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Minute-by-minute account of Monday's top-flight action

Mata celebrates after putting United ahead (Reuters)

The Premier League's jammed-packed festive period continued with six top-flight fixtures on this bank holiday Monday.

Middlesbrough drew with champions Leicester City in the lunchtime kick-off. Liverpool failed to close the gap on leaders Chelsea after David Moyes' Sunderland held them to a 2-2 draw.

Meanwhile, in the evening kick-off, West Ham United were beaten by Manchester United at the London Stadium, with Jose Mourinho's men making it six straight wins.

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Monday's Premier League results

Middlesbrough 0-0 Leicester City

Everton 3-0 Southampton

Manchester City 2-1 Burnley

Sunderland 2-2 Liverpool

West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Hull City

West Ham United 0-2 Manchester United

Tuesday's Premier League fixtures

Bournemouth vs Arsenal - 7.45pm

Crystal Palace vs Swansea City - 8.00pm

Stoke City vs Watford - 8.00pm

Wednesday's Premier League fixtures

Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea - 8.00pm

[2 January 2017 11:19 · Sam Dymond]

Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Monday's action in the Premier League.

Middlesbrough v Leicester – 3pm

Everton v Southampton – 3pm

Manchester City v Burnley – 3pm

Sunderland v Liverpool – 3pm

West Brom v Hull City – 3pm

West Ham v Manchester United – 5.15pm

[2 January 2017 11:29 · Sam Dymond]

The year 2016 will long be remembered by supporters of Leicester City and Middlesbrough for a league title and a promotion, one somewhat more unexpected that the other.

Twenty-seventeen begins with the pair meeting at the Riverside Stadium in today's early game, and team news is on the way.

[2 January 2017 11:34 · Sam Dymond]

Here's how the two sides line up on Teesside...

...and there are changes aplenty to consider. Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka makes five to the side that suffered late heartbreak at Old Trafford less than 48 hours ago. Out go Victor Valdes, Bernardo Espinosa, George Friend, Grant Leadbitter and Stewart Downing with Brad Guazan, Antonio Barragan, Fabio, Adam Clayton and Gaston Ramirez coming into the team.

Meanwhile, Claudio Ranieri also makes five changes to his Leicester City outfit. Following a 1-0 triumph over West Ham, the champions bring in Christian Fuchs, Andy King, Nampalys Mendy, Shinji Okazaki and Leonardo Ulloa as Ben Chilwell, Danny Drinkwater, Marc Albrighton, Demarai Gray and Islam Slimani drop out.

Middlesbrough: Guzan, Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Fabio, Clayton, De Roon, Forshaw, Traore, Ramirez, Negredo

Subs: Konstantopoulos, Friend, Bernando, Leadbitter, Stuani, Downing, Rhodes

Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, King, Amartey, Mendy, Mahrez, Okazaki, Ulloa

Subs: Zieler, Chilwell, Wasilewski, Musa, Albrighton, Hernandez, Gray

Referee: Robert Madley

[2 January 2017 11:50 · Sam Dymond]

After back-to-back away defeats in Lancashire, 16th-placed Middlesbrough could do with a return to winning ways in front of their own fans, but recent history is not on their side...

[2 January 2017 12:11 · Sam Dymond]

However, Leicester City are stuttering on the road. The Foxes are yet to win a single away match this season and another defeat today would mean the worst start to a campaign by the defending champions, usurping the Chelsea catastrophe of last year.

Three points for Boro would also see them leapfrog their opponents and move up to the mid-table comfort of 14th position.

It's all to play for and it starts in just 20 minutes from now.

[2 January 2017 12:22 · Sam Dymond]

The last time Middlesbrough beat Leicester City in the Premier League was back in March 2002 when Steve McClaren was in charge at the Riverside. Those were innocent times for the future England manager, a period long he would own an umbrella, learn to speak Dutch or had begun tapping up his own players.

The game finished 1-0. The scorer? It was a Frank Sinclair own-goal. Obviously.

[2 January 2017 12:28 · Sam Dymond]

Here come the two teams! Wes Morgan and Ben Gibson lead their sides out to greet a bustling crowd inside the Riverside Stadium. Sunshine floods one half of the stadium, but this is the north-east - I'd wager it's still blisteringly cold.

[2 January 2017 12:30 · Sam Dymond]

KICK-OFF: And we're off! The second half of the Premier League season starts here, Sky Sports' Ian Crocker informs us, as Middlesbrough get the game up and running. The initial talking point is the way in which Leicester are lining up; a rare departure from their trusted 4-4-2 formation sees Mahrez behind Ulloa and Okazaki with three in the midfield. Will it pay dividends? Stay with us to find out.

[2 January 2017 12:37 · Sam Dymond]

4 mins: A first flash of excitement. Adama Traore uses his electric pace to burst past Christian Fuchs on the right-flank but just as the winger looks set to deliver a cross into the area, he slips and allows the ball to bobble out of play for a goal-kick. Moments later, Gaston Ramirez looks to make inroads down the other side, but the Uruguayan too miscontrols at the vital moment.

[2 January 2017 12:40 · Sam Dymond]

8 mins: Now it's Leicester's turn to press. The Foxes break forward at pace after Middlesbrough's midfield are caught  in possession, and although Okazaki makes a meal of his involvement, Christian Fuchs isn't so slack. Taking on the ball first time, the left back strikes for goal from 22 yards out, but his searing shot travels just wide of Brad Guzan's left post.