Chelsea vs Brighton - Premier League: Live score, team news and updates as Blues search for crucial win plus updates from the other 2pm games as Liverpool take on Fulham while West Ham face off against Crystal Palace

Fulham are interestingly without a win against teams who begin this weekend's fixtures in the top half of the Premier League table.

But Liverpool will need to expect Fulham to battle right to the end, with Marco Silva's side having scored eight of their last nine Premier League goals in the second half of games this season.

Cody Gakpo scored a brace of goals during Liverpool's 4-0 win against LASK in the Europa League on Thursday.

The Reds are in decent fettle at the moment, but will be hoping for more consistency having won just two of their last five matches across all competitions.

Despite that, Liverpool will be buoyed by their 1-1 draw against Man City last weekend at the Etihad and Klopp will be looking for more of the same this afternoon.

In their past five meetings, Liverpool have only been beaten by Fulham once, with the Merseyside club winning two of those five fixtures, drawing the rest.

Fulham, meanwhile, come into this match off the back of a dramatic 3-2 win against Wolves, which saw the Cottagers be awarded a last-minute penalty by VAR - a decision which has been vehemently slammed by Wolves boss Gary O'Neil this week.

Winless in their last two matches, Chelsea come into today's clash at Stamford Bridge 11th in the table and needing a win.

Mauricio Pochettino admitted this week that he gave his players the hair dryer treatment after their 4-1 defeat by Newcastle, but they face an equally stern test today against Brighton.

In their last five meetings, Chelsea and Brighton have beaten eachother twice, drawing their only other game.

But the Blues have only won one of their last five league matches and trail their visitors by six points.

Roberto De Zerbi's side, in stark contrast, haven't lost in their last five outings.

But Brighton have suffered several injury blows this season, and will be without Ansu Fati and Tariq Lamptey for some time.

The West Ham forward has been out of action for the past two games after picking up a minor injury during the last international break.

We've just seen him walking down the side of the pitch with his West Ham team-mates and it's a good sign that the England star could be ready to make his comeback from injury.

Bowen has been pivotal for the Irons this year, scoring nine goals in 16 appearances across all competitions.

While West Ham have won both of the games he has been absent for, they come up against a tough Crystal Palace team today, who are gunning to end a two-match losing streak.

Hello and welcome to our live blog for this afternoon's Premier League matches!

We've got a big day of action coming up with four games kicking off at 2.00pm this afternoon.

Chelsea are hoping to undo the disappointment of their 4-1 defeat by Newcastle last week as they host Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton at Stamford Bridge.

Brighton come into the match off the back of a good run of form, with the Seagulls having not lost in their last five outings across all competitions.

Meanwhile, Liverpool are also in action this afternoon as they welcome Fulham to Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's side sealed a 4-0 win against LASK in midweek, while Fulham come into this match off the back of a 3-2 win against Wolves that has sparked plenty of discussions around VAR.

West Ham are also back in action this afternoon against London rivals Crystal Palace, with Jarrod Bown eyeing up a potential return from injury.

And lastly Bournemouth host high-flying Aston Villa, as the Cherries look to claim their third win on the bounce.

Stay with us as we'll have all the latest news, reaction and commentary from this afternoon's matches.