Summary

  • RESULT: Crystal Palace 0-0 Newcastle

  • RESULT: West Ham 2-0 Everton

  • RESULT: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea - Mykhailo Mudryk makes Blues debut in goalless draw

  • RESULT: Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa - drone above St Mary's delays play at end of first half

  • RESULT: Bournemouth 1-1 Nottingham Forest

  • RESULT: Leicester 2-2 Brighton

  1. Postpublished at 11:29 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    Liverpool v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

    Liverpool put in a much-improved display at Wolves in the FA Cup last time out.

    Chelsea also won their previous game and now have players coming out of their ears thanks to another spending spree this window.

    So what starting XIs have the two managers put out?

    Let's find out...

  2. 'This is a very serious project'published at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    Media caption,

    'This is a very serious project' - Fabregas on Como

    Also coming up on Football Focus this lunchtime is an interview with former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

    Fabregas and Dennis Wise are now shareholder/player and chairman of Como respectively and they discuss their current project with the Italian Serie B club.

  3. The Oxpublished at 11:22 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    Liverpool v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

    Coming up at 12:00 GMT, Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is one of the people getting interviewed on Football Focus on BBC One.

    Amongst other things, the midfielder has told reporter Liam MacDevitt he wants a long career so that his son can remember him playing as a footballer at the top level.

    Media caption,

    'I want my son to remember my playing days' - Oxlade-Chamberlain on longevity in football

  4. Potter's selection headachepublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    Liverpool v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

    Chelsea travel to Liverpool on Saturday with Graham Potter under pressure following a run of just two wins in ten Premier League games.

    Potter has struggled to name a consistent team since taking over, making the most changes of any Premier League manager to his starting XI since his first game in charge.

    After his 60 changes, the manager next on the list in this period is Jurgen Klopp with 39.

    Chelsea's lengthy injury list has also contributed to Potter's patchy start with key names, such as Reece James, enduring significant spells on the side lines.

    The Englishman's absence is clearly being felt, with Chelsea winning 71% of their Premier League games with him in the side compared to 25% without him.

  5. Follow on the BBCpublished at 11:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    We'll be here throughout the day, covering all the best action and reaction via this live text commentary.

    You'll also be able to watch and listen to what the BBC has to offer elsewhere on the telly and radio in this page, using the play button's at the top as and when they pop up.

    At 12:00 GMT, things get under way on BBC Radio 5 Live, with Mark Chapman hosting build up, which will include updates from Anfield. The first live commentary of the day is West Ham v Everton, followed by Palace v Newcastle later.

    On your telly, Football Focus is at 12:00, with Final Score available on red button throughout the day and on BBC One at 16:30.

  6. Today's actionpublished at 11:17 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    Liverpool v Chelsea is the first of six Premier League games today, providing what could be a heavy dose of tension and drama to digest with your lunch.

    After that, things start to take on a bit more of relegation-battle feel.

    Top billing in the 3pm games is the fixture dubbed 'El Sackico' - a contest between West Ham and Everton that many suggest could result in the losing manager getting the chop.

    As well as that, there is Bournemouth v Forest and Leicester and Southampton both in action.

    We round things off with a fixture featuring our only current top-four side as Newcastle travel to Crystal Palace.

  7. Time to start making a movepublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    Liverpool v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

    The struggles of these two would-be splitters is a lesson in the unpredictability of football.

    Yes, more often than not, success is equal to the amount of money you spend in this sport - and boy are Chelsea trying to double down on that reality - but it's not a fool-proof theory.

    There is still half of a season to go, so there's every chance for one or both of the Reds and/or Blues to get themselves back into that other promised land - the Champions League. But they need to start making a move sooner rather than later.

    They both start today 10 points off the pace of a top four who have lost just once between them in their last 37 matches. A win today feels pretty crucial for both.

  8. Tough timespublished at 11:14 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2023

    Jurgen Klopp and Graham PotterImage source, Getty Images

    It is not that long ago that both Liverpool and Chelsea considered themselves two of the 12 special elite clubs on the continent, prepared to head off into the gold-plated, closed-shop of the European Super League.

    Right now, they're clinging on to the top half of the Premier League.