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Arsenal v Stoke

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Jermaine Defoe is looking as cool as Christmas as he arrives at the Liberty.

And why not?

He has scored 24 Premier League goals in the month of December - only Wayne Rooney (31), Robbie Fowler (33) and Alan Shearer (39) have more.

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Graham Alexander and Scunthorpe United are flying at the top of League One. Just one defeat in their last 10 games, and just two all season. The Iron have a tough assignment this afternoon though when they travel to fifth-placed Rochdale.

Bolton, in second, won't be able to capitalise on any slips until Monday, so Sheffield United will be looking to mount some pressure from third when they host Swindon.

At the bottom Shrewsbury - already five points away from safety - are at Millwall's Den while Oldham, who have scored just 11 goals this season, are at Oxford. 

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First result of the day is in...

Romelu Lukaku pulled one back late on for Everton but Watford have managed to hold on to win 3-2 and move up to seventh - level on points with Manchester United.

Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on 5 live

Swansea have played some fantastic football over the last few years, the fans have bought into it. They are a club which most players would look at and think 'I would like to play there, they will get the best out of me'.

But they have lost their identity. They were in a fight last season and stayed up but then did nothing about it in the summer. It was staring them in the face, they needed players - just like Villa last season.

Swansea were quick to let Garry Monk go and he seems to be doing all right at Leeds...

Robbie Williams warns Mark Lawrenson that he will "batter" him in this week's predictions, which include a grim reading of Leicester City's current situation.

Two changes for struggling Hull City from the side that lost 1-0 at Middlesbrough on Monday as Tom Huddlestone and Harry Maguire replace Ryan Mason and Marcus Henriksen.

Shaun Maloney is among the substitutes after being out since mid-October with a back injury.

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Alan Pardew only makes one change from the Crystal Palace side that won 3-0 against Southampton last week as Martin Kelly comes in to replace James Tomkins at the back.

Yohan Cabaye, who missed the game against Saints through suspension, is only on the bench.

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Sunderland

Former Republic of Ireland and Crystal Palace forward Clinton Morrison on BBC Radio 5 live: "The difference between Sunderland and the rest is they have Jermain Defoe. Give him a chance and he scores, simple as that.

"You won't see him in the game for 80 minutes but he scores goals. Victor Anichebe brings the bustle and the hustle and he's had a big impact too."

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Match of the Day commentator

A little over four years ago, Eddie Howe cut short his time at Burnley to return to Bournemouth - which then meant dropping from the Championship into League One.

Howe's departure opened the door for Sean Dyche - and such has been the success for both clubs, that neither will have even the merest hint of regret.

Bournemouth's astonishing recovery against Liverpool last Sunday will live long in the memory, but Howe would be disappointed if that turned out to be the high point of their season. Constant progression is a must for the Premier League's youngest boss.

Dyche will be concerned at a run of three consecutive defeats but still must be confident of becoming the first Burnley boss to avoid relegation from the top flight since Jimmy Adamson in 1975.

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Arsenal make six changes from the side that beat FC Basel 4-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday. 

In come Petr Cech, Nacho Monreal, Shkodran Mustafi, Francis Coquelin, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Dropping out are David Ospina, Rob Holding, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey, Lucas Perez and Alex Iwobi.  

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

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Just one change for Stoke from their 2-0 win over Burnley last weekend as Joe Allen comes in for Jonathan Walters.

Stoke XI: Grant; Johnson, M.Indi, Muniesa; Diouf, Adam, Imbula, Pieters; Shaqiri, Allen, Arnautovic

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Burnley make four changes to the team that lost 2-0 to Stoke.

The big news is in net, with England goalkeeper Tom Heaton returning to the side after recovering from a calf injury.

He replaces Paul Robinson, while Steven Defour, Matthew Lowton and Sam Vokes are also handed a start by Sean Dyche.

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Eddie Howe makes three changes to the Bournemouth side that beat Liverpool 4-3 in that memorable match last week.

Bournemouth's player of the month for November Jack Wilshere drops to the bench, but Benik Afobe, Charlie Daniels and Ryan Fraser - star man last time - start.

Junior Stanislas is expected to be out "for weeks" with an ankle injury he picked up last week.

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Match of the Day commentator

A Christmas cracker riddle: What used to be Sunderland's, but is now Hull's?

I'll give you David Meyler and Ahmed Elmohamady, but the answer I was looking for is the label of 'doomed' by those who fancy themselves as Nostradamus*., external

Palace were threatening to borrow it too, but last week's win over Southampton has lightened the millstone for Alan Pardew ahead of this milestone - his 300th Premier League game as a manager.

It's his first at Hull since going head to head too literally with the aforementioned Meyler in 2014.

With some beasts of games to see out the year after this, it's also huge for both sides.

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Match of the Day commentator

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What a week so far for Arsenal. Five goals at West Ham and another four in Basel to top their Champions League group for the first time since 2011.

Arsenal are well placed in the league - will they push on and show us they are the real deal, or flounder and reveal familiar fragilities?

They have a fantastic home record against Stoke but the much-improved Potters will be no pushover.

Mark Hughes' men have lost just one of their last nine and have not conceded more than one goal in any of those games.

The recent switch to 3-4-3, external suits talented pair Marko Arnautovic and Xherdan Shaqiri (below), who will be very dangerous if Stoke are given chances on the counter-attack.

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Burnley and Bournemouth have used the most English players in the Premier League this season; both giving appearances to 13 different Englishmen.

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Brighton went to the top of the Championship last night, but Newcastle can depose them with a home win over Birmingham this afternoon.

Reading, in third, host sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday in a festive test of both sides' promotion credentials.

At the bottom it's already looking like Rotherham could be out of it. The Millers have no manager and just seven points all season. They also have a visit from QPR to worry about.

Events at Vicarage Road are coming to the closing stages - if you don't want to know the score, shut down your web browser now...

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If you're still with us, Watford are set to move up to seventh, level on points with Manchester United, as they lead 3-1 over Everton.

Join Patrick Jennings here for the final 10 minutes or so.

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Swansea start with Spanish targetman Fernando Llorente up front, while Sunderland hand midfielder Seb Larsson a first start this season in place of the injured Duncan Watmore.

So just the four 15:00 GMT games for you today - and it's almost completely about the basement boys.

Five of the the Premier League's bottom seven are in action, with relegation threats looming at every corner.

A pundit of less imagination may describe a couple of these fixtures as six pointers. But we're better than that...

Arsenal v Stoke City

Burnley v Bournemouth

Hull City v Crystal Palace

Swansea City v Sunderland

And then, at 17:30 GMT, it's the champions against the championship hopefuls.

Leicester City v Manchester City 

England goalkeeper Tom Heaton returns for Burnley, as Jack Wilshere drops to the bench for Bournemouth.

Full team news to come on all of this afternoon's matches. 

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But it's down at the foot of the table where it's all happening.

Rock-bottom Swansea - with one win in 13 league games - are three points adrift of safety.

They take on 17th-placed Sunderland, who are in a bit of a purple patch, but Swans boss Bob Bradley has already told his players to treat the game like a cup final. Bit early for that sort of chat, surely?

Hull, in 19th, are in an almighty slump - they can make life look more sunny with a win over 14th-placed Crystal Palace.

And also in the mix are Burnley, who can make their three-point safety cushion even bouncier with victory over Bournemouth.