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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United were held by West Ham to a 1-1 draw that saw Jose Mourinho sent tot he stands, while Southampton made Ronald Koeman's return to St Mary's fas miserable as possible as they secured a 1-0 victory, with Arsenal seeing off Bournemouth 3-1 and Stoke securing a 1-0 victory at Watford in the opening match of the day. Follow the latest here.
- Today’s matches:
- Watford 0-1 Stoke City
- Arsenal 3-1 Bournemouth
- Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United
- Southampton 1-0 Everton
- Chelsea beat Tottenham on Saturday to stay top of the league
- Spurs’s unbeaten start to the season ended at Stamford Bridge
- Manchester City and Liverpool also win
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This weekend’s Premier League results
Burnley 1-2 Manchester City
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Leicester City 2-2 Middlesbrough
Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
Swansea City 5-4 Crystal Palace
Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
34 MINS
Holebas plays a short corner, then receives the ball back and delivers it into the box. It's a poor ball that goes way too deep towards the back post.
The combination of Watford's powerful aerial threats and Stoke's poor defensive record from set pieces this season - The Hornet's should be doing better from that.
36 MINS
A Watford free kick is delivered into the box that meets Britos but his headed attempt flies over the bar.
39 MINS
Stoke win a free kick after a high foot that accidentally met the face of Diouf. There was no intention there from Holebas, but it's the right decision from the referee.
41 MINS
YELLOW CARD
Holebas is given a yellow card for kicking the ball to waste time.
Diouf then takes down Holebas, who voices his frustration clearly to the referee. He needs to be careful now doing this whilst armed with a warning, as Amrabat got booked for the same offence earlier.
44 MINS
Watford make progress up the field, but a cross from Janmaat is easily cleared by Johnson. The home side have really lacked the final product so far today.
HALF TIME
It's been a somewhat poor half from the home side, who have failed to test the travelling Stoke side. They've sat too deep and allowed Hughes's men to control possession and play their way.
A goal that was nudged in by a hint of luck was fully deserved and rewards Stoke for their performance so far, as they head into the break with a one goal advantage.
The home fans voice their opinion as the Watford side walk down the tunnel to a roaring "BOOOO" from the crowd. Mazzarri has a lot of work to do.
45 MINS
The Hornets kick off.
After Watford fans demanded a response from their side, will they give them what they want this half? We'll see.
There has been no half time substitutions.
47 MINS
Stoke charge forward, as Arnautovic bombs forward with possession and drags the ball back to Walters. But, there's too much pace on the ball and the striker just misses the opportunity to slide in and double his sides tally.
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