West Ham United sacked Manuel Pellegrini after a dismal 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City which relaunched the Foxes' distant pursuit of Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday.
Kelechi Iheanacho's header put the visitors in front before Pablo Fornals equaliser. But a second-half strike from Demarai Gray was enough to down the Hammers and ultimately, Pellegrini paid the price with West Ham down in 17th after a 10th defeat in 14 games.
Harry Kane scored a late penalty to salvage a point for Tottenham after a 2-2 draw against Norwich. Mario Vrancic had given the Canaries the lead before Christian Eriksen's free-kick levelled the score.
A Serge Aurier own goal put Norwich back in front but Kane's late spot-kick saved a point for Jose Mourinho's side.
Elsewhere, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United to a 2-0 victory at Burnley as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw a triumphant conclusion to a topsy-turvy 2019.
Here’s the running order for MOTD tonight...
BBC One, 10.30pm GMT, December 28, 2019
| 1 | West Ham 1-2 Leicester |
| 2 | Norwich 2-2 Tottenham |
| 3 | Watford 3-0 Aston Villa |
| 4 | Newcastle 1-2 Everton |
| 5 | Wolves 3-2 Man City |
| 6 | Burnley 0-2 Man Utd |
| 7 | Brighton 2-0 Bournemouth |
| 8 | Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace |
Viewers with a TV licence can live stream Match of the Day online via the BBC iPlayer from 10.30pm GMT tonight.
