Everton v Newcastle, Southampton v Bournemouth: clockwatch – live

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Southampton v Bournemouth team news

Southampton (possible 4-2-2-2) McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Caleta-Car, Perraud; Ward-Peters, Lavia; Elyounoussi, A Armstrong; Walcott, Alcaraz.
Substitutes: Bazunu, Lyanco, Maitland-Niles, Aribo, S Armstrong, Djenepo, Sulemana, Adams, Mara.

Bournemouth (possible 3-4-2-1) Neto; Senesi, Mepham, Kelly; Tavernier, Rothwell, Lerma, Vina; Christie, Billing; Solanke.
Substitutes: Travers, Smith, Zabarnyi, Cook, Brooks, Ouattara, Moore, Semenya, Anthony.

Everton v Newcastle team news

Both managers have made three changes, surprisingly so in Eddie Howe’s case. Everton bring in Ben Godfrey, Amadou Onana and Abdoulaye Doucoure – the last two were unavailable at Selhurst Park on Saturday – for Mason Holgate, who is suspended, James Garner and Demarai Gray.

Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak, who scored two each when Newcastle humiliated Spurs on Sunday, are roatated along with Dan Burn; in come Miguel Almiron, Callum Wilson and Matt Targett.

Everton (possible 4-3-3) Pickford; Godfrey, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Gueye, Onana; Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, McNeil.
Substitutes: Begovic, Patterson, Mina, Coady, Davies, Garner, Gray, Maupay, Simms.

Newcastle (4-3-3) Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Targett; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Almiron, Wilson, Joelinton.
Substitutes: Dubravka, Lascelles, Manquillo, Burn, Ritchie, Murphy, Anderson, Gordon, Isak.

Referee Andre Marriner.

The Premier League table

WCL: Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea (agg: 1-0)

It’s half time at the Camp Nou, where things are going okay for Chelsea in their Champions League semi-final. Barcelona have been the better team, as they were at Stamford Bridge, but Chelsea have defended well and they are still right in the tie.

You can follow the second half, and maybe extra time, with Sarah Rendell.

Preamble

The title race is over*, the top four are set in stone*, but there isn’t an algorithm in the world – never mind a humble human being – that can predict with certainty which three teams will be relegated from the Premier League.

Wolves and Crystal Palace have extricated themselves from the malodorous stuff*, so seven clubs remain in the battle for survival. Three of them are in action tonight, along with one of the teams we have prematurely awarded a Champions League place.

The two matches, possible to overhype but still pretty darn huge, are Everton v Newcastle and Southampton v Bournemouth. Buckle up, buttercup.

Kick off 7.45pm in both games

*Probably