Leicester climbed off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League as a 2-0 home win over Swansea gave them a third successive victory.

Arsene Wenger challenged Arsenal to extend their winning run until the end of the season after a gutsy 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor.

Aaron Ramsey marked his 150th Premier League appearance with a first half winner as Arsenal closed the gap on leaders Chelsea to four points with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Turf Moor.

Harry Kane’s first outing as captain of Tottenham failed to inspire Spurs in an insipid 0-0 draw at Burnley.

Burnley 1, Manchester City 0:

The Football Association is to launch an investigation into the alleged spitting incident between Manchester United defender Jonny Evans and Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse.

Manchester United 3 Burnley 1

Brown Ideye was West Brom’s unlikely saviour as they fought back from two down to draw 2-2 at fellow strugglers Burnley.

FA Cup Third Round

Preview: Burnley v Tottenham

Newcastle 3 Burnley 3

Frank Lampard marked the extension of his Manchester City stay by grabbing the winner in a 3-2 victory over Sunderland which turned up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea's evening clash with Tottenham.

Samir Nasris convinced Manchester City are not about to make the same mistakes they did last time they defended the Premier League title.

Man City 2 Burnley 2

Burnley 0 Liverpool 1 Raheem Sterling has slender shoulders but proved himself capable of carrying the burden of Liverpool expectations as his goal was enough for Brendan Rodgers’s side to secure a fortuitous win which keeps their recent revival going and leaves Burnley in the bottom three.

QPR 2 Burnley 0

Newcastle midfielder Mehdi Abeid is confident the club’s nightmare Christmas schedule won’t plunge the club back into crisis mode.

Premier League

Burnley 1 Newcastle 1

Burnley 1 Hull 0

Ronald Koeman’s dream start as Southampton boss hit new heights as his side soared to their biggest league win against hapless Sunderland at St Mary’s.

After the transfer window drew to a close on Monday night, we look at some of the best deals done this summer.

Manchester United fans will be hoping Daley Blind is not the only player brought in by the club on Monday before the summer transfer window slams shut at 11pm.

Manchester United 3 Hull City 1

Hull reached the FA Cup final for the first time in their history after a thrilling 5-3 win over Sheffield United at Wembley.

Hull 1 Swansea 0

Hull began their Wembley celebrations a week early with a 1-0 win against Swansea this afternoon.

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has no case to answer over an allegation that he spat at Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta during last week’s derby at Old Trafford.

The Football Association has confirmed it will look into claims that Marouane Fellaini spat at Pablo Zabaleta during the Manchester derby on Tuesday.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will not be punished for his reaction to being sent off at Hull on Saturday, Press Association Sport understands.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will face no further action from the Football Association following his confrontation with Hull’s George Boyd.

Manchester City need Vincent Kompany – the “heart” of their team – back in the side in order to catch Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League title race, according to striker Edin Dzeko.

Hull City 3 Sunderland 0

Cardiff City 0 Hull City 4

Jose Fonte's second-half strike saw Southampton extend their unbeaten run to six Premier League matches at Hull, who remain within touching distance of the relegation scrap.

Middlesbrough 0 Hull 2

Liverpool 2 Hull City 0

Hull City 6 Fulham 0

Hull 6 Fulham 0

Manchester United took on Norwich at Carrow Road without England forward Wayne Rooney, who did not travel to Norfolk.

Hull 1 Sunderland 0

Tottenham 2 Hull 2 AET (Tottenham win 8-7 on penalties)

Tottenham 1 Hull 0

Beaten West Ham manager Sam Allardyce accused match-winner Robbie Brady of buying Hull their 1-0 victory at the KC Stadium.