The high-flying Eagles look to derail Pep Guardiola's title charge, in a rematch of last season's FA Cup final.

Manchester City eased into the semi-finals of the League Cup with a 2-0 home win over Brentford on Wednesday, and will meet holders Newcastle United who needed an added-time Lewis Miley goal to beat Fulham 2-1 at St James' Park.

Across Europe, Barcelona defeated Alavés 3-1 in LaLiga thanks to a Dani Olmo brace, AS Monaco stunned Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Ligue 1, and in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen lost 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund after Bayern Munich needed two late goals to beat St. Pauli 3-1.

Crucial to the story is the existence of a release clause in Semenyo’s contract. When the January transfer window opens, the Ghana international is believed to be available for a fee of £65 million ($87 million), although reports state that clause is only active for the first two weeks of the window.

Manchester City and Aston Villa both won to keep the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 against Tottenham and Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Tyne-Wear derby after an own-goal from Nick Woltemade.