Without eight senior players due to a combination of injuries and international calls, United were far from their best but still managed to go in front thanks to Joshua Zirkzee's deflected 27th-minute effort. However, Wolves began to force the pace towards the end of the opening period and after United goalkeeper Senne Lammens had kept a Hugo Bueno effort out, Ladislav Krejci levelled with a header from eight yards after he was given far too much room at the far post. Lammens denied Krejci a second after half-time, when he dived to his left to parry a low shot and then got the ball away from danger as Yerson Mosquera closed in. Ironically, Mosquera came close for the home side when he headed the ball past Jose Sa and towards his own goal. Fortunately for the Colombian, Sa got back to retrieve the situation just before the ball bounced in. Sa had already been at the centre of one unusual incident when he was penalised by referee Thomas Bramall for holding onto the ball longer than eight seconds. It was only the third time the new rule has been applied in the Premier League this season but the home side could make nothing of the corner that followed. Jhon Arias came close to a winner for the visitors with a shot that deflected narrowly wide and Patrick Dorgu then thought he had scored for the hosts in the final minute but a lengthy video assistant referee check confirmed the offside decision against him was correct. It was Wolves' third draw - and point - of the season, and their first since 5 October, although does not do much for their survival chances as they are still 15 points from safety. For United, it was another example of their many shortcomings and a result that prevented Ruben Amorim's side ending 2025 in an unlikely fourth spot - they remain sixth.

The 25-year-old is in advanced talks over a £65m move to Etihad Stadium but turned out for the Cherries to set up two goals through long throw-ins for David Brooks and Justin Kluivert to score. His first throw led to Brooks scoring from close range in the sixth minute. Chelsea equalised and then went ahead after Semenyo brought down Estevao Willian in the box. Referee Sam Barrott awarded a penalty following a pitch-side video assistant referee (VAR) review in the 15th minute. Cole Palmer converted, finding the corner despite goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic diving the right way, before Enzo Fernandez fired into the top corner to make it 2-1 after 23 minutes. Kluivert then tapped in from close range after another Semenyo long throw-in just four minutes later. Chelsea had further chances, but Bournemouth had the better of the first half with 14 attempts that tested goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. At the interval, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca introduced captain Reece James for Josh Acheampong and Pedro Neto for Alejandro Garnacho. VAR official Craig Pawson then dismissed a handball appeal against Malo Gusto early in the second half, with former Blues goalkeeper Petrovic impressively saving Estevao's shot from the edge of the box. Fernandez also blazed over a shot inside the box in the 77th minute, which was the best chance of the half. Joao Pedro replaced Palmer moments earlier to boos from the home supporters as Maresca's side grew dominant but failed to find a winner late on. And in injury time, Amine Adli crossed for Bournemouth substitute Enes Unal but the striker volleyed over from just 12 yards out. Chelsea have now won just one of their past seven league games, while Bournemouth remain winless in 10.

Back-to-back league wins against Aberdeen and Livingston showed something of a recovery under the French manager who, unprecedently, lost his first four games. But the brief rally came to a shuddering halt at Fir Park, where the reigning champions were outclassed, out-thought and outplayed by Jens Berthel Askou's impressive side. Motherwell took a well-earned lead through Ibrahim Said, the Nigerian heading in Stephen O'Donnell's delightful, deep pinpoint cross. The half-time whistle was met with boos from a furious away support, who continually expressed their anger and exasperation at their club throughout the rest of the game. They were silenced temporarily when Elliot Watt slid a second goal in to an empty net after a Kasper Schmeichel mistake. The Celtic keeper failed to find Arne Engels on the edge of his box from a goal kick and the alert hosts pounced to pile on the misery and cruise to their first home win against the Glasgow club since April 2013. Celtic looked spooked by their hosts and struggled to test Calum Ward in the home goal on a night they chased shadows rather than league leaders Hearts, who remain three points clear at the summit. Motherwell, who were magnificent, remain in fourth, two points behind Rangers - who can move level with Celtic should they defeat their Old Firm rivals on Saturday.

The Carthage Eagles, the 2004 champions, needed a point to secure second spot behind Nigeria while the East Africans advance as the last of four best-ranked third placed teams - edging out Angola on goals scored. Ismael Gharbi had already hit the left-hand upright and come close to catching Taifa Stars goalkeeper Hussein Masalanga off his line from 45 yards out before calmly slotting Tunisia ahead from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute. The spot-kick had been awarded after an intervention by the video assistant referee (VAR), with referee Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo deciding that Ibrahim Hamad had impeded the run of Hazem Mastouri with an arm around his neck as the Tunisia striker tried to get on the end of a Hannibal Mejbri free-kick. Tanzania still had the chance to progress with a score draw, and Feisal Salum made it 1-1 early in the second half with a shot from outside the box which crept inside the left-hand upright. There were few chances for either side to grab a winner, with Tanzania striker Simon Msuva coming closest when he headed a corner into the side-netting at the near post. The Taifa Stars become the first side to progress to the last 16 at an Afcon with two points since the tournament was expanded to a 24-team tournament in 2019. Tunisia will take on Group A runners-up Mali in Casablanca on Saturday, 3 January (19:00 GMT), while Tanzania - who have reached the knockout stage for the first time - remain in Rabat to face host nation Morocco the following day (16:00 GMT).

The seven-time champions fielded an entirely changed starting XI, having already secured top spot heading into their final game, and lacked a cutting edge in Agadir. Angola needed to win to boost chances of making progress themselves, and will face a nervous wait to see if their two points is enough to qualify for the last 16 as one of the four best-placed teams from the six groups. Benin, Sudan and Mozambique are already guaranteed at least third place in their respective groups, and all have three points. Winger Fredy struck the outside of a post for Angola early in the second half. Egypt's Zizo - one of three players introduced by the Pharaohs at the break - stung Hugo Marques' fingertips with a shot from inside the box shortly afterwards. Salah and Marmoush scored in their country's 2-1 comeback win over Zimbabwe in their opening game, followed up by a 1-0 victory against South Africa courtesy of the four-time Premier League Golden Boot winner's penalty. Egypt will remain in Agadir to meet a third-placed team from Group A, C or D in Agadir next Monday (16:00 GMT) and will discover their opponents after the group stage concludes on Wednesday. South Africa's 3-2 win over Zimbabwe in the simultaneous Group B closer sent Bafana through automatically with a four-point cushion over Angola.