Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Valencia v Espanyol from 9pm UK time; Valencia are third and will stay third whatever happens after Levant got caned by Barca - Espanyol are ninth.

And it is! Valencia hang on for the win, not at their best or even with their best XI out but that'll do. They stay fourth, moving four points clear of Levante, and it's tough on Espanyol!

Espanyol have everyone forward but Mathieu hooks it clear. Soldado picks it up and he looks for the corner flag, back to Costa and it's a throw to Valencia. That should be it...

Mathieu charges clear on the break, he can take it into the corner or inside but he makes a mess of it with a poor pass behind Jonas.

Weiss on the right tries to find Bifouma but he is slow to react and Mathieu hacks it out.

Weiss loses his footing on the right wing with time running out for Espanyol.

Four minutes have been added on.

Fonte gives it away but Valencia can't use it. Espanyol build again...

Espanyol end up playing keep ball, going back to Rodriguez. Not the time for that.

Corner Valencia but Alvarez claims Costa's ball before sending Weiss upfield.

Soldado is down hurt after a challenge from Rodriguez. It was the landing that hurt Soldado, and a bit of a follow up on the ankle too. Booking.

ESPANYOL SUB: Alvaro comes off for Bacari

Weiss puts in the corner but Alvez claims. The ball hit Topal's arm, by the way.

Espanyol are convinced Costa handled in the box but nothing given! Weiss's cross.

Ha well then. Soldado shows everyone who the man is, that's his ninth goal in 13 Liga games.

GOAL VALENCIA! SOLDADO! Of course it blooming well is. Lovely corner from Costa and a wicked flick at the near post, getting ahead of Rodriguez to glance it across Alvarez and inside the far post.

Valencia have another corner, chucking everyone forward.

VALENCIA SUB: On comes Soldado for Aduriz; ESPANYOL SUB: Gomez off for Baena.

Jonas slides it in but Aduriz can't finish as Didac flies in to tackle, it drops to Jonas who puts over the bar after a flying challenge from Didac! Open game now!

Weiss on a mazy run, he's got the wind in his sails now, but Valencia scramble it clear!

SHOULD HAVE BEEN TWO! Weiss with an exceptional low ball across the face of goal but it's too quick for Bifoumaand Alvaro who watch it fizz wide of the far post!