Roundup of latest Premier League action as the title race continued to throw up curveballs.
In a rescheduled clash brought forward from late March, Arsenal let a two-goal lead slip in a 2-2 draw at rock-b0tt0m Wolves, after Bukayo Saka and Piero Hincapie put them in front before Hugo Bueno and Tom Edozie rescued a point for the Old Gold.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners however rebounded at the weekend with a 4-1 victory at North London rivals, Tottenham through braces from Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres, despite Randal Kolo Muani’s brief equaliser for the hosts in their first match under interim manager, Igor Tudor.
Nico O’Reilly’s first-half brace saw Manchester City sit five points behind in second following a 2-1 victory at home to Newcastle, after Lewis Hall had briefly equalised for the Magpies.
Tammy Abraham’s 88th-minute finish rescued third-placed Aston Villa a 1-1 draw at home to Leeds United, after Anton Stach’s free-kick put Daniel Farke’s Whites ahead at half time.
Manchester United remained fourth after Benjamin Sesko came on as a substitute and netted a 71st-minute winner from Bryan Mbeumo’s pass in a 1-0 victory at Everton.
Down in the relegation zone, rock-bottom Wolves tasted a 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace as Evan Guessand netted the Eagles’ 90th-minute winner, after Ladislav Krejci had been sent off for the visitors following his second booking.
Zian Flemming’s 93rd-minute header rescued second-bottom Burnley a 1-1 draw at ten-men Chelsea, after Joao Pedro had fired the Blues into a fourth-minute lead before Wesley Fofana was sent off midway through the second half for two separate fouls.
Third-bottom West Ham were held to a goalless draw at home to Bournemouth.
Elsewhere, Alexis Mac Allister bundled in a 97th-minute winner as Liverpool scraped past Nottingham Forest with a 1-0 win at the City Ground.
Raul Jimenez’s brace plus Alex Iwobi’s counter-attack strike saw Fulham claim a first league double over Sunderland since the 2002-03 season with a 3-1 win at the Stadium of Light, despite Enzo Le Fee’s 76th-minute penalty for the hosts.
First-half goals from Diego Gomez and Danny Welbeck saw Brighton claim a 2-0 victory at Brentford, in which the Seagulls’ James Milner set a new Premier League record with his 654th top-flight appearance.
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