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Your support makes all the difference.With Manchester United and Liverpool’s lunch-time battle at Old Trafford now settled, all attentions now turn to the 3pm kick-offs around the Premier League.
Everton are looking to get their season back on track when they welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to Goodison Park while Huddersfield attempt to keep up their good form of late against Swansea City.
Newcastle United and Southampton face off at St James’ Park as the Premier League’s two claret and blue teams West Ham United and Burnley do battle at the London Stadium.
Bottom-of-the-table West Bromwich Albion play Leicester City needing three points if they are to avoid relegation this season.
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Brighton stopper Mat Ryan has been called into action against Everton, who are upping the ante. Gylfi Sigurdsson strikes from the right side of the box but Ryan gets down well to his right to palm it away.
GOAL RULED OUT - LEICESTER
36: The assistant gets it right, as Vardy is offside.
Brighton have so far managed to repel everything that Everton have thrown at them.
GREAT SAVE! Burnley's Nick Pope pulls off an outstanding save to deny Manuel Lanzini after he is put one-on-one with the Burnley stopper by Ogbonna. England goalkeeper in waiting?
Huddersfield are yet to make the extra man count at the John Smith's stadium. Steve Mounie has gone close after he flicked on a whipped Aaron Mooy delivery, but it went wide of the post.
HALF TIME!
The scores on the doors:
Newcastle 2-0 Southampton
Huddersfield 0-0 Swansea
Everton 0-0 Brighton
West Brom 1-1 Leicester
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
Are Southampton relegation bound? Should the Saints suffer defeat today, which looks likely after a disappointing first half on Tyneside, then it will be just one win from their last 16 league games!
Joe Hart for England? West Ham have kept a clean sheet so far on his return, but its his opposite number Nick Pope who has stood out for Burnley. A draw simply won't do for the Clarets if they harbour any hopes of leapfrogging Arsenal...
Huddersfield have had 15 shots on goal to ten-man Swansea's none. Carlos Carvalhal's side have enjoyed something of a bounce since the former Sheffield Wednesday coach took charge at the Liberty Stadium. But after Jordan Ayew's red card, the good times may not extend to Yorkshire this afternoon...
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