Saturday Premier League and Cricket Preview

The Guardian’s live-blog will open the day with a 12:30 pm kickoff between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. After a summer transfer outlay exceeding £300 million, Tottenham sit 17th after four winless games and no goals scored. Manager Roberto De Zerbi, speaking after Tuesday’s League Cup defeat to Liverpool, said his side will “click” soon and hopes the home fixture offers an opportunity for improvement. Aston Villa, with only one point from three matches, travel to Tottenham seeking their first win. Later in the afternoon, West Ham travel to Millwall for the first London derby in 14 years, while other Premier League fixtures continue across the country.

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England’s men’s T20 series against Sri Lanka continues with a third match in Cardiff. England secured a six-wicket victory with 7.5 overs to spare, taking a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Harry Brook’s 114-run blitz from 49 balls in the opening game and Tom Banton’s unbeaten 52 off 24 balls in the latest match were pivotal. Additionally, England’s wicket-keeper Jos Buttler became the first player to reach 15,000 runs in T20 cricket during the series. England have now won 22 of their last 25 T20 internationals.

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Tottenham’s four-game winless run contrasts sharply with Arsenal’s perfect start of four victories, though the Gunners face a challenging away game at Brighton, whose 13 goals from four matches top the league. Newcastle’s unbeaten run ended with a loss at Leeds, and the injury-hit squad now prepares for a clash with Hull at St James’ Park. In the women’s Super League, further action is scheduled but details are not covered in this preview.

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The live-blog will continue throughout the day, providing minute-by-minute updates for the remaining Premier League kick-offs, the concluding T20 match, and forthcoming NFL coverage. Readers can contribute comments via matchday.live@theguardian.com.

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