Summary

  • Arsenal end 2022 seven points clear of Man City at top of Premier League

  • RESULT: Arsenal 4-2 Brighton

  • RESULT: Man City 1-1 Everton

  • RESULT: Fulham 2-1 Southampton

  • RESULT: Bournemouth 0-2 Crystal Palace

  • RESULT: Newcastle 0-0 Leeds

  • RESULT: Wolves 0-1 Man Utd - Marcus Rashford, dropped from starting XI for 'internal disciplinary' reason, scores winner in second half

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  1. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Manchester United are trying to be patient, working the opening in and around the Wolves box, but the home defence is compact and space is at an absolute premium.

    They need to move the ball quicker to exploit any gaps.

  2. Team newspublished at 14:00

    Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)

    Mark Mitchener
    BBC Sport at Vitality Stadium

    Bournemouth make one change from the starting XI which lost 2-0 at Chelsea on Tuesday - and it is the same change that boss Gary O'Nreil made at half-time in that game, with winger Jaidon Anthony replacing full-back Jack Stacey as the Cherries switch to the flat back four which they adopted in the goalless second half at Stamford Bridge.

    Wales centre-back Chris Mepham, a late absentee from that game because of illness, is back on the bench.

    Starting XI: Travers, Cook, Kelly, Lerma, Solanke, Smith, Moore, Senesi, Billing, Anthony, Zemura.

    Subs: Plain, Stephens, Mepham, Christie, Rothwell, Stacey, Lowe, Dembele, Pearson.

    Crystal Palace's two changes are both enforced, as James Tomkins and Tyrick Mitchell's red cards against Fulham on Boxing Day rule them out.

    In a reshaped defence, they are replaced by Marc Guehi, who returns from a suspenstion of his own, and Joel Ward who captains the Eagles against the side he served on loan in 2008-09.

    Starting XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Olise, Ayew, Eze, Zaha, Schlupp, Andersen, Clyne, Doucoure.

    Subs: Butland, Mateta, Hughes, Edouard, Ebiowei, Richards, Riedewald, Gordon, Ozoh.

  3. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    This is extremely finely-balanced now.

    It is just screaming out for one moment of attacking quality to decide it.

  4. Team newspublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2022

    Newcastle v Leeds (15:00 GMT)

    Newcastle XI

    Newcastle are unchanged from the 3-0 win over Leicester on Boxing Day.

    Striker Callum Wilson has recovered from illness but is only deemed fit enough to be on the bench. Chris Wood leads the line.

    Newcastle XI: Pope (GK), Trippier, Botman, Schar, Joelinton, Wood, Almiron, Willock, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes.

    Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Wilson, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Lewis, Manquillo, Murphy, Anderson.

    Leeds United XI

    Leeds make three changes following their defeat to Manchester City last time out.

    Tyler Adams is back from suspension to take his place in midfield and is joined in the XI by Jack Harrison and Luke Ayling.

    Marc Roca, Rasmus Kristensen and Sam Greenwood drop to the bench.

    Leeds XI: Meslier (GK), Ayling, Forshaw, Koch, Cooper, Aaronson, Harrison, Adams, Rodrigo, Struijk, Gnonto.

    Subs: Robles (GK), Firpo, Roca, Summerville, Llorente, Kristensen, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Klich.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 72 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Looks like Nunes is going to be OK.

    Toti and Rayan Ait-Nouri come on for Joao Moutinho and Hugo Bueno.

  6. Team news - Calvert-Lewin returns for Toffeespublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2022

    Man City v Everton (15:00 GMT)

    Just the one change for Manchester City from their 3-1 win over Leeds on Wednesday, Bernardo Silva comes in for Ilkay Gundogan in midfield.

    No sign of Joao Cancelo again as Rico Lewis starts with John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake in an unchanged back four as Ruben Dias remains out with a thigh injury.

    Erling Haaland is flanked by Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez while Phil Foden is on the bench along with returning World Cup winner Julian Alvarez.

    Starting XI: Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Ake, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

    Subs: Ortega, Walker, Phillips, Cancelo, Gundogan, Alvarez, Gomez, Foden, Palmer

    City starting XIImage source, Opta

    Frank Lampard opts for make four changes to his Everton side who suffered an agonising last-minute defeat to Wolves on Monday.

    Defender Conor Coady returns to the back-line in place of Yerry Mina after being unable to face his parent club last time out.

    Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns to the fold for the first time in two months after recovering from a thigh injury. Ben Godfrey and Demarai Gray also start with Anthony Gordon absent from the squad while Neal Maupay and Dwight McNeil are on the bench.

    Starting XI: Pickford, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Onana, Gueye, Calvert-Lewin, Gray, Godfrey

    Subs: Begovic, Holgate, Keane, McNeil, Doucoure, Maupay, Coleman, Davies, Vinagre

    Everton starting XIImage source, Opta
  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 72 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Fred deservedly goes into the book for hacking down Nathan Collins as the defender carried the ball through the middle of the pitch.

  8. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Matheus Nunes limps to the touchline. Wolves had two subs ready to go but if this injury stops Nunes continuing it may change Loetegui's thinking.

    Matheus NunesImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    We have another break in play as Matheus Nunes gets some treatment for a knock to the ankle.

    There's likely to be a fair bit of added time at the end of this.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2022

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    Gerard Welsh: Bruno having a nightmare of a game.

  11. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Optimistic!

    Casemiro sees his cross blocked and then opts for a volley with his left boot from way out. He catches it all wrong and slices the effort well wide.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 65 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    That is a fine last bit of work from Semedo, who is replaced by Jonny.

  13. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Chance!

    Man Utd work the corner short and then chip the ball to the back post for the rushing Luke Shaw. It is only fine work from Nelson Semedo, getting himself in the mix, that prevents Shaw converting. As a bonus, the last touch is off Shaw so it is a goal kick.

  14. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Manchester United put the Wolves defence under some serious pressure. A couple of crosses are met by home heads but the second results in a corner.

  15. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    These Wolves fans are not supporters of referee Rob Jones.

    Daniel Podence goes down after being sandwiched between Luke Shaw and Fred. Jones waves for the Wolves man to to get up.

    The replay isn't kind to Jones' take. No wonder Julen Lopetegui is raging yet again on the touchline.

    Daniel PodenceImage source, Getty Images
  16. Lopetegui's numbers don't add uppublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 31 December 2022

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at Molineux

    Julen Lopetegui was gesturing to the fourth official to say Casemiro's booking should have been his second.

    The argument it would have seen the Brazilian sent off doesn't really hold as if he had been booked for the first-half incident the Wolves was furious about, presumably, the second would not have happened.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 61 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Here comes Fred to give some new ideas to the Man Utd midfield. Off goes Christian Eriksen.

    Christian EriksenImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    The offside flag goes up as Bruno Fernandes receives the ball behind the Wolves defence before pulling his low shot wide.

    It was clear he had timed his run all wrong.

  19. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    Save!

    Ruben Neves' free-kick is almost special. He shows Bruno Fernandes how it is done, curling it past the wall and on target, but David de Gea is equal to it, saving with a dive.

  20. YELLOW CARDpublished at 58 mins

    Wolves 0-0 Man Utd

    And now Wolves have a free-kick near the Man Utd box and Casemiro has a yellow card for his foul on Daniel Podence.

    Greeted with huge cheers from the home fans.