Brighton boss Chris Hughton says the visitors won't change their approach because of Andy Carroll, but says: "We know the threat he poses. He’s a handful and that is one of only a few difficulties we need to be mindful of."

Asked why he has brought the former Newcastle and Liverpool striker back into the fold, Manuel Pellegrini says: "There have been too many games in the last month, so we need players who are fresh."

Lewis Dunk and Shane Duffy up against Carroll - should be one for the purists.

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Samuel Kirkwood: Carroll starts, Pellegrini you been having to much fizz over the holiday season? Man has as much maneuverability as Per Mertesacker wearing totectors submerged in concrete

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Just the one change for Chelsea from the side that started the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace as Alvaro Morata starts up front with Olivier Giroud ruled out because of an ankle injury.

Cesc Fabregas and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are among the substitutes after recovering from neck and back injuries respectively.

Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Willian, Morata, Hazard.

Substitutes: Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Emerson Palmieri, Ampadu.

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Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl makes EIGHT changes to the team that began the 3-1 defeat by Manchester City on Sunday.

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn, a £10m summer signing from Manchester City, makes his Premier League debut with starts for Cedric Soares, Maya Yoshida, Jannik Vestergaard, Stuart Armstrong, Yan Valery, Nathan Redmond and Danny Ings.

Southampton: Gunn, Vestergaard, Yoshida, Bednarek, Cedric, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Valery, Redmond, Armstrong, Ings.

Substitutes: McCarthy, Stephens, Long, Austin, Elyounoussi, Ramsey, Slattery.

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Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo makes three changes to the side that stunned Tottenham at Wembley in their final game of 2018.

Leander Dendoncker, Adama Traore and Ruben Neves drop to the bench, replaced by Romain Saiss, Joao Moutinho and Helder Costa.

Diogo Jota remains absent.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty Moutinho, Saiss, Castro Otto, Costa, Jimenez, Cavaleiro

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Roy Hodgson makes a single change to a Crystal Palace side that has failed to score in two matches - since hitting three at Manchester City.

Striker Jordan Ayew comes into the team, as Jeffrey Schlupp drops to the bench.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Townsend, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Ayew, Zaha

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport at John Smith's Stadium

Huddersfield owner Dean Hoyle has given his backing to manager David Wagner ahead of tonight's game with Burnley.

The Terriers are bottom of the table, lost a huge game at Fulham on Saturday and are paying the price for a chronic lack of goals - just 12 in 20 games.

But, in his programme notes, Hoyle explains: "David is an ambitious man who wants to write another chapter in our book. He pushes himself as hard as anyone at this club and deserves all the backing in the world.”

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Andy Carroll makes his first Premier League start in a year as West Ham make three changes following their 2-0 defeat by Burnley on Sunday.

Pablo Zabaleta returns from illness to replace Michail Antonio, while Pedro Obiang is preferred to Mark Noble and Carroll is in for Lucas Perez. New signing Samir Nasri is on the bench.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Snodgrass, Obiang, Rice, Felipe Anderson, Carroll, Arnautovic.

Brighton make one alteration as top scorer Glenn Murray returns to the attack after being rested during the 1-0 win over Everton last Saturday.

Brighton XI: Button, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, March, Stephens, Propper, Locadia, Gross, Murray.

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Manchester United

Newcastle make one change as Fabian Schar starts in defence, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes three changes. Antonio Valencia is back as captain, while Phil Jones and Juan Mata also start.

Alexis Sanchez is back on the bench. Full team news to follow.

Chelsea

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri on the inclusion of Alvaro Morata up front. He says: "I think it is a very good opportunity. Alvaro had an injury one month ago, then recovered, then he did very well in the last week in training. Without Pedro and Giroud it was a big opportunity for him and I wanted to give him the opportunity.

"It is very difficult to play every three days in this period. Every match is really very difficult and with the new coach Southampton are doing better, he changed their way of playing and they are dangerous."

Jonathan Pearce
BBC Match of the Day commentator

Bournemouth haven't won the opening league game of a calendar year since 2012. Watford have lost seven New Year openers on the spin!

But Watford's current form isn't causing alarm. Far from it. Just one league defeat in five. A win here will make give them 46 points under Javi Gracia - a Premier League record for a Hornets boss.

Bournemouth's slump IS deeply concerning. The 10-year average survival mark is 36 points. They need another 10.

With nine defeats in 11 games in all, only nine goals scored in that time and possibly five key players missing on Wednesday (three of them out long term), it's difficult to see them getting a much-needed victory in this. They can't afford to lose.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Glenn Murray has scored six goals against West Ham, more than against any other Premier League team.

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The Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe makes three changes to the side that lost 4-1 at Manchester United on 30 December.

Diego Rico, Andrew Surman and Jordon Ibe make way for Dan Gosling, Jefferson Lerma and Ryan Fraser.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Cook, Ake, Daniels, Fraser, Gosling, Lerma, Brooks, Stanislas, Wilson, King

Subs: Boruc, Surman, Mousset, Ibe, Defoe, Rico, Mings

Watford boss Javi Gracia has returned a number of his regular starters to his first XI after shuffling his pack for the 1-1 draw with Newcastle on 29 December. He makes five changes with Kiko Femenia, Jose Holebas, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Ken Sema and Troy Deeney all starting.

Isaac Success, Adam Masina, Will Hughes and Domingos Quina drop down to the bench, while Daryl Janmaat doesn't make the squad.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas, Sema, Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Deeney

Subs: Gomes, Britos, Cleverley, Success, Masina, Hughes, Quina

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Huddersfield have made two changes from the team that lost to Fulham for this crucial game against Burnley.

Isaac Mbenza and Elias Kachunga come in with Chris Lowe and Erik Durm dropping to the bench.

Huddersfield: Lossl, (GK), Kongolo, Hogg, Billing, Kachunga, Mbenza, Pritchard, Mounie, Jorgenson, Schindler, Hadergjonaj.

Burnley are unchanged from their win at home to West Ham with Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood starting upfront again.

19-year-old Dwight McNeil makes his second successive league start.

Burnley: Heaton (GK), Taylor, Cork, Tarkowski, Mee, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Wood, Westwood, Bardsley, McNeil.

Huddersfield Town

Former Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Matt Glennon speaking on BBC Radio 5 live Drive, said:

"I'm nervous. Huddersfield don't score and that's the problem.

"The Fulham game at the weekend did not have many chances and the opposition keepers are not having to make saves.

"The standard is pretty low.

"But I'm going for 2-0 Huddersfield - it's got to happen at some point and tonight's the night!"

Hellwordl99: I predict Liverpool will win the league with Salah getting 26 goals. Dont think we will go unbeaten though. Champions League I hope for us but more likely Juventus

Louis: I understand why Solanke would leave a club like Chelsea, but his decision to join Liverpool and the hype surrounding it always bewildered me. Why did he think he'd get game time there and not at Chelsea?

Mark Mitchener
BBC Sport at Vitality Stadium

Bournemouth have announced that the kick-off has been delayed by 15 minutes, to 20:00 GMT, because of an incident in the East Stand.

BBC Radio Solent reports that it's because of "a suspected fire that proved not to be the case" - and that fire engines have now left the stadium.

Southampton

Chelsea make just one change as Alvaro Morata replaces Olivier Giroud, while Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl makes eight changes!

Angus Gunn makes his Premier League debut in goal as the visitors make wholesale changes. Full team news to follow

Wolves

Three changes for Wolves as Ruben Neves and Adama Traore miss out - it's Romain Saiss and Joao Moutinho in midfield.

Palace make just the one change as Jordan Ayew replaces Jeff Schlupp.