The Dugout Gazette

Weekend Briefing

• Premier League: Arsenal and Manchester City stay perfect on 12 points, with Arsenal top on goal difference. City won the Manchester derby 1-0 at Old Trafford thanks to Erling Haaland's winner despite playing with 10 men after Phil Foden's red card. Brighton thrashed Coventry 5-0. Leeds United v Newcastle United is tonight and has not been played yet.
• Championship: West Ham hammered Wrexham 6-0 on Friday night and lead the table on goal difference, level on 14 points with Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion. Burnley are bottom after another defeat. Wolverhampton Wanderers won at Sheffield United on Sunday.
• League One: Sheffield Wednesday remain top despite a 0-0 draw. Leicester City won a 4-3 thriller at Stockport County, and managerless Wycombe Wanderers picked up their first win of the season.
• League Two: Barnet moved top with a 2-1 win over Accrington Stanley as Bristol Rovers lost at Grimsby Town. York City crushed Swindon Town 4-0.

Results Board

Premier League — Saturday 12 September

• Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
• Chelsea 2-2 Hull City
• Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town
• Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford
• Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
• Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Everton
• Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal

Premier League — Sunday 13 September

• Coventry City 0-5 Brighton & Hove Albion
• Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City

Premier League — Tonight

• Leeds United v Newcastle United (20:00 BST)

Championship — Friday 11 September

• West Ham United 6-0 Wrexham

Championship — Saturday 12 September

• Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City
• Derby County 1-2 Birmingham City
• West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
• Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Millwall
• Charlton Athletic 0-0 Portsmouth
• Middlesbrough 4-3 Norwich City
• Preston North End 0-1 Lincoln City
• Southampton 4-1 Bristol City
• Swansea City 3-1 Burnley
• Watford 1-2 Stoke City

Championship — Sunday 13 September

• Sheffield United 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One — Saturday 12 September

• Leyton Orient 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers
• Notts County 0-1 Bradford City
• AFC Wimbledon 1-0 Doncaster Rovers
• Blackpool 2-2 Bromley
• Cambridge United 2-1 Reading
• MK Dons 1-1 Peterborough United
• Mansfield Town 0-0 Huddersfield Town
• Oxford United 3-0 Burton Albion
• Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Barnsley
• Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Wigan Athletic
• Stockport County 3-4 Leicester City

League Two — Saturday 12 September

• Crawley Town 1-3 Cheltenham Town
• Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers
• Barnet 2-1 Accrington Stanley
• Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
• Gillingham 2-0 Tranmere Rovers
• Newport County 1-1 Fleetwood Town
• Oldham Athletic 1-2 Chesterfield
• Port Vale 1-0 Exeter City
• Rotherham United 3-3 Salford City
• Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Northampton Town
• Walsall 0-0 Rochdale
• York City 4-0 Swindon Town

Key Decisions

• Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City: Erling Haaland's controversial, VAR-checked winner settled the derby after City had gone down to 10 men when Phil Foden was sent off in the 23rd minute. City are level on points with Arsenal, while United sit 13th with one win from four.
• Coventry City 0-5 Brighton & Hove Albion: Frank Lampard's promoted side are bottom, still pointless and still without a goal after four games. Kostoulas, Yalcouyé, Gross, Dunk and Ayari all scored, while Taiwo Awoniyi was sent off.
• Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal: Bruno Guimarães gave Arsenal the lead and Bukayo Saka wrapped it up with a stoppage-time penalty. That makes it four straight wins and three clean sheets already for Mikel Arteta's side, with David Raya well protected again.
• Middlesbrough 4-3 Norwich City: The weekend's wildest game in the Championship ended with centre-back Ashley Phillips scoring the late winner at the Riverside.
• Swansea City 3-1 Burnley: Burnley dropped to the bottom after another defeat, with a goalkeeper mistake gifting Swansea an early lead. Swansea moved into the automatic promotion places.
• West Ham United 6-0 Wrexham: Jarrod Bowen was among the scorers as West Ham made a big Friday-night statement and climbed to the top of the Championship.
• Stockport County 3-4 Leicester City: Leicester raced into a 3-0 lead with Emil Riis scoring twice, then survived a huge Stockport comeback after it went 3-3. It is a badly needed win for Russell Martin.
• Barnet 2-1 Accrington Stanley: Charlie Lakin scored both goals as Barnet came from behind and moved top of League Two.

Table & Form Notes

• Premier League: Arsenal and Manchester City both have 12 points, with Arsenal top on goal difference (+7 to +6). Hull City are third on 8. Brighton are fourth on 7 after the 5-0 win. Coventry are bottom on 0, while Aston Villa are second bottom on 1. Alexander Isak, Bruno Fernandes, Erling Haaland, João Pedro and Kevin Schade all have 3 goals.
• Championship: West Ham, Swansea and West Brom all sit on 14 points, with West Ham top on goal difference. Middlesbrough are on 13 with a game in hand. Burnley and Preston North End are bottom on 3. Southampton's 4-1 win came despite their four-point deduction.
• League One: Sheffield Wednesday stay top on 13. Huddersfield Town and Bradford City are on 12. Doncaster Rovers are bottom on 3. Leicester climbed to 13th on 8.
• League Two: Barnet and Bristol Rovers both have 12 points. York City and Cheltenham Town are on 11. Crawley Town and Rochdale are bottom on 4.

Fantasy Desk

• Gameweek 5 deadline: Saturday 20 September, 11:00 BST.
• Captaincy: Mohamed Salah is the standout pick at home to Everton and is owned by 54% of managers. Antoine Semenyo is next after a strong start for Bournemouth, with 36 points and only one fewer than Haaland. Erling Haaland is still elite, but this week's trip to Arsenal is a tougher call against a defence that has conceded just one goal and zero big chances all season.
• Transfer targets: João Pedro (Chelsea, £7.8m), Xavi Simons (Spurs, £7.0m), Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest, £5.5m), Anton Stach (Leeds, £5.0m).
• Watchlist note: Haaland leads the overall standings with 5 goals, 18 shots in the box and 9 big chances. Manchester United still have no clean sheet and have conceded 10 big chances, which keeps Chelsea's João Pedro and Cole Palmer firmly in view ahead of their trip to Old Trafford in Gameweek 5.
• Suspensions and injuries: Phil Foden is suspended after his red card in the derby. Keep an eye on Bukayo Saka, Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rayan Ait-Nouri before the deadline.

Manager's View

• Burnley are already hearing alarm bells. They are bottom of the Championship, still winless, and errors are costing them early.
• Coventry's start is becoming a real problem. Four games, four defeats, no goals scored and now a heavy 5-0 loss at home.
• West Ham have early momentum and look the team to catch in the Championship after a six-goal Friday statement.
• Barnet have been one of the surprises of the lower leagues so far and now have the League Two lead to show for it.
• At the top of the Premier League, Arsenal and Manchester City are already setting the pace. The title race story is building early, and both sides are finding different ways to win.
• Leeds United v Newcastle United tonight matters too, both for the table and for Fantasy managers watching budget option Anton Stach closely before the weekend deadline.

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