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
55 mins: A Liverpool corner is cleared but Dejan Lovren is incensed with the referee as he feels he was having his shirt pulled and picks up a yellow card for his dissent.
60 mins: Demarai Gray makes his sixth successive appearance from the bench and takes Riyad Mahrez's place.
62 mins: Jamie Vardy must be a nightmare to defend against. He chases his own flick on and forces Dejan Lovren into conceding a throw-in deep in his half. Leicester can't take their chance and a foul the Liverpool's box gives the Reds a restbite. Meanwhile Daniel Sturridge joins the action in place of Roberto Firmino.
66 mins: Liverpool enjoy a spell of attacking play and Mo Salah receives the ball on the penalty shot and has two shots blocked.
Goal!
Gegenpressing! Harry Maguire gives away the ball and Liverpool break from the half-way line. Jordan Henderson ends up with the ball, cuts onto his right foot and coolly dispatches a left-footed shot.
Goal!
A lifeline for Leicester? Demarai Gray's shot is saved by Simoon Mignolet but onnly into the path of Jamie Vardy who heads in a response moments after Liverpool's goal.
Penalty!
71 mins: Andy King plays a delightful ball for Jamie Vardy to chase. Simon Mignolet meets Vardy in the area and fouls him. The goalkeeper is given a yellow card.
Saved!
Jamie Vardy fires the penalty just to the goalkeeper's right and Simon Mignolet saves very well.
75 mins: Kelechi Iheanacho comes on for Shinji Okazaki and James Milner replaces Emre Can.
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