Roundup of the latest Premier League action as Liverpool continued to march towards the title.
Darwin Nunez’s strike and Mohamed Salah’s brace of penalties saw league leaders, Liverpool come from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield, after Will Smallbone capitalised on a defensive fumble to put the Saints into a half-time lead.
Arsenal slipped 15 points behind Liverpool after Declan Rice’s second-half effort rescued a 1-1 draw at Manchester United, having fell behind to Bruno Fernandes’ free-kick on the stroke of half-time.
Callum Hudson-Odoi’s 83rd-minute strike from Morgan Gibbs-White’s deep cross secured victory for third-placed Nottingham Forest in a crucial showdown against Manchester City.
Chelsea rounded out the top four with a scrappy victory at home to second-bottom Leicester as Marc Cucurella netted a 60th-minute winner from 25 yards.
Down in the relegation zone, Ipswich remain third bottom after they succumbed to a 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace as Ismaila Sarr chipped in a 82nd-minute winner for the Eagles.
Wolves moved six points clear of the drop with a 1-1 draw against Everton through Marshall Munetsi’s equaliser which cancelled out Jack Harrison’s opening goal.
West Ham remained 16 points above the bottom three despite a 1-0 home loss to Newcastle which saw Bruno Guimaraes slide in a 63rd-minute winner for Eddie Howe’s Magpies.
Elsewhere, Joao Pedro netted a 98th-minute winner from the penalty spot as Brighton came from behind to beat Fulham a pivotal clash in the race for European qualification, after Jan Paul van Hecke’s header cancelled out Raul Jimenez’s strike.
Ollie Watkins netted a narrow 49th-minute winner as Aston Villa scraped past Brentford in a tense battle in West London to boost their top-four ambitions.
Finally, Bournemouth threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Tottenham after Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson had fired the Cherries ahead, before Pape Matar-Sarr’s unintentional strike and Son Heung-Min’s penalty salvaged a point for Spurs.
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