Jeremie Frimpong's left-footed strike in the first half was met by Ekitike, who bizarrely ended up heading the ball in the opposite direction when all he had to do was guide it into an open goal. Frimpong had put plenty of power on his shot but, from a yard out, it was harder to miss than score. The point extended Liverpool's unbeaten run to eight games and moved them three points clear of Chelsea, who are fifth, but this was another largely uninspiring display from Slot's side. Liverpool dominated possession but hardly tested Lucas Perri in the Leeds goal and, at the 84th time of asking since Slot took over in the summer of 2024, a Liverpool game under the Dutchman ended without a goal.

Pep Guardiola's side had seen the Gunners underline their credentials by taking apart in-form contenders Aston Villa on Tuesday, but went home frustrated following the entertaining draw at the Stadium of Light. City had given Sunderland an early warning sign when Bernardo Silva's close-range finish from Erling Haaland's flick-on was ruled out for offside inside the opening six minutes, though the away side's best chance in the first half fell to Haaland - who struck straight at Robin Roefs from 12 yards. The hosts were holding firm but did have opportunities of their own - Brian Brobbey outmuscled Ruben Dias to a long ball over the top, but could only strike straight at the towering frame of Gianluigi Donnarumma, while on the verge of half-time, Trai Hume's glancing header sailed narrowly over. Midfielder Rodri returned to action for City at the start of the second half, replacing Nico Gonzalez, but City were left frustrated as Jeremy Doku was denied by the magnificent Nordi Mukiele taking a strike to his face, while Josko Gvardiol's flicked effort clipped the post. Donnarumma sprung down to claw out Eliezer Mayenda's low shot but neither side were able to find a winner, as Sunderland claimed a well-earned point to preserve their unbeaten record at home this season.

The Elephants trailed 2-0 by the 21st minute, but Jean-Philippe Krasso pulled one back just before the break by tapping in Wilfried Zaha's square ball. The Ivorians rarely threatened in the second half until Aston Villa forward Evann Guessand headed in a corner to equalise with six minutes remaining and set up a frantic finale. Bazoumana Toure then completed the turnaround in the first of five added minutes, with the wideman's diving header from Christopher Operi's left-wing cross sparking wild celebrations. Yan Diomande thought he had made it 4-2 from a late counter-attack, but the goal was ruled out for offside earlier in the move after a check by the video assistant referee (VAR). With the Elephants drawing until late on, Cameroon had been set to top the group by two points courtesy of their 2-1 win over Mozambique. Ivory Coast will now face Burkina Faso in the last 16 in Marrakesh on Tuesday, 6 January (19:00 GMT), with the victory sparing them a more challenging route to the final.

Cameroon now face a tough task against South Africa in the last 16 and also find themselves in what looks to be the harder side of the draw, after holders Ivory Coast scored a 91st-minute winner in their 3-2 win over Gabon to pip the Indomitable Lions to top spot in Group F on goals scored. Mozambique, who are 102nd in Fifa's rankings and beat Gabon by the same scoreline for their first-ever win at an Afcon finals, were briefly on course to win the group and would have claimed second spot had they held on to the lead they earned through Geny Catamo's sublime 23rd-minute opener in Agadir. Nene's own goal drew Cameroon level five minutes later, with 19-year-old Kofane producing the second memorable strike of the night 10 minutes after half-time. The five-time champions will travel to Rabat to face South Africa on Sunday (19:00 GMT) and could then potentially meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals followed by host nation and tournament favourites Morocco in the semis. One of the four best third-placed teams from the six groups, Mozambique's maiden appearance in the second round will start against the Super Eagles in Fes on Monday (19:00 GMT).

Leaving out five-time Premier League winner Mahrez was one of nine changes made by Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic from the 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso, but his livewire replacement on the right flank, Anis Hadj Moussa, ran the Equatoguineans ragged. His trickery and direct approach drew rapturous approval from the thousands of Algeria fans in green and white who packed all four sides of this compact, modern stadium. Moussa's corner supplied centre-back Zineddine Belaid to nod in the opener before another cross from the Feyenoord man found the unmarked Ibrahim Maza ghosting into space to head his side's third. In between, Moussa's team-mate on the opposite flank, Fares Chaibi, also exploited time and space behind a porous backline to fire high into the net after cutting inside. Having lost their opening two games in Group E, the attitude and endeavour on display from Equatorial Guinea was not up to the required standard, particularly in the first half. Captain and frontman Emilio Nsue was regularly forced to drop deep to gesticulate for his players to up their intensity, and the 36-year-old put all of his evident frustration into a powerful long-range strike which found the top corner in the 50th minute, providing the one moment of real quality from the National Thunder. Petkovic, meanwhile, looks to have moulded a hardworking, slick unit, with squad players fighting to make an impression ahead of Les Fennecs' last-16 tie against DR Congo back at this stadium on Tuesday, 6 January (16:00 GMT).