Liam Delap, the son of former Stoke City defender Rory, scored the opener for Pep Guardiola's side in the 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium
Images from EPL matches played on Wednesday.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester City took a major step towards retaining their Premier League title with a 1-0 win over second-placed Chelsea on Saturday, opening up a 13-point lead at the top of the table for Pep Guardiola's side.
Watford's hopes of avoiding relegation suffered a double blow on Tuesday when they were thrashed 4-0 at home by Manchester City and then slipped into the Premier League relegation zone after fellow strugglers Aston Villa beat Arsenal in the late game.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Aymeric Laporte's late header sealed a deserved 1-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City's stellar season gathered yet more momentum as the runaway English Premier League leaders reached the League Cup semi-finals with a penalty shootout victory at Leicester City.
A summary of Sunday's action in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers across Europe.
England have lost to Germany in their last three knockout meetings at major tournaments
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
And what an exciting week it has been, with players returning to packed stadiums, some memorable individual and team performances and a medical incident which had the world on edge.
Liverpool surrendered a two-goal lead as they were held to a 2-2 draw by third-tier Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday after second-half substitute Jason Cummins struck twice to inject some much-needed late magic into the competition. Earlier, Harry Maguire's thunderbolt for Manchester United started a goal rush at Tranmere where the Reds scored five times before halftime. Diogo Dalot, Jesse Lingard, Phil Jones, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood also scored.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Tottenham moved up to seventh place with 36 points from 22 games
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Having left it late to earn a 3-2 win in the first leg, City took a while to hit their stride at The Etihad on Tuesday but when they did Guardiola's team produced a magnificent attacking display that will ring alarm bells around Europe.
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
City hold a 2-1 lead after an impressive performance in Paris last week and Guardiola's men are within touching distance of their first Champions League final.
"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Diogo Jota and Joao Felix both scored their first international goals in the second half before Bruno Petkovic pulled one back and Andre Silva then added a fourth.
Images from Europa and Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Brighton & Hove Albion scored three times in the second half to fight back from two goals down and beat Manchester City
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
The following is a look back on key moments in the thrilling Premier League title race, won by Manchester City on Sunday:
The English Premier League resumed on Wednesday, after the forced break due to COVID-19. Here are IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
A star-studded England will take on unpredictable Chile in a Group F match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the refurbished Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
France earned a rollercoaster 4-2 home win over Croatia in an entertaining top-tier Nations League Group 3 match, while England were held to a 0-0 draw by Denmark in an uninspiring game.
Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.
Manchester City's quadruple bid remained intact as Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin de Bruyne secured a 2-0 win at Everton in their FA Cup quarter-final clash
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