Summary

  • Sunderland hold on to beat Leicester 2-1

  • Tottenham thrash Swansea 5-0, Kane scores twice

  • Benteke scores twice as Palace beat Southampton

  • West Brom see off 10-man Watford - Baggies up to 6th

  • Walters and Muniesa on target as Stoke beat Burnley

  1. RED CARD - Sergio Agueropublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Manchester City 1-3 Chelsea

    Horror, horror challenge from Sergio Aguero, who loses control of the ball and goes in knee-high on David Luiz. There's a right rumpus after it, which leads to...

  2. Team newspublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    West Brom v Watford (15:00 GMT)

    West Brom striker Salomon Rondon was a doubt with tonsilitis but he starts as Baggies boss Tony Pulis names an unchanged side from the draw against Hull last time out.

    West Brom XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Fletcher, Yacob, Brunt, Morrison, Phillips, Rondon. 

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    Watford suffered a disappointing defeat by Stoke in their last league match and manager Walter Mazzarri makes four changes as Christian Kabasele, Juan Zuniga, Adlene Guedioura and Stefano Okaka replace the injured Younes Kaboul and Daryl Janmaat plus suspended duo Miguel Britos and Valon Behrami. Okaka is making his first start for the Hornets.

    Watford XI: Gomes, Holebas, Kabasele, Prodl, Zuniga, Amrabat, Guedioura, Capoue, Pereyra, Okaka, Deeney.

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  3. Team newspublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Sunderland v Leicester (15:00 GMT)

    Sunderland boss David Moyes makes one change as Papy Djilobodji returns from suspension and replaces John O’Shea. Jan Kirchhoff is named in the matchday squad for the first time in two months as he takes his place on the bench.

    Sunderland XI: Pickford, Jones, van Aanholt, Kone, Djilobodji, Denayer, Ndong, Pienaar, Watmore, Anichebe, Defoe. Subs: Mannone, Larsson, Khazri, O’Shea, Manquillo, Kirchhoff, Januzaj.

    SunderlandImage source, Getty Images

    Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri also makes one change to his side as Islam Slimani replaces Shinji Okazaki.

    Leicester XI: Zieler; Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs; Mahrez, Amartey, King, Albrighton; Slimani, Vardy. Subs: Hernandez, Musa, Hamer, Schlupp, Okazaki, Gray, Mendy

    LeicesterImage source, Getty Images
  4. goal

    GOAL - Manchester City 1-3 Chelseapublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Eden Hazard

    It's absolutely incredible. Chelsea have done a proper number on Manchester City today and are going four points clear at the top of the Premier League. It's route one, a long ball for Eden Hazard to chase, putting the burners on to run clear and finish past Claudio Bravo. Antonio Conte almost jumps out of the ground, while Pep Guardiola is thinking it was much easier at Barca and Bayern.

  5. Four changes for Claretspublished at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Stoke v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    Burnley boss Sean Dyche makes four changes from the side which lost 2-1 to Manchester City at Turf Moor - but Tom Heaton is not one of them.

    The Burnley keeper, so impressive this season, remains out with a calf injury, so Paul Robinson retains his place between the sticks. 

    Johann Berg Gudmundsson misses out with a hamstring injury and is replaced by Scott Arfield while on-loan Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan comes in at right-back for Matt Lowton.

    Andre Gray and Ashley Barnes are preferred to Steven Defour and Sam Vokes, who both drop to the bench.

  6. Postpublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Manchester City 1-2 Chelsea

    Be honest. You weren't having Chelsea as genuine title contenders, were you? Start believing. They are still ahead at the Etihad with five minutes to go. Jonathan Jurejko will guide you through the climax right here.

  7. Team newspublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Tottenham v Swansea (15:00 GMT)

    Tottenham make just the one change to the side that lost 2-1 to Chelsea last weekend - their first Premier League defeat of the season. 

    Danny Rose is back from suspension and replaces Kevin Wimmer at left-back.

    Tottenham XI: Lloris; Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose; Dembele, Wanyama; Eriksen, Dele, Son; Kane.

    Subs: Vorm, Wimmer, Carter-Vickers, Winks, Sissoko, Onomah, Nkoudou.  

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    Swansea make two changes to the side that secured a second win of the league season - and the first under Bob Bradley - with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Crystal Palace last Saturday. 

    Mike van der Hoorn comes in at centre-back for Federico Fernandez, who has a broken toe. Wayne Routledge loses his place on the wing to Jefferson Montero. Leon Britton returns from a calf injury to make the bench.

    Swansea XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Van der Hoorn, Amat, Taylor, Cork, Fulton, Fer, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Montero. 

    Subs: Mawson, Britton, Llorente, Borja Baston, Nordfeldt, Routledge, Rangel.

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  8. Are Real about to knock Barca off their perch?published at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Barcelona v Real Madrid (15:15 GMT)

    Spanish La Liga

    BarcelonaImage source, Getty Images

    Real Madrid go to Barcelona today in their best shape in El Clasico for a few years. Zinedine Zidane's side could go nine points above their rivals if they win at the Nou Camp today.

    It's not on TV in Britain or Ireland because of UK broadcast laws, so what better way to follow it than in our live text commentary?

    Build-up has started already. 

  9. Postpublished at 14:08 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    The Premier League isn't the only place where team news is appearing. There's a little game taking place in Spain this afternoon too...

  10. Allen on the benchpublished at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Stoke v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    Here's a little surprise from Stoke, where returning midfielder Joe Allen only has a spot on the bench.

    Stoke boss Mark Hughes rewards the players which earned him a 1-0 at Watford last time out by naming an unchanged side.

    That means Allen, back from suspension, is named among Stoke's substitutes along with Bojan, Wilfried Bony and Peter Crouch.

  11. Postpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    Tottenham v Swansea (15:00 GMT)

    You've got Harry Kane as your fantasy football captain today, haven't you? Has has started only two league games at White Hart Lane since August but has scored three goals in that pair of starts. He leads the line against a Swans team that hasn't won at the Lane in nearly 40 years.

  12. Postpublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    There was some chat that the Tottenham-Swansea game might have been delayed because the Swans were stuck in traffic. Team news from that game has dropped, so I think we can put that rumour to bed.

  13. Postpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2016

    No filler, just killer. No fluff, just the important stuff.

    There are five Premier League matches kicking off at 15:00 today, with the focus falling very much on the bottom half of the table.

    The team news will tumble in at any minute now...