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. Postpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Some of you wanted to see Manchester United with a back three and wing-backs, but early indications are that Victor Lindelof is indeed at right-back and it's a back four.

  2. KICK-OFFpublished at 12:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City 0-0 Manchester United

    As always all the players and coaches take a knee and then Bruno Fernandes gets us going. Here we go.

  3. 'Most exciting team since Sir Alex left'published at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City v Manchester United

    Praise for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from our 5 Live pundits.

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  4. United to shine on the road again?published at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    The record was set by Chelsea in 2008 and matched by Manchester City in 2017

  5. LINE-UPSpublished at 12:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    A reminder of the players chosen by both managers. Just waiting to see how United line-up and it may be a back three, with Daniel James as a right wing-back.

    Leicester XI
    Man Utd XI
  6. Stat attackpublished at 12:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City v Manchester United (12:30 GMT)

    • Leicester have lost 19 Premier League matches versus Manchester United, more than against any other side.
    • Jamie Vardy has scored 43 Premier League goals since Brendan Rodgers' first match as Leicester manager in March 2019, more than any other player during this period. However, he has failed to score in all six of his appearances for Leicester on Boxing Day.
    • Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in half of Manchester United's Premier League goals since his debut in February, scoring 17 goals and assisting 12.
  7. How they standpublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    We have four of the top six in action today, although Liverpool will end the day on top, no matter what happens.

    Leicester, Manchester United, Everton and Chelsea are playing and, depending on results, any of them could be second at the conclusion of Saturday's football.

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  8. 'United are title contenders'published at 12:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Football Focus

    Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson: "Only one of these two teams is a title contender - Manchester United. I think they are a real threat.

    "It's been a case of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finding his best starting XI. They have got such a fabulous squad and he seems to have come up with a way where they are starting to make themselves more difficult to play against."

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    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 12:20 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City v Manchester United (12:30 GMT)

    Altaf Shaikh: Bit creaky at the back for Utd, Bailly bit of a liability at times, Will be interesting to see how they do against a quick Leicester side. Hoping for a Utd win, big game.

    Sulaimon Adelekan: Bailly was impressive in midweek and deserves a starting berth hopefully he doesn't get injured as usual.

  10. Postpublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    We're live with our build-up to today's football action on BBC Radio 5 Live too.

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  11. 'All about Vardy'published at 12:15 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Here's what Mark Lawrenson thinks about Leicester's form and style.

    He says: "Leicester have had a few injuries. They wait and wait before breaking and when Jamie Vardy gets a chance he rarely fails to finish.

    "It looks like Manchester United are going to to play with three at the back. Vardy will love that if he gets any service."

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    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Justin Ashon: I think its a back three for United. I would have preferred to have Telles on the left though.

    Sho: Would be too much of a risk having Lindelof RB considering his lack of pace. Definitely think it's three at the back with Dan James RWB.

  13. The Boxing Day game that changed women’s footballpublished at 12:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Dick Kerr Ladies are considered the most successful team in the history of the women's game

    On a Boxing Day afternoon in Liverpool in 1920, more than 53,000 football fans crammed into Goodison Park with another 14,000 locked outside.

    You'd be forgiven for thinking it was a local derby, but Everton had played the day before and lost to Arsenal.

    The capacity crowd had come to watch a women's charity match between Dick Kerr Ladies and St Helens Ladies. Raising money for wounded soldiers, the game had huge support. But a year later, women's football was banned.

    "There were no women's league at the time so the women's games were all played for charity," says author and former Preston Rangers player and author Gail Newsham.

    "The war had touched everyone in some way or another - some of the girls lost their own brothers or brothers-in-law, and it was them wanting to give something back."

  14. Lawro's predictionpublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Leicester City v Manchester United (12:30 GMT)

    Mark Lawrenson
    BBC football expert

    Both of these sides are much better on the road than they are at home - United have won all six of their away league games this season.

    Leicester, meanwhile, have got half as many points at the King Power Stadium as they have on their travels - nine at home, compared to 18 away.

    The Foxes' latest excellent away result came against Tottenham last weekend and, although there is a lot more to them than just one player, they are set up to get the best out of Jamie Vardy and they play to his strengths.

    An in-form Vardy is hard for anyone to stop, but I look at United and I see a team that is just clicking into gear. I am backing them to make it seven away wins out of seven.

    Lawro's prediction: 0-2

    This week Lawro takes on singer Rick Astley so click here to see the full predictions.

  15. Watch Football Focus NOW!published at 12:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    Football Focus is live on BBC One right now and you can watch along by pressing the play button at the top of this page.

    Included is an interview with Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze, talking before his side's match at Aston Villa is shown on BBC One later on today.

    Elsewhere, Alex Scott and Mark Lawrenson preview all of today's matches - including a tasty London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:58 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

    #bbcfootball

    So with Eric Bailly playing as centre-half that means Solskjaer is either going to send Victor Lindelof to right-back or play with three centre halves.

    Thoughts?

    Tweet us using #bbcfootball. We are also after hearing about / seeing any football-related Christmas presents you may have received.

  17. 'This is a big game'published at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Manchester United

    Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: "We want to keep our run going and we have found our feet again, but this is a big game.

    "Eric [Bailly] is playing centre back. He has been out for a while but he did really well against Everton. We want to get after them, but it could be cagey.

    "Last season we played a controlled game, but we made them make mistakes. Jamie Vardy is a top striker. His movement is so clever and he has pace, but we have got threats as well, so hopefully it will be a good game."

  18. 'Both teams have quality'published at 11:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Leicester City

    Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said: "We know Man Utd are in terrific form so we will have to be as close to our A game as we can.

    "We played really well against Tottenham in our last game, so we will have to play like that again. We have had a number of injuries through the opening part of the season but the players have been outstanding with everything they have given. It feels like the first week that we haven’t had a midweek game.

    "Both teams have quality. Of course, they have very good counter-attacking qualities, which we think we have as well. We like to have the ball and create chances. In the big games you cannot make mistakes, and when the chance comes, you have to take them."

  19. Full team newspublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Leicester

    Leicester are unchanged from the side that beat Spurs in their last outing.

    James Maddison has retained his place in the number 10 role, and top scorer Jamie Vardy leads the line.

    Leicester: Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

    Substitutes: Ward, Iheanacho, Pérez, Amartey, Choudhury, Mendy, Praet, Fuchs, Thomas

    Man Utd XI

    Manchester United have made just the one change from the side that hammered Leeds in their last league game.

    Eric Bailly comes in for the injured Aaron Wan-Bissaka at the back, while Scott McTominay is deemed fit enough to start in midfield.

    Man Utd: De Gea, Bailly, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial

    Substitutes: Henderson, Pogba, Cavani, Greenwood, Lingard, Telles, Matic, Van de Beek, Tuanzebe

  20. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 11:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2020

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    Francesca Gunn: Finally Ole giving Aaron a rest. Like last year Aaron loses some of his quality when he is overworked. But when you give him a bit of a rest the quality comes back.