6:12 PM ET NEWCASTLE, England — Liverpool ended 2020 just as they started it, at the top of the Premier League and in pole position to end the season as champions, but Wednesday’s 0-0 draw against Newcastle United at St James’ Park proved that not everything is the same as it was 12 months ago.

10:21 AM ET Tottenham’s home clash against Fulham has been postponed due to COVID-19, the Premier League announced on Wednesday. The match at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium was put in doubt on Tuesday after Fulham returned a number of positive COVID-19 tests earlier this week. The match was scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m.

3:28 PM ET Tom Fenton Arsenal made it back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time since September after defeating Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 on Tuesday evening. Despite getting off to a slow start, the away side emerged from the half-time break with much more intent, with both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gabriel

9:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen In the January transfer window, Premier League clubs will be looking for players who can hit the ground running after a year of fixture disruption and issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The winter window is usually expensive and good value is hard to find, yet the summer market saw

8:00 AM ET Mikel Arteta was entitled to breathe a sigh of relief after Arsenal‘s 3-1 victory against Chelsea on Saturday ended a seven-game winless streak in the Premier League and took the edge off what was beginning to look like a defining, and potentially decisive, week for the Gunners’ manager. Just imagine how intense

6:20 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona‘s La Liga game against Eibar on Tuesday after being after being given extra time off at Christmas by the club. Messi, 33, returned to Argentina last week after Barca’s 3-0 win against Real Valladolid and has been granted permission to remain in his

6:22 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window opens in a matter of days and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Spurs monitoring Ramos Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos‘ situation, reports The Evening Standard. 1

5:12 PM ET Lionel Messi says former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu lied to him repeatedly over the course of several years but he won’t rule out staying at Camp Nou beyond this season despite wanting to leave four months ago. – Messi, bad blood, and a burofax: Behind the Barca drama– Messi gets extended

5:00 AM ET Getty Images has selected its top sporting photographs of 2020, with a bumper crop of soccer stills making the selection of the year’s most compelling pictures. The 2019-20 season was effectively divided in two by the coronavirus pandemic, with leagues across most of the world postponed indefinitely in March. 2 Related Lockdowns

6:43 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window opens in a matter of days and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official deals here. Messi talks ‘dream’ to play in MLS Barcelona captain Lionel Messi touched on a myriad of topics in a big