Roundup of a massive matchweek which saw twists in the title race, whilst two managers were given the sack.
League leaders, Liverpool twice fought back through Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota to draw 2-2 at home to Fulham, having fell behind to goals from Andreas Pereira and Rodrigo Muniz amidst Andrew Robertson’s early red card.
Chelsea moved to within two points of Liverpool following their 2-1 win over Brentford, as Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson netted before Cucurella was red carded in injury-time, following Bryan Mbeumo’s consolatory strike for the Bees.
Third-placed Arsenal stuttered to a goalless draw at home to Everton despite having dominated the contest.
Late goals from Nikola Milenkovic and Anthony Elanga saw Nottingham round out the top four with a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa, having fell behind to Jhon Duran’s 63rd minute header.
Down in the relegation zone, rock-bottom Southampton sacked Russell Martin following a 5-0 home loss to Tottenham, in which James Maddison struck twice whilst Son-Heung Min, Dejan Kulusevski and Pape Matar Sarr too netted.
Wolves dismissed Gary O’Neil in the wake of a 2-1 loss at home to third-bottom Ipswich, as Jack Taylor’s injury-time header proved the difference after Matheus Cunha cancelled out Matt Doherty’s own-goal.
Leicester sat two points above the drop after a humiliating 4-0 loss at Newcastle, which saw Jacob Murphy net twice amidst goals from Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak.
Elsewhere, Manchester City’s woes continued with a 2-1 loss to local rivals, Manchester United, in which Josko Gvardiol’s header put them ahead before Bruno Fernandes’ penalty and Amad Diallo’s 90th minute winner sealed Utd’s comeback.
Trevoh Chalobah’s close-range strike and Ismaila Sarr’s brace fired Crystal Palace to a 3-1 win at Brighton, despite an unlucky late own-goal from Marc Guehi.
Enes Unal cancelled out Lucas Paqueta’s 87th minute penalty as Bournemouth battled back to a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham.
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