Roundup of the latest Premier League action which produced twists in the race to challenge Arsenal for the title.
Eberechi Eze’s 39th-minute strike saw Arsenal stay top with a 1-0 victory at home to London rivals and Eze’s former team, Crystal Palace, which also saw Mikel Arteta’s Gunners extend their lead at the summit to four points.
Bournemouth climbed to second with a 2-0 victory at home to third-bottom Nottingham Forest through first-half goals from Marcus Tavernier and Eli Junior Kroupi.
Mickey van de Ven’s headed first-half brace plus Pape Matar Sarr’s 89th-minute header fired Tottenham up to third as they inflicted a first home loss at Hill Dickinson Stadium upon Everton.
Chemsdine Talbi netted a 93rd-minute winner as Sunderland claimed a shock 2-1 comeback win at Chelsea, after Wilson Isidor cancelled out Alejandro Garnacho’s fourth-minute opener.
Down in the relegation zone, Wolves remained rock bottom after a 3-2 defeat to Burnley left them six points from safety as Jorgen Strand Larsen’s penalty and Marshall Munetsi’s effort cancelled out Zian Flemming’s brace before Lyle Foster netted a 95th-minute winner.
West Ham stayed second bottom as Matheus Fernandes’ 90th-minute finish proved consolatory in a 2-1 loss at Leeds, with Brendan Aaronson and Joe Rodon having wrapped up Daniel Farke’s Whites’ eventual win in the opening 15 minutes.
Fulham sit three points above the drop in 17th after they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle as Bruno Guimaraes netted a 90th-minute winner, after Jacob Murphy’s opener for the Magpies was cancelled out by Sasa Lukic.
Bryan Mbeumo’s second-half brace plus first-half goals from Matheus Cunha and Casemiro saw Manchester United edge Brighton in a 4-2 thriller at Old Trafford, despite ex Red Devil – Danny Welbeck having scored against his old team alongside Charalampos Kostoulas.
Goals from Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago saw Brentford stun Liverpool 3-2 in West London, despite Milos Kerkez and Mohamed Salah having netted consolatory goals for the Reds late in both halves.
Matty Cash struck a 19th-minute winner as Aston Villa stunned Manchester City at Villa Park to claim a 1-0 win and extended their winning league run to four matches.
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