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Your support makes all the difference.One of the most anticipated days of the Premier League calendar takes place today as the Boxing Day fixtures signal the start of the festive period, with 20 games all taking place in the next week. League leaders Chelsea feature, as do Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City, while Sam Allardyce takes charge of his first match as Crystal Palace manager since replacing Alan Pardew.
Follow the latest here.
- Today’s Premier League fixtures:
- Watford 1 Crystal Palace 1
- Arsenal 1 West Bromwich Albion 0
- Burnley 1 Middlesbrough 0
- Chelsea 3 Bournemouth 0
- Leicester City 0 Everton – 2
- Manchester United 3 Sunderland 1
- Swansea 1 West Ham 4
- Hull vs Manchester City – 17:15
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This week’s Premier League fixtures:
Tuesday 27 December
Liverpool vs Stoke City – 17:15
Wednesday 28 December
Southampton vs Tottenham – 19:45
Friday 30 December
Hull vs Everton
This time last season...A second half Yohan Cabaye penalty gave Palace a 1-0 victory over Watford to take them up to sixth in Premier League following a superb start to last season. Wilfried Zaha won the decisive penalty after a clumsy collision with Allan Nyom.
These two have history...It wasn't just last year's FA Cup semi-final that Palace subjected Watford to Wembley heartache. In the 2013 Championship play-off final, the Eagles earned a 1-0 victory over the Hornets thanks to a Kevin Phillips penalty deep in extra time.
STAT: Watford and Palace have suffered more Premier League defeats than any other team in the top flight during this calendar year.
The team's are out at Vicarage Road with kick-off only moments away...
3mins: Within minutes of the opening, Watford already have an injury to deal with. Daryl Janmaat goes down after a collision with Wilfried Zaha and Juan Camilo Zuniga is going to be the man to replace the Dutch wing-back.
5mins: Zaha won the penalty to earn Palace a win at Vicarage Road last season and he almost did it again within the first few minutes here. The flying winger beat substitute Zuniga before going down under the challenge of Guedioura. However, Mark Clattenburg gives a free-kick on the edge of the area.
8mins: Zaha is having a lot of the ball for Palace in the opening period. This time, the wide man beats Zuniga with ease and puts a teasing cross across the face of the box but no Palace player was there to meet it.
12mins: It seems as if Watford have another injury setback and this time it's Valon Behrami. The Swiss midfielder looks like he's pulled his hamstring after a collision with Christian Benteke. Troy Deeney enters the fray as his replacement.
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