Premiership clockwatch

All the incidents and goals from Boxing Day's Premiership matches, including a comfortable win for leaders Newcastle and victories for Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.

Premiership results
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Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
Blackburn 0-3 Sunderland
Everton 0-2 Manchester United
Ipswich 2-0 Leicester
Newcastle 3-0 Middlesbrough

1655: Blackburn 0-3 Sunderland
Kevin Kilbane completes a miserable afternoon for Blackburn, tapping home from Kevin Phillips' cross.

1652: Ipswich's 2-0 win at Portman Road sends relegation rivals Leicester to the foot of the Premiership table.

1652: The final whistle at Goodison Park signals a fourth successive Premiership win for Manchester United.

1651: The Villa Park clash reaches a dramatic climax as one goalkeeper is denied by the other, Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek punching clear from the onrushing Peter Schmeichel in the final seconds.

1648: Newcastle are denied a fourth goal in the final minute at St James' Park, Alan Shaearer's effort disallowed for a push by the former England striker.

1645: Everton 0-2 Manchester UnitedRuud Van Nistelrooy arrives at the far post to steer home a perfectly weighted cross from Ryan Giggs and put United in total control at Goodison Park.

1639: Newcastle 3-0 Middlesbrough
Leaders Newcastle extend their advantage at St James' Park, Craig Bellamy centering for Olivier Bernard to fire home.

1638: Everton 0-1 Manchester United
Ryan Giggs breaks the deadlock at Goodison Park, escaping his marker to superbyly head home a David Beckham cross.

1632: Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
Patrick Berger's superbly-weighted pass is chested down by Vladimir Smicer, who sends a left-foot shot past the helpless Peter Schmeichel.

1630: Blackburn's afternoon takes another turn for the worse as Craig Short is sent off for violent conduct.

1627:Liverpool hand a debut to Nicolas Anelka, introducing the striker as a 68th-minute substitute for Jari Litmanen.

1625: Ian Taylor shoots against a post for Aston Villa, Paul Merson's follow-up brilliantly deflected away by John Arne Riise.

1616: Manchester United, searching for a breakthrough at Goodison Park, throw David Beckham into the action in place of Nicky Butt.

Tomas Radzinski is fouled by Gary Neville at Goodison Park

1614: Ipswich 2-0 Leicester
Sixto Peralta quickly doubles Ipswich's advantage, drilling home left footed after a pass from Martijn Reuser.

1613: Newcastle 2-0 Middlesbrough
Gary Speed adds Newcastle's second at St James' Park, a stooping header from a Nolberto Solano corner.

1608: Ipswich 1-0 Leicester
Marcus Bent puts Ipswich in front in the crucial basement battle at Portman Road, heading home from a Martijn Reuser centre.

1535: Liverpool are awarded a penalty at Villa Park, Steve Gerrard felled by the trailing leg of George Boateng. But Jari Litmanen wastes the chance of a second gift, firing his spot kick against a post with Peter Schmeichel diving the wrong way.

1532: Blackburn 0-2 Sunderland
Niall Quinn scores his second for Sunderland, glancing home a header from Julio Arca's free-kick.

1528: Newcastle 1-0 Middlesbrough
Alan Shearer bundles Newcastle ahead, beating Gareth Southgate to the rebound after his initial shot is saved by Mark Crossley.

1521: Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
Parity is restored at Villa Park as Lee Hendrie levels, firing into the roof of the net after Juan Pablo Angel's shot is only parried by Jerzy Dudek.

1516: Blackburn 0-1 Sunderland
Claudio Reyna sets up Niall Quinn for the opener at Ewood Park, extending Sunderland's run of scoring in the first half to 16 matches.

Jari Litmanen celebrates his amazing opener at Villa

1509: Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
Liverpool take the lead in remarkable cirumstances. Goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel sends a long throw forward, only to see the ball bounce off the back of referee Andy D'Urso and straight into the path of Jari Litmanen. The Finn takes full advantage, stroking the ball into an unguarded net from 30 yards.

Team news:

Liverpool leave new signing Nicolas Anelka on the bench for their trip to Aston Villa, Michael Owen joined by Jari Litmanen up front.

Fabien Barthez recoveres from a back injury in time to play for Manchester United at Everton, who give a first start to former United winger Jesper Blomqvist.

The start is Blomqvist's first since United's 1999 Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich.

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Earlier action:
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Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
Bolton 0-3 Leeds
Fulham 0-0 Charlton
Southampton 1-0 Tottenham
West Ham 4-0 Derby

1356: Arsenal go top of the Premiership, at least for the time being, as they complete their 2-1 win over Chelsea at Highbury.

1356: Robbie Fowler leaves the Reebok Stadium pitch clutching the match ball as Leeds seal a 3-0 win at Bolton.

1354: The London stalemate at Craven Cottage is confirmed as the final whistle brings a frustrating Boxing Day clash to an end.

1353: The final whistle sounds at St Mary's as Southampton fans celebrate victory over their former manager Glenn Hoddle and his Tottenham side.

1352: West Ham 4-0 Derby
Jermain Defoe adds a fourth for West Ham in the final minute as 10-man Derby are run ragged.

1350: Bolton 0-3 LeedsRobbie Fowler makes up for his earlier penalty miss by completing his hat-trick at Bolton, latching on to Alan Smith's through ball and firing home at the second attempt after Jaskelainen saves his initial effort.

1347: West Ham 3-0 Derby
Trevor Sinclair seals West Ham's demolition of Derby with a third goal four minutes from time.

1345: Robbie Fowler spurns the chance of a Leeds hat-trick as he fires wide from the penalty spot after Lee Bowyer is fouled.

1334: West Ham 2-0 Derby
West Ham are in complete control against 10-man Derby, Paolo Di Canio firing home their second from 15 yards.

Frank Lampard celebrates his first-half opener at Highbury

1333: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
Substitute Sylvain Wiltord puts Arsenal in front at Highbury, firing home from the edge of the area after Chelsea fail to clear a corner.

1315:
Derby's Italian striker Benito Carbone is sent off for a second bookable offence at Upton Park after needlessly jumping into Tomas Repka as the Czech defender attempted to shield the ball out of play.

1315: Southampton 1-0 Tottenham
James Beattie puts Southampton in front against Spurs at St Mary's, sending a header looping past Neil Sullivan as the Spurs keeper is dazzled by the sun.

1312: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea
Sol Campbell hauls Arsenal level with his first goal for the club, heading home from close range following a Robert Pires corner four minutes into the second half.

1235: Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
Frank Lampard strokes Chelsea in front at Highbury after a scrappy exchange in the penalty area finishes with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink poking the ball to Lampard in space.

Two-goal Robbie Fowler celebrates with Mark Viduka

1216: Bolton 0-2 Leeds
Robbie Fowler strikes his second of the day, sprinting clear and providing a clinical finish following Mark Viduka's pass.

1205: West Ham 1-0 Derby
Sebastian Schemmel hits his first goal for West Ham, pouncing to fire home after Don Hutchison's free kick bounces through the Derby wall.

1202: Bolton 0-1 Leeds
Robbie Fowler puts Leeds ahead at Bolton inside two minutes, tucking home into the corner of the net after a neat build-up involving Alan Smith and David Batty.

Team news:

Emmanuel Petit, back in the Chelsea starting line-up after injury, makes his first return to Highbury since leaving Arsenal two seasons ago.

Patrick Vieira returns from suspension for the Gunners.

Jonathon Woodgate plays his first Premiership game in 11 months as he returns to the Leeds starting line-up for their trip to Bolton.

Darryl Powell replaces Georgi Kinkladze in midfield as Derby seek a first Boxing Day win in five years against West Ham.

Frederic Kanoute returns up front for the Hammers, with Jermain Defoe dropped to the bench.