Stoke have offered little threat to the Hammers goal - until now. Marko Arnautovic lines up a 25-yard free-kick which clips a head in the home wall - belonging to Cheikhou Kouyate, we believe - and loops over keeper Adrian. But the crossbar comes to the hosts' rescue.

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Sunderland are applying plenty of pressure to try and get back into the game at the Stadium of Light. But still Heurelho Gomes is not being tested enough. Jermain Defoe continues to warm up on the sidelines.

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Here's that Southampton change. And, in fact, it's a double change. Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic come on for Steven Davis and Maya Yoshida. That's a change in personnel and formation as the Saints appear to go 4-4-2.

Kevin de Bruyne is on. It is no surprise. Man City need something different. And on the plus side for all you fantasy football players who have him as captain, he does have 23 minutes to do something.

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Wilfried Zaha wriggles through the challenge of Saints left-back Ryan Bertrand, who has a fist of the Palace man's blue shorts. Zaha does get his shot away, but Jose Fonte - on his return to Selhurst Park - blocks with his legs.

The home fans at the Etihad are getting nervous. A few decisions have gone against them, resulting in roars of disapproval. They sense the threat that Swansea pose and how another goal could well be required to win this.

A bit of movement on the Saints bench. Top scorer Graziano Pelle, immaculately-greased hair unruffled by the Selhurst Park gale, trots out of the dugout for a gentle warm-up. Only a matter of time before the Italian appears, minor knee injury or not, one would suggest

Sunderland are rolling the dice in search of an equaliser. Adam Johnson is on, Jermain Defoe is getting stripped and ready. They have made little impact so far in the Watford box.

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Twice in the last eight years, ex-Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has been eagerly awaiting the European Championships draw. Today, as the balls are placed in the Euro 2016 pot, he is stood on the Upton Park touchline. Stood cold, wet and looking thoroughly miserable. His Hammers side are huffing and puffing but can't blow the Stoke defence down.

Gylfi Sigurdsson hits the Swansea free-kick and finds the target but again Joe Hart denies him with a smart save. Hart is the busier of the keepers at the moment. But can Swansea, who have scored only 14 goals in league 15 games this season, find a way through.

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Wilfried Bony has already proved his worth at one end. Now he illustrates it at the other with a winning header from a Swansea corner to clear the ball. Bacary Sagna then clocks Wayne Routledge in the face with a lose kick, gets a yellow card and gives the away side a promising free-kick...

Northampton were 3-1 up at Luton, but Paul Benson's second of the afternoon has cut that lead to one goal. If the Cobblers hold on, they will go top as it stands.

Leaders Oxford are being held 1-1 by Carlisle, while Plymouth are 1-0 down at home to Cambridge.

Grey skies over Bournemouth for Louis van Gaal. A metaphor, perhaps?

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Southampton have made little impression since the break - sorry Saints fans. Oh, hang on. A half chance falls to Shane Long, who swings a wild left boot as the ball drops to him about 15 yards out. That's still rising...

Ronald Koeman's face tells it all. The Dutchman grimaces. Perhaps he's just remembered the Saints are winless in their last three Premier League games.

Sunderland are being forced to try their luck from distance, and Jack Rodwell - who has impressed since coming on - brings a decent stop from Heurelho Gomes.  

Joe Hart to the rescue again. Gylfi Sigurdsson gets the run of the ball off Nicolas Otamendi in the box and gets goal-side but his low shot from an angle is saved superbly by Hart, who had shot off his line. The away side look the more likely to score here.

Andy Carroll manages to achieve inside four minutes of the second half what he couldn't in the first - a touch inside the Stoke penalty area (see 15:58). The lanky Hammers striker dives onto Mauro Zarate's cross, forcing Jack Butland into action to tip his header wide.

Jason Roberts
Former West Brom striker on Final Score

Would it be good for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to be drawn to face each other today?

"I'd like to see it, but from England's point of view you would not want it. The pressure would be on England, but when we talk about the best players in the world being there, no-one is talking about England. Maybe we can spring a surprise."