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Everton vs Manchester City, Premier League - as it happened

Re-live all the action from Goodison Park

Liam Corless
Saturday 31 March 2018 08:57 EDT
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After a two-week break, the Premier League returns in all its glory. With a full programme on offer across the weekend, there’s eight games to get stuck in today.

The early game saw Liverpool fight from behind to see off an impressive Crystal Palace as Mohamed Salah continued his incredible goalscoring run this season, sealing a 2-1 victory that also saw Sadio Mane on target.

Manchester United, Newcastle and West Ham all take to the field at 3pm against Swansea, Huddersfield and Southampton respectively, while Brighton host Leicester and Watford entertain Bournemouth, and basement side West Brom will attempt to end their dismal form against Burnley at the Hawthorns.

Everton vs Manchester City is this evening’s 5.30pm game, with Pep Guardiola’s men looking to avoid the humiliation they suffered at Goodison Park in this fixture last season.

Follow all the live action as it unfolds throughout the day:


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Saturday fixtures:

Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool

Brighton 15:00 Leicester City

Manchester United 15:00 Swansea

Newcastle 15:00 Huddersfield

Watford 15:00 Bournemouth

West Brom 15:00 Burnley

West Ham 15:00 Southampton

Everton 17:30 Manchester City

Brighton 0-0 Leicester

Glenn Murray has a great chance to give Brighton the lead at the Amex but, with just Kasper Schmeichel to beat, the veteran striker misses the target!

With the form he's been in recently, you'd have expected him to bury that!

Liam Corless31 March 2018 15:38

Maybe Sanchez hasn't been quite so bad after all!

Liam Corless31 March 2018 15:42

GOAL! Watford 1-1 Bournemouth (King, 43)

Bournemouth striker Josh King turns the ball home from the spot after the referee had awarded the visitors a penalty following a Jose Holebas handball.

Liam Corless31 March 2018 15:44

West Ham 3-0 Southampton (Arnautovic, 45+4)

Arthur Masuaku's cross is volleyed home by Marko Arnautovic and that, you would have to say, is probably game over!

Liam Corless31 March 2018 15:50

Half-time scores in the Premier League

  • Brighton 0-0 Leicester
  • Manchester United 2-0 Swansea
  • Newcastle 0-0 Huddersfield
  • Watford 1-1 Bournemouth
  • West Brom 0-1 Burnley
  • West Ham 2-0 Southampton
Liam Corless31 March 2018 15:50

Brighton 0-0 Leicester

Pascal Gross' deflected effort looks for all the world as though it's going to loop beyond Leicester stopper Kasper Schmeichel but the big Dane produces a remarkable save to tip the ball behind for a corner. 

Wonderful goalkeeping.

Liam Corless31 March 2018 16:06

GOAL! Watford 2-1 Bournemouth (Pereyra, 49)

Roberto Pereyra restores Watford's lead at Vicarage Road as he beats Asmir Begovic from close range!

Liam Corless31 March 2018 16:08

West Ham 3-0 Southampton

After almost an hour, Charlie Austin has Southampton's first on-target shot of the match against West Ham!

Unfortunately for Austin, his effort is blocked behind for a corner, which comes to nothing for the visitors.

Liam Corless31 March 2018 16:12

Manchester United 2-0 Swansea

Alexis Sanchez comes close to notching his second goal of the game but the United forward's header loops just over the crossbar from close range.

Moments later at the other end Tammy Abraham is denied twice in quick succession by a couple of wonderful David de Gea saves.

Liam Corless31 March 2018 16:16

West Brom 0-1 Burnley

West Brom still trail Burnley to that first-half Ashley Barnes goal. The Baggies have improved since the interval after a dismal showing in the opening period but they're yet to grab a goal.

Liam Corless31 March 2018 16:28

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