Wolves heap woe on Everton as Crystal Palace swat aside Fulham
Relive all the action from the Premier League's 3pm kick-offs
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Your support makes all the difference.Wolves continued their push towards European qualification as they heaped more woe on Marco Silva’s Everton, condemning the Toffees to their fourth defeat in six league games.
Ruben Neves put Wolves ahead with an early penalty before Andre Gomes equalised for Everton midway through the first half.
But after Raul Jimenez regained the lead for Wolves on the stroke of half time, Leander Dendoncker sealed the 3-1 win.
Chelsea ran riot against Huddersfield, surging to a 5-0 victory inspired by braces from Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard.
Crystal Palace swatted aside Claudio Ranieri’s lacklustre Fulham 2-0 at Selhurst Park as Luka Milivojeic scored from the spot after 25 minutes before Jeffrey Schlupp calmed any nerthe victory with just three minues to play.
Brighton’s winless run continued as the Seagulls laboured to a 0-0 draw against Watford, while Ashley Barnes’ last-gasp penalty saved Burnley’s blushes at Turf Moor where it finished 1-1 against Southampton.
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45 mins: Everton 1 - 2 Wolves - Jimenez
João Moutinho whips the ball into the box from a free kick and finds Raúl Jiménez waiting in the centre of the box. Jimenez wins the header and sends it into the bottom left corner.
It's half time in the Premier League, here's how the games are looking:
Brighton 0 - 0 Watford
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Chelsea 2 - 0 Huddersfield
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Fulham
Everton 1 - 2 Wolves
SECOND HALF:
45 minutes to go in these matches, Chelsea beating Huddersfield, there's a good game happening at Goodison Park, Palace lead Fulham and it's all to play for between Brighton and Watford as well as Burnley vs Southampton
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Southampton have a corner and it's put into the middle of the box and header towards goal. Bardsley dives and makes a goal line clearance.
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Fulham
Palace have started strongly in the second half, they in a free kick about 25-yards out and then McArthur makes a good run into the box but Fulham defend well and keep the ball out of the net.
Brighton 0 - 0 Watford
The standard of this football match is quite poor, there hasn't been many chances at either end and something needs to happen to liven things up.
Chelsea 2 - 0 Huddersfield
Conversely it's all action at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea are dominating Huddersfield. Higuain gives the ball out to Willian on the right side of the box and the Chelsea winger takes a shot that's just too high.
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Ward-Prowse is denied a goal by Heaton. The ball comes into the box and Ward-Prowse wins the header in the middle, he directs it towards goal but Heaton makes a sharp save.
Everton 1 - 2 Wolves
Jonjoe Kenny gets the chance to level things for Everton. Seamus Coleman finds him with a cross and Kenny punts a right-footed shot high and wide of goal.
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