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ARSENAL travel to the fortress that is Villa Park for a thrilling Premier League encounterThe Gunners will be determined to reclaim top spot from Liverpool who snatched all three points from Crystal Palace in the early kick-off.
But with Mikel Arteta banned from the touchline and Villa unbeaten in 14 games at home, this promises to be tough.

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Gunners toughest test lies ahead
Given the run that Aston Villa are on at home, today offers a stern test of Mikel Arteta’s side.
Previously, their trip to Newcastle offered their hardest trip on the road so far this season, a game that they lost.
Today has the potential that an old manager could come back to haunt The Gunners.
Welcome to Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Fresh off the back of a huge win against Man City in midweek, Unai Emery welcomes his old employers to Villa Park as they look to cement their place in the top four.
Leon Bailey is a doubt for Villa today as he seemed to be struggling with fitness as he trudged off the pitch after their victory over Man City.
Aston Villa have the option to play Moussa Diaby in the hole he may leave, while Bertrand Traore, Emiliano Buendia and Tyrone Mings all remain long term injury casualties for the hosts.
Matty Cash was on the bench for the midweek win and it is unlikely that the manager will change his defensive formula after keeping a clean sheet against the champions.
Arsenal will be without Takehiro Tomiyasu who will be out for a while after he picked up a calf injury against Wolves on the weekend.
Arteta will also be without Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Viera, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber who all remain out injured.
The Arsenal manager will not be seen in the dugout this evening as he picked up his third yellow card of the season against Luton Town in midweek for ‘excessive celebrating’ after their 97th minute winner.
It will be down to the assistant manager, Albert Stuivenberg, to get Mikel Arteta’s visions across to the players this afternoon. More

MANCHESTER UNITED host Bournemouth in a tasty Premier League clash at Old Trafford – and the Red Devils have gone a goal down!Harry Maguire was hoping to build on his Player of the Month award with another fine performance at home.
However, Dominic Solanke slipped it through the Englishman’s legs before firing it past Andre Onana in the United net.

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Man Utd XI: Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Shaw, Reguilon; Amrabat, McTominay; Fernandes, Antony, Garnacho; Martial
Bournemouth XI: Neto; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Kluivert, Tavernier, Semenyo; Solanke

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Kick-off: Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
We are back underway at Old Trafford.
Man Utd have it all to do, trailing Bournemouth by a goal.
The Red Devils get the second half started.
HT: Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
Man Utd have it all to do in the second half at Old Trafford.
If they can not overturn this score, they will fall foul to the ‘curse of manager of the month’.
Ten Hag will have to work his magic to get his side firing on all cylinders to comeback and win this game.
HT: Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
Man Utd have dominated possession in the first half.
In terms of shots, it is quite an even game.
However, The Cherries have the all important goal that separates the sides at the break.

HT: Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
The half time whistle is met by boos from the home fans.
Bournemouth go into the break leading.
Two big team talks required from both managers at the interval.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
45+3. The Cherries are looking dangerous on the break.
Fernandes goes down, looking for free kick, but it was a perfectly timed sliding challenge.
Martial tries to slide it into McTominay but the players do not seem to be on the same wavelength as Neto comes to collect.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
45+1. We are going to have four additional minutes added.
Time for Man Utd to try and create something to find a way back into this game.
Reguilon lofts a cross into the box but it is easily caught by Neto.
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Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
44. Play restarts and Garnacho is back to his feet.
Antony clips a ball towards the box but it is headed clear.
That pretty sums up the first half for the hosts.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
42. Play is held up as Garnacho receives some treatment.
He was caught by a stray arm in the face.
The winger seems to be in some pain with his jaw.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
40. Bournemouth are so close to doubling their lead.
As they break, the ball is played to Solanke who has a shot at goal.
He beats Onana as his effort comes thundering back off the post.
Big let off for Erik ten Hag’s side.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
38. The travelling fans have started singing ‘is this a library?’
Amrabat is penalised for a foul on Solanke.
It gives Bournemouth a chance to slow the game down.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
36. Fernandes has been very quiet for Man Utd today.
Without him linking up play between the midfield and attack, they are struggling to create opportunities.
Martial tries his luck from distance but it is an easy save for Neto.
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Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
34. The Man Utd fans are beginning to get frustrated.
In all fairness, since going behind, they have not really tested Neto at all apart from that Maguire looping header.
Ten Hag’s side are seeing a lot of possession but seem to be lacking ideas on how to unlock this Bournemouth defence.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
32. As Bournemouth burst forward once again, Maguire puts two sliding challenges in to block their progress.
Man Utd break at pace and Antony tries to cut inside before going to ground, looking for a free kick.
The referee is not interested and waves his protests away.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
30. Erik ten Hag’s side will be focussed on trying to get an equaliser before the interval.
The longer the score stays like this, Bournemouth will grow in confidence.
Dalot plays the ball forward, looking for Fernandes, but on the wet surface he cannot get there before it runs through to Neto.
Both Reguilon and Tavernier have both been booked in the first half so far.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
28. Garnacho looks to pass it to Reguilon but he was not expecting it at all.
As a result, the ball goes out for a Bournemouth corner.
Chance to put Onana under some pressure in the Man Utd goal.
Zabarnyi flicks the ball towards goal but Dalot heads behind for another corner.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
26. It is still hammering down with rain here.
The pitch is very greasy and could make for some errors at some points in the game.
Reguilon bursts forward and finds Garnacho who looks to cut it back from the byline.
He cannot beat the first man as the visitors clear once again.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
24. Bournemouth have the ball in the back of the net once again.
Solanke’s header was saved by Onana but Tavernier headed in the rebound.
The assistant immediately raises his flag as The Cherries’ striker was in an offside position.
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Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
22. Bournemouth come forward and Semenyo is chopped down on the edge of the box.
Fortunately for the hosts, the referee did not see it as a foul.
Man Utd look to counter but Neto collects the ball before Martial can get there.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
20. United are struggling to break down Iraola’s side in the final third.
They are getting bodies behind the ball and closing down the space.
Fernandes looks for Martial but his first touch is heavy and allows the visitors to clear.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
18. You can always tell when it is getting close to Christmas and Man Utd are playing.
They start singing their song about Eric Cantona.
He last played for the Red Devils 26 years ago, not living in the past at all.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
16. Bournemouth are closing down Man Utd whenever they are in possession of the ball.
The visitors break with pace and manage to get a shot away from just inside the box.
Tavernier’s shot is straight at Onana and no problem for the keeper.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
14. Considering his aerial ability, Maguire is all hands and arms when the ball comes to him.
You wonder if he does score from one of these chances whether VAR will rule it out as he is all over the defender each time.
Antony cuts inside and threads it to McTominay but the visitors manage to clear their lines.
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Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
12. Garnacho is seeing more of the ball now.
He finds McTominay on the edge of the box who tries his luck.
Bournemouth manage to get a block on the shot at the expense of a corner.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
10. Man Utd are piling the pressure on Bournemouth.
Iraola would have expected to have to play on the counter attack today.
They need to stay resolute at the back and prevent shots at Neto in The Cherries’ goal.
Man Utd 0-1 Bournemouth
8. Cross comes in from out wide and Maguire heads the ball towards goal.
His looping header it turned over the crossbar by Neto.
Positive play from the hosts as they search for an equaliser. More

BURNLEY are in trouble after making such a poor start to their Premier League return – but a win against Brighton could change everything.Vincent Kompany’s men have lost 12 of their opening 15 games including a recent 1-0 midweek defeat to Wolves.
However, three points at the Amex this afternoon would see them take a huge step into climbing out of the bottom three.

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WOLVES will be determined to put further pressure on Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper after their midweek Fulham hammering.Forest are only a couple places shy of the relegation zone following their 5-0 loss to the Cottagers on Wednesday.
And they’ll need to dig deep if they are to beat a Wolves side who picked up all three points against Burnley the day before.

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LIVERPOOL have gone top of the Premier League after a late win away at Crystal Palace.Harvey Elliott was the hero for the Reds, scoring in the 91st minute to hand Jurgen Klopp’s side the spoils.
Liverpool came from behind to win after Jean-Philippe Mateta slotted home a penalty in the 57th minute.
Then the tie was turned on its head after Jordan Ayew was sent off for a second yellow card in controversial circumstances before Mo Salah scored his 150th Premier League goal to equalise minutes later.
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NOTHING less than three points would satisfy Premier League strugglers Sheffield United – and they may have caught Brentford at the perfect time.The Bees suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of Brighton on Wednesday despite taking the lead through Bryan Mbeumo.
However, rock-bottom Blades were beaten by title-chasing Liverpool that same day.

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TOTTENHAM host West Ham in a huge London derby to cap off the midweek Premier League fixtures.Spurs will be hoping to build on their spirited 3-3 draw with Man City last time out, while the Irons are aiming to extend their three-game unbeaten run in the top flight.

Kick off time: 8.15pm GMT
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OUT OF the bottom three, Everton will now fancy themselves to never return. Just when it looked for all the money like being another Goodison night of butchered sitters, up stepped Dwight McNeil with another rocket. 
Everton beat Newcastle 3-0 to move out of the bottom threeCredit: Getty
A pair of huge blunders from Kieran Trippier proved costlyCredit: Reuters
Last Saturday the winger bagged the winner at Nottingham Forest. 
And here he was again five days later, leathering home nine minutes from time to continue Newcastle’s mysterious away day blues. 
Abdoulaye Doucoure then sealed the win before Beto’s injury-time strike to leave Sean Dyche’s side 17th, away from relegation zone for the first time since being slapped with a 10-point deduction. 
Kieran Trippier, normally Mr Reliable, was at fault for the first two after inexplicably giving the ball away. 
For so long here Everton’s finishing was atrocious, and it didn’t take a genius to work out why they had scored the fewest Prem goals on their own patch. 
Dominic Calvert-Lewin had an absolute mare, spurning chance after chance – but all that will be forgotten now as Everton can start looking up.
They would be in the top half if they had those 10 points and if Dyche can somehow sort their finishing out, they should be able to stay well away from danger from here.
It wasn’t only Everton missing chances though as the Geordies had more than enough openings to win it before the hosts ran riot late on. 
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Everton claimed their first home win of the seasonCredit: Getty

It would have been just Newcastle’s second win on the road all season, but they never deserved to win.
Howe said on TV beforehand that their worrying away form is “something we’re looking into”. 
Based on this horror showing, the Toon boss is further away than ever from finding the answer. 
Virtually unstoppable at St James’ Park, Newcastle were – once again – a shadow of that side. 
That they’ve only beaten Sheffield United on their travels says it all.
Yes, they are down to the bare bones with Howe being forced to name the same outside 10 players for the fourth straight game, but that hardly explains why they turn from monsters into mice outside of the North East in the Prem. 
Much was made of how Goodison Park would be a bear pit for the visit of Manchester United in the first game following their 10-point deduction. 
Silenced by Alejandro Garnacho’s stunning overhead kick just three minutes in, they never recovered. 

But with anger at the Prem still very much in the Merseyside air, the return of favourite son-turned-public enemy Anthony Gordon only added to the mardy mood. 
And the locals were roaring in delight when veteran Coleman skinned Gordon down the right before Ashley Young’s effort was deflected behind. 
Other than a woeful Miguel Almiron shot after being slipped in by Joelinton, it was all Everton early on
Wingers Jack Harrison and Dwight McNeil were a constant menace yet Calver-Lewin’s finishing was awful. 
He headed his first at Dubravka before a scuff had the Slovakian outstretched to his right. 
And then five minutes before the break the centre-forward put his name in the hat for miss of the season. 
A free-kick was knocked down and flicked on by Jarrad Branthwaite to an unmarked Calvert-Lewin, yet as everyone else stopped expecting the offside flag to go up, he spooned a volley miles over. 
A huge opportunity wasted, but he wasn’t the only one with McNeil also guilty when dragging wide. 

It wasn’t quite at Calvert-Lewin level but at the other end Isak nodded a free header just past the post from seven yards after great build up. 
So many golden chances though neither Dubravka or Pickford were really called into action before the break. 
And Calvert-Lewin was at it again five minutes into the second half, miscuing a header after McNeil’s dangerous cross. 
Newcastle were nervy, totally different from the rampant side we see at St James’.
No doubt Howe would have switched things up but with two keepers, four full-backs and three untested to call on off the bench, he had nowhere to go. 
Howe’s Mags couldn’t find their rhythm but thanks to James Tarkowski dawdling on the edge of his box, they were gifted a huge opportunity to score the opener.
Gordon nipped in on the centre-back to give himself the perfect opportunity to silence the boo boys but, in keeping with the night, the winger, who could have buried in either corner, shot tamely straight at Pickford.
And how costly it proved with McNeil bagging the winner 79 minutes in.
Kieran Trippier made a rare howler, gifting the ball to the winger just inside his own half. 
The Everton winger then burst forward to the edge of the box and let rip with a rocket past Dubravka. 
And it was bedlam inside Goodison when Doucoure buried from 12 yards after Jack Harrison caught Trippier out again with another howler. 
Sub striker Beto then turned it into a complete nightmare for Newcastle as he sped away down the right beyond the knackered Fabian Schar and finishing under Dubravka.  More