Manchester City ended Arsenal's quadruple dream as Pep Guardiola won his 19th trophy at the club with victory in the Carabao Cup final.
The pressure increased on Tottenham boss Igor Tudor after his side lost 3-0 at home to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest, while Sunderland came out on top in the Tyne-Wear derby.
Guardiola defends "human" celebrations
Pep Guardiola insisted his wild celebrations in Manchester City's 2-0 Carabao Cup final victory against Arsenal were because he is "a human being".
Guardiola sprinted along the Wembley touchline before kicking an advertising board following Nico O'Reilly's quickfire second-half double which gave the City boss his 19th trophy in 10 seasons.
"Listen, if I can't celebrate in the moment against a team like Arsenal, and the way we were playing...," he said.
"My emotions are related to the way we are playing. I react when it is OK, we scored a goal, and emotions came out.
"I am not artificially intelligent, I am a human being, and I want to celebrate. It was not showing disrespect to Arsenal or for the other fans, I just celebrated with my people. And when I feel it, I express it."
Arteta defends Kepa selection
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta defended his decision to play back-up goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in the final.
The Spaniard, deputising for David Raya, dropped Rayan Cherki's innocuous cross for the first of O'Reilly's two goals.
"I have to do what I feel is right, which is honest and which is fair," said Arteta of the goalkeeper who has not played in the Premier League this season.
"We have an understanding with Kepa. He's played all the competition so far and it would have been very, very unfair for him and for the team to do something different.
"We are guided by what we've seen and what he's done, and what he has done in this competition is to help us to go all the way through (to the final).
"I believe it was the right thing to do and that's it. Errors are part of football and today it unfortunately happened in a crucial moment."
Pressure increases on Tudor
Under-pressure Tottenham manager Igor Tudor watched his side lose 3-0 at home to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and then missed his media duties due to a family bereavement.
The Press Association understands Tudor was informed of a death in his immediate family after full-time, meaning assistant Bruno Saltor had to answer questions about the potentially-pivotal defeat.
"It's a personal family issue and obviously it's a difficult moment for him," Saltor said on Tudor.
"First half, the first 44 minutes I thought were good, really good, creating chances, getting into the box.
"In the second half, probably we were unable to deal with the weight of the game."
Newcastle racism probe
Newcastle have vowed to track down anyone responsible for discriminatory abuse aimed at Sunderland defender Lutsharel Geertruida during the Tyne-Wear derby.
Referee Anthony Taylor briefly paused the second half and spoke to both managers and club officials during the Magpies' 2-1 defeat at St James' Park after an incident was reported to him.
In a statement Newcastle said: "Our stance is clear - we do not tolerate discrimination of any form. We will work with the authorities to fully investigate and will ensure any individuals are identified and held accountable."
Sunderland praised Geertruida for "displaying bravery and leadership by reporting this incident to the match officials".
They added: "Racism is completely unacceptable. It is abhorrent, and has no place in our game or in society.
We acknowledge Newcastle United's statement and expect those responsible to be identified and held accountable."
Watkins will fight for England recall - Emery
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has backed Ollie Watkins to regain his England place after scoring in the 2-0 win over West Ham.
Watkins' World Cup dreams suffered a big blow after he was left out of Thomas Tuchel's squad for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.
But his second-half goal, following John McGinn's opener, provided the perfect response on the eve of the international break.
"He's a fighter. Three years ago, he was not involved in the national team, and he deserved to be there," Emery said.
"Now again, he's out, but he must recover his fight, like he did today, always doing his task and when he's doing his task, his numbers are coming like today."