1658: That brings to an end this afternoon's clockwatch on what has been a breathless afternoon of football, especially in the Premier League. The headline-makers will be West Ham who have put a dent in Manchester United's title bid with a 1-0 win. However, the game of the day was without doubt at White Hart Lane where Tottenham beat Reading 6-4.
1657: The final whistle has gone in the big match in League One and it is 10-man Swansea who have taken the glory, beating Leeds 3-2.
1656: It is also full-time at Fratton Park, where Sunderland's north east rivals Middlesbrough have beaten Portsmouth 1-0. That could be a big win for Gareth Southgate's side.
1655: And the final whistle has now gone at the Stadium of Light where Roy Keane's Sunderland have grabbed a much-needed victory.
1654: Daryl Murphy bustles past Danny Gutherie and fires home to give Sunderland a 3-1 lead against Bolton.
1652: The final whistle has now gone at Upton Park and West Ham have grabbed a famous 2-1 victory against Manchester United. Ronaldo could have sealed the win with a penalty, but Alan Curbishley's side battled back for victory.
1652: Luke Varney scrambles his effort home to grab a last-gasp equaliser for Charlton against Leicester in the Championship.
1651: And the final whistle has gone at Stamford Bridge where, despite a brave display, Newcastle have lost 2-1 to Chelsea.
1649: Sam Allardyce is livid on the touchline as Kalou's goal looks more and more like giving Chelsea the three points against Newcastle. There is now only a couple of minutes left at Stamford Bridge.
1647: Dan Shittu heads home a late consolation goal for Watford against QPR. The Hornets currently trail 4-2.
1645: Hameur Bouazza has been dismissed for Fulham against Birmingham after receiving his second booking for a late challenge on Franck Queudrue.
1643: Salomon Kalou runs onto Michael Essien's deflected shot and places his effort past Shay Given to give Chelsea the lead. The Ivorian is a lucky boy as he was at least four yards offside there.
1641: Berbatov outmuscles Ingimarsson and bustles into the Reading box before firing a powerful effort into the back of the net. That is the Bulgarian striker's fourth goal of the afternoon.
1639: Mark Noble's free-kick from the right flank is met by a looping header from Matthew Upson, which beats the despairing dive of Kuszczak to give West Ham a shock lead against Manchester United.
1637: Robbie Keane's penalty for Tottenham is saved by Hahnemann, however the ball rebounds to the Irish striker who fires home to give the home side a 5-4 lead. I don't think there has ever been a more entertaining 10-minute spell at White Hart Lane!
1636: Mark Noble's corner from the right is headed home by Anton Ferdinand to equalise for West Ham against Manchester United. The young centre-half did superbly to beat Wes Brown in the air.
1635: Jamie Cureton's close-range finish has pulled Norwich level against Wolves in the Championship.
1633: It really is incredible stuff at White Hart Lane at the moment! Steed Malbranque latches onto Tom Huddlestone's pass and glides a superb effort into the back of the Reading net. The away side cannot hold onto the lead for more than a couple of minutes at the moment.
1632: And another goal has gone in at White Hart Lane! Dave Kitson storms through on goal and dinks the ball over Paul Robinson to put Reading, one again, ahead against Tottenham.
1631: Bradley Wright-Phillips has grabbed his second goal of the afternoon to pull Southampton level against Barnsley.
1630: Berbatov has scored his hat-trick by firing a curling effort past Hahnemann from just inside the Reading box. What a game at White Hart Lane!
1629: Ashley Young's cross from the right is met by a glancing header by Gabriel Agbonlahor which gives Aston Villa the advantage at the JJB Stadium against Wigan.
1628: Dave Kitson heads home Nicky Shorey's corner to give Reading a 3-2 lead against the club he supported as a boy, Tottenham Hotspur.
1626: Cristiano Ronaldo steps up to the spot and sends his effort wide of Rob Green's right-hand post. That was an awful effort from the Manchester United winger.
1624: A long ball into the West Ham box has struck Jon Spector on the arm to give Manchester United a penalty and a great chance to double their lead.
1623: However, Bradley's brother Shaun has just missed a great chance to give Chelsea the lead against Newcastle. The former Manchester City winger sent his close-range header straight at Shay Given.
1622: Bradley Wright-Phillips has pulled a goal back for Southampton against Barnsley in the Championship.
1621: Berbatov curls the ball into the top corner of Marcus Hahnemann's goal to grab an undeserved equaliser for Tottenham against Reading.
1620: Adam Miller has doubled Gillingham's lead against Nottingham Forest in League One. It looks like a shock could be on the cards in Kent.
1619: Ryan Shawcross, with his seventh goal of the season, has given Tony Pulis' Stoke the lead against Plymouth in the Championship.
1617: Sebastian Larsson fires home from 20 yards to equalise for Birmingham against Fulham. Alex McLeish's side needed that goal.
1616: Damien Francis has given Watford a little bit of hope against QPR by scrambling his effort past Lee Camp.
1615: Kevin Phillips has put top-of-the-table West Brom into a 3-0 lead against Scunthorpe in the Championship.
1614: Scott Brown has doubled Celtic's lead against Gretna. It looks like the Hoops are set to return to the top of the SPL.
1613: Gareth Barry's corner is met by a looping header from Curtis Davies, which beats Chris Kirkland to draw Aston Villa level against Wigan.
1612: Nicky Shorey's corner is headed home by Ivar Ingimarsson to give Reading the lead against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. That was poor defending from Juande Ramos' side.
1611: Charles N'Zogbia breaks down the left flank and plays the ball across the Chelsea six-yard box, where Nicky Butt is on hand to scramble the ball over the line. Could Newcastle be set to grab a shock result at Stamford Bridge?
1610: Former Scunthorpe striker Andy Keogh has scored to give Wolves the lead at Norwich.
1609: David Clarkson has driven home to give Motherwell a dominating 4-1 lead at home to Dundee United in the SPL.
1608: Garry Mulligan has given Gillingham a surprise lead against promotion contenders Nottingham Forest in League One.
1605: The action is starting to get back under way around the country and Barry Corr has struck to put Swindon ahead against Bournemouth in League One.
1551: Swansea may be down to 10 men but they are now 3-1 ahead against Leeds thanks to Jason Scotland's strike on the stroke of half-time. However, you can't write Leeds off, they are kings of the late show in League One.
1550: The half-time whistles have now gone in all this afternoon's Premier League games and so far it is a good day for a lot of the teams at the bottom of the table. Although, that could all change in the seconf 45 minutes.
1549: Robert Koren storms through the Scunthorpe defence and fires his effort past Joe Murphy to give West Brom a 2-0 lead at home to Nigel Adkins' side.
1548: Manchester United will go into the break 1-0 up against West Ham, although the Hammers cannot be written off as they have had chances to equalise in the first 45 minutes.
1547: Marcus Williams has been dismissed for Scunthorpe after hauling down Kevin Phillips when it looked like the West Brom striker was through on goal.
1547: The half-time whistles have gone in the matches at Chelsea and Tottenham in the Premier League.
1545: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's penalty is saved by Russell Hoult, however the Plymouth striker is on hand to score the rebound and draw the Devon side level against Stoke.
1543: Bolton are back in it against Sunderland. El-Hadji Diouf's curling free-kick evades everyone and goes straight into the back of the home side's net.
1542: Swansea may be 2-1 up against Leeds, but they have now been reduced to 10 men. Dutch midfielder Ferrie Bodde has been dismissed for a crude challenge in the centre of midfield.
1541: What a day this is turning into for QPR! They are now 3-0 up against Watford in the Championship thanks to a rasping effort from Martin Rowlands.
1540: Scott McDonald has put Celtic ahead against bottom-of-the-table Gretna in the SPL.
1539: Jamal Campbell-Ryce, who set up Barnsley's opener, has given the Tykes a 2-0 lead against Southampton at Oakwell.
1538: Kevin Phillips scores a debatable goal to give top-of-the-table West Brom the lead in the Championship against Scunthorpe.
1537: Nolberto Solano's shot from 25 yards is tipped over the top of the Manchester United bar by Tomasz Kuszczak.
1536: Scott Vernon storms past Adam Virgo and fires his effort into the back of the Colchester net to give Blackpool a 2-0 lead.
1534: Kenwyne Jones gets in front of Kevin Davies and heads a powerful header past Jaaskelainen and into the back of the Bolton net. Sunderland now have a much-needed 2-0 lead.
1533: Reading are in command against Tottenham at White Hart Lane and are keeping possession for fun in the midfield.
1531: Blackpool, fresh from drawing against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Boxing Day, have the lead against Colchester thanks to a goal from Scott Vernon.
1530: Watford's day has gone from bad to worse, Damion Stewart's near-post header from a corner from the right has given QPR a 2-0 lead.
1529: Ruben Palazuelos has given Hearts the advantage against Falkirk in the SPL.
1528: Ryan Taylor's cross is headed home by Titus Bramble to give improving Wigan the lead against Aston Villa. The former Tranmere man did superbly to get the ball into the box.
1526: Michael Essien runs onto a long throw and taps the ball into an empty net to give Chelsea the lead against Newcastle. That was shambolic defending from Sam Allardyce's side.
1524: Dennis Lawrence heads home Paul Anderson's corner to give Swansea a 2-1 lead in their big match at the top of League One against Leeds.
1523: The action is under way at New Meadow in League Two and John Sutton has struck to give Wycombe the advantage against Shrewsbury.
1521: Tuncay latches onto Stuart Downing's cross from the right and scrambles the ball over the line to give Middlesbrough a surprise 1-0 lead at Fratton Park against Portsmouth.
1520: Solomon Kalou's deflected shot is clawed away from goal by a last-gasp save from Shay Given in the Newcastle goal.
1519: In the big match at the top of League One both Swansea and Leeds have struck. Andy Robinson put the Welsh side ahead before League One's top scorer Jermaine Beckford pulled Dennis Wise's side level.
1518: Watford are struggling once again in the Championship as Martin Rowlands scores from the penalty spot to put QPR ahead.
1517: Nicky Shorey's free-kick is punched into the path of Kalifa Cisse by Paul Robinson. The Reading midfielder composes himself and fires home to draw the away side level. That was awful goalkeeping by the Spurs number one.
1515: Kenwyne Jones threads Kieran Richardson through on goal, who fires a powerful shot past Jussi Jaaskelainen and into the back of the Bolton net.
1515: Chris Porter has doubled Motherwell's lead at home to Dundee United.
1514: Cristiano Ronaldo meets Ryan Giggs' cross from the left flank with a superb header to put Manchester United ahead against West Ham.
1513: Andy O'Brien's powerful header is cleared off the Sunderland goalline by Danny Higgingbotham.
1512: Mark McGhee's Motherwell, who have lost their last two games, have gone 1-0 up at home to Dundee United thanks to Stephen Hughes strike.
1511: Hayden Mullins' shot cannons off the crossbar and falls at the feet of Mark Noble, who somehow manages to fire wide of an empty Manchester United goal.
1510: Richard Cresswell has given Stoke the advantage against Plymouth in the Championship.
1509: Carlos Bocanegra's flicked header has given Premier League strugglers Fulham a 1-0 lead against Birmingham at St Andrews.
1508: Dimitar Berbatov runs onto Robbie Keane's cut-back and slots the ball home to put Tottenham ahead against Reading.
1507: The kick-off for Shrewsbury's League Two clash with Wycombe has been delayed for 15 minutes because of floodlight failure.
1506: Lewis Neal's corner falls to Simon Whaley, 15 yards from goal, who fires home to give Preston a 1-0 lead against Cardiff at Deepdale.
1503: Jamal Campbell-Ryce's cross is fired home by Sam Togwell to give Barnsley the lead against Southampton after 27 seconds.
1502: The 1500BST kick-offs are under way and we will keep you up to date with all the action as it happens.
1501: Chelsea are forced to make wholesale changes against Newcastle because of injuries and suspensions.
Goalkeeper Petr Cech, Andriy Shevchenko and Frank Lampard are out through injury while suspension robbed Chelsea of the services of Ashley Cole and Ricardo Carvalho.
Hilario replaces Cech and midfielder Michael Ballack starts his first game after a long-term ankle injury. Wayne Bridge, Julian Belletti, Mikel John Obi, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Tal Ben-Haim are all used.
Newcastle's under-pressure manager Sam Allardyce leaves Mark Viduka on the bench along with England striker Michael Owen but there is a place in the starting line-up for former Chelsea winger Damien Duff.
1500: Inverness striker Graham Bayne starts a game for the first time for almost two months as he joins Marius Niculae in attack for the visit of Kilmarnock in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
The Romanian has been operating as a lone forward of late, but player-manager Craig Brewster makes the decision to revert to a 4-4-2 formation in a bid to get back in the winning habit following the Boxing Day defeat to Falkirk.
Bayne replaces Roy McBain from that disappointing result, with the midfielder failing to make the squad. Kilmarnock are unchanged from Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Hibernian.
1459: Motherwell manager Mark McGhee gives a vote of confidence to his players by naming an unchanged side for the home match against Dundee United in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
The Fir Park side have suffered back-to-back defeats against Falkirk andRangers but McGhee, who has taken Motherwell to third place in the SPL, decides against making any changes.
United manager Craig Levein, who like McGhee has been linked with the Scotland vacancy, makes just one alteration to the team beaten by Celtic on Boxing Day, with Mark Kerr coming into midfield in place of David Robertson who drops to the bench.
1458: Celtic keeper Artur Boruc returns for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with bottom side Gretna at Parkhead.
The Poland international, returning after five games out following a small knee operation, replaces his number two Mark Brown, who drops to the bench.
Bobo Balde, who played for the first time in a year against Dundee United on Boxing Day, retains his position while Derek Riordan replaces Paul Hartley and Massimo Donati comes in for the injured Jiri Jarosik.
Gretna, unbeaten in their last three matches, had to change their teamsheet late on when skipper Chris Innes was caught in a traffic jam on the M8. Ryan McGuffie comes in and Alan Jenkins replaces Henry Makinwa, who starts as substitute.
1456: Fulham mak five changes to the side demolished at Tottenham as they go into their final Barclays Premier League match before Roy Hodgson takes over.
Caretaker boss Ray Lewington brings in Dejan Stefanovic, David Healy, Steve Davis, Elliott Omozusi and Hameur Bouazza to face Birmingham with Aaron Hughes, Chris Baird, Seol Ki-Hyeon, Alexey Smertin and Diomansy Kamara not included.
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish unsurprisingly names an unchanged side for the visit of the Cottagers, who have failed to win away in the league in 16 months.
1455: Portsmouth, looking for their first Fratton Park goal in six outings, restore John Utaka to their starting line-up but are still without injured defenders Glen Johnson and Noe Pamarot as well as flu victim Pedro Mendes.
Kanu and Benjani Mwaruwari keep their places up front despite Boxing Day's draw with Arsenal being Pompey's fifth consecutive home league game without scoring.
Manager Harry Redknapp gives the combative Richard Hughes another run in midfield - at the expense of record signing Sulley Muntari who only made the bench.
Defeats by West Ham and Birmingham over Christmas plunge Middlesbrough back into relegation danger and they show four changes - with former Pompey hero Gary O'Neil returning from hamstring trouble to replace suspended George Boateng.
Robert Huth replaces David Wheater at the back while Egyptian Mohamed Shawky and South Korean Dong-Gook Lee are given rare starts, with Jeremie Aliadiere also injured.
1452: With Arsenal not in action until later in the day the chance is there for Manchester United to extend their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to four points via victory at West Ham.
United may have won 4-0 at Sunderland on Boxing Day but Sir Alex Ferguson still decided to make three changes with ex-Hammer Carlos Tevez, Owen Hargreaves and Patrice Evra coming in for Wayne Rooney, Nani and John O'Shea.
West Ham boss Alan Curbishley makes a single change following a 1-1 home draw with Reading, with striker Dean Ashton making way for midfielder Mark Noble in a cautious-looking starting line-up.
1450: St Mirren manager Gus McPherson names an unchanged line-up for the visit of Aberdeen to Love Street in the SPL.
Will Haining, Stephen O'Donnell and Richard Brittain are all still missing while captain Hugh Murray is suspended so McPherson seds out the same side which started the away victory against Hearts.
Aberdeen boss Jimmy Calderwood makes three changes to the team which laboured to a draw against Gretna on Boxing Day.
Scott Severin and Chris Clarkare fit enough to return to the side while Daniel Smith si promoted from the bench. Jackie McNamara, Andrew Considine and Zander Diamond remain on the sidelines.
1449: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill restores Curtis Davies to the starting line-up in the only change from the team that drew 4-4 at Chelsea on Boxing Day.
With Zat Knight suspended after his dismissal at Stamford Bridge, Davies steps up off the bench as his replacement, with Stiliyan Petrov among the substitutes after recovering from illness.
Wigan boss Steve Bruce names the same team that beat Newcastle 1-0 three days ago, with Emile Heskey still unavailable despite earlier hopes of a return from a sprained ankle.
1448: Jermaine Jenas recovers from an ankle problem and is in the starting XI for Tottenham in their Premier League clash against Reading at White Hart Lane.
He replaces Jamie O'Hara in midfield, the only change from the side that defeated Fulham on Boxing Day, although there is no place for Darren Bent in the matchday squad.
Reading boss Steve Coppell also makes one change, with Brynjar Gunnarsson suspended following his red card against West Ham for a two-footed challenge. Kalifa Cisse is brought in to replace him.
1446: Hearts make three changes to the side defeated at home by St Mirren on Boxing Day for the clash at Falkirk as they look to end a barren run of form.
Striker Calum Elliot is recalled to the attack, Michael Stewart returns in midfield and Lithuanian Marius Zaliukas also starts.
Christian Nade, Andrius Velicka and Eggert Jonsson all drop out with only the latter making the bench.
Following their 1-0 victory over Inverness on Wednesday, Falkirk manager John Hughes saw no reason to alter his side for the visit of the Tynecastle club.
Falkirk are looking to continue a good run of form which has seen them win four out of their last six SPL matches.
1442: The team news is starting to come in for this afternoon's 1500BST kick-offs and we will start with news from Sunderland's clash with Bolton.
Sunderland boss Roy Keane hands Kieran Richardson a first start since August for their must-win clash with Bolton.
The former Manchester midfielder, who returned from a back injury as a substitute against his old club on Boxing Day, is included along with Liam Miller after suspension and striker Andy Cole as Ross Wallace, Martyn Waghorn and Dwight Yorke make way.
Bolton manager Gary Megson makes three changes after keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen recovered from a wrist injury to retain his place.
Nicky Hunt misses out with a foot problem while Ivan Campo and Danny Guthrie drop to the bench as Jlloyd Samuel, Joey O'Brien and Black Cats old boy Gavin McCann are recalled.
1439: The final whistle has gone and Neil Warnock has made a winning return to Sheffield United as Crystal Palace claim a 1-0 victory. The Eagles worked hard and are good value for the three points.
1438: Sheffield United are failing to cause Crystal Palace any real problems as this match draws to a close. Poor stuff from Bryan Robson's side.
1437: Sheffield United are making a late change with Paul Ifill taking the place of Tom Soares.
1435: There will be four minutes of additional time.
1433: Kilgallon's cross from the left is headed away from danger by Matt Hudson. Sheffield United are keeping Crystal Palace camped in their own half at the moment.
1432: Bardsley's long ball is headed back by Butterfield to Speroni on the edge of his six-yard box.
1430: Lee Hills' shot from the right-hand angle of the Sheffield United box is deflected behind for a corner by Gary Naismith, whichCrystal Palace waste.
1429: Clint Hill is fortunate not to give away a penalty after a Sheffield United cross from the left struck his hand.
1427: Hulse's overhead kick is claimed with ease by Speroni on the edge of his six-yard box. The Crystal Palace keeper has been equal to everything that has been thrown at him so far this afternoon.
1426: Crystal Palace's Danny Butterfield is being booked after complaining too much about a late challenge from Hendrie.
1424: It has been a scrappy second half at Bramall Lane and in truth neither side have looked like scoring.
1420: The final whistle has gone at Easter Road and Rangers have gone top of the SPL, for the time being at least. Walter Smith's side deserve their three points and will go into Wednesday's Old Firm clash on a high.
1417: Crystal Palace are making their first change of the afternoon with Cark Fletcher taking the place of Morrison. It looks like the Eagles will now play with just Scowcroft up-front.
1415: GOAL ZEMMAMA! Back at Easter Road, Shiels' knock-down falls to Zemmama on the edge of the Rangers box, who fires home a low half-volley past McGregor and into the left-hand corner of the away side's goal.
1413: Clinton Morrison runs onto Scowcroft's flick-on and fires a weak effort wide of Kenny's left-hand post.
1411: Back at Bramall Lane, Bardsley's swerving free-kick from 25 yards cannons straight into the chest of Speroni, who somehow manages to divert the ball away from danger.
1410: The Hibs fans are starting to leave Easter Road in their droves as they accept that their team will not be turning Rangers over today.
1409: Stead's cross from the left is met by a flick from Sharp at the near post, however Speroni is once again on hand to protect the Crystal Palace goal.
1407: At Bramall Lane, Sheffield United are making their second change of the afternoon with Lee Hendrie taking the place of Chris Armstrong.
1406: Rangers are in complete control against Hibs and it seems they are set for a victory which will increase the pressure on Celtic in the SPL title race, who face Gretna this afternoon.
1404: Thomson's free-kick from 25 yards is deflected behind for a corner by the Hibs wall. However, Burke's flag-kick is claimed with ease by Ma-Kalambay.
1402: Rangers are making their first change of the afternoon as the returning Jean-Claude Darcheville takes the place of Cousin.
1359: Hulse heads Bardsley's cross from the right flank straight at Speroni as Sheffield United try to increase the pressure on the Crystal Palace goal.
1358: Sheffield United are making their first change of the afternoon with Billy Sharp taking the place of Gillespie as the Blades move to play three up-front.
1357: However at Easter Road, Rangers are keeping the ball for fun and the away fans are cheering every pass Walter Smith's side makes.
1356: It has been a scrappy start to the second half at Bramall Lane with neither side able to enjoy a sustained period of possession.
1354: The final whistle has gone at Blundell Park and Grimsby have claimed the Lincolnshire bragging rights with a 1-0 win over Lincoln in League Two.
1353: The second half is under way at Bramall Lane as Sheffield United look to up their performance in order to avoid Neil Warnock making a winning return to the south Yorkshire club.
1352: David Weir's half-volley from the edge of the Hibs box is tipped over the Hibs bar by a strong save from Ma-Kalambay.
1351: Hibs have made their final change with Merouane Zemmamataking the place of teh ineffective Clayton Donaldson.
1350: Steven Whittaker is very lucky to escape a booking or even a red card after taking Kerr out with a horrible two-footed challenge. That was nasty from the former Hibs player.
1348: Lincoln's Scott Kerr has been sent off in injury time against Grimsby for a second bookable offence. The Mariners should be able to claim victory now.
1346: GOAL COUSIN! Cousin and Burke work a neat one-two on the edge of the Hibs box and the French striker takes full advantage by firing an unstoppable shot past Ma-Kalambay. Rangers now have a 2-0 lead and should now be able to win this match to go top of the SPL, for now at least.
1344: Gary Jones has headed home to give Grimsby a late lead in their Lincolnshire derby against Lincoln in League Two.
1342: Gathuessi's cross from the right is headed straight at McGregor by Shiels from five yards. It has been a very entertaining start to the second half at Easter Road.
1341: Naismith is caught offside as he tries to run onto Thomson's through-ball behind the Hibs defence.
1339: Hutton storms down the right flank and plays a powerful cross across the face of the Hibs box, However, despite Cousin lurking, Chris Hogg is on hand to clear the danger.
1338: Hibs have started this half in much better fashion and are making all the early running with Dean Shiels at the heart of their play.
1336: The score is still 0-0 in the League Two derby clash between Grimsby and Lincoln as that match approaches its final stages.
1334: The half-time whistle has gone at Bramall Lane and Crystal Palace hold a 1-0 lead against Sheffield United on Neil Warnock's return to Sheffield United. The home fans are not happy with the Blades' display in the opening 45 minutes.
1332: The second half is under way and Alan O'Brien and Guillaume Beuzelin have come on for Hibs to to replace Patrick Noubissie and Filipe Morais.
1331: There will be one minute of additional time in this half.
1330: Hulse is livid after being knocked to the ground by a shoulder charge from Clint Hill as he tried to get his head to Keith Gillespie's cross.
1329: Scannell storms into the Sheffield United half, however he loses control of the ball and Matthew Kilgallon clears the danger.
1326: Crystal Palace look good value for their lead at the moment and some of the Sheffield United fans are starting to get on their manager Bryan Robson's back.
1323: GOAL SCOWCROFT! Watson's lofted ball into the Sheffield United box falls to Scowcroft, who turns and fires his shot into the back of the net from five yards. Neil Warnock looks delighted with that strike!
1322: Lawrence is knocked to the ground by a late challenge from Tonge to give Crystal Palace a free-kick in their own half.
1320: Kenny comes across to clear Danny Butterfield's long ball out of play for a Crystal Palace throw-in.
1318: Half-an-hour has gone at Bramall Lane and the score is still 0-0, however Scannell could have opened the scoring after running onto Speroni's long punt upfield. The young Crystal Palace striker was all set to fire a shot at Kenny, until Phil Bardsley came across to bravely clear the ball from danger.
1316: The half-time whistle has now gone at Easter Road and it is Rangers who will go in at the break with a 1-0 lead.
1315: Burke becomes the first player to be booked at Easter Road this afternoon as he throws the ball away after failing to win a free-kick.
1313: In the Championship, Michael Tonge plays John Stead through on goal with asuperb long pass, however the former Huddersfield striker wastes the opportunity as he drags his shot well wide of Speroni's left-hand post.
1311: Gathuessi puts Burke's attempted through-ball to Naismith behind for a corner, which is claimed with ease by Ma-Kalambay.
1310: Back at Easter Road, Ferguson beats several challenges from the Hibs defence and makes space for a shot 10 yards from goal, however Ma-Kalambay is on hand to smother the Rangers skipper's effort.
1308: It has been a fairly low-key start at Bramall Lane with neither Sheffield United or Crystal Palace able to get a foothold on the match as of yet.
1306: Cousin's forward run is halted by a strong tackle from Jones. The Hibs defender had to make that challenge as otherwise the French striker would have been through one-on-one with Ma-Kalambay.
1305: Stevenson's cross from the left flank for Hibs is headed into the path of Brian Kerr by Carlos Cuellar. However, the former Newcastle midfielder sends his effort well wide of McGregor's right-hand post.
1303: In the Championship, Rob Hulse's low drive from the edge of the Crystal Palace box is well stopped by a diving save from Julian Speroni.
1302: Cousin cuts in from the left flank and fires in a powerful swerving shot at Yves Ma-Kalambay's goal, which the Hibs keeper does well to turn away from danger.
1300: Burke's bustling run down the right flank is halted by a strong challenge from Gathuessi. The Rangers winger has looked dangerous so far today.
1258: There is a bit of scuffle at Easter Road as Daniel Cousin pushes Rob Jones after tangling with the Hibs defender.
1257: At Bramall Lane, Shaun Derry plays Shaun Scannell through on goal, however the young Crystal Palace striker can only fire his effort straight at Kenny.
1256: Not much has happened at Easter Road since Naismith's early goal and it looks like Rangers are quite happy to sit on their lead at the moment.
1253: In the Championship, Crystal Palace waste a great chance to test Paddy Kenny as Ben Watson sends his free-kick well wide of the Sheffield United goal from 20 yards.
1252: The half-time whistle has gone in today's early kick-off in League Two and so far it is goalless between Grimsby and Lincoln.
1251: Rangers are still on top at Easter Road, however the Hibs defence appears to have tightened up and is now keeping the away side's attack at bay.
1249: Back in Scotland, Thierry Gathuessi's cross has been turned behind for a Hibs corner by Alan Hutton. However, Felipe Morais' flag-kick from the right is claimed with ease by Allan McGregor on the edge of his six-yard box.
1247: Matthew Lawrence's cross is headed straight into the arms of Paddy Kenny by James Scowcroft from just inside the Sheffield United box.
1246: The action is now under way in Yorkshire and Crystal Palace are currently enjoying an early spell of possession.
1245: The teams are out at Bramall Lane for the clash between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace and the Blades' former manager Neil Warnock has received a warm welcome.
1243: Rangers are on top at the moment and if they carry on like this they should be able to put more pressure on Celtic in the SPL title race. Burke in particular has impressed so far.
1240: GOAL NAISMITH! Burke storms down the right flank and plays the ball across the Hibs six-yard box where Steven Naismith is on hand to fire home. What a start to the game for Rangers as they look to go top of the SPL.
1236: Barry Ferguson cuts in from the left and fires a powerful effort just overHibs' bar.
1235: Chris Burke tumbles in the box under Lewis Stevenson's clumsy challenge, however the referee waves play-on and Rangers have no penalty.
1234: It has been a low-key opening to the match at Easter Road with the returning Kevin Thomson booed every time he touches the ball by the Hibs fans.
1229: The action is under way in Scotland as Rangers look to go top, for now at least, with victory at Easter Road against Hibs.
1224: Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson has changed his front-two for today's clash with former manager Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace side.
The Blades' leading scorer James Beattie has been ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury and Billy Sharp has been dropped to the bench, allowing Rob Hulse and Jon Stead to start in the only changes to the side which drew with Blackpool.
Palace are unchanged from the team which beat Coventry on Boxing Day as Warnock returns to Bramall Lane for the first time since leaving in the summer.
1221: The teams are in for the Championship clash between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace and are as follows:
Sheff Utd: Kenny, Bardsley, Kilgallon, Lucketti, Naysmith, Gillespie, Tonge, Montgomery, Armstrong, Hulse, Stead
Subs: Bromby, Hendrie, Bennett, Carney, Sharp
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Butterfield, Lawrence, Hudson, Hill, Watson, Soares, Derry, Scowcroft, Morrison, Scannell
Subs: Fletcher, Freedman, Ifill, Fonte, Hills
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Essex)
1218: Rangers have made just one change from the side who beat Motherwell for today's Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Hibernian at Easter Road.
Charlie Adam misses out with a thigh strain and is replaced by Brahim Hemdani. Lee McCulloch is free from suspension but a calf injury keeps him on the sidelines, while Jean-Claude Darcheville is named on the bench after missing the last two games following a family bereavement.
Hibs make three changes from the side who lost to Kilmarnock on Boxing Day. Thierry Gatheussi, Dean Shiels and Filipe Morais are drafted into the starting line-up, in place of Kevin McCann, Merouane Zemmama and Guillaume Beuzelin.
1215: The teams are in for the Hibs v Rangers match and they are as follows:
Hibernian: Ma-Kalambay, Gathuessi, Hogg, Jones, Stevenson, Morais, Noubissie, Kerr, Chisholm, Shiels, Donaldson.
Subs: Grof, Zemmama, O'Brien, McCormack, Antoine-Curier, Beuzelin, Lynch.
Rangers: McGregor, Hutton, Weir, Cuellar, Whittaker, Burke, Ferguson, Hemdani, Thomson, Cousin, Naismith.
Subs: Carroll, Ehiogu, Broadfoot, Boyd, Darcheville, Furman, Efrem.
Referee: C Richmond (Scotland)
1200: Welcome to this afternoon's live clockwatch of all the action in England and Scotland and we will be keeping you up to date with all the action around the grounds.
First of all we will be keeping you up to date with today's early kick-offs, which are the SPL clash between Hibs and Rangers, the Championship match between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace and the Lincolnshire derby in League Two between Grimsby and Lincoln.
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