The Match of the Day running order has been revealed ahead of the programme, after what has been a busy and controversial afternoon.
You can see the highlights of all of those played so far along with all the talking points, replays and analysis from 10:20pm on BBC One.
Presenter Gary Lineker will as always be joined by pundits Alan Shearer, and Jermaine Jenas who’ll no doubt will have a lot to rant about. If you miss the show, you can view it over on the BBC iPlayer.
1) LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM
Liverpool moved top of the Premier League but a 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham means it is advantage Manchester City in the title race
Player ratings
Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (6), Konate (6), Van Dijk (6), Robertson (6), Fabinho (6), Henderson (7), Thiago (6), Salah (5), Mane (6), Diaz (8).
Subs Tsimikas (6), Jota (6), Keita (n/a).
Tottenham Lloris (6), Royal (7), Romero (8), Dier (7), Davies (8), Sessegnon (7), Hojbjerg (6), Bentancur (6), Kulusevski (7), Kane (7), Son (7).
Subs: Sanchez (6), Winks (n/a), Bergwijn (n/a).
Man of the match: Cristian Romero.
2) BRIGHTON v MAN UTD
Brighton thump Man Utd 4-0 at the Amex Stadium in Ralf Rangnick’s penultimate game in charge; Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Pascal Gross and Leandro Trossard goals inflict a fifth consecutive Premier League away defeat for visitors
Player ratings
Brighton: Sanchez (7), Veltman (7), Dunk (7), Cucurella (8), March (7), Bissouma (7), Caicedo (8), Trossard (8), Gross (8), Mac Allister (7), Welbeck (7).
Subs: Webster (6), Lamptey (6), Maupay (6).
Man Utd: De Gea (5), Dalot (5), Lindelof (5), Varane (5), Telles (5), McTominay (5), Matic (4), Fernandes (5), Mata (4), Elanga (5), Ronaldo (4).
Subs: Cavani (5), Fred (5), Maguire (5) .
Man of the match: Moises Caicedo.
Ralf Rangnick apologised to Manchester United supporters after he said his “terrible” side were “humiliated” on the south coast.
When asked if the performance was the worst of his tenure, he told Sky Sports: “Yes it was from the first to the last minute.
“Not enough in all important areas. We were second best. We can only apologise to the supporters. It was a terrible performance and a humiliating defeat.
“We gave them too much time, too much space. We couldn’t get into a position to stop them playing through our lines. The game plan was completely different. We told the players to be as compact as possible and then to release pressure on them. We couldn’t stop them.”
Having guided Brighton to their best season in the Premier League since promotion in 2017, Graham Potter was delighted to give the club’s supporters a first home win since Boxing Day.
He told Sky Sports: “It was nice to give the supporters a performance and a memory, so we’re delighted.
“We played well from the start and I thought we were the better team. The boys did everything they could in terms of what we asked them to do.
“They defended well, pressed well, created some danger and were brave on the ball. It was a fantastic performance.
“We’re on 47 points now, which is an improvement. We’re really happy.”
Brighton captain Lewis Dunk said: “It is a special day. United are a top side and we’ve let our home fans down this season, so it was a nice moment.”
3) BURNLEY v ASTON VILLA
Burnley caretaker manager Mike Jackson suffers first defeat to leave Clarets two points above the relegation zone
Burnley caretaker manager Mike Jackson: “First-half we gave away some sloppy goals and got punished for a couple of errors. We had some good moments ourselves, quite a bit of the ball but we just couldn’t find those moments to finish them off.
“Then second half, you lose one early and it takes the wind out of you. We had as many moments as Villa in the first half but didn’t take them.
“It’s a big plus to get Maxy (Cornet) back and Eric (Pieters). That’s good for us because we’ve lost a few bodies which hasn’t helped. We’re going into these last two weeks with three games and everything is there for us in what we need to do.”
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard: “The points are the most important thing. We showed we can be a really strong team away from home. I thought we were better in every department with all due respect.
“When our moments came in the game to show our quality, we showed it. We were ruthless in front of goal, the front three won us the game but across the board, everyone stood up today.
“Burnley had taken 10 points from 12, they’re in a right good place. They’ve had the manager bounce. We’ve gone away and put in similar types of performances at difficult places like Crystal Palace, Everton, Brighton so I knew if we got the game plan right and it was executed, I believed the boys could deliver a game. Besides the last five minutes of the first-half and the last couple of minutes, that’s probably the best we’ve played.”
4) CRYSTAL PALACE v WATFORD
Wilfried Zaha’s first-half penalty is enough for a Crystal Palace victory; Watford are relegated to the Championship; Hassane Kamara conceded the winning penalty and was then sent off in the second half
Player ratings
Crystal Palace: Butland (5), Clyne (6), Andersen (8), Guehi (7), Ward (6), Gallagher (6), Hughes (6), Olise (8), Edouard (7), Zaha (8), Eze (7).
Subs used: Schlupp (6), Mitchell (6), Mateta (6).
Watford:Foster (7), Femenia (6), Cathcart (6), Samir (6), Kamara (5), Sissoko (7), Cleverley (6), Kayembe (5), Sarr (5), King (5), Dennis (5).
Subs used: Sema (6), Masina (5), Ekong (n/a).
Man of the match: Michael Olise.
Watford manager Roy Hodgson told Sky Sports:
“I have no regrets [about taking the Watford job]. One can’t be pleased with the job one has done if it doesn’t work out in the way everyone wanted it to. We came thinking we could help the team avoid relegation, but we haven’t been able to do that. They were in the relegation zone when we came and they’re still there.
“To say I was pleased would almost be an inflammatory remark. But I do think the team on occasions has been unlucky, the structure and the way they work could actually have given us a few more points, but it wasn’t to be.”
On the penalty: “He [Kamara] is pushed in the back, that’s what he said. I haven’t seen it, but certainly the way his body went, it looked like he was pushed. We’ll look at it tonight… and people will have their opinions.
“It doesn’t matter if the referee gives a penalty, that’s it and if the opposing team score it, you’re 1-0 down. That’s compounded, of course, by him being sent off in the second half, which I think made our performance with 10 men even more commendable.”
On his reception at Selhurst Park: “It just reminds me of what a wonderful crowd this is and how sad I was to miss them during the 15 months of lockdown during my final days here. It was great to come back and really touching, such a good reception, so as a result that can send me home happy tonight in some respects.”
Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira told Sky Sports:
“In the first half, we created a couple of chances that we should take and score those goals. In the second half, we didn’t create very much. I thought we were a little bit sloppy in our passes, in our movement.
“But we managed to win the game and we showed maturity. We managed to control the game even when we weren’t playing and that’s good because we’re growing up as a team and learning from those mistakes that we made from the start of the season.
“We kept our organisation and we respected the game. We won the game and that was good because at the start of the season, at times when we were 1-0 up and we get free kicks or a last-minute goal, but today we managed it much better.
“I’m really pleased because the players have been working hard and well every single day. This is a team of players who want to improve and compete in the Premier League. All the ingredients are there for us to be more solid as a team.
“It’s about having the right balance between creating chances, scoring goals and being solid and not conceding goals to allow ourselves to win football matches.”
5) CHELSEA v WOLVES
Wolves fight back from two goals down to secure dramatic point at Stamford Bridge; Conor Coady scores 97th-minute equaliser after Trincao had reduced deficit; two Romelu Lukaku goals in 138 seconds had given Chelsea control
Player ratings
Chelsea: Mendy (6), Azpilicueta (6), Thiago Silva (6), Rudiger (5), Alonso (5), James (5), Kovacic (6), Loftus-Cheek (7), Pulisic (7), Werner (7), Lukaku (8).
Subs: Saul (5), Havertz (n/a), Sarr (n/a).
Wolves: Sa (7), Ait-Nouri (6), Boly (6), Saiss (6), Coady (7), Jonny (6), Dendoncker (6), Neves (5), Moutinho (6), Neto (7), Jimenez (6).
Subs: Trincao (8), Chiquinho (8), Hwang (7).
Man of the match: Romelu Lukaku.
Wolves coach Tony Roberts said: “The dressing room is positive. To come here and to hold the European champions, the FA Cup finalists, and to go two goals behind, it’s unbelievable. The boys are disappointed we’ve not won it. We’ve been to Man Utd and Tottenham and won but we feel we should have had all three here but for a mad five minutes.
“We’ve been through a bad patch but we spoke during the week about the strength and the spirit of the group. To go until the 97th minute shows how strong they are. We want to collect as many points as we can to qualify for Europe.
“Bruno was watching at the training ground and he was making the decisions. He thought about bringing on pace, power and athleticism. Chiquinho just runs at people and causes problems and we know about the quality of Trincao’s finishing.The subs were massive for us in getting the point.”
He confirmed that a Zoom meeting involving Lage had been conducted this morning from the team hotel, and the goalkeeper coach was dismissive of the decision to hand Chelsea the initiative.
“If we’re getting penalties for that these days, I couldn’t believe it,” he added. “I didn’t think it was a pen but that’s my opinion. He’s a big one [Lukaku].”
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel: “Of course [it feels like a defeat]. We started both halves very well and controlled the match with a very offensive approach to this game today with a 5-3-2 formation. We knew about the risk to avoid counter-attacks and we needed to show discipline.
“We did for most parts of the first half but in situations, we took too much risk and lost discipline in the formation. That cost us some dangerous moments at the end of the first half when we were lucky not to concede.
“I reminded the team to execute the match plan with more precision and we did this to go 2-0 up but then we took more risks. We invited the counter-attacks and big chances. When you do this, you lose confidence and you invite the opponents to smell that something is possible when it is absolutely unnecessary.
“It is not about dropping too low but about the ball structure and losing it in key positions. The opponents had nothing to lose and we had huge chances to score the third goal.
“The passes were missing and the dribbling was wrong. In some points, we played like we were 2-0 down and not 2-0 up. We tried to respond to it by changing the structure. I don’t know if that was the right decision from me but it was a lack of discipline and execution of the match plan.
“I don’t think the ownership is a reason for a lack of focus. I don’t think there is a lack of focus. We showed focus during the situation when it began. I wouldn’t consider this as an advantage now for the match against Leeds.
6) BRENTFORD v SOUTHAMPTON
Pontus Jansson, Yoane Wissa and Kristoffer Ajer earn Brentford 3-0 victory over Southampton to move 11 points clear of relegation zone; Saints fan chant for Ralph Hasenhuttl to be sacked in final minutes
Player ratings
Brentford: Raya (7), Ajer (7), Sorensen (6), Jansson (7), Henry (7), Jensen (7), Norgaard (7), Eriksen (8), Wissa (7), Toney (7), Mbeumo (6).
Subs: Dasilva (6), Baptiste, Young-Coombes (n/a).
Southampton: Forster (6), Walker-Peters (5), Bednarek (5), Salisu (5), Perraud (4), Stuart Armstrong (6), Diallo (6), Ward-Prowse (6), Redmond (5), Adam Armstrong (5), Broja (4).
Subs:Elyounoussi (6), Romeu (n/a).
Man of the match: Christian Norgaard.
“We are not confident at the moment,” admitted Hasenhuttl after full-time. “We have to find a way, it’s easier with some positive results.”
“I don’t know that there is anything else that could be done in those situations tactically,” said Hasenhuttl. “The goals did not come from being outnumbered – even for the second it was three against one, but they score three times in those moments and we did not score all afternoon.”
“Can I get him signed up before the summer?” he joked in his press conference. “He is very happy here, very pleased. He’s loved being here, he is enjoying his football and will hopefully take a positive decision to stay with us.”
Frank has ensured not to buy into the fanfare around the Eriksen’s signing, and reserved some criticism for the former Inter Milan man’s performance.
“He had some top moments, but I thought he played only an average game today,” Thomas said. “I think he would say the same, in fact I know he would.”
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