Manchester City v Crystal Palace, Arsenal v Sheffield United and more – live!

Deeney saw a penalty saved and Lamela had a last-gasp chance cleared off the line to ensure the game ended goalless.

Sheffield United’s forwards will be hopeful of getting some spare change out of an Arsenal back four consisting of Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Luiz and Saka.

Pepe Reina comes straight into the Aston Villa XI after arriving from Milan this week. Can he make the difference in the relegation battle?

Sterling up against Riedeweld could be fun if Guardiola decides to go that way. It’s more likely to be Bernardo Silva against the left-back, which also seems a mismatch.

Norwich: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Byram, Tettey, McLean, Buendía, Duda, Cantwell, Pukki

Subs: Trybull, Drmic, Rupp, Hanley, Hernández, Lewis, Fährmann

Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Smith, Cook, Aké, Rico, Billing, Lerma, Gosling, Wilson, Wilson, Fraser

Subs: Surridge, Simpson, Cook, Boruc, Solanke, Francis, Surman

Southampton: McCarthy, Soares, Stephens, Bednarek, Redmond, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Armstrong, Long, Ings

Subs: Gunn, Vestergaard, Adams, Djenepo, Romeu, Boufal, Obafemi

Wolves: Patricio, Doherty, Coady, Saiss, Jonny, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Neves, Neto, Traore, Jimenez

Subs: Ruddy, Jordao, Gibbs-White, Giles, Kilman, Ashley-Seal, Rasmussen

Brighton: Ryan, Webster, Dunk, Propper, Stephens, Bernardo, Alzate, Mooy, Connolly, Maupay, Trossard

Subs: Button, Duffy, Bissouma, Gross, Jahanbakhsh, Murray, Montoya

Aston Villa: Reina, Konsa, Mings, Hause, Guilbert, Nakamba, Drinkwater, Targett, El Ghazi, Grealish, Trezeguet

Subs: Nyland, Chester, Luiz, Lansbury, Hourihane, Elmohamody, Vassilev

West Ham: Randolph, Cresswell, Zabaleta, Diop, Ogbonna, Noble, Rice, Fornals, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Haller

Subs: Martin, Reid, Balbuena, Cardoso, Masuaku, Ajeti, Ngakia

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Dige, Mina, Holgate, Davies, Delph, Bernard, Walcott, Kean, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Schneiderlin, Sidibe, Niasse, Gibson, Gordon

Man City: Ederson, Cancelo, Stones, Fernandinho, Mendy, Gundogan, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Aguero

Subs: Bravo, Walker, Rodrigo, Otamendi, Foden, Mahrez, Jesus

Crystal Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Cahill, Tomkins, Riedewald, McArthur, McCarthy, Kouyate, Zaha, Ayew, Tosun

Subs: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Wickham, Woods, McGregor, Keutcha

Arsenal: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Mustafi, Luiz, Saka, Torreira, Xhaka, Pepe, Ozil, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Ceballos, Holding, Willock, Guendouzi, Nketiah.

Sheffield United: Henderson, Baldock, O’Connell, Basham, Egan, Stevens, Fleck, Lundstram, Norwood, Mousset, McBurnie.

Subs: Verrips, Sharp, Robinson, Jagielka, Freeman, Osborn, Besic.

Speaking of being busy in January …

Norwich have brought in a couple of new faces from the Bundesliga this week in the form of Ondrej Duda and Lukas Rupp. Will they slot into the side today and can they make the requisite difference to the team?

Could Reiss Nelson start for Arsenal today?

How will City lineup today? Will Pep start Aguero and Jesus once more? Will he stick Sterling up against whichever left-back Hodgson is forced to play? Who will be at the back? Will Angelino be brought back in for no reason whatsoever?

Guardiola is not looking up.

Good afternoon!

In a strange turn of events for a Saturday at 3pm there are plenty of intriguing games happening in the Premier League.

Firstly, Manchester City host Crystal Palace. Roy Hodgson loves testing himself against Pep Guardiola and has done pretty well in the past. The Eagles were victorious at the Etihad last season thanks to a helluva strike from Andros Townsend, so the former England boss will be hoping for similarly positive result this time around with his ramshackle bunch. Wilfried Zaha will also been keen to show what he can do against a side not known for its defensive competence as he looks to prove he should be playing for a top four side.

There is also a fascinating tussle at the Emirates where Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal welcome Sheffield United, a side in fantastic form and looking up the league rather than down. The Basque has put an imprint on this Arsenal side already, making them more creative and energetic, with slightly more competent back four to go with it. Chris Wilder has certainly got his trademark pending on the Blades with their aggressive and slick style of play which few have been able to cope with since their promotion and will undoubtedly cause problems in north London.

Is it too early to discuss ‘six-pointers’? Well, Norwich host Bournemouth in a must-win match for both sides as they look to arrest their miserable form and give themselves some hope of staying up. It’s 20th versus 19th and neither side has won in their last five games and really something needs to budge if they are to give themselves a sniff of survival.

3pm kick-offs:

• Arsenal v Sheffield United
• Brighton v Aston Villa
• Manchester City v Crystal Palace
• Norwich v Bournemouth
• Southampton v Wolves
• West Ham v Everton