As the final mince pies get eaten, the Premier League, Serie A and AFCON provide the festivities this weekend. Follow all of it with our Football Tracker this weekend.
15:20 CET – There is also a 16:00 CET kick-off at AFCON as Senegal take on D.R. Congo with a place in the knockout stages looming for the winner.
Check out the lineups for that clash below:
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14:50 CET – Team news is in for the four 16:00 CET games in the Premier League this afternoon.
The big team news from the Emirates as Arsenal host Brighton is that Eberechi Eze drops to the bench after an underwhelming run of games and is replaced in the starting lineup by Leandro Trossard.
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In the other big game this afternoon in the Premier League, Liverpool host Premier League strugglers Wolves as Arne Slot hands a rare start to Federico Chiesa with Mohamed Salah off at AFCON.
Check out the team news below:
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The two other 16:00 CET kick-offs see Brentford host Bournemouth and Everton travel to Burnley.
You can check out the team news for those games below:
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14:43 CET – Two goals at the start of the second half at the City Ground have brought the game to life! First, the visitors took the lead after Tijjani Reijnders neatly finished off a smart Rayan Cherki slide-through pass inside the box before a blistering counter from Forest ended in a goal for Omari Hutchinson as the home side found themselves level minutes later.
Hutchinson goal sequenceBen STANSALL / AFP / StatsPerform via Opta
14:32 CET – The early kick-off in Serie A has reached its conclusion, and Parma walk away with all three points against Fiorentina to move the home side five points clear of the relegation zone as things stand. Fiorentina, meanwhile, remain rock bottom with a defeat on the road as their domestic woes continue.
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14:23 CET – The goal just before the break remains the difference at AFCON as Benin lead Botswana 1-0.
Follow the second period here.
14:20 CET – We are still awaiting our first goal in the early Premier League kick-off as it remains 0-0 at the City Ground at half-time.
Sean Dyche will be happy with how his side are faring at the break, though. The hosts have been on top so far and have created a few good chances whilst preventing City from getting into their usual attacking rhythm.
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14:10 CET – The first goal of the day in AFCON comes from Benin and defender Yohan Roche, in what could prove to be a critical goal in their AFCON campaign.
13:55 CET – There are two Serie A clashes to look forward to at 15:00 CET as Lecce host high-flying Como and Torino take on Cagliari.
Check out the team news for those clashes when they come in during the next few minutes.
13:40 CET – The first goal of the weekend has come from Parma and Danish midfielder Oliver Sorensen as Fiorentina’s Serie A nightmare continues.
13:30 CET – Play is underway at the City Ground as the festive football chaos begins to heat up…
13:20 CET – It is half-time in the first game of the weekend and in typical Serie A style, it remains 0-0 at the break between strugglers Parma and Fiorentina.
Follow the second period here.
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12:35 CET – Team news is also in from the first of three games at the AFCON today as Benin take on Botswana in a clash between two countries who lost their opening group games.
Check out the team news for that clash below:
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12:20 CET – It is team news time in the Premier League as Nottingham Forest host Manchester City from 13:30 CET.
Pep Guardiola has found a front three he trusts in the last few weeks, and it is the same trio of Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland from the start again today:
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11:30 CET – Good morning and welcome to a festive edition of Flashscore’s Football Tracker. Despite some of Europe’s biggest leagues having a break over the Christmas period, there is still plenty of action for us to get our teeth into.
Today, all of the Premier League’s top contenders are playing. Arsenal face a tough home match against Brighton & Hove Albion, whilst their closest rivals in the standings, Manchester City, kick off the Premier League action with a trip to Nottingham Forest – a happy hunting ground for them in recent years.
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Meanwhile, it’s shaping up to be a big week for Aston Villa. In the title fight up to this point, they face a real test of their credentials in their next three games. This evening, from 18:30 CET, they take on Chelsea at Villa Park.
Premier League: Chelsea – Aston Villa (video preview)
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At AFCON, the games come thick and fast this afternoon, as they have throughout the group stages. Two of the tournament’s main threats take to the field for the second time as Nigeria and Senegal look to secure passage into the knockouts today.
Elsewhere, Serie A opens up with a relegation six-pointer as Parma host Fiorentina from 12:30 CET.
Fiorentina finally broke their league duck last week with a commanding win over 10-man Udinese. They are still rooted to the bottom of the table, but another victory today would see them move to within two points of their opponents this afternoon.
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Also in action today are Juventus, Como and Lazio.
Follow the Serie A action with us right here.
