Manchester City y Aston Villa mantuvieron la presión sobre el líder el Arsenal, líder de la Liga Premier, con victorias el

Guglielmo Vicario suffered a nightmare before Christmas as woeful Tottenham slumped at Nottingham Forest. The goalkeeper made more high-profile mistakes - after he gifted Harry Wilson a goal in Fulham's 2-1 win - to hand Callum Hudson-Odoi a brace before Ibrahim Sangare's stunner sealed victory.

Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace to close the gap to 2 points against Arsenal in the Premier League title race. Sunderland defeated Newcastle United in the Tyne-Wear derby at the Stadium of Lights.

An undermanned Manchester City side will take on surprising Nottingham Forest in a 2025 FA Cup semifinal on Sunday. The teams split a pair of Premier Soccer League matches this season, with Nottingham earning a 1-0 win in their last meeting on March 8.

It has been a comment made in reference to the likes of Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee. Both players signed for the Reds in the summer for considerable fees - the former for a hefty £37.5 million from Ipswich Town and McAtee for £30m from Manchester City.