Summary

  • Gordon scores second-half winner as Newcastle deservedly beat Man Utd

  • FT: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves - Saka & Odegaard send Gunners four points clear at top

  • FT: Brentford 3-1 Luton - Maupay, Mee & Baptiste score second-half goals for Bees

  • FT: Burnley 5-0 Sheff Utd - Clarets record first home win to increase pressure on Blades boss Heckingbottom

  • FT: Nottm Forest 0-1 Everton - McNeil gives Toffees first win since points deduction

  1. Team newspublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Burnley v Sheffield Utd (15:00 GMT)

    Shamoon Hafez
    BBC Sport at Turf Moor

    Burnley v Sheffield Utd

    Burnley make just one change from last weekend's agonising late defeat by West Ham.

    Jacob Bruun Larsen comes in for Johann Berg Gudmundsson.

    Burnley XI: Trafford, Vitinho, O'Shea, Beyer, Taylor, Larsen, Berge, Brownhill, Koleosho, Rodriguez, Amdouni.

    Burnley v Sheffield Utd

    Sheffield United make three changes from the side beaten by Bournemouth last time out.

    Anel Ahmedhodzic, John Fleck and Oli McBurnie all start, with Jayden Bogle, Vini Souza and James McAtee dropping to the bench.

    Sheffield Utd XI: Foderingham, Ahmedhodzic, Baldock, Robinson, Trusty, Thomas, Norwood, Fleck, Hamer, McBurnie, Archer.

  2. Team news - Maupay back for Bees; Doughty missing for Hatterspublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Brentford v Luton (15:00 GMT)

    Thomas Frank makes just one change to the Brentford 11 that lost 1-0 against Arsenal on Saturday.

    Neal Maupay returns to the starting lineup to replace defender Saman Ghoddos as the Bees look to swtiched from a 5-3-2 to a 4-3-3.

    Brentford XI: Flekken, Ajer, Pinnock, Mee, Janelt, Onyeka, Norgaard, Yarmolyuk, Mbeumo, Wissa, Maupay.

    Subs: Strakosha, Goode, Zanka, Ghoddos, Lewis-Potter, Peart-Harris, Baptiste, Roerslev, Olakigbe.

    Brentford XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Luton boss Rob Edwards has made two changes following Saturday's victory against Crystal Palace.

    Full-back Alfie Doughty drops out of the matchday squad with Andros Townsend on the bench.

    Manchester City loanee Issa Kabore comes into the backline with and Tahith Chong handed a spot in midfield.

    Luton XI: Kaminski, Mengi, Lockyer, Osho, Kabore, Mpanzu, Barkley, Bell, Chong, Ogbene, Morris.

    Subs: Krul, Berry, Adebayo, Clark, Brown, Giles, Townsend, Johnson, Nelson.

    Luton XIImage source, BBC Sport
  3. Team news - Trossard in for Gunners, Wolves make four changespublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Arsenal v Wolves (15:00 GMT)

    Mikel Arteta makes one change to the Arsenal team that thumped Lens in the Champions League in midweek.

    Leandro Trossard is preferred to Kai Havertz, who drops to the bench.

    Arsenal XI: Raya, Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Rice, Trossard, Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli

    Subs: Ramsdale, White, Nketiah, Kiwior, Soares, Jorginho, Nelson, Elneny, Havertz

    Arsenal XI v Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier LeagueImage source, BBC Sport

    Gary O’Neil makes three alterations to the Wolves side that lost at Fulham on Monday evening.

    Boubacar Traore, Tommy Doyle, Hugo Bueno and Craig Dawson come in, with Santiago Bueno dropping to the bench.

    Rayan Ait-Nouri misses out after suffering an ankle injury at Craven Cottage, while Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina are suspended.

    Wolves XI: Sa, Nelson Semedo, Kilman, Dawson, Toti, Hwang Hee-chan, Traore, Doyle, H Bueno, Bellegarde, Matheus Cunha

    Subs: Bentley, Doherty, S Bueno, Fabio Silva, Kalajdzic, Sarabia, Chirewa, Whittingham, Hubner

    Wolverhampton Wanderers XI v Arsenal in the Premier LeagueImage source, BBC Sport
  4. Postpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Full team news coming in three, two, one...

  5. Early team newspublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Burnley v Sheffield United (15:00 GMT)

    Burnley have no reported fresh injury problems ahead of their match with Sheffield United.

    Jack Cork remains out, while goalkeeper Arijanet Muric is recovering from an infection.

    Sheffield United forward Oli McBurnie is pushing for a start after returning from a month-long injury absence as a substitute last weekend.

    Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham is expected to be fit despite an illness earlier in the week.

    Defender Rhys Norrington-Davies has started training again after more than a year out with a hamstring injury but the Wales international will not be rushed back.

  6. Early team news - Collins and Jensen ruled outpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Brentford v Luton (15:00 GMT)

    Mathias JensenImage source, Getty Images

    Brentford's Nathan Collins and Mathias Jensen have been ruled out for their side's match with Luton, but Mads Roerslev is available and Mikkel Damsgaard could also be involved.

    They remain without long-term absentees Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey, Kevin Schade and Ivan Toney.

    Luton's Issa Kabore returns after suffering a concussion.

    Marvelous Nakamba is a doubt, while Mads Andersen, Reece Burke, Dan Potts and Albert Sambi Lokonga are still on the sidelines.

  7. Early team newspublished at 13:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Arsenal v Wolves (15:00 GMT)

    Arsenal's Fabio Vieira has had groin surgery but would have missed the Gunners' match with Wolves anyway through suspension.

    Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Jurrien Timber remain out with injuries.

    Wolves will be without suspended midfielders Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina but defender Craig Dawson is available again after a ban.

    Rayan Ait-Nouri is out after picking up an ankle injury in Monday's defeat at Fulham.

  8. Postpublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Right then, team news for our three 15:00 GMT matches should be ready at 14:00 GMT.

    But here's what we know so far...

  9. Listen livepublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    BBC Radio 5 Live is building up to Saturday's action.

    Click the play icon at the top of this page if you're in the UK to get it on.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    #bbcfootball, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

    It's been a frosty morning across the UK, but thankfully all our Premier League matches are good to go.

    That's got me wondering, what are your tales of following football in the cold? Multiple layers at Turf Moor, icicles on seats at the Emirates. That sort of thing.

    Ice hangs from a stand at the City Ground.Image source, Reuters
  11. Welcomepublished at 13:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2023

    Emirates StadiumImage source, Getty Images

    Hello all and welcome to Saturday's Premier League live text.

    Always a pleasure to bring these to you, especially with so much at stake today.

    Arsenal could go four points clear at the top, Luton could stretch their lead over the bottom three, and there's a relegation six-pointer between Burnley and Sheffield United.

    And that's just the three o'clocks. We've also got Nottingham Forest hosting Everton and Manchester United travelling to Newcastle this evening.

    Settle in.