Arsenal ensures it will end the year top of the Premier League after beating Aston Villa 4-1 at home in a powerful statement win with all goals scored in the second half.

Morgan Rogers has scored two brilliant solo goals to down Manchester United 2-1 and keep Aston Villa in the hunt for the Premier League title.

Manchester City and Aston Villa both won to keep the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal.

Aston Villa extends its winning streak to eight games in all competitions with a 2-1 victory against Basel in the Europa League to secure at least a playoff spot.

The Premier League title race has been blown open after Arsenal conceded in stoppage time and lost at Aston Villa 2-1.

In his 1000th game as a manager, Pep Guardiola celebrated victory as if it was his first.

Gabriel scored a 96th-minute winner as Arsenal came back to secure a dramatic 2-1 win against Newcastle in the Premier League and close the gap on leader Liverpool.

Captain John McGinn has scored the only goal as Aston Villa beat Bologna 1-0 in the Europa League to secure its first win of the season.

Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle have secured the remaining Champions League places on a dramatic final day of the Premier League season.

Kevin De Bruyne sparked Manchester City’s remarkable fightback in a 5-2 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League that re-ignited his team’s Champions League qualification hopes.

A wonder goal from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia upstaged a brilliant curling shot from teammate Désiré Doué as Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski have struck again to lead Barcelona to a commanding 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.

Manchester City could still end its disappointing season with a trophy after rallying to beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the FA Cup quarterfinals as Erling Haaland inspired the comeback before being forced off injured.

Manchester City is the only thing standing in the way of a soccer fairy tale in the FA Cup.

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout — again — to keep its title defense alive Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals.

Marco Asensio has scored a second-half brace to take Aston Villa into the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Barcelona and Inter Milan won again in the Champions League on Wednesday though both former title holders are looking up in the standings toward upstart newcomer Brest.

Manchester United’s winless run in all competitions has extended to five games after a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Substitute Jhon Duran has scored twice in the last five minutes for Aston Villa to come back from the dead and draw with Liverpool 3-3 in the English Premier League.

The smile is back on Jurgen Klopp’s face even if his Liverpool players seem intent on testing his nerves right to the end.

There could be a surprising team from each of Europe’s “big five” leagues when the new-look Champions League debuts next season.

Any New Year’s resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier League.

So much for Arsenal being one of the elite soccer clubs in Europe.

It was a test of resolve for new Premier League chief executive Richard Masters, but Project Restart was accomplished. No team suffered more after the restart in June than the 2016 champion, blowing an eight-point cushion in the Champions League places. The capitulation was completed by Sundays 2-0 loss to Manchester United, which took the last Champions League place off Brendan Rodgers' lineup. Like Chelsea, Arsenal turned to a former midfielder this season to take charge. But there wont be a fifth consecutive season in the Champions League for the 2019 beaten finalist.