James Hilsum

Darwin Nunez was the hero at the Gtech Community Stadium, as Liverpool left it late to overcome a dogged Brentford side. Elsewhere, Leicester City succumbed to another defeat, this time at the hands of Fulham to increase their relegation fears. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace sealed a 2-0 win of their own against a lacklustre West Ham United at the London Stadium.

'I embraced it'- Collins says hostile crowd got her'fired up' Danielle Collins played down the recent controversy surrounding her "big fat pay cheque" comment after her Australian Open third-round defeat to Madison Keys.

It is Kyren Wilson who will compete in Sunday's Masters final after edging out Judd Trump in an attritional semi-final at Alexandra Palace. Both players made some uncharacteristic errors in a hard-fought contest, but it was The Warrior who won the final four frames with breaks of 76, 111, 113 and 106 to knock out the world No. 1. Shaun Murphy lies in wait in the final after he beat Mark Allen.

Everton gave a huge boost to their Premier League (PL) survival hopes with a morale-boosting 3-2 victory over a defensively inept Tottenham Hotspur side, whose run of 11 league games unbeaten in this fixture comes to an end.

‘Worst team maybe in history of Man Utd’ – Amorim reacts to ‘unacceptable’ Brighton defeat

Ella Toone was the heroine as her hat-trick helped Manchester United beat Manchester City 4-2. Chelsea thrashed West Ham United to move seven points clear at the top. Meanwhile, Arsenal also hit five to move up to second, as Leah Williamson scored her first WSL goal in almost two years with a 5-0 win of their own against Crystal Palace. Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur beat Leicester City 1-0.

We are heading towards the business end of the new league phase, with Aston Villa well placed to seal a place in the round of 16.

Aston Villa are back in UEFA Champions League action away at AS Monaco, aiming to continue a very impressive campaign back at the elite level of European football.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Abdukodir Khusanov from RC Lens for a reported £38.8m fee on a four-and-a-half year contract.

Manchester City have bolstered their defensive ranks with the arrival of Abdukodir Khusanov from RC Lens. The 20-year-old adds to Pep Guardiola's centre-back options, following the injuries to Ruben Dias and John Stones. Khusanov leaves Lens after 18 months with the Ligue 1 club, since arriving from Belarusian side Energetik-BGU in July 2023. He is the first Premier League player from Uzbekistan.