The Match of the Day 2 running order has been revealed ahead of the programme, after what has been a busy and controversial few nights.
You can see the highlights of all of those played so far along with all the talking points, replays and analysis from 10:30pm on BBC One.
Presenter Mark Chapman 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 at any time on most devices.
1) WEST HAM v MAN CITY
West Ham hold on for a draw against Man City thanks to Lukasz Fabianski’s penalty save from Riyad Mahrez; Pep Guardiola’s side recovered from two goals down but missed chance to move six points clear
Player ratings
West Ham: Fabianski (9), Coufal (6), Zouma (7), Dawson (7), Cresswell (6), Rice (8), Soucek (7), Lanzini (7), Fornals (8), Bowen (9), Antonio (8).
Subs: Noble (6).
Man City: Ederson (6), Cancelo (6), Fernandinho (6), Laporte (6), Zinchenko (6), Rodri (8), De Bruyne (7), Grealish (8), Silva (7), Mahrez (6), Jesus (7).
Subs: None.
Man of the match: Jarrod Bowen.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola told Sky Sports: “Great comeback. And a comeback against this team in this stadium with the way they defend and how strong they are was an incredible credit to the team.
“We played a really good game. We spoke at half-time and said if we score one goal, we’ll be in the game, don’t give up. Fortunately we scored early in the second half.
2) TOTTENHAM v BURNLEY
Harry Kane’s penalty boost Spurs’ top-four hopes, and damaged Burnley’s survival bid; victory means Spurs move above Arsenal into fourth place; Arsenal face Newcastle at St James’ Park on Monday
Player ratings
- Tottenham: Lloris 7; Emerson 6, Sanchez 7, Dier 6, Davies 6, Sessegnon 8; Hojbjerg 6, Bentancur 7; Moura 7, Son 6, Kane 7
- Subs: Kulusevski 6, Rodon n/a
- Burnley: Pope 7, Roberts 6, Long 5, Collins 8, Lowton 6, Taylor 7; Brownhill 6, Cork 6; McNeil 6, Cornet 5, Barnes 6
- Subs: Lennon 6, Weghorst 6
- MOTM: Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham)
The decision to award the spot-kick was controversial, with Barnes having little time to react to the ball, though his arm was outstretched. For Burnley interim coach Jackson, his fury was clear.
“I’ve just watched it back,” he said in his post-match press conference. “I don’t think it’s a penalty. You have to look at what happens before the ball comes in. It’s an 18-yard box with bodies in it, people are competing.
“Someone pulls Ash’s arm, he tries to keep his balance. How he can get out of the way of that, I don’t know. You don’t stand in an 18-yard box with your arms by your side. They’re up and they’re using your strength. Nobody has even appealed for a penalty.
“How can you go back into the 18-yard box and there’s three shirt pulls, someone pulls someone’s arm – you’d never get the game going.
3) LEEDS v BRIGHTON
Leeds remain in trouble but move out of the bottom three; Pascal Struijk headed home in injury time after Danny Welbeck’s opener for Brighton
4) EVERTON v BRENTFORD
Rico Henry and Yoane Wissa score two goals in as many minutes to give Brentford 3-2 win at Everton, who have Jarrad Branthwaite and Solomon Rondon sent off; Toffees now two points outside bottom three with two games to play
Frank Lampard speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live:“We knew a win would get us safe. First part of the game we were great. When it was 11 v 11 we were great. I didn’t see anything other than a win at that point but the red card changed the game”.
On the red card:“It’s a big lesson for him. The possibility of the penalty with Richarlison, all I hear is my players dive, but a shirt tug is a shirt tug. No complaints, once that is given it’s a red card. 70 minutes in the Premier League with 10 men is too hard to sustain. You have to ask for everything to go your way and it didn’t. The effort was brilliant and I can’t complain. The effort and spirit was great, the reality is we need to go again on Thursday.”
On Thursday’s game against Crystal Palace:“It’s mental and physical. It’s in our hands so we want to take stock tonight. If we win on Thursday then we are in the Premier League next year. I have belief in these players and these fans that they will turn up with the same attitude that they did today.”
5) WATFORD v LEICESTER
Leicester thrashed Watford 5-1 in Roy Hodgson’s final home game in charge of the Hornets; The hosts took the lead through Joao Pedro but two goals apiece from Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes plus James Maddison strike, sealed comfortable win for visitors
Player ratings
Home Team: Foster (5), Ngakia (6), Cathcart (4), Kabasele (5), Masina (6), Sissoko (6), Kayembe (6), Gosling (6), Kalu (5), Pedro (7), Sema 6).
Subs: Kamara (6), Etebo (n/a).
Away Team: Ward (8), Justin (6), Fofana (7), Evans (6), Castagne (6), Mendy (6), Dewsbury-Hall (8), Maddison (8), Tielemans (7), Barnes (8), Vardy (8).
Subs: Albrighton (7), Amartey (6), Daka (n/a).
Man of the match: Jamie Vardy.
Watford boss Roy Hodgson: “We were architects of our own downfall.
“Bad mistakes led to the goals. When you analyse the goals we conceded, there isn’t a lot good you could say. Crass individual errors and we find ourselves on the end of a very bad defeat.
“We’ve had the worst home record in all the leagues. You need your wins at home. The fans are entitled to be frustrated and upset with us and to make their opinions heard.”
6) ASTON VILLA v CRYSTAL PALACE
Crystal Palace’s Jeff Schlupp hit back to cancel out Ollie Watkins’ opener for Aston Villa and earn a share of the spoils at Villa Park; Both sides’ hopes of a top-10 finish remain intact ahead of final week
Player ratings
Aston Villa: Martinez (6), Cash (7), Konsa (6), Mings (7), Digne (6), Luiz (6), Nakamba (7), McGinn (7), Coutinho (6), Watkins (7), Ings (6)
Subs: Chambers (6), Ramsey (6), Buendia (n/a)
Crystal Palace: Butland (6), Clyne (6), Andersen 6), Kouyate (6), Guehi (6), Mitchell (6), Gallagher (5), Milivojevic (5), Eze (5), Mateta (5), Zaha (6)
Subs: Edouard (5), Benteke (5), Schlupp (7)
Man of the match: Ollie Watkins
Crystal Palace’s Patrick Vieira:
“I’m really happy with the performance. I think, from the first minute, we played well and we managed to control the game. We showed quality and we showed character to get back into the game and manage to take a point. I was really pleased [with the reaction to going behind] because it wasn’t easy to concede that goal. We didn’t deserve to concede that goal and we showed quality and character to fight and to find the strength to get back into the game and to score that goal.
“From where I was, I thought it was a foul. There is a player who played the ball and they are the ones who played the player but I have not had the chance to look at it again. That was from my angle.
“We tried our best, but when we get to the last third we don’t always make the correct decisions and, of course, we need to keep working and keep improving. But this is one of the areas that, next year, we have to be better in because I think there was a space for us today; with the way we played, the situation and the chances we created, we should score more than one goal.”
Aston Villa’s Steven Gerrard:
“It was a really close game; I thought Patrick’s team caused us some issues in the first half and we had to tweak one or two things at half-time. Going over the chances, I felt like we created enough to win the game and score more than one goal.
“I think, on another day, if we were more ruthless and more clinical, we would have been sat here talking about three points rather than one. [It was] really naive in terms of the goal we’ve conceded, but our overall performance, I don’t think there was too much wrong with it. They have got dangerous players, they are a good team and we haven’t conceded one set play well enough on second phase – unfortunately that has cost us two points.
“It’s on, but it’s slightly more difficult now. We needed to really take control and take maximum points today, but my players are frustrated and I really like it. I really like that they are frustrated and hopefully we can take that frustration out on Thursday night because we want to be a more consistent team at home but we have to be more ruthless and clinical in front of goal.
“Those duels and those challenges were getting played on all over the pitch, so I don’t see any reason why it [Watkins’ goal] should have been ruled out. Ollie deserves all the credit for that goal. We asked him to really play behind the target second half and he certainly did. Great cross from Lucas (Digne), who was outstanding. The idea when you are out wide is to put that ball underneath the crossbar and make it really difficult for the goalkeeper and the defence. That’s when we had the game exactly where we wanted it.”
7) WOLVES v NORWICH
Wolves and Norwich City play out a 1-1 draw in the Premier League; Teemu Pukki opened the scoring in the first half; Rayan Ait-Nouri’s second-half header earned Wolves a point; the hosts stay in eighth, while Norwich remain bottom of the table
Player ratings
Wolves: Ruddy (6), Ait-Nouri (8), Coady (6), Boly (6), Toti (8), Jonny (7), Neves (7), Moutinho (7), Neto (6), Jimenez (6), Hwang Hee-Chan (6)
Subs: Podence (6), Silva (7), Chiquinho (8)
Norwich: Gunn (6), Byram (6), Gibson (6), Hanley (6), Aarons (7), Dowell (6), Gilmour (6), Normann (7), Lees-Melou (6), Pukki (8), Giannoulis (6)
Subs: Rupp (6), Sorensen (6), Rowe (6)
Man of the match: Teemu Pukki
Wolves manager Bruno Lage:

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