… and with that, today’s Clockwatch comes to a close. Thanks for reading. Click below to head over to Barry Glendenning’s live MBM of today’s last remaining Premier League fixture.

Match report: Southampton 0-5 Brentford. The Bees bounce back from their first home loss of the season with their first away win.

Match report: Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City. John Brewin checks in from Villa Park.

Match report: Manchester City 4-1 West Ham United. Jamie Jackson was at the Etihad.

Match report: Bournemouth 1-0 Everton. Paul MacInnes with his Dean Court verdict.

Match report: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley. Will Unwin was at Ewood for the East Lancs derby.

Match report: Crystal Palace 1-1 Chelsea. Jacob Steinberg was at Selhurst Park.

Match report: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United. Jonathan Wilson reports from N17.

The Premier League table. No big changes as a result of the 3pm kick-offs. Chelsea’s concession of a late equaliser at Crystal Palace ruins their attempt to leapfrog Nottingham Forest into third place. Manchester City, Bournemouth and Aston Villa stay on Newcastle’s shoulder; it’s going to be an entertaining scrap for the Champions League spots. Brentford meanwhile move into the top half after giving sorry Southampton a proper shoeing. It’s going to be a long second half of the season for Saints. It might not be too much fun for Everton either, if they continue to show so little in attack.

Championship full-times.

• Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley

• Bristol City 1-0 Derby County

• Hull City 3-3 Leeds United

• Middlesbrough 1-1 Cardiff City

• Norwich City 2-1 Coventry City

• Preston North End 1-1 Oxford United

• Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Millwall

• Stoke City 0-0 Plymouth Argyle

• Swansea City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

• Watford 1-2 Sheffield United

Bournemouth 1-0 Everton. A shot by Everton! And it’s a decent one, Abdoulaye Doucoure creaming an effort inches wide from distance. So close to rescuing a precious point.

Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester. Leon Bailey, already with a goal to his name, rattles the woodwork, then Ollie Watkins, initially benefitting from the resulting chaos, misses from close range.

More from Scotland. “One match that is being played today is East Fife v Forfar in Scottish League Two,” reports Simon McMahon. “And you’ll never believe it, but the current score is East Fife 4 Forfar 5 East Fife 1 Forfar 0.”

Bournemouth 0-0 Everton. No shots on target for Everton yet. Jordan Pickford with a couple more big saves. Sean Dyche not a wholly popular figure with the away fans.

Brighton v Arsenal (5.30pm). The teams are in, and Martin Odegaard is surprisingly allowed to put his feet up on the bench. Barry Glendenning has all the details.

Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian (3pm tomorrow). We again turn to a game that’s not being played until tomorrow, because here’s Simon McMahon. “Happy New Year Dr Scotty! That medicinal Islay you prescribed a few weeks ago after a 4-3 defeat at Motherwell did the trick, and then some, because this member of Jim Goodwin’s Tangerine Army has had quite the festive season. An unexpected point at home to Celtic before Christmas, followed by a 2-1 win at St. Johnstone on Boxing Day, a 94th-minute winner at home to Aberdeen last Sunday, and then, to top it all, a come from behind win at Dens on January 2nd, Sam Dalby’s glorious last-minute winner featuring three of the finest touches you will see all season. But apart from all that, pretty quiet really. Hope you, and all Clockwatchers, had a good one. Long live Clockwatch, long live football! Cheers!”

Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester. Ross Barkley barges his way through the middle of the park, only for James Justin to block his shot. It’s not been a classic at Villa Park.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea. Palace were very much second best in the first half, but they’ve started the second vigorously. Eberechi Eze is presented with a half-chance but sends it wide from 12 yards.

Second halves ahoy! “Thank God for Pickford,” writes Clockwatch’s official Everton correspondent Mary Waltz. “Since we can’t seem to score (one goal from open play in the last 16 hours), the only thing keeping us from the bottom of the table is England’s number one.”

Championship half-times.

• Bristol City 1-0 Derby County

• Hull City 1-0 Leeds United

• Middlesbrough 1-1 Cardiff City

• Norwich City 0-1 Coventry City

• Preston North End 0-1 Oxford United

• Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Millwall

• Watford 1-1 Sheffield United

Southampton 0-1 Brentford. Some neat wingplay by Joe Aribo. He finds Tyler Dibling, who whips a shot into the side netting. Better from Saints, though the bar hasn’t been set high.

Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian (3pm tomorrow). “Peter Oh’s New Year resolutions may be tested further by tomorrow’s Tangerines v Jam Tarts clash,” notes Robin Lynch.

Manchester City 1-0 West Ham. Crysencio Summerville, having already troubled Mateo Kovacic, now steals the ball off Manuel Akanji. He prepares to scuttle goalwards, but the referee blows for a very generous foul. Julen Lopetegui goes full fume.

Bournemouth 0-0 Everton. More injury news, as Armando Broja is forced off. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is his replacement.

Manchester City 1-0 West Ham. The visitors haven’t been disheartened by conceding early. Mateo Kovacic is forced to take a booking for the team with Crysencio Summerville threatening to wriggle free. Then Lucas Paqueta shoots wide. The Hammers have had their chances.

Ayr United 3-0 Raith Rovers. Going a bit off-piste here, but there’s good reason for it. George Oakley has just completed a hat-trick in 23 minutes in the Scottish Championship for the Honest Men. Not exactly an ideal start to life as Raith manager for Barry Robson.

Southampton 0-1 Brentford. Another gang of Londoners on the road come close to doubling their lead. Christan Norgaard hits the bar. It’s all Brentford.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea. Title-chasing Chelsea look in the mood this afternoon. A huge chance for Nicolas Jackson to double their lead at Selhurst, but he misplaces his volley from close range.

Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester. Yep, John McGinn is unable to continue. Jacob Ramsey comes on in his place.

Bournemouth 0-0 Everton. “Morning greetings from Free State California,” begins Mary Waltz. “I am settling into my recliner as Everton settles into their defensive stance, praying for a chance to counter. We are actually starting off with a few chances but our lack of quality in finishing is evident as well. Sigh.”

Peter Oh adds: “Cherries v Toffees is hands down the sweetest, most decadent fixture of the day. A real test of New Year’s resolutions.”

God bless you both, because bugger all else is happening.

Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester. Bad news for Villa, as their captain John McGinn goes down clutching his hamstring. No sub yet, but the early signs aren’t great.

Bournemouth 0-0 Everton. Antoine Semenyo meets Ryan Christie’s cross and converts, but he’s clearly offside and the flag goes up.

Manchester City 1-0 West Ham. The Hammers had been looking good to take a shock lead, as well, Mohammed Kudus missing two big chances just before the opener. The margins are small in this here Premier League.

Crystal Palace 0-0 Chelsea. It’s all Chelsea in the early exchanges at Selhurst Park. Oliver Glasner is sporting the sort of chunky white sweater that wouldn’t look out of place in Whisky Galore or I Know Where I’m Going.

Bournemouth 0-0 Everton. No super-early goals in the Premier League, but there’s been a super-early booking at Dean Court, where Jarrad Branthwaite clatters into Evanilson and is dealt with accordingly. Could be a long afternoon for the big defender against the in-form Cherries, who are seven unbeaten.

It’s 3pm. Whistles sound all across the land. Here we go!

There were three early kick-offs in the Championship. Here are your classified results.

• Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley

• Stoke City 0-0 Plymouth Argyle

• Swansea City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

Burnley won the East Lancs derby at Ewood Park thanks to Zian Flemming’s diving header. That consolidates second spot for Scott Parker’s team. There was a small post-match brouhaha between Parker and his opposite number John Eustace, something about a perceived handshake snub by Parker, but it was apparently an innocent mistake and apologies were offered and accepted. Everyone stand down!

At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth earned a point at Stoke to keep within swiping distance of their relegation rivals. And somewhere in the middle of the table, Joe Allen notched an injury-time equaliser for Swansea against managerless West Brom.

That win for Newcastle ensures they’ll stay in fifth spot this weekend. Manchester City, Bournemouth and Aston Villa will try to whittle away at the four-point gap that’s been established. It’s possible that the Toon could rise to fourth, but that’d require Crystal Palace to give Chelsea a good thrashing. Spurs meanwhile can’t escape the bottom half, and could end the weekend as low as 14th should Brentford, West Ham and Manchester United all win away, though you’d get good odds on that particular perm.

FULL TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Newcastle United. It’s a fifth Premier League win in a row for the in-form Toon. By contrast, it’s now just one win in eight for Spurs, and that against bottom club Southampton. A few boos on the whistle. Oh Ange. Barry Glendenning tells the story in the popular minute-by-minute idiom.