Hull 0 Manchester United 1 Premier League live: Marcus Rashford comes off the bench to score United’s winner in added time
Jose Mourinho's side have got off to a flying start and are chasing a third straight league win before the international break
- Tottenham 1 Liverpool 1 - read the match report as Danny Rose cancels out James Milner's penalty
- Mesut Ozil makes his first start of the season against Watford as Rob Holding retains his place
- 3pm kick offs: Chelsea v Burnley, Everton v Stoke, Watford v Arsenal, Crystal Palace v Bournemouth, Leicester v Swansea, Southampton v Sunderland
- Hull host Manchester United in 5:30pm kick off
7.28: Must say, I strongly fancy United for the title. That was the stuff of Champions, grinding out a late late 1-0 win on a wet and windy night in Hull. Triffic stuff! Join me right here tomorrow for the biggest game of the season so far - WBA v Middlesbrough. It's going to be a glittering, glamorous occasion. And no doubt a 4-4 thriller. Followed by Man City's annihilation of West Ham. Don't miss it! Goodnight!
7.24: That is so cruel on Hull who defended heroically. Meyler might even have snatched a winner seconds before United's goal. But it's Marcus Rashford who rightfully will steal all the headlines. He was magnificent when he came off the bench, injecting a sense of urgency to United's attack and then nabbing that injury time winner. Three wins out of three for Jose's United.
7.23; FULL TIME: HULL 0 MAN UTD 1
Nope, not Zlatan. Rooney does brilliantly down the left, beating his man and hitting a low cross that MARCUS RASHFORD, arriving like a steam train, taps in from a yard out. The Boy Wonder is at it again!
7.19: GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!! HULL 0 MAN UTD 1. GUESS WHO?
7.18: The fourth official has indicated there will be a minimum of FOUR hairs on Rooney's bonce by 2018.
7.16: More great work from Rashford, feeding Shaw who tees up Pogba for a 20 yard curler that shaves the outside of the far post. Brilliant strike. Three minutes and counting.
7.15: And only a matter of time before Rooney is dropped to make way for him
7.12: Mike Phelan gives the order for Operation Shutdown to begin. On comes defender Harry Maguire to replace striker Abel Hernandez. Five minutes for Hull to cling on to an oh so precious point.
7.09: And again! Brilliant block from Davies who throws himself in front of a Mkhitaryan thunderbolt before Jakupovic reacts brilliantly to claw out Valencia's deflected cross. Both Rashford and Mkhitaryan have made a real difference to United since coming on. How long before Jose is forced to drop Rooney?
7.07: Ohh and it's so nearly Rashford who is that hero as he drives into the box, beats Clucas before guiding a low shot that's arrowing into the far corner before Jakupovic dives low to paw it around the post. Terrific effort!
7.05: Rooney then earns himself a yellow card for apparently saying something to Jon Moss. Probably, that he was a s**t drummer in Culture Club. Twelve minutes for someone to make themselves a hero
7.03: But it's Hull who oh so nearly snatch the lead as Huddlestone smashes a thunderbolt that clangs off Bailly, completely wrong-footing De Gea, but flies agonisingly wide.
7.00: United want a penalty as Valencia's cross strikes Meyler on the shoulder. No chance. Then Rooney flashes a sweet sweet volley a foot wide. United starting to really turn the screw now
6.58: Huddlestone gets himself booked for clipping the heels of Mickey Tarian as the Armenian skipped past two challenges and accelerated towards goal. In other news, Jose has found a Marcus Rashford down the back of the sofa and finally lobbed him on to replace Mata.
6.57: Twenty minutes to go and it's all United who are completely dominating proceedings without carving out a real chance. You know what? I really fancy Hull to nick this on the break.
6.53: The best thing about this half has been the United fans greeting the Armenian sub Mkhitaryan to the tune of Sting's 'Englishman in New York'. Quality tune.
6.51: Nice link up play between Rooney and Zlatan, whose sumptuous backheel puts Mata through on goal but he's flagged offside.
6.48: Jose does indeed make a switch but it's not boy wonder who's coming on, it's Mkhitaryan who replaces Martial with half an hour left.
6.45: We've had ten minutes of this second half and whatever Jose said at half time has fallen on deaf ears. United are as poor and lethargic as they were in the first half. He's surely got to make a sub. Get Marcus Rashford on!
6.41: STATS AMAZING! Hull boss Mike Phelan has made just one substitution in three league games so far - with the player he brought on, Shaun Maloney, registering a goal and an assist after coming off the bench at Swansea last weekend.
6.39: This game is going to be on so far down the running order of Match Of The Day, it's going to appear after the Ceefax pages at 4am. It's an absolute stinker!
6.36: I've just realised that in all four divisions today, we're yet to have a 0-0 result. You just know this game is going to ruin that glorious stat.
6.33: Sixty seconds in and Robert Snodgrass collapses to the floor like a busted deckchair. He clearly hasn't recovered from clattering against the post in the first half and is replaced by Shaun Maloney. Hull down to the bare bones now
6.32: PEEEP! Hull get us underway again after Owen Hargreaves enjoyed an "incredible" half time cuppa
6.21: A very decent defensive performance from Hull who also came close with a sublime Snodgrass free kick. But Mourinho will surely launch the crockery at half time. United have been ponderous and lethargic. In fact, it's been just like watching LVG's United. They've surely got to be better in the next 45 minutes..
6.18: HALF TIME: HULL 0 MAN UTD 0
6.15: MISS! Zlatan launches onto a curling Rooney free kick but his heavy first touch takes it around the keeper and away from goal where he backheels into the side netting. He's surely got to stick that in the net. Oh, offside anyway. Still a howler though.
6.12: Five minutes to half time and while Hull have looked more than a match for United, I've seen more exciting funerals.
6.09: Along with Mark Noble, Curtis Davies is going to be named in Big Sam's first England squad tomorrow isn't he? He's been absolutely rock solid this afternoon.
6.06: CLOSE! Cripes, how are United not in front here? Mata jinks into the box, fires a low cross shot that Jakupovic can only push into the path of Rooney. The England skipper looks odds on to score but his hurried lashed shot is blocked on the line by the excellent Curtis Davies.
6.05: Anyone else think the white neckline on the Hull shirts makes the players look like they’re wearing stethoscopes? They look like a team of junior doctors
6.00:Meanwhile, it continues to tip it down at the KCOM or whatever it's called these days. No surprise but Owen Hargreaves thinks the rain is 'incredible'.
5.56: CLOSER STILL! Robertson whips in a positively evil cross to the back post where Luke Shaw somehow prevents Snodgrass from nodding home. Brilliant defending!
5.54: CLOSE! From the resultant free kick just outside the box, Snodgrass curls an absolute peach of a strike up and over the wall but just a shade wide of the far post. De Gea was motionless and touching cloth as that zipped a fraction wide.
5.53: Fellaini receives a yellow card from Jon Moss for overdoing the lemon juice in his afro. And also for scything down Diomande from behind.
5.50: Without wishing to speak too soon, this has been a solid start by Hull. They've settled well, pinging the ball about confidently and look pretty composed at the back. Twenty minutes gone and United continue to huff and puff.
5.45: Anyone else noticed that BT co-commentator Owen Hargreaves finds everything ‘incredible’. Throw-ins, fouls, they’re all incredible in Owen’s little world. He must be a nightmare to live with. “Chippy tea tonight, love? Wow, incredible.”
5.40: CHANCE! Martial dinks a teasing cross from the left which Zlatan rises to meet with a firm flick of his man bun. It looks for all the world like it's in but it skims over the bar, grazing the roof of the net. The United fans thought it was in. Cue howls of derision from the home fans. Never fails to amuse, does it?
5.39: Speaking of which, it’s great that refs have finally clamped down on holding at set pieces and players showing dissent but it’s time they had a crackdown on another blight on the beautiful game. Man buns. There’s an epidemic of them and it’s time they were stamped out. And yes, that includes you Zlatan. Should be an automatic red card.
5.35: Wowzers! We nearly had goal of this or any season! Ibrahimovic pulls down a deep cross and almost pulls off a scorpion kick from behind his own head. If his tragic man bun hadn't got in the way, he might just have nailed it too.
5.32: BREAKING NEWS! The Hull match programme has confirmed that Ehab Allam has agreed a deal to sell the club. Presumably, they finally found someone who had change of a tenner, then.
5.30: PEEEEEP!! United get us underway, kicking left to right...
5.27 The teams are out - which always helps. Remember, a win for either side will see them go top of the table. United need a two goal victory while Hull just need to win by three goals to reach the summit. Bring it on!
5.23: FACT ME! Victory would see Hull become only the second newly-promoted side to win their opening three Premier League games, following in the footsteps of Bolton in the 2001-02 season.
5.17: Of course, there was big news from the United dressing room this week…
5.14: And if you’re having a tickle on first scorer, check this. Wayne Rooney has scored seven goals in his last five Premier League games against Hull City. Seven! Yep, it's as plain as the nose across Steve Bruce's face, Wazza's gonna notch this evening
5.08: If you’re having a wee wager with Sun Bets, here’s your need to know. Hull City are winless in their past 11 league and cup games against Manchester United, losing 10 of those matches.
5.05: Man Utd: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Fellaini, Pogba, Mata, Rooney, Martial, Ibrahimovic
Subs: Romero, Smalling, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Schneiderlin, Young, Rashford
5.03: Let’s have a cheeky look a the teams.. Hull are risking a fine for fielding an under-strength side. No, hang on. This is the best they’ve got…Jakupovic, Robertson, Davies, Meyler, Huddlestone, Hernandez, Snodgrass, Clucas, Livermore, Diomande, Elmohamady
Subs: Kuciak, Maguire, Maloney, Bowen, Olley, Clackstone, Hinchliffe
5.00: Thanks Gav! Yep, don't go anywhere because coming up at 5.30 it's Hull v Man Utd. Two clubs boasting 100% records. But only one of them is going to get relegated.
16.58: There's good news and there's bad news. The bad news is that that's the end of the 3pm games but the good news? We've still got Hull v Man. Utd to come! And here, as if by magic, is your host and all-round steady hand Graham Wray. Thanks for joining me and enjoy the game...
16.54: FT: CRYSTAL PALACE 1 BOURNEMOUTH 1
16.54: FT: EVERTON 1 STOKE CITY 0
16.52: FT: CHELSEA 3 BURNLEY 0; LEICESTER 2 SWANSEA 1; SOUTHAMPTON 1 SUNDERLAND 1, WATFORD 1 ARSENAL 3
16.50: PALACE'S FIRST LEAGUE GOAL OF THE SEASON!!! And it's skipper Scott Dann who's grabbed an injury-time equaliser against Bournemouth, heading home to surely win the Eagles a point. PALACE 1 BOURNEMOUTH 1
16.49: Looks like a bottle has just been chucked in the direction of referee Kevin Friend at Vicarage Road. We may be hearing more of this.
16.46: A THIRD FOR CHELSEA! It's Victor Moses who's in the right place at the right time, sliding in to convert Pedro's cross. Chelsea have been excellent today, they really have. Top of the table. CHELSEA 3 BURNLEY 0
16.45: Fine save from Heurelho Gomes as he thwarts a goalbound effort from Lexis Sanchez. The Chilean has been irrepressible today.
16.42: Football is horrible, isn't it? I say that because Southampton are level after poor young Jordan Pickford allows a tame shot from Jay Rodriguez to slip through him and into the net. Yuk. SOUTHAMPTON 1 SUNDERLAND 1
16.39: FER ENOUGH! IT'S ONE BACK FOR SWANSEA! And Leroy Fer pops up with a header to give Swansea a bit of hope with less than 10 minutes to play at the King Power. LEICESTER 2 SWANSEA 1
16.35: PENALTY AT SOUTHAMPTON! And it's gone to Sunderland as Jose Fonte brings down Jermain Defoe! It'll be Defoe to take it... TOP BIN! GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!! The Black Cats have the lead against the run of play! SOUTHAMPTON 0 SUNDERLAND 1
16.33: Watford's Amrabat drops Jack Wilshere but runs off the pitch and into the dugout before Kevin Friend can book him. He is summoned back and reprimanded before he's replaced by the brilliantly-named Isaac Success. Love that name. Quality.
16.30: Tell you what Jordan Pickford's played astonishingly well between the sticks for Sunderland today. He looks a class act.
16.26: Super double save from Petr Cech as he saves first from Holebas and then, from the rebound, from Ighalo. Double change for the Gunners now with Elneny and Wilshere coming on and Ozil and Oxlade-Chamberlain making way.
16.24: Bad news for Sunderland. Fabio Borini has limped off. I suspect it's the shame of that new barnet, not a groin injury. Duncan Watmore is on in his place.
16.23: Chelsea could easily be six up against Burnley. This is more like the Blues of old, not the ramshackle mess of last season. Very impressive.
16.22: Time to let Robert Huth take them...
16.19: WOODWORK ALERT! Well, top of the crossbar but it still counts as Stoke’s Marko Arnautovic shot takes a nick of a defender and loops up and just over.
16.18: Good news for Shay Given. He’s on the scoresheet. That Leighton Baines penalty came back off the post and on to his head before rolling in. Own goal it is then…
16.15: ONE BACK FOR WATFORD! And it’s the debutant Roberto Pereya who snaffles up a half-chance on the penalty spot to give Watford some hope. WATFORD 1 ARSENAL 3
16.13: PENALTY! Shinji Okazaki is felled by the luckless Amat and it’s a penalty to Leicester! It’s Riyad Mahrez to take it… SAVED BY FABIANSKI! Awful penalty by the Algerian, sorry.
16.10: GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!! The champions have a second! And it’s Sir Wes Morgan who reacts quickest, lashing the ball home as the Swans’ defence fail to clear a corner. LEICESTER 2 SWANSEA 0
16.08: Meanwhile at Goodison. It’s Ross Barkley bungs one fractionally wide, followed, soon after, by Romelu Lukaku who has another shot cleared by Ryan Shawcross. Hang on a moment… PENALTY! Phil Bardsley trips Ashley Williams and it’ll be Leighton Baines to take it… SCORES! Shay Given gets a big hand to it but it hits the post and squeezes home. EVERTON LEAD! EVERTON 1 STOKE 0
16.04: Not surprisingly there was a change for Watford at the break with Roberto Pereyra replacing Adlene Guedioura.
16.02: A quick scan of the grounds reveals that pretty much everyone is out again and we're almost good to go again. AWAY WE GO, as the late Ron Pickering used to say at the end of We Are The Champions...
16.00: Is it just me or does Antonio Conte look like Brett Anderson from Suede? Just me then...
15.57: I told you he was good. Mind you, it is only Watford...
15.54: And the Gunners are already out of sight at Vicarage Road...
15.52: And to think he hadn't a shot on target all season...
15.48: HT: CHELSEA 2 BURNLEY 0; PALACE 0 BOURNEMOUTH 1; EVERTON 0 STOKE 0; LEICESTER 1 SWANSEA 0; SOUTHAMPTON 0 SUNDERLAND 0; WATFORD 0 ARSENAL 3
15.46: THREE FOR ARSENAL! Alexis Sanchez works wonders down the wing before picking out Mesut Ozil who plants a header past Gomes. Lovely goal. And that's half-time. WATFORD 0 ARSENAL 3
15.44: Basking in the summer sunshine? Not at the King Power they're not. It's lashing down there. Ideal for sliding tackles and/or career-threatening injuries. Shame Robert Huth isn't playing. Oh, hang on, he is...
15.42: AND ANOTHER FOR CHELSEA! This time it's the exceptional Willian who gets his just deserts for a great first half, firing it across Tom Heaton and into the far corner! CHELSEA 2 BURNLEY 0
15.40: AND A GOOOAAAALLL FOR ARSENAL! And it's Alexis Sanchez who finishes off a lightning move from Arsenal, arriving at the back post and getting his goal after the goal-line technology rules that Heurelho Gomes failed to keep it out. WATFORD 0 ARSENAL 2
15.39: Chelsea should be two up. William does really well to set up Diego Costa who can't be more than eight yards out but he hits it straight at Tom Heaton. Bring back Falcao I say. And Fernando Torres.
15.37: Another decent effort from Everton as Kevin Mirallas pings one in from just outside the area but Shay Given manages to get his old man's body down to turn it away.
15.34: Long live Josh King...
15.32: GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!! Leicester have the lead against Swansea and it's a textbook Foxes goal. You know the drill. Danny Drinkwater ball over the top, Jamie Vardy latches on to it, outpaces the defender and slams it past the keeper. LEICESTER 1 SWANSEA 0
15.29: But Watford have really stepped this up now with Amarabat's cross taking huge deflection off Laurent Koscielny and forcing a worldie save from Petr Cech and Troy Deeney going close at the front post. This is better.
15.24: WOODWORK ALERT! Another scare for Watford as Theo Walcott rattles the post at the back stick. They're on the ropes here.
15.21: Everton have just come close to breaking the deadlock against Stoke as Romelu Lukaku scuffs a shot past Shay Given but Ryan Shawcross is there to clear the Potters' lines, like the hero he is.
15.20: Normal service is resumed...
15.15: It's all Chelsea at the Bridge. They could be three up already. Meanwhile, it's a penalty at Crystal Palace. Debutant Christian Benteke draws the foul and it'll be Yohan Cabaye to take it... SAVED BY ARTUR BORUC! Not the greatest of spot-kicks from the Frenchman but a good save nevertheless by the Cherries keeper.
15.12: GOOOOAAAALLLL! And it's at Selhurst Park! But it's not to Palace. No, Josh King puts Bournemouth ahead! And Alan Pardew doesn't look glad all over. PALACE O BOURNEMOUTH 1
15.09: AND A GOAL AT CHELSEA! So here's thing. Picture a typical Eden Hazard goal. Well it was like that. Weaving in from the left before curling one into the far corner. Standard. CHELSEA 1 BURNLEY 0
15.08: PENALTY AT WATFORD! Alexis Sanchez is clattered by Amrabat in an aerial challenge and it's the lino that's given it I think. Kevin Friend wasn't interested though. It'll be Santi Cazorla... STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE! GOOOOAAAAALLLL! ARSENAL LEAD! WATFORD 0 ARSENAL 1
15.05: Arsenal with all the ball in the early stages at Vicarage Road. This could be a very long afternoon for Watford as they chase the ball around like my dog.
15.02: Nice to see young Sunderland stand-in keeper getting knocked off his feet in the early moments against Southampton. Charlie Austin, the big bully, was the man who clattered him as he went for the cross.
15.00: The teams are out, nets have been tested and seats have been taken (not literally) and WE ARE OFF AROUND THE COUNTRY!!!
14.57: So we're almost good to go. Where are the day's big stories going to come from today? We're about to find out...
14.53: Watford v Arsenal...
WATFORD: Gomes; Kabasele, Kaboul, Prodl, Amrabat, Behrami, Capoue, Guedioura, Holebas, Ighalo, Deeney
ARSENAL: Cech; Bellerin, Holding, Koscienly, Monreal; Cazorla, Xhaka; Walcott, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Alexis
14.52: Southampton v Sudnerland...
SOUTHAMPTON: Forster; Cedric, Fonte, Van Dijk, Targett; Hojbjerg, Romeu; Davis, Tadic, Redmond; Austin
SUNDERLAND: Pickford, Manquillo, Djilobodji, Kone, van Aanholt, Rodwell, Pienaar, Gooch, Borini, Januzaj, Defoe
14.51: Leicester v Swansea...
LEICESTER: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morga, Huth, Fuchs; Mahrez, Drinkwater, Amartey, Albrighton; Vardy, Okazaki
SWANSEA: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Amat, Kingsley, Cork, Fer, Sigurdsson, Barrow, Routledge, Llorente
14.50: Everton v Stoke...
EVERTON: Stekelenburg, Baines, Williams, Jagielka (c), Holgate, Barry, Gueye, Bolasie, Mirallas, Barkley, Lukaku.
STOKE: Given; Bardsley, Shawcross, Cameron, Pieters; Whelan, Imbula; Diouf, Allen, Arnautovic; Crouch
14.49: Crystal Palace v Bournemouth...
PALACE: Mandanda; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; Townsend, McArthur, Cabaye, Puncheon; Benteke, Wickham
BOURNEMOUTH: Boruc; Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels; Ibe, Surman, Arter, Fraser; King, Wilson
14.48: Chelsea v Burnley...
CHELSEA: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Kante; Willian, Oscar, Matic, Hazard; Diego Costa
BURNLEY: Heaton, Ward, Mee, Keane, Lowton, Arfield, Marney, Defour, Boyd, Vokes, Gray
14.45: Hello and welcome back as we wade into the 3pm games like a drunk attacking a bouncer outside Wetherspoon's on a Saturday night. Shall we get all the team news?
14.24: Stay right here as we bring you all the action from the six 3pm games! Back in a moment!
14.23: FT: SPURS 1 LIVERPOOL 1
14.22: Just time for a yellow card for Matip for holding on to the ball but that's that. ALL OVER! SPURS AND LIVERPOOL SHARE THE SPOILS!
14.21: Off goes Christian Eriksen and on comes young Harry Winks for what should be 10 seconds of action. Impress us then...
14.20: Terrific break from Liverpool but as Adam Lallana pulls the trigger there's Toby Alderweireld to slide in and snuff out the danger. Great tackle.
14.18: Half a shout for a penalty for Liverpool as Wijnaldum's shot seems to hit the arms of Alderweireld. Would have been a tough one to be fair. And I want to be fair.
14.16: And Daniel Sturridge is coming on for Sadio Mane. Show us what you can do Danny Boy. In two minutes, plus stoppage time.
14.08: Change for Spurs now and it's Josh Onomah coming on for Spurs, radical hairstyle and all. And, surprise, it's Harry Kane going off. He's not looked himself today. Maybe just another slow start to the season? Or taking all those corners for England has messed with his mind? Who knows?
14.05: BOOKING! Dele Alli goes in Bobby Madley's big book of badness for kicking the ball away, just like Dejan Lovren did. Consistency's great, isn't it?
14.04: Maybe not such an unlikely source...
14.00: GOOOOAAAALLLL! SPURS ARE LEVEL! And it's DANNY ROSE who levels matters, ghosting in the back stick to prod it past the advancing Simon Mignolet! Tidy finish from an unlikely source. SPURS 1 LIVERPOOL 1
13.59: 'No I don't get Pokemon Go either...'
13.56: Liverpool need a second one here as Spurs start to impose themselves on the game. They want what commentators always refer to as a 'two-goal cushion'. It'd be lovely if it was an actual cushion. Meanwhile, Alli and Firmino are squaring up to each other and Coutinho's going off for Divock Origi. And not Daniel Sturridge. Interesting.
13.53: This is Spurs' best spell so far as Erik Lamela forces Simon Mignolet to turn over a free-kick from wide on the right and a header from Toby Alderweireld is also kept out by the big Belgian.
13.49: Eriksen! Nooo! Eric Dier pulls it back across the Liverpool area to find the Dane but his sidefoot finish is over the top. He should hang his head in shame. Oh, he has done.
13.44: GOOOAAAAALLLL???? No, offside. It's a breathtaking break from Liverpool that ends with Adam Lallana teeing it up for Sadio Mane and though he thumps it home from close range, Lallana is adjudged to be offside by what looks like three millimetres.
13.42: Liverpool have started this second half in exhilarating fashion. First Joel Matip flicks a header just over from a corner before a rampaging Nathaniel Clyne drills a low shot in that Michel Vorm does well to turn around the post. Spurs aren't really in this at the moment.
13.39: As Christian Eriksen drags a shot wide it's all getting a bit heated. Now it's Jan Vertonghen who gets a booking for leaving an arm in the face of Sadio Mane. I sense a red card coming up very soon...
13.35: Close call for Spurs there as Giorginio Wijnaldum spins on the edge of the 'D' and curls a shot just over the bar. Moments later, Sadio Mane lunges in on Danny Rose and that really should be a second yellow. Klopp's got to take him off, surely?
13.32: The teams are back out on the pitch and once Bobby Madley decides that he's happy, we'll be under way again. PEEEEEP! WE'RE OFF AGAIN!!!
13.27: Thought as much...
13.23: Weirdly, this is exactly the same face I have when I see people playing Pokemon Go...
13.20: Milner... SCORES!
13.18: And that is half-time! HT: SPURS 0 LIVERPOOL 1 (Milner, pen)
13.17: Spot on Bobby...
13.16: BOOKING! Philippe Coutinho goes in the book for standing in front of Erik Lamela as he tries to take a quick free-kick. The fact that the Spurs man deliberately smacked it at him is beside the point.
13.12: PENALTY! Erik Lamela clips the heels of Roberto Firmino as he bursts through on the left and that's a spot-kick! James Milner to take... AND HE SCORES, rattling it into the corner and sending Michel Vorm the wrong way! SPURS 0 LIVERPOOL 1
13.10: Turns out Kyle Walker isn't injured, he's ill. I'm ill too, although mine is self-inflicted from last night...
13.05: Should that be a second yellow for Sadio Mane as he appears to leave his foot in on Danny Rose? Bobby Madley think not, and he's the only man that really matters.
13.02: Big shout for a spot-kick from Spurs as Janssen tries to spin Joel Matip but the Liverpool defender stands his ground and seems to dump him to the deck. Nothing doing. Meanwhile, Sadio Mane goes in the book for a late one Dele Alli.
12.59: BOOKING! And it's Danny Rose that gets it for a clumsy lunge on Roberto Firmino. No arguments there. At least not from me.
12.57: Very early change for Spurs as Vincent Janssen comes on and the nobbled Kyle Walker limps off. Looks like Eric Dier will fill in at right-back.
12.55: And right there is why referees drive fans nuts. Jan Vertonghen is all over new boy Joel Matip at a corner and all he gets is a word in the ear from Bobby Madley. Last week at Stoke there were two penalties for exactly the same thing. This week? Nada.
12.54: It's Mane v Vorm II and, again, it's the Spurs keeper who wins the race for the ball. Moments later, he's forced into another save as he spoons Coutinho's shot over the top. Liverpool in the ascendency here.
12.52: Fancy a job?
12.49: Liverpool fans fancy a penalty there as Sadio Mane tries to nip in ahead of Michel Vorm but the Spurs keeper makes a clean tackle, clearing his lines with aplomb. Solid.
12.47: Those Latin types are insatiable, aren't they?
12.45: Oh dear...