Summary

  • Leicester five points above bottom three with 3-1 win over Hull

  • Palace out of drop zone as Zaha & Townsend give 2-0 win over West Brom

  • Llorente strikes late winner for Swansea against Burnley

  • Gabbiadini's sixth goal in four games as Saints win 4-3 against Watford

  • Arnautovic double sees Middlesbrough lose 2-0 to Stoke - Boro into bottom three

  • Alexis Sanchez dropped to bench for Arsenal v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Off we go.

    We are under way in our five 15:00 GMT games.

  2. Postpublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Players are making their way onto the pitch around the country...and in Wales.

    Kick-offs less than five minutes away.

    Focus very much on the bottom half of the Premier League this afternoon.

  3. Postpublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Swansea City v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    Swansea City

    Swansea manager Paul Clement speaking on Final Score: "I always expect a tough team when I play against one of Sean Dyche's team. Their away form has not been good and I'm hoping we're not the team they change that against."

  4. Postpublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Leicester v Hull (15:00 GMT)

    Leicester City

    Leicester caretaker boss Craig Shakespeare speaking on Final Score:  "The players have trained well all season. Hopefully they've taken confidence from the result against Liverpool. We'll take each game as it comes and this one is the next important one."  

  5. Set-piece specialistspublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    West Brom v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)

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  6. View from the gantrypublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    West Brom v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)

    Simon Brotherton
    Match of the Day commentator

    "It's Crystal Palace who need the points in this one, but Tony Pulis will have his West Brom team fully focused against the former club he's  still in dispute with., external

    "Albion are unbeaten in the last five and are currently enjoying their best season in the Premier League. It's a different story for Palace, who secured a much-needed win over Middlesbrough last week yet find themselves in the relegation zone after six defeats in eight games.

    "The  arrival of Sam Allardyce, external  clearly hasn't produced the immediate bounce that Palace would have hoped for.

    "But, like Pulis, 'Big Sam' has never been relegated from the Premier League and there's still time to maintain that record."

  7. Goal shypublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Stoke v Middlesbrough (15:00 GMT)

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  8. View from the gantrypublished at 14:43 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Stoke v Middlesbrough (15:00 GMT)

    Conor McNamara
    BBC MOTD commentator

    "Mark Hughes has never finished below the top half in any full season as a manager. To continue that record he will need improvement from Stoke's last performance.

    "Still, the 4-0 defeat at Tottenham on their return from 'warm weather' training - in an uncharacteristically overcast United Arab Emirates - was food for thought on the age old conundrum: Whether Stoke can, in fact, do it on a  cold wet evening  in Dubai?

    "Middlesbrough have only won four league games all season but have not yet spent a single night in the relegation zone."

  9. Vicarage voespublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Watford v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

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  10. View from the gantrypublished at 14:39 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Watford v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Steve Wilson
    Match of the Day commentator

    "This is the only Premier League game Southampton will play between 11 February and 19 March, so Claude Puel will be especially keen to see a points return from Vicarage Road. The Frenchman will also feel that he is due a slice of luck  after Wembley .

    "Walter Mazzarri's Watford look destined for another creditable mid-table finish, but that's unlikely to earn the Italian an invitation to stay a second season.

    "Mazzarri is the eighth manager employed by the Pozzo family since their ownership of the club began in 2012, and has been wise enough not to invest too much time in learning English.

    "A pat on the back and a pay-off is probably what Mazzarri expects in the summer. That is unless Watford should slump between now and May - in which case he can forget the pat on the back."

  11. Home sickpublished at 14:37 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Swansea v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

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  12. View from the gantrypublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Swansea v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    John Roder
    Match of the Day commentator

    "Swansea's win at Turf Moor on the opening day in August was one of only three Premier League victories the Swans would manage before the New Year, while it was a rare home defeat for the Clarets.

    "Burnley started a run of four consecutive away matches with a draw at Hull last weekend to earn only their second point on their travels this season.

    "Swansea, transformed  under Paul Clement,  are entering a crucial set of fixtures. After Burnley, they play fellow strugglers Hull, Bournemouth and Middlesbrough.

    "This match could be another tight affair. I wouldn't be too surprised if a single goal settles it, yet again."

  13. Main man Mahrezpublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Leicester v Hull (15:00 GMT)

    The PFA player of the year has not been in top form for Leicester this season, but Riyad Mahrez enjoys playing against Hull...

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  14. View from the gantrypublished at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Leicester v Hull (15:00 GMT)

    John Motson
    Match of the Day commentator

    "I'm calling this the recovery match - Hull have turned a corner and Leicester may well have done. It is a question on Saturday of which side continues that improvement.

    "If Leicester win again, there's a good chance caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare will be asked to continue in the role. He knows the players and got the best out of them  against Liverpool  by returning to the default settings that won the title: 4-4-2, with Jamie Vardy thriving on balls played in behind.

    "Marco Silva has got Hull playing decent football and he now has a bit of choice in terms of team selection.

    "Their lamentable away record is a monkey on their back though. Defeat would add to the pressure ahead of next week's home game against Swansea."

  15. Frantic stuffpublished at 14:31 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Man Utd 1-1 Bournemouth

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    All over in the day's first Premier League game as Manchester United were held by Bournemouth. It's a result that leaves United sixth, a point behind fourth-place Arsenal, who play Liverpool in the evening game.

    Bournemouth, meanwhile, are 14th and five points above the relegation zone.

  16. Final Scorepublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

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    Final Score is live from 14:30 GMT on BBC Red Button and on this page.

    Jason Mohammad has Garth Crooks and Trevor Sinclair for company this afternoon.

  17. Football League previewpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Championship

    Brighton  will go back to the top of the table with victory at  Nottingham Forest  ahead of current leaders   Newcastle  going to third-placed  Huddersfield  in the late kick-off. Tasty.

    At the other end, third-bottom  Blackburn  host fellow strugglers  Wigan  in a pivotal north-west derby, while out-of-form  Bristol City  welcome  Burton  with both sides hovering above the relegation zone.

    And that's not even mentioning all the League One and League Two action.

    Follow this afternoon's EFL updates here.

  18. Team newspublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Swansea City v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    Dafydd Pritchard
    BBC Sport Wales at the Liberty Stadium

    Swansea team v Burnley

    Swansea City head coach Paul Clement makes one change from last Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Chelsea, with Netherlands winger Luciano Narsingh handed his first start for the Swans at the expense of Wayne Routledge.

    Swansea XI:  Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson; Cork, Fer, Carroll; Narsingh, Sigurdsson, Llorente.  

    Burnley team v Swansea

    Burnley manager Sean Dyche makes three changes from last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Hull. Captain and goalkeeper Tom Heaton is replaced by veteran Paul Robinson, while midfielder Jeff Hendrick and Wales striker Sam Vokes come in for Ashley Westwood and Ashley Barnes.

    Burnley XI:  Robinson; Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward; Boyd, Hendrick, Barton, Brady; Vokes, Gray.

  19. Evergreen Robinsonpublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    Swansea v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    Thirty-seven-year-old former Leeds keeper Paul Robinson is making only his third start for Burnley today.

    This comes after 38-year-old Paul Robinson started in defence for Birmingham against Leeds last night. Strong name.

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  20. People's Cup goals analysed by the prospublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2017

    #PeoplesCup

    Football Focus presenter Dan Walker and pundit Dean Saunders have been casting their eyes over some of the best goals from the first round of the FA People's Cup.....  

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    More than 40,000 people signed up for the 2017 FA People's Cup

    You can watch a highlights programme from the first round of the FA People's Cup  on the iPlayer  and on the red button from 14:10 GMT on Saturday and throughout the weekend.