Manchester City's Antoine Semenyo made it two goals from two games for his new club and Rayan Cherki struck in stoppage time as Pep Guardiola's side beat holders Newcastle United 2-0 away in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Tuesday.

Semenyo on target again as City beat Newcastle in League Cup semi

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola would have preferred the League Cup semifinal against Newcastle United to be a single-leg tie due to the holders' habit of scoring late goals.

Man City's Guardiola wary of Newcastle's late goal threat

Manchester City and Aston Villa missed the chance to make significant inroads into Arsenal's Premier League lead on Wednesday as managerless Manchester United were held at lowly Burnley.

City, Villa falter in Premier League title race

Newcastle United on Monday condemned racist abuse and threats of violence received by midfielder Joe Willock, saying they will support any investigation to identify the person responsible and hold them accountable.

Newcastle condemn online racist abuse and threats targeting Willock

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is hopeful his team's 3-1 victory over Burnley on Tuesday will ease the strain after a tense first half of the Premier League season.

Howe hopes win over Burnley will ease some of Newcastle's pressure

Arsenal snapped Aston Villa's 11-game winning run with a dominant 4-1 win to open up a five-point Premier League lead as Chelsea and Manchester United wasted the chance to climb into the top four.

Arsenal end Villa winning run; Man Utd, Chelsea stumble

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has urged his players to "step up" in the absence of "impossible to replace" skipper Bruno Fernandes.

Amorim wants Man Utd players to cover 'irreplaceable' Fernandes

Aston Villa face a tough challenge at Chelsea on Saturday after muscling their way into the Premier League title race alongside Arsenal and Manchester City.

Villa face Chelsea test as Premier League title race heats up

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