Leicester hit back from 2-0 down to draw with Stoke
Vardy tackle earlier punished with straight red
Sunderland off bottom with 1-0 win v Watford
Negredo double as Boro beat Swansea 3-0
West Ham beat Hull 1-0 (Noble) - Hull bottom
Chelsea beat Palace 1-0 for 11th straight league win
FT: Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea
It's all over at Selhurst Park and Chelsea have secured a club record 11th successive win at Crystal Palace to move nine points clear at the top of the league.
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Final Score
Keep up to date with the goals as they go in this afternoon's matches with Final Score.
This week Jason Mohammad is joined by former Garth Crooks and to analyse all of the action.
Final Score will be on BBC One from 16:00 GMT but also on the Red Button and BBC Sport website plus mobile, tablet and connected TVs from 14:30 GMT.
West Ham v Hull (15:00 GMT)
Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton and Sunderland winger on Football Focus
Hull excelled at the start of the season but the bottom three is where I expect them to be at the end of the season unless they spend a great deal in January.
Sunderland v Watford (15:00 GMT)
It was a looking a bit more rosy for strugglers Sunderland in November. Three wins out of four games took them up to the dizzy heights of 18th place...but it didn't last long.
They've returned to the bottom of the pile and could be in the bottom two at Christmas for the third time in four seasons.
Watford sit comfortably in mid-table but, like Sunderland, have lost three of their last four league matches - conceding eight goals in the process.
Image source, Getty ImagesSunderland v Watford (15:00 GMT)
Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton and Sunderland winger on Football Focus
David Moyes wanted more money in the last window and it looks like the money won't be there again in January, and it looks like the owner Ellis Short wants to sell.
There are a lot of difficulties for Moyes. He needed to get back in the game but the task is huge. I firmly believe he is the right man and can keep them up.
Image source, ReutersSunderland v Watford (15:00 GMT)
A lovely gesture from Watford, via captain Troy Deeney, as he presents Sunderland captain Jermain Defoe with a Christmas card for Black Cats fan Bradley Lowery, who has touched many hearts in football in the last week.
You can read more about Bradley's story here.
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West Ham v Hull (15:00 GMT)
West Ham are unchanged from the 1-0 win over Burnley, meaning another start for the fit-again Andy Carroll in attack.
West Ham XI: Randolph, Kouyate, Reid, Ogbonna, Antonio, Noble, Obiang, Cresswell, Lanzini, Payet, Carroll. Subs: Nordtveit, Feghouli, Adrian, Ayew, Fletcher, Fernandes, Quina.
Image source, .Hull make one change from the side beaten 3-0 at Tottenham in midweek, with Dieumerci Mbokani replacing Adama Diomande in attack after returning from suspension.
Hull XI: Marshall, Maguire, Dawson, Davies, Elmohamady, Livermore, Huddlestone, Clucas, Robertson, Snodgrass, Mbokani. Subs: Meyler, Maloney, Jakupovic, Weir, Diomande, Henriksen, Bowen
Image source, .Sunderland v Watford (15:00 GMT)
Sunderland manager David Moyes makes three changes from the midweek defeat by Chelsea as defender Donald Love, midfielder Didier Ndong and forward Victor Anichebe replace John O'Shea, Billy Jones and Jan Kirchhoff.
Sunderland XI: Pickford, Love, Denayer, Djilobodji, Van Aanholt, Ndong, Kone, Januzaj, Anichebe, Defoe, Borini.
Image source, .Watford striker Troy Deeney returns to the starting line-up and is one of four changes made by boss Walter Mazzarri following the defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday. Right-back Juan Zuniga, centre-back Younes Kaboul and midfielder Valon Behrami are also back in the first XI as Daryl Janmaat, Adlene Guedioura, Roberto Pereyra and Jerome Sinclair make way.
Watford XI: Gomes, Zuniga, Kaboul, Prodl, Britos, Holebas, Amrabat, Behrami, Capoue, Deeney, Ighalo.
Image source, .Stoke v Leicester (15:00 GMT)
Mark Hughes has made three changes to the Stoke side that lost to Arsenal.
Marko Arnautovic is suspended, while Charlie Adam and Xherdan Shaqiri drop to the bench.
In come Mame Diouf, Giannelli Imblua and Bojan Krkic.
Stoke XI: Grant, Johnson, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Diouf, Whelan, Imbula, Pieters, Allen, Bojan, Walters.
Subs: Given, Bony, Adam, Shaqiri, Crouch, Ramadan, Ngoy.
Image source, .The big news for Leicester City is the return of keeper Kasper Schmeichel, who has been out with a broken hand since early November.
Claudio Ranieri's only other change is bringing in Danny Simpson for Luis Hernandez.
Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, King, Amartey, Albrighton, Slimani, Vardy
Subs: Zieler, Chilwell, Musa, Okazaki, Gray, Ulloa, Mendy.
Image source, .Middlesbrough v Swansea (15:00 GMT)
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West Ham v Hull (15:00 GMT)
West Ham's home league record in their new home:
P8 W3 D2 L3 F8 A14 Pts11
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West Ham's move has not been plain sailing for fans, manager, players and board alike but they need to start winning games fast if they are to prevent a slide into real relegation trouble.
Hull would move to within a point of the Hammers with an away win this afternoon - though admittedly the Tigers are on a run of six successive away defeats in the Premier League -and they have failed to score in the last four of these.
Sunderland v Watford (15:00 GMT)
Defender Craig Cathcart has been out of the Watford squad for three months with a groin injury, but he returns to the bench against Sunderland.
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Stoke v Leicester (15:00 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesI'm going to go out on a limb and say that Leicester will not retain their title this season. Bold, I know.
Leicester's return of one point from their first eight away games of the season is the lowest total by a defending top-flight champion, but there is perhaps an omen for good times at the Bet365 this afternoon.
Leicester have only conceded three goals in their last five league meetings with Stoke. Could be tight today?
Middlesbrough v Swansea (15:00 GMT)
You have to cast your mind back to May 1982 for the last time Middlesbrough and Swansea played each other in the top flight.
Apparently, singer 'Nicole' was number one with her German Eurovision entry 'A Little Peace'. See below. Nope, no idea either.
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat's one-hit wonder in German?
Anyway...Boro, who are 17th, have lost back-to-back matches coming into today's fixture and have failed to score in three of their last five.
Swansea are one place below them with a heady mix of two wins and two defeats in their last four.
It looks like both of sides could do with the three points today so they can enjoy 'a little peace' over Christmas (sorry).
Middlesbrough v Swansea (15:00 GMT)
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Middlesbrough v Swansea (15:00 GMT)
Middlesbrough make one change to the side that lost 3-0 at home to Liverpool on Wednesday - Gaston Ramirez is back from injury and replaces winger Adama Traore.
Middlesbrough XI: Valdes, Barragan, Chambers, Gibson, Fabio, Forshaw, Clayton, de Roon, Ramirez, Negredo, Fischer.
Subs: Friend, Espinosa, Leadbitter, Rhodes, Guzan, Downing, Traore.
Image source, .Swansea make one change to the team that was beaten 3-1 at West Brom on Wednesday as Mo Barrow comes in for Jefferson Montero on the wing.
Swansea XI: Fabianski, Rangel, Mawson, Amat, Taylor, Fulton, Britton, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Llorente.
Subs: Van der Hoorn, Fer, Borja Baston, Nordfeldt, Montero, Naughton.
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Leicester City
Kasper Schmeichel is back in goal for Leicester after a lengthy spell out of the side.
Full team news to come.
Stand by for the afternoon's team news...
Crystal Palace 0-0 Chelsea (12:30 GMT)
Middlesbrough v Swansea (15:00 GMT)
Stoke v Leicester (15:00 GMT)
Sunderland v Watford (15:00 GMT)
West Ham v Hull (15:00 GMT)
West Brom v Manchester United (17:30 GMT)
Image source, Getty ImagesFive of the Premier League's bottom six are in action this afternoon, with four of them up against one another.
It may be too early for talk of 'six-pointers' just yet, but David Moyes, Aitor Karanka, Bob Bradley, Slaven Bilic and Mike Phelan will all sleep easier tonight with three points in the bank.
Image source, Getty ImagesWho will head into Christmas week with a slight bounce in their step? Who shuffles on already dreading Boxing Day?
Image source, ReutersLet the games begin...