Laura Kenyon
BBC Final Score reporter at the Gtech Community Stadium

Nikola Milenkovic seems to have been seriously rattled by the own goal.

The Serbian gave away a free kick in a dangerous area just minutes later.

Fortunately for him, Mathias Jensen clipped the crossbar after doing brilliantly to get it up and over the Forest wall from the edge of the box. A fraction away from a Brentford second.

Half time probably came at a good time for the defender; a moment to regroup.

Laura Kenyon
BBC Final Score reporter at the Gtech Community Stadium

Nikola Milenkovic seems to have been seriously rattled by the own goal.

The Serbian gave away a free kick in a dangerous area just minutes later.

Fortunately for him, Mathias Jensen clipped the crossbar after doing brilliantly to get it up and over the Forest wall from the edge of the box. A fraction away from a Brentford second.

Half time probably came at a good time for the defender; a moment to regroup.

After 37 minutes of not getting very close to the Ipswich goal, Hull get a corner and Town's Abdoul Ouattara has a wild swipe at the ball and is very relieved to see it slash wide.

From the next corner, Town goalkeeper Christian Walton comes for the ball and gets nowhere near it, but Ipswich knock it behind for a third successive Hull corner.

This time Ipswich striker Emersonn does well to head powerfully away at the near post. Better from the hosts.

Hull get away with one. The ball is played into goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis but he takes ages to clear his lines as Emersonn closes him down. In the end, under pressure, Tzolakis has to produce a spin and is very relieved to nudge the ball into safety.

Ipswich come again and Abdoul Ouattara's low ball into the middle from the right is sent behind by a sliding John Egan for a corner to the visitors.

Town captain Dara O'Shea then wants a penalty when he hits the deck from the following set piece but referee Thomas Kirk says no and there's nothing from Neil Davies on VAR duty to change that.

Niall McCaughan
BBC Final Score at the MKM Stadium

Two promoted sides that have made solid starts to life back in the Premier League meet at the MKM Stadium today.

Yes, there is still a long way to go, but both Hull and Ipswich would have been targeting survival as their main ambition this season.

When you consider Sunderland's struggles, Crystal Palace's problems and how Forest are floundering, both sets of supporters may be feeling quietly confident that they have already gained enough traction to stay up.

Add to that the mess Manchester United are in at the moment, and the fact that we still await the outcome of Manchester City's guilty verdict, the signs look good for both teams. Three points for either side would be huge for their respective causes.

There is one change for Bournemouth from the team that beat Manchester United last time out in the Premier League, with Ryan Christie replacing Lewis Cook.

Bournemouth: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Adams, Christie; Tavernier, Kluivert, Rayan; Evanilson

Subs: Di Gregorio, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Adli, Kroupi, Rodriguez

Leeds manager Daniel Farke has made two alterations from his side that drew 0-0 with Sunderland last week, with Nico Elvedi and Daniel James coming in for Brenden Aaronson and Jaka Bijol.

Leeds: Trafford, Muharemovic, Elvedi; Justin, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Wilson, James, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Zetterer, Bard, Bijol, Gruev, Longstaff, Stach, Aaronson, Bahoya, Nmecha

Mark Schwarzer
Former Chelsea goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stamford Bridge

It is easier to replace a manager than replace the whole team.

Unfortunately, when clubs do make the decision, generally it is the manager to go.

For me, this is not on Michael Carrick. It is a senior player being sent off, which is crazy.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport Manchester United reporter at Stamford Bridge

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has not come out for the warm-ups, but his assistant Steve Holland is looking across the pitch from the touchline.

Holland is back on familiar territory, having worked at Chelsea for eight years across a variety of roles before departing in 2017 to work with Gareth Southgate and the England team.

The 56-year-old was viewed as an astute appointment to Carrick's backroom team last season when United surged into third place and secured a return to the Champions League after a two-year absence.

Now, questions are being asked of Holland, given United's inability to control games.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

There are chants of "Steve-o", the nickname of Estevao Willian among the Chelsea faithful at Stamford Bridge.

The young attacker is hugely popular with supporters here, and his omission from Chelsea's line-ups under Xabi Alonso has been a source of criticism for the new manager.

The Manchester United boss will be in charge at Stamford Bridge on Saturday despite a run of eight games without a win in all competitions. Captain Bruno Fernandes could also feature after "clear-the-air talks" with his head coach.

Fernandes was dropped for the home defeat to Bournemouth after criticising Carrick's tactics in the Champions League loss at Como, but the Portugal international's influence and ability will probably be needed if United are to alter their downward trajectory.

The Red Devils have won only 29% of their 17 Premier League games without Fernandes starting since he joined from Sporting Lisbon in 2020, in comparison to winning 49% of 233 when he does start.

Even if the manager-captain row has been resolved to the point of Fernandes returning to the team, wholesale improvement across the board is also necessary with United facing the prospect of failing to win nine matches in a row for the first time since 1988.

Simon Stone
BBC Sport Manchester United reporter at Stamford Bridge

Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says ‘hard conversations’ are needed sometimes for any team to reach its optimum level.

United seem to have been in chaos since Lisandro Martinez spoke out against the club’s recruitment strategy following the 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid earlier this month.

The 4-1 defeat to Como, followed by a 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth have left Carrick hanging to his job by a thread.

The United boss held clear-the-air talks with skipper Bruno Fernandes on Wednesday, and he must hope his side deliver a winning performance at Stamford Bridge which would end their eight-match run without a win.

Carrick tried to portray a ‘business as usual’ stance in his news conference on Thursday but he accepts life cannot always be easy.

“It's pretty clear,” he said. “It's not always rosy and nice conversations between anyone, whether that's between me and the players, between me, (director of football) Jason (Wilcox) or (chief executive) Omar (Berrada) or the owners.

“It's the truth, it's the hard truth at times and it's what we need to move forward.”

Estevao comes in for his first Premier League start of the season as Xabi Alonso makes four changes to the Chelsea XI that started Wednesday's EFL Cup loss at Liverpool.

The Brazilian winger comes in alongside defenders Levi Colwill and Marco Palestra, while Cole Palmer returns after suspension.

Malo Gusto and Danny Welbeck drop to the bench, Maxence Lacroix is out with a hamstring injury suffered at Anfield and Jordan Henderson is a surprise absentee from the squad.

Chelsea: Penders; Acheampong, Fofana, Colwill, Palestra; Caicedo, Lavia; Estevao, Palmer, Neto; Rogers.

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Barco, Welbeck, Emegha, Quenda, Gusto, Chavarria, Nicoll-Jazuli, Subuloye.

Bruno Fernandes comes back to captain Manchester United after being dropped for last weekend's home defeat by Bournemouth.

That's one of three changes made by Michael Carrick with Lisandro Martinez and Matheus Cunha also brought in to start.

Ayden Heaven, Mason Mount and Youri Tielemens have to settle for a place among the substitutes, while Kobbie Mainoo is also on the bench after missing United last four games through injury.

Manchester United: Lammens; Yoro, Maguire, Martinez, Dalot; Santos, Baleba; Amad, Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo.

Subs: Darlow, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Mount, Zirkzee, Tielemens, Heaven, Lacey, Mainoo.