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Barry Glendenning

Stoke v Liverpool, Manchester City v Hull, Premier League and more – live!

Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring Liverpool’s second goal with Philippe Coutinho.
Roberto Firmino celebrates scoring Liverpool’s second goal with Philippe Coutinho. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images

Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Watford

Spurs swatted Watford aside with a minimum of fuss in the day’s early kick-off at White Hart Lane.

Match report: Middlesbrough 0-0 Burnley

Middlesbrough failure to score has left them a step closer to relegation.

Match report: Manchester City 3-1 Hull City

Raheem Sterling played a starring role as Manchester City put Hull to the sword at the Etihad.

Match report: Stoke City 1-2 Liverpool

A couple of inspired substitutions at half-time helped Liverpool come from behind and beat Stoke.

Match report: West Brom 0-1 Southampton

Jordie Clasie scored his first ever Premier League goal to win the points for Southampton at the Hawthorns.

Match report: West Ham 1-0 Swansea City

Nick Miller was at the London Stadium to see West Ham end their five-game losing streak with a crucial win over Swansea City.

Bournemouth v Chelsea - live!

Premier League: Chelsea’s lead at the Premier League summit has been trimmed to four points, but they have a game in hand over Spurs which they will play at Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium shortly. Kick-off is in 15 minutes and you can follow the action with Simon Burnton.

Full time: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid

La Liga: It’s finished all square in the Madrid derby, where Antoine Griezmann popped up in the 85th minute to cancel out Pepe’s opener.

Scottish Premiership results

Celtic 3-1 Kilmarnock, Hamilton Academical 1-1 Ross County, Hearts 1-0 Dundee, Inverness 0-3 St Johnstone, Partick Thistle 1-0 Motherwell

League Two results

Doncaster’s win over Mansfield Town means they are promoted to League One.

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Crewe, Barnet 0-1 Luton Town, Blackpool 1-3 Grimsby Town, Cambridge United 3-0 Leyton Orient, Carlisle United 1-2 Notts County, Colchester United 4-0 Stevenage, Crawley Town 1-2 Plymouth Argyle, Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Mansfield Town, Morecambe 1-1 Hartlepool United, Portsmouth 3-1 Yeovil Town, Wycombe Wanderers 3-3 Cheltenham Town, Exeter City 0-1 Newport County (latest score as kick-off was delayed by 45 minutes)

League One results

Sheffield United’s win over Northampton means their promotion to the Championship is assured. Coventry’s win over Peterborough means they have avoided relegation to League Two for today at least.

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

Championship results

There’s been a late, late goal at the DW Stadium, where Nick Powell’s strike deep in added time has given Wigan a 3-2 win over Rotherham.

Birmingham City 1-2 Derby County, Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Barnsley, Bristol City 3-1 Wolves, Burton Albion 1-1 Aston Villa, Cardiff City 2-1 Brentford, Fulham 3-1 Ipswich Town, Leeds United 3-0 Preston, Norwich City 7-1 Reading, Nottingham Forest 2-0 Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic 3-2 Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United (5.30pm BST)

Full time: West Ham 1-0 Swansea City

Premier League: Cheikhou Kouyate was the hero as West Ham arrested their alarming slide down the table.

James Collins clears the ball as West Ham hold on to take the points.
James Collins clears the ball as West Ham hold on to take the points. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

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Full time: West Brom 0-1 Southampton

Premier League: Jordie Clasie scored the winning goal for Saints in this mid-table encounter.

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Full time: Stoke City 1-2 Liverpool

Premier League: Half-time substitutes Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho scored the goals that enabled Liverpool to come from behind against Stoke.

Jurgen Klopp celebrates at the final whistle.
Jurgen Klopp celebrates at the final whistle. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

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Full time: Middlesbrough 0-0 Burnley

Premier League: Middlesbrough huffed and puffed but couldn’t blow Burnley’s house down; their failure to score leaves in deep trouble.

Full time: Manchester City 3-1 Hull City

Premier League: Manchester City scored one of the best team goals you will ever see as they beat relegation-threatened Hull City.

A late sucker-punch for Birmingham

Championship: Tom Ince looks to have scored a late winner for Derby County against Birmingham City, whose former manager Gary Rowett is now in charge of the Rams.

Middlesbrough have Burnley under siege

Premier League: Boro are throwing the kitchen sink at Burnley but time is running out for them to come up with a winner. Patrick Bamford, Adama Traore and Alvaro Negredo have all been brought off the bench but Burnley’s defence is holding firm.

Norwich make it a magnificent seven

Championship: Cameron Jerome makes it NOrwich City 7-1 Reading at Carrow Road, where the hosts lead 6-1 at half-time.

Going up?

Promotions ahoy! As things stand, Sheffield United are going to be promoted to the Championship, Doncaster Rovers are going to be promoted to League One and Livingstone are going to be promoted to the Scottish Premiership this afternoon.

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GOAL! Manchester City 3-1 Hull City

Premier League: Hull City bag themselves a consolation goal courtesy of Andrea Ranocchia. It’s his second for the club since moving from Inter in January.

More goals in the Championship

Championship: Wolves have pulled a goal back against Bristol City, but still trail 3-1 at Ashton Gate. Cardiff City have come from behind to lead Brentford 2-1. Sean Morrison and Peter Whittingham scored the goals for the home side after Sergi Canos had got the travelling Bees fans buzzing.

Doncaster are heading back to League One

League Two: Doncaster can confirm their promotion to League One with a win today and they’re leading Mansfield Tow at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Celtic extend their lead ...

Scottish Premiership: Kilmarnock are paying the price for their impertinence against the champions. Having cancelled out Celtic’s opener, they now trail 3-1 at Celtic Park. James Forrest has got Celtic’s third.

And in Spain ...

La Liga: Real Madrid lead Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the big derby of the day. Pepe was the unlikely scorer with a rare goal.

Celtic retake their lead

Scottish Premiership: Scott Sinclair’s excellent run of form continues for Celtic. The winger has just put Celtic 2-1 up against Kilmarnock.

GOAL! Stoke City 1-2 Liverpool

Premier League: Some inspired substitutions from Jurgen Klopp at half-time - Philippe Coutinho levelled the scores and now Roberto Firmino has put Liverpool ahead with a wonderful strike into the top corner.

Roberto Firmino celebrates after putting Liverpool ahead.
Roberto Firmino celebrates after putting Liverpool ahead. Photograph: Nigel French/PA

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Birmingham equalise against Derby

Championship: Che Adams has equalised for Birmingham City in the Gary Rowett derby. The former Birmingham City manager isn’t having it all his own way on his return to St Andrew’s.

GOAL! Stoke City 1-1 Liverpool

Premier League: Having come on for the second half, Philippe Coutinho has equalised for Liverpool with a right-footed drive into the bottom corner from about 15 yards out.

Philippe Coutinho fires in the equaliser.
Philippe Coutinho fires in the equaliser. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Getty Images

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Meanwhile in Scotland ...

Scottish Premiership: Jordan Jones has equalised for Kilmarnock in their match against Celtic. It’s 1-1 at Celtic Park with a quarter of the game to go. Elsewhere in Scotland: Hamilton 1-1 Ross County, Hearts 1-0 Dundee, Inverness 0-1 St Johnstone, Partick Thistle 1-0 Motherwell.

More goals in the Championship

Championship: It’s now 2-2 between Wigan Athletic and Rotherham. Anthony Forde gave Rotherham a 2-1 lead in the 61st minute, only for Alex Gilbey to level the scores again four minutes later.

GOAL! Manchester City 3-0 Hull City

Premier League: Fabian Delph hasn’t had many chances to shine for Manchester City since joining them, but has got his name up in lights today. It’s Manchester City 3-0 Hull City.

Fabian Delph hammers home the third.
Fabian Delph hammers home the third. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters

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Fulham score a third ...

Championship: Fulham are ready to improve on their already splendid home record with a win over Ipswich Town. They lead 3-0 against Mick McCarthy’s side after Stefan Johansen’s goal.

More goals in the Championship ...

Championship: Burton Albion have equalised against Aston Villa in their bid to stay out of the relegation zone, while Nottingham Forest now lead Huddersfield Town 2-0 after a fine strike from Jamie Ward. In the drop zone, Blackburn Rovers are losing 2-0 against Barnsley, while Wigan are being held 1-1 by already relegated Rotherham.

Meanwhile in Spain ...

The second half has begun at the Bernabeu, where it’s scoreless between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. You can follow the rest of that here ...

Coventry lead Peterborough ...

League One: |Coventry City are a long way from safety but can avoid being relegated today if they win against Peterborough. Ruben Lameiras has given them a 1-0 lead after Posh missed a penalty.

More misery for Leyton Orient ...

League Two: Cambridge United lead Leyton Orient 3-0 and it looks as if the League Two club’s relegation from the Football League is a formality. Their owner, Francesco Becchetti, should be thoroughly ashamed of what he has done to a club that were just a couple of penalty kicks away from the Championship less than three years ago.

Bristol City pile the pain on Wolves

Championship: Tammy Abraham scores his second of the afternoon, the first having come from the penalty spot, to make it Bristol City 3-0 Wolves. With Bristol City and Nottingham Forest both winning, things are looking increasingly bleak for Blackburn Rovers as they try to claw their way out of the relegation zone. They trail Barnsley 2-0 at Ewood Park on what is turning into a thoroughly miserable afternoon for Rovers fans.

GOAL! Manchester City 2-0 Hull City

Premier League: Sergio Aguero taps in to finish a splendid passing move to put Manchester City two up against Hull City.

Sergio Aguero scores from close range.
Sergio Aguero scores from close range. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters

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Liverpool bring on the reinforcements ...

Premier League: Jurgen Klopp has brought on Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho at half-time, with youngsters Ben Woodburn and Trent Alexander-Arnold making way.

Phil Rebbeck writes ...

“Fulham have won 9 games and drawn 7 at home while losing 5. This may not make Craven Cottage a fortress but can hardly be described as a ‘poor home record’!” he says, putting me firmly back in my box. Apologies Phil, I thought they’d won a lot less at Fortress Craven Cottage.

And in Spain ...

La Liga: It’s Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid as they approach half-time at the Bernabeu.

No goals for Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid so far at the Bernabeu.
No goals for Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid so far at the Bernabeu. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters

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Scottish Premiership half-times

Celtic 1-0 Kilmarnock, Hamilton Academical 1-0 Ross County, Hearts 1-0 Dundee, Inverness 0-1 St Johnstone, Partick Thistle 1-0 Motherwell

League Two half-times

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Crewe, Barnet 0-0 Luton Town, Blackpool 1-2 Grimsby Town, Cambridge United 2-0 Leyton Orient, Carlisle United 0-0 Notts County, Colchester United 4-0 Stevenage, Crawley Town 1-0 Plymouth Argyle, Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Mansfield Town, Morecambe 0-1 Hartlepool United, Portsmouth 1-0 Yeovil Town, Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Cheltenham Town, Exeter City 0-0 Newport County (kick-off delayed by 45 minutes)

League One half-times

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

Championship half-times

Birmingham City 0-1 Derby County, Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Barnsley, Bristol City 2-0 Wolves, Burton Albion 0-1 Aston Villa, Cardiff City 0-1 Brentford, Fulham 2-0 Ipswich Town, Leeds United 2-0 Preston, Norwich City 6-1 Reading, Nottingham Forest 1-0 Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic 1-1 Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United (5.30pm BST)

Half-time whistles are starting to blow ...

Championship: But not at Elland Road, where Pablo Hernandez has doubled Leeds United’s lead against Preston North End.

Cheikhou Kouyate celebrates with the West Ham fans.
Cheikhou Kouyate celebrates with the West Ham fans. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters

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GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Swansea City

Premier League: Cheikhou Kouyate puts West Ham one up in their crucial match against Swansea City at the London Stadium with a shot from 20 or more yards out after picking up a pass from Robert Snodgrass.

Cheikhou Kouyate fires in the opener for West Ham.
Cheikhou Kouyate fires in the opener for West Ham. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters

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Goal! Stoke City 1-0 Liverpool

Premier League: Jon Walters scores to put Stoke ahead. Set-piece ... Liverpool defenders AWOL ... free header etc, and so on.

Jonathan Walters nods in the opener.
Jonathan Walters nods in the opener. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

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Norwich City are winning by a tennis score

Championship: It’s Norwich 6-1 Reading at Carrow Road, where Wes Hoolahan has just bagged his second of the day.

Wesley Hoolahan scores his first at Carrow Road.
Wesley Hoolahan scores his first at Carrow Road. Photograph: Adam Holt/Reuters

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Wigan equalise against Rotherham

Championship: Gabriel Obertan has levelled the scores in Wigan’s must-win match against relegated Rotherham. The bad news for Wigan is that their fellow relegation strugglers Bristol City now lead Wolverhampton 2-0, while Nottingham Forest are beating Huddersfield 1-0. Meanwhile at Carrow Road, Reading have pulled a goal back against Norwich and trail 5-1. The comeback is on!!!

Bad news for West Ham fans ...

Premier League: Michail Antonio has pulled up with what looks like a torn hamstring and will play no more part in this afternoon’s match between his side and Swansea City.

Michail Antonio receives medical attention.
Michail Antonio receives medical attention. Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Reuters

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Norwich can't stop scoring!!!

Championship: alex Pritchard has just scored his second of the afternoon to put Norwich City 5-0 up against Reading, who are being humiliated at Carrow Road.

Celtic lead in Scotland

Scottish Premiership: StuartArmstrong has opened the scoring in the title-winners’ match against Kilmarnock. Elsewhere in Scotland’s top flight: Hamilton 1-0 Ross County, Hearts 1-0 Dundee, Inverness 0-0 St Johnstone, Partick Thistle 1-0 Motherwell.

More goals in the Championship ...

Championship: Bristol City are just outside the relegation zone and are leading 1-0 against Wolves. Below them, Wigan are losing 1-0 against already-relegated Rotherham, while Blackburn Rovers are two down against Barnsley. Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest have taken the lead against Huddersfield and Norwich City have just made it 4-0 in their thrashing of Reading.

GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Hull City (Elmohamady og)

Premier League: Ahmed Elmohamady hacks an attempted clearance into his own net to give Manchester City the lead in their match against Hull City. Jesus Navas with the assist there.

Ahmed Elmohamady dejected after scoring an own goal.
Ahmed Elmohamady dejected after scoring an own goal. Photograph: Andrew Yates/Reuters

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Fulham double their lead

Championship: Scott Malone passes the ball into the far corner after a neat one-two on the edge of the penalty area to make it Fulham 2-0 Ipswich Town.

Norwich heap more pain on Reading

Championship: Alex Pritchard has volleyed Norwich City three goals up against Reading at Carrow Road after just 26 minutes.

GOAL! West Brom 0-1 Southampton

Premier League: It’s the only Premier League match being played today with little or nothing riding on it, but Southampton have taken the lead through Jordy Clasie. He larruped the ball into the top corner after picking up a Dusan Tadic on the edge of the penalty area.

Southampton’s Jordy Clasie celebrates after opening the scoring at the Hawthorns.
Southampton’s Jordy Clasie celebrates after opening the scoring at the Hawthorns. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Reuters

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League One latest

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

League Two latest

Accrington Stanley 0-1 Crewe, Barnet 0-0 Luton Town, Blackpool 0-1 Grimsby Town, Cambridge United 0-0 Leyton Orient, Carlisle United 0-0 Notts County, Colchester United 1-0 Stevenage, Crawley Town 0-0 Plymouth Argyle, Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Mansfield Town, Exeter City 0-0 Newport County, Morecambe 0-0 Hartlepool United, Portsmouth 1-0 Yeovil Town, Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Cheltenham Town

More goals in the Championship ...

Championship: Fulham have a poor home record, but lead Ipswich Town 1-0 at Craven Cottage courtesy of a Floyd Ayite strike. At Carrow Road, Wes Hoolahan has put Norwich two up against Reading with a deft chip. Leeds are entertaining Preston at Elland Road today, where Kemal Roofe has opened the scoring for the home side.

Another goal in Scotland

Scottish Premiership: Don Cowie threads a ball into the box and Isma scores with the help of a deflection - Hearts lead Dundee 1-0.

Some goals in League One

League One: Charlton 1-1 Southend - Charlton took the lead at the Valley but Southend have just equalised. Elsewhere, Bristol Rovers lead AFC Wimbledon 1-0 and Scunthorpe lead Bolton Wanderers by the same score.

More pain for Blackburn

Championship: Tony Mowbray’s Blackburn Rovers side are seriously under the cosh, having just conceded their second against Barnsley. Marley Watkins scores their second with a 30-yard screamer that goes in off the crossbar.

Meanwhile in Scotland ...

Scottish Premiership: Hamilton have scored the first goal of the day in the Scottish top flight, with Massimo Donati doing the honours for the Accies in their match against Ross County.

Rowett's revenge?

Championship: Gary Rowett has taken Derby County back to Birmingham, who sacked him earlier this season. His new club are already one up against the side that were only out of the play-off places on goal difference when Rowett got his cards, but are now in danger of relegation under Gianfranco Zola. Jacob Butterfield shot from 20 yards for Derby County and his effort hit the post and went in off Birmingham goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak.

Some early goals in the second tier

Championship: Barnsley go ahead against relegation-threatened Blackburn courtesy of Marc Roberts, while Jonathan Kodjia has opened the scoring for Aston Villa in their match against Burton Albion. At Carrow Road, Nelson Oliveira has put Norwich City 1-0 up against Reading.

Jonathan Kodjia celebrates after his early game.
Jonathan Kodjia celebrates after his early game. Photograph: Neville Williams/Aston Villa/ Getty Images

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Stoke have a goal disallowed

Premier League: Xherdan Shaqiri looks to have put Stoke ahead against Liverpool, but the flag goes up for offside.

James Milner starts in midfield for Liverpool

Having played at left-back all season, James Milner has been moved into the centre of Liverpool’s midfield this afternoon. Nathaniel Clyne is playing at left-back.

Slaven Bilic and Steve Agnew taking big risks

With his side desperate for points, West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has left Andy Carroll on the bench for their must-noty-lose game against Swansea. MEanwhile at the Riverside Stadium, Steve Agnew has raised a few eyebrows by benching Alvaro Negredo for Middlesbrough’s match against Burnley.

Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll has been dropped for West Ham’s match against Swansea City. Photograph: Nigel French/PA

Not long now ...

The last of the pre-match formalities are under way in grounds the length and breadth of the UK as men in garish football strips prepare to do battle. Our 3pm games will be under way very shortly.

A late kick-off in League Two

Exeter City’s match against Newport County has been delayed for 45 minutes after the visiting team’s coach broke down on the way to St James Park. They’ll kick-off at 3.45pm.

Meanwhile in Spain ...

Real Madrid entertain Atletico Madrid in what’s bound to be a feisty derby that kicks off at 3.15 (BST) this afternoon. We’ll keep an eye on events at the Bernabeu and keep you posted. Real lead the La Liga table and are two points ahead of Barcelona having played one game less. Atletico are in third place, 10 points behind their city rivals.

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An interesting team selection from Jurgen Klopp

The Liverpool manager has left out Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho, stating that the former “has felt the intensity of the last few weeks” while the latter remains ill. With Sadio Mane, Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson all unavailable through injury, 17-year-old Ben Woodburn will make his first Premier League start today. James Milner looks set to play in midfield for the first time this season. Trent Alexander-Arnold also starts for Liverpool, having replaced Coutinho in last weekend’s win over Everton. For Stoke, Xherdan Shaqiri lines up for the first time since his team drew with Manchester United in January.

Jurgen Klopp walks behind Philippe Coutinho before the match against Stoke City.
Jurgen Klopp walks behind Philippe Coutinho before the match against Stoke City. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

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Full time at White Hart lane: Spurs 4-0 Watford

It’s all over at White Hart Lane, where Spurs have thrashed a Watford side that might consider themselves lucky not to have lost by considerably more. Dele Alli and Eric Dier scored a goal apiece, while Heung-Min Son bagged two to make him the first South Korean to score 10 goals in a Premier League season. Spurs are four points behind Chelsea, but have played one game more. The leaders play Bournemouth in today’s early evening kick-off.

Son Heung-Min
Son Heung-min applauds the fans as he goes off after scoring two goals to take his Premier League tally for the season into double figures. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters

Middlesbrough: Valdes, Bernardo, Ayala, Gibson, Barragan, Leadbitter, Clayton, Forshaw, Downing, Stuani, Gestede.

Subs: Negredo, Fischer, Guzan, de Roon, Bamford, Fry, Traore.

Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Boyd, Hendrick, Barton, Brady, Barnes, Gray.

Subs: Flanagan, Vokes, Westwood, Tarkowski, Pope, Agyei, Arfield.

Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

Martin Atkinson
Martin Atkinson is in charge of today’s match between Middlesbrough and Burnley. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Stoke City v Liverpool line-ups

Stoke: Grant, Johnson, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Shaqiri, Cameron, Allen, Arnautovic, Walters, Berahino.

Subs: Muniesa, Whelan, Adam, Diouf, Given, Crouch, Sobhi.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner, Can, Matip, Wijnaldum, Alexander-Arnold, Origi, Woodburn.

Subs: Karius, Coutinho, Firmino, Sturridge, Grujic, Moreno, Lucas.

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Liverpool dressing room
A peep inside Liverpool’s dressing room at the Britannia Stadium. Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Manchester City v Hull City line-ups

Man City: Bravo, Jesus Navas, Stones, Kolarov, Clichy, Toure, Delph, Sterling, Silva, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Kompany, Zabaleta, Fernando, Nolito, Caballero, De Bruyne, Iheanacho.

Hull City: Jakupovic, Elabdellaoui, Ranocchia, Dawson, Robertson, N’Diaye, Elmohamady, Markovic, Evandro, Grosicki, Niasse.

Subs: Davies, Meyler, Hernandez, Maloney, Diomande, Henriksen, Marshall.

Referee: Jonathan Moss (County Durham)

Etihad Stadium
Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters

West Ham v Swansea City line-ups

West Ham: Randolph, Byram, Fonte, Collins, Masuaku, Kouyate, Noble, Antonio, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Ayew.

Subs: Nordtveit, Feghouli, Carroll, Adrian, Sakho, Calleri, Fernandes.

Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Mawson, Fernandez, Olsson, Fer, Cork, Carroll, Sigurdsson, Ayew, Routledge.

Subs: Amat, Ki, Nordfeldt, Montero, Narsingh, Kingsley, Llorente.

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

West Ham fans
Some West Ham fans relax ahead of what could be an exceptionally stressful afternoon. Photograph: John Walton/PA

West Brom v Southampton line-ups

West Brom: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Fletcher, Phillips, Livermore, Morrison, Chadli, Rondon.

Subs: Robson-Kanu, Yacob, Brunt, Marc Wilson, Myhill, McClean, Field.

Southampton: Forster, Cedric, Stephens, Yoshida, Bertrand, Clasie, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Redmond, Long.

Subs: Rodriguez, Caceres, Reed, Pied, McQueen, Sims, Hassen.

Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire)

Nathan Redmond
Nathan Redmond of Southampton reads the match day programme on the pitch prior to his side’s game against West Brom. Photograph: Tony Marshall/Getty Images

Scottish Premiership

Celtic v Kilmarnock, Hamilton Academical v Ross County, Hearts v Dundee, Inverness v St Johnstone, Partick Thistle v Motherwell

Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic team have already won the Scottish Premiership, but hope to go the season unbeaten. Photograph: Vagelis Georgariou/Action Plus via Getty Images

Today's League Two fixtures

Accrington Stanley v Crewe, Barnet v Luton Town, Blackpool v Grimsby Town, Cam,bridge United v Leyton Orient, Carlisle United v Notts County, Colchester United Stevenage, Crawley Town v Plymouth Argyle, Doncaster Rovers v Mansfield Town, Exeter City v Newport County, Morecambe v Hartlepool United, Portsmouth v Yeovil Town, Wycombe Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

Darren Ferguson.
Doncaster Rovers manager Darren Ferguson will steer his side back into League One with a win over Mansfield. Photograph: Chris Vaughan - CameraSport/CameraSport via Getty Images

Today's League One fixtures

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

Sheffield United
Sheffield United can guarantee themselves promotion to the Championship with a win over Northampton today. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters

Today's Championship fixtures

Birmingham City v Derby County, Blackburn Rovers v Barnsley, Bristol City v Wolves, Burton Albion v Aston Villa, Cardiff City v Brentford, Fulham v Ipswich Town, Leeds United v Preston, Norwich City v Reading, Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town, Wigan Athletic v Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United (5.30pm BST)

QPR v Brighton
A glimpse of the action from Loftus Road last night, where Brighton beat QPR 2-1 to go two points clear of Newcastle at the Championship summit. Newcastle play Sheffield Wednesday later today. Photograph: Simon West/Action Plus via Getty Images

Greetings sports fans ...

With Chelsea not due to kick off against Bournemouth until 5.30pm, Tottenham Hotspur are well on course to close the gap between themselves and the league leaders. They’re currently playing Watford at White Hart Lane and lead 4-0 just before the hour courtesy of goals from Dele Alli, Eric Dier and a Heung-Min Son brace. Harry Kane is back from injury and about to come on as a substitute and will fancy his chances of scoring on his return.

We have five 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League today, with Manchester City entertaining Hull City, Middlesbrough hosting Burnley, Stoke taking on Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium, West Brom playing Southampton and West Ham hosting Swansea in what should be an extremely tense relegation ding-dong. There’s plenty of action in the Championship, League One, League Two and Scotland too, so stay tuned for team news and updates on all the goals as they go in around the grounds.

Premier League
Today’s Premier League matches Photograph: Guardian

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