've only taken one point from their last five league games, losing their last four.
Villa, hand 21-year-old Andres Garcia his debut, and are on a high after qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with their midweek 4-2 Battle of Britain win over Celtic.
But they haven't won any of their past six league games following big Champions League nights.
Wolves will be hoping they suffer a similar hangover tonight.
Onto tonight
A reminder of tonight's teams as they gather in the tunnel ahead of a huge derby!
WOLVES XI: Sa, Doherty, Toti, Agbadou, Semedo, Andre, Bellegarde, Ait-Nouri, Sarabia, Cunha, Guedes
ASTON VILLA XI: Martinez, Garcia, Konsa, Bogarde, Digne, Tielemans, Kamara, McGinn, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins
Bottom half
Southampton are still a mil behind but give themselves a squeak with victory today.
That just means Ipswich have been left in all sorts of trouble with that defeat.
A Wolves win here would leave the bottom three as the three promoted sides. In truth, it'll take a lot for it not to be those three going down.
Where it leaves us
That all means that Liverpool stretch their lead at the top to nine points with Arsenal still to play this weekend.
Newcastle missed the chance to jump into the top four.
Villa can move level on points with Chelsea in sixth with a win tonight as Brighton's goal difference took a doing.
Full time scores so far today
Plenty of goals and plenty of action given we've had just the five games thus far.
- Nottm Forest 7-0 Brighton
- Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool
- Everton 4-0 Leicester
- Ipswich 1-2 Southampton
- Newcastle 1-2 Fulham
FT from Dan King at the Vitality Stadium
If Liverpool do go on to win the league, it is afternoons like this they will look back on with grim fondness.
Bournemouth showed exactly how and why they beat the three other members of the top four on this ground.
On another day, they would have completed the set. With more accurate shooting and a bit more luck, they would have scored before Salah's controversial penalty and before his sumptuous second.
Arsenal fans will accuse referee Darren England of evening things up with the soft penalty decision, as well as recalling that he was the VAR when Myles Lewis-Skelly was wrongly sent off last week.
Liverpool fans will appreciate the delayed karma. Manchester City and Arsenal will feel the heat before tomorrow's big game.
FT! Everton 4-0 Leicester
The Toffees kick well clear of danger after thumping Leicester at Goodison.
The fourth fastest goal in Premier League history got things rolling and they didn't look under any bother all afternoon.
Leicester in a fight for survival.
FT! Ipswich 1-2 Southampton
A hugely damaging defeat for Ipswich against the league's bottom side.
But huge for Southampton who are planning what would be the greatest escape in Premier League history.
Kieran McKenna's side are in right bother now though...
FT! Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool
A Mo Salah double enough to overcome a tricky afternoon on the south coast.
They move nine points clear of Arsenal in the Premier League table ahead of the Gunners vs Manchester City tomorrow.
Salah up to sixth in the all-time scorers in Premier League history!
FT! Newcastle 1-2 Fulham
Two second half goals for Fulham earn them a big result away to Newcastle.
They've done the double over Eddie Howe's men this season!
90+1 - GOAL!! EVERTON 4-0 Leicester
The cherry on the icing on top of the Toffee cake as ILIMAN NDIAYE makes it four!
Leicester have possession on the edge of their own box and are caught sleeping as Ndiaye nips in to steal it.
He's clean through and just the keeper to beat and coolly passes into the bottom corner.
Sixth outright
Mo Salah's second goal takes him into sixth in the all-time Premier League scoring charts.
He's jumped ahead of Frank Lampard and now has Sergio Aguero and Andy Cole in his sights...
87 - GOAL!! Ipswich 1-2 SOUTHAMPTON
A huge goal in the basement battle and Saints have it through PAUL ONUACHU!
Kamaldeen has his shot from the edge of the box is parried out into the danger area in another Muric howler and Onuachu is quickest to react and toe-poke home from a few yards out.
Massive, massive goal. It could well put Ipswich in all sorts of bother.
Premier League latest scores
How we stand going into the closing stages
- Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool
- Everton 3-0 Leicester
- Ipswich 1-1 Southampton
- Newcastle 1-2 Fulham
82 - GOAL!! Newcastle 1-2 FULHAM
The second half turnaround is complete as RODRIGO MUNIZ puts Fulham ahead!
A wicked delivery from a free kick wide on the left is met by Muniz all alone to get the slightest of touches to help it by Dubracka.
Terrific second half for Fulham, horrific defending from Newcastle there.
75 - GOAL! Bournemouth 0-2 LIVERPOOL
He's at it again - MO SALAH gives Liverpool some breathing space!
He's picked out inside the area by Jones and a few yards in from the right corner of the box, he takes a couple of touches and looks like trying to cross towards the teammates in the middle.
Instead, it's curled into the top corner giving Kepa absolutely no chance.
They've been under pressure much of this second half but that could be a huge second goal for the leaders.
From Gary Stonehouse at St James' Park
Well, well, well St James’ Park is suddenly a VERY nervous place to play football.
Newcastle had been riding their luck since the second half kicked off and they were eventually caught out just after the hour mark.
Raul Jimenez finished off a great counter to make it 1-1 and we’ve got a fascinating final 20 minutes ahead.
