Watford vs West Ham - as it happened: Andre Ayew's second half-strike salvages a point for the visitors
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Your support makes all the difference.It's a return to normality after last weekend's round of FA Cup fixtures and while there may be a shortage of eye-catching clashes, there's still plenty to get stuck into.
With six of the bottom seven sides in action, today could prove to be a significant turning point as the battle for survival heats up.
Crystal Palace host fellow relegation rivals Middlesbrough in a crunch match for the two struggling sides. With three precious points up the grabs, expect fireworks.
Elsewhere, Sunderland travel to Goodison Park in an difficult fixture for David Moyes' men while Hull take on Burnley at the KCOM Stadium.
League leaders Chelsea welcome the resurgent Swans to Stamford Bridge, Bournemouth travel to West Brom and Watford round up proceedings at Vicarage Road as they go head-to-head with London rivals West Ham.
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Saturday's kick-off times:
Chelsea 15:00 Swansea
Crystal Palace 15:00 Middlesbrough
Everton 15:00 Sunderland
Hull 15:00 Burnley
West Brom 15:00 Bournemouth
Watford 17:30 West Ham
34 mins: GOAL! CRYSTAL PALACE 1 MIDDLESBROUGH 0:
Now something is happening at Selhurst! The home side have broken the deadlock through Patrick Van Aanholt's cultured finish, his first goal for Crystal Palace. The Dutch defender utilised his weaker foot beautifully to curl a right-footed into the back of Victor Valdes' net after a loose ball had fallen invitingly on the edge of the penalty area.
40 mins: GOAL! EVERTON 1 SUNDERLAND 0:
A first Everton goal for Idrissa Gueye! The Senegalese midfielder caps a brilliant counter-attack to give Ronald Koeman's team a deserved lead following a dominant first half. The ball was worked out to Seamus Coleman, bursting down the right flank, and the Irishman remained calm and cool and he picked out his teammate with a measured low cross into the area. Gueye arrived bang on time, meeting the delivery first time and striking high past Jordan Pickford.
45+2 mins: GOAL! CHELSEA 1 SWANSEA 1:
On the stroke of half-time, Swansea City have drawn level through a fantastic Fernando Llorente header! Deep in first half stoppage time, the visitors were awarded a free-kick just inside the Chelsea half and that gave them a chance to pack their opponents area. Gylfi Sigurdsson swung an excellent delivery into the danger zone, and there was Llorente soaring through the air before planting a textbook effort high past Thibaut Courtois. It's something to cheer for Swansea boss Paul Clement on his return to Stamford Bridge.
SECOND HALF KICK-OFF: Here we go again! After a 15-minute break for orange slices and Bovril, the action is back underway in the Premier League where five fixtures are finely poised. Stay with us for news of all the drama.
47 mins: Chelsea 1 Swansea 1: The league leaders have come out for the second half on a mission, and only a brilliant save from Lukasz Fabianski has stopped Chelsea from regaining an early lead. Superb play from Eden Hazard, who dummied, and Cesc Fabregas, who played an instant return pass to the Belgian, ended with the Chelsea number ten striking low for the bottom corner. It looked destined for the net before Swansea's Polish stopper flew across goal to tip round the post.
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