Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur bolstered their hopes for a top-four finish and extended Chelsea's miserable run
The league has ruled out a 'pause' to the season to allow clubs to recover their squads, although the surging Omicron variant has put paid to half of the weekend's fixtures including Manchester United's home game with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday.
Manchester City shook off the impact of a COVID outbreak in their ranks to outclass Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea's third successive league win lifted them level on 18 points with Leicester City but are top thanks to a better goal difference. Leicester face Liverpool on Sunday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
Manchester United will be back in action in next season's Champions League after they hammered Chelsea 4-1.
Harry Kane became Tottenham Hotspur's joint all-time record goal-scorer with the winner in his side's 1-0 victory at Fulham in the Premier League on Monday.
Leicester City's veteran striker Jamie Vardy came off the bench to break his long scoring drought and earn his side a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Holders Liverpool survived a penalty shootout to see off third-tier Derby County
Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the first round of Premier League fixtures from August 5-7 (all times IST).
Images from Sunday's English Premier League matches.
It is a first win in six games in all competitions for Liverpool.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Cody Gakpo scored his first goal for the club as they halted a dismal run
Images from the football matches played on Tuesday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
"They look to us as role models. We are just happy to be in this position, to give them a pathway and to show them that your dreams are possible as long as you work hard for them."
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Jim Ratcliffe's company INEOS formally entered the bidding process to buy Manchester United on Tuesday, months after the club owners, the Glazer family, said they were considering selling the club as they explore "strategic alternatives".
Following Manchester United's 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, manager Ten Hag among former players came down heavily on their 'embarrassing' performance.
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move up to provisional fourth place in the Premier League after relegation-threatened Newcastle United held them to a 2-2 draw with a late equaliser from substitute Joe Willock at St James' Park on Sunday. Images from EPL matches played on Sunday.
Arsenal survived a massive scare as they registered a thrilling Premier League win over Bournemouth to remain on top of the table.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Chelsea paid a heavy price for a 3-2 defeat at West Ham United as first Liverpool, then Manchester City, leapfrogged them in the English Premier League title race on Saturday, with City ending the day on top for the first time this season.
'I was thinking last night that I wanted to show I'm still capable of helping the team. When I started the game, I was super nervous when they were singing my name but this crowd is unbelievable.'
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Marcus Rashford continued his fine season as he scored again to help Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Outdoor sport venues including outdoor gyms, tennis courts and golf courses will close and outside team sports will not be permitted but elite sport, including Premier League soccer, will continue.
Newcastle coach Bruce offers the England all-rounder centre-half role
The former England international, who won the Premier League title in the 1994-95 season with Blackburn, is the only player to have scored 100 goals in the competition for two different clubs.
Manchester City chalked up yet another victory to maintain their stranglehold of the Premier League title race but pursuers Manchester United and Leicester City both secured important wins to enhance their top-four bids on Sunday.
Antonio Conte's increasingly fractious relationship with Tottenham Hotspur came to an end with the English Premier League club announcing they had parted ways with the Italian on Sunday.
Manchester United climbed to third place in their quest for a berth in next season's Champions League.
Images from EPL matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
