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Sunderland hold another of the Premier League elite with a spirited nil-nil draw at the Stadium of Light. They'll happily place this result alongside their late 2-2 draw against Arsenal.

Brentford deny Thomas Frank a happy return with a nil-nil draw against a struggling Tottenham.

It's not looking good for Tottenham, who are minutes away from picking up just a single point on their travels.

Is there any avenue back for Frank?

Doku does brilliantly to dance his way into close range before unleashing a drive that gets blocked, bounces to Bernardo Silva, but his follow-up effort gets deflected out for a corner.

Over in the capital, Brentford are still holding Spurs to a nil-nil affair.

And now changes from both sides...

Sunderland bring on Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.

Man City call upon Joško Gvardiol to come on for Nico O'Reilly.

Another change for City here, with Belgian winger Jérémy Doku coming on.

And City are now looking more lively here, forcing a big save from young standout shot-stopper Robin Roefs.

We're back underway across both of tonight's fixtures, with Man City making a change just before the restart.

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Sunderland survive the first half with aplomb, once again proving their table position on merit as it remains a nil-nil scoreline at the Stadium of Light against visiting Man City.

Brentford and Tottenham remain deadlocked in a goalless draw in their New Year's Day capital clash as Thomas Frank persists under the microscope.

Sunderland on the break remain one of the more dangerous scenarios to tackle across the 2025/26 Premier League season. They nearly make City pay.

Nearly the perfect start for Pep's City...

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And we're off!

Sunderland and Man City lock horns at the Stadium of Light, while Brentford will hope to frustrate Thomas Frank's Spurs.

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We're five minutes away from the evening kick-offs as Sunderland host title-chasing Manchester City, and Brentford welcome back former boss Thomas Frank and Tottenham.

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Liverpool start 2026 with their first goalless draw in 127th Premier League fixtures. The Reds are now unbeaten in eight, while Leeds extend their own run to six.

A late hit from Tom Cairney rescues a point for Fulham across town against a faltering Crystal Palace in a 1-1 draw.

GOAL!

Fulham are level!

Tom Cairney pops up with an equaliser in the 80th minute! Can the Cottagers snatch a valuable point here?!

FULHAM ARE KNOCKING

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We're back for the second half at Anfield and Selhurst Park

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Liverpool have been unable to turn chances into goals in their home test against Leeds, with the two sides deadlocked in a scoreless draw at the interval.

A late goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta sees Palace ahead on their home patch against visiting Fulham.

On this form, could Mateta also depart Palace come the summer transfer window?

GOAL!

It's the first strike of 2026 as Palace take a 1-0 lead, and who else but Jean-Philippe Mateta to find the back of the net for the Eagles!

Liverpool have settled now, and there are shouts for a penalty after Hugo Ekitike may have been impeded in the box during the run-up to Florian Wirtz's blocked effort from close range.

VAR has ruled no foul during the run of play.

Leeds have begun 2026 on the front foot on Merseyside as they look to jumpstart the second half of the season.

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And we're off at Anfield and Selhurst Park on New Year's Day.

Arne Slot's Reds are on the hunt to temporarily solidify their place in the top four, while Palace and Fulham battle it out to remain in the top half of the table.

Liverpool and Leeds have also released their XIs in case you missed it.

Here's how Arne Slot's team will look against Daniel Farke's preferred selection...

Here are the XIs for both sides at Selhurst Park this afternoon...

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Premier League action of 2026.

Up first, a capital derby featuring Crystal Palace and Fulham, while Liverpool play host to Leeds at Anfield.