Arsenal vs Crystal Palace - as it happened: Olivier Giroud shines as Gunners take all three points
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal welcome Crystal Palace to the Emirates Stadium in New Year’s Day’s second London derby knowing that victory will leapfrog them above Manchester City into third.
The Gunners ended their run of back-to-back defeats to Everton and Manchester City last time out by beating West Brom 1-0 on Boxing Day.
Palace are on a terrible run of form with the draw against Watford last time out their first point in six games, having lost all five of their previous six.
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New Year’s Eve Premier League results:
Burnley 4-1 Sunderland
Chelsea 4-2 Stoke
Leicester City 1-0 West Ham
Manchester United 2-1 Middlesbrough
Southampton 1-2 West Brom
Swansea 0-3 Bournemouth
Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City
1 min: An early free-kick wide on the left to Spurs as Rose is fouled. Eriksen swings it in and Gomes comes out with a good, strong punch.
3 mins: Spurs pressing game already in full flow as the hassle the Watford players on the ball. The ball really moving on the wet surface too.
6 mins: First effort on goal and it comes from Son for Spurs, who finds a lot of room 30 yards out and shoots left-footed but it's easily held by Gomes.
8 mins: Wanyama wins Spurs their first corner of the afternoon. Cathcart clears for Watford.
10 mins: Spurs certainly the better side in the opening 10 minutes. Trippier swings a cross into the area but it drifts out for a throw in to Watford.
11 mins: Big penalty appeal for Spurs as Eriksen's shot strikes Capoue on the arm inside the area. It would have been harsh, Capou was only a few yards away when Eriksen hit it.
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