Sunderland vs Stoke live: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on and where can I watch it?

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Sunderland take on Stoke City at the Stadium of Light (Getty)

Arsenal, West Ham and Southampton are all in action at 3pm as a busy day of Premier League action continues with six matches taking place in the top flight, with Leicester vs Chelsea set to wrap up the day’s programme in the evening kick-off. Chelsea will remain top of the table regardless of the result at the King Power Stadium, though the chasing pack will hope to close the gap to the league leaders. Follow all the action here.

Today’s fixtures:

• Tottenham vs West Brom – 12:30
• Burnley vs Southampton – 15:00
• Hull vs Bournemouth – 15:00
• Sunderland vs Stoke – 15:00
• Swansea vs Arsenal – 15:00
• Watford vs Middlesbrough – 15:00
• West Ham vs Crystal Palace – 15:00
• Leicester vs Chelsea – 15:00

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It’s a big game for…

Peter Crouch. Since being restored to the Stoke starting line-up Peter Crouch has scored two goals, starting the last four games for the Potters. A brace in this game would move him into rarefied air. He would join the 100 Premier League goals clubs - only the 26th player to achieve that feat.

Best stat…

In their last 20 visits to the Stadium of Light, Stoke have only managed to score more than one goal on one occasion (2 vs Sunderland - March 2007).

Peter Crouch was recently handed a one-year contract extension (Getty)

Remember when…

Joe Allen notched his first ever Premier League brace against the Black Cats earlier in the season? The match included a stand-out performance from Marko Arnautovic en route to a 2-0 Stoke win.

Player to watch…

Jermain Defoe. Sunderland’s main hope for survival rest squarely on this man’s shoulders. Since signing for the Club in January of 2015, no other player has been more influential for the club in that time period, scoring 30 of Sunderland’s 80 goals.

Past three meetings…

Stoke 2 (Allen 2) Sunderland 0 Britannia Stadium, October 2016

Stoke 1 (Arnautovic) Sunderland 1 (Defoe) Britannia Stadium, April 2016

Sunderland 2 (Van Aanholt, Watmore) Stoke 0, Stadium of Light, November 2015

Jermain Defoe is key to Sunderland's survival hopes (Getty)

Form guide…

Sunderland: LWLLDD

Stoke: DDLLWL

Vital information…

Kick-off: 3pm

TV: Highlights on BBC1

Odds…

Sunderland to win 21/10

Stoke to win 29/20

Draw 23/10

(Odds provided by BetVictor)

[14 January 2017 12:52 · Jack de Menezes]

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League 3pm kick-offs, with 12 teams in action on a busy day in the top flight.

Arsenal top the bill as they look to return to the top four, having dropped down to fifth following the 3-3 draw with Bournemouth in their last league outing. They travel to Swansea to take on a side struggling down in 19th and trying to get to grips with a third manager this season in Paul Clement.

Burnley will look to continue their impressive form at Turf Morr when they host Southampton, and Sean Dyche's side can jump ahead of the Saints and move into the top half with a victory, while Southampton will hope to close the gap on seventh-placed Everton.,

Basement side Hull City know they will remain in the Premier league bottom three even if they beat Bournemouth when they take on the Cherries at the KCOM Stadium, with new manager Marco Silva getting his first taste of Premier League football since replacing Mike Phelan.

Sunderland will look to move out of the relegation zone when they face Stoke City, having mounted something of a U-turn under David Moyes which has been spearheaded by striker Jermain Defoe. West Ham will look to put a difficult week behind them when they meet Crystal Palace, but they will have to do so without key midfielder Dimitri Payet after he was banished from the first team after refusing to play for the club.

Finally, what is sure to be an emotional fixture at Vicarage Road sees Watford take on Middlesbrough, with the Hornets set to pay tribute to their greatest manager in Graham Taylor after he died on Thursday following a heart attack. Current manager Walter Mazzarri is under pressure to turn around their poor form of late, with just seven points separating them from the drop zone.

Follow all the action here.

[14 January 2017 14:01 · Jack de Menezes]

 TEAM NEWS: Burnley vs Southampton

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TEAM NEWS: Hull City vs Bournemouth

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TEAM NEWS: Swansea vs Arsenal  

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TEAM NEWS: Sunderland vs Stoke

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TEAM NEWS: Watford vs Middlesbrough 

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TEAM NEWS: West Ham vs Crystal Palace

[14 January 2017 14:54 · Sam Dymond]

Tottenham have laid down a marker for the weekend with a thumping victory this lunchtime. How can their North London rivals Arsenal respond this afternoon?

The Gunners trip to Swansea is one of six Premier League matches kicking off at three o'clock, and we'll have goal news from each and every one.

[14 January 2017 15:00 · Sam Dymond]

KICK-OFF: After a minute's applause for Graham Taylor at every Premier League ground - none more emotional than the one at Vicarage Road - this afternoon's six games are up and underway.

[14 January 2017 15:03 · Sam Dymond]

2 mins: PENALTY! HULL 0 BOURNEMOUTH 0:

It didn't take long for Hull to shoot themselves in the foot this week. With just over a minute on the clock, Harry Maguire dived in on Scottish livewire Ryan Fraser, and Martin Atkinson had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. After hitting Hull for six at Dean Court back in October, Bournemouth have a chance to bag another early in the return fixture.