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New Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy got off to the perfect start as the Foxes' boss with a 3-1 win over West Ham.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace sealed just their second victory of the season with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ipswich at Portman Road.
Premier League gameweek 14 fixtures
Tuesday, December 3
Ipswich 0-1 Crystal Palace - FTLeicester 3-1 West Ham - FT
Wednesday, December 4
Everton 1-0 WolvesManchester City 1-0 Nottingham ForestNewcastle 0-0 LiverpoolSouthampton 1-1 Chelsea20:15: Arsenal vs Manchester United20:15: Aston Villa vs Brentford
Thursday, December 5
19:30: Fulham vs Bournemouth20:15: Bournemouth vs Tottenham
a minute agoBy Jack Cunningham
It's been a good start from the hosts at St James' Park, but it is Liverpool who come close to breaking the deadlock.
Alexis Mac Allister finds some space on the edge of the box and drives in a low strike that Nick Pope tips behind.
From the corner, he finds himself free again and strikes a left-footed shot that deflects off a Toon shirt and clips the outside of the post.
It should be a corner, but the referee gives a goal kick.
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4 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
THAT IS MASSIVE!
Man City have the breakthrough, and it's a well-worked goal.
Josko Gvardiol finds Ilkay Gundogan, and he drives to the byline.
The German floats a cross to the far post for Kevin De Bruyne, who heads back across goal.
It's a perfect header for Bernardo Silva, who taps home.
That is his first Premier League goal in 29 appearances.
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15 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
Caoimhin Kelleher immediately called into action!
Bruno Guimaraes nicks the ball off Ryan Gravenberch and starts a counter-attack.
Joelinton works the ball into Anthony Gordon, and he lays a pass into Sandro Tonali.
He brilliantly creates space on the edge of the box and drives in a shot that the Irishman pushes behind.
There is some brief concern for Guimaraes, who was caught late by Gravenberch.
However, he is good to carry on.
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32 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
We also have the starting XIs for this huge match at the Emirates, and it's bad news for Arsenal fans.
Gabriel Magalhaes limped off at the weekend, and he isn't fit to be involved here, meaning Jakub Kiwior starts.
Riccardo Calafiori also came off against West Ham, and he misses out as well, so Oleksandr Zinchenko is at left-back.
Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard and Thomas Partey comes in for Jorginho.
For Man United, it's six changes from the 4-0 win over Everton.
Harry Maguire, Mason Mount, Tyrell Malacia, Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Manuel Ugarte come into the side.
Lisandro Martinez, Marcus Rashford, Joshua Zirkzee, Casemiro, Amad Diallo and Kobbie Mainoo come out of the team.
Mainoo isn't in the squad, along with Luke Shaw, but there is a place on the bench for Leny Yoro.
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Havertz
Subs: Neto, Tierney, Jesus, Trossard, Jorginho, Merino, Sterling, Nwaneri, Heaven
Man United: Onana, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire, Dalot, Malacia, Ugarte, Fernandes, Mount, Garnacho, Hojlund
Subs: Bayindir, Rashford, Zirkzee, Eriksen, Yoro, Diallo, Casemiro, Antony, Kukonki
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53 minutes agoBy Jack Cunningham
If ever a team needed a win, it would be Manchester City this evening.
The Citizens are winless in six, losing their last four in the Premier League, and they play a side who claimed a win at Anfield earlier this season.
After watching his team fold on Merseyside, Pep Guardiola has made a few changes.
The most noticeable is that Kevin De Bruyne starts for the first time since a 0-0 draw with Inter Milan in the Champions League.
Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish and Josko Gvardiol all come into the XI.
Kyle Walker, Matheus Nunes and Rico Lewis drop to the bench, while Phil Foden is missing from the squad.
For Forest, Nicolas Dominguez replaces Elliot Anderson in midfield and Anthony Elanga comes in for Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Man City: Ortega, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Doku, Silva, De Bruyne, Grealish, Haaland
Subs: Ederson, Walker, Nunes, Savinho, Carson, Wright, O'Reilley, Lewis, McAtee
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno, Yates, Dominguez, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Silva, Wood
Subs: Miguel, Morato, Williams, Anderson, Awoniyi, Hudson-Odoi, Moreira, Ward-Prowse, Sosa
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Today, 18:43By Jack Cunningham
Arsenal head into their huge game against Manchester United knowing they can make a piece of history.
The Gunners and Red Devils have often been title rivals, so the contests between the two have always been close.
However, the tide is turning in Arsenal's favour, and if they win tonight that would be four consecutive top-flight victories for Arsenal over Man United.
This has never happened before, so not only do Mikel Arteta's men stand a great chance of taking three points, they could create a new club record.
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Today, 18:27By Jack Cunningham
The two starting XIs are in from St James' Park.
After a disappointing 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace, Eddie Howe makes one change as Jacob Murphy comes into the side for Joe Willock.
Alexander Isak was a huge doubt after being withdrawn, but he leads the line.
Murphy coming into the team means a change in formation for the hosts, with Joelinton dropping into midfield.
For Liverpool, there are three changes from the victory over Manchester City.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz come out of the side.
Jarell Quansah slots into the defence, taking up a centre-back spot, with Joe Gomez at right-back.
Curtis Jones replaces Szoboszlai and Drawin Nunez, who has three goals at St James' Park, leads the line.
Newcastle: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Murphy, Gordon, Isak
Subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Barnes, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Willock, Kelly, Longstaff
Liverpool: Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Nunez
Subs: Jaros, Endo, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Elliott, Nallo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Nyoni
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Today, 17:32By Jack Cunningham
It's the season and all that, which means that the football is going to be coming thick and fast because that is ultimately the best thing about the Christmas period.
Forget about the turkey, presents and excess eating, the festive period means the Premier League is on - constantly.
This midweek round of fixtures marks the beginning of an incredibly busy period which will stretch squad and make or break seasons.
And after some tasty action last night, we have some huge ties coming up this evening.
The standout ties include Ruben Amorim's first visit to Arsenal and Liverpool heading to St James' Park to take on Newcastle.
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Today, 16:58By Joe Brophy
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has admitted that the club need attacking reinforcements in the winter transfer window.
However, the Australian has played down the chances of January signing Min-hyeok Yang making a quick impact.
The 18-year-old will link-up with the Spurs squad before the end of the month ahead of his Korean K-League record £3.3million switch from Gangwon.
Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are both long-term absentees, with Mikey Moore and Dominic Solanke also struggling with illness.
Asked if Tottenham need more firepower upfront Postecoglou said: “With Wilson it's long-term, hopefully Mikey by the turn of year will be back as well, but he's 17.
“With Richy it has been frustrating because I see the potential in him and to be fair when he's been fit he's always made an impact, for me anyway.
“I think back to the start of last year and when he came back into the team during the year he went on a scoring run.
“Even the little games he's played this year, he's made an impact.
And deal with the core principles of what you're supposed to do, which would be an entertainment industry.
“And stop allowing yourself to be hijacked by people wanting to impart messages that are well-established in society, that society is already geared towards.”
With regards to Marc Guehi and Sam Morsy's actions, former Crystal Palace chairman Jordan went on to say that he would not force players to take part in the Rainbow Laces campaign if he was still in charge.
Despite this, Jordan did acknowledge the ongoing issue of homophobia in society, but insisted that the sport should not become involved in this debate.
The talkSPORT host said: "I know there's homophobia in society.
"It's not football's job or responsibility to fix that and to hold itself to a higher set of standards."
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Today, 14:21By Joe Brophy
Ange Postecoglou has insisted Tottenham are doing all they can to give Mikey Moore all the time he needs to return to full fitness.
The 17-year-old has not featured at all for Spurs since making his first Premier League start in a 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace on October 27.
That Selhurst Park visit came just days after the hype surrounding Moore was reaching fever-pitch levels following his European exploits.
Moore starred in a 1-0 Europa League victory over AZ Alkmaar three days before that Palace game and was given a standing ovation - later being compared to Neymar by James Maddison.
Postecoglou said: "Look, I come out here and I want to be as transparent as I can, but this is a 17-year-old boy.
"So whether we bring him back to the first team or he needs to play, we've got to bear in mind that he's 17."
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Today, 13:22By Joe Brophy
Manchester United are hopeful of reaching an agreement with Amad Diallo over a new contract by the end of this month, talkSPORT understands.
Amad's current deal expires next summer and while United have the option to extend it for a further 12 months they want to tie him down for the long-haul.
The Ivorian is seen as a key player by new manager Ruben Amorim.
Diallo was a shining star during Amorim’s home Premier League debut as the Red Devils beat Everton 4-0.
The 22-year-old grabbed two assists en route to completing his third successive full Premier League game since Erik ten Hag's sacking.
That is already one more than he managed under the Dutchman across all competitions - with the rapid improvement clear to see...
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Today, 12:36By Joe Brophy
Jamie O’Hara has named former West Ham captain Mark Noble as a potential short-term replacement for Julen Lopetegui.
The Hammers board are expected to hold crunch talks this week to debate Lopetegui‘s future, talkSPORT understands.
Speaking on talkSPORT after last night's 3-1 defeat to Leicester, O’Hara said: “I’d sack him [Lopetegui].
If you don’t have a manager there, you’re season could fall apart.”
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Today, 12:31By Joe Brophy
Manchester United abandoned plans to wear a pro-LGBQ+ rainbow jacket against Everton after Noussair Mazraoui refused to support the initiative.
The Red Devils have donned a pride-themed warm-up jersey and walk-out jacket in the last two seasons as part of the Premier League's Rainbow Laces campaign, in a show of support for the LGBTQ+ community.
However, according to The Athletic, Sunday's plans were scrapped after Mazraoui told his teammates that he was not prepared to don a similar-themed jacket, citing his Muslim faith as the reason why.
As a result, the team then decided that no players would wear the Adidas jacket, to avoid the £15million summer signing being singled out for criticism.
The outlet also reported that not everyone in the United dressing room was happy with this decision.
A United statement read: “Manchester United welcomes fans from all backgrounds, including members of the LGBTQ+ community, and we are strongly committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion.
“We demonstrate these principles through a range of activities, including support for our Rainbow Devils supporters’ club, and campaigns to celebrate our LGBTQ+ fans and combat all forms of discrimination.
“Players are entitled to hold their own individual opinions, particularly in relation to their faith, and these may sometimes differ from the club’s position.”
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Today, 11:35By Joe Brophy
Dominic Solanke was not part of the Tottenham squad against Fulham on Sunday afternoon after being sent home.
The striker missed the 1-1 draw through illness and has been a doubt to face his former club Bournemouth tomorrow.
On Tottenham's team news, manager Ange Postecoglou said: "Main one is Dom [Solanke] and he's due to train today.
That's it.
"Archie [Gray] got a knock but he's recovered well.
"The other injured guys are inching closer but not available."
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Today, 10:47By Joe Brophy
West Ham are considering sacking manager Julen Lopetegui, talkSPORT understands.
The Hammers board are expected to hold crunch talks this week to debate Lopetegui's future after Tuesday's disastrous 3-1 defeat at Leicester.
Sporting director Tim Steidten, who advised owner David Sullivan not to appoint Lopetegui, is understood to be pushing for a change.
As previously reported by talkSPORT, Steidten has already held talks with former Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic.
Ex-Porto chief Sergio Conceicao and Graham Potter are other potential replacements for Lopetegui.
Potter has turned down numerous opportunities since being sacked by Chelsea in April last year, but is now ready to return to work.
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Today, 10:37By Joe Brophy
Pep Guardiola gave a blunt reaction to Liverpool manager Arne Slot's joke about the 115 charges Manchester City are facing.
The Spaniard, who saw his side fall to a 2-0 defeat to the Dutchman at Anfield on Sunday, refused to escalate tension between the sides.
Slot garnered headlines for his reaction to Mohamed Salah's post-match comments that hinted he had played his final home match against City as he enters the final seven months of his contract.
"Maybe Mo knows more about the 115 acquisitions that are done [FFP charges] so expects them not to be in the Premier League next season!" Slot said.
"I do expect them in the Premier League - no, the boring answer is always the same.
I know he is desperate to help us, he gives glimpses of brilliance that only he can do."
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3rd Dec 2024, 22:48By Jack Cunningham
Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy was delighted to see his team beat West Ham 3-1 at the King Power Stadium.
This was the first game as Foxes boss for the Dutchman, and he picked up three points.
However, while he was pleased with some things, he wasn't too happy with other elements.
Speaking to Amazon Prime, he said: "I think the foundation is for everyone to work their socks off, everybody fighting and tackling.
"They did that in an unbelievable way.
"I said after the game to the players that they are buying into some new ideas that we are going to do.
"I like the 4-4-2 formation because we can be compact and create more from counter-attacks - we have the profiles to play forward quickly and create danger.
"But on the ball, we need to improve.
"We know the Premier League is brutal, so of course, we are delighted with the win, but we also know how many shots West Ham had.
"We had to give everything to get three points, and we must do that every game."
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3rd Dec 2024, 22:37By Jack Cunningham
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has tried to shut down the Marc Guehi talk.
The Eagles captain received a warning from the FA for writing 'I love Jesus' on his rainbow armband at the weekend in the 1-1 draw against Newcastle United.
This is against the FA's rules because it is a religious message.
Tonight, he decided to change the messaging to 'Jesus loves you'.
Of course, that is still against the FA's rules, and it remains to be seen what happens.
However, Glasner hopes to move on from it.
Speaking to talkSPORT after the game, he said: "I think we should calm it down.
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