The French striker tucked a low effort past the reach of Paulo Gazzaniga to equalise from the spot in the 67th minute after Vinicius Jr was tripped by Hugo Rincon in the box. It was Mbappe's 23rd goal in 19 matches for Real this season, having scored four in the midweek Champions League win at Olympiacos. Girona, who are third from bottom with just 12 points, had led with Azzedine Ounahi's effort just before half-time. They made it difficult for Real throughout with adept marking, and made the most of a lack of end product from the visitors. Real remain second in Spain's top flight, a point behind leaders Barcelona. It was an improved second half which made the difference for Xabi Alonso's side after a sluggish opening period which saw them register just one shot on target. Mbappe thought he had opening the scoring in the first half when he managed to keep the ball under control and bundle it home in a crowded area, but it was ruled out for hitting his hand as he steadied himself. Real were soon punished for their lack of efficiency in the final third when Girona struck on the counter-attack, working the ball back to Moroccan Ounahi who sent a first-time effort into the top corner from the edge of the box. A change in approach eventually helped Real trouble the hosts as they focused on quick attacking moves through the middle, with Vinicius also dragging players out of position to mark him on the wing. Vinicius turned home from close range after an intricate passing move, but the Brazilian had strayed offside before receiving the final pass. But Mbappe stepped up to spare his side a second league defeat with his spot-kick as Alonso's side have now won just one of their past five games in all competitions.

Sunday's 5-1 home win over Valerenga on the final day of the season saw them finish one point above dethroned champions Bodo/Glimt, who beat Fredrikstad 5-0. It marked Viking's first league title since 1991 - having been in the second tier as recently as 2018. "A lot of people have been very nervous and excited about what's going on these days. I've never experienced it before," Lars Risan - a Viking fan and podcaster told BBC Radio 5 Live this week. The schoolteacher, who called for everyone to be given the day off on Monday if they won the title, added: "Hopefully it won't be the only time in their life they experience it, but it's been 34 years. "It's a big deal. It brings us all together and we can celebrate as a city. It's one of those special things you never know when you'll be able to experience again. "You can feel the atmosphere in town. I want everyone to be able to take part in that. If we could just go down to stadium and have a big party that would be awesome."

The game's big moment came in the 38th minute, when Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo was sent off following a video assistant referee (VAR) review for a late tackle that connected with Merino's shin - his side's sixth red card of the season. But 10-man Chelsea took the lead shortly after half-time when Trevoh Chalobah's flicked header from a corner looped over David Raya and into the bottom corner. Arsenal levelled 11 minutes later when Spain international Merino headed in Bukayo Saka's in-swinging cross at the far post. There were seven yellow cards to add to Caicedo's red in a tense, feisty contest as Chelsea dominated much of the first half, with Estevao Willian having two good chances. Arsenal were without first-choice centre-backs Gabriel and William Saliba for only the second time since 2021 and their only real effort of the first half fell to Saka, who fired at Robert Sanchez at the near post. The dismissal was a turning point and it came when VAR John Brooks advised referee Anthony Taylor to upgrade Caicedo's yellow card to red after his studs caught Merino above the ankle - a decision confirmed following a pitchside review. Chelsea continued to attack, however, after introducing Alejandro Garnacho at half-time, with Reece James first setting up Joao Pedro's close-range header - well saved - before delivering the cross for Chalobah's deft headed goal. However, Saka got the better of Marc Cucurella - who fouled him four times and was booked - to cross for Merino to equalise at the far post. Despite being a man down, Chelsea created the best chances to win it through Pedro Neto, substitute Liam Delap and Wesley Fofana. Merino went closest to an Arsenal winner with an edge-of-the-box strike, while Saka's long-range effort was their only other real threat in the second half. The draw means Arsenal move five points clear of second-placed Manchester City, while Chelsea are a further point back in third. The Gunners are now unbeaten in 17 games in in all competitions, stretching back to 30 August.

On an occasion of high emotion following the announcement of the death of legendary former Hammers captain and manager Billy Bonds, the Reds ended a dismal sequence of nine defeats in 12 games - their worst since 1954 - with a deserved success. Head coach Slot dropped Mohamed Salah from a league starting line-up for the first time since April 2024, also at West Ham - a run of 53 games - under his predecessor Jurgen Klopp, and was rewarded with a much-improved display. Liverpool dominated a subdued West Ham, with Florian Wirtz excelling in a role behind the strikers, before Isak ended his personal struggles - and 310-minute league goal drought - with a fine half-volley from Cody Gakpo's cross on the hour. The home side's misery was compounded six minutes from time when Lucas Paqueta was shown two yellow cards for dissent by referee Darren England in quick succession for arguing over a decision to award a foul against his team. Liverpool then added a second goal their superiority deserved when Gakpo finished well in stoppage time, and moved up to eighth place in the table - three points off the top four.

Anthony Martial was among scorers last time United won at this stadium in July 2020, while they had not managed a goal here since Bruno Fernandes' effort in January 2023. When Palace led at the end of a first half they dominated thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta's twice-taken penalty, few would have predicted Ruben Amorim's side would be changing their abysmal record. But, as the visiting fans cheekily paid homage to legendary striker Eric Cantona, whose most infamous moment came at this ground in 1995 and led to a nine-month ban from football - and a prison sentence that was quickly overturned - their modern day heroes finally came to the fore. Much maligned front man Joshua Zirkzee repaid Amorim's faith in starting him again after an ineffective display in the defeat by 10-man Everton by levelling with a vicious drive from acute angle nine minutes into the second period. Then Mason Mount drove Fernandes' short pass from a free-kick on the edge of Palace's box low into the corner beyond the grasp of Dean Henderson. The victory ended United's run of three games without a win and ensured Palace were unable to grasp the prize of a place in the top four that victory would have given them.