there for us to set the scene is five live‘s conor mcnamara.been tight at the top of the scottish premiership, unusually tight. just three points separating the top four, and as they come out of their winter break, kilmarnock internationalest especially hoping to pick up where they left off in the calendar year, 2018, no team in the calendar year, 2018, no team in the top flight pecked up as many points as kilmarnock. rangers have strengthened over the winter break. they have signed jermain defoe. just in recent times he was struggling to find the net at bournemouth. he didn't score for the club, he was on the federal reservery, he only managed to score four goals in a portsmouth shirt but rangers are hoping they have done a shrewd bit of business. steve clark put it in context when he said that the reported £35,000 a week that rangers are contributing towards defoe‘s wages, well that represents the entire wage budget per week of the squad which shows up the difference between the team. so a win tonight for kilmarnock would see them leap africa

conor mcnamara was watching, arsenal beat fulham by four goals to one.the first half. alexander la gazette made a 2-0 half. alexander la gazette made a 2—0 in the second half. there was a mixed penalty against huddersfield, make it 2—1. introduction of aaron ramsey as a substitute on the day that he is officially allowed to talk to other clubs about the move at the end of the season, it did see the game run away from the visitors. —— alexandre lacazette. finally found the net with two minutes to play. this is an important ounce back for the coach. they have beaten fulham by four goals to one. we spoke before the match, we need to win for we spoke before the match, we need to winfor our we spoke before the match, we need to win for our confidence and also to win for our confidence and also to play consistently, and i think we are doing that at the day i think is important for our side and also i think the team worked very well in the 90 minutes. earlier in the day, in the first game of the new year, leicester city won at everton to move up to seventh in t

there for us to set the scene is five live's conor mcnamara.

conor mcnamara is at anfield for us.newcastle with manchester city losing means there is a real excitement around anfield tonight. to put in context how well liverpool are playing this season, if they win tonight they move to 63 points. last season if you finish the premier league campaign on 63 points, that was good enough to get into the top six. we are barely over halfway and it shows how high liverpool are achieving, a winter night moves them seven points clear over manchester city, which at this stage in the season feels ominous. leicester have lost their last three games and straight, they have lost four out of their last five but they tend to raise their game against the big name teams. they beat chelsea and manchester city only last month, so who knows? they might have a trickle two up their sleeves. liverpool against leicester is on bbc radio 5 live, i will be with dion dublin, kick—off is at apm. tottenham haven't counted themselves out of the title race yet — even though they had a dismal week in cup competiti

conor mcnamara is at elland road for us.leeds united top of the pile that derby in hot pursuit, a game that doesn't need to be hyped up and get spy gate has been on everyone's lips in the build—up. police were called to derby‘s training ground yesterday, somebody was acting suspiciously around the perimeter fence, was acting suspiciously around the perimeterfence, he was acting suspiciously around the perimeter fence, he was spoken to and no arrests were made but it has become very espionage. have leeds united been spying on derby county looking for secrets ahead of this one? former england and leeds united defender is with me, tony. leeds have been on top of the championship, they don't need to spy on anyone else, they are surely concentrating on their own game tonight? it is interesting. the way the manager sets the side up, possession stats have been huge, we have dominated sides, it's about how we play rather than anyone else. have dominated sides, it's about how we play rather than anyone elsem isa we play rather than a