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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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Manchester United 1-0 Watford, 58 minutes
Watford continue to impress, giving Manchester United all they have got.
Will Hughes is the latest with an effort, curling wide.
Spurs' second test event at their new stadium is a 5.30 kick-off this evening.
YUM!
Burnley 1-0 Wolves, 59 minutes
Nuno Espirito Santo hasn't liked what he's seen from his side, and he's gone to a pair of favourites as Wolves look to get back in it.
Matt Doherty and Raul Jimenez replace Ivan Cavaleiro and Leander Dendoncker.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Huddersfield, 64 minutes
Wilfried Zaha is alive!
He's had a torrid afternoon, much quieter than one would expect for a player of his ability, but he single-handedly sparks something here, beating three Huddersfield players and setting up Andros Townsend level with the penalty spot.
Townsend drags his effort wide. Should have done better...
Crystal Palace 0-0 Huddersfield, 71 minutes
Ben Hamer is doing his level-best to keep his side in the Premier League for the time being at least.
Wilfried Zaha looks to round the Huddersfield goalkeeper after being set free in behind but Hamer's hand halts his headway.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg puts Southampton ahead in the battle of the south coast strugglers at the Amex.
PENALTY TO CRYSTAL PALACE! Wilfried Zaha is felled by Juninho Bacuna and the referee points to the spot.
Luka Milivojevic to take...
GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Huddersfield (Luka Milivojevic penalty, 76 minutes)
He sends Ben Hamer the wrong way and puts Huddersfield on the brink of the drop!
GOAL! Manchester United 2-0 Watford (Anthony Martial, 72 minutes)
A suspicion of offside, but Anthony Martial finishes at the second attempt and Manchester United double their lead.
It is a bit of a scrappy build up, a couple of fortuitous ricochets eventually taking the ball to Jesse Lingard via Andreas Pereira, with Lindard's cross finding Martial.
The Frenchman looks to be a smidge offside, but after Ben Foster blocks his initial effort he shows composure to improvise a scooped finish.
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