Roundup of latest Premier League action as the races for the title and survival both delivered twists.
Viktor Gyokeres’ first-half brace plus Bukayo Saka’s effort on his 200th Premier League start saw Arsenal stay top with a 3-0 victory against Fulham at the Emirates Stadium.
Manchester City slipped five points behind Arsenal in second after Jeremy Doku’s brace and Erling Haaland’s effort saw them claim a 3-3 draw at Everton, after the Toffees recovered from 1-0 down to lead 3-1 through Thierno Barry’s brace and Jake O’Brien’s header.
Kobbie Mainoo’s 77th minute winner – just days after he signed a new contract – saw third-placed Manchester United secure Champions League qualification with a 3-2 win over fourth-placed Liverpool, after early goals from Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko were cancelled out by Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo.
Fifth-placed Aston Villa suffered a 2-1 loss at home to Tottenham despite Emiliano Buendia’s consolatory injury-time goal, after Conor Gallagher and Richarlison struck in the first half to lift Tottenham out of the relegation zone.
West Ham consequently slipped to third-bottom with a 3-0 loss at Brentford as Konstantinos Mavropanos’ own-goal put the Bees ahead in the London derby, before Igor Thiago’s penalty and Mikel Damsgaard’s sliding finish lifted the hosts into seventh.
Elsewhere, Jack Hinshelwood’s close-range finish couldn’t prevent Brighton losing 3-1 at Newcastle as William Osula, Dan Burn and Harvey Barnes netted to end the Magpies’ four-match losing streak.
Bournemouth consequently moved up to sixth with a 3-0 victory at home to Crystal Palace, in which Jefferson Lerma’s own-goal coupled with Eli Junior Kroupi’s penalty and Rayan’s strike settled the contest.
Taiwo Awoniyi’s brace and Igor Jesus’ penalty saw 16th-placed Nottingham Forest close in on survival with a 3-1 victory at Chelsea, as Joao Pedro bicycle-kicked an injury-time consolatory effort in after Jesse Derry was taken to hospital as a precaution due to a head injury in the first half.
Anton Stach, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin fired Leeds to a 3-1 win over second-bottom Burnley at Elland Road, although Loum Tchaouna’s consolatory finish denied Daniel Farke’s Whites a clean sheet.
Rock-bottom Wolves salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to ten-men Sunderland as Santiago Bueno cancelled out Nordi Mukiele’s header, although the Black Cats saw Dan Ballard red carded in the 24th minute for a pull on Tolu Arokodare’s hair.
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