Match

Chelsea lost more ground in the race for the top four as they dropped points in a entertaining draw with Nottingham Forest to start 2023.

Serge Aurier, a right-back by trade, showed instincts of a veteran striker as he expertly netted Nottingham Forest's equaliser against Chelsea..

Antonio Conte saw his side mark the turn of the year in the worst possible way, losing 2-0 at home to Aston Villa in what was another poor outing.

Graeme Souness has criticised Hugo Lloris after the French stopper gifted Aston Villa the opening goal in their 2-0 win.

Raheem Sterling was on hand at the back post to poke Chelsea in front at Nottingham Forest after Willy Boly unintentionally flicked it onto the bar.

A lacklustre Tottenham were deservedly beaten by Aston Villa in their first game of 2023 as they lost ground in the top-four race.

Cristian Romero was presented with a trophy from Argentina and Tottenham legend Ossie Ardiles before taking to the field against Aston Villa.

Mikel Arteta praised his players' reaction to their 4-2 win at Brighton on Saturday as they moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Trent Alexander-Arnold acknowledged that Liverpool had a poor outing against Leicester City, but was happy to get three points nonetheless.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford said he was benched against Wolves because he overslept and missed a team meeting.

Marcus Rashford was left out of the starting XI for Man Utd against Wolves but came on in the second half and broke the deadlock at Molineux.

Paul Scholes has labelled Marcus Rashford 'stupid' after he was dropped for Manchester United's trip to Wolves for disciplinary reasons.

Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has left Marcus Rashford out of his team to play Wolves in the Premier League at Molineux for disciplinary reasons.

Thibaut Courtois admitted that Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema could have been more clinical against Real Valladolid despite the striker's brace.

Liverpool defeated Leicester at Anfield on Friday thanks to a brace of own goals in seven first-half minutes from Foxes defender Wout Faes.

Leicester opened the scoring at Anfield in somewhat simple fashion, as Liverpool allowed Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall a clear run through on goal.

After missing the last six weeks, Karim Benzema is returning to action against Real Valladolid, leading the line and captaining Real Madrid.

Barcelona have announced striker Robert Lewandowski is eligible to play against Espanyol on Saturday after his three-match ban was suspended.

Kylian Mbappe gave his reaction to taunts from Argentina World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez after a winning return to action with Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacted in typically confident fashion after becoming the fastest-ever player to reach 20 Premier League goals.

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar was sent off for two yellow cards in the space of two minutes against Strasbourg on Wednesday night.

PSG's star men Kylian Mbappe and Neymar are back into the line-up after the World Cup break, and will feature against Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Riyad Mahrez has called upon his Manchester City team-mates to get back in the routine of winning in order to catch Preamier League leaders Arsenal.

Manchester United's 19th-minute corner routine caught the Nottingham Forest backline completely unaware, allowing Marcus Rashford to open the scoring.

Chelsea star Kai Havertz said that coach Graham Potter gives him freedom and confidence after his starring role in the 2-0 win against Bournemouth.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter made major changes on Tuesday against Bournemouth with Christian Pulisic and Denis Zakaria among the inclusions.

Dani Ceballos rushed to the defence of former Arsenal team-mate Mohamed Elneny after the midfielder was ridiculed on social media.

Mikel Arteta said that Arsene Wenger "picked right moment' for his return to Arsenal as the legendary boss watched their derby win over West Ham.