Manchester City extended their title lead whilst there were changes in the relegation zone plus a managerial sacking in the latest round of Premier League action.
Kevin De Bruyne curled a 70th minute winner into the bottom right corner as Manchester City scraped a 1-0 home win over Chelsea, which saw Pep Guardiola’s Citizens move 13 points clear of Thomas Tuchel’s Blues in the title race.
Goals from Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino saw Liverpool thrash Brentford 3-0 to climb to second, albeit 11 points off Man City with a game in hand.
Jarrod Bowen netted twice as West Ham thrashed Norwich in midweek to go fourth, yet could only net an eventual consolatory goal as the Hammers lost 3-2 at home to Leeds United in which Jack Harrison scored a hat-trick for Marcelo Bielsa’s Whites.
Arsenal sit fifth after a lack of player availability forced the Gunners to postpone their North London derby away at sixth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Down in the relegation zone, Michael Keane’s own goal plus a close-range effort from Adam Idah fired Norwich up to 18th in a 2-1 home win over Everton, which led the Toffees to fire Rafael Benitez as manager following a disastrous run of form.
Newcastle remain second bottom after Allan Saint-Maximin’s opener was cancelled out by Joao Pedro’s 88th minute header, as Eddie Howe’s Magpies were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Watford.
Burnley consequently slip to the foot of the table for the first time since October 2020, after a lack of player availability meant their home clash against Leicester was postponed just days after the Foxes’ rearranged trip to Everton was postponed for similar reasons.
Elsewhere, Jacob Ramsey and Philippe Coutinho combined with a goal and assist for each other as Aston Villa fought back to draw 2-2 at home to Manchester United, after Bruno Fernandes’ brace had put the Red Devils in firm control.
Southampton thrashed Brentford 4-1 in a rearranged midweek clash but Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Saints failed to follow up that win with a 3-1 defeat at Wolves.
Finally, Joachim Andersen’s 87th minute own goal saw Brighton snatch a point against Crystal Palace in the M23 derby, after Palace had initially led through Conor Gallagher’s opener.
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