Premier League live! Liverpool travel to Leicester in final game of the day
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Your support makes all the difference.Fans can look forward to a jam-packed programme for Saturday’s Premier League fixtures. There’s a total of eight games on offer, with five of the top six in action.
West Ham will be hoping that history repeats itself as they welcome Tottenham to the London Stadium for the day’s 12.30pm kick-off. Slaven Bilic kept himself in a job after the Hammers surprised Spurs towards the end of last season – but will they able to do so again? Read more on the finer intricacies of the match here.
Elsewhere, Burnley take on Huddersfield while Everton host strugglers Bournemouth.
The two Manchester clubs are in action, with United travelling to Southampton and City lining up against Palace.
Meanwhile, Mark Hughes’ Stoke will be looking to stop another top-six side in their tracks as they face Chelsea as Swansea welcome Watford to the Libery Stadium. Leicester and Liverpool wrap up proceedings in the day’s final game.
Follow the latest updates and goals from Saturday's fixtures below…
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Saturday’s Premier League fixtures:
- West Ham 12:30 Tottenham
- Burnley 15:00 Huddersfield
- Everton 15:00 Bournemouth
- Manchester City 15:00 Crystal Palace
- Southampton 15:00 Manchester United
- Stoke 15:00 Chelsea
- Swansea 15:00 Watford
- Leicester 17:30 Liverpool
9 mins: Philippe Coutinho has started brightly for Liverpool and has made things happen every time he gets on the ball. Danny Simpson opts to deal with him by getting tight and concedes a free kick on the halfway line.
13 mins: How are Liverpool not 1-0 up? Emre Can hits a low drive which cannons off the post and back into the box. Mo Salah is the first to react but can't find the empty net.
Goal!
15 mins: Philippe Coutinho cuts on to his right foot and curls a cross to the back post which finds Mo Salah who nods it in.
17 mins: Simon Mignolet is slow to clear the ball and Jamie Vardy forces the goalkeeper into a rushed clearance to Shinji Okazaki who shoots first time midway in Liverpool's half but Mignolet turned it away with his feet.
Goal!
22 mins: Wilfried Ndidi picks up a yellow card as he fouls Alberto Moreno on the edge of the area as the Liverpool defender was racing towards goal.
Philippe Coutinho takes the free kick from a central position about 25 yards out and curls it away from Kasper Schmeichel who was left with little chance of saving it.
24 mins: Liverpool are looking very dangerous here. Alberto Moreno storms down the left and wins a corner. which is cleared by Leicester who have their backs to the wall here.
31 mins: Alberto Moreno and Philippe Coutinho are working really well together on the left wing and have caused Leicester several problems in that area.
35 mins: Liverpool's back line has dropped deeper as they invite Leicester forward and limit space behind the defence from Jamie Vardy, so far it's working.
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