Hull City 2-0 Liverpool: Premier League as it happened
Alfred N'Diaye and Oumar Niasse condemn Jurgen Klopp's side to a fourth defeat in five matches.
Full-time: Hull 2-0 Liverpool
- Alfred N'Diaye scores on his debut and Oumar Niasse nets late on to condemn Liverpool to a fourth defeat in five matches
- Jurgen Klopp's faltering side, winners of only one of their last 10 matches across all competitions, have yet to pick up three points in 2017
- Romelu Lukaku notches four times in goalfest at Goodison Park
- Sam Allardyce humiliated by former club Sunderland in relegation six-pointer
- West Ham come from behind to win at Southampton despite debut goal from Manolo Gabbiadini
- M'Baye Niang registers a goal and an assist as Watford edge past 10-man Burnley
- Saido Berahino booed on his return to The Hawthorns as James Morrison leads West Brom past Stoke
Premier League results
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Everton 6-3 Bournemouth
Hull 2-0 Liverpool
Southampton 1-3 West Ham
Watford 2-1 Burnley
West Brom 1-0 Stoke
Time for us to switch focus to the late game between Tottenham and Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane. We hope you can stay with us for that one.
Goodbye.
Liverpool's woeful start to 2017 shows no sign of improving. They are still yet to win a league game this year and have now won just one of their last 10 matches across all competitions. Today's defeat is a fourth in five games.
What a shot in the arm for Hull, though. They are taking great strides under Silva and are now just one point adrift of safety, albeit with Swansea, Leicester and Middlesbrough all yet to play this weekend.
A couple of chances for Hernandez go begging. First, the Uruguayan striker is unable to squeeze the ball inside the post after a fine lofted pass from Huddlestone. Then, a combination of Mignolet and a dodgy first touch thwart his advances following a clever pass inside from Grosicki.
Those prove to be his last contributions, with Niasse sent on instead. Evandro also makes way for Tymon.
No goals yet at Hull, where Elabdellaoui is back on after copping an accidental blow to the face from James Milner.
With Elabdellaoui receiving treatment on the sidelines, Grosicki failed to track the run of Milner and Ranocchia had to be alert to stop a low cross from reaching Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool also appeal for a penalty after a Firmino shot strikes the hand of Robertson. Nothing given by referee Lee Mason.
It's raining early goals in the Premier League.
Kone, an Allardyce signing, deals his former manager a blow by putting Sunderland ahead at Selhurst Park. Watford quickly make their numerical advantage count against Burnley as captain Deeney heads home an M'Baye Niang cross.
£14m striker Gabbiadini notches just 10 minutes into his Southampton debut. However, his joy proves to be shortlived when Carroll is teed up by Pedro Obiang to score his fourth goal in as many matches.
For Liverpool, Dejan Lovren misses out with a knee injury and Ragnar Klavan is not available due to illness. That means Lucas will play alongside Joel Matip in central defence.
Sadio Mane also comes in to make his first start since returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty. Georginio Wijnaldum is the man to make way.
News of a late enforced change to Hull's starting XI. Captain Michael Dawson pulled up injured in the warm-up and his place is taken by Andrea Ranocchia, who came off the bench against Manchester United after joining on loan from Inter Milan.
Adama Diomande is named as a substitute and Tom Huddlestone takes the armband.
Silva makes four changes to the side that earned that goalless draw at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Deadline day signings Kamil Grosicki and Alfred N'Diaye are both handed their full debuts, while Omar Elabdellaoui and Abel Hernandez also start.
David Meyler, Oumar Niasse and Josh Tymon all drop to the bench. Liverpool loanee Lazar Markovic is not eligible to play against his parent club.
Good afternoon and welcome to IBTimes UK's continued live coverage of matchday 24 of the 2016-17 Premier League season. The heavyweight lunchtime clash between Arsenal and Chelsea continues at Stamford Bridge, but here our attention switches to today's six 15.00 GMT kick-offs.
Our feature game comes from Yorkshire, where Liverpool, without a league victory to their name in 2017 and winners of only one of their last nine matches across all competitions, look to move on from that frustrating January nosedive against a Hull City side that are showing signs of real improvement under Marco Silva.
Sam Allardyce also looks to heap more misery on his former employers in a proper relegation six-pointer between Crystal Palace and Sunderland at Selhurst Park. Everton will hope to extend their impressive recent run against Bournemouth, while Southampton entertain West Ham United in the Jose Fonte derby.
Elsewhere, Sean Dyche's Burnley attempt to end their wretched away run at Watford and Tony Pulis leads West Bromwich Albion against a familiar foe in Stoke City. All eyes will be on Saido Berahino in that one after this week's revelation that he served an eight-week FA suspension before leaving he Baggies.
Stay tuned for all the latest team news and live updates.
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