Saturday Clockwatch - as it happened

1.57pm: Hello world! So, here we go. Another Saturday afternoon, with the glorious bonus of the FA Cup first round! This week I will mainly be watching, other than the usual Premier League stuff: FA Cup Cambridge Utd v Huddersfield AFC Wimbledon v Ebbsfleet Corby v Luton Fleetwood Town v Walsall Hereford v Hythe Forest Green Rovers v Northampton Championship QPR v Reading Of course, the performance of the weekend has probably already been performed ( at Rochdale last night , if you need further hints). Here are two interesting things about that match: • FCUM are union types , refusing to speak to strike-breaking BBC journalists yesterday. It wouldn't surprise me if they read The Guardian. Hooray for you, FCUM people! • Here's some good footage of the post-match celebrations shot by a Norwegian chap. Hooray for you, Norwegian chap! • And here's the most explosive interview of the weekend (nothing to do with the FA Cup), with a former Liverpool coach. OK, it's actually the most explosive interview of a couple of weekends ago, but it was only in French then and now it's in English too, courtesy of The Sun who have lifted all the best bits . Sample quote: "I'm not a fan of Poulsen at all. Mascherano has more talent than Poulsen in one of his toes." Other sample quote: "Benitez got rid of Houllier's legacy, then installed Spaniards at all levels of the club and dismissed people who had been there for decades. Has he left the club in good health? No. Has he prepared for the future? No." So, what's exciting you at the start of this merry football weekend? Have I left anything out? 2.15pm: BREAKING NEWS! Owen Hargreaves is going to play football today! 2.17pm: Those Old Trafford teams in full. Owen Hargreaves last started a game in September 2008, 777 days ago: Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Obertan, Fletcher, Hargreaves!!!!, O'Shea, Park, Hernandez. Subs: Kuszczak, Smalling, Scholes, Fabio Da Silva, Evans, Macheda, Bebé. Wolverhampton: Hahnemann, Foley, Stearman, Berra, Ward, Edwards, Henry, Milijas, Jarvis, Doyle, Hunt. Subs: Hennessey, Van Damme, Elokobi, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher, Mancienne, Mouyokolo. Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire). 2.27pm: I'm not going to put up all the Premier League teams, but if there's any you want let me know and I'll be happy to oblige. 2.35pm: Of course, the number 777 is supposed to be particularly lucky . Tomasz Rykala wonders whether Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to give Owen Hargreaves a start exactly 777 days since his last one is down to super management or superstition. "I try not to be superstitious but my mum has 777 in her and my sister's license plates, and in her landline so fixation on this number has kind of been passed on to me as well. I wonder if Fergie is a numerologist too and hopes this too?" The other question that this prompts is: does Tomasz not drive or does his mum not care if he crashes? 2.45pm: "I do drive but my mum can't get me a lucky plate in UK, unlike in the country I come from," explains Tomasz Rykala. 2.48pm: A lot of people hate Robbie Savage, and he seems to dislike quite a lot of people as well, for that matter. But he doesn't take himself too seriously. You want proof? Watch this video , posted via his Twitter feed an hour ago (thanks for the tip Scott). Remarkable. 2.57pm: Utterly predictable defeat for Spurs at Bolton. They have a dismal record at the Reebok, and a pretty poor record on the weekend after European nights. A case of two plus two equalling four. 2.58pm: This is Leicester City's back four, for their game at Barnsley today: Naughton, Davies, Miguel Vitor, Cunningham. Quiz question: what (other than them being Leicester's back four) links them? 3.00pm: Right then, let's go. 3.04pm: Alexander Netherton is first with the correct answer to the Leicester quiz question – they are all on loan. His prize is, erm, having his name printed on this very web page for all perpetuity. 3.06pm: First goalflash of the day: Walsall are already a goal up against Fleetwood, an upset looking a bit less likely now. 3.07pm: Owen Hargreaves has limped off at Old Trafford without touching the ball. 3.08pm: In further upset-quashing news, Hereford are 1-0 up at home to Hythe Town, the lowest-ranked team still in the competition. 3.09pm: Those goalflashes in full: Hereford 1 (Richard Rose 8) Hythe Town 0! And Watford 1 (Jordon Mutch 3) Nottm Forest 0! 3.09pm: GOAL! Sunderland 1 (Danny Welbeck 9) Stoke 0 . Actually scored by Asamoah Gyan, according to Soccer Saturday. 3.10pm: GOAL! Blackpool 1 (Neal Eardley 10) Everton 0 3.11pm: How many goals? Seven minutes? Eh? Bournemouth 3 (Marc Pugh 7) Tranmere 0 3.14pm: GOAL! Blackpool 1 Everton 1 (Tim Cahill 13) 3.15pm: Another goal in my FA Cup games to watch, and this perhaps an upset in the making: Corby 1 (Ben Mackey 14) Luton Town 0. 3.17pm: Point of information: "Hate to be pedantic, but Owen Hargreaves did touch the ball before going off. In fact, he went on a run down the right before grabbing his left thigh," says Øivind Idsø. Bebé has replaced Hargreaves, incidentally. 3.19pm: "On Robbie Savage, it's no good complaining that there are no personalities in sport and then complaining about the unhinged media tart role that Sav is constructing for himself," writes Gary Naylor. "Re quality control, I do hope England cricketer Graeme Swann is looking and learning for when his time comes." 3.22pm: On the subject of Robbie Savage, I was interested to read recently that he disliked Watford, because he once broke his leg at Vicarage Road and the fans jeered him off the pitch. If he's going to make himself into a footballing pantomime villain, though, he's got to take everything that comes with it. I defy any fan whose team is playing a side including Savage not to jeer him if he limps off the pitch. Obviously fans often don't know when a player is carried off the pitch if he's strained a muscle (in which case jeering is fine) or broken his leg (in which case a bit of sympathy might be called for). 3.23pm: Shock FA Cup scoreline of the day: Gillingham 0 Dover 1 (Adam Birchall 18). Dover, of course, are the non-league side who used to be managed by Andy Hessenthaler, now back at Gillingham. 3.25pm: Further point of information: Ken O'Brien informs me that Hargreaves actually touched the ball twice. 3.26pm: Watford 1 Nottm Forest 1 (Lewis McGugan 20) - and eighth goal in 10 from McGugan. Smacked it, Iain Dowie tells me. 3.26pm: Hereford 2 Hythe Town 1 (Gary Micklesborough 26). Go Hythe! 3.30pm: Another video for you, if you happen to be after a brief musical interlude and happy for John Arne Riise and Morten Gamst Pedersen to provide it (Thanks Terence Simms for the tip this time). 3.30pm: QPR 1 (Adel Taarabt Pen 27) Reading 0. Rangers would go back to the top of the Championship if they win, and put an end to a rather rubbish recent run at home. 3.31pm: GOAL! Gillingham 0 Dover 2 (Luke I'Anson 28). Crikey, this could actually happen. 3.34pm: Steed Malbranque has missed a penalty for Sunderland. 3.36pm: "I'd jeer Savage off the field if he were limping, but not if he had five minutes of treatment then left on a stretcher, legs braced, breathing oxygen through a mask," replies Gary Naylor. "Details matter - what were the circumstances at Vicarage Road?" I've actually got no idea. Anyone? 3.39pm: Upset ahoy! Dartford 1 (Elliot Bradbrook 39) Port Vale 0 3.40pm: Just like old times goalflash of the week: St Johnstone 0 Kilmarnock 1 (Michael Duberry og 37) 3.42pm: New contract celebration of the week: Fulham 0 Aston Villa 1 (Marc Albrighton 41) 3.44pm: I think we can rule out an upset in this one: Hereford 4 (Mathieu Manset 44) Hythe Town 1 3.46pm: Interesting to hear that Wolves are on top at Old Trafford. They seem to be quite good at playing the big sides now. If I were a United fan, though, I'd be pretty worried about life at present. 3.46pm: Er, but not that worried. I'd like to make it clear that I never thought they should be very worried. Just ever so slightly worried. A little tiny bit. Basically not worried at all. 3.47pm: GOAL! Manchester United 1 (Ji-Sung Park 45) Wolverhampton 0 3.51pm: Half-time it is then. I'm off to get a drink and some oxygen. Back in a couple of minutes. 3.55pm: No news about Hargreaves, incidentally, though he was holding his thigh rather than his knee as he went off, suggesting it's a muscular problem rather than a recurrence of the old injury. 4.05pm: Dover, Tamworth and Dartford and the non-league sides currently winning against league opposition. 4.06pm: GOAL! Blackpool 2 (David Vaughan 48) Everton 1. Everton dominated the first half, despite conceding early. Lightning striking twice at Bloomfield Road. 4.07pm: GOAL! Birmingham 0 West Ham 1 (Frederic Piquionne 48) 4.10pm: GOAL! Blackpool 2 Everton 2 (Seamus Coleman 50) . Everton equalised very quickly in the first half, despite conceding early. Lightning striking twice at Bloomfield Road. 4.12pm: GOAL! Fleetwood Town 1 (Jamie Mullan 50) Walsall 1. Walsall down to 10 men, so promising upsetability rating here. 4.13pm: "I am totally fed up of reading the words 'Everton dominated posession but...' this season," writes Sean Moore. "Oh, for another Bob Latchford !" 4.16pm: Tamworth 2 (Danny Thomas 55) Crewe 0. "One of the most stunning goals I've ever seen," says bloke on Sky. 4.16pm: GOAL! Blackburn 1 (Morten Gamst Pedersen 58) Wigan 0 4.17pm: Comeback of the day: Bournemouth 3 Tranmere 3 (Ian Thomas-Moore 53). You may remember that Bournemouth were 3-0 up after seven minutes. 4.17pm: GOAL! Birmingham 0 West Ham 2 (Valon Behrami 58) . That's the first time West Ham have scored twice in a league game this season. 4.21pm: Wasted comeback of the day: Bournemouth 4 (Josh McQuoid 57, Hat-trick) Tranmere 3 4.23pm: GOAL! Birmingham 1 (Cameron Jerome 64) West Ham 2 GOAL! Man Utd 1 Wolverhampton 1 (Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 66) Fletcher and Ebanks-Blake both came on after half-time, Wolves going for the win here. 4.25pm: QPR 2 (Alejandro Faurlin 61) Reading 0. Rangers, with 10 men, extend their lead. 4.26pm: Blackburn 2 (Jason Roberts 67) Wigan 0. Like Ebanks-Blake, Roberts haunts his former club. 4.26pm: Still time for another comeback: Bournemouth 5 (Liam Feeney 61) Tranmere 3 4.26pm: "As it seems to have a good effect, perhaps West Ham will consider banning David Gold from their own home matches from now on," suggests Ian Copestake. 4.30pm: Bad day for the Dons: Celtic 7 (Joe Ledley 71) Aberdeen 0 4.31pm: Phil Thompson tells me that Cattermole has punched the ball off the line from Kenwyne Jones' header at the Stadium of Light, and got away with it. 4.32pm: QPR 2 Reading 1 (Shane Long 68). Rangers have 10 men, remember. Life in this one yet. 4.33pm: GOAL! Birmingham 2 (Liam Ridgewell 73) West Ham 2 . Come back David Gold, all is forgiven. 4.34pm: Apt name of the day: Gillingham's John Nutter has been sent off for a professional foul. Looks like they'll probably lose to Dover, then. 4.34pm: QPR 3 (Tommy Smith 71) Reading 1. Smudger's first goal for the club. Perhaps not as much life in this one as I thought. 4.35pm: We want 10 dept: Celtic 8 (Anthony Stokes 74, Hat-trick) Aberdeen 0 4.36pm: Birmingham City hit the bar at St Andrews, West Ham very close to turning a 2-0 lead into defeat. 4.41pm: Refereeing controversy of the day: Stoke, who should have had a penalty and be playing 10 men, are instead down to 10 themselves after Ryan Shawcross got a second booking. 4.43pm: WE WANT 10! Celtic 9 (Patrick McCourt Pen 85) Aberdeen 0 4.43pm: Just as we were getting excited dept: Corby 1 Luton 1 (Matthew Barnes-Homer 83) 4.45pm: Petr Fremont, who appears to be following the game a little close than I am, tells me that Shawcross sent Danny Welbeck flying, in apparent retribution for a challenge a few minutes earlier when Welbeck had left him on his face. 4.45pm: GOAL! Sunderland 2 (Asamoah Gyan 86) Stoke 0. Only Bent and Gyan have scored for Sunderland in the league this season. 4.48pm: Blackpool have had a goal disallowed, to Paul Merson's utter bemusement. Nothing wrong with it, he says. 4.50pm: Guess who have scored a last-minute goal... 4.51pm: GOAL! Man Utd 2 (Ji-Sung Park 94) Wolverhampton 1 4.52pm: It's finished 2-2 between Blackpool and Everton , and the final whistle has gone at Old Trafford . Sunderland have beaten Stoke 2-0. 4.53pm: Final whistle at St Andrew's - 2-2 between Birmingham and West Ham, who led 2-0 at one stage. 4.54pm: LAST-GASP GOAL! Fulham 1 (Brede Hangeland 90) Aston Villa 1. And the final whistle has just gone there too. 4.58pm: Most impressive 0-0 scorelines of the day: Brighton 0 Woking 0 – The only reason this wasn't my game of the day is that I thought Brighton would win it easily. Also: Hartlepool 0 Vauxhall Motors 0. 4.59pm: Here's Manchester United's first goal from a little earlier. 5.04pm: Well then. That was exciting, eh? Anyway, I'm still here, and I'll update with anything interesting as it happens, but it probably won't happen as often as it has been, and might not happen at all, to be honest. If you leave me at this stage, thanks so much for your company and have a most lovely rest-of-weekend.