Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Armstrong, Lallana, Sugawara, Brereton, Archer, Taylor, Bella-Kotchap.
Brentford: Flekken, Roerslev, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Jensen, Norgaard, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade.
Subs: Arthur, Yogane, Kim, Maghoma, Janelt, Konak, Meghoma, Yarmolyuk, Valdimarsson.
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Saints make two changes to the team that started the 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace. Lesley Ugochukwu and Kamaldeen Sulemana replace Adam Armstrong, who drops to the bench, and the suspended Mateus Fernandes. Brentford also make two changes, after their 3-1 loss to Arsenal. Kevin Schade and Mathias Jensen replace benched duo Vitaly Janelt and Yehor Yarmoliuk.
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Man City: Ortega, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Savio, Haaland.
Subs: Carson, Walker, Grealish, Doku, Gundogan, Matheus Luiz, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee.
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, Summerville, Fullkrug.
Subs: Scarles, Irving, Rodriguez, Ings, Luis Guilherme, Mavropanos, Soler, Cresswell, Foderingham.
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Manchester City are unchanged following their back-on-the-horse win at Leicester. If it ain’t broke, right? West Ham give Niclas Fullkrug a rare start up front, with Jarrod Bowen out injured. Tomas Soucek takes over from Bowen as captain.
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Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Doucoure, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.
Subs: Turner, Nketiah, Schlupp, Clyne, Kamada, Riad, Devenny, Kporha, Agbinone.
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Acheampong, Colwill, Cucurella, Fernandez, Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson.
Subs: Jorgensen, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Madueke, Joao Felix, Nkunku, James, Guiu, Veiga.
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Crystal Palace welcome back Marc Guehi from suspension. Trevoh Chalobah is ineligible to play against his parent club. Chelsea make five changes after the loss at Ipswich. Robert Sanchez, Josh Acheampong, Nicolas Jackson, Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto replace Filip Jorgensen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Noni Madueke, Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku, all of whom drop to the bench.
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Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Kamara, Barkley, Bailey, Tielemans, McGinn, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Buendia, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Onana, Bogarde, Ramsey, Swinkels, Jimoh.
Leicester: Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Thomas, Winks, Soumare, Ayew, El Khannous, Mavididi, Vardy.
Subs: Iversen, Faes, Okoli, De Cordova-Reid, Choudhury, Daka, Skipp, Alves, Buonanotte.
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Villa make three changes after the 2-2 draw with Brighton. Tyrone Mings, Matty Cash and Ross Barkley are in; Pau Torres is injured, Morgan Rogers is suspended, and Diego Carlos is also absent. Leicester make two changes in the wake of their 2-0 defeat by Manchester City. Jordan Ayew and Luke Thomas replace Facundo Buonanotte and Victor Kristiansen.
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AFC Bournemouth: Travers, Hill, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Christie, Cook, Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara, Evanilson.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Brooks, Adams, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Winterburn, Kinsey-Wellings, Rees-Dottin.
Everton: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure, Lindstrom, Broja, Ndiaye.
Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Patterson, Keane, Calvert-Lewin, Harrison, Beto, O’Brien, Armstrong.
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Bournemouth make three changes after their draw at Fulham. Mark Travers, Justin Kluivert and Dango Ouattara are in; Kepa, Philip Billing and David Brooks drop to the bench. Everton make one change after their home loss to Nottingham Forest. Jesper Lindstrom replaces Jack Harrison.
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It’s the first Clocko™®© of 2025, and what a line-up of Premier League-infused 3pm fun we have in store. Look!
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AFC Bournemouth v Everton
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Aston Villa v Leicester City
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Crystal Palace v Chelsea
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Manchester City v West Ham United
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Southampton v Brentford
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Other matches are also available, and we’ll discuss those on an ad-hoc basis if you don’t mind. Team news ahoy!
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main events
Full time: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United. It was Thun's fifth consecutive Premier League win. In contrast, Spurs have won just one of their eight matches, with only one win coming against bottom club Southampton. A few boos at the whistle. Oh, Ange. Barry Glendening tells stories in popular minute-by-minute idioms.
Southampton vs Brentford team
Southampton: Ramsdale, Harwood Bellis, Bednarek, Wood Gordon, Bree, Ugochukwu, Aribo, Walker Peters, Dibling, Onuachu, Slemana.
Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Armstrong, Lallana, Sugawara, Brereton, Archer, Taylor, Vera-Kochup.
Brentford: Frecken, Looslev, Collins, van den Bergh, Lewis-Potter, Jensen, Norgaard, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa, Schade.
Subs: Arthur, Yogane, Kim, Magoma, Janert, Konak, Megoma, Yarmoluk, Valdimarsson.
Saints made two changes from the starting team that lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace. Leslie Ugochukwu and Kamarudeen Slemana replaced Adam Armstrong, who was on the bench, and Matheus Fernandes, who was suspended. Brentford also made two changes after losing 3-1 to Arsenal. Kevin Schade and Matthias Jensen will replace bench duo Vitaly Janert and Yehor Yarmolliuk.
man city vs west ham team
Man City: Ortega, Luiz, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Savio, Haaland.
Subs: Carson, Walker, Grealish, Doku, Gundogan, Matheus Luiz, Simpson-Pewsey, O'Reilly, McAtee.
west ham: Arreola, Coufal, Todibo, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, Somerville, Furkrug.
Subs: Skales, Irving, Rodriguez, Ings, Luis Guilherme, Mavropanos, Soler, Cresswell, Foderingham.
Manchester City came from behind to win against Leicester, but the situation remains the same. If it wasn't broken, right? West Ham gave Nicklas Furkrug a rare start up front in the absence of Jarrod Bowen due to injury. Tomas Sawczek will replace Bowen as captain.
crystal palace vs chelsea team
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Muñoz, Doucoure, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.
Subs: Turner, Nketiah, Schlupp, Klein, Kamata, Riyad, Deveny, Kopolha, Agbinon.
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Achiampong, Colwill, Cucurella, Fernández, Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson.
Subs: Jorgensen, Disasi, Adarabioyo, Maduke, Joao Felix, Nkunku, James, Giu, Veiga.
Crystal Palace have brought Marc Guehi back from suspension. Trevo Chalobá is not eligible to play against his parent club. Chelsea have made five changes to their squad following the loss to Ipswich. Robert Sanchez, Josh Achiampong, Nicholas Jackson, Maro Gusto and Pedro Neto were substituted on the bench for Filip Jorgensen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Noni Madueke, Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku.
Aston Villa vs Leicester City team
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Kamara, Barkley, Bailey, Tielemans, McGinn, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Buendia, Nedeljkovic, Maassen, Onana, Bogard, Ramsey, Swinkels, Jimoh.
Leicester: Stralczyk, Justin, Cody, Vestergaard, Thomas, Winks, Soumare, Ayew, El Cannous, Mavididi, Vardy.
Subs: Iversen, Faes, Okoli, De Cordoba-Reid, Chaudhry, Daka, Skip, Alves, Buonanotte.
Villa made three changes after their 2-2 draw with Brighton. Tyrone Mings, Matty Cash and Ross Barkley are in attendance. Pau Torres is injured, Morgan Rogers is suspended and Diego Carlos is also out. Leicester made two changes after losing 2-0 to Manchester City. Jordan Ayew and Luke Thomas replace Facundo Buonanotte and Victor Christiansen.
AFC Bournemouth vs Everton team
AFC Bournemouth: Travers, Hill, Zabarny, Huysen, Kerkez, Christie, Cook, Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara, Evanilsson.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Brooks, Adams, Unal, Billings, Aarons, Winterburn, Kinsey-Wellings, Rees-Dottin.
Everton: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure, Lindström, Broja, Ndiaye.
Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Paterson, Keane, Calvert-Lewin, Harrison, Beto, O'Brien, Armstrong.
Bournemouth made three changes after their draw against Fulham. Mark Travers, Justin Kluivert and Dango Ouattara are in attendance. Kepa, Philippe Billing and David Brooks will be on the bench. Everton made one change after losing at home to Nottingham Forest. Jesper Lindstrom replaces Jack Harrison.
preamble
This is the first Clocko™®© of 2025, and there's plenty of Premier League-inspired 3pm fun in store. Look!
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AFC Bournemouth v Everton
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Aston Villa v Leicester City
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crystal palace v chelsea
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Manchester City v West Ham United
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southampton v brentford
Other matches are also available. If you don't mind, I will explain them temporarily. Team News, Hey!
