Manchester City win for the sixth league game in a row and move level on points with leaders Chelsea. Palace boss Neil Warnock looks furious.

Lee, Glos: It looks like Rooney will be playing central midfield again. If he can grow in to that role and help dictate matches it'll be better news for Hodgson than Van Gaal!

Hayden, Hull: That United bench is dripping with pace! Hope Di Maria gets to run at some tired Villa legs today!

John: To David, London (the long suffering Palace fan) Every team are on the wrong end of poor decisions and have rotten luck from time-to-time. Think back to Manchester United's awful run of luck with decisions and deflected goals against them last season under Moyes. But these things all even themselves out in the long-run. Time to suck it up and move on to the next game David. And cheer up, it's Christmas!

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You don't get closer to scoring an own goal than that! Martin Demichelis stretches to cut out a Wilfried Zaha cross and turns it into the side-netting.

Former England captain Jimmy Armfield
BBC Radio 5 live at the Etihad Stadium

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"The crowd around me have all stood up to applaud Samir Nasri off. I think they agree with me (see 77 mins). He has worked very hard and was the man who kept City's high energy going, forcing Palace back."

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Samir Nasri, who has been excellent again, is replaced by Scott Sinclair! His first Premier League game for the club since April 2013. You may well have forgotten that he was still a City player.

Palace send on Barry Bannan.

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Spend £26m, get seven goals in 38 league appearances in return and usually you can usually expect some jeers and general crowd unhappiness in the equation.

Roberto Soldado is defying basic football maths though, still being backed by the White Hart Lane crowd.

"I feel ashamed at not being able to satisfy them," said Soldado., external "It's hard when they sing.

"I hear them chanting my name and if I miss a chance, I feel bad. I can't thank them enough."

The crowd's patience may not have been exhausted but Mauricio Pochettino seems to be at the end of this teather. If Soldado is to score today, it will be from off the bench.

Tottenham forward Nacer Chadli:, external "Anyone need tickets today? Got two spare."

Into the last five minutes, and I think we're going to see Scott Sinclair! A festive treat.

Former England captain Jimmy Armfield
BBC Radio 5 live at the Etihad Stadium

"Palace have been outplayed in the second half. Up until the break they were still right in the game I thought. But in the second half, no. Since the first goal went in City have moved up the gears, and that's been too much for Palace."

Angry Palace fan David, London: "If that (the offside call against James McArthur) was Chelsea, City, or United, everyone would be up in arms about that decision. But because it's 'just' Palace the pundits won't care. Big club bias as usual. Palace have had rotten luck this season which goes under the radar as no one seems to care outside the so called big clubs."

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To score three times against a team heavily set up to defend without one fit striker is worthy of praise. Manchester City have the resources to overcome most problems but when you saw the team at noon you did wonder how they would fare.

Hull City boss Steve Bruce makes three changes to the side that lost 2-0 at Chelsea last weekend, with Alex Bruce, Gaston Ramirez and Abel Hernandez coming in to replace injured defender Michael Dawson, Sone Aluko and suspended midfielder Tom Huddlestone, who was sent off at Stamford Bridge.

Swansea manager Garry Monk makes seven changes as he looks to halt a run of two Premier League games without a win. Top scorer Wilfried Bony is on the bench with French striker Bafetimbi Gomis handed a start. Gylfi Sigurdsson (foot), Leon Britton (knee) and Jefferson Montero (hamstring) are all out but Federico Fernandez and Tom Carroll return to the side along with goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski .

Hull City XI: McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies, Meyler, Hernandez, Livermore, Jelavic, Ramirez, Robertson, Elmohamady.

Swansea City XI: Fabianski, Richards, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Carroll, Shelvey, Dyer, Routledge, Gomis.

Very simple team news from east London as both West Ham and Leicester are unchanged. West Ham fans will be able to see the striking partnership of Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho play together from the start for the first time at Upton Park.

Nigel Pearson has faith in the same 11 Leicester players that started their 1-0 defeat against Manchester City last week. The Foxes are without a win since 21 September, when they beat Manchester United 5-3.

West Ham XI: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Reid, Cresswell, Song, Nolan, Kouyate, Downing, Carroll, Sakho.

Leicester XI: Hamer, Simpson, Wasilewski, Morgan, Konchesky, Mahrez, King, Cambiasso, Drinkwater, Schlupp, Vardy.

Former England captain Jimmy Armfield
BBC Radio 5 live at the Etihad Stadium

"Palace are caught on the break. The speed in the attack was too much for them, and after a well constructed move Yaya Toure took one touch and hit it with his left foot. It flew into the net off the post, an absolute storm of a hit."

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Clinical counter-attack! Crystal Palace have a corner and seconds later City score. Jesus Navas bursts through, he finds James Milner who then tees up Yaya Toure galloping into the box. His first touch is not great, sending him on to his left foot, but Toure's finish is fantastic - he wallops the ball home off the inside of the post.

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Southampton give a first Premier League start to 19-year-old midfielder Harrison Reed, while Graziano Pelle and Steven Davis start after passing fitness tests. Morgan Schneiderlin, Victor Wanyama and Florin Gardos are suspended as the Saints make four changes to the side who lost at Burnley last time out in the Premier League.

Everton make two changes from the team that started against in the league win against QPR, with Samuel Eto'o and Gareth Barry replacing Aiden McGeady and Kevin Mirallas.

Southampton XI: Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Bertrand, Reed, Alderweireld, Long, W-Prowse, S Davis, Pelle

Everton XI: Howard; Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines; Besic, Barry, Naismith, Barkley; Eto'o, Lukaku

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James Milner has worked hard up front all day but goes into one 50/50 too many and is booked for his trouble. At the other end, Jason Puncheon flashes in a wicked cross from the left which Eli Mangala does really well to hammer out.

Harry Redknapp makes four changes from the QPR side that lost 3-1 away to Everton in midweek with top-scorer Charlie Austin returning from suspension. He is joined up front by Bobby Zamora with Junior Hoilett and Jordon Mutch dropping out. Mauricio Isla and Matt Phillips also make way with Steven Caulker and Karl Henry back in the starting XI.

West Brom keep the same starting XI that beat Aston Villa 1-0 last weekend. Claudio Yacob is back on the bench.

QPR: Green, Onuoha, Caulker, Dunne, Yun, Vargas, Barton, Henry, Fer, Austin, Zamora. Subs: Ferdinand, Hill, Phillips, McCarthy, Mutch, Kranjcar, Hoilett.

West Brom: Foster, Wisdom, McAuley, Lescott, Pocognoli, Morrison, Gardner, Varela, Sessegnon, Dorrans, Ideye. Subs: Baird, Yacob, Myhill, Gamboa, Berahino, Mulumbu, Dawson.

Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)

Former England captain Jimmy Armfield
BBC Radio 5 live at the Etihad Stadium

"A little bit of the continuity has gone since David Silva has come off. Frank Lampard hasn't had a chance to get into the game yet. I think Samir Nasri has been the best player on the pitch. He has created a lot of City's openings and has shown a huge amount of energy. He's one of the main reasons why Palace have been kept on the back foot."

Another energetic run on the right from Jesus Navas, and his deflected cross almost finds its way through to Frank Lampard lurking with intent. How many more times will we see Lampard in the Premier League?