Roundup of latest Premier League action as the first relegation was confirmed, whilst the title fight threw up more drama.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s 15th minute headed own-goal plus first-half goals from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz stay Arsenal stay top with a 3-2 win at North London rivals, Tottenham, who netted consolatory goals through Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min.
Josko Gvardiol’s header and Erling Haaland’s strike from assists by Kevin De Bruyne saw Manchester City stay one point behind in second with a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool’s title hopes all but mathematically ended with a 2-2 draw at West Ham, after Andrew Robertson’s goal and Alphonse Areola’s own-goal saw them come from behind to lead, having fell behind to Jarrod Bowen’s opener before he assisted Michail Antonio’s headed equaliser.
Fourth-placed Aston Villa were lucky to snatch a 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea after they initially led through Marc Cucurella’s own-goal and Morgan Rogers’ first-half effort, before Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher salvaged a point for Mauricio Pochettino’s Blues.
Down in the relegation zone, Sheffield United were relegated with a 5-1 loss at Newcastle after Anel Ahmedhodzic initially put them into an early lead, before Alexander Isak’s brace and Ben Osborn’s own-goal plus goals from Bruno Guimaraes and Callum Wilson saw the Magpies win.
Zeki Amdouni’s 87th minute penalty saw second bottom Burnley move to within two points of safety with a 1-1 draw at Manchester United, after Antony had put the Red Devils ahead in a scrappy contest.
Carlton Morris’ 80th minute effort couldn’t prevent third bottom Luton losing 2-1 at Wolves after Hwang Hee-Chan and Toti Gomes scored either side of half-time for the Old Gold.
Elsewhere, Idrissa Gueye’s 60th minute strike saw Everton beat Brentford 1-0 at Goodison Park to secure the Toffees’ Premier League survival.
Goals from Marcos Senesi, Enes Unal and Justin Kluivert saw Bournemouth thrash Brighton 3-0 to keep their unlikely European qualification hopes alive.
Finally, Jeffrey Schlupp’s 25-yard strike rescued Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw at London rivals, Fulham, after Rodrigo Muniz had headed the Cottagers ahead shortly after half-time.
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