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.

Nathan Redmond followed his feisty face-off with Pep Guardiola by helping Southampton rescue a much-needed point against south coast rivals Bournemouth.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called for an explanation for the red card shown to Raheem Sterling after he hit an injury-time winner at Bournemouth.

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.

Weeks of pre-season conjecture and speculation were finally put to rest last week, as millions of FPL managers worldwide tinkered their last.

Fantasy Premier League is back, and oh how we’ve missed it!

Fantasy Premier League is back, and oh how we’ve missed it!

After the fairytale of Leicester City’s unexpected success last year, this season marked a brutal back to business return for the Billionaire Boys from The Bridge, writes Nick Callow.

It was truly a Gameweek like no other. Gameweek 37 was a wild ride, as the thrill of massive points totals was tempered with a pang of regret for most. 

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says the trust he has placed in his players is paying off as they edge their way to the Premier League title.

We’ve all nodded along sagely to warnings that Double Gameweek players don’t necessarily outscore their single-fixture counterparts, but it takes a week like this to make us actually believe it.

Antonio Conte is seeking a new captain for Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham today as John Terry faces being a substitute at best despite the enforced absence of Gary Cahill.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte will continue to prioritise a winning team over the happiness of individuals, including Diego Costa and captain John Terry.

Antonio Conte says Chelsea are contemplating an appeal against John Terry's dismissal in Sunday's 4-1 FA Cup third-round win over Peterborough.

Now that the dust has settled on the Christmas fixture schedule, it’s time for Fantasy League managers to catch our breath and take a look at the lessons we’ve learned so far.

Bournemouth 4 Liverpool 3

Chelsea loanee Nathan Ake's stoppage-time goal secured Bournemouth their first-ever win over Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side capitulated to lose ground on the Blues in the Premier League title race.

Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Arsenal ended their usual barren November run with victory over Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Everton snatched a draw, Leicester lost and Sunderland recorded another win.

Per Mertesacker insists Arsenal’s season is not over — but has called on the club’s goalscorers to rediscover their killer instinct.

Watford 1 Leeds United 0: Defeated Leeds manager Steve Evans has hailed cup counterpart Quique Sanchez Flores as a “fantastic addition” to the Barclays Premier League.

Vincent Kompany will undergo thorough assessment as Manchester City bid to get to the bottom of their captain’s recurring calf problems but manager Manuel Pellegrini says the club will not be entering the transfer market this month.

Watford 1 Tottenham 2: If Tottenham have ambitions to do more than simply finish in the top four, they will need more performances like this, where they showed character and resilience to grind out a somewhat fortuitous victory against a Watford side reduced to 10 men for the final half-hour.

Liverpool are still fighting to find their true identity under Jurgen Klopp, the Anfield boss has admitted in the wake of a 3-0 thumping at Watford.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has named a strong side for today's FA Cup semi-final against Reading at Wembley, with Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck leading the attack.

Chelsea’s £200m men were sunk by a supermarket shelf stacker who was plucked from non-league obscurity for the princely sum of £7,500.

Champions League Group G

Diego Costa scored on his Chelsea debut as the Blues came from behind to beat Slovenian outfit Olimpija Ljubljana 2-1 away in a friendly yesterday.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expressed affection for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, questioned Paris St Germain’s lavish spending in the era of Financial Fair Play and declined to reveal his starting XI on the eve of the Champions League quarter-final first leg at Parc des Princes.

Chelsea 2 Everton 1

Fernando Torres could be unleashed at Wembley after sending Chelsea into the Europa League semi-finals.

Rubin Kazan 3 Chelsea 2 (Chelsea win 5-4 on aggregate)

England defenders Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole are recovering well from their recent injury setbacks, Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez has confirmed.

Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 2

Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea 2

Roberto Di Matteo was today facing a major selection headache for Chelsea’s Capital One Cup clash with Manchester United.