A brilliant run down the left-hand side and Yasin Ayari shows good initiative to hook the ball back across goal. Not sure if that was a shot or a pass but either way it drags wide with no one there to turn home at the back post.

Bournemouth continue to attack as they look to grab a second. The ball is again worked to Julio Soler but this time his cross is dealt with by the Villa defence.

City fail to clear their lines after some nifty Brighton passing around the penalty area and for the first time the hosts are under a bit of pressure.

A lack of composure at the back sees Geronimo Rulli called into action a couple of times.

Clinton Morrison
Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Defensively Chelsea aren't that good.

Maxence Lacroix was outstanding with Crystal Palace in a three, and he has struggled since he's gone to Chelsea. I don't know why but he has struggled big time, and I thought he was a brilliant signing for them.

As you'd expect, judging by the teams tonight, Brentford are starting to control the game in the north east.

Nathan Collins has had the only effort on target so far but his header was saved by Melker Ellborg.

Manchester City are appealing for a penalty after Rico Lewis goes down in the box but the referee is having none of it.

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Clinton Morrison
Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm happy with Florian Wirttz, you're starting to see the best of him and that's because you have players that are now on his wavelength.

He's a good player I said it last season, but give him a bit of time. Everyone thinks you can come to a new club and country, and hit the ground running. I know people were criticising him at the start of the season, he wasn't delivering, but he looks like he's got his mojo back.

Jobi McAnuff
Former Crystal Palace winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

I covered the game against Villarreal and Rio Ngomoha was absolutely sensational.

I'm looking forward to seeing what he does tonight.

This is one of two games for Pierre Sage to save his job, if current rumours are to be believed. The second comes against Tottenham at the weekend.

With that in mind, it's an interesting XI the Palace boss has gone for tonight.

Georginio Rutter chops inside and gets a decent shot away but it's a straight to the gloves of Geronimo Rulli.

Amine Adli goes down inside the box under a challenge as he tries to meet a cutback. There's some shouts for a penalty but nothing is given.

Not much action in the Manchester City half so far but Brighton try to fashion an opportunity down the right-hand side until Ayyoub Bouaddi's tenacity pays off and he pushes Pascal Gross out wide.

Jobi McAnuff
Former Crystal Palace winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

You have to look at the amount of games that Virgil van Dijk has played and his age.

The one thing as you get older, playing the games back to back starts to take a bit longer to recover, and going back to that Villarreal game he made really uncharacteristic mistakes. Maybe it's a little bit of fatigue, and not quite being where he needs to be mentally.

Jaquet is a lot younger, he's also come in and played a lot of football but he has been magnificent.

As a partnership, particularly in the Premier League they have looked a lot more solid

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Clinton Morrison
Former Crystal Palace striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

I think it is a big night for Ryan Gravenberch because he was missing out when Dominik Szoboszlai was fit. It was always Szoboszlai and Alexis Mcallister and Florian Wirtz in the 10.

Now he has an opportunity, and I like Gravenberch, I think he's a good player but he's not a six. I know Liverpool won the league when he was playing there, but I think Gravenberch likes to be more box to box.

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The three 19:45 GMT kick-offs are getting under way now.