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 10:40pm on BBC One.
Presenter Gary Lineker will as always be joined by pundits Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards 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) MAN CITY v BRIGHTON
Manchester City return to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 home win over Brighton; second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva secure champions the win; City move one point ahead of Liverpool with six games left
Man City: 6.8 – Ederson, 7.8 – Cancelo, 7.1 – Laporte, 6.9 – Stones, 6.7 – Aké, 7.6 – Bruyne, 6.8 – Gündogan, 6.9 – Rodri, 8.5 – Mahrez, 8.4 – Silva, 7.8 – Foden
Subs: 6.4 – Zinchenko, 6.6 – Dias, 6.0 – Jesus
Brighton: 5.4 – Sánchez, 5.7 – Veltman, 6.4 – Cucurella, 5.7 – Dunk, 6.22.Lamptey, 5.9 – March, 6.2 – Allister, 6.0 – Mwepu, 6.5 – Caicedo, 6.0 – Gross, 6.6 – Welbeck
Subs: 5.94 – Webster, 5.9 – Maupay, 5.9 – Sarmiento
2) LIVERPOOL v MAN UTD
Manchester United at Anfield with Thiago Alcantara starring and Jurgen Klopp’s front three highlighting the gulf in class between the two teams; Liverpool two points clear at the top; United remain three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham
Player ratings
Liverpool Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (7), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (7), Henderson (7), Fabinho (7), Thiago (8), Salah (9), Mane (8), Diaz (8).
Subs: Jota (7), Keita (n/a), Milner (n/a).
Man Utd: De Gea (5), Wan-Bissaka (4), Lindelof (3), Maguire (3), Dalot (4), Jones (4), Pogba (n/a), Matic (4), Elanga (6), Fernandes (4), Rashford (4).
Subs: Lingard (5), Sancho (6), Hannibal (n/a).
Man of the match: Mohamed Salah.
3) CHELSEA v ARSENAL
Arsenal get their Champions League push back on track with 4-2 win at Chelsea; Eddie Nketiah’s brace and goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka sealed win; Gunners move level on points with fourth-placed Spurs; Chelsea stay third, five ahead of Arsenal
4) EVERTON v LEICESTER
Richarlison leaves it late to salvage point for relegation-threatened Everton; Toffees now four points clear of relegation zone
Player ratings
Everton: Pickford (6), Coleman (6), Godfrey (7), Mina (7), Mykolenko (6), Allan (5), Delph (7), Iwobi (6), Gordon (6), Gray (5), Richarlison (6).
Subs: Rondon (7), Alli (6).
Leicester: Schmeichel (6), Pereira (6), Fofana (7), Evans (7), Castagne (6), Tielemans (7), Mendy (6), Dewsbury-Hall (7), Maddison (7), Barnes (7), Iheanacho (6).
Subs: Amartey (n/a), Daka (5), Lookman (5).
Man of the match: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
5) NEWCASTLE v CRYSTAL PALACE
Newcastle reached the 40-point mark with victory over Patrick Vieira’s Crystal Palace; visitors, still reeling from their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea at the weekend, failed to deal with quick-minded approach from their hosts
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