Celtic 5-0 Brechin City
Brendan Rodgers’s side ease into the fifth round of the Scottish Cup:
Thanks for your company this afternoon – what a day of action! Join Scott Murray for the evening kick-off, where Manchester City entertain Newcastle:
Stoke City 2-0 Huddersfield Town
Read Stuart James’s match report from a massive win for Paul Lambert:
Leicester City 2-0 Watford
Read a match report from the King Power Stadium:
Burnley 0-1 Manchester United
“We played against a brave team, a team that knows how to get points,” says José Mourinho, the Manchester United manager. “It was good to see the way the team fought for it. I thought it was difficult for the referee, but I thought Mike Dean and his team were brilliant, they were really good. We were not brilliant, but we were very good.”
Can they reach Manchester City? “It is a distance where the leaders play without any kind of pressure,” the Portuguese says. “I think the difference of points means players of that experience are too comfortable.”
On Alexis Sánchez: “If you ask me if I think he’s coming I think so but I have no confirmation,” Mourinho says.
Read Jamie Jackson’s report from Turf Moor:
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Everton 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
“I got chills when I walked out at Goodison for the first time,” Theo Walcott says of his Everton debut. “The second half was a big improvement and the hard work paid off in the end. We want more, I want more – we are not going out to draw games – but it was a good day personally.” Meanwhile, James McCarthy suffered a tibia and fibula double break as a result of that second-half block on Rondon, says manager Sam Allardyce.
Read Nick Ames’s match report:
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West Ham United 1-1 Bournemouth
Read Paul MacInnes’s match report from the London Stadium:
Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace
Arsène Wenger speaks on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: “Aubameyang no, nothing is happening,” he says. “He can be left out of the Dortmund team for different reasons, certainly not for transfer reasons at the moment. Sánchez will only happen if Mkhitaryan comes here, that will be decided in next 48 hours. It is a possibility.”
Read David Hytner’s match report from the Emirates Stadium:
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How do those results impact the Premier League table? Victory in his first game in charge sees Paul Lambert lift Stoke City out of the relegation, at the expense of Southampton, who play Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary’s on Sunday. Meanwhile, Leicester City soar to seventh, above Burnley, after that 2-0 win over Watford at the King Power Stadium.
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GOAALLLL AT ELLAND ROAD ... Millwall lead 4-3! Jed Wallace’s deflected strike ripples the Leeds net for a fourth time. And, surely, that’s that?
Elsewhere, Rotherham have got what is surely the winner against Portsmouth. Joe Mattock has scored one minute into injury time to give Kenny Jackett an unhappy return to the, er, New York Stadium. And heartbreak for Yeovil, who have surrendered what is surely the winning goal to Chesterfield in stoppage-time.
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Full-time results
Premier League
Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace
Brighton 0-4 Chelsea
Burnley 0-1 Manchester United
Everton 1-1 West Brom
Leicester 2-0 Watford
Stoke 2-0 Huddersfield
West Ham 1-1 Bournemouth
Championship
Aston Villa 3-1 Barnsley
Fulham 6-0 Burton Albion
Leeds United 3-4 Millwall
Norwich City 1-2 Sheffield United
QPR 0-3 Middlesbrough
Reading 0-1 Brentford
Sunderland 1-0 Hull City
Wolves 0-2 Nottingham Forest
League One
Fleetwood 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
Peterborough 3-0 Oldham
Plymouth 1-3 Wigan Athletic
Rotherham 1-0 Portsmouth
Scunthorpe 1-3 Gillingham
Shrewsbury 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
League Two
Accrington 3-2 Port Vale
Coventry 3-1 Swindon Town
Forest Green 5-2 Cambridge Utd
Luton 1-0 Morecambe
Notts County 1-2 Exeter City
Yeovil 1-2 Chesterfield
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At the Emirates, Yohan Cabaye has been stretchered off with suspected ankle injury to compound a miserable afternoon for Crystal Palace.
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Millwall are level at Leeds ! ... Tom Elliott, once of Leeds, half-volleys the ball home with his right foot. What a game in the Championship. Will it finish 3-3?
GOAL! Leicester City 2-0 Watford (Mahrez, 90)
After good work by Adrien Silva, Riyad Mahrez jinks past Kabasele before driving home.
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Ryan Sessegnon has his second of the afternoon, and Fulham’s fifth. They are barnstorming towards the play-off reckoning in the Championship. Sessegnon does not turn 18 until May. Frightening. Meanwhile, Ipswich have pulled level at Bolton and Middlesbrough are cruising at QPR, now 3-0 up at Loftus Road.
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Blackburn Rovers are back in front at Fleetwood, thanks to Richie Smallwood. Elsewhere Joe Pigott has a goal on his debut for AFC Wimbledon, they lead Blackpool 2-0 in League One. Down in League Two, Yeovil have dug out an equaliser at home to Chesterfield, courtesy of Lewis Wing. They face Manchester United next ...
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It is looking a good afternoon for those teams chasing a play-off spot in the Championship; Sheffield United, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Fulham and Brentford are all winning. Providing it stays that way, that is bound to up the pressure on Cardiff, who take on Sheffield Wednesday later this evening. Ryan Sessegnon has added a fourth for Fulham at home to Burton, his eighth goal of the season. Slavisa Jokanovic’s side are steamrollering towards the top six.
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GOAL! Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace (Milivojevic, 78)
Comeback on?
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Theo Walcott’s volley tests Ben Foster at Goodison Park, a decent attempt, but Everton are still wrestling with West Brom. It remains 1-1 there. In the Championship, Lasse Vibe scores for Brentford at Reading. Jaap Stam’s side are in trouble, and there are plenty of boos reverberating around the Madejski Stadium.
Elsewhere, League One leaders Wigan are 3-1 up at Plymouth, while Accrington have turned things around at home to Port Vale. They lead 3-2 there now. At Notts County, Jon Stead has pulled a goal back at home to Exeter City.
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Things are really hotting up in the 3pms, but look no further for all of the team news from Manchester City’s match-up with Newcastle:
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GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Bournemouth (Hernandez, 72)
Javier Hernandez scores with his first touch, poking home inside the box, of course. And West Ham are level.
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GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Bournemouth (Fraser, 71)
Ryan Fraser fires home after latching on to a marvellous Junior Stanislas through ball. That is a massive goal for Eddie Howe’s side.
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After taking Chelsea the distance in midweek, Norwich City are, unsurprisingly, a little flat this afternoon. Clayton Donaldson has just doubled Sheffield United’s lead at Carrow Road. And the feel-good factor is slowly coming back to Chris Wilder’s side.
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GOAL! Everton 1-1 West Brom (Niasse, 70)
It’s Oumar Niasse – again. Walcott heads across goal and Niasse rams it home.
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GOAL! Stoke City 2-0 Huddersfield (Diouf, 69)
A lovely little backheel by Shaqiri supplies Mame Biram Diouf to slot home.
Leeds lead 3-2 ! ... Ten-man Leeds nudge themselves in front at Elland Road. Lasogga rounds off a wonderful counterattack for his second of the afternoon, and to get Thomas Christiansen’s side back on top. They are seeking their first win in five. In Lancashire, Sam Gallagher pokes home into an empty to draw Birmingham level at Preston North End.
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At Goodison Park, James McCarthy is stretchered off for Everton after making a goal-saving tackle on Salomon Rondon. The West Brom striker looks distraught, he’s in tears and Alan Pardew is seeking to console his man. Elsewhere, Arnautovic and Zabaleta have both squandered chances for West Ham at home to Bournemouth. Manuel Lanzini has been subbed off by David Moyes, with Javier Hernandez summoned on.
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Leeds are level at Elland Road thanks to Kemar Roofe ... From two goals down, the 10 men restore parity against Millwall. 2-2, and it’s a case of game very much on.
GOAL! Burnley 0-1 Manchester United (Martial, 54)
And, they’ve been pretty lax, but United take the lead at Turf Moor in spectacular style. Romelu Lukaku plays a marvellous ball to Martial, who gives Nick Pope the eyes before slotting home at the near post.
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It is not looking like a good afternoon for Southampton. As things stand, Mauricio Pellegrino’s side will slip into the bottom three. The good news? Only six points currently separate ninth-place Everton and Saints. It’s going to be a long four months or so for those teams in the bottom half.
GOAL! Stoke City 1-0 Huddersfield (Allen, 56)
Paul Lambert jigs his way down the touchline. Lift-off in the Potteries, after Joe Allen converts from Maxim Choupo-Moting’s low cross.
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Leeds get one back at home to Millwall. The Hamburg loanee Pierre-Michel Lasogga smashes an effort beyond Jordan Archer. Game on ...
We’re back under way across the grounds. Up first is Sean Murray, who has dug out an equaliser for Colchester at home to Grimsby just 60 seconds into the second half.
Bordeaux have just kicked off against Nantes in Ligue 1, where the Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur target Malcom starts. It’s le Derby de l’Atlantique. In the Bundesliga, Timo Werner’s opener for RB Leipzig was cancelled out by Janik Haberer at Freiburg. Elsewhere, Bayer Leverkusen lead 3-0 at Hoffenheim, with Leon Bailey kickstarting things there. And in La Liga, Atlético Madrid lead at the interval, thanks to a goal from Antoine Griezmann.
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Here’s a lasting image from that first 45 minutes of action from up and down the country. Ready? Gary Johnson was sent to the stands after an altercation with Steve Evans just before the interval in Mansfield’s tie with Cheltenham in League Two.
Essential half-time reading, feat. David Bellion:
And although postponed until Wednesday, Fraserburgh’s hopes remain the same:
Everton are booed off at half-time at Goodison Park. They have been woeful by all accounts this afternoon. Can either Walcott, Tosun, or frankly, anyone get them going in the next 45 minutes? Sam Allardyce’s side are winless in six matches ...
Premier League half-time scores
Arsenal 4-0 Crystal Palace
Burnley 0-0 Man Utd
Everton 0-1 West Brom
Leicester 1-0 Watford
Stoke 0-0 Huddersfield
West Ham 0-0 Bournemouth
Big news in the Championship: Wolves are two goals down at home to Nottingham Forest, with Ben Osborn slotting home. And things go from bad to worse for Thomas Christiansen, as Millwall take a 2-0 lead at 10-man Leeds.
Wolves are behind at home to Nottingham Forest ... Kieran Dowell has scored at Molineux after wrong-footing John Ruddy to give Aitor Karanka’s side – am still getting used to that – the lead. Elsewhere, Fulham are surely home and dry inside 39 minutes at home to Burton Albion, with Rui Fonte adding a third goal at Craven Cottage.
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GOAL! Leicester 1-0 Watford (Vardy, 38 mins)
From the penalty spot, Jamie Vardy rifles home his 11th goal of the season.
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Penalty to Leicester City ... in the Championship, Middlesbrough have bounced back from that agonising 95th-minute defeat at home to Fulham by racing into a 2-0 lead at QPR. George Friend has just scored an absolute piledriver from 25 yards. As for Leeds, they have had a player sent off for a third straight game. Liam Cooper is handed a straight red card for a lunge on George Saville. Millwall, who lead 1-0 at Elland Road, are yet to win away this season ...
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Troy Deeney sees a goal controversially ruled out for offside, so it remains goalless between Leicester and Watford in the east Midlands. Elsewhere, Ainsley Maitland-Niles is getting ready to come on for Arsenal at the Emirates, after Nacho Monreal – his work done for the afternoon – fell awkwardly a moment ago. Monreal a real contender for man of the match despite only lasting 33 minutes.
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In League One, Shrewsbury Town lead Doncaster Rovers 1-0. Mat Sadler’s found the net. In League Two, Cheltenham are in front at Mansfield while Coventry are two goals to the good at home to Swindon Town.
GOAL! Arsenal 4-0 Crystal Palace (Lacazette, 24 mins)
Who needs Alexis? Alexandre Lacazette scores his first goal in 10 matches, after picking up a sumptuous flick by Mesut Özil.
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Leeds United, winless in four, trail at Elland Road. Millwall lead through Aiden O’Brien, who scores his fourth goal in three matches. A couple more big goals: Sunderland are ahead against Hull City, thanks to Joel Asoro’s first goal for the club and Preston are 1-0 up against Birmingham at Deepdale. Painfully for Barnsley, their former midfielder and captain, Conor Hourihane, slots home his seventh goal of the season for Aston Villa. Steve Bruce’s side are 3-1 up at Villa Park.
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It has been so easy for Arsenal, who are 3-0 up inside 18 minutes. “Not sure what it is but it has a very end of season feel,” emails Graham Randall. “Maybe the Palace players were allowed to bring board games on the bus.”
Championship: Barnsley pull one back at Villa Park, where former Rennes defender Dimitri Cavaré nods in unmarked from Stevie Mallan’s cross. Game on. Elsewhere, debutant Ryan Leonard almost doubles Sheffield United’s lead at Norwich. In League Two, Forest Green Rovers have found an equaliser at home to Cambridge, with Christian Doidge popping up with his 17th of the season.
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GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Crystal Palace (Koscielny, 14 mins)
... and another Monreal assist. The Frenchman bundles home from close range but Palace are all over the place at the back. Arsenal are, surely, going home happy tonight.
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GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace (Iwobi, 10 mins)
Short of attacking firepower? Try telling Arsène Wenger that. A poor clearance from Fosu-Mensah allows Monreal to drive into the box and he tees up Iwobi to tap home.
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Two quick-fire goals in the Championship: on-loan Manchester United striker James Wilson has opened the scoring for Sheffield United at Carrow Road. Meanwhile, Scott Hogan has scored not once but twice for Aston Villa at home to Barnsley. Hogan is beginning to find his stride, these his third and fourth goals in his last three matches.
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GOAL! Everton 0-1 West Brom (Rodriguez, 7 mins)
Shocking defending by Everton allows Rondon to find his strike-partner and Alan Pardew’s side are in front at Goodison Park.
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GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace (Monreal, 6 mins)
Nacho Monreal puts Arsenal in front at the Emirates Stadium. James McArthur loses his man, and the Spaniard finds the net.
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Celtic are 1-0 up at home to Brechin City, James Forrest with the goal inside two minutes. Elsewhere, Port Vale are a goal to the good at Accrington, Tom Pope’s scored.
Arsenal have already surrendered possession a couple of times early on against Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt seized the ball, playing a super, devious ball into the box but Shrokdan Mustafi does well to clear. Meanwhile at Goodison Park, Sam Allardyce is taking charge of his 1,000th game. West Brom are the visitors thgere this afternoon.
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Peeeeeeeeeep!
Before getting under way, tributes are being paid to Cyrille Regis around the grounds.
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Barcelona have released a clear-the-air kind of statement in the wake of ongoing reports linking them with a certain Antoine Griezmann. Barça “strongly denies the information that has appeared over the course of the last few hours in different media regarding Atlético Madrid player, Antoine Griezmann, and an alleged deal with our club.”
“The name of Samir Nasri came up and I looked him up,” emails Kelvin. “He is at Antalyaspor, a team in the relegation zone in Turkey, and only seems to have played eight games this season. How does such a talented player go from winning the league to not being picked for a relegation-bound team? Sad case.”
Great to see Gazza looking well:
At Leicester King Power with Steve Walsh today for the Watford game xx pic.twitter.com/BNOHibtAHj
— Paul Gascoigne (@Paul_Gascoigne8) January 20, 2018
“Is it just me or does Arsenal’s bench look a bit light on attacking options?” asks Jordan Pickering, via Twitter. Not at all, with no Giroud, Sanchez, Walcott or Welbeck today, there feels little scope to change the game. Youngsters Eddie Nketiah and Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who can play further forward, are both options off the bench. Those deals for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan cannot come soon enough:
Match report: Brighton 0-4 Chelsea
Read Dominic Fifield’s piece from the Amex Stadium:
Paul Lambert speaks before taking charge of his first match as Stoke City manager. “I have changed little things that will hopefully benefit the team,” he says. They host Huddersfield Town this afternoon. New recruit Moritz Bauer starts, as does Charlie Adam. Peter Crouch, meanwhile, has to make do with a place on the bench.
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Meanwhile, in the Championship:
📸 | We’re also pleased to welcome our special guest Nwankwo Kanu to our game against Millwall today pic.twitter.com/gOyiyr6SVk
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 20, 2018
Full-time result: Brighton 0-4 Chelsea
Victor Moses sealed victory but Eden Hazard’s performance was truly majestic. A nice, heart-warming touch by the Belgium international at the end of that match too, handing his shirt to a young Brighton fan who had held aloft a scrap bit of paper with a message that read “Hazard 10, can I please have your shirt”:
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Team news!
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Xhaka, Ozil, Wilshere, Iwobi, Lacazette
Subs: Mertesacker, Ospina, Chambers, Maitland-Niles, Kolasinac, Nelson, Nketiah
Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Fosu-Mensah, Kelly, Tomkins, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, McArthur, Sako, Cabaye, Zaha, Benteke
Subs: Speroni, Ward, Townsend, Lee, Souare, Kaikai, Riedewald
Burnley v Manchester United
Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Cork, Defour, Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Arfield, Barnes
Subs: Lowton, Nkoudou, Westwood, Wells, Lindegaard, Long, Vokes
Man Utd: de Gea, Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Young, Pogba, Matic, Mata, Lingard, Martial, Lukaku
Subs: Rojo, Rashford, Romero, Ander Herrera, Shaw, Fellaini, McTominay
Everton v West Bromwich Albion
Everton: Pickford, Kenny, Holgate, Williams, Martina, McCarthy, Schneiderlin, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Vlasic, Tosun
Subs: Keane, Jagielka, Bolasie, Rooney, Gueye, Niasse, Robles
West Brom: Foster, Dawson, Hegazi, Evans, Gibbs, Phillips, Krychowiak, Barry, Brunt, Rodriguez, Rondon
Subs: Nyom, Robson-Kanu, Livermore, Myhill, McClean, McAuley, Field
Leicester City v Watford
Leicester: Schmeichel, Amartey, Dragovic, Maguire, Chilwell, Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy
Subs: Gray, Iheanacho, Hamer, Adrien Silva, Fuchs, Diabate, Benalouane
Watford: Karnezis, Janmaat, Wague, Kabasele, Zeegelaar, Watson, Doucoure, Carrillo, Pereyra, Richarlison, Deeney
Subs: Prodl, Mariappa, Sinclair, Gray, Holebas, Capoue, Okaka
Stoke City v Huddersfield Town
Stoke: Butland, Bauer, Zouma, Shawcross, Pieters, Allen, Fletcher, Adam, Shaqiri, Choupo-Moting, Diouf
Subs: Ireland, Martins Indi, Cameron, Crouch, Sobhi, Grant, Edwards.
Huddersfield: Lossl, Malone, Jorgensen, Schindler, Hadergjonaj, Hogg, Mooy, van La Parra, Pritchard, Ince, Mounie
Subs: Smith, Kongolo, Sabiri, Coleman, Williams, Depoitre, Quaner.
West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth
West Ham: Adrian, Collins, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Zabaleta, Kouyate, Obiang, Noble, Masuaku, Lanzini, Arnautovic
Subs: Hernandez, Byram, Hart, Martinez, Burke, Cullen, Rice
Bournemouth: Begovic, Francis, S Cook, Ake, Adam Smith, L Cook, Gosling, Daniels, Ibe, Wilson, Fraser
Subs: Boruc, Surman, King, Stanislas, Mousset, Simpson, Taylor
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No Mkhitaryan for Manchester United, and no Alexis Sánchez for Arsenal. Mesut Özil does start though, with Wenger confirming a return to a back four. Andros Townsend is back for Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium:
Manchester United have arrived at a rather damp Turf Moor. David de Gea and Antonio Valencia are among those to seek cover while Paul Pogba trudges off the team coach sipping from the straw of his stainless steel and no doubt tailor-made flask. Lovely.
One man who has not travelled is Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who is dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s on his move to Arsenal:
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Brighton are making a fist of it at home to Chelsea after trailing 2-0 inside six minutes. David Luiz is on there, while the hosts are readying Glenn Murray. Can he make the difference? Elsewhere, down in the doldrums of the National League, high-flying Sutton United have taken the lead at home to Dagenham & Redbridge:
Marseille, momentarily at least, closed the gap on the Ligue 1 leaders last night with a 2-0 win at Caen. Nantes and Bordeaux – will they be Malcolm-less? – do battle this afternoon but PSG do not return to action until Sunday, at third-place Lyon, but nevertheless, this is a wonderful dispatch from Paris:
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Premier League clubs will mark the death of Cyrille Regis with a minute of applause and the wearing of black armbands at matches this weekend:
Preamble
What a day we have in store; both Arsenal and Manchester United are strapped in for some red-hot 3pm action, against Crystal Palace and Burnley respectively. Then there’s Theo Walcott’s home bow against West Bromwich Albion, plus the small fry of Paul Lambert’s first game in charge of Stoke City and West Ham will be determined to trump Bournemouth after succumbing to Callum Wilson’s hand in that Boxing Day 3-3 thriller. And breathe.
In the Championship, Aston Villa host Barnsley, leaders Wolves entertain Nottingham Forest while Sunderland do battle with Hull – the latter could prove particularly bleak. Plus, we will keep one eye on Atlético Madrid in action against Girona in La Liga and in the Bundesliga, where RB Leipzig travel to Freiburg. Before all of that gets under way, indulge yourself:
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