Jamie Carragher did not include Chelsea in his list of three Premier League title favourites. Carragher, the former Liverpool defender, named Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa as his top sides in the English top flight this term. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea, meanwhile, were not mentioned, as the Blues sit fourth in the table.

Chelsea ended a three-game winless run in the Premier League, and four overall, with an occasionally nervy 2-0 defeat of Everton on Saturday. The highlight of the first half for the home side was undoubtedly Cole Palmer’s return to the scoresheet.

In the Premier League, Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 as Mohamed Salah made his return off the bench, after just 25 minutes after an injury to Joe Gomez, to provide an assist for Hugo Ekitike's second goal of the game.

Our Premier League team of the weekend celebrates the best performances of the past two days, featuring a heavy dose of Nottingham Forest, Hugo Ekitike, Morgan Rogers and Harry Wilson.GK: Robin Roefs

Will the top four look oh-so-familiar by the end of Monday, or can Everton and Crystal Palace continue their impressive seasons with notable upsets?

Manchester United is trying to get clearance to play Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui in Monday’s Premier League game against Bournemouth before the trio head off to the Africa Cup of Nations.

Women’s Super League titleholder Chelsea heads to Crawley on Sunday for a showdown with Brighton & Hove Albion, who are undefeated in their last three top-flight outings. Almost five years have passed since the Seagulls last managed a win over the Blues,