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The Premier League returned with a blockbuster start to a bumper midweek special and talkSPORT is here to bring you all the latest.
Leaders Liverpool came from behind to rescue a draw with Nottingham Forest in one of the most thrilling clashes of the season.
Chelsea and Manchester City were both involved in late drama, having played out stalemates with Bournemouth and Brentford.
Graham Potter won his first home match in charge of West Ham, with former Irons boss David Moyes looking to follow suit on his Goodison Park return as Everton manager.
Premier League gameweek 21 fixtures
Tuesday, January 14
Brentford 2-2 Manchester CityChelsea 2-2 BournemouthWest Ham 3-2 FulhamNottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool
Wednesday, January 15
19:30: Everton vs Aston Villa19:30: Leicester vs Crystal Palace 19:30: Newcastle vs Wolves20:00: Arsenal vs Tottenham
Thursday, January 16
19:30: Ipswich vs Brighton20:00: Manchester United vs Southampton
8 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
The Premier League table toppers play out a thrilling draw at the City Ground in one of the most entertaining matches of the season.
A huge result for Nuno Espirito Santo's Forest, who have taken four points from a possible six against Arne Slot's Reds.
Chris Wood's early opener had put the Tricky Trees on course for a famous victory but Liverpool hit back after the break.
Diogo Jota scored with his first touch after coming off the bench, and then Mats Sels came to the rescue to preserve a draw.
What an advert for the Premier League!
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12 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
WHAT A SAVE FROM MATS SELS!
That might be his best one off the night as he somehow gets down low to tip Cody Gakpo's effort around the far post.
The Dutchman's bent effort from the edge of the box took a slight deflection on the way through but still can't beat Sels.
Gakpo, Diogo Jota, and Mohamed Salah have all been thwarted by the Forest keeper since the scores went level.
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16 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
OLA AINA BLOCKS ON THE LINE!
It's so close to the late Mohamed Salah show as Forest fails to react to the second ball after Mats Sels punches a corner at the near post.
The ball drops kindly for Salah on the swivel and the Egyptian looks destined to bulge the net with his effort inside the near post.
But Aina standing on the post gets his body behind the strike!
So close to a Liverpool winner!
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Just not happening thus far for Mohamed Salah!
The Egyptian wants a penalty having been sandwiched between two defenders inside the box before hitting the deck.
His appeals are waved away but Salah soon gets another chance after he's released over the top by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
However, the Premier League's top goalscorer's touch lets him down and allows Mats Sels to come out and claim.
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28 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
WHAT A STOP FROM MATS SELS!!
Diogo Jota looks destined to put the Reds in front with his second goal after the ball breaks kindly for him in the six-yard area.
The Portuguese lashes the loose ball goalwards on the half volley but Sels rushing off his line spreads himself to make the block.
It cannons off the recovering Ola Aina rushing towards the line behind his keeper before rebounding to safety.
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35 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
IT'S THE CHELSEA CAPTAIN DEEP INTO STOPPAGE TIME!!
What drama in the Premier League and yet another goal from a substitute and this one is special!
Joao Felix is fouled on the edge of the Bournemouth box and James finds the far corner after bending a sumptuous ball around the wall.
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39 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
FIRST TOUCH FIRST GOAL!!
Tsimikas and Jota get subbed on for a Liverpool corner and the pair's first touches both end up in scoring the equaliser!!
The former is the one who takes the setpiece - and he whips across a teasing ball to the six-yard box for Jota to plant a header home.
Has there ever been such an instant reward for a double substitution in Premier League history?!
Jota's goal 22 seconds after coming off the bench is Liverpool's fastest goal from a sub on record (since 2006-07) in a Premier League match.
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41 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
THE BEES HAVE SURELY SNATCHED A DRAW HERE!
What incredible scenes in west London as Thomas Frank's side come from two goals down with less than ten minutes to go to level things!
It's a brilliant flicked header from Norgaard with his back to goal as he beats Manuel Akanji and his effort squeezes past Stefan Ortega.
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48 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
Are we set for a grand stand finish?
Wissa has scored his 37th Premier League goal overtaking Ivan Toney (36) to become Brentford's top Premier League goalscorer.
The Bees striker hands his side a lifeline by hammering into the top of the net following Roerslev's cross.
Fulham have also reduced the margin to within one again away at West Ham.
This is still all to play for in every Premier League match - every fixture is within one goal!
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52 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy
THAT'S A BRACE FOR THE BEES NEMESIS!
It's seven goals in seven now in this fixture for Foden, who has almost single-handedly taken the match away from the home side.
His first is a deft finish from an arrowing Kevin De Bruyne cross that he helps guide into the far corner.
Foden then shows similar striker instincts for his second to convert the rebound after Mark Flekken had denied Savinho.
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Today, 21:00By Joe Brophy
STAMFORD BRIDGE IS SILENCED!
It's a fantastic finish from Semenyo as he fires a rocket into the top corner from a tight angle.
Ryan Christie is afforded far too much time to turn in the middle of the pitch and accelerate away from Nicolas Jackson.
He feeds Semenyo on the edge of the box who stands up Josh Acheampong and leaves him for dead by darting to the byline.
The angle is still against him but Semenyo unleashes a thunderous strike that flies past Robert Sanchez into the roof of the net.
Elsewhere, Lucas Paqueta has restored West Ham's two-goal advantage over Fulham and the Irons now lead 3-1 on the night.
And Phil Foden has finally broken the deadlock in west London by putting Manchester City ahead against Brentford.
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Today, 20:57By Joe Brophy
The visitors have been leaking goals since Alisson Becker's return from injury and it continues a worrying trend over his form.
The Brazilian suffered a hamstring issue in Liverpool's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at the start of October.
He has faced 15 shots on target in the Premier League following his comeback - .He's conceded 9 of them!
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Today, 20:49By Joe Brophy
The whistle goes and the home fans celebrate it like it's full-time such is the magnitude of what has unfolded.
Chris Woods' early opener has put the Tricky Trees on course to complete the double over the Premier League leaders.
Liverpool, whose only top-flight defeat prior to tonight was the reverse fixture at Anfield, have looked sloppy once again.
Their 9 shots is the most they've had without having one on target in the first half of a PL game since April 2014 (also 9 vs Chelsea).
Big 15 minutes to come for Arne Slot...
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Today, 20:42By Joe Brophy
THE CHERRIES HAVE EQUALISED FROM THE SPOT!
A clumsy challenge from Moises Caicedo on Antoine Semenyo gives the visitors the opportunity to level proceedings from the restart.
Up steps Kluivert, who had already scored a hat-trick of penalties this season, and rolls home another from 12 yards.
Elsewhere, Raul Jimenez has continued his recent scoring run by pulling a goal back for Fulham against West Ham.
However, the Mexican may do well to claim it - replays show the striker may not have even got a touch on Alex Iwobi's cross.
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Today, 20:40By Joe Brophy
What a huge mistake from Luis Diaz!
The home side have defended so resolutely but are completely opened up by a wonderful Trent Alexander-Arnold pass.
The Liverpool right-back splits the Forest backline with a sliced ball for Diaz to be released one-on-one with Murillo.
The Colombian has Cody Gakpo on his overlap that would put the Dutchman through on goal but delays on the pass.
His eventual attempt is a tame effort that is easily snuffed out by the Forest defender and the chance is gone.
Horror moment!
It sums up just how poor the visitors' attack has been thus far - None of Liverpool's seven shots have been on target.
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Today, 20:32By Joe Brophy
The Premier League champions have once again flattered to deceive but one man has been showing his best level for the visitors.
Kevin De Bruyne created five chances in the first half, only Dejan Kulusevski (6 vs Man Utd in September) has created more in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game this season.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are leading Bournemouth at the break courtesy of Cole Palmer's early finish.
Only four players have ever scored more Premier League goals than Palmer (36) in their first 50 starts for a club (Erling Haaland - 51 for Man City, Alan Shearer - 45 for Blackburn, Andrew Cole - 41 for Newcastle and Mohamed Salah - 40 for Liverpool).
And finally, West Ham are two to the good against Fulham in Graham Potter's home and Premier League debut in charge.
Potter has never lost a Premier League game when leading by 2+ goals at halftime (won all previous seven such matches).
West Ham last lost a Premier League game in which they led by two or more goals at halftime in May 2011 (lost 2-3 vs Wigan Athletic).
Fulham last avoided defeat in a Premier League game when trailing by two or more goals at halftime in January 2019 (won 4-2 vs Brighton).
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Today, 20:26By Joe Brophy
The visitors have looked extremely rattled by that Chris Wood goal.
A tame Mohamed Salah cross is easily claimed by Mats Sels and then Luis Diaz has a shot from distance that clears the crossbar.
Both attempts are widely cheered by the Forest faithful!
A reminder that if the home side beat Liverpool tonight then they will equal their longest-ever league-winning run of seven.
The Tricky Trees have done so four times previously (February 1893, December 1906, October 1921, and September 1979).
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Today, 20:18By Joe Brophy
Chris Wood has scored his first goal in 13 Premier League appearances against Liverpool, meaning he's now scored against every side he's faced more than twice in the competition.
Wood has now scored the opening goal in nine different Premier League games this season, at least three more than any other player.
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Today, 20:09By Joe Brophy
THE HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT CONTINUES!
It's been all the visitors so far this match but against the run of play Wood has found the net to stun the Premier League leaders.
Of all people, it's Mohamed Salah who loses the ball for the Reds and Anthony Elanga feeds Wood on the left-hand side of the box.
The striker then drills a brilliant finish across Alisson and into the far corner to raise the roof off of the City Ground.
Wood has scored the opening goal in nine different Premier League games this season, at least three more than any other player
It continues a theme for Forest, who have scored first in 17 different Premier League games this season, at least four more than any other side
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Today, 20:05By Joe Brophy
WOW!
The old one-two so quick one after the other!
Fulham will be really ruing not taking advantage of their early dominance as they suddenly find themselves two goals down.
The Cottagers are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games when conceding first (W2 D3).
That run may be coming to an end now!
There was just 131 seconds between West Ham's two goals.
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Today, 20:04By Joe Brophy
THIS ONE WILL STAND!
Now, the Hammers have their first Premier League goal under Graham Potter and it's the summer signing!
Soler - who minutes before had looked to have been the provider for the disallowed goal - has now turned goalscorer himself!
It will be one Andreas Pereira won't want to see again as he gets punished for playing a horror blind ball across his own goal.
His pass is in between Timothy Castagne and Harry Wilson and Soler arrives to power a first-time shot with Leno stranded.
West Ham have lost just one of their last 19 Premier League games in which they opened the scoring (W12 D6), losing 1-4 to Tottenham last October.
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Today, 20:01By Joe Brophy
The Hammers think they've scored their first Premier League goal under Graham Potter but the offside flag denies them!
The home side have been under the cosh for most of the opening half an hour against Fulham but sprung into action here.
West Ham's first meaningful attack sees the ball end up in the net as Carlos Soler whips in a brilliant cross for Max Kilman,
His header was perfectly flicked beyond Bernd Leno but after referee Craig Pawson has a chat with VAR Stuart Attwell the decision stands!
No goal!
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Today, 19:44By Joe Brophy
ICE COLD FROM THE BLUES' MAIN MAN!
It's a perfectly weighted pass from Nicolas Jackson to release Palmer in behind the Bournemouth backline.
The latter then shows his unrivalled composure by feinting to shoot and sitting down Mark Travers before rolling it into the net.
Palmer has now become the first player since Eden Hazard to achieve a remarkable feat for Chelsea.
He is the first Blues player to hit 20 or more Premier League goals and assists in consecutive campaigns since the Belgian wizard.
Hazard did so in his first three seasons with the club after signing from Lille, which were in 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15.
Palmer meanwhile has scored more Premier League goals (36) than any other player since his first start in the top-flight for Chelsea in October 2023.
Since the start of last season, he has combined with Jackson for 12 Premier League goals, at least three more than any other duo.
The Senegalese striker has 4 Premier League assists for Palmer this season - only Newcastle's Jacob Murphy has assisted a teammate more this term (5 for Isak).
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Today, 19:25By Joe Brophy
At 29 years and 26 days, this is the oldest starting XI Graham Potter has ever named in a Premier League match.
Potter has only faced Chelsea (6) more often than Fulham (5 - D3 L2) without ever winning in the PL.
Speaking to TNT Sports about what he has tried to instil at his new club pre-match, he said: "Just the foundation of being a team and collectively defending together and attacking together and being together on the pitch.
Hopefully, the players can be just free to play.
"It is always a tough game against Marco Silva's team.
We are really excited and looking forward to the game.
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