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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There have been some superb strikes already in our afternoon clashes...
GOAL! Chelsea 1 West Ham 2 (Carroll)
Andy Carroll, on as a substitute, regains the Hammers' lead by scoring with his first touch! The striker is just onside as Payet plays him through, and beats Courtois with a slightly miss-hit effort at the near post!
AS IT STANDS Robbie Brady's goal lifts @NorwichCityFC out of the #BPL bottom three...https://t.co/a47zRcqLcM
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Chelsea 1 West Ham 2: The hosts have another penalty appeal turned down, as Bertrand Traore, on as a substitute, appears to fire against the arm of Winston Reid!
Amid all of the excitement, it's important to remember we still have an evening kick-off to come – here are the teams for Aston Villa's trip to Swansea... 
#Swans line-up v @AVFCOfficial: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams (C), Kingsley, Cork, Ki, Fer, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Gomis.
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Team news: Here's the Villa line-up to face @SwansOfficial this evening. #SWAAVL#AVFC#Swanshttps://t.co/8eHc1YA4M9
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Crystal Palace 0 Leicester 1: Bakary Sako is the latest Palace player to test Schmeichel, but again the Foxes keeper is well up to the task...
Chelsea 1 West Ham 2: The hosts are pushing hard for a second equaliser, as Fabregas sends an overhead kick over the bar...
Fifteen minutes to go at the Hawthorns – can Norwich hold on to their precious 1-0 lead?
Crystal Palace 0 Leicester 1: Rob Huth has a penalty appeal turned down after the big German defender has his shirt literally wrestled from his back, but Mike Jones is giving nothing...
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