Key events
Which games are we covering live today? Well the Guardian are keeping you up to date with minute-by-minute reports across all the competitions this Saturday.
In the FA Cup we will be covering defending champions Crystal Palace’s trip to Macclesfield, as well as having a 3pm clockwatch and blogs on Tottenham v Aston Villa and Charlton v Chelsea.
We will also be covering Algeria v Nigeria in AFCON as well as Arsenal v Manchester United in the Women’s Super League. So whatever match you are after today we have you covered.
As previously mentioned there are a lot of football fixtures today but let’s take a spin through some of the biggest matches.
In the FA Cup, all eyes will be on the new Chelsea manager Liam Rosenoir as he takes charge of his first game in a fixture against Charlton Athletic. While there is a reunion for Newcastle boss Eddie Howe as his side host his former team Bournemouth.
In AFCON, there are two quarter-finals with Algeria taking on Nigeria and Egypt playing the Ivory Coast.
The Women’s Super League also returns with Women’s Champions League holders Arsenal hosting Manchester United – more on this game shortly.
Before we dive into today’s action, a lot of matches took place yesterday. There was a shock in the FA Cup as Wrexham knocked out Nottingham Forest on penalties.
The game was a thriller as the Welsh club got to a 2-0 lead at half-time. Forest managed to get it back to 2-2 before Wrexham restored their lead but then Callum Hudson-Odoi levelled it once again. Then the fortunes favoured the hosts in the shootout.
In AFCON, Cameroon lost 2-0 to Morocco and Senegal defeated Mali 1-0 in their respective quarter-finals. Morocco are the hosts of the tournament and some felt they finally showed some of the skill they displayed at their historic run at the World Cup a few years ago.
There were a smattering of results across Europe too including in La Liga Getafe lost 2-1 to Real Sociedad.
Preamble
Welcome, welcome one and all to matchday live where we will build up to today’s football action. There are a myriad of different stories in play today including Liam Rosenior’s bow for Chelsea.
Enzo Maresca departed the club on New Year’s Day and Rosenior was appointed on 6 January. His first game therefore will be the Blues’ third round FA Cup tie against Charlton Athletic, which kicks off at 8pm GMT.
That is not all we will cover over the next few hours as there are 18 FA Cup games in total today, as well as the return of the Women’s Super League and AFCON quarter-finals.
How are you spending the day? Are you heading to a game? Heading to the pub to watch with friends? Or staying at home with your feet up to catch up on the action? We would love to know. Get in touch via matchday.live@theguardian.com to tell us your plans and predictions.
Right let’s get this show on the road, shall we?
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