Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland, Swansea City 5-4 Crystal Palace: Premier League as it happened
Swans climb out of the relegation zone after crazy game at the Liberty Stadium.
- Sunderland chasing their third consecutive win that could lift them out of the relegation zone.
- Liverpool are unbeaten since August and are looking to maintain pace with Manchester City and Chelsea at summit of the Premier League.
- Pep Guardiola's side beat Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor to move back into first place.
Saturday's 3pm kick offs
Hull City 1-1 West Brom
Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
Swansea City 5-4 Crystal Palace
Leicester City 2-2 Middlesbrough
Leicester snatch an equaliser right at the death! Wes Morgan of all people breaks into the box and is brought down by De Roon. Riyhad Mahrez tucked one away earlier in this match but he's since gone off. His compatriot Islam Slimani takes charge of it instead and makes no mistake from 12 yards out.
James Milner has also tucked away a penalty at Liverpool after Sadio Mane was brought down. Liverpool heading to a 2-0 win.
Goals everywhere but at Liverpool. Sunderland carved their best chance of the game a few minutes ago after Anichebe freed Watmore, but Karius rushed off his line just in time to block it. Moments later Mane was free at the far post after a looping corner kick, only to be denied superbly by van Aanholt.
Palace take the lead at the Liberty Stadium. Christian Benteke flicks the ball into Zaha whose first touch is a good one. Shrugging off Neil Taylor he turns and fires low past Fabianski. The former Manchester United man had provided four assists in his last four games prior to this afternoon; now he has a goal of his own.
That win at Burnley moves City back to the top of the Premier League, but Liverpool can leapfrog them again this afternoon if they win by two goals.
If they manage that, it could be a very short stay, however. Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge later this evening and a win will see them regain top spot.
Jurgen Klopp has named the same side that was held to a goalless draw down at Southampton last weekend but the interesting story is on the bench. 17-year-old Ben Woodburn sits among the subs this afternoon.
There is no place for the injured Adam Lallana (groin) and Daniel Sturridge (calf).
With Paddy McNair's season over, Steven Pienaar is recalled to the Sunderland midfield this afternoon. Papy Djilobodji was sent off with his side cruising at 3-0 last week so he will serve his suspension this afternoon with captain John O'Shea coming in at centre-half. Goal machine Victor Anichebe continues up front with Jermain Defoe.
Unchanged XIs is becoming a bit of a theme today. It's also as you were for Swansea City having won a deserved point away to Everton last time out. That means no place in the starting XI for Spaniards Fernando Llorente and Borja Baston.
Just one change for Crystal Palace this afternoon with Connor Wickham coming in to join Christian Benteke in attack.
Hull City lost heavily to Sunderland last time out but Mike Phelan has named an unchanged side to take on West Brom this afternoon. He is however boosted by the returns of Adama Dioamnde and Andrew Robertson on the bench.
Having cruised to a 4-0 win over Burnley on Monday, Tony Pulis had no reason to change his side and it's the same XI selected today.
Since losing to Burnley in August, Liverpool have only failed to score in a league match on two occasions, against Manchester United and Southampton last week. What was the common denominator in those games? No Adam Lallana.
Are Liverpool's struggles to score solely down to his absence? Not according to Jurgen Klopp.
Adam Lallana, as everybody knows well, is an important player but it is not about just him. The games against Man United and Southampton were completely different. You cannot compare. That is no reason for us. We don't know if we can bring the same formation. We have got a few guys who are struggling a little bit this week and we will have to make a few late decisions.
We have four games for you at 3pm this afternoon, the pick of those being Sunderland's trip to Liverpool. After consecutive wins over Bournemouth and Hull City, suddenly there is hope for the Black Cats who can climb out of the relegation zone if they win today.
That's a big if, though. A huge, sprawling mammoth of an if. While Southampton managed to keep them out last weekend, Jurgen Klopp's free-flowing Liverpool have been lethal at Anfield, putting six past Watford last time they played in front of their own fans. David Moyes will have to find a way of stopping that today.
Elsewhere, Bob Bradley is still after his first win as Swansea manager and might fancy his chances of doing that today against Crystal Palace, heaping more pressure on Alan Pardew in the process. Leicester City continue to soar in the Champions League but in the Premier League they sit just two points above the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough can leapfrog them in the table with a win at the King Power today.
Stick around, we'll be bringing you team news for all four games and be keeping you up to date with what happens at Turf Moor where Burnley are hosting Manchester City.
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