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Gabriel Jesus' injury-time winner took Premier League champions Manchester City to an unprecedented 100 points as Southampton secured safety despite the 1-0 defeat at St Mary's Stadium

City's sensational season appeared to be ending with a stalemate, but Jesus brought down Kevin De Bruyne's pinpoint ball forward before lobbing Alex McCarthy to score their 106th league goal in the fourth minute of added time

The victory sees Pep Guardiola overtake his own record of 99 points with Barcelona (2009-10), while City also break the record for the most away wins (16) and points (50) in the Premier League era, as well as the biggest winning margin (19 points)

For good measure, they also achieved the most wins in an English top-flight season (32)

Meanwhile, Southampton survive by three points, with Swansea taking the finally relegation spot after losing 2-1 at home to Stoke

With Swansea needing an escape act Houdini would have been proud of, Southampton knew it was about containment against City, no mean feat given the champions' haul of 105 league goals going into the match

However, it was the Saints who went closest to breaking the deadlock early on, with Wesley Hoedt's header cannoning off the bar from Dusan Tadic's corner

As news of Stoke taking a first-half 2-1 lead at Swansea filtered through at St Mary's, the home supporters finally broke out into chants of 'We are staying up!' - confident a 10-goal swing was now, finally, an impossibility

After no attempts on target from City in the first half, they ramped up the pressure after the break, and went close to scoring just after the hour-mark, but Raheem Sterling saw his shot deflect onto the post before McCarthy tipped over John Stones' header

After Fernandinho cleared Dusan Tadic's effort off the line, and following the introductions of Brahim Diaz and Phil Foden for City - who made their fifth league appearances of the season to earn winners' medals - it was the turn of another substitute, Jesus, to cap off City's remarkable season

Following a campaign of free-flowing football, it was ironic, though somewhat fitting, that De Bruyne grabbed an assist with a long ball forward

Jesus' first touch miraculously brought it down, while his second deftly lifted the ball over McCarthy and into the net

Cue scenes of wild jubilation, from the players, from the fans, and from Guardiola on the sideline

And with Southampton safe, there was cause for celebration from both sides as the full-time whistle sounded

Despite City's record-breaking feats, Southampton deserve praise for not only securing safety, but also keeping the visitors at bay for the majority of the match

City piled on the pressure in the second half, but Yoshida was central to Southampton's resistance, making a match-high nine clearances and four interceptions

Though Jesus stole a winner late on, it was a commendable display from the Saints defence

"It has been a huge effort from everybody

It wasn't an easy situation that I found when I came here - clearly we had difficult fixtures as well, not least this one to finish

"You always thought, 'Goodness me', we didn't really want it to come to this day and have to win, but I thought we played very well today and arguably had the better of it in the second half

"But with the quality they have, it only takes one moment

Congratulations to City, they've been absolutely magnificent this season

For them to get all the records they've achieve this year, it's evidence of an outstanding team

" "It's incredible

I don't have the words

50 points at home, 50 points away

Incredible, incredible

"Nothing changed but it's because we scored in the last second

It was similar (the last time) the last time we scored against Southampton

We won in the last minute

"When you get to 100 points, it's something special for all the club

It's a record which will stay for long

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Substitute Callum Wilson's injury-time strike saw Bournemouth come from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 on the final day of the season at Turf Moor on Sunday

Burnley striker Chris Wood had opened the scoring six minutes before half-time thanks to a fortuitous close-range finish

However, the visitors hit back in the second half, with first Joshua King equalising (74), before Wilson won it in the third minute of stoppage time

As a result, Burnley - who will be playing Europa League football next season - stayed seventh in the Premier League, their best top-flight finish since 1974, while Eddie Howe's side remained 12th in the table

The contest did not really come alive until the 20th minute when England hopeful Nick Pope had to be alert to keep out Lys Mousset's low drive after nice build-up play down the right by Jordon Ibe

However, it was Burnley who went in ahead at the break thanks to a fortuitous goal from Wood - in for the injured Ashley Barnes - the striker's 11th in all competitions this season

The hosts worked the ball around nicely, before Ashley Ward escaped to the left-hand byline and pulled the ball back for the waiting Ashley Westwood

The midfielder - who has not scored all season - saw his goalbound strike deflect off Wood and into the back of the net, the New Zealand international's 11th goal in all competitions this season

Bournemouth turned the game around in the second half, though, with two goals in the final quarter of an hour, the leveller an absolute beauty from King

The visitors were initially unlucky not to equalise through substitute Jermain Defoe's bullet header, only for Pope to deny the substitute with an outstanding reaction stop

However, Bournemouth kept the ball alive, before King curled an unstoppable shot into the top right-hand corner of the net, before a terrible mistake at the back gifted Howe's team their winner

Burnley centre-back Kevin Long slipped over, allowing Defoe a clear run on goal, and the striker then drew in the final man before releasing the unmarked Wilson, who made no mistake with a composed finish

"Not the end we wanted to a magnificent season

Two horrible goals, no lack of effort, we had the game under control and then we gave two awful goals away

"But that sometimes happens

My disappointment is about today though as the season has been absolutely fantastic

"It is a very difficult task just being in the Premier League in the first place, then you have to stay in the Premier League and then you have to see how far you can take it

"And to take it where we have taken it this season is a marker for everyone - the players, myself, the staff and everyone involved at the club

"The winning instinct leaves a bad taste in the mouth when you do not win like today, but overall over a season I certainly have not forgotten all the good work that has been done

" "The only disappointment would be from the outsiders looking in to our club that we finished below where we were last season

"But I think that is more of a compliment to last season than a criticism of this - to finish 12th in the Premier League , when you look at the teams below us, and the size of those clubs, is a huge achievement again from a really talented group of players

"The marker that I laid down to the players at the end of the game there is that we can do better, we must do better and the work is already starting towards that

"The twinkle-toed winger was a constant threat with his pace and trickery throughout the afternoon at Turf Moor, helping to create the first real opening of the clash for Mousset

And despite not being involved in either of his side's two goals, Bournemouth's club-record signing from Liverpool was still a thorn in the opposition's side after the break as the visitors turned the contest on its head

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Crystal Palace finish the Premier League season in 11th after easing past West Brom in a 2-0 victory at Selhurst Park

Palace finish the season unbeaten in their last six matches as second-half strikes from Wilfried Zaha and Patrick van Aanholt helped the hosts to a deserved three points against Darren Moore's side

After a scrappy first half, Zaha broke the deadlock in the 70th minute before Van Aanholt scored for the third successive match (78') to ensure Palace finished the campaign on a high note

Moore suffered his first loss as caretaker manager of West Brom, who will be playing Sky Bet Championship football next season

West Brom almost took the lead in the third minute when James McArthur's cross was stabbed towards goal by Chris Brunt, but Ben Foster did well to reach down and batted it away

Moments later at the other end, Grzegorz Krychowiak's driven volley whistled narrowly wide of Wayne Hennessey's right post

The closest chance of the half fell to Zaha who, off-balance, poked a shot on goal from close range which Foster stopped with his trailing leg in the 17th minute

Palace continued to stroke the ball around for the remainder of the half but lacked the finishing touch as West Brom soaked up the pressure in a scrappy opening 45 minutes

In the 55th minute, Ruben Loftus-Cheek's shot was caught by Foster from close range six minutes before Andros Townsend missed a golden opportunity to put Palace a goal up

With the West Brom defence scrambling, he slipped over when he tried to connect with Zaha's squared pass

But fortunately team-mate Zaha atoned for Townsend's error by putting Palace a goal up

Van Aanholt drilled the ball across for the 25-year-old to deftly volley home his fifth goal in his last six matches

Then, just eight minutes later, the provider turned goalscorer as Van Aanholt latched onto Townsend's incisive pass before rounding Foster and slotting away to complete what has been a remarkable turnaround by Roy Hodgson and his side in the second half of the season

I thought we played well

In the first half, we had a lot of possession but they are a hard team to break down

They work very hard and are very organised defensively but I was hoping if we could up the tempo a little bit and keep going

The longer the game went along the more chances opened up and I'm really proud of the players

We've been safe for two games

And now to win all three is a fantastic achievement

They're [Crystal Palace] an excellent team as we know, they've got some match-winners all over the pitch

It was a difficult afternoon today for us against a really good team

We knew we had to keep going until the end because of the threat they possess

They kept asking us questions

It was a hurdle for us which was a bit too high to get over

The Netherlands international grabbed a goal and assist on a highly productive day for the left-back, who caused West Brom's defence serious problems down the flank with his pace and power

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Liverpool secured fourth place in the Premier League with a thrilling 4-0 victory over Brighton at Anfield on the final day of the season

Mohamed Salah's 32nd goal of the season - a record in a 38-game Premier League season - got the dominant Reds going on 26 minutes before Dejan Lovren doubled their lead five minutes before half-time

Brighton offered little by way of a response and Dominic Solanke's stunning first goal for Liverpool and a maiden strike from Andy Robertson added further gloss to the impressive performance

The victory, coupled with Chelsea's defeat at Newcastle, means Liverpool will be playing in Europe's premier competition next season, regardless of the outcome of their Champions League final date with Real Madrid on May 26

In a straight shootout with Chelsea for the final Champions League qualification spot, Liverpool entered their final league game of the season simply needing to avoid defeat to finish in the top four, but a tense and frustrating first half unfolded

After Solanke failed to punish Shane Duffy after he under hit a back pass, Liverpool were denied two penalties as the Brighton centre-back's handball and challenge on Salah in the area went unpunished by referee Kevin Friend

Sadio Mane failed to convert Liverpool's first clear opening on 19 minutes before Virgil van Dijk glanced a header wide shortly after

But 26 minutes of frustration finally came to an end when Solanke poked the ball through to Salah and he fired his record-breaking goal beyond Mat Ryan

After Roberto Firmino fired over, Salah should have had a second on the half hour but Ryan thwarted him after Mane's selfless square pass and Duffy blocked his follow-up off the line

Ryan prevented Georginio Wijnaldum from added a second but his defences were soon breached again as Lovren rose high to head Robertson's cross home

Solanke clincally finished a scintillating counter involving Salah and Firmino to finally break his Liverpool duck on 53 minutes before Robertson made it two first-time scorers for the afternoon as he rifled a shot home after Lewis Dunk failed to clear Danny Ings' cross

The Egypt international paved the way for Liverpool to secure their place in the top four

Salah's 32nd league goal - his 44th in all competitions - settled whatever nerves may have been lingering around Anfield and took him past the milestone for a 38-match season shared by Alan Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez

Liverpool travel to Kiev on May 26 in search of a sixth European crown when they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final

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Michael Carrick's final game for Manchester United ended in victory as Marcus Rashford's goal earned United a 1-0 win over Watford

Carrick was instrumental in United's opener in the 34th minute, as he played the ball over the top for Juan Mata, who then laid it off for Rashford to score his seventh league goal of the season

Watford should have levelled on the stroke of half-time through Richarlison, but the Brazilian headed too close to United goalkeeper Sergio Romero from point-blank range

Both teams had very little to play for, with United having already made sure of their best Premier League finish in five years following the 0-0 draw with West Ham on Thursday, meaning the second half had a real end of season feel to it

The defeat means Watford dropped a place and finish 14th

There was no Anthony Martial in the United squad, with the club insisting the France international picked up a late injury, and the much-changed hosts were laboured in his absence in the opening exchanges

It took until the 34th minute for the game's first meaningful chance, which was converted by Rashford, after Mata had laid the ball across

The pass to play into Mata from Carrick gave the Old Trafford masses a reminder of what they will be missing next season

Watford remained undeterred, though, and should have levelled 10 minutes later, but Richarlison could only head Daryl Janmaat's cross too close to Romero, who flung out an arm to make a smart stop

After the break, the tempo faded, as the long season seemed to have taken its toll

Mata did have the ball in the net again, but he was denied by the offside flag

Carrick's final farewell came late in the match, as he was substituted to rapturous applause, and will now undertake a coaching role at the club

Watford did press in the dying moments, but could not find a way past Romero as United saw out the season with another win, finishing with 81 points

He just had to be involved in the winner, spraying one of his trademark passes over the top of the defence for Mata to set up Rashford

On an afternoon of little other quality, Carrick continually picked out his man as he rolled back the years on his Old Trafford farewell

Watford's season is done and dusted, but United have the small matter of next weekend's FA Cup final against Chelsea to come, as they look to end the season with some silverware

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Arsene Wenger's tenure as Arsenal manager finished on a high after his side secured a 1-0 victory against Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium

Wenger announced he would be leaving the Gunners after 22 years and 1,235 games in charge three weeks ago and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang's 38th-minute goal ensured the Frenchman was given a fitting send-off

It was his 716th win as Arsenal manager and it sees also sees the Gunners pick up their first away points in 2018 as they finish sixth in the table to confirm Europa League football for next season

Meanwhile, Huddersfield, who secured their survival with a draw at Chelsea in midweek, can look forward to another season of Premier League football despite their final-day defeat, confirming a 16th-place finish

Wenger was greeted by a guard of honour and marvellous reception ahead of kick-off in what was a party atmosphere at the John Smith's Stadium

Arsenal and Huddersfield fans alike applauded the Frenchman as he walked over to acknowledge the away end before the match, bowing in front of the travelling supporters

Huddersfield started the brighter of the two sides and they should have been ahead in the 11th minute when Alex Pritchard's cut-back picked out Tom Ince, but the winger's shot sailed high over the crossbar

The tributes to Wenger continued to come during the game as two planes flew over the Stadium, carrying messages of support for the Frenchman

"Merci Arsene, we will miss you too," one read in response to Wenger's goodbye speech last week, while the other read: "#OneArseneWenger"

Then, after 22 minutes, the entire stadium rose as one to applaud Wenger - marking the length of his reign - with chants of "there's only one Arsene Wenger" also springing up throughout pockets of the home support as well as the entire away end

There was even more for Wenger to smile about when his side took the lead with what was their first real clear-cut opportunity of the game

It was a goal that Wenger would certainly have approved of as Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan combined with some slick one-touch passing before Aubameyang slid in to convert Aaron Ramsey's cross to score his ninth Premier League goal

After the break, Huddersfield went close to an equaliser through Ince, whose low shot looked destined for the bottom corner until David Ospina got his fingertips to the ball

There was almost a final sting in the tail for Arsenal but Aaron Mooy's powerful strike clipped the top of the crossbar and Laurent Depoitre's header was snaffled by Ospina as the Gunners held on as Wenger signed off with a victory

Huddersfield bombarded Arsenal with crosses into the box but Wenger's defence was helped out by a commanding performance from Ospina

The Colombian goalkeeper dominated his penalty area to great effect and his handling was excellent

He also made a couple of crucial saves, in particular to deny Laurent Depoitre right on the goal line in stoppage time

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Swansea's relegation to the Sky Bet Championship was confirmed as they slipped to a 2-1 home defeat to already-relegated Stoke City on Sunday

The Swans came into the final day clash needed a win and a 10-goal swing with Southampton to survive relegation but the great escape never even came close to materialising

Andy King slid Swansea in front (14) but Paul Lambert's side struck back before the break through Badou Ndiaye (31) and Peter Crouch (41)

Xherdan Shaqiri also missed a penalty for Stoke, whose victory mean they finish the season with their first win in 14 Premier League games

For Swansea, their relegation ends a run of seven successive seasons in the Premier League

In Premier League history only two teams have ever survived when entering the final round of fixtures three points from safety but Swansea gave their fans hope with an early goal

Andre Ayew flicked a ball over Ryan Shawcross and King waltzed through before sliding a tidy finish into the bottom corner

Half-chances then fell to Wayne Routledge and King - but both were spurned which never gave Swansea the momentum they were looking for

Eventually, it was Stoke that struck on 31 minutes

With the Swansea defence pushing up, Shaqiri lifted the ball through for Ndiaye, who skilfully lofted the ball over Lukasz Fabianski

Swansea's balloon was now very much burst and Crouch headed Stoke in front just before the break

Teenage debutant Lasse Sorensen curled a delicious set-piece into the danger zone and Crouch was on hand to power home his 199th goal of his career

Swansea threw on Leon Brittan for his 461st and final appearance for the club before his retirement - and his influence improved the side

Andre Ayew somehow managed to miss from five yards out when his goalbound effort hit team-mate Tammy Abraham on the goal-line and away to safety

Jack Butland came to Stoke's rescue on a couple of occasions in closing stages, denying Andre Ayew and Sam Clucas as Swansea wastefulness in front of goal haunted them once again

The midfielder has attempted more shots and completed more successful dribbles and tackles than any Stoke team-mate since his Premier League debut in February - and he will have plenty of top-flight suitors over the summer judging by this latest showing

He took his goal - his second of his Stoke career - with real class and a force in midfield throughout

"The owners called me yesterday about the possibilities of next season," he said

"We will speak again on Monday - at this moment I will have reflections about myself, the club

After, I will make a decision

As you understand, it's very early to talk about that

"I will talk with my agent

I was happy with the conversations yesterday

I must think about my life, talk about it with my family and make the best decision

"This club is very special - they deserve to be in the Premier League as soon as possible

""I love the club but what happens next week I don't know," Lambert said ahead of expected talks with Stoke owner Peter Coates about his future

"Football is a great game for one day you're there and the next day you're away

"But I could not have done any more, I gave it everything, and the support has been right behind us

"The chairman said a couple of weeks ago that I was [staying] but whether that remains we'll wait and see

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Newcastle ended their season on a high and extinguished Chelsea's slim top-four hopes with a comfortable 3-0 win at St James' Park on Sunday

Newcastle bossed the first half, going ahead through Dwight Gayle's close-range header (23), before Ayoze Perez doubled their lead by sweeping home Jonjo Shelvey's initial shot after the break (59)

Perez was on hand again to tap home for 3-0 (63), and with Liverpool at Anfield, Chelsea were already out of the hunt for a Champions League spot

The result means Newcastle finish 10th in the Premier League, while Chelsea end up outside of the top four for only the third time in 16 years

Newcastle dominated the first half, with Chelsea failing to register a shot on goal as a top-four spot ran away from them

Thibaut Courtois made two decent saves from Jonjo Shelvey and Mo Diame's long-range efforts, before reacting well to keep out N'Golo Kante's poke towards his own goal from close range

Newcastle went ahead on 23 minutes through Gayle, who headed home after Jacob Murphy's looping effort had been tipped off the line by Courtois only to fall kindly into the striker's path a few yards out

Shelvey blazed over from 12 yards a minute later after dodging two Chelsea tackles, and the visitors' first effort on goal came on 54 minutes as Olivier Giroud's fine improvised touch with the outside of his boot was tipped over by Martin Dubravka

Newcastle doubled their lead through Spaniard Perez, who was on hand 12 yards out to get a touch on Shelvey's low drive from the edge of the box, leaving Courtois with no chance

Ross Barkley saw a clear opportunity from close range well blocked by Dubravka minutes later, before Perez made it 3-0, turning into the net from under the crossbar after the unmarked Florian Lejeune had squared from Shelvey's deep free-kick

That's how it ended in what could be Antonio Conte's last Premier League game at Chelsea, with the FA Cup final against Manchester United to come on Saturday

: "When you have the whole season, the fans behind the team, it's the best way to finish

I'm really proud of the atmosphere and the performance of the team

We started with a high tempo, kept the fans behind the team, which was key, as it has been the whole season

That is always an extra motivation

": "When you are at the end of the season, it can happen, but when there is this situation, the first person to answer for this is the coach

If we didn't have the spirit, this will, this desire, I am the first person to answer for this

The other team was more determined than us

" They were so poor, that's as abject as a performance as I've ever seen, especially when people re playing for places in an FA Cup final team next week

Bakayoko didn't break sweat, I didn't see him sprint once to the ball, and it was a big opportunity for him today

Ross Barkley at times tried, but it just wasn't his day

Newcastle wanted it more, it's just as simple as that

Yet again, Shelvey was Newcastle's main man at St James'

He made a team high 74 passes, 45 of which were in the Chelsea half, and patrolled the midfield area with his trademark swagger

But he's more than just a ball-player; Shelvey was not afraid to get stuck in, winning the ball back eight times, second only to Mo Diame

Premier League fixtures will be announced at 9am on Thursday, June 14, and the season will begin on the weekend of August 11

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Harry Kane's double was not enough to snatch the Golden Boot in an eventful 5-4 win over Leicester at Wembley

Neither side looked like teams with little to play for, with Jamie Vardy nodding in Riyad Mahrez's free-kick inside four minutes

Kane levelled (7) but found themselves 3-1 down thanks to a classy Mahrez finish (16) and Kelechi Iheanacho's superb long-ranger (47), before Erik Lamela's close-range finish (49) and a Christian Fuchs own goal (53) made it 3-3

Just when Spurs looked to have sorted themselves out as Lamela doubled his money (60) to put them in front, Vardy beat the offside trap to level again (73)

But Kane curled in his 30th of the season (76), and Spurs' fifth, to leave them third in the table and Leicester ninth, but with the Golden Boot heading to Liverpool and Mohamed Salah's mantelpiece

Kyle Walker-Peters, a surprise inclusion in the hosts' line-up, was caught out early on when he tripped Demarai Gray out wide

Mahrez's free-kick then found an unmarked Vardy at the near post to nod beyond Hugo Lloris

Tottenham's reaction was immediate and they levelled through Kane, trailing Salah in the Golden Boot race by three before the match, when he paced away from Danny Simpson and beat Eldin Jakupovic at his near post

But their defensive frailties were underlined by a sucker-punch second from the visitors, with Mahrez hammering into the bottom corner once Vardy was tackled

Any hopes of a Tottenham revival after half-time were hit when Iheanacho held off Victor Wanyama before his effort rocketed into the top corner from 20 yards

But they hit back within 60 seconds when Lamela turned in Walker-Peters' low cross, and were level when his shot struck Fuchs' outstretched knee and went in

They took the lead for the first time as Lamela completed a first double in English football, Walker-Peters again feeding his Argentine team-mate, but Leicester soon equalised when Vardy raced away from the home defence and fired high into the top of the net

Three minutes later, Spurs retook the lead for what would be the final time, Kane cutting inside and bending the ball around Jakupovic for his second of the day, and once he missed Danny Rose's cross from the left altogether late on he knew his Golden Boot chances were up

Vardy deserved his 21st and 22nd league goals of the season in a typically-energetic performance, scoring two well-taken goals and had more shots than anyone else in the game

He also made two key passes, ran for everything on offer from any ball forward from a Leicester man, and didn't deserve to be on the losing side

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Manchester United secured the Premier League runners-up spot but were uninspiring as West Ham held them to a 0-0 draw at the London Stadium

The visitors had the better of the chances but only came close to beating Adrian in the West Ham goal when he deflected Luke Shaw's drive onto the post before half-time

United's toothless makeshift attack found life difficult against a generally organised West Ham back three, as they failed to score in back-to-back games for the first time since March 2016

A dull encounter only flared up in the closing stages as West Ham skipper Mark Noble raised his hands to Paul Pogba's face, but was only booked by referee Jon Moss

The point guarantees United their first top-two finish in five years, while West Ham retain the slim possibility of ending the season in the top-half

West Ham had the better of the opening exchanges but once United found their feet they dominated the chances, with Scott McTominay firing just wide and Jesse Lingard forcing Adrian into a smart save

Adrian then turned a powerful drive from Luke Shaw - who has never scored a senior goal - onto the post

Marko Arnautovic was again West Ham's best outlet, using his power and pace to test David de Gea from 20 yards early on, before Aaron Cresswell's deflected cross caught him off guard and he tipped over the bar

As the interval approached Adrian again beat away an ambitious long-range effort from Lingard, and soon after the break it appeared United had forged an opening - but when Pogba's flick set Sanchez beyond the goalkeeper, he could not force the ball home from a tight angle

Pogba then nodded wide and Arnautovic miscued a tricky dipping ball over his shoulder wide from inside the box in a rare home attack

Late on Noble was left incensed by an intentional trip by Pogba and pushed the United midfielder in the face, which earned only a caution for both players from referee Moss

United earned the point to leave them second but produced another drab performance - while West Ham could still finish as high as 10th, if an unusual set of results go in their favour on the final day of the season on Sunday

He was lucky to remain on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, but captain Noble was strong at the heart of the West Ham midfield which stifled United, winning back possession seven times and making five interceptions - more than anyone else on the pitch

Noble made 68 passes on the night, connecting with almost 90 per cent of them, and made two key passes as part of his contribution

United host Watford on Sunday in their season-ending game at Old Trafford on Sunday, while West Ham will welcome David Moyes' old club Everton to the London Stadium

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Substitute Manolo Gabbiadini brought Southampton close to safety as they saw off Swansea 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium, confirming West Brom's relegation from the Premier League

The result means Swansea must hope they beat Stoke on Sunday and Huddersfield lose their last two games, while Southampton will be safe barring a defeat against Manchester City and a large goal swing towards Swansea

Gabbiadini grabbed the winner with 17 minutes remaining after a scramble inside the penalty area, one of few clear-cut opportunities in a nervy encounter

With so much at stake, the first half was a cagey affair, with half-chances falling to Sam Clucas and Charlie Austin inside the penalty area, but things picked up in the second

Jordan Ayew forced a wonderful fingertip save from Alex McCarthy having cut inside from the left and unleashed a fine effort from 20 yards which was bound for the top corner

Saints should have been ahead on the hour mark, but Austin's header in space eight yards out from Cedric Soares' cross was straight at Lukasz Fabianski

But on 72 minutes they did break the deadlock as sub Gabbiadini, who had been on the pitch for just five minutes, drove home from close range after Alfie Mawson had blocked Shane Long's volley on the goal line

Gabbiadini's substitution was a result of luck and a brave move by Mark Hughes, with the Italian striker replacing defender Jan Bednarek, who had concussion but did not want to be taken off

Shane Long missed a chance to wrap it up late on, hitting into the side-netting when the square pass to the unmarked Gabbiadini seemed the better option, but after a nervy finish, Mark Hughes' side held on

After largely spectating in the first half, McCarthy was called into action early in the second, producing a world-class save from Jordan Ayew's dipping volley

The 28-year-old, who replaced Fraser Forster as Saints' first-choice goalkeeper earlier this season, also commanded his area superbly, particularly late on as Swans peppered the box

: "At the end of the game we had the feeling that we deserved a little more, a minimum of one point

But we played to win

Now we are in the position where we rely on others but we are not relegated yet

: "I have to say, to a man, they've worked their socks off, every single day, every single game

Some games we've had things go against us and have had to pick ourselves up, but I thought we were immense today, we weren't going to be denied

"Swansea host Stoke on Sunday in their final Premier League game, while Southampton welcome champions Manchester City to St Mary's

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Huddersfield secured their Premier League status for next season and severely dented Chelsea’s top-four hopes by battling to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday

This latest performance of grit and outstanding defensive organisation, plus a famous goal by Laurent Depoitre (50), all-but relegates Swansea City, who need a 10-goal swing on the final day to turn the tables on Southampton

For Chelsea, Marcos Alonso's equaliser (60) wasn't enough to deny the tenacious Terriers, who survived a late onslaught from the Blues, with goalkeeper Jonas Lossl in fine form - including an incredible one-handed save to deny Andreas Christensen

The result leaves Antonio Conte's men needing Brighton to beat Liverpool at Anfield on the final day for any hope of finishing in the top four

But this night was all about Huddersfield and the masterful David Wagner, who has kept his side up against the odds and only spent a remarkable eight days in the relegation zone all season despite their minuscule budget

Fresh from their defensive masterclass against champions Manchester City, Huddersfield started where they left off at the Etihad Stadium

Chelsea bossed the ball but created little in open play

Set-pieces seemed their best route and Anthony Rudiger somehow turned a Cesar Azpilicueta flick-on wide from two yards out on 13 minutes

With Jonathan Hogg and Aaron Mooy spearheading Huddersfield's bite and organisation in midfield, the hosts were becoming frustrated

Alvaro Morata skipped through on goal 40 minutes but failed to find a decisive finish after rounding Lossl

After the break, Huddersfield sensationally took the lead with their first opening of the game

Cries for a foul on Willian were ignored by referee Lee Mason and Mooy charged forward

His ball was bravely attacked by Depoitre, who bounced off Willy Caballero and gleefully tucked the ball into the empty net

Conte called for reinforcements from the bench as Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud entered the fray

The pressure told on 62 minutes when Azpilicueta's cross was smacked clear by Zanka, but only straight into the face of Alonso, who knew nothing about it but had equalised for his team

From then on Chelsea set up camp in Huddersfield territory

Azpilicueta and Willian were providing great service on the right but both Morata and Giroud couldn't force a winner home

When the hosts did find a route to goal, Lossl was there to deny them - and in spectacular fashion on 83 minutes

After an almighty scramble a half-clearance fell to Christensen but his header was somehow tipped onto the post by Lossl

Huddersfield needed their goalkeeper again in the final stages as he beat away a powerful attempt from Morata while Giroud also hooked a close-range effort wide

Huddersfield negotiated the six minutes of added time

Cue wild celebrations, led by their quite marvellous manager

"We must be focused to finish this season

We have another game and an FA Cup final - then the club will do their best to improve their situation

"I think for this season, for sure, it is my last home game

Not only me, but the players too

I don't have anything to add

It is not my task, there is a club to judge the situation and then take the best decision

""It's a bigger achievement than the promotion - last season we were predicted to get relegated and we won promotion

"Tonight, I think we have seen everything that counts for us and this is desire, passion, effort, attitude and togetherness and I am a strong believer that if you have the passion and desire and the spirit, you can compete sometimes with top quality

"If ever you needed an example of how important having a top-class operator between the sticks is, then this was it

Lossl's save from Christensen was quite simply, extraordinary

With the ball heading into the top corner, the goalkeeper flung every inch of his being towards the ball and somehow got a strong enough touch on it to divert it onto the post

He's conceded just one goal in 180 minutes of football against Manchester City and Chelsea in the last week - and an unfortunate one at that

Sublime stuff

Chelsea face a final day trip to Newcastle ahead of their FA Cup final date with Manchester United on May 19, while Huddersfield host Arsenal in what will be Arsene Wenger's final game in charge of the Gunners

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Leicester City beat 10-man Arsenal 3-1 at the King Power as Arsene Wenger's side remained the only team without an away point in English league football in 2018

Leicester opened the scoring after just 14 minutes thanks to Kelechi Iheanacho's second league goal of the season, before the striker was then brought down by Konstantinos Mavropanos when clean through on goal

The young Greek defender was shown a straight red card by referee Graham Scott, Arsenal's 78th sending-off in the Premier League under Wenger, only for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to level matters eight minutes after half-time

However, the home team took all three points thanks to Jamie Vardy's 76th-minute penalty - the striker's sixth goal in seven games against the Gunners - and Riyad Mahrez's last-minute effort

As a result, the Foxes stay ninth in the table thanks to a first top-flight win in six matches, while Arsenal remain sixth after a seventh straight league defeat on their travels for the first time since January 1966

Arsenal started the match on the front foot, only to fall behind just before the quarter-hour mark after the visitors failed to clear a left-wing corner

The Foxes recycled the ball, before finding Fousseni Diabate at the far post and the midfielder then picked out Iheanacho, who drove the ball past Petr Cech from close range

Iheanacho was also the player involved in Mavropanos's dismissal as right from the re-start, the striker closed the centre back down, before stealing possession and being hauled to the ground as he broke clear

The referee had little choice but to send off the 20-year-old, with there being just 92 seconds between Iheanacho's opener and the red card

The visitors, though, drew level when Aubameyang scored his ninth league goal since joining the club in January after good approach play by down the right by Ainsley Maitland-Niles

But it was Claude Puel's team who emerged victorious after two goals in the final quarter of an hour, the first coming from the penalty spot after Henrikh Mkhitaryan tripped substitute Demarai Gray in the box

Vardy kept his cool to rifle the ball home from the spot, the England international's 18th league goal of the season, before Mahrez sealed the points late on after dummying Cech and scoring into an empty net as the Foxes beat Arsenal for the first time in the league since 1994

"The most important thing is the spirit, pressing and conviction

It was a great performance

They gave their best and it was important to finish (at home) with a strong game

"They played with strong conviction and quality

Beating [Arsenal manager] Arsene [Wenger] is not important for me

"It's a good feeling to win our last home game of the season

The players wanted to reward the fans tonight, they put in place all the ingredients to win

""I felt we played with great spirit and we were unlucky to play with 10 men and to be caught with a non-penalty

Overall, though, there was enough room for us to win the game, so I would like to praise the spirit of my team tonight, even if we lost the game

"Even with 10 against 11 we looked like we could score at any moment and at 1-1 we had two situations with three against two, but we complicated a bit our game

"We had the chances to score and win the game

The fact that we had to chase the game with 10 men made it very open

"I would like to say that this team has shown tonight they have a future and hopefully they can show that next season

"The powerful striker has not had many chances to stake a claim up front since joining Leicester from Man City for £25m in August

However, the Nigeria international was given an opportunity against Arsenal, and he did not disappoint with an impressive attacking display

The 21-year-old opened the scoring with an excellent first-half finish, before being involved in the pivotal moment when Mavropanos was dismissed for bringing the frontman down seconds later

And maybe now the player will be given more regular game time going forward at the King Power

Leicester take on third-palced Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on the final day of the season

Meanwhile, Arsenal face already-safe Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium on Sunday afternoon in what will be manager Arsene Wenger's final game in charge of the club

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Tottenham secured a Premier League top-four spot as Harry Kane's goal gave them a 1-0 win over Newcastle at Wembley on Wednesday evening

News of at Stamford Bridge was met by a deafening cheer at Wembley, and the hosts held on for a narrow victory to guarantee Champions League football next season at their new home

In a nervy encounter full of chances for both sides, Kane put Spurs ahead five minutes after the break with a fine curling effort into the top corner, taking his Premier League tally to 28

The result leaves Newcastle 10th after four straight defeats, while Spurs will finish in the top four for the third straight season

Things didn't go for Spurs in a nervy first half; Christian Eriksen forced a fine save from Martin Dubravka from a free-kick, while Jonjo Shelvey hit the outside of the post from his own set piece, before Jamaal Lascelles' header was brilliantly saved by Hugo Lloris

Dwight Gayle spurned a fine chance from close range, heading over as he got in-between the Spurs centre backs, and at the other end Kane produced an air shot from 15 yards after racing through one-on-one with Dubravka

Kane made amends on 50 minutes, stroking his effort into the top right corner from just inside the box after a neat exchange with Heung-min Son

Ayoze Perez's produced an air shot of his own shortly after with the goal gaping, and Kenedy struck wide from range, before sub Jacob Murphy blazed over a fine opportunity from close range having wrestled free of Davinson Sanchez

Rafa Benitez claimed Newcastle should have had two penalties in the game; Matt Ritchie appeared to be brought down by Hugo Lloris as the goalkeeper rushed out, while Ayoze Perez also saw half-hearted appeals waved away by Neil Swarbrick

After the Chelsea result filtered through, sub Danny Rose should have wrapped up the win in stoppage time, but he hit straight at Dubravka with his weaker right foot after being played through on goal by Erik Lamela before huge relief at the final whistle

: "This type of game is impossible to have a pretty performance

We played with the pressure to win the game, a must-win game

Against a team who played for nothing, played so deep and played counter attack, and didn't take risks

For us sometimes we take some rash decisions, and it was difficult to have patience, to play and build with good actions

": "I think we had 14 attempts against Tottenham at home, and two penalties not given, so I think we deserve something here

Today we are doing almost everything well, against a good team, but two decisions, when you see the replays, it's a pity

"Not a stellar display by any Spurs men, but Lloris made some telling contributions in both halves

His fine stop in the first from Lascelles header, when Newcastle were firmly on top, was world class, and he stood up to the challenge in the second half as Newcastle began to go direct

Tottenham finish their season at Wembley with a clash against Leicester on Sunday at 3pm, while Newcastle host Chelsea at St James' Park at the same time

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Manuel Lanzini scored twice as West Ham deservedly beat Everton 3-1 at the London Stadium to seal a first home league win over their opponents since April 2007

Sam Allardyce endured an unhappy afternoon against his former employees as Lanzini gave the hosts a deserved lead (39) before Marko Arnautovic's swerving shot doubled the hosts' advantage (63)

Oumar Niasse pulled a goal back with a close-range finish (74), but Lanzini capped a scintillating display with a brilliant strike past Jordan Pickford via the post (82)

The Hammers finish in 13th place while the Toffees remained in eighth spot on the final day of the Premier League season

Attention will now turn to the respective futures of David Moyes and Allardyce, who praised Lanzini after a standout performance, but his side were second best during a tired display in the capital

Mark Noble was denied early on as Pickford produced a brilliant save low to his left after, before Niasse pounced on a mistake by Angelo Ogbonna to force Adrian into a smart stop with his legs

Niasse's miss proved costly as seven minutes later, West Ham were in front

There was an element of good fortune about the goal as Cheikhou Kouyate's intended pass for Arnautovic ran through for Lanzini to stroke his shot low to the right of Pickford's dive

Everton began the game by playing three at the back, and duly changed to a more familiar formation at the interval with Ramiro Funes Mori withdrawn, but they only marginally improved before West Ham extended their lead

Edimilson Fernandes, an early substitute for the injured Arthur Masuaku, fed Arnautovic and the former Stoke City forward rolled Michael Keane before unleashing a venomous shot from 25 yards that moved in the air on its way past Pickford

Everton responded as Adrian tipped a powerful shot from Niasse onto a post, and from the resulting corner the Senegalese forward was rewarded for his endeavour, taking down Morgan Schneiderlin's header to fire in from five yards out

But any hopes they had of salvaging something were ended in fine style by Lanzini as he picked up Pablo Zabaleta's pass, cut inside Seamus Coleman on the left and bent a superb right-foot shot that curled beyond the outstretched Pickford and in off the post

The Argentine was at it from the first whistle as he combined brilliantly with Arnautovic to stretch Everton on a day they were punished for experimenting with three at the back

Two defenders were dragged towards Arnautovic as Lanzini fired in the opener, and the diminutive midfielder ended the contest in typical fashion, finding the top corner with a brilliant strike

The 25-year-old has endured an injury-ravaged season, but this was a timely reminder of the difference he makes to this West Ham team when he's on song

Lanzini has been directly involved in 11 Premier League goals this season (five goals, six assists), his best ever figures in an English top-flight campaign

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Huddersfield Town boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a gutsy goalless draw against champions Manchester City on Sunday

City were looking to set a host of domestic records before capping their sensational season by lifting the Premier League trophy

But with City's eyes perhaps on post-match celebrations, a dogged and resilient Huddersfield outfit seized the opportunity to secure an unlikely point in their battle against the drop

The Terriers remain 16th in the Premier League, three points clear of the relegation with two games to play, as David Wagner's men inched closer to another season in the top flight

There was a carnival feel around the stadium ahead of kick-off, which culminated in City receiving a guard of honour from Huddersfield and members of City's title-winning squad from 1968

But with just three games to secure their Premier League status, Huddersfield were intent on spoiling City's party, creating two clear openings inside 11 minutes

Former City midfielder Aaron Mooy, making his first appearance at the Etihad, fizzed an effort just wide on 10 minutes before Alex Pritchard's clever free-kick released Florent Hadergjonaj, only for the defender to shoot straight at Ederson

Huddersfield were almost made to pay for those misses three minutes later as City captain David Silva combined with Leroy Sane and found Kevin De Bruyne on edge of the area, but the Belgian whistled a shot wide of goal

And it was not long until the Terriers were back on the attack, Pritchard's 25-yard drive drawing a save from Ederson before Mooy released the returning Chris Lowe on the overlap, and he blazed wide at the near post

It was all hands to the pump for Huddersfield from there on

After Jonas Lossl had seen them into the interval on level terms by thwarted a rasping De Bruyne drive on 35 minutes, the visitors had to withstand wave after wave of City pressure

Christopher Schindler hooked the ball off the line the after Lossl spilled a Sane delivery, but having come up with the right answer time and time again this season, City could not find a way to unpick the Huddersfield lock

Gabriel Jesus drifted a header onto the roof of the net with 10 minutes remaining, before substitutes Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy went close with efforts, but focus soon turned to the trophy celebrations on a sun-drenched afternoon

"The Premier League is special, England is so tough

We did it

You win, you lose, but you always have to try to do what you believe

" "In football sometimes the impossible is possible

For sure before the game a clean sheet and getting a point looked impossible, but the players have done it and done it again

"The Australian had a point to prove on his return to Manchester City, and so nearly fired Huddersfield to an unlikely victory

His industrious performance saw him set up two chances in the first half, which should have yielded at least one goal, before running himself into the ground as the Terriers secured an unlikely point

Manchester City host Brighton in their final home on Wednesday before ending the season away at Southampton

Huddersfield's battle for survival sees them travel to Chelsea on Wednesday - live on - before hosting Arsenal on the final day in Arsene Wenger's last game

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Olivier Giroud scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea kept their top-four hopes alive with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge

The Frenchman's flicked header just after the half-hour mark was enough to see off a Liverpool side who appeared jaded following their midweek Champions League exploits

The result moves Chelsea to within two points of Tottenham in fourth and just three behind third-placed Liverpool with two games remaining

Liverpool missed the chance to secure Champions League football with a game to spare but are still in a strong position courtesy of their superior goal difference and, barring a 15-goal swing, a win against Brighton next weekend will see them qualify again for the competition they could win later this month in Kiev

Jurgen Klopp's side started brightly and Roberto Firmino saw his third-minute effort saved by Thibaut Courtois after Trent Alexander-Arnold's ball over the top

Chelsea slowly grew into the game but Liverpool maintained a threat on the break with Sadio Mane particularly lively coming in from the left

The Senegalese had two firm efforts from the edge of the box kept out by Courtois but two minutes after the second of them, Chelsea took the lead

Victor Moses reached the byline before checking back onto his left foot, his cross took a slight deflection and Giroud beat Dejan Lovren to the ball at the near post and guided it past Loris Karius and into the far corner

With Chelsea largely happy to sit back, protect their lead and look for opportunities on the counter, there was a lack of intensity to Liverpool's play and they struggled to create any clear openings

Eden Hazard was becoming more influential for Chelsea and nearly added a second for the hosts after dancing past three Liverpool defenders, his near-post effort just rebuffed by Karius and with 10 minutes to go Marcus Alonso's spectacular left-foot volley whistled just past the post

Klopp sent on Dominic Solanke to provide more of a physical presence up front and the Liverpool youngster had the visitors' two best efforts in the closing stages, firstly heading just over from 12 yards and then nodding wide in stoppage time

Chelsea held on though and can turn up the pressure on both Liverpool and Tottenham further with victory over Huddersfield on Wednesday, live on

The Chelsea playmaker just edges out Antonio Rudiger, who kept Mo Salah quiet all game

He started slowly but as he found his feet in the match, so did Chelsea

He was a constant threat to the Liverpool defence, particularly in his favoured left-hand channel and in the second half showed his strength to hold up the ball and help Chelsea get out as the away side tried to keep Conte's men penned in

Chelsea have another home game, against Huddersfield, to look forward to on Wednesday before ending their league campaign at Newcastle next weekend

Meanwhile, Liverpool have a week to recover before taking on Brighton at Anfield and then a further two weeks to prepare for the Champions League final against Real Madrid

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Stoke's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed after a crushing 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday

Xherdan Shaqiri put the Potters ahead with a brilliant free-kick in the 43rd minute but James McArthur levelled for Palace after half-time

Patrick van Aanholt then capitalised on a defensive error to score a late winner and end Stoke's 10-year stay in the top-flight

Palace themselves are guaranteed to stay in the Premier League thanks to the result, while Stoke will look back with plenty of regret on the points they have dropped in the last month as, for the third time in four games, they failed to hold onto the lead

In total, they have now lost 18 points from winning positions this season while Paul Lambert has managed just one victory since he was appointed manager in January

Stoke had not finished below 14th in their previous nine Premier League seasons, but they could not get the victory they needed against a Palace side who have been revitalised under Roy Hodgson

Neither side created much in a tight first half at the bet365 Stadium, with Mame Diouf glancing a header wide from Shaqiri's cross in the 22nd minute and Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Wilfried Zaha missing the target for Palace

However, Shaqiri broke the deadlock late in the first half when his free-kick deflected off Loftus-Cheek and flew into the top corner

Victory would have seen Stoke survive in the Premier League for at least another day, but Palace dominated possession after the break and saw their pressure pay off in the 68th minute when McArthur slid past Jack Butland

Zaha and Christian Benteke wasted excellent chances to put Palace ahead before Van Aanholt struck the winner with four minutes remaining

Ryan Shawcross slid to block Zaha's pass but only succeeded in playing it through for Van Aanholt, who finished under Butland

Stoke had hardly threatened in the second half and they could not muster a late push as their fate was sealed

Zaha continued his strong run of form with another positive display

He played a part in both goals and looked dangerous whenever he ran with the ball

The only negative was his miss in the 77th minute when he blazed over the bar from inside the box

Stoke finish their season with a trip to Swansea next Sunday while Crystal Palace host West Brom

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Arsenal secured sixth place in the Premier League on Arsene Wenger's final home game as manager as they saw off Burnley 5-0 on Sunday

On an emotional day at the Emirates, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring from close range (14), and his strike partner Alexandre Lacazette doubled Arsenal's lead (45+3) after good work from Hector Bellerin

A full house at the Emirates, all donning red 'Merci Arsene' t-shirts, saw Sead Kolasinac make it 3-0 on 54 minutes, driving superbly into the far corner following a burst from midfield by Jack Wilshere

Alex Iwobi made it four with a thumping effort in space from 12 yards out (64), and Aubameyang got his second with 15 minutes remaining, poking home from close range

The result means Arsenal will enter the Europa League at the group stage next season, while Burnley will finish seventh

After Wenger was given a guard of honour by both sets of players before the game, Arsenal took the lead on 14 minutes through Aubameyang's seventh in 11 games, tapping in from close range after Lacazette's cross-shot

Lacazette made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, converting from eight yards with his outstretched left leg from Bellerin's cross, with Arsenal in complete control for the first 45 minutes

Burnley's first chances came after the break; Sam Vokes could only head at Petr Cech from close range, and Aaron Lennon forced Cech into an awkward save at his near post, but Arsenal got going again shortly after

After Wilshere broke out of midfield with a quick turn of pace, Kolasinac finished off from the left of the box with a thumping left-footed drive past Nick Pope

Iwobi continued the procession, firing into the roof of the net after Burnley gave him too much space in the box from Aubameyang's square pass, and the creator then turned scorer again as Aubameyang turned home in between the Burnley centre-backs from eight yards after Bellerin's cross

Sub Danny Welbeck hit the crossbar with a fine long-range effort late on as Arsenal entertained the home fans for the last time under the 22-year stewardship of Wenger

: "It's very emotional

It's the last time and it's such a long time

Such a big love story, and of course you don't want to end it - but everything comes to an end

"I think it's a season of contrast, we've won 15 of 19 home games and have scored a lot of goals - it might be our best home season in my 22 years

But it didn't end like we wanted it

"Plenty of contenders, but the Gabonese striker did everything right on Sunday

His two finishes were poacher-like, but it was not just his prowess in the attacking third which impressedArsenal's fans responded very well to Aubameyang tracking back on several occasions, showing that the left-wing role, and the running that comes with it, may suit him

Arsene Wenger's last games as Arsenal manager come at Leicester on Wednesday night and Huddersfield on Sunday at 3pm, while Burnley are at home to Bournemouth on Sunday in their final game

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Swansea's Premier League relegation fears were increased after Ryan Fraser's first-half strike handed Bournemouth all three points at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday

The hosts scored the only goal of the game eight minutes before half-time thanks to a well-worked free-kick routine, as Fraser swept the ball home from the edge of the penalty area for his fifth league goal of the season

Victory sees Eddie Howe's side move past the 40-point barrier and up to 12th, but for Swansea, defeat sees them drop into the relegation zone following Southampton's 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday evening

Carlos Carvalhal's side face a crucial game with Southampton, live on , at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday in a clash which could decide the fates of both teams before finishing with another home game against relegated Stoke

Boosted ahead of kick-off by events at the bet365 Stadium, where saw their relegation confirmed, Swansea had the chance to take a significant stride towards safety with victory at Bournemouth and they were nearly ahead in the 11th minute with Mike van der Hoorn and Nathan Dyer denied by a smart double save from Asmir Begovic

The hosts had chances of their own, the best of which fell to Callum Wilson, who sliced wide after being picked out at the far post by Fraser's inch-perfect cross

Martin Olsson could only head Andre Ayew's cross over the crossbar as Swansea spurned yet another chance and they were soon punished when Fraser stroked home a smart Bournemouth free-kick routine, after Alfie Mawson had dragged Wilson down on the edge of the penalty area

Swansea continued to create chances and Jordan Ayew wasted a glorious chance, slicing horribly wide after being played in by his brother Andre

Jordan Ayew was straight into the action after the break and he did better with his next effort, forcing Begovic into another smart save, but after that the chances dried up for the visitors

Carvalhal turned to Tammy Abraham from the bench and they sent bodies forward in search of an equaliser but lacked quality in the final third of the pitch

The defeat could have been heavier for the Swans but Steve Cook missed a good chance to double the Cherries' lead when he headed over, while Lukasz Fabianski made a stunning save to deny Wilson from close range at the death

But Fraser's goal proved to be enough and left Carvalhal with big concerns as his side went a seventh game without a win, and a third in a row without a goal

Bournemouth registered their first win in six Premier League games (D2 L3), and their first clean sheet in 12

The Cherries ended a run of 11 Premier League games without a clean sheet, which was the longest current conceding streak in the competition

Only Huddersfield (19) have failed to score in more Premier League games this season than Swansea (17)

Swansea have lost three consecutive Premier League games without scoring for only the second time ever, since a three-game run in September 2012

The Swans have conceded the opening goal in 22 of their Premier League games this season, a joint-high figure along with Bournemouth

Ryan Fraser has registered his best-ever goal tally in a single league season (five goals)

He did not get the goal his display deserved but King produced a performance full of energy against Swansea

The 26-year-old combined well with Wilson and their pace caused Carvalhal's side all sorts of problems

And but for better finishing, he could have had a couple of assists to his name

In a clash which could decide the Premier League fates of both teams, Swansea face a crucial game against Southampton on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports, before taking on Stoke on the final day of the season

Bournemouth's final game of the season is a strip to Burnley next Sunday

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West Ham secured their Premier League safety with a 2-0 win against Leicester, whose winless run under Claude Puel continued on Saturday

The Hammers were deserving of their win at the King Power Stadium as Joao Mario opened the scoring in the 34th minute before Mark Noble (64) produced a superb volley to seal a vital three points

Leicester - the day after Puel was given - offered little in terms of a reply and did not have a shot on target until the 86th minute

The Foxes remain in ninth place but are now winless in five Premier League games, while West Ham have moved five points clear of the relegation places with two games left to play

With 17th-placed Southampton to play Swansea in 18th on Tuesday, victory for the Hammers means they will remain a top-flight club next season

West Ham began the game well, but could not really test Leicester goalkeeper Ben Hamer until the half an hour mark, with Manuel Laznini sliding Marko Arnautovic through in the area but his shot was well blocked by the legs of the stopper

Two minutes later, Arnautovic should have opened the scoring but his brilliantly curled effort could only ping against the upright and go wide, with Hamer well beaten in goal

West Ham found the breakthrough in the 34th minute as Arthur Masuaku delivered a superb cross into the area that met Arnautovic, who took two flicked touches before sliding the ball back for the waiting Joao Mario

The Portuguese then swept home past Hamer

Leicester improved at the start of the second half but struggled to find their rhythm up front with the Hammers doubling their lead in the 64th minute

It was a wonderful strike from Noble as he collected a headed clearance from Aleksandar Dragovic before powering a volley through the area and into the net off the post

The Foxes had their first shot on target in the 86th minute, although it was a tame effort from Adrien Silva that went straight into the hands of Adrian, but the goalkeeper was more sternly tested not long after

He palmed away a near-post header from Yohan Benalouane before denying the defender again as he tried to head home from a corner

"I think it is normal [the fan reaction of boss at full-time] because it is a tough period with some negativity and blame

I would like to apologise for the last performance because it is not enough and we have to finish strongly in the last two games

" "Winning always feels good and we've needed to win a couple of games so the boys did a really good job today getting that result

We've just played Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City in a row which is never easy and we conceded some goals so to get a clean sheet and three points today is really good

"By the 78th minute, Arnautovic looked tired and for good reason

The striker ran himself ragged, especially in the first half, and was heavily involved in much of the positive attacking play from West Ham

While he may not have got on the scoresheet himself, he did set up Joao Mario for his opener and has now been involved in nine goals in his last eight Premier League away games

Leicester will play their final home game of the season against Arsenal on Wednesday, while West Ham finish their season with two home fixtures, starting with the visit of Manchester United on Thursday

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Two first-half goals confirmed Watford's Premier League status and gave them their first win since early March as they saw off Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday in the Premier League

Hosts Watford took the lead after just three minutes as Roberto Pereyra simply finished off a move involving Andre Gray, Troy Deeney and Abdoulaye Doucoure, and it was 2-0 on 28 minutes as Gray nodded home at the far post from Pereyra's cross

Deeney saw a late first-half penalty saved by Martin Dubravka, before Ayoze Perez halved the deficit 10 minutes after the break with a fine far-post finish with the outside of his boot

Newcastle pressed well but could not find a winner, meaning Watford go up to 13th, while Newcastle stay 10th

Watford were quickest out of the stops and took the lead through Pereyra's finish from 10 yards, slotting home at the near post after Paul Dummett have failed to clear the ball in the box, allowing Doucoure to feed the Argentine to score

It should have been 2-0 on seven minutes as Pereyra and then Deeney saw close-range efforts blocked by Dubravka, and the Newcastle goalkeeper was again at his best to deny Gray's effort from an angle inside the box

Gray got his goal a minute later, however, heading into the empty net at the far post as Pereyra found a yard to cross from the left, over the stretch of Dubravka

Roger East handed Watford a penalty on 39 minutes after Dummett's clumsy slide on Gray, but Dubravka guessed correctly to his right to save Deeney's spot kick, and then got up well to block the rebound

Newcastle battled superbly in the second half and scored with their first shot on target through Perez, brilliantly turning the ball home on the stretch with the outside of his boot from Javier Manquillo's right-wing cross

Adrian Mariappa nearly turned into his own net midway through the second half, and Perez hit the outside of the post with a fine flick from a corner, but Watford held on to make sure they'll be playing Premier League football for a fourth straight season

: "I'm very proud to belong with this club, I am very happy here

In the end we are very happy because we achieved the objective, to stay in the Premier League again

We can say that now, not before

": "The main thing was to stay up

Now we know we have to keep doing the same thing, but we're not doing that at the moment, so we'll see what happens

"It's a question of showing what we are capable of doing

I feel like second half was the team we are used to seeing, the last game when we were winning a lot of games in a row

"The Argentine scored the first and set up the second as Watford created a flurry of chances in the opening 45 minutes

His cross for the second, Andre Gray's far-post header, caught out the otherwise faultless Dubravka, and he completed a team-high 91

3 per cent of passes, and 84

6 per cent in the opposition half

He was brought off early in the second half with what looked to be an injury, and Watford missed his creativity and dynamism thereafter

Watford now go to Manchester United on the final day of the Premier League season, while Newcastle face Tottenham on Wednesday night at Wembley, and then host Chelsea on the final day

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Jake Livermore struck the winning goal in second-half stoppage time as West Brom kept their slim survival hopes alive with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham at The Hawthorns

Harry Kane missed a gilt-edged chance to give Spurs the lead in the first half and almost scored at the wrong end as his attempted clearance forced Hugo Lloris into a smart reaction save with 15 minutes remaining

But the winner came in injury time as ex-Spurs midfielder Livermore turned the ball into the net from a yard out after a goalmouth scramble to hand West Brom a Premier League lifeline

Darren Moore's side needed three points to have any chance of staying in the division - but a Southampton win a few hours later against Everton would still have sent them down to the Championship

Instead, Tom Davies struck a last-gasp Everton equaliser at Goodison Park to grant Albion another reprieve - until Tuesday's meeting between Saints and Swansea at least

Kane has not been at his prolific best since returning from an ankle injury last month and he snatched at a good opportunity midway through the first half after being picked out by Kieran Trippier

West Brom rallied towards the end of the half and had two great chances to score, Jay Rodriguez latching onto a hopeful long ball into the box to lob over Hugo Lloris, only to see Toby Alderweireld head his effort over the bar on the goal line

Moments later, Ahmed Hegazi rose highest inside the box to meet Matt Phillips' in-swinging corner but his header drifted just wide of the far post

Spurs continued to find it difficult to break West Brom down in the second half and went closest through Christian Eriksen's free-kick from distance that stung the palms of Foster down to his right

Shortly afterwards there was a flashpoint between Danny Rose and Allan Nyom on the left touchline which resulted in the latter going to ground clutching his face following a push

Both players were booked after the incident and Nyom had to be restrained by his team-mates after remonstrating furiously with the referee

As the game wore on, West Brom grew increasingly confident and they almost snatched the lead through an unlikely source as Kane - off the pace again - shinned the ball towards the goal inside his six-yard box

Fortunately for him, Lloris was equal to it, flinging himself acrobatically at the ball to divert it over

Jan Vertonghen went off injured with five minutes to go and Spurs missed the Belgian badly as West Brom took advantage of his absence to score from a corner, Craig Dawson's initial header eventually falling to Livermore, whose finish sparked jubilant scenes

Not many teams keep Spurs' attack quiet - their 2-0 win against Watford on Monday night meant that they had scored in 23 Premier League games in a row

However, West Brom did just that and the performance of Craig Dawson, alongside his central defensive partner Ahmed Hegazi, was a huge reason why

Dawson was phenomenal throughout, making a mammoth 17 clearances and winning five aerial duels

He also played a key role at the other end to, winning the header that eventually resulted in Livermore's goal

"It was a wonderful game, not one for the faint-hearted, a pulsating game and one that will live long in the memory

"We came up against a very good Spurs team but we just felt we needed to keep the game tight, which we did, I thought the players were very disciplined

"I thought everyone to a man and everyone connected with West Bromwich Albion played a part today

" "In football, you can dominate, have the option to score but then you have to be clinical and today was not good

Our finishing wasn't good and we are very disappointed

"Against a team like West Bromwich [Albion] it is always possible that can happen because they are very physical and work very hard and are good at set-pieces

"Still we have in our hands the possibility to be in the top four

"West Brom's final game of the season is away to Crystal Palace next Sunday and depending on results between now and then, they will know whether or not a win would be able to save them

Tottenham are now in danger of surrendering their top-four place and will be looking for a better result against Newcastle on Wednesday before ending their campaign against Leicester at Wembley next Sunday

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Harry Kane scored in Tottenham's routine 2-0 win over Watford to reopen their five-point cushion over Chelsea in the race for a top-four finish

Dele Alli's fourth Premier League goal in his last five games gave Spurs the perfect start at Wembley, pouncing on a mistake from Orestis Karnezis to finish from Christian Eriksen's pass (16)

Mauricio Pochettino's side were flat in the first half, but it took just three minutes into the second period for Kane to tuck in Kieran Trippier's cross and take his tally to 38 goals for the season

Spurs are now a point behind third-placed Liverpool with a game in hand while 13th-placed Watford are six points clear of the relegation zone but still not mathematically assured of safety

In a game which saw the two clubs join forces to back , a goalkeeping error gifted the hosts the advantage

Karnezis spilled Trippier's cross, presenting the ball straight to Eriksen, whose first-time ball found Alli for a simple tap-in after 16 minutes to ease any nerves among the subdued home supporters

It means Spurs have scored in 23 successive league games - their best run since the late 80s - but Javi Gracia's side had a golden chance to level 10 minutes later

A slack pass from Eric Dier allowed Etienne Capoue to release Andre Gray, but Watford's £18

5m record signing was unable to beat Hugo Lloris with his snap-shot low down to the keeper's right

It was the type of chance Watford had to take on a night when Spurs dominated, and Heung-Min Son was then unfortunate not to win a penalty when going down under a challenge from Abdoulaye Doucoure

Spurs continued to present chances to their opponents as a delightful touch from Will Hughes found Doucoure on the left of the Tottenham penalty area, but having cut back inside, the pair got in each other's way as Lloris gathered Doucoure's shot at the second attempt

Watford continued to show their attacking intent on the stroke of half-time as Lloris was forced into a save from Richarlison's drive, but Spurs emerged for the second period with greater urgency and duly doubled their lead

Kane initially slipped from Son's cross, but he got back up to his feet to convert Trippier's low ball to score his 27th league goal of the campaign, four behind Mohamed Salah in his quest for the Premier League Golden Boot

Jan Vertonghen came within inches of stretching their lead when his header from Trippier's free-kick struck a post, before Richarlison blazed over from Troy Deeney's knock-down with 20 minutes remaining

"I think it's nice for us because the objective was the three points to allow us to be in a good position in the table

It was a must-win game and so important for us

"Maybe we didn't play in the way we wanted to play and our performance wasn't great, but the most important thing was the three points tonight

" "We conceded cheaply in our box and we weren't able to score the goals in the other box

If you don't have control of the boxes it's difficult to win games

"I'm focused on the next game and I'll try to improve our position in the Premier League, the best the club has ever got

This is our target and our focus is on the next game against Newcastle

"Spurs were not at their sparkling best, but Trippier was a constant outlet down the right with his delivery instrumental in providing the two key moments

In setting up Kane's goal, the full-back now has seven league assists to his name - no defender has provided more

Trippier has also notched one goal and five assists in his six top-flight appearances against Watford

A rare mistake nearly resulted in Deeney grabbing a consolation goal, but the former Burnley full-back repaid the faith shown in him by Pochettino, vindicating his decision to be selected in front of substitute Serge Aurier

Tottenham travel to face a resurgent West Brom at The Hawthorns on Saturday, while Watford host Newcastle at Vicarage Road on the same day

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Marouane Fellaini's injury-time header gave Manchester United a 2-1 win in Arsene Wenger's last game at Old Trafford with Arsenal

Substitute Fellaini popped up in the 91st minute with a well-directed header from Ashley Young's left-wing cross to give Jose Mourinho the points over rival Wenger, who hasn't won a league game at Old Trafford since 2006

Paul Pogba had given United the lead (16) from close range, but former United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan levelled after the break (51) with a neatly-placed low effort from the edge of the box

Arsenal nearly held on, but the result means United are guaranteed a top-four finish in the Premier League, and need just four points from their last three games to secure second place

Arsenal are sixth, three points above seventh-placed Burnley with a game in hand, but the defeat confirms they cannot reach the top four, and will finish below north London rivals Tottenham for the second successive season

Wenger made seven changes ahead of the Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday at Atletico Madrid, giving Konstantinos Mavropanos his debut in defence

United got back to business on the pitch and were ahead on 16 minutes through Pogba

Alexis Sanchez saw his header from point-blank range superbly diverted onto the post by Hector Bellerin, but Pogba was on hand to poke into the empty net from three yards

In what was a competitive first half, Mkhitaryan came close to equalising against his former club moments after the opener, but dragged inches wide of the far post from 20 yards after Ainsley Maitland-Niles' backheel

But after Romelu Lukaku was taken off injured after the break, Mkhitaryan made it second-time lucky, striking through the legs of Victor Lindelof and into the bottom corner from 20 yards

At the end of an uneventful second half, United thought they had won it when sub Marcus Rashford deflected the ball home from close range after Fellaini's header had ricocheted off the post, but he was rightly flagged offside

United did win it moments later through Fellaini, who rose highest in the area to meet Young's fine cross and loop a header into the far corner beyond the grasp of David Ospina

: "If it was a draw it wouldn't be unfair

They did a good game

No pressure for them, they defended well and of course we were the team that tried to win and had a few more chances

We were a bit lucky when we scored in the last couple of minutes, but were stronger in the last 20

" "Overall the team performance was very positive for such a young team and of course they are very disappointed in the dressing room because they gave everything

You could see in the last 20 minutes some of them are not used to that pace and intensity

It's difficult to find a bad performance in the team, but we had a bad result

"There were a handful of positives for Arsenal to take away from Old Trafford, in particular Maitland-Niles' role in midfield

He won possession five times, and covered the second-most ground in the Arsenal side, completing 36 of his 39 passes

The 20-year-old referenced how Wenger had been like a father figure to him, and Arsenal will be hoping the Englishman pushes on under the new boss in the coming seasons

Arsenal now go to Madrid for their Europa League semi-final second leg clash on Thursday, while United travel to Brighton on , live on

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Manchester City's title-winning campaign reached new heights as a 4-1 victory at West Ham saw them smash through the 100-goal mark en route to a record-equalling 30th win

Leroy Sane opened the scoring for the visitors at the London Stadium with a deflected 13th-minute strike before a calamitous Pablo Zabaleta own goal in the 27th minute saw City become the first club in Premier League history to hit a century of goals in two seasons

Aaron Cresswell halved the deficit on 42 minutes with a sumptuous free-kick, but goals from Gabriel Jesus (53) and Fernandinho (64) saw City re-establish control and equal their highest goals tally in a Premier League campaign

City need just one win and two more goals from their remaining three games to set the record for the most wins in a Premier League season and to surpass Chelsea's record goals tally of 103

With survival yet to be secured, the Hammers were cautious in the opening exchanges but their reluctance to go after the champions proved costly as Sane's curling effort took a wicked deflection off Patrice Evra on its way past a stricken Adrian in the home goal

That kicked West Ham into gear as Manuel Lanzini drew a save from Ederson, but City were soon two to the good as a Declan Rice error, for the second week running, saw him turn the ball into the back of the net off former City defender Zabaleta

The linesman came to Ederson's rescue on 39 minutes when Marko Arnautovic's effort was ruled out for a foul on the City 'keeper as he dithered in possession in his area, but West Ham soon found the net

After Ilkay Gundogan's foul on Edimilson Fernandes was incorrectly adjudged to have been outside the area, Cresswell whipped the resulting free-kick over the City wall to give West Ham hope before half-time

That hope was extinguished within eight minutes of the restart, though, as Jesus released Raheem Sterling in behind before gathering the England forward's cross, skipping inside Zabaleta and firing past Adrian from close range

An apparent blatant foul by Cresswell on Sterling in the area went unpunished on 58 minutes, but City wrapped up their victory when Fernandinho converted their fourth on 64 minutes from Sterling's precise cross

Sterling enjoyed the freedom of the London Stadium down the right flank behind Cresswell

The England forward teed up Jesus for City's third and Fernandinho for a classy fourth to seal an emphatic victory for the champions

Had he had his shooting boots on, the records that City will pursue before the end of the season would have been broken with games to spare, but Sterling's performance was still exemplary

West Ham travel to Leicester on Saturday before hosting Manchester United in their penultimate game of the season on April 10, live on

Manchester City, meanwhile, will lift the Premier League trophy after their clash with Huddersfield

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Burnley strengthened their chance of a place in next season's Europa League after a 0-0 draw with Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday

The hosts' best chance came in the first half when Kevin Long's point-blank shot was blocked on the line by Shane Duffy

Brighton struggled to create any clear-cut chances, with Bruno coming closest for Chris Hughton's side in the 18th minute, but neither team could break the deadlock in a lacklustre second half

A point for both sides means Burnley have virtually secured European qualification in seventh due to eighth-placed Everton's inferior goal difference

Brighton, meanwhile, are now five points clear of the relegation zone in 14th

In a tightly-contested first half, the first real opportunity came to Brighton's right-back Bruno in the 18th minute as his volley fizzed past Nick Pope's near post at a corner

Five minutes later and Burnley spurned the half's greatest opportunity to take the lead

Johann Gudmundsson's dangerous free-kick was stabbed towards goal by Ashley Barnes, but goalkeeper Mat Ryan got down to block before he quickly pushed the ball away

Burnley's Long latched onto James Tarkowski's clever back-heel on the rebound, but Duffy made a goal-saving block to deny the hosts the game's opener

Protests of a Duffy handball were waved away by referee Roger East

Brighton began the second half with more attacking impetus

In the 48th minute, Jack Stephens engineered a chance outside the box, but Pope comfortably got down low to make the necessary stop

Sean Dyche brought on Sam Vokes for Chris Wood in the 66th minute, who looked to be carrying a knock, and the Wales international came close to scoring with his first touch

However, he couldn't direct his ricocheted effort from a Gudmundsson set-piece beyond Ryan

Both teams cancelled each other out defensively and the match fizzled out with a goalless draw looking likely to benefit the two parties

It was a game of huff and puff

Lacking quality today from both sides, I thought, but a lot of endeavour, good habits and doing the basics well

It's hard to questions these lads

We've come a long way this season so the odd dip in form or performance and you still come out with a point, that's probably a good measure actually of how far we've come

A tough game for sure and you expect nothing less when you come here - particularly with the form they're in and the season they've had

I thought we were the better side today, that looked more likely to score

They're very aggressive in their 4-4-2, and in their front lines, but I thought we had a defence that defended very well but I thought we had the better of the moments

Ryan was tested a few times by the Burnley attack and pulled off an excellent stop to deny Barnes in the first half

He showed good composure to come and deal with a number of crosses into the box, and strongly commanded his area as Brighton held on for the clean sheet

Burnley travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal

Brighton, meanwhile, take on Manchester United - live on Sky Sports Premier League - on Friday

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Stoke kept alive their slim hopes of Premier League survival with a 0-0 draw at an unusually lacklustre Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime

Despite picking a strong side that included Mohamed Salah, Jurgen Klopp's men seemed to have one eye on their midweek Champions League trip to Roma as they mustered just two shots on target at Anfield

Klopp's men had averaged a goal every 39 minutes at home this season but could only really point to a glaring one-on-one miss from Salah and a disallowed Danny Ings strike as clear-cut chances

The result takes Stoke to within three points of safety, although Swansea - who host Chelsea in the late game on Saturday - have two games in hand

Stoke will only be able to reach a points total (36) that has - at best - guaranteed survival 50 per cent of the time over the past 10 Premier League seasons

Liverpool remain the only unbeaten side at home this season in England's top four tiers and if they avoid defeat against Brighton at Anfield in their final game, then it would be only the second time in 30 seasons that the Reds have gone an entire league season unbeaten at home

There was a real collectors' item for Liverpool fans in the opening minutes as Salah raced through, one-on-one with Jack Butland, but lifted an effort wide of the post when he looked certain to score

Salah then turned provider for Trent Alexander-Arnold, who only had Butland to beat from 10 yards but could not turn the ball home

Stoke countered and almost broke the deadlock as a ball played right across the face of goal only just evaded a finishing touch from Mame Biram Diouf or Peter Crouch

Meanwhile, Ings had the ball in the net on the stroke of half-time but it was ruled out for offside

Liverpool maintained their stranglehold of possession in the second period but Stoke - with Darren Fletcher added to their midfield, replacing Crouch - were well organised and rarely troubled

For a team that have scored 128 goals across all competitions this season, Liverpool looked short on ideas, although they had a good shout for a handball inside the area by Erik Pieters, which was turned down

The visitors saw out the final stages very comfortably

Stoke, who could have nicked it late on through Ryan Shawcross, have still never won a top-tier fixture away at Liverpool in 55 attempts (D12 L43) but this could be a season-saving result

"I take the point

It's an important point, we need another three and we have two games to get them in

If football is fair then we will take these three points

It was an acceptable performance, we can play much better, but we had to make a few changes

" "We have to fight and we have a chance

Everybody has written off us but we have a chance

It won't be for the faint-hearted

"The players have given me absolutely everything since I walked in the door, if the team had played like that throughout the season there is no way Stoke would be in this position and I certainly wouldn't be here

""We deserved the draw," said the Stoke centre-back, whose individual performance stood out in a solid defensive showing from the visitors

Zouma kept Roberto Firmino and Salah very quiet with some strong tackling and was there to clear danger in the final stages when Liverpool went a bit more direct

The on-loan Chelsea man will have plenty of suitors this summer if the west Londoners allow him to leave

Liverpool travel to face Roma on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, holding a 5-2 advantage from Anfield

Meanwhile, Stoke face Crystal Palace, live on , next Saturday lunchtime

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Tom Davies' 96th-minute equaliser denied Southampton a huge three points in their fight for survival with a 1-1 draw at Everton

Davies' deflected effort, more than 60 seconds after the four minutes of added time shown had elapsed, was not enough to save Sam Allardyce from a chorus of boos at the full-time whistle at the end of a flat performance from the hosts

Nathan Redmond, a half-time substitute, had turned Cedric's cross beyond Jordan Pickford from close range (57) with a goal which looked like it would earn the Saints a valuable, and rare, away win

The visitors looked like keeping Everton at bay even after Maya Yoshida was sent off with five minutes remaining until Davies' late strike, which leaves Southampton outside the relegation zone on goal difference ahead of a trip to 18th-placed Swansea on Tuesday night, live on Sky Sports

A poor first half was punctuated by two Southampton chances - Charlie Austin testing Pickford from 25 yards, and Oriol Romeu's deflected effort forcing the England international to punch clear

Everton had just three touches in the Saints box before the break, with Yannick Bolasie's weak header the closest they came to troubling Alex McCarthy - and they were booed off at half-time by much of the home support

Southampton broke rapidly down the right for the opening goal of the game as Dusan Tadic held the ball before Cedric overlapped, and the full-back's perfect cross gave Redmond a simple finish

Allardyce then introduced Oumar Niasse within moments of the goal, but there was little improvement in terms of clear-cut chances from the hosts

They were handed a lifeline when Yoshida, already booked for a foul on Ramiro Funes Mori, slid in on the same player and was given his marching orders by Jon Moss

Moss added on four minutes at the end of the game, with Southampton looking comfortable even with their man disadvantage - but with almost another minute already played, a free-kick against Redmond was launched forward by Everton, from which Davies' deflected 20-yard shot broke Southampton hearts

That goal keeps West Brom's survival hopes alive until Tuesday night at least, while Southampton's trip to Swansea in midweek looks increasingly do-or-die

Despite only arriving at the interval, Redmond took the game by the scruff of the neck, scoring the goal that looked like proving a shot in the arm for Southampton's fight for survival, and having more shots (4) than any player on the pitch

Redmond looked a different player to the one who has gone all season without scoring - and despite touching the ball only 26 times, he changed the game and provided the creative spark the visitors had been missing

Southampton travel to 18th-placed Swansea on Tuesday night, while Everton play their final game of the season next Sunday at West Ham, Allardyce's former club

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Pascal Gross' second-half header guaranteed Brighton's Premier League status following a 1-0 win over a flat Manchester United on Friday Night Football

Gross broke the deadlock with a close-range header which fell 2

8 centimetres over the line - confirmed by the Goal Decision System - on 57 minutes, after David de Gea's superb save from Glenn Murray's dipping volley kept the scores level at the break

Both sides had chances in the second half to score the second, but United were well below-par as they look to finish the Premier League season on a high ahead of the FA Cup final against Chelsea

The result means 11th-place Brighton are safe following their first Premier League season, while Jose Mourinho's United still have work to do to guarantee second place

After Marouane Fellaini had seen an early goal correctly ruled out for offside, Brighton's Glenn Murray forced a superb save out of De Gea with a fine half-volley from 25 yards

De Gea, who was named Manchester United Player of the Season for a record fourth time this week, did well to tip over Jose Izquierdo's long-range effort, and then showed his worth yet again by blocking Pascal Gross from an angle at the near post after some sloppy play by Fellaini

De Gea's opposite number Mathew Ryan did well to stop a low Paul Pogba effort after the break, but Brighton took the lead on 57 minutes thanks to the help of the Goal-line Decision System

Izquierdo's cross down the wing was not dealt with by United, allowing Gross to pile in from six yards out and head inches over the line, despite Marcos Rojo's best efforts to keep the ball out

Izquierdo nearly doubled Brighton's lead moments later, but fizzed an effort just wide at the far post with United on the ropes and both Pogba and Anthony Martial, in particular, struggling to influence the game

Martial did strike just wide towards the end, while sub Jesse Lingard miscued from a clear opportunity inside the box after a well-worked one-two with Martial

"There's a group of players with great belief and discipline

We learned after the first few games that the performances were good enough that we weren't always going to get beat, and that gave us confidence

": "Maybe now you understand why some players play more than others, and you don't ask all the time why A, B and C don't play more

I thought for some of them the possibility to start the game, to give reason to the ones who all season have been critical towards my choices

"Probably we are not as good individually as people think we are, and I keep saying, if you manage to finish second, it is great, more than great if you manage to finish second

But now we need four points and we must try to get them

""Not just for lighting up the stadium for his dribbles, but he's got into his defensive positions so well," said Gary Neville

"Both sides of his game were superb

"Knockaert constantly wanted the ball down the right and caused Ashley Young all manner of issues, with a team-high 57 touches and 19 duels

United now go to West Ham on Thursday evening, live on Sky Sports Premier League, while Brighton visit champions Manchester City on Wednesday night

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Crystal Palace took a giant stride towards Premier League survival with an emphatic 5-0 victory against 10-man Leicester at Selhurst Park

First-half goals from Wilfried Zaha (17) and James McArthur (38) put Roy Hodgson's side in firm control at the break, and their position was further strengthened when Marc Albrighton was shown a straight red card (56)

Late strikes from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Patrick van Aanholt (84) and Christian Benteke (90) rounded off a brilliant afternoon for Palace, who secured their biggest win in the Premier League era

Victory sees Palace, who looked destined for relegation after losing their opening seven matches of the season, move up to 38 points, six points clear of the relegation zone with only Southampton capable of catching them, while Leicester stay in ninth position

Both sides started brightly and it was a tale of two goalline clearances in the opening stages as Kelechi Iheanacho blocked James Tomkins' header before Joel Ward brilliantly kept out Jamie Vardy's goal-bound effort

Palace started to take control and Zaha was at the heart of it

Quick passing from Loftus-Cheek, Yohan Cabaye and then McArthur put the Ivory Coast forward in space, and he made no mistake, opening his body before burying a right-footed shot into the top corner

Zaha almost doubled the advantage in the 29th minute but Ben Hamer, filling in for the injured Kasper Schmeichel, got down brilliantly to his left to palm the ball away from safety

The second eventually came in the 38th minute and it was no more than Palace deserved

Zaha was involved again, this time teeing up McArthur, who produced a brilliant turn and shot to pick out the far corner

Claude Puel reacted by bringing on Adrien Silva and Fousseni Diabate at the break but the visitors' challenge was well and truly ended when Albrighton was given his marching orders after dragging down Zaha as the last man

The hosts put gloss on the result in the final 10 minutes, scoring three more goals to round off a jubilant afternoon for the Palace fans

The result was put beyond any doubt in the 81st minute when Loftus-Cheek rounded Hamer for a tap-in after being played in behind Leicester's defence by Mamadou Sakho

Three minutes later, Zaha's through-ball released substitute Jeffrey Schlupp

His shot as blocked by the onrushing Hamer but the rebound fell for Van Aanholt, who curled into the bottom right corner with his weaker right foot

Benteke came off the bench and was brought down in the penalty area by Harry Maguire in stoppage time

Earlier in the season, he had defied team orders, by taking and missing a late penalty instead of Luka Milivojevic, costing victory in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth

The Belgium international was afterwards heavily criticised, but this time Milivojevic stepped aside again, allowing him to score his first goal since late January and round of a brilliant afternoon for Palace

Zaha produced another scintillating performance to inspire Palace to back-to-back home wins for the first time since April 2017

The 25-year-old was a threat to Leicester all afternoon

He produced a brilliant finish to send his side on their way before picking out the pass to create McArthur's second

He has now has scored four goals in his last four Premier League games

He has also scored and assisted in five Premier League games with Crystal Palace, more than any other player for the club

Crystal Palace's next match is against Stoke City next Saturday, live on from 11

30am

Leicester are also in action in the Premier League next Saturday

Claude Puel's side host West Ham United at the King Power Stadium (3pm)

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Everton beat Huddersfield 2-0 at The John Smith's Stadium to increase the Terriers' Premier League relegation fears

The visitors opened the scoring six minutes before half-time thanks to Cenk Tosun's neat finish - the Turkey striker's fifth league goal since joining the club in January

Sam Allardyce's side sealed the win when Idrissa Gueye drove home a second with just 13 minutes remaining to keep Everton eighth in the table

However, Huddersfield are now just three points clear of 18th-placed Southampton with three fixtures to play

Despite dominating the first 45 minutes, it was Everton who went in ahead at the break after a careless moment from Rajiv Van La Parra, whose stray cross-field pass was intercepted by Theo Walcott

The former Arsenal forward broke clear over halfway, before releasing Tosun, who still had work to do before finding the bottom left-hand corner

That was the visitors' first effort on target in the game and they almost doubled their lead with their second, 12 minutes after half-time

However, after playing a neat one-two in the box with Nikola Vlasic, Seamus Coleman was unable to beat Jonas Lossl at his near post, although that miss was soon forgotten as Everton went further ahead

Substitute Oumar Niasse broke clear to the right-hand byline, before picking out the unmarked Leighton Baines on the edge of the area

The left-back's lovely layoff was then driven home by Gueye as Everton made it just one defeat in their last seven league encounters

We are disappointed because we started the first half well and we were able to take the momentum from the last game

We were aggressive, we brought intensity into the game and we limited them in the first half to one shot

Unfortunately, this one shot on target was a goal and we were not able to use our half chances, which we had

Second half was not as good as the first half, but in the end we got beaten by quality, something that we have to accept

I can't honestly produce anymore than I'm doing

I'm sorry if some fans don't like it, but we're trying as hard as we possibly can, both myself, the staff and the players

What can I say when you've got 14 points out of seven games when we were in a position of difficulty when I arrived

I can only say it's just one of those things and if we keep winning hopefully they might change it to love

Huddersfield barely threatened and I do not remember Jordan Pickford having to make any saves of note in the whole 90 minutes

And their last three games are against teams with a lot more quality than Everton have got

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It is quite apparent that the problem is creating the chances, not missing loads of them

The midfielder was a bundle of energy throughout the contest, crucially controlling the centre of the park for the visitors

The 28-year-old scored his side's key second goal late on to confirm the three points

Huddersfield take on champions Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday May 6, a match you can see live on

Meanwhile, Everton face struggling Southampton at Goodison Park on Saturday May 5

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West Brom lived to fight another day in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle at St

James' Park

Matt Phillips' 29th-minute strike proved enough to overcome a lacklustre Newcastle outfit as Darren Moore extended his unbeaten run as Baggies caretaker to four games

Newcastle struck the post and saw Ben Foster pull off a stunning save to keep a Dwight Gayle header out in a frustrating performance, although they will take comfort from the fact their top-flight status is secure

The same, however, cannot be said for the Baggies, whose end-of-season rally looks to have come too late to prevent relegation

Victory leaves them with a glimmer of hope of avoiding the drop but Swansea can seal their fate if they beat Chelsea on Saturday evening

With both teams struggling to assert themselves in the opening exchanges, it took until 17 minutes for the first effort on target, Gayle drawing a save from Foster with a pop shot from 20 yards

From there on, though, the Baggies steadily grabbed the initiative, spurning two chances before finally breaking the deadlock as Jake Livermore's lofted pass released Phillips and he clinically fired past Martin Dubravka

Newcastle so nearly found an immediate response as Kenedy played a neat one-two with Ayoze Perez to get in behind the West Brom defence, but his low, toe poke clipped the outside of the post on 34 minutes

Newcastle pushed hard for an equaliser before the break but Mohamed Diame saw his attempt to convert a Florian Lejeune knockdown deflect behind for a corner from which a wonder save from Foster clawed Gayle's goal-bound header away from goal

Newcastle returned with much greater intensity but continued to look vulnerable at the back with Rodriguez mis-hitting a 53rd-minute attempt from Phillips' knockdown and Rondon slicing wastefully wide from Livermore's pass eight minutes later

Chris Brunt whistled a long-range effort just wide with 21 minutes remaining, but the Magpies continued to pile forward in search of an equaliser as substitute Joselu headed wide on 85 minutes

As their hopes of a comeback faded, frustration appeared to get the better of Newcastle, with Islam Slimani kicking out at defender Craig Dawson in an ugly incident which could yield more severe consequences

"After the great season we have done, it's a pity to see this kind of game

We made too many mistakes, gave the ball away easily, didn't understand how to attack a team that defended well and didn't stop the counter attacks

Many things we have been doing well this season went wrong today

" "We did everything that was asked coming to a difficult arena and a very good team

Everyone to a man performed, it was a solid performance and we needed that to get a result

"The Scotland international's energetic performance proved to be a thorn in Newcastle's side all afternoon

Often the instigator of pressure-relieving counter-attacks, Phillips showed great composure to take his only clear chance of the contest, securing an unlikely victory which left the Baggies with the slightest of survival chances

Newcastle travel to Watford and West Brom host Tottenham at The Hawthorns in their final home game of the season on Saturday

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A Dusan Tadic double earned Southampton a crucial 2-1 victory over Bournemouth at St Mary's to move them to within a point of Premier League safety

Southampton took the lead in the 25th minute after a swift counter, with Tadic finishing off the move in style to net his fifth league goal of the season, before Josh King slammed the ball into the roof of the net to level on the stroke of half-time

However, that equaliser failed to swing the momentum in Bournemouth's favour, and Tadic soon had the hosts back in front, brilliantly firing into the bottom corner with the outside of his boot in the 54th minute

Southampton were forced to hang on in stoppage time, with Alex McCarthy making some crucial saves in the home goal, but they saw out a vital first win in nine league games to move them to within a point of Swansea in 17th

Bournemouth drop to 12th, six clear of the bottom three

After a cagey opening, Saints started to commit more bodies forward, and almost took the lead 14 minutes in, but Nathan Redmond and then Oriol Romeu saw their strikes blocked in the box

However, the nervous St Mary's masses did not have to wait long for that opener as Tadic struck

Bournemouth had the corner, Saints countered, Mario Lemina's pace took him clear, Saints had two on one, Lemina delayed and delayed, before threading the perfect pass into Tadic, who slotted into the bottom corner

Lemina then saw a fine effort well saved by Asmir Begovic in the away goal, before McCarthy brilliantly denied Nathan Ake down the other end

One lapse in concentration, however, saw the hosts concede at a crucial moment, as King arrived unchallenged at the back post to fire home

After the break, Saints maintained their attacking impetus and soon retook the lead

Steve Cook tried to bring the ball down on his chest, Tadic nipped in, strode clear of Cook, had options either side, but used the runs as decoys, creating space for him to brilliantly steer the ball into the net with the outside of his boot

Southampton then missed two glorious chances to put the game to bed through substitute Shane Long and Redmond, before McCarthy stepped up when called upon late in the day

Firstly, he did superbly to stick out a leg to deny Jermain Defoe, before saving his best for last, clawing out Ryan Fraser's strike - virtually the last kick of the game - to ensure Saints' hopes of preserving their Premier League status were given a huge boost

"We need to have the teams above us looking over their shoulders, and this result does that for us

We need to pressure the ones above us too

They know we have quality here

Now we just need to keep the momentum from this huge result

If we carrying on playing like we did today, we will go close

" "The goals we conceded were big mistakes and we got punished for them

I am disappointed with how we played

It was a game that we could have won if we had played like we can do, but we didn't

We were disappointed with our attacking player in both halves

"Lemina deserves a mention for his breathless efforts, but Tadic's two expertly-taken goals win him the award

He has gone missing on occasion this season, but against Bournemouth he saved his best football for when it really mattered

As well as his goals, Tadic provided five key passes in the match, three more than anyone else on the pitch

Southampton face a trip to Merseyside next to take on Everton, while Bournemouth welcome Swansea to the south coast

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An early second-half strike from Theo Walcott was enough for Everton to beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Premier League on Monday and send the Toffees into eighth place

In a game of few chances at Goodison Park, Walcott converted Wayne Rooney's cross in the 51st minute to give Everton their first win in four games

Rafa Benitez was not able to fashion a victory in his 100th game as Newcastle manager, with Dwight Gayle - who started the game on the bench - going closest in the 64th minute for the visitors

The win sees Everton leapfrog Leicester into eighth spot, although they are eight points behind seventh-placed Burnley, while Newcastle remain 10th

Everton could have nabbed an early goal inside three minutes when Walcott darted into the box before his intended pass to Rooney was poorly intercepted, but Cenk Tosun was unable to capitalise on the loose ball as his effort flashed across the face of goal

Everton went close for a second time 30 minutes later

Newcastle failed to clear a corner, allowing Rooney to whip the ball into the area which was headed towards the back post by Michael Keane

His effort found Phil Jagielka, but he could only put his stretching volley over the crossbar from close range

But Everton did find the breakthrough six minutes into the second half, as Yannick Bolasie pumped a ball into the area from the right to pick out Walcott at the back post

The former Arsenal forward then found himself a pocket of space before lifting the ball over goalkeeper Martin Dubravka and into the roof of the net

Newcastle could have scored an equaliser in the 64th minute in one of their rare chances in the game

Jonjo Shelvey's corner met the head of Jamaal Lascelles, who directed the ball towards the back post for substitute Gayle, but the striker could not get the right connection as his volley went over the bar from inside the six-yard box

The visitors saw the better of the ball in the closing stages as they looked to snatch a point, and they nearly succeeded in the last minute of injury time, but Jacob Murphy's cross was headed behind strongly by Seamus Coleman as the Magpies' four-match winning streak came to an end

We completely dominated the game, out-passed the opposition in their half

We found it very difficult to break them down because they had all 10players behind the ball in their own half and you have to be patient

We were patient and got the winner

Some of our passing went astray but in fairness you can't really blame me for that can you? I don't pass the ball out there, the lads do

" "We didn't take our chances and that is the difference when you have Walcott or Rooney or players on these wages that can make a difference

We did really well to be here to play against this team

To expect that we have to beat them easily is impossible

They have very good players and they can make the difference

We battled and we fought until the end so we had the chance to draw, but we lost against a good team and that's it

"It was a well taken goal from Walcott that sees him take the man-of-the-match plaudits, and when Everton were on the attack, he was mostly involved as he played off the left wing in the second half as well as making the most sprints in the game (80)

His strike was his fifth Premier League goal against Newcastle, and he has only scored more against West Ham (six)

His strike was the third goal he has scored since joining the club in January

After the game, Walcott said: "It was a much-needed three points after a disappointing run of results

"Everton will be in action again on Saturday when they travel to Huddersfield in the Premier League with Newcastle also playing on the same day when they welcome West Brom to St James' Park

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The countdown to Arsene Wenger's Arsenal exit started with an emphatic victory as West Ham were beaten 4-1 on Super Sunday

Emotions were running high at the Emirates Stadium following , but goals from Nacho Monreal (51), Aaron Ramsey (82) and an Alexandre Lacazette double (85, 89) ensured victory, despite a 64th-minute equaliser from Marko Arnautovic

The late surge of goals ensured Arsenal moved four points clear of seventh-place Burnley as they warmed up for Thursday's Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid in style

The result leaves West Ham in 15th, six points above the relegation with four games to play and still with work to do to avoid the drop this season

Wenger spoke before the game of his hope that the week's events would stir positive emotions in his players, but the first half was subdued with the Emirates Stadium once again below full capacity

Perhaps inspired by Wenger's half-time words, Monreal broke the deadlock six minutes into the second period, running onto a Granit Xhaka corner and volleying left-footed past Joe Hart from near the penalty spot

West Ham struck back 13 minutes later when David Ospina punched away Arthur Masuaku's cross and the ball was eventually worked to substitute Manuel Lanzini to slip in Arnautovic and he rifled a brilliant shot across the goalkeeper and into the far corner

West Ham goalkeeper Hart made superb saves to deny Xhaka and Danny Welbeck, but was cruelly beaten by Ramsey eight minutes from time when Declan Rice inexplicably ducked out of the way of the Welshman's cross and the ball drifted into the net

Three minutes later, Lacazette scored Arsenal's third when he finished off a flowing Arsenal move with a fierce drive, which deflected off Aaron Cresswell and across Hart

Lacazette added gloss to the result in the final minute when he received a pass from Ramsey and powered home his second of the game to spark raucous chants of 'one Arsene Wenger' from the victorious home supporters

Arsenal's striker picked up the Man of the Match award after netting the two late goals which took the game beyond West Ham and 80% of his strikes for Arsenal this season in all competitions have come at the Emirates

The Frenchman was a consistent focal point for the home team throughout the game and profited when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang emerged from the bench to give him additional support in attack

"The second goal was key

At 1-1 you could see we may have been wobbling but the second goal killed them

We had a spell in the second half when we came out when we should have scored two or three goals

So when they came back to 1-1 it was interesting to see how we responded

"The young centre-half [Declan Rice] should head the ball away and it wouldn't have even got to 2-1, it was that easy

Why he would duck in the box I've got no idea

But look, we've all been young players going into games and we're always going to make mistakes

The most important thing is you learn from your mistakes, you don't do it again and you understand how important it is

""Arsenal were much better at the end of the game

For an hour you didn't know where the game would go

Arnautovic scored a well-deserved goal, he played really well

It was no more than West Ham deserved after their first-half performance

Arsenal went 2-1 up in the second half and from there on there could have been a fifth or a sixth goal had there been a couple more minutes

It looks great in the end for Arsenal and it's a good result for the boss, it creates a gap over Burnley

"Arsenal host Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday night before travelling to face Manchester United on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports

West Ham are also in action on Super Sunday when they host Manchester City

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Stoke's survival bid was dented on Sunday as they could only draw 1-1 with Burnley in the Premier League at the bet365 Stadium

Badou Ndiaye opened his Stoke account on 11 minutes with a deflected effort from 20 yards, but Ashley Barnes scrambled home a leveller (62) for his sixth goal in his last eight Premier League games

Stoke nearly won it with two minutes remaining, but substitute Stephen Ireland's curling effort clipped the outside of the post, while Burnley saw two Johann Gudmundsson efforts saved by Jack Butland at the other end in stoppage time

The result means Stoke are four points off 17th-place Swansea, who have two games in hand, the first coming at champions Man City in Sunday's later kick-off

Burnley remain seventh, but now four points behind Arsenal

Stoke took the lead with the first chance of the game as Ndiaye saw his 20-yard effort deflect off the boot of Kevin Long and fall past Nick Pope following unselfish work from Mame Biram Diouf on the edge of the box

Gudmundsson forced a good save out of Butland with a 25-yard free-kick, but Stoke should have gone into the half 2-0 up as Diouf received Moritz Bauer's cross in space inside the box, but the forward decided to attempt a touch rather than shoot, seeing the ball squirm under his foot

James Tarkowski nearly equalised, but saw his header from a corner well saved by Butland, but it was 1-1 shortly after as Barnes turned home off his knee after Butland had again saved Tarkowski's header from close range

There was a late flurry of chances at both ends, with a draw not suiting Stoke; substitute Ireland curled a beauty off the post from 20 yards, while at the other end Gudmundsson saw efforts saved by Butland and curl past the far post

If Southampton do not win the FA Cup, seventh place would see Burnley compete in Europe for the first time since the 1960s at the Europa League second qualifying round, while Stoke look odds-on to be playing second-tier football next season

The England stopper made six saves, four of which were superb, and was unlucky not to keep out Barnes' leveller following a fine star-fish stop Peter Schmeichel would have been proud of

In the race for Russia, all four goalkeepers are putting in a claim to be Gareth Southgate's No 1

: "Until it's mathematically impossible for us to do, we'll keep fighting

Football is a tough game, no game is easy, no game is a given, but until someone tells me this fight is over, we'll keep going

": "I'm very pleased with the mentality, very pleased with the play

I think we're beginning to find a different way of playing which can be more effective

Definitely we're scoring more goals recently, creating more chances

"Stoke now go to Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports Premier League, while Burnley host Brighton at 3pm on Saturday

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Manchester City moved closer to breaking Chelsea's all-time Premier League points record with a 5-0 victory over Swansea City on

Pep Guardiola's champions now only need six points from their remaining four matches to surpass Chelsea's 95-point haul after goals from David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bryune, Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus sent them to a classy victory

Guardiola's men recorded 83% possession and completed 942 passes from 1,015 attempted over the course of 90 minutes; both of which are the most by any side in a Premier League game since 2003/04

Man City could also become the first top-flight team to register 100 points in a season if they take 10 points between now and the end of the campaign

This five-goal haul took them to 98 goals for the Premier League season - the record, set by Chelsea in 2009/10, is 103

Swansea, who were chasing shadows throughout, remain four points above the Premier League drop zone and still have both Stoke and Southampton to play

Swansea welcomed the new champions onto the pitch with a guard of honour and that was about as close as they got to Guardiola's side

The hosts took the lead on 12 minutes

Sterling made a clever break in behind the static Swansea defence and flicked a clever reverse pass to David Silva, who thrashed a low effort into the far corner - his 10th goal of another amazing season for him

Silva then turned provider five minutes later, threading through Fabian Delph down the left wing and he had the simple task of squaring the ball across goal for Sterling to tap home

Swansea rarely ventured out of their own half as Silva, De Bruyne and Sterling ran amok in midfield

By half-time City had enjoyed a remarkable 86% of the ball

A similar pattern continued after the break

One slight criticism you can throw at the champions is that they can overplay at times, however, De Bruyne dispelled that notion on 54 minutes with a stunning long-range strike

There did not look much on when he picked the ball up 30 yards from goal but one swing of his right boot saw the ball fly like a rocket right into the top corner

Sterling then drew a clumsy foul off Federico Fernandez inside the area and, despite the cries from the crowd for Ederson to take it, Gabriel Jesus stepped up

His effort came back off the post but Bernardo Silva reacted quickest after 64 minutes to slide home the rebound

It was then party time as Guardiola gave minutes to crowd favourites Yaya Toure and Benjamin Mendy, who was returning from seven months out after a serious knee injury

There was time for Jesus to get a deserved goal with two minutes remaining when he skillfully headed home a delightful chipped pass from Toure

Swansea simply had no answer to the brilliance of Guardiola's men

Manchester City are in front of the cameras again next Sunday when they visit West Ham United, who still need points to secure their Premier League status for next season

Meanwhile, Swansea have a difficult clash with Chelsea next Saturday at the Liberty Stadium

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Salomon Rondon's late header saw struggling West Bromwich Albion come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Liverpool on Saturday

Liverpool took just four minutes to open the scoring, with Danny Ings - in for the rested Roberto Firmino - registering his first goal since October 2015 with a neat finish

The visitors then doubled their lead when Mohamed Salah scored his 31st Premier League goal of the season, equalling Luis Suarez's club record from four years ago

Jake Livermore's close-range effort gave West Brom hope with 11 minutes to go and Rondon headed home a late leveller to boost West Brom's faint survival hopes

As a result, the bottom-of-the-table Baggies move within eight points of 17th-place Swansea City, while Liverpool still need another five points to be sure of sealing a top-four finish

The visitors made a dream start at a sun-drenched Hawthorns, taking an early lead through Ings, the forward's first goal since netting against Everton at Goodison Park 930 days ago

James Milner worked a short corner to Sadio Mane, who escaped his marker before finding Georginio Wijnaldum in the six-yard box

And despite the Dutchman failing to control the ball, Ings was there to finish from close range

There could have been further goals in the first half, with Jay Rodriguez inches away at the far post from getting his foot on James McClean's cross-cum-shot, before Ben Foster did brilliantly to prevent Ings from scoring again just the break

Ings was in the action again at the start of the second half, only for referee Stuart Attwell to deem a coming together with Craig Dawson in the box an accident, while Ahmed Hegazi was lucky not to see red just before the hour mark for an unseen punch in the same player's stomach

However, that mattered little when Salah added a second with 18 minutes to go, with the Egypt forward collecting substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's pass, before confidently dinking the ball over the advancing Foster for his 41st goal in all competitions this season

That strike meant Salah has now scored the joint-most goals by a player in a 38-game Premier League campaign, moving level with Alan Shearer (1995-96), Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-08) and Suarez (2013-14)

The home side got themselves back in the contest when Liverpool failed to deal with a right-wing corner, allowing Livermore to find the back of the net from just six yards, the midfielder's first-ever goal for the Baggies

And Rondon completed a remarkable turnaround when heading home Chris Bunt's inviting free kick with just two minutes remaining as Darren Moore maintained his unbeaten run as caretaker boss

The Baggies, though, could now be relegated if Crystal Palace do not lose at Watford on Saturday afternoon and Swansea win at Man City on Sunday

Another good result because we as a football club have come together and by us being together it has brought another positive result

The atmosphere in here was superb; the staff, in terms of their preparation, have been great and the players have continued that on to the pitch

Together we have earned that

It was a difficult game, especially after the pitch got drier and drier

West Brom obviously decided not to water the pitch in half-time again

And it was quite difficult

Then we had the situation early in the second half, Ings in the box, you saw the pictures - it could be a penalty

And the situation with Hegazi and Ings, I do not know…You need a little bit of, not even help, only the right decision

So that is twice not…The pacy winger was a thorn in the side of Liverpool left-back Alberto Moreno all afternoon long with his penetrating runs down the right flank

In fact, the home team looked most dangerous whenever the Republic of Ireland international had the ball at his feet and he was running down the line, while his set-piece delivery caused panic throughout in the visitors' defence

The point about the pitch, first of all, it is not West Brom's priority the pitch

It is not in the rules that they should water the pitch, or overwater the pitch

There is no rule or law to say you have to make the pitch perfect for Liverpool

That is not the way it is

It could have been better, of course, everybody wants it perfect for the style of play you play

West Brom do not play that style of play with the quick passes and movement

They like to get it long and back to front very quickly, so they are not interested in how good the pitch is for Liverpool

They are interested in themselves

So you have to deal with the conditions

West Brom take on Newcastle United at St James' Park next Saturday afternoon

Meanwhile, Liverpool face Roma at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday evening

And the Reds then host struggling Stoke City in the league next Saturday lunchtime, a match you can see live on

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Cesc Fabregas sealed a 1-0 win for Chelsea over Swansea to boost their top-four chances, while leaving the Swans one point above the Premier League relegation zone

It took just four minutes for Chelsea to take the lead on Saturday, with Fabregas' superb curling effort his 50th Premier League goal

While the remainder of the first half lacked chances, Swansea were improved in the second period and had a number of chances to equalise

, Carlos Carvalhal's side are now just one point ahead of the drop zone in 17th, while Chelsea have closed the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham to two points

Chelsea made a fast start as N'Golo Kante capitalised on Andy King's poor control to unleash Eden Hazard, who shook off the challenge of Sung-Yueng Ki before setting up Fabregas to score

The visitors almost doubled their advantage in the 22nd minute as Olivier Giroud's header was sent agonisingly over the crossbar by Alfie Mawson, with the ball clipping the woodwork on the way through

The remainder of the opening period saw few chances, but Swansea went close seven minutes into the second half as Andre Ayew's header from a Martin Olsson cross was marshalled wide by Antonio Rudiger

Chelsea went close to doubling their lead once more in the 74th minute, as Fabregas picked out Victor Moses at the near post but the wing-back was unable to convert as the ball squeezed wide of the post

Swansea had their best chances to equalise in the final 15 minutes, with Andre Ayew hammering a shot wide before Kyle Naughton fired straight into the hands of Thibaut Courtois

Substitute Tom Carroll could have snatched a point for Swansea in the 89th minute with a powerful volley from just inside the area, but again it ran wide for the hosts as they suffered a second successive loss in the Premier League for the first time under Carvalhal

It was a moment of quality from Fabregas that decided a fairly quiet encounter at the Liberty Stadium, with his lovely curling effort bringing up his 50th Premier League goal - the third Spanish player to reach the milestone in the competition after former Blues Fernando Torres (85) and Diego Costa (52)

He also became only the fourth player to scored 50+ goals and register 100+ assists in the Premier League, and first non-British player to do so after Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard, showing how he continues to shine in England's top flight

Swansea will travel to Bournemouth in the Premier League next Saturday, while Chelsea welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge next Sunday live on

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Wilfried Zaha saw two penalty claims turned down as Watford and Crystal Palace edged towards Premier League safety after playing out an eventful 0-0 on Saturday

The Palace forward was booked for simulation following the second penalty shout, having gone down under pressure from Adrian Mariappa (63)

Meanwhile, the woodwork was struck three times at Vicarage Road, with Watford striker Stefano Okaka heading against the bar before Palace duo Luka Milivojevic and James Tomkins suffered similar misfortune after the break

The point lifts Palace into 15th, six points clear of 18th-placed Southampton who have a game in hand, while Watford move onto 38 points - nine clear of the drop zone

Watford were dominant in the first half, and almost took the lead after four minutes when Okaka's header cannoned off the crossbar following Troy Deeney's cross

The hosts almost went ahead in fortuitous circumstances, but goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey got down well to keep out a poor Deeney attempt which ricocheted off Joel Ward and headed towards goal

A quiet half from Palace ended with calls for a penalty, but referee Chris Kavanagh waved away the claims after Zaha went down after tangling with Christian Kabasele - an already-booked Abdoulaye Doucoure made his feelings clear when rushing over to confront the forward

After the break, Milivojevic's free-kick from a narrow angle hit the post, but attention soon turned to a contentious decision down the other end

It came as Zaha - who was fouled five times in the match - was grounded from Mariappa's attempted tackle

Kavanagh opted to book the Ivorian, though replays suggested there was a touch from the Watford defender

A fierce affair rumbled on, with James Tomkins heading against the post for Palace before a late flurry of cards saw the match end with eight bookings - Ward perhaps the most fortunate to escape a second yellow following a poor challenge on Jose Holebas

Crystal Palace survived a first-half onslaught from Watford and could have nicked a winner after the break

Tomkins was central to Palace's resolute display in defence, making 18 clearances - 13 more than any other player on the pitch - while he came within a whisker of heading the visitors to victory when his header struck the post

"It was a good first half from us - one of the best this season

We created many chances but we didn't take them

"In the second half, they made more control and created chances to score

We tried until the end but could not do it

"It did not surprise us

They changed a little with [the Christian] Benteke [substitution], but the first half was very demanding as we pressed very aggressively

"I think he [Zaha] is being unfairly treated

But the fact is, reputations are given to you from people outside of your control

Other managers sometimes come in with opinions and that's been picked up by the mass media - then it gets blown up

"I can assure people, if they've got any faith in my judgement and ability to see football relatively calmly, he never looks to dive in the penalty area - never - because he wants to score goals, there's no doubt about that

"He will get unbalanced

I thought in the first half the referee made the right decision when he almost got through but was unbalanced and went down

He didn't go for the penalty

He was just unbalanced

The referee dealt with that very well

"The second one, when people see it they will have their opinions, but they will have to forgive me for thinking that it was a penalty

"Watford travel to Wembley to face Tottenham on on April 30 - live on

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are in 3pm action next Saturday at home to Leicester

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Chelsea remain in the hunt for Champions League qualification after ending Burnley's winning streak with a 2-1 victory at Turf Moor on Thursday

Victor Moses struck a 69th-minute winner to move Antonio Conte's side to within five points of fourth-placed Tottenham with four games to play and the result will build confidence ahead of Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Southampton

Kevin Long's unfortunate own goal (20) had given Chelsea a first-half lead, which was cancelled out by Ashley Barnes' fortuitous strike (64), but Burnley's run of five successive victories would ultimately be ended by last season's champions

Sean Dyche's side remain in seventh place as they continue to fight for a Europa League spot, but are now two points behind Arsenal having played a game more

Chelsea opened the scoring in unlikely fashion in the 20th minute when Victor Moses crossed from the right and Pope failed to punch the ball away, instead palming the ball onto the knee and then hand of his own defender Long and seeing it rebound into the net

The goalkeeper was at fault for the goal, but twice denied the wasteful Alvaro Morata in the first half, clearing an early shot across goal with his legs before rushing off his line to stop the striker getting a shot away

Morata, who started in a front two alongside Olivier Giroud, was guilty of a glaring miss 10 minutes after half-time when he was played clean through by N'Golo Kante, but after taking two touches to set himself steered the ball narrowly wide of the post

And Chelsea were even more frustrated in the 64th minute when Burnley equalised in fortunate circumstances

Johann Berg Gudmundsson struck a low shot from 20 yards which was heading wide, but it took a fierce deflection off Barnes, wrong-footing Thibaut Courtois and finding its way into the far corner

But the away side restored their lead five minutes later when Emerson's left-wing cross found Moses unmarked eight yards from goal and he drilled a low shot past Pope at his near post

Eden Hazard emerged from the bench for the final 20 minutes, but the victory was rarely under threat in the closing stages and Conte still has a top-four finish - as well as FA Cup glory - in his sights this season

"I'm really pleased with our growing mentality

It's not easy to take the game on when you're 1-0 down at half-time to Chelsea

I thought we did, we really took the game on

So there are certainly no disappointments, we were playing a top side and we are getting closer

""I'm very pleased with performance of our strikers, with and without the ball

With the ball they showed great links and combinations

I'm very pleased with Morata and Giroud, in the future they deserve the chance to play with two strikers

"Sky Sports co-commentator Andy Hinchcliffe was full of praise for the Chelsea match-winner, saying: "It has to be Victor Moses

He's got dangerous crosses in, he's scored, he's worked hard defensively and he's done everything you need from a wing-back

He's a player perfect for that position

"Next up for Chelsea is an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against Southampton on Sunday, before they resume their Premier League campaign at Swansea on the following Saturday evening

Burnley travel to Stoke on Sunday afternoon as they continue their push for European football

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Southampton remain deep in relegation trouble after they could only manage a 0-0 draw against a below-par Leicester at the King Power Stadium

The hosts arguably had the game's best chance, as Alex McCarthy produced a fine save to deny a trademark effort from Jamie Vardy with 20 minutes remaining

It was a rare moment of quality during a cagey affair, with Southampton's best chance to break the deadlock falling to Shane Long in the second half, but Ben Hamer was out quick to smother his shot

The point means the Saints are still four points adrift of safety, with 17th-placed Swansea to play their game in hand away to Manchester City this weekend

Mark Hughes, who fielded an unchanged side despite Southampton's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Sunday, may see this as a missed opportunity to close the gap further on their relegation rivals given Leicester's subdued display

Claude Puel will have relished the chance to do a domestic double over his former club, but after seeing his team now go three games without a victory, the Frenchman will be keen for the season not to peter out in the remaining four games

His side made the brighter start on Thursday night, and the energetic Kelechi Iheanacho came close to breaking the deadlock after 17 minutes as the Nigeria international reacted fastest to his own blocked shot to regain possession and curl a shot just a yard wide of McCarthy's right-hand post

But that was as good as it got for the Foxes in the opening 45 minutes, with Dusan Tadic and Cedric Soares spurning half-chances for the visitors without testing Hamer

That would change 12 minutes into the second half as Tadic's deflected shot fell kindly for Long via Harry Maguire's outstretched leg, but the Republic of Ireland striker could only fire straight at Hamer

Vardy had endured a frustrating evening having been ruled offside on several occasions, but he very nearly produced another moment of magic to give his side the lead from Marc Albrighton's inch-perfect pass

The England striker managed to wriggle himself clear of the three-man Southampton defence to meet the makeshift right-back's ball over the top, but McCarthy was equal to his measured volley to ensure the Saints head back south with at least a point

"The result is not enough because we played at home

I'm happy with our performance because it was a good game with good variety on the floor

"We had many chances to score in the first half and it was important to score in this moment when we dominated the game, as well as in the final 30 minutes

""I think 0-0 is a fair result

I don't think there were many clear-cut chances

Arguably we had the best one where the keeper makes a good block from Long, but we didn't create enough chances of note

"We played better against Arsenal and Chelsea but didn't get anything out of it

This sets us up for the remaining games

We're heading towards a stage when we can't hold back and we'll have to throw the kitchen sink at it

"This was a game where the onus was on Southampton to drag themselves closer to the sides above the relegation zone, but their frustration in creating goalscoring opportunities owed a lot to the returning Ndidi

The indefatigable Nigeria midfielder was suspended for Leicester's last two games after picking up his second red card of the season in the 2-0 win over Brighton but he barely put a foot wrong during a match low on attacking excellence

Ndidi made six tackles in this match; double the number of any other player

Overall this season, he has made the most tackles in the competition (135); 29 more than any other player

Southampton head to face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley before returning to Premier League action against Bournemouth on April 28

Leicester travel to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on the same day

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Manchester City bade an emotional farewell to Yaya Toure with a record-breaking 3-1 victory over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium

Danilo fired the champions ahead 16 minutes into the Ivorian's final home game as a City player, but the lead lasted just four minutes as Leonardo Ulloa equalised after Claudio Bravo vacated his goal

Bernardo Silva restored City's lead on 34 minutes with their 104th goal of the season - eclipsing Chelsea's record tally of 103 in 2009/10 - before Fernandinho wrapped up the points with a third on 72 minutes

The victory sees City become the first English side to win 31 games in a 38-game top-flight season and moves them onto a record 97 points with one game remaining

Ilkay Gundogan had the first opportunity, having a shot blocked by Shane Duffy before Anthony Knockaert fired a shot wide in response for Brighton

But City claimed a deserved lead when Sane drove forward and released right-back Danilo with an inch-perfect pass

The Brazilian raced through and coolly converted past Mat Ryan

Brighton responded immediately as they pounced on an error by Bravo

The Chilean raced off his line to pressure Davy Propper, who shifted the ball away from the wandering City 'keeper and crossed for Ulloa to head the equaliser

City reclaimed the lead by scoring their record-breaking 104th goal of the season, Sane cutting the ball back for Silva who took a touch before rifling a low shot home at the near post

Bravo had another moment to forget early in the second half when he spilled a Jose Izquierdo shot

The ball rebounded awkwardly off Danilo but Knockaert let him off the hook by firing over from close range

The game had a testimonial feel for most of the second half but City claimed a third goal 18 minutes from time when Gundogan took a short corner and Sane pulled back for Fernandinho to fire past Ryan

Toure was denied a farewell goal with his last involvement as Ryan saved his shot from a Sane pull back, before Danilo struck the bar with a late free-kick

"We cannot deny, we are so proud [of the records]

I am not saying we are the best [PL side] but we did the best season ever

Nobody scored more goals, more points

Now it's 97 so if someone wants to beat that record they have to be good and win a lot of games

Today is a special day

" "We stuck in there, it was a hard night, as it is for most teams that come here

What they showed was their quality in the final third

It's very difficult to deal with that, you've got to get so many things right on the night

We got a lot right but they pose such a good threat

"The PFA Young Player of the Year excelled on City's record-breaking evening, setting up all three goals to become only the fourth player register a hat-trick of assists in the Premier League this season

Champions City finish their stellar season away at Southampton while Brighton travel to Liverpool

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44

Manchester United returned to winning ways by consolidating their grip on second with a 2-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium

Chris Smalling continued his rich vein of form in front of goal on his 150th Premier League appearance, finding the net for the third consecutive away game with the opener on 28 minutes

Substitute Romelu Lukaku then wrapped up the points on 70 minutes as Jose Mourinho's side warmed up for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final with Tottenham by moving four points clear of third-place Liverpool

David de Gea strengthened his claim for the Golden Glove with a 17th league clean sheet - a career-high 21 in all competitions

However, things could have been different for Eddie Howe's side - who remain 11th in the table - had Luke Shaw's goal-preventing challenge on Callum Wilson yielded punishment from referee Graham Scott

With Sunday's title-deciding defeat to West Brom clearly on United minds, Bournemouth started brightly and created the first opening inside 11 minutes, Jordon Ibe dragging a shot wide from the edge of the area

It took the visitors 27 minutes to register an effort on target, Marcus Rashford drawing a decent save from Asmir Begovic after robustly dispossessing Nathan Ake on the right-hand touchline

But Begovic's resolve was broken a minute later when Ander Herrera's divine pass released Jesse Lingard in behind the Bournemouth defence, and he squared for Smalling to tap home

United went on to dominate the rest of the first period but had De Gea to thank for preserving their lead as Josh King's rasping shot was parried clear before half-time

Bournemouth pushed for an equaliser early in the second period and felt they should have had a penalty on 56 minutes when Shaw appeared to impede Wilson as he tried to convert King's cross

But referee Scott deemed the left-back's challenge legal, and United made the most of their reprieve as Lukaku, eight minutes after coming off the bench, lifted the decisive second over Begovic at the end of a Paul Pogba-led counter

After drawing criticism from his manager in the wake of United's defeat to West Brom, which handed Manchester City the title, all eyes were on the Pogba to get United back on the winning track

He took his time to grow into the game but once he was up to speed we were treated to a vintage display from the Frenchman, who capped an imperious second-half display by setting up Lukaku for United's second

Bournemouth travel to south-coast rivals Southampton on Saturday, April 28, for a game which could go a long way to deciding each club's fortunes

United, meanwhile, take on Tottenham for a place in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday before hosting Arsenal at Old Trafford on on April 29

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45

Harry Kane's 26th league goal of the season could not get Spurs back to winning ways as Brighton earned a deserved 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium

His close-range finish, three minutes after half-time, was harsh on the Seagulls who had limited the visitors' forward line before the break

Brighton were handed an opportunity to level within moments of the opener when Serge Aurier bundled Jose Izquierdo over in the box, and a hand from Hugo Lloris was not enough to keep out Pascal Gross' powerful spot-kick

The draw takes Brighton eight points above the bottom three, while the result gives Chelsea a small chink of light for a top-four spot, with Tottenham eight points clear of the Blues having played a game more

Brighton's air of confidence was not what you would expect from a side four games without a win

They gave Hugo Lloris a scare when he fumbled Lewis Dunk's header but the Frenchman gathered before he was punished

Lloris' errors have cost Spurs three goals in as many games but there was nothing too testing about Brighton's efforts before half-time, and Matt Ryan was the busier goalkeeper, tipping a long-range effort from Lucas Moura and Heung-Min Son's low shot behind

Kane had been off-colour before the break, slipping as he fired a free-kick over and also finding row Z with a wayward long-range strike, but he did what he does best three minutes after the break

Son did excellently to keep the ball in when it ricocheted off Lucas Moura, out-muscling Dunk before beating Ryan to the ball and inadvertently finding Kane, who smashed into the net via a deflection off Bruno

Brighton needed just 18 seconds after the restart to find a route back into the game, when Izquierdo received a lovely reverse pass from Glenn Murray and was knocked to the floor by Aurier's clumsy challenge

Gross stepped up with Murray taken off penalty duties and smashed the ball beyond Lloris despite the France international's best efforts

Tottenham responded with Lucas Moura missing the near post and Shane Duffy diverting Christian Eriksen's cross just beyond the far one with little idea where the ball would end up, but dropped points for the second game in succession to fall off the pace in the race for second place

"It's a step [towards safety]

What I was most happy with was our character

To concede when we did, probably through our own fault, to react as we did and play as big a part in the game as we did, I thought we showed great character and quality when we had to

"We spoke about having to give everything against these sides, and if you're that percentage below your best, they can really hurt you

It's concentration, not allowing the quality they've got and I think we limited them to chances but no real clear ones

""In the second half we created chances, but not enough to win the game

We tried to give the team some fresh legs, playing in the evening on Saturday was so tough mentally and physically, and we needed to rest some players and rotate

"I think we have the squad to win games, and we rotated the team

I think the most important thing is the big picture, we have a big squad, everyone is ready to play, the game was tough, Brighton were a difficult opponent, and we have to congratulate them

"Continued his exceptional season of being involved in more than 43 per cent of Brighton's goals this season, with six goals and eight assists

He took responsibility for their penalty after Glenn Murray missed two earlier in the season, and struck it confidently past Lloris to level

Gross was also impressive from set-plays, providing nine crosses during the game and making two key passes - second only to Eriksen among either side

Spurs are back on the trophy hunt on Saturday when they take on Manchester United in the FA Cup at Wembley (5:15pm kick-off)

Brighton are out of action until they travel to Burnley on April 28

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46

Andy Carroll rescued a point for West Ham and denied Stoke a vital victory with a last-minute equaliser as the sides drew 1-1 at the London Stadium on Monday night

Stoke had to wait until 79 minutes to make the breakthrough as Peter Crouch took advantage of a terrible mistake by West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart with England manager Gareth Southgate watching on

However, fellow substitute Carroll came off the bench to volley home Aaron Cresswell's inch-perfect cross to keep David Moyes' side seven points above 19th-placed Stoke in the race to avoid the drop

It was a battle of the England 'keepers in a closely fought first 45 minutes, with Hart and Jack Butland both responsible for keeping the scoreline goalless at the break

The Stoke No 1 was the busier, making excellent stops to keep out Arthur Masuaku, Cresswell and Marko Arnautovic, the latter a point-blank reaction save to deny his former team-mate

Hart was also tested by efforts from both Moritz Bauer and Mame Biram Diouf, but after the interval, it was one-way traffic as West Ham stepped up a gear in search of the opener

The home side were denied by the flag as Michael Oliver - making his first appearance since sending off Gianluigi Buffon in the Champions League on Wednesday - and his officiating team were sharp to spot that Arnautovic had twice strayed offside

Stoke, however, were not without their own moments of promise, with Biram Diouf firing over from close range, before Crouch opened the scoring with 11 minutes to go in a moment Hart will want to forget

The visitors worked the ball nicely around the West Ham box, before Xherdan Shaqiri tried his luck from just outside the area, only for Hart to spill the Swiss' low drive straight at Crouch's feet

And the substitute made no mistake from close range to become his side's record Premier League goalscorer

However, it was another player coming off the bench that had the final word as Carroll - making his first appearance since January - did brilliantly to guide a volley past Butland and earn the hosts a deserved draw

"I thought we played really well

We played good in parts of the game, it was just the fact we went one behind, because if anyone was going to score first I thought it would be us

"We got the ball well out of the back, we just didn't have something different up front

But we did on the bench, I thought all the subs who came on made a big difference, we've not had that very often and I'm very pleased to get them back

""I'm really proud of the team and if we keep doing what we're doing then we will certainly be in the mix

"I have great belief

We've had some really good games and we've just been really unfortunate with Lady Luck

"With effort, commitment and the way we are playing then we will see what happens

""Hart had a nightmare for that goal, and you are thinking about the pressure of a World Cup and the form you need to go into a World Cup - this is a serious competition that to be fair eats you alive - and Jack Butland to be did not display great confidence in what I would call the difficult moments where balls came into the box

"I thought it was a tough, tough night and the goal that was disallowed for offside, I thought Butland should have saved it anyway

"So for me, I did not think it was a good night for either of them and to be fair, Gareth Southgate will have been there solely watching them, so it is a massive concern not having surety in the goalkeeping position

"And Jordan Pickford looks to be the No 1, but he is going into a World Cup for the first time away from home in Russia, which is a tough ask

"The Stoke defender was a dominant figure at the heart of the visitors' back line at the London Stadium, helping to keep West Ham at bay for the majority of the match

The Netherlands international made a number of key interceptions throughout the contest, as well as marshalling his fellow defenders, and the Potters will need more such heroics if they are to beat the odds and stay up

West Ham take on Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday lunchtime, a match you can see live on

Meanwhile, Stoke are also in action on Sunday afternoon, with the Potters hosting seventh-placed Burnley at the bet365 Stadium

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47

West Brom secured the Premier League title for Manchester City and boosted their faint survival hopes with an unlikely 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday

Jay Rodriguez headed the title-winning goal from close range on 73 minutes as a lethargic United failed to prolong their rivals' wait to be crowned champions, a week on from doing so in dramatic fashion in the Manchester derby

West Brom remain nine points from safety at the foot of the table but a timely first win in 11 leaves them with the slimmest of chances of avoiding relegation with four games to play

Knowing defeat would all-but secure their relegation to the Championship, West Brom created the better chances and frustrated United as Old Trafford bore witness to another underwhelming first half

The visitors nearly took the lead on 13 minutes through a low Jake Livermore shot but David de Gea, as he has done all season, came to United's rescue with a fine save

United were unfortunate not to win a penalty after Craig Dawson brought Ander Herrera down in the area on 18 minutes, but referee Paul Tierney chose not to point to the spot

Ben Foster produced a fine double save two minutes later to prevent Romelu Lukaku scoring against his former club and Alexis Sanchez from converting the rebound

From there on, United were toothless in the final third and West Brom looked the more threatening as Dawson headed Chris Brunt's corner agonisingly across the face of goal on 42 minutes

Jesse Lingard was introduced by Jose Mourinho at half-time and the substitute so nearly had an immediate impact with a half-volley from 14 yards, but Dawson flung himself in the way of the effort

It took United until the 67th minute to register an attempt on target as Lukaku's header across goal drew a stunning fingertip save from Foster

Lingard flashed a shot wide shortly after before Rodriguez won a corner and dispatched Nemanja Matic's inadvertent knockdown to hand City the title, boos from the disgruntled Old Trafford faithful greeting the final whistle

"We were deservedly punished

Everything was complicated, they couldn't play simple, everything was one more touch, one more flick, one more turn, the ball lost

No fluidity in our football

I don't think we deserved to lose, but we gave them the opportunity to win the match

" "It was important to come here and give a positive performance

The players and the staff put a real shift in and there is real belief at the club

"Rodriguez drew a line under a testing period off the pitch with the winner at Old Trafford

The striker's charge of racially abusing Gaetan Bong was found not proven earlier this week and he visibly played with a new-found freedom

"It's been horrendous for myself, my family," he told

"I'm a great believer in the truth always comes out

For me it was a massive weight off my shoulders

"United head to Bournemouth on Wednesday before contending their FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday

West Brom, meanwhile, host Liverpool at The Hawthorns live on on Saturday

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48

Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score twice as Chelsea came from two goals down to beat struggling Southampton 3-2 and keep alive their hopes of Champions League qualification

The home team went ahead thanks to Dusan Tadic's fourth Premier League goal of the season (21), before Jan Bednarek volleyed home a second on his top-flight debut (60)

However, the champions responded in style by scoring three times in only nine minutes via a stooping header from substitute Giroud (70) - his first league goal for Chelsea - before Eden Hazard's composed finish brought them level (75)

Then with 12 minutes to go Giroud completed the comeback with a low drive to inflict a fourth defeat in a row on the struggling Saints

As a result, Southampton remain in the relegation zone, while Antonio Conte's team, after their first two-goal comeback since 2002, moved to within seven points of both Tottenham and Liverpool - who play later today - in the race for the top four

Southampton had opened the scoring after 21 largely uneventful minutes following a lovely build-up down their left flank involving Ryan Bertrand, sent clear by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's inch-perfect pass

The England left back then got the better of Cesar Azpilicueta in a foot race, before pulling the ball back for the waiting Tadic to nip in front of his marker and side-foot the hosts ahead with his first strike since Boxing Day

It took a flat Chelsea - fortunate not to see Marcos Alonso sent off for a late tackle on Shane Long just before the break - until the second half to test Alex McCarthy

The Saints No 1 just did enough though to keep out Willian's low drive from the edge of the area, minutes after Thibaut Courtois also had to be alert to touch over Long's looping effort

However, Mark Hughes - taking charge of Southampton at St Mary's for the first time - only had to wait till the hour-mark for his side to double their lead, and it came via an unlikely source

James Ward-Prowse floated a free kick to the far post for Bednarek to cushion a volley past Courtois as a first league win under their new manager appeared to be on the cards, only for the visitors to hit back with three goals in only eight minutes

Giroud, only just off the bench, headed in Alonso's inch-perfect cross from the left, before Hazard kept his cool to trap Willian's cut back and drill the Blues level as Southampton heads dropped

And the France international then sealed a quite remarkable turnaround by firing through a posse of Saints defenders to keep Chelsea's Champions League hopes alive

"For the most part I was pleased with what I was seeing, I saw a team that was committed to what we are trying to do

"That was evident and we got ourselves into a great position, a winning position because we should have seen the game out, but we've got a soft underbelly which we've had all year apparently

"Shane's got a gash down the calf, having seen it again there's a clear red card

There's clear intent to hurt Shane, it was raked down the back of the calf, it's a dangerous tackle and could have broken his leg

""Our first half wasn't good, in a lot of aspects

I think we didn't show great spirit, enough desire or will to fight for a good result

The first-half was very negative

"I saw a great reaction after half-time, the right will to fight, the right desire to win this game, despite the difficulties because they went 2-0 up

"If you don't have something in your heart, it's very difficult to win the game, but today I'm very happy with the second half, and very disappointed with the first

"I'm the first to take the fault for the first half, but I repeat the second half my players deserve great credit

""This is a joke by Mike Dean (not to send Marcos Alonso off)," he said

"He knows what's gone on, he's turned a blind eye to it

He'll turn round and say I never saw it

If he never saw it, he one shouldn't be refereeing and should have glasses

"That's a red card

He hasn't even bothered with the ball

The thing about it is Ward-Prowse got booked, he realised what Alonso had done to Long and reacted to it

"The forward, who joined Chelsea from Arsenal in January, entered the contest on the south coast just past the hour-mark, and it took him next to no time to turn the encounter on its head

His first was a trademark bullet header, before the Frenchman won the points for the Blues with a low drive into the corner of the net, his 19th Premier League goal as a sub

And that means the 31-year-old is now just five behind Jermain Defoe's record for most goals off the bench

The Saints take on Leicester City at the King Power on Thursday evening, while Chelsea are also in action that night with the champions facing a tough-looking trip to high-flying Burnley

And both teams then meet each other again in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley on Sunday April 22

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49

Matt Ritchie scored the winner as Newcastle all-but ensured their Premier League survival with a 2-1 comeback win over bogey side Arsenal

Alexandre Lacazette had volleyed the visitors into a 14th-minute lead at St James' Park, but Ayoze Perez drew Newcastle level (29) with a smart near-post finish before Ritchie completed the turnaround with a 68th-minute strike

A fourth straight Premier League win means Rafa Benitez's once relegation-threatened side have surpassed the 40-point safety mark set by their manager and, after a priceless victory on the eve of his birthday, will now harbour real hopes of a top-10 finish

But sixth-placed Arsenal - much-changed after their midweek trip to Moscow - have now suffered five successive defeats on the road and see their lead over Burnley trimmed to just two points with five league games remaining

The Gunners had enjoyed a 10-match-winning Premier League streak against their hosts and had an early chance when Lacazette - playing alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the first time - swivelled to craft space but scuffed his shot

Jonjo Shelvey had lofted several threatening balls forward but it was a fine long drive from Shkodran Mustafi that yielded first reward, Aubameyang taking a controlling touch before crossing for a lunging Lacazette at the back post

The hosts were struggling to find attacking rhythm as Arsenal bristled with intent, Alex Iwobi jinking in the box and drilling low before Jamaal Lascelles was forced to turn a dangerous Calum Chambers cross behind

But Newcastle were level just before the half-hour mark when their tactic to go over the top paid off

Dwight Gayle brought down Shelvey's looping punt and when DeAndre Yedlin whipped in, Perez darted past Mustafi to sweep beyond Petr Cech

Arsenal might have restored their lead had Lacazette, having dispossessed Mo Diame, opted to shoot rather than tee up an off-guard Joe Willock (43) but the hosts instead had a foothold and Perez broke promisingly soon after the restart before being crowded out

Gayle, full of running, was replaced by Islam Slimani, and it was the substitute's fine header that allowed Ritchie - via a Perez flick - to bury what would prove a decisive second

Wenger had brought on Danny Welbeck for Willock just moments before the game swung away from his side but the deficit might have been greater as Kenedy hit the crossbar just minutes later

Newcastle withstood a late barrage into the box but the equaliser never came and the famous Geordie folk song 'Blaydon Races' rang out, Benitez's side now 13 points clear of the drop zone and surely safe

Shelvey caught the eye again with a string of dreamy diagonal and forward balls but while he crafted openings, Diame dug in

The revitalised Frenchman toiled in midfield, supported the front men and made some key interceptions - notably when Lacazette was about to let fly from the edge of the area

"We were not expecting to be in the top 10, but at the same time I said we were dreaming, but we were awake and thinking that we could do it

If you see the way that the players were working for every single ball - andthe fans and all the staff - everybody was pushing in the same direction

It's a great achievement for everyone

""It's a bit 'the story of the season'

We had 70 per cent of the ball, were 1-0 up and in the end, you lose 2-1 and you wonder how you can lose this game

In the second half, I feel that some players paid a little bit physically having played the game on Thursday night in Moscow

"Newcastle travel to Everton for a clash on April 23

Arsenal host West Ham on a day earlier - then welcome Atletico Madrid the following Thursday in their Europa League semi-final first leg

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Two goals in the opening ten minutes gave Burnley a 2-1 victory against Leicester in the Premier League and put them nine points clear in seventh place

Chris Wood opened the scoring in the sixth minute as he netted the rebound from a Kasper Schmeichel save, before Kevin Long headed home three minutes later

Leicester were much improved in the second half and Jamie Vardy (72) scored the reply for the visitors, although they suffered a late blow when Schmeichel had to be substituted in the 86th minute after a crunching tackle from Ashley Barnes

The win for Burnley sees them move nine points clear in seventh place ahead of Leicester and a step closer to Europa League football next season which could be theirs if they finish in seventh or higher and Southampton do not win the FA Cup

It took six minutes for Burnley to find the back of the net at Turf Moor

A poor attempted clearance from Wes Morgan allowed Ashley Barnes onto the ball, and he picked out Wood down the left of the box

After seeing his initial shot saved by Schmeichel, Wood latched onto the rebounded ball and slotted home at the second time of asking

Three minutes later, and the hosts doubled their lead

It was another easy goal for Burnley as Johann Berg Gudmundsson whipped a corner into the area, and found the head of the incoming Long at the back post, who powered a header past Schmeichel

Leicester did grow into the game though, and forced two good saves from Nick Pope in the final ten minutes

The first came from a Riyad Mahrez header at the near post, but it landed in the hands of the goalkeeper down low, before Vardy's own headed effort down the middle on the stroke of half-time also went straight into the hands of his England team-mate

Both sides could have scored the next goal in the opening minutes of the second half

Gudmundsson saw his strike from the top of the area just whistle over the crossbar, before Vardy's attempt to sweep home from the middle of the box was turned around the post by Pope with a fingertip save

But Vardy did finally beat the Burnley goalkeeper in the 72nd minute

It was a classic break from the Foxes as Kelechi Iheanacho burst through the middle of the park before picking out Vardy through the middle, who hammered home past Pope to score in his fifth consecutive Premier League away game

Leicester suffered a blow when Schmeichel had to be substituted in the 85th minute after an earlier challenge from Barnes sent him tumbling over

The Burnley striker was booked and the goalkeeper attempted to carry on, but he was eventually replaced by Hamer

"It was a tough game

Leicester have had some ups and downs lately but they are still a very good side, an attacking side with the technical players that they've got," he added

"But we made a very good, fast start and we took the game on which I was pleased with

We got ourselves in front but it's never comfortable when you're playing a good side

" "At the beginning of the game, in the first seven or eight minutes, we conceded two goals

It was crazy, but the second half, we had a lot of chances to score and just to score one goal in this game is crazy

"Perhaps this afternoon, we deserved a different result at the end after all the chances

"They were all over them at that stage [late in the game] but Burnley stayed strong and it looks like Europa League for them

It's a big ask for Southampton to win the FA Cup

"Leicester gave it a go in the second-half but Pope was phenomenal

He produced some world class saves

"The Burnley goalkeeper was in more superb form on Saturday afternoon, making a number of important saves to keep Leicester at bay and secure a vital win for the hosts

He was strong from set pieces, coming out to collect cleanly and strongly, and looked at ease as the likes of Vardy and Mahrez peppered his goal towards the end of the first half and for much of the second

With Tom Heaton watching on from the bench and itching for a place back in the XI, it doesn't look like Pope is giving up his spot without a fight and could well be in between the sticks for the remainder of the season

Burnley are next in action on Thursday when they welcome Chelsea to Turf Moor live on

Leicester also play on the same evening at the King Power Stadium as the host Southampton

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Tom Ince scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Huddersfield beat Watford 1-0 to move seven points clear of the relegation zone

In a game of few chances, the Huddersfield substitute swept the ball home from close range in the 91st minute to spark wild celebrations at the John Smith's Stadium

Victory sees David Wagner's side climb to 14th in the Premier League table with four games remaining and ends a run of five matches without a win

Watford, two points ahead of their hosts, have now lost four of their last five matches and remain winless on the road under Javi Gracia

Huddersfield settled the quicker of the two sides in a cagey first period and their tireless pressing kept Watford penned inside their own half

The pressure built as the half reached its midpoint but having dealt with a flurry of Huddersfield corners and conceded no clear chances, Watford began to grow into the game

Abdoulaye Doucoure twice tested Jonas Lossl, firstly with a tame effort from outside the box and then with a deflected shot from a tight angle that the Huddersfield keeper pushed round the post

The best chance of the half fell to Troy Deeney

Doucoure drove to the edge of the area, his pass was behind Roberto Pereyra but ran to Deeney, whose right-foot shot was deflected just wide

It was Watford who began the second half the brighter too with Will Hughes and Pereyra at the centre of a couple of flowing moves

However, chances were not forthcoming and Huddersfield gradually worked their way back onto the front foot

Ince saw a goal-bound effort blocked soon after coming on, Steve Mounie wanted too long when the rebound fell kindly to him and Jonathan Hogg fizzed a low shot just wide as the game looked set to end in deadlock

Huddersfield were gifted one final chance though as Terence Kongolo's hopeful ball forward was not dealt with by the Watford defence, Mathias Jørgensen got on the end of it and stabbed the ball back across the six-yard box where Ince arrived to turn the ball into an empty net and seal a vital win

Quality was at a premium in West Yorkshire but after Huddersfield had huffed and puffed without ever really laying a glove on Watford, Ince came on with half an hour to go and made the final, telling contribution with his stoppage-time strike

He gave Watford a warning of the threat he posed shortly after entering the fray, drifting into a dangerous position between the centre-backs to get on the end of Pritchard's cut back

Sebastian Prodl made a vital block on that occasion but when he popped up again in the 91st minute, there was no stopping him and he slid the ball home to earn Huddersfield a critical three points

"It is not only that they've won it, how they have won it makes it even bigger

With this very, very late goal they will always believe that it is possible

"There was this magic moment from Zanka and Ince was in the right place and scored a great goal, a huge one for us

"I think the game was very even, both teams neutralised each other, there were not a lot of chances but the one we had, we used

It's a fantastic afternoon for us

" "It is another situation similar to the last games, another goal in added time

I don't know if it is fair but it is another chance we've missed to get points

"I think they dominated the first 15-20 minutes, we tried to defend and create chances on the counter attack but after that we had more possession, we felt better playing more time in the opposition half

OK, we didn't create many chances but we knew today it would be a tough game

"We need to keep the same attitude, try to get points in the next game and only be focused on the next game

"Huddersfield have next weekend off before returning to action the following Saturday against Everton at the John Smith's Stadium

Meanwhile, Watford host Crystal Palace next Saturday

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Mohamed Salah scored his 30th Premier League goal of the season as Liverpool continued their fine form with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday

Sadio Mane opened the scoring after seven minutes as the hosts showed no signs of tiredness following their midweek Champions League victory over Manchester City

Salah made it 2-0 in the 69th minute when he expertly headed in from Trent Alexander-Arnold's superb pass, and Roberto Firmino added a late third to round off a comfortable win

The result leaves Liverpool 10 points ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea, while Salah is five goals ahead of Harry Kane in the race for the Golden Boot and now has 40 for the season in all competitions

Bournemouth look as though they will be safe in the Premier League - with a 10-point cushion over the relegation zone - but they never looked like springing an upset at Anfield, where Liverpool are unbeaten in the league this season

Despite playing Man City just a few days earlier, the hosts were quick out of the blocks and, after Salah missed a good early chance, Mane did not make the same mistake as he saw a header saved by Asmir Begovic and followed up and fired the rebound in

At that stage it looked ominous for Bournemouth, but the visitors did not fold and managed to restrict Liverpool to half-chances for the rest of the first half

Alexander-Arnold saw a low free-kick pushed away by Begovic while Salah and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain shot wide and Mane headed past the post late in the half

The game continued in similar fashion after the break as Bournemouth defended deep and kept Liverpool at bay

However, the Cherries' resistance was broken in the 69th minute when Alexander-Arnold picked out Salah with a fantastic pass from deep and he looped a first-time header over Begovic

Mane and Firmino spurned chances to add to the lead before Bournemouth finally threatened, with Dan Gosling seeing a shot palmed away by Loris Karius and Callum Wilson dragging an effort wide

But it was the hosts who had the final say as Firmino finished at the near post to round off the win

Excellent in defence and also in attack, this was another encouraging display from the 19-year-old after impressing in the Champions League quarter-finals against Manchester City

His pass for Salah's goal was superb and he helped create several other opportunities with driving runs down the right

"It's all about him and all about us, how we finish the season

It's completely normal that a boy in that situation wants to be top of the scoring list, the Golden Boot

But we cannot force it; so, pass, shoot, pass, shoot, that's the normal thing to do

It's good and impressive

What a number

Wow!" "We've come up against a team that without doubt can win the Champions League, but these games are always valuable for our learning as a team

Only in the latter stages did we come into the game with the ball

"Liverpool host West Brom next Saturday live on before the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Roma on Tuesday, April 24

Bournemouth are at home against Manchester United on Wednesday and then do not play again until Saturday, April 28 when they travel to Southampton

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Manchester City drew an emphatic line under a difficult week by moving to within one win of the Premier League title with a 3-1 victory over Tottenham

Gabriel Jesus' opener and an Ilkay Gundogan penalty moved Pep Guardiola's men to the brink of the title in a majestic opening 25 minutes at Wembley

Christian Eriksen fortuitously halved the deficit three minutes before the interval and an improved second-half performance from Spurs left City in jeopardy of surrendering a two-goal lead just as they did in last week's Manchester derby

But having withstood Spurs' second-half rally, Raheem Sterling's 22nd goal of the season secured the victory which means City can clinch the title at home to Swansea next Sunday, live on City could, however, win the title without kicking a ball again if second-placed United lose to West Brom on Sunday

City arrived at Wembley licking their wounds having been dumped out of the Champions League four days after Manchester United dramatically denied them the title

But there was no sign of self-pity from the champions-elect as they quickly settled into their groove, Leroy Sane rattling the post with a sliced fourth-minute volley

Sterling, Kevin de Bruyne and Gundogan all had shots on goal before Vincent Kompany's simple pass exploited Spurs' high backline, releasing Jesus who clinically finished past the on-rushing Hugo Lloris on 22 minutes

Things went from bad to worse for Spurs and their captain as Lloris' reckless lunge on Sterling - which appeared outside of the area - handed City a penalty which Gundogan coolly slotted home

Ben Davies' horrific 27th-minute tackle on Kompany typified Spurs' frustrations but there was salvation before the break for the hosts as Aymeric Laporte's clearance fired into the City goal off Eriksen

That goal buoyed Spurs after the break but they were unable to convert their new-found vigour into goals, with City continuing to create the clearer chances

Jesus and Sterling spurned gilt-edged chances to score City's third but Sterling finally restored their two-goal lead on 72 minutes, converting a rebound from close range after Lloris failed to parry a Jesus shot away from danger

All Spurs could muster by way of a response was a stoppage-time drive from Lucas Moura as the hosts were left to come to terms with their first league defeat since December 16

Having spurned two clear chances to put last week's Manchester derby to bed and seen former club Liverpool progress at City's expense in the Champions League, it's fair to say Raheem Sterling has had better weeks

After a handful of missed opportunities at Wembley, question marks over his finishing undoubtedly remain, but the England international's character was the latest attribute to show signs of improvement as finally took his chance to propel City to the brink of the title

Tottenham travel to Brighton on Tuesday, live on , before contending their FA Cup semi-finals against Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday

Manchester City, meanwhile, can win the title with a home victory over Swansea on

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Jordan Ayew rescued a point for Swansea as their dominant display could only muster a 1-1 draw at home to a lacklustre Everton side

For all of Swansea's early endeavour, Everton took the lead in fortuitous circumstances just before half-time when Kyle Naughton inadvertently headed the ball into his own goal (43)

The hosts levelled after the break through Ayew (71), who marked his return from a three-match suspension with a fine half-volley into the far corner

Seamus Coleman and Tammy Abraham spurned opportunities for both sides late on as the match ended all square, leaving Swansea five points above the relegation zone with five games remaining

Swansea started brightly, but were denied twice in quick succession as Jordan Ayew saw an attempt deflect wide off Leighton Baines before Federico Fernandez's header was cleared off the line by Cenk Tosun from the resulting corner

Moments later, a smart flick from Jordan Ayew played his brother, Andre, through on goal, but his shot on the stretch was comfortably saved by Jordan Pickford

For Everton's opener, Lukasz Fabianski had got down well to keep out Yannick Bolasie's half-volley, but his save from Idrissa Gueye's follow-up ricocheted off Naughton's head and bounced over the line before Alfie Mawson could clear - it took a check of the watch to tell referee Lee Mason it was indeed a goal

Pickford then denied Swansea twice in the opening stages of the second half, first flying to his right to keep out Tom Carroll's header before then standing tall to keep out Andre Ayew's attempt

Swansea's pressure eventually paid off, for moments after Mawson's header was cleared off the line, Carroll picked out Jordan Ayew out wide, with the striker calmly chesting the ball down before sending a sweet strike beyond Pickford's grasp

Both sides missed chances to score a winner, with Coleman's close-range effort striking the bar before Abraham fired well over from eight yards out

After serving a three-match man, Ayew outlined his importance to Swansea with a standout performance at the Liberty Stadium

The 26-year-old linked up well with Carroll and brother Andre, and got the goal he richly deserved with 20 minutes to go

Jordan Ayew also played four key passes in the match and had another two attempts blocked

On another day, it could have been three or four for Swansea - but it's perhaps typical of their season that they could only score once

"I think it's very clear [Swansea deserved to win]

The numbers will confirm it - corners, passes, everything

I think we were better in the game

My players did everything

"I'm doing everything also

With four attackers on the pitch we took risks, but we wanted to win

"We scored one goal but before and after we could have achieved more

It was important in this game who scored first of course, and before they did we had three or four clear chances

" "Even though we were in the lead we had to do a lot of battling today against Swansea, fighting for the three points, because obviously of the position they're in

"We're the first team to take a point off Swansea in their last five home games, and we knew it was going to be difficult - it was exactly that

"We didn't make it easy for ourselves because of our poor passing but we got our noses in front

Swansea's pressure eventually told but Pickford made some great saves

Swansea head to Premier League champions-elect Manchester City on next weekend, live on from 4pm

Meanwhile, Everton are next in action on from 7pm against Newcastle on April 23

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55

Danny Welbeck scored twice as Arsenal recovered from a series of setbacks to claim a 3-2 victory over Southampton and keep Mark Hughes' side deep in relegation trouble

Charlie Austin looked to have earned a hard-fought point when he equalised (73) with only his second touch from the bench, but Welbeck scored his second of the game just eight minutes later and the header proved decisive

The result was tough on a Saints side that had punished a defensive mix-up to take a surprise lead through Shane Long (17), before further first-half goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (28) and Welbeck (38) wrestled the contest back in Arsenal's favour

An action-packed encounter descended into chaos in the closing moments as Jack Stephens and Mohamed Elneny saw red for angry reactions, but while Arsenal, on course for the Europe League semi-finals, can savour a sixth straight win in all competitions, Hughes' imperilled side remain three points from safety

Arsene Wenger had made seven changes with Thursday's Moscow decider in mind and though the visitors were under pressure again early on, Tadic cynically clattering Reiss Nelson when the youngster dropped a shoulder, the game's first chance fell their way as Arsenal switched off

Tadic raced onto a forward punt, James Ward-Prowse's resulting effort cleared off the line, and the Serbian was afforded more space at the byline moments later with the hosts' brisk start seeming increasingly deceptive

Arsenal looked ragged and this time Tadic's attacking intent paid off, Long darting beyond Hector Bellerin before beating a dithering Shkodran Mustafi at the front post as Petr Cech was left to berate his team-mate

A sparse home crowd bristled as their side laboured but Aubameyang hauled them back into the contest just before the half-hour mark, the finish on the stretch scruffy but the back-flick into his path from Welbeck inspired

Alex Iwobi had played in Welbeck for the equaliser and he found the striker again as Arsenal finally took command seven minutes before the break, Welbeck cutting inside before firing a ball that looped in off Maya Yoshida's leg

Iwobi, drifting dangerously between the lines, tested McCarthy himself after the restart but the Gunners remained vulnerable while their lead was slender and after Cech thwarted Pierre-Emile Hojberg, Mohamed Elneny cleared a Wesley Hoedt header off the line

Long made Cech work again when he rose to meet a Ryan Bertrand corner and showed sharp reactions to divert Cedric's effort into the back of the net with just over an hour gone, a warning fired even if the flag was raised

Aubameyang left the field for Alexandre Lacazette to a standing ovation while Hughes threw on Austin as a second striker in a change that proved pivotal, the substitute tapping in for swift impact when Cedric centred

Welbeck missed a glorious chance from just yards out when Jack Wilshere had stretched to keep a move alive but he made no mistake shortly after with a back-post header following more fine work by Iwobi

The Saints were reduced to 10 men in stoppage time after Stephens was dismissed for his reaction to having his shirt pulled by Wilshere, before Elneny was sent off for a shove on Cedric as tempers flared before the whistle finally came

: "When you play every three days it is difficult to get into the pace of the game, and when you look at the game today, we were twice in difficult situations at 1-0 down and at 2-2, and again we found the response to win the game

"It shows we have the resources, and the spirit especially I would say, that even when the legs don't respond as much as you want, we have the mental resources still to win the game

": "We've got difficult games coming up, we understand that, but what you have to show is qualities and strengths in your play and mind-set, and for the most part I saw what I needed to see today

"Confidence has been a little bit low, something I've recognised since I came into Southampton, but it won't be damaged today

I think confidence will be high after today

"The England forward had not scored a single league goal since September last year, but proved the catalyst for a much-changed Arsenal side with two goals and a stylish assist

Arsenal head to Moscow on Thursday looking to seal their place in the last four of the Europa League, before travelling to resurgent Newcastle on

Southampton continue their fight for survival against Chelsea at St Mary's next Saturday

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Wilfried Zaha got two of the five scored before the break with James Tomkins also finding the net for the hosts, but goals from Glenn Murray and Jose Izquierdo twice pulled Brighton back to within striking distance

The visitors pushed hard for an equaliser after the interval with Wayne Hennessey saving well from Dale Stephens and Glenn Murray failing to find the target from point-blank range, but Palace held on for the points

The win takes Roy Hodgson's team above Swansea into 16th in the table, just one point behind Chris Hughton's Brighton and, more importantly, six clear of Southampton in 18th

Brighton could not match Palace's intensity in the early stages and were lackadaisical in sending only one man for a short corner in the fifth minute

Luka Milivojevic wandered into the box and drilled a low shot from a tight angle that found its way under the body of Mat Ryan before being turned in from near the goal-line by Zaha

Another corner saw Palace double the lead inside a quarter of an hour as Tomkins lashed home left-footed off the legs of Ryan after a scramble inside the penalty box (14)

Brighton soon responded through a corner of their own as Lewis Dunk was left unmarked to head into the path of Murray, who volleyed the ball high into the net against his former club (18)

Palace's lead was restored midway through the first half when Ezequiel Schelotto elected not to track Zaha's run and the Palace hero headed in well from Milivojevic's lofted cross (24)

Just when Hughton's side seemed out of it again, Izquierdo pulled the visitors to within one after eluding Joel Ward on the left and tucking neatly beyond Wayne Hennessey (34)

It remained a feisty contest after the break with Dunk and Stephens both testing the patience of referee Andre Marriner and Brighton might well have snatched something late on

Firstly, Stephens struck a bouncing ball well with Hennessey doing brilliantly to save low to his right, and then Murray could not make the right connection with a left-wing cross

That was as close as Brighton came with Palace hanging on to take the points that leave both clubs well placed to renew their rivalry in the Premier League next season

"I thought after our first-half performance, which was arguably one of the best performances we have given here since I have come to the club, it was a little unfortunate that we conceded two goals from the only two clear-cut opportunities that came their way

"Of course, that meant that in the second half, if they step up their game and play a few more balls forward into our penalty area, we would have to find a way to hang on to the victory

I am very pleased that the players managed to do that

" "It was uncharacteristic

We have been very good at corners

It is not like us but it is very difficult to give those goals away and get something from the game

We arguably had the best chances in that second half to get an equaliser or a winner but you can't give the goals away that we gave away in the early period of that game

"Milivojevic produced an impressive performance, controlling things for Palace in the middle of the park and providing two assists, but the sight of Zaha in full flow is just exhilarating

That is not news to Palace's supporters but for Zaha to find the net twice is a little rarer - this was the first time that he has done that in a Premier League game

Good timing

The good news for Palace is that the remaining fixtures offer opportunities for points

It is Watford away next Saturday, then Leicester at home and Stoke away before West Brom are the visitors to Selhurst Park on the final day of the season

Brighton are in action before all that when they play host to Hughton's old club Tottenham on Tuesday evening

It is Burnley away next weekend before the trickiest of run-ins against Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool

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Everton's search for a Merseyside derby win extended to 17 games as they played out a 0-0 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday

Both Jordan Pickford and Loris Karius produced brilliant saves to keep the scores level in the first half, with Dominic Solanke, James Milner and Yannick Bolasie all denied

Everton missed two glorious chances late on through Seamus Coleman and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and in the end Liverpool were holding on for a point

The result means Liverpool stay in third in the Premier League, while Everton are ninth

Jurgen Klopp made five changes from the side that beat City 3-0 on Wednesday, with Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg in mind, as Danny Ings, Solanke, Nathaniel Clyne and Ragnar Klavan all started

Fresh from their epic midweek win against City, Liverpool had the first chance through Solanke, whose close-range effort was superbly saved by Jordan Pickford as the ball fell fortuitously to him

Bolasie came close at the other end, but Loris Karius produced one of the saves of the season to tip away his fine, curling shot from 25 yards

It was a battle of the goalkeepers in the first half, and Pickford did his bit again, getting his fingertips on Milner's goal-bound shot from the corner of the box in front of watching England manager Gareth Southgate

The opening stages of the second half were dour, and the only flashpoint came when Wayne Rooney was substituted off before the hour mark, looking extremely frustrated as he left the pitch

It was Everton who nearly grabbed the victory with two fine opportunities late on

First, Cenk Tosun's header across goal evaded the boot of Coleman by inches as he stretched a yard from goal, before Calvert-Lewin miscued his effort wide from 12 yards with the goal gaping

In a game where defences were on top, the standout player on the ball was Wijnaldum, who completed 94 per cent of his passing at Goodison

He made 81 passes in total, more than any other player, and won possession seven times

In among Liverpool's swashbuckling attacks, the Dutchman is the calm required in central midfield

: "I think in the end, when you finish the game as strongly as that, and bring yourself back into it, put Liverpool under pressure, I suppose we're rather unlucky with the Cenk Tosun header

"The second half basis was the pleasing thing

I know the crowd got a bit frustrated, but we build on that basis by limiting a team who are very good in an attacking sense this year

": "I think we controlled around 60, 70 minutes of the game, and then it got quite emotional, which is normal I expected that! I am completely fine with the result

Again, clean sheet and good defending

"Another point, away, and not long to drive home! So all good, and we prepare for the next game

I think until then it was not exactly the game the people wanted, but it was not our job to deliver that

We were here for getting a result, it's not our 1A solution, but it is 1B

"Liverpool now go to Manchester City on Tuesday in their Champions League quarter-final second leg, leading 3-0 from the first, while Everton have a trip to Swansea on Saturday in the Premier League

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Javier Hernandez's second-half strike cancelled out Cesar Azpilicueta's opener as West Ham secure a valuable point with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea, who paid heartfelt before and during the game, dominated the opening 45 minutes and were deservedly ahead when Azpilicueta tapped home from close range in the 36th minute

Antonio Conte's side's dominance continued after the break but the second goal never came as West Ham stayed in the game, and they were rewarded when substitute Hernandez (73) snatched a point for the visitors

The draw sees David Moyes' side move six points clear of the relegation zone, while Chelsea are 10 points behind Tottenham in the race for fourth with six games remaining

On what was an emotional afternoon at Stamford Bridge, Wilkins was remembered ahead of kick-off with a minute of applause as a seat in the dugout was draped in his No 8 shirt

Wilkins' name rang around the ground once again in the eighth minute with both sets of fans singing the Chelsea legend's name

After a quiet opening, Chelsea had the ball in the back of the net in the 25th minute but Alvaro Morata was correctly flagged for offside after being played in by Eden Hazard

Morata's flick then drifted wide of the far post after yet more good work from Hazard before Willian fired inches wide from the edge of the penalty area, and the Brazil international was in again in the 35th minute after yet more sensational passing from Chelsea but Joe Hart raced off his line to make a brilliant block

Chelsea' dominance eventually told from the resultant corner and West Ham switched off as Morata headed Victor Moses' cross back into the danger area where Azpilicueta was there tap home from inside the six-yard box

Chelsea went in search for a second after the break and Willian had an immediate chance to double the hosts' advantage but his shot fizzed past the far post

Conte's side thought they had their second when Morata swept home Willian's cross, but again the offside flag was up to deny the Spain striker before Moses curled wide of the upright

They were punished midway through the second-half as Gary Cahill's poor defensive header fell to Marko Arnautovic and his cut back picked out Hernandez, who produced a sweet strike from just inside the area to beat Thibaut Courtois

In a frantic final 10 minutes, Hart had to be at his best to produce two saves to deny Marcos Alonso and Olivier Giroud, while West Ham thought they should have had a penalty as N'Golo Kante's last-ditch tackle sent Arnautovic to the floor, but referee Kevin Friend remained unmoved

Hart put in a reminder to England manager Gareth Southgate's with a fine performance at Stamford Bridge, which included some world-class saves

In the first-half, the 30-year-old was quickly off his line to make a smart block to deny Willian before two saves in the final minutes helped the Hammers to what could be a crucial point in their bid to stay in the Premier League

The first saw him show excellent reactions in tipping Alonso's powerful drive over the crossbar before quick feet allowed him to tip Giroud's goal-bound header around the post

Slaven Bilic, who was watching the game for , said: "It was his best game I think

He kept West Ham in the game because in the second half, it looked more like Chelsea were going to score the second goal rather than West Ham would equalise

Jamie Redknapp agreed, saying: "He's probably given Gareth Southgate a problem he didn't want to a certain extent becaue he is maybe looking at Jack Butland or Jordan Pickford and all of a sudden, Joe Hart has come into the equation

A nice problem, but one he might not have wanted

"Chelsea are back in Premier League action next Saturday when they travel to St Mary's to face Southampton, live on from 11

30am

West Ham are also live on next weekend when they host Stoke City at the London Stadium on (April 16 - from 7pm)

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Huddersfield missed the chance to create breathing space between themselves and their relegation rivals as they were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Brighton at the Amex Stadium

The Seagulls took the lead on 29 minutes after Solly March's left-footed shot hit the post and trickled over the line via Jonas Lossl's arm

But Huddersfield responded immediately, courtesy of a woeful attempted back-pass from Shane Duffy, with Steve Mounie making no mistake to compound the error with a cool finish having rounded Mat Ryan

Davy Propper was shown a straight red card following a late challenge on Jonathan Hogg (74), and both teams had their opportunities to go on and seal all three points in the second half, but there remains a three-point gap between them in the fight for Premier League survival

Brighton, who stay 13th, nearly made the perfect start as Propper latched onto Ezequiel Schelotto's long ball over the top to breach the Terriers defence but the Dutchman - still awaiting his first Brighton goal - fired wide

Huddersfield - who remain 16th - responded as Mounie warmed the gloves of Ryan having been set-up by Terrence Kongolo, before Lossl got down smartly at the feet of Jose Izquierdo during a blistering opening 15 minutes

Brighton made the breakthrough as March took aim 25 yards out, with his shot rolling a yard over the line after the ball had ricocheted off a post and the outstretched arm of Lossl

But a lapse of concentration from Shane Duffy down the other end allowed Mounie to end Huddersfield's goal drought - which stood at 427 minutes - meaning it was all square at the interval

Brighton had the first good chance of the second half as Lewis Dunk rose to meet March's inviting free-kick, but the defender could only direct his header wide

Lossl then produced a superb save to deny Dale Stephens but Huddersfield were handed a numerical advantage with 16 minutes remaining

Propper dived into a 50-50 challenge with Hogg but led with his studs, leaving referee Anthony Taylor with little choice but to show a red card

Despite the dismissal, it was Brighton who came closest to finding a winner with Lossl rushing out to deny Izquierdo as the points were shared

: "It's a hard-earned point but it was definitely a missed opportunity

We kicked ourselves in the foot again as we started the game really well

"Even with 10 men, we've had the best chance of the game

In a game that could've gone either way, we've had the best chances

On the balance of play and chances, it's a game we should've won and deserved to win

" "I'm pleased with how we bounced back

We've been in a difficult moment and this was great

I'm please with the performance and they were brave on the ball

We deserved the point

"Some people said at the beginning of the season that we were completely inexperienced so an away point in this league is always good

It could be a crucial point come the end of the season

"The 24-year-old made a strong impression during an energetic display, playing off striker Mounie with just his final pass denying him from capping his performance with a decisive contribution

Huddersfield still have work to do if they are to retain their top-flight status, and Pritchard could be vital to their chances in the coming weeks after showing his willingness to be the side's creative force

In a game of individual quality, it was the former Tottenham winger who looked most promising in the closing stages as Huddersfield pressed for a winner

Brighton travel to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park next Saturday, while Huddersfield host Watford on the same day

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60

Josh King's 89th-minute strike salvaged a point for Bournemouth as they came from behind twice to draw 2-2 against Crystal Palace at the Vitality Stadium

After a goalless first half, Crystal Palace took the lead just two minutes into the second half as Luka Milivojevic whipped a wonderful free-kick into the top corner from the edge of the box

Bournemouth struck back through Lys Mousset's effort, before Wilfried Zaha restored Palace's one-goal advantage with a moment of individual brilliance

However, just as they did last week against Watford, Bournemouth rescued a point in the final stages as King prodded in from close range from a corner to leave Palace ruing more dropped points

Bournemouth started brightly and should have taken the lead inside the opening minute through Callum Wilson

Charlie Daniels' searching ball from the left somehow evaded Mamadou Sakho to go through to Wilson, but the striker, perhaps expecting the Frenchman to intercept, was slow to react and bobbled his shot wide

Both sides were wasteful in the first half but it was a different story in the second

Just two minutes after half-time, Palace took the lead thanks to a stunning free-kick from Milivojevic on the edge of the box, after Jermain Defoe had been penalised for a foul on Yohan Cabaye

Shortly after, the visitors had a great chance to double their lead as Zaha released Patrick Van Aanholt clean through on goal, but the Dutchman was foiled by Asmir Begovic

It was a costly miss, as with 65 minutes played, Bournemouth equalised through the substitute Mousset who found the bottom corner with a precise finish from the edge of the box

Palace went ahead again 10 minutes later thanks to a brilliant individual goal from Zaha

Up until that point, the Eagles' talisman had endured a frustrating afternoon, but he produced the goods when it mattered, pirouetting brilliantly away from Fraser's sliding challenge before lashing a left-footed strike past Begovic

Bournemouth's goalkeeper made a wonderful reaction save to prevent a deflected Andros Townsend strike nestling in the top corner, and that proved to be a decisive moment as Bournemouth grabbed a second equaliser soon afterwards

Centre-back Nathan Ake popped up on the left wing and saw his cross towards Defoe turned away by Sakho for a corner

However, from the resulting set-piece, Bournemouth equalised with Steve Cook nodding the cross towards the back post where King, another substitute, was lurking and he made no mistake from a couple of yards out

The result means that Bournemouth inched closer to the 40-point mark, while Palace are still hovering just outside the relegation zone with three points separating them from Southampton who have two games in hand

A candidate for man of the match virtually every week, Luka Milivojevic delivered another excellent performance in Crystal Palace's engine room alongside the similarly impressive Yohan Cabaye

Milivojevic completed more passes (66) than any other player on the pitch and had the second-highest number of touches with 77, highlighting how involved and influential he was throughout

The Serbian capped his display with an exceptional free-kick, making him the first Crystal Palace midfielder to reach ten league goals in a season

Bournemouth travel to Anfield to face Liverpool in the Premier League next Saturday, before hosting Manchester United the following Wednesday

Crystal Palace host rivals Brighton and Hove Albion at Selhurst Park next Saturday

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61

A goal in each half was enough to earn Newcastle a 2-1 victory at Leicester, moving Rafa Benitez's men 10 points clear of the relegation zone

Newcastle were by far the better side in the first half, and deservedly took the lead 18 minutes in through Jonjo Shelvey - his first Premier League goal for Newcastle

With Leicester pressing for an equaliser, Newcastle caught the hosts cold on the counter with Ayoze Perez making it two, with a helping hand from Leicester's defenders, in the 75th minute

Jamie Vardy's goal - with Leicester's first and only shot on target in the match - six minutes from time made for a nervy ending, but Newcastle held on to record their third win in a row, with the three points taking them up to 10th in the Premier League table and within touching distance of safety

Leicester stay eighth

Newcastle started with plenty of confidence, and were the better team in the opening exchanges

Perez almost found the net as early as the fourth minute, but his header was well saved by Kasper Schmeichel in the home goal

The visitors continued to press and deservedly took the lead 18 minutes in

Perez pulled the ball back for Shelvey, who threw the dummy to put two Leicester defenders on the deck, before guiding the ball into the bottom corner

Leicester were poor in the first half, and offered no threat whatsoever to the Newcastle goal as the visitors cruised into the interval, with the only worry coming when the hosts had strong penalty appeals waved away late in the half after Riyad Mahrez appeared to be felled

Newcastle continued to look in control in the second half, as Leicester remained little threat in attack

Out of nowhere, Perez netted a sublime second to put the visitors further in command with 15 minutes left

Perez simply latched onto a long, hopeful punt forward, Harry Maguire and Wes Morgan both allowed the ball to bounce, neither challenged for it, Schmeichel came racing out of his goal but immediately turned back, allowing the Newcastle forward the opportunity to loft the ball into the empty net, which he executed perfectly

Leicester did get one back through Vardy, who stole in at the back post to fire home after Shinji Okazaki had knocked the ball down, but Newcastle remained comfortable in seeing out another crucial victory

Newcastle recorded their first victory at the King Power Stadium in all competitions, having previously lost three and drawn two

Leicester lost for the first time in seven home Premier League games, since a 0-3 defeat to Crystal Palace in December (W2 D4)

Newcastle have won three consecutive Premier League games or the first time since September

Ayoze Perez both scored and assisted in a single Premier League game for just the third time in his career and first time since October 2015 vs NorwichThe Newcastle captain again led by example, and did not put a front wrong all match

He kept Vardy very quiet for the majority of the contest and kept things simple, making a colossal 11 clearances in the match, compared to the next highest amount - four from Florian Lejeune

Sometimes, such simplicity can make all the difference

Leicester travel to Burnley next weekend, while Newcastle welcome Arsenal to the north east next Sunday, live on Sky Sports

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62

Tammy Abraham denied managerless West Brom a first Premier League win since January as Swansea battled to a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns on Saturday

Jay Rodriguez broke the deadlock in the 54th minute for bottom club West Brom, who were playing under caretaker manager Darren Moore after Alan Pardew left by mutual consent on Monday

However, the Baggies' winless run was extended to 10 league games when Abraham met Sam Clucas' corner (75), in what was the forward's first league goal since October

A first point in nine games leaves West Brom 10 points from safety, while Swansea remain in 15th, four points above 18th-placed Southampton, who are in action at Arsenal on Sunday - live on

West Brom controlled play in the first half, but their familiar struggles in the final third continued - a Chris Brunt attempt from distance was the closest either side came in the opening 30 minutes

Andre Ayew should have broken the deadlock for Swansea, but the striker could only stab an attempt wide after latching onto Clucas' through ball

Moments before the half-time whistle, Craig Dawson's cushioned header found Rodriguez, and it took a fine flying save from Lukasz Fabianski to deny the West Brom forward

West Brom remained on the front foot in the second half, and they took the lead when Rodriguez tapped in after Salomon Rondon flicked on Matt Phillips' cross

The hosts pushed for a second, but Swansea captain Federico Fernandez was on hand to block James McClean's strike from inside the box

West Brom then gave away a needless corner, and duly paid for it, with Abraham meeting Clucas' cross - seemingly with his shoulder - to earn a point for the Swans

West Brom's captain for the day in Jonny Evans' absence was central to all of their play going forward

Brunt had 25 more touches (104) than any other player on the pitch, gaining possession a match-high 10 times as well as putting in a number of dangerous crosses for the hosts

"It's a proud moment

Everybody knows my connection here at the football club

To step out there it was a proud moment and really good to lead the team

I thank everybody out there today

"It was a together spirit from everybody at the club and together we got that valuable point

It stops the rot and it sends everybody away with a point

It's not another loss

"I'm always one for if you don't win the game, then don't lose it

The boys did that really

In recent weeks maybe if we'd have gone level, with that amount of time we might have lost the game

" "I am [pleased with a point]

We expected a difficult game with a change of manager," Carvalhal told

"The [West Brom] players are in a difficult position, and they made things difficult

We felt this during the game, they put some problems to us even though we controlled with our defensive organisation

"We must do better when we're on the ball, in the first half we knew that

In the second half, it was still the same, but after the goal, we reacted - we have a lot of strength in our head

"The team's reaction was fantastic

We were nearer to the opponent's goal and did not gift too many opportunities to them

West Brom head to Old Trafford next weekend to face Manchester United on Nissan Super Sunday, live on

Meanwhile, Swansea are at home to Everton next Saturday in a 3pm kick-off

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63

Sam Vokes' goal 22 seconds after coming on inspired Burnley to a 2-1 turnaround win at Watford

Vokes was presented with the perfect opening when Adrian Mariappa nodded Ashley Westwood's free-kick towards his own goal, cancelling out Roberto Pereyra's opener when he slotted in a loose ball nine minutes earlier (61)

The Hornets had dominated both the game and the chances at Vicarage Road up to that point, but were stunned when Kevin Long headed another Westwood delivery back across goal, where Jack Cork nodded in (73) despite Orestis Karnezis' impressive palm away, which was adjudged to have been behind the line

The Clarets' win is their fourth straight top-flight victory, a feat they last achieved in 1968, while Watford have lost when scoring first for the fourth time this season

Burnley had the ball in the Watford goal inside two minutes, but Chris Wood's header was ruled out for a narrow offside

But if that was a warning sign for the Hornets, they heeded it well

Burnley did not manage a shot on target before the break, while Pereyra forced two good saves from Nick Pope in a half the home side dominated

Pereyra and Will Hughes were running the show, and the two combined for the opener 16 minutes after the restart when Hughes danced through the Burnley defence, was tackled by James Tarkowski and the loose ball popped up for the Argentine, who calmly slotted in

But the introduction of Vokes from the bench would spark Burnley's comeback

Barely 20 seconds after his introduction, Westwood's deep free-kick was nodded goalwards by Mariappa, catching out the Watford defence and leaving the Welshman unmarked to level from close range

And three minutes later a shellshocked Watford were down and out

Another free-kick was kept in play by Long, and Burnley's players were cautious to celebrate Cork's header before referee Paul Tierney whistled for the goal

Watford brought on Richarlison, Andre Carrillo and Stefano Okaka as they pushed for an equaliser, but never seriously threatened Pope as Burnley saw out the game with relative ease

The young Englishman did not deserve to be on the losing side, having dropped between the lines and caused Burnley problems throughout

He got another assist to add to his collection, and for the second week in a row played more key passes than anyone on the field (3)

Again he produced out of possession too, making as many tackles (2) as anyone on his side and second only to Matt Lowton overall

You wonder what he could have achieved this season had he not missed three months to injury

Watford travel to Huddersfield next Saturday, while Burnley have a crunch clash in the race for seventh with Leicester visiting Turf Moor

Both games kick-off at 3pm

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Christian Eriksen's double left Stoke deep in relegation trouble as Tottenham won 2-1 at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday afternoon

The Dane stroked home the opener seven minutes after half-time and his free-kick on 63 minutes proved to be the winner, even though Harry Kane claimed he got the final touch on its way past Jack Butland

In between those goals, Mame Biram Diouf had equalised for Stoke (57), capitalising on a mistake from Hugo Lloris before stroking into an unguarded net

The win sees Tottenham move level on points with Liverpool, but they remain in fourth place on goal difference, while Stoke remain in 19th and are four points from safety with five games to play

Tottenham had beaten Stoke by a four-goal margin in each of their last four meetings, but the two sides were evenly matched in a goalless first half punctuated by one golden chance each

In the 12th minute, the unmarked Diouf fired over the bar from the edge of the six-yard box, before Butland did brilliantly to deny Heung-Min Son when clean through midway through the half

However, the breakthrough came seven minutes into the second period when Mousa Dembele found Dele Alli inside the Stoke area and instead of squaring to Kane he delayed and pulled the ball back for Eriksen to stroke the ball first time into the corner

Stoke were level just five minutes later when Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris, on his 200th Premier League appearance, raced off his line to win the ball just outside the area

However, his attempted clearance was straight at Diouf who bravely closed the ball down before rolling it into an empty net

But Tottenham's lead was restored six minutes later when Moritz Bauer conceded a needless free-kick and Eriksen's delivery from the left sailed past everybody and into the net - though Kane was adamant he'd got a faint touch on the ball on his return to the starting line-up

Xherdan Shaqiri went close to levelling when his finely-struck free-kick rattled the bar with 10 minutes remaining, but Stoke could not avoid a fourth straight defeat and time is now running out for them to preserve their Premier League status

"I thought we were excellent against a really good side

The way they played, the way they committed and the way they went at them was excellent

Spurs have beaten Stoke the last few times really heavily and I'm pretty sure that wasn't an easy game for them

If we keep playing like that - and I still think we need to win three games or so - we will certainly do it

If you ask me how proud I am of the team, I thought we were outstanding

" "It was so tough

I told you in my press conference yesterday that it should be a more difficult game than against Chelsea because to match the hunger and motivation of Stoke and play in a difficult atmosphere is always tough

That's what happened during the game

It was a tougher game, but I think we deserved the victory

We were better, but we suffered a lot

We fought a lot to get the three points

""Stoke City gave this a good bash today, they really did

Paul Lambert will wonder how much more they have to give

It was all Stoke late on, they just didn't get a proper opening

Paul Lambert will be proud of his side and rightly so, but it was another defeat

There are not many game-changers on the bench, but this was not bad today

They've got to give that same commitment and not just do it against the big sides

They will have to do it away at West Ham

"Harry Kane was adamant he had scored Tottenham's second, but the record books will show Christian Eriksen was the matchwinner and two goals were a just reward for a solid display

Set-pieces were a constant source of opportunity for Spurs against a dogged Stoke side and after clinically stroking in the opener, his pinpoint delivery in the 63rd minute ultimately proved to be the defining moment of the match

Tottenham host Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in a 7

45pm kick-off next Saturday evening, live on Sky Sports, while Stoke continue their fight against relegation away at West Ham live on Monday Night Football on April 16

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Paul Pogba spearheaded a sensational Manchester United comeback to deny Manchester City a chance to win the Premier League title in a 3-2 win on Saturday

City knew a win would be enough for their third Premier League title and goals from Vincent Kompany (25) and Ilkay Gundogan (30) looked to have sealed the deal

Pep Guardiola then watched his team waste numerous chances with Raheem Sterling particularly culpable and Pogba, who was offered to Manchester City in January according to Guardiola, put the champagne on ice with a quick-fire double just after half-time (53, 55) before Chris Smalling (69) completed a miraculous comeback

In a quite pulsating game that produced nine yellow cards, tempers boiled over late on with City being denied what seemed a clear penalty for a dangerous tackle from Ashley Young on Sergio Aguero and David de Gea produced a world-class save to deny the Argentine striker

The result still leaves Guardiola's men in pole position for the title as they require just six points from their remaining six games (if United keep winning) - four of which come against relegation-threatened teams

This means they cannot secure the title at Wembley against Tottenham next weekend,

Meanwhile, United are 13 points behind in second and are four clear of Liverpool with a game in hand

United would have been happy with their display in the first 25 minutes but they were undone by a set-piece and a familiar foe

Kompany scored the decisive winning goal in the 2012 Manchester derby on the way to City's title win and thumped home the opening goal here six years on

Leroy Sane swung in a delicious delivery which was met by the City skipper, who brushed aside Smalling's pitiful man-marking attempts

The goal rocked United and a revitalised City smelt blood

It was 2-0 just five minutes later as Guardiola's men produced a move that summed up their free-flowing style

Sterling found Gundogan with a clever reverse pass before the Germany international fooled Nemanja Matic with a round-the-world turn and toe-poked a cheeky effort into the bottom corner

Sterling then blotted his copybook by missing two guilt-edge chances when through one-on-one with De Gea - firing both clumsily over the crossbar

Gundogan - fed by Sterling - clipped a curling effort off the post just after the break

The City chances were adding up and United made them pay with a sensational double salvo, spearheaded by Pogba

The France midfielder reduced the deficit with a cool finish after an outrageous chested pass by Ander Herrera and then two minutes later, Pogba breezed past Nicholas Otamendi and flicked a header into the bottom corner via an Alexis Sanchez cross

These goals were Pogba's first for United against a top-six team in the Premier League

City - so in control just minutes earlier - were now wilting and United took the lead on 69 minutes

Once again it was Sanchez who delivered the perfect centre and Smalling made amends for his earlier error by volleying home from close range

Guardiola called for reinforcements from the bench with Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus all entering the fray

There were worried faces on the United bench when Young brought down Aguero in the box with a challenge that crunched the striker's shin bone

However, referee Martin Atkinson deemed the tackle a fair one

With time running out, De Gea then produced an eye-watering one-handed save to deny Aguero and Sterling somehow spurned an effort off the post from two yards out

A world-class showing from a player capable of producing moments to remember

Both of his goals were very skillfully taken, which makes the fact that he's only scored eight times in 50 appearances since returning to United very confusing

"We did absolutely everything

In the first half of the game

We created enough chances and had chances but its okay

We're a little sad for our fans, our people and players but we'll try and put things right on Tuesday

"They found their game and their actions

They have spirit, this is Manchester United! But we have done everything to win this game

"I don't think the players have lost focus

Our team is built to create and attack, that's why we made the decisions we did to go forward

We had a lot of quality and goals in the first half but you have to defend a little better from set-pieces

But that's football

" "We had more ball than normally a team has against Manchester City so it was a question of keeping confident and waiting for a goal

"I gave them the example of many matches where teams are losing 2-0 and they recover

They kept their shape and it's a very important result for us

We need six points in three matches at home and away to finish in the top four, and to finish second I think is very important as we are two points ahead of Liverpool

"Hopefully City can beat Tottenham to win the title, as our challenge is to finish second, so I get the chance to congratulate City for their title

Of course they wanted to do it today, but they are going to win the title, just not today

"They've won more points than the others but they gave no chance to the others

""It's put a large question mark against Man City

There was a question mark going into the game and it's only become bigger

That's two games now and they've conceded six goals

"If you're winning the big titles you can't keep giving teams three goals

"Manchester City face Liverpool in 72 hours, facing the task of turning around a 3-0 deficit in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final, while United are back in front of the Super Sunday cameras next weekend for their clash with West Brom

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Late goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette left Stoke deep in the relegation mire as Arsenal won 3-0 on Super Sunday

Aubameyang scored from the penalty spot on 75 minutes after Mesut Ozil had been fouled by Bruno Martins Indi and added a second 11 minutes later when he smashed in from a corner

Arsenal were awarded a second penalty with one minute left and Lacazette stepped up to leave Arsene Wenger's side in confident mood ahead of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final with CSKA Moscow

The result flattered the home side, but leaves Stoke in 19th place in the Premier League table and three points from safety with only six matches remaining to preserve their top-flight status

The Emirates Stadium was far from full once again - and those in attendance saw few chances in the first half with Xherdan Shaqiri curling an early left-footed effort shot inches wide and Aaron Ramsey looping a 23rd-minute shot onto the top of the crossbar

The home fans booed their players off at half-time and the game lacked tempo until the 69th minute when Shaqiri hit the post direct from a corner, moments before Jack Butland rushed off his line to deny Aubameyang

The breakthrough eventually came with 15 minutes left to play when Ozil darted into the box and was tripped by Martins Indi, although the Stoke defender was adamant he touched the ball first

Aubameyang, who missed his previous spot kick against Manchester City, stepped up to send Butland the wrong way

Butland produced a great save to deny substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan at the near post and then dived to stop Ozil from range - but from the resulting corner he was beaten again

Shkodran Mustafi flicked on Ozil's corner and the unmarked Aubameyang was lurking to rifle the ball beyond the goalkeeper and into the net with four minutes to play

There was more misery for luckless Stoke in the final minute when Badou Ndiaye barged over Lacazette on the edge of the area and the Arsenal substitute was allowed to take - and score - the resulting penalty, even though the selfless Aubameyang was on a hat-trick

"It was a game I feel mentally first half we were not in the pace of the game, we were a bit sloppy, lacked cohesion

If you are mentally not at the races, you are in trouble

Because when you play against a team who wants to stay in the Premier League nowadays, you have a fight, and you have to be ready mentally for it

" "I've just told the players that I've come here a few times and not played as well as that, even when I've won

The team was absolutely outstanding, we looked great throughout the game and looked a threat and before Arsenal scored we hit the post

Shaqiri's had a few chances and Badou (N'Diaye) has had a chance

I thought our general game was first class, and I thought we were really hard done by with the first penalty

Alexandre Lacazette changed the game

When Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang went on the left and Lacazette came on as a No 9, he started to make runs that a No 9 should make

He started to be the guy that they were looking for to make those penetrative runs - and Aubameyang got his chance when he went on the left and made that run

Arsenal took a long time to find their stride against a stubborn Stoke and the victory was ultimately built on the control and thrust offered by Aaron Ramsey in the middle of the park

Sky Sports expert Alan Smith said: "It was a bit of a messy contest, but I thought Aaron Ramsey kept his standards high, made good runs and led by example

He got into good positions

"Arsenal host CSKA Moscow in the quarter-final of the Europa League at the Emirates on Thursday evening before hosting Southampton in the Premier League, live on next Sunday

Stoke face another north London side next Saturday when Tottenham visit the bet365 Stadium

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Tottenham ended their 28-year Stamford Bridge hoodoo as Dele Alli struck twice in a 3-1 win to severely dent Chelsea's top-four hopes on Super Sunday

Not since the days of Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne had Spurs triumphed at the Bridge and their first Premier League win there came the hard way having fallen behind to Alvaro Morata's opener (30)

With a fit-again Harry Kane back amongst the substitutes, Christian Eriksen's stunning 30-yard strike was a real game-changer (45+1) for Spurs before Alli, who was making his 100th Premier League appearance, struck twice in four minutes (62, 66) after half-time

The result leaves Antonio Conte's men eight points behind Tottenham in fourth with their only hope of silverware being the FA Cup, where they play Southampton in the semi-final

The match was played in a hostile atmosphere following fixtures like the "Battle of the Bridge" in 2016 when Spurs surrendered the title to Leicester courtesy of a Chelsea comeback

With the fast-paced tempo in midfield neither team had much space to work with but Marcos Alonso, who scored twice in the reverse fixture at Wembley this season, had a goal chalked off on 19 minutes as he was marginally offside from an N'Golo Kante cross

Spurs did not heed the warning of Chelsea's dangerous attacks down the right flank and Morata made them pay on the half hour

Victor Moses swung in no more than a decent cross and the Chelsea striker rose above a flapping Hugo Lloris to flick in his first Premier League goal of 2018

Chelsea remained a threat but Alonso was denied by Lloris and Kante had a goal-bound effort blocked by Eric Dier

Spurs looked short of ideas but Eriksen hauled them back into the game on the stroke of the half with a stunning long-range effort

There did not look much on from 30 yards out but the Dane pinged a swerving effort that deceived a flat-footed Willy Caballero and flew into the roof of the net

Caballero redeemed himself somewhat after the break with a flying one-handed save to deny Heung-Min Son but minutes later Spurs were in front, with a goal which showcased the talent at the disposal of Gareth Southgate

Dier picked out his international team-mate Alli with a super 50-yard pass over the top and the 21-year-old controlled the ball into his stride before finishing past Caballero

Four minutes later, Alli wrapped up the game

This effort was much scrappier than his first but nonetheless important as he fired home from six-yards after a goalmouth scramble, where Chelsea's defenders failed to clear their lines

Kane was introduced with 15 minutes to go as Spurs dealt with a wave of Chelsea pressure that was full of oomph but lacked a killer touch as another Premier League title defence is left in tatters

"We are doing this, and we have to try until the end to do our best

But I think if we are in this position, we are deserving of this position

"We have to try until the end to catch a Champions League place

In this case, there's Tottenham and Liverpool so we'll try until the end to get three points in every game

We'll see what happens

" "That type of game will help us achieve what we want

"After nearly four years, a lot has happened at the club and I'm happy with how we are evolving

"I remember four years ago when I arrived at Tottenham our challenge was to bridge the top four and now we're competing with the top sides

"Chelsea are back on next weekend with another London derby against West Ham United while Spurs travel to relegation-threatened Stoke City on Saturday afternoon

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Mohamed Salah scored his 29th league goal as Liverpool came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park in Jurgen Klopp's 100th Premier League game in charge

Roy Hodgson's side took the lead through captain Luka Milivojevic's 13th-minute penalty, which was given after Loris Karius brought down Wilfried Zaha

The visitors were back on level terms just after the break through Sadio Mane (49) before Christian Benteke missed two glorious chances to restore Palace's lead

It was left to Salah (84) to seal all three points for the Reds with his 29th league goal, equalling the record for the number of matches (21) scored in during a 38-game season set by Cristiano Ronaldo (2007/08) and Robin van Persie (2012/13)

Karius was in the thick of the action in the opening stages, reacting well to turn Zaha's shot behind

However, minutes later, the German raced off his line and took down Zaha just inside the penalty area

Referee Neil Swarbrick pointed to the spot before brandishing a yellow card to Karius

Milivojevic sent the goalkeeper to wrong way to score his seventh penalty of the campaign

Liverpool appealed for a penalty of their own in the 24th minute when Mane went down under a challenge from James McArthur, but Swarbrick adjudged the Senegal forward to have gone down easily and booked him for simulation

There was more frustration for Mane, who had the ball in the net in the 30th minute

Roberto Firmino rose highest to head the ball on from a corner, but Mane was correctly flagged offside before nodding past Wayne Hennessey from close range

Mane's luck changed after the restart as he flicked Milner's low cross in at the near post for his ninth goal of the season

The hosts should have been back in front as Benteke missed two clear-cut chances within the space of a minute, missing the target with only Karius to beat on both occasions

Mane, who was later substituted by Klopp, was then lucky to avoid picking up a second yellow card for an intentional handball on the edge of the area and Karius kept out the resultant free-kick from Patrick van Aanholt

Palace kept on pushing for a winner but in the end, they were punished by Salah, who was in the right place at the right time to control Andrew Roberton's driven shot before calmly placing the ball past the diving Hennessey to secure a dramatic late victory for his side

Salah will be getting all the plaudits once again after his late strike secured Liverpool a late victory but Milner, who was filling in for the injured Emre Can, was excellent in the middle of the park for Klopp's side

The 32-year-old was neat and tidy in possession and provided a cutting edge of the visitors in the final third, setting up Mane's 49th minute equaliser with a drilled cross towards the near post

"A little bit of Groundhog Day when we play against these top teams

We played quite well in the second half I thought, we controlled the ball better and created the better chances ourselves

"But unfortunately we also conceded the two goals in that half, which would have seemed more likely in the first half when they had a lot of possession and put us under a lot of pressure

""It was no dive; diving with a bit of contact is not possible

It was contact, 100 per cent

He wants to stay (on his feet) and then it doesn't work and he goes down

"And the second yellow, I think it was a foul on Sadio

But then he made a wrong decision to put his hand on the ball

"And then I thought 'okay that's it, au revoir, see you later'

I thought 'now he's gone', of course

" "Lots of plusses (for Liverpool), playing a very attractive football, a team that most neutrals would want to watch

"But they have to start winning trophies as that is what you are judged on ultimately and that is the only thing that is missing

"But I think they are certainly on the right road, they just need to win a trophy," said the Scot, who won the 1992 FA Cup while managing Liverpool

"And if you win one, then it makes it so much easier going forward because you start to believe in yourself

"Crystal Palace are back in action next Saturday (April 7) when they travel to the Vitality Stadium to face Bournemouth (3pm)

Meanwhile, Liverpool have a Champions League date against Manchester City at Anfield on Wednesday (April 4) before facing Everton in the Merseyside Derby on Saturday (April 7), live on Sky Sports Premier League from 11

30am

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Late goals from Vicente Iborra and Jamie Vardy handed ten-man Leicester a 2-0 win against Brighton at the Amex Stadium after Glenn Murray had missed a penalty

A poor game sprung into life after 77 minutes when Jose Izquierdo won a penalty for the hosts but Murray, who has been in good goalscoring form of late, saw his effort brilliantly saved by Kasper Schmeichel

That miss proved costly just six minutes later as Iborra delicately glanced a header from a Ben Chilwell cross into the bottom corner although Leicester's slender lead was put in jeopardy when Wilfred Ndidi was sent off five minutes later

However, with Brighton throwing men forward in search of an equaliser, Leicester picked them off on the counter-attack with Vardy scoring their second deep into stoppage time

Stray passes and sloppy passages of play dominated the opening 45 minutes as both sides struggled to get into their rhythm

However, it was Brighton who had the only meaningful chance of the half when Murray blasted a shot wide of the post with only Schmeichel to beat after being played through by Pascal Gross

There was a slight improvement in the second half as Brighton began to take control of the game with Gross forcing an excellent stop from Schmeichel with a rasping drive from distance

Brighton's wingers Jurgen Locadia and Izquierdo were causing Leicester's defence plenty of problems too with each member of their back four cautioned

Then on 77 minutes, Brighton had the perfect chance to break the deadlock

Izquierdo drifted into the box and was felled by Ndidi, although he certainly went down in theatrical fashion

Murray stepped up to take it but his effort, down to Schmeichel's left was at the perfect height for the 'keeper to save it

Schmeichel's penalty heroics proved to be the turning point in the game as six minutes later Iborra gave them the lead

The summer signing from Sevilla found himself completely unmarked in the Brighton penalty area and he punished Brighton's slack marking by clinically nodding Ben Chilwell's pinpoint cross beyond Mathew Ryan, who was rooted to the spot

Brighton were given fresh hope of finding an equaliser four minutes later when Ndidi was sent off for a second yellow after mistiming a challenge on Shane Duffy and from the resulting free-kick, Schmeichel made another great stop to deny Solly March

In the fourth minute of added time, Gaetan Bong somehow contrived to miss an open goal when his header from March's corner went wide and just a minute later Leicester sealed their victory as Vardy tapped in substitute Demarai Gray's cross-shot from a yard out

This was Brighton's fourth Premier League home defeat, and first against a non 'big-six' side

Wilfred Ndidi's red card was Leicester's fourth of the season in the Premier League - no side has been shown more (level with Chelsea and Watford)

This was the 23rd away Premier League game in which Leicester had a player sent off, but only the second they went on to win (also beating Hull in December 2014)

Jamie Vardy has scored in five of Leicester's last six away league games, with the other game in that run ending 0-0

Vicente Iborra has scored in back-to-back Premier League games, after netting in just one of his first 14 in the competition

38% of Iborra's goals in the big five European leagues have been headers (12/32)

Kasper Schmeichel has saved three of the 14 Premier League penalties he's faced - the same number his father Peter saved during his time in the competition (21 faced)

Leicester were nowhere near at their best on the day and had their goalkeeper to thanks for keeping them in the game at 0-0 when he made a brilliant save from Glenn Murray's penalty

The game completely turned on that moment as Leicester belatedly awoke from their slumber to seize the initiative and take the lead soon after

Schmeichel made another great stop from just under his crossbar from March's free-kick to keep Leicester in front before Jamie Vardy finished it off with virtually the last kick of the game

Brighton's next game is also at the AMEX as they entertain Huddersfield Town next Saturday at 3pm

Leicester are also at home next Saturday as they host Newcastle United at the King Power, which kicks off at the same time

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Ayoze Perez struck a late winner as Newcastle edged ever closer to Premier League survival but kept Huddersfield in peril with a 1-0 win at St James' Park

Rafa Benitez's side - once again inspired by Jonjo Shelvey - looked in danger of paying for their profligacy as Dwight Gayle spurned a string of first-half chances

But Perez belatedly made the breakthrough when he sparked and finished a move 10 minutes from time, converting Kenedy's calm cut-back to release home tension and further ease relegation fears

The slender scoreline was scant reward for a dominant display but a third successive home win in the Premier League means Newcastle climb to 12th - seven points above the drop zone - at the expense of under-par visitors who remain just three points from trouble

Benitez, who was finally able to give Islam Slimani a late cameo after injury, had admitted victory against rivals who started the afternoon just a point behind them would represent a "big step" in the survival scrap and a competitive edge in the opening stages served reminder of the cause

Jamaal Lascelles and Aaron Mooy drew early bookings, while a Kenedy penalty appeal was waved away, but Newcastle found their groove and should have made the breakthrough when Shelvey's low drive was so nearly diverted past Jonas Lossl by Gayle on the stretch (14)

The hosts continued to attack with zip, Matt Ritchie thwarted moments later from a tight angle, but the game's best chance came just before the half-hour mark when quick-thinking Shelvey lofted a free-kick that dropped onto Gayle's boot, his controlling touch not matched by the dink he sent wide

Huddersfield carried only fleeting threat on the counter, Laurent Depoitre linking well with Alex Pritchard, but further chances came Gayle's way via DeAndre Yedlin before the break, one effort well over and another improvised flick rolling the wrong side of the post

David Wagner's side mustered their first real attempt on goal with 59 minutes gone as Depoitre drilled off-target and a goalmouth scramble on 65 was emblematic of a far scrappier second period, Collin Quaner finally muscled out after Mathias Jorgensen was afforded a free header

Substitute Christian Atsu blazed a shot wide as the home side struggled for renewed inspiration, but it was from his cross that a home moment to savour came, Lossl's hand in vain as Kenedy looked up and Perez made it count

Quaner, left carelessly free as a ball was flashed across goal, and then Scott Malone had late chances to provide a final twist but a Town leveller would have been unjust, Benitez's side deservedly able to breathe easier as the games tick down

Paul Dummett defended stoutly, Mo Diame grafted tirelessly in midfield and Ayoze Perez - finally - provided the finish but Jonjo Shelvey gave further ammunition to those clamouring for an England call with another impressive display in the middle

Short, long, defence-splitting or diagonal, he crafted and stretched play once again with his passing range, even if his influence did diminish after the interval - and he shanked a couple of efforts well wide

Gayle should have done better with the glorious ball that dropped onto his laces midway through the first half

"Newcastle are one win away from safety

They were brilliant in the first half; in the first 30 minutes they had 10 shots on goal

They kept on going in the first half but in the second half they never got themselves going and Huddersfield came back into the game

But the goal was superb and they definitely deserved to win the game

"Huddersfield have no pace but if you had said to them at the beginning of the season that after 31 games they would be outside of the relegation zone they would have been happy

" "The team was working so hard

We had very clear chances in the first half; it was a pity we couldn't score but we were attacking and creating chances

To win three in a row at home, the fans are delighted

It's breathing space but not enough

Forty points is the target so we have to carry on

" "It's a disappointing result

It was a very good defensive performance from my players and we had the best chances in the second half

For sure it hurts but from what I've seen - the fighting spirit and the work ethic - I have no concerns that we'll be able to collect the points we need

"Resurgent Newcastle travel to Leicester next Saturday, while Huddersfield face another of the sides who came up with them last season, Brighton, as they seek to kick-start their own fight for survival

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Jermain Defoe's 92nd-minute equaliser earned Bournemouth another point from a losing position in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Watford

The former England forward broke a seven-game hoodoo to score his first goal against the Hornets when a long free-kick was flicked on, giving him a simple finish to earn Bournemouth's 17th point from a losing position this season

Watford were hard done by but had only themselves to blame, having earlier blown Kiko Femenia's 13th-minute opener when Jose Holebas needlessly handballed in the box, allowing Josh King to equalise from the spot (43)

They reclaimed the lead thanks to Roberto Pereyra's deflected effort four minutes into the second half, but Defoe's goal denied them the chance to move within a point of ninth-placed Everton, and instead they remain level on points with the Cherries, who are 10th

Nathan Ake struck the bar from Junior Stanislas' free-kick at the start of an end-to-end encounter, which the visitors should have led once Josh King robbed Adrian Mariappa before being denied by an outstanding sliding challenge from Sebastian Prodl

Having wasted those two chances, and another which Karnezis stopped from Stanislas at full-stretch, Watford took the lead with their first shot on goal when Holebas' corner reached Femenia, who half-volleyed beyond a stranded Asmir Begovic

The goal gave Watford the belief they had lacked and Femenia came close to a second, but with a half-time lead looking assured Holebas handled to palm Stanislas' cross away from Jordon Ibe, and was perhaps lucky to stay on the pitch

King sent Karnezis the wrong way to level, but four minutes after the restart Watford restored their advantage when Hughes laid the ball off for Pereyra, whose curled shot took a slight deflection, but left Begovic unmoved

Bournemouth huffed and puffed without testing Karnezis, until an innocuous foul from substitute Stefano Okaka inside the Cherries half allowed them a chance to pump the ball long

Steve Cook launched it into the box where Defoe, who had not scored since December, showed his predatory instincts to slot in an equaliser with barely two minutes of the game left

Jermain Defoe has now scored 15 Premier League goals in the 90th minute or later - at least four more than any other player in the competition's history

Bournemouth have now gained 17 points from losing positions this season - more than any other side

Kiko Femenia's opener was his first league goal since netting for Alaves against Athletic Club "B" in the Spanish Segunda Division on May 26th 2016, 674 days ago

Femenia was the 16th different player to score for Watford in the Premier League this season - only Arsenal have had more (17, excluding own goals)

Josh King has now scored three goals in his last seven league games - he had only managed to find the net twice in his first 20 such games this season

Will Hughes has had a hand in five goals (two goals, three assists) in nine Premier League games for Watford this season - as many as he managed in 38 Championship games for Derby County last season

Had a big hand in much of Watford's good attacking play, making the second goal for Pereyra with a lovely lay-off

It summed up his knack of finding himself in the heart of the action, registering four key passes - more than anyone else on the pitch - and also putting in a real shift defensively, making more tackles than any of his team-mates (4)

"It's disappointing with the result, because we have lost two points in injury time, but I'm proud of my players

"If we had taken more of the chances we had, it could have given us more of a cushion - and at the end we lost two points

"I didn't see the handball

It was a long way from my position on the pitch

Today we have one point more, we wanted three and I think we deserved it, but there are six games left and we will try to get all the points we can

""It was an action-packed game

We left it very late

I thought we did alright first half, it was a good open game, we came strong at the end

"It's something we've developed as our calling-card, late in the season

We don't know when we're beaten, but it's not good to keep going behind

We started well, we didn't take our early chances and we deservedly got a leveller

"But then we deserved to be behind after half-time and didn't start well, but we showed our character when Jermain popped up

"Bournemouth host Crystal Palace at the Vitality Stadium next Saturday, while Watford are also at home, to seventh-placed Burnley

Both games kick-off at 3pm

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Romelu Lukaku scored his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester United returned to second place in the table with a 2-0 win over Swansea on Saturday

It was largely a comfortable afternoon for United at Old Trafford as Lukaku's fifth-minute opener and Alexis Sanchez's clinical finish in the 20th minute set them up for victory

It took Swansea until the hour mark to offer any sort of threat, but substitute Tammy Abraham was denied twice in the space of a minute by David de Gea - the first save a brilliant one-handed stop from close range

The win sees United move two points above Liverpool, who

Swansea stay three points clear of the relegation zone after a performance that must go down as one of their worst under Carlos Carvalhal

United's own performances have been under scrutiny for much of the season but there was little for the home fans to complain about in a dominant first-half display

The deadlock was broken after just five minutes when Lukaku's shot deflected in off Alfie Mawson

The goal was Lukaku's 100th in the Premier League and he was only denied his 101st by a sharp low save from Lukasz Fabianski

Sanchez did make it 2-0 in the 20th minute when he clinically fired home from the edge of the box after a through ball from Jesse Lingard

Swansea offered nothing in response before half-time and were fortunate not to fall further behind as Sanchez headed over in the 55th minute and then Juan Mata lashed a volley over the bar from close range

A change in formation, and the introduction of Tom Carroll, eventually helped the Swans to get a foothold in the game, but De Gea prevented them clawing a goal back

First he made a brilliant one-handed save to keep out Abraham's powerful shot and then he turned an effort from the striker around the post

Swansea continued to look more positive but failed to create further clear chances and saw Fabianski save well from Lukaku

Sanchez was particularly lively in a one-sided first half when he was involved in a lot of Manchester United's best moves

He set up for Lukaku for the opener before finishing well for the second

Might have added another after half-time when he headed over the bar, but overall it was a positive display that ended with a warm ovation when he was replaced in the second half

"In the first half we did everything right, we defended very well, brought the line up, kept Swansea miles away from our goal, scored, had more chances, we played beautiful

The first half was perfect, they improved in the second half but we let it go

""I have good expectations especially with our second half [performance]

I have good expectations for the future because we will play like that more and if we play like that I believe we will stay in the Premier League

I am not happy with the result but really happy with the second half

""The first half was almost too easy for Manchester United

They got themselves in front early, they dominated for the first 30 minutes and it was a walk in the park

"The changes at half-time helped Swansea, they went a bit more positive and Tammy Abraham had two very good chances and David De Gea pulled off two good saves, bearing in mind he had nothing to do in the first half

"That is how you become a top quality goalkeeper, you do nothing for that period of time and are then suddenly forced to make a really top-drawer save with his right hand and then with his left a minute later

"Manchester United will be looking to prevent Manchester City winning the title next Saturday when they meet at the Etihad Stadium, live on Sky Sports

Swansea, meanwhile, travel to West Ham on Saturday

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73

Rock-bottom West Brom slumped to an eighth consecutive Premier League defeat as Burnley held on to win 2-1 at The Hawthorns

Ashley Barnes' brilliant acrobatic finish after 22 minutes sent them on their way to a third successive victory before Chris Wood doubled their lead with a header from close range (73)

Salomon Rondon reduced the arrears with a well-taken finish seven minutes before the end but the hosts could not complete the comeback and Alan Pardew's side remain 10 points adrift of safety with six games remaining

Burnley go from strength to strength, however, with Sean Dyche's men just two points off sixth-placed Arsenal, and the sides face each other in the penultimate weekend of the season

West Brom's eight-year stay in the Premier League looks increasingly like coming to an end, and they paid the price on Saturday after an opening half which lacked the sense of urgency required for a side fighting for their lives

Burnley dominated possession, but scored from their first meaningful attempt on goal as the impressive Aaron Lennon stood up a cross from the right for Barnes to volley past Ben Foster

It was the fourth consecutive Premier League game in which the forward scored - the first time he has achieved the feat - and West Brom failed to test Nick Pope until Rondon's header from Jake Livermore's cross was tipped around the post in first-half stoppage time

Pardew sought to inject greater endeavour and energy at the interval with Matty Phillips replacing Kieran Gibbs, and the switch had the desired effect as the substitute's cross was headed narrowly over by Jay Rodriguez 14 minutes after the restart

But the necessary quality continued to desert the hosts, with Burnley's resolute defence absorbing their opponents' best efforts and the game appeared over as a contest when Wood latched onto Matt Lowton's cute pass to head beyond Foster after his initial shot was saved

It was only after Rondon pounced on a loose ball from Jonny Evans' cross to fire past Pope with seven minutes remaining that Burnley showed any signs of weakness, with Chris Brunt unable to convert from Phillips' cross moments later as the visitors held on for victory

"We were so tentative in what we did [in the first half]

It wasn't the team I saw in training this week

We didn't cope with the pressure from the fans and the media, but in the second half, we did much better

"We need a result, and we did everything today but we couldn't get one

We've got another tough game here next week at home, and we're learning some players can deal with the situation

"We've got to stand up to the opposition and ask them questions

We did that in the second half but the first 45 minutes we weren't good enough

" "We're really pleased

It's another big win

This is a strange place to come at the minute but I thought we handled the occasion well

"I'm not sure if we can break into the top six [this season], but progress is being made

It's hard to make massive strides at once but we've made improvements, particularly away from home

"You've got to be careful what you wish for, but I'm very proud of what the players are achieving

"Barnes' beauty midway through the first half lit up a match that had been starved of quality

The 28-year-old forward is brimming with confidence after notching in his fourth straight Premier League game, and his overall link-up play in particular with Lennon and Wood was a highlight of his performance

He is the second Burnley player to score in four consecutive Premier League appearances after Sam Vokes did so between May and August 2017

West Brom are at home next weekend as they host Swansea on April 7 while Burnley travel to face Watford at Vicarage Road on the same day

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West Ham plunged Southampton deep into relegation trouble as Marko Arnautovic haunted Mark Hughes in a 3-0 win on Saturday

In their first game since fans charged onto the pitch during their 3-0 defeat to Burnley, the Hammers surged to a comfortable lead at half-time with a double from Arnautovic (17, 45+4) and a powerful strike from Joao Mario (13)

Hughes, who was taking charge of his first Premier League game for Southampton, has history with Arnautovic after he publicly criticised him following West Ham's game with Stoke earlier this season

The West Ham striker celebrated his opener by angrily shouting towards the away dugout, presumably with Hughes his target

The result sends West Ham five points clear of the drop zone while Southampton remain in the bottom three, two points from safety with Arsenal (a) and Chelsea (h) their next two games

West Ham skipper Mark Noble called for the home fans to stick with their team for this crucial encounter, which subsequently turned out to be an easy request as the Hammers started full of energy

They were 2-0 up inside 17 minutes as Southampton froze under the pressure

On 13 minutes, a quick counter-attack down the right flank - triggered by Cheickhou Kouyate - resulted in Mario firing home a spectacular strike from 18 yards out

The home fans sensed nervousness in the visitors and roared their team on

Arnautovic fired a gilt-edged chance wide on 15 minutes but made amends 90 seconds later when hammering home a rebound after his initial header from close range was palmed back to him

Southampton's front pair of Charlie Austin and Manolo Gabbiadini were mere bystanders as the Hammers controlled the game in every department

The third goal came during first-half injury-time when Arnautovic volleyed home a pin-point Arthur Masuaku cross

The introduction of Shane Long improved Hughes' men after the break but they never looked capable of giving Joe Hart anything serious to think about

Arnautovic hunted his first Premier League hat-trick but couldn't add to his tally despite testing McCarthy with some long-range efforts - his eighth and ninth goals in his last 13 games were more than enough for the comfortable Hammers

Having been sent off in two of his last three appearances against Southampton, Arnautovic had unfinished business with them and, of course, their manager Hughes, who sold him to West Ham

The decision to switch him to a central striker now looks a masterstroke from Moyes and after failing to score in his first 13 appearances for West Ham, he's now got nine goals to his name this season

"We made a great start and we had great support from the first minute and I think it inspired the players as well

"The players had a really good go right at the start and thankfully we got a couple of early goals and the third goal just before half-time made a big difference as well

" "We were poor

The opening period of a game is vitally important

"You have to understand as the away team that the home team is going to come flying out of the blocks and you have to be ready to go yourself

"Unfortunately, as happened against Newcastle, a very similar situation unfolded today

"West Ham have a London derby with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge next Sunday, live on , while Southampton take on Arsenal in Sunday's early game - also live on Sky Sports

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75

Champions elect Man City are within one win of the Premier League title after a fine first-half blitz gave them a 3-1 win at Everton on Saturday

If City beat rivals Manchester United on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium, live on at 5

30pm, they will be crowned champions for the third time in seven years

City took the lead after just four minutes through Leroy Sane's fine volley, before Gabriel Jesus nodded in the second (13) for his first Premier League goal since November as the leaders cut through Everton with ease

Raheem Sterling made it 3-0 with a low finish eight yards (37), but Yannick Bolasie pulled one back for Everton with a low effort from long range off both posts (63)

The result leaves Everton in ninth, eight points off the top six but having played two games more than sixth-place Arsenal

Despite not playing for 19 days, City ran riot in the first half, taking the lead through Sane's superb far-post volley from David Silva's lifted cross

Everton should have equalised as Bolasie headed over from close range, but just seconds later it was 2-0 as Jesus headed past Jordan Pickford from six yards after Kevin De Bruyne's deft, lifted cross from the right

Leighton Baines then curled a free-kick inches wide, before Kyle Walker dragged a fine opportunity past the post, but City made amends with eight minutes of the half remaining as Sterling finished low at the far post from Silva's centre after another lightning counter attack

Everton defended better in the second half, but they were nearly four behind as Pickford did well to readjust and turn over Fernandinho's deflected long-range effort

The hosts pulled a goal back midway through the half as Bolasie's low, 20-yard shot went through the legs of Walker, striking both posts before crossing the line

Cenk Tosun then headed a good chance wide from a Baines corner, while at the other end Fernandinho hit a beauty from 30 yards inches wide of the upright

The win means Pep Guardiola's first title at City, and his seventh in his last nine seasons in management, could be confirmed next weekend

: "You are 2-0 down so early on and then you try to go to get back in the game because you panic a little bit and we opened ourselves up too much and conceded a third from the counter-attack

At 2-0 we became disheveled and lost doing things as a team together

We put that right in the second half

": "We are closer than ever

We have one game to win

If we are not able to win, we have six more chances

We are so, so close and so happy with the performance

I understand the people are talking about United now but all the decisions I am going to take is thinking about Liverpool - the game before United and after United

That is what it is

"Any one of four City players could have picked up the gong on Saturday evening, but Silva's continued form shows no sign of slowing down

He was majestic again at Goodison Park, setting up the first and third goals, and making more key passes (five) than any other player

Make no mistake, there's a real case for calling Silva City's best-ever player, and one of the greatest imports the Premier League has ever seen

Before the visit of United on Saturday, City go to Anfield in their Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool on Wednesday evening

Everton host Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime, live on Sky Sports Premier League

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76

Junior Stanislas' late strike saw Bournemouth beat West Brom 2-1 on Saturday to all but secure their Premier League safety and send the Baggies a step closer to the drop

West Brom had been leading with 13 minutes to go thanks to Jay Rodriguez's well-taken opener (49), the forward's ninth goal of the season, only for the hosts to equalise through Jordon Ibe's drive (77)

However, with the match entering its final minute, Stanislas stepped up to curl a sensational free-kick past Ben Foster as Bournemouth won for the first time in five games to move eight points clear of the relegation zone

As for the visitors, Alan Pardew's team produced one of their best displays of the season, but this latest defeat - their seventh in a row - leaves them 10 points from safety with now only seven games left this campaign

In a first half with virtually no goalmouth action to report, it was two penalty calls not awarded by referee Graham Scott that were the talk of the Vitality at the break

The first incident came on the half-hour mark when Josh King appeared to be upended by Ahmed Hegazi, while five minutes later Salomon Rondon got to the ball first in the area, only for Nathan Ake to catch the striker

West Brom had soon forgotten that last decision though after taking the lead early in the second half following an excellent team move involving Kieran Gibbs, who powered down the left flank before standing a cross up for Rondon at the far post

The Venezuelan then headed the ball back across for Rodriguez, who did well to swivel and volley past Begovic as hopes were raised of an all-too-rare win on the road for the Baggies

Those hopes, however, were dashed in the final quarter of the match as first Ibe beat Foster with a low drive that despite bouncing just in front of him, the goalkeeper should have kept out

Stanislas then broke West Brom hearts with a breathtaking free-kick that this time Foster had no chance with, the forward's fifth goal of the campaign, before Charlie Daniels' goal-line clearance prevented Matt Phillips for equalising in the seventh minute of stoppage time

It was a difficult game, we always knew it would be, especially with the way West Brom played

They got men behind the ball, they made it very difficult for us

And it was even more difficult when we went behind against that style of play

To go behind was always going to be our biggest challenge, but we found something again and thankfully we have been able to do that at times and come back

It did not look like we were going to do that today, but that is where the players deserve exit credit

It was really hard on our players - they put in an unbelievable effort

It's tough for us as it's been one of those seasons where nothing has gone right - the players have worked really hard and it's difficult to look them in the eye when they've got no reward for it

They'll be walking out of here injured animals as they didn't deserve that

West Brom were well worthy of going in front

Rondon was on fire

It was like Bournemouth were waiting to go behind to start playing

West Brom started to back off and when Jonny Evans went off, a minute later West Brom were behind

Stanislas' free kick was fantastic

I thought West Brom looked tired

Bournemouth probably just about shaded it, but Alan Pardew must be thinking what more West Brom have to do to get out of this run

The muscular Venezuela international did not deserve to be on the losing side after producing an impressive display on the south coast

The frontman helped create Rodriguez's opener and had a hand in everything good the struggling Baggies did all afternoon long

However, despite running himself into the ground, the 28-year-old could not prevent his team from conceding twice late on and seemingly slip towards the Championship

Bournemouth take on Watford at Vicarage Road in the league on Saturday, March 31

Meanwhile, West Brom entertain Burnley at the Hawthorns, with that match also taking place next Saturday afternoon

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77

Crystal Palace moved out of the Premier League drop zone after they beat fellow relegation rivals Huddersfield 2-0 on Saturday

It was a strong away performance from Roy Hodgson's side, with James Tomkins poking home the opener in the 23rd minute to the delight of the away fans

Luka Milivojevic added the second from the penalty spot in the 67th minute after Andros Townsend was fouled by Mathias Jorgensen in the area to send Crystal Palace two points clear of 18th place where they had started the day

Huddersfield offered little in terms of a reply throughout the game at a snowy John Smith's Stadium, and remain in 15th on 31 points - one ahead of the Eagles

Palace began well in west Yorkshire and could have taken the lead in the seventh minute as Milivojevic curled a superb free-kick over the wall, but it did not have enough whip to find the back of the net

But they made the breakthrough in the 23rd minute as Tomkins took advantage of some sloppy Huddersfield defending

Milivojevic was involved again as he delivered a corner, which fell to the defender in the six-yard box

His initial effort was saved by Jonas Lossl, but he managed to poke home the rebound and put Palace ahead

Huddersfield grew into the game after going behind with a number of crosses from both flanks going into the area, but they were unable to create a clear-cut opening as they went into the break on the back foot

Palace continued to see the better of the chances in the second half, and had an effort cleared off the line in the 61st minute

It could have been another for Tomkins as he collected a Townsend corner at the back post, but his shot through the area was seen away by Steve Mounie

But Huddersfield had their best chance of the game not long after

Florent Hadergjonaj crossed into the area and after a slight flick on from Milivojevic at the near post, the ball landed to the feet of Mounie but his fierce drive flew past the post

Palace put the game to bed in the 67th minute, though, as Townsend was brought down in the area by Jorgensen and referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot

Captain Milivojevic sent Lossl the wrong way as he smashed home the penalty to seal victory for Palace

"I think it was a deserved result

Credit to Crystal Palace, they deserved this win and we were below par today, especially with the ball

"There is no doubt about the attitude or effort

They [the players] tried everything and they fought but in ball positions, we were not good enough and the distances were too big

""It is an important victory because we are playing teams around us at the bottom of the table and every time you get points, you improve your score and of course, take away from theirs

"It was very encouraging today at least to come to a place like Huddersfield where everyone knows how hard it is to win and go away with the three points

I hope that is going to give us some type of boost and confidence for the future

"It was a superb performance from Tomkins at both ends of the field

Not only did he show brilliant reactions to score the opening goal but he twice further collected corners in the box, but was denied by the Huddersfield defence

He played a major part in Palace securing a clean sheet, nicking in front of players and making clearances at almost every turn

He helped clear up some mistakes by centre-back partner Mamadou Sakho, and was fantastic in keeping Huddersfield quiet

Following the international break, Huddersfield will travel to Newcastle on Saturday, March 31 while Crystal Palace are also in action on the same day when they host Liverpool live on for a 12

30pm kick off

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78

Cenk Tosun dealt a blow to Stoke's Premier League survival hopes as he scored twice in Everton's 2-1 win at a snowy Bet365 Stadium

The Potters played an hour with 10 men after Charlie Adam was sent off by Martin Atkinson for a foul on Wayne Rooney

They fell behind to Tosun's opener (69) from close range after his initial header had been saved, but Stoke had substitute Eric Choupo-Moting to thank for their leveller when he side-footed in Joe Allen's excellent free-kick - injuring himself in the process, and lasting only six minutes in total before he was forced back off

Tosun's diving header then finished off Theo Walcott's cross with six minutes to go, leaving Stoke three points from safety having played a game more than many of their relegation rivals

On a day of changing weather in Staffordshire, with snow blizzards and clear sunshine interchanging at will, the main talking point before the break came thanks to Atkinson

His decision to send off Adam appeared harsh

The Scotsman and Rooney were competing for a 50/50 ball on the edge of the Everton box and Adam's challenge was late rather than dangerous

Everton could not press their man advantage before the break as Stoke held firm in increasingly difficult conditions, but finally did so when they produced the first move worthy of a goal all afternoon

Yannick Bolasie's cross was headed goalwards by Tosun, and at the second attempt he turned the ball in for the opener despite Ryan Shawcross' best efforts

Everton looked more likely to double their advantage than the deflated Potters did to find an equaliser, but they pulled level when Choupo-Moting, brought on four minutes earlier, popped up at the far post to slot home Allen's brilliant free-kick from deep

All of a sudden, the hosts looked confident - but it was shortlived, as Walcott's inviting cross was turned in by Tosun with a low header Butland perhaps should have saved, to leave Stoke's route to survival as treacherous as the weather at the Bet365 Stadium

Stoke's tough time at the bottom doesn't get any easier, with a trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal on April 1

Everton have a home game with Manchester City on March 31 with Liverpool coming up at Goodison Park seven days later

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Mohamed Salah continued his superb season by scoring four times as Liverpool thrashed Watford 5-0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday

Salah struck twice in the first half and then twice again late in the game to secure his first Liverpool hat-trick and take his tally to 36 for the season in all competitions

That is the best haul in a debut season by a Liverpool player while he also chipped in with an assist shortly after half-time when he set up Roberto Firmino for a flicked finish

Watford offered little in response as their poor away form under Javi Gracia continued

The Hornets are yet to even score on the road since Gracia took over in January, and they were given a masterclass in finishing from Salah as Liverpool bounced back from their defeat at Manchester United in style

In snowy conditions, the Reds enjoyed the perfect start as Salah, who is now four clear in the Premier League golden boot race with 28 goals, sat down Miguel Britos in the box and then fired a low shot past Orestis Karnezis in the fourth minute

Watford defended deep in the opening half an hour and were only eventually given impetus by a few slack passes from Liverpool, who had otherwise looked comfortable

However, after Richarlison headed at Loris Karius, the Reds doubled their lead as Andy Robertson's perfectly-placed cross was finished by Salah from 10 yards out in the 43rd minute

Salah then set up Firmino to cleverly flick in for 3-0 after half-time

Roberto Pereyra hit the bar for Watford from a free-kick shortly afterwards, but that was a rare positive moment for the visitors, who crumbled late on

Salah twisted and turned in the box in the 77th minute before finishing for his hat-trick and then fired in a fourth in the 85th minute after Danny Ings' shot was spilled by Karnezis

Who else?A simply wonderful individual display, from the skill for the opening goal that took him past Britos to the jinking back and forth away from several defenders for the third goal

He's now four clear at the top of the Premier League scoring charts with 28 goals and although the season is nearing the end, isn't showing any signs of slowing down

Liverpool are next in action on Saturday, March 31 when they travel to Crystal Palace in the Premier League, live on

They then host Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, April 4

Watford are at home against Bournemouth on Saturday, March 31

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David Silva scored twice as Manchester City moved a step closer to the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Stoke City on Monday night

Man City broke the deadlock after just 10 minutes at the bet365 Stadium thanks to Silva's neat side-footed finish

The Spain midfielder then doubled the visitors' advantage, converting after a lovely move five minutes into the second half

As a result, Pep Guardiola's side will now win the Premier League by beating Everton and second-placed Manchester United in their next two fixtures

Stoke, meanwhile, remain in the relegation zone and a point from safety with just eight games left of the season

The champions-elect made the perfect start to proceedings, taking an early lead thanks to yet another brilliant team goals that began with Vincent Kompany at the back

Man City's captain fed the returning Fernandinho in midfield and, after a slick exchange of passes involving Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling, the England forward's right-wing cross was swept home by Silva's composed finish, although Jack Butland may have done better in Stoke's goal

Stoke huffed and puffed in the first half, but the closest the hosts came to equalising was when Xherdan Shaqiri's quick feet saw the Swiss get free to the byline on the right, only for Fernandinho to crucially deflect Badou Ndiaye's goal-bound shot just past the far post

The visitors made Stoke pay for that miss when Silva scored his second of the night after 50 minutes, and his eighth league goal of the campaign, as Paul Lambert's team were again undone by a breathtaking goal

Fernandinho picked out the Spain international, who then found Jesus lurking just outside the box, with the forward's lovely return pass allowing Silva to hook the ball over the advancing Butland to give Man City breathing space

Man City moved up a further gear and were unlucky not to add more goals in the final quarter, but a combination of poor finishing, excellent goalkeeping and bad luck denied both Sterling and the impressive Leroy Sane

Not that that mattered, and with Man City having now collected 81 points from their 30 league games this season, they have now equalled Leicester City's total as champions three years ago

The Spain international ran the show from start to finish in the Potteries on , with his two goals either side of half-time putting City within touching distance of a third Premier League title

The midfielder's opener came with a cushioned finish, while his second meant the 32-year-old has now scored eight league goals this season, his second highest tally in a single campaign in the competition after netting 12 three years ago

"They are as good a team as I have seen in a long time

I think their movement and trying to keep them at bay [was hard]

"I think the way they play the game is terrific, the passing, the movement, you don't really see it until you get close to it, it's a very difficult game to stop

They make the pitch very big, when you have the ball and when you don't have it

"He was very complimentary to ourselves with the spirit we showed but I went to congratulate him for the way they play the game

""We are very close, it had been 12 months where we have collected a lot of points and just lost one game," he said

"It is always a complicated here, but we put in a solid performance and controlled the game and didn't concede a goal

They had just one chance, so three points more

"We now have three weeks off and we travel to Abu Dhabi to train there in better weather conditions and to change our habits, stay together and come back strong

""What I would say is it's the best team I've seen in terms of their attacking shape being the best defensive shape

They are absolutely perfect when they attack, which means they are perfect when they defend

"Their attacking positions are such that when they back up play they are in a shape whereby they can sustain every single attack

"They don't come out of shape

They are brilliant in their attacking, but also they are brilliant in their defending off the back of their attacking

"They are the best I've seen in terms of their organisation, it really is wonderful to watch - and it is clockwork

"Man City travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton

However, the Premier League leaders have to wait until tea time on Saturday March 31 before they are next in action, followed by United at the Etihad in their following fixture on Saturday April 7 in a match you can see live on Meanwhile, Sam Allardyce's team are also Stoke's next opponents in the league, with the Potters hosting Everton at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday afternoon

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Arsenal geared up for their Europa League decider and halted a run of three straight Premier League defeats with a 3-0 win over Watford at the Emirates

Shkodran Mustafi headed an eighth-minute opener and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang fired a belated second just before the hour-mark, before Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a third 13 minutes from time as Arsene Wenger's selection gamble with AC Milan in mind paid off

The hosts had escaped punishment for a profligate first half and were indebted to Petr Cech for saving a Troy Deeney penalty just minutes after Aubameyang struck, the goalkeeper finally recording his 200th Premier League clean sheet

Wenger's scrutinised side remain 10 points adrift of the top four, having played a game more, but victory at a stadium once again pockmarked by empty seats will at least help boost still-fragile confidence ahead of a Europa League last-16 showdown pivotal to their season

Deeney had memorably accused Arsenal of lacking 'cojones' at Vicarage Road in October but after responding to their critics with a 2-0 win in Italy on Thursday, the Gunners set a brisk tempo despite six changes that saw Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey rested

Ozil had slipped Aubameyang through with just two minutes on the clock, Hornets 'keeper Orestis Karnezis splayed to thwart him, but the German created the opener soon after with an inswinging free-kick that Mustafi rose between yellow shirts to meet

That milestone goal - Arsenal's 1,000th at home in the Premier League - might have been supplemented before the break but Sead Kolasinac's heavy centre just evaded Aubameyang's lunge (17) and after collecting Mohamed Elneny's ball on the run, Ozil lashed straight at the goalkeeper (28)

Abdoulaye Doucoure's driving run into the box had tested Cech's reactions, while Roberto Pereyra smashed a loose ball from close range over the crossbar (25) during a half where the visitors grew in confidence as their hosts failed to increase their lead

Cech had pushed away a stoppage-time Richarlison header to preserve the slim advantage by the break and Rob Holding was forced into a smart block after the restart as Watford maintained momentum

Danny Welbeck was stripped to enter the fray, home nerves lingering, but then Mkhitaryan pounced on a loose ball and drove goalwards, threading through a ball that Aubameyang tucked away before flipping backwards in celebration (59)

Arsenal breathed easier but Watford were gifted a lifeline when Ainsley Maitland-Niles tripped Pereyra, only for Deeney - booed lustily as he stepped up to the spot - to fire straight at Cech

The Czech punched the air, landmark shut-out in sight, as the Emirates noise finally lifted, and having opened his Arsenal account in midweek, Mkhitaryan sealed the points when he latched onto Aubameyang's ball and slotted home

Mohamed Elneny impressed and Mesut Ozil - who pulled up in the first half before playing on - was at the centre of Arsenal's best attacking play before the break but Petr Cech takes the prize on his milestone day

Speaking on co-commentary, Alan Smith said: "He's not been flawless but he made four saves and got that 200th clean sheet

He deserves it

" "I wanted to absolutely win this game, it was difficult, but it gets us out of that negative spirit that we were in

I don't know how much negativity is out there

I focus on my job; I have shown in 22 years that I can do that and that I respect everybody's opinion but I focus on my job with total commitment

""I am disappointed because I can't believe that we didn't score a goal

Troy before the match was concentrating on playing well, to help the team

He had the chance to score the penalty, he didn't do it

I don't know what he is thinking about

"Arsenal are back at the Emirates on Thursday as they bid to make their first-leg advantage count and reach the Europa League quarter-finals

With Leicester in FA Cup action next weekend, they return to Premier League duties against Stoke on April 1

Watford travel to Liverpool on March 17

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Marcus Rashford's first-half double inspired Manchester United to a crucial 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday

The England forward's thunderous drive fired United into the lead on 14 minutes - his first Premier League goal since December 10 - and he doubled his tally with a deflected second 10 minutes later

Eric Bailly's 66th-minute own goal handed an improved Liverpool a route back into the game but United withstood a late onslaught to secure their first victory over their rivals since January 2016

The victory sees Jose Mourinho's men extend their unbeaten league run against Liverpool to eight games and opens up a five-point lead over Jurgen Klopp's side in the race for second

There was a subdued start to the 200th meeting between England's two most-decorated clubs, but Rashford, making his first league start since Boxing Day, ignited the contest

Romelu Lukaku bullied Dejan Lovren to flick a David de Gea punt into the path of Rashford, who cut inside Trent Alexander-Arnold before ruthlessly rifling the ball into the far corner

Virgil van Dijk should have drawn Liverpool level on 23 minutes but he headed James Milner's corner wide from five yards - and Rashford made him pay for the miss a minute later

After Lukaku got the better of Lovren in the air again, Juan Mata's attempted shot was blocked into Rashford's path and his low effort took a nick off Alexander-Arnold on its way past Karius

United so nearly had a third on 39 minutes but Mata's overhead kick flashed wide, moments before Ashley Young brilliantly denied Liverpool a lifeline, preventing Andrew Robertson's cross from setting up Mohamed Salah for a tap-in

There was a stark improvement from Liverpool after the break

Van Dijk steered a header onto the roof of the United goal within four minutes of the restart before a combination of Chris Smalling and Young denied Salah from converting Roberto Firmino's lofted pass

The visitors had a strong penalty appeal declined on 57 minutes when Robertson's drilled cross appeared to strike Antonio Valencia's arm, but they were back in the game nine minutes later when Bailly clumsily turned Sadio Mane's cross into his own net

In a pulsating finale, substitute Georginio Wijnaldum's rasping 18-yard drive deflected inches wide, a last-gasp Bailly tackle halted a dangerous Mane run into the area and, into the sixth-minute of stoppage time, Salah blazed a volley over as Liverpool's hopes of a comeback failed to materialise

"Is it a perfect result? Yes

Three points is very important

I wouldn't go so far as saying it was a perfect performance

In the first half, the game gave us the opportunity to be direct, fast and score goals, more than we did

A third goal from Mata would've been fantastic

""Nobody could have had an argument if it was a draw

But the situations around the two goals cannot happen

They scored twice and it was a big influence, it was a big boost for them and a big blow for us

We needed luck but we cannot say we do not deserve the defeat because of the two goals

"It's been a difficult few months for Marcus Rashford

Starts in Jose Mourinho's preferred starting line-ups have been at a premium and, as a result, goals have been hard to come by

But the local lad answered some of his critics and gave his manager food for thought with a match-winning performance against his club's fiercest rivals

United face a season-defining week as Sevilla and Brighton travel to Old Trafford in the Champions League and FA Cup respectively

Liverpool look to return to winning ways when they host Watford in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday

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Heung-Min Son scored twice as Tottenham came from behind to beat Bournemouth 4-1 in the Premier League, but Harry Kane suffered an ankle injury

Bournemouth took the lead through Junior Stanislas (7), before goals from Dele Alli (35), Son (65 and 87) and Serge Aurier (90) ensured Spurs strengthened their position in the top four

It was an impressive response to their agonising midweek Champions League exit to Juventus but after he awkwardly planted his right boot into the turf

Tottenham move into third place, one point above Liverpool and five ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea

Bournemouth, meanwhile, remain in 12th and six points above the relegation zone

Bournemouth were gifted a golden opportunity to go in front in the opening exchanges

In the third minute, Callum Wilson sprinted behind Davinson Sanchez and squared the ball across to Stanislas, whose effort crashed off the crossbar

But the 28-year-old made amends moments later by putting his side ahead following a ruthless counter-attack

Adam Smith's low cross from the right flank was missed by Wilson before Stanislas, on the half-volley, hit home to hand Bournemouth a deserved lead

Kane had the ball in the net on the half-hour mark but it was ruled out for offside shortly before he was forced off the pitch with an ankle injury

However, Tottenham seemed unfazed as Alli grabbed an equaliser in the 35th minute as he tapped in Aurier's low cross to end a run of 15 games without a goal

The hosts responded brightly at the start of the second half as Simon Francis, on his 600th Bournemouth appearance, unleashed a fierce drive towards goal which Hugo Lloris did well to parry away

At the other end, in the 57th minute, Christian Eriksen was denied by Asmir Begovic as he pushed away his powerful drive that seemed destined for the bottom corner

Spurs continued to push for the lead and found it through Son five minutes later

Alli turned from goal-scorer to provider as he dinked the ball into the South Korea international's path, allowing him to acrobatically turn his first-time shot in

In the 83rd minute, Wilson had a goal ruled out as referee Mike Dean felt he fouled Sanchez when he controlled the ball to tap home

And Spurs completed a convincing turnaround when Son struck again in the 87th minute

The 25-year-old rounded Begovic for a simple finish before Aurier completed the comfortable win with a far-post header

Tottenham are now unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League games (W9 D3) - only once before have they been on a longer run without a defeat in the competition (14 games ending in December 2015)

Bournemouth have now failed to beat Spurs in six Premier League meetings (D1 L5)

Only against Manchester City City (0 points) have they picked up fewer points in the competition since they joined

Indeed, the Cherries side have conceded 17 goals in six Premier League games against Spurs - only Man City have netted more against them since they joined the competition (21)

Eddie Howe's side have now lost 19 points from leading positions this season; only West Brom (21) have dropped more after taking the lead in the Premier League

Dele Alli has scored 10+ goals in all competitions in each of his three seasons with Spurs (42 goals total)

After Kane went off injured, Son took on the goalscoring responsibility and did so with flying colours

When the game was firmly in the balance, Son scored the game's pivotal goal before putting the visitors further ahead three minutes from time

Son's continues his fine form as he now has six goals in his last four matches

Bournemouth host West Brom on March 17 in a 3pm kick-off

Tottenham, meanwhile, travel to Swansea for their FA Cup quarter-final tie on the same day (12

15pm)

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Cenk Tosun scored his first Everton goal at Goodison Park as they beat Brighton 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday

Brighton were happy to sit back until the hour-mark, when Yannick Bolasie's cross was turned into his own net by Gaetan Bong, under pressure from Theo Walcott

It was 2-0 shortly after through Tosun (76), who fired in off the crossbar from 12 yards after Leighton Baines had squared the ball across goal

Wayne Rooney saw a late penalty superbly saved by Matt Ryan, but the result sees Everton move up to ninth, while Brighton are down to 11th - seven points off the drop zone

For all of Everton's dominance in the first half, in which they had 65 per cent possession and eight corners, they couldn't break down a dogged Brighton side

Seamus Coleman came closest, dragging an effort wide from an angle eight yards out, before Glenn Murray forced Jordan Pickford into a decent save from range

Everton finally took the lead after the break as Bong inadvertently turned home Bolasie's dangerous cross under pressure from Walcott

It was 2-0 with 14 minutes remaining as Tosun lashed home inside the box, but the ball looked to take a slight deflection off Lewis Dunk before hitting the underside of the crossbar and crossing the line

Anthony Knockaert deservedly saw red for Brighton soon after, going in two-footed on Leighton Baines at the touchline, before Rooney saw a penalty tipped wide by Ryan after Dominic Calvert-Lewin had been brought down by Shane Duffy

Brighton nearly halved the deficit at the death, but Pickford did well to tip away Pascal Gross' effort from the edge of the box

: "As soon as we deliver a bit of real quality, the two goals came about

[Tosun] found himself a bit of space and finished it brilliantly

He's settled down

For me, it was 'Why did you buy him? Why are you not playing him?' The usual when you pay money for somebody

For me my job is not what about everybody else says, it's about what I think internally, when he's ready

"He could have got a lot of criticism if I'd played him too soon, and they'd all have started saying: 'What a waste of money,' as happens across the football world, but we were patient with him and he worked really hard

Long may it continue

": "It was [a bad day at the office], if we play at a level like that, we will find it difficult to win any Premier League games

We know what the levels are, and we have reached those levels in the run we've been on, and we were well below that today

Certainly the best side won

"There were plenty of contenders for MOTM at Goodison Park, but it has to go to Jagielka, who has been out of the side of late through injury

He was dominant alongside Michael Keane, who has been anxious recently, and dealt with anything Brighton threw at them as they looked to go long to Glenn Murray early on

Special mentions for Cenk Tosun, Theo Walcott and Leighton Baines - but Jagielka stole the show - registering more clearances (six) than any other Everton player

Everton now go to Stoke on Saturday in the Premier League, while Brighton are at Old Trafford to face Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday evening

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Swansea produced a brilliant defensive performance to claim a point at Huddersfield despite playing 79 minutes of the 0-0 draw with 10 men

The visitors' gameplan was undone after just 11 minutes when Jordan Ayew was shown a straight red card by Michael Oliver for a high boot in a challenge with Jonathan Hogg

Yet for all their subsequent possession - and Huddersfield enjoyed 81 per cent of the ball - Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski was forced into just one save of note, tipping Steve Mounie's fierce volley onto the bar midway through the second half

Tom Ince then hit the post in injury time with a fine downward header, but the hosts could find no way through as Swansea held on to leave both sides on 31 points in their fight against relegation

The game swung on Ayew's red card as he slid in to retrieve the ball in a robust 50-50 challenge with Hogg, although replays showed the Huddersfield captain was perhaps fortunate to avoid punishment as he appeared to stamp on the Swansea forward's leg

And it might have been worse for the visitors had Alfie Mawson made contact with Alex Pritchard with a reckless sliding lunge on 18 minutes

That Pritchard was able to hop out of the way meant the Swansea defender was only shown a yellow

But the red card established the pattern of the game, with Huddersfield moving the ball wide and throwing in cross after cross, largely without reward as the Swansea back three of Mawson, Federico Fernandez and Mike van der Hoorn continued to head and hack clear

Only once did Town really threaten in the opening 45 minutes - Mounie's flicked header from Aaron Mooy's cross on 41 minutes looping just over the bar with Fabianski scrambling

They improved after the break - a superb cross from Florent Hadergjonaj fell to Scott Malone at the far post but he could not sort his feet out to make contact and ended up in the back of the net instead of the ball

Mounie then fired into the side netting on the hour before Fabianski brilliantly tipped the striker's fierce volley onto the bar and behind as Huddersfield continued to press

Hadergjonaj's shot from 25 yards flew inches wide and when Ince's header bounced up and onto the post, Huddersfield knew that despite 28 shots to Swansea's zero, this was not to be their day

"Sometimes in football you need luck, but the performance was very good

We didn't have luck today, but we will take the clean sheet

It's been a long time since we had a clean sheet

But this could be a crucial point at the end of the season

"Swansea put all the bodies behind the ball and were lucky

They worked hard but we have to be honest, they were lucky, we were unlucky

We can live with this performance, you don't always you get what you deserve

" "This is one of our best results because of the circumstances of the game and the importance of the game

My players were brave

They fought a lot, the commitment was very strong

We played with 10 players for most of the game

"When we lost one player, we knew we missed the bridge to go to attack, so we had to protect the point

You see how many crosses and corners they had, but my players were unbelievable

They were brave and we achieved an epic point this afternoon

"It was a heroic performance by all of Swansea's defenders, but Fernandez was the pick of them all, repelling everything thrown his way as Huddersfield laid siege to the Swansea penalty area

The Argentinian made a game-high 15 clearances for his side as Carlos Carvalhal's side returned to Wales with a valuable point

Huddersfield's bid to avoid the drop continues with another clash with fellow strugglers as Crystal Palace visit the John Smith's Stadium next Saturday

Swansea have an FA Cup quarter-final date with Tottenham next Saturday before travelling to Manchester United in the Premier League at the end of the month

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Newcastle recorded a crucial victory in the battle for survival in the Premier League, beating Southampton 3-0 at St James' Park on Saturday

Kenedy was the man of the moment for the hosts, scoring his first goal for the club in the second minute to give Rafael Benitez's side the perfect start

The Brazilian scored his second after a brilliant counter-attacking move featuring Ayoze Perez and Dwight Gayle in the 29th minute before Matt Ritchie (57) rounded off a comfortable afternoon's work for the hosts

The win sees Newcastle move up to 13th in the league, five points clear of the relegation zone but defeat leaves Southampton perilously close to the drop zone in 17th, one point ahead of Crystal Palace and Stoke having played a game more

Newcastle were handed the perfect start by Kenedy, who chested down Jonjo Shelvey's pass before turning and side-footing the ball past Alex McCarthy and into the bottom corner to score his first goal for the club

The goal gave the home fans a huge early lift and Benitez's players responded to the backing from their supporters as Shelvey snapped into a tackle to win the ball back in midfield before playing a brilliant pass through to Gayle, whose touch let him down with only McCarthy to beat

Southampton struggled to find any sort of foothold in the game and they should have been further behind when Mohamed Diame dispossessed Mario Lemina, but Gayle's shot was smartly saved by McCarthy low down to his left

The second goal eventually came though, and Lemina was involved again, slipping on the edge of the Newcastle penalty area to allow Perez to break forward on the counter-attack and pick out Gayle in the penalty area

The striker could have easily taken on the shot himself but he showed brilliant vision in sliding the ball to Kenedy, who had a tap-in at the far post to finish off a scintillating Newcastle counter-attack

Southampton responded by sending on Shane Long and Josh Sims on at the break for Lemina and Dusan Tadic but Mauricio Pellegrino's side continued to struggle

And they were further behind in the 57th minute when Shelvey, who had acres of time and space on the edge of the penalty area, laid the ball off for Ritchie, who stroked the ball into the bottom corner

Southampton did eventually muster up a couple of shots on target through Guido Carrillo and Sims but Martin Dubravka, who had a quiet afternoon, kept both out to compound what was a miserable afternoon for the Saints

Despite Dubravka's late work, Newcastle remained relatively untroubled as they secured a victory which sees them take a positive step towards remaining in the Premier League

"This result can give us a lot of confidence and belief

In the end, it's just what you need when you are in this type of situation

There are a lot of teams trying to avoid relegation but we have confidence that we can do it

There are still a lot of games to play but at least you know you can play in this way and you can get points

We have confidence we can do it

" "I haven't seen my team compete in this way this season without the spirit you need to compete at this level

Sometimes you can play badly, sometimes you can make mistakes but you have to react

We have to say sorry to our fans because we didn't represent the values of the club

In this situation we have to react as quickly as we can

"Kenedy proved to be the matchwinner for Newcastle after scoring his first goals for the club but Shelvey was at the heart of all that was good in his side's 3-0 victory

Neat and tidy in possession, the 26-year-old ran the game from central midfield and picked out Kenedy for his opening strike before laying the ball on a plate for Ritchie to pick out the bottom corner

Replaced in the 83rd minute, Shelvey received an excellent ovation from the St James' Park crowd, who recognised his contribution to what could prove to be a vital three points in their bid to beat the drop

Newcastle are not in action next week due to Tottenham's involvement in the FA Cup

With an international break also on the horizon, Benitez's side have a long wait for their next match on Saturday March 31 against Huddersfield at St James' Park

Meanwhile, Southampton are involved in the FA Cup and they travel to Wigan next Sunday (1

30pm) with an opportunity of reaching the semi-finals

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Riyad Mahrez starred as Leicester condemned West Brom to their sixth successive Premier League loss with a 4-1 win at The Hawthorns on Saturday

Salomon Rondon had given the Baggies the lead inside eight minutes as nipped in front of Wes Morgan to steer the ball into the net

However, the hosts' lead lasted just 13 minutes as Jamie Vardy was superbly picked out by Mahrez from inside his own half before the England forward volleyed Leicester level from the 18-yard box

Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho was on the field for only three minutes before he picked out Mahrez (62), who lifted the ball over Ben Foster before the former Manchester City striker rounded off the victory with a pinpoint header

There was just enough time left for Vicente Iborra to rub salt into the wounds of the home fans as he rose above Craig Dawson to head in Leicester's fourth in added time and seal a convincing win

The loss leaves West Brom rooted to the foot of the table - eight points off 17th-placed Southampton with just eight matches left in the league - while the Foxes remain in eighth

After a tentative opening from Alan Pardew's side, Oliver Burke got behind Ben Chilwell on the right before delivering a brilliant ball into the box for Rondon to toe-poke past Kasper Schmeichel

With their tails up, Grzegorz Krychowiak's rasping shot from the edge of the box took a deflection off Chilwell and Schmeichel was forced to pull off a brilliant save to tip the ball onto the crossbar

Just four minutes later and the visitors equalised

Mahrez sprayed a pass over the top from inside his own half to Vardy, who allowed the ball to drop over his shoulder before volleying low into the right corner

With half-time approaching, sloppy defending from the home side allowed Vardy through on goal but uncharacteristically the 31-year-old wanted too much time on the ball and Dawson got back to clear

With Mahrez's dominance on the match growing after the break, Iheanacho's pass was brilliantly brought down by the Algerian, before he coolly chipped the ball over Foster

West Brom were struggling to get a footing in the second-half and Krychowiak was forced to shoot from range but failed to test Schmeichel

Provider then turned goalscorer as Chilwell's pinpoint cross was met by Iheanacho, who made no mistake from six yards out

As the home fans flooded out of The Hawthorns, Leicester continued to attack and a tiring Dawson was unable to match the athletic leap of Iborra, who netted just his second goal for Leicester

Leicester's playmaker was at the heart of their attacking play, pulling the strings from deep in midfield as helped the Foxes control the match with pinpoint crosses and defence-splitting passes

Mahrez walked off to a standing ovation from the travelling Leicester fans

West Brom travel to Bournemouth in the Premier League next Saturday, while Leicester host Chelsea in their FA Cup quarter-final clash on Sunday

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Chris Wood came off the bench to score twice and assist Ashley Barnes in a 3-0 victory over West Ham amid fan protests

The New Zealand international's introduction in the second half inspired a comfortable win for Burnley against a backdrop of crowd demonstrations against West Ham owners David Sullivan and David Gold

Burnley had not had a shot on target until the 66th minute when Barnes smashed in the visitors' opener before Wood tapped in a second (70) and capitalised on Joe Hart's error for their third (81)

The result puts Burnley three points clear in seventh and places further pressure on sixth-placed Arsenal

West Ham, meanwhile, drop down to 16th after their third successive defeat

West Ham were in full control during the opening 45 minutes as Burnley failed to test Joe Hart's goal

The host's first goalscoring opportunity came to Marko Arnautovic in the 12th minute - breaking free into the box - but his low drive from a tight angle was stopped by the feet of goalkeeper Nick Pope

Joao Mario fired his volley towards an open goal over the bar moments later, and in the 23rd minute, West Ham had a controversial penalty appeal turned down

Aaron Cresswell's cross hit Aaron Lennon's arm at a very close proximity, but referee Lee Mason elected to only award a West Ham corner

As David Moyes' men continued to push numbers forward, West Ham's next big chance arrived in the 38th minute

Angelo Ogbonna's looping header caught the Burnley backline off-guard before the ball landed to Manuel Lanzini in a one-on-one position, but his low shot was blocked by Pope's left boot

The second half sparked into life when Sean Dyche elected to bring on Wood on the hour-mark

In the 66th minute, the 26-year-old held the ball on the right flank before he teed up the onrushing Barnes, who smashed his effort first-time into the top corner

After a group of protesters made their way onto the pitch and beneath the director's box, Burnley scored almost instantly after the restart

Barnes fed the ball to Lennon, who squared he ball across the goal-mouth for Wood to get his first of the game

Ten minutes before time, Burnley condemned West Ham to a terrible afternoon when Hart spilled Johann Gudmundsson's powerful drive which allowed Wood to capitalise on the opportunity to get his second of the afternoon

And as the game drew to a close, Trevor Brooking cut a lonely figure in the director's box as Gold and Sullivan left early

West Ham United have lost three league games in a row by a margin of 3+ goals for the first time since March 2008

Burnley have now recorded their highest points tally in a single Premier League season (43), with eight games still to spare

Ashley Barnes has scored in three successive appearances for Burnley - the last time he scored in three successive games was back in May 2011 for Brighton (four games)

Chris Wood is the first player to be involved in three Premier League goals (two goals, one assist) as a substitute in a match since Steven Naismith scored a hat-trick for Everton against Chelsea in September 2015

West Ham dominated the opening 45 minutes, but as soon as Wood came on midway through the second half, the game was turned on its head

Wood quickly forged an effective partnership with Barnes up front and assisted his team-mate's goal before getting two himself, and he did it all in just 30 minutes

:"We missed two or three great chances in the first half

I thought we played well

In truth, two minutes of madness changed the whole game when it never really looked like we were under a great deal of threat

We played well so it's just disappointing the way it went

"We have to deal with our own stuff but the stoppages didn't help the concentration

It's down to us

The game changed, we missed the opportunities in the first half and we didn't start the second half quite as well

It never looked like the way it was going that's for sure

": "The first half they were the better side

We weren't at the races

What kept us really in it was the diligence to the simple stuff, to the basics

We kept our shape and all the little details in the game to just about hang in there

"They had a couple of good chances

Pope makes a save

We had one over the top and it was a reminder to us that you can't give anyone a moment in this division

In the second half it was a very good display

"We stayed calm with some interesting things going on today and delivered a good second half

"After the international break, West Ham host Southampton on March 31

Burnley, meanwhile, travel to West Brom on the same day

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Chelsea picked up a valuable 2-1 win over Crystal Palace as a deflected Willian strike and a calamitous Martin Kelly own-goal gave the Blues only a second league victory in six

They could have been out of sight by the break had Olivier Giroud added to their two first-half goals (25, 32), but he was denied by a goal-line clearance by James Tomkins and later struck a post after the interval

Palace improved immeasurably thanks to the half-time return of Wilfried Zaha from a long-term injury and saw Alexander Sorloth hammer a shot against the woodwork, before his seemingly legitimate late goal was chalked off for a foul in the build-up that looked extremely soft

The Eagles did pull one back in the final minute when Patrick van Aanholt slotted beyond Thibaut Courtois from close range, but Chelsea hung on to move back within two points of fourth-placed Tottenham

The hosts had lost four of their previous five league games but immediately effused the kind of confidence of their title-winning side of last season

They were lacking a final ball to really test Wayne Hennessey, before a stroke of luck put them ahead as Willian cut inside and saw his drilled shot strike Kelly and go in off the post

It was two seven minutes later when a flowing move ended with Willian feeding Zappacosta, and despite Kelly's valiant efforts, he could only clear the ball against Hennessey, and in turn himself, before it trickled over the line

The onslaught continued as the superb Tomkins denied Giroud what appeared a certain goal with a sliding block on the line, but Palace looked a different side once Zaha was brought on at the break

They struck the woodwork within two minutes when Chelsea gifted Sorloth the ball and the Norweigan beat Courtois, but not the post, from an inviting angle, before Giroud hit the frame of the goal with an even easier opportunity from eight yards

Palace thought they had given themselves a lifeline when Sorloth fired home from a free-kick, but referee Anthony Taylor harshly punished a high foot in the Chelsea box from Jairo Riedewald on Gary Cahill when contact looked to be minimal at best

They did get a goal back in the final minute of normal time as Van Aanholt swept home from close range, but could not find an equaliser to take them level on points with 17th-placed Southampton

Chelsea's in-form forward was at it again, registering more shots on target (4) than any other player on the pitch and getting a goal to show for it too, albeit deflected

He really came into his own after half-time, putting what should have been a third on a plate for Giroud and keeping the Palace defence chasing shadows at times

The Brazilian has now scored five times in his last five games for Chelsea, having found the net only once in nine previous matches

Chelsea will jump on the plane to Spain for the second leg of their finely balanced Champions League last-16 tie with Barcelona, before travelling to Leicester City next Sunday

In the meantime, Palace face a crunch clash at relegation rivals Huddersfield Town on Saturday, and then host Liverpool a fortnight later

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Nemanja Matic scored a stunning injury-time winner to complete a majestic comeback as Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 3-2 on

Palace's last league win over United came in 1991 but goals from Andros Townsend (11) and Patrick van Aanholt (48) seemed to have put the hosts in a commanding position

However, United came roaring back in the second half as Chris Smalling (55), Romelu Lukaku (76) and a 30-yard dipping volley from Matic (90+1) made it United's night

The result sees Palace remain in the relegation zone while United move back into second place, above Liverpool, who they are set to face on Saturday lunchtime, live on

Palace set the tone for an electric night at Selhurst Park as Townsend struck inside 11 minutes

Christian Benteke held up the ball and set the ball back for Townsend to strike from 25 yards, which took a huge deflection off Victor Lindelof and flew into the top corner

United were sloppy in possession, with Alexis Sanchez particularly wasteful when in Palace's final third

Jose Mourinho called for Marcus Rashford at the half - but it was Palace that doubled their lead three minutes after the break

The United defence stopped to berate the referee about a foul on Jeffrey Schlupp, who took a quick free-kick and released Van Aanholt through on goal before finishing past David De Gea at his near post

United needed a quick response and they got it through Smalling courtesy of some woeful defending from James Tomkins

The Palace defender sat deep in his own box following the clearance of a corner and this allowed Smalling to stand onside on the penalty spot and nod home from a Antonio Valencia cross

United set up camp in Palace's half for the remaining 25 minutes as Matic had a shot cleared off the line by Benteke before Lukaku drew his team level

Sanchez's shot from the edge of the box deflected up and rattled the bar but the Belgian striker was quick to react and fired home from 10 yards out

De Gea clawed out a Benteke header three minutes later and that proved a pivotal moment as United stole the points in injury time in spectacular fashion

The ball dropped to Matic about 30 yards out and the midfielder unleashed a sensational dipping half-volley that swerved into the top corner

Fresh from a barnstorming performance against his former club Chelsea, where his work without the ball was exceptional, he conjured up a moment of magic here to win the game for his team

It was his first goal for the club - and one he will not forget

The £40million signing is the only United outfield player to start all 29 Premier League games this season, which emphasises his importance to Mourinho's team structure

United are back in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Saturday as they welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford for the first part of Rivalry Weekend

Meanwhile, Palace face a trip to Chelsea

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91

Champions-elect Manchester City continued their title procession with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium

Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for the second game running, bundling the winner home 34 seconds into the second half as City moved 18 points clear at the top of the Premier League

Antonio Conte's decision to not start a recognised striker backfired as Chelsea, missing midfield lynchpin N'Golo Kante, failed to register a single effort on target en-route to a fourth defeat in five

The 25th victory of City's stellar season leaves Pep Guardiola needing just four more victories to dethrone Chelsea and claim a maiden title in English football

The champions will have no doubt travelled to the home of their successors hoping to replicate last week's dominant first-half display at Old Trafford, but, as has been the case this season, City showed why they are 16 points clear of United with a dominant display of their own

Chelsea were unable to break up City's precise passing game in the opening exchanges and errors soon followed as Cesc Fabregas was caught in possession in his own area by Leroy Sane

The ball ran for Sergio Aguero but a block from Antonio Rudiger denied the Argentine his 200th City goal

After Bernardo Silva curled a shot onto the roof of the Chelsea goal, Oleksandr Zinchenko was fortunate only to see yellow for a lunge on Victor Moses that allowed Willian to race clear, but his driven cross was blocked

Normal service soon resumed and City so nearly took the lead on 27 minutes as Kevin de Bruyne's free-kick found Sane at the back post, and his shot was cleared off the line by Cesar Azpilicueta

City had the ball in the Chelsea net three minutes before as Nicolas Otamendi applied the finishing touch to a clever quick free-kick, but Aguero was ruled offside in the build-up and it was chalked off

City's dominance continued after the break and it took less than a minute for the pressure to tell as Bernardo Silva ghosted in behind Marcos Alonso to turn David Silva's cross beyond Thibaut Courtois

A deluge midway through the second half prevented the hosts from adding further gloss to the victory, but the conditions, and a toothless Chelsea attack, did little to dampen the mood as City edged ever closer to the title

"It was so important, a win today is another step closer

We need four victories to be champions, it is in our hands and if our behaviour is like today we will be champions

Against a strong team like Chelsea, who are still the champions, and beat them in the way we did today, that is why it is so good

" "The players followed my instructions

We prepared the game this way, not to concede space in between the lines

But to concede a goal 30 seconds after half-time was a pity because it was difficult for us to come back

"It proved to be another trademark performance from the Spaniard

With Conte choosing not start either Alvaro Morata or Olivier Giroud, City were tasked with breaking down Chelsea and yet again Silva was key in doing so

The midfielder kept things ticking over when a combination of Chelsea resilience and the weather tried to bog down City's title charge, while his cross for his namesake to score the winner was measured to perfection

City look to rubber-stamp their place in the Champions League quarter-finals against Basel on Wednesday before travelling to Stoke on

In between that, Chelsea host London rivals Crystal Palace in Saturday's teatime kick-off

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Burnley ended a 12-game winless streak with a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Everton at Turf Moor on Saturday

Second-half goals from Ashley Barnes (56) and substitute Chris Wood (80) brought the alarming run to an end in Sean Dyche's 250th game in charge, as the Clarets reached the coveted 40-point mark, five adrift of sixth-placed Arsenal

Cenk Tosun had headed Everton in front with his first goal for the club on 20 minutes, but Sam Allardyce's men were made to pay for a poor defensive performance, compounded by Ashley Williams' late red card, as they slipped to a fifth consecutive away defeat

Allardyce stressed the importance of scoring first and Everton nearly delivered on 15 minutes, despite Burnley's encouraging start

Gylfi Sigurdsson squared for Theo Walcott at the end of a slaloming run, but the forward, distracted by team-mate Tom Davies, fired over

But Allardyce's wish was soon fulfilled as Walcott's cross from the right was flicked into the path of Tosun by Seamus Coleman, and the January signing powered a header beyond Nick Pope

Everton, buoyed by going in front, tried to double their lead but Pope denied Tosun a quick-fire double and Walcott from converting the Turk's cross on 28 minutes

Burnley rallied, though, and thought they had drawn themselves level when a whipped Matt Lowton cross found Barnes on the half-hour, but a stunning point-blank save from Jordan Pickford preserved the Toffees' lead until the interval

The Clarets, bolstered by the addition of Chris Wood, continued to lay siege to the Everton goal after the break

Another fine Pickford save prevented Aaron Lennon from scoring against his old club on 50 minutes, moments before the England goalkeeper tipped a Ben Mee header onto the bar

But the pressure finally told as Lowton's long ball released Barnes in behind the doing Everton defence, and the striker finally broke Pickford's resolve with a fierce, near-post drive

Oumar Niasse blazed an acrobatic volley over eight minutes after coming off the bench before Sigurdsson fired a great chance wide two minutes later

But Burnley had the final word as Wood rose high to head Johann Berg Gudmundsson's corner home with 10 minutes remaining, Everton's hopes of a comeback extinguished when William saw red for striking Barnes

"Now we're on 40 points, it took us the whole of last season to get that and now we've got nine to go

I think it's a real marker of how far we've come in a relatively short space of time

"We're constantly looking for ways to move the club and the team forward season-on-season and there are good signs of that

We want to go again of course and go beyond 40 but it is a fine mark for a club like us at this stage of the season

""We missed too many chances, I think that's the bottom line

After that, I think two very simple goals were gifted to Burnley

"I think it was such a big game today for us to win to go level with Burnley

With the fantastic season they've had, for us to get level with them today had we won with such a bad season that we've had, it wouldn't have looked quite so bad but we only have ourselves to blame for today's defeat

""They are going to find some points and they will stay up, but looking forward to next season, Evertonians want a little bit of optimism but at the moment, there's not a lot to be excited about

When I look at them, I don't see a team

"I played against Everton for many years with really good players

They had a philosophy of how they wanted to play, they were aggressive, got the ball into wide areas but I look at them now and go 'what are they?' There's no real talent that's going to get me on the edge of my seat when I watch Everton

"It looked as though Barnes would have to settle for an afternoon of frustration as his exploits in the first half were met by the brilliance of Jordan Pickford in the Everton goal

But the Burnley striker plugged away and got his just rewards, inspiring a comeback with his well-taken equaliser, which saw him score in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since December 2014

Burnley travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham and Everton host Brighton at Goodison Park on Saturday, March 10

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A miserable week for Arsene Wenger ended with a third straight loss as Arsenal slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Super Sunday

The future of the Arsenal manager has been under scrutiny after 3-0 defeats to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final last Sunday and in the Premier League on Thursday night, and first-half goals from Lewis Dunk (7) and Glenn Murray (26) prompted more discontent among the away supporters at the Amex Stadium

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's 42nd-minute goal gave Wenger some hope after a woeful first-half performance, but his players were unable to find an equaliser and avoid a fourth straight away defeat in the Premier League

The loss leaves Arsenal in sixth place and 13 points behind Tottenham in fourth, while Brighton climb into the top half of the table

Arsenal were ragged and sloppy throughout the first half and fell behind in the seventh minute when Pascal Gross' corner was headed back across the six-yard box by Shane Duffy and - with Petr Cech out of position - Dunk responded quickest to stab home

A deserved Brighton second duly arrived on 26 minutes when Laurent Koscielny conceded possession and the ball was worked to Gross on the right

His cross was met by Murray in the six-yard box and the ball squeezed beneath the body of Cech to prompt some 'Wenger out' chants in the away end

But somehow Arsenal halved the deficit with a scruffy goal two minutes before the break

After Duffy had failed to clear, Alex Iwobi pulled the ball back to Granit Xhaka and his pass was smartly deflected beyond Mathew Ryan by the outside of Aubameyang's right foot

Incredibly, Arsenal were almost level on the stroke of half-time when Duffy thudded a header onto his own post and they also had the first major chance of the second period when Mesut Ozil's drive forced a save from Ryan

Sead Kolasinac, who was booked in the first half, avoided further punishment for a match-ending barge on Ezequiel Schelotto and, moments later, Jose Izquierdo shot just wide after driving at the Arsenal defence

The offside flag denied Brighton a third when Murray finished off a slick move late on, but his first-half header ultimately earned them a third straight home victory, while another insipid Arsenal display will prompt even more discussion over Wenger's position

Six goals in six games… not bad for a 34-year-old! The Brighton striker's first-half strike was his 11th of the season in the Premier League, which is more than any Arsenal player has managed in this campaign

He was quick to praise his supply line at full-time, but Murray led the line superbly and, perhaps surprisingly, made more sprints than any other player on the pitch

Maybe those work-weary legs explain why he opted to hold the ball up rather than run at goal when played clean through in the closing stages

"For us it is massive

It is our first win against one of the top six

We found it difficult

We spoke before about how we had done really well against Manchester United, but that against everyone else we found it really difficult

" "It's not easy, but I have enough experience and enough desire to turn things around and I must say that, at the moment, when you need to stay in the game we are making a few mistakes at the wrong moments

We have to stick together and focus

We have no other solution

""That was a typical Arsenal performance

They had 68 per cent of the ball today, so between box to box they dominated the ball, they are on the front foot all the time

"But in the two important areas, the box you defend in and the box you have to be brave and attack things, they came up short

That is Arsenal, pretty, pretty, pretty, but not very effective

"Brighton travel to Everton on Saturday, March 10

Meanwhile, Arsenal take on AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday night, before entertaining Watford at the Emirates on Sunday, March 11, a match you can see live on

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Riyad Mahrez's stunning stoppage-time free kick gave Leicester City a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at the King Power on Saturday afternoon

Bournemouth went ahead on 35 minutes courtesy of Josh King's penalty after the Norway international had been fouled in the box

However, with the game entering the seventh minute of injury time, Mahrez stepped up to curl a 30-yard free kick past Asmir Begovic as the home side extended their winless run to five Premier League matches

As a result, both teams stay in midtable security, with the eighth-placed Foxes still four points ahead of their opponents in 11th

Bournemouth had the better of the first half and after Junior Stanislas had wasted a glorious opportunity to give his side the lead, with the winger side-footing wide of a gaping goal, the visitors did make a deserved breakthrough 10 minutes before the break

Callum Wilson strode forward into the box, before the ball broke kindly to Charlie Daniels, who then centred for King

However, despite there appearing to be little danger, Marc Albrighton - having been switched to right wing back in place of the injured Daniel Amartey - upended the striker

Referee Lee Probert had no hesitation in pointing to the spot, with King keeping his cool to send Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way, nonchalantly rolling the ball in the bottom right-hand corner of the net

However, Leicester - who themselves had spurned a golden chance to take the lead when Mahrez shot straight at Begovic when one-on-one with the Cherries goalkeeper just before the quarter-hour mark - improved drastically after the interval

Ben Chilwell's goalbound effort was deflected over the bar on the hour-mark, before Harry Maguire saw two well-struck drives blocked near the goal line, the second by team-mate Kelechi Iheanacho, who inadvertently deflected the defender's shot inches wide of the near post

The hosts must have thought their last chance of salvaging a point had gone when Dan Gosling somehow managed to get his body in the way of Mahrez's close-range effort with just two minutes to go

But that was reckoning without the Algeria international, who managed to bend his last-gasp free kick around Bournemouth's wall and out of reach of a diving Begovic for his ninth Premier League goal of the season

"I cannot say I was optimistic, like my players I believed until the end and the last opportunity

I know it was the last opportunity for us

"And I know he is a good player under pressure and he scored it

And like Jamie Vardy, we have some great players in our squad and in this condition in the last seconds of the game, it is a pleasure and amazing this goal

""It has been a tough afternoon for us as we did a lot of things right today

I thought we defended very well in the second half, it was always going to be difficult as it is fine margins when you are only 1-0 up away from home

"You are always going to come under pressure, which we did, we defended set plays and everything so well

We put our bodies on the line and felt like we deserved win, but it was not meant to be

"I have not seen the goal again, but it was a quality finish from their perspective

But there are things that we can look at, analyse and try and do better for next time

"But at that stage of the game it is all about trying to see it out and get over the line

They were causing us a problem from set plays, we had dealt with them pretty well all afternoon, but that was a moment of magic from their perspective

""Leicester should have been better in the first half, but there was only one goal in it

They then pushed and pushed, throwing men forward, but I must admit I was disappointed in Leicester's attitude and passing

They just kept on giving the ball away all the time, it was dreadful, they were lethargic and just never got going

Bournemouth, though, were far the better team in the first half and thoroughly deserved their goal

"Bournemouth's captain was a rock at the heart of the visitors' back line all afternoon long, getting his head on virtually every ball into the box, as well as making a succession of vital clearances

So no one will have felt more aggrieved when Mahrez levelled matters late on for Leicester to deny the Cherries what would have been a huge win in their efforts to stay in the top flight

Leicester travel to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday March 10, while Bournemouth host Tottenham Hotspur at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday March 11, a match you can see live on Sky Sports Premier League

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Southampton and Stoke played out a tense but turgid 0-0 draw at St Mary's that leaves both sides still precariously placed near the bottom of the Premier League

Badou Ndiaye came close to breaking the deadlock in the first half but the midfielder's header was tipped around the post by Alex McCarthy

Southampton were the better side in the second period and Jack Butland was forced into making saves from Joshua Sims and Cedric Soares before substitute Sofiane Boufal headed wide from close range

The result leaves Stoke in the drop zone in 19th place, with the Saints only a point outside of the relegation places

For Stoke manager Paul Lambert, it is the second straight game his side have shown their battling qualities away from home to take a point having drawn at Leicester, and their defensive improvement under the Scot was on display once more

Kurt Zouma and Bruno Martins Indi impressed in containing the Southampton forward line, but the only incident of note in the first 45 minutes came when Mame Diouf was forced off the pitch after a collision with Wesley Hoedt

Diouf had appeared to intentionally stamp on the Dutch defender's foot, an incident that was not picked up by referee Anthony Taylor, and Hoedt got his retribution moments later as the Senegalese forward was forced off with a shoulder injury as both went up for an aerial challenge

Stoke came closest to breaking the deadlock before the interval as Ndiaye rose to meet Xherdan Shaqiri's cross but McCarthy did well to get down to his left to tip the header around the post

Southampton improved in the second period as Sims forced Butland into an immediate save with his feet before a fine last-ditch tackle from Jack Stephens on Maxim Choupo-Moting denied Stoke on the counter-attack

But it was largely one-way traffic towards the visitors' goal as Cedric's rising half-volley forced Butland into an acrobatic save before Boufal somehow headed wide from Nathan Redmond's cross with the goal at his mercy

But the lack of quality in the final third, so often the issue for both sides all season, meant neither deserved to win as they both were forced to settle for a point

"We deserved to get something more

I thought we dominated the game in the second half

But it's about efficiency

We couldn't convert the possession into goals

"Obviously, when you make a change you want to make an impact in the game, and we played with more tempo in the second half

We have to learn to do this from the beginning

" "I think any point you get in this division is really good

It's a tough game, and we lost Mame (Diouf) at a tough time as I thought he was a threat, and we looked really good going forward on the counter-attack in the first half

"We defended strongly and we may have lost this game a month or so ago

It's another positive point, and I'm delighted with the team not getting beat

I love it, I love the pressure of it

It's big-time football, and I can't praise the lads enough for their efforts

"In a game of few chances, the Stoke defence continued their resurgence with Zouma showing further signs of maturity during his loan spell from Chelsea

His positional play was outstanding here, and the clean sheet owed much to his discipline and athleticism during Southampton's second-half onslaught

Southampton whipped countless balls into the box through Ryan Bertrand and Redmond, but the French defender made several vital clearances and limited the number of shots on Butland's goal

"Southampton were the better side, definitely second half

Stoke were dangerous on the counter-attack but it was just their final pass which wasn't good enough

"I wouldn't say Southampton lay siege on the Stoke goal but I thought Butland was very today, and fair play to him as he made a mistake last week

"Southampton will be kicking themselves now as they have all these away games now and are also in the FA Cup

They go to Wigan and other teams will be playing on that day

"They'll be playing catch up

The best chance fell to Boufal and if it was Carrillo or Gabbiadini they would've scored

I don't know where the goals are going to come

They just huff and puff

"Southampton visit Newcastle at St James' Park next Saturday while Stoke host Manchester City on March 12, live on

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Two goals in each half helped Swansea thrash West Ham 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium to climb out of the bottom three

Andre Ayew - on his first start for Swansea since returning to the Liberty in January - laid the ball off for Sung-Yueng Ki to open the scoring eight minutes in, before Ki then supplied the cross for Mike van der Hoorn to make it 2-0 in the 32nd minute

With no recognised central defenders on the pitch after Winston Reid had to be withdrawn through injury in the first half, West Ham continued to look vulnerable, and Swansea took full advantage

The hosts scored two more in the second half through Andy King three minutes after the break - on his first start for Swansea - and Jordan Ayew from the penalty spot in the 63rd minute, while Michail Antonio came off the bench to net a consolation 11 minutes from time for the visitors

The comfortable win sees Swansea continue their resurgence under Carlos Carvalhal, as a seventh successive home win in all competitions moves them out of the bottom three and up as high as 13th, climbing above West Ham on goal difference, who had the most miserable of afternoons in south Wales

A makeshift West Ham backline had no time to settle as Swansea raced into an early lead

Adrian, in the away goal, will feel he might have done better, as he got down very slowly as Ki's strike dribbled into the bottom corner from 20 yards

Swansea almost made it two moments later, but Federico Fernandez's prodded effort was blocked on the line by Declan Rice

Winston Reid started in the middle of a back three as the only recognised central defender, but his game was ended prematurely after he landed awkwardly when trying to block Fernandez's effort, amplifying David Moyes' problems, with no recognised centre-half on the bench

Sam Byram came into an even more makeshift back four

Things went from bad to worse for the visitors 32 minutes in as Swansea doubled their lead

Ki whipped a cross into the middle, Rice was caught flat-footed, leaving Van der Hoorn free to head home from close range

After the break, West Ham continued to look disjointed, and Swansea were soon three goals to the good through King

Andre Ayew's header was initially kept out by Adrian, but King was on hand to prod home the rebound

Poor defending continued to be commonplace as West Ham laboured, and after Cheikhou Kouyate had clumsily brought down Andre Ayew in the box, the former West Ham striker's brother stepped up to make it four from the spot

Antonio again came off the bench to net a consolation - the second time in a week that he has scored in a 4-1 West Ham defeat - to salvage some pride, but another defeat leaves Moyes' men looking over their shoulders, just three points clear of the relegation zone

Swansea have won four consecutive Premier League matches on home soil for this first time since May 2016

This was West Ham's heaviest Premier League defeat against a side starting the day in the relegation zone since a 3-0 loss at Sheffield United in April 2007

West Ham United have conceded 37 goals away from home in the Premier League so far this season, more than any other side in the competition

Swansea have scored 14 league goals in nine matches under Carlos Carvalhal, having scored just 11 in their previous 20 Premier League matches this season before his appointment

"It was rock and roll in the stadium

Sometimes you dance to the music your opponents give out to you, such as when we played Liverpool and Arsenal

But we put out our own music and I am very happy with the win

We played with high intensity and that's why it took a while for King and (Andre) Ayew to get ready

" "I couldn't assess the performance because it was that bad

It is a big sorry to the supporters who travelled through the snow to get here today, and we let them down badly

The players were disappointed with their own performances

Since I have been at West Ham, it has certainly been our poorest performance"After a 14-game spell without a goal or an assist for Swansea in the Premier League, Ki has now a hand in four goals in his last four league apps (two goals, two assists) after his goal and assist in the first half at the Liberty

His corner caused havoc for Swansea's third goal, too

The South Korea international won 100 per cent of his duels as didn't neglect his defensive duties

Ensuring Ki extends his current contract beyond the summer must be a top priority

West Ham are back at home next week, with Burnley the visitors, while it is back to the north of England for Swansea, as they travel to Huddersfield next Saturday

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Heung-min Son scored twice as Tottenham strengthened their place in the top four in the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Huddersfield at Wembley

Son put Spurs ahead in the 27th minute when he was played through and took the ball around Jonas Lossl before finishing into the empty net

The second goal arrived shortly after half-time when Son expertly guided a header into the corner from Harry Kane's brilliant cross

Huddersfield, who were seeking a third straight Premier League win, hardly threatened on their first return to Wembley since winning the Championship play-off final last season

The result is the ideal preparation for Spurs ahead of the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Juventus on Wednesday, and moves them five points ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea, who play Manchester City on Sunday, live on

Spurs dominated from the start and took the lead in the 27th minute when the excellent Son was played through by Dele Alli and coolly took the ball around Lossl before finishing across goal

Even before scoring, Son had looked Spurs' brightest player, with one brilliant turn and run in the 17th minute setting up Kane for a near-post shot that was well saved

Christian Eriksen's deflected free-kick hit the outside of the post shortly afterwards, while Lossl saved again from Kane later in the half as Spurs looked to extend their lead

After being denied a seemingly clear penalty when Terence Kongolo pulled down Son early in the second half, the hosts eventually scored their second in the 54th minute, moments after Huddersfield's best opening of the match when Tom Ince's powerful strike was pushed away by Hugo Lloris

Kane created the second goal with an excellent cross from the right touchline that bounced in the box for Son to head across goal and into the far corner

Spurs could have had more as they comfortably closed out the win but Kane shot wide from a corner and then saw an effort saved by Lossl

"It was very tough, they were difficult to break down

It's always difficult in the Premier League, all the games are tough, but we dominated and deserved the victory

Son is doing a fantastic job, being consistent and scoring goals and I am so pleased because of the two goals and he helped the team to get the three points

"We got beaten by quality

There's no doubt they were the better team and it was a deserved defeat even though in the second half we tried what we were able to do, but we got beaten by quality, that's something we have to accept

We have said this before, and I think everybody is able to leave with their heads up and we will prepare for a very exciting game which we have at our fortress of the John Smith's Stadium [against Swansea next Saturday]

"Restored to the starting line-up after missing out against Crystal Palace last weekend, Son staked his claim for a place in the XI against Juventus with an excellent display

He looked bright and threatening from the start and showed good composure and technique to score the opener, taking it around Lossl with his right foot and finishing with his left

The second goal was also well taken from a bouncing cross and he received a warm ovation when he was taken off in the 70th minute

Tottenham host Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash on Wednesday, having come back from 2-0 down to level the tie at 2-2 in Turin

They then travel to Bournemouth in the Premier League next Sunday, live on

Huddersfield host Swansea next Saturday in the Premier League

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Troy Deeney's second-half goal deepened West Brom's relegation woes and piled the pressure on Alan Pardew as Watford continued their resurgence with a 1-0 win at Vicarage Road

Deeney beat the offside trap from Will Hughes' excellent through-ball and fired high beyond Ben Foster with 13 minutes to go to increase the Hornets' top-half credentials

West Brom had chances to take the lead and might have got something from the game had Grzegorz Krychowiak hit the target early on, or Salomon Rondon done better when one-on-one after the break

But Deeney's strike condemned West Brom to a sixth straight defeat and put them eight points from Premier League safety, while the Hornets move a point within eighth-placed Leicester

The Baggies shaded the opening half, and Krychowiak tested the hosts' nervous looking-defence with a powerful drive inside four minutes, which may have put them ahead but for Adrian Mariappa's crucial block

West Brom came to frustrate Watford and had done a real job on the hosts until one mix-up shortly before the break allowed Daryl Janmaat a clear route to goal, only for his finish to make life easy for Ben Foster who turned it behind

The half-time team talks helped to liven up a limp encounter and Orestis Karnezis saved well at his near post from Rondon's 20-yard shot minutes after the restart

But the key moments again evaded Pardew's side, who were inches from scoring when Jonny Evans' header was tipped onto the post by Karnezis

And soon after they were behind when Hughes spotted Deeney in space and with Evans trying to step up, the Hornets captain raced through before finishing with real confidence into the top of the net

Pardew threw on Oliver Burke and Sam Field in the dying moments in a desperate attempt to draw level, but will be increasingly concerned about his own prospects, as well as West Brom's, following a run of eight points from 15 Premier League games

"We got three important points in a tough game

It's not easy to win back-to-back home games, and I'm proud of the players

I'm very pleased for the supporters and we will try to do the same next week against Arsenal

"Troy has scored two very important goals in two games, and I always say the captain is an important player on and off the pitch

I'm very happy for him

"There are more possibilities to choose players and for our selection

First of all, I'm happy for them because the players have been injured for a long time and to come back with the team is something special for them

""People will turn this situation into a personal situation with myself, but it's about West Brom, it's not about me

If the consequences are I lose my job, that will be what it is

"All I can hope and what was on the surface today from the players was a commitment to try to address the situation

We know it's very, very tough

There's nine games left, there's a lot of to play for

"A win can change the dynamic, but of course, when you look at our win ratio and our goal ratio you question that

So we've got to try to get a win and go from there

"Rondon proved a real handful for the Watford defence all afternoon, drawing a foul and a booking out of Mariappa after half-time

With some better finishing he could have put West Brom ahead, and he had more shots than anyone else on the field

Even then, his physical presence helped relieve pressure on their defence and allow them to get up-field time after time, and his defending from the front won possession back for the Baggies more than any other player on their side

Watford face the first of a pair of tough looking away games at Arsenal next Sunday, live on , before travelling to Anfield the following weekend

West Brom host Leicester City at the Hawthorns next Saturday, before travelling to AFC Bournemouth

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Mohamed Salah scored for the seventh consecutive game as Liverpool moved back into second place with a 2-0 win over Newcastle in the Premier League

It was not a vintage Reds performance but goals either side of half-time from Salah (40) and Sadio Mane (55) were more than enough to thwart a toothless Newcastle side, who remain just two points above the relegation zone

The Toon were lucky not to have captain Jamaal Lascelles sent off late on for a professional foul on Salah

Manchester United can leapfrog Liverpool back into the runners-up spot with a win over Crystal Palace on

Rafa Benitez was returning to Anfield as an opposition manager for a third time having never lost in the away dugout

However, it was a case a damage limitation from the first whistle for the visitors

They held out until just before the break when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain burst onto a loose ball and slipped Salah in down the right where he slotted it under Martin Dubravka for his 32nd goal of the season

The only glimpse of goal Newcastle conjured up came during injury time in the first-half when Loris Karius tipped over Mohamed Diame's curling effort that was heading for the top corner

The game was over as a contest when Mane scored the 200th goal of the Jurgen Klopp era on 55 minutes

Roberto Firmino did the damage with a classy through ball and Mane swept home his fifth goal in his last three games

There was still time for Salah to breeze past Lascelles injury time but his shout for a penalty was turned down despite Lascelles looking like a guilty party

Fresh from his dynamic showing against West Ham, the England international sparked Liverpool into life with an assist for the key opening goal against a stubborn Newcastle defence

His energy through the middle of the park caused the visitors problems throughout and his quality on the ball stood him out from the crowd on what was a stuttering performance from the Reds

Liverpool are back in action on Tuesday night in the Champions League for their second-leg clash against FC Porto, holding a 5-0 advantage, while Newcastle host Southampton next Saturday at St James' Park

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