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61' Atletico aren't done, they want more goals tonight. This time, Lodi is denied by the offside flag as he once again looked to get in down the left.

60' Felix now has four goals in his last four league appearances, having previously gone 11 league games without scoring.

55' The first 10 minutes of the second half have passed largely without incident. Perhaps some fresh legs might offer some new impetus?

53' A ball is fizzed into the area from the Osasuna right but it has too much on it for Arnaiz to control and do anything with it. He takes it down, but is immediately pressed off it.

51' Atletico win a corner in a good position for a deep cross from the right. Koke swings the ball in but his delivery floats slowly toward the back post and a defender has plenty of time to react and nod it clear.

50' Gimenez calmly shepherds the ball out for a goal kick, under pressure from Gallego.

48' Oblak has conceded in each of his last five league games for Atletico, an unsually porous spell for the visiting goalkeeper. He has never conceded six in a row in La Liga.

46' Within seconds of the restart, Gallego is crushed to the floor as Savic goes over the top of him to win a header. Start as you mean to go on.

45' We're back underway for the second half.

Looking to the second half, both coaches have plenty of options on the bench if they want to change things up. It does seem like Atletico are the more likely side to grab a second goal if things go on as they are, and that might just kill the game off as a contest.

There are some disagreements between the players as they head off for the interval, and it has been a hotly-contested affair. Atletico deserve their lead, which came midway through the half as Felix seized on a loose ball in the area and fired it into the top corner. It has been mostly half-chances apart from that but both sides have had opportunities, with Costa and Torres both denied.

45' + 4' HALF-TIME: OSASUNA 0-1 ATLETICO MADRID

45' + 1' There will be three minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half. Atletico look like they're going for a two-goal lead rather than sitting on what they have.

44' Another chance for Felix, well saved by Martinez this time! Again Atletico exploit the space in hehind down the left. Lodi just manages to keep a raking ball forward and pull it back to Felix, who hits a powerful first-time effort with his left foot. It's a good effort, but Martinez reacts well to keep it out.

43' Almost a chance for Atletico as Felix gets to the byline inside the penalty area, but he can't find a team-mate with his cut-back. He did well to get around Garcia to make the space, but the Osasuna defence recovered well.

41' Garcia slips as he looks to retrieve an overhit pass from Hernandez, which dribbles out of play. It looked for a moment as if Garcia might have overstretched himself, but he looks fine to carry on.

40' Lodi is penalised for an arm across the neck of Torres as the pair grappled for a loose ball in midfield.

39' A throw-in from the right is flicked on twice inside the Atletico penalty area, but it just won't drop for Arnaiz to turn it home at the back post. It comes back out to the edge of the area where Brasanac tries his luck, but he sends his shot wide to the left of goal.

38' With 37 minutes played, Osasuna have had their best spell of the game since the drinks break, but they are yet to register a shot on target. Atletico have had two.

37' Osasuna want a corner as Savic hoofs a cross over his crossbar, but Gallego is adjudged to have been offside and interfering with play as the ball went in.

35' Osasuna go close! They put together a nice move down the left, Arnaiz opening up space with a lovely flicked pass. Torres' effort is hacked clear but the ball sits up perfectly for Moncayola to hit it first-time at the edge of the area. He fires a fizzing effort toward the bottom-left corner, but it flashes wide of the post.

33' The players retake their positions as the drinks break ends. Osasuna restart play with a throw-in on the halfway line.

31' We're ready for the first drinks break of the evening. Simeone will be reasonably happy with what he has seen from his side so far.

29' Atletico are pretty good value for their lead. They've had most of the ball and have put together some nice moves at times.

25' Lodi's low cross from the left is cleared for a throw-in by Moncayola.

23' It's been a pretty entertaining opening quarter to this game. Costa's shot at Martinez has been the only clear-cut opportunity so far, but it's been very competitive.

21' There's a short break in play as another Osasuna defender goes down, this time Garcia dropping to the turf after a light skirmish with Correa. Costa is furious about something, but that is essentially his default setting.

19' That was a real chance for Atletico. There's a slip in the home defence and Koke pokes the ball through to Costa, who opts to shoot first-time from the edge of the area. It's a powerful low shot, but Martinez does well to get down to his right and beat it away. Costa perhaps should have taken the ball on, as Atleti had men forward.

18' Herrera looks to chip a ball in behind down the right channel for Felix to chase, but the pitch is slick and it spins away from the youngster, into the gloves of Martinez.

16' The first real chance of the match falls to Osasuna. A ball comes in from the right and Perez tries to meet it on the half-volley, but he doesn't get a solid connection. It wasn't easy, but he might have had time to take a touch and shoot.

15' The away side are building up a bit of a head of steam now. No real chances as of yet, but the ball is mostly moving around the Osasuna penalty area.

13' Garcia goes down holding his forehead after taking a shoulder from a leaping Correa. Atletico are looking just as physical as usual already tonight.

11' Koke's free-kick from the left is met by the head of Costa, but he can't get a clean connection. The ball flies harmlessly over the bar.

10' Atletico win a free-kick by the left touchline as Moncayola swipes Felix' feet from beneath him.

9' Koke finds Lodi in space on the left. He angles a decent-looking ball towards the edge of the six-yard box where Costa attacks, but goalkeeper Martinez is alive to the situation and gets to the ball first.

8' Costa has scored nine goals against Osasuna, more than against any other side in La Liga. Among those nine are the three from his only hat-trick in the competition, back in 2011.

5' Herrera gets into some space on the right and looks to cross towards Costa from deep, but his delivery is underhit and easily cut out.

3' Torres and Brasanac combine down the right as Osasuna make their first foray forward, but the latter takes a tumble at the byline and knocks the ball behind for a goal kick.

1' We're off and running, as the home side get the ball rolling. 

The players are on their way out onto the heavily watered pitch, and we're nearly ready for kick-off.

Atletico have won the last seven league meetings between these sides, a run stretching back to a 3-0 Osasuna win in February 2014.

Osasuna drew 1-1 at Real Sociedad last time out but goalscorer Adrian drops to the bench. Atletico make a few changes from their 1-1 draw at Athletic Club, with Correa coming in to partner Costa up front. Partey, linked with a move away, is on the bench.

SUBS: Thomas Lemar, Ivan Saponjic, Manuel Sanchez, Mario Hermoso, Toni Moya, Thomas Partey, Alvaro Morata, Kieran Trippier, Yannick Carrasco, Vitolo, Marcos Llorente, Antonio Adan.

ATLETICO MADRID (4-4-2): Jan Oblak; Renan Lodi, Stefan Savic, Jose Gimenez, Santiago Arias; Hector Herrera, Saul Niguez, Koke, Joao Felix; Diego Costa, Angel Correa.

SUBS: Adrian Lopez, Juan Perez, Aimar Oroz, Javi Martinez, Raul Navas, Oier Sanjurjo, Sergio Herrera, Ruben Garcia, Fran Merida, Nacho Vidal, Pervis Estupinan, Marc Cardona.

OSASUNA (4-4-2): Ruben Martinez; Toni Lato, David Garcia, Aridane Hernandez, Unai Garcia; Inigo Perez, Darko Brasanac, Jon Moncayola, Roberto Torres; Jose Arnaiz, Enric Gallego.

Osasuna start the game in 11th place in the Spanish table, with Atletico sixth and hoping to move into the top four with a win tonight.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Wednesday night fixture from La Liga, as Jagoba Arrasete’s Osasuna host Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid at El Sadar Stadium.

That's all for today's live coverage. Thanks for joining!

Guardiola's side have closed the gap on leaders Liverpool to 22 points with nine games remaining. Next up for City is a home match against Burnley on Monday, while Arsenal - five points off the top five - travel to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.

Man City mark their return to Premier League action with a comfortable 3-0 win over 10-man Arsenal. David Luiz's error gifted Sterling the opening goal late in the first half and the centre-back, brought on for the injured Mari, then saw red for giving away a penalty that De Bruyne converted. Foden added a third in stoppage time after fellow substitute Aguero's shot had come back off the post.

90' + 11' FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 ARSENAL

90' + 9' Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has more goal involvements this season in all competitions - four goals and seven assists - than his previous two campaigns (10).

90' + 7' SIDE-NETTING! Foden plays the ball into the feet of Aguero and the striker has only Leno to beat. He takes the shot slightly early and slices it somewhat, only managing to pick out the side-netting.

90' + 6' WIDE! Bernardo skews a shot wide of the target after being picked out by Gundogan, who has had a good game today.

90' + 5' The hosts are knocking the ball around with the swagger of a side three goals to the good. They look as though they have a fourth goal in them before the end of the game.

90' + 3' There was an impressive deep pass from Fernandinho in the build-up to that third City goal, showing just why Guardiola is so keen to use him at centre-back. If Arsenal were not already out of the contest, they certainly are now.

90' + 1' Eleven minutes have been added on at the end of the game.

89' CITY DOWN TO 10 MEN! Garcia is taken down the tunnel on a stretcher - fingers crossed he is okay after that nasty collision with Ederson. Guardiola has already used all five substitutions, so it is 10 against 10 for the remainder of the game.

88' City defender Garcia is still being treated on the field - the physios understandably cannot take any risks given it is a head injury. There could well be more than 10 minutes added on here when factoring in all the subs.

86' There are some worried looks on the faces of City's players after seeing one of their team-mates possibly knocked unconscious. This injury has taken up about six minutes now, which will no doubt be added on at the end.

84' Garcia may well have been knocked out by Ederson. The physios will take all the time they need to ensure the young defender is safely placed on the stretcher.

82' Ederson races out of his box and, in an attempt to win the ball, takes out team-mate Garcia. It looks a nasty one, with Ederson seemingly catching Garcia in the face. The City physios are on the pitch and the stretcher is also brought on.

78' NEARLY A THIRD! Sterling catches out the opposition by passing the free-kick to Gundogan, rather than taking on the shot as expected. Gundogan is unable to beat Leno, though, with the Arsenal keeper - undoubtedly their best player today - making a low save.

74' Play picks up from where it left off before the water break as City continue to pass the ball around Arsenal. It has been far too easy for the hosts ever since they opened the scoring late in the first half.

73' It is time for another water break at the Etihad Stadium. Arteta and Guardiola have a chance to speak to their players.

71' There is absolutely no pressure on the ball now from City's perspective as they continue to play it around Arsenal. The 10-man visitors seem happy to settle for just a two-goal defeat.

69' SAVE! De Bruyne makes a smart run into the box and is spotted by Sterling. His drilled shot is kept out by Leno in a fairly routine manner.

64' Arsenal are not out of this game yet given there are only two goals in it, but they are offering absolutely nothing at the moment. City are cruising through the match, with their latest attacking move culminating in Leno getting down to cut out a cross.

62' City's players are simply knocking the ball around between them now. Arteta is holding off from making his third change for the time being.

61' Arsenal defender David Luiz has conceded four penalties in the Premier League this season, double the amount of any other player.

60' SHOT! Guendouzi does not close down Jesus quickly enough and the City striker takes range from 25 yards. The shot is central and Leno has a straightforward save to make.

58' David Luiz is the first player to be sent-off, concede a penalty and commit an error leading to an opposition goal in a Premier League match since Carl Jenkinson for West Ham v Bournemouth in August 2015.

56' Tierney cuts out Mahrez's right-sided cross before Jesus can pounce. Guardiola may well be tempted to make a change or two of his own as we approach the hour mark in Manchester.

54' Arteta is trying to work out what to do next. Mustafi is limping along following that challenge from Sterling, so a bad day may be about to get even worse for the visitors.

53' Sterling lunges in on Mustafi with a scissor-type challenge. Arsenal's players want the City forward sent off, but the referee does not even reach into his pocket.

49' PENALTY TO MAN CITY!  Mahrez chests down the ball and gets the wrong side of Luiz. The Arsenal centre-back brings down his opponent inside the box and the hosts have a penalty.

49' Arsenal hit City on the counter. Saka plays it down the line to Willock, but his back-heeled pass inside the box does not come off.

48' Ederson goes long and Mahrez looks to be in, only for a bad first touch to let him down and Leno to gather.

47' The home side are in no rush to get the ball forward in the early stages of the second half. Arsenal are unable to get their foot on it at the moment.

46' RESTART! Man City, leading 1-0 thanks to Sterling's strike, get us back up and running at the Etihad Stadium. Neither coach made any changes at the interval, so it is as you were.

Arsenal lost Xhaka and Mari to injury in the opening 24 minutes of the match, but Arteta still has three substitutions available and may well choose to use one at the break. Pepe, Lacazette and Martinelli are all among the visitors' subs, while City can call upon the likes of Aguero, Sane and Bernardo.

City take a 1-0 lead into half-time thanks to Sterling's strike right at the end of the first half, with the England international profiting from some terrible David Luiz defending. It is a deserved advantage for Guardiola's men, having tested opposition goalkeeper Leno five times before Sterling's breakthrough goal.

45' + 4' HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 ARSENAL

45' + 3' Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in six goals in his last seven Premier League appearances for Manchester City against Arsenal (four goals and two assists).

45' Three minutes have been added on at the end of the so-far goalless first half at the Etihad Stadium.

44' Walker backs into Tierney and Arsenal have a rare chance to test City from a deep free-kick. Saka's delivery is brilliant, but it drops just in front of Mustafi and the centre-back fails to make any contact.

42' Arteta could do with half-time because City are knocking on the door for a breakthrough goal. If not for Leno's heroics, the reigning champions would be a goal or two ahead as we approach the interval.

40' CHANCE FOR STERLING! Arsenal are seriously holding on now. De Bruyne plays a simple pass through for Sterling, who attempts to dink the ball over Leno with just the goalkeeper to beat. He gets too much on it and the ball spins over the crossbar.

38' LENO DENIES MAHREZ! Leno is keeping Arsenal in this game. He makes a third save in pretty much the same number of minutes, this time denying Mahrez from close range after the winger was played in by De Bruyne.

37' That was a well-worked move from City. They are now bossing things in terms of possession and are starting to create some good opportunities.

36' ANOTHER LENO STOP! City are definitely growing more and more into this game. Silva gets in behind the Arsenal defence and fires a low shot across goal, which Leno is again equal to. Ceballos is first to the loose ball.

35' GOOD SAVE! Sterling cuts inside Bellerin and bends a shot towards the bottom-right corner. Leno does well to get down and push the ball behind for a corner - that is as close as City have come today.

34' Garcia is all over Nketiah as he sends his opponent crashing to the ground just outside the City box, but the referee Anthony Taylor waves play on.

33' City are slowly starting to find their groove. De Bruyne exchanges passes with Gundogan 25 yards from goal and pulls the trigger, though his shot is blocked by an Arsenal player.

31' David Luiz intercepts the ball and plays it to Ceballos, who drifts into a central position from the left. A cross eventually comes in from the right but Walker is able to chest it back to Ederson.

30' Arsenal are unbeaten in their last seven away league games, with each of their last five in a row ending level. The north London club have never drawn six consecutive away league games.

28' De Bruyne turns down the chance to shoot from the edge of the box and instead attempts to slip in Mahrez. The Algeria winger cannot bring it under control, however, and a promising attack for City fizzles out.

26' Saka's early cross from the right is aimed too close to Ederson. De Bruyne gives away possession as City attempt to play it out from the back, but Aubameyang's shot from the edge of the box is off target.

24' Experienced centre-back David Luiz is stripping down ready to come on. It is a second injury blow for Arteta with less than a quarter of the game played.

23' Walker powers away from Mari down the right-hand side and cuts the ball back, but nobody in a sky blue shirt can get on the end of it. Worryingly for Arteta, Mari pulled up with a possible calf injury.

22' City are patiently probing away, with Arsenal dropping off - perhaps a tad too deep. Bellerin gets to the ball ahead of Walker down the left, but any hope of a quick break is thwarted by Garcia.

20' With 20 minutes played, possession is split exactly down the middle. There has been very little between the teams so far, with both sides still trying to feel their way into the contest.

18' Walker gets across to cut out a cross at the expense of a corner. The set-piece is headed away by Jesus at the front post.

17' Nketiah has looked very sharp in the opening 17 minutes or so. The former Leeds United loanee has got in behind Garcia a couple of times - City cannot afford to give him too many sights of goal.

15' WIDE! Saka sends in a cross towards Nketiah. The Arsenal striker gets in front of a wrong-footed Garcia but is unable to direct the ball on target.

14' It is very compact in midfield at the moment. Arsenal are enjoying a spell on the ball but - like City - are not doing a lot with it, other than recycling it between their defenders and midfielders.

12' City are seeing plenty of the ball at the moment, without doing a great deal with it. Jesus tries to chase down a pass in behind but it has too much on it and goes out for a goal-kick.

10' City win another corner, which De Bruyne swings towards the six-yard box. Mari heads it as far as Mahrez, whose shot takes a touch on its way behind for a goal-kick.

7' It does not look good for Xhaka. The stretcher is now on the field, so it is fair to say his match - and possibly even his season - is over just seven minutes into the restart.

6' Xhaka collides with team-mate Guendouzi and is in need of some treatment. The Arsenal midfielder appears to have injured his right ankle and may well have to make way early on.

4' SAVE! De Bruyne whips the free-kick around the wall. Leno watches it all the way and palms the ball over the crossbar.

3' Mari catches Sterling when attempting to clear the ball a yard or so outside his own penalty area. City have a free-kick in shooting range, with De Bruyne one of two players stood over the ball...

2' Nketiah gets between City's two centre-backs and chases down Leno's long pass. He is through on goal, but his shot is pretty terrible and the offside would have denied him anyway.

1' As was the case in the Aston Villa versus Sheffield United match a little earlier, every Man City and Arsenal player took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the first ball was kicked.

1' KICK-OFF! Following a minute's silence to remember all those who have lost their lives to coronavirus, Arsenal get us underway at the Etihad Stadium. 

The teams are coming out onto the pitch at the Etihad Stadium, with kick-off just moments away. This match will be played behind closed doors, as will every other Premier League game between now and the end of the season.

Manchester City have won their last six matches against Arsenal in all competitions - their best-ever run against the Londoners - with five of those victories coming in the Premier League.

Arsenal show five changes from their slender win over West Ham in early March. The big news is that Mesut Ozil is left out of the matchday squad, despite Arteta confirming pre-match that the German midfielder is not injured. Sokratis also misses out entirely, while Pepe, Ceballos and David Luiz drop down to the bench. Bellerin, Mustafi, Guendouzi, Willock and Saka are all recalled to a youthful XI.

Guardiola has made eight changes to City's starting line-up following their Manchester derby defeat a little over three months ago. Gundogan, Sterling and Ederson, who will make his 100th Premier League appearance, are the only three players to retain their place in the side. Elsewhere, Jesus is selected over Aguero up top, Garcia starts in defence and Sane is named in the matchday squad for the first time in 10 months.

Subs: Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe, David Luiz, Sead Kolasinac, Emiliano Martinez, Reiss Nelson, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Dani Ceballos, Gabriel Martinelli.

ARSENAL XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Hector Bellerin, Pablo Mari, Shkodran Mustafi, Kieran Tierney; Granit Xhaka, Matteo Guendouzi; Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock, Bukayo Saka; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c).

Subs: Bernardo Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Sergio Aguero, Rodrigo, Scott Carson, Fernandinho, Leroy Sane, Phil Foden, Oleksandr Zinchenko.

MAN CITY XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Eric Garcia, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy; David Silva (c), Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.

Arsenal, managed by former City assistant Mikel Arteta, won three league games in a row before football was brought to a halt in March. Their most recent match on March 7 ended in a 1-0 victory over London rivals West Ham, leaving them ninth in the table and five points adrift of fifth-place Manchester United, who have played a game more.

More than 100 days on from their most recent match, a 2-0 loss to bitter rivals Manchester United, reigning champions City resume their campaign with a tasty home fixture against Arsenal. Pep Guardiola's side lost two of their last four matches before the coronavirus-enforced hiatus and are 25 points adrift of leaders Liverpool with this game in hand to play.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.

Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.

Both teams return to Serie A action next week. Napoli are on the road against Hellas Verona on Tuesday, while Juventus are away against Bologna on Monday.

Napoli claim the Coppa Italia crown for the sixth time in their history and the first since 2014. Gennaro Gattuso's men were the better side this evening and should have wrapped up the game within 90 minutes. However, they were ice cool from the spot, converting all four of their penalties to win the competition, notching a second-straight win over Juventus in the process.

FULL-TIME: NAPOLI 0-0 JUVENTUS (NAPOLI WIN 4-2 ON PENALTIES)

Juventus are first up in the shootout with Dybala to kick things off.

The Coppa Italia final will be decided by a penalty shootout, although Napoli will be kicking themselves for failing to secure the win in normal time. Nikola Maksimovic was denied at the death by Gianluigi Buffon, whie Eljif Elmas struck the post with the rebound. Arkadiusz Milik also missed a great opportunity, failing to convert from 12 yards. Juve were quiet in the second half and will be grateful for penalties.

90' + 4' END OF 90 MINUTES: NAPOLI 0-0 JUVENTUS

90' + 3' SAVE & OFF THE POST! Buffon pulls on a miraculous save to deny Napoli at the death. Maksimovic rises to head Politano's cross at goal. Buffon gets down low to his left to make the stop, but the rebound falls for Elmas. He hammers a strike towards goal, only to see his effort deflect off the Juve keeper and on to the post before the Bianconeri clear the danger.

90' + 2' Bernardeschi needlessly concedes a corner on the left flank. Can Napoli punish Juve late on here?

90' There will be three minutes of added time.

88' Alex Sandro raids down the left flank and cuts a cross back for Dybala to strike, but he sees his effort deflected wide of the target by Maksimovic.

86' Both sides are trying to up the ante, but quality has been the issue this evening in the final third.

84' Politano scoops an offload towards Insigne in the left inside channel. The forward takes a good first touch, but with his second he slices his strike over the bar.

82' CHANCE! Zielinski swings a dangerous cross into the box from the left flank towards Politano. He glances a header towards goal, but it's straight at Buffon, who makes a simple stop.

80' The game is slowly meandering towards the prospect of a penalty shootout. Both managers may be turning to their benches to get their best penalty takers on the pitch.

78' Alex Sandro bursts into space down the left inside channel. He has options in the middle, but Di Lorenzo diverts his cross behind for a corner.

75' Ronaldo tries to force a strike at goal through a crowd of Napoli defenders, but Koulibaly takes the pace off the strike and Meret gathers.

72' CHANCE! Milik spurns a huge opening to break the deadlock. He latches on to a cutback from Politano in space in the box. The Pole pulls the trigger on a right-footed strike, only to lift his effort over the bar.

70' Juve win a free-kick down the right flank as Koulibaly fouls Ronaldo. Dybala swings a dangerous ball towards the back post, but Meret is there to punch it clear.

68' SAVE! Di Lorenzo offloads to Politano in space on the edge of the box and he lets fly with a low drive towards the bottom-right corner. Buffon gets down sharply to produce a comfortable save.

67' The Coppa Italia crown still hangs in the balance. Not much has changed since the break. It may take a moment of magic or a mistake to break the deadlock.

65' Space opens up for Bonucci to have a strike at goal from distance. He powers an effort towards the net, but Meret watches it all the way to make the save.

63' OVER! Dybala collects 25 yards from goal and he shifts the ball on to his left foot for an attempt. He connects well with his effort, but it sails comfortably over the bar.

61' WIDE! Zielinski has space down the left flank and he cuts the ball back to the edge of the box. Ruiz lines up a first time effort at goal on his left foot, but he sends it wide of the left post.

58' Juve have not been slick with their passing during the second half and it's allowing Napoli to gain possession in decent positions.

56' It has been a tentative start to the half from both sides. Neither are looking to force the issue yet.

54' Ronaldo picks up steam down the left wing and he runs at the Napoli defence with menace. He cuts back on to his right foot on the edge of the box to tee up Bentancur. However, the Uruguayan scoops a harmless strike over the bar on his left foot.

52' WIDE! Callejon has space and time on the left flank following a slip by Cuadrado. He lines up a strike at goal, but he sends his effort comfortably wide of the right post.

49' Douglas Costa raids down the right flank and sends a deep cross to the back post, but the deliveryis once again lacking from the Bianconeri, failing to find a team-mate.

47' Napoli work the ball down the right and Insigne goes for goal from inside the box. He just clips his effort over the bar, although he was offside anyway.

46' We're back underway at the Stadio Olimpico.

Napoli were on the back foot in the early stages of the contest, but grew into the game and have come the closest to breaking the deadlock. Juve have been dangerous on the counter and capitalising on the mistakes of Gennaro Gattuso's men. It promises to be an interesting second half in Rome.

It's goalless at the break in the Coppa Italia final between Napoli and Juventus. Both teams have had good chances as Cristiano Ronaldo has been twice denied by Alex Meret, while Lorenzo Insigne has struck the post and Diego Demme saw his effort saved by Gianluigi Buffon. It has been a fairly even contest thus far, but it seems that a mistake could well decide the fate of the crown.

45' + 2' HALF-TIME: NAPOLI 0-0 JUVENTUS

45' + 1' Dybala takes on Mario Rui and goes down under pressure from the full-back. However, the referee is not interested in his appeal for a penalty.

45' There will be one minute of added time.

45' Alex Sandro charges down the left flank and hangs a deep cross to the back post, which just evades the leap of Ronaldo before Mario Rui clears.

43' Cuadrado takes a knock as Callejon tries to latch on to a loose ball, catching the Juventus full-back on the ankle. He requires treatment on the sideline.

42' CHANCE! Juve clear the resulting corner as far as Insigne 25 yards from goal. He strikes a curling effort towards the top-left corner that Buffon has to turn behind for another set-piece.

41' SAVE! Demme charges through the Juve defence after a spell of Napoli pressure. The midfielder goes for a low drive from the right inside channel, but Buffon makes a fine stop with his legs to divert it behind for a corner.

39' CLOSE! Koulibaly gives the ball away and Bentancur releases Dybala into space. The Argentine tees up Ronaldo unmarked in the middle, but Meret times his sprint off his line to perfection to smother the ball ahead of the Portuguese.

38' Pjanic lifts the cross into the box, but Alex Sandro rises and glances his header well wide of the target.

37' Koulibaly jumps into Ronaldo and gives away a free-kick 40 yards from the Napoli goal. Pjanic will line up a cross from deep.

36' Douglas Costa slides a pass to Ronaldo down the right flank and the Portuguese tries to beat the challenge of Koulibaly. He goes down, but the referee is unmoved as the ball trickles out for a goal-kick.

35' Di Lorenzo makes a burst down the right and tries to work an offload into the middle, only to pick out Bonucci, who clears with ease.

33' Cuadrado lines up a cross from deep towards Ronaldo, but Maksimovic reads the danger and rises to clear ahead of the Portuguese.

30' Juve make good progress down the right, but once again the delivery is not quite on the mark as Bentancur's cross evades his team-mates in the middle.

28' Alex Sandro sends a long ball over the top for the run of Dybala, but it runs through into the hands of Meret amid a slight shove from Koulibaly on the Juve forward.

26' Juve win a corner down the left flank and Dybala sends a hanging cross into the box that evades everyone and travels to safety for Napoli.

24' OFF THE POST! Insigne bends his effort over the wall towards the top-left corner. Buffon scrambles to get across, only for the ball to strike the post and bounce to safety.

22' Bentancur brings down Zielinski in the final third and the referee awards Napoli a free-kick in a dangerous position. Insigne stands over the ball.

20' SAVE! Callejon loses out down the right flank and the ball is played to Bentancur to strike on the edge of the box. He lines up a powerful drive, but Meret is behind it all the way to make the save.

19' Matuidi and Alex Sandro combine down the left flank, but the presence of Di Lorenzo is there to break up the attack.

17' Alex Sandro robs Callejon in the final third and offloads to Ronaldo. However, the Portuguese is crowded out before he can pull the trigger.

14' Ronaldo leads the counterattack up field for Juve, but he fails to send his cross past Di Lorenzo covering back.

13' Mario Rui goes down in the box under pressure from Alex Sandro following a corner on the right flank, but the referee is not interested in his appeal for a penalty.

11' Juve try to work their way through the line of blue shirts on the edge of the box. Bentancur makes a run, but he overstretches and catches Koulibaly, resulting in a foul and a free-kick.

9' The Bianconeri are applying a high press, which is preventing Napoli from pushing out from the back. It has been a good start from Sarri's men to keep their opponents contained.

7' Juve have dominated the early stages of the contest and Napoli are in a battle to break out of their own half.

5' SAVE! Meret denies Ronaldo with a fine stop. Callejon gives the ball away on the edge of his own box to Dybala and the Argentine tees up Ronaldo for the strike. The Portuguese connects well with his effort, but the Napoli keeper gets down to make the save.

3' Napoli clear the danger from the corner before Matuidi sends a second ball into the box that is gathered by Meret.

3' Ronaldo has a surge down the left flank and goes for a cross. Di Lorenzo holds firm and deflects it behind for a corner.

2' Mario Rui drifts down the left flank and he tries to pick out the run of Insigne, but Pjanic is on hand to break up the attack.

1' We're underway at the Stadio Olimpico.

Napoli will become the joint-fifth most successful Coppa Italia side of all time with a victory tonight - joining Fiorentina with six triumphs.

Juventus have made only one change to their side from their draw last time out against AC Milan. Danilo drops to the bench in favour of Cuadrado, who comes into the side at right-back. 

Napoli have made four changes to their side that drew 1-1 last time out against Inter. David Ospina is suspended and is replaced between the sticks by Meret. Hysaj, Elmas and Politano drop to the bench as Mario Rui, Ruiz and Callejon come into the fold.

JUVENTUS SUBS: Wojciech Szczesny, Mattia De Sciglio, Aaron Ramsey, Danilo, Daniele Rugani, Adrien Rabiot, Carlo Pinsoglio, Federico Bernardeschi, Marco Olivieri, Simone Muratore, Giacomo Vrioni, Luca Zanimacchia.

JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Gianluigi Buffon; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Matthijs de Ligt, Alex Sandro; Rodrigo Bentancur, Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi; Paulo Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo, Douglas Costa.

NAPOLI SUBS: Allan, Fernando Llorente, Hirving Lozano, Eljif Elmas, Sebastiano Luperto, Matteo Politano, Elseid Hysaj, Orestis Karnezis, Fazio Ghoulam, Amin Younes, Kostas Manolas, Arkadiusz Milik.

NAPOLI (4-3-3): Alex Meret; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Nikola Maksimovic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Diego Demme, Piotr Zielinski; Lorenzo Insigne, Dries Mertens, Jose Callejon.

Juve have won the Coppa Italia on 13 occasions, although their run of four-straight triumphs was ended in last season's competition. Maurizio Sarri's men advanced from the semi-finals against Milan courtesy of the away goals rule. Cristiano Ronaldo's late strike at the San Siro in the first leg was all important as the two sides played out a goalless draw in the second. Juventus can extend their record for most Coppa Italia wins to five ahead of the next outfit - Roma - with another victory tonight.

Napoli are aiming to win the crown for the sixth time and the first since 2014. They overcame Inter Milan in the semi-finals, beating the Nerazzurri 1-0 in the first leg before playing out a 1-1 draw in the second to advance. Gennaro Gattuso's men will have to produce their best to overcome Juve tonight, although they did beat them in their last contest in January in Serie A.

Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Coppa Italia final between Napoli and Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico.

33' Nyland may have only started two Premier League games this season, but he was a regular presence between the sticks during Villa's run to the League Cup final. With the injured Tom Heaton ruled out for the remainder of the campaign, the Norwegian will be desperate to grab his opportunity with both hands.

31' United have a corner after Konsa is forced to turn a dangerous cross behind. Nyland comfortably collects the resulting delivery. He will be hoping for better fortunes today than on his previous Premier League start, which brought a 6-1 defeat against Manchester City.

29' Ironically, Oliver also took charge of the last Premier League game before the break. Villa were also involved - losing 4-0 to Leicester at the King Power Stadium - but they look a lot better 100 days on.

26' No penalty! Villa have a half-hearted appeal waved away by referee Mike Oliver after El Ghazi goes to ground in the area. There was contact from Lundstram, but the Villa winger did appear to go down a little too easily.

24' In keeping with the new regulations, there will be a water break for both sides at the midway point in the first half. Villa have looked the stronger team so far, but Smith will be urging his players to turn their superiority into goals. 

22' The pre-match statistics certainly favoured United in this fixture. The Blades have lost just once in their last six meetings with Villa, while only Liverpool and Manchester City have beaten them away from Bramall Lane this season.

19' Currently on loan from Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recently tipped Henderson to be Manchester United and England's number one in the near future. Only Burnley's Nick Pope boasts more Premier League clean sheets this season.

17' Making his first Villa appearance for six months, McGinn is unmarked to meet Grealish's free-kick with his header. Although, it is straight down the throat of Henderson, who comfortably gathers.

15' By contrast, Smith will be pleased with the start Villa have made to the contest. Seven of their last eight victories in all competitions have come at Villa Park, and home form is going to be crucial as they look to maintain their Premier League status.

13' The Blades are looking uncharacteristically nervy in defence, which has certainly been one of their strengths this season. Only Liverpool and Burnley have registered more clean sheets in the Premier League.

11' CHANCE! Davis should have scored! A dangerous corner is headed across the six-yard box by Hause but, under pressure from Berge, Davis can only head over the bar.

9' Today marks Davis' first league start of the season and the young striker has looked sharp so far with some strong hold-up play and good pace. Egan is already breathing quite heavily, knowing he will be in for a tough match-up.

7' Villa threaten again as Davis latches onto a long ball over the top of the United defence. However, the offside flag is raised after the striker started his run a fraction too early.

6' Good save! United fail to deal with the corner and the ball breaks kindly for Hourihane to strike from a tight angle. Henderson reacts sharply and gets a strong hand to beat the effort away.

5' Following a patient build-up, Davis shows great strength before delivering a dangerous ball across the area. Robinson has to intervene and make an important clearance. Villa have a corner...

3' The Blades are aiming to go fifth in the Premier League today and complete their first league double over Villa in over half a century. You have to go back to the 1965-66 season for the last time they achieved the feat.

1' OFF WE GO! Sheffield United get the Premier League back underway!

Led by the visitors, the teams are separately making their way out onto the field in line with the new regulations. Kick-off is just moments away! 

The form book from before the season’s suspension would certainly favour the visitors, who are unbeaten in six games in all competitions. By contrast, Villa will be desperate to end a five-match losing streak here.

Meanwhile, Sheffield United are forced into two changes from their 1-0 win over Norwich City last time out. Having sustained contact injuries in training, Jack O’Connell and John Fleck miss out for the first time this season. Jack Robinson comes into the three-man defence and January signing Sander Berge comes into midfield.

Villa were beaten 4-0 by Leicester City in the last Premier League game back in March. Dean Smith makes six changes from that game with Orjan Nyland given the nod in goal ahead of on-loan Pepe Reina, while Keinan Davis leads a three-man attack alongside Anwar El Ghazi and skipper Jack Grealish. The hosts also welcome back John McGinn, who is available having been ruled out since December with a fractured ankle.

SUBS: Simon Moore, Phil Jagielka, Jack Rodwell, David McGoldrick, Kieron Freeman, Luke Freeman, Ben Osborn, Lys Mousset, Leon Clarke.

SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2): Dean Henderson; Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack Robinson; George Baldock, John Lundstram, Oliver Norwood, Sander Berge, Enda Stevens; Oli McBurnie, Billy Sharp (captain).

SUBS: Pepe Reina, Neil Taylor, Marvelous Nakamba, Trezeguet, Borja Baston, Mbwana Samatta, Jota, Ahmed Elmohamady, Indiana Vassilev.

ASTON VILLA (4-3-3): Orjan Nyland; Ezri Konsa, Kourtney Hause, Tyrone Mings, Matt Targett; Conor Hourihane, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn; Anwar El Ghazi, Keinan Davis, Jack Grealish (captain).

The Premier League relaunches with a game featuring two sides desperate for three points in their respective pursuits. Victory would lift Villa out of the relegation zone, while three points would lift United up to fifth place in the table.

Hello everyone and welcome to the return of the Premier League! Exactly 100 days since the last game, the English top flight resumes at Villa Park, where Aston Villa take on Sheffield United.