Summary

  • FT: Sheffield Utd 0-1 Everton - Sigurdsson puts Toffees second and keeps Blades bottom on two points

  • FT: Man City 2-0 Newcastle - City up to fifth after Gundogan & Torres goals

  • FT: Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea - Lacazette Xhaka & Saka give Gunners first league win since 1 November

  • Abraham pulls one back and Jorginho misses penalty

  • FT: Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Palace - Traore Hause & El Ghazi for Villa, who have Mings sent off

  • FT: Fulham 0-0 Southampton - Saints miss chance to go third

  • FT: Leicester City 2-2 Man Utd - Foxes stay second after Vardy's deflected equaliser

  1. 'Villa will be able to open up Palace'published at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Aston Villa v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)

    Mark Lawrenson
    BBC football expert

    Jack GrealishImage source, Getty Images

    Aston Villa's results have been up and down all season but they are on a good run at the moment with seven points from their past three games.

    In contrast, Palace were taken apart by Liverpool last weekend. Yes, part of the reason for that was that Liverpool were absolutely outstanding in attack, and I'm sure we will see a reaction from the Eagles here, but I still think Villa will be able to open them up.

    Jack Grealish is playing well and he is now to Villa what Wilfried Zaha is for Palace - their attacking talisman. On top of that, Villa play like they believe they belong in the Premier League because their results have given them that confidence.

    Lawro's prediction: 2-0

  2. Still to comepublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Still five whole matches to come including the Villa game live on BBC One and at the top of your screen shortly...

    Aston Villa v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)

    Fulham v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Arsenal v Chelsea (17:30 GMT)

    Manchester City v Newcastle United (20:00 GMT)

    Sheffield United v Everton (20:00 GMT)

  3. Postpublished at 14:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United

    That was a cracking game to start the day's festivities - Leicester stay a point above Manchester United in second place.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Francesca Gunn: With how we played at front we should have won, it’s our defense once again that let us down!

  5. FULL-TIMEpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United

    It's all over and it's a point apiece. Great game.

  6. Postpublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United

    Both sides still pushing for the winner. No thoughts of holding on for a point.

  7. Postpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Marcus Rashford is still on the pitch for United and it's into four minutes of injury time.

  8. Postpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United

    Are we going to get a late winner?

  9. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United

    More bad news for Manchester United as Marcus Rashford's gone down holding his shoulder.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Aditya Thakkar: I blame today's dropped points entirely on Marcus Rashford. A forward doesn't miss those chances. Period.

    Ash Williams: 3 United defenders and not one picking up Vardy. More poor defending

    Steve Conroy: do Man Utd fans ever stop complaining. Support your players, don't criticise. Second in the League.....!

  11. Postpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United

    Seeing that goal again, the ball looks to have bounced in off Azel Tuanzebe's knee but he knew nothing about it, although it may later on be given an own goal.

  12. goal

    GOAL - Leicester City 2-2 Manchester Unitedpublished at 85 mins

    Jamie Vardy (Leicester)

    What a game.

    The ball is played into the middle by Ayoze Perez from the right wing and Jamie Vardy steers it into the net first time.

    Vardy scoresImage source, Reuters
  13. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Leicester City 1-2 Manchester United

    Bruno Fernandes is the first Portuguese player to score 10 goals in a Premier League season since Christiano Ronaldo in 2008-09.

    Bruno FernandesImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Leicester City 1-2 Manchester United

    Is that the goal that is taking Manchester United second in the table, two points behind leaders Liverpool?

    It was not the best of starts for United this season, with questions asked about whether Solskjaer was the right man.

    He and his team have responded in great style. They're on course for their 11th away Premier League win in a row.

  15. goal

    GOAL - Leicester City 1-2 Manchester Unitedpublished at 79 mins

    Bruno Fernandes

    An instant impact from substitute Edinson Cavani, he plays a perfectly-weighted pass to Bruno Fernandes, and Fernandes produces a lovely potential match-winning finish.

    Leicester sliced open through the middle of the defence, but Fernandes had timed his run perfectly and shoots into the corner past Schmeichel.

    Fernandes scoresImage source, Reuters
  16. Team newspublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Fulham v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Fulham XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Fulham head coach Scott Parker is self-isolating so his assistants Stuart Gray and Matt Wells will take charge.

    The Cottagers make three changes from their 1-1 draw against Newcastle. On-loan midfielder Mario Lemina is absent as he is ineligible against his parent club, while Tom Cairney and Aleksandar Mitrovic drop to the bench.

    That means starts for Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ivan Cavaleiro and Harrison Reed.

    Fulham XI: Areola, Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Robinson, Zambo Anguissa, Reed, Loftus-Cheek, Cordova-Reid, Cavaleiro, Lookman

    Subs: Rodak, Hector, Odoi, Kebano, Mitrovic, Cairney, Ream, Bryan, Kamara

    Southampton XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Southampton make four changes from the side that started the 1-0 loss to Manchester City in their last outing.

    Midfielder Oriol Romeu is suspended while, Jannik Vestergaard, Danny Ings, and Moussa Djenepo drop out.

    Summer signing Ibrahima Diallo makes his first Premier League start, while Jack Stephens, Stuart Armstrong and Shane Long also come in.

    Southampton: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bertrand, Stephens, Bednarek, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Long, Adams, Walcott

    Subs: Forster, Djenepo, Obafemi, Valery, Smallbone, Salisu, Tella, Vokins, N'Lundulu

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Bizarre: It's a pity Rashford & Martial could not be combined to make one player at least then we might have a more clinical striker on the pitch, or just bring on Cavani...

    A lot of comments about how poor United have been but I think they have been stifled by a very good Leicester team today. Also Bruno looks tired.

    Tim

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 75 mins

    Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United

    Edinson Cavani scored a lovely goal in the 2-0 win against Everton in midweek to take United into the Carabao Cup semi-finals and may well have been very disappointed to have not started this one.

    But the Uruguayan is on now with Anthony Martial making way.

  19. Team newspublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Aston Villa v Crystal Palace 15:00 GMT)

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    Aston Villa are unchanged from the side that swept aside West Brom 3-0 at the Hawthorns last week.

    Midfielder Ross Barkley is available after a hamstring injury but is not involved in the 20.

    Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Hause, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Traore, Grealish, El Ghazi, Watkins.

    Substitutes: Heaton, Taylor, Konsa, Hourihane, Nakamba, Guilbert, Elmohamady, Davis, Ramsey.

    .Image source, .

    Christian Benteke returns to the Crystal Palace side to face his former club as Roy Hodgson reacts to last week's 7-0 home thrashing by Liverpool by making three changes.

    Benteke, who spent three years at Villa, is back after serving a one-match suspension while Scott Dann starts in place of Gary Cahill, another ex-Villa player, who has a hamstring problem.

    Joel Ward is also back in the team as Nathaniel Clyne and Jordan Ayew drop to the bench.

    Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Kouyate, Dann, van Aanholt, Schlupp, Milivojevic, McArthur, Eze, Zaha, Benteke.

    Substitutes: Butland, Tomkins, Ayew, Townsend, Clyne, McCarthy, Batshuayi, Mitchell, Riedewald.

  20. Rashford's half centurypublished at 72 mins

    Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United

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