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Not football: They’re still playing in the final session of the Ashes series opening day in Perth, where England’s seam bowlers have helped their team mount a stirring recovery following a depressingly chaotic and kamikaze first innings with bat in hand. The doyen of over-by-over reporting that is Rob Smyth has the latest from Western Australia, mate …
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Updated at 03.58 EST
Premier League fixtures
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Burnley v Chelsea (Sat 12.30pm GMT)
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Liverpool v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
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Bournemouth v West Ham (3pm)
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Wolves v Crystal Palace (3pm)
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Brighton v Brentford (3pm)
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Fulham v Sunderland (3pm)
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Newcastle v Man City (5.30pm)
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Leeds v Aston Villa (Sun 2pm)
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Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (4.30pm)
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Man United v Everton (Mon 8pm)
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Kyle Walker, Alexander Isak and Antoine Semenyo are all likely to be in action for their respective teams this weekend. Composite: Getty ImagesShare
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And just like that, a chaotic, emotionally charged and often wild international break is over. Selected highlights: Troy Parrott knocking Portugal and Hungary off their respective perches, Erling Haaland propelling Norway to the World Cup, a magnificent seven from Wales, and Scotland sealing their place in the tournament courtesy of a bonkers, late-night, six-goal Hampden Park thriller against Denmark.
After all that excitement it’s back to the weekly grind. The Premier League returns this weekend, kicking off its twelfth match-week with all the glorious, high-stakes drama we love. The big questions, as always: whose star players have survived the past fortnight unscathed.
We’re here to filter through the noise so you don’t have to. The Guardian’s Friday Football blog is open for business, bringing you all the pithiest quotes, rambling monologues and pertinent team news from today’s pre-match press conferences. We’ll be flagging up every significant injury scare, tactical hint, and managerial mood swing ahead of kick-off tomorrow.
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