Aston Villa vs Leicester live: Rudy Gestede goals levels, after John Terry earns Chelsea late draw

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Charles Reynolds
Saturday 16 January 2016 07:33 EST
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Aston Villa striker Rudy Gestede celebrates his equaliser
Aston Villa striker Rudy Gestede celebrates his equaliser (Getty)

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Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League action, where we'll bring you all the goals, drama and action from seven games across the country. Follow all the latest here.

Today's matches

Tottenham Hotspur 4 Sunderland 1

Bournemouth 3 Norwich 0

Chelsea 3 Everton 3

Manchester City 4 Crystal Palace 0

Newcastle United 2 West Ham United 1

Southampton 3 West Bromwich Albion 0

Aston Villa vs Leicester City - 5.30pm

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Today's stats:

Tottenham 4 Sunderland 1:

  • Patrick van Aanholt put Sunderland ahead before Christian Eriksen levelled immediately
  • Mousa Dembele, Eriksen and a Harry Kane penalty secure easy win for Spurs.

Bournemouth vs Norwich:

  • Norwich City are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Bournemouth in all competitions.
  • Bournemouth have won just one of their last seven home matches in the Premier League

Chelsea vs Everton:

  • Roberto Martinez has lost on all six Premier League trips to Stamford Bridge as an opposition coach.
  • Everton have lost just one of their 10 Premier League away games this season

Manchester City vs Crystal Palace:

  • Manchester City have won nine and lost just one of the last 10 meetings with Crystal Palace in all competitions.
  • Connor Wickham has scored three goals in three Premier League games against Manchester City.

Newcastle vs West Ham:

  • The Hammers have failed to score in three of their last four trips to play Newcastle in the Premier League.
  • The Magpies have failed to score in five of their last seven Premier League games against West Ham.

Southampton vs West Brom:

  • These two sides have both netted a league-high nine headed goals this season.
  • Eight of Shane Long's 10 Premier League goals for Southampton have been scored at St Mary's.

Aston Villa vs Leicester:

  • There have been five red cards in the last seven Premier League meetings between Aston Villa and Leicester.
  • The lowest points total for a Premier League side after 21 games and still avoid relegation is 12 points set by West Brom in 2004/05; Aston Villa have 11 points.

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