Key events
How about some league tables to give that all a bit of context and see how the land lies ahead of today’s action. It’s looking good for Arsenal while West Ham fans will surely be clogging phone-in lines today. Are you a Hammers fan with something to say? Get in touch!
Is this now a genuine three-horse title race in Scotland? Hearts have a healthy six-point lead although they were hardly convincing when scoring a 1-0 home win over bottom club Livingston yesterday.
There was plenty of drama on Saturday so let’s check in with that first. Arsenal shipped a daft early goal at Bournemouth before hitting back to win 3-2 and extend their lead at the top to six points. With Manchester City hosting Chelsea in today’s 5.30pm kick-off, Aston Villa jumped to second with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest.
At the bottom, there were crazy scenes as Wolves picked up their first win of the season – and in some style – with a 3-0 victory over reeling West Ham. More routine was Brighton’s 2-0 home win over strugglers Burnley.
In Scotland, Wilfried Nancy still has a job it seems although the pressure ramped up further on the new Celtic boss after a 3-1 home defeat to Rangers in the Old Firm derby. That’s six defeats in eight matches for the Frenchman.
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Preamble
Morning everyone. If you’ve got up to watch the cricket and not been able to get back to sleepy times, you’re in the right place!
Yes, we’re building up to quite the day. The beauty of a rather limited Premier League schedule on a Saturday is a bumper programme for Sunday. We have six top-flight games to get stuck into, starting with a 12.30pm kick-off between those fierce northern rivals Leeds and Manchester United.
Perhaps you’re going to a game, or maybe this is one final day of excess on the sofa, polishing off the Christmas chocolate. Either way, get in touch – matchday.live@theguardian.com – and let us know your thoughts and predictions. We’re all about the interaction.
We’ll also be reflecting on some dramatic action from Saturday and looking ahead to more last-16 ties at Afcon and some big action around Europe.
It’a s busy one. Let’s kick this into gear right now!
