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Use the play icon to watch live Final Score updates from the Premier League Click on the 'watch & listen' tab to access live radio commentaries of all matches Chelsea hit five v 10-man Saints and Man City 3-0 up v Forest Everton thrashing Wolves as Newcastle draw thriller against Liverpool Arsenal 1-0 Manchester United - Timber with opener Villa beat Brentford Emlyn Begley, Michael Emons, Joe Rindl and Tom Rostance Aston Villa v Brentford (20: 15 GMT) Ian Westbrook, Beesotted podcast, external Thomas Frank had backed Kevin Schade in recent weeks, and must have seen something in training to decide to play him. And what inspired management it was, as the 23-year-old looked a different player from the start against Leicester. Even before his sparkling hat-trick, Schade had seen an on-target header tipped away by Mads Hermansen and then laid on Brentford’s equaliser for Yoane Wissa. Aside from those moments and his three goals, he also tracked back to help in defence at times too. You could see how delighted Schade’s team-mates were for him, both in the goal celebrations and on the pitch at full-time, with plenty of hugs and congratulations heading his way. With Schade’s performance, another accomplished cameo by Igor Thiago on his home debut as a substitute, and the goals of Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo, Frank has riches of talent up front and plenty of interesting selection decisions to make. Read the full column The team news is just dropping from the four early games. We'll have the line-ups for you soon. Newcastle v Liverpool (19: 30 GMT) Shay Given Former Man City goalkeeper on the Monday Night Club Caoimhin Kelleher deserves a mention for Liverpool. I know Alisson Becker is still regarded as their number one, but I would like to see Kelleher to stay and put up that fight. He's been brilliant. Conor Bradley was great against Kylian Mbappe and Ryan Gravenberch has transformed his career and gone from being on the fringes to being the first name of the team sheet. Listen to the Monday Night Club here. Everton v Wolves (19: 30 GMT) Wolves Justin Kluivert scored a hat-trick of penalties for Bournemouth in their 4-2 win at Wolves on Saturday Wolves need to cut out "crazy errors" if they are to move away from the bottom of the Premier League, says boss Gary O'Neil. The Black Country side were unbeaten in four going into Saturday's game with Bournemouth, but conceded three penalties in a 4-2 defeat that saw them drop back into the relegation zone. "They're crazy, crazy errors at really key stages in the football match, " said O'Neil. "To be able to bounce back from it, and then to give away two penalties by passing one to their centre-forward and passing one to the goalkeeper, who gets tackled by their centre-forward, can't happen in Premier League games. "We're making too many in key areas at the moment. We are costing ourselves a lot of goals with errors and it has to improve. " Wolves travel to 15th-placed Everton today, then face three other struggling teams - West Ham, Ipswich and Leicester - which O'Neil says is a chance to jump up the table. "Where we are in the league is, of course, not where we want to be, but we're still in touching distance of a lot of teams just above us, " he said. "We've come off the back of a four-game unbeaten run, two wins on the bounce that change the outlook for us, and there's no reason we can't start another one of those runs. " Arsenal v Manchester United (20: 15 GMT) Arsenal Second-placed Arsenal host Manchester United, with the Gunners currently nine points behind leaders Liverpool. United are ninth but unbeaten in three games in all competitions under new manager Ruben Amorim, who replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag in November. On Amorim's impact, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said: "You can see his fingerprints in what he wants to do straight away. He's been very clear with what he wants to do. "What he did with Sporting was remarkable after so many years. Especially the way he did it and the way his teams are playing. It brings energy to a new club and the players, which is always positive. But we have to focus on what we're doing. " Arsenal were also drawn against Manchester United in the FA Cup third round on Monday. Manchester City v Nottingham Forest (19: 30 GMT) Chris Sutton Former Premier League striker Manchester City's form has to turn around at some point, but there is little sign of that happening at the moment. Nottingham Forest are going to be awkward opponents for them and, as the only team to have beaten Liverpool so far, they will fancy their chances at Etihad Stadium too. Nuno Espirito Santo's side love defending and they will make it very hard for City to break them down. City still have the talent but it has not been clicking and, physically, Forest will probably have the edge. The defending champions' confidence is shot to pieces and teams must feel they can get at them. So, I think there will be goals and this could turn out to be a battle between two big number nines - 'The Wood Chopper’ Chris Wood for Forest and City's Erling Haaland. I fancy both of them to score. Sutton's prediction: 2-2 Newcastle v Liverpool (19: 30 GMT) Shay Given Former Newcastle goalkeeper on the Monday Night Club There's a frustration at Newcastle United because we say they've got the wealthiest owners in the world, but whenever they open a door, they are told you can't do this or that. When the takeover happened, there were celebrations on the streets in Newcastle and they thought they can once again compete at the top of the table. They did dip their toes in the Champions League last season, but have they plateaued a bit now? They are now mid-table. I still think Eddie Howe is the right man but they can't bring in all these players that they feel they need to in order compete at the very top of the Premier League and also the Champions League, if they get there. Listen to the Monday Night Club here. Southampton v Chelsea (19: 30 GMT) Ray Hunt, In that Number podcast, external Unfortunately, the negatives are still outweighing the positives. The injuries are piling up, and suspensions are moving to the forefront. We are five points from safety before the game with Chelsea on Wednesday and are already without Aaron Ramsdale and Jan Bednarek through injury. On top of that, our England hero, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Flynn Downes and Tyler Dibling all miss out through a culmination of five yellow cards. All three have been among our best players this season. It leaves Russell Martin with a selection headache as Lesley Ugochukwu is unable to fill in against his parent club, and Alex Mc Carthy and Paul Onuachu remain doubts. It will mean a very unfamiliar line-up. You could argue that even with a full-strength XI, it may not be enough against a strong Chelsea team who have lost just twice this season and have seven wins from their past 10 trips to St. Mary's. Getting these suspensions out of the way before the busier December schedule could prove a blessing in disguise. It will mean a chance for the fringe players to show their worth in this hectic run of games between now and New Year. We may also get to see Ronnie Edwards. We have shown fight against these bigger clubs - so let's do the same again. Read the full column When does a gap become a chasm? Should Liverpool win at Newcastle tonight they could end up with a 12-point cushion. All very much hypothetical at this stage of course but Arne Slot's side are firmly in the driving seat. That five-point window between second and eighth is a lot of fun eh? Aston Villa v Brentford (20: 15 GMT) Guillem Balague Spanish football journalist Villa have not taken three points in the league since winning away at Fulham on 19 October. They have just managed to secure two points from home draws against Crystal Palace and Bournemouth as well as suffer away defeats at Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea. But before we all get carried away we should perhaps add a little perspective. Battling on the two major fronts was always going to be a huge learning curve for a club like Villa that would never pretend to have those resources enjoyed by so many of their bigger and wealthier rivals. Villa tried to get Joao Felix and Pedro Neto. But both ended up at Chelsea. Joao even came from the bench against Villa at the weekend The slight drop in form of some players who last season were very important, particularly in the final third and in those actions that often ended in a goal, has also had consequences. Crisis, what crisis? Context is everything Manchester City v Nottingham Forest (19: 30 GMT) Manchester City are experiencing the biggest crisis of the Pep Guardiola era. They have failed to win in seven games - losing six and drawing the other (having led that game 3-0). Their last win was against Southampton in October. Here are some stats. .. BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live has full commentary of all of tonight's six games - which you can listen to online/via this page. Just click the watch & listen tab and pick your game. There are some local radio commentaries in there too. There is also a 5 Live Final Score you can watch. 19: 30 GMT. .. Everton v Wolves Manchester City v Nottingham Forest Newcastle v Liverpool Southampton v Chelsea 20: 15 GMT. .. Arsenal v Manchester United Aston Villa v Brentford Six games. Five of the top six in action. Three of the bottom four playing. Welcome to live text and radio commentary of a potentially big night at both ends of the table. This video can not be played Set-pieces changed the game - Amorim Arsenal scored twice from corners to comfortably beat Manchester United as Ruben Amorim suffered his first defeat in English football. Defenders Jurrien Timber and William Saliba did the damage as Arsenal took advantage of Liverpool dropping points to trim their lead at the top of the Premier League table. Arsenal sit third with 28 points, level on that mark with Chelsea and seven behind Arne Slot's Reds. The home side took the lead in the 54th minute when Declan Rice's corner was headed in at the near post by full-back Timber. The Gunners then almost doubled their lead when United's Manuel Ugarte had to clear off the line after team-mate Joshua Zirkzee flicked on another Rice corner. Saliba made sure of the win when Thomas Partey headed Bukayo Saka's corner against the French defender's back and the ball went past Andre Onana in the United goal. Arsenal have become a force to be reckoned with from set-pieces under manager Mikel Arteta. Timber and Saliba's goals means they have scored 22 goals from corners since the start of last season, more than any other Premier League side. Amorim's United did threaten the Arsenal goal when Diogo Dalot flashed a shot past David Raya's post in the first half, and the Arsenal keeper made an excellent save to deny Matthijs de Ligt in the second half. Substitute Mikel Merino headed wide from another excellent Arsenal set-piece and Kai Havertz had an effort saved by Onana as the Gunners dominated the closing period of the match. It meant that Amorim, who warned that a "storm will come" for United before this game, saw his three-game unbeaten start come to an end in north London. What did you make of Arsenal's performance? Have you say on Manchester United's performance This video can not be played Arteta 'really pleased with everything' after win over Manchester United Since losing back-to-back games to Inter Milan and Newcastle at the start of November, Arsenal have hit on a hot streak. The return of Martin Odegaard has coincided with a five-match unbeaten run and Arteta's side are back to looking like title contenders. This victory, in Arsenal's 500th match at Emirates Stadium, means they have won three successive league games for the first time this season. Centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes was ruled out of this game through injury, and having scored in each of his last two games it was suspected by some that the team would miss his presence at free-kicks and corners. However, that turned out not to be the case as his fellow defenders showed their own threat. United had been going over defensive set-piece drills during their warm-up at the Emirates. But the visitors still ended up conceding two goals from corners in a Premier League match for the first time since January 2014, when Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o twice profited on his way to a hat-trick against United in a 3-1 win. On this occasion the home side looked like they could score from most dead-ball situations. Raya was called upon to make a couple of good saves but, on the whole, this was a comfortable win for Arsenal. William Saliba celebrates scoring Arsenal's second goal Amorim, appointed on November 11 after the team's rocky start to the season, said before this game that United were "in a different point compared to Arsenal" and the Portuguese head coach was quite right. United were extremely well organised and tough to break down in the first half, but you could still see the many frustrations Amorim has when his side did not do what he wanted. Amorim prowled along the touchline throughout the game and gesticulated to his bench when the ball was not moved quickly enough when United had the chance to attack. In their warm-up, United made a point of defending corners, knowing Arsenal carried such a great threat, but in the match itself they had little answer to those deliveries. There was a positive for Amorim though as he was able to give £62m defender Leny Yoro his competitive United debut and the 19-year-old is going to be needed as Amorim looks to construct a team capable of troubling the Premier League elite. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Shaw's 1, 675 days lost to injury in three charts Man Utd scrapped LGBTQ+ jacket plans 'Positive thing' if Saka aims to emulate Ronaldo - Arteta Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 4th December 2024 at 22: 09 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Mikel Arteta Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Mikel Arteta Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Ruben Amorim Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. Pre-match: Arsenal v Manchester United. BBC Radio 5 Live. Audio Pre-match: Arsenal v Manchester United BBC Radio 5 Live Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Arsenal have won their last three Premier League games against Manchester United – they’ve never won four in a row against the Red Devils in their league history. Manchester United have lost seven of their last nine Premier League away games against Arsenal (W1 D1) and are winless in six visits to the Emirates (D1 L5) losing the last three in a row. Arsenal’s last three Premier League home games against Manchester United have seen them win 3-1, 3-2 and 3-1 again. The last team to score 3+ goals in more consecutive home league games against the Red Devils were the Gunners themselves, who did so seven times in a row between 1970 and 1978. Arsenal have won just two of their 17 evening kick-offs (7pm or later) against Manchester United in the Premier League (D9 L6), though one of those was in their most recent such home game in January 2020 (2-0). Manchester United have won six of their last seven midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (L1), with these games producing 38 goals in total (F23 A15). This will be Arsenal’s 500th competitive match at the Emirates Stadium in all competitions (W335 D93 L71). They’ve won 10 and lost six of their 20 meetings with Manchester United at the ground (D4), only losing more against Manchester City (9) and Chelsea (7). Manchester United have won just two of their last 18 Premier League away games against London sides (D5 L11), with both of those victories coming against Fulham. The Red Devils had been unbeaten in 13 visits to the capital before this (W8 D5). Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has won six of his nine Premier League games against Manchester United (D1 L2), with his first ever victory for the Gunners coming against them (2-0 in January 2020). Of all managers to face the Red Devils at least five times in the competition, Arteta has the highest win rate (67%). Bukayo Saka has had a hand in five Premier League goals against Manchester United (3 goals, 2 assists). Only Thierry Henry (12 – 8G 4A) has been involved in more against the Red Devils for Arsenal. Bukayo Saka has already both scored and assisted a goal in four different Premier League games this season. On only four occasions has an Arsenal player done so more in a single campaign – Thierry Henry (7 in 2002-03, 6 in 2004-05), Robin van Persie (7 in 2011-12) and Lukas Podolski (5 in 2012-13). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.