Matchday LIVE: Man Utd vs Brighton, Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid & all today's football

Thank you everyone for following match day live on Goal!

Next one is coming real soon 👀

1 - @SevillaFC_ENG's Julen Lopetegui has registered his first managerial win against Diego Simeone in all competitions, with this his sixth game against him (W1 D4 L2). Hope. pic.twitter.com/dG4cxR1Lqa

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 4, 2021

BIG blow to Atletico who sit at the top of La Liga table with just a three point advnatage over Real Madrid in second.

Oblak came up with a huge penalty save in the first half to keep Atletico in the game, but his side couldn't capitalise on the other side of the pitch.

Marcos Acuna made sure all three points stayed in Sevilla followed with an important save from Bono in the dying minutes of the match to deny Atletico an equaliser.

Sevilla sit comfortably in fourth and have just about secured that last Champions League spot. 

Manchester United's matchwinner Mason Greenwood to BBC: "Credit to Brighton. They scored the first goal, defended well and held us off. We had to break them down and we did that eventually.

"We weren't worried. We knew we had the quality on the pitch. Everyone kept their heads. There's a lot to play for.

"I remember [Danny Welbeck] as a United player. He scored a lot of goals for United and he's still doing the same to this day so credit to him."

Marcos Acuna send Sevilla into the lead in the 70th minute. 

A big blow for Atletico's title race contention who have Real Madrid trailng them by just three points 👀

After being ahead in the 13th minute, Brighton leave Manchester empty handed.

Greenwood secured United's win in the 83rd minute.

12 - Only Wayne Rooney (15) and Marcus Rashford (13) have scored more Premier League goals as a teenager for Manchester United than Mason Greenwood (12). Natural. pic.twitter.com/T5ictC8MEW

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

12 - Atletico de Madrid have faced 12 shots in the first half against Sevilla (2 on target), the most they have faced in the opening 45 minutes of a game this season in all competitions. Suffering. pic.twitter.com/w8MQAfw2oX

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 4, 2021

Mason Greenwood in the right place in the right time.

The United teenager heads home a mishit Paul Pogba volley from close range to steal all three points. 

Brighton with seven minutes to equalise, will they manage?

Still levelled between United and Brighton.

Can anyone steal the win in the dying moments of the match?

Bruno Fernandes puts it on a plate for Marcus Rashford to exquisitely pass the ball into the far corner to get United back into the game.

Still 30 minutes left to play!

Still goalless in Sevilla after a crucial penalty save from Oblak in the opening 10 minutes of the match. 

Is Oblak the world's best goalkeeper? 🧤pic.twitter.com/b6xYoHCnvk

— Goal (@goal) April 4, 2021

It only took 52 minutes for United to manage a shot on target vs Brighton. 

Not the best first half for United. The hosts that have failed to register a shot on target for the first time in the first half of a Permier League game since 2019 vs Crystal Palace according to Opta Joe.

While Brighton are looking bright at Old Trafford. Danny Welbeck opened the scoring in the 13th minute and Brighton have been unlucky not to extend their lead.

Poor display from Solskjaer's side so far. To be a fly on the wall in the United dressing room...

1997-98 - This season is the first to see two former Manchester United players score against them in the Premier League - Wilfried Zaha and Danny Welbeck - since 1997-98, when Dion Dublin and Mark Hughes did so. Haunt. pic.twitter.com/wX9AOzX4Y7

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

Rakitic was taken down in the box within the opening 10 minutes of the match and Sevilla had the opportunity to lead, but...

Oblak came up BIG to deny Lucas Ocampos' from the penalty spot. 

With three points, Atletico extend the gap to six points between them and Real Madrid in second. 

Danny Welbeck nets one past his former club and puts Brighton in the lead 13 minutes into the match!

3 - Danny Welbeck is the first player to score as many as three Premier League goals against Manchester United after leaving the club. Bedevilled.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

Manchester United confirm that "Anthony Martial could be out for the rest of the season after spraining his knee while on international duty with France."

“Losing Anthony for what might be the rest of the season is very disappointing, especially when reports from there [France] was that it wasn’t anything serious but it looks a bad one," said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Sevilla: Bono, Navas, Kounde, D. Carlos, Acuna, Fernando, Jordan, Rakitic, Suso, Ocampos, De Jong.

Atletico: Oblak, Hermoso, Gimenez, Felipe, Renan Lodi, Koke, Trippier, Saul, Llorente, Lemar, Suarez.

Ending a busy Premier League weekend at Old Trafford.

Anyone else captain Fernandes on the FPL??

23% - 23% of the goals scored in Premier League meetings between Manchester United and Brighton have been from the penalty spot (5/22) – no fixture has seen a higher ratio scored from the spot in the competition (min. 20 goals scored). Staredown. pic.twitter.com/pqOafaYsDk

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 2, 2021

🔴  United: Henderson, Lindelof, Maguire, Pogba, Cavani, Rashford, Greenwood, Fred, Fernandes, Shaw, Wan-Bissaka.

🔵  Brighton: Sanchez, White, Dunk, Bissouma, Maupay, Trossard, Gross, Lallana, Moder, Welbeck, Veltman

After leading 1-0 in the 61st minute, three points slip through Fulham's grasp and Aston Villa managed three goals in the space of nine minutes to secure the win. 

A brace for Trezeguet and Ollie Watkins to sealed the win for the Villians. 

44 - Aston Villa have 44 points after 29 Premier League games this season – 18 more than they did in 2019-20 – their highest number in a top-flight campaign at this stage since 2009-10, when they had 50 and went on to finish sixth. Impressing. pic.twitter.com/4yCjka4iF2

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

Another free Villa player in the box...

This time it was Ollie Watkins who was available for an easy tap in. Aston Villa have been clinical in the last 20 minutes of the match to secure three points that sees them leap to 9th in the Premier League table.

Trezeguet gets his second goal in three minutes!

Messy defending from Fulham and the Egyptian was found in the box again with no one around him.

With a blink of an eye, Villa lead with 10 minutes left to go in the match. 

Trezeguet gets Villa back in the game off the bench!!

Aleksandar Mitrovic intercepts a nightmare of a pass back from Tyrone Mings.

The Serbian left Emiliano Martinez in his dust for an easy pass into an empty net. 

Early second half subsitution for Fulham, Ademola Lookman is forced off with an inury and Ivan Cavaleiro slots into the Fulham attack.

Fulham survive until half-time with a clean sheet after a penalty scare. 

Aston Villa have yet to register a shot on target this first half, where Fulham have three.

Underwhelming first half for both sides. A draw sees Fulham remain in 18th, but a win would see them leapfrog Newcastle out of the relegation zone.

Can Fulham manage their eighth consecutive away Premier League win?

Referee, Andy Madley, consults the screen on the side of the pitch to turnover his initial decision to award Villa a penalty. 

With just minutes until half-time, Villa might get a chance to take the lead.

1992 - Aston Villa vs Fulham is the first game in @premierleague history in which every player in the starting XI for both sides was born after the first ever Premier League game on August 15th 1992. Quirky. pic.twitter.com/kotGpvdbi8

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I am frustrated. We needed to win the match and we came to win. We were not far from winning it but, at the same time, we created some instability on the game with so many individual defensive mistakes that we made. We always gave Newcastle a chance to be in the game.

"Of course, we had the biggest chance of the game to make it 3-1 and kill it, then we concede a game the next minute."

When it's put to Mourinho that his teams are normally so good at holding onto leads, he replied: "Same coach, different players."

Asked if he has more work to do with the Spurs' players, Mourinho added: "I don't think so. We work well, we work hard. But there are mistakes which I probably shouldn't even call mistakes because they are related to qualities that players have.

"Looking at the second goal, it's easy to understand because there's three different moments - the cross, the ball at the far post where they won it, and then the ball in the face of the goal where our two centre-backs were in position. You can analyse it easily."

6 - Tottenham have failed to win six Premier League games this season in which they led at half-time, the most of any side. Enemy. #NEWTOT pic.twitter.com/JRf2gfL23p

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

D @ Newcastle
D @ Tottenham
D @ Brighton
D @ West Brom
W @ Everton
D @ Burnley
D @ Crystal Palace
W @ Liverpool
? @ Aston Villa

8 - Fulham are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League away games, the longest such run in their top-flight history. They’ve also kept a clean sheet in four of their last six Premier League games on the road, as many as in their previous 50 in the competition. Fortified. pic.twitter.com/sw4RfLc0ms

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 2, 2021

Tottenham striker Harry Kane speaking to BBC: "Whenever you are ahead in a game, as we have been a lot this season, and you give the lead away in the last 5-10 minutes, it's always hard to take. I feel like we could have played better in the second half. We were a bit sloppy. We didn't take our chances and got punished for it.

"I think we had some good chances. The final ball, final pass or final touch weren't quite there. That's the fine margins. We need to play better. We need to dust ourselves off and go again next week.

"Their goal woke us up a little bit if I'm being honest. We reacted really well and scored two quick goals then finished the half well. We didn't take that momentum with us [into the second half] and allowed Newcastle back into the game. It's always hard to respond with four or five minutes to go."

Newcastle clinched a deserved point thanks to Joe Willock, whose late equaliser cancelled out Harry Kane's double.

The Magpies went ahead in the game through Joelinton, but two goals from Kane propelled Spurs into the lead before half-time.

Steve Bruce's side continued to toil for something in the game and got the rewards their pressure perhaps deserved five minutes before full time.

A big point for the hosts, but they might well feel like they could have had all three points.

Joe Willock has hauled Newcastle back on level terms! It's 2-2 with five minutes left on the clock. Can they hang on for a big point? 

Bad news for FPL managers everywhere.

Here are the teams for Aston Villa vs Fulham.

Aston Villa XI:

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 for #AVLFUL. 🟣 pic.twitter.com/tNocBuVOWW

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 4, 2021

Fulham XI:

4⃣ changes for #AVLFUL! 🔁

Mitro starts up top. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/BEubts7mJa

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) April 4, 2021

The former Nice man hasn't quite hit the heights of last season, but he has scored against Manchester United and Burnley this term.

Can he help turn it around?!

They might trail by a goal (thanks to Harry Kane magnificence) but Newcastle are by no means out of this game at all.

Dwight Gayle and Joelinton have been very lively and the way the Magpies are playing they could quite easily crack Spurs' defence again...

Just under half an hour to go. Still 2-1 to Spurs.

If you were purring at the prospect of getting some points from Giovani Lo Celso in fantasy football, sorry to tell you... there will be no assist points for that first goal. 😔

Nightmare!

After review, there is no assist awarded for Spurs' first goal. Giovani Lo Celso's pass does reach its intended destination but Harry Kane is then deemed to have lost and regained possession before scoring#FPL #NEWTOT https://t.co/wnWRMSTuOr

— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) April 4, 2021

He's back, everyone!

46 - Welcome back, #Sonny!

➡️ Heung-Min Son
⬅️ Carlos Vinícius

⚫️ #NUFC 1-2 #THFC 🟡 pic.twitter.com/3lqEN0ojVD

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 4, 2021

There's no doubt about it, Harry Kane is up there with the greatest strikers ever to play in the Premier League.

5 – @HKane has now scored 5+ goals at five different away venues in the Premier League (King Power, Selhurst Park, Goodison Park, St Mary’s, St James’), no player in the competition’s history has done so at a wider range of stadia (Shearer, Owen, Rooney, also five). Voyage. pic.twitter.com/c3QtX0VU0A

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

What a half!

Newcastle took the lead through Joelinton just before the half-hour mark, but the Magpies barely had time to breath before Harry Kane hauled Spurs level. Just four minutes had elapsed when Jose Mourinho's side went ahead - through that man Kane again.

It's been an end-to-end game so far and the second half is shaping up to be an eventful one. What will Steve Bruce say to rally the troops?

Harry Kane is pure class 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Y3zG8O7u4A

— Goal (@goal) April 4, 2021

Harry Kane has scored 8️⃣4️⃣ away #PL goals for @SpursOfficial - the most away goals any player has scored for a single club in the competition 👏#NEWTOT pic.twitter.com/BZfJSjR164

— Premier League (@premierleague) April 4, 2021

Who else? 

Harry Kane scored his second goal - his 19th league goal of the season - to put Spurs into the lead. It's 2-1.

Newcastle's lead doesn't last long as Harry Kane beats Martin Dubravka!

It's 1-1 at St James' Park.

Oof... sore one for the Magpies...

INSTANT RESPONSE!

⚫️ #NUFC 1-1 #THFC 🟡 pic.twitter.com/j27dTnB8Tf

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 4, 2021

After enduring a scare, Newcastle have responded straight away by taking the lead through Joelinton!

JOOOOEEEELLINTOOOOOOON!!! 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/sxbTVt38Mz

— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 4, 2021

Tottenham had the ball in the back of the net, but Carlos Vinicius was deemed to have been offside in the build-up.

It's been an end-to-end game so far!

24' Carlos Vinicius has the ball in the net having been played through one-on-one, but he's flagged for offside.

[0-0]#NUFC // #NEWTOT

— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 4, 2021

Hosts Newcastle threatened to take the lead after just four minutes when Joelinton intercepted a header from Davinson Sanchez, but Hugo Lloris saved the day and six minutes later Harry Kane burst through only to be denied by Martin Dubravka. It seems like pre-match predictions of goals are not far off the mark! ⚽️

11 - No team has both scored and conceded in more different Premier League home games this season than Newcastle (11), with each of the Magpies’ six Premier League home games in 2021 seeing both teams score. Galore. #NEWTOT

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

🇰🇷 #HeungMinSon returns from injury and is amongst our subs this afternoon. #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/DM3btFfItg

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 4, 2021

Southampton pulled off a sensational comeback on Sunday as they came from two goals down to beat Burnley.

The Clarets went ahead after 12 minutes when Chris Wood scored from the penalty spot, before Matej Vydra doubled their advantage 15 minutes later.

However, the Saints rallied to draw level before half-time with goals coming from Stuart Armstrong and Danny Ings, with Nathan Redmond scoring the crucial winner 15 minutes from time.

The victory sees Ralph Hasenhuttl's side move up to 13th in the Premier League, leaving Burnley hovering above the drop zone in 15th.

Happy Easter! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/E25e5QnuZm

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 4, 2021

Southampton have turned it around against Burnley and are now winning 3-2 with 15 minutes to go.

In Spain, Celta Vigo are 3-0 up against Alaves with little over 30 minutes played, while Montpellier are drawing 1-1 with Angers in Ligue 1.

Meanwhile, in the Women's Super League, Chelsea are beating Birmingham City 3-0.

There are more games to come - stick with us!

Southampton have really piled on the pressure since going two goals down and their comeback is now complete thanks to Nathan Redmond. 💪

The winger did brilliantly to volley Theo Walcott's cross into the back of the net!

YESSSSSS! [3-2] pic.twitter.com/txByoIdab6

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 4, 2021

Southampton have been denied by the woodwork! 😲 😤

Stylish striker of the ball James Ward-Prowse almost put his side ahead.

Just under half an hour to go at St Mary's! 

Ahead of his side's game against Newcastle United, Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho said that they are focused on "fighting for points" in their remaining games. Spurs come into the clash against the Magpies in seventh place in the Premier League and can't afford to drop too many more points if they want to secure European football. 🤔

Newcastle are struggling too, but their concern is one of survival as they hover perilously above the relegation zone. The stats don't make for good reading for the hosts either - they've lost five of their last six league home games against Spurs. 😬

Gareth Bale and Heung-min Son on the substitutes bench for Tottenham...

Here are the two teams.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Murphy, Krafth, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Shelvey, Longstaff, Almiron, Joelinton, Gayle.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Rodon, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Ndombele, Lucas, Kane, Vinicius.

Tottenham have headed to the north-east for their game against Newcastle United.

We'll have the team news very shortly!

Easter Sunday football in the North East.

🏟️ 📌 St James' Park #THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/WGmHuwFh21

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 4, 2021

4 - @Danny1ngs is only the fourth player in Premier League history to score in four consecutive appearances against sides he previously played for in the competition, after Robbie Keane in 2004, Jermain Defoe in 2009 and Wilfried Bony in 2017. Haunting. #SOUBUR pic.twitter.com/pwR6GT6DTy

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

Burnley probably thought they were in dreamland when they went 2-0 up away from home against the Saints, but Danny Ings has led the revival.

The England international set up Stuart Armstrong before bagging a goal himself and it is now very much game on at St Mary's.

Four goals in 45 minutes - it's been an action-packed game!

Danny Ings!

It's 2-2 just before half-time.

BACK WITH A BANG! 🔥 [2-2] pic.twitter.com/WzM0oZonTf

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 4, 2021

5 - Danny Ings has either scored (4) or assisted (1) in five of his last six Premier League games against sides he previously played for in the competition, including two goals and one assist in his last three such games against Burnley. Nuisance. #SOUBUR pic.twitter.com/cOm38M0K4j

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

Southampton 1-2 Burnley

The Saints have narrowed the deficit just before half-time through Stuart Armstrong. 

Game on!

GOAL: #SaintsFC 1-2 #BurnleyFC (Stuart Armstrong 31')

A quick response from the hosts, as Armstrong picks out the bottom corner from the edge of the box. pic.twitter.com/g6gIi1OlsA

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 4, 2021

Matej Vydra has fired the Clarets further in front with a screamer!

30' The Clarets double their advantage, as Vydra picks up the ball outside the area, before firing home into the bottom corner by Forster. 0-2

🎙️- https://t.co/R0gUwYlt3N#SOUBUR | #UTC

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 4, 2021

100 - Chris Wood's penalty was the 100th taken in the @premierleague this season, and the 83rd to be converted - only in three other campaigns have we seen more goals scored from the penalty spot. Forensic. #SOUBUR pic.twitter.com/1yL4FqXVcc

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

Burnley have taken an early lead in the game thanks to a VAR-assisted penalty decision.

Saints defender Kyle Walker-Peters was deemend to have fouled Erik Pieters inside the box and Chris Wood stepped up to send it past Fraser Forster.

It's 1-0 to the Clarets after 12 minutes.

12' GOAL!!! Burnley lead at St Mary's through Wood's penalty. Get in! 😁

🎙️- https://t.co/R0gUwYlt3N#SOUBUR | #UTC pic.twitter.com/uIfbtW9DLs

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 4, 2021

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is hoping to move away from the drop zone today.

"It's an important game for both teams and the team that wins today has a little bit more space between them and the relegation zone. So it's an important game for both teams I think," the German coach told Sky Sports.

Sean Dyche said: "They're a good outfit. We said that earlier in the season. They've had a bit of a tough time since Christmas - that can happen, the Premier League is an unforgiving place, we've been on the wrong side of that ourselves. We've got on the right side of it recently and we've got to continue doing that."

Here are some of Sunday's main fixtures ⚽️

• Southampton vs Burnley (12 noon)

• Newcastle United vs Tottenham (2:05pm)

• Stuttgart vs Werder Bremen (2:30pm)

• Elche vs Real Betis (3:15pm)

• Aston Villa vs Fulham (4:30pm)

• Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin (5pm)

• Cadiz vs Valencia (5:30pm)

• Man Utd vs Brighton (7:30pm)

• Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid (8pm)

All times BST

See the full list of today's fixtures

Sunny St Mary's ☀️ pic.twitter.com/mxsBCyqFeE

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 4, 2021

Today's big game involves Manchester United as they look to pull away from Leicester City and close the gap to Manchester City with a win against Brighton.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had their unbeaten run halted by Leicester in the FA Cup before the international break, but have been in impressive form in the league and will be keen to get off on the right foot again as they look to finish the season strongly.

Before that, Jose Mourinho locks horns with Steve Bruce as Tottenham take on Newcastle United in game that some have disparagingly dubbed 'El Jurassico', while Aston Villa take on Fulham too.

Elsewhere, there is a Berlin derby in Germany as Union face Hertha and Atletico Madrid will be aiming to continue their sensational campaign as they take on Sevilla in La Liga.

Southampton and Burnley go into their game locked level on points, but Burnley have an edge in the form table, having gone unbeaten in their last three fixtures - including a win over Everton at Goodison Park.

Though the Saints won in the FA Cup against Bournemouth last time out, their league form has been disappointing. Nevertheless, they may have a psychological edge, having won the reverse game in September, while the return of attacking duo Danny Ings and Theo Walcott is a welcome boost.

Today's games may be played behind closed doors, but there was some good news earlier today with the announcement that fans would be allowed at the Carabao Cup final. 🙌

While Wembley won't be packed, a limited number of spectators will be in attendance, with the UK authorities and EFL using the game between Man City and Tottenham as a test event.

Read the full story!

The XIs have been announced for today's first game in the Premier League.

Here is the Southampton XI, which sees the return of Danny Ings and Theo Walcott:

🔙 @theowalcott
🔙 @IngsDanny

The #SaintsFC side to line-up against #BurnleyFC: pic.twitter.com/80hbjGQbrY

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 4, 2021

And here is Burnley's XI:

LINE-UP | Here is how the Clarets line-up against Southampton this afternoon. ⬇️

Chris Wood partners Matej Vydra in attack, with Dwight McNeil and Johann Berg Gudmundsson on the flanks. 👊#SOUBUR | #UTC | @eToro

— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) April 4, 2021

Good morning and welcome to Goal's live matchday blog!

We'll be bringing you all the action from today's games, including:

• Southampton vs Burnley (12 noon)

• Newcastle United vs Tottenham (2:05pm)

• Aston Villa vs Fulham (4:30pm)

• Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin (5pm)

• Man Utd vs Brighton (7:30pm)

• Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid (8pm)

And more!

(All times BST)