Aston Villa sack boss Paul Lambert
Willian deflected strike enough for Chelsea
FT: Man Utd 3-1 Burnley, Stoke 1-4 Man City
FT: Southampton 0-0 West Ham
FT: Palace 1-1 Newcastle, WBA 2-0 Swansea
A turning point at St Mary's? Hammers goalkeeper Adrian tries to beat Sadio Mane with some nifty footwork but stumbles and, in his panic, dives on the ball outside the penalty area. Got to go.
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Former Man City player Fred Eyre
BBC Radio Manchester
"This game is definitely not over, and I don't want it to be. This is a great contest! Both of City's goals have been brilliant, each in their own right."
Adnan Januzaj with a low shot which takes a deflection but Tom Heaton gets down well to save.
Image source, PAChelsea's lead at the top of the standings is currently down to five points after that Manchester City goal. Title race on?
Southend manager Phil Brown
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"Milner has substance, hasn't he? He can play in all sorts of positions and he ghosted into the penalty area. A great finish with his head."
The game opens up as Graziano Pelle fluffs an effort - it's practically an air shot - at one end and West Ham race on a counter attack which ends as Stewart Downing sees a shot deflected wide.
Andy Carroll is on for Diafra Sakho. Some firepower. He partners Carlton Cole up front. Put it in the mixer...
Aston Villa
Former Aston Villa striker Peter Withe: "I think it was inevitable. I thought with the way results were going with the club not scoring goals, the football was a good passing game but they were not creating chances.
"Lot of names have been bandied around - and I am sure they have not done this on a whim.
"Paul Lambert should have brought in someone who had more feeling for the club and I think that has cost him really, someone else to bounce ideas off. Once Roy Keane left he has not had anyone to do that.
"The most important thing is to get someone in who is right until end of season, they have to get someone with a feeling for club and who can bring the fans back and inspire them."
Image source, ReutersBarcelona recorded their 10th victory in a row by beating Villarreal in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg.
The hosts dominated the first half but did not lead until the 41st minute when Luis Suarez set up Lionel Messi to sweep home from 16 yards out.
Manu Trigueros levelled soon after the break but Andres Iniesta restored the hosts' lead.
Gerard Pique added a header but Neymar had a penalty saved that would have put Barca three goals clear.
Manchester City shrug off that failed penalty appeal and take the lead instead - Samir Nasri putting a nice ball into the box and James Milner is unmarked to head home.
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Image source, Getty ImagesBrian Little was Villa manager between 1994 and 1998. Is he a serious contender?Why not Graham Taylor again?
Sergio Aguero is one-on-one with Philipp Wollscheid in the Stoke penalty area, and is tripped by the centre-half. Penalty... surely... referee Lee Mason says no. Manchester City can't believe it.
Midlands footballer reporter Pat Murphy
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Image source, Empics"It could be Tim Sherwood. If he reined in one of two of his tenancies that irritate chairmen, he could very very good, because he knows all about youth teams and academies. I feel they need a modern coach - look at the top three teams in the Championship.
"There are only 13 games to go, and the key thing is to keep Villa up. Former boss Brian Little is only 61 and lives in Stafford. They need someone who can hold the fort, who knows the DNA of the club... why not Brian Little?"
Chris Burke has put Nottingham Forest 2-0 up at home to Wigan. Forest look like a good side for the first few games of each manager's reign...
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's too slow from both sides, but Everton are so deep, they have 10 men inside their own penalty area at times. It negates the threat of Eden Hazard getting behind their defence but when they do get it back, Romelu Lukaku is incredibly isolated.
Image source, PAWhere would Manchester United be without David De Gea? The Spanish keeper makes another fine save, this time to deny Danny Ings from six yards out after a mistake in the Reds defence.
I wonder if Chelsea's players know that Manchester City are being held at Stoke? This could be a chance to grow their lead by two more points. Chelsea have lost their early flow.
There's's been plenty of chances in this game, and Manchester City have another when Aleksandar Kolarov races through down the left but his shot is tame and straight at the keeper. Sergio Aguero wanted a square ball.
Image source, EPATime for more action in our 7.45pm kick-offs. West Ham have made a change at Southampton - sending on Matt Jarvis for Enner Valencia.