Midweek football produced talking points across England and Europe. Chelsea boosted their Champions League hopes by beating Aston Villa in midweek, Arsenal handled Brighton & Hove Albion, and Manchester City dropped points with Nottingham Forest. Tottenham Hotspur’s crisis worsened against Crystal Palace as West Ham United beat Fulham. In cup action, Wrexham A.F.C. met Chelsea in the FA Cup, while Spurs also faced Atlético Madrid in the Champions League, where things boiled over, and Liverpool was rattled by the Turkish atmosphere.