Burnley, who haven’t won an away game since Hallowe’en, have just scored three times in seven minutes. Can they hold on for 45 minutes?

A corner, a header from Bashir Humpreys, a goalmouth scramble, and Dean Henderson can only paw the ball onto Jefferson Lerma, who can only score an own goal. Burnley need to get held up in traffic more often.

Forest have now had SIXTEEN shots. And six of them on target, but none good enough to get past Jose Sa.

The stage is set for Fulham’s comeback.

Burnley are back from the dead! Lesley Ugochukwu makes a good run from midfield and sets up Jaidon Anthony, who cuts in to send a right-foot shot into the net.

Villa have had ten shots, to Brighton’s two, but in terms of shots on target, it’s 1-1. Brighton have to win it for Milly now, don’t they?

Burnley are finally off the bus! They put together a fine team goal, finished by Hannibal Mejbri.

Larsen gets his second! That may surprise a few Wolves fans… It’s a header from a cross by Jefferson Lerma.

Villa 0-0 Brighton Close! Buendia’s shot from the edge of the box takes a deflection and goes just wide. More importantly, James Milner has come on (for Carlos Baleba, who collected an early yellow card). That’s his 653rd Premier League appearance, equalling Gareth Barry’s record. What a legend.

Haaland scores in open play! Ait-Nouri wins the ball in midfield, Foden helps it on and Haaland sends a precise shot through the legs of the nearest defender and into the corner. The rout is on.

Nico O’Reilly plays a one-two with Semenyo and then lifts a lovely shot over Leno’s shoulder. Are City hell-bent on going 5-1 up again?

Do the Strand! Jorgen Strand Larsen scores his first goal for Palace with a composed finish after a beautiful through ball from Adam Wharton.

And City take the lead! Nunes crosses from the right, Haaland knocks the ball down, Semenyo is quick to seize on it with an instinctive poke. That’s his fifth goal in eight games. It feels as if he and Marc Guehi have been there for years.

Alessia Russo has just scored Arsenal’s fourth goal of the night. Sarah Rendell has the details.

The game at Selhurst Park will kick off ten minutes late, at 7.40pm. The Premier League is blaming “heavy traffic”, which held up Burnley’s team coach.

Oliver Glasner gives home debuts to two forwards – Jorgen Strand Larsen, bought from Wolves for a hefty sum, and Evan Guessand, borrowed from Villa.

Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1) Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Lerma; Munoz, Kamada, Wharton, Mitchell; Guessand, Sarr; Larsen.
Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Riad, Sosa, Uche, Hughes, Pino, Johnson, Devenny.

Burnley (3-4-2-1) Dubravka; Laurent, Esteve, Worrall; Walker, Ugochukwu, Mejbri, Humphreys; Edwards, Anthony; Flemming.
Subs: Weiss, Foster, Florentino, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Ward-Prowse, Lucas Pires, Barnes, Bruun Larsen.

How can Wolves make an impression at this stage of a torrid season? By setting a new record for the number of players called Gomes in one midfield. Angel, an England regular not long ago, joins Rodrigo and Joao.

Nottingham Forest (possible 4-2-3-1) Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Lucca.
Subs: Gunn, Ndoye, Dominguez, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Netz, Igor Jesus, Awoniyi.

Wolverhampton Wanderers (possible 3-4-1-2) Sa; Mosquera, Santiago Bueno, Krejci; Rodrigo Gomes, Joao Gomes, Angel Gomes, Hugo Bueno; Mane; Armstrong, Arokodare.
Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, Pedro Lima, Tchatchoua, Sutherland, Rawlings, Edozie, Bellegarde.

Pep brings back Phil Foden, while Marco Silva give himself the option of bringing on Oscar Bobb at a ground he knows well.

Manchester City (possible 4-2-3-1) Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, O’Reilly; Silva, Foden, Semenyo; Haaland.
Subs: Trafford, Khusanov, Alleyne, Stones, Lewis, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Cherki, Marmoush.

Fulham (possible 4-2-3-1) Leno; Tete, Anderson, Bassey, Sessegnon; Berge, Iwobi; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Chukwueze; Jimenez.
Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Cuenca, Robinson, King, Reed, Bobb, Kevin, Muniz.

Plenty of changes for Brighton as Fabian Hurzeler tries to steady the ship. Steady as she goes for Villa, but Unai Emery does hand a place on the bench to Alysson – the teenage winger, not the Liverpool goalie.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1) Martinez; Bogarde, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Luiz; Sancho, Buendia, Rogers; Watkins.
Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Digne, Torres, Barkley, Bailey, Abraham, Alysson.

Brighton (possible 4-2-3-1) Verbruggen; Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Gross; Gomez, Hinshelwood, Mitoma; Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, De Cuyper, Boscagli, Howeel, O’Riley, Milner, Rutter, Minteh, Kostoulas.

When two Premier League games come along within a few days, fortunes change fast. This midweek has already proved too much for Thomas Frank, who lost to Newcastle and found himself getting sacked in the morning.

A tight turnaround, combined with the relentless tempo of the Prem, means that everyone is liable to falter. With Chelsea and Man United both drawing last night against opponents well below them in the table, the only teams to have won their last two games are Arsenal and Brentford, who meet tomorrow. Of the eight clubs playing tonight, only Man City and Crystal Palace won at the weekend.

The meetings we’re seeing in this midweek all took place in another midweek, only a couple of months ago, on 2-4 December. And two of them were like something from Boxing Day 1963. Fulham went 5-1 down at home to Man City, then scored three and threatened to pull off one of the great shocks. Brighton went 2-0 up at home to Villa, only to lose 4-3. Was nobody thinking of the poor scribe manning the Clockwatch?

This evening Scott Murray is covering Sunderland v Liverpool at 8.15pm GMT, while I bring you the goals from the 7.30 games. Here they are, with league positions in brackets.

Aston Villa (3rd) v Brighton (15th)
Brighton are in a slump, with only one league win since they opened the first window on their Advent calendars, but they do tend to have more bite when they’re the underdog. And Villa have lost their last two league games at home, to Everton and Brentford, both by 1-0.

Crystal Palace (13th) v Burnley (19th)
After a nightmare that lasted two months, Palace suddenly woke up on Sunday, when they won the A23 derby. They should be full of confidence against Burnley, who have only one away win all season (at Wolves, back in October). But if Burnley can draw at Anfield, they surely have it in them to get a point at Selhurst Park.

Man City (2nd) v Fulham (12th)
This is the match with the most riding on it. After their last-gasp heroics at Anfield, City simply have to keep the heat on Arsenal. Fulham, even more than most teams, blow hot and cold: after winning five games out of seven in all comps up to mid-January, they’ve lost three of the past four.

Nottingham Forest (17th) v Wolves (20th)
It’s the Nuno derby, and both these clubs could do with him now. Wolves are all but doomed, their recovery after Christmas now a distant memory. Forest have been decent since winning the six-pointer at West Ham a month ago, but they’ve still found their old boss creeping up on them. The cushion they’re sitting on has shrunk from seven points to just two, so they can’t afford a stumble tonight. Nails may be bitten.

Back soon with the team sheets. In the meantime, a play-off in the women’s Champions League is already underway, and it involves the defending champions. Do join Sarah Rendell to see how Arsenal are getting on in Leuven.