Roundup of latest Premier League action which saw huge results across the table.
Darwin Nunez’s late brace saw league leaders, Liverpool snatch a dramatic 2-0 victory away at Brentford in a tightly-fought encounter.
Arsenal slipped six points behind in second following a competitive 2-2 draw at home to Villa in which Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz put the Gunners ahead, only for Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins to rescue a point for the Villains.
First-half goals from Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood fired third-placed Nottingham Forest to a 3-2 win over rock-bottom Southampton, despite second-half consolatory fightback goals from Jan Bednarek and Paul Onuachu for the Saints.
Quick-fire goals from Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke fired Chelsea back up to fourth with a 3-1 home win over Wolves, after Tosin Adarabioyo’s opening goal had been cancelled out by Matt Doherty.
Down in the relegation zone, second-bottom Leicester’s winless league run continued with a 2-0 home loss to Fulham in which Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore netted after half-time.
Third-bottom Ipswich suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat at home to Manchester City, as Phil Foden scored twice whilst Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and James McAtee also found the net.
Everton moved four points clear of the drop with a 3-2 home win over Tottenham in which Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Iliman Ndiaye and Archie Gray’s own-goal proved crucial for the hosts, amidst late consolatory goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison for Spurs.
Elsewhere, Newcastle’s nine-match winning run in all competitions came to a surprise end with a 4-1 loss at home to Bournemouth, through Justin Kluivert’s hat-trick and Milos Kerkez’s injury-time effort for the Cherries despite Bruno Guimaraes’ headed equaliser for the Magpies.
Second-half goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter saw Brighton clinch a 3-1 win at Manchester United, after Yankuba Minteh’s fifth-minute goal was cancelled out by Bruno Fernandes’ penalty.
Finally, Jean Philippe-Mateta’s brace fired Crystal Palace to a 2-0 win at ten-men West Ham as Konstantinos Mavropanos was sent off in the 80th minute.
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