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Arsenal remained in fourth place after Gabriel's header secured a 2-1 win at West Ham in the Premier League.

It was a Premier League day that could hardly have gone any better for Tottenham.

(AP Photo/Ian Walton) (Ian Walton)With north London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal neck and neck, the fight for Champions League qualification looks like being as hard fought as the title race in the English Premier League. It lifted Spurs above Arsenal into fourth place, the final qualification spot for the Champions League, but only on goal difference. Arsenal has two games in hand, the first being a tricky one at Crystal Palace on Monday. Fourth place might not be the ceiling for Tottenham and Arsenal, who have only the Premier League to focus on. That lifted West Ham into sixth place, above Manchester United, and three points behind Tottenham and Arsenal.

North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are neck and neck in the fight for Champions League qualification in the English Premier League.

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON — (AP) — Once Hakim Ziyech's curling, dipping strike landed in the Tottenham goal, Chelsea never looked back. Chelsea should never have doubted its four-match winless run in the Premier League would end on Sunday. It's now 33 wins for Chelsea against Tottenham in the Premier League era — more than against any other opponent. But for all Kane harangued referee Paul Tierney at halftime, Tottenham crumbling so soon after the break made the win for Chelsea look inevitable. And Man United is only two points ahead in the fourth Champions League place having played two more games than Tottenham.

Hakim Ziyech’s curling, dipping strike and Thiago Silva's header gave Chelsea a 2-0 win over Tottenham to end a four-match winless run in the Premier League.

Britain Soccer Premier League Tottenham's Lucas Moura, left, Tottenham's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg,Tottenham's Steven Bergwijn,Tottenham's Ben Davies celebrate their victory during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at King Power stadium in Leicester, England, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (Rui Vieira)Tottenham staged the latest-ever comeback to win a Premier League game on Wednesday. On a dramatic night in England's top flight, Tottenham was losing to Leicester after 94 minutes and 52 seconds. Within two minutes, Steven Bergwijn had scored two goals to seal a 3-2 win pretty much out of nowhere. United stayed seventh but is one point behind Tottenham having played two games more.

Tottenham has staged the latest-ever comeback to win a Premier League game.

Folarin Balogun and Ainsley Maitland-Niles had only just been loaned out when Arsenal told the Premier League it lacked enough players to host Tottenham last Sunday. Applying coronavirus regulations has seen 22 postponements since last month as the spread of the omicron variant has depleted squads and shut training facilities. “The decision to postpone the game was very, very strange,” Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said, with a few days to reflect on his frustration. But confusion over the application of the rules has created a growing sense of farce. Arteta reflects on how the season started with three successive losses, with Arsenal playing despite coronavirus-enforced absences.

The Premier League is exploring new rules on postponements after criticism from clubs over why games are being called off.

Britain Soccer FA Cup Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta gestures during the English FA Cup third round soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at the City Ground, Nottingham, England, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (Rui Vieira)Arsenal failed to transfer its improved Premier League form to the FA Cup, losing 1-0 to second-tier Nottingham Forest on Sunday in the second big shock of the third round. By conceding an 83rd-minute goal at the City Ground, Arsenal became the highest-ranked casualty at the stage of the competition that sees Premier League teams enter the draw. The FA Cup has served up some surprises at the third-round stage, no bigger than Newcastle losing at home to third-tier Cambridge United on Saturday. Premier League teams Wolverhampton and Norwich also advanced after beating lower-league teams Sheffield United (3-0) and Charlton (1-0), respectively.

Rodri scored a stoppage-time winner to complete Manchester City's comeback to win 2-1 at Arsenal and move the champions 11 points in front of second-place Chelsea at the top of the standings.

(AP Photo/Rui Vieira) (Rui Vieira)Losses for Liverpool are about as rare as penalty misses by Mohamed Salah. Both happened on Tuesday and, even at the halfway stage of the season, it could cost Jürgen Klopp's team the Premier League title. Liverpool is tied on 41 points with Chelsea, and both are six points behind City. All three teams have played 19 games, with City and Chelsea in action on Wednesday. It takes the number of Premier League games to be called off as a result of coronavirus issues to 16 matches in barely three weeks.

Liverpool has lost 1-0 to Leicester in a big blow to the team's chances of winning the Premier League title.

APTOPIX Britain Soccer League Cup Liverpool's Diogo Jota, right, scores the winning penalty past Leicester's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel of the penalty shootout of the English League Cup quarter-final soccer match between Liverpool and Leicester City, at Anfield Stadium, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021. Tottenham overcame West Ham 2-1 and Chelsea beat Brentford 2-0 on Wednesday before being paired together in the last four that will see Arsenal also play Liverpool. “For sure it will be nice and good to play against Chelsea for me. A Premier League and FA Cup winner as Chelsea manager, Conte is trying to deliver Tottenham’s first trophy since winning the League Cup in 2008. CHELSEA LATE BREAKTHROUGHThomas Tuchel already has experience of picking up a bigger trophy — the European Cup — since taking charge of Chelsea in January.

Britain Soccer League Cup Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during the English League Cup quarter-final soccer match between Liverpool and Leicester City, at Anfield Stadium, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super) (Jon Super)LONDON — (AP) — Antonio Conte will have to overcome former club Chelsea to reach the League Cup final early in his Tottenham career. A Premier League and FA Cup winner as Chelsea manager, Conte is trying to deliver Tottenham's first trophy since winning the League Cup in 2008. Diogo Jota scored Liverpool’s winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout win over Leicester after the game ended 3-3 after 90 minutes. After Ryan Bertrand's penalty for Leicester was saved by Kelleher, Jota responded by hitting the target to send Liverpool through.

Chelsea will play Tottenham in the League Cup semifinals and Arsenal will face Liverpool.

Chelsea complained about having to play with a coronavirus-depleted squad in drawing 0-0 at Wolverhampton.

Ralf Rangnick has started his tenure as Manchester United manager with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League thanks to a rare goal from Fred at Old Trafford.

Tottenham has come from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 and earn a first win under Antonio Conte in the Premier League.

West Ham ended Liverpool’s 25-match unbeaten run in all competitions with a 3-2 victory that dislodged the team from third place in the Premier League.

The money in that contract is daunting: a reported 100 million euros ($118 million) annual salary package and release clause demanding a 700 million euros ($827 million) transfer fee. What coach says no to Messi? said Tuchel, whose side lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich on Sunday. GERMANYBayern Munich appears in little need of reinforcement after winning a Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble. The Bavarian powerhouse has grown on and off the pitch thanks to smart financial management, with revenue of 750 million euros ($886 million) in the most recent annual accounts and profit after tax of 52 million euros ($61.5 million). When World Cup-winning France defender Lucas Hernndez arrived last year for a club-record 80 million euros ($95 million) from Atltico Madrid, it was an exception.

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)DSSELDORF DWhat is the point of the Europa League? But obviously the Europa League has meant a lot to us. Before its run to the final, Sevilla gave its players six days' rest after the league season ended on July 19. Inter won three of those, most recently in 1998, with Brazil legend Ronaldo scoring in a 3-0 final win over Lazio. Ever since Porto beat Braga in an all-Portuguese final in 2011, every Europa League winner has come from either La Liga or the English Premier League.

Juventus' head coach Maurizio Sarri, right, gives instructions from the side line during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Juventus at Rome's Olympic stadium, in Rome, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

The Serie A title race could come down to which team has the best strike force. PLAYER OF THE SEASON SO FARMartínez has burst onto the scene this season after a quiet debut campaign for Inter. Martínez and Lukaku’s partnership has been key to Inter reaching the top of the Serie A standings. It’s among the team's best starts since Luigi Riva led the club to its only Italian league title in 1970. Lazio has won the Serie A title twice in its history, the last time in 2000.