Watford scored three late goals to make manager Javi Gracia's first home game an "unforgettable night" and increase the pressure on his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte.

Leeds United have appointed Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom as their new head coach following Sunday's departure of Thomas Christiansen.

Huddersfield fought back from behind to beat Birmingham in extra-time and book a home tie against Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

League One strugglers Rochdale sealed a possible FA Cup fifth round tie against Tottenham after edging their scrappy fourth-round replay with Millwall.

Swansea City ruthlessly demolished League Two Notts County 8-1 to seal their passage to the fifth round of the FA Cup in emphatic fashion.

West Ham have signed former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra until the end of the season. The Frenchman, 36, has been without a club since he left Marseille by mutual consent in November after kicking one of the club's fans before a Europa League match. Evra was banned from Uefa competition for the rest of the season but is able to play domestically for West Ham. He played for Hammers boss David Moyes when he managed Manchester United. Evra then left Old Trafford for Juventus in 2014, and had three seasons in Italy before moving to Marseille in January 2017.

Tottenham v Newport County FA Cup

Unsurprisingly Spurs have rested the big names for a tie they will be expecting to win. But there is still plenty of strength in the home side, notably in the shape of Belgium centre-back Toby Alderweireld who returns for his first appearance since the Champions League win against Real Madrid on 1 November.

England left-back Danny Rose starts for the first time since Boxing Day, while Son Heung-min, Victor Wanyama and Fernando Llorente also play. Insurance on the bench? That comes in the form of Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen.

For Newport, Ben White has passed a late fitness test to make the starting line up. That means the same XI which earned the replay have been given the right to complete the job at Wembley (maybe).

Spurs XI: Vorm, Aurier, Alderweireld, Foyth, Rose, Wanyama, Winks, Sissoko, Lamela, Son, Llorente.

Newport XI: Day, Pipe, White, Demetriou, Butler, Willmott, Tozer, Labadie, Bennett, Nouble, Amond.

Thanks for sharing, I haven't been able to catch up on the latest news-have had too much going on. I haven't even watched the last LFC match yet! I need to make time.

Thanks for sharing, I haven't been able to catch up on the latest news-have had too much going on. I haven't even watched the last LFC match yet! I need to make time.
I tried to watch Tottenham Hotspur on Match of the Day on most weekends

Tottenham Hotspur cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over League Two side Newport County at Wembley.

Walter Smith has ruled himself out of the running to become the next Scotland manager. Smith, 69, previously held the role and was being considered for a return by the Scottish FA. It is believed the former Rangers and Everton boss was not offered the position but ruled himself out after talks with the governing body. Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill last month turned down the chance to manage Scotland.

Michael O'Neill's four-year contract extension as Northern Ireland manager has been formally announced at a media conference in Belfast. The 48-year-old recently turned down the chance to succeed Gordon Strachan as Scotland boss. Instead O'Neill opted to accept the longest and most lucrative contract in the Irish FA's history. The former international midfielder had been contracted until 2020 and the new deal will run until 2024. It means he should guide Northern Ireland through the next two European Championship campaigns and the qualifying series for the 2022 World Cup which is to be held in Qatar.

Harry Kane is "the present and the future" of Tottenham according to manager Mauricio Pochettino, following the striker's match-winning display in Spurs' 1-0 win over Arsenal.

Manager Sam Allardyce believes Everton are "getting it right" at Goodison Park after a quick-fire start to the second half helped them beat Crystal Palace.

Stoke manager Paul Lambert said he would not blame individuals after his side had a late penalty saved in a draw with Brighton at the Bet365 Stadium.

Swansea City edged further away from the Premier League relegation zone as Ki Sung-yueng's late strike gave them a significant win over Burnley.

Manager David Moyes says he is targeting a top-10 finish after his West Ham side put further distance between themselves and the relegation zone with victory over Watford.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said striker Sergio Aguero "deserves all the credit" for his side's 5-1 win over Leicester after scoring four second-half goals.

Celtic progressed to the Scottish Cup quarter-finals as James Forrest struck a hat-trick against Partick Thistle. Forrest scored twice in the opening 10 minutes as Celtic raced into an early advantage. Kris Doolan, in his 350th Partick Thistle appearance, replied following a defensive mistake by Jozo Simunovic. Forrest completed his first treble after the break, and Conor Sammon struck a consolation in the closing minutes.

Two quick-fire second-half goals helped Falkirk survive a tough tie against Cove Rangers and earn a place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals. In a lightning start it was 1-1 after three minutes; Alex Jakubiak's lead for Falkirk cancelled out instantly by Mitch Megginson. Falkirk started the second half even quicker, Craig Sibbald and Jakubiak both hitting the net. Cove Rangers dominated spells of the game, but were simply not as clinical.

Motherwell progressed to the Scottish Cup quarter-finals by knocking out Premiership rivals Dundee.

Kyle Lafferty scored twice in a decisive display as Hearts reached the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable win over St Johnstone.

Huddersfield produced "one of the performances of the season" as they brought their five-match losing streak in the Premier League to an end with an emphatic home victory over Bournemouth.

Newcastle won a Premier League home game for the first time since October with a surprise victory over second-placed Manchester United.

Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino claimed the "biggest defeat" his side suffered in their loss to Liverpool was "the character we showed in the second half".

Alfredo Morelos and Josh Windass both scored twice as Rangers came from a goal down to thump Ayr United and move into the Scottish Cup quarter-finals. Ayr took a surprise early lead when Wes Foderingham made a hash of a clearance and Alan Forrest forced the ball in. Morelos made up for a terrible miss in front of goal with a superb finish. Quick-fire second-half strikes from Jason Cummings, Windass and Morelos put Rangers in control before further goals from Windass and Jamie Murphy.

Gary Mackay-Steven inspired Aberdeen to a Scottish Cup win over his former club, Dundee United, as they took their place in the quarter-final draw.

Aston Villa eased to their seventh straight league win as they climbed to second in the Championship with a deserved derby triumph over Birmingham City.

Chelsea eased the pressure on manager Antonio Conte with a comfortable win over West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge.

Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has been forced to retire at the age of 26 as a result of the fractured skull he suffered against Chelsea in 2017. Mason, who won one cap for England in 2015, had to have surgery after a clash of heads with defender Gary Cahill. His decision to retire follows "the guidance of numerous world-renowned neurologists and neuro surgeons". He said he had "worked tirelessly" to play again but "the risks involved had given him no option but to retire". Mason started his career with Tottenham and joined Hull for a club record fee, believed to be about £13m, in August 2016.

Sky and BT Sport have agreed to pay £4.464bn to broadcast Premier League football games for three seasons from 2019-20. Five of seven live packages have been awarded, with bidding for the remaining two ongoing. Interest from "multiple bidders" remains, the Premier League said. There has been speculation that online giants such as Amazon, Facebook, Twitter or Netflix could have entered the bidding process.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praised "extraordinary" Ilkay Gundogan as his side took a giant step towards the Champions League quarter-finals with a comfortable win at Basel.

Tottenham produced a brilliant comeback to draw at Juventus after a disastrous start to their Champions League last-16 first leg in Turin. Mauricio Pochettino's side were 2-0 down inside 10 minutes after Gonzalo Higuain followed up a sumptuous volley with a penalty, awarded for Ben Davies' foul on Federico Bernardeschi.

Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick as Liverpool marked their first Champions League knockout game for nine years with an emphatic victory at Porto in their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie.

A Cristiano Ronaldo brace helped Real Madrid come from behind to boost their hopes of once again retaining the Champions League during a pulsating last-16 encounter with Paris St-Germain.

Tonight's FA Cup Fifth Round matches

Leicester City v Sheffield United
Chelsea v Hull City

Arsene Wenger praised his Arsenal side for the way they overcame unfamiliar surroundings as they easily beat Swedish side Ostersunds FK to more or less guarantee their place in the last 16 of the Europa League.

Callum McGregor's second-half strike delivered a deserved victory for Celtic in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie with Zenit St Petersburg.

Leicester can "move on" from the Riyad Mahrez transfer saga after the Algerian helped them reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, says manager Claude Puel. Mahrez, who was back in the side after missing 10 days of training when a proposed move to Manchester City did not materialise, set up Jamie Vardy's goal in a 1-0 win over Sheffield United.

Olivier Giroud and Willian helped Chelsea thrash Hull City to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals - and boss Antonio Conte says they have given him "good doubts" about his team to face Barcelona on Tuesday. Willian was fantastic throughout against the Championship strugglers and scored the opener with a curling effort from outside the box. Pedro scored the second when he slipped the ball under David Marshall after latching onto Cesc Fabregas' excellent halfway line pass. Willian then scored his second from 25 yards after playing a one-two with Giroud.

Swansea boss Carlos Carvalhal says both managers should have been given the option of a penalty shootout rather than a replay after the FA Cup fifth-round draw at Sheffield Wednesday.

West Bromwich Albion's troubled week continued as Southampton scored in each half to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2005.

Record signing Jurgen Locadia scored on his Brighton debut as they beat League Two Coventry to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1986.

Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Manchester United beat fellow Premier League side Huddersfield to progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Steve Davies' dramatic injury-time equaliser earned League One Rochdale an FA Cup fifth-round replay against Tottenham.

Four West Brom players who were accused of stealing a taxi in Barcelona look set to avoid legal action because of a lack of evidence.

Wigan Athletic ended Manchester City's hopes of a clean sweep of trophies with a stunning upset in their FA Cup fifth-round tie.

West Ham have been charged by the Football Association in relation to anti-doping regulations. "It is alleged the club failed to ensure 'club whereabouts' information was accurate on three occasions within 12 months," the FA said. The Premier League club have until 27 February to respond to the charge. A West Ham spokesman said: "We would like to make it clear that the breach is a club administrative matter and does not concern any of our players."

Lionel Messi's first goal in nine Champions League games against Chelsea gave Barcelona a potentially vital away goal as they rode their luck to earn a draw in this last-16 tie at Stamford Bridge.

David de Gea's stunning first-half save helped Manchester United claim a creditable draw at Sevilla in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Tottenham defenders Toby Alderweireld (hamstring) and Jan Vertonghen (ankle) are set to miss Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay with Rochdale. Mauricio Pochettino says he will rotate players again, despite Rochdale scoring a late equaliser to force the replay on 18 February. Rochdale striker Calvin Andrew is still ruled out with the Achilles injury that kept him out of the 2-2 draw. Scott Wiseman, Alex Dobre, Billy Knott and Sam Hart are all cup-tied. The winners are away to Swansea, who beat Sheffield Wednesday in Tuesday's replay, in the quarter-final.

Swansea City reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1964 after overcoming Sheffield Wednesday (2-0) at the Liberty Stadium.

Kyle Lafferty saw his stoppage-time penalty saved as Hearts had to settle for a point at home to Kilmarnock. Eamonn Brophy steered a long ball past Hearts goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin to give Kilmarnock an early lead. Steven Naismith headed in an equaliser from David Milinkovic's deep cross, his first goal for Hearts. Lafferty had a goal-bound effort cleared off the line and then after winning a penalty, his soft effort was easily saved by Jamie MacDonald.

Rangers swept aside St Johnstone to narrow the gap on Premiership leaders Celtic to six points. The visitors were three goals ahead by half-time, with James Tavernier opening the scoring from the spot after Alan Mannus fouled Alfredo Morelos. Josh Windass and Sean Goss struck again before the interval, with Morelos notching the fourth after the break. St Johnstone managed a consolation effort when Jason Kerr headed in Liam Craig's corner kick.

Tottenham reached the FA Cup quarter-finals by convincingly winning their replay against Rochdale (6-1) in a game dominated by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) controversies.

Snow and freezing weather is beginning to cause disruption to sporting fixtures scheduled for the coming days.

In the Premier League tonight, Manchester City meet Arsenal only four days after they played them at Wembley in the League Cup final.

Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage after an awful performance ended in a 2-1 home defeat by Sevilla.

Freddie Woodman made three penalty saves as Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock in a shootout to set up a Scottish Cup semi-final against Motherwell. Stephen O'Donnell struck to put Killie ahead in extra time. But Kenny McLean quickly levelled from the penalty spot after Stevie May had been fouled. Though Niall McGinn was unsuccessful for the Dons in the shootout, ex-Killie keeper Woodman denied Eamonn Brophy, Greg Taylor and Greg Kiltie.

Captain Vincent Kompany says Manchester City have "a once in a lifetime opportunity" to win the title against rivals Manchester United after they restored their 16-point lead at the top of the table with victory at Stoke (0-2).

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed his side's "perfect response" to their Champions League upset after they came from behind at Bournemouth to go third in the Premier League.

Chelsea went out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage with an error-ridden display against Barcelona (3-0).

England were denied a second successive friendly victory by a late Italy penalty awarded by the video assistant referee (VAR) at Wembley. Gareth Southgate's side were good value for a lead given to them by Jamie Vardy's powerful 26th-minute finish, fired past keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma after Jesse Lingard's quickly taken free-kick caught the visitors out. England were fortunate to escape some defensive lapses, especially when Ciro Immobile headed over in the first half - but looked to be closing out a confidence-boosting win until a late intervention from VAR. Referee Deniz Aytekin consulted VAR after Burnley defender James Tarkowski tangled with Federico Chiesa, and decided the England debutant had stepped on the Italian's foot, allowing Lorenzo Insigne to beat Jack Butland with just three minutes left. England's players complained long and hard about the award of the spot-kick - but VAR looked to have got this one right, much to Southgate's frustration.

West Bromwich Albion have parted company with manager Alan Pardew after eight successive league defeats. The 56-year-old was appointed on 29 November after the Baggies sacked Tony Pulis following a run of 10 Premier League games without a victory. A 2-1 home defeat by Burnley on Saturday left Albion 10 points from safety with six games left. Coach Darren Moore will take charge of first-team affairs "until further notice", the club said.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino praised "fighter" Dele Alli for coming through a "tough period" to score two goals as Spurs won at Chelsea (1-3) for the first time in 28 years. After Alvaro Morata headed in Victor Moses' cross to give the hosts the lead, Christian Eriksen hit a stunning equaliser on the stroke of half-time as his dipping effort from 25 yards dropped just under the bar and over a stranded Willy Caballero.

Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal's failure to mount a title challenge was the main reason for another sparse crowd as three late goals saw them beat relegation-threatened Stoke (3-0). The Gunners were booed off at half-time at Emirates Stadium after seeing Aaron Ramsey clip the crossbar with their only clear chance of the first 45 minutes. But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's penalty broke the deadlock after a disputed foul by Bruno Martins Indi on Mesut Ozil, before the Gabon striker fired home from an Ozil corner.

Hearts all but secured their top six place after holding on for a point at Dens Park (1-1). The visitors were ahead on two minutes when Ross Callachan finished off a long passing sequence with a neat turn and curling shot into the far corner. The hosts responded well and were level when Sofien Moussa bundled in an excellent cross from Roarie Deacon. Dundee, who ended a run of five home defeats, were the more menacing side late on but could not find a winner.

Tom Lawrence's free-kick was enough for victory (0-1) at Preston as fifth-placed Derby ended an eight-game winless run. Alan Browne's first-half penalty failure proved costly for North End, who missed the chance to leapfrog Derby into the Championship play-off places. Browne hit the post from the spot after he had been fouled by Andre Wisdom. A Derby side showing five changes from Friday's abject 4-1 home defeat by Sunderland did not have a shot at goal until Lawrence's 52nd-minute winner.

Nottingham Forest's Easter Monday Championship match against Barnsley has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch at the City Ground. A combination of heavy and persistent rain and the rising River Trent nearby led to the decision following a 12:00 GMT pitch inspection. Forest are 16th in the table, with 46 points from their 39 league games. Relegation-threatened Barnsley are third from bottom and two points from safety before Monday's fixtures.

Bristol City missed the chance to move into the Championship play-off places after losing at home to Brentford. Neal Maupay capped a dominant Bees performance with the winner 10 minutes from time, beating Frank Fielding with a low shot at his near post. Brentford carved out numerous chances, with Josh Brownhill brilliantly hooking Maupay's header off the line. City were well below their best and failed to register a single shot on target at Ashton Gate.

Millwall were forced to work hard as they extended their Championship unbeaten run to 11 games at Ipswich. Despite Town dominating it was Millwall who took the lead when Jake Cooper headed in Ben Marshall's cross. Martyn Waghorn got Ipswich level after a goalmouth scramble and he put the hosts ahead two minutes later as he pounced on a defensive mistake. George Saville levelled with a good finish for Millwall, before the Lions laid siege to Ipswich's goal late on.

Britt Assombalonga's 90th-minute header rescued a draw for play-off hopefuls Middlesbrough at bottom side Burton. Lloyd Dyer's low cross was tucked in by Marvin Sordell for his first goal in 20 games, with the only shot on target in the opening 45 minutes. Boro were uninspiring but should have scored when Assombalonga smashed over in the box from Adama Traore's pass. However, the £15m record signing was on hand to bundle home a rebound after Jack Harrison's shot had hit the bar.

QPR came from 1-0 down to pick up all three points in a thriller with Norwich City (4-1), as forward Matt Smith played a vital role in three of the R's goals. A scrappy own goal by Ryan Manning put Norwich ahead, but the home side equalised moments later through Massimo Luongo's left-footed shot. Smith's towering header completed the turnaround, before he set up Eberechi Eze to score QPR's third. A Jake Bidwell cross found Manning, who headed home to seal the three points.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled out of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg at Liverpool with a knee injury. Aguero has missed the past five games for City and Argentina with the injury. "Sergio is much better but doctors spoke to him today and he said he still has a little bit of a problem and isn't comfortable," said boss Pep Guardiola. Liverpool have defensive injury problems, with Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan all missing.

Former England and Chelsea midfielder Ray Wilkins has died in hospital at the age of 61. Wilkins, who also played for Manchester United, AC Milan, Rangers and QPR, was being treated at St George's Hospital in London following cardiac arrest.

Liverpool took a firm grip on their Champions League quarter-final as Manchester City were torn apart by a three-goal burst from Jurgen Klopp's side in the first 31 minutes at Anfield.

Struggling Dundee held Scottish champions Celtic to a goalless Premiership draw in Glasgow. Dedryck Boyata almost scored a 45th-minute own goal when he tackled Roarie Deacon, the ball striking the post. Dundee's Simon Murray and home winger James Forrest also came close. Odsonne Edouard and ex-Dees man Jack Hendry threatened after the break, but Celtic could not find a goal, the point extending their lead at the top-flight summit to 10 points.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side have done "half a job" after a "spectacular" first-half performance saw the Gunners take control of their Europa League quarter-final by demolishing CSKA Moscow (4-1) in the first leg. Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey scored two goals each as the Gunners hit four in 26 minutes before half-time. Arsenal were unable to add to their tally in the second half but they will head to Russia's capital for the second leg next Thursday with a commanding lead. "We have to be realistic. We have to do the job over there, go and try to win the game, that's the best way," said Wenger.

Liverpool were held to a drab goalless draw by Everton in a Premier League match sandwiched between their Champions League quarter-final ties against Manchester City.

Bournemouth twice came from behind to draw with Crystal Palace (2-2), who edged three points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Second-half substitutes Lys Mousset and Joshua King scored for the Cherries as they denied the Eagles what would have been a valuable victory in their fight against relegation. Palace took the lead early in the second half thanks to a sumptuous Luka Milivojevic free-kick, before Mousset equalised with a calm finish from the edge of the area. Roy Hodgson's men re-established their lead on 75 minutes as Wilfried Zaha fired home, only for the hosts to equalise again when King bundled home with just one minute of normal time remaining.

Huddersfield claimed a potentially crucial point in their battle against relegation as they drew (1-1) with 10-man Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

Goals from Jonjo Shelvey and Ayoze Perez gave Newcastle United victory at Leicester City - their third Premier League win in a row. The Magpies started brightest at the King Power, and Shelvey's guided shot from outside the area opened the scoring. Leicester felt they should have had a penalty before the break when Paul Dummett and Riyad Mahrez appeared to collide in the box. But Spaniard Perez doubled the lead for Rafael Benitez's side 15 minutes from time with a delightful lob over Kasper Schmeichel. Jamie Vardy grabbed a late goal from close range, but it proved to be only a consolation for the hosts.

Christian Eriksen scored twice as Tottenham made it six Premier League wins in a row to increase Stoke City's relegation fears. Stoke frustrated Mauricio Pochettino's side before Eriksen fired Spurs into the lead from inside the penalty area after Dele Alli's pass. Mame Biram Diouf equalised after a mistake by keeper Hugo Lloris, whose attempted clearance cannoned off the Stoke striker and fell kindly for Diouf to roll the ball into the net. In an entertaining match, Eriksen scored the winner from a free-kick before Xherdan Shaqiri was denied a late equaliser when his free-kick hit the bar.

Burnley scored twice in three second-half minutes to come from behind at Watford and secure a fourth consecutive top-flight win for the first time since 1968.

West Brom's faint hopes of Premier League survival suffered another setback after Swansea came from behind to draw and leave them 10 points from safety.

Manchester United staged an incredible second-half comeback to beat Manchester City (2-3) and delay their rivals' Premier League title celebrations at Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool reached their first Champions League semi-final for 10 years after coming from behind to win at Manchester City and secure an emphatic 5-1 aggregate win.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says his team showed "the right fire in our eyes" as they mounted a remarkable comeback from 2-0 down to win at Southampton (2-3). The victory - thanks to three goals in eight second-half minutes - kept alive their faint hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League. Dusan Tadic's opener, a placed effort following Ryan Bertrand's marauding run, and Polish defender Jan Bednarek's left-footed shot looked to be lifting Saints out of the bottom three.

Chris Wood scored against his former club as Burnley took a significant step towards qualifying for the Europa League with victory over Leicester City (2-1) at Turf Moor.

Mohamed Salah's 40th goal of the season helped Liverpool to a routine Premier League win over Bournemouth (3-0) and moved them to within a point of second-placed Manchester United.

Substitute Tom Ince struck an injury-time winner as Huddersfield beat Watford to move seven points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said his side "did it the hard way" by winning a five-goal thriller against Brighton to move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.

Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League as they bounced back from their Champions League exit with victory against Tottenham at Wembley.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said his side's 2-1 defeat at Newcastle was the "the story of our season", as their terrible away league record continued. Matt Ritchie scored Newcastle's winner in the 68th minute, as they came back from 1-0 down to beat the Gunners and all but secure their Premier League future, passing the 40-point mark.

Manchester United lost to bottom side West Brom (0-1) in a result which saw Manchester City crowned as Premier League champions. West Brom secured the victory at Old Trafford thanks to a Jay Rodriguez header from Chris Brunt's corner as United failed to clear their lines. City now have an unassailable 16-point lead over Jose Mourinho's side at the top of the table. United's best chance of the game was a Romelu Lukaku header, which was superbly saved by Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster.

Another Mohamed Salah masterclass helped Liverpool take control of their Champions League semi-final - but two late Roma away goals gave the Italian side a glimmer of hope for the second leg. Liverpool, who last reached the final in 2007, repeatedly breached the visitors' naively high defensive line and scored five times in the opening 68 minutes at a raucous Anfield.

Derby County moved back into the play-off places after coming from behind to beat Cardiff City 3-1 at Pride Park. Cardiff led 1-0 at the break through Callum Paterson's right-footed volley after 30 minutes following a Joe Bennett cross from the left. But it was former Cardiff City striker Cameron Jerome who made the game's telling impact, scoring either side of Matej Vydra's 20th goal of the season. Cardiff stay second, one point ahead of Fulham, while Derby move back to sixth.

Barnsley missed the opportunity to move out of the Championship relegation zone as Nottingham Forest condemned them to defeat at the City Ground. The Tykes remain two points adrift of 21st-placed Bolton with two games to play and safety now out of their hands. Lee Tomlin was the orchestrator of Forest's win, brilliantly curling the hosts ahead before teeing up Ben Brereton for a tap in to make it 2-0. Apostolos Vellios slotted in late on to seal victory for the home side.

The Football Association has received an offer, thought to be worth £800m, to sell Wembley Stadium. Shahid Khan, the owner of Fulham and NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars, is the prospective buyer. It is understood the approach includes £500m for the stadium and £300m for the FA to keep the Club Wembley debenture and hospitality business. NFL executive vice-president Mark Waller said having stadium options in London has been "critical to the NFL". His statement added: "The potential purchase of Wembley Stadium is a further powerful sign of their commitment to the UK and their vision to help us grow the sport. "This new relationship would allow for even greater flexibility in scheduling future NFL games in London."

Stoke City earned a surprise, hard-fought draw (0-0) against Champions League semi-finalists Liverpool at Anfield, but they remain three points adrift of safety with just two games of the season remaining.

Burnley and Brighton edged closer to their respective targets in the Premier League as they drew (0-0) at Turf Moor.

Crystal Palace all but guaranteed their Premier League safety after a dominant display (5-0) against 10-man Leicester City.

Huddersfield were pulled closer to the Premier League relegation places as Everton punished their lack of cutting edge and recorded back-to-back wins (0-2).

West Brom gave themselves the faintest of hope in their relegation battle as they recorded a surprise win at Newcastle.

Southampton boosted their survival hopes by beating south coast neighbours Bournemouth and earning their first Premier League win under Mark Hughes.

Cesc Fabregas' 50th Premier League goal boosted Chelsea's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League as his early winner increased relegation concern for Swansea City.

Celtic secured their seventh consecutive Premiership title with a chastening defeat of Old Firm rivals Rangers. The defending champions needed to win at Celtic Park to retain their crown, and they swept the visitors aside.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed the "incredible" numbers produced by his side as they reached 100 Premier League goals for the season with a 4-1 win at struggling West Ham.

Arsene Wenger's final trip to Manchester United as Arsenal manager ended in an agonising defeat after an injury-time winner from Marouane Fellaini.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino praised his side's "massive" win as they beat Watford (2-0) to move closer to securing qualification for next season's Champions League.

Graeme Murty has stood down as Rangers manager following Sunday's 5-0 hammering by Scottish champions Celtic. In December, the 43-year-old had been given the job until the end of the season after a spell in interim charge following Pedro Caixinha's sacking. Rangers are in talks about appointing Liverpool youth coach Steven Gerrard for next season. And Murty will not be in charge for the Scottish Premiership game at home to Kilmarnock on Saturday.

Liverpool reached the Champions League final for the first time since 2007, advancing 7-6 on aggregate despite losing a dramatic second leg to Roma.

Steven Gerrard has been appointed as Rangers manager on a four-year deal. The former Liverpool midfielder, 37, replaces Graeme Murty, who was placed in interim charge following the October sacking of Pedro Caixinha. Gerrard, who leaves his role as a youth coach at Anfield to take up the Rangers job this summer, captained the Reds and England. "I am honoured to become the next manager of Rangers," Gerrard told Rangers' website.

Manager Arsene Wenger will not be given a last chance to lift silverware with Arsenal after they were beaten 2-1 on aggregate by Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final.

Brighton secured their Premier League safety as they deservedly beat Manchester United with a goal awarded by goalline technology.

Sir Alex Ferguson, who led Manchester United to 38 trophies during 26 years in charge, has had emergency surgery on Saturday for a brain haemorrhage. A United statement said the procedure "had gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery". Ferguson, 76, retired as United manager in May 2013.

Stoke's 10-year stay in the Premier League has come to an end after they were relegated to the Championship by Crystal Palace's second-half resurgence. Home fans streamed out of the Bet365 Stadium immediately after Patrick van Aanholt's winner, with long-time chairman Peter Coates looking on miserably.

Swansea will stay in the Premier League, says defiant manager Carlos Carvalhal despite his side dropping into the relegation zone on goal difference with defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Manager David Moyes says he "wants to look up the table" after his West Ham team secured their Premier League status with a comfortable victory at Leicester.

Newcastle's players looked as if they were "on holiday" in the first half of Saturday's defeat at Watford, according to manager Rafael Benitez. The Magpies slipped to a third successive defeat at Watford, who ensured their Premier League survival thanks to first-half goals from Roberto Pereyra and Andre Gray.

Jake Livermore's last-gasp goal gave West Brom a victory against Tottenham which ensures they still have a chance of avoiding Premier League relegation.

Southampton manager Mark Hughes said his side will make sure "Swansea know they are in a game" in their crucial relegation meeting on Tuesday. The Saints moved out of the bottom three and above the Welsh club despite a 96th-minute Tom Davies goal that denied them victory at Everton.

Dundee manager Neil McCann said "there's nobody over celebrating" despite his side all but securing their Premiership safety as Hamilton missed a late penalty at Dens Park.

Neil Lennon is confident his Hibs side can still win the race to finish second in the Premiership despite missing the chance to leapfrog Aberdeen. Striker Jamie Maclaren had an early penalty saved in the 0-0 draw at Pittodrie on Saturday.

Departing striker Steven MacLean scored a hat-trick in his final game for St Johnstone to dent Motherwell's Scottish Cup final preparations.

David Bates marked his last appearance at Ibrox with the only goal of the game as Rangers moved to within one point of second-place Aberdeen.

Manchester City lifted the Premier League trophy amid jubilant scenes despite Huddersfield gaining a vital point in their battle to avoid relegation with a goalless draw at Etihad Stadium.

Arsene Wenger said his farewell to Emirates Stadium with a thrashing of Burnley (5-0) to leave in the same way it all began for him as Arsenal manager 7,876 days ago - with victory.

Manager Antonio Conte said Chelsea were "putting pressure" on their rivals as they boosted their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League with victory over Liverpool (1-0).

Champions Celtic came from behind to hand Hearts their first home defeat since returning to Tynecastle.

Birmingham City survived the final-day threat of relegation for the third time in five seasons as they ended Fulham's automatic Championship promotion hopes. With Cardiff drawing, a win for Fulham would have seen them go up.

Bolton Wanderers produced a stunning comeback to beat Nottingham Forest and avoid relegation back to League One. Two goals in the final three minutes from David Wheater and Aaron Wilbraham gave the Trotters a vital three points.

Brentford and Hull ended their season with an entertaining Championship draw (1-1) at Griffin Park. Sergi Canos put the Bees in front with a glancing header after Emiliano Marcondes had headed Alan Judge's cross back into a dangerous area. But Hull equalised against the run of play when Jarrod Bowen stabbed in from Jon Toral's header down. The visitors could have won the game after the break, but Luke Daniels saved Harry Wilson's penalty.

Sheffield United held off a second-half fightback from Bristol City (2-3) to end their Championship season with a win.

Cardiff City secured automatic promotion to the Premier League despite drawing at home to Reading, thanks to Fulham's defeat at Birmingham. The Bluebirds dominated their tense encounter but were frustrated by the Royals. However, Fulham's loss - their first of 2018 in the Championship - brought relief and pure euphoria to the Welsh side. And Reading joined in the celebrations, with the draw sealing their survival.

Leeds United finished their Championship season with a routine victory against QPR (2-0) at Elland Road.

Millwall beat play-off bound Aston Villa but had to settle for eighth in the Championship table. Shaun Williams gave the Lions the lead when he scored from the penalty spot after Henri Lansbury was adjudged to have fouled Jed Wallace in the area. Villa, who will now face Middlesbrough in the play-offs, made changes for the trip to The Den and unsurprisingly lacked cohesion. Visiting keeper Mark Bunn denied Lee Gregory a second from the spot late on.

Burton were relegated from the Championship after losing to 10-man Preston, who missed out on a play-off place despite the result.

There are two major issues left to be resolved in the final round of Premier League fixtures on Sunday. Liverpool and Chelsea are hoping to claim the last of the four Champions League qualification spots. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool currently hold the position, with a two-point advantage over Antonio Conte's side. Swansea or Southampton will fill the final relegation place, with it likely to be the Swans, who are three points and nine goals worse off than the Saints. There are 10 top-flight matches in total, all starting at 15:00 BST.

Birmingham kept their chances of a top four Women's Super League One finish alive with a dominant win at Everton (0-3). All three goals came from range, with Charlie Wellings firing the visitors ahead with a dipping 30-yard strike.

Bournemouth showcased their powers of recovery again by scoring a stoppage-time winner as they came from behind to beat Burnley (1-2) at Turf Moor. Guaranteed to finish seventh in the Premier League before kick-off - their best position in the top flight since coming sixth in 1974 - Burnley looked capable of claiming three points when Ashley Westwood opened the scoring with a volley that was deflected off Chris Wood.

Crystal Palace celebrated Premier League survival with a fine display to beat West Brom (2-0) and ensure the already-relegated visitors finished bottom.

Arsene Wenger's 1,235-game reign as Arsenal manager came to an end with a victory over Huddersfield on the final day of the Premier League season. The game had little riding on it, with Huddersfield having already avoided relegation and Arsenal finishing sixth no matter what, and was played in front of a carnival atmosphere at John Smith's Stadium.

Mohamed Salah set a Premier League scoring record as Liverpool sealed a place in next season's Champions League with victory over Brighton (4-0). Jurgen Klopp's side were slow to start but blew the Seagulls away once they had found their best.

Michael Carrick's final game before retirement ended in victory as Manchester United beat Watford at Old Trafford (1-0). The 36-year-old, who will join United's coaching staff next season, helped set up Marcus Rashford's goal in his 464th appearance for the club.

Chelsea missed out on a place in next season's Champions League after being beaten by Newcastle's outstanding performance on the last day of the Premier League campaign.

Manchester City finished the season on a record 100 points after Gabriel Jesus scored with almost the final touch against Southampton, who secured Premier League survival despite losing.

Swansea City's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed with defeat by Championship-bound Stoke as emotions ran high at the Liberty Stadium.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said it is a "very exciting moment" for the club after they ended the season by winning a sensational nine-goal thriller (5-4) against Leicester to clinch third place in the Premier League. The hosts trailed 3-1 after 47 minutes, scored three goals in 11 minutes to lead 4-3, only to be pegged back to 4-4 before Harry Kane curled in a 76th-minute winner. The game was Spurs' last at Wembley before they return to the redeveloped White Hart Lane next season.

West Ham moved up two places in the Premier League table to finish 13th after a Manuel Lanzini-inspired win over Everton (3-1) in what could be the final game in charge for both managers.

Aberdeen became the first Scottish team to inflict a home defeat on Brendan Rodgers' Celtic as the Dons secured second place in the Premiership. Derek McInnes' side finish as runners-up for a fourth year in a row thanks to Andrew Considine's second-half strike.

Rangers finished third in the Scottish Premiership after an incredible draw at Hibernian that featured 10 goals, a red card and an injury-time equaliser that completed a hat-trick.

Steve Clarke says Kilmarnock have "come a long way in such a short space of time" after their 1-0 defeat of Hearts. Lee Erwin's early goal was enough to give Killie the win, with Kris Boyd, Youssouf Mulumbu and Stuart Findlay also threatening for the hosts.

Aston Villa held their nerve as they kept out Middlesbrough to set up a Championship play-off final against Fulham at Wembley.
On the tensest of nights in the West Midlands, Villa again kept a clean sheet to reach the final on 26 May.

BREAKING

Sam Allardyce has left as Everton manager after six months at the club. The 63-year-old signed a contract until June 2019 when he took over in November following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. Everton, who were 13th in the Premier League when Allardyce arrived, finished the season in eighth. Allardyce has been heavily criticised by fans for his management and Everton's style of play since he took over and the club said the decision was part of their "longer-term plan".

Manager David Moyes has left West Ham after just over six months in charge despite guiding the club to Premier League survival.

Livingston will take a one-goal lead to Firhill in the Premiership play-off final second leg after a deserved home win over Partick Thistle. Kris Doolan got his head to a long ball from Baily Cargill to nod Partick Thistle in front. However, within minutes Keaghan Jacobs found space on the right and picked a spot in the bottom far corner. And when Josh Mullin got to the byline his low cut-back found Scott Pittman to finish from close range.

Coventry City won an absorbing League Two play-off semi-final second leg at Notts County to book a meeting with Exeter at Wembley on Monday, 28 May. After 12 May's drawn first leg, Maxime Biamou's stunning bicycle kick put Coventry ahead and Marc McNulty rounded off a fine move to increase their lead. Notts hit back just before half-time as Jorge Grant tucked in, but Biamou's low finish restored the two-goal advantage. Tom Bayliss' late deflected hit sealed it on a gripping night at Meadow Lane.

Chelsea and Manchester United meet on Saturday in the 137th FA Cup final, with both looking for silverware at the end of a season of mixed success.

Eden Hazard's penalty secured Chelsea the FA Cup for the eighth time as they beat Manchester United in what could be Antonio Conte's final match in charge.

Celtic became the first Scottish side to win successive domestic Trebles after beating Motherwell (2-0) in the Scottish Cup final. Brendan Rodgers' side took an early lead at Hampden through Callum McGregor's sweetly struck half-volley. Olivier Ntcham's low shot doubled their advantage in a dominant first half. Well improved after the break with Curtis Main denied by Craig Gordon and substitute Gael Bigirimana's free-kick coming back off the crossbar. The Steelmen's wait for a first trophy since their 1991 Scottish Cup final win continues and their defeat means Hibernian, who finished fourth in the Premiership, go into next season's Europa League qualifiers, with Celtic already bound for the Champions League qualifiers.

Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich has faced delays in renewing his UK visa, the BBC understands. The Russian billionaire did not attend Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley when the Blues beat Manchester United 1-0. A source close to the 51-year-old suggested he was in the process of renewing his visa, and said it was taking a little longer than usual. Asked about the visa, Security Minister Ben Wallace said: "We do not routinely comment on individual cases." Mr Abramovich's office said it does not discuss personal matters with the media. Reports suggest his investor visa expired three weeks ago.

Arsenal are set to appoint Unai Emery as their new manager. Manchester City assistant manager and former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta was strong favourite to succeed Arsene Wenger. Emery emerged as the unanimous choice following a recruitment process in which all candidates were spoken to. The 46-year-old Spaniard is available after leaving Paris St-Germain where he won one Ligue 1 title and four domestic cups in two seasons in charge. Previously he guided Sevilla to three consecutive Europa League triumphs between 2014 and 2016.

Unai Emery was the "unanimous" choice to "drive the next chapter" of Arsenal's history after being confirmed as the club's head coach, says chief executive Ivan Gazidis.

Frank Lampard says his new job as Derby County manager "won't be easy" but that it presents a "huge opportunity" after joining the Rams on a three-year deal. Lampard, taking on his first managerial role, was one of 20 applicants for the job and becomes Derby's seventh appointment in just over three years. The 39-year-old ex-Chelsea and England midfielder said he spent "considerable time" discussing the role. He replaces Gary Rowett after he left to join fellow Championship side Stoke. Lampard is set to be unveiled to the media at a news conference at 14:00 BST on Thursday - which you can watch live on the BBC Sport website.

Chelsea's Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has put the club's stadium plans on hold after delays to the renewal of his UK visa.

Leeds United have sacked head coach Paul Heckingbottom after only four months in charge. The 40-year-old won just four of his 16 games, having left Barnsley to replace Thomas Christiansen on 6 February. Leeds ended the season 13th in the Championship table.

Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish has been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. The 67-year-old, who won the European Cup three times while playing for the Reds and later managed the club, said he was "humbled but gratified". He was also recognised for supporting Hillsborough victims and his charity work with the Marina Dalglish Appeal. "I thought it was a tax bill," Dalglish told BBC Radio Merseyside. "For the family, it's a huge honour."

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has been appointed as the new manager of French Ligue 1 side Nice. The ex-Manchester City, Inter Milan and Juventus midfielder was in his third season as head coach of New York City. The 41-year-old had been tipped to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal before the appointment of Unai Emery. "Leaving New York is an incredibly difficult decision for me and my family and one that has not been taken lightly," said Vieira.

Derby County will face Reading in Frank Lampard's first game in charge of the Rams when the 2018-19 Championship campaign starts in August. The match at the Madejski Stadium, on Friday, 3 August (20:00 BST), will kick off the English Football League season. Stoke City's first game back in the second tier after dropping out of the Premier League will be at Leeds United. Fellow relegated sides West Brom and Swansea host Bolton and travel to Sheffield United respectively.

Brazil midfielder Fred has completed his £47m move to Manchester United from Shakhtar Donetsk. The 25-year-old, who is currently at the World Cup in Russia, joins on a five-year-deal. He becomes manager Jose Mourinho's second signing this summer following Portuguese full-back Diogo Dalot's arrival at Old Trafford. "This is the biggest club in the world and I am delighted to be a part of this amazing team," said Fred.

West Ham have signed midfielder Felipe Anderson - a player they call "one of the most exciting talents in Europe" - for a club record £36m from Lazio. The fee for the 25-year-old could rise to £41.5m and eclipses the £22m the Hammers paid Toulouse for France Under-21 defender Issa Diop last month. Anderson, West Ham's seventh summer signing, has agreed a four-year deal. He scored 34 goals in 177 appearances for Lazio and was in Brazil's Olympic gold medal-winning squad in 2016.

Liverpool have made an offer to sign Roma's Alisson for a reported £62m, a world record fee for a goalkeeper. Roma are considering the bid but no deal has been agreed and the Italian side are said to want £66m. Alisson has recently returned from the World Cup in Russia where he appeared for Brazil. The 25-year-old has been at Roma for two years, and played 37 Serie A games last season, after starting his career at Brazilian side Internacional. Liverpool's bid, which is 70m euros, would overtake the current record for a keeper - 53m euros paid by Juventus to Parma for Gianluigi Buffon in 2001. The Premier League record for a keeper is the 40m euros Manchester City paid Benfica for Ederson in June 2017.

Celtic brushed off an early red card to comfortably beat Alashkert (3-0) and secure their place in the second qualifying round of the Champions League.

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has signed a new five-year contract to keep him at the club until 2023. The South Korea international, 26, agreed a five-year deal when he joined from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, and has since gone on to score 47 goals in 140 appearances for the London side. He played in 53 of Spurs' 55 matches in all competitions last season. Son scored twice during this summer's World Cup, including one in South Korea's shock win over Germany. In 2017, he became the top Asian scorer in Premier League history, overtaking former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho praised "monster" Paul Pogba after he captained the side and scored the opening goal in the win over Leicester City (2-1) on the first day of the Premier League season. Pogba - linked with Barcelona this summer - was a surprise starter only four days after his return to training, having won the World Cup with France just under a month ago.

Tottenham opened their Premier League campaign with a victory at Newcastle (2-1) for the second year running as goalline technology set them on their way. Jan Vertonghen's early header put Spurs ahead, with technology confirming his effort had crossed the goalline by 9mm. That advantage was short-lived as the hosts equalised 149 seconds later, when Joselu headed in Matt Ritchie's superb cross after being left unmarked six yards from goal. However Tottenham, fielding several of their World Cup stars including England's Harry Kane and Dele Alli, grew stronger as the game progressed.

Bournemouth spoiled Cardiff City's Premier League return with a hard-earned 2-0 victory. The technically superior hosts were quick to dominate possession, pinning their opponents back in their own half for long periods and deservedly taking the lead when Ryan Fraser fired in from close range. Bournemouth were then awarded a penalty when Callum Wilson was brought down after a tangle with Bruno Ecuele Manga, but the forward's low spot kick was well saved by Neil Etheridge. Cardiff roused themselves in the second half with a flurry of chances from set pieces - the best seeing Sean Morrison thwarted a yard out by Asmir Begovic. But Wilson struck in added time to give Bournemouth a first opening day win since they were promoted to the top flight in 2015.

Fulham began their return to the Premier League with a home defeat by Crystal Palace (0-2), who matched the new arrivals' adventurous display with a smart and clinical away performance.

New Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri warned it could take his new side two months to reach their potential, despite starting the season with a comfortable win at Huddersfield Town. A volley from N'Golo Kante, a penalty from debutant Jorginho and a late third from Pedro gave Sarri's team the ideal start to their league campaign. Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud were among the substitutes after their World Cup involvement. "The situation until now has been very difficult," said Sarri, whose side lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday.

Brighton manager Chris Hughton said he was left to "wonder what happened" after his side were comfortably beaten by Watford (2-0) at Vicarage Road. The Hornets' Argentine midfielder Roberto Pereyra scored both goals - the first a sweet volley 10 minutes before the break, after he was left unmarked from a Jose Holebas corner. Shortly after half-time the 27-year-old former Juventus man got his second after driving into the area and curling the ball beyond a helpless Mat Ryan from a tight angle. "Sometimes you wonder what happened - pre-season was fine. We have some new signings but the team that played today was the same as last season, so no excuses," added Hughton.

Everton manager Marco Silva said he "doesn't have doubts" about Richarlison after the big money summer signing scored twice on his debut in an entertaining draw at Premier League newcomers Wolves (2-2).

Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool's emphatic victory (4-0) over West Ham as "better than I could have expected" before warning his team face an "unbelievably hard" season.

Joe Hart says he has "walked into a nest of top goalkeepers" and has to be on his toes after impressing on his Burnley Premier League debut against Southampton. The former England number one produced several second-half saves to keep a second successive clean sheet for the Clarets, after his £3.5m move from Manchester City last Tuesday. "I am so pleased to have signed here permanently," added the 31-year-old. "It's obvious the love I had for Man City, but I had to cut ties with them to flourish, so I'm over the moon to be here and it's down to me now."

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his side will get even better as they deservedly beat Arsenal on the opening day of the Premier League season.

Tottenham have apologised to fans for the delay in opening their new stadium, but say it was "unavoidable" because they could not "compromise safety". Spurs were expected to play their first game at their new ground on 15 September against Liverpool, but that match has been switched to Wembley.

Celtic are out of the Champions League, despite staging a late rally against AEK Athens in Greece. The Scottish side were two down after 50 minutes of the second leg through goals by Rodrigo Galo and Marko Livaja. And although Scott Sinclair's header gave Celtic hope, the Greeks held firm in the third qualifying round tie. The defeat consigns Brendan Rodgers side to a Europa League play-off round meeting with Latvia's Spartaks Jurmala or Suduva Marijampole of Lithuania. Suduva hold a 1-0 lead and an away goal advantage going into Thursday's third qualifying round deciding leg. AEK, meanwhile, will play Hungarian outfit MOL Vidi in the Champions League play-off round.

Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne is having tests on a right knee injury suffered in training on Wednesday. City said the extent of the injury suffered by the 27-year-old Belgium midfielder is "not yet known". In 2016, he missed 12 games after injuring his right knee during an EFL Cup semi-final victory over Everton.

England returned to winning ways after three successive defeats as Marcus Rashford's second-half volley gave them victory over Switzerland in a scrappy and subdued friendly at Leicester's King Power Stadium. Manager Gareth Southgate made nine changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Spain in the Uefa Nations League game at Wembley on Saturday - and for long periods it showed. Switzerland were the better side in the first half and Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri should have given them the lead early on, only to strike the post after England goalkeeper Jack Butland's poor clearance played James Tarkowski into trouble. England, as they had to do, improved after the break and the decisive goal came in the 54th minute when Rashford arrived at the far post to turn in Kyle Walker's cross after Switzerland failed to clear a corner

Premier League Fixtures for Saturday 15th September:

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City
Chelsea v Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town v Crystal Palace
Manchester City v Fulham
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Watford v Manchester United

Liverpool beat Tottenham (2-1) to maintain their 100% start to the season and secure victory in each of their first five league fixtures for the first time in 28 years. Georginio Wijnaldum's looping first-half header, awarded by goalline technology, set Jurgen Klopp's side on their way before Roberto Firmino hammered home from close range. Erik Lamela scored late on to set up a tense finish, but they could not create another clear chance to equalise. The result means Spurs have suffered back-to-back league defeats for the first time since the final two fixtures of the 2015-16 season.

Bournemouth moved into fifth place in the Premier League as Ryan Fraser scored twice in an entertaining win (4-2) over 10-man Leicester City. The hosts were three ahead by the break, with Joshua King adding a penalty to Fraser's double strike. Adam Smith made it 4-0 before James Maddison and Marc Albrighton replied for the Foxes late on. Visiting captain Wes Morgan was sent off with 21 minutes remaining after receiving his second yellow card.

Eden Hazard scored a hat-trick as Chelsea swept aside Cardiff City (4-1) to maintain their 100% start to the Premier League season and go top of the table.

Wilfried Zaha produced a moment of brilliance on his return to the team as Crystal Palace earned their second win of the season against Huddersfield (0-1). Halfway through September is far too early to be labelling matches six-pointers, but this was an encounter with a fiery edge to it from the start. It looked as though it might be a frustrating afternoon for Zaha, who missed Palace's defeat to Southampton before the international break with a groin injury, after he was booked for a late tackle on Florent Hadergjonaj. But Zaha regained his composure and in the 38th minute knocked the ball between two defenders before smashing past Jonas Lossl. The hosts offered a threat in the second half, flooding the Palace box with high crosses, and Aaron Mooy came close to finding the equaliser only to see his well-struck volley clatter off a post. Huddersfield's wait for their first win of the season continues but Palace move up to 11th in the table.

Leroy Sane marked his return to Manchester City's starting line-up in style as the defending champions eased past Fulham (3-0) to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery urged Mesut Ozil to contribute more goals after the German's strike secured a third consecutive victory (1-2) for his side and left Newcastle without a win.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho said Romelu Lukaku epitomised his team's performance as they withstood a spirited fightback from Watford to claim back-to-back victories and condemn the Hornets to a first loss of the season.

Liverpool and Chelsea maintained their 100% starts to the Premier League season on Saturday, while Manchester City thumped Fulham to move into third place.

Premier League Fixtures for Sunday 16th September:

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley
Everton v West Ham United

Burnley's search for their first Premier League win of the season goes on as Wolves claimed a deserved victory (1-0) at Molineux to continue their strong start to the campaign.

West Ham halted their disastrous start to the season with a first Premier League win under Manuel Pellegrini as they outplayed Everton (1-3) in a lively contest at Goodison Park.

Tonight's fixtures:
EFL CUP: THIRD ROUND
Arsenal v Brentford
Liverpool v Chelsea
Nottingham Forest v Stoke City
West Ham United v Macclesfield Town
Tottenham Hotspur v Watford

Danny Welbeck scored twice to send Arsenal into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with victory over Championship side Brentford (3-1). The striker headed in Matteo Guendouzi's cross after five minutes before poking home a brilliant move before half-time at Emirates Stadium. Brentford's Alan Judge curled a superb 20-yard free-kick into the top corner after the break. Substitute Alexandre Lacazette scored a third for Arsenal in stoppage time. The Frenchman pounced on a loose ball and slotted home, before Mohamed Elneny had a goal ruled out for offside.

Eden Hazard scored a stunning late winner as Chelsea came from behind to end Liverpool's perfect start to the season and their hopes of winning the Carabao Cup.

Tottenham reached the last 16 of the Carabao Cup as they beat Watford in a penalty shootout in Milton Keynes. Isaac Success put Watford ahead early in the second half before Christian Kabasele was sent off for fouling Dele Alli, who scored the resulting penalty. Erik Lamela chipped Heurelho Gomes to put Spurs ahead, but Etienne Capoue's deflected shot took it to penalties. Tottenham goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga saved twice in the shootout before Alli scored the winner. Success and Will Hughes scored for Watford in the shootout but Gazzaniga denied Capoue and Domingos Quina. Son Heung-min, Lamela and Fernando Llorente converted Tottenham's opening three penalties before Alli, who began his career at MK Dons, slotted past Gomes.

Nottingham Forest moved into the last 16 of the Carabao Cup as they held on to beat fellow Championship side Stoke (3-2). Forest took a fortunate lead when Adam Federici tried to collect the ball but it hit Ben Osborn and went in the net. Daryl Murphy doubled the lead with a powerful shot from 18 yards out and Joe Lolley added a third with a low strike. But Benik Afobe pulled one back from the edge of the penalty area and Saido Berahino bundled in a second from close range but it was not enough for Stoke. Forest played the last 13 minutes with 10 men after Diogo Goncalves was shown a straight red card for a high challenge on Tom Edwards. Berahino had a great chance to take the game into penalties but headed wide from close range in injury time. Forest, who have won the League Cup on four occasions, most recently reached the last 16 of the tournament in the 2004-05 season.

West Ham put eight goals past League Two Macclesfield Town to earn their biggest win since 1983 and reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.

Talks between Arsenal and midfielder Aaron Ramsey over a new contract have broken down. Ramsey's existing deal expires on 30 June 2019 and the Gunners had been hopeful of tying up fresh terms. But negotiations have stopped and, barring an unlikely resumption, the 27-year-old will be sold in January or become a free agent next summer.

Tonight's Fixtures in the Champions League
Tottenham v Barcelona
Napoli v Liverpool

Manchester United have been charged by Uefa over their late arrival for Tuesday's Champions League draw with Valencia, which delayed kick-off by five minutes.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described David Silva as "one of the best players" he has managed after the midfielder scored a dramatic late winner in City's Champions League win over Hoffenheim. Silva capitalised on an 87th-minute defensive error by Stefan Posch before finishing into the far corner to give his side their first points in the competition this season.

Police are searching for a supporter threw a cabbage at under-pressure Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce before his side's dramatic draw with Preston.

Southampton needed penalties to get past Everton and set up a fourth-round trip to Leicester in the Carabao Cup.

Tottenham 2 - 4 Barcelona

Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to an enthralling victory over Tottenham at Wembley which condemned the English side to a second Champions League defeat from two games this season.

Police are searching for a supporter threw a cabbage at under-pressure Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce before his side's dramatic draw with Preston.
Manager of Aston Villa Steve Bruce has now been sack.

Lorenzo Insigne's dramatic late winner gave Napoli victory over Liverpool (1-0) in their Champions League group game in Italy. Napoli dominated the second half as substitute Dries Mertens also deflected an effort on to the cross bar. The hosts had the better chances throughout as Fabian Ruiz and Arkadiusz Milik had shots saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson. Jose Callejon's volley was also kept out later in the second half. Liverpool's best effort came via Mohamed Salah, who shot wide after the break, but Jurgen Klopp's side failed to record a single effort on target in Italy. Home goalkeeper David Ospina also reacted quickly to prevent Sadio Mane and Salah running on to throughballs late on.

Bournemouth have said they will not be moving into a new stadium by summer 2020, saying they were "overly optimistic" in their plans to do so. In December 2016, the club announced plans to build a new ground near their current home within King's Park. Their current ground, the 11,450-capacity Vitality Stadium, is leased from property company Structadene. "Any future developments will be undertaken around a healthy financial strategy," the club said.

Teenager Emile Smith Rowe scored his first Arsenal goal to help the Gunners to an eighth win in a row with victory against Qarabag in the Europa League.

Today's Premier League Fixtures

Burnley v Huddersfield Town
Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City v Everton
Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City
Watford v AFC Bournemouth
Manchester United v Newcastle United

Bournemouth moved up to fifth in the Premier League as they humbled a poor Watford side at Vicarage Road with a 4-0 victory. David Brooks opened the scoring for the Cherries before Joshua King converted from the spot after being brought down by Christian Kabasele, who was sent off for a second bookable offence. The Norwegian forward then added a third for Bournemouth in first-half injury time, and Callum Wilson wrapped up the win early in the second half. The victory was Bournemouth's biggest away win in the Premier League, and leaves Watford in eighth. After winning their first four league games of the season, the Hornets have now gone four without victory.

Christopher Schindler's header helped Huddersfield claim a point (1-1) at Burnley - and climb off the foot of the Premier League table. David Wagner's winless side dominated possession throughout at Turf Moor but went behind when Burnley's Sam Vokes headed in a second league goal in as many games. However, the Terriers finally made their pressure count midway through the second half as German centre-back Christopher Schindler glanced a Chris Lowe cross beyond Joe Hart for his first Premier League goal. There was a lengthy delay shortly afterwards when Schindler sustained a cut to his head in a collision with Chris Wood, but neither side could find a winner in the eight minutes of added time.

Christopher Schindler's header helped Huddersfield claim a point (1-1) at Burnley - and climb off the foot of the Premier League table. David Wagner's winless side dominated possession throughout at Turf Moor but went behind when Burnley's Sam Vokes headed in a second league goal in as many games. However, the Terriers finally made their pressure count midway through the second half as German centre-back Christopher Schindler glanced a Chris Lowe cross beyond Joe Hart for his first Premier League goal. There was a lengthy delay shortly afterwards when Schindler sustained a cut to his head in a collision with Chris Wood, but neither side could find a winner in the eight minutes of added time.
That goal will go on his list?  ;D

Matt Doherty struck the only goal as Wolves extended their unbeaten Premier League run to six matches with victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Raul Jimenez put Doherty through on 56 minutes and, despite the tight angle, the full-back was able to beat Wayne Hennessey at his near post. The home side began confidently in the first ever Premier League meeting between the two sides, but Wolves threatened on the counter. Rui Patricio produced an excellent double save as Wolves held onto the win, first stopping Max Meyer's volley and then blocking Wilfried Zaha's follow-up as the hosts chased a first home goal of the campaign. Substitute Ivan Cavaleiro struck the bar late on as Wolves achieved their best run in the top flight since 1979, leaving Roy Hodgson's side with just one win in their past seven league games.

Gylfi Sigurdsson's stunning second-half strike gave Everton a 2-1 win against 10-man Leicester, after Wes Morgan was sent-off for the second time in three league games.

Gareth Bale is out of Wales' friendly against Spain on 11 October and is "50-50" for the Nations League match with the Republic of Ireland on 16 October. The 29-year-old forward was replaced in the 80th minute of Real Madrid's 1-0 La Liga loss at Alaves on Saturday. "Gareth has got a little bit of muscle fatigue and he won't be involved against Spain," Wales manager Ryan Giggs confirmed. "We don't want to take any risks and we are monitoring it every day." Bale sat out training with the Wales squad in Cardiff on Monday and Tuesday. Although he will miss the glamour friendly with Spain at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Thursday, Giggs remains hopeful Bale could play in the competitive game with the Republic in Dublin five days later.

Aston Villa have named Dean Smith as their new head coach, with ex-Chelsea defender John Terry as his assistant. Smith, 47, leaves Brentford, who he led to top-10 finishes in the Championship in each of his three seasons as boss. Former England captain Terry, 37 retired on Sunday after leaving Villa in the summer, while Jesus Garcia Pitarch joins as sporting director. Villa sacked Steve Bruce on 3 October after a run of one win in nine Championship games.

Tottenham full-back Danny Rose and Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy have withdrawn from the England squad for this month's Nations League matches with minor injuries.

Eden Hazard says he will not move to Real Madrid in January, but agrees he might need to leave Chelsea to win the Ballon d'Or.

A Kieran Tierney own goal condemned shambolic 10-man Scotland to a bruising Nations League defeat in Israel.

Wales endured a chastening return to the Principality Stadium as they were outplayed by Spain. As impressive as the visitors were, they were the beneficiaries of dismal Welsh defending which allowed Paco Alcacer to score two well-taken goals either side of a header from Sergio Ramos, who was left inexplicably unmarked from a free-kick. Fortunately for the hosts, the usual raft of substitutions slowed the tempo in the second half. Spain seemed content to treat this friendly fixture like a glorified training session, though Marc Bartra did glance in a fourth goal.

Mo Besic and Britt Assombalonga got the goals as Middlesbrough hung on to beat Sheffield Wednesday (2-1) and return to the top of the Championship.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was involved in a furious touchline bust-up after Ross Barkley's 96th-minute equaliser rescued Chelsea's unbeaten Premier League start at Stamford Bridge (2-2).

West Ham winger Andriy Yarmolenko faces several months out after tearing his Achilles tendon in the 1-0 defeat by Tottenham on Saturday. The 28-year-old, who joined the Hammers from Borussia Dortmund in July for a reported £17.5m, is set for surgery on the injury suffered in the first half. The Ukrainian had no players around him when he fell to the ground in agony. West Ham are not putting a timeframe on his recovery but the usual period for an Achilles tear is six months out.

Southampton's goalless draw at Bournemouth was a "statement" according to Saints boss Mark Hughes, whose side ended their Premier League losing streak.

Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic said his side have "so many defensive problems to fix" after they slipped into the Premier League relegation zone with defeat at Cardiff (4-2).

Manager Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City side for their "beautiful, beautiful goals" as they remained top of the Premier League with a convincing win over Burnley (5-0).
Sparkling finishes from Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho and Riyad Mahrez, in particular, caught the eye as City maintained their 100% home record this season. "After we scored the second goal and third quickly it was much easier," Guardiola said. "The finish from Bernardo was not easy. The goals were so outstanding - beautiful, beautiful goals - and the chances we created, and it's three more points."

Rafael Benitez said turning around Newcastle's fortunes will be the toughest challenge of his career after slipping to the bottom of the Premier League following defeat by Brighton.

Two goals in 58 first-half seconds saw a dominant Watford seal their first win since September and end Wolves' six-game unbeaten run.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he is "winning average games" for the first time in his life after Mohamed Salah sealed a narrow victory at Huddersfield that keeps them level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Mesut Ozil produced one of the best midfield displays in the Premier League this season as Arsenal beat Leicester (3-1) for a record-equalling 10th successive win in all competitions.

Manchester City produced a Champions League master class to sweep aside Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine and strengthen their position in Group F. Two goals in five first-half minutes by captain David Silva and Aymeric Laporte set Pep Guardiola's side on their way in a game they dominated from start to finish. Former Spain midfielder Silva volleyed the English champions into the lead moments after his flick had come back off a post. French defender Laporte headed the second after a corner by Kevin de Bruyne, who was making his first start of the season following a knee injury, before substitute Bernardo Silva made it 3-0 with a shot that went in off the post. City had 14 shots in the first half alone in Kharkiv, Riyad Mahrez seeing an effort cleared off the line by Yaroslav Rakitskiy when the game was goalless.

Cristiano Ronaldo marked his return to Old Trafford with a win as his Juventus side saw off Manchester United to move five points clear at the top of Champions League Group H. The former United star helped to set up Juve's winner in the 17th minute, with his cross reaching Paulo Dybala who finished from close range. The Italians had several chances to extend their lead during a first half where they were completely dominant, managing 10 shots to United's one and enjoying 70% of possession. United improved after the break but only had one serious effort at goal, when Paul Pogba let fly from the edge of the area but saw his shot rebound off the post.

Defender Marcos Alonso has signed a new contract at Chelsea that will keep him at the club until 2023. The Spain left-back moved to Stamford Bridge from Fiorentina in 2016 and won the Premier League title in his first season with the Blues. The 27-year-old, who previously played for Bolton having joined from Real Madrid, also won last season's FA Cup. "I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one of the best teams in the world," he said.

Manchester United have been charged after fans invaded the pitch during and after Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League defeat by Juventus at Old Trafford. A succession of pitch invaders attempted to reach Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the match and after the final whistle. Ronaldo, who was returning to United for the second time since leaving 2009, took a selfie with one of them. It is the second time United have been charged by Uefa this season.

Luuk de Jong netted an 87th-minute equaliser to deny 10-man Tottenham a Champions League Group B victory in Eindhoven. PSV had taken the lead through a deflected Hirving Lozano strike, after the Mexican caught a dawdling Toby Alderweireld in possession. But Lucas Moura fired in five minutes before the break and Harry Kane headed home Christian Eriksen's cross to put the visitors ahead after shortly after the restart. Spurs captain Hugo Lloris was sent off in the 79th minute for an ill-judged challenge as Lozano raced through, before ex-Newcastle striker de Jong poked home a late equaliser. An even first half saw Kane and PSV midfielder Gaston Pereiro hit the bar, while Davison Sanchez saw a goal disallowed with Kane adjudged to be offside. Mauricio Pochettino's side looked to have claimed a first Champions League win of the season before Lloris' moment of madness gave PSV the encouragement they needed to find an equaliser. The draw leaves both sides with just one point from their opening three Champions League group games and facing an uphill battle to qualify for the last 16.

Mohamed Salah scored twice to reach a half-century of Liverpool goals in a comfortable victory over Red Star Belgrade, as the Reds went top of Champions League Group C.

England have moved up to fifth in Fifa's latest world rankings, their highest position for five years.

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Celtic's Europa League hopes were dented after the concession of two sloppy goals in four first-half minutes against RB Leipzig in Germany.

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League as Riyad Mahrez's early goal gave them victory over Tottenham in a scrappy encounter on a Wembley surface scarred by Sunday's NFL game.

Tottenham's England midfielder Dele Alli has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2024. The 22-year-old joined Spurs from MK Dons for £5m in 2015 and has scored 48 goals in 153 competitive matches. He has played in six Premier League games this season - including Monday's loss to Manchester City - but has not scored since the opening day. "I've loved my time at Spurs so far," Alli said on Instagram. "I'm very excited to see what the future holds."

Chelsea coach Marco Ianni has been fined £6,000 by the Football Association for his celebration after a 96th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Manchester United. Ianni celebrated in front of the United bench, sparking a reaction from United manager Jose Mourinho. The FA said Ianni had admitted an "improper conduct charge".

Bournemouth booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after edging out Championship side Norwich City (2-1).

Nigel Clough said it is "special" to have guided League One Burton to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup for the first time after a thrilling victory over Championship opponents Nottingham Forest (3-2).

Arsenal reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after surviving a late fightback from League One visitors Blackpool (2-1) as both sides finished the game with 10 men.

Chelsea knocked out Derby (3-2) in the Carabao Cup fourth round as Frank Lampard's return to Stamford Bridge as a manager ended in a dramatic defeat.

Son Heung-min celebrated his 150th appearance for Tottenham with two goals as they eased past West Ham (1-3) in the Carabao Cup.

Lewis Wing scored a spectacular goal as Middlesbrough edged Premier League opponents Crystal Palace (1-0) to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Hiberian manager Neil Lennon was struck by a coin thrown from the crowd as Hearts had what would have been a stoppage-time winner disallowed in a ferocious Edinburgh derby.

Spanish teenager Brahim Diaz scored his first senior goals for Manchester City as the holders eased past Fulham (2-0) to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Aston Villa eased to their second straight home win under new boss Dean Smith as they eventually saw off free-falling Bolton Wanderers (2-0). Jack Grealish's fourth-minute strike gave Villa the perfect start, but all they could add to it was a second-half header from skipper James Chester. Villa's victory - only their fifth in 16 Championship games this season - lifts them four places to 13th going into the rest of the weekend fixtures, just four points off a play-off place. But Phil Parkinson's Bolton have now managed just one win in 12, having picked up just one point out of a possible last 18.

An inspired Ross Fitzsimons kept Oldham at bay as Notts County held onto a valuable point with a goalless draw at Meadow Lane in the League Two.

Lyle Taylor's ninth league goal of the season helped Charlton climb back into the League One play-off places as the Addicks claimed victory at Walsall.

Nathan Delfouneso's fourth goal of the season earned Blackpool victory over Gillingham to end their three-match losing streak in all competitions in League One.

Manager Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool struggled to "find their mojo" as two early goals from Milan Pavkov gave Red Star Belgrade a shock victory in their Champions League group-stage encounter.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham can qualify for the Champions League knockout stage after coming back from the brink of elimination during their win against PSV Eindhoven (2-1).

Manchester City recorded their biggest win in the Champions League as they thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk (6-0), but an injury-time goal in the other group match meant they must wait to secure qualification for the last 16.

Manchester United stunned Juventus with two goals in the final five minutes to beat the Italian champions in Turin and give themselves a good chance of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages.

Susanna Dinnage has been named as the new chief executive of the Premier League, replacing Richard Scudamore. Dinnage joins from media organisation Discovery, where she was the global president of the Animal Planet channel. Scudamore, 59, is stepping down next month after 19 years at the helm. "I am excited at the prospect of taking on this fantastic role. The Premier League means so much to so many people," said Dinnage, who will begin her new job early in 2019.

Fulham have sacked manager Slavisa Jokanovic and replaced him with Claudio Ranieri, who guided Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016. Jokanovic makes way with the Cottagers sitting bottom of the Premier League table with five points from 12 matches.

England's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney will captain the side and wear the number 10 shirt when he comes on to make his farewell appearance. Rooney, 33, retired from international football in 2017 but will win his 120th and final cap in a friendly against the United States at Wembley on Thursday. Fabian Delph will start the match as captain but will hand the armband to Rooney when the DC United striker comes on as a substitute in the second half. Rooney will also get a guard of honour.

BREAKING NEWS

Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy has undergone surgery on the cartilage in his left knee.

Chelsea allegedly face the threat of a two-year transfer ban following a Fifa investigation into their signing of foreign under-18 players, including former striker Bertrand Traore.

Video assistant referees are set to be used in the Premier League next season, after the clubs agreed in principle to the move. The Premier League will now make a request to the International Football Association Board and Fifa to use VAR. It has been carrying out trials, and clubs were given an update at a meeting on Thursday. VAR was used at the World Cup in Russia this summer and is used in Italy and Germany's top divisions.

England will be strong favourites for their friendly against the USA at Wembley tonight.

England celebrated Wayne Rooney's final international appearance with a comfortable friendly win (3-0) over the United States at Wembley.

Scotland clinched a Euro 2020 play-off place and Nations League promotion after a dramatic and angst-ridden night against Israel (3-2) at Hampden.

Substitute Byron Harrison netted a 77th-minute winner as Barnet came from behind to shock League One club Bristol Rovers with a 2-1 FA Cup first-round replay win at the Memorial Stadium.

Gillingham avoided an embarrassing FA Cup giant-killing by coming back from 2-0 down to beat National League side Hartlepool 4-3 in extra time and progress to a second-round date with Slough Town.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has confirmed his retirement from playing, ending "an amazing 20 years". The Ivory Coast striker, 40, had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games and winning four Premier Leagues and the 2012 Champions League. He spent the last 18 months of his career with US side Phoenix Rising, the club he co-owns. "After 20 years, I have decided to put an end to my playing career," he told BBC World Service's Sportshour.

Managerless Shrewsbury Town eased past high-flying National League side Salford City in their FA Cup first round replay. Fejiri Okenabirhie put the dominant League One side ahead as he converted from close range after Luke Waterfall's header from a corner hit the post.

Leicester City manager Claude Puel says it is time to "restore all focus on football" as they move on from the death of their owner. The Foxes have played two emotional games since Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others died when his helicopter crashed following a 1-1 draw with West Ham. "Our tributes for the chairman are in our minds but now it is important to speak about football," said Puel. Leicester visit Brighton on Saturday.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has signed a new five-year deal to keep him at the club until 2023.

West Bromwich Albion moved up to second place in the Championship with victory at bottom club Ipswich Town. Jay Rodriguez scored Albion's first-half opener, netting his ninth goal of the season from six yards after Kieran Gibbs had nodded a right-wing cross back across goal.

Junior Hoilett scored a spectacular late winner as Cardiff City staged a stirring second-half fightback to beat Wolves (2-1) and climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.

Solihull Moors will be in the FA Cup third-round draw for the first time in their short history after holding Blackpool to a 0-0 draw.

Two temporary floodlight failures could not prevent Kilmarnock moving to within a point of the Scottish Premiership summit with an easy win (3-0) over Hibernian.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche says his team have lost their "eye of the tiger" following their defeat by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Huddersfield manager David Wagner described football as "absolutely no fun" after seeing "big" decisions go against his side in Saturday's 2-1 home loss to Brighton.

Leicester City manager Claude Puel compared James Maddison to Glenn Hoddle after the midfielder's superb goal ensured a comfortable victory over Watford.

Manchester City had to work hard to see off a determined Bournemouth side before Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan secured the win (3-1) that sends them five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez said the difference in transfer budgets was a key reason as to why his side lost to fellow mid-table side West Ham.

Manchester United are lacking in "mad dogs" in midfield, manager Jose Mourinho said after his side recovered from a terrible start but were still held to a disappointing draw (2-2) at struggling Southampton.

Livingston scored for the first time in five games to beat Motherwell (2-0) and climb to sixth place in the Scottish Premiership.

A James Keatings-inspired win over 10-man St Mirren lifted Hamilton five points clear of their second bottom hosts in the Scottish Premiership.

Lawrence Shankland took his tally to 26 goals in 23 games as a sparkling Ayr United dismantled an inept Dundee United to move five points clear at the top of the Scottish Championship.

Jarrod Bowen scored two and created a third as Hull City climbed out of the Championship relegation zone with an entertaining win at Queens Park Rangers.

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said Claudio Ranieri can "have a very great impact" at Fulham after his team overcame a spirited Cottagers side to claim a valuable victory at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal produced a relentless attacking performance to overpower Tottenham and deservedly win a pulsating north London derby at Emirates Stadium.

Liverpool's Divock Origi scored a bizarre 96th-minute goal in sensational circumstances as a terrible Jordan Pickford error gifted the Reds victory over Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.

Former Aberdeen loanee Ryan Christie scored the only goal as Brendan Rodgers led Celtic to his seventh straight domestic trophy and the club's 18th Scottish League Cup.

Ten-man Rangers moved top of the Premiership for the first time under Steven Gerrard after a fiery comeback victory over Hearts at Tynecastle.

Millwall were unable to move out of the Championship relegation places despite rescuing a draw at Bristol City.

Arsenal and Tottenham have been charged by the Football Association after a melee following Eric Dier's equaliser at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association with misconduct for running on to the pitch after his side's 96th-minute winner against Everton at Anfield.

England will play the Netherlands in the Nations League semi-finals in Guimaraes, Portugal on 6 June 2019. The hosts face Switzerland on 5 June at Porto's Estadio do Dragao in the other semi-final, with the final on 9 June.

Southampton are set to approach former RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hasenhuttl after sacking manager Mark Hughes on Monday.

Bournemouth moved up to sixth in the Premier League after early goals from Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser were enough to see off Huddersfield (2-1).

Everton were left to rue several missed chances as Newcastle United claimed a point at Goodison Park. Marco Silva's men had 19 shots at goal but it was the visitors who took the lead as Salomon Rondon smashed home after a sweeping counter-attack. Everton responded well and were rewarded for a period of sustained pressure when Richarlison equalised seven minutes before the interval, lifting the ball into the roof of the net from close range. Gylfi Sigurdsson and Cenk Tosun both had guilt-edged chances and the hosts continued to dominate possession after the break, but Christian Atsu had two late opportunities to steal all three points for the visitors. A point apiece sees Everton move back to sixth while Newcastle remain above Crystal Palace in 14th.

Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri was denied victory over former club Leicester as James Maddison scored for the second successive match to secure a point for the Foxes.

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo challenged his side to "maintain these standards" after they fought back from a goal down to stun Chelsea and gain their first victory in seven Premier League matches.

Manchester United showed "big heart and soul" to twice come from behind to earn a draw against Arsenal, said manager Jose Mourinho.

Ralph Hasenhuttl was reminded of the task facing him at his new club Southampton as Tottenham took advantage of defensive frailties to win and move into third spot in the Premier League.

Championship strugglers Reading have sacked manager Paul Clement after less than nine months in charge. The 46-year-old former Swansea and Derby boss leaves with the Royals 21st in the table, only outside the relegation zone on goal difference. Clement joined Reading in March after Jaap Stam departed and helped them avoid dropping into League One on the final day of the 2017-18 campaign. But the Berkshire club have only won four of their 20 matches this season. "Owners Mr Yongge Dai and Ms Xiu Li Dai have made the difficult decision that the time is now right to make a change," a club statement said.

Tottenham achieved "mission impossible" by qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Lucas Moura's 85th-minute equaliser earned a priceless point at Barcelona, as Spurs completed an unlikely turnaround in Group B having collected only one point from their first three games.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he "could not be prouder of a team" as Mohamed Salah's goal and Alisson's brilliant late save earned a place in the Champions League knockout stage with victory over Napoli.

Lewis Ferguson's stoppage-time overhead kick gave Aberdeen a dramatic win over Livingston to lift them into the top six of the Scottish Premiership. The home side missed a host of second-half opportunities before Ferguson struck at the death. Niall McGinn volleyed in to put Aberdeen in front early on. Calamitous defending helped Livingston go 2-1 in-front through Scott Pittman and Jack McMillan before Sam Cosgrove's leveller set up a grandstand finish. But the night would belong to Ferguson courtesy of his acrobatic winner, his second such goal of the season. The result means Aberdeen are up to sixth, while Livingston drop to seventh.

Chelsea lost striker Alvaro Morata to a knee injury as they drew with MOL Vidi (2-2) in a Europa League dead rubber.

Laurent Koscielny played for the first time since May as Arsenal completed their near-perfect Europa League group stage with an easy win over Qarabag.

Rangers have failed to reach the last 32 of the Europa League after Dejan Ljubicic's late winner gave Rapid Vienna victory in Austria.

Livingston scored five goals and Hearts' Arnaud Djoum was sent off in the space of 14 minutes as the hosts thumped Craig Levein's side at the Tony Macaroni Arena. Hearts, who could have gone joint-top of the Scottish Premiership, were routed in West Lothian. Craig Halkett scored a penalty before Hearts were reduced to 10 men when Djoum received a second yellow card. Dolly Menga and Ryan Hardie, twice, scored before Shaun Byrne made it five. Referee Nick Walsh had erroneously shown Hearts goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal a second yellow card after giving away the initial penalty before correcting his mistake. The result - Livingston's biggest ever win in the top flight - means they move into fifth in the Premiership, while Hearts remain fourth, missing the chance to go level with Celtic at the top.

Goals from Gareth Barry and Kieran Gibbs helped West Bromwich Albion come from behind to beat fellow Championship promotion contenders Sheffield United.

Gabriel Jesus said his mother's arrival in England has improved his confidence as he ended his Premier League goal drought to help Manchester City return to the top of the table.

Crystal Palace secured their first Premier League victory without Wilfried Zaha in over two years thanks to captain Luka Milivojevic's superb strike in a scrappy win against Leicester at Selhurst Park.

Huddersfield manager David Wagner said his side "has to believe" after Newcastle inflicted a fourth successive Premier League defeat on the Terriers.

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said it was important to follow up their dramatic qualification for the Champions League last 16 in midweek with victory against Burnley in the league.

Watford manager Javi Gracia said his side had been taught a "good lesson" after they held off a late Cardiff comeback to seal their first Premier League win since October.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said his side must show "big character" after a sixth defeat in seven games saw opponents Wolves climb above them into seventh.

West Ham earned a fourth consecutive Premier League win for the first time in almost five years to keep toothless Fulham bottom of the table.

Kilmarnock returned to the top of the Scottish Premiership as second-bottom Dundee lost for the first time in five matches.

St Johnstone's eight-game unbeaten run was brought to an abrupt halt as Motherwell claimed their first win in Perth in six years.

Manchester United are expected to appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager on Wednesday. The Premier League club appeared to make the announcement by mistake on their website on Tuesday evening, but the page was later deleted. Solskjaer, 45, scored 126 goals for United in 11 seasons at Old Trafford. The former Norway international will succeed Jose Mourinho, who was sacked on Tuesday, and will have ex-United coach Mike Phelan as his assistant. Solskjaer manages Norwegian side Molde but their 2018 season has finished for the winter and does not restart until March.

Holders Manchester City edged through to the Carabao Cup semi-finals by beating Leicester City 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium.

Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough said reaching the Carabao Cup semi-finals was "absolutely remarkable" after victory at Middlesbrough secured the League One side's place in the last four for the first time.

Aberdeen obliterated Dundee to ensure four teams are split by just a point at the top of the Scottish Premiership. The win was Derek McInnes' side's third in a week and moves them level with third-placed Celtic, and just one point adrift of Rangers and Kilmarnock. Sam Cosgrove's first-half header and clinical low strike were added to by Andrew Considine's headed brace and Connor McLennan's volley. Calvin Miller lashed in a consolation, but Dundee were dominated. Jim McIntyre's side defended haphazardly and created little in a defeat that causes them to slip below St Mirren to the bottom of the division on goal difference, four points adrift of safety.

Blackpool beat non-league side Solihull Moors in extra time to set up a home FA Cup third-round tie against Arsenal.

Tranmere Rovers booked an FA Cup tie at home to Tottenham as two volleys from Connor Jennings knocked out sixth-tier Southport in their second-round replay.

Goals from Son Heung-min and Dele Alli gave Tottenham victory over bitter rivals Arsenal and sent them through to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Derby County were denied "the easiest penalty to give" in their goalless draw with Nottingham Forest, according to Rams boss Frank Lampard.

Rangers relinquished top spot in the Scottish Premiership after fighting out a goalless draw with Hibernian. Steven Gerrard's side now trail leaders Celtic by a point, having played a game more than Brendan Rodgers' side, with the second Old Firm game of the term a week away. Adam Bogdan came off the bench to deny Alfredo Morelos and James Tavernier, and Morelos also shot wide twice. Hibs were much more subdued than they were in defeated Celtic on Sunday. However, they passed up excellent chances of their own, with Oli Shaw shooting over twice. Neil Lennon's men miss the chance to return to the top six and trail St Johnstone in seventh by a point.

Celtic returned to the Scottish Premiership summit after a first-half blitz ensured victory over Motherwell. The win, coupled with Rangers' draw with Hibernian, means they lead their Old Firm rivals by a point with a game in hand. Anthony Ralston opened the scoring before Scott Sinclair's penalty made it two just four minutes later. Celtic lost striker Odsonne Edouard to injury, but replacement Mikey Johnson slammed in a third before the break. Brendan Rodgers' side host Dundee on Saturday, before trips to face Aberdeen and then Rangers before the winter shutdown. Motherwell remain ninth, nine points behind Hibernian in eighth, but five clear of Hamilton in 10th.

Substitute Eden Hazard scored a late winner as Chelsea beat Bournemouth to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

Mohamed Salah inspired Liverpool to a victory at Wolves that took them four points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal hung on to maintain pressure on the top four and leave Burnley in the Premier League bottom three at Christmas.

AFC Bournemouth 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

A goal in each half from David Brooks earned Bournemouth a victory over 10-man Brighton that lifts the Cherries back into the top half of the Premier League table.

Chelsea 0-1 Leicester City

Leicester stunned Chelsea at Stamford Bridge as Jamie Vardy's second-half strike saw Maurizio Sarri's side defeated at home for the first time this season.

Huddersfield Town 1-3 Southampton

Southampton won for the second consecutive week to keep Huddersfield Town in the relegation zone after a fifth straight defeat. Ralph Hasenhuttl's side were 2-0 up at the break thanks to Nathan Redmond's cool strike and a Danny Ings penalty. The hosts improved after the break and halved the deficit through Philip Billing's swerving, long-range effort. But 18-year-old substitute Michael Obafemi's first Premier League goal sealed the win for the Saints.

Manchester City 2-3 Crystal Palace

Andros Townsend smashed home a sublime 30-yard volley as Crystal Palace stunned defending champions Manchester City to leave Liverpool four points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Newcastle United 0-0 Fulham

Newcastle were held to a frustrating draw with bottom side Fulham in a cagey Premier League affair at St James' Park.

West Ham United 2-0 Watford

Troy Deeney's first half penalty set Watford on their way to a first away win for over two months as they climbed up to sixth in the Premier League.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got off to a perfect start as Manchester United's interim manager with a 5-1 thrashing of his former club Cardiff.

Aberdeen 2-0 Heart of Midlothian

Sam Cosgrove scored his sixth goal in four games for Aberdeen as struggling Hearts suffered yet another Scottish Premiership defeat at Pittodrie. Cosgrove's double made it four goals in a week for the striker and moved Aberdeen up to second in the division, having been seventh just 11 days ago. Hearts finished the game with 10 men after Demetri Mitchell received a second yellow card late on. They have now lost six of their last nine Premiership matches. For Aberdeen, they keep up the pressure on leaders Celtic ahead of the Boxing Day fixture at home against Brendan Rodgers' side.

Celtic 3-0 Dundee

Celtic will be top of the Scottish Premiership on Christmas Day after what Brendan Rodgers called one of the "most enjoyable performances" of his reign. Teenager Mikey Johnston scored his second and third senior goals - four days after netting his first - as Celtic swept aside bottom club Dundee

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Queens Park Rangers

QPR secured a first away victory over Nottingham Forest in 35 attempts thanks to Tony Leistner's header. Leistner headed in Luke Freeman's 45th-minute free-kick as Rangers scored with their first chance and then held out an increasingly frustrated home side. Forest dominated possession throughout but created very little. Adlene Guedioura's rasping 90th-minute strike almost salvaged a point but Rangers keeper Joe Lumley managed to tip it onto the bar and to safety. Apart from that effort, the hosts were restricted to long-range strikes as they missed out on a chance to move into the play-off spots, remaining seventh, with Rangers one point further back in 10th.

St. Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Alfredo Morelos' late winner helped Rangers come from behind to beat St Johnstone and move within a point of Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic. The Colombian striker took his tally for the season to 19 with just two minutes to play, volleying in James Tavernier's teasing delivery. Morelos' downward header from a Glenn Middleton cross had cancelled out Matty Kennedy's thunderous first-half opener. It earned Steven Gerrard's side a fourth win in a row at McDiarmid Park. It was also the first time in six games that the Ibrox side had scored more than once, with the second-half introductions of Middleton and Kyle Lafferty swinging the game in Rangers' favour. A win would have moved St Johnstone into fifth place, but a second consecutive defeat after an eight-game unbeaten run instead leaves the Perth side eighth.

Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United

Leeds United came from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa in a pre-Christmas cracker as Kemar Roofe's injury-time winner returned them to the top of the Championship. Villa looked fairly comfortable with a two-goal lead at half-time. Tammy Abraham's seventh goal in his last four home games - a close-range finish set up by John McGinn's bursting run - was quickly followed by Conor Hourihane's beautifully placed low left-foot curler just inside Bailey Peacock-Farrell's upright. But Leeds struck twice in five second-half minutes, when half-time sub Jack Clarke's stunning right-foot curler was followed by a Pontus Jansson header. And they then won it five minutes into injury time when top scorer Roofe found the bottom corner to send the noisy visiting fans into raptures.

Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Newcastle United

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino likened Son Heung-min's energy levels to "a battery" after his late strike beat Newcastle and moved them second in the Premier League.

Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Watford

Watford manager Javi Gracia said goalkeeper Ben Foster produced a "special performance" after preventing Brighton from claiming their first league win of 2019. Foster pulled off a string of impressive saves in the goalless draw at the Amex Stadium and the Hornets boss said the 36-year-old is a "very important player for us".

Burnley 1-1 Southampton

Burnley manager Sean Dyche said he was "baffled" by the decision not to award the Clarets a first-half penalty in Saturday's draw with Southampton at Turf Moor.

Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield Town

Maurizio Sarri says Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard are "suitable" to play with each other, as the pair both struck twice in Chelsea's dominant victory over Huddersfield, which moved the Blues back into the top four.

Crystal Palace 2-0 Fulham

Roy Hodgson claimed Crystal Palace are facing "anxious times" despite his side's hard-fought victory over a lacklustre Fulham at Selhurst Park.

Everton 1-3 Wolverhampton

Everton boss Marco Silva said he understood the reaction of the crowd after his team were booed off Goodison Park following an impressive Wolves victory.

Cardiff City 2-0 AFC Bournemouth

Cardiff City produced one of their best performances of the season to secure a vital Premier League victory thanks to Bobby Reid's double on an emotional night in the Welsh capital.

Leicester City 0-1 Manchester United

Manchester United extended their unbeaten run under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to 10 games with a narrow victory against Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

Wreckage from a plane carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has been discovered in the English Channel. The Piper Malibu N264DB was lost on 21 January on its way from Nantes, France to Cardiff, with the Argentine striker and pilot David Ibbotson on board. David Mearns, who directed a privately-funded search operation on behalf of the Sala family, said the wreckage was located off Guernsey on Sunday morning. The Air Accident Investigation Branch are at the site to recover the plane.

Manchester City 3-1 Arsenal

Sergio Aguero's 14th hat-trick for Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to only two points after victory over Arsenal at Etihad Stadium.

St. Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

Celtic moved six points clear in the Scottish Premiership as goals in the final 12 minutes by James Forrest and Timothy Weah floored St Johnstone.

Manchester City could contemplate nothing but victory at the start of a week loaded with significance for the Premier League title race - and Arsenal's disappearing act ensured they tightened the pressure valve on Liverpool.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47111507

West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool

Premier League leaders Liverpool handed a boost to their title rivals as an uncharacteristic defensive error cost them victory at West Ham.

Ex-Manchester United boss José Mourinho has agreed a prison term in Spain for tax fraud but will not go to jail. A one-year prison sentence will instead be exchanged for a fine of €182,500 (£160,160). That will be added to a separate fine of €2m. Spain rarely enforces sentences of less than two years for non-violent or first-time offenders. He was accused of owing €3.3m to Spanish tax authorities from his time managing Real Madrid in 2011-2012.

F.A. Cup: Brentford 3-1 Barnet

Championship side Brentford beat non-league Barnet to set up an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Swansea City. Sergi Canos scored following a well-worked corner routine, before Julian Jeanvier doubled the lead with a fine volley from Said Benrahma's free-kick. Barnet's Craig Robson headed against the crossbar and Neal Maupay added a third goal with a side-footed finish. David Tutonda pulled one back for Barnet, but it was not enough for the lowest-ranked team in the competition.

F.A. Cup: Newport 2-0 Middlesborough

Newport County's fantastic run in the FA Cup continued as they stunned Championship Middlesbrough to set up a fifth-round clash with Manchester City at Rodney Parade.

F.A. Cup: Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Portsmouth

QPR claimed a comfortable win over Portsmouth to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 1997.

F.A. Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Shrewsbury Town

Wolves had to come from behind to book their place in the FA Cup fifth-round with victory over Shrewsbury.

F.A. Cup: West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Glenn Murray came off the bench to score twice as Brighton reached the fifth round of the FA Cup at the expense of West Brom.

Tottenham's Premier League match against north London rivals Arsenal on 2 March will take place at Wembley because their new stadium is not ready. Spurs were originally scheduled to move into the new ground in September but the project has suffered construction and "safety systems" delays. The club recently said their new stadium would not be ready to host matches until at least March. "Thank you all for bearing with us," said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.

Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen 2-4 Rangers

Alfredo Morelos was sent off for the third time against Aberdeen this season as Rangers emerged victorious in a tempestuous contest to edge ahead of their Scottish Premiership rivals.

Scottish Premiership: Celtic 2-o Hibernian

Celtic have still not conceded a goal in 2019 after easing aside Hibernian to maintain their six-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Scottish Premiership: Dundee 2-2 Kilmarnock

Kenny Miller had a stoppage-time penalty saved as Dundee drew with Kilmarnock to fall three points behind 10th-placed Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership.

Scottish Premiership: Hamilton Academical 2-1 St. Johnstone

George Oakley's first goals for the club gave Brian Rice a first win as Hamilton Academical head coach and moved his side three points clear of the Scottish Premiership's bottom two.

Scottish Premiership: Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Livingston

Livingston ended a run of four straight Scottish Premiership defeats by holding Hearts to a goalless draw. The hosts' Steven Naismith had a header disallowed for offside during the opening period and Olly Lee's shot was dealt with by Liam Kelly. Uche Ikpeazu returned from injury for the hosts as a substitute and had an effort saved. Livi also had chances with Ryan Hardie and Craig Halkett denied by Colin Doyle but they remain without a goal in 2019.

Premier League: Burnley 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino angrily confronted referee Mike Dean after a damaging defeat at Burnley dealt a huge blow to his side's Premier League title hopes.

Premier League: AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Referee Roger East awarded three dubious penalties as Wolves earned a Premier League draw against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Premier League: Newcastle United 2-0 Huddersfield Town

Record signing Miguel Almiron impressed on his full debut as Newcastle United eased past 10-man Huddersfield Town to move four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.

Premier League: Leicester City v Crystal Palace

Leicester boss Claude Puel said "it is normal for the fans to be worried" after his side suffered a 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Scottish Premiership: Heart of Midlothian 1-1 St. Mirren

The Scottish Premiership's bottom side St Mirren fought back to draw with Hearts and deny the Tynecastle outfit a share of fourth place.

Scottish Premiership: Livingston 1-0 Kilmarnock

Livingston ended a winless run of nine games as Chris Erskine's strike saw Kilmarnock fall four points behind third-placed Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.

Scottish Premiership: St. Johnstone 0-2 Aberdeen
A double from captain Graeme Shinnie earned Aberdeen victory over St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership, to equal a club-record seven straight away wins.

Premier League: Middlesborough 2-0 Queen's Park Rangers

Jonny Howson and Ashley Fletcher netted their first league goals of the season as Middlesbrough condemned Queens Park Rangers to a seventh Championship defeat in a row.

Scottish Premiership: Hamilton Academical 0-5 Rangers

Five different scorers helped Rangers sweep aside Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership to extend their unbeaten run to eight games.

Scottish Premiership: Celtic 4-0 Motherwell

Celtic beat Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership after a bad-tempered second half as they made it nine domestic wins in a row.

EFL Cup: Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City

Manchester City won a penalty shootout to overcome Chelsea after an extraordinary end to the Carabao Cup final. In astonishing scenes towards the end of extra-time, Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refused to come off after the fourth official held up his number. Chelsea wanted to bring on Willy Caballero to replace Arrizabalaga, who had gone down with cramp. Arrizabalaga stayed on but City won 4-3 on penalties.

League One: Luton Town v Coventry City

League One leaders Luton's run of six successive wins was ended as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Coventry at Kenilworth Road.

Premier League: Arsenal 2-0 Southampton

Arsenal punished struggling Southampton with two first-half goals to move back into the top four of the Premier League.

Premier League: Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool

Liverpool got the point they needed to return to the top of the Premier League but were left frustrated by their failure to break down a Manchester United side that was ravaged by injuries.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association for his behaviour at the end of the 2-1 defeat at Burnley.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is expected to be confirmed as Leicester City's new manager after holding talks with the Premier League club.

The Football Association is investigating claims that Manchester City made a banned payment of £200,000 to Jadon Sancho's agent when the England winger was 14 years old.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47384193

Doubts over Tottenham's mentality will "never go away" until they win a trophy, according to former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47418645

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw a last-minute penalty saved by Hugo Lloris to cost Arsenal victory and ensure Tottenham retained a crucial advantage over their arch-rivals in the battle for a top four place after a dramatic north London derby at Wembley.

Premier League: AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Manchester City

Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal as Manchester City overcame injuries to Kevin de Bruyne and John Stones to edge past Bournemouth and go two points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Huddersfield Town

Substitute Florin Andone's superb late header gave Brighton their first Premier League win of 2019 at home to bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield.

Premier League: Burnley 1-3 Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace put in a superb away performance to win at relegation rivals Burnley and take another step towards securing their top-flight status.

Premier League: Manchaester United 3-2 Southampton

Romelu Lukaku hit a late winner as Manchester United moved to within three points of third-placed Tottenham after a pulsating game with Southampton.

Premier League: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Cardiff City

Diogo Jota and Raul Jimenez were on target as Wolves ended a three-match winless run in the league with victory over struggling Cardiff.

Premier League: West Ham United 2-0 Newcastle United

First-half goals from Declan Rice and Mark Noble ensured West Ham eased to a deserved Premier League victory over Newcastle at London Stadium.

Champions League: Round 2, 2nd Leg

Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham eased past Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2011 as Harry Kane became the club's top scorer in European competition.

Champions League: Round 2, 2nd Leg

Paris St-Germain 1-3 Manchester United

Marcus Rashford scored a nerveless injury-time penalty as Manchester United staged an incredible comeback to beat Paris St-Germain on away goals and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Europa League: Round 2, 1st Leg

Rennes 3-1 Arsenal

Ten-man Arsenal suffered their first away defeat by a French club in European competition in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie at Rennes.

Europa League: Round 2, 1st Leg

Chelsea 3-0 Dynamo Kiev

Callum Hudson-Odoi scored his third Europa League goal of the season as Chelsea beat Dynamo Kiev in their last-16 first-leg match to move closer to the quarter-finals.

Chelsea have been denied a request to freeze a transfer ban while they appeal against the punishment handed out by Fifa. The Blues have been banned from registering new players until January 2020 for breaking rules over the signing of foreign under-18 players. Chelsea deny any wrongdoing and have appealed against the decision. But Fifa says it has denied measures which would see the transfer ban frozen during the appeal process.

The Premier League is investigating Manchester City for allegedly breaching financial fair play rules. On Thursday, Uefa said it was looking into "several alleged violations" concerning FFP at the club. City claim the allegations are "entirely false" and on Friday, manager Pep Guardiola insisted the situation would not affect his legacy. The Premier League now says it is investigating financial matters and academy player recruitment at City.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47501423

Tottenham will play the first competitive fixture at their new stadium in the first week of April. Spurs were scheduled to move to the new White Hart Lane stadium in September but construction has been delayed. Who their first opponents are hinges on Brighton's FA Cup campaign. If Brighton beat Millwall in the FA Cup on 17 March, Crystal Palace will be Spurs' visitors on 3 April, but if the Seagulls are knocked out, they will be the opposition on 6 or 7 April. Tottenham said they have worked with the Premier League, Brighton and Palace to ensure the first competitive fixture at the stadium will be a league encounter.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47502366

Scottish Premiership: Hiberian 1-1 Rangers

Florian Kamberi's goal cancelled out Daniel Candeias' opener as Hibernian held Rangers in a tempestuous Scottish Premiership contest at Easter Road.

Scottish Cup: Rangers 0- 2 Aberdenn

Aberdeen stunned Rangers in their Scottish Cup last-eight replay to set up a semi-final with Celtic. Niall McGinn fired them in front after just three minutes after intercepting Glen Kamara's slack pass. Connor McLennan then slotted home the second midway through the second half to earn a second victory at Ibrox for the visitors this season. Steven Gerrard's Rangers had nearly all the play, but Ryan Jack's effort off the post was as close as they came. The result means Aberdeen, who drew 1-1 with Rangers at Pittodrie to take the game to a replay, have lost just once against the Ibrox side in six meetings this season, and have knocked their rivals out of both domestic cup competitions.

Champions League: Manchester City 7-0 Schalke

Manchester City thrashed Schalke in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie to confirm their passage to the quarter-finals.

Scottish Cup: Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Partick Thistle

Sean Clare's penalty proved decisive as Hearts overcame Partick Thistle to clinch a Scottish Cup semi-final against Inverness. Championship strugglers Thistle stunned their hosts early on as Scott McDonald tapped in the opener. But Uche Ikpeazu, Hearts' standout player on the night, thumped home a quick equaliser. Clare then converted a first-half penalty, with Ikpeazu later having a second spot-kick saved. Much like the 1-1 draw at Firhill last week, Thistle exerted late pressure and had two penalty appeals. The second, in injury time, looked strong when Christophe Berra appeared to clip Miles Story but referee Bobby Madden waved away the frantic appeals.

Championship: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Wigan Athletic

Blackburn Rovers ended a seven-game winless run with victory against strugglers Wigan Athletic, who are now seven matches without a win themselves.

West Ham midfielder Declan Rice has been named in England's squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Montenegro in March.

Championship: Bristol City 1-1 Ipswich Town

Bristol City's Championship play-off bid was dealt a further blow as they were held to a lacklustre draw at home by the division's bottom side Ipswich Town. The Robins, well short of their best throughout at a flat Ashton Gate, moved back up to sixth with the point but are now winless in five league matches. Having ridden their luck during a shaky first 20 minutes, Adam Webster's glancing header against his former club put the home side in front. But the Tractor Boys, who remain 11 points adrift of 21st-placed Millwall, deservedly levelled after the break when Lloyd Kelly diverted Andre Dozzell's fizzing cross into his own net.

Championship: Sheffield United 2-0 Brentford

Sheffield United kept pace with their Championship promotion rivals despite being down to 10 men for more than half of their home win over Brentford. The Blades took the lead midway through the first half when Yoann Barbet fouled George Baldock inside the box, allowing Oliver Norwood to strike from the penalty spot. But Gary Madine saw red with barely half an hour played at Bramall Lane when the striker lunged in from behind on Ezri Konsa. Brentford had chances to level, with Kamohelo Mokotjo hitting the post, before David McGoldrick's header ensured the points for United.

Championship: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Goals by Steven Fletcher and Rolando Aarons took in-form Sheffield Wednesday within three points of the play-offs with victory at Bolton. Steve Bruce's side are unbeaten in nine games after a goal in each half deepened the Trotters' relegation fears on the back of more off-field turmoil. Bolton's players and coaching staff received their February wages just hours before the game after being made to wait for 12 days before an expected sale of the club by owner Ken Anderson. And Phil Parkinson's men ended the night five points adrift of safety courtesy of Fletcher's ninth goal of the season and Aarons' first for Wednesday since joining on loan from Newcastle in January.

Champions League: Bayern Munich 1-3 Liverpool

Two goals from Sadio Mane helped Liverpool beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena and reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the second successive season.

Tottenham will play Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Manchester United have been drawn against Barcelona. Last year's beaten finalists Liverpool will play Porto, and Ajax will face Juventus in the other ties. The semi-final draw was also made and Manchester United will meet Liverpool if both win their last-eight ties. The quarter-final first legs take place on 9 April and 10 April. The semi-finals start on 30 April and 1 May.

Scottish Championship: Dundee United 1-0 Ross County

Dundee United cut Ross County's lead at the top of the Scottish Championship to eight points thanks to Calum Butcher's seventh-minute strike.

International Friendly: Wales 1-0 Trinidad & Tobago

Since losing 0-1 to Costa Rica in February 2012, Wales are now unbeaten in their first match of a calendar year in each of the last seven years, winning five whilst drawing the other two.

THE FA CUP - SEMI-FINALS

Saturday 6th April 2019
Manchester City 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City stayed on course for the quadruple as they reached the FA Cup final after edging out Brighton at Wembley. Pep Guardiola's side were nowhere near their best but a largely undistinguished contest was settled by Gabriel Jesus' stooping header after only four minutes, converted from Kevin de Bruyne's perfect right-wing cross.

Sunday 7th April 2019
Watford 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Gerard Deulofeu delivered a sensational display after coming on as substitute to inspire Watford's dramatic comeback from two goals down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers after extra time in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. With 11 minutes left, Wolves looked on course for their first FA Cup final since 1960 as they led through Matt Doherty's first-header and Raul Jimenez's superb chest down and volleyed finish.

Premier League: Chelsea 2-0 West Ham United

Eden Hazard scored one of the goals of the Premier League season as Chelsea beat West Ham to climb above Tottenham and Arsenal into third spot in the race for a Champions League place.

Champions League - Quarter Final

Liverpool 2-0 FC Porto

Liverpool took command of their Champions League quarter-final with Porto thanks to two first-half goals in the first leg at Anfield.

Champions League - Quarter Final

Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester city

Son Heung-min scored the only goal as Tottenham beat Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, says manager Mauricio Pochettino. Kane, 25, will have an MRI scan on Wednesday after hobbling off during Tuesday's 1-0 win over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The England captain was seen leaving the stadium on crutches, with a protective boot on his left ankle. "It's a worry for us," said Pochettino. "We are going to miss him - maybe for the rest of the season. We hope it is not a big issue but there is not to much time to recover. He twisted his ankle so we will see how it reacts in a few hours."

Premier League: Watford 0-1 Arsenal

A Ben Foster howler and a needless Troy Deeney red card helped Arsenal climb back into the Premier League top four with victory at Watford.

Champions League - Quarter Final - 2nd Leg

Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United
(Agg 4-0)

Manchester United's Champions League run ended in the quarter-finals as Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a crushing victory in the second leg at the Nou Camp.

Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Cardiff City

Relegation-threatened Cardiff moved to within two points of Brighton - and a position of safety - with a vital Premier League win at Amex Stadium.

Premier League: Liverpool 5-0 Huddersfield Town

Liverpool once again put the pressure back on Manchester City as they returned to the top of the Premier League with an emphatic win over Huddersfield at Anfield.

Bolton's game against Brentford on Saturday has been called off by the English Football League after Bolton's players said they would not play until they receive the wages they are owed.

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 West Ham United

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino said his side were suffering from "stress and fatigue" after they slipped to defeat at home to West Ham in the Premier League. Michail Antonio's superb second-half strike was enough to inflict Spurs' first loss after five games in their new stadium. Spurs face Ajax in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, their eighth game in April.

Premier League: Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton

Everton lost ground in the race for seventh place in the Premier League as they were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Premier League: Fulham 1-0 Cardiff City

Cardiff City's hopes of Premier League survival are hanging by the thinnest of threads after Ryan Babel's beautiful curling strike consigned them to defeat at already-relegated Fulham.

Premier League: Southampton 3-3 AFC Bornemouth

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl praised his side's "amazing" achievement after an entertaining draw with Bournemouth secured their Premier League survival.

Premier League: Waford 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves moved four points clear of Watford in the race for seventh place in the Premier League as goals from Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota helped Nuno Espirito Santo's side earn all three points at Vicarage Road.

Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Newcastle Untied

Chris Hughton thought struggling Brighton had secured their Premier League status but Glenn Murray's late miss against Newcastle means his side must wait at least another week to find out their fate.

Scottish Premiership: Celtic 1-0 Kilmarnock

A goal from their number five with 67 minutes played on the day they marked the death of Billy McNeill moved Celtic to within a point of the Scottish Premiership title.

Scottish Premiership: Hamilton Academical 1-1 Livingston

Aaron McGowan's late goal kept Hamilton Academical two points clear of the Scottish Premiership's relegation play-off place after they threw away a two-goal lead against Livingston.

Scottish Premiership: Motherwell 4-3 Dundee

Dundee's hopes of Scottish Premiership survival are ebbing away after 10-man Motherwell struck in stoppage time to win a seven-goal thriller.

Scottish Premiership: St Mirren 1-1 St Johnstone

St Mirren are seven points clear of Scottish Premiership bottom club Dundee with three games left thanks to Danny Mullen's spectacular last-minute equaliser against St Johnstone.

Championship Bolton Wanders v Brentford

This match has been postponed to play at a later date.

Championship: Millwall 0-0 Stoke City

Millwall were held to a goalless draw by Stoke City at The Den but retained their Championship status after Rotherham United were relegated.

Championship: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Nahki Wells' late penalty was saved by Costel Pantilimon as Nottingham Forest held on for victory at Queens Park Rangers.

Premier League: Leicester City 3-0 Arsenal

Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester dented Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a dominant victory at the King Power Stadium.

Premier League: Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea

A mistake by goalkeeper David de Gea gifted Chelsea an equaliser as Manchester United's hopes of playing in next season's Champions League faded at Old Trafford.

Premier League: Burnley 0-1 Manchester City

Manchester City stand just two victories away from retaining their Premier League title after Sergio Aguero's second-half goal gave them a scrappy victory over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Scottish Premiership: Hibernian 1-1 Hearts of Midlothian

Uche Ikpeazu's late equaliser denied Hibernian back-to-back Edinburgh derby victories and kept Hearts within three points of their fifth-top hosts.

Scottish Premiership: Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen

Two James Tavernier penalties gave Rangers victory over Aberdeen to again delay Celtic's Scottish Premiership title celebrations.

Premier League: Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa

Leeds United's hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League this season are over after manager Marcelo Bielsa sportingly allowed Aston Villa to score an uncontested goal in a remarkable draw between the two sides.

Premier League: Coventry City 1-1 Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town striker Fejiri Okenabirhie scored a second-half equaliser to secure League One status for his side and end Coventry City's slim play-off hopes.

They were summer transfers that barely raised an eyebrow - but now look to be two of the signings of the season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48052536

Champions League: Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Ajax

Tottenham face a daunting task to keep their Champions League hopes alive after Ajax secured a crucial advantage in the semi-final first leg.

Championship: Millwall 1-2 Bristol City

Bristol City came from behind to win at Millwall and keep their slim Championship play-off hopes alive.

Phil & Tracey Neville on World Cups, family pride, legacies & big brother Gary

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/48010734

They were born 12 minutes apart, and Phil Neville jokes it is the only moments of peace he's ever had from twin sister Tracey.

You imagine they are the sort of twins who finish each other's sentences, who have an intuition for exactly what the other is thinking at any given time. Most twins have an unbreakable bond, but this duo's pride and love for each other is on another level entirely.

Maybe that's the reason they both now hold such prestigious - and almost identical - jobs. Tracey, the elder by those all-important 12 minutes, is the head coach of England's netball team; Phil is the manager of the England women football team.

Championship: Swansea City 1-1 Derby County

Derby County missed the chance to all-but secure their place in the Championship play-offs as they were held by a resurgent Swansea City.

Champions League: Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool

Lionel Messi's two second-half goals - including a stunning free-kick - earned Barcelona a handsome advantage and left Liverpool with an almighty task in their Champions League semi-final.

Premier League: Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City

Manchester City know they will retain their Premier League title if they win on the final day of the season after Vincent Kompany's wonder strike saw off a spirited Leicester side.

Champions League, First Leg: Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool

Lionel Messi's two second-half goals - including a stunning free-kick - earned Barcelona a handsome advantage and left Liverpool with an almighty task in their Champions League semi-final.
Champions League, Second Leg: Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona

(Aggregate: Liverpool 4-3 Barcelona)

Liverpool produced one of the greatest Champions League comebacks by overturning a three-goal first-leg deficit to beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate and reach the final.

Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen 2-1 Hearts of Midlothian

Aberdeen made a significant move in the race for a Europa League place with a Scottish Premiership win over Hearts.

Played last Wednesday:

Champions League, Second Leg: Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Ajax

(Aggregate: Tottenham Hotspur 3-3 Ajax)
Tottenham Hotspur win on away goals

Lucas Moura scored a dramatic 96th-minute winner to cap an astonishing Tottenham fightback against Ajax and set up an all-English Champions League final against Liverpool.

Scottish Premiership: Kilmarnock 1-0 Hibernian

The fight for third-place in the Scottish Premiership and the remaining Europa League place will go to the wire after Kilmarnock's narrow win over Hibernian.

Liverpool are bidding to become the first team to overtake the Premier League leaders on the final day as they look to wrest the title from champions Manchester City.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48231638

Scottish Premiership: Livingston 0-1 Dundee

Relegated Dundee ended a run of 10 straight defeats with victory at Livingston in their penultimate match of the season.

Scottish Premiership: St. Johnstone 2-0 Motherwell

St Johnstone secured seventh place in the Scottish Premiership with a comfortable victory over nearest rivals Motherwell.

Scottish Premiership: Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1-0 Ayr United

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are through to the semi-final of the Scottish Premiership play-offs after a 1-1 draw with Ayr secured a 4-2 aggregate win.

Championship: Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Aston Villa struck twice inside three second-half minutes to earn themselves the advantage in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final with West Bromwich Albion.

Championship: Derby County 0-1 Leeds United

Leeds United have the advantage in their Championship play-off semi-final after a controversial first-leg win over Derby County at Pride Park.

League One: Sunderland 1-0 Portsmouth

Chris Maguire's stunning volley handed Sunderland the initiative after the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final against Portsmouth.

Scottish Premiership: Rangers 2-0 Celtic

Rangers secured back-to-back home wins over Celtic for the first time in seven years with a dominant and determined display against the Scottish champions.

Manchester City retained their Premier League title!!!!!

Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-4 Manchester City

Manchester City retained their Premier League title and finally ended Liverpool's magnificent challenge after surviving a scare to come from behind and outclass Brighton at the Amex.

Premier League: Burnley 1-3 Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal beat Burnley at Turf Moor, but the Gunners failed to finish in the top four for the third successive season.

Premier League: Crystal Palace 5-3 AFC Bournemouth

Michy Batshuayi scored twice to help Crystal Palace end the season with an entertaining win over Bournemouth at Selhurst Park.

Manchester City retained their Premier League title!!!!!

Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-4 Manchester City

Manchester City retained their Premier League title and finally ended Liverpool's magnificent challenge after surviving a scare to come from behind and outclass Brighton at the Amex.
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Premier League: Fulham 0-4 Newcastle United

Jonjo Shelvey's fabulous strike helped Newcastle earn a comfortable victory at Fulham, who said farewell to the Premier League with their 26th defeat of the season.

Premier League: Leicester City 0-0 Chelsea

Leicester and Chelsea played out a typically low-key end-of-season affair which ended goalless at the King Power Stadium

Premier League: Liverpool 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Liverpool's bid for a first Premier League title and a first top-flight triumph in 29 years ended in failure despite a final-day victory over Wolves.

Premier League: Manchester United 0-2 Cardiff City

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing scored twice as relegated Cardiff City won their final Premier League appearance to heap more misery on Manchester United.

Premier League: Southampton 1-1 Huddersfield Town

Alex Pritchard capitalised on Southampton keeper Angus Gunn's mistake to rescue a draw for Huddersfield in their final Premier League game before dropping into the Championship.

Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Everton

Champions League finalists Tottenham sealed a fourth-place finish in the Premier League as they ended their campaign with an entertaining draw with Everton.

Premier League: Watford 1-4 West Ham United

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini feels his team has "grown a step" as they clinched a top-10 finish for the first time since 2016 with an emphatic win over FA Cup finalists Watford at Vicarage Road.

Brighton have sacked manager Chris Hughton after the Seagulls finished 17th in the Premier League. They won just three of their last 23 league games and none of their final nine. Chairman Tony Bloom said that run "put our status at significant risk". Hughton, who joined Albion in December 2014, led the club to the Premier League for the first time in 2017, and they finished 15th in their first season back in the top flight. The 60-year-old, who was contracted until 2021, also took the club to the FA Cup semi-final this season, where they lost 1-0 to Manchester City.

Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion in a penalty shootout to reach the Championship play-off final for the second successive season.

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has been named LMA manager of the year and Championship manager of the year.