Premier League LIVE: Arsenal thrash Villa as Man Utd and Chelsea held to draws

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22:55 GMT - That wraps things up for us tonight. Thank you for joining us, and if we aren't able to converse directly beforehand... Happy New Year! 

22:51 GMT - After his side's eye-catching 4-1 win over Aston Villa, Arsenal defender Gabriel took a moment post-match to show grace upon his return to the team. 

He told Sky Sports: "I always want to help the team. I'm so happy to be back, and I think today was a brilliant day for everyone. I think we need to keep going. We are so happy.

"It's difficult to play against them. They want to delay the game, but we know we play at home, and (in) the second half, we're just pushing."

22:12 GMT - FULL-TIME: Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa. A resounding result for Mikel Arteta's men, who extend their lead atop the Premier League table by five points. Read our match report here.

22:08 GMT - GOAL! Villa have one back at Arsenal. 4-1.

22:08 GMT - FULL-TIME: Manchester United 1-1 Wolves. A hard-fought point for the visitors, who tot up their third of the season before the New Year. Our match report is here.

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21:52 GMT - GOAL! It's a fourth for Arsenal against Villa, as Gabriel Jesus gets in on the scoring! 4-0.

21:44 GMT - GOAL! It's a third for Arsenal against Villa! Following a VAR check, Leandro Trossard's effort stands. 3-0.

21:30 GMT - FULL-TIME: Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth. An incredible opening 30 minutes, but a bit of a tense affair for the final hour. Read our match report.

21:30 GMT - FULL-TIME: West Ham 2-2 Brighton. An evening of mixed fortunes from the spot as the Hammers and the Seagulls split the spoils. Our report's here.

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21:29 GMT - FULL-TIME: Burnley 1-3 Newcastle. A great evening for the Magpies, and a great individual evening for Yoane Wissa. Read our match report.

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21:26 GMT - GOAL! It's another for Arsenal against Villa! Martin Zubimendi, 2-0.

21:25 GMT - GOAL! Newcastle have a third at Burnley! Bruno Guimaraes, 3-1.

21:22 GMT - FULL-TIME: Nott'm Forest 0-2 Everton. A good result for the Blues on the road to round their year off. Read our report here.

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21:22 GMT - GOAL! Arsenal lead Villa! Gabriel, 1-0.

21:07 GMT - GOAL! Thierno Barry puts Everton 2-0 up against Nottingham Forest!

21:03 GMT - HALF-TIME: Tonight's later kick-offs have now hit their breaks. Check the scores below.

Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa

Man Utd 1-1 Wolves

21:00 GMT - GOAL! Wolves are level against Manchester United! Ladislav Krejci, 1-1.

20:54 GMT - GOAL! Brighton are level against West Ham! Joel Veltman, 2-2.

20:51 GMT - Excluding penalties, Viktor Gyökeres has only scored with one of his last 23 shots in the Premier League (v Burnley in November), including three without success so far tonight. 

20:43 GMT - GOAL! Manchester United are ahead against Wolves, as Joshua Zirkzee finds the back of the net. 1-0.

20:32 GMT - Everton are back underway at the City Ground, with play about to resume in all of tonight's earlier kick-offs. Updates to follow.

20:24 GMT - HALF-TIME: Tonight's earlier kick-offs have now all hit their breaks. Check out the scores below.

Burnley 1-2 Newcastle

Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth

Nott'm Forest 0-1 Everton

West Ham 2-1 Brighton

20:19 GMT - GOAL! Lucas Paqueta converts from the spot, 2-1.

20:18 GMT - PENALTY! West Ham have a chance from 12 yards...

20:15 GMT - We are now also underway at the Emirates and at Old Trafford! Stay with us for all the key updates.  

20:06 GMT - PENALTY MISSED! Danny Welbeck fails to convert. It's still 1-1. 

20:06 GMT - PENALTY! Brighton have another chance from the spot...

20:02 GMT - GOAL! Brighton convert their chance, as Danny Welbeck finds the back of the net. 1-1.

20:01 GMT - PENALTY! Brighton have a chance to level from the spot at West Ham...

19:58 GMT - GOAL Bournemouth have levelled things at Stamford Bridge! Justin Kluivert, 2-2.

19:55 GMT - GOAL! Burnley have one back against Newcastle. Josh Laurent, 2-1.

19:55 GMT - GOAL! Chelsea have a second against Bournemouth, completing a quick comeback. Enzo Fernandez, 2-1.

19:49 GMT - GOAL! Everton have broken the deadlock at Nottingham Forest! James Garner, 1-0.

19:46 GMT - GOAL! Chelsea are level at Stamford Bridge! Cole Palmer beats Djordje Petrovic, 1-1.

19:44 GMT - PENALTY! Chelsea have a chance to level things up against Bournemouth from the spot...

19:40 GMT - GOAL! West Ham join in the fun as Jarrod Bowen puts the Hammers ahead against Brighton. 1-0.

19:38 GMT - GOAL! Newcastle have another over Burnley! Yoane Wissa makes his mark, 2-0.

19:37 GMT - GOAL! Bournemouth have taken a shock lead over Chelsea! David Brooks with the finishing touch, 1-0.

19:33 GMT - GOAL! That didn't take long! Newcastle have an early lead over Burnley. Joelinton, 1-0.

19:30 GMT - We are underway around the stadia! Stay with us for updates on all of tonight's matches.

19:22 GMT - The team news for tonight's later kick-offs is now available. See who starts for whom below.

Arsenal v Aston Villa

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Man Utd v Wolves

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18:31 GMT - With an average age of 23 years and 157 days, Chelsea have named the youngest starting XI by any side in a Premier League match this season. 

18:18 GMT - The starting XIs for tonight's 19:30 kick-offs are... LIVE! Take a look at who starts for whom below.

Burnley v Newcastle

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Chelsea v Bournemouth

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Nott'm Forest v Everton

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West Ham v Brighton

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17:30 GMT - Team news for tonight's earlier kick-offs should be coming within the hour. Click the links below for all of our build-up content, including predicted starting XIs. 

17:25 GMT - Earlier, we published our regular Who's Missing piece, which features every injured, suspended or missing player ahead of the next round of fixtures. You can read it here

17:00 GMT - Hello and welcome to the Football Tracker! Arsenal v Aston Villa is the headliner tonight, but Bournemouth's trip to Chelsea and Manchester United's hosting of Wolves are also sure to catch the eye.

Take a look at tonight's Premier League fixtures below:

Burnley v Newcastle - 19:30

Chelsea v Bournemouth - 19:30

Nott'm Forest v Everton - 19:30

West Ham v Brighton - 19:30

Arsenal v Aston Villa - 20:15

Man Utd v Wolves - 20:15