Match of the Day pundits Jermaine Jenas and Stephen Warnock praise Newcastle keeper Karl Darlow after his performance helped his side to a 0-0 draw with champions Liverpool.
Rangers head into Saturday's Old Firm derby still 16-points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they avenge their League Cup defeat by St Mirren.
The best football tweets of the week, including Arsenal's Rob Holding serenading people on Instagram, a bizarre incident surrounding George Galloway and Queen of The South and a new cliche about Stoke City.
Match of the Day's Micah Richards and Ian Wright analyse Leeds United's "sensational" performance at West Brom, where Marcelo Bielsa's side won 5-0 in the Premier League.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl will manage Tuesday's game against West Ham from home after a member of his household tested positive for coronavirus.
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith says he was pleased by his side's character to come back after conceding in the first half to secure a point in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea in the Premier League.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says he was "dumbfounded" by how passive his side were in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Leicester City in the Premier League.
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers praises his side's "reaction" after coming back from 1-0 down to draw with Crystal Palace, but says he is "frustrated" with the final result.
Jim McLean's crowning glory as Dundee United manager was winning the club's sole Scottish top-flight title in 1983. Those involved that day share their memories.
Sam Allardyce places a solid defence at the heart of his gameplan, which means the form of centre-back Semi Ajayi must be a big plus for the new West Brom boss.
Match of the Day 2 pundits Stephen Warnock and Leon Osman look at how Sam Allardyce's West Brom stopped champions Liverpool in their 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield.
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Graham Potter says his side need to "keep fighting" in order to achieve results with only one one win their last 14 matches.
Rangers will win the title if they beat Celtic next weekend, believes Peter Lovenkrands, but the former Ibrox winger knows from painful experience that football can often surprise.
West Ham United manager David Moyes praises his teams "resilience" after he describes their first-half performance as "poor" in a 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion at the London stadium.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche says the referee had a "massive impact" on the game but "we've got to focus on our part" after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road.
Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer praises Arsenal saying they made Chelsea "look very, very ordinary" during their 3-1 Premier League win at the Emirates.
Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer praises the forward play of the "magnificent" Edison Cavani of Manchester United and Leicester's "superb" Jamie Vardy.
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce praises his sides 'attitude' after dealing with recent difficulties with illness and that they were 'beaten by the better team' against Manchester City.
Brentford continue their superb recent form to make it 15 games unbeaten in all competitions, as Sergi Canos' hat-trick sees them come from behind to win.
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith delights in a "tremendous" 3-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace at Villa Park achieved despite having Tyrone Mings sent off in the first half.
Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson admits he has "no real positive thoughts" after watching his side "deservedly lose" 3-0 at Aston Villa, despite the hosts playing more than half the game with ten players.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl sees his side's 0-0 draw at Fulham as a positive result in the absence of key players such as Danny Ings and Jannik Vestergaard.
Aston Villa's run of good form continues as they beat Crystal Palace despite playing for more than 45 minutes with 10 men after Tyrone Mings' sending off.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praises Marcus Rashford after the forward scored his 50th Premier League goal in a 2-2 draw at Leicester City
Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze tells BBC Sport about earning respect on London's 'cage football' scene and the help he has received from team-mate Wilfried Zaha.
Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze says it is a "great privilege" to play with team-mate Wilfried Zaha and explains how the Ivory Coast international has taken him "under his wing".
Baccara's 'Yes, sir I can Boogie' became a cult hit in the wake of Scotland's qualification for the European Championship and singer Maria Mendiola has sent BBC Scotland a festive greeting for the Tartan Army.
Football is notoriously hard to get right in films, but when it does it can be glorious. BBC Sport takes a look at the beautiful game on the big screen.
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says England international Dele Alli "caused a problem for his own team" by giving away possession before opponents Stoke equalised during Spurs' 3-1 Carabao Cup quarter-final win.
Former Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta, a two-time Premier League winner, surprises a 79-year-old fan who thinks he's doing an interview with a journalist.
A lovely strike from Kevin Nisbet is enough to lift Hibernian into third place in the Premiership for Christmas as St Mirren's good run comes to an end.
Livingston extend winning run under newly-appointed head coach David Martindale to five games after securing a comfortable Scottish Premiership victory at Hamilton Academical.
Manager Neil Lennon admits Celtic "have a big gap to close" if they are to catch Premiership leaders Rangers but insists the task is "not insurmountable whatsoever".
Alan Shearer still sees Harry Kane as a goalscorer, but says it shows how good the England captain is that he is also a creator and defender for Tottenham.
Newcastle's Allan Saint-Maximin and Jamaal Lascelles are suffering from the long-term effects of coronavirus and it is not known when they will return.
Top football tweets from the weekend, including big scores for Liverpool and the Manchester United men's and women's teams, plus some top trolling at BBC Sports Personality of The Year.
West Brom were thumped 3-0 at home by West Midlands rivals Aston Villa in Sam Allardyce's first game in charge, so how big is the task facing him at The Hawthorns?
Match of the Day 2 pundits Dion Dublin and Micah Richards praise Scott McTominay's "outstanding" performance during Manchester United's 6-2 victory against Leeds United.
Brighton boss Graham Potter says they should have made their numerical advantage count, after playing more than half of their 1-1 draw with Sheffield United against 10 men.
Manager Chris Wilder says Sheffield United's 1-1 draw at Brighton is a "small step" to build on, after they gained only their second Premier League point of the season.
Day 20 of BBC Sport's advent calendar looks back on the moment Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy became the 29th player to score 100 Premier League goals.
Borussia Monchengladbach's Marcus Thuram apologises after being sent off for spitting at the face of Hoffenheim's Stefan Posch during Saturday's 2-1 defeat.
Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer tells Gary Lineker and Jermaine Jeans that he "would not be so sure" about Arsenal's chances of staying in the Premier League this season.
When Liverpool lost 7-2 to Aston Villa in October, their title credentials were questioned - but few doubts remained after they scored seven themselves at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah both score twice as Liverpool hit seven past Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park to go six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero remembers scoring the 2012 Premier League-winning goal against QPR, and discusses City's chances of winning the title this season.
Ex-Tottenham boss Karen Hills says her departure from the WSL club was "the end of an era" but she is "very proud" of what she achieved in her 13 years.
Sam Allardyce speaks to Kelly Somers about his return to Premier League football after being appointed West Bromwich Albion manager and says he hopes to help the club avoid relegation this season.
Robbie Neilson has the chance to win the Scottish Cup as manager and player but tells Tom English he is not all that interested in merely being a quiz question answer.
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford reads from his letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and explains why he feels he has to fight for children who are living in food poverty.
Two years to the day since his top-level managerial career seemed all but over as he left Manchester United, Jose Mourinho has his old spark back, writes BBC Sport's Simon Stone.
Day 18 of BBC Sport's advent calendar features this "incredible" piece of defending by Birmingham defender Harriet Scott in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith says only his side's finishing let them down against Burnley, after Villa missed numerous chances to score and drew 0-0.
Burnley boss Sean Dyche says his side are doing well defensively, and now need to focus on scoring more goals, after the Clarets drew 0-0 at Aston Villa.
Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski wins the best men's player at the Best Fifa Football Awards, beating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize.
Watch highlights as Robert Lewandowski scores twice to pass the 250-goal mark in the Bundesliga as Bayern Munich came from behind to end Wolfsburg's unbeaten start.
Match of the Day's Micah Richards says West Brom showed Slaven Bilic "no respect" in how they fired him, while Danny Murphy says Sam Allardyce will struggle to keep them up.
Roy Hodgson says Christian Benteke's dismissal was difficult to accept after his side managed a 1-1 draw with West Ham despite being down to ten men for the last 20 minutes.
David Moyes says West Ham's performance was flat despite Sebastien Haller scoring a spectacular overhead kick to earn a point against London rivals Crystal Palace.
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers says his side "should have had a penalty" after the decision to award a foul for a tackle on Ayoze Perez was overturned.
Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti says forward Richarlison was "worried" about his goalscoring form before finding the net in their 2-0 win at Leicester.
The wife of Nobby Stiles says "no matter how much money" footballers earn they "can't buy a new brain" as she tells the BBC about her late husband's dementia.
Manchester United's head of academy Nick Cox says Premier League clubs will be disadvantaged by new Brexit rules on signing young players from overseas clubs.
Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo emphasises the importance of his team finding 'more solutions' in front of goal in the absence of injured striker Raul Jimenez.
Watch five great goals scored at Anfield between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur over the past 10 years, including Victor Wanyama's wonder strike and Mohamed Salah's magic feet.
Boss Mikel Arteta says Arsenal have to be brave moving forward. The gunners manager says his critics have the right to "hit him" following a poor run of form.
Day 15 of BBC Sport's advent calendar reminisces over the best #StayAtHome challenges from footballers (and their toilet rolls) across the world, including Lionel Messi, Felipe Melo and Paul Pogba's family.
Wrexham owners-elect Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are making a commitment to a community, not just to a football club, former Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore says.
The best tweets from the weekend's football, featuring Arsenal's new clothing campaign, some shocking Sheffield United stats and Jen Beattie's emotional interview about her cancer diagnosis.
Celtic have not given up on an unprecedented 10 titles in a row or become complacent during a faltering start to the season, insists chief executive Peter Lawwell.
Gerard Houllier looks back on an historic night in Instanbul, when Liverpool won the Champions League in 2005, and explains how the players made him part of their celebrations.
Watch highlights as Stuttgart thrash an underperforming Borussia Dortmund 5-1 in the Bundesliga which led to the dismissal of their manager Lucien Favre.
Watch the best goals from Sunday's WSL action, including a fine finish from Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema and an exquisite chip from Aston Villa's Nadine Hanssen.
In the first episode of this three-part series, Crystal Palace winger Zion Atta, 16, shows off his potential in a shooting, obstacle course and penalties challenge.
Match of the Day 2 pundits Alex Scott and Jermaine Jenas say Arsenal's senior players are not stepping up for Mikel Arteta, and they are really missing the presence of David Luiz.
It was the turn of the Premier League's supposed underdogs to have their fans back this weekend and their return certainly appeared to give them more bite.
Kieran Tierney said Arsenal "deserved" to be booed off after being stunned at home by Burnley, so just how bad is the situation for the Gunners right now?
Watch highlights as Alex Morgan scores her side's opening goal during Tottenham's 3-1 win over Aston Villa, to continue their recovery under Rehanne Skinner.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says his side's 1-1 draw was a 'reward' for their effort and that he is 'thankful' for goalkeeper Vicente Guaita's last-minute saves.
Celtic's second-half siege overpowers Kilmarnock and earns under-pressure manager Neil Lennon further breathing space as his side reclaim second place in Scottish Premiership.
Watch highlights as Women's Super League leaders Manchester United extend their unbeaten start as Hayley Ladd's late header secures a hard-fought win at Reading.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl says his side showed improvement in every area in an "emotional" 3-0 win over Sheffield United in front of their fans at St Mary's.
Day 13 of BBC Sport's advent calendar shows what an FA Cup upset really means to National League North side Chorley as they sing their hearts out to Adele's hit Someone Like You
Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Ian Wright believe that both Manchester United and Manchester City are lacking centre forwards following their 0-0 draw in the Premier League.
Dwight Gayle scores the winner on his first appearance of the season as Newcastle return from a coronavirus-enforced absence to heap more misery on West Brom.
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo is frustrated by the "disappointing" way his team finished the game after conceding an injury-time penalty.
Arsenal and Scotland's Jen Beattie reveals she has been treated for breast cancer and now wants to raise awareness of having the disease at a young age.
Arsenal and Scotland defender Jen Beattie, 29, tells Eilidh Barbour about her breast cancer diagnosis in October and how important the support of her team-mates has been.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic tells BBC Sport's Alex Howell why he's relishing the challenge of returning AC Milan to the top and talks about the work of former team-mate Marcus Rashford.
The Ukrainian Football Association appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over Uefa's decision to award Switzerland a 3-0 win in their cancelled Nations League match.
Relive the action from some of the greatest Manchester derby moments from recent times, including Manchester City's 6-1 win and Wayne Rooney's classic bicycle kick.
BBC Sport takes a look at the rapid rise of the Manchester United Women's team, from their formation in May 2018 to topping the Women's Super League table.
Istanbul Basaksehir and Paris St-Germain players walking off the pitch will act as a "marker" in football's fight against racism, says the chief of anti-discriminatory body Fare.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says that 'every form of racism has to be fought' when asked about last night's Champions League match between Paris St-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir.
