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Newcastle vs Manchester United - as it happened: Paul Dummet goal caps off thriller, plus wins for Aston Villa and West Ham

Follow all the latest action from around the grounds

Sam Dymond
Tuesday 12 January 2016 17:56 GMT
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney dispatches his penalty
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney dispatches his penalty (Getty Images)

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Tuesday night’s Premier League action, with three games set to go ahead in the top flight.

Today’s fixtures

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

  • Remi Garde’s beleaguered side hope to turn their form around after the weekend’s FA Cup draw against Wycombe Wanderers, which saw supporters openly turn on the players.
  • Alan Pardew's away day specialists will not be intimidated by a side that has not won at home all season

Bournemouth vs West Ham United

  • New signing Benik Afobe hoping to end club's run of three games without a goal
  • West Ham begin sequence of games which sees them play teams in the bottom half on five out of six occasions

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

  • Louis van Gaal himself has admitted he finds his team’s play “boring”. Will Manchester United’s away contingent be entertained tonight?
  • Steve McClaren’s side have lost each of their last four games 1-0. The last time they picked up a point was against lowly Aston Villa, in a 1-1 home draw.
  • Why Newcastle vs Manchester United will most likely finish 0-0

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