Matchday LIVE: Liverpool smash Everton, Chelsea edge past Watford & Man City down Aston Villa

That'll be all from us on what was a busy night of football. No real shock results, but some good games for a busy midweek.We'll be back tomorrow with Manchester United's clash with Arsenal and Tottenham's clash with Brentford.

That'll do it for us!

Manchester City goalscorer Ruben Dias to Amazon Prime: "That is what our team is made of. To come here and perform how we did today is a demonstration of how we work, no exceptions. "The bigger the challenge the bigger the wins. We love that. It is what we are here for."

'The bigger the challenge, the bigger the win'

"That’s not us. We were absolutely not ready today for this match," Tuchel told Amazon Prime after Chelsea's win."I missed maybe to find the right approach to make my team ready. We had the break due to very sad circumstances – hopefully the person is better. Even this break after the first 11 minutes did not change our approach. We did not cope with the pressure, with the first ball, second ball."We stole three points. We don’t have to talk around it. For the first time it feels like a lucky win."

Tuchel: Chelsea stole three points

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">43 &amp; 25 - Liverpool have scored 43 league goals this season, more than any other side within Europe's big five leagues (Bayern Munich, 42). 25 of those have come away from home, which after seven matches is the most in the top-flight since Burnley back in 1961-62 (25). Galore. <a href="https://t.co/gUI0jSTTeZ">pic.twitter.com/gUI0jSTTeZ</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1466168542286467072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The rampant Reds

The Premier League's top three all took care of business as Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool all won on the day.Chelsea took down Watford 2-1 with Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech firing the goals. Manchester City also won 2-1 with their two Portuguese stars Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva on the scoresheet.And then there were Liverpool, who fired four past rivals Everton in a 4-1 win headlined by a Mohamed Salah brace.The race continues...

The top three roll on

It's all over on Messi's Ballon d'Or celebration day, and it ends level.Nice are able to hold PSG to a 0-0 draw at home, becoming the first team to deny them victory at Parc des Princes this season in any competition.

PSG held to disappointing draw 

That should just about do it.Everton fought back at the end of the first half, but their neighbours are just too good to contain.Jota with the goal this time after taking an INCREDIBLE touch inside the box to get past Allan.That makes it 4-1 to Liverpool, who have been in top form tonight.

4-1 to Liverpool!

A horrible, horrible mistake from Coleman. A mistouch from the Everton captain plays Salah through, and you know he'll make no mistake from there.The Liverpool star just rolls one past Pickford to make it 3-1 to Liverpool.

GOAL SALAH!

Make it 2-1 to Chelsea as the Blues retake the lead in the 72nd minute.They can thank Ziyech for the goal, which fires them back atop the table as things stand.

Chelsea back in the lead!

An early goal from Zlatan and two from Junior Messias are more than enough for Milan.The Serie A giants cruised to a 3-0 win over Genoa, moving up to second in Serie A.

Milan cruise to victory

Game on?Ollie Watkins pulls Villa back within one after some poor, poor defending from Manchester City. An out-of-nowhere goal, but it's 2-1!

GOAL FOR VILLA!

Liverpool and Manchester City are both up at the half, with the Reds leading 2-1 and City ahead 2-0 in their matches.Chelsea, meanwhile, are also at halftime due to the delay caused by the medical emergency earlier in the game. The Blues are level with Watford, who equalised just before the halftime whistle.

Liverpool and City lead at halftime

Another goal for Manchester City as they go up 2-0.And another goal from a Portuguese star, but this time its Bernardo Silva as City are up two just moments before halftime.

Bernardo makes it 2-0 City!

A goal for Everton! Game on!Demari Gray breaks through and fired a shot past an outrushing Alisson, pulling it back to 2-1.It's all been kicking off through the first half as both sets of players have been losing their cool. This could be a wild one!

GAME ON AT GOODISON!

Real Madrid are also in the lead, and guess who provided the finish?Luka Modric mishits a rebound that falls straight to Karim Benzema, who makes no mistake in putting Real Madrid up 1-0.

Benzema fires Real Madrid ahead!

Watford have equalised against Chelsea, making it 1-1 just before halftime.Emmanuel Dennis is the goalscorer in the 43rd minute against the Premier League leaders as Liverpool and Man City lead in their matches.

WATFORD ARE LEVEL!

A 20-yard goal from... Ruben Dias?Yes, you read that right as Manchester City are up 1-0 against Aston Villa thanks to a shocking goal from the Portuguese defender.

GOAL MANCHESTER CITY!

Liverpool are running RAMPANT!Salah makes it 2-0, and it could be even worse if not for a few missed chances and a few Pickford saved. Everton look shellshocked as Liverpool are dazzling at Goodison Park.

SALAH MAKES IT TWO!

After a medical emergency halted Watford and Chelsea, there's been another incident during Leicester's clash with Southampton that will delay the second half.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">There will be a delay to kick-off for the second half due to a medical emergency in the stands.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SouLei?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SouLei</a>— Leicester City (@LCFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LCFC/status/1466143047561928706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Another medical emergency in the crowd

Chelsea take the lead!It's Mason Mount that fired the Blues to a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute, and it was beautifully worked. Rudiger to Alonso to Havertz and Mount, who scored with a calm finish.

GOAL CHELSEA!

The Reds are up 1-0, and it had been coming!It's captain Jordan Henderson with the goal as the midfielder curls home a magnificent left-footed finish from right around the edge of the box.A thrilling start to the derby, but Liverpool lead within 10 minutes.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A Merseyside derby goal for captain Jordan Henderson 🙌 <a href="https://t.co/epUhpFx2YE">pic.twitter.com/epUhpFx2YE</a>— GOAL (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1466142626957213710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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GOAL LIVERPOOL!

A bit of an upset on our hands as Southampton are up 2-1 against Leicester at halftime.West Ham, meanwhile, are still up 1-0 as they head to the dressing room against Brighton.

Southampton lead Leicester at halftime

Liverpool with two golden chances early, with Joel Matip putting a header wide in the game's opening moments. Shortly after, Mohamed Salah nearly scores, while Everton see a chance just barely cleared away on the other end.All within the first five minutes...

Early chances on Merseyside

Liverpool and Everton are off, as are Aston Villa and Manchester City.

Underway at Goodison and Villa Park

The game is back underway after a brief warmup amid news that the supporter that suffered the medical emergency has been stabilised.

Watford and Chelsea back underway

Grealish's return to Villa Park

Watford and Chelsea players are back on the field after returning to the dressing room due to a medical emergency in the crowd. Both clubs' medical teams were able to assist the supporter and that supporter has now been taken to hospital. Appears the game will get back going soon.

Watford and Chelsea players back out to warm up

A special trophy has arrived in Paris before tonight's clash with Nice. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Leo Messi collects his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BallonDor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BallonDor</a> trophy 🏆😍 <a href="https://t.co/iI1S8sVec4">pic.twitter.com/iI1S8sVec4</a>— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) <a href="https://twitter.com/PSG_English/status/1466135223943548928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The Ballon d'Or at the Parc des Princes

In Italy, AC Milan have taken an early 1-0 lead through the superstar Swede himself.Zlatan Ibrahimovic's stunning in the 10th minute has fired Milan ahead as they visit Genoa in Serie A. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC. WHAT A FREE-KICK. ☄️ <a href="https://t.co/I8tFTS7Ckz">pic.twitter.com/I8tFTS7Ckz</a>— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1466134535221825539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Zlatan Ibrahimovic strikes from a free-kick from 25 yards out for Milan! 🎯 The goalkeeper was rooted to the spot! 💥 <a href="https://t.co/3NAwF8xLHA">pic.twitter.com/3NAwF8xLHA</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1466135026165293070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Zlatan's gonna Zlatan

Elsewhere in the Premier League, Southampton and West Ham have taken early leads in their respective games.Southampton lead 1-0 over Leicester thanks to a Jan Bednarek goal in the third minute while West Ham are keeping up near the top of the table as they lead Brighton on a Tomas Soucek goal.

Southampton and West Ham in the lead

Watford and Chelsea players have been taken off the field as the match was halted due to an apparent medical emergency in the crowd.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Play is paused here at Vicarage Road owing to a medical emergency in the crowd. [13']— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1466130834696646656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Watford-Chelsea halted due to a medical emergency

The game has been paused after just 13 minutes

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">📋✅ ¡Nuestro 𝗫𝗜 inicial 🆚 <a href="https://twitter.com/AthleticClub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AthleticClub</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/UnicajaBanco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UnicajaBanco</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RealMadridAthletic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RealMadridAthletic</a> <a href="https://t.co/T7znFjEBvR">pic.twitter.com/T7znFjEBvR</a>— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href="https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1466116059291865106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">📋✅ ¡Nuestro 𝗫𝗜 inicial 🆚 <a href="https://twitter.com/AthleticClub?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AthleticClub</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/UnicajaBanco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UnicajaBanco</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RealMadridAthletic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RealMadridAthletic</a> <a href="https://t.co/T7znFjEBvR">pic.twitter.com/T7znFjEBvR</a>— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) <a href="https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1466116059291865106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Lineups: Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">📑 Our starting XI for today ❤️💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSGOGCN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSGOGCN</a> <a href="https://t.co/RonEEZtJEP">pic.twitter.com/RonEEZtJEP</a>— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) <a href="https://twitter.com/PSG_English/status/1466124530208980995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🦅 Your team's starting XI for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSGOGCN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSGOGCN</a> ⤵️ Kick-off is at 21:00 CET!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OGCNice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OGCNice</a> 🔴⚫ <a href="https://t.co/pUyjrmJ9rI">pic.twitter.com/pUyjrmJ9rI</a>— OGC Nice 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@ogcnice_eng) <a href="https://twitter.com/ogcnice_eng/status/1466121902573899781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Lineups: PSG vs Nice

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">⭐ 𝑻𝑬𝑨𝑴 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺 ⭐ Here’s how we line up for Merseyside derby day! 👊 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EVELIV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EVELIV</a>— Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/LFC/status/1466123703654227969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">📋 | Your Blues for tonight's Merseyside derby… COYB! 🔵<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EVELIV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EVELIV</a> <a href="https://t.co/ucW7h2MH1s">pic.twitter.com/ucW7h2MH1s</a>— Everton (@Everton) <a href="https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1466123687904432132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Team news: Liverpool vs Everton

We're underway as Chelsea take on Watford!

Chelsea kick off

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Your City starting XI to take on Villa! 💪 XI | Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho (C), Rodrigo, Bernardo, Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling SUBS | Steffen, Carson, Grealish, Foden, Mbete, Palmer, McAtee, Lavia, Wilson-Esbrand<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ManCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ManCity</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Haystechnology?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HaysTechnology</a> <a href="https://t.co/LsiMKiJ1MQ">pic.twitter.com/LsiMKiJ1MQ</a>— Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1466123697958395904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">This is your Aston Villa team to face Manchester City. 💪 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVLMCI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVLMCI</a> <a href="https://t.co/qei2AMdw3Y">pic.twitter.com/qei2AMdw3Y</a>— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1466123718992617472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Team news: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

The top three teams in the Premier League will all be in action today with just two points between them through 13 games.Entering Wednesday, Chelsea sit atop the league with 30 points, but Manchester City is just behind them with 29 heading into their clash with Villa.Liverpool, meanwhile, could leapfrog both if Chelsea and City drop points and the Reds win their derby against Everton at Goodison Park.

At the top of the Premier League...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Your Chelsea team news! 💪<a href="https://twitter.com/parimatchglobal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ParimatchGlobal</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WatChe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WatChe</a> <a href="https://t.co/hNTQkIYLCQ">pic.twitter.com/hNTQkIYLCQ</a>— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1466112366685343770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Thoughts on this evening's line-up, Hornets? 💭<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCHE</a> <a href="https://t.co/6RVgpRKq4I">pic.twitter.com/6RVgpRKq4I</a>— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/1466115065464111110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Team news: Watford vs Chelsea

Hey all and welcome to what should be an incredible Wednesday of football!We have games all over Europe set to get going soon, with the Premier League taking centrestage with the Merseyside derby.Liverpool and Everton will collide as the Reds try and keep pace atop the league with Chelsea and Manchester City, who face Watford and Aston Villa respectively.Elsewhere, Real Madrid is also in action against Athletic Bilbao while PSG host Nice in Ligue 1.Stay tuned anyway - we'll have some team news shortly!

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