Summary

  • First-half goals ease Arsenal to victory

  • Sanchez punishes Cahill error for Gunners' first

  • Walcott finishes sublime move for the second

  • Ozil volleys in the third from Sanchez cross

  1. Arsenal v Stokepublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2016

    Follow BBC Radio 5 live commentary and live text coverage from the Premier League as Arsenal face Stoke at the Emirates Stadium.

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  2. Reaction as Arsenal, Burnley & Swansea win, Hull v Palace drawpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2016

    Arsenal top & Sunderland bottom after a dramatic afternoon. Watch Final Score, listen to 5 live plus text updates from the Premier League.

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  3. Man City & Chelsea charged by FApublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2016
    Breaking

    Manchester City and Chelsea are charged by the FA for failing to control their players during the Premier League game on Saturday.

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  4. Aguero banned for four matches by FApublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2016

    Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is banned for four matches after his second dismissal for violent conduct this season.

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  5. 'Classy', 'Phenomenal' - Everyone's talking about Sanchezpublished at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2016

    BBC pundits Alan Shearer, Chris Sutton and Shay Given praise the "phenomenal" and "unplayable" performance of Alexis Sanchez against West Ham United.

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  6. Answers from Conte, questions for Guardiolapublished at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Chelsea's Antonio Conte won the battle of two superstar bosses - and his start only adds to the questions facing Man City's Pep Guardiola, says Phil McNulty.

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  7. Bilic admits to feeling under pressurepublished at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Ham manager Slaven Bilic admits he feels under pressure and apologises to fans after the 5-1 Premier League home defeat by Arsenal.

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  8. Sanchez a classy player - Wengerpublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger describes Alexis Sanchez as a "fighter" and a "classy player" after the Chilean scored a hat-trick in the 5-1 Premier League win at West Ham.

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  9. West Ham United 1-5 Arsenalpublished at 20:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Arsenal move up to second in the Premier League table with an emphatic victory over West Ham at London Stadium.

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  10. Chelsea apologise to Johnson over abusepublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Chelsea Football Club apologises "profusely" to a former youth team player over sex abuse he suffered.

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  11. Team newspublished at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Ham v Arsenal (17:30 GMT)

    WH XIImage source, .

    There are five changes for West Ham from the side that lost 4-1 to Manchester United in the EFL Cup.

    But if you're interested in changes from the last Premier League game - there are four from the 1-1 draw against United, with Winston Reid, Edimilson Fernandes, Ashley Fletcher and Anthony Masuaku coming in.

    Andy Carroll is fit enough to be on the bench after a knee problem.

    West Ham XI: Randolph, Collins, Ogbonna, Reid, Fernandes, Noble, Obiang, Masuaku, Fletcher, Payet, Lanzini.

    Arsenal XIImage source, .

    Arsenal's changes from their EFL Cup loss to Southampton are wholesale - so let's compare apples with apples and look back at their last league game.

    There are two changes from the 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

    Mohamed Elneny goes to the bench, while Mathieu Debuchy is out with a hamstring problem. So Gabriel and Francis Coquelin come in.

    Olivier Giroud misses out with a groin injury.

    Arsenal XI: Cech, Gabriel, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Xhaka, Walcott, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez

  12. Guardiola apologises after mass brawlpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola apologises for his side's part in the mass brawl at the end of their 3-1 loss to Chelsea.

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  13. Chelsea confidence is up - Contepublished at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Antonio Conte says Chelsea's "confidence is up" after they followed up their 2-1 win over Tottenham with a 3-1 win at Manchester City.

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  14. Ugly scenes at City were a pity - Guardiolapublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says it was a "pity'" their 3-1 defeat by Chelsea descended into controversy as two of his players were sent off in injury time.

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  15. Premier League pays plane crash tributespublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Premier League players pay tribute to the victims of Monday's Colombian plane crash which killed 19 members of Brazilian side Chapecoense.

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  16. Manchester City 1-3 Chelseapublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Chelsea come from behind to beat Manchester City 3-1 to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League.

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  17. Man City pay price for missespublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium

    No wonder Pep Guardiola forget the risk his expensive suit by crashing to his knees after Kevin De Bruyne's dreadful miss - he knows games as tight as this are decided on the finest margins.

    And just in case he didn't know, Chelsea now have a renewed spring in their step after Diego Costa's equaliser. This game is wide open now.

  18. Man City deservedly aheadpublished at 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Man City 1-0 Chelsea

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium

    Manchester City's goal may have arrived in unlikely circumstances but it was deserved after they took charge in the final 20 minutes of the first half.

    Chelsea are being stretched by City's width and the likes of Hazard and Costa are now being closed down after a bright start. 

    City's fans were mixing cheers and jeers at half-time as they were still venting their fury on referee Anthony Taylor after his first-half performance.

    City complainImage source, Reuters
  19. Ref Taylor getting a hard timepublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium

    Manchester City fans are infuriated that referee Anthony Taylor did not give a foul after David Luiz stepped across Sergio Aguero following a mix-up with Cesar Azpilicueta.

    It has really fired up the home support and Pep Guardiola's side are now enjoying their best period of the game. Just starting to get lively.

    Anthony Taylor surrounded by City playersImage source, Getty Images
  20. Chelsea starting wellpublished at 18 mins

    Man City 0-0 Chelsea

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Etihad Stadium

    Chelsea have made a very decent start here - and Eden Hazard is drifting into those little pockets of space where he is so difficult to control.

    Conte's men are also applying pressure on City's defence, with John Stones already caught in possession in his own penalty area.

    HazardImage source, PA