Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri makes two changes to the side that drew with Wolves last time out, as Tom Cairney and Luciano Vietto earn starts.

Andre Schurrle and Aboubakar Kamara drop to the bench - alongside Ryan Sessegnon despite his midweek goal.

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Mawson, Ream, Christie, Chambers, Seri, Bryan, Cairney, Mitrovic, Vietto

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David Wagner also makes alterations as Huddersfield look to climb off the bottom of the table.

Jonathan Hogg, Chris Lowe and Steve Mounie start against the Cottagers, replacing Elias Kachunga, Isaac Mbenza and Laurent Depoitre.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Durm, Jorgensen, Schindler, Kongolo, Lowe, Hadergjonaj, Billing, Hogg, Pritchard, Mounie

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Watford make six changes from the XI that started in the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea last week.

Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon returns to the Newcastle line-up.

Full team news to come.

Dele Alli is back in the Tottenham line-up with Davinson Sanchez starting in defence.

Leander Dendoncker - making his first Premier League start - and Ruben Neves are in the Wolves midfield.

Full team news to come

Glenn Murray is on the bench for Brighton with Florin Andone preferred up front.

In the Everton line-up Richarlison is back up front with Dominic Calvert-Lewin on the bench. Gylfi Sigurdsson is also among the substitutes.

Full team news to follow.

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This Huddersfield fan has his club colours in triplicate for the trip down to Fulham.

What a huge game this is...

We're not even in 2019 yet, but this afternoon's fixture at Craven Cottage could already be seen as a 'six-pointer'.

The Cottagers are yet to lose a top-flight home game against Huddersfield (W2 D1), although this is the first such meeting since April 1952.

You can read a preview of today's match here.

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After becoming the first club to register 7,000 top flight goals - when Yerry Mina headed in at Burnley - Everton are also set to reach another landmark this afternoon when they play their 4,500th top flight match.

Marco Silva's side will be hoping for a similar result to their 3,000th game which was also against Brighton back on 7 October 1980.

On that occasion Mick Lyons, Joe McBride and Steve McMahon were on target for the blues in a 3-1 win at Albion's former home, the Goldstone Ground.

John Southall
BBC Radio 5 live reporter at Craven Cottage

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Afternoon from the Cottage... These are your essential stats for the day - look away now supporters of Fulham and Huddersfield.

The two teams have four wins between them, two apiece.

They’ve conceded a combined 77 goals, Fulham 43, Huddersfield 34. While scoring just 29.

Huddersfield are the Premier League's lowest scorers with just 12. None from a striker.

Huddersfield have lost their last six league games, all in December.

Fulham have one win in 16 league games.

I think that’s probably enough, you get the picture.

Alexander: I always have a bowl of half Cornflakes half Coco Pops before Liverpool play. Been working (kinda successfully ish...) for over 20 years.

Mark: Whether it be playing on a Saturday afternoon or Sunday league, going back to the pub after the game!

Alexander, that cereal cocktail, and I am a fan of mixing it up, sounds rank.

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VAR is going to be a whole barrel of fun when it lands in the Premier League next season isn't it?

Over in Italy, where the video system is already up and running, Serie A leaders Juventus have extended their advantage at the top to 12 points courtesy of a 2-1 win over Sampdoria.

Sampdoria had a late equaliser ruled out through VAR. Juve's two goals - both scored by Cristiano Ronaldo - came courtesy of the system.

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On Friday, former Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood died at the age of 82.

He became chairman in 1982 and presided over the appointments of George Graham and Arsene Wenger as managers and they won five league titles, five FA Cups, the League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup between them.

Ill health forced Hill-Wood to step down from the position in June 2013.

Arsenal say he was also "instrumental" in the successful move from Highbury to Emirates Stadium in 2006.

Read the full piece

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Tis the season.

Declan Rice and West Ham's contract stand-off has reached a happy ending.

The 19-year-old reportedly turned down a £40,000-a-week contract offer in September,, external apparently triggering interest from Manchester United.

But West Ham have finally tied down their man to a new deal that runs until 2024.

"I’m absolutely ecstatic. Without a doubt, the plan was always to stay at West Ham," said Rice.

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Half-time in the Old Firm derby and hosts Rangers lead Premiership leaders Celtic through Ryan Jack's deflected strike.

It has been typically high on passion and low on time on the ball.

You can read and listen to the latest just over here.

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Has the shine come off Unai Emery's Arsenal reign?

The Gunners have won just once in their last five away league games.

And for all the early-season talk of the Spaniard's canny tactical tweaks, fans pounced on television coverage of a conversation between Alex Iwobi and Granit Xhaka in Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Brighton last time out.

Iwobi appeared to ask Xhaka what formation his own team were playing..., external

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Could Dominic Solanke be a loan signing to pep up Huddersfield's attack?

The 21-year-old England youth international could be shipped out of Liverpool for the rest of the season after failing to make a first-team appearance this season.

At 6ft 2in tall, he could fit the mould that David Wagner seems to like with Steve Mounie and Laurent Depoitre (both 6ft 3in) on the books.

Crystal Palace and Brighton are also interested though.

Stu: Football rituals, always pack bag then unpack and repack. Always the number 4 shirt too!

David: Apparently Alan Shearer's ritual was chicken and beans. Not surprised defenders couldn't get near him!

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Football's sliding doors moments are always intriguing.

Before he moved from Roma to Liverpool at the start of last season, Mohamed Salah was offered to Paris St-Germain - then managed by current Arsenal boss Unai Emery.

Emery decided against taking up the chance to sign the Egyptian.

“We had some doubts and then he signed for Liverpool and these doubts he has broken at Liverpool,” Emery said.

“Can he perform in a big team? For example like PSG in Paris. Today I can say to you if we sign him we sign a player in the top five in the world.”

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James Milner and Dominic Solanke are both ruled out for Liverpool, but Alberto Moreno has recovered from a back problem.

Arsenal are short of defenders with Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin still out and Nacho Monreal's fitness uncertain.

Shkodran Mustafi is nearing a return from a hamstring injury, although this game may come too soon for him.

Captain Laurent Koscielny should be fine despite suffering a minor foot issue in the draw at Brighton.

2018 has been quite a year for English football.

We saw a Premier League team reach 100 points, an English side in the Champions League final, an England team in a World Cup semi-final, an English winner of the World Cup Golden Boot, and the immaculate birth of the Nations League.

You can read a full review of the stats here.

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Manchester United take on Bournemouth tomorrow at Old Trafford and apparently caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought in his own surprise super-sub at Carrington today.

The Daily Mail report, external that Sir Alex Ferguson will be at United training for the first time since a life-threatening brain haemorrhage in May.

"I had the best teacher. The boss is and will always be the best, so my management involves around what I learned from him," said Solskjaer when asked about Ferguson's influence on his managerial style.