A controversial Sadio Mane goal was enough for Premier League leaders Liverpool to secure a nervy 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers and open up a 13-point cushion over their nearest challengers on Sunday.

Premier League: Controversial Mane goal gets Liverpool past battling Wolves

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is set to return for their Premier League visit to Arsenal on New Year's Day after sitting out Saturday's 2-0 win over Burnley as a precaution, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said.

Pogba set to return for Manchester United's match against Arsenal

Arsenal's misfiring Mesut Ozil got a boost on Sunday from their new manager Mikel Arteta who expressed confidence in the way the German playmaker was training and performing on the pitch.

I am hoping Ozil can sustain his level every three or four days: Arteta

West Ham United have reappointed David Moyes as head coach on an 18-month deal to replace the sacked Manuel Pellegrini and help them move away from the bottom half of the table, the struggling Premier League club said on Sunday.

Premier League: West Ham reappoint Moyes in bid to avoid relegation scrap

West Ham sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini after Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Leicester left the Hammers just one point above the Premier League's relegation zone in 17th.

Premier League: West Ham sack Pellegrini after Leicester defeat

Carlo Ancelotti's flying start as Everton manager continued as his side won 2-1 at Newcastle United and Watford are also thriving under new boss Nigel Pearson after crushing relegation rivals Aston Villa 3-0 on Saturday.

Premier League: Ancelotti's Everton win again, Pearson works Watford magic

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane struck a late penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw at bottom side Norwich City, who were controversially denied a goal by a VAR review, in an entertaining Premier League clash on Saturday.

Premier League: Spurs draw 2-2 at Norwich amid VAR controversy

Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho has lashed out at the Premier League's congested fixture list over the Christmas period which means his side have to travel to face Norwich City two days after beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 on Thursday.

Premier League: It's a crime - Jose Mourinho rages against festive fixture pile-up

Goals from Michael Obafemi and Nathan Redmond earned Southampton a surprise 2-0 win at Chelsea in the Premier League on Thursday. Obafemi broke the deadlock with his first goal of the season, bursting inside from the right and curling into the top corner after a tight opening half-hour.

Premier League: Improving Saints stun Chelsea with 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge

A second-half equaliser from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave Mikel Arteta a point in his first game as Arsenal manager as his side came back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Bournemouth in the Premier League on Thursday.

Premier League: Aubameyang goal earns Arteta's Arsenal draw at Bournemouth

Carlo Ancelotti enjoyed a winning start as Everton manager with an 80th-minute Dominic Calvert-Lewin header earning a 1-0 Premier League win over Burnley at Goodison Park on Thursday.

Premier League: Ancelotti gets winning start as Everton beat Burnley

Anthony Martial scored twice as Manchester United hit back in emphatic fashion from a rocky start against a benevolent Newcastle United to open their Christmas programme with a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Premier League: Martial scores twice as Manchester United crush Newcastle

Liverpool moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League after hammering their closest challengers, Leicester City, 4-0 at the King Power Stadium on Thursday with Roberto Firmino scoring twice.

Premier League: Irresistible Liverpool thrash Leicester

England football team chief Gareth Southgate in a recent interview with a British channel said that he would be "disappointed" not to be linked to any Premier League club manager position.

Football: England chief Southgate 'disappointed' not to be linked with EPL clubs

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has described the Premier League's hectic festive schedule as a "crime" against some teams that are forced to play two matches in the space of 48 hours.

Liverpool's Klopp says hectic Christmas schedule is a 'crime'

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has played down the importance of managerial experience ahead of Thursday's Premier League game against Arsenal, who will play their first match under newly appointed head coach Mikel Arteta.

Football: Arteta's lack of experience 'doesn't mean anything' to Bournemouth's Howe

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said Son Heung-min had suffered enough as he confirmed the club would appeal against the red card the South Korean received against Chelsea.

Mourinho confirms Tottenham appeal against 'wrong' red for Son Heung-min

Liverpool, newly crowned Club World Cup winners, return to their main task - fighting for their first league title in 30 years - when they face their closest challengers Leicester City on Thursday.

Football: Liverpool face Vardy threat on festive return to domestic action

FIFA has banned Bahrain defender Sayed Baqer for 10 matches for 'discriminatory behaviour' in a World Cup qualifier against Hong Kong, soccer's world governing body has said.

Football: Bahrain's Baqer gets 10-game ban for racist gesture

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has urged Tottenham Hotspur to find and punish the individuals who allegedly directed racist abuse at him during Sunday's Premier League match.

Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger wants swift action on racist taunt during Tottenham match

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho admitted that his old club Chelsea were superior as his side's revival came to a shuddering halt in a dispiriting 2-0 Premier League derby defeat on Sunday.

Premier League: Chelsea's Frank Lampard savours win over old mentor Jose Mourinho

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has written to the Premier League to "thank" them for a demanding schedule over the festive period with two matches in less than 48 hours.

Guardiola takes dig at Premier League, says 'thank you' for busy festive season

Tottenham Hotspur Chairman Daniel Levy said it had been personally very difficult to relieve Mauricio Pochettino from his duties as manager and backed the Argentine to return to a big club in the future -- maybe even Spurs.

Pochettino might return to Spurs one day, says chairman Levy

Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana says their quest for silverware was like "an addiction" as they chase a maiden Club World Cup crown to add to last season's Champions League success.

Liverpool's hunger for titles like 'an addiction': Lallana

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