Swansea vs Aston Villa live: Latest score after Leicester go eight points clear, Chelsea and West Ham draw
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to the Independent’s live coverage of the Premier League with another fascinating clutch of matches at both ends of the table with the title race and relegation fight still wide open.
In the early kick-off Arsenal travel to Everton hoping to repair their fractured season. Meanwhile Chelsea, whose season is already in ruin, entertain top-four chasing West Ham United across the capital for a match which could underpin their unlikely hopes of securing Champions League qualification.
Table-toppers Leicester City, on the other hand, make the treacherous trip to face lowly Crystal Palace in the knowledge that Alan Pardew’s Eagles have previous when it comes to scuppering title bids, as Liverpool and Manchester City have discovered in recent years.
Watford face Stoke, Norwich meet West Bromwich Albion and Swansea welcome Aston Villa in a trio of massive games elsewhere on this most intriguing of weekends in the top-flight.
Today's matches...
- Everton vs Arsenal – 12.45pm
- Chelsea vs West Ham United – 3pm
- Crystal Palace vs Leicester City – 3pm
- Watford vs Stoke City – 3pm
- West Bromwich Albion vs Norwich City – 3pm
- Swansea City vs Aston Villa – 5.30pm
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74 mins: Ozil is down receiving treatment after a heavy, but again accidental, collision with Stones...
75 mins: Welbeck, who has been a little quieter since the break, is replaced by Olivier Giroud. Kieran Gibbs is also on, replacing the injured Ozil...
78 mins: Bright breakaway from Everton as Coleman bursts out of defence and feeds Deulofeu. His cross is dangerous, but Koscielny does well to head clear...
80 mins: Coleman is getting a little frustrated, clashing with Coquelin before a late, petulant little flick at Monreal – Mark Clattenburg has a word, but the Irish right-back stays out of the book for now...
81 mins: Giroud is furious after Funes Mori clearly trips the Frenchman of the ball at the edge of the penalty area, but Clattenburg doesn't see it and waves play on...
82 mins: Giroud's speculative long-range effort is deflected behind by Jagielka for an Arsenal corner...
83 mins: Giroud nods the ball into the back of the net from the corner, but the whistle had already gone, Iwobi penalised for bundling down Jagielka!
85 mins: Promising break from Arsenal as Iwobi bursts clear of the midfield, but the 19-year-old can't quite pick the right pass...
86 mins: And that's the slightly underwhelming final action of an excellent Premier League debut for Iwobi, as he makes way for Calum Chambers...
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