Plenty of injuries around the grounds today and Saints goalscorer Sadio Mane is added to the list. He picked up an injury in scoring the goal somehow and is now off, with the brilliantly named Harrison Reed on in his place.

Mark Lawrenson
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On Liverpool's goal (15:39): "[It was a harsh penalty]. You can't play football and defend in the box with your hands behind your back, you might as well be a dummy. The other one wasn't a penalty as it hit him in the head."

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It is all going wrong for Everton as they concede a second, Abel Hernandez hooks a ball over a static Everton defence and Nikica Jelavic is allowed to run through on goal, before he lifts the ball over Joel Robles. What's going on with Everton this season?

Southampton should be 2-0 up, and Arsenal are a right mess at the back. Graziano Pelle tees up James Ward-Prowse skulking into space in the area. His shot is low and true but Wojciech Szczesny saves with his shins.

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This one's for Tony. West Brom catch the Hammers on the break and Stephane Sessegnon scorches turf as he races forward and squares to Saido Berahino who buries a low shot from 12 yards. Game on.

Villa substitute Ciaran Clark comes to Villa's rescue with a well-timed last-ditch tackle in his own six-yard box to prevent Wilfried Zaha latching on to a low cross from the left. It is a rare chance in what has descended into a pretty turgid game.

Sunderland finally venture forward and, from a free-kick on the edge of the area, Seb Larsson goes for goal and forces City keeper Willy Caballero into a decent save.

We've not forgotten about this one. It's just there's nothing happening. It's not in the running to get high up on the Match of the Day pecking order, that's for sure.

The QPR defence cannot handle Bafetimbi Gomis. The big striker is causing the hosts all sorts of problems with his build-up play but his finishing is letting him down and instead it is QPR who go close to scoring a second when Mauricio Isla's drilled shot from distance is clawed away by Lukasz Fabianski.

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Simple as you like for Steven Gerrard to double his and Liverpool's tally, into the other corner this time.

Another handball, another penalty! This is a bit more clear cut as Danny Simpson sticks out a hand to stop a Philippe Coutinho cross. Still a bit harsh mind...

MOTD's Martin Fisher at St James' Park

"It's all going wrong for Burnley as injuries bite at St James' Park. Defender Kevin Long's Premier League debut is curtailed as he is stretchered off with an apparent knee injury to join Jason Shackell and Dean Marney in leaving the action early. After picking the same team for six games in a row, manager Sean Dyche has now had to make three changes in the first 37 minutes on Tyneside."

Liverpool now dictating the play after seeing out that early Leicester storm. The Foxes will be fuming about that penalty decision for a long while yet - unless they can salvage this game.

Bolton manager Neil Lennon
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"The game's panning out how Gus Poyet would want it. I look at the Man City bench, and there's not a lot of pace there. But there is one name that sticks out like a sore thumb and that's Frank Lampard.

"It's been boring so far. But it takes two teams to make a game. Sunderland have come to frustrate, and Man City have to find a way to break them down. It may take a mistake or a piece of individual brilliance to break the deadlock."

West Ham, without being truly convincing, remain the better side at Upton Park. There's plenty for new Baggies boss Tony Pulis to think about as he watches on expressionless in the stands.

Kevin Kilbane
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On Southampton's goal (15:33): "Per Mertesacker has got to recognise that goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has come out and get back on the line. It's a good goal from Sadio Mane but Mertesacker has got to recognise the danger."

Win today and Saints fans will really start to believe that they can finish above Arsenal after all...

MOTD's Guy Mowbray at the Etihad

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"It used to be traditional to watch the World's Strongest Man on New Year's Day. Instead we're just watching Yaya Toure today, who looks like he's dragging a train behind him when he drives forward with Sunderland players desperately clutching to the shirt on his back."

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Arsene Wenger is fuming on the bench after a really poor goal to concede. It's just a punt into the box which Wojciech Szczesny races out to meet but is beaten to by Sadio Mane. Wide out on the right of the area, there still appears little danger but Mane is able to chip the ball over the keeper's head. Even then, Per Mertesacker should clear but is so slow to wrap his giant limbs around the ball and can only watch it drop into the net. A calamity.

Burnley have lost two key men to injury in a few minutes. First centre-back Jason Shackell had to limp off and now Dean Marney does the same. The Clarets had gone six games unchanged - too much?