Main news from English football on 16th December 2021

Chelsea were surprisingly held 1-1 by Everton in the Premier League as Branthwaite cancelled out Mount's goal. At Anfield, Liverpool came from behind to defeat Newcastle 3-1. Shelvey gave Newcastle the lead, but Jota and Salah quickly turned it around for the hosts. Alexander-Arnold then sealed the points in the second half. Leicester versus Tottenham was postponed due to COVID as were five games in the next round of fixtures including Man Utd against Brighton. That has led to more calls for the season to be halted from the likes of Brentford manager Thomas Frank.