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The Premier League has two mouthwatering games on Sunday and talkSPORT has all the latest.

Arsenal increased the heat on Liverpool as Arne Slot's side face Wolves at Anfield.

Ruben Amorim faces major injury headaches for Sunday's late game that sees Manchester United travel to Tottenham.

Keep up to date with all of the latest Premier League odds at talkSPORT BET

Premier League gameweek 25 fixtures

Friday, February 14

Brighton 3-0 Chelsea

Saturday, February 15

Leicester 0-2 ArsenalAston Villa 1-1 IpswichFulham 2-1 Nottingham ForestManchester City 4-0 NewcastleSouthampton 1-3 BournemouthWest Ham 0-1 BrentfordCrystal Palace 1-2 Everton

Sunday, February 16

14:00: Liverpool vs Wolves16:30: Tottenham vs Manchester United

a minute agoBy Joe Brophy

WAS THERE ANY DOUBT?!

Mohamed Salah sends Jose Sa the wrong way by going straight down the middle with a side-footed effort into the roof of the net!

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2 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

LUIS DIAZ IS BROUGHT DOWN BY JOSE SA!

Horror moment from the Wolves goalkeeper as he rushes out and wipes out Liverpool's goalscorer.

What a moment for the Reds to double their lead!

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6 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

Vitor Pereira allows his frustrations to boil over and he's booked.

Arne Slot dominated the talk pre-match over his conduct towards referees - perhaps both managers need a crash course on their touchline antics!

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21 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

DIAZ GETS A BIT OF LUCK BUT HE WON'T CARE!

Restored to his favoured left-wing position amid Cody Gakpo's injury, the Colombian has ended his recent goal drought.

It comes from Diaz's own cross for Mohamed Salah but the Egyptian's first touch is a poor one that ricochets into a dangerous area.

Toti helps it on and Diaz is first to it at the far post - it bounces off his chest on the fall which takes it past the onrushing Jose Sa.

Díaz has scored his first goal of 2025 in all competitions, ending a run of 10 games without scoring for Liverpool.

The winger has netted nine goals in the Premier League this season, his best-ever return in a campaign in the competition, whilst overall that was his 25th strike in England's top-flight.

Carragher told Sky Sports: ""Liverpool get a little bit of luck, and it's probably the only thing he can score with, Luis Diaz.

"We talk about getting a goal when you're struggling off your backside - this is off his midriff!

"Maybe that goal can give him confidence to return to the Luis Diaz we know."

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35 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

What a start that would have been for Trent Alexander-Arnold on his record-breaking milestone appearance!

The home side win a corner inside 30 seconds as Mohamed Salah's cross is deflected behind.

It's a well-worked set-piece routine that title rivals Arsenal would have been proud of as Andy Robertson plays it short to Alexis Mac Allister.

The Argentine returns the ball to Robertson who picks out the run of his fellow full-back who had ghosted into the box unmarked.

Alexander-Arnold tries to emulate Steven Gerrard against Olympiacos with a first-time driven shot but gets it all wrong as it spins wide!

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41 minutes agoBy Joe Brophy

Trent Alexander-Arnold is making his 250th Premier League appearance today.

With his start against Wolves at Anfield, the right back has broken a record held by his idol Steven Gerrard.

Reaching such a figure at the age of 26 years and 132 days is a new club record, as per Opta.

Gerrard was previously the youngest, reaching a quarter of a century in December 2006 at the age of 26 years and 200 days.

A local lad like Gerrard, Alexander-Arnold broke into Liverpool's first team in 2016 and has since become one of Europe’s best playmakers, all from defence.

Recording back-to-back campaigns with 14 assists from 2018 to 2020, he then reached a career-high of 18 in the 2021/22 season.

Overall in the Premier League, he has 64, ranking him 19th in the league’s all-time list.

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Today, 13:23By Josh Fordham

Arne Slot is facing a touchline ban following his red card after the Merseyside derby, but will be in the dugout on Sunday.

The Premier League initially reported he had been banned for two games for 'for using offensive, insulting, or abusive language' only to later delete the post.

He has until Wednesday to appeal and any ban can only be enforced once that appeal deadline has passed.

Slot confirmed in an interview before kick-off that he will in the dugout against Wolves.

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Today, 12:51By Josh Fordham

Trent Alexander-Arnold will make his 250th Premier League appearance today as he starts for Liverpool against Wolves.

He will become the youngest player to reached that figure, surpassing Steven Gerrard's record.

The Premier League's top scorer Salah, who has 22 goals and 14 assists, will be hoping to help the Reds bounce back from the 2-2 draw with Everton midweek.

Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Diaz, Jota, Salah.

Subs: Bentley, Bueno, Munetsi, Traore, Doyle, Forbs, Bellegarde, Djiga, Lima.

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Today, 11:34By Josh Fordham

Man United starlet Sekou Kone has seemingly confirmed he has been called up to the senior squad for the first time.

United are struggling with a number of fresh injuries and could fill their bench with academy stars for the trip to Tottenham.

One of those looks likely to be 19-year-old Kone, who posted on Instagram.

The midfielder joined United in August from Guidars FC.

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Today, 10:08By Josh Fordham

Kobbie Mainoo will miss Man United's trip to Tottenham on Sunday.

The midfielder has suffered an injury in training and is expected to be out for at least two weeks.

This follows the news that Amad Diallo faces several weeks out follow an ankle ligament injury.

Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer are also major doubts.

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Today, 10:03By Josh Fordham

Mikel Merino promised to keep doing whatever Arsenal need after overcoming his initial shock at being thrown on as a makeshift striker to score a match-winning double at Leicester.

The club's failure to bring in a striker during the January transfer window was quickly compounded by losing top scorer Kai Havertz to a season-ending hamstring injury.

Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli are also out, meaning Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta deployed a makeshift front three that required a rejig as the Premier League title-chasers sought to find a way past lowly Leicester.

Arteta took the bold decision to bring on Merino in place of Raheem Sterling in the 69th minute and the Spain midfielder responded with an impressive brace that sealed a late 2-0 triumph.

"It was crazy for me to come on the pitch in that position," the summer signing told club media.

"It was a really, really difficult game against a good side and the pressure was on us.

"But this game is about small details sometimes, about who's more precise in the last metres.

"We were clinical in those last 20 minutes with me trying to make an impact in the box and with my team-mates just putting in some amazing balls.

"We won the game and I'm really, really, really happy."

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15th Feb 2025, 19:33By Alex Conrad

It's been a big day of action across the Premier League with important results at all ends of the table.

Bournemouth are now just one point away from the Champions League places, while Everton's win over Crystal Palace sees them leapfrog Manchester United and Tottenham.

Meanwhile, a ten-man Ipswich's gritty draw against Aston Villa kept them within touching distance of safety.

There's still plenty of movement in the table to be had tomorrow.

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15th Feb 2025, 19:28By Alex Conrad

The David Moyes effect is real.

Everton have picked up a huge three points against Crystal Palace, with goals from Beto and Carlos Alcaraz doing the business at Selhurst Park.

The victory means Moyes' side are unbeaten in their last five league games.

In that run, the Toffees have four wins and just one draw.

Palace may have felt hard done by with the result as they had a goal ruled out in the first half after the linesman deemed a corner had gone out before it came back in.

But they could not find a way past Jordan Pickford for a second time, leaving Everton fans with a very happy journey back home to Merseyside.

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15th Feb 2025, 19:16By Phil Spencer

With 80 minutes gone Everton might have just found themselves a winner!

The Argentine star has slotted home from close range after a shot from Ashley Young was deflected.

Alcaraz then put the ball under Dean Henderson before heading off to celebrate in the style of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The celebration may have been questionable, but what a big goal that will be if it takes the Toffees level on points with Crystal Palace.

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15th Feb 2025, 18:43By Alex Conrad

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Palace have equalised and it's their French marksman, Jean-Philippe Mateta.

After a bit of pin-ball inside Everton's box, Marc Guehi kicked the ball over his head and into the path of Mateta.

The Frenchman coolly slotted home past Jordan Pickford.

A lengthy VAR check for offside followed, but Toffees left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko ultimately kept Mateta onside by what appeared to be millimetres.

Mateta now has seven goals in his last six league games.

He is also now Palace's second-top scorer in the Premier League alongside Christian Benteke.

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15th Feb 2025, 18:17By Alex Conrad

DISASTER AT THE BACK FOR PALACE!

Tyrick Mitchell had a throw-in on the left and laid it in the direction of Jefferson Lerma.

But Lerma had no idea the ball was being thrown to him as he was looking off into the distance, allowing Carlos Alcaraz to nip in and win the ball.

It sparked a two-on-one for Everton as Alcaraz drove towards goal with Beto running in support.

The Argentine picked the perfect moment to lay the ball to Beto and the Brazilian made no mistake from close range.

He was, however, aided by the fact Palace defender Daniel Munoz took out goalkeeper Dean Henderson while trying to make the block.

A calamitous sequence of events for Palace, but Everton are a goal to the good!

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15th Feb 2025, 18:12By Alex Conrad

Troy Deeney has torn into Southampton defender Jan Bednarek after an abysmal display in a 3-1 loss to Bournemouth.

Bednarek was at the heart of the Saints' defence but simply could not handle the Cherries' electric attack as Dango Ouattara, Ryan Christie and Marcus Tavernier got on the scoresheet.

So poor was Bednarek, Deeney - who retired in 2024 - believed he could still run rings around the Pole in a brutal takedown.

"And finally, the big centre-half, Bednarek," Deeney, who was on commentary duties at St Mary's for talkSPORT, said.

"I was running around him three years ago, and I haven't run in a year.

He limped off, so we'll have to see what happens there.

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15th Feb 2025, 16:46By Jack Cunningham

talkSPORT understands that Manchester United winger Amad Diallo has sustained an ankle ligament injury.

The extent of the damage is unknown as of yet, but he is certainly set to be out for a few weeks.

In that time, the club will assess the damage and see if the winger requires surgery.

It is another injury for Ruben Amorim, which isn't what he needs after losing Kobbie Mainoo and already being without Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount.

In a campaign to forget, Diallo has been a rare bright spark for the Red Devils, and he only recently scored a hat-trick in the Premier League against Southampton.

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15th Feb 2025, 16:32By Jack Cunningham

GAME ON!

Marcus Rashford comes inches away from scoring his first goal for Aston Villa, but he sees his effort rock off the crossbar.

It comes back out to Ollie Watkins.

The England international does well to react, and he sticks it in the net.

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15th Feb 2025, 16:26By Jack Cunningham

BACK IN THE LEAD!

Fulham win a corner on the right and the ball is whipped onto Raul Jimenez's head.

He cleverly diverts it to the far post for Calvin Bassey.

The centre-back rises above everyone and arrows his header into the far corner.

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15th Feb 2025, 16:20By Jack Cunningham

ABSOLUTELY MONUMENTAL GOAL!

After losing to Southampton last time out, Ipswich are into the lead against Aston Villa despite being down to ten men.

Omari Hutchinson takes on Ian Maatsen and flashes a delivery into the box.

Liam Delap gets across his man and deftly guides thee ball into the far corner.

That is a massive goal for the Tractor Boys.

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15th Feb 2025, 15:55By Jack Cunningham

That's the end of the first 45 minutes in the Premier League, and it has been crazy.

At the Etihad, Omar Marmoush has scored his first three Premier League goals with a 33-minute hat-trick.

He has blown Newcastle away, who despite cup progress, are slipping towards a third defeat in four in the league.

Elsewhere, Bournemouth are cruising against Southampton thanks to goals from Dango Ouattara and Ryan Christie.

Fulham and Nottingham Forest are locked at 1-1, with Emile Smith Rowe and Chris Wood scoring.

Aston Villa are being held by Ipswich, but the visitors have had Axel Tuanzebe sent off.

Elsewhere, West Ham are trailing to Brentford 1-0 thanks to Kevin Schade's goal.

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