Everton 3-4 Stoke - Watford 1-2 Tottenham: Barclays Premier League - as it happened
3pm: Crystal Palace 0-0 Swansea City
3pm: Everton 3-4 Stoke City
3pm: Norwich City 2-0 Aston Villa
3pm: Watford 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
3pm: West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Newcastle United
Full time in each of our five 3pm kick-offs. Some thrilling games, not least at Goodison Park where Stoke have won a seven-goal thriller via Marko Arnautovic's late penalty. Tottenham go third at least temporarily with a 2-1 win over Watford by Crystal Palace miss the chance to close the gap as they draw with Swansea. West Brom beat Newcastle and Norwich overcome doomed Aston Villa. Well that is all we have time for on this live blog, but changes channels to follow the 5:30pm games, including Manchester United vs Chelsea.
Goal: Watford 1-2 Tottenham (Son Heung-min)
Watford think they have a winner as Deeney's header is somehow kept out by Lloris and Tottenham go down the other end and grab a last gasp goal. Son is somehow not given offside when Gomes punches the ball away and when the cross comes back to the South Korea forward who flicks the ball home.
Goal: Everton 1-2 Stoke (Xherdan Shaqiri)
The debate will rage whether the Austrian meant this one. Bojan floats a crossfield pass to Shaqiri who takes the ball on first time and it drops in beyond Tim Howard. Did he try to find Marko Arnautovic in the middle? Only he knows but it is a brilliant goal which has Stoke ahead at half time.
First update from Vicarage Road and it comes in the form of how Spurs have lined up, with Mauricio Pochettino starting with three at the back and four across the centre of midfield. An interesting move from the Argentine box. First moment of note has seen Dele Alli booked for a hard challenge on Troy Deeney.
The final Premier League games see two of the most inconsistent sides in the league meet at Goodison Park as Everton host Stoke City. Both sides have shown in dispatches they can threat the European places this season but require some consistency if they're to put pressure on those teams above. Today would be a good time to start.
Late change at The Hawthorns where Rob Elliot, who was superb against Everton, has fallen ill in the warm-up and is replace for Karl Darlow in the Newcastle goal. The 25-year-old makes his Premier League debut this afternoon. Another line from the game is West Brom manager Tony Pulis has confirmed Saido Berhaino was lucky to make the bench for today's game after his attitude this week.
It is a big day at the bottom of the Premier League too with four of the bottom five ion action at 3pm. Seventeenth hosts 20th in the Paul Lambert derby as Norwich take on Aston Villa while Newcastle travel to West Brom, who are only three points above the drop zone themselves. Swansea and the visitors to Crystal Palace meanwhile, who are among a throng of sides could finish the day in the Champions League places. Who would have thought it.
Our featured game at Vicarage Road promises to be a real cracker this afternoon as two of the teams of the season; Watford and Tottenahm go head-to-head. Spurs will go third with a win while Watford could jump to fifth if they prevail once again at home. Odion Ighalo and Harry Kane are among the most potent forwards in the Premier League this term. Everything points to a thriller, but this Premier League season has taunt us to ignore the form table.
So that is all of the teams for our 3pm kick-offs, plenty of rotation from all sides for a match which for many is their second in three days. How might that effect the quality of the games? It certainly hasn't put off supporters, with the relenting of the festive period allowing many to travel away to see their sides for the final matches of 2015.
Quique Sanchez Flores' gained a credible draw at Chelsea on Boxing Day but the boss has seen it fit to make two changes for the visit of Tottenham. Anya and the returning Ake in for Nyom & Holebas.
Spurs make three alterations from the win over Norwich. Both full-back Kieran Trippier and Danny Rose return while Tom Carroll comes in for Christian Eriksen.
Teams should be confirmed in the next few minutes but in the mean time let's take a look at what we already know about how both Watford and Tottenham - our featured game of the 3pm kick-offs, will line-up.
Watford are expected to welcome back Nathan Ake after he missed the visit to parent club Chelsea due to being ineligible.
For Tottenham, Mousa Dembele's ankle injury makes him a doubt and could be replaced by Ryan Mason. Clinton N'Jie is the only confirm absentee.
The final round of Premier League fixtures in 2015 starts with five 3pm kick-offs on this bonus Bank Holiday Monday. The highlight of the quintet sees fourth place Tottenham travelling to seventh place Watford, while Everton take on Stoke as both sides look to continue the momentum following their Boxing Day wins. Crystal Palace could find themselves in the top four by the end of play today should they defeat Swansea and other results go their way. All the team news, including from our featured game between Watford and Tottenham, to come.
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