League leaders Liverpool played one of the game's of the season at Newcastle, while Manchester City returned to winning ways as two of England's biggest clubs locked horns in London in a massive mid-week slate of Premier League matches.

Ange Postecoglou said Wednesday that his Tottenham team are "progressing in all aspects of our game" despite a wildly inconsistent Premier League campaign so far.

It wasn't without its hairy moments, but three first-time goalscorers provided the green shoots the Matildas had been searching for as they claimed a 3-1 win over Chinese Taipei on Wednesday night.

Ruud van Nistelrooy savoured his first match in charge of Leicester with a 3-1 Premier League win over West Ham, while Crystal Palace edged Ipswich 1-0 on Tuesday.

Arne Slot joked Tuesday that Mohamed Salah must have inside knowledge of Manchester City's fate over alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules after the forward suggested he had played his final game at Anfield against the champions.

Having dominated English football under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City is suddenly winless since October and all but out of the Premier League title race after a 2-0 loss to arch rival Liverpool.

Don't try to complain to Ange Postecoglou about your team's injury situation.

Lost in the immediacy of results, new formations, farewells and defending - that at times against Brazil resembled part cage match and part UFC - is a goal on the horizon that interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni wants everyone to be aware of.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola reminded Liverpool fans of his six Premier League titles in the past seven seasons after he was taunted towards the end of Sunday's 2-0 defeat at Anfield.

Ange Postecoglou insisted Tottenham are in "good shape" despite a frustrating 1-1 draw against Fulham that damaged their bid to secure a top four finish in the Premier League.