Roundup of latest Premier League action as the race for a top-four finish took centre stage.
The title race took a backseat as leaders, Arsenal met their title rivals – Manchester City in the Carabao Cup Final, which saw City come out on top through Nico O’Reilly’s headed brace.
Third-placed Manchester United failed to close in on their local rivals after Bruno Fernandes’ penalty and James Hill’s own-goal twice put them ahead in an eventual 2-2 draw at Bournemouth. in which Ryan Christie’s finish and Eli Junior Kroupi’s penalty dragged the Cherries level amidst a red card for Utd’s Harry Maguire.
Aston Villa cemented their fourth-placed position with a 2-0 victory at home to third-bottom West Ham, in which John McGinn curled in a 15th-minute opening goal before Ollie Watkins netted a 68th-minute rebound goal to seal the result.
Fifth-placed Liverpool suffered a surprise 2-1 loss at Brighton as Danny Welbeck struck twice for the Seagulls, despite Milos Kerkez’s first-half equaliser for Arne Slot’s Reds who slipped five points off the top four.
Beto’s brace and Iliman Ndiaye’s curled strike saw Everton claim a shock 3-0 home win against Chelsea, which moved David Moyes’ Toffees to within two points of Liam Rosenoir’s Blues.
Elsewhere, Tottenham slipped to within one point of the relegation zone with an embarrassing 3-0 loss at home to Nottingham Forest, in which Igor Jesus headed the Tricky Trees ahead before Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi wrapped up their victory.
Harry Wilson’s strike and Raul Jimenez’s penalty saw Fulham claim a 3-1 comeback victory against second-bottom Burnley at Craven Cottage, after Joshua King cancelled out Zian Flemming’s opener but the visiting Clarets finished without Josh Laurent after he was red carded for a 93rd-minute foul on Jimenez.
Brian Brobbey netted a 90th-minute rebound winner as Sunderland extended their unbeaten run in the Tyne-Wear derby to 11 matches with a 2-1 comeback victory over Newcastle, after Chemsdine Talbi cancelled out Anthony Gordon’s early opener.
Leeds held seventh-placed Brentford to a lacklustre goalless draw at Elland Road.
Premier League will now take a three-week break due to international and FA Cup fixtures before returning on Friday 10 April, as West Ham host Wolves at London Stadium in a 8pm BST kick-off.
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