Sheffield United kept up its brilliant first season back in the Premier League by beating Brighton 1-0 away to climb into fifth place in the standings.
Carlo Ancelotti and Mikel Arteta got a front-row view of the task awaiting them at Everton and Arsenal, respectively, as the teams played out a dull 0-0 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Premier League leaders announced the signing of the 24-year-old Minamino on Thursday, saying he will officially join on Jan. 1
The world chess champion from Norway is showing he has a flair for another game by moving to the top of the standings in Fantasy Premier League, an online soccer competition played by more than 7 million people.
The defender's header ensured Tottenham moved above Wolves into fifth place thanks to Mourinho winning four of his opening five league games since replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
Jamie Vardy's streak of scoring in eight straight league games also ended after his header from a corner was ruled an own goal by Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul, who directed the ball into the net with his hand.
Gosling scored an 84th-minute winner when he flicked the ball over Kepa Arrizabalaga and into the net despite standing with his back to goal, ending Bournemouth's run of five successive league losses.
The win widened the gap to closest challenger Leicester even further after Brendan Rodgers' team was held to a 1-1 home draw by Norwich. The Reds have won 16 of 17 league games so far, with one draw.
During the second half of the Premier League's Manchester derby, police said they were called to reports of a “supporter making alleged racist gestures and sounds towards players.”
Leicester has rolled the clock back four years with another title challenge that gathered more momentum with Vardy netting twice in a 4-1 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.
The forward struck either side of quickfire goals from Neal Maupay and Davy Propper in a 16-minute spell at the end of the first half.
Everton's dismal defeat in its biggest game of this and any season simply made it inevitable.
Newcastle took the lead through Allan Saint-Maximin's header in the 15th minute, before Jonjo Shelvey netted a bizarre second midway through the second half.
West Ham’s surprise win at Chelsea on Saturday bought Pellegrini some time but the heat is back on the Chilean coach after his side slipped to a sixth defeat in nine Premier League games.
After being denied a penalty in the first half — and subsequently given a yellow card for diving — Vardy converted a 55th-minute spot kick after Jonny Evans was fouled by Adam Masina.
Chelsea ended a run of three games without a win across all competitions by beating Villa, but it was hardly the kind of convincing win that Frank Lampard's young squad had been delivering until recently.
With Wolves coming off a tough Europa League game on Thursday, Sheffield looked fresher and started strongly.
Leicester dominated the first half with 11 shots to Brighton’s one, and the deadlock was broken in the 64th minute from a quick counterattack in which Vardy set up Ayoze Perez to tap in.
Regardless of later assurances to the media — "it was not sarcastic" — there was no doubting his irritation toward Michael Oliver after the 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Sunday.
It's very real after Liverpool beat City 3-1 on Sunday thanks to goals from Fabinho, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane at Anfield.
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