Everton manager David Moyes is to sue a newspaper over comments it published from Wayne Rooney's autobiography.
Aston Villa moved into fifth place in the Premier League after a John Carew hat-trick sealed a 4-1 hammering of Newcastle United.
Everton tightened their grip on fourth place in the Premier League and the prospect of Champions League football with a 1-0 win over Reading on Saturday.
Manchester City moved 17 points clear of the pack with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday
Everton get the chance to put a large dent in Manchester United's title hopes when they face the Premier League's injury-hit leaders at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Liverpool beat Everton 2-1 in a dramatic EPL Merseyside derby on Saturday at Goodison Park.
Leicester City's Premier League title defence got off to a terrible start as they were beaten 2-1 at promoted Hull City, who shrugged off an injury crisis to shock the champions on the opening day of the new season on Saturday
Wayne Rooney says it is highly unlikely that a scenario would arise causing him to switch allegiances to any Premier League side other than Manchester United or boyhood club Everton in the future.
The Everton manager is to sue his former protege Wayne Rooney over comments made in the 20-year-old's autobiography.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney's soured relationship with Everton manager David Moyes hastened his departure to Manchester United, the England striker has said in his autobiography.
Liverpool came within a point in the battle for third after they drew 0-0 at Aston Villa.
A 0-0 Premier League draw against old foes Everton at Goodison Park is not how the Liverpool captain would have dreamt about signing off from the rivals' habitual battle for superiority.
Everton have signed winger Gerard Deulofeu from Barcelona on a three-year contract for six million euros ($6.7 million), the Premier League club said on Thursday.
Villarreal went through to the group stage on a 4-2 aggregate crashing Everton's Champions League.
A preview of the English Premiership's first round of matches.
The Man United manager tore a strip off Gary Neville after the England defender was sent off for kicking the ball at Everton fans.
Chelsea romped to a 4-1 home win over Everton in their FA Cup fourth round
Manchester United crushed minor league Burton Albion 5-0 in their FA Cup third-round replay
Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, while 10-man Arsenal were held 1-1 by Sheffield United
Striker Eidur Gudjohnsen scored the winner as Chelsea registered a 1-0 victory over 10-man Everton in the English Premier League.
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 to go three points clear in the premier league.
A review of the weekend action in the leading European leagues.
The England striker's transfer value soared to 50 million pounds following his Euro 2004 performances.
Manchester United finished with nine men in a 1-0 defeat at Everton on Wednesday.
The club says they have offered their coveted England striker a club record wage of 50,000 pounds a week to stay.
The youngest manager in the English premiership, he led Everton to seventh place, their best finish since 1996.
The Manchester United striker finished with one more goals than last season's winner, Thierry Henry.
The top three places in the Premier League table look secure for Liverpool, Manchester City and Leicester City, but the fourth spot, currently occupied by Chelsea, remains tantalisingly within reach for several clubs including Carlo Ancelotti's Everton and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United.
Newly-acquired Spain forward Pedro highlighted his potential worth to Premier League champions Chelsea with a goal, assist and eye-catching performance in their 3-2 win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
Manchester City's Premier League title hopes were delivered a grievous blow on Sunday as Everton's inspired Romelu Lukaku and teenagers Tom Davies and Ademola Lookman made it another crushing afternoon for Pep Guardiola.
Manchester United kept up their impressive chase for a top-four spot with a comfortable 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Thursday. Relegation-threatened Bournemouth had a late goal disallowed by VAR as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
Everton have agreed a deal with Dutchman Ronald Koeman to become the Premier League club's manager, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Premier League heavyweights Liverpool and Manchester United were caught by late sucker punches in two games that finished far more dramatically than they began on Sunday.
Bayern Munich wasted a two-goal lead and needed a lucky 82nd- minute winner from Joshua Kimmich to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in Germany's Super Cup on Wednesday and secure their fifth title of the year.
Manchester City's impressive 2-0 victory at Everton on Sunday equalled a club record of nine successive Premier League wins.