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| Premier League clockwatch – live! | Premier League clockwatch – live! |
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| 3.30pm BST15:30 | |
| In worse news: | |
| Johnson with the assist for Fletcher, after Chelsea fans had, er, made reference to Johnson's court case. He gestures back at them. | |
| 3.30pm BST15:30 | |
| “Scenes” at Chelsea where Drogba, in the 29th minute, is chairlifted off the pitch by Chelsea’s players. This is bizarre. I’ve never seen anything close to this. Ivanovic and Willian end up carrying him across the line, and crowd are on their feet, Abramovich is on his too, hands clapping above his head. Diego Costa comes on. That’s...errr...some send-off there, and quite a response to going a goal down! | |
| 3.28pm BST15:28 | |
| Goal! Stoke 2-0 Liverpool (Diouf 26) | |
| The lead is doubled! Liverpool will have a very early start to their 2015/16 season indeed at this rate... | |
| 3.27pm BST15:27 | |
| Goal! Chelsea 0-1 Sunderland (Fletcher 26) | |
| Adam Johnson’s excellent corner from the right, a little flick off John Terry, a stooping header at the back stick from Fletcher! Surely the champions can’t lose on Drogba’s big day...? | |
| 3.26pm BST15:26 | |
| Tim Krul has just had to make a very good block from Stewart Downing. But none of that will matter unless Hull, who are pushing hard against United that had shown little, can score. | |
| 3.25pm BST15:25 | |
| Goal! Everton 0-1 Spurs (Kane 24) | |
| But the Dier-Kane axis works out this time. Dier’s outstanding cross from the right, Kane’s glancing header, lovely goal! | |
| 3.24pm BST15:24 | |
| Goal! Stoke 1-0 Liverpool (Diouf 22) | |
| The first salvo in a Europa-relevant game, and it’s a mistake from Simon Mignolet, who palms Charlie Adam’s shot into the striker’s path. | |
| 3.23pm BST15:23 | |
| Spurs are playing well at Everton, and Harry Kane was just inches away from converting an Eric Dier cross. | |
| 3.22pm BST15:22 | |
| Angel Di Maria has a problem at Hull, and it looks as if he’s going off. Adnan Januzaj comes on. | |
| 3.20pm BST15:20 | |
| And Hull now have another one ruled out! Two in as many minutes! I think it was Quinn who had the shot, and N’Doye gets a flick onto it and it nestles in the net. He’s definitely offside, but did he need to touch it? Quinn’s shot was going towards the target. | |
| 3.19pm BST15:19 | |
| Ooooh, close again by Newcastle. Gutierrez has a shot blocked and it falls back to Daryl Janmaat, whose effort goes narrowly wide of Adrian’s right post. And Paul McShane has just had a close-range effort ruled out for Hull! Things might just be hotting up... | |
| 3.18pm BST15:18 | |
| Goal! Arsenal 3-0 West Brom (Wilshere 17) | |
| Crikey, that’s a lovely goal! Wilshere’s first goal since September comes after the ball is nudged back to him on the edge of the box – I think by Gabriel – and he cracks one left-footed into the corner. | |
| Updated at 3.25pm BST | |
| 3.16pm BST15:16 | |
| Goal! Leicester 1-0 QPR (Vardy 16) | |
| England’s Jamie Vardy scores his first home goal since October, although QPR goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has really dropped one there. | |
| 3.16pm BST15:16 | |
| Goal! Arsenal 2-0 West Brom (Walcott 14) | |
| He’s unstoppable. Walcott seizes onto a loose ball in the box and prods it into the bottom of the net. He’s scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season. | |
| 3.14pm BST15:14 | |
| ...which is well taken by Seb Larsson, but batted away by Petr Cech (another for the “goodbye” list, probably)! | |
| 3.13pm BST15:13 | |
| West Ham have had 61% of the ball at Newcastle, but Newcastle have been the more threatening. Still could do with an early goal though. At Chelsea, Sunderland have a free kick just outside the area.... | |
| 3.11pm BST15:11 | |
| Travis Work is good enough to provide us with his musings on the season: | |
| “As a Manchester United supporter I enjoyed watching the trials and tribulations of another transitional season. Di Maria and Falcao not so much.“The relegation battle was far more interesting than the title race. That’s as damning a review as I can muster. Chelsea running away with it (and the whole “campaign” nonsense) was as boring as their play in the second half of the season.“Maybe next year it will all come down to the final day just like in 2012.” | |
| 3.11pm BST15:11 | |
| Charles Antaki on Walcott: “Good to see Theo Walcott’s recuperation is now complete; the two halves of his brain seem to have knitted back together, and not only does he get into a good position, but he actually gets an accurate shot away. Cue floods of goals (perhaps).” | |
| 3.10pm BST15:10 | |
| Hull are exerting plenty of pressure and earn a corner after a clever short free kick. Brady puts it in and it’s glanced wide by Dawson. | |
| 3.08pm BST15:08 | |
| Goal! Aston Villa 0-1 Burnley (Ings 6) | |
| Too little, too late for Burnley but it’s a header from Danny Ings. Less good for Villa’s mojo before the FA Cup final. | |
| Updated at 3.29pm BST | |
| 3.07pm BST15:07 | |
| Goal! Arsenal 1-0 West Brom (Walcott 4) | |
| A superb finish from Walcott, into the top corner from an angle! Great for his confidence, and theirs after a three-game drought at home. | |
| Updated at 3.28pm BST | |
| 3.06pm BST15:06 | |
| And another one for Riviere! This time an acrobatic effort at the back post that doesn’t go at all far wide. | |
| 3.04pm BST15:04 | |
| Now a chance for Newcastle, Riviere fluffing his lines after a good run from Sissoko down the right. That might have settled a nerve or two! | |
| 3.03pm BST15:03 | |
| Meanwhile, West Ham have a penalty appeal at Newcastle as Mike Williamson has a nibble at Enner Valencia. Nothing doing but a few hearts were in mouths there. | |
| 3.02pm BST15:02 | |
| Early chance for Hull! Dame N’Doye heads a Robbie Brady cross at Victor Valdes who, remember, is in goal for United today. | |
| 3.00pm BST15:00 | |
| Here we go.... | |
| A huge roar at Hull as the teams line up to kick off. A nervous-looking Steve Bruce. That one gets underway 19 seconds before the one at Newcastle. | |
| 2.57pm BST14:57 | |
| The teams are coming out! | |
| Chelsea get a guard of honour from Sunderland. Hull and Newcastle are both out too. The atmosphere sounds rather louder at the latter. | |
| 2.56pm BST14:56 | |
| Ric Arthur has a question about Arsenal: | |
| “Where’s Rosicky? A marvellous player: I picked him for my Fantasy team on the basis of Wenger’s post game comments on Wednesday, but he is not even on the bench. Any news on this score?” | |
| Fair question. I was in Wenger’s press conference on Friday, where there was an element of surprise at the announcement that Rosicky would be staying on for another year, and thought he had a decent chance of starting today. | |
| 2.51pm BST14:51 | 2.51pm BST14:51 |
| As a Palace supporter I'd be absolutely delighted if Pardew took us to our record points total,while Carver takes Newcastle down @NickAmes82 | As a Palace supporter I'd be absolutely delighted if Pardew took us to our record points total,while Carver takes Newcastle down @NickAmes82 |
| Palace host Swansea today. It’s easy to forget that. | Palace host Swansea today. It’s easy to forget that. |
| 2.45pm BST14:45 | 2.45pm BST14:45 |
| Mike Ashley is on Sky now! What is his ambition for the club? “Winning something. And I’m not going to leave until I do. Qualifying for the Champions League counts as winning something. Categorically, I’m not going anywhere until we win something.” | Mike Ashley is on Sky now! What is his ambition for the club? “Winning something. And I’m not going to leave until I do. Qualifying for the Champions League counts as winning something. Categorically, I’m not going anywhere until we win something.” |
| Going to be a long next decade or so up there. | Going to be a long next decade or so up there. |
| Updated at 2.46pm BST | Updated at 2.46pm BST |
| 2.44pm BST14:44 | 2.44pm BST14:44 |
| Have you enjoyed this season? Have you, really? I’m not going to judge you either way – but it’d be good to hear your highlights/lowlights. Get in touch. | Have you enjoyed this season? Have you, really? I’m not going to judge you either way – but it’d be good to hear your highlights/lowlights. Get in touch. |
| 2.42pm BST14:42 | 2.42pm BST14:42 |
| Another good point from Liam Child: | Another good point from Liam Child: |
| “Brad Friedel not even on the bench? Clearly no sentimentality at Spurs. He would have been the oldest player in Premier League history if he’d got on the pitch today.” | “Brad Friedel not even on the bench? Clearly no sentimentality at Spurs. He would have been the oldest player in Premier League history if he’d got on the pitch today.” |
| Pochettino clearly leaving nothing to chance in Spurs’ desperate bid to guarantee a Europa League berth. | Pochettino clearly leaving nothing to chance in Spurs’ desperate bid to guarantee a Europa League berth. |
| 2.41pm BST14:41 | 2.41pm BST14:41 |
| How tense will this afternoon get? It might depend to some extent on the atmosphere up at Newcastle – will the supporters rally round, forget their gripes and push their team over the line before letting rip once safety is assured? I suspect it’ll work out that way. It’d only make things worse to start off corrosively and they’ll know that, they’re not stupid. | How tense will this afternoon get? It might depend to some extent on the atmosphere up at Newcastle – will the supporters rally round, forget their gripes and push their team over the line before letting rip once safety is assured? I suspect it’ll work out that way. It’d only make things worse to start off corrosively and they’ll know that, they’re not stupid. |
| 2.38pm BST14:38 | 2.38pm BST14:38 |
| All Leicester fans get a free beer at the game with QPR today. That’s a nice touch. | All Leicester fans get a free beer at the game with QPR today. That’s a nice touch. |
| 2.34pm BST14:34 | 2.34pm BST14:34 |
| So much depends on Manchester United, doesn’t it? They should win at Hull – even on this season’s form. Will they be on the beach? Looking at that starting lineup, Louis van Gaal clearly sobered up quickly from his awards sesh speech the other day. Nothing looks amiss in there – it’s a strong team. | So much depends on Manchester United, doesn’t it? They should win at Hull – even on this season’s form. Will they be on the beach? Looking at that starting lineup, Louis van Gaal clearly sobered up quickly from his awards sesh speech the other day. Nothing looks amiss in there – it’s a strong team. |
| 2.31pm BST14:31 | 2.31pm BST14:31 |
| More on Newcastle here. It’s Louise Taylor with John Carver: | More on Newcastle here. It’s Louise Taylor with John Carver: |
| “I hope I’m smiling at 5pm,” said Carver. “But in a really strange way I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. I really have. I think I got hardened up a little bit when Alan [Pardew] was here and he took a bit of abuse. I got used to it. I’m definitely a stronger person and better for it. | “I hope I’m smiling at 5pm,” said Carver. “But in a really strange way I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. I really have. I think I got hardened up a little bit when Alan [Pardew] was here and he took a bit of abuse. I got used to it. I’m definitely a stronger person and better for it. |
| “Whatever happens after Sunday I’ll be better for it. If had the chance again, I’d do exactly the same and say: ‘Yes, I want this job.’ I’d just like to think I’d have a little bit more rub of the green, a little bit more luck and a little bit more fortune because the biggest thing is that I’ve thrown every single minute of my life into this. “ | “Whatever happens after Sunday I’ll be better for it. If had the chance again, I’d do exactly the same and say: ‘Yes, I want this job.’ I’d just like to think I’d have a little bit more rub of the green, a little bit more luck and a little bit more fortune because the biggest thing is that I’ve thrown every single minute of my life into this. “ |
| 2.29pm BST14:29 | 2.29pm BST14:29 |
| Mark Scholes emails with a Fair Point: | Mark Scholes emails with a Fair Point: |
| “No mention of (captain!) Lampard in the goodbyes text??? Where’s the love.” | “No mention of (captain!) Lampard in the goodbyes text??? Where’s the love.” |
| My eyes had misted up too much when typing Gerrard’s name; I completely forgot myself. Mark is right though: Lampard’s long and distinguished Manchester City career comes to a close in the only way it could: with the armband. | My eyes had misted up too much when typing Gerrard’s name; I completely forgot myself. Mark is right though: Lampard’s long and distinguished Manchester City career comes to a close in the only way it could: with the armband. |
| 2.28pm BST14:28 | 2.28pm BST14:28 |
| It’s a bit strange, seeing Hull on the brink of going down. Not for the fact of it being Hull, but because they haven’t really been that awful throughout the season. They’ve basically suffered due to Leicester’s prodigious run and Sunderland’s recent pick-up. Hull haven’t come up with an answer, even though it seemed the signing of Dame N’Doye might be enough at one stage, and are paying the price. | It’s a bit strange, seeing Hull on the brink of going down. Not for the fact of it being Hull, but because they haven’t really been that awful throughout the season. They’ve basically suffered due to Leicester’s prodigious run and Sunderland’s recent pick-up. Hull haven’t come up with an answer, even though it seemed the signing of Dame N’Doye might be enough at one stage, and are paying the price. |
| Here is a characteristically excellent piece from Barney Ronay about how Hull and Newcastle’s seasons went sour. | Here is a characteristically excellent piece from Barney Ronay about how Hull and Newcastle’s seasons went sour. |
| 2.22pm BST14:22 | 2.22pm BST14:22 |
| That’s a lot of teams. Have a digest of it all and we’ll talk again in a couple of minutes. | That’s a lot of teams. Have a digest of it all and we’ll talk again in a couple of minutes. |
| 2.22pm BST14:22 | 2.22pm BST14:22 |
| Aston Villa v Burnley – teams | Aston Villa v Burnley – teams |
| Aston Villa: Steer, Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, N’Zogbia, Cleverley, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Benteke, Grealish. Subs: Guzan, Sinclair, Weimann, Hutton, Sanchez, Green, Robinson. | Aston Villa: Steer, Bacuna, Vlaar, Baker, N’Zogbia, Cleverley, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, Benteke, Grealish. Subs: Guzan, Sinclair, Weimann, Hutton, Sanchez, Green, Robinson. |
| Burnley: Heaton, Trippier, Keane, Shackell, Mee, Boyd, Arfield, Jones, Ulvestad, Barnes, Ings. Subs: Duff, Vokes, Kightly, Taylor, Reid, Jutkiewicz, Gilks. | Burnley: Heaton, Trippier, Keane, Shackell, Mee, Boyd, Arfield, Jones, Ulvestad, Barnes, Ings. Subs: Duff, Vokes, Kightly, Taylor, Reid, Jutkiewicz, Gilks. |
| Referee: Mike Jones | Referee: Mike Jones |
| 2.21pm BST14:21 | 2.21pm BST14:21 |
| Crystal Palace v Swansea – teams | Crystal Palace v Swansea – teams |
| Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Hangeland, Souare, Puncheon, Jedinak, McArthur, Zaha, Chamakh, Bolasie. Subs: Speroni, Campbell, Murray, Mutch, Lee, Delaney, Kelly. | Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Hangeland, Souare, Puncheon, Jedinak, McArthur, Zaha, Chamakh, Bolasie. Subs: Speroni, Campbell, Murray, Mutch, Lee, Delaney, Kelly. |
| Swansea: Fabianski, Richards, Fernandez, Bartley, Naughton, Cork, Britton, Emnes, Dyer, Montero, Gomis. Subs: Grimes, Rangel, Tremmel, Hanley, Fulton, Barrow, Gorre. | Swansea: Fabianski, Richards, Fernandez, Bartley, Naughton, Cork, Britton, Emnes, Dyer, Montero, Gomis. Subs: Grimes, Rangel, Tremmel, Hanley, Fulton, Barrow, Gorre. |
| Referee: Craig Pawson | Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 2.19pm BST14:19 | 2.19pm BST14:19 |
| Arsenal v West Brom – teams | Arsenal v West Brom – teams |
| Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Gibbs, Cazorla, Coquelin, Wilshere, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott. Subs: Szczesny, Koscielny, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Monreal, Flamini. | Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Gibbs, Cazorla, Coquelin, Wilshere, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott. Subs: Szczesny, Koscielny, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Monreal, Flamini. |
| West Brom: Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Lescott, Morrison, Yacob, Fletcher, McManaman, Berahino, Brunt. Subs: Baird, Gardner, Ideye, Anichebe, Gamboa, Roberts, Palmer. | West Brom: Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Lescott, Morrison, Yacob, Fletcher, McManaman, Berahino, Brunt. Subs: Baird, Gardner, Ideye, Anichebe, Gamboa, Roberts, Palmer. |
| Referee: Mark Clattenburg | Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 2.11pm BST14:11 | 2.11pm BST14:11 |
| Leicester v QPR – teams | Leicester v QPR – teams |
| Leicester: Schmeichel, Wasilewski, Huth, Morgan, Albrighton, Cambiasso, King, Schlupp, Mahrez, Ulloa, Vardy. Subs: De Laet, Konchesky, Drinkwater, Hammond, Schwarzer, Wood, Kramaric. | Leicester: Schmeichel, Wasilewski, Huth, Morgan, Albrighton, Cambiasso, King, Schlupp, Mahrez, Ulloa, Vardy. Subs: De Laet, Konchesky, Drinkwater, Hammond, Schwarzer, Wood, Kramaric. |
| QPR: McCarthy, Onuoha, Dunne, Hill, Yun, Phillips, Henry, Barton, Fer, Austin, Grego-Cox. Subs: Murphy, Hoilett, Doughty, Furlong, Comley, Petrasso, Kpekawa. | QPR: McCarthy, Onuoha, Dunne, Hill, Yun, Phillips, Henry, Barton, Fer, Austin, Grego-Cox. Subs: Murphy, Hoilett, Doughty, Furlong, Comley, Petrasso, Kpekawa. |
| Referee: Michael Oliver | Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 2.10pm BST14:10 | 2.10pm BST14:10 |
| Man City v Southampton – teams | Man City v Southampton – teams |
| Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Mangala, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Lampard, Milner, Toure, Silva, Aguero. Subs: Sagna, Kompany, Dzeko, Caballero, Bony, Jesus Navas, Jovetic. | Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Demichelis, Mangala, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Lampard, Milner, Toure, Silva, Aguero. Subs: Sagna, Kompany, Dzeko, Caballero, Bony, Jesus Navas, Jovetic. |
| Southampton: Kelvin Davis, Clyne, Fonte, Alderweireld, Bertrand, Wanyama, Steven Davis, Long, Djuricic, Mane, Pelle. Subs: Yoshida, Gardos, Ward-Prowse, Elia, Gazzaniga, Reed, Targett. | Southampton: Kelvin Davis, Clyne, Fonte, Alderweireld, Bertrand, Wanyama, Steven Davis, Long, Djuricic, Mane, Pelle. Subs: Yoshida, Gardos, Ward-Prowse, Elia, Gazzaniga, Reed, Targett. |
| Referee: Chris Foy | Referee: Chris Foy |
| 2.08pm BST14:08 | 2.08pm BST14:08 |
| Everton v Spurs – teams | Everton v Spurs – teams |
| Everton: Howard, Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Galloway, McCarthy, Barry, Mirallas, Barkley, Osman, Lukaku. Subs: Robles, McGeady, Kone, Naismith, Distin, Besic, Atsu. | Everton: Howard, Coleman, Stones, Jagielka, Galloway, McCarthy, Barry, Mirallas, Barkley, Osman, Lukaku. Subs: Robles, McGeady, Kone, Naismith, Distin, Besic, Atsu. |
| Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Fazio, Vertonghen, Lamela, Bentaleb, Mason, Dembele, Chadli, Eriksen, Kane. Subs: Soldado, Yedlin, Vorm, Townsend, Stambouli, Winks, Onomah. | Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Dier, Fazio, Vertonghen, Lamela, Bentaleb, Mason, Dembele, Chadli, Eriksen, Kane. Subs: Soldado, Yedlin, Vorm, Townsend, Stambouli, Winks, Onomah. |
| Referee: Jonathan Moss | Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| Updated at 2.09pm BST | Updated at 2.09pm BST |
| 2.07pm BST14:07 | 2.07pm BST14:07 |
| Chelsea v Sunderland – teams | Chelsea v Sunderland – teams |
| Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Matic, Cuadrado, Willian, Hazard, Drogba. Subs: Luis, Courtois, Remy, Costa, Christensen, Boga, Solanke. | Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Matic, Cuadrado, Willian, Hazard, Drogba. Subs: Luis, Courtois, Remy, Costa, Christensen, Boga, Solanke. |
| Sunderland: Mannone, Jones, Coates, O’Shea, Van Aanholt, Johnson, Larsson, Rodwell, Wickham, Defoe, Fletcher. Subs: Cattermole, Pickford, Reveillere, Graham, Giaccherini, Vergini, Buckley. | Sunderland: Mannone, Jones, Coates, O’Shea, Van Aanholt, Johnson, Larsson, Rodwell, Wickham, Defoe, Fletcher. Subs: Cattermole, Pickford, Reveillere, Graham, Giaccherini, Vergini, Buckley. |
| Referee: Lee Mason | Referee: Lee Mason |
| Drogba captains Chelsea. | Drogba captains Chelsea. |
| Updated at 2.14pm BST | Updated at 2.14pm BST |
| 2.06pm BST14:06 | 2.06pm BST14:06 |
| Stoke v Liverpool – teams | Stoke v Liverpool – teams |
| Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Muniesa, Pieters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Arnautovic, Adam, Diouf, Walters. Subs: Ireland, Odemwingie, Wilson, Sidwell, Butland, Crouch, Wollscheid. | Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Muniesa, Pieters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Arnautovic, Adam, Diouf, Walters. Subs: Ireland, Odemwingie, Wilson, Sidwell, Butland, Crouch, Wollscheid. |
| Liverpool: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Henderson, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Lallana, Coutinho. Subs: Toure, Lovren, Lambert, Sterling, Ibe, Markovic, Ward. | Liverpool: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Henderson, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Lallana, Coutinho. Subs: Toure, Lovren, Lambert, Sterling, Ibe, Markovic, Ward. |
| Referee: Anthony Taylor | Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| Sterling is on the bench. What does it all mean? | Sterling is on the bench. What does it all mean? |
| Updated at 2.14pm BST | Updated at 2.14pm BST |
| 2.03pm BST14:03 | 2.03pm BST14:03 |
| Newcastle v West Ham – teams | Newcastle v West Ham – teams |
| Newcastle: Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Colback, Anita, Riviere, Sissoko, Gutierrez, Cisse. Subs: Ryan Taylor, De Jong, Gouffran, Perez, Cabella, Ameobi, Woodman. | Newcastle: Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Colback, Anita, Riviere, Sissoko, Gutierrez, Cisse. Subs: Ryan Taylor, De Jong, Gouffran, Perez, Cabella, Ameobi, Woodman. |
| West Ham: Adrian, Reid, Jenkinson, Burke, Cresswell, Song, Nolan, Valencia, Kouyate, Downing, Cole. Subs: Tomkins, Jarvis, Nene, O’Brien, Amalfitano, Jaaskelainen, Lee. | West Ham: Adrian, Reid, Jenkinson, Burke, Cresswell, Song, Nolan, Valencia, Kouyate, Downing, Cole. Subs: Tomkins, Jarvis, Nene, O’Brien, Amalfitano, Jaaskelainen, Lee. |
| Referee: Martin Atkinson | Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 2.02pm BST14:02 | 2.02pm BST14:02 |
| Hull v Manchester United – teams | Hull v Manchester United – teams |
| Hull: Harper, Chester, Dawson, McShane, Elmohamady, Meyler, Huddlestone, Quinn, Brady, N’Doye, Jelavic. Subs: McGregor, Rosenior, Bruce, Hernandez, Sagbo, Aluko, Robertson. | Hull: Harper, Chester, Dawson, McShane, Elmohamady, Meyler, Huddlestone, Quinn, Brady, N’Doye, Jelavic. Subs: McGregor, Rosenior, Bruce, Hernandez, Sagbo, Aluko, Robertson. |
| Man Utd: Valdes, Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Rojo, Blind, Mata, Ander Herrera, Di Maria, Young, Rooney. Subs: Januzaj, Lindegaard, van Persie, Fellaini, McNair, Blackett, Wilson. | Man Utd: Valdes, Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Rojo, Blind, Mata, Ander Herrera, Di Maria, Young, Rooney. Subs: Januzaj, Lindegaard, van Persie, Fellaini, McNair, Blackett, Wilson. |
| Referee: Lee Probert | Referee: Lee Probert |
| David De Gea is injured....will we be seeing him again? | David De Gea is injured....will we be seeing him again? |
| Updated at 2.02pm BST | Updated at 2.02pm BST |
| 2.00pm BST14:00 | 2.00pm BST14:00 |
| Hello! | Hello! |
| I’ll say it again: “Hello!” You won’t hear that word again for a good little while, because today is all about “Goodbye!”. It’s sometimes a hard word to say, so let’s get used to it. Goodbye to this Premier League season, goodbye to one of its valiant strugglers against The Drop, goodbye to a couple of your favourite top-flight superstars...and probably one of its managers, goodbye to Spurs before they set off for Kuala Lumpur and Wednesday’s white knuckle ride against Malaysia XI. | I’ll say it again: “Hello!” You won’t hear that word again for a good little while, because today is all about “Goodbye!”. It’s sometimes a hard word to say, so let’s get used to it. Goodbye to this Premier League season, goodbye to one of its valiant strugglers against The Drop, goodbye to a couple of your favourite top-flight superstars...and probably one of its managers, goodbye to Spurs before they set off for Kuala Lumpur and Wednesday’s white knuckle ride against Malaysia XI. |
| Before we go any further, here are the bones from which this meat flakes. Today, all at 3pm, we will be digesting: | Before we go any further, here are the bones from which this meat flakes. Today, all at 3pm, we will be digesting: |
| Arsenal v West Brom, Aston Villa v Burnley, Chelsea v Sunderland, Crystal Palace v Swansea, Everton v Tottenham, Hull v Manchester United, Leicester v QPR, Manchester City v Southampton, Newcastle v West Ham, Stoke v Liverpool. | Arsenal v West Brom, Aston Villa v Burnley, Chelsea v Sunderland, Crystal Palace v Swansea, Everton v Tottenham, Hull v Manchester United, Leicester v QPR, Manchester City v Southampton, Newcastle v West Ham, Stoke v Liverpool. |
| In bold are the fixtures that might mean something. | In bold are the fixtures that might mean something. |
| The really interesting ones are, of course, Hull v Man Utd and Newcastle v West Ham. Here’s the deal: Hull win and Newcastle lose, and Hull stay up. Hull win and Newcastle draw, and Hull stay up. Anything else, and Hull go down. Newcastle, who would surely be on the way down if the season was a couple of weeks longer, hold the whip hand. | The really interesting ones are, of course, Hull v Man Utd and Newcastle v West Ham. Here’s the deal: Hull win and Newcastle lose, and Hull stay up. Hull win and Newcastle draw, and Hull stay up. Anything else, and Hull go down. Newcastle, who would surely be on the way down if the season was a couple of weeks longer, hold the whip hand. |
| The Race To Avoid The Europa League goes to the wire as well. Fifth and sixth place will get in, and seventh will too if Arsenal win the FA Cup next week. Liverpool are fifth with 62 points, Spurs sixth with 61 and Southampton seventh with 60. Expect deckchairs to be moved repeatedly and Spurs to lose 2-0 at Everton. | The Race To Avoid The Europa League goes to the wire as well. Fifth and sixth place will get in, and seventh will too if Arsenal win the FA Cup next week. Liverpool are fifth with 62 points, Spurs sixth with 61 and Southampton seventh with 60. Expect deckchairs to be moved repeatedly and Spurs to lose 2-0 at Everton. |
| Further goodbyes: Goodbye Steven Gerrard, although we did all this last week really and it feels a bit much to do it again; Goodbye Didier Drogba, although we did all this three years ago really and it feels a bit much to do it again; almost certainly Goodbye Sam Allardyce, unless West Ham tiki-taka their way to a hitherto unseen level of beauty against John Carver’s men, and even if they do then Newcastle are nothing to be measured against; Goodbye you, Clockwatch reader, for we shall not meet again in this admittedly niche context until August. | Further goodbyes: Goodbye Steven Gerrard, although we did all this last week really and it feels a bit much to do it again; Goodbye Didier Drogba, although we did all this three years ago really and it feels a bit much to do it again; almost certainly Goodbye Sam Allardyce, unless West Ham tiki-taka their way to a hitherto unseen level of beauty against John Carver’s men, and even if they do then Newcastle are nothing to be measured against; Goodbye you, Clockwatch reader, for we shall not meet again in this admittedly niche context until August. |
| So let’s go out on a high! Send in your tweets, emails and the like, if your fingers aren’t too sore from all that nail chewing. | So let’s go out on a high! Send in your tweets, emails and the like, if your fingers aren’t too sore from all that nail chewing. |
| Updated at 2.18pm BST | Updated at 2.18pm BST |