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Your support makes all the difference.Following Leicester City’s game with Stoke City, all attention turns to the 3pm kick-offs, with Liverpool welcoming West Ham United to Anfield the pick of the action.
David Moyes is looking to end his run of having never won at Anfield during his spells with Everton and Manchester United.
West Bromwich Albion are looking to put their Barcelona troubles behind them in a relegation-bout with Huddersfield Town, while Burnley face Southampton.
Newcastle United are looking to build on their win over Manchester United with a trip to Bournemouth, while Brighton and Hove Albion host Swansea City.
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30' - Gylfi Sigurdsson delivers a really good cross in towards Oumar Niasse but Watford's Adrian Mariappa rises above the Everton striker to head the ball away.
Great defending.
Abdoulaye Doucoure of Watford and Idrissa Gueye of Everton battle for the ball
33' - Etienne Capoue tries his luck from 25 yards but the Watford midfielder's effort sails over the crossbar.
Decent strike from the Frenchman but just not controlled enough.
35' - Idrissa Gueye concedes a free-kick on the edge of the box for a foul on Richarlison.
Gerard Deulofeu is standing over it...
36' - Deulofeu takes the free-kick but rifles the ball straight into the wall.
All very disappointing, much like this match in general.
Watford's Gerard Deulofeu vies for the ball with Everton's Cuco Martina
44' - Good grief, this is absolutely woeful.
Blow the half-time whistle, ref, so we can have a bit of respite!
45' - We'll have a minimum of one added minute at the end of this first half.
Half-time - Watford 0-0 Everton
Referee Anthony Taylor brings an end to an awful opening period and we're level at the break.
Theo Walcott and Daryl Janmaat challenge for the ball
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