Roundup of the latest Premier League action as teams continued to battle for the title, European qualification and survival.
FA Cup semi-final action saw the weekend action slightly depleted but Arsenal and Liverpool were afforded the opportunity to regain the initiative in the title race, whilst the relegation battle continued to narrow down.
Midweek action meanwhile saw the title fight take another twist whilst one team secured survival and another edged to the brink of official relegation.
Weekend
Late goals in each half from Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard respectively saw Arsenal stay top with a 2-0 win at Wolves.
Second-half goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Diogo Jota saw Liverpool win 3-1 at Fulham to go second, after Trent Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick was cancelled out by Timothy Castagne’s equaliser.
Moussa Diaby and Leon Bailey struck in the second half to complete a 3-1 comeback win for fourth-placed Aston Villa at home to Bournemouth, after Dominic Solanke had put the Cherries ahead from the penalty spot.
Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze both scored early then provided assists for Jean-Philippe Mateta’s brace following Emerson Palmieri’s own-goal, as Crystal Palace thrashed West Ham 5-2 at Selhurst Park despite Michail Antonio’s effort and Dean Henderson’s own-goal denying them a clean sheet.
Clinical goals from Idrissa Gueye and Dwight McNeil saw Everton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at Goodison Park to boost their survival hopes, whilst Forrest unleashed their fury at VAR for poor officiating with a post-match rant on X.
Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept.
We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn’t change him. Our patience has been tested multiple times.
NFFC will now consider its options.
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 21, 2024
Luton missed the chance to move out of the bottom three with a 5-1 home loss to Brentford, as Yoane Wissa’s brace plus goals from Ethan Pinnock, Keane Lewis-Potter and Kevin Schade secured the Bees’ victory despite Luke Berry’s injury-time goal for the Hatters.
Jacob Bruun Larsen, Lorenz Assignon, Lyle Foster and Johann Berg Gudmundsson boosted Burnley’s survival hopes with a 4-1 win at rock-bottom Sheffield United, with Gustavo Hamer having briefly offered hope of a Blades comeback.
Midweek
Trossard’s early strike saw Arsenal stay top with an eventual 5-0 home win over Chelsea through second-half braces from Ben White and Kai Havertz.
Phil Foden’s brace plus goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Julian Alvarez saw Man City move to within one point of Arsenal with a 4-0 win at Brighton.
Liverpool slipped three points behind in the title race after a surprise 2-0 Merseyside derby loss at Everton, as Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck for the Toffees.
Bruno Fernandes’ brace and Rasmus Højlund’s strike saw Man Utd come from behind to beat Sheffield Utd 4-2 at Old Trafford, after the Blades had led twice through Jayden Bogle and Ben Brereton Diaz’s equaliser despite Harry Maguire equalising in-between both goals.
Mateta’s second-half brace secured Premier League safety for Palace in a 2-0 home win over Newcastle.
Antoine Semenyo’s 37th minute effort saw Bournemouth scrape a narrow 1-0 win at Wolves, despite having finished with ten men after Milos Kerkez was red carded for a foul on Matt Doherty.
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