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The Merseyside derby may have been postponed but it’s a bumper weekend of football nonetheless with some huge matches taking place in both Europa and North America.

Sunday, December 8

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16:55 CET – Despite briefly thinking they had snatched a dramatic late winner, Arsenal’s hearts were broken by VAR after Gabriel Martinelli was caught offside before teeing up Bukayo Saka.

Arsenal therefore have to settle for a point against a strong Fulham side and it is more dropped points for Mikel Arteta in a title pursuit that is seemingly getting away from Arsenal.

Elsewhere, Ruud van Nistelrooy remains unbeaten as Leicester City manager after his side came from 2-0 down against Brighton to produce a stunning late comeback and draw 2-2.

Finally from the Premier League, Bournemouth also produced a dramatic late comeback to come from behind to beat Ipswich Town who walk away with nothing. A bad day for Kieran Mckenna’s side in the relegation battle despite it looking so promising at half-time.

Check out all the stats from the Premier League games here.

16:35 CET – It is just under an hour away from a big Premier League game between London rivals Tottenham and Chelsea.

After an inconsistent run, Spurs find themselves in 11th place and manager Ange Postecoglou is under immense pressure from the supporters. As for Chelsea, a win this evening will see them further cement their top-four credentials. 

Check out Flashsocre’s match preview here.

15:57 CET – Back to LaLiga and another side hopeful of being in the hunt for a European spot are Real Sociedad. They did their aspirations no harm this afternoon with a commanding 3-0 win away to Leganes.

15:50 CET – It is half-time in the three afternoon Premier League games and the big news is that Fulham are leading title-chasing Arsenal 1-0 through the rejuvenated Raul Jiminez. 

Elsewhere, Ipswich have taken a shock lead against in-form Bournemouth and Brighton are a goal up away to Leicester City in Ruud van Nistelrooy’s second game in charge of the Foxes.

15:40 CET – Next up in LaLiga, fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao take on fifth-placed Villarreal in an important battle between two European hopefuls. 

You can check out the line-ups for that one below.

14:25 CET – Fiorentina have continued their fine Serie A form in what is proving to be a thrilling title race in Italy, edging past Cagliari 1-0. They now sit three points off top with a game in hand.

14:00 CET – Here’s how Arsenal and Fulham will line up for their clash this afternoon:

11:49 CET – Dan Ashworth has left Manchester United after just five months as the club’s sporting director, it has been announced. 

Read the full story here.

11:10 CET – Hello and happy Sunday! There’s plenty to keep you entertained if you want to spend yours on the sofa, with all of the following on the agenda:

Fulham vs Arsenal – 15:00 CET

Athletic Bilbao vs Villarreal – 16:15 CET

Tottenham vs Chelsea – 17:30 CET

Napoli vs Lazio – 20:45 CET

Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla – 21:00 CET

First up though is a clash in the famous city of Florence, with in-form Fiorentina hosting Cagliari in just over an hour knowing a win could take them up to third and three points off top with a game in hand on leaders Atalanta.

Saturday, December 7

22:54 CET – Real Madrid bounced back from defeat at Athletic Club to crush Girona 3-0 and move two points behind league leaders Barcelona with a game in hand. Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler and Kylian Mbappe all scored.

22:41 CET – Claudio Ranieiri’s Roma put in an emphatic performance to thump relegation-battling Lecce 4-1 and get back to winning ways after six matches without a win.

20:27 CET – It has been a tough start to life for Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, and it has got even tougher, with the Red Devils falling to a dismal 3-2 loss at home to Nottingham Forest. A poor defensive performance from the home side contributed to a deserving win for Forest.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund have continued their rocky away form with a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach.

20:06 CET – Real Madrid visit Girona in just under an hour, and the line-ups are out. The LaLliga champions are without Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior for the trip.

19:56 CET – Juventus scored a 92nd-minute goal courtesy of Samuel Mbangula to snatch a 2-2 draw against Bologna and continue their unbeaten run in Serie A. However, they remain sixth in the league.

19:00 CET – Monaco have returned to second in Ligue 1 for now after a morale-boosting 2-0 win at home to Toulouse.

18:48 CET – Over to Serie A and Dan Ndoye is doing his best job of upsetting Juventus as his goal is the difference at half-time as Bologna lead 1-0.

18:30 CET – The final game of the day in the Bundesliga is underway as Dortmund travel to Monchengladbach.

Follow updates from that game here.

18:16 CET – More dropped points for Barcelona! Assane Diao’s goal deep into stoppage time has rescued Real Betis a point against the league leaders. 2-2.

18:08 CET – Next up in England sees Manchester United host Nottingham Forest from 18:30 CET as Ruben Amorim hands Leny Yoro his first start for the club in another rotated side. 

17:55 CET – It is all over in the Premier League and Manchester City drop more points! It would have been worse too if Rico Lewis didn’t save their blushes with a lethal strike after a swift move. 2-2.

Elsewhere, Brentford continued their incredible home form with a 4-2 win against Newcastle United in a dominant display. 

Check out all the Premier League results here.

17:45 CET – We have some quite worrying breaking news to bring you. West Ham forward Michail Antonio has been in a serious car accident the club has confirmed and he has been airlifted to hospital. We will update you as soon as we hear more. 

17:35 CET – After Genoa drew 0-0 in a drab Serie A draw, title challengers Juventus host Bologna next from 18:00 CET.

Check out the line-ups for that game here:

17:28 CET – It is all over in the early Bundesliga games and it turned into a statement win for the league leaders Bayern Munich who ended up 4-2 winners against Heidenheim as Jamal Musiala scored a brace.

Check out all the Bundesliga results here.

17:10 CET – So far so good from the league leaders and who else but Robert Lewandowski to give Barcelona a 1-0 half-time lead?

16:50 CET – It is half-time around the grounds in the Premier League and we have been treated to goals galore so far! The main story comes from the champions Manchester City who responded well to going down early on to go in 1-1 at the break.

There is still a lot to do for Pep Guardiola’s side, but Erling Haaland’s equaliser will give them hope of securing a vital three points. 

Check out all the half-time scores here.

16:33 CET – The first game of the day in Ligue 1 kicks off in 25 minutes time. Monaco host Toulouse as they hope to bounce back from their heartbreaking defeat to Marseille last time out and for now return to second in the league.

16:20 CET – It is half-time in the Bundesliga and both Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich lead at the break.

Check out all the Bundesliga half-time scores here.

16:00 CET – Next up in LaLiga, the league leaders Barcelona travel to Real Betis from 16:15 CET and Hansi Flick has gone strong – not a time for rotation. Check out the line-ups for that game below.

15:55 CET – Las Palmas have held on the beat LaLiga’s bottom side Real Valladolid 2-1 and move five points clear of the relegation zone. 

Check out the match stats here.

15:35 CET – The Bundesliga is underway for the day! 

Follow all the action live here.

15:21 CET – The line-ups are in for the afternoon games in the Premier League after the Merseyside derby was postponed earlier. 

Headlining the 15:00 CET games is Manchester City as they travel to Selhurst Park with the hope of building some momentum and putting their crisis in the rearview mirror. You can check out the teams from that game below.

14:43 CET – The line-ups for the afternoon games in the Bundesliga are out, and you can follow Bayern, Leverkusen, Frankfurt and Leipzig live at Flashscore at 15:30 CET.

13:13 CET – With no early Premier League fixture, the first kick-off of the day from Europe’s biggest leagues sees Las Palmas host Valladolid in just over 45 minutes time.

There is plenty to look forward to in the Bundesliga though, with Bayern, Leverkusen, Dortmund, Frankfurt and Leipzig all in action.

In the Premier League, Manchester City look to close the gap to Liverpool against Crystal Palace, with Newcastle, Manchester United and Aston Villa all also searching for wins.

Barcelona and Real Madrid both have tricky away tests at Betis and Girona respectively as the LaLiga title race continues, while the likes of Juventus, Roma, Monaco and Lyon will be targeting three points throughout the day, 

10:30 CET – Hello and welcome to Flashscore’s coverage of this weekend’s football! 

The big news this morning is that the Merseyside derby has been called off due to extremely windy conditions caused by Storm Darragh, and we’ll keep you updated on any other impacts the storm has on today’s Premier League action.