Manchester United loosened Arsenal's grip on the Premier League title race with a 3-2 win in north London on Sunday.
Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the English Premier League.
Arsenal's Premier League title prospects were enhanced without them even kicking a ball on Wednesday as their closest challengers Manchester City and Aston Villa both dropped points.
Arsenal closed out 2025 in emphatic fashion, smashing third-placed Aston Villa 4-1 on Tuesday to surge five points clear at the top of the Premier League.
After Saturday's 2-1 win at Chelsea - their 12th in 13 league matches - Aston Villa have claimed 18 points from losing positions so far this season, more than any other team.
Arsenal re-established their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 home win against Brentford on Wednesday and for the second evening running the goals flowed as Aston Villa won 4-3 in a thriller at Brighton and Hove Albion.
In Lille, substitute Olivier Giroud turned the game on its head in the 80th minute.
England racked up an eighth successive victory against Wales with a 3-0 cruise in an international friendly at Wembley on Thursday.
Cash on target as Villa hand Man City their first defeat since August
Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold's second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top.
The Thomas Tuchel-coached Three Lions were handed VIP tickets for the race that has McLaren's Oscar Pilastri on pole.
Thomas Frank will take charge of a club that will take part in next year's Champions League after they won the Europa League last month in Bilbao.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Aston Villa striker Marcus Rashford scored twice in a 3-0 defeat of second-tier Preston North End in their FA Cup quarter-final at Deepdale on Sunday to earn a Wembley semi-final against fellow Premier League team Crystal Palace.
Bournemouth won away at Arsenal for the first time in the Premier League on Saturday, and completed a memorable double to boost their chances of playing in Europe next season, thanks to a second-half fightback en route to a thrilling 2-1 win.
Images from Friday's Premier League matches between Chelsea and Manchester United, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.
Cole Palmer is the first Chelsea player to win the award since current England assistant coach Ashley Cole in 2010.
Lewis-Skelly gets England call-up; Recalls Rashford, Henderson return.
Images from the Euro 2024 semi-final between the Netherlands and England, at Dortmund BVB Stadion, Germany, on Wednesday.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
City's Khadija Shaw was named Women's Player of the Year, with Grace Clinton picking up the Young Player of the Year after excelling on loan at Tottenham Hotspur from Manchester United.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee bagged two goals apiece as Manchester United thumped Everton 4-0 on Sunday in new manager Ruben Amorim's first Premier League match at Old Trafford.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Leandro Trossard transformed the mood at Arsenal with the winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home.
Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the Champions League playoffs
France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Nations League despite a lacklustre goalless draw against Israel on Thursday.
Arsenal's title hopes hit with 2-0 loss to Villa as Man City get boost
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho scored with a magical overhead kick in the third minute to send the visitors on their way to a 3-0 victory over an Everton team already reeling in their first Premier League game after being docked 10 points.
Dinamo Zagreb and Celtic played out a lifeless 0-0 draw in the Champions League on Tuesday, with Celtic keeper Kasper Schmeichel producing the match's memorable moment with a late save.
A preview of the Euro 2024 Final between England and Spain
Images from the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England at Berlin Olympiastadion, Germany, on Sunday.
Manchester United languish 14th in the standings on 19 points, their worst placing to end a calendar year since they were 15th in 1989.
England enjoyed a 3-1 victory over Finland thanks to goals from Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice.
Manchester City thrashed West Ham United 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to claim their first back-to-back wins since October.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Spain and England have experienced very different journeys to Sunday's Euro 2024 final. We look at their path to Berlin below.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
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