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The Independent UK

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Kishan Vaghela, Harry Latham-Coyle

Arsenal vs Huddersfield LIVE – Premier League latest score and goal updates from the Emirates

Arsenal will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run to 21 games when they entertain Huddersfield Town in North London.

Unai Emery’s side threw the lead away twice in midweek to draw with Manchester United but it saw them take four points from a tough week of fixtures after their victory over Tottenham.

David Wagner’s outfit looked to have turned a corner with a 2-0 win at Wolves at the end of last month but have lost both their games since against Brighton and Bournemouth, and they face another tall order here. Follow the live action below:

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Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's 3pm Premier League games, with a busy day of action featuring five afternoon matches as part of an eight-game programme.

Once Bournemouth vs Liverpool has wrapped up in the day's early match - which you can follow live here - the action moves north as Arsenal host Huddersfield at the Emirates looking to record a 21st consecutive unbeaten result. Manchester United are also in action at 3pm as they welcome Claudio Ranieri's Fulham to Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho's side in desperate need of a win after four league games without victory.

Burnley will look to try and climb out of the relegation zone as they face Brighton at Turf Moor, while Cardiff will take on a Southampton side being guided by new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl for the first time. Finally, West Ham and Crystal Palace collide in a derby at the London Stadium, before the day's late games take centre stage.

At 5:30pm, we head to Stamford Bridge for the big game of the day as Chelsea face Premier League leaders Manchester City, while the night-time kick-off between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur gets underway at 7:45pm.

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Afternoon all.

Liverpool have just secured a 4-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium and go top of the table, and we now turn to this afternoon's 3pm fixtures.

There's about half-an-hour until kick off, and five intriguing affairs to keep us company, so let's get to all the team news...

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TEAM NEWS - Arsenal vs Huddersfield

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TEAM NEWS - Burnley vs Brighton

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TEAM NEWS - Cardiff vs Southampton

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TEAM NEWS - Manchester United vs Fulham

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TEAM NEWS - West Ham vs Crystal Palace

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Got all of that?

Good, good.

Let's pick out a few bits of key news.

Laurent Koscielny is back in the Arsenal squad as they seek a 21st consecutive game unbeaten...

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Ralph Hasenhuttl has picked his first team since taking charge of Southampton on Thursday, with Oriol Romeu and Jan Bednarek earning opportunities from the start. The two were rather cast aside lately under predecessor Mark Hughes, but Hasenhuttl has trusted them to do the job in what could be a huge game at the bottom against Cardiff.

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No Paul Pogba yet again for Manchester United, though Romelu Lukaku does return to the starting eleven. It seems Jose Mourinho has ditched the three-at-the-back he played both last weekend and against Arsenal in midweek.

2018-12-08T14:46:33.153Z

No Glenn Murray (injured) or Shane Duffy (suspended) for Brighton today as they go to Turf Moor.

Joe Hart makes his 400th league appearance in English football in the Burnley goal this afternoon.

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Lucas Perez capitalised on Marko Arnautovic's injury against Cardiff to secure back-to-back victories in the league for the first time in nearly two years for West Ham. He starts again and will hope to repeat his double dose against Crystal Palace at the London Stadium.

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About five minutes until kick off around the grounds.

What does this afternoon have in store?

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A quick bit of final team news from Old Trafford...

KICK OFF

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It is 3pm - kick off in the Premier League!

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2 minutes - Cardiff 0-0 Southampton

An early chance for Charlie Austin.

Matt Targett whips in a low cross and Austin can't quite find the far corner with his flick.

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4 minutes - West Ham 0-0 Crystal Palace

Javier Hernandez also has a good early chance, with Wayne Hennessey reacting well to prevent the Mexican striker opening the scoring.

GOAL!

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GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Crystal Palace (James McArthur, 6 minutes)

A free kick is delivered into the West Ham box and won by former Hammer James Tomkins, who flicks it on to James McArthur, lurking in space and able to jab it past Lukasz Fabianski to give Palace the early lead.

2018-12-08T15:11:40.366Z

Manchester United 0-0 Fulham, 10 minutes

Ten minutes in at Old Trafford.

Diogo Dalot twice delivers into the Fulham box, but first Denis Odoi (with his head) and then Sergio Rico (with his gloves) are able to clear and claim to prevent any danger.

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Jose Mourinho remonstrates in the early stages of Manchester United's game with Fulham.

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What time does it start?

Arsenal vs Huddersfield Town kicks off at 3pm (GMT)

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.

Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.

Player to watch

Alexandre Lacazette: The Frenchman has scored two goals in the last two games which have proven crucial in Arsenal’s win in the North London Derby and their draw at Old Trafford in midweek. The strikes took Lacazette’s tally to six goals from nine games, and with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looking weary at Old Trafford the Gunners will be looking to the former Lyon forward for some firepower as the busy Christmas period approaches.

AlexandreLacazette could start alongside Aubameyang (Getty)

Form guide

Arsenal: DDWWWD

Huddersfield Town: LWDWLL

Odds

Arsenal to win: 27/100

Huddersfield Town to win: 21/2

Draw: 5/1

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