Man United 1 - Bournemouth 0: Romelu Lukaku ensured Manchester United returned to winning ways following the intense disappointment of the weekend derby defeat and all that went with it, but this was still a far from convincing showing from Jose Mourinho’s side.

Bournemouth 1 Burnley 2: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe endured a miserable 40th birthday, as former club Burnley continued their fine away form with a 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium.

Raheem Sterling struck a deflected injury-time winner to give Manchester City victory after a hard-fought contest at Bournemouth - only to then be sent off for his celebrations.

Bradley Lowery: Born May 17, 2011, died July 7, 2017.

Chelsea have agreed terms with Real Madrid for the transfer of Spanish international striker Alvaro Morata, the Premier League club have announced.

Chelsea 4 Brentford 0: As impressive as Antonio Conte’s revival of Chelsea has been, Asmir Begovic is ready to sacrifice a role in the club’s bid to complete a league and cup double in favour of regular first-team football.

West Ham 2 Chelsea 1: Antonio Conte’s hopes of marking his first season in English football with a meaningful run in the EFL Cup were dashed by West Ham, who notched their most significant win in their new home yet.

Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1: Eden Hazard may finally have rediscovered the form that has deserted him for virtually the entire season, but the one player foremost on Chelsea’s minds at Anfield was John Terry.

Cesc Fabregas conjured all of Chelsea's goals in a commanding performance to mask the Blues' defensive frailties in a 4-1 Premier League win at Bournemouth.

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick and Kevin De Bruyne starred on his return to Stamford Bridge as Manchester City defeated 10-man Chelsea 3-0 to climb to third in the Barclays Premier League.

Shay Given’s hopes of proving his fitness to Martin O’Neill ahead of Euro 2016 are in the balance after Stoke boss Mark Hughes again came out in support of goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard.

Roberto Martinez denied that Everton need an FA Cup run to save their season.

The next pavement slab in Chelsea’s road to recovery under Guus Hiddink has been laid, with a nervy FA Cup victory over Scunthorpe but their performance suggests the route ahead is not yet clear of obstacles.

Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 Chelsea 4: Chelsea’s Champions League fate will go to the final group game after a 4-0 win over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv earned successive victories for the first time in two months.

Ireland may have discovered a new folk hero this week - understandably so, after events at the Aviva Stadium - but don’t forget that we in Stoke were there first, writes Martin Spinks.

So, Ireland save the best until last.

Asmir Begovic reckons his Bosnia-Herzegovina side can profit from the pressure on Ireland to deliver tonight in Dublin.

On the evidence of what we saw on Friday night in Zenica - when the fog wasn’t making it impossible to see anything at all - Ireland now have a big chance of qualifying for next year’s European Championship finals by beating Bosnia & Herzegovina in the Aviva Stadium tonight.

The pressure on Jose Mourinho cranked up another notch as holders Chelsea crashed out of the Capital One Cup with a 5-4 loss on penalties at 10-man Stoke following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

Dynamo Kiev 0 Chelsea 0: Eden Hazard and Willian hit the woodwork as Chelsea were held to a goalless draw at Dynamo Kiev last night.

Ireland have missed out on a seeding for the Euro 2016 play-offs next month.

Robin van Persie endured a miserable night scoring an own goal as Holland failed to qualify for the European Championships following a 3-2 defeat to the Czech Republic last night.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will face no action after the Football Association cleared him of making discriminatory comments towards then club doctor Eva Carneiro.

Jose Mourinho’s return to former club Porto ended in a 2-1 Champions League defeat as Chelsea’s miserable start to the season continued last night.

Substitutes Ramires and Willian got Chelsea out of jail as they fought back from 2-0 down at Newcastle to snatch a point.

Walsall 1 Chelsea 4: Chelsea continued to rebuild their season as they eased past Walsall in the Capital One Cup.

Arsenal 2 Stoke 0: Arsene Wenger has a selection problem going into a vital run of early season games. Some might argue the problem is of his own making, but he has to chose between strikers Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud at a time when both need a run of games to increase their goalscoring confidence.

Everton 3 Chelsea 1: Jose Mourinho watched Chelsea fall 11 points behind early Premier League leaders Manchester City and then admitted that he’s not sure his side are still in the title race.

Chelsea are bidding to solve their defensive troubles with Senegal defender Papy Djilobodji as a switch from Nantes nears completion.

Norwich City 1 Stoke City 1: Stoke manager Mark Hughes revealed goalkeeper Jack Butland defied a broken finger to produce his man-of-the-match display at Carrow Road.

Jose Mourinho derided the margin of Manchester City’s 3-0 victory over his Chelsea side as a “completely fake” result.

For all those appalled by Jose Mourinho’s treatment of Eva Carneiro - and that must be everybody except the most fervent and blinkered admirer of the Chelsea manager - this was just what the doctor ordered.

Manchester City 3 Chelsea 0: