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Barry Glendenning

Hull City 0-2 Chelsea, Premier League and more: Saturday clockwatch – as it happened

Chelsea’s Diego Costa celebrates after scoring their second goal at Hull.
Chelsea’s Diego Costa celebrates after scoring their second goal at Hull. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images

Scottish Premiership full-times

Dundee 0-1 Celtic, Hamilton Academical 1-1 Inverness, Kilmarnock 0-4 Aberdeen, Rangers 2-0 Partick Thistle, Ross County 0-2 St Johnstone.

League One full-times

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Gillingham, Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Oxford United, Bury 1-2 Scunthorpe, Charlton Athletic 0-1 Rochdale, Chesterfield 0-1 Bradford City, Fleetwood Town 1-1 Sheffield United, Northampton Town 2-3 Bristol Rovers, Oldham Athletic 0-2 MK Dons, Port Vale 0-2 Coventry City, Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Swindon Town, Southend United 1-1 Peterborough, Walsall 2-1 Millwall.

Championship full-times ...

Fulham 1-2 QPR, Birmingham City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers, Brentford 0-0 Wigan Athletic, Bristol City 2-1 Nottingham Forest, Burton Albion 2-0 Cardiff City, Ipswich Town 0-1 Huddersfield, Leeds United 2-1 Barnsley, Preston 2-0 Aston Villa, Reading 1-1 Derby County, Rotherham United 0-1 Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Brighton. Wolves v Norwich is a 5.30 kick-off.

Full time: Watford 2-2 Bournemouth

Premier League: It finishes all square in a very entertaining game at Vicarage Road, where Callum Wilson put Bournemouth ahead only for Troy Deeney to equalise. Bournemouth went ahead again through Josh King, but Isaac Success restored parity for Watford in the 65th minute. Jack Wilshere had a wonderful opportunity to give Bournemouth the lead for a third time, but inexplicably hit the outside of the post when the goal was yawning.

Aston Villa miss a penalty

Championship: Jesus wept. Trailing 2-0 against Preston at Deepdale, Aston Villa get a late, late penalty. Ross McCormack steps up and proceeds to miss it. It probably wouldn’t have made any difference, but seems to sum up Villa’s season in a nutshell. It finishes 2-0 to Preston.

Full time: Sunderland 1-1 West Brom

Premier League: Sunderland arrest their run of three consecutive defeats to secure just their second point of the season against West Brom. Nacer Chadli put the Baggies ahead with his third goal in as many games, only for Patrick van Aanholt to volley home an equaliser.

Full time: West Ham 1-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League: Cristian Stuani put Middlesbrough ahead, only for Dimitri Payet to equalise with a sensational individual effort - make sure to get a look at it if you can.

Full time: Hull City 0-2 Chelsea

Premier League: Chelsea take all three points despite a spirited first half from Hull City. Willian and Diego Costa got the goals, with both men scoring into the same top corner.

A late equaliser for Reading

Championship: George Evans pokes home from five yards out to make it Reading 1-1 Derby County as the game enters the closing moments.

Chances at the London Stadium

Premier League: It’s 1-1 between West Ham and Middlesbrough and Gaston Ramirez and Michail Antonio have just fired wide with consecutive long range efforts.

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GOAL! Sunderland 1-1 West Brom

Premier League: Patrick van Aanholt makes up for his inability to defend by scoring a goal for Sunderland to make it all square at the Stadium of Light. He began and finished the move which resulted in him slamming the ball into the ground and over goalkeeper Ben Foster. It’s all square.

Patrick van Aanholt equalises for Sunderland
Patrick van Aanholt equalises for Sunderland Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters

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Brighton double their lead

Championship: Anthony Knockaert scores his fifth goal of the season to give Brighton a cushion against Sheffield Wednesday and is so happy about it that he gets booked for his over-zealous celebrations.

Anthony Knockaert’s over-exuberant celebrations
Anthony Knockaert’s over-exuberant celebrations Photograph: John Clifton/Reuters

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Jack Wilshere misses a sitter!

Premier League: With the goal at his mercy, Jack Wilshere has a tap-in to put Bournemouth 3-2 up but strikes his effort against the outside of the upright.

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Barnsley pull a goal back ...

Championship: Sam Winnall halves the deficit for Barnsley in their needles match against Leeds. It’s 2-1 at Elland Road.

More Championship goals ...

Championship: Having conceded a Tammy Abraham equaliser, Nottingham Forest after 65 minutes have now gone behind after Jamie Paterson put Bristol City 2-1 up three minutes later. At St Andrews, Birmingham have broken the deadlock against Blackburn Rovers, with Stephen Gleeson scoring after 64 minutes. And at the Madejski Stadium, Jaap Stam’s Reading side are a goal down against Derby County, where Chris Powell is on the way to masterminding his second consecutive victory as the Rams’ caretaker manager in the absence of the suspended Nigel Pearson.

GOAL! Watford 2-2 Bournemouth

Premier League: Crikey! It’s a tale of two substitutes as Isaac Success lives up to his name by coming off the bench to equalise for Watford. He heads a José Holebas free-kick past Artur Boruc to restore parity.

Isaac Success equalises for Watford
Isaac Success equalises for Watford Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters

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GOAL! Hull City 0-2 Chelsea

Premier League: Diego Costa curls one into the top right-hand corner after good build-up play from Nemanja Matic.

Diego Costa celebrates bringing Chelsea to 2-0
Diego Costa celebrates bringing Chelsea to 2-0 Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

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GOAL! Watford 1-2 Bournemouth

Premier League: Just on as a substitute for Jordan Ibe, Josh King picks up the ball, runs at the Watford defence, takes a shot and wheels away in delight as it takes a wicked deflection past Heurelho Gomes.

Josh King of Bournemouth celebrates after scoring a goal
Josh King of Bournemouth celebrates after scoring a goal Photograph: James Baylis - AMA/Getty Images

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Meanwhile in Scotland ...

Scottish Premiership: Dundee 0-1 Celtic (result), Hamilton Academical 1-0 Inverness, Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen, Rangers 2-0 Partick Thistle, Ross County 0-1 St Johnstone.

GOAL! Hull City 0-1 Chelsea

Premier League: Willian scores with a long range effort to put Chelsea one up against Hull City. He cut in from the flank and curled one inside the top corner from the edge of the penalty area.

Willian scores to put Chelsea 1-0 up
Willian scores to put Chelsea 1-0 up Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters

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Some goals in the Championship

Championship: Table-toppers Huddersfield have opened the scoring against Ipswich Town, with Christophe Schindler getting his name on the goalscorer’s list. Meanwhile at Elland Road, Leeds have doubled their lead against Barnsley.

GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League: Dimitri Payet cuts in from the left, performs several step-overs before shaping to pull the trigger and then fires home an equaliser for West Ham.

GOAL! Watford 1-1 Bournemouth

Premiership: Just before that goal at the London Stadium, Troy Deeney equalised for Watford against Bournemouth. It’s all square at Vicarage Road.

Troy Deeney equalises for Watford to make it 1-1
Troy Deeney equalises for Watford to make it 1-1 Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

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GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League: Middlesbrough riff on West Ham’s London Stadium pain. They’ve gone ahead through Christian Stuani in the 51st minute.

Christian Stuani celebrates bringing Middlesborough 1-0 up
Christian Stuani celebrates bringing Middlesborough 1-0 up Photograph: John Walton/PA

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An early second-half goal ...

Championship: Burton have gone two goals up against Cardiff City, a glancing header from Lucas Akins doubling their lead after 49 minutes.

Scottish Premiership latest

Dundee 0-1 Celtic (result), Hamilton Academical 1-0 Inverness, Kilmarnock 0-1 Aberdeen, Rangers 2-0 Partick Thistle, Ross County 0-1 St Johnstone.

League One latest ...

AFC Wimbledon 2-0 Gillingham, Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Oxford United, Bury 0-1 Scunthorpe, Charlton Athletic 0-1 Rochdale, Chesterfield 0-1 Bradford City, Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield United, Northampton Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers, Oldham Athletic 0-1 MK Dons, Port Vale 0-1 Coventry City, Shrewsbury Town 1-1 Swindon Town, Southend United 0-0 Peterborough, Walsall 1-1 Millwall.

Championship latest at half-time ...

Fulham 1-2 QPR (result). Birmingham City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers, Brentford 0-0 Wigan Athletic, Bristol City 0-1 Nottingham Forest, Burton Albion 1-0 Cardiff City, Ipswich Town 0-0 Huddersfield, Leeds United 1-0 Barnsley, Preston 2-0 Aston Villa, Reading 0-0 Derby County, Rotherham United 0-1 Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Brighton. Wolves v Norwich is a 5.30 kick-off.

Rangers double their lead

Scottish Premiership: Joey Barton’s training ground “bestie” Andrew Halliday scores a second for Rangers to double their lead against Partick Thistle. Elsewhere it’s Hamilton 1-0 Inverness, Kilmarnock 0-1 Aberdeen and Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone. Celtic have already beaten Dundee with the only goal of the game scored by Scott Brown at Dens Park.

Newcastle take the lead ...

Championship: On loan from Chelsea, Christian Atsu scores his first goal for Newcastle to put his side one up against Rotherham United at the New York Stadium.

Newcastle United’s Christian Atsu scores their first goal
Newcastle United’s Christian Atsu scores their first goal Photograph: Craig Brough/Reuters

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Leeds go ahead ...

Championship: Kyle Bartley opens the scoring in the Yorkshire derby between Leeds United and Barnsley. Meanwhile at Deepdale, Preston have gone 2-0 up against Aston Villa, who seem more likely to slip into League One than bounce back into the Premier League. What a shambles they’ve become in recent years.

Another goal in Scotland

Scottish Premiership: Rangers lead Partick Thistle by a solitary goal scored by Niko Kranjcar.

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GOAL! Sunderland 0-1 West Brom

Premier League: Nacer Chadli scores his third goal in three games for the Baggies, who takes advantage of the home defence’s generosity to give the visitors a 1-0 lead on 35 minutes.

West Bromwich Albion’s Nacer Chadli scores their first goal
West Bromwich Albion’s Nacer Chadli scores their first goal Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters

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A goal at Ashton Gate ...

Championship: Nottingham Forest have gone a goal up against Bristol City, with Apostolos Vellios doing the honours.

GOAL! Watford 0-1 Bournemouth

Premier League: Callum Wilson opens the scoring at Vicarage Road to put Bournemouth ahead with a header after 31 minutes. It squeezed under Heurelho Gomes, who possibly should have done a little better to keep it out.

Callum Wilson celebrates scoring their Bournemouth’s first goal
Callum Wilson celebrates scoring their Bournemouth’s first goal Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters

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A goal in Scotland ...

Scottish Premiership: Adam Rooney has put Aberdeen a goal up against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

Brighton go ahead ...

Championship: Sam Baldock has scored with a nice lob to put Brighton a goal up against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, where the team from London-on-the-sea have never, ever won.

Match abandoned!!!!

League Two: A deluge has left Meadow Lane waterlogged, meaning that Notts County’s match against Morecambe has been abandoned.

A goal in Scotland ...

Scottish Premiership: Alejandro D’Acol has given Hamilton Academical an 18th minute 1-0 lead over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Chance for West Ham

Premiership: A Callum Chambers error allows Dimitri Payet to work his way into the box from the left-hand side and drive a right-footed shot wide of the upright. Moments previously, he’d forced Victor Valdes to make a save.

Dimitri Payet shoots on goal
Dimitri Payet shoots on goal Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

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West Brom go close ...

Premier League: Nacer Chadli shoots after a scramble in the Sunderland penalty area, bringing a smart save out of Jordan Pickford.

No goals in Scotland's 3pm kick-offs yet ...

Scottish Premiership: Celtic beat Dundee 1-0 in the eartly kick-off, otherwise it’s Hamilton Academical 0-0 Inverness, Kilmarnock 0-0 Aberdeen, Rangers 0-0 Partick Thistle, Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone.

Another goal in the second tier

Championship: Burton have opened the scoring against Cardiff City, with Jackson Irvine doing the honours after 12 minutes.

Jackson Irvine scores for the Brewers, 1-0
Jackson Irvine scores for the Brewers, 1-0 Photograph: John Potts/BAFC/REX/Shutterstock

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A goal in the Championship

Championship: Aston Villa’s bad start to life in the Championship shows no sign of abating as Preston take an early lead against them at Deepdale courtesy of Ben Pearson.

Ben Pearson celebrates scoring the opening goal
Ben Pearson celebrates scoring the opening goal Photograph: Stephen White - CameraSport/CameraSport via Getty Images

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Worrying news for West Ham

Premier League: Sam Byram pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury, but has now been stretchered from the field with an oxygen mask covering his face after receiving treatment from several medic. Alvaro Arbeloa replaces him.

West Ham’s Sam Byram is stretchered off.
West Ham’s Sam Byram is stretchered off. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters

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And Sunderland ...

Premier League: Jermain Defoe misses an excellent early chance to put Sunderland ahead against West Brom. He was put though one on one against Ben Foster by an excellent pass from Paddy McNair, but shoots just wide of the upright.

And Hull City ...

Premier League: Robert Snodgrass shoots under Chelsea’s wall with a free-kick conceded by David Luiz. Thibaut Courtois saves well.

Robert Snodgrass of Hull City reacts after a free kick
Robert Snodgrass of Hull City reacts after a free kick Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

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An early chance for Watford ...

Premier League: Odion Ighalo shoots across the bows of Artur Boruc after being teed up by Troy Deeney. He should have hit the target.

We're off and playing in the day's 3pm kick-offs ...

Premier League: Liverpool have already beaten Swansea and now it’s time for Hull City v Chelsea, Sunderland v West Brom, Watford v Bournemouth and West Ham v Middlesbrough. As referees the length and breadth of the UK give shrill blasts of their whistles, play gets under way.

Full time: Fulham 1-2 QPR

Championship: QPR will enjoy their three-mile trip home from Craven Cottage, where they’ve won 2-1. That doesn’t tell the whole story, mind - Fulham missed two penalties, including one in the final minute of added time. Oh dear.\

Players celebrate at the end of the match as Sone Aluko lays on the floor after missing a penalty
Players celebrate at the end of the match as Sone Aluko lays on the floor after missing a penalty Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters

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Full time: Swansea City 1-2 Liverpool

Premier League: Liverpool take the three points, but they were a mite fortuitous. In the final minute of injury time, Mike van der Hoorn missed an absolute sitter and blew Swansea’s last chance to equalise. With the goal gaping, he somehow managed to prod a delivery from deep wide when you’d have put the farm on him to score. Francesco Guidolin’s future at Swansea is in doubt, but I can’t see why. His team have played well in their past two matches and but for wastefulness in front of goal, could have got results.

Celtic have beaten Dundee

Scottish Premiership: Scott Brown’s goal was enough for Celtic to win at Dundee in the early kick-off north of the border.

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Goal! Swansea City 1-2 Liverpool

Premier League: James Milner dispatches the spot-kick, firing straight down the centre as Lucasz Fabianski dives to his right. There are five minutes left and you can follow them with Rob Smyth.

James Milner celebrates scoring Liverpool’s second goal
James Milner celebrates scoring Liverpool’s second goal Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

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Penalty at the Liberty Stadium!

Premier League: Angel Rangel has fouled Roberto Firmino to give Liverpool a penalty against Swansea City.

Watford v Bournemouth line-ups

Watford: Gomes, Holebas, Prodl, Kaboul, Zuniga, Amrabat, Behrami, Capoue, Pereyra, Ighalo, Deeney.

Subs: Success, Kenedy, Doucoure, Guedioura, Watson, Kabasele, Pantilimon.

AFC Bournemouth: Boruc, Adam Smith, Francis, Steve Cook, Daniels, Surman, Arter, Stanislas, Wilshere, Ibe, Callum Wilson.
Subs: Gosling, Ake, Afobe, Gradel, Brad Smith, King, Federici.

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Vicarage Road
A Watford fan warms up ahead of his team’s match against Bournemouth at Vicarage Road. Photograph: James Marsh/BPI/REX/Shutterstock

Sunderland v West Brom line-ups

Sunderland: Pickford, Denayer, Kone, O’Shea, Manquillo, Kirchhoff, Watmore, McNair, Ndong, Khazri, Defoe.

Subs: Van Aanholt, Djilobodji, Rodwell, Mika, Love, Honeyman, Gooch.

West Brom: Foster, Nyom, McAuley, Dawson, Evans, Phillips, Fletcher, Yacob, McClean, Chadli, Rondon.

Subs: Olsson, Robson-Kanu, Morrison, Gardner, Myhill, Berahino, Leko.

Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)

Sunderland's Stadium of Light
THe Stadium of Light, where Sunderland will entertain West Brom today. Photograph: Richard Lee/BPI/REX/Shutterstock

West Ham v Middlesbrough line-ups

West Ham: Adrian, Byram, Reid, Collins, Ogbonna, Kouyate, Noble, Obiang, Antonio, Tore, Payet.

Subs: Randolph, Arbeloa, Feghouli, Lanzini, Zaza, Fletcher, Fernandes.

Middlesbrough: Valdes, Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Friend, de Roon, Forshaw, Stuani, Downing, Fischer, Rhodes.

Subs: Ayala, Bernardo, Clayton, Negredo, Guzan, Ramirez, Traore.

Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)

West Ham v Middlesbrough
West Ham have yet to settle in their new home. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

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Hull City v Chelsea line-ups ...

Hull: Marshall, Meyler, Davies, Livermore, Robertson, Snodgrass, Henriksen, Clucas, Mason, Diomande, Mbokani.

Subs: Maguire, Huddlestone, Hernandez, Maloney, Jakupovic, Weir,
Keane.


Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Matic, Moses, Willian, Hazard, Costa.

Subs: Begovic, Ivanovic, Fabregas, Oscar, Pedro, Batshuayi, Chalobah.

Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)

Hull City fans
Some Hull City fans. On stilts, apparently. It’s one way of staying up. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

All square at Craven Cottage ...

Championship: Tim Ream equalised just after the interval to draw Fulham level with QPR at Craven Cottage. QPR had gone ahead through Conor Washington in the 20th minute.

Fulham’s Tim Ream celebrates scoring their first goal
Fulham’s Tim Ream celebrates scoring their first goal Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters

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There's been another goal at Swansea

Premier League: Having played very poorly in the first half, Liverpool have equalised through a Roberto Firmino header in the second phase of play after Philippe Coutinho had a free-kick blocked by the Swansea wall. It’s 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium and you can follow the rest of that match with Rob Smyth.

Roberto Firmino heads the ball to equalise 1-1
Roberto Firmino heads the ball to equalise 1-1 Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty Images

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Meanwhile in Scotland ...

Dundee entertain Celtic in the early kick-off at Dens Park, where Celtic lead courtesy of a Scott Brown goal. They’re approaching the hour mark in that one.

Dundee v Celtic
Dundee’s Cammy Kerr tackles Celtic’s Kieran Tierney. Photograph: Craig Watson/PA

Meanwhile in Wales ...

Swansea are entertaining Liverpool, where the home side got off to a great start courtesy of a Leroy Fer toe-poke from two inches after Liverpool’s inexplicably poor defending - a corner on this occasion - at set pieces let them down once again. Indeed, Liverpool were lucky not to go further behind when Borja headed wide from a free-kick when scoring looked easier. With Swansea leading 1-0, you can follow the second of that one with Rob Smyth, but we’ll keep you updated with any developments here.

Today's Championship fixtures

Fulham and QPR kicked off the day’s Championship action at Craven Cottage, where QPR currently lead 1-0 as the game approaches half-time. At 3pm, table-toppers Huddersfield Town will take on mid-table side Ipswich Town at Portman Road, while their nearest rivals Norwich City will have to wait until 5.30 to try to get over their midweek heartbreak at the hands of Newcastle, against Wolves at Molineux. Other fixtures of note include third placed Newcastle’s visit to bottom side Rotherham, while Aston Villa will try to get their season on the rails after just one win in 10 games with a victory at Preston. In 20th place in the table with the future of their suspended manager Nigel Pearson very much up in the air after his falling-out with chairman Mel Morris, Derby County travel to Reading. We’ll keep you updated with all the news from around the grounds as we get it.

Today's Championship fixtures
Today’s Championship fixtures Photograph: Guardian

Today's 3pm (BST) kick-offs

Hull v Chelsea

The last time these sides met, 18 months ago, José Mourinho’s Chelsea won 3-2 on Humberside on their march towards the title. Much has changed since, and not just at Chelsea as Hull were relegated and then promoted under Steve Bruce but he, like Mourinho, is long gone. After maulings by Arsenal and Liverpool, Mike Phelan’s lengthy audition to permanently replace him is faltering. Paul Chronnell

West Ham v Middlesbrough

Having lost three of their past four matches at home and five out of six in total, West Ham need a win against Middlesbrough in order to ease the growing sense of anxiety in their new ground. However Slaven Bilic is under pressure. West Ham have lost five of their first six league matches and Middlesbrough, who are winless since 21 August, will spy an opportunity to put distance between themselves and the bottom three. Jacob Steinberg

Sunderland v West Brom

Tony Pulis has suggested that David Moyes – still seeking his first Premier League win since succeeding Sam Allardyce on Wearside – will need to “reinvent” himself as a manager if he is to succeed at Sunderland. Moyes’s West Brom counterpart said that, although “a top man and a top manager”, the Scot had not been accustomed to being in charge of teams that needed “to scrap and fight for points” in order to secure survival and would have to adjust accordingly. Louise Taylor

Watford v Bournemouth

Four of the past five meetings between these two have ended with the points being shared, including three 1-1s, so expect something similarly tight here. Walter Mazzarri will be looking for an improved performance after the Hornets’ limp showing at Burnley on Monday, while Eddie Howe’s visitors will be buoyed by handing Everton a first loss of the season seven days ago. Alan Smith

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