In Italy, Davide Zappacosta lit up the Derby della Lanterna with a fine solo goal. He gave Genoa the lead over local rivals Sampdoria as he burst forward down the left, lifted the ball over one defender, breezed past a second, and slotted past the goalkeeper. Unfortunately they couldn’t hold on to that lead, having to settle for a 1-1 draw, and then suffered just their third defeat of the year, 1-0 away at Roma.

Tiemoue Bakayoko came off the bench for Napoli in a crazy 3-3 draw at Sassuolo that included an own goal, a disallowed goal and three penalties, two of which came in injury time. When Bakayoko took to the pitch his Napoli side had just pulled the score back to 2-2 and it looked like they had sealed victory from the spot in the last minute, only for Sassuolo to equalise from 12 yards with the last kick of the game.

Fikayo Tomori was in the AC Milan side which kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 away at Hellas Verona, keeping pace with local rivals Inter Milan at the top of the Serie A table.

Victor Moses featured throughout Spartak Moscow’s emphatic 6-1 home win over Krasnodar in Russia. He helped put the icing on the cake, as the rebound from his saved shot was tapped in for the sixth goal. That result takes them within four points of top spot in the table.

Baba Rahman helped inspire a dramatic derby comeback by PAOK in Greece. He came off the bench with 10 minutes left of their match against Aris Salonika and his team two goals down, but an 87th minute strike and an injury-time penalty secured them a 2-2 draw.

Closer to home, Ethan Ampadu helped Sheffield United survive more than half-an-hour with 10 men to beat Aston Villa 1-0, their fourth Premier League win of the season, but couldn’t repeat that result when they hosted Southampton over the weekend, going down to a 2-0 defeat.

Ross Barkley came off the bench for Villa in that loss to the Blades, as well as their 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek was a second-half substitute for Fulham as they boosted their chances of Premier League survival with a 1-0 win over Liverpool, having started their loss to Tottenham by the same score earlier in the week. That win leaves the Cottages only in the drop zone on goal difference.

Conor Gallagher and West Bromwich Albion remain eight points from safety after a 1-0 defeat to high-flying Everton and a 0-0 draw with fellow relegation candidates Newcastle United.

Marc Guehi and Swansea City kept up the pressure in the race for automatic promotion from the Championship with back-to-back 2-1 wins over Stoke City and Middlesbrough. Guehi’s intercepted pass led to Stoke’s opener as they came from behind to beat the Potters, but the centre-back made up for it in their next game with a stunning block to deny Middlesbrough a certain goal and secure the second of those victories.

Substitute Izzy Brown suffered a bitter defeat with Sheffield Wednesday. Having helped them equalise against Rotherham United late on, they then conceded in seventh minute of added time to lose 2-1 against 10 men.

Things were going well for Nathan Baxter in League One in midweek when his Accrington Stanley side took an early lead against Ipswich Town and the on-loan goalkeeper produced an excellent save to deny the Tractor Boys from the penalty spot. However, Accrington were reduced to 10 men as a result of that penalty and Baxter was then forced off with an injury before half-time.

Ipswich equalised shortly after Baxter’s exit and went on to win 2-1, despite the efforts of Tariq Uwakwe off the bench. Jon Russell was an unused substitute for that game, but did get on four days later when Accrington beat Swindon Town 2-1 to go within two points of the play-off places.

Ian Maatsen helped Charlton Athletic to a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic, but they dropped points in the play-off race when held to a goalless draw by Oxford United on Saturday. Luke McCormick was shown a red card in Bristol Rovers’ 1-0 defeat at Burton Albion after receiving a second booking for kicking the ball away in frustration.

Goalkeeper Jamie Cumming helped Stevenage Borough make it five games unbeaten in League Two, taking his own record to four consecutive clean sheets in the process. First they shocked promotion favourites Forest Green Rovers 3-0, before Cumming had an even bigger impact as they defeat Harrogate Town 1-0. In addition to a series of important saves, the keeper also provided the assist for the only goal of the game, with his quick kick over the top setting Elliott List clear to score.

In Turkey, Danny Drinkwater and Lewis Baker were denied the chance to go head-to-head in midfielder as Kasimpasa hosted Trabzonspor. Drinkwater started for Kasimpasa but was withdrawn with the score tied at 1-1, with Baker coming off the bench late on with his Trabzonspor side leading 2-1.

Matt Miazga came close to getting an injury-time winner for Belgian side Anderlecht but couldn’t find the net with his late header, meaning they had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Mechelen, in which both goals were scored from the penalty spot. Ike Ugbo and Cercle Bruges were beaten 2-0 away at Genk.

Armando Broja and Vitesse Arnhem gave their chances of a top-three finish a big boost with a 2-1 win over third-placed AZ Alkmaar, leaving just one point behind their opponents in the Eredivisie table. Marco van Ginkel continued his return to fitness as a late substitute for PSV Eindhoven in their 3-1 win at Fortuna Sittard, while Juan Castillo was a second-half substitute for ADO Den Haag, but was powerless to prevent their 3-0 defeat away at Heerenveen.

Trevoh Chalobah featured throughout Lorient’s 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Montpellier, coming close to setting up a winner in the second half.

Malang Sarr started at left-back for Porto as they exited the Portuguese Cup with a 3-2 defeat to Braga, and then came on at centre-back at half-time as they bounced back with a 2-0 league win over Gil Vicente.

Kenedy was another on the receiving end of a late goal, coming on for Granada as an injury-time goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in Spain.