A late strike from Danny Welbeck gave Manchester United victory at Arsenal and ensured they stayed three points behind leaders Manchester City.
Mario Balotelli’s injury-time penalty earned a dramatic victory for leaders Manchester City over Premier League title rivals Tottenham.
Bolton moved out of the bottom three after taking full advantage of some slack defending to defeat Liverpool.
Fernando Torres endured another miserable day as Norwich frustrated Chelsea to earn a point and further hit the London side’s slim title hopes.
Liverpool will face Cardiff in the Carling Cup final after squeezing past Manchester City in a pulsating second leg of their semi-final.
Tom Heaton is Cardiff’s penalty shoot-out hero as the Bluebirds defeat 10-man Crystal Palace to reach the Carling Cup final after a tense tie finishes 1-1 on aggregate.
Liverpool hold the advantage and have a first Wembley appearance since 1996 in their sights after a Carling Cup semi-final first-leg victory at Manchester City.
Crystal Palace pulled off a stunning extra-time victory at Old Trafford to reach the Carling Cup semi-finals and send Manchester United crashing out.
Marouane Fellaini’s second-half header sent Everton into the last 16 of the FA Cup as they came from behind to beat Fulham at Goodison Park.
Rafael van der Vaart’s long-range strike ensured a happy end to the week for Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp.
Thierry Henry marks his Arsenal comeback with the winner as the Gunners beat Leeds United 1-0 at Emirates Stadium to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United defeated 10-man Manchester City in a thrilling FA Cup third-round tie.
Real Madrid bounced back from their midweek Copa del Rey defeat to Barcelona with a comeback victory over 10-Athletic Bilbao that kept them five points clear at the top of the Primera Division.
Lionel Messi scored his fifth hat-trick of the season as Barcelona posted a comfortable 4-1 victory at Malaga to stay five points behind Primera Division leaders Real Madrid.
Valencia’s disappointing start to 2012 continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Osasuna.
Barcelona kept alive their title defence as Alexis Sanchez and Lionel Messi scored crucial late goals after Real Betis had come back from two goals down.
Barcelona survived a late fightback by Real Madrid to secure their passage through to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey with a 4-3 aggregate win.