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| Bournemouth v Arsenal, Chelsea v Southampton and more – live! | Bournemouth v Arsenal, Chelsea v Southampton and more – live! |
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| Follow the goals from the 3pm GMT kick-offs in the Premier League and beyond with Will Unwin | Follow the goals from the 3pm GMT kick-offs in the Premier League and beyond with Will Unwin |
| From fighting to celebrations in the West Ham ranks. Antonio does well on the wing, sends a cross into the box where Snodgrass sweeps it into the net. | |
| Maitland-Niles goes into the book. The full-back first fell over and then pulled down King as he went down. | |
| No Christmas spirit in the West Ham dressing room. | |
| Heaton gets down to stop a Zimmerman header to keep things level at Villa Park. Norwich have been on top throughout and are unlucky to not be ahead. | |
| A few teams could do with this man leading the line ... but he is off back to Milan. | |
| Macclesfield are leading against Grimsby thanks to a Joe Ironside penalty. Let’s hope they sort out their financial issues. | |
| The game’s gone: | |
| It will be interesting to see how Arteta reacts when it comes to substitutions. He does have Pepe at his disposal. | |
| Aubameyang goes close! The Gabonese striker gets the ball inside the box, opens his body up and looks to curl the ball into the top corner but he sends it inches wide. | |
| Chelsea have replaced Zouma with Mount which is an exciting substitution. Everyone else is back underway, too. | |
| Deulofeu has just whacked a free-kick from 35 yards over the bar! Sheffield United and Watford go in level at at the break. | |
| They’ve add five minutes on at Bramall Lane. No rest for me. | |
| Charles Antaki offers to save us all a job: “A generous gift from the Arsenal team to all journalists, who can now recycle the ‘at least the new manager now knows the scale of the problem’ from Emery’s and Ljungberg’s debuts. Who says that the players don’t care?” | |
| Chelsea are set to make a change at the break, with Mason Mount going through a vigorous warmup routine on the pitch. They have failed to create anything of note. | |
| Aaron Wilbraham is 40! You have to admire his longevity. | |
| It is chucking it down at Bramall Lane where Sarr is down and looks very groggy after clashing with O’Connell. | |
| Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich | |
| Bournemouth 1-0 Arsenal | |
| Chelsea 0-1 Southampton | |
| Crystal Palace 0-0 West Ham | |
| Everton 0-0 Burnley | |
| Sheffield United 1-1 Watford (kicked off 10 mins late) | |
| Baldock gets into the box and is taken down by Hughes. Norwood steps up to equalise for the Blades. | |
| Aaron Wilbraham has scored for Rochdale! Aaron Wilbraham is still playing football. Who knew? | Aaron Wilbraham has scored for Rochdale! Aaron Wilbraham is still playing football. Who knew? |
| King almost doubles the lead for Bournemouth. The forward gets the ball on the halfway line and sprints past Sokratis, bulldozes Nelson out of the way on the byline only to toe poke his shot straight at Leno who forces it behind. | King almost doubles the lead for Bournemouth. The forward gets the ball on the halfway line and sprints past Sokratis, bulldozes Nelson out of the way on the byline only to toe poke his shot straight at Leno who forces it behind. |
| And he is Deulofeu scoring. Amazon really are helping me today. I might order a new frying pan to thank them. | And he is Deulofeu scoring. Amazon really are helping me today. I might order a new frying pan to thank them. |
| Speaking of cracking goals. Here is Obafemi’s for Southampton. | Speaking of cracking goals. Here is Obafemi’s for Southampton. |
| No operational issues for Deulofeu. The Spanish winger collects a flick on, cuts inside and calmly passes the ball into the back of the net. What a cracking finish! | No operational issues for Deulofeu. The Spanish winger collects a flick on, cuts inside and calmly passes the ball into the back of the net. What a cracking finish! |
| Bournemouth push forward with Stacey overlapping down the right wing, allowing him to pull the ball back from the byline for the onrushing Gosling to poke home. | Bournemouth push forward with Stacey overlapping down the right wing, allowing him to pull the ball back from the byline for the onrushing Gosling to poke home. |
| Bad news for Villa as El Ghazi has been forced off with an injury. He is replaced by Jota. | Bad news for Villa as El Ghazi has been forced off with an injury. He is replaced by Jota. |
| Palace should be ahead against West Ham but Jordan Ayew has missed twice in quick succession. I think he is the least clinical striker in the Premier League. | Palace should be ahead against West Ham but Jordan Ayew has missed twice in quick succession. I think he is the least clinical striker in the Premier League. |
| Southampton with a sucker punch. Obafemi gets the ball in the final third, dribbles into the box and curls a shot into the top corner with his left foot for his first Premier League goal! | Southampton with a sucker punch. Obafemi gets the ball in the final third, dribbles into the box and curls a shot into the top corner with his left foot for his first Premier League goal! |
| RYAN BERTRAND BOOKED IN 28TH MINUTE FOR TIME WASTING!! Is this a new record? | RYAN BERTRAND BOOKED IN 28TH MINUTE FOR TIME WASTING!! Is this a new record? |
| A stunning Arsenal move from their own area ends with Saka firing a low cross across the six-yard box which finds it way to Nelson at the back post but he panics and ends up sending a tame shot straight into a defender’s chest. | A stunning Arsenal move from their own area ends with Saka firing a low cross across the six-yard box which finds it way to Nelson at the back post but he panics and ends up sending a tame shot straight into a defender’s chest. |
| Roberto update: | Roberto update: |
| Lacazette turns in the both and whacks a shot a goal but Lerma gets into between the striker and the net to deflect the ball over. The Frenchman has had a couple of chances but is yet to threaten Ramsdale. | Lacazette turns in the both and whacks a shot a goal but Lerma gets into between the striker and the net to deflect the ball over. The Frenchman has had a couple of chances but is yet to threaten Ramsdale. |
| If you’re into goals, Hibs scored two earlier. Read all about it: | If you’re into goals, Hibs scored two earlier. Read all about it: |
| Not a single goal in the Premier League thus far. One assumes all the players ate too much goose yesterday or some other cliched line I am too lazy to think of. | Not a single goal in the Premier League thus far. One assumes all the players ate too much goose yesterday or some other cliched line I am too lazy to think of. |
| David Luiz has just had a go from 30 odd yards with his left foot. Needless to say, it went nowhere near the goal. | David Luiz has just had a go from 30 odd yards with his left foot. Needless to say, it went nowhere near the goal. |
| Bournemouth and Arsenal are playing some good football but each side keep giving the ball away needlessly. There should be goals though. | Bournemouth and Arsenal are playing some good football but each side keep giving the ball away needlessly. There should be goals though. |
| Norwich hit the bar! A corner lands on Byram’s head, the full-back directs it into the ground but it bounces up and onto the bar. A let-off for Villa. | Norwich hit the bar! A corner lands on Byram’s head, the full-back directs it into the ground but it bounces up and onto the bar. A let-off for Villa. |
| Chelsea are unsurprisingly in charge of proceedings at Stamford Bridge but no one has actually had a shot on goal. Southampton do not look like they have much ambition in the capital. They would take a goalless draw now. | Chelsea are unsurprisingly in charge of proceedings at Stamford Bridge but no one has actually had a shot on goal. Southampton do not look like they have much ambition in the capital. They would take a goalless draw now. |
| Sheffield United v Watford is underway, which is a relief. | Sheffield United v Watford is underway, which is a relief. |
| Bournemouth almost take the lead when a cross from Fraser lands on Wilson’s left foot and he whacks a volley from 18 yards just over the bar. It would have been a cracker. | Bournemouth almost take the lead when a cross from Fraser lands on Wilson’s left foot and he whacks a volley from 18 yards just over the bar. It would have been a cracker. |
| Leno considers a short pass to a defender from a goal kick but after about 15 seconds of threatening to do so just whacks it long. Arteta has a bit of work to do here. I must say Ozil looks pretty lively for Arsenal, he has the freedom to roam and is finding lots of space. | Leno considers a short pass to a defender from a goal kick but after about 15 seconds of threatening to do so just whacks it long. Arteta has a bit of work to do here. I must say Ozil looks pretty lively for Arsenal, he has the freedom to roam and is finding lots of space. |
| Eoin Doyle has scored from the spot for Swindon against Cambridge. That’s his 22nd of the season already. | Eoin Doyle has scored from the spot for Swindon against Cambridge. That’s his 22nd of the season already. |
| A Fulham defender was dispossessed in his own area, allowing LuaLua to score the opening for Luton. A wonderful feat of incompetence. | A Fulham defender was dispossessed in his own area, allowing LuaLua to score the opening for Luton. A wonderful feat of incompetence. |
| What are operational issues? Have they been unable to find a match ball? Referee lost his whistle? | What are operational issues? Have they been unable to find a match ball? Referee lost his whistle? |
| Absolutely nothing happening at Bramall Lane ... | Absolutely nothing happening at Bramall Lane ... |
| Burnley whip a free-kick into the box which Mina clears over his own bar rather than allow Mee a free header to open the scoring. Ancelotti will not be pleased that his return to England starts against Burnley as they’re such a tough side to face. | Burnley whip a free-kick into the box which Mina clears over his own bar rather than allow Mee a free header to open the scoring. Ancelotti will not be pleased that his return to England starts against Burnley as they’re such a tough side to face. |