Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea remain separated by just two points at the top of the Premier League after all three relied on penalties to win this weekend.
Manchester United and Aston Villa are the latest Premier League clubs to be affected by outbreaks of coronavirus cases, according to reports on Sunday.
Leicester left Newcastle still rooted in the Premier League relegation zone with a 4-0 victory, while Crystal Palace's 3-1 win against slumping Everton piled the pressure on Rafael Benitez on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta insisted he wanted to remain focused on Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over Southampton and not the disciplinary breach that led to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being left out.
Ralf Rangnick admitted there were several areas where Manchester United could improve after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Norwich City.
Pep Guardiola brushed aside controversy as he hailed his Manchester City side’s hard-fought 1-0 win over 10-man Wolves on Saturday.
Thomas Tuchel has revealed penalty supremo Jorginho has “sacrificed himself” for Chelsea for weeks on end.
Cristiano Ronaldo extended Ralf Rangnick's unbeaten start as Manchester United interim manager as the Portugal striker's penalty clinched a 1-0 victory at struggling Norwich on Saturday.
Manchester City survived a lacklustre performance to edge a 10-man Wolves in the early kick off before Chelsea and Liverpool followed that up with 3 points of their own in narrow wins over Leeds United and Aston Villa.
The hectic festive fixture schedule often prompts a mixture of excitement and fear for FPL bosses, with Premier League sides likely to rotate more than usual during the congested period.