Bournemouth vs Swansea - Premier League live: Latest score updates, plus Stoke vs Southampton

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Bournemouth striker Benik Afobe (Getty Images)

Welcome to The Independent's live covergae of Saturday's Premier League action.

With a number of top-flight sides competing in this weekend's FA Cup sixth round, there are only three fixtures this afternoon.

Today's fixtures

Kick-off times are 3.00pm unless stated

Norwich City vs Manchester City - 12.45pm

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Bournemouth vs Swansea City

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Stoke City vs Southampton

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This weekend's other Premier League fixtures

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur - Sunday, 4.00pm

Leicester City vs Newcastle United - Monday, 8.00pm

FA Cup sixth-round fixtures

Everton vs Chelsea - 5.30pm

Arsenal vs Watford - Sunday, 1.30pm

Manchester United vs West Ham United - Sunday, 4.00pm

Last weekend's results

Tottenham Hotspur 2 Arsenal 2

Chelsea 1 Stoke City 1

Everton 2 West Ham United 3

Manchester City 4 Aston Villa 0

Newcastle United 1 Bournemouth 3

Southampton 1 Sunderland 1

Swansea City 1 Norwich City 0

Watford 0 Leicester City 1

Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2

West Bromwich Albion 1 Manchester United 0

[12 March 2016 11:00 · Mark Critchley]

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League action.With a number of top-flight teams involved in the FA Cup sixth round, only three fixtures are set to take place this afternoon.

Today's games

Norwich City vs Manchester City

Bournemouth vs Swansea City

Stoke City vs Southampton

Stay with us for live score and team news updates throughout the afternoon!

[12 March 2016 11:51 · Mark Critchley]

TEAM NEWS

Norwich City

 

Norwich City FC

@NorwichCityFC

TEAM: Ruddy; Martin (c), Bennett, Klose, Olsson; Howson, O'Neil; Redmond, Hoolahan, Jarvis; Bamford. #ncfc

11:44 AM - 12 Mar 2016

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Norwich City FC

@NorwichCityFC

SUBS: Rudd (GK), Bassong, Mbokani, Jerome, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Pinto. #ncfc

11:45 AM - 12 Mar 2016

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Manchester City 

Manchester City FC

@MCFC

City XI: Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, Aguero, Bony #ncfcvcity#mcfc

11:45 AM - 12 Mar 2016

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Manchester City FC

@MCFC

Subs: Willy, Demichelis, Kolarov, Zabaleta, M.Garcia,  Sterling, Iheanacho #ncfcvcity#mcfc

11:45 AM - 12 Mar 2016

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[12 March 2016 12:47 · Mark Critchley]

KICK-OFF: We're underway at Carrow Road

[12 March 2016 12:51 · Mark Critchley]

4 min: John Ruddy rises to claim a lofted free-kick but doesn't take it cleanly and the ball almost drops to City's attackers in the box, who have a clear sight at goal.

Fortunately for Norwich, their alert defence scrambles it away.

[12 March 2016 12:56 · Mark Critchley]

9 min: Sergio Aguero slips through on goal, fires wide and then looks over the linesman's raised flag with relief.

[12 March 2016 13:00 · Mark Critchley]

15 min: Gary O'Neil concedes a free-kick in a dangerous position, around 25 yards out in the centre of the pitch.Sergio Aguero lines it up and clears the wall but John Ruddy is equal to his effort, parrying over the bar.

[12 March 2016 13:06 · Mark Critchley]

20 min: Manchester City are still having a lot of possession on the edge of Norwich's box but they're struggling to convert their dominance into chances.Gael Clichy is almost released at the far post but he can't control Fernando's pass and the ball runs out for a goal kick.

[12 March 2016 13:12 · Mark Critchley]

24 min: Norwich are starting to come into the game a little more after a nervy start.Russell Martin breaks down the right into a promising position, only to be forcefully upended by Nicolas Otamendi. The Argentinian's in the book.Joe Hart is fouled after the subsequent free-kick is taken and the Canaries' foray forward ultimately comes to nothing.

[12 March 2016 13:19 · Mark Critchley]

29 min: John Ruddy pulls off an acrobatic save after Sergio Aguero's drive from distance.

[12 March 2016 13:22 · Mark Critchley]

 

Jack Pitt-Brooke

@JackPittBrooke

I don't think I enjoy anything as much as Nicolas Otamendi enjoys diving into slide tackles.

1:11 PM - 12 Mar 2016

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