Arsenal v Brighton, Brentford v Aston Villa and more: Premier League clockwatch – live

The three 2pm games are about to kick off. West Ham v Wolves is the only one being televised in the UK, so don’t be surprised if we report on more throw-ins in that game than the other two.

Here’s how the Premier League table looks ahead of today’s games

Pre-match reading

You know it’ll be a good piece when you see the word ‘paradigm’ in the headline.

Two changes for West Ham from their last Premier League game, that 5-0 defeat at Craven Cottage. Emerson Palmieri and Edson Alvarez replace Aaron Cresswell and Pablo Fornals.

Gary O’Neil also makes two changes to his Wolves side. The injured Jose Sa is replaced in goal by Dan Bentley, and Jean-Ricner comes in for Hugo Bueno. That might mean a switch to a back four.

West Ham (possible 4-3-3) Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse; Kudus, Bowen, Lucas Paqueta.
Substitutes: Areola, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Ogbonna, Kehrer, Fornals, Ings, Benrahma, Mubama.

Wolves (possible 4-3-3) Bentley; Semedo, Dawson, Kilman, Tote; Joao Gomes, Lemina, Joao Gomes, Bellegarde; Sarabia, Hwang, Cunha.
Substitutes: King, Doherty, Ait-Nouri, S Bueno, H Bueno, Traore, Doyle, Fabio Silva, Kalajdzic.

Thomas Frank likes to play a back five against the best teams, and Villa fit that description right now. There are three changes from last weekend’s defeat at Bramall Lane: Zanka, Mads Roerslev and Mikkel Damsgaard come in for Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste and Neal Maupay.

Villa are without the suspended pair of Lucas Digne and Douglas Luiz. Alex Moreno and Jacob Ramsey replace them, and Matty Cash and Moussa Diaby come in for Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans. Bailey is fit enough to be on the bench; Tielemans is not.

Brentford (possible 5-3-2) Flekken; Roerslev, Zanka, Jorgensen, Pinnock, Mee, Ghoddos; Damsgaard, Norgaard, Janelt; Lewis-Potter, Wissa.
Substitutes: Strakosha, Goode, Collins, Onyeka, Peart-Harris, Baptiste, Yarmoliuk, Maupay, Olakigbe.

Aston Villa (possible 4-4-2) Martinez; Konsa, Diego Carlos, Torres, Moreno; Cash, Kamara, McGinn, Ramsey; Diaby, Watkins.
Substitutes: Marschall, Proctor, Chambers, Lenglet, Zaniolo, Bailey, Dendoncker, Iroegbunam, Duran.

After resting a load of players in midweek, Mikel Arteta returns to the XI that started last weekend’s defeat at Aston Villa. Roberto De Zerbi couldn’t name an unchanged team if he tried, and I say that with love. There are five changes from the stirring win over Marseille on Thurusday. Bart Verbruggen, Joel Veltman, James Milner, Adam Lallana and Evan Ferguson replace Jason Steele, Jack Hinshelwood, Igor Julio, Facundo Buonanotte and Joao Pedro.

Arsenal (4-1-2-3) Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Rice; Odegaard, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Kiwior, Cedric, Walters, Smith Rowe, Lewis-Skelly, Nketiah, Trossard, Nelson.

Brighton (possible 4-2-1-3) Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Milner; Gilmour, Gross; Lallana; Adingra, Ferguson, Mitoma.
Substitutes: Steele, Igor Julio, Dahour, Moder, Baleba, Buonanotte, Hinshelwood, Joao Pedro, Welbeck.

Hello, hello and welcome to another busy day of Premier League action. There are four games, with six of the top nine clubs in action. Liverpool v Manchester United comes later; our business is the three 2pm games. Arsenal host Brighton, who have won their last three games at the Emirates. Injury-ravaged Brentford face Aston Villa, who could go top of the league for the first time since in 22 years. And West Ham, who lost 5-0 at Fulham last weekend, hope to get back on the Premier League horse against Wolves.

We’ll have team news shortly. And just in case you prefer the above in list form, these are the games we’ll be following.

• Arsenal v Brighton

• Brentford v Aston Villa

• West Ham v Wolves