Summary

  • 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

  1. Postpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Stoke 0-0 Leicester

    Jamie Vardy was back in the goals last week and he's sharp as a tack to take the ball under pressure and spin away from two defenders, but his shot is easy for Lee Grant on this occasion. 

  2. Postpublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Sunderland 0-0 Watford

    Jermain Defoe sees his first real chance blocked by Watford defender Miguel Britos. 

    The visitors seem to be in control at the moment. 

  3. Postpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    West Ham 0-0 Hull

    And it's also wide open at West Ham, where Darren Randolph has to save a header from Harry Maguire after the centre-back met a corner superbly. 

  4. Postpublished at 15:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Stoke 0-0 Leicester

    Pat Nevin
    Ex-Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    That was the first time Leicester managed to break through - it was a great chance and they should have done better.

  5. Postpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Stoke 0-0 Leicester

    Indecision is final in the Stoke backline as Ryan Shawcross lets a long ball bounce and Islam Slimani picks his pocket to run in on goal.

    The angle is against the Algerian and his low shot is easily held. At the other end Bojan then has a shot deflected over the bar. A very open game!

  6. Postpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea

    It's poor defending for the Middlesbrough goal.

    As you can see, number 21 Gaston Ramirez was allowed to travelling freely with the ball to pick out Adam Clayton.

    Number 10 Alvaro Negredo's finish may look simple there, but it wasn't. He was actually moving away from goal before scoring.

    Negredo goalImage source, Opta
  7. CLOSE!published at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Middlesbrough 1-0 Swansea

    Middlesbrough have a free-kick, about 20 yards out, and Gaston Ramierz's left foot spins the ball just over the bar. That was going at some speed.

  8. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    West Ham 0-0 Hull

    GOT TO SCORE! Dieumerci Mbokani should surely put Hull ahead as he is played clean through on goal by a horror backpass from Aaron Cresswell. Clean through, just Darren Randolph to beat.

    He has time. Maybe too much time, as he hits a shot against the inside of the post and away...

    Hull will not get a clearer chance than that. Surely. 

    Hull City's Dieumerci MbokaniImage source, Reuters
  9. CLOSE!published at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    West Ham 0-0 Hull

    The closest Hull have come - and it's a very tidy effort. They ping a ball into the feet of targetman Dieumerci Mbokani, he has plenty to do and seemingly not a great deal of conviction about his chances. But he then weaves away from Winston Reid and hits a low bobbler from 20 yards which skims just past the post. 

  10. goal

    GOAL - Middlesbrough 1-0 Swanseapublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Alvaro Negredo (18 mins)

    What a beauty! 

    Adam Clayton comes steaming up the left wing, sends a lovely ball to the feet of Alvaro Negredo and he takes it first time and hammers it into the bottom corner.

    Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski couldn't have done much about that. Lovely finish. 

    Negredo scoresImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    West Ham 0-0 Hull

    Almost the breakthrough for West Ham. Dimitri Payet has a corner cleared, it comes back to him wide right, he sells a dummy to dance inside a nothing challenge and it all opens up for the shot, he drives in a left-footer from maybe 12 yards - it's on target but superbly blocked away by a diving Hull defender. 

    West Ham's Dimitri PayetImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Sunderland 0-0 Watford

    Sunderland's Didier Ndong and his eye-catching blonde dreads concede a free-kick about 25 yards out. 

    Ettienne Capoue lines it up, just right of the goal, but it comes to nothing.

    Then, suddenly, Troy Deeney is clean through but instead of shooting he tries to thread the ball to Odion Ighalo and Sunderland intercept. 

  13. Postpublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    West Ham 0-0 Hull

    David Marshall is carrying on in the Hull goal and he has to be alert to punch out a cross from in front of Andy Carroll. He seems to be moving OK now. 

    Hull City's David MarshallImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  14. Early change for Boropublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea

    Middlesbrough threat for the first time. Alvaro Negredo tries to play Adam Foreshaw in but goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski palms it out of his path.

    Viktor Fischer has tried to continue with his knee niggle but he can't go on, so Boro are forced into an early change. Midfielder Stewart Downing comes on in his place.

    Fischer injuryImage source, PA
  15. GREAT SAVE!published at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Stoke 0-0 Leicester

    Huuuuuutttthhhhhh!!!! Stoke can't handle the Huth as the big man muscles his way past the defence to meet Andy King's free-kick with a very good header but Lee Grant back-pedals well to tip it clear. Top save! 

  16. Postpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Stoke 0-0 Leicester

    Pat Nevin
    Ex-Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    If it keeps up at this level... it's end to end and pretty exciting stuff.

  17. ouch!

    Postpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    West Ham 0-0 Hull

    Problems here for Hull goalkeeper David Marshall, who looks to have a groin injury after drop-kicking the ball long.

    Looks like they need a change. 

    Hull City's David MarshallImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Stoke 0-0 Leicester

    Stoke had a really grim game in midweek, a 0-0 draw with Southampton, but this is already far better. Riyad Mahrez is the latest to threaten as the Leicester winger cuts on to his left foot and shoots hard and low, it takes a whacking great deflection but Lee Grant is able to get across to save. 

  19. Postpublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Middlesbrough 0-0 Swansea

    Swansea make a good start as Gylfi Sigurdsson sees his shot tipped wide by goalkeeper Victor Valdes.

    As Boro make a break into the opposition half, play is stopped as Vikto Fischer has pulled up injured, after colliding with Alfie Mawson. Looks like a knee problem. 

  20. GREAT SAVE!published at 15:06 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Stoke 0-0 Leicester

    I'm a big fan of Bojan and I'm glad to see him back in the Stoke side, and he crafts a really nice chance for the hosts with a peach of a reverse pass from the left wing into the middle.

    Joe Allen makes the run to meet it and then flick inside for Jon Walters, but his low shot is well saved by Kasper Schmeichel. Bojan's corner then flashes into the goalmouth but is well dealt with by former Potter Robert Huth.