Summary

  • Ozil with superb volley for Arsenal, Alonso free-kick for Chelsea

  • Mooy double for Huddersfield at Watford, both teams have man sent off

  • West Ham beat Stoke after power cut delays kick-off by an hour

  • Chelsea v Southampton on BBC Radio 5 live, Final Score from 14:30 GMT

  1. Postpublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Over at Chelsea, the pre-match entertainment looks...interesting.

    What's more festive than being locked in a bouncy ball being pelted with fake snow?

    ChelseaImage source, Getty Images
  2. Confirmed delay at Stokepublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stoke City v West Ham (15:00 GMT - was supposed to be)

    A fiver for the meter?

    power outageImage source, Reuters
  3. Foxes hunted down by Palace visitorspublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Leicester 0-3 Crystal Palace

    Roy HodgsonImage source, Getty Images

    Mr P Jennings of the BBC wrote this about Leicester 0-3 Crystal Palace:

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    You can read the rest of his developing report here.

  4. Starting now...published at 14:33 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Final Score

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    Head over to the BBC Red Button now, with live BBC One coverage from 16:00 GMT.

    You can also watch online at the top of this page.

  5. The boss...published at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Antonio Conte has won 74.6% of his league matches as Chelsea head coach, the best record of any Blues boss.

    Antonio ConteImage source, .
  6. 30-minute countdownpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Just 30 minutes until the 15:00 GMT kick-offs kick off. Edge of your sofas?

  7. Delay at Stoke?published at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stoke City v West Ham (15:00 GMT)

    I've got a couple of quid for the meter.

  8. Team newspublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stoke City v West Ham (15:00 GMT)

    Mark Hughes makes one enforced change to his starting line-up for this afternoon's game.

    Centre back Kurt Zouma, who has a hamstring injury, is replaced by summer signing Kevin Wimmer. Otherwise the Potters are unchanged from the side which suffered that deflating late loss against Burnley on Tuesday .

    Stoke: Butland, Cameron, Shawcross, Wimmerat, Pieters, Shaqiri, Fletcher, Allen, Sobhi, Diouf, Crouch.

    Stoke teamImage source, .

    It's a solitary defensive change for the visitors at the Bet 365 Stadium today too.

    James Collins comes into the back four in place of the suspended Winston Reid.

    Elsewhere David Moyes keeps faith with the team which drew with Arsenal in the week.

    West Ham: Adrián, Zabaleta, Collins, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Noble, Obiang, Lanzini, Antonio, Arnautovic.

    West Ham teamImage source, .
  9. Team newspublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Watford v Huddersfield Town (15:00 GMT)

    One enforced change from the Watford side that started the 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Tuesday as Etienne Capoue replaces the suspended Tom Cleverley in midfield.

    Watford: Gomes, Janmaat, Mariappa, Prodl, Kabasele, Holebas, Carrillo, Doucoure, Capoue, Richarlison, Deeney. Subs: Wague, Sinclair, Gray, Watson, Karnezis, Okaka, Pereyra.

    WatfordImage source, .

    Huddersfield captain Tommy Smith misses out through illness and is one of four changes to the team that faced Chelsea on Tuesday.

    Florent Hadergjonaj, Rajiv la Parra, Collin Quaner and Laurent Depoitre all start, while Danny Williams, Tom Ince and Steve Mounie dropping down to the bench.

    Huddersfield: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Jorgensen, Schindler, Lowe, Kachunga, van La Parra, Hogg, Mooy, Quaner, Depoitre. Subs: Malone, Whitehead, Coleman, Cranie, Williams, Ince, Mounie.

    HuddersfieldImage source, .
  10. Team newspublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Brighton v Burnley (15:00 GMT)

    Brighton make four changes to the side that lost at Tottenham in midweek.

    Glenn Murray, Pascal Gross, Bruno and Solly March return to the Seagulls' starting XI, with all having been substitutes at Wembley.

    Taking their places on the bench are Tomer Hemed, Jose Izquierdo, Beram Kayal and Ezequiel Schelotto.

    Brighton: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Propper, Stephens, Knockaert, Gross, March, Murray.

    Brighton line-up graphic

    Meanwhile, Sean Dyche makes two changes to the Burnley side that beat Stoke City on Tuesday, with Ben Mee and Charlie Taylor coming in.

    Mee is back from a knee injury and captains the side, while Taylor comes in for ex-Brighton left-back Stephen Ward, who limped off in the first-half against the Potters with a suspected knee injury.

    Kevin Long drops to the bench, while Robbie Brady, Jonathan Walters, Dean Marney and Tom Heaton all remain sidelined.

    Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Defour, Arfield, Hendrick, Wood.

    Burnley line-up graphic
  11. Postpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    George Cummins
    BBC Radio 5 live at Stamford Bridge

    Stamford BridgeImage source, BBC Sport

    This time last year Chelsea were 10 games into their 13 game winning run and flying up the table.

    This season Conte's side have won seven out of nine games but find themselves further away from Man City than ever before.

    No Michy Batshuayi on the bench. You do wonder if he will be sold in January after he didn't start against Huddersfield mid-week.

    As for Southampton they have made six changes. Not surprised after the 1-4 loss to Leicester last week. Although, still expected Charlie Austin to start after scoring two goals in three games.

  12. Team newspublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Here's the Chelsea side, with just one change following the midweek win over Huddersfield as Gary Cahill returns in place of Antonio Rudiger.

    Striker Alvaro Morata is on the bench, having missed Wednesday's win with a back injury, but there is still no place for Michy Batshuayi.

    ChelseaImage source, BBC Sport

    Southampton make six changes to the side that lost 4-1 to Leicester last time out, with the Saints opting for an all-new front three of Manolo Gabbiadini, Nathan Redmond and Pierre-Emile Holjbjerg.

    James Ward-Prowse, Wesley Hoedt and Jack Stephens are the others to come into the visitors' side today.

    Saints
  13. Can Gunners make it 10?published at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Arsenal v Newcastle (15:00 GMT)

    Arsenal have won nine successive Premier League games against Newcastle, scoring 22 goals and conceding just six.

    ArsenalImage source, .
  14. Team newspublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Arsenal v Newcastle (15:00 GMT)

    Just the one change for Arsenal from the side that were held 0-0 by West Ham - Olivier Giroud is out and replaced by Alexandre Lacazette

    Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Monreal, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Wilshere, Iwobi, Ozil, Sanchez, Lacazette.

    ArsenalImage source, BBC Sport

    Rafael Benitez rings the changes, making five alterations to the side that lost to Everton. Rob Elliot, Jacob Murphy, Isaac Hayden, Ayoze Perez and Joselu are in, Jonjo Shelvey is suspended while Karl Darlow, Mohamed Diame, Matt Ritchie and Dwight Gayle drop out.

    Newcastle: Elliot, Yedlin, Lascelles, Lejeune, Manquillo, Merino, Murphy, Hayden, Atsu, Perez, Joselu.

    Newcastle UnitedImage source, BBC Sport
  15. Postpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Arsenal v Newcastle (15:00 GMT)

    Will Perry
    BBC Radio 5 live at Emirates Stadium

    Stuart Atwell and his officials having a little wander on the pitch at the Emirates. Atwell hasn’t refereed a Premier League game here for 6 years!

    Officials at EmiratesImage source, BBC Sport
  16. Succinctpublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stoke v West Ham (15:00 GMT)

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Hello all.

    As per usual we want your thoughts on the day's Premier League games.

    Posts with wit and humour will move to the top of the internet pile.

  18. Breaking team newspublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017
    Breaking

    Chelsea v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Chelsea make one change to the side that beat Huddersfield in midweek, with Gary Cahill replacing Antonio Rudiger at centre back.

    Striker Alvaro Morata returns to the bench after missing Wednesday's victory with a back injury.

    Southampton have made loads of changes. There's no Virgil van Dijk, he's on the bench.

    Full team news to follow.

  19. Breaking team newspublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stoke v West Ham (15:00 GMT)

    Stoke tinker with the defence with Kevin Wimmer in for Kurt Zouma.

  20. Breaking team newspublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Arsenal v Newcastle (15:00 GMT)

    Gunners striker Alexandre Lacazette is back in the starting XI.

    Full team news coming up.