EPL Gameweek 16: Saturday football - As it happened...

By Jayanta Oinam | Last Updated: Sunday, December 13, 2015 - 00:05

Welcome to our coverage of Gameweek 16 Saturday football of English Premier League. We have as many as six matches with  both the Manchester sides featuring in crucial ties against Swansea City and Bournemouth respectively.

12 December 2015, 22:55 PM

12 December 2015, 22:29 PM

With that win, Manchester City are back. They now lead the table with 32 points from 16 matches. Leciester City will have their chance to wrest back the lead when they play 
defending champions Chelsea Tuesday early morning. Manchester United play Bournemouth later tonight, while third place Arsenal will play Aston Villa with a chance to reclaim the top spot, if the Foxes failed to beat Jose Mourinho's men.

 

12 December 2015, 22:27 PM

12 December 2015, 22:21 PM

Manchester City 2 - 1 Swansea: Two quick goals at Etihad stadium. First Swansea found the equaliser in the 90th minute with Bafetimbi Gomis on strike, but City hit regained the lead within two minutes with Kelechi Iheanacho finding the back of the net, with some luck.

12 December 2015, 21:50 PM

At hour-mark , no change in scores:

Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Southampton
Manchester City 1 - 0 Swansea
Sunderland 0 - 1 Watford
West Ham United 0 - 0 Stoke City

12 December 2015, 21:20 PM

12 December 2015, 21:00 PM

Manchester City (Bony 26') 1 - 0 Swansea: City are back. Wilfried Bony scored from a City corner as trouble continues to haunt Swans.

12 December 2015, 21:00 PM

Sunderland 0 - 1 (Ighalo 4') Watford: Odion Ighalo provided an early lead to the visitors, with an easy tap-in from a Allan Nyom set-up.

12 December 2015, 20:11 PM

12 December 2015, 19:59 PM

Team news for the 8:30 PM matches

Crystal Palace vs Southampton

Manchester City vs Swansea

Sunderland vs Watford

West Ham vs Stoke City

12 December 2015, 19:32 PM

Norwich (Hoolahan 47') 1 - 1 (Lukaku 15') Everton: Wesley Hoolahan latched onto a rebound for the equaliser.

12 December 2015, 19:12 PM

The Belgian striker, in the process, also became the first Everton player to score in six consecutive Premier League matches. His tally of 12 so far is two behind Jamie Vardy's 14.

12 December 2015, 19:12 PM

Half-time at Carrow Road: Norwich 0 - 1 (Lukaku 15') Everton

12 December 2015, 18:37 PM

Norwich 0 - 1 (Lukaku 15') Everton: Romelu Lukaku rose highest to connect a header into the right side of the goal from a Gerard Deulofeu delivery.

12 December 2015, 17:48 PM

Here's the line-ups for today's first match

12 December 2015, 16:33 PM

Team standing as of now:

12 December 2015, 16:32 PM

Here are today's fixture:

6:15 PM - Norwich City vs Everton
8:30 PM - Sunderland vs Watford
8:30 PM - Crystal Palace vs Southampton
8:30 PM - West Ham United vs Stoke City
8:30 PM - Manchester City vs Swansea City
11:00 PM - Bournemouth vs Manchester United