Football Tracker: Liverpool batter Bournemouth after McBurnie stuns West Ham
Sunday, 21st January
22:30 GMT - That's all from this weekend's Football Tracker. It has been a pleasure, catch you next time!
22:06 GMT - Over in Italy, Juventus replaced Inter Milan at the Serie A summit as a 3-0 win over Lecce at the Stadio Via del Mare made it seven consecutive victories in all competitions for Max Allegri’s men.
21:03 GMT - A couple of results to speak of from La Liga, now.
Barcelona staved off a spirited Real Betis comeback to seal a last-gasp 4-2 victory over Real Betis, becoming the first side to win away at Los Verdiblancos in La Liga this season.
A little earlier in Spain, Real Madrid came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Almería in La Liga, avoiding a first-ever home defeat against Los Rojiblancos and leaping ahead of shock title contenders Girona in the process.
18:32 GMT - Our match report from Liverpool's 4-0 win away at Bournemouth is now available. Give it a read here. Also, check out some key numbers below:
18:26 GMT - FULL-TIME: Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool. The Reds extend their lead atop the Premier League table. Match report to follow...
18:20 GMT - GOAL! Darwin Nunez has made it 4-0 to Liverpool at Bournemouth. Game over.
18:08 GMT - GOAL! And it's that man again, Diogo Jota extends Liverpool's lead over Bournemouth to 3-0.
17:58 GMT - GOAL! Diogo Jota extends Liverpool's lead over Bournemouth. That's now an assist and a goal for the Portuguese forward, 2-0.
17:38 GMT - GOAL! Liverpool have taken the lead over the Cherries through Darwin Nunez, 1-0.
17:36 GMT - We are back underway at the Vitality.
17:18 GMT - HALF-TIME: Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool. Wow - that was a whole lot of nothing, hopefully an improvement from both sides after the break.
17:00 GMT - Liverpool have had the lion's share of chances on the south coast thus far, but Bournemouth have been able to draw out a few fouls. Not much else to report.
16:32 GMT - We are underway at the Vitality as Bournemouth take on Liverpool. Updates to follow...
16:13 GMT - And now our attention turns to Bournemouth v Liverpool. Click the link there to follow the match LIVE and stick with us for all the key updates.
16:08 GMT - As promised, our match report from a dramatic draw between Sheffield Utd and West Ham is now available. Click here to read it. Check out some key stats from the match below to whet the appetite.
16:03 GMT - FULL-TIME: Sheffield Utd 2-2 West Ham. Match report to follow...
16:01 GMT - GOAL! Oli McBurnie keeps his cool and it's now 2-2. Wow!
16:00 GMT - PENALTY! Sheffield Utd have been awarded a chance to level the game from the spot with seconds remaining...
15:57 GMT - Vladimir Coufal has been sent off! Both sides now down to 10 men.
15:39 GMT - Rhian Brewster has been shown a straight red card, the Blades are down to 10 men.
15:37 GMT - GOAL! West Ham have taken the lead in Sheffield. James Ward-Prowse converts from the spot, 2-1.
15:32 GMT - The team news for Liverpool's clash with Bournemouth has landed. Check it out below:
15:15 GMT - We will have team news in from Bournemouth v Liverpool in the next 15 minutes or so. Click here to follow the match LIVE.
15:04 GMT - We are back underway at Bramall Lane. 1-1.
14:48 GMT - HALF-TIME: Sheffield United 1-1 Brentford.
14:44 GMT - GOAL! Ben Brereton-Diaz has got Sheffield United back on level terms, 1-1.
14:42 GMT - Now, James Ward-Prowse has been booked for tripping an opposition player.
14:40 GMT - Gustavo Hamer has been shown a yellow card.
14:27 GMT - GOAL! Curse of the commentator as West Ham have taken the lead over Sheff Utd via Maxwel Cornet, 1-0.
14:25 GMT - Not a great deal to report from Bramall Lane so far, but the home side have had the lion's share of chances. Though, West Ham clearly still possess a threat.
14:00 GMT - We have kick-off at Bramall Lane! Stick with us for all the key updates as Sheffield Utd take on West Ham.
13:45 GMT - Just before we get stuck into today's Premier League action, let's take a moment to revisit yesterday's...
Ivan Toney scored for Brentford on his return after an eight-month ban for breaching betting rules, but should the goal have stood? Read about why it's caused some controversy here.
13:05 GMT - The team news for Sheffield Utd v West Ham has arrived! Check it out below:
12:02 GMT - Team news for Sheffield United's match with West Ham in the Premier League is coming up in just under an hour. Stick with us for all the key updates.
You can follow the match LIVE here.
10:25 GMT - Looking around Europe, Real Madrid and Barcelona both play later before La Liga table-toppers Girona are in action.
Bayern Munich and Juventus also have games today.
09:20 GMT - The group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and Asian Cup continue today with the scheduled fixtures below:
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON):
Asian Cup:
09:10 GMT - Just the two games again in the Premier League today, starting with Sheffield United v West Ham at 14:00 before Bournemouth host Liverpool later on at 16:30.
In the Championship, Leeds will look to make it three wins in a row when they welcome Preston to Elland Road for a 12:00 kick-off.
09:00 GMT - Good morning and welcome back to the Football Tracker! Let's dive in to see what's in store today...
Saturday, January 21st
23:08 GMT - That's all for today! But there will be plenty more action for us to cover tomorrow in the Premier League, AFCON and Asian Cup.
In the day's domestic affairs, Sheffield United play the role of hosts to West Ham before league leaders Liverpool travel to Bournemouth.
You can check out our build-up content for the Premier League matches here.
22:27 GMT - Mali moved a step closer to qualifying for a third consecutive knockout phase at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after battling to a fiercely competitive 1-1 draw with Tunisia.
19:50 GMT - A little earlier, Angola registered their first victory at an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals since 2012 following a highly-entertaining 3-2 victory over Mauritania.
19:40 GMT - As promised, our match report from Brentford's resounding 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest has landed.
You can read it here. Check out some key stats below.
19:32 GMT - FULL-TIME: Brentford 3-2 Nottingham Forest.
19:00 GMT - Goal! What on earth is happening here? Brentford pull ahead again and it's a bit of class from Neal Maupay who gets the ball down, swivels and snaps a shot into the corner. It's a very smart finish.
18:56 GMT - Goal! Brentford's lead is short-lived as Forest equalise! Chris Wood continues his fine scoring form with a deft, flicked header after finding space in the box. We're all square at 2-2.
18:49 GMT - Goal! Brentford take the lead for the first time tonight and it's Ben Mee who rises highest to powerfully head in at the near post.
18:22 GMT - That's half-time and Brentford and Nottingham Forest head in level. Two good goals so far in this one set up the second half nicely.
17:50 GMT - Goal! Ivan Toney scores on his Brentford return! He bends a low free-kick on the edge of the box around the Nottingham Forest wall and into the corner to level the game.
It's Toney's first Premier League goal in 266 days which coincidentally was also against Forest.
17:36 GMT - Goal! That wasn't in the script at all! Nottingham Forest open the scoring and it's via a wonderful strike from Danilo, who sets the ball up with his thigh before volleying into the corner. Some technique on that.
17:31 GMT - Here we go then. Ivan Toney leads Brentford out onto the pitch at the Gtech Community Stadium - follow the match live here.
16:55 GMT - One eye-catching game across Europe to keep tabs on this evening is RB Leipzig's match-up against Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
The visitors are still unbeaten 17 games into the campaign and can extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points with victory tonight - follow that match live here.
16:40 GMT - The team news is in ahead of Brentford's clash with Nottingham Forest.
As was confirmed by Thomas Frank earlier this week, Ivan Toney starts and captains the Bees in his competitive return to football after an eight-month ban for breaching betting rules - follow the match live here.
16:33 GMT - Looking across Europe, it was another good performance for Jadon Sancho, who won a penalty as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Cologne 4-0 in the Bundesliga.
Dortmund are now four games unbeaten and have consolidated fifth place in the table.
16:05 GMT - Algeria rescued a vital point against Burkina Faso at AFCON with an equaliser in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time - read the match report here.
15:50 GMT - Half-time across the Championship. Here are the latest scores:
15:34 GMT - Some updates from the Championship as we enter the midway stage of the first half around the grounds.
Norwich lead West Brom 1-0, Birmingham are ahead at Stoke and QPR are in front against Millwall. All other scores are level - follow the games here.
15:22 GMT - Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson conceded his side are "in a relegation battle" after another dispirited display.
"The worst thing is that three of the goals all came from corner kicks, two from theirs and one from one of ours and they started a very quick counter and 3-0 down you are up against it," he told the BBC.
"I decided to give some of the younger players a chance on the basis we played in midweek and some of the players had worked very hard, but 3-0 down against a rampant Arsenal it was asking for trouble and asking for the two quite simple goals at the end."
Hodgson continued: "It is a struggle. There's no doubt we have to keep looking over our shoulder and we are in a relegation battle, no question about that. I believe the team and club and the group of players we have are more than good enough to get us away from the relegation zone. Of course at the start of the season we had hoped we would build on the end of last season."
15:15 GMT - Arsenal's emphatic victory means they are one of three teams level on 43 points in the Premier League. They leapfrog Aston Villa into third and level with Manchester City, who still have a game in hand.
15:02 GMT - Mikel Arteta said he was "very pleased" with how ruthless Arsenal were as they hammered five past Crystal Palace.
"Very pleased, clean sheet and five goals, win the game and performance," he told the BBC.
"I had a really good feeling after we left the stadium after Liverpool, the performance was there but the results were not.
"Today we were much more efficient in the opponents' box particularly than the last few games. Last few games we had moments playing better than today but this is about scoring goals."
14:34 GMT - Looking towards the Championship, Southampton have moved into second for the time being after earning a 3-1 win at Swansea.
There are eight more games to come in the second tier today, all of which kick off at 15:00 - you can follow all of them here.
14:28 GMT - Full-time! A confident Arsenal performance sees them romp to a 5-0 win over a lifeless Crystal Palace - read our report of the action here.
14:26 GMT - Goal! It's brutal stuff from Arsenal as Martinelli grabs his second in as many minutes to make it 5-0 over Crystal Palace.
14:23 GMT - Goal! Arsenal have a fourth through substitute Gabriel Martinelli, who opens up his body and rolls in a shot into the far corner.
13:56 GMT - The first AFCON match of the day is coming up with Algeria facing underdogs, but surprise Group B leaders Burkina Faso - follow the game here.
13:50 GMT - Goal! Arsenal make it 3-0 after a lightning counter attack which ends with Leandro Trossard lashing into the net. That will be game over.
13:40 GMT - A stoppage-time equaliser has ensured South Korea have avoided a shock defeat to Jordan in their second Group E match at the Asian Cup - read the match report here.
13:35 GMT - Back underway for the second half at the Emirates. For clarification, the Premier League's Goal Accreditation Panel have confirmed Gabriel's second goal has gone down as an own goal by Dean Henderson.
13:22 GMT - It's a comfortable 2-0 lead for Arsenal at half-time of their clash with Crystal Palace.
Down in the Championship, the in-form Southampton have been imperious as they take a 3-1 lead over Swansea into the break.
13:09 GMT - Goal! Gabriel does it again! It's almost a carbon copy of his first but from the other corner this time as he heads in at the back post. It may go down as a Dean Henderson own goal, but Arsenal won't mind that. It's 2-0.
12:41 GMT - Goal! Arsenal get just the start they wanted and it comes via central defender Gabriel, who heads in a corner at the far post.
12:35 GMT - While the teams settle into things, South Korea find themselves 2-1 down to Jordan at half-time despite going ahead. The tournament favourites have work to do to turn this one around.
12:31 GMT - Game on at the Emirates between Arsenal and Crystal Palace.
The early game in the Championship between Swansea and Southampton is also set to get underway.
12:05 GMT - Here's how both Arsenal and Crystal Palace line up in the first of two Premier League games today - follow the match live here.
11:30 GMT - Jordan and South Korea are underway at the Asian Cup with both sides looking to make it two wins from two in Group E - follow the match live here.
10:50 GMT - Ahead of the Premier League this weekend, check out Who's Missing - our regular feature outlining which players will be doubtful to play or out of action completely.
09:25 GMT - Internationally, the group stage at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) continues with three more games today. First, Algeria take on Burkina Faso before Mauritania play Angola and Tunisia face Mali.
In the Asian Cup, Jordan face South Korea at 11:30 before Bahrain play Malaysia.
09:00 GMT - Good morning and happy weekend! Let's get into what's in store domestically today.
Just the two Premier League games scheduled today as we enter the second half of the mid-season winter break - Arsenal taking on Crystal Palace at 12:30 and Brentford facing Nottingham Forest at 17:30.
Nine matches are on offer in the Championship, starting with Swansea v Southampton as the early game.
