Roundup of the latest Premier League action as Liverpool began 2024 at the front of the title fight.
Mohammed Salah’s brace plus goals from Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo saw Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-2 at Anfield to stay top, despite Alexander Isak and Sven Botman netting for Newcastle in a dramatic second half.
Aston Villa climbed to second after Douglas Luiz netted a 89th minute winner from the penalty spot in a 3-2 home win over second bottom Burnley, having twice led through Leon Bailey and Moussa Diaby only for Zeki Amdouni and Lyle Foster to equalise for the visitors despite Sander Berge’s dismissal.
Comeback goals from Raul Jimenez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid saw Fulham come from behind to stun third-placed Arsenal 2-1 at Craven Cottage, after Bukayo Saka had out the Gunners into a fifth minute lead.
Manchester City rounded out the top four courtesy of goals from Rodri and Julian Alvarez in a 2-0 hom win over rock bottom Sheffield United.
Down in the relegation zone, late goals from Ross Barkley and Elijah Adebayo couldn’t prevent Luton losing 3-2 at home to Chelsea, as Cole Palmer scored twice either side of his assist in Noni Madueke’s goal for the Blues.
Everton remain one point above the bottom three after a 3-0 defeat at Wolves, in which Max Kilman, Matheus Cunha and Craig Dawson found the net for the Old Gold.
Brentford moved four points closer to the drop after they blew Keane Lewis-Potter’s early lead to lose 3-1 at Crystal Palace, as Michael Olise’s brace and Eberechi Eze’s strike saw Roy Hodgson’s Eagles end a run of five Premier League draws against Thomas Frank’s Bees.
Elsewhere, Morgan Gibbs-White’s strike saw Nottingham Forest snatch a 2-1 home win over Manchester United, after Nicolas Dominguez’s opening goal for the hosts had been cancelled out by Marcus Rashford.
Goals from Pape Matar Sarr, Son Heung-min and Richarlison saw Tottenham beat Bournemouth 3-1 in North London, as Alex Scott netted his first goal for the Cherries.
Finally, West Ham held Brighton to a goalless draw at the London Stadium.
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