In Sunderland's case, that means a trip to face Brighton the weekend before Christmas, and the home fixtures against Leeds United and Manchester City over the festive period. Manchester City will be without forward Omar Marmoush as he represents Egypt,

A dramatic late winner moved the newly promoted side to second place in the Premier League with more weekend action to come

Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Aston Villa today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.

According to Fichajes.net, Manchester United are reportedly willing to pay €50 million for former Sunderland player Jobe Bellingham. His poor performances at Borussia Dortmund have fueled speculation about his potential departure.

Arsenal have won, once again, to put more pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City with contrasting Premier League fixtures on the schedule

Fulham boss Marco Silva makes four changes from the defeat to Newcastle, as the Cottagers look to end their run of four straight league defeats. Kevin - who is making his full Premier League debut - Joachim Andersen,