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Your support makes all the difference.Follow live updates as Manchester United host Watford at Old Trafford in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first match as permanent manger.
Solskjaer was giving the full-time job over the international break after his impressive list of results since taking caretaker control in December.
United can regain their place in the top four at the expense of Arsenal with a win, while Watford are aiming to regain the initiative in their battle with Wolves to be the best of the rest. Follow it live:
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Brighton 0-0 Southampton, 8 minutes
Brighton have started to look over their shoulder as they get dragged into the relegation battle, with their game with south-coast rivals Southampton of real importance this afternoon.
Alireza Jahanbakhsh volleys wide from the edge of the box after a corner.
GOAL! Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth (Wes Morgan, 11 minutes)
Two games in a row for Wes Morgan!
Ben Chilwell rifles a shot towards Morgan who diverts the ball in with his heel via the post.
Leicester had started well and they cement their strong position in the game with the opener.
Manchester United 0-0 Watford, 13 minutes
Manchester United are on the back foot and have David De Gea to thank for keeping the game goalless.
Troy Deeney nods Gerard Deulofeu's well-directed cross down into the floor, De Gea doing brilliantly to get down and tip the ball away.
Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth, 15 minutes
Close to an equaliser!
Kasper Schmeichel uses his sizeable frame well, spreading himself to block Callum Wilson's turn goalwards after Ryan Fraser did well to produce a cross.
Manchester United 0-0 Watford, 18 minutes
Watford have continued their strong start at Old Trafford, taking the fight to Manchester United, though Will Hughes is a little too combative in the challenge on this occasion.
He fouls Paul Pogba and is cautioned.
Asmir Begovic watches on helplessly as Wes Morgan's heel gives Leicester an early lead at the King Power Stadium.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Huddersfield, 25 minutes
Huddersfield are playing with real freedom at Selhurst Park. They scored three last time out and have their eyes on similar this afternoon.
And they should be ahead. Chris Löwe forces Vicente Guaita into an excellent save from close range, but the German should have scored.
GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 Watford (Marcus Rashford, 28 minutes)
Against the run of play but Manchester United lead!
Luke Shaw threads a lovely pass beyond the Watford defence for Marcus Rashford, and the striker, who has come on leaps and bounds in such a situation since Solskjaer took over, finishes with aplomb, lifting the ball over Ben Foster.
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