Manchester City completed the formality of sealing their place in the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Burton on Wednesday that wrapped up a 10-0 aggregate triumph.
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Olympique Lyonnais lost ground in the race for second spot in Ligue 1 when they were held 1-1 at home by Stade de Reims, while second-placed Lille cruised to a 3-1 win at Caen on Friday.
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri on Tuesday joined the ongoing debate about the eligibility of the newly-introduced Video Assistant Referee, saying it was a very strange system.
Holders Manchester City can look forward to defending the League Cup in next month’s final at Wembley as Gabriel Jesus struck four goals in a 9-0 thrashing of Burton Albion in their semi-final, first leg on Wednesday.
Alli was hit in the back of the head by the bottle near the touchline, not long after he had scored Tottenham’s second goal in a 2-0 victory at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli was hit on the back of the head by what appeared to be a plastic bottle on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur gained sweet revenge over north London rivals Arsenal as goals in each half by Son Heung-min and Dele Alli earned them a 2-0 win on Wednesday.
An 84th-minute Eden Hazard goal, which spun into the net after a heavy deflection, earned Chelsea a place in the League Cup semi-finals after a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.
Prior to his move to Manchester, Guardiola collected three Spanish La Liga titles and two UEFA Champions League trophies with FC Barcelona.
Liverpool have started with six wins in the Premier League and a victory in the Champions League but they were knocked out by a superb solo goal from Hazard in the 85th minute.
Van Dijk sustained a knock to an earlier rib injury and was substituted in the second half of Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday.
Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp, believes his squad is deep enough to tackle a daunting upcoming schedule as they look to maintain their winning start to the season.
Everton forward Sandro Ramirez has joined Spanish side Real Sociedad on a season-long loan, the Premier League club have said.
West Ham, who are currently 16th in the English Premier League, lost 2-3 at home last month to their London rivals.
The Old Trafford club earned revenues of £581.2 million ($783 million, 659 million euros) in the 12 months to the end of June and made an operating profit of £80.8 million.
The first leg of the semi-final tie will take place at Old Trafford on the weekend commencing January 9, followed by the return leg at the KC Stadium during the weekend of January 23
The tie headed for extra-time after the two teams played out a 2-2 draw in 90 minutes, but an extra-time double from Cesc Fabregas saw Chelsea complete a remarkable turnaround and book their spot in the fourth round
The Blues received a big boost prior to kickoff with news that Manchester City, their closest challengers in the Premier League title race, had slipped up against Liverpool, and perhaps buoyed by that it was they who made the more positive start in the English capital
Elsewhere, Sunderland lost 1-2 to Stoke, despite United States striker Jozy Altidore giving it the lead after 16 minutes
In a flat first-half by quadruple-chasing City, Fabio Borini put Premier League struggler, Sunderland, in front after 10 minutes