If reports of Manchester City’s demise in the title race before Christmas were premature then the ones about the long-term future of Maurizio Sarri as Chelsea manager may be proven completely accurate in the coming weeks.

Worrying times for Seamus Coleman. And, by extension, Mick McCarthy.

Alex Iwobi scored the winning penalty for Arsenal as they defeated Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in front of a crowd of 46,000 people at the Aviva Stadium.

"We have two big problems."

It was when Conte saw the shirt that he stopped smiling.

Olivier Giroud’s presence on the sidelines provided confirmation Antonio Conte had got the new striker he wanted during the January transfer window.

Here's a full list of the ins and outs of the January transfer window.

Arsenal 2 Chelsea (Arsenal win 2-1 on aggregate)

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, can postpone a renewal of his rivalry with Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United by delivering Chelesa into the Carabao Cup final.

Antonio Conte has suggested Jose Mourinho has senile dementia, as the Chelsea head coach told the Manchester United boss: “I’m ready to fight”.

Chelsea are close to bringing in Ross Barkley to Stamford Bridge in a £15m deal, the Daily Mail reports.

The January transfer window has not yet opened and already a huge deal has been agreed, with Virgil van Dijk heading from Southampton to Liverpool for what is understood to be £75million, the highest price ever paid for a defender.

Cancelling Christmas isn’t an obvious means of ingratiating yourself with a raft of new employees but it appears that Sam Allardyce can do no wrong at Everton where the latest chapter in one of British football’s most intriguing careers has kicked off on the most promising of intros.

Everton interim manager David Unsworth has not been given a timescale or a points target to prove himself good enough for the full-time job.

David Unsworth has set himself the dual target of becoming permanent Everton manager and persuading wantaway midfielder Ross Barkley to stay at the club.

Everton Under-23s manager David Unsworth has been placed in temporary charge of the first team following Ronald Koeman's sacking.

Antonio Conte has hit out at “ridiculous” reports he turned off his phone when Ross Barkley wanted to speak to him over a possible transfer to Chelsea.

Antonio Conte has hit out at "ridiculous" reports he turned off his phone when Ross Barkley wanted to speak to him over a possible transfer to Chelsea.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman admits he is “very disappointed” by Wayne Rooney’s drink-driving charge and the striker will be disciplined “at the appropriate time”.

The 28-year-old is yet to return to Chelsea for the new season, having remained in Brazil in a bid to force a move to Atletico Madrid.

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley has denied undergoing a medical with Chelsea on transfer deadline day.

The battle between player power and financial muscle, and the sheer will of clubs to try and control the both, led to a frantic and at times crazy transfer deadline day on which Ross Barkley agreed a €35m move to Chelsea — but changed his mind half-way through his medical.

Deadline day was briefly lit up by a puzzling piece of transfer news from Chelsea.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain completed a £35million move to Liverpool and Serge Aurier joined Tottenham on what is expected to be a busy transfer deadline day for the Premier League's elite.

Alexis Sanchez, Diego Costa and Philippe Coutinho could all seal big-money moves on what promises to be a dramatic final day of the Premier League transfer window.

What it says in the papers and online.

Head coach Antonio Conte reiterated his commitment to Chelsea before making a further request for reinforcements ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte reiterated his commitment to the Premier League champions after Sunday's 2-0 win over Everton.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte admits he was surprised to hear of Eden Hazard’s call-up to the Belgium squad.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman remains keen on adding a striker to his squad and would welcome a loan arrangement for Chelsea outcast Diego Costa.

Everton last night completed the club-record signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea, for a fee believed to be around £45m (€49.2m).

An investigation into an "unprovoked attack" on England footballer Ross Barkley has been dropped, police said.

Midfielder Ross Barkley’s Everton career is over after he told manager Ronald Koeman he wants a new challenge.

Midfielder Ross Barkley's Everton career is over after he told manager Ronald Koeman he wants a new challenge.

Everton have announced the signing of former Southampton defender Cuco Martina on a three-year deal.

All the latest transfer rumours from the papers and online.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed his future will be finalised after next week’s FA Cup final.

The clock may be ticking at Everton for Ross Barkley but the midfielder's timely intervention ensured a winning end to their season at Goodison Park with a 1-0 victory over Watford.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman admits he has doubts over whether Ross Barkley will commit his future to the club.

The Sun's parent company is in negotiations with its former editor Kelvin MacKenzie over the terms of his departure, according to reports.

Swansea climbed out of the relegation zone and left Hull back in the bottom three after a 1-0 win over Everton at the Liberty Stadium.

Everton 4 Leicster 2: Ronald Koeman watched Everton duo Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley dismantle the champions at Goodison Park and then bluntly told the latter he must sign a new deal or face being sold.

All the talking points from last weekend’s Premier League action.