Liverpool vs Leicester, Chelsea vs Stoke, Newcastle vs Brighton and more: Premier League live updates!

Goal updates and all the latest action from across the Premier League

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The football festive period is in full swing, with seven games on offer today after an action-packed midweek schedule. There’s plenty to get stuck into, with the likes of Everton, Watford and Newcastle all in action, but Leicester’s trip to Liverpool stands out given their recent meetings.

Manchester United and Southampton wrap up proceedings in this afternoon’s 5.30pm kick-off. Follow all the action from today’s matches in the blog below.

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Saturday’s fixtures:

• Bournemouth 15:00 Everton
• Chelsea 15:00 Stoke
• Huddersfield 15:00 Burnley
• Liverpool 15:00 Leicester
• Newcastle 15:00 Brighton
• Watford 15:00 Swansea
• Manchester United 17:30 Southampton 

Key Points

• Chelsea one point behind United
• Newcastle have one win from last 11 games
• Bournemouth have chance to move out of relegation zone

[30 December 2017 13:49 · Jack Watson]

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of this afternoon’s Premier League action. If you still have an appetite for football midway through this festive period then I congratulate you. Coming up is updates from:Bournemouth vs EvertonChelsea vs StokeHuddersfield vs BurnleyLiverpool vs LeicesterNewcastle vs BrightonWatford vs Swansea

[30 December 2017 13:57 · Jack Watson]

Meanwhile in Scotland it has finished goalless between Celtic and Rangers. Both sides had chances to win it but the points are shared in the Old Firm derby.

[30 December 2017 14:05 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Liverpool vs Leicester City

Liverpool: Karius; Gomez, Matip, Lovren, Robertson; Can  Milner; Mane, Salah, Coutinho, Firmino.

Leicester: Schmeichel; Amartey, Maguire, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez, Iborra, Ndidi, Albrighton, Gray, Vardy.

Jurgen Klopp hands a start to Loris Karius who comes in for Simon Mignolet who is demoted to the bench for a questionable display against Arsenal.

Leicester are without Ben Chilwell or Leonardo Ulloa.

[30 December 2017 14:09 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Chelsea vs Stoke

Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Cahill (c), Rudiger; Moses, Kante, Drinkwater, Alonso; Willian, Morata, Pedro.

Stoke: Butland; Edwards, Cameron, Wimmer, Tymon; Diouf, Fletcher, Adam, Afellay, Ramadan; Berahino.

No Eden Hazard for Chelsea which is a huge personal blow for me because he is my fantasy football captain! He starts on the bench

Stoke make six changes to the side which drew 1-1 with Huddersfield on boxing day.

[30 December 2017 14:13 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Bournemouth vs Everton

Bournemouth: Begovic; Smith, Ake, Cook, Francis; Fraser Gosling, Cook, Ibe; King, Wilson.

Everton: Pickford; Kenny, Keane, Jagieka, Martina; Schneiderlin, McCarthy, Gueye; Lennon, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin.

Bournemouth are unchanged with Harry Arter and Charlie Daniels failing late fitness tests.

Wayne Rooney joins Yannick Bolasie on the bench who continues to make his return to first team football after spending the last year sidelined with an injury.

[30 December 2017 14:16 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Huddersfield Town vs Burnley

[30 December 2017 14:18 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Newcastle vs Brighton

Here's how two of last year's promoted sides line up this afternoon.

[30 December 2017 14:21 · Jack Watson]

Team News

Watford vs Swansea

Carlos Carvalhal names his first team as Swansea manager. 

[30 December 2017 14:26 · Jack Watson]

'Destiny'

After being appointed Swansea manager this week, Carlos Carvalhal said he always saw himself as manager of the Swans after a European Cup Winners' Cup tie in 1983.

"I played in the Uefa competitions for Braga a long long time ago. I remember Swansea played there and I remember that game because it wasn't that common at that moment that Braga play in the Uefa competitions.

"I remember that John Toshack was the coach in that moment. So Swansea stayed in my mind for a long, long time.

"I was a only a kid in the youth team of Braga, but I said to myself that one day probably my destiny will be Swansea, so I am very happy about that."

Swansea Manager Carlos Carvalhal

[30 December 2017 14:29 · Jack Watson]

Goal-fest?

If recent meetings are anything to go by, we should be in for plenty of action at the Vitality Stadium this afternoon.