Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool both return from Carabao Cup action when they lock horns in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Tottenham's chaotic victory over Manchester United and Liverpool's hard-fought win against Southampton ensured the two will meet in the Carabao Cup semi-finals at the beginning of the new year. A precursor to the last four clash will take place on Sunday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (Source: 90min.com)
Arne Slot’s side have been the most impressive side both domestically and in Europe, though they have stumbled slightly in recent weeks with draws against Newcastle and Fulham.
Defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup on Thursday means United's campaign now revolves around their potential success in the Europa League and FA Cup. Ruben Amorim's side succumbed to a 4-3 defeat in N17 following a bonkers quarter-final which should come with a trigger warning for goalkeeper purists. (Source: 90min.com)
The Blues once again took advantage of dropped Liverpool points last weekend as they overcame bogey side Brentford 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Up next is another potential banana skin, with the Toffees enjoying their fair share of success against the Blues in recent years, especially on Merseyside. (Source: 90min.com)
Vitor Pereira takes charge of his first game as Wolves manager on Sunday as they face Leicester at the King Power.
Wolves once again turned to Jorge Mendes in the wake of Gary O'Neil's departure and swiftly appointed the combustible Pereira as his successor. (Source: 90min.com)
The Cottagers have escaped their December gauntlet so far without tasting defeat and are well-positioned in mid-table. The remarkably condense top half means Fulham are just four points adrift of Aston Villa in fifth after the Villans beat Manchester City on Saturday. (Source: 90min.com)
Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Arsenal put five past Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to move to within three points of the top of the Premier League.
Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers goals meant Phil Foden's late reply for the visitors was little consolation.
Substitute Alexander Sorloth scored an injury-time winner as Atletico Madrid fought back against Barcelona to replace them at the top of La Liga.
Patrik Schick scored four goals to help Bayer Leverkusen thrash Freiburg 5-1 and narrow the gap with leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.
Vaclav Cerny's 10th goal of the season gave Rangers victory over Dundee and moved them up to second in the Scottish Premiership for the first time this season.
Level on points (38) at the top of the La Liga table, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will lock horns in a huge game on Saturday evening, with any potential winner guaranteeing themselves first position in the division heading into 2025.
Barcelona are at the summit due to their superior goal difference, but Atletico, who have a game in hand on the division leaders, are the form team entering this contest, with Diego Simeone's side on an incredible 11-game winning run in all competitions.
The Blaugrana have just one win in their last six La Liga games, and have given up a nine-point lead in the table.
Seeking a way out of their mid-season malaise, Premier League champions Manchester City will try to revive their ailing title defence on Saturday, when they visit Aston Villa.
Premier League strugglers Ipswich Town host an invigorated Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.
Arsenal have drawn their last two Premier League games but will be looking to put some pressure back on Liverpool and Chelsea when they face Crystal Palace for the second time this week on Saturday.
Friday marks five years since the Spaniard, now 42, was appointed at Emirates Stadium to his first role as a manager.
The Everton manager met the club’s new executive chairman, Marc Watts, on Friday following the completion of TFG’s takeover the previous day.
Three points were routine on the night for the hosts as Valladolid remain in the relegation zone.
Bayern welcomed both Alphonso Davies and Harry Kane back from injury, while Leon Goretzka started in central midfield at the expense of Aleksandar Pavlovic.
The midfielder was forced off after 14 minutes at the Etihad Stadium in what was just his fourth Premier League start of the season.
Dias, who suffered the injury in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United, will miss the entire festive programme and potentially the FA Cup third-round tie with Salford on 11 January.
Vincent Kompany will hope his Bayern Munich side can take a huge step towards the Bundesliga title when they welcome RB Leipzig to Allianz Arena on Friday.
Bayern lead the way in the top flight with 33 points after 14 matchweeks, but they lost for the first time in the league when they were beaten 2-1 by Mainz 05 on December 14, while Die Roten Bullen are fourth with 27 points and defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on December 15 in the Bundesliga.
The former Roma manager, who was sacked by the Serie A club last month after 12 matches, was on the shortlist to replace Ralph Hasenhüttl at Saints two years ago and is expected to be given the job this time.
Rashford was left out of Amorim's squad for the second game in a row after he was also dropped for the 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday.
The France youth international was ostracised at the start of the season amid a contract standoff. His contract had been set to expire at the end of the season, however, ultimately, he extended by a further year, allowing his re-integration.
Premier League leaders Liverpool, who have the won the cup competition a record 10 times, will face Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first leg before the return at Anfield.
This week saw Juventus qualify for the Coppa Italia quarter-finals with a 4-0 win at home against Cagliari, with goals from Dusan Vlahovic, Teun Koopmeiners, Francisco Conceicao and Nico Gonzalez.
Already assured of a last-16 spot, Enzo Maresca's youthful Blues made it six wins from six in the competition with another thumping victory.
This is becoming a kind of mania, a disorder, a cry for help. What is this? Who are you really? And, you know, can you not?
The British billionaire now owns 28.94% of the club, up from 27.7%. The latest investment is set to help fund improvements off the pitch rather than help bolster Ruben Amorim’s squad during January’s transfer window.
The deal for 99.5% of the club is believed to be worth in excess of £400m and the Toffees become the 10th club in the Premier League under majority American control.
A place in the last four of the EFL Cup is up for grabs on Thursday night when Tottenham Hotspur welcome Manchester United to North London for a quarter-final showdown.
Both teams enter this contest on a high after picking up maximum points in the Premier League last weekend, with Spurs hitting five past Southampton and the Red Devils claiming the bragging rights over wounded rivals Manchester City.
Mount was substituted 14 minutes into the Manchester derby on Sunday after suffering a muscle injury.
Nobody gave Southampton a prayer – and not only because they had conceded five in defeat in each of their previous two home matches. It has been a season of remorseless struggle for them.
The Brazil striker scored three second-half goals against Crystal Palace as the Gunners came from behind to reach the semi-finals.
The Italy international took the studs of Wilfried Singo's cleat in the 17th minute at the Stade Louis II.
Monaco weren’t at the races in the first half as PSG continued the fine form that they showed against another European challenger, Olympique Lyonnais, at the weekend
Reports over the last few days have linked Mancini with a move to Milan as a potential successor to Fonseca later down the line.
After winning the UEFA Super Cup in August, they were victorious in the Intercontinental Cup as Pachuca were swept aside by a 3-0 scoreline.
Real Madrid will square up against Mexican outfit Pachuca in the final of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday night.
The Lusail Stadium in Qatar is all set to play host to this FIFA Intercontinental Cup final between Real Madrid and Pachuca. While Carlo Ancelotti’s team have been a touch inconsistent this season, they will be looking to add another honour to their trophy cabinet on Wednesday.
French heavyweights Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain meet in the principality for the final Ligue 1 game of 2024 on Wednesday.
This fixture has been moved forward two weeks because the two will compete in the French Super Cup in Qatar during matchday 16 at the start of January.
The first match in an Arsenal-Crystal Palace double header, the two London rivals cross paths at the Emirates on Wednesday evening, when a place in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup is at stake.
Newcastle United welcome Brentford to St James' Park in the EFL Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night. It is not even two weeks since the Bees beat Newcastle 4-2 at the Gtech in the Premier League, but there were differing fortunes for them both over the weekend.
Life after Russell Martin will begin for Southampton when they welcome Liverpool to St Mary's in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday.
One of the big matters going into the match is Kylian Mbappe’s fitness. He is expected to play some part in Doha, and in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Carlo Ancelotti gave an update on the situation, as per Diario AS.
The Liverpool head coach will serve a one-match suspension in the Carabao Cup quarter-final at Southampton having collected his third booking in the draw against Fulham on Saturday.
Arteta celebrates his fifth anniversary in charge on Friday but has only the FA Cup win in his first season and two Community Shields to show for it after finishing as Premier League runners-up for the past two seasons.
These teams drew 1-1 here on October 6 and Juve were coming off four consecutive Serie A stalemates, jeered off the pitch on Saturday after a 2-2 with rock bottom Venezia.
Rashford, 27, was dropped from the squad for Sunday's derby which United won 2-1 against Manchester City.
The Brazil and Real Madrid star enjoyed the most spectacular season of his career in 2023/24. He regularly produced match-defining moments for Real Madrid, racking up 24 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions.
Barcelona’s 17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal, who starred in Spain’s UEFA EURO 2024 win, rounded out half a dozen representatives from La Liga.
The FIFA Puskás Award 2024 has been awarded to Alejandro Garnacho for his spectacular overhead kick against Everton in November 2023.
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The original Super League was launched by 12 European clubs – including the Premier League’s “Big Six” – in April 2021 but quickly collapsed amid fan protests and opposition from the continental and global governing bodies.
Sir Alex Ferguson diminished Arsenal’s Invincibles of 2003-04, who went an entire Premier League season without defeat, by accusing them of “too many draws”. What, then, would he make of this year’s Juventus? They are the only unbeaten team in Serie A, yet they have won just six out of 16 games.
The Blues say they were contacted by the Football Association after an "adverse finding in a routine urine test".
Both teams were on 31 points, although the Nerazzurri had a game in hand, so this was a title showdown. Taty Castellanos was suspended with Alessio Romagnoli and Matias Vecino injured, so Tijjani Noslin came in for a side that was fresh from Thursday’s 3-1 win away to Ajax.
Iraola said he knew the Turkey forward would go close when presented with the opportunity from 30 yards because of the amount of practice he puts in.
Lookman, 27, scored a hat trick in the Europa League final to earn the Serie A club their first-ever European silverware, and only the second major trophy in their 117-year history.
Locked together in a fascinating Serie A title race, Lazio and Inter Milan will square off in Monday's showdown at Stadio Olimpico.
Reigning champions Inter are aiming to reach 10 games unbeaten in the Italian top flight, while their hosts have recently impressed on three fronts.
This is turning into a real title battle with the current form of both teams, as Marco Baroni has revitalised the Aquile in Serie A, the Coppa Italia – where they knocked Napoli out last week – and the Europa League.
When you drop two of the most high-profile members of your squad, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho - not just from the team, but the entire travelling party - Ruben Amorim would have known scrutiny would come.
Boosted by Arsenal and Liverpool squandering points on Saturday, Enzo Maresca’s team broke the Brentford curse and delivered in the manner of potential champions by winning a tight game thanks to goals from Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson.
The Rossoneri were jeered off the field at the final whistle by a crowd who had cheered earlier in the evening for the parade of legends celebrating the 125th anniversary of the club’s foundation.
La Blaugrana have now lost successive home league games and end the weekend on top of the table only by goal difference ahead of Atletico Madrid.
Martin, 38, guided the Saints to promotion last year in his first season in charge, beating Leeds United in the play-off final at Wembley.