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And here comes Will Lankshear!

Will Lankshear comes on to make his Premier League debut 🔁#TOTFUL | 1-1

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 1, 2024

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Oh, Tom Cairney was sent off for Fulham a while back there, having scored the equaliser.

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Five added minutes, minimum, at Chelsea.

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Full-time: Manchester United 4-0 Everton

Heady days at Old Trafford, with Amorim off to an exceptional start.

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89 min: Felix brings a good save from Olsen as Chelsea go hunting more goals. Then he’s booked for a clumsy tackle.

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87 min: As I try to calm my nerves at what a good goal that was, and how brilliant Palmer has been in an all-round excellent Chelsea display, he is taken off to a standing ovation. Lavia and Palmer off, Gusto and Felix on.

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Oh my word that is a goal and a half. Having won the free-kick, it’s taken short and Palmer buys half a yard on the edge with a smart touch to his left. Having teed up the position and space for a shot, he wraps his left foot around the ball, calmly firing a curling, power-packed shot right into the top corner. Olsen is a mere spectator in goal as he watches the ball sail past him.

Cole Palmer is very very very good at football. And that is that.

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Goal! 83 min: Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa (Palmer)

Cole Palmer that is a DISGRACE! What a goal!

Cold. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
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82 min: Caicedo shows his worth by intercepting a Villa pass and then embarking on a direct run from box to box. Old school.

He feeds Palmer, who naturally doesn’t waste the ball, but wins a free-kick near the edge of the area.

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But back to Ange-ball. Two draws from winning positions in the week following the thrashing of City isn’t all that great. If indeed it finishes 1-1.

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“I think everyone talks about new manager bounce,” Everton’s Dyche said on Friday before facing Manchester United and their shiny new manager. “It’s more difficult in that way … they’ve got good players, I’m sure he [Amorim] has been working with the players and trying to get his thoughts across.

“I don’t know much of his work, other than stuff from the TV, stats and facts.”

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An email! Entitled: “Reaction.”

“Disbelief mixed with fear of the inevitable stoppage time Spurs winner,” writes Richard Hirst of Tottenham 1-1 Fulham (latest score).

“I’ve been a Fulham fan for 60 years – I have previous.”

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74 min: Emery sits on his airline-style seat with his hands plunged into his pockets and a puzzled look on his fact. How does he get his team out of this current malaise? How has their form fallen off a cliff like this? My expert opinion is that they look tired. Give them a couple of days off.

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72 min: Villa have done next to nothing. But if they get a goal here it’ll make for a spicy denouement. They’ve just had one corner, and have forced another.

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70 min: Cole Palmer is just very good at football. He takes a pass with Chelsea looking to break. Instead of rushing things and making a hurried decision, he slows, takes an extra touch, and has a look to see what is on. Just like that, he clips a beautiful pass that curls into the path of Jackson, making a run down the Blues’ left.

Jackson then mucks up his own pass but still. Good run, good move. Maresca now takes Jackson off for Christopher Nkunku. Noni Madueke on for Sancho too.

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67 min: Changes for Villa. Firstly, Barkley on for Kamara, which was on 62 min. Now Philogene and Rogers are off for Leon Bailey and Jhon Duran.

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Goal! 67 min: Tottenham 1-1 Fulham (Cairney)

All square in north London. You know, the longer that goes on at 1-1 …

Richard, send me your reaction ASAP please.

Tom Cairney equalises for Fulham! Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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64 min: Thanks to Scott for the heads up on email. Martinez, the Villa goalie, was taken off at half time, which I missed while making a cup of tea. I believe he may have been injured after that howler which nearly handed a goal to Jackson. Robin Olsen is in nets for Villa.

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Goal! 64 min: Manchester United 4-0 Everton (Zirkzee)

Wowzers, United are BACK, baby! Ruben’s at the wheel.

Joshua Zirkzee celebrates his second and United’s fourth. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters
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59 min: A break in play, unfortunately, because Fofana is going off injured for “Chels”.

Benoit Badiashile comes on. According to the commentators, Fofana stood on the ball and injured himself in the process, although in the style of a certain former Arsenal gaffer, I didn’t see it.

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“Yeah Luke, but Fulham 12 shots to Spurs’ six, and 10 corners to Spurs’ four,” fumes Richard Hirst. “Less about Ange-ball than Fulham’s customary inability to acquaint ball with net.”

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54 min: Sancho, who perhaps needless to say looks like an utterly different player to the Manchester United version, cuts in from the Chelsea left and sprints towards the box. Again Villa just look tired as they try to cover the Chelsea moves. The ball makes its way to Palmer who tries a lovely little pass back into the path of Sancho, who perhaps didn’t quite read his teammate’s intention. The ball ends up in the grateful hands of Martinez.

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Goal! 54min: Tottenham 1-0 Fulham (Johnson)

Go Tottenham! Go Ange-ball! I love being wrong! And I’ve got used to it!

Brennan Johnson scores for Spurs! Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters
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And there is the commentator’s curse in full effect!

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The longer Spurs v Fulham is 0-0, the more I suspect it’ll end 0-1 Fulham.

I’m a biiiiiig fan of Ange-ball after that Roma game though, as I mentioned earlier.

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Goal! 46min: Manchester United 3-0 Everton (Rashford)

The Ruben Amorim era goes from strength to strength.

Seems like Rashford has responded to this, too:

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46 min: McGinn has an early chance for the visitors and forces a save from Sanchez with a good curled effort. On the bench, Unai Emery looks suitably perplexed with his team’s plight.

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Second-half kick off!

Allez!

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Half-time scores

Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
Manchester United 2-0 Everton
Tottenham 0-0 Fulham

And here is your half-time reading – Michael Butler speaks to Tony Adams:

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45 min+1: Watkins suddenly has a sight of goal after Fernandez is dispossessed by Philogene. Watkins cracks a low shot, saved by Sanchez. Careless from Chelsea, and that might affect Maresca’s half-time team talk a bit because they were in full control until then.

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45 min: We’ll have a minimum of five minutes added on at Stamford Bridge.

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Tottenham v Fulham remains NIL-NIL.

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Goal! 41 min: Manchester United 2-0 Everton (Zirkzee)

United win the third, fourth and fifth ball (not that I’ve seen the goal mind you) and they are 2-0 up on Everton at Old Trafford.

Joshua Zirkzee doubles the lead for Amorim’s Army. Photograph: Dave Thompson/AP
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41 min: Now Palmer takes a ball to feet from Caicedo and turns and shoots from the edge of the area – but he scuffs it badly. Still, lots of space to operate for Chelsea’s attackers. Villa look punch-drunk.

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It’s a classy move by Chelsea and classy assist by (who else, by the way?) Cole Palmer.

He arrows a pass to the feet of Fernandez who places a smart finish beyond Martinez from just inside the area. It’s a perfect first touch that tees up the shot perfectly, but doesn’t give the covering defenders a chance to get near him.

Villa look way off the pace defensively and their slump is threatening to become a crisis.

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Goal! 36 min: Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa (Fernandez)

Villa were wobbling. Now they are two down.

Enzo Fernandez scores the second Chelsea goal. Nothing less than they deserve against an off-form Aston Villa Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
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35 min: Chelsea are pushing. Villa are wobbling. Sancho buys a yard of space in the box and fires a shot goalwards but it’s high and wide. He has a word with the ref after, as if he wants a penalty, but his claim is waved away. Perhaps he got a little shove in the back but nothing major.

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Goal! 34 min: Manchester United 1-0 Everton (Rashford)

Manchester United, presumably having won a second ball, take the lead via Marcus Rashford.

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Tottenham … 0
Fulham … 0

(latest score)

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30 min: Deary me! After claiming that cross from Neto, Martinez dallies with the ball having put it on the deck, looking to play a pass to a defender. He eventually plays a quite dreadful pass which is almost straight into the path of Jackson, who is trying to press the ball and be a nuisance. I say almost into the path, because it’s slightly behind the striker, but he still takes a touch towards goal, and Martinez dives desperately to block. That could have raised the comedy stakes considerably.

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