Roundup of latest Premier League action as Liverpool continued their march towards the title.
Alexis Mac Allister’s header and Mohamed Salah’s strike saw Liverpool open up a seven-point gap at the summit in a fiery 2-2 draw at Everton in a rearranged Merseyside derby, after Beto initially put the Toffees in front before James Tarkowski equalised late on prior to red cards for Abdoulaye Doucoure and Curtis Jones.
Mikel Merino’s brace however saw second-placed Arsenal briefly cut their title deficit down to four points with a 2-0 win at third-bottom Leicester.
Arne Slot’s Reds went on to beat Wolves 2-1 at Anfield to re-open their seven-point title lead after Luis Diaz and Salah netted in the first half, before Matheus Cunha curled in a consolatory goal for the Old Gold.
Days after scraping past Exeter in a dramatic FA Cup fourth-round tie, Nottingham Forest remain third following a 2-1 loss at Fulham in which Calvin Bassey nodded in a 62nd minute winner for the Cottagers, who had initially seen Emile Smith Rowe’s opener cancelled out by Chris Wood’s equaliser.
Manchester City rounded out the top four after Omar Marmoush’s hat-trick and James McAtee’s effort proved enough to thump Newcastle 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
Kamaldeen Sulemana’s 72nd minute goal couldn’t prevent rock-bottom Southampton losing 3-1 at home to Bournemouth, as Ryan Christie set up Dango Ouattara’s headed opening goal before he netted himself minutes later, prior to Marcus Tavernier’s late goal which sealed the Cherries’ victory.
Liam Delap’s second-half strike earned third-bottom Ipswich a gutsy 1-1 draw at Aston Villa despite Ollie Watkins equalising for the hosts, although Ipswich had played over 50 minutes with ten men following Axel Tuanzebe’s red card for a second yellow card offence.
West Ham now sit nine points above the drop in 16th position following a 1-0 loss at home to London rivals, Brentford, as Kevin Schade netted a fourth minute winner for the Bees on the rebound after his initial shot was blocked by Alphonse Areola.
Elsewhere, Kaoru Mitoma’s superb strike and Yankuba Minteh’s brace saw Brighton inflict Valentine’s Day heartbreak on Chelsea with a 3-0 home win, just under a week after the Seagulls beat Enzo Maresca’s Blues in the FA Cup.
Carlos Alcaraz set up Beto’s opening goal then netted a 80th minute winner himself as Everton won 2-1 away at Crystal Palace, with Jean-Philippe Mateta having pulled the Eagles level in the 47th minute.
Finally, James Maddison netted a 13th minute rebound winner to secure Tottenham’s first league win at home in 2025 with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
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