Premier League: Middlesbrough v Leicester

Summary

Leicester remain winless away this season
Mahrez's last game before Africa Cup of Nations
Point takes Boro five points above bottom three

Live Reporting

Chris Osborne

'It's in my top five'published at 10:32 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace
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Like Santa, Arsene Wenger likes to wear big coats, tends to become a bit less relevant in the weeks following Christmas and also has a big list.
But instead of itemising who's been naughty and nice, the Arsenal boss has formulated his top five Gunners goals during his 21 years at the club.
Olivier Giroud's doozy on Sunday has snuck into the Frenchman's top cinque.
What are the other four? Find out here.
The fella pictured above features a couple of times.
And what about today?published at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
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That leads us nicely into the second day of 2017 (happy new year by the way).
There are six Premier League games on offer, with a lunchtime kick-off four games at 15:00 GMT and a late fixture at London Stadium.
Middlesbrough v Leicester City (12:30)
Everton v Southampton
Manchester City v Burnley
Sunderland v Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion v Hull City
West Ham United v Manchester United (17:15 GMT)
Get all the team news and pre-match stats here.
Hornets stung (sticking with the scorpion theme)published at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
Watford 1-4 Tottenham
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Earlier in the day, Dele Alli and Harry Kane sent Watford packing as Tottenham walked away 4-1 winners from Vicarage Road.
If one-sided affairs are your sort of thing, you'll love this one.
Read more here.
Olivier awardpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace
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So, let's rewind a tad and take a look back at what went down yesterday.
Olivier Giroud scored goal of the month with 30 days still remaining in January by getting his left foot somewhere near his ear and redirecting the ball in off the bar.
Oh - and Arsenal won the game 2-0 to move up to third.
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 2-0.
Stingerpublished at 10:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
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The Express buck the trend by leading with...
No, wait. They've gone with Giroud too.
Long live the kingpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
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Good effort from The Telegraph's headline writer here..
More Giroud...published at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
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And in the Guardian...
Heel of hellpublished at 10:07 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
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More on Giroud in a moment.
But let's start the morning by zipping through a few of the back pages.
Actually, more on Giroud right now, as he's dominating the headlines.
First of all in the Mirror...
Flamingo landpublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
#bbcfootball
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Great goals though - both of them.
But maybe we just need to rethink the name...
Standing-back-flick-akimbo-flamingo-heel?
Might need some work.
Any suggestions? Use #bbcfootball
Is it really a scorpion kick?published at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 January 2017
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Now. I'm not here to sprinkle water on anyone's chips, but I feel like we're bandying around the term "scorpion kick" a bit willy-nilly.
Yes. Olivier Giroud and Henrikh Mkhitaryan's finishes were things of beauty over the festive period.
But let's compare them to the original scorpion kick - as invented by the former Colombia keeper and wonderfully haired Rene Higuita.
Both feet clearly leave the ground and rise alongside each other, like a pair of betrothed, leaping salmon, while the whole body takes up a position parallel to the playing surface.
In short, it's absolute poetry.
Maybe I've just thought about it too much...