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 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea 1-0 Southampton

    It's been a scrappy opening to the second half at Stamford Bridge.

    Chelsea try and formulate an attacking move in the final third, but Southampton are standing their ground well.

  2. Postpublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    Arsenal begin the second half on the attack. The Magpies cannot afford to park the bus though.

    Maybe a caravan, with an estate car they can unhook it from easily.

    Jack WIlshereImage source, Reuters
  3. CLOSE!published at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Brighton 0-0 Burnley

    Burnley striker Chris Wood weaves his way into the box, fending off Bruno and Lewis Dunk, and pokes the ball towards goal. Mat Ryan gets down low to make sure the danger is suffocated.

  4. Postpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Brighton 0-0 Burnley

    Brighton earn a free-kick near the halfway line, after Charlie Taylor goes in on Anthony Knockaert.

    Taylor is given the first yellow of the match.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:04 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Hopefully this game will ‘spark’ a good Stoke performance. Otherwise we could see West Ham ‘py-lon’ the pressure. I’ll get my coat.

    Matt, Bromley

    That wasn't bad Matt - no need to send you to Croydon!

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    Get Involvedpublished at 16:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Jonny Magrinho: Am I missing something? Why has Kolasinac been relegated to the bench? He’s been a pretty consistent performer and a real threat going forward. Has Wenger just decided he doesn’t like him anymore?

  7. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    They're not all synced up, but the four 15:00 GMT kick-offs are now all under way for the second half.

  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stoke City 0-0 West Ham

    Switched on.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:59 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Mehzeb Chowdhury: Poor touch, abysmal ball control, no vision, no creativity. Toon look like they're in pre-season. Half a yard short in all areas. League One team at best. Relegation looms.

    Any Newcastle fans out there feeling more optimistic? (He is no relation to Saj Chowdhury - fact)

  10. Postpublished at 15:58 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Stoke City v West Ham (16:00 GMT)

    The lights are on and everybody is in the stadium.

    Right then, we will finally be able to bring you coverage of this match which was delayed because of electricity issues.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Dave Payn: I've heard that the fans at Bet365 were asked to wave constantly. After all, many hands make light work.

    This is all getting a bit much...

  12. Chelsea deservedly in frontpublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea 1-0 Southampton

    Pat Nevin
    Ex-Chelsea winger at Stamford Bridge for 5 live Sport

    Chelsea are deserving of their lead, despite not playing particularly well. But Southampton, like many of the teams do against the big boys, they've got eight or nine men behind the ball, and that's okay. But now they've gone a goal down they need to change that, they need to come out and attack Chelsea, so hopefully we'll have a more entertaining second-half.

  13. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Watford 0-2 Huddersfield

    Eventful that.

    Two scruffy goals for the visitors.

    Then the ref Michael Oliver sends off Watford skipper Troy Deeney, who apparently has been waiting in the tunnel!!

    Premier LeagueImage source, Reuters
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    Get Involvedpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

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    Amir Thapa: Can you say the atmosphere in Bet365 is not electric then?

    Eleven minutes until kick-off at Stoke v West Ham after electricity issues.

    Switch off and on worked apparently :)

  15. Forster to blame?published at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea 1-0 Southampton

    Pat Nevin
    Ex-Chelsea winger at Stamford Bridge for 5 live Sport

    Again - it's a good free-kick - but you've got to ask questions of the goalkeeper. That wall was not correctly lined up, they need another player on the end of it. Did the last man move? Or did Forster not line it up properly.

  16. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Chelsea 1-0 Southampton

    Alonso's goal was the last action of the first half. Chelsea deserved the lead, really.

  17. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    The term 'one-way traffic' serves its purpose here.

  18. goal

    GOAL- Chelsea 1-0 Southamptonpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Marcos Alonso (45 mins)

    A beauty of a free-kick from Marcos Alonso!

    From around 35 yards out, it's swept past the wall and nestles into the bottom corner, beating an out-stretched Fraser Forster.

    Marcos AlonsoImage source, Reuters
  19. CLOSE!published at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle

    A decent hit from Alexis Sanchez.

    The Chile forward strikes a low one from 18 yards which misses Rob Elliot's right-hand upright by inches.

    It all came from a poor Christian Atsu clearance.

  20. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2017

    Brighton 0-0 Burnley

    A missed penalty, a clearance off the line, a strike off the woodwork. It's been all Brighton but it's somehow still 0-0.

    Premier LeagueImage source, PA