Weekend Soccer Live Updates: The Reds versus The Seagulls, Chelsea v The Toffees and More Action

A pleasant day here in London, a place where the sunshine is indeed shining, though by the time we're at half-time, dusk will be falling. Talking of which, can there be a happy send-off for the Egyptian star? And, that doesn't have to be a departure forever, of course. He, like many others will be traveling to the Africa Cup of Nations, regardless of what happens. We are waiting for the team news from the Merseyside club's encounter with Brighton.

Here are this afternoon's 15:00 British kick-off matches.

• Chelsea versus Everton
• Liverpool v Brighton

There's a full round of EFL action, too.

Chelsea versus Everton

Chelsea Lineup: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Joao Pedro.

Chelsea Substitutes: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, Bynoe-Gittens, Santos, Hato, Acheampong, Guiu, Estevao.

Everton Starting XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry.

Everton Bench: Travers, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Iroegbunam, Campbell.

Match Official: Thomas Bramall.

Anfield v The Albion

Liverpool Starting XI: Alisson, Gomez, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Wirtz, Ekitike.

Liverpool Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Robertson, Ramsay, Ngumoha, Lucky.

Brighton Starting XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Gruda, Gomez, Rutter.

Brighton Bench: Steele, Welbeck, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Mitoma, Ayari, De Cuyper, Veltman.

Match Official: Craig Pawson.

The Egyptian forward on the bench for the Reds. So is Alexander Isak. More selection details to follow but it looks like Florian Wirtz playing behind Hugo Ekitike in attack.

Big result in League Two, where it's a local derby of Bristol Rovers v Swindon; relatively local. Swindon are leading 3-0.

In the Championship, three afternoon starts at half-time:

• Norwich 0-0 Southampton
• Oxford 0-1 Preston
• Stoke 1-0 Swansea

League One Updates:

• Huddersfield 1-0 Wigan
• Wimbledon 0-0 Mansfield

League Two Updates:

• Bristol Rovers 0-3 Swindon
• Salford 1-1 Colchester

Subsequent Scores have done in, and it's currently Huddersfield 1-1 Wigan, Oxford 1-2 Preston, Salford 1-2 Colchester, Norwich 1-1 Southampton. At Norwich, whose goal came from Jovon Makama, Southampton missed a first-half penalty and have now drawn level through Ryan Manning.

Norwich are back in front, the goal coming from Jovon Makama, his second of the game.

News from La Liga, where Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is available to play on Sunday against Alaves. Mbappe was absent for the European defeat by Manchester City. Alonso confirmed, "We've got Kylian back, he's ready to play, and tomorrow we'll see and decide on his involvement." Real Madrid are without several sidelined players including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga.

Regarding the local derby, one fan commented: "Hi. Bristol Rovers 0 Swindon 3 doesn't tell the half of it. Ten League defeats in a row incoming, which is one club record. Five home losses in a row is another club record... It's not much fun being a Gashead these days." For Swindon, Aaron Drinan has joined Rovers' Kacper Lopata in being shown a red card.

English Football League Championship 3pm fixtures

• Birmingham v. Charlton
• Coventry v. Bristol City
• Leicester v. Ipswich
• Middlesbrough v. QPR
• Millwall v. Hull
• Portsmouth v. Blackburn
• Wrexham v. Watford

Third Division 15:00 kick-offs

• Barnsley v. Leyton Orient
• Blackpool v. Lincoln City
• Bolton v. Exeter
• Bradford v. Reading
• Burton Albion v. Wycombe
• Cardiff v. Doncaster
• Luton v. Port Vale
• Peterborough v. Northampton
• Plymouth v. Rotherham
• Stockport County v. Stevenage

Fourth Division 15:00 fixtures

• Accrington Stanley v. Bromley
• Cheltenham v. Harrogate Town
• Chesterfield v. Barnet
• Crawley Town v. Oldham
• Gillingham v. Barrow
• Grimsby v. Notts County
• Milton Keynes Dons v. Cambridge Utd
• Newport County v. Fleetwood Town
• Tranmere v. Crewe
• Walsall v. Shrewsbury

Just two games in the Scottish Premiership, too.

• Dundee Utd v. Motherwell
• Livingston v. Dundee