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Arsenal, 3–2, Bournemouth, Emirates Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, Mikel Arteta, Gary O'Neil, Martin Ødegaard, Neto, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2., ['62nd Minute Goal by Thomas for Arsenal', '62nd Minute Assist by Emile for Arsenal', '70th Minute Goal by Ben for Arsenal', '70th Minute Assist by Reiss for Arsenal', '57th Minute Goal by Marcos for Bournemouth', '57th Minute Assist by Joe for Bournemouth', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Neto — for Bournemouth', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Chris Mepham for Bournemouth'], Premier League, Saturday,

Reiss Nelson was the hero for Arsenal as his 97th-minute winner sealed an astonishing Gunners comeback from 2-0 down to a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth. But Arsenal's young side were not to be disheartened as they levelled the game with two goals in seven minutes after the hour mark. Both goals came from unlikely sources as Partey tapped home at the back post from Emile Smith Rowe's header, before White finished Nelson's cross. Fans were still filtering into the stands when Bournemouth took a surprise lead in even more stunning circumstances. The Emirates were stunned but the home crowd roared their team towards encouragement. It nearly led to a quick equaliser as Neto got down well to save Martin Odegaard's shot from the edge the box, the Cherries goalkeeper also quick to deny Bukayo Saka at the rebound. Dominic Solanke's break saw him play Billing in behind the defence, played onside by the retreating Leandro Trossard who was carrying an injury. Billing squared to Solanke and Ouattara in the penalty area, who were both waiting for a tap-in but Ramsdale denied the latter with a superb sprawling save. Trossard limped off injured with Emile Smith Rowe replacing him off the bench. That dampened Arsenal's momentum slightly in terms of attacking influence, despite seeing two VAR checks on a Chris Mepham handball and a challenge on Takehiro Tomiyasu go against their way. Arsenal continued their dominance after the break but what nobody saw coming was a Bournemouth second. Partey fell asleep at a corner and it allowed Senesi to run across him and head past Ramsdale. Jack Stephens nearly gave Arsenal a way back into the game as his wild slice ended up in the back of the net but the resulting corner saw the Gunners pull one back. Neto punched an Arsenal corner clear and Smith Rowe headed onto Partey at the back post, who tucked home in a moment of redemption for the midfielder. The Emirates noise levels rose again and Bournemouth could only last seven minutes before succumbing to another goal. The England defender's first-time finish was clawed out by Neto from behind the line, but goal line technology validated the effort. Arsenal went to complete the comeback as Martinelli broke clear behind the Bournemouth backline, but blazed over as he entered the box. Vieira saw a long-range shot end up in a similar outcome while the Gunners had handball appeals on Senesi and Billing waved away by VAR. Arsenal thought the chance had gone when Oleksandr Zinchenko's deflected effort bounced wide. But Nelson stole the show at the end by finding that same corner. Because it was all going haywire for Arsenal. Two goals down at home to Bournemouth, their first three centre-forwards injured and a slightly makeshift front four in its place. Gabriel Martinelli was playing up top, in a role he has never been in this season. A raw Emile Smith Rowe came on having played barely an hour of league football all term. Bukayo Saka was being doubled up against. Fabio Vieira was making just his second start of the campaign but was tasked with dictating the play. Arsenal turned it round. In the space of one Nelson swish the whole dynamic changed. It's what they've done all season. This was the fifth time in the Premier League this season where they've gone behind and gone on to win.

Aston Villa, 1–0, Crystal Palace, Villa Park, Craig Pawson, Unai Emery, Patrick Vieira, John McGinn, Marc Guéhi, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace at Villa Park at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Marc Guéhi and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['27th Minute Own Goal by Joachim Andersen for Aston Villa', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Álex Moreno for Aston Villa', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Douglas Luiz for Aston Villa', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Cheick Doucouré for Crystal Palace', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Cheick Doucouré for Crystal Palace', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Eberechi Eze for Crystal Palace', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Naouirou Ahamada for Crystal Palace', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Wilfried Zaha for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Saturday,

Aston Villa made it back-to-back wins in the Premier League with Joachim Andersen’s first-half own goal enough to secure 1-0 victory over 10-man Crystal Palace. Vieira challenged his side to bounce back. Speaking after the game, Villa boss Emery said the win was an important one for confidence. The pattern for this game was set early. Aston Villa were dominating the ball, while Crystal Palace were looking to strike on the break, and it almost worked for the visitors. Zaha, returning to Palace's starting XI after four games out with a hamstring injury, raced in behind the Villa defence to latch onto Eberechi Eze's through ball and round Emiliano Martinez to give what he thought was an early lead to his side. However, the VAR lines were out and the goal was disallowed following a tight offside call. In a game of few chances, Villa took the lead with 27 minutes gone thanks to an own goal from the unfortunate Andersen. John McGinn's pass perfectly found the run of Matty Cash and as his low cross sought Ollie Watkins in the middle, Andersen slid in but could only send the ball into his own net. Villa who should have extended their lead before the break. Emiliano Buendia's pass found Watkins, who found himself free inside the area, but he could only place his shot the wrong side of the post. There had been little sign of Palace finding a way back into the game in the early part of the second half, and they were then left with a mountain to climb just after the hour mark. Doucoure was booked for a nasty-looking challenge which ended Boubacar Kamara's afternoon in the 56th minute, and when he then left Kamara's replacement Calum Chambers needing treatment with another late tackle moments later. Referee Craig Pawson had little option but to produce a second yellow card, leaving Palace not just a goal down but also a man down. Zaha did his best to try and get Palace back into the game, wriggling free of three defenders before bending a shot inches wide. Vicente Guaita did well to keep out McGinn's shot from close range as Villa pushed for a second, and the midfielder wasted another glorious opening when he took too long to get a shot away after meeting Chambers' cutback, and his shot was blocked. In the end, the missed chances didn't prove costly as Villa made it two wins from as many league games, while Palace's slow drop towards the relegation zone continued. Zaha returned from a hamstring injury for Crystal Palace at Aston Villa after missing Vieira's side's last four games with Palace failing to get a win in his absence. His return would have been a big boost for the Palace boss, even if there was probably a chance of a lack of match sharpness from the Ivory Coast international. However, it took just five minutes at Villa Park for Zaha to show his worth as he raced in behind the Villa defence to latch onto Eberechi Eze's pass before rounding goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to give what he thought was the lead for Palace. VAR ruled the goal out for a tight offside call, but Zaha showed his worth to Palace and the threat he carries. They are winless in those nine games and winless in 2023.

Chelsea, 1–0, Leeds United, Stamford Bridge, Michael Oliver, Graham Potter, Javi Gracia, Mateo Kovačić, Luke Ayling, Afternoon, The Match was played between Chelsea and Leeds United at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Mateo Kovačić and the Manager of Chelsea was Graham Potter. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['35th Minute Yellow Card by Wesley Fofana for Chelsea', '53rd Minute Goal by Wesley for Chelsea', '53rd Minute Assist by Ben for Chelsea', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Gallagher for Chelsea'], Premier League, Saturday,

Wesley Fofana earned Chelsea a crucial 1-0 victory over Leeds to ease the pressure on under-fire head coach Graham Potter. Kai Havertz was denied by a superb Ilian Meslier save and Joao Felix struck the crossbar in the first half before Fofana netted with a towering header shortly into the second period to score the club's first goal since February 14. Leeds struggled to cause Chelsea any major problems in defence with Potter's big test still to come on Tuesday as they aim to overturn a one-goal deficit in their Champions League last-16 tie at home to Dortmund. Chelsea dominated from the start in a 3-4-3 formation, looking determined to put their torrid run behind them. Havertz should have put them ahead in the 15th minute when he was played in behind by Raheem Sterling, but Meslier produced a superb save to keep out the striker's dinked effort. Just seven minutes later, Leeds had the goalframe to thank as Sterling again created a good chance, this time pulling the ball back for Felix to slam an effort from the edge of the box against the crossbar. Ben Chilwell caused problems in behind Luke Ayling throughout the first half, volleying wide from a lovely Havertz pass when instead he had time to control and then pick his spot. Finally Chelsea ended their goal drought at the beginning of the second period. Chilwell's out-swinging corner was met by Fofana and planted past Meslier. Leeds responded well to the setback seeing Georginio Rutter's shot deflected which made it easy for Kepa Arrizabalaga to gather. Chelsea survived some nervy moments late on with Leeds goalkeeper Meslier heading a last-gasp chance straight at a grateful Kepa. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats hereChelsea host Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday at 8pm. The Blues lost the first leg 1-0 in Germany. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1–0, Tottenham Hotspur, Molineux Stadium, Tim Robinson, Lopetegui, Antonio Conte, Rúben Neves, Harry Kane, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wolves and Tottenham at Molineux Stadium at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wolves was Rúben Neves and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Neves for Wolves', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Dejan Kulusevski for Tottenham'], Premier League, Saturday,

Spurs had hit the crossbar either side of the interval through Pedro Porro and Heung-Min Son but it was Traore who won it for Julen Lopetegui's side with an enterprising finish. Cristian Stellini, taking charge of Spurs for what is expected to be the final time with Antonio Conte having recovered from surgery to remove his gallbladder last month, will feel hard done by given that the away side had dominated the first half of the match. It encouraged the visitors, who dominated the early stages, their momentum only stifled by the stop-start nature of the first half. Diego Costa was forced off midway through it following what looked to be a nasty injury and little happened thereafter until Porro's fine free-kick. Lopetegui had to change things after failing to register a single shot before the break - Spurs had 11 - and he sent for Nathan Collins and Traore, changing to three at the back. They could have fallen behind soon after had Son not seen his shot strike the underside of the crossbar. And they finally found the breakthrough in the 82nd minute when Raul Jimenez's shot was parried by Forster back in the direction of Traore and the Spain international manoeuvred his body to come up with a clever finish, firing the bouncing ball in off the underside of the crossbar.

Southampton, 1–0, Leicester City, St. Mary's Stadium, Robert Jones, Rubén Sellés, Brendan Rodgers, James Ward-Prowse, James Maddison, Evening, The Match was played between Southampton and Leicester City at St. Mary's Stadium at Evening and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Leicester City was James Maddison and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['21st Minute Yellow Card by Carlos Alcaraz for Southampton', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '35th Minute Goal by Carlos for Southampton', '35th Minute Assist by Che for Southampton', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Che Adams for Southampton', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Armstrong for Southampton', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Harvey Barnes for Leicester City', '45+4th Minute Yellow Card by James Maddison for Leicester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Carlos Alcaraz's composed finish was the difference as Southampton earned a vital 1-0 win over Leicester at St Mary's to move off the bottom of the Premier League table. Kelechi Iheanacho wasted three good chances before Harry Souttar hit the bar with a header seconds before the final whistle as Leicester failed to break down a determined Southampton, who picked up their first Premier League home victory since August. Saints boss Ruben Selles made changes and his gamble, including a rare start for Theo Walcott, paid off as they moved off the foot of the table, albeit only on goal difference. It also provided a welcome lift after the shock midweek FA Cup loss to League Two side Grimsby. Southampton manager Ruben Selles made four changes from the side that lost 1-0 at Leeds in the Premier League last weekend. Kyle Walker-Peters, Carlos Alcaraz, Theo Walcott and the returning Che Adams replaced Romain Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Paul Onuachu in the starting line-up. James Maddison started after recovering from illness. Ricardo Pereira and Nampalys Mendy also came in. Dennis Praet, Victor Kristiansen and Wilfred Ndidi dropped out. Walcott, named in the starting line-up for the first time since before the World Cup, had a half-chance early on after being picked out by Ainsley Maitland-Niles, but his final effort lacked power. Leicester had a half-chance of their own in the 20th minute as Iheanacho got on the end of a James Maddison free-kick but was unable to direct his header goalwards. However, Ward-Prowse had his spot-kick saved by Ward, who guessed the right way. The midfielder, known for his free-kick prowess, has missed both penalties he has taken this season for the Hampshire club. Southampton picked themselves up immediately though and found the breakthrough in the 35th minute when the returning Che Adams played through Alcaraz, who raced clear of the Leicester defence before calmly slotting the ball past Ward. There was a lengthy VAR check for a potential offside on Adams, but the goal was allowed to stand. Iheanacho had another headed opportunity fall to him in the first half after being picked out at the far post, but he could only guide the ball wide again. Another opportunity fell to Iheanacho after Gavin Bazunu's misplaced clearance, but the Leicester forward fired over. The visitors had another opening with almost the final touch of the game as Bazunu failed to deal with a cross into the box, but defender Souttar could only head the ball over via the crossbar. Ruben Selles gave a confident answer when asked about Southampton's chances of avoiding relegation ahead of Saturday's game against Leicester at St Mary's. The 39-year-old Spaniard, who was taking charge of his fourth match since the departure of Nathan Jones, wanted a response to Wednesday's humiliating home defeat by Grimsby in the fifth round of the FA Cup. He got one. Leicester's hopes of staying clear of the relegation zone and enjoying a comfortable end to the season rest on James Maddison. Their top-flight status could depend on it.

Nottingham Forest, 2–2, Everton, The City Ground, John Brooks, Steve Cooper, Sean Dyche, Joe Worrall, Séamus Coleman, Afternoon, The Match was played between Nott'ham Forest and Everton at The City Ground at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Joe Worrall and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ["51st Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Gibbs-White for Nott'ham Forest", "55th Minute Yellow Card by Renan Lodi for Nott'ham Forest", "77th Minute Goal by Brennan for Nott'ham Forest", "77th Minute Assist by Ryan for Nott'ham Forest", "79th Minute Yellow Card by Felipe — for Nott'ham Forest", '29th Minute Goal by Abdoulaye for Everton', '29th Minute Assist by Michael for Everton', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Godfrey for Everton', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Dwight McNeil for Everton', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Demarai Gray for Everton', '57th Minute Yellow Card by James Tarkowski for Everton', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Davies for Everton'], Premier League, Sunday,

With so much at stake for both sides, the second half began in feisty fashion with tackles flying in and numerous bookings being dished out, but in the end, it was Johnson who kept his composure as his fine finish sealed a share of the spoils and stretched Forest's unbeaten run at the City Ground to nine matches. Despite letting a lead slip late in the second-half, Everton boss Dyche believes his side have something to continue to build on. After a lengthy wait to check a Doucoure handball in the build-up to the foul, Gray converted from the spot, sending Keylor Navas the wrong way. Forest responded well to going behind and they were level in the 19th minute after piling the pressure on Everton. Johnson was alert and he pounced to fire home the rebound after Morgan Gibbs-White's shot had been pushed away by Jordan Pickford. Forest were on top and pushing for a second but it was Everton that regained their lead, and it came against the run of play. Michael Keane won the first header from a set-piece Doucoure stole in to head home from close rangeNow it was Everton on top and they had chances to extend their lead before the break, but Navas tipped over McNeil's powerful drive, while Gray saw a shot blocked at the far post as the visitors ended the first half with the lead. After the break, the pressure cranked up on both sets of players as an ill-tempered affair unfolded, with several confrontations and rash tackles after the break. The frequent pauses in play helped Everton, who were happy to see the clock run down, while Forest were frustrated as they struggled to build any momentum. The visitors looked untroubled and in control as they looked to see out the game, but Forest found an equaliser out of nowhere in the 77th minute. Substitute Ryan Yates found space down the right and he pulled it back to Johnson, who was unmarked in the area, and he steered the ball into the top corner to set up a grandstand finish. He almost had a match-winning hat-trick in the final minutes but drifted an effort just wide from a tight angle as the game ended all square.

Liverpool, 7–0, Manchester United, Anfield, Andy Madley, Jürgen Klopp, Erik ten Hag, Jordan Henderson, Bruno Fernandes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Manchester Utd at Anfield at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The match ended in a scoreline of 7–0., ['41st Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool', '43rd Minute Goal by Cody for Liverpool', '43rd Minute Assist by Andrew for Liverpool', '47th Minute Goal by Darwin for Liverpool', '47th Minute Assist by Harvey for Liverpool', '50th Minute Goal by Cody for Liverpool', '50th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '75th Minute Goal by Darwin for Liverpool', '75th Minute Assist by Jordan for Liverpool', '83rd Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '83rd Minute Assist by Roberto for Liverpool', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Mohamed Salah for Liverpool', '88th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '88th Minute Assist by Mohamed for Liverpool', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Antony — for Manchester Utd', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Lisandro Martínez for Manchester Utd', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Scott McTominay for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield in perhaps the most epic Premier League drubbing of them all. Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah each scored two goals in an extraordinary performance by Jurgen Klopp's side before Roberto Firmino added the seventh as United capitulated amid scenes of wild jubilation among the home support. United did have chances in the first half with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford spurning good openings but two goals in quick succession early in the second half led to a thrashing as United caved in. It is Liverpool resurgent, hopes of a top-four finish revitalised. Nobody could have predicted this beforehand, or even at half-time, but Liverpool did begin with real intensity, pushing hard for the opener with Salah to the fore and Andy Robertson raiding down the left but clear-cut chances for the home side took some time to come. Fernandes headed wide. Rashford finished tamely. When Casemiro's header was ruled out for a clear offside, momentum seemed to be with the visitors having ridden the storm and the luck, but Gakpo's intervention changed that. Slipped in by Robertson, he cut inside to finish fiercely into the far corner. Anfield erupted. Ahead by one at the interval, the game still felt in the balance, but that changed soon after. Luke Shaw's loose pass eventually led to Harvey Elliott standing up a cross for Nunez to head in from close range. It was a big moment for the much-criticised Uruguayan. Salah was the architect of the third goal, making Martinez look foolish on the flank before threading a pass through for Gakpo to finish neatly once more. Liverpool were in the mood, confidence flowing through the team, the intensity that had appeared lost now restored. Salah grabbed a goal of his own to make it four and he did so on the counter-attack after the ball deflected his way following Nunez's breakaway, the Egyptian lashing the ball high into David De Gea's net. United were in shock. Liverpool just hungry for more. The fifth came when Nunez scored his second header of the game, leaving the field soon after alongside Gakpo, both men receiving rapturous receptions from the crowd. The chaos did not stop, however. Salah tapping in after more hapless United defending to become Liverpool's record Premier League goalscorer. All that remained was for Firmino to have his moment. News that he would be leaving the club in the summer had emerged this week and the Brazilian received a huge welcome, making it extra special by scoring the seventh on one of the great Anfield nights. That was a reference to him breaking the record for most Premier League goals scored by a Liverpool player. Though it was special, Salah himself had quiet celebration plans.

Brentford, 3–2, Fulham, Brentford Community Stadium, Anthony Taylor, Thomas Frank, Marco Silva, Christian Nørgaard, Tim Ream, Evening, The Match was played between Brentford and Fulham at Brentford Community Stadium at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Christian Nørgaard and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2., ['85th Minute Goal by Mathias for Brentford', '85th Minute Assist by Kevin for Brentford', '25th Minute Yellow Card by Willian — for Fulham', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Saša Lukić for Fulham', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Aleksandar Mitrović for Fulham'], Premier League, Monday,

The visitors had luck on their side again on the stroke of half-time when Sasa Lukic - back on the field after Toney caught him in the face with his boot - tripped Yoane Wissa but was not shown a second yellow card. It was the first time Fulham had conceded more than once in a league game since November and, with confidence flowing through this Brentford side now, Marco Silva's men have the in-form Bees buzzing right behind them in the race for a surprise European spot. After 16 days without a game, Brentford were ravenous for the first whistle and could have struck three times before Pinnock found the net. Toney tested Leno and then Mbeumo missed a sitter from close range before seeing his low shot from a tight angle well saved. Manor Solomon made his first Premier League start for Fulham, who made five changes from their FA Cup win over Leeds, with Harrison Reed in for the suspended Joao Palhinha. Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Issa Diop and Willian also started, with Marek Rodak, Cedric Soares, Tosin Adarabioyo and Harry Wilson coming out of the side. They were almost cheering another soon after when Mbeumo grazed the post from a free-kick. Instead it was Brentford who were posing the threat whenever they attacked, with Toney clipping the bar from another free-kick. But as the end of the half approached, Pereira got in on the act and fired his own free-kick against the woodwork and on this occasion the ball came back kindly for Solomon to nod home and maintain his remarkable scoring streak. There was controversy just before the interval when Lukic escaped a second yellow card when he tripped Wissa as the Brentford forward broke away. The Serbian was sporting a nasty cut to his face by then after receiving a boot to the head from Toney but may still count himself fortunate. After the break, Fulham looked to pick up where they left off, with Pereira miscuing a tough volley wide from close range but when Diop was punished for Norgaard beating him to a loose ball in the area Toney converted his 22nd Brentford penalty to swing the game back the home side's way.

Bournemouth, 1–0, Liverpool, Vitality Stadium, John Brooks, Gary O'Neil, Jürgen Klopp, Neto, Virgil van Dijk, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bournemouth and Liverpool at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The Captain of Liverpool was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['28th Minute Goal by Philip for Bournemouth', '28th Minute Assist by Dango for Bournemouth', '46th Minute Yellow Card by Philip Billing for Bournemouth', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Jaidon Anthony for Bournemouth', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Ibrahima Konaté for Liverpool'], Premier League, Saturday,

Mohamed Salah missed a penalty as Philip Billing's first-half goal proved enough for Bournemouth to stun Liverpool 1-0 and move out of the Premier League relegation zone. Bournemouth took the lead against the run of play with a 28th-minute opener. January arrival Dango Ouattara raced away from Virgil van Dijk and cut the ball back for Bournemouth top scorer Billing to poke home from close range. But Salah blasted his penalty well wide of Neto's right-hand post as Liverpool missed a glorious opportunity to snatch an equaliser. The result sees Bournemouth climb off the bottom of the table to 16th, while Liverpool stay fifth ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures. Bournemouth switched from a back three to a back four for this game but it was Liverpool who posed the early threat with Van Dijk seeing a towering back-post header cleared off the line by Jefferson Lerma, who showed alertness and composure to head the ball away after a precise Trent Alexander-Arnold corner. Bournemouth fashioned an opportunity on the break shortly after, but Ouattara could only find the side netting after rounding Alisson during a swift counter-attacking move. Andy Robertson saw a shot across goal saved well by Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto before Liverpool had a goal ruled out for offside in an action-packed first 20 minutes, with Cody Gakpo beyond the last defender when he latched on to a Darwin Nunez header to volley into the net. Bournemouth continued to look dangerous on the counter, taking the lead against the run of play after Ouattara beat the offside trap after a ball over the top from Smith. Ibrahim Konate was playing the £20m January arrival on and Ouattara capitalised on a slip from Van Dijk to get to the byline and square for Billing who ran into the box and tapped home from seven yards. Marcos Senesi should have doubled Bournemouth's lead just shy of the hour-mark but the Argentine failed to connect with Billing's corner, with what looked like a free header. Salah missed a glorious opportunity to equalise from the spot, missing the target from 12 yards after Smith was adjudged to have handled in the box following a header from Jota.

Everton, 1–0, Brentford, Goodison Park, Simon Hooper, Sean Dyche, Thomas Frank, Séamus Coleman, Christian Nørgaard, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and Brentford at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Brentford was Christian Nørgaard and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['1st Minute Goal by Dwight for Everton', '1st Minute Assist by Abdoulaye for Everton', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Séamus Coleman for Everton', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Everton', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Christian Nørgaard for Brentford'], Premier League, Saturday,

Dwight McNeil's first-minute strike was enough to see Everton beat Brentford 1-0, a result that moved Sean Dyche's side out of the relegation zone, while also ending the visitors' 12-game unbeaten Premier League run. The hosts thought they had added a second just before half-time, only for the Video Assistant Referee to judge Demarai Gray had inadvertently handled the ball just prior to scoring. The wide man still had lots to do, though, only to arch a lovely curling effort into the top right-hand corner of the net past a helpless David Raya as the roof nearly came off Goodison Park. One nearly became two just before the break when Brentford's attempts to clear a free-kick only ended up with the ball in their own net off Gray, who knew nothing of it, only for VAR David Coote to then rightly decide the ball had struck the Everton forward's hand before going in. That call made for an anxious second half as Everton looked to protect their lead, while the visitors looked to maintain their long unbeaten league run stretching back to October. And while Jordan Pickford was called upon to make one world-class stop to keep out Rico Henry's close-range header at the start of the half and Gray was on hand to make a vital goal-line clearance with 20 minutes to go, Everton held firm in what could prove to be a key win in their fight to stay in the Premier League. Dyche only took over from Frank Lampard at the end of January, but Saturday was the third 1-0 win of his tenure, all secured at Goodison, which is fast becoming a fortress. No other Premier League team has been as strong at home in that period. That also means the new manager is making Everton hard to score against, as three clean sheets in just his seven matches in charge demonstrate, with the Toffees having only managed four league shutouts this season prior to Dyche's arrival. All of which bodes well for Everton's survival hopes, with Dyche having seemingly managed to mould a team that is not only hard to beat at home, but also one that is hard to score against. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here

Leicester City, 1–3, Chelsea, King Power Stadium, Andre Marriner, Brendan Rodgers, Graham Potter, James Maddison, Mateo Kovačić, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and Chelsea at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was James Maddison and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Chelsea was Mateo Kovačić and the Manager of Chelsea was Graham Potter. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['19th Minute Yellow Card by Wout Faes for Leicester City', '39th Minute Goal by Patson for Leicester City', '39th Minute Assist by Ricardo for Leicester City', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Ricardo Pereira for Leicester City', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Wout Faes for Leicester City', '11th Minute Goal by Ben for Chelsea', '11th Minute Assist by Kalidou for Chelsea', '13th Minute Yellow Card by Wesley Fofana for Chelsea', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Marc Cucurella for Chelsea', '45+6th Minute Goal by Kai for Chelsea', '45+6th Minute Assist by Enzo for Chelsea', '78th Minute Goal by Mateo for Chelsea', '78th Minute Assist by Mykhailo for Chelsea'], Premier League, Saturday,

Their good form continued when Ben Chilwell fired them into an early lead against his former club, but Patson Daka equalised with a wonderful effort from 25 yards which flew into the bottom corner. Leicester should have levelled three minutes later when Daniel Amartey managed to head wide from close range when unmarked from James Maddison's devilish delivery, with Gary Lineker watching on in the stands after being stood down from his Match of the Day duties. The hosts were soon let off as Joao Felix brought down a floated pass from Havertz and then dinked the ball over Ward, only to see it hit the right post. Two minutes later, Leicester hit the woodwork too through Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's deflected effort which came back off the crossbar. Felix thought he had scored Chelsea's second at the end of a lovely move that saw Mykhailo Mudryk play the ball wide to Loftus-Cheek, who delivered a low pass across for the winger to sweep home, but the VAR ruled Felix offside. Just four minutes later, Leicester equalised when Felix dawdled and was robbed of the ball deep in the Chelsea half with it breaking for Daka, who fired superbly into the bottom right corner from outside the box. The action continued to come with Kepa Arrizabalaga pushing away efforts from James Maddison and Kelechi Iheanacho before the former's free-kick hit the elbow of Fofana in the area, with the VAR ruling it was not a penalty. Havertz then received a heavy knock to his midriff from Amartey's high boot which was also dismissed by the VAR but the striker quickly shrugged off the blow to lob Ward with a wonderful finish from Enzo Fernandez's perfect pass. The hosts also saw Dewsbury-Hall miss a sitter from inside the six-yard box before Mudryk had what would have been his first Chelsea goal ruled out for offside after slotting past Ward. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here

Tottenham Hotspur, 3–1, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Craig Pawson, Antonio Conte, Steve Cooper, Harry Kane, Joe Worrall, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Nott'ham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Joe Worrall and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['19th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '19th Minute Assist by Pedro for Tottenham', '62nd Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '62nd Minute Assist by Richarlison for Tottenham', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Skipp for Tottenham', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Eric Dier for Tottenham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Pierre Højbjerg for Tottenham', "55th Minute Yellow Card by Renan Lodi for Nott'ham Forest", "81st Minute Goal by Joe for Nott'ham Forest", "81st Minute Assist by Felipe for Nott'ham Forest", "90+6th Minute Yellow Card by André Ayew for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Saturday,

Kane's first-half double, which took his Premier League tally to 20 goals this season, and Heung-Min Son's second-half finish put Spurs 3-0 up after 62 minutes. Richarlison, who started despite his explosive post-match interview after Wednesday's Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan, looked to have given Spurs the lead with a fine third-minute finish. But the Brazilian was denied a first Premier League goal for Spurs after a lengthy VAR check deemed the forward offside in a marginal call. Spurs eventually went ahead through Kane, who headed home Pedro Porro's cross in the 19th minute giving the Spaniard his first assist since joining the club in January. Sixteen minutes later, Kane scored his second from the spot - his first penalty since December's World Cup miss against France - after Richarlison was brought down by Forest captain Worrall. Richarlison was also at the heart of Spurs' third in the 62nd minute as he crossed for Son, who swept home into the bottom corner. But Ayew saw his spot-kick saved by Forster in the 96th minute to cap off a miserable day for the visitors, who were forced to take star man Brennan Johnson off in the second half with a groin injury, with the Welshman set to have a scan.

Crystal Palace, 0–1, Manchester City, Selhurst Park, Robert Jones, Patrick Vieira, Pep Guardiola, Luka Milivojević, İlkay Gündoğan, Evening, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park at Evening and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Luka Milivojević and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['30th Minute Yellow Card by Luka Milivojević for Crystal Palace', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Joachim Andersen for Crystal Palace', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Dias for Manchester City', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Aké for Manchester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

City were wasteful for most of the Selhurst Park clash and Haaland himself could have walked away with the matchball. The Norwegian striker had a great chance to open the scoring on the half-hour mark but somehow missed the target from six yards out with the goal gaping. But just as Guardiola was about to bring Kevin De Bruyne on, Ilkay Gundogan was felled by a clumsy Michael Olise challenge in the box, leaving Haaland to strike home the penalty. It took City just three minutes to start attacking the Palace goal, with goalkeeper Vicente Guaita forced into a superb opening stop. John Stones, back in City's Premier League line-up for the first time in six weeks, nodded a cross back to Rodri, whose fierce drive from inside the area was well parried by the Palace goalkeeper. Moments later, Jack Grealish then beat four Palace defenders down the left before missing Guaita's near post with a low drive. A frantic opening five minutes was rounded off by Wilfried Zaha air-kicking Olise's cross at the near post, in a warning sign for Guardiola's side. Haaland then had one shot from the edge of the area well-blocked by Marc Guehi - but his next chance on the half-hour mark was much more gilt-edged. Grealish fed Nathan Ake on the underlap, with the defender's cross finding the City striker just six yards out. Haaland inexplicably went underneath the ball, which flew over Guaita's bar. City came out with similar intentions after half-time and had a glorious opportunity to score when Grealish was fouled on the edge of the area, despite faint appeals for a penalty. Foden could only smack the set-piece straight at Guaita, who palmed the effort away. That was the England attacker's last act of the game, as he was brought off for Julian Alvarez who instantly had a golden opportunity to score. The Argentine forward spun his man in the box from Bernardo's pass but fired over when he had more time to pick his spot. Minutes later, Alvarez struck from distance at a short corner but again, Guaita was there with stinging palms. Haaland stepped up to roll the resulting past kick past Guaita, who was able to quell City's attacks no more. The Norwegian striker could have made it two but he only headed Grealish's cross following a counter-attack over the crossbar. City held on comfortably for a fourth victory in five games - a reminder that they can produce a winning run needed to win the title. Man City manager Guardiola hailed the mentality of striker Haaland after coming back from his missed chance to score the winner. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira could not hide his frustration about his side conceding the crucial spot-kick against Man City. The Eagles boss said his side lacked leaders at that moment but the process of developing those skills will take time.

Manchester United, 0–0, Southampton, Old Trafford, Anthony Taylor, Erik ten Hag, Rubén Sellés, Bruno Fernandes, James Ward-Prowse, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Southampton at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['10th Minute Yellow Card by Lisandro Martínez for Manchester Utd', '34th Minute Red Card by Casemiro — for Manchester Utd', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Shaw for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Manchester United and Southampton played out a thrilling goalless draw at Old Trafford after Casemiro was sent off in the first half. The Brazilian was initially shown a yellow card for the foul by referee Anthony Taylor, only for VAR to send Taylor to the pitchside monitor and after reviewing the incident he gave Casemiro a straight red card. United felt further aggrieved with the officials as they had several penalty appeals turned down during the game. Both sides came close to scoring as Bruno Fernandes smashed the post for United, while Southampton hit the woodwork twice and had an effort cleared off the line. The two goalkeepers - David de Gea and Gavin Bazunu - also made some outstanding saves to keep it scoreless. But buoyed by Thursday's Europa League bounce-back win over Real Betis, United came close to scoring in the 16th minute as Marcus Rashford had a low shot saved well by Bazunu, who then thwarted Rashford again moments later at his feet. United goalkeeper De Gea then showed his quality as he produced a brilliant save to tip over Theo Walcott's close-range bullet header. United were then reduced to 10 men just after the half-hour mark, when Casemiro landed a high right foot on Alcaraz's shin. Following a VAR review, an emotional-looking Casemiro was shown a red card, and it was nearly double pain for United as James Ward-Prowse's resulting free-kick deflected just wide. United's frustration grew as Bazunu saved well from Raphael Varane at the back post before having two penalty appeals turned down - the first for a tackle by Kyle Walker-Peters on Fernandes and the second for a handball against Armel Bella-Kotchap. United needed a fantastic goal-line clearance from Aaron Wan-Bissaka just four minutes into the second half to keep it scoreless. Ward-Prowse then clipped the top of the bar with a wonderful free-kick in the 54th minute, while De Gea denied Walcott once again as he raced through one-on-one only for the Spaniard to push his shot away. A minute later Southampton smashed the woodwork at the other end as Walker-Peters' powerful angled effort crashed off the post. Neither side could find a winner, though, in a pulsating draw that keeps United unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League meetings with Southampton.

Fulham, 0–3, Arsenal, Craven Cottage, David Coote, Marco Silva, Mikel Arteta, Tim Ream, Martin Ødegaard, Afternoon, The Match was played between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['21st Minute Goal by Gabriel for Arsenal', '21st Minute Assist by Santos for Arsenal', '26th Minute Goal by Martinelli for Arsenal', '26th Minute Assist by Leandro Trossard for Arsenal', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Martin for Arsenal', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Leandro for Arsenal', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Ødegaard for Arsenal'], Premier League, Sunday,

Fulham improved in the second half, forcing Aaron Ramsdale into action on a couple of occasions and rattling the bar through Aleksandar Mitrovic, but Arsenal remained a threat at the other end, with Jesus nearly marking his comeback with a goal when he was denied by Bernd Leno. Fulham came into the game having won four of their last six in all competitions but they never looked like troubling Arsenal and had no answer to their speed and incisiveness in attack. The hosts were handed an early reprieve when Antonee Robinson's own goal was ruled out by VAR, with Martinelli found to be offside in the build-up, but Arsenal's opener arrived soon afterwards, Gabriel rising highest to head in Trossard's wicked corner. Arsenal continued to tear into the visitors and the second goal swiftly followed, Trossard's chipped delivery into the six-yard box, following a superb move which started deep in their own half, finding Martinelli, who easily won his header against Robinson to nod home. Fulham offered practically nothing in the first half, apart from a dangerous Manor Solomon cross-shot and an Andreas Pereira effort that looped over following an errant pass by Aaron Ramsdale, and up at the other end Arsenal smelled blood. Granit Xhaka should have extended their lead but a poor touch allowed his former team-mate Leno to gather the ball after the midfielder found himself through on goal following a flowing attack. The former Arsenal goalkeeper was soon called into action again, parrying Martinelli's diagonal shot, but there was nothing he could do about Odegaard's third, Fulham's static defending leaving him exposed as the visitors ruthlessly capitalised. Fulham improved after the break, with Pereira firing a deflected effort wide inside the first minute and Mitrovic beginning to come into the game having been kept quiet in the first half. The Serb was inches away from pulling a goal back moments after Ramsdale had pulled off a fine save from Bobby Decordova-Reid's angled effort but his header bounced back off the woodwork. There was a period of no more than 10 seconds in the second half at Craven Cottage which typified Leandro Trossard's display. It began with him sprinting back to make a tackle and prevent a counter, and ended with him driving forward with the ball at his feet. He was involved in more or less every Arsenal attack before his 78th-minute withdrawal and contributed to each of the three goals directly, registering a hat-trick of assists and deservedly claiming the player of the match award. This game was supposed to be about the returning Gabriel Jesus, back in the squad for the first time since November following his knee injury. Instead, it was a reminder that Trossard will not give up his place easily. The 28-year-old is showing his worth.

Newcastle United, 2–1, Wolverhampton Wanderers, St James' Park, Andy Madley, Eddie Howe, Lopetegui, Kieran Trippier, Rúben Neves, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Wolves at St James' Park at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Wolves was Rúben Neves and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['26th Minute Goal by Alexander for Newcastle Utd', '26th Minute Assist by Kieran for Newcastle Utd', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Alexander Isak for Newcastle Utd', '79th Minute Goal by Miguel for Newcastle Utd', '79th Minute Assist by Joe for Newcastle Utd', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Podence for Wolves', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Nélson Semedo for Wolves'], Premier League, Sunday,

There was VAR controversy before that, however, as Nick Pope was reprieved of a potential penalty and red card after a collision with Raul Jimenez in the first half. Referee Andy Madley and VAR Tony Harrington opted not to send Pope off and give a spot-kick, with the Newcastle goalkeeper making several key saves to keep out the visitors during the rest of the game. Both sides had struggled for goals going into this game but they started confidently, despite creating no clear-cut chances in a frantic opening 20 minutes. Then came the moment of controversy. Pope took Dan Burn's back pass a little too confidently, taking a heavy touch which allowed Jimenez to nip in ahead of him and stride towards goal. Trippier saw another free-kick kept out by Jose Sa, while Neves blazed over from inside the area when the ball sat up nicely for him at the other end. The South Korean forward burst through into the Newcastle box and while Trippier looked to clear from the feet of Jimenez, the right-back slipped over with Pope also looking for the ball. Hwang had the simple task of tapping home into an empty net. But Almiron - who came on shortly after Hwang - would have the last laugh as his quick interchange with Willock saw him enter the right-hand side of the box with a clear sight of goal. As soon as the strike left his boot, there were none in St James' Park who did not expect the net to bulge. There could have been a third late in the game as Sven Botman blazed over from close range after Almiron's mazy run. In his post-match press conference, Howe confirmed that Anthony Gordon is set to be out for three weeks after picking up an ankle injury.

Southampton, 0–2, Brentford, St. Mary's Stadium, Michael Salisbury, Rubén Sellés, Thomas Frank, James Ward-Prowse, Christian Nørgaard, Evening, The Match was played between Southampton and Brentford at St. Mary's Stadium at Evening and Michael Salisbury was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Brentford was Christian Nørgaard and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Jan Bednarek for Southampton', '32nd Minute Goal by Ivan for Brentford', '32nd Minute Assist by Christian for Brentford', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Hickey for Brentford', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Ivan Toney for Brentford', '90+7th Minute Goal by Yoane for Brentford', '90+7th Minute Assist by Ivan for Brentford'], Premier League, Wednesday,

The weather reflected the sombre mood on another damaging night for Ruben Selles' side, who only registered one lacklustre shot on target, and were reminiscent of a team blighted by the fear of relegation. Brentford are looking up. Southampton are peering over their shoulder. That much was evident. Talisman Toney was on target yet again to gives the Bees' slim hopes of a European spot a boost, poking the ball into the net from close range in the 32nd minute for his 16th goal of an already impressive season. The corner routine, one of a few set-piece variations Brentford tried, saw Christian Norgaard make a darting run to the front post to flick Bryan Mbeumo's delivery into the path of Toney, who used a combination of muscle and sheer determination to beat Kyle Walker-Peters to the ball. The hosts went closest with their only shot on target immediately after the restart, as Waker-Peters drove into the box at pace before cutting the ball back to Che Adams, but Aaron Hickey was smartly placed to turn the shot off the line. Tempers frayed late on, stemming from a sense of desperation from the home side, before Brentford killed the tie with a superb second as Wissa sprung the offside trap, latched onto a clever Toney touch, and slotted the ball emphatically beyond Gavin Bazunu. There exists no hint of second-season syndrome with the Bees - clearly comfortable in their surroundings - but you wonder if that statement would ring true in the absence of Toney.

Brighton and Hove Albion, 1–0, Crystal Palace, The American Express Community Stadium, Peter Bankes, Roberto De Zerbi, Patrick Vieira, Lewis Dunk, Marc Guéhi, Evening, The Match was played between Brighton and Crystal Palace at The American Express Community Stadium at Evening and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Marc Guéhi and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Patrick Vieira. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['15th Minute Goal by Solly for Brighton', '15th Minute Assist by Kaoru for Brighton', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Moisés Caicedo for Brighton', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Cheick Doucouré for Crystal Palace', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Ayew for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Wednesday,

Crystal Palace began well at the Amex and finally registered their first shots on target as Odsonne Edouard lashed an effort wide inside two minutes, before nodding just past the post soon after. Crystal Palace did have their chances to equalise. Steele made another fine save, denying Edouard, who was through on goal. Then, Joachim Andersen nodded wide from a superb Olise free-kick. But Crystal Palace should have ended the half with 10 players. Doucoure - having just returned from a suspension - fouled Joel Veltman in the 27th minute and was shown a yellow card. But late first-half challenges on Moises Caicedo and another on Veltman, while arguably stronger than the initial booking, went unpunished. After a brief stoppage due to a power cut, the Crystal Palace teenager made another sensational stop. Mac Allister nodded on a corner, but the goalkeeper stuck out a strong hand to see the effort away. With the last three Premier League encounters finishing 1-1, Crystal Palace pushed for an equaliser and had a glorious chance in the fourth of nine added minutes. However, the French youngster lashed his shot wide.

Nottingham Forest, 1–2, Newcastle United, The City Ground, Paul Tierney, Steve Cooper, Eddie Howe, Ryan Yates, Kieran Trippier, Evening, The Match was played between Nott'ham Forest and Newcastle Utd at The City Ground at Evening and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Ryan Yates and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ["22nd Minute Yellow Card by Emmanuel Dennis for Nott'ham Forest", "59th Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Gibbs-White for Nott'ham Forest", "90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Jonjo Shelvey for Nott'ham Forest", "90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Keylor Navas for Nott'ham Forest", "90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Renan Lodi for Nott'ham Forest", '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Dan Burn for Newcastle Utd', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Alexander for Newcastle Utd', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Joe for Newcastle Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Alexander Isak for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Friday,

Alexander Isak's injury-time penalty saw Newcastle come from behind to win 2-1 at struggling Nottingham Forest and boost their Champions League hopes. Forest made the breakthrough against the run of play after 26 minutes when Emmanuel Dennis took advantage of a Sven Botman error to brilliantly chip his side ahead, only for Newcastle to level matters in first-half stoppage time through Isak's outrageous finish. It had been 24 years since Forest last hosted Newcastle in the Premier League, a season that ended with them being demoted, and Cooper's side began this contest like a team fighting relegation as the visitors dominated the early exchanges. Newcastle were unlucky not to take a 12th-minute lead after a cleverly worked free-kick caught the Forest defence napping, only for Isak's shot across the six-yard box to be deflected onto his own bar by the stretching Renan Lodi. However, just as it seemed the Magpies would turn their early pressure into the opening goal of the night, Forest took the lead after a mistake by Botman, who failed to see Dennis lurking in the box when passing back to Nick Pope. The Nigeria international still had work to do to find the net, and he produce a stunning chip that floated over both Pope and Kieran Trippier on the line. Newcastle continued to push for an equaliser, hitting the woodwork again 10 minutes before half-time when Sean Longstaff's shot from the edge of the box was deflected onto the bar, this time by Felipe's sliding tackle. But Eddie Howe's team did deservedly draw level with virtually the last kick of the first half thanks to a sensational goal from Isak, who somehow managed to volley home Joe Willock's floated cross from the right byline when it seemed the centre was behind the Sweden international. Howe brought on Anderson for the ineffective Allan Saint-Maximin at the break, a change that gave the visitors even more impetus as they went in search of a winner. And it was the midfielder who thought he had given his side the lead midway through the second half after outjumping Serge Aurier at the far post to powerfully head in Isak's inviting centre, only for the VAR to ask referee Paul Tierney to go over to the pitch-side monitor. The on-field official decided Forest defender Felipe had not deliberately attempted played the ball when the cross came over, meaning Longstaff was offside in the buildup. The ice-cool Isak stepped up to convert the resulting spot kick, his third in two games, as his goals right at the end of each half sent Newcastle into the international break in good heart. However, since regaining full fitness, the 23-year-old has begun to show the type of form we were seeing from him before his layoff, and after Friday night's brace at the City Ground, he has four goals in his last two matches for the club. And his manager Eddie Howe now seems to have decided to go with Isak ahead of trusted frontman Callum Wilson for the run-in, and you can see why given his impressive scoring rate for the Magpies.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2–4, Leeds United, Molineux Stadium, Michael Salisbury, Lopetegui, Javi Gracia, Rúben Neves, Luke Ayling, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wolves and Leeds United at Molineux Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Salisbury was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wolves was Rúben Neves and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–4., ['37th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Dawson for Wolves', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Nélson Semedo for Wolves', '84th Minute Red Card by Jonny Castro for Wolves', '87th Minute Yellow Card by João Gomes for Wolves', '90+10th Minute Red Card by Matheus Nunes for Wolves', '6th Minute Goal by Jack for Leeds United', '6th Minute Assist by Degnand for Leeds United', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Ayling for Leeds United', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Junior Firpo for Leeds United', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Weston McKennie for Leeds United', '49th Minute Goal by Luke for Leeds United', '49th Minute Assist by Marc for Leeds United', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Roca for Leeds United', '90+7th Minute Goal by Rodrigo for Leeds United', '90+7th Minute Assist by Crysencio Summerville for Leeds United', '90+12nd Minute Yellow Card by Illan Meslier for Leeds United'], Premier League, Saturday,

The latter stages of the game were disjointed following a series of VAR reviews, the first leading to Jonny's red card after the player had initially been given a yellow card by referee Michael Salisbury. The second was more controversial as Salisbury had been instructed by the VAR to check for a foul on Adama Traore in the build-up to Rodrigo's goal. Marc Roca pulled the winger's shirt but the referee appeared to decide it was not significant enough to disallow the goal. Wilfried Gnonto was the brightest player on the pitch in the early stages, tormenting the defenders on the left flank. His cut back was just asking to be fired into the net and Harrison did just that, beating Jose Sa with a high shot away to the goalkeeper's left. They were punished for that early in the second half when Ayling found space at the far post to nod in Roca's right-wing corner. When Kristensen came on to promptly dispossess Jonny and slot into the corner of the net, it should have put Leeds in total control.

Brentford, 1–1, Leicester City, Brentford Community Stadium, Darren Bond, Thomas Frank, Brendan Rodgers, Christian Nørgaard, James Maddison, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brentford and Leicester City at Brentford Community Stadium at Afternoon and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Christian Nørgaard and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Leicester City was James Maddison and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Christian Nørgaard for Brentford', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Shandon Baptiste for Brentford', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Shandon Baptiste for Brentford', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by James Maddison for Leicester City', '52nd Minute Goal by Harvey for Leicester City', '52nd Minute Assist by James for Leicester City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Boubakary Soumaré for Leicester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Leicester ended a five-game losing streak with a battling 1-1 draw at Brentford, with Harvey Barnes finishing a fine move for the equaliser. The Foxes had lost on all eight occasions they had trailed in the Premier League at half-time this season but needed just seven second-half minutes to get back level in west London, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's industry in midfield followed by a fine through ball from James Maddison and Barnes' neat finish. After seeing his side ship 21 goals in 11 games since the World Cup, Rodgers dropped goalkeeper Danny Ward for Premier League debutant Daniel Iversen and the Dane watched his defenders struggle to deal with a fast, direct start from the hosts. But, after a warning shot from Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford grabbed the lead from a set-piece just after the half-hour. Leicester struggled to deal with a well-worked corner and when it came to Jensen, he struck with conviction and got fortunate with a handy deflection. Their lack of cutting edge looked set to be in focus again, but on 52 minutes Leicester produced a fine team move to get back into the game. Dewsbury-Hall shielded the ball from a couple of challenges, fed Maddison in the final third and the playmaker slipped in Barnes to lift the ball over David Raya. It was Brentford's turn not to have a shot on target in the second half, with Harry Souttar doing well to limit Ivan Toney. Leicester's Boubakary Soumare made a game-high three during his cameo but Baptiste picked up two yellows in the space of just three minutes and 12 seconds to leave the home side to see out the remainder of injury-time with 10 men. They did just that to continue their impressive record of suffering just one loss at home all season - but will feel they should have built on their first-half advantage, given their recent form.

Aston Villa, 3–0, Bournemouth, Villa Park, Robert Jones, Unai Emery, Gary O'Neil, John McGinn, Neto, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Bournemouth at Villa Park at Afternoon and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['7th Minute Goal by Douglas for Aston Villa', '7th Minute Assist by Leon for Aston Villa', '36th Minute Yellow Card by John McGinn for Aston Villa', '80th Minute Goal by Jacob for Aston Villa', '80th Minute Assist by Ollie for Aston Villa', '89th Minute Goal by Emi for Aston Villa', '89th Minute Assist by Tyrone for Aston Villa', '14th Minute Yellow Card by Philip Billing for Bournemouth', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Jefferson Lerma for Bournemouth', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Senesi for Bournemouth', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Stephens for Bournemouth'], Premier League, Saturday,

Aston Villa extended their unbeaten Premier League run to four games as they beat Bournemouth 3-0, who remain deep in relegation trouble. Unai Emery's side set the tone early on at Villa Park when Douglas Luiz slotted home inside seven minutes. But Bournemouth reacted well and gave Aston Villa an equal test for much of the game. They came closest just after the hour when Emiliano Martinez made a superb, diving save to keep out Philip Billing's thunderous free-kick. But perhaps their brightest moment in the game was the return of David Brooks to competitive action after his battle with cancer. Almost a year after announcing he was cancer-free in May 2022, he came on for Jack Stephens in the 79th minute for his first appearance in 18 months. Aston Villa took advantage of their early pressure as they went ahead inside seven minutes. Ollie Watkins' attempted shot pinged along the top of the area, finding Leon Bailey on the right. He then fired the ball into the middle - Marcos Senesi's outstretched foot unable to stop it - with Luiz there to slot homeBut Bournemouth reacted well and had a plethora of chances. The first was almost a gift from John McGinn as his sloppy back pass was almost latched on to by Jaidon Anthony. Billing then nodded wide, while Dominic Solanke also saw a bended effort palmed away by Martinez. Aston Villa also continued to look dangerous going forward. Just before the half an hour, Watkins was played through the middle by a lovely Buendia pass, but his attempted chip was smothered by Neto. There was a late first-half penalty shout for Villa. After a well-worked short corner, Ramsey's thunderous shot from range appeared to hit Stephens on the hand before going wide. VAR took a lengthy look at the incident, but did not award a penalty. Aston Villa began the second half well again and had a few half chances - but Bournemouth were denied an equaliser just after the hour. Billing sent a sensational free kick over the wall, but Martinez made a stunning, leaping save to his right to keep out the effort. But Aston Villa's quality soon began to shine through as Ramsey doubled their lead late on. It stemmed from a deep Luiz free kick, with Watkins cushioning header into his teammate's path. Ramsey then easily drove past Stephens before his shot deflected home via Neto's back. Villa began to dominate and - after a goal was ruled out after the ball had already run out of play - added their third in the 89th minute. Luiz again was the instigator, from a corner this time, which was headed on slightly by Tyrone Mings. Buendia was waiting just behind to send the ball past the goalkeeper. There was a brief VAR check, but the goal rightly stood. A brilliant afternoon from the midfielder. Aston Villa looked slick and dangerous going forward, and he was the main instigator. Of course, he scored the opening goal in the middle of a period of Aston Villa domination, and should really be credited with assists for the other two goals as well. Both goals were sparked by his set-piece delivery and his importance to this victory cannot be understated as his resurgence under Emery continues.

Southampton, 3–3, Tottenham Hotspur, St. Mary's Stadium, Simon Hooper, Rubén Sellés, Antonio Conte, James Ward-Prowse, Harry Kane, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and Tottenham at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3., ['46th Minute Goal by Che for Southampton', '46th Minute Assist by Theo for Southampton', '77th Minute Goal by Theo for Southampton', '77th Minute Assist by Sekou for Southampton', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Kamaldeen Sulemana for Southampton', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '45+1st Minute Goal by Pedro for Tottenham', '45+1st Minute Assist by Son for Tottenham', '65th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '65th Minute Assist by Dejan for Tottenham', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Skipp for Tottenham'], Premier League, Saturday,

Harry Kane's header then put the visitors back in front with Ivan Perisic scoring his first goal for the club to give Spurs a two-goal lead. Southampton lost both centre-backs - Armel Bella-Kotchap and Jan Bednarek - giving them a new pairing of Mohammed Salisu and Ainsley Maitland-Niles, while a tearful Richarlison lasted just five minutes for Spurs, who also had to replace Ben Davies. Porro wasted two good openings to give Spurs the lead but made no mistake at the third attempt in the first minute of first-half stoppage-time as he hammered in off the crossbar after being picked out by Heung-Min Son. But just three minutes later Saints were given a way back into the game when Walcott finished off Sekou Mara's knock down from close range. Ward-Prowse, who had missed his last two spot-kicks, made no mistake this time to equalise past his former Southampton team-mate Fraser Forster. Spurs nearly snatched the win with the last touch of the game but Clement Lenglet headed over from Perisic's cross to cap off a frustrating afternoon for Conte's side. Both sides will next be in action in April with the international break getting under way after this weekend. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Chelsea, 2–2, Everton, Stamford Bridge, Darren England, Graham Potter, Sean Dyche, Mateo Kovačić, Séamus Coleman, Evening, The Match was played between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge at Evening and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Mateo Kovačić and the Manager of Chelsea was Graham Potter. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['57th Minute Yellow Card by Kalidou Koulibaly for Chelsea', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Reece James for Chelsea', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Kai Havertz for Chelsea', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Idrissa Gana for Everton', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Dwight McNeil for Everton', '69th Minute Goal by Abdoulaye for Everton', '69th Minute Assist by James for Everton', '89th Minute Goal by Ellis for Everton', '89th Minute Assist by Abdoulaye for Everton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Joao Felix rolled the Blues' first past Jordan Pickford via the post seven minutes after the break only for the hosts to allow complacency to creep into their game, resulting in Abdoulaye Doucoure glancing a header just over the line to level for the visitors in the 69th minute. Chelsea managed to hit back through Kai Havertz seven minutes later when he converted a penalty after a foul on Reece James, but the Blues again threw it away, with Simms easily bursting past Kalidou Koulibaly before seeing his shot squirm past Kepa Arrizabalaga as the Toffees continued their spirited fight against the drop. After appearing to be careering towards relegation under former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard at the end of January, Everton’s revival under Dyche continued in west London thanks to another impressively gritty performance. Everton frustrated Chelsea throughout their Saturday evening encounter, with a defender seemingly in the way of the ball every time it went near Pickford’s goal during a first half of few clear chances. The visitors’ resistance was finally breached by Felix after he collected Michael Keane’s weak clearance to guide the ball into the far corner but Everton’s battling qualities were on display as they fought back to level through Doucoure, who turned James Tarkowski’s header past Kepa from close range. A rare mistake from Tarkowski and Ben Godfrey, who combined to trip James, allowed Havertz to score his third goal in as many games from the spot, but Everton were not to be denied as Simms charged into the Chelsea area and ended their three-game winning run. It’s far too early to anoint Simms as Everton’s answer at No 9 but the way in which the 22-year-old announced his arrival onto the scene was a welcome boost for the goal-shy Toffees. With 11 minutes to go and his side staring defeat in the face, Simms was thrown on to try to save the game for Everton - and he did just that. “It's still a tough place to come here. I know they've [Chelsea] been up and down but they're a good outfit, coming off of three wins. Chelsea’s three-game winning run relieved the pressure on Potter at the opportune time after his job was seemingly on the brink following a run of one win in 11 matches in all competitions, but nobody should have been fooled into thinking the manager has fixed all his side’s problems. While Potter is finally getting a tune from his forward line following a profligate start to the year, Chelsea still lack a ruthless streak, too often failing to finish off opponents when they’re there for the taking. The Blues deserve credit for ending their wretched run of form against Leeds at the start of the month and overturning a 1-0 deficit to progress past Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, but both results were only secured after nervy endings. Potter admitted after the game that his side’s defending was sloppy and he will know Chelsea cannot afford to continue making the same mistakes if they have any hope of returning to the Champions League next season.

Arsenal, 4–1, Crystal Palace, Emirates Stadium, Stuart Attwell, Mikel Arteta, Paddy McCarthy, Martin Ødegaard, Luka Milivojević, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Luka Milivojević and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Paddy McCarthy. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['28th Minute Goal by Martinelli for Arsenal', '28th Minute Assist by Bukayo Saka for Arsenal', '43rd Minute Goal by Bukayo for Arsenal', '43rd Minute Assist by Ben for Arsenal', '55th Minute Goal by Granit for Arsenal', '55th Minute Assist by Leandro for Arsenal', '74th Minute Goal by Bukayo for Arsenal', '74th Minute Assist by Kieran for Arsenal', '59th Minute Yellow Card by James Tomkins for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Sunday,

Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka both scored first-half goals but only after the visitors had come within a whisker of leading when Wilfried Zaha's early effort came back off a post. Crystal Palace were forced into a late change with Joachim Andersen injured in the warm-up and replaced by James Tomkins, but they started fast and nearly led when Zaha was played in behind and sent a low shot off the left post. Odsonne Edouard was then released beyond the Arsenal defence although he was flagged offside after Aaron Ramsdale had saved when one-on-one. It took Arsenal 18 minutes to have their first shot as teenager Joe Whitworth pushed away Martin Odegaard's effort from the edge of the area. The hosts were ramping up the pressure down Palace's left and eventually, Saka crossed for Martinelli, who shifted the ball onto his left foot, gaining a yard on Joel Ward, before firing across Whitworth and into the bottom right corner for his sixth goal in as many Premier League matches. From then on Arsenal were in control. Odegaard rolled a shot wide of the right post before Saka added the second. Ben White slipped him in, with the winger drifting behind Mitchell inside the area before slotting into the corner. Schlupp gave the travelling support something to celebrate when he turned in from close range at a corner and things might have been made interesting had Zaha not rolled the ball inches wide from an angle with over 15 minutes to play. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here

Manchester City, 4–1, Liverpool, Etihad Stadium, Simon Hooper, Pep Guardiola, Jürgen Klopp, İlkay Gündoğan, Jordan Henderson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['27th Minute Goal by Julián for Manchester City', '27th Minute Assist by Jack for Manchester City', '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Rodri — for Manchester City', '46th Minute Goal by Kevin for Manchester City', '46th Minute Assist by Bruyne for Manchester City', '74th Minute Goal by Jack for Manchester City', '74th Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '17th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '17th Minute Assist by Diogo for Liverpool', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Mohamed Salah for Liverpool'], Premier League, Saturday,

Pep Guardiola's title challenge looked to be hanging by a thread when Mohamed Salah gave the away side an early lead but Julian Alvarez equalised before second-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish saw City surge to victory. Salah was ruthless in exposing the City defence with a fine finish after Diogo Jota sprung the offside trap. Salah was through again soon after but it proved to be the pivotal moment in the match. Grealish intercepted his centre and was back down the other end moments later providing the assist for Alvarez's equaliser, the culmination of a sumptuous City move. It was a big moment for the Argentine, taking responsibility for leading the line in Haaland's absence, and it felt like a big moment in the title race too. Unfortunately for Liverpool, their form does not match that competitive spirit and the game soon went away from them in the second half. It took De Bruyne just 53 seconds to put City in front after Alvarez found Mahrez in space out wide with a brilliant pass. Alvarez was involved in the third too, his left-footed shot blocked near the line by Alexander-Arnold but only as far as Gundogan. The skipper had enough time to pick his spot and ease the tension around the Etihad Stadium. City never relinquished control. Their hopes of a treble remain. Liverpool finish the day in eighth. Manchester City had won their previous two Premier League matches in which Haaland did not start, although the last time that happened was in November - and he did come off the bench to score a late winner. This time he was emphatically not required. That was largely down to Alvarez's impressive contribution. He scored one and was involved in the next two City goals. His finish was typical. His distribution in the build-up to De Bruyne's goal showed another element to his game, expertly playing in Mahrez. There was the odd moment in the first half when the ball bounced around the box and one wondered whether Haaland would have been there to convert. But the overriding emotion at the finish was that City might be more fluent without him. Credit to Alvarez for that. In truth, Grealish was excellent throughout, tormenting Alexander-Arnold and even making a significant defensive contribution for his team. This might just have been his best performance for City - certainly his best in what felt like a very big game. This was the start of an immensely busy April that will see Manchester City compete in eight more matches across three competitions.

Arsenal, 4–1, Leeds United, Emirates Stadium, Darren England, Mikel Arteta, Javi Gracia, Martin Ødegaard, Luke Ayling, Afternoon, The Match was played between Arsenal and Leeds United at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['47th Minute Goal by Ben for Arsenal', '47th Minute Assist by Martinelli for Arsenal', '55th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Arsenal', '55th Minute Assist by Leandro for Arsenal', '84th Minute Goal by Granit for Arsenal', '84th Minute Assist by Martin for Arsenal', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Robin Koch for Leeds United', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Patrick Bamford for Leeds United'], Premier League, Saturday,

However, it was the league leaders who took the lead as Jesus was caught by Luke Ayling inside the penalty area, and the Brazilian picked himself up off the floor to convert the resulting penalty in the 35th minute. Rasmus Kristensen pulled one back for the visitors in the 76th minute as Arsenal looked to close out the game. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, who started with Bukayo Saka on the bench because of illness, admitted his side's preparations for the game had been difficult, but he was pleased with the response of his players. Ramsdale was the busier of the two goalkeepers as he first denied Crysencio Summerville before keeping out Jack Harrison's strike at his near post. Leeds were asking plenty of questions of the league leaders. Arsenal were flat and in search of a spark. Arteta talked of the chaos Jesus, who spurned a glorious opportunity earlier in the half when heading over Xhaka's cross from close range, was causing in training after stepping up his return from injury, and it translated to the pitch. Jesus picked himself up off the floor and calmly waited for Illan Meslier to dive before rolling the ball down the middle to make the Emirates a much happier place heading into the break. In contrast to the first half, Arsenal were dominating and Jesus soon scored his second of the afternoon to put Arsenal 3-0 up, converting a Leandro Trossard cross from close range. Leeds did manage to pull a goal back with 15 minutes remaining as Kristensen's strike beat Ramsdale after taking a deflection off Zinchenko's back. However, there was to be no miracle comeback to deny Arsenal, with Xhaka rising to head home Martin Odegaard's cross to keep Arsenal's title hopes firmly on course. One down, nine to go for Arsenal. There were plenty of positives too for Arteta. Bukayo Saka, after playing 175 minutes for England during the international break, got a bit of a rest after feeling unwell on Friday. The forward started on the bench and came on for the final 30 minutes which should benefit him for the run-in to the season. Gabriel Jesus scored his first Premier League goals since October as his return from injury gathered place. Goals have not been the be-all and end-all for the Brazilian striker this season and he proved that again as it was his jinking run that won the penalty to provide Arsenal with the lift they so desperately needed at that stage in the game. However, after a seventh straight win in the league this should be a side full of confidence and up for the challenges that lie ahead. Job done. Play for free, entries by 3pm. Play for free, entries by 3pm. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Nottingham Forest, 1–1, Wolverhampton Wanderers, The City Ground, Chris Kavanagh, Steve Cooper, Lopetegui, Remo Freuler, Rúben Neves, Afternoon, The Match was played between Nott'ham Forest and Wolves at The City Ground at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Remo Freuler and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The Captain of Wolves was Rúben Neves and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ["35th Minute Yellow Card by Remo Freuler for Nott'ham Forest", "38th Minute Goal by Brennan for Nott'ham Forest", "38th Minute Assist by Danilo for Nott'ham Forest", "40th Minute Yellow Card by Brennan Johnson for Nott'ham Forest", "49th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Toffolo for Nott'ham Forest", '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Neves for Wolves', '45th Minute Yellow Card by João Moutinho for Wolves', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Nélson Semedo for Wolves', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Pablo Sarabia for Wolves', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Toti Gomes for Wolves'], Premier League, Saturday,

The hosts upped the ante in the second half and missed a clutch of golden opportunities to double their lead, with their front three of Johnson, Emmanuel Dennis and Morgan Gibbs-White wreaking carnage with breakaway attacks. With Julen Lopetegui's side huffing, puffing and struggling to create opportunities on goal, the Spaniard threw top scorer Podence into the fold at the break and was repaid with seven minutes of normal time remaining when the Portugal international sold Neco Williams with a feint and smashed past Keilor Navas. The FA have confirmed they are looking into Johnson's suggestion that he was spat at by Podence. Johnson - who was passed fit to start after missing international action with a groin injury - forced Jose Sa into an early save with a left-footed, curling effort, before Emmanuel Dennis bamboozled Nelson Semedo in the box and hit a pass directly against the defender's hand - amid penalty appeals, which referee Chris Kavanagh waved away. But the hosts began to take full control with 10 minutes remaining in the first half, with their dynamic attacking trio of Johnson, Dennis and Gibbs-White finding swathes of space to run into from the middle of the park. Lopetegui rang the changes at the break, throwing Podence and Pablo Sarabia into the fold in place of Joao Moutinho and Mario Lemina - but the departing midfield mettle only appeared to fuel Forest's breakaway endeavour more. Cooper's side will glean many positives from this game, but failing to secure victory during sustained periods of meaningful dominance against a relegation rival could prove decisive come May.

Brighton and Hove Albion, 3–3, Brentford, The American Express Community Stadium, Michael Oliver, Roberto De Zerbi, Thomas Frank, Lewis Dunk, Pontus Jansson, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brighton and Brentford at The American Express Community Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3., ['21st Minute Goal by Kaoru for Brighton', '21st Minute Assist by Jason for Brighton', '28th Minute Goal by Danny for Brighton', '28th Minute Assist by Solly for Brighton', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Alexis Mac for Brighton', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Alexis Mac for Brighton', '10th Minute Goal by Pontus for Brentford', '10th Minute Assist by Mathias for Brentford', '22nd Minute Goal by Ivan for Brentford', '22nd Minute Assist by Bryan for Brentford', '49th Minute Goal by Ethan for Brentford', '49th Minute Assist by Bryan for Brentford', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Hickey for Brentford'], Premier League, Saturday,

It was a fitting end to a pulsating and remarkable encounter that saw four goals scored inside the first 28 minutes. Pontus Jansson headed Brentford in front before Karou Mitoma lobbed the Seagulls level after a fantastic assist from goalkeeper Jason Steele. The parity lasted for just a minute though as Ivan Toney slammed the visitors ahead before Danny Welbeck levelled once more with a header. The hosts posted an incredible tally of 33 shots at Brentford's goal - no side have posted more in a game this season - with every outfield starting player registering at least two efforts which made them the first side since Opta starting collecting data in 2003 to achieve such a feat. Yet despite creating a total expected goals figure of 4. 55 they couldn't put dogged Brentford away. With 28 minutes gone, we had already been treated to 28 shots in what epitomised everything that is brilliant about this sport. Recalled Bees defender Jansson claimed the 10th-minute opener, rising above rival captain Lewis Dunk to thump a powerful header beyond Jason Steele following Mathias Jensen's inviting in-swinging cross from the left. Midfielder Jensen then had the opportunity to double the away side's lead but his stinging effort from an indirect free-kick inside Albion's box was blocked by Mac Allister after Steele picked up Pervis Estupinan's back pass. Welbeck then made it 2-2, leaping at the back post to nod Solly March's right-wing cross into the ground and beyond Raya. Brentford were back in front within four minutes of the restart when Pinnock escaped the static Albion rearguard to prod home unmarked following Mbeumo's searching free-kick into the area. Referee Michael Oliver initially awarded a corner but replays showed his shot struck the outstretched arm of the Bees right-back and Mac Allister made it 3-3 from 12 yards. Of course when you lead three times you want more. I don't think it looked like we were ever going to lose but I understand they scored and created pressure. But in the end we were pushing and [came] closer to score the fourth goal. Similarly, because Man Utd won the Carabao Cup and will likely finish in the top five, their Europa Conference League qualifying spot from that competition will go to the next highest Premier League finisher without European football, so seventh place.

Crystal Palace, 2–1, Leicester City, Selhurst Park, Tim Robinson, Roy Hodgson, Brendan Rodgers, Wilfried Zaha, James Maddison, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Leicester City at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Tim Robinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Wilfried Zaha and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The Captain of Leicester City was James Maddison and the Manager of Leicester City was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['59th Minute Own Goal by Daniel Iversen for Crystal Palace', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Eberechi Eze for Crystal Palace', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Guéhi for Crystal Palace', '90+4th Minute Goal by Jean-Philippe for Crystal Palace', '90+4th Minute Assist by Jordan for Crystal Palace', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Jean-Philippe Mateta for Crystal Palace', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Bernth for Leicester City', '56th Minute Goal by Ricardo for Leicester City', '56th Minute Assist by Timothy for Leicester City', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Souttar for Leicester City', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Leicester City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Wilfred Ndidi for Leicester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

Jean-Philippe Mateta's last-gasp strike saw Crystal Palace beat Leicester 2-1 on Roy Hodgson's return to the dugout, boosting their Premier League survival hopes. It was a fine comeback from Crystal Palace, who had gone behind in the 56th minute to a stunning Ricardo Pereira strike. It was arguably a shock lead, with Leicester having no shots in the first half. Crystal Palace set the tone for their victory from the first whistle, beginning with a superb stop from Iversen in the seventh minute, denying a fierce Cheick Doucoure shot. The Foxes had no shots in the opening 45 minutes - but they did hit the woodwork. A sloppy defensive pass from the Palace defence allowed Victor Kristiansen to loft in a cross from the left, aiming for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall at the back post. However, the ball clipped the woodwork before the hosts cleared. Iversen continued to produce some much-needed saves, adding two more before the 20-minute mark to deny Eze and Zaha. Joachim Andersen then nodded Michael Olise's corner just wide of the target, with an incoming Odsonne Edouard unable to slot home at the near post. It was not until five minutes into the second half that Leicester registered their first corner and shot of the match. Soon after, they took the lead. It was a sensational strike from Pereira, hammering the ball into the top corner after a neatly squared ball from Timothy Castagne. But it was a slice of rotten luck for Iversen as Crystal Palace equalised three minutes later when a wonderful free kick from Eze, which initially hit the underside of the crossbar, hit the Leicester 'keeper on the backside before bouncing over the line. Ayew drove through the midfield before slotting the ball into Mateta's feet, who turned past Harry Souttar and finished beyond Iversen to spark ecstasy at Selhurst Park. Leicester's visit to Crystal Palace was Brendan Rodgers' 152nd game in charge of the club in the Premier League, equalling Martin O’Neill’s top flight record with the Foxes.

Bournemouth, 2–1, Fulham, Vitality Stadium, Peter Bankes, Gary O'Neil, Marco Silva, Neto, Tim Ream, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bournemouth and Fulham at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['60th Minute Yellow Card by Jefferson Lerma for Bournemouth', '16th Minute Goal by Andreas for Fulham', '16th Minute Assist by Harrison for Fulham', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Andreas Pereira for Fulham', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Kenny Tete for Fulham', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Tom Cairney for Fulham', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Antonee Robinson for Fulham'], Premier League, Saturday,

Bournemouth moved out of the Premier League relegation zone after coming from behind to earn a vital 2-1 win over Fulham at the Vitality Stadium. In an entertaining contest with chances at both ends, it was the hosts who found a winner when Dominic Solanke bundled the ball across the line via an Antonee Robinson deflection 11 minutes before full-time. Willian's replacement Manor Solomon broke free down the left before cutting the ball back for Harrison Reed to tee up Pereira, who fired home his first Premier League goal since November. The lead could have been doubled seven minutes later when Antonee Robinson rattled the crossbar from 22 yards out. It took until the 31st minute for Bournemouth to create a meaningful chance as Dango Ouattarra guided a left-footed shot just wide after neat combination play from Solanke and Philip Billing. Pereira's acrobatic overhead kick had Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto momentarily concerned before the Argentinian's opposite number Bernd Leno produced a smart save with his legs to deny Solanke. Illia Zabarnyi and Marcus Tavernier made the matchday squad after recovering from injuries. Suspended duo Willian and Aleksandar Mitrovic were replaced by Manor Solomon and Vinicius Junior. Bournemouth boss Gary O'Neil summoned the fit-again Tavernier and Ryan Christie off the bench at half-time and his side were much improved in the second half. Tavernier, sidelined by injury since February, took just five minutes to make his mark with a stunning equaliser. Leno looked to have got enough distance on his punch away from a corner only for Tavernier to pick up the loose ball before cutting in from the right and curling an unstoppable left-footed shot into the top corner from 20 yards out. Jefferson Lerma then saw his attempt from midway inside the penalty area diverted onto the roof of the net as Fulham found themselves firmly under the cosh, and Bournemouth took a deserved lead 11 minutes from time courtesy of a scruffy strike from Solanke.

Chelsea, 0–2, Aston Villa, Stamford Bridge, Andy Madley, Graham Potter, Unai Emery, Mateo Kovačić, John McGinn, Evening, The Match was played between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge at Evening and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Mateo Kovačić and the Manager of Chelsea was Graham Potter. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['39th Minute Yellow Card by Mateo Kovačić for Chelsea', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Chilwell for Chelsea', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Enzo Fernández for Chelsea', '4th Minute Yellow Card by Boubacar Kamara for Aston Villa', '56th Minute Goal by John for Aston Villa', '56th Minute Assist by Jacob for Aston Villa', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Calum Chambers for Aston Villa', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Digne for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Saturday,

The Argentine World Cup winner made two smart one-on-one stops to deny Mykhailo Mudryk, as well as Kai Havertz on several occasions. Chelsea saw a Ben Chilwell header ruled out for a push by the full-back on Ashley Young before half-time - and the Blues received a sucker punch after the interval as McGinn's long-range stunner from distance found the bottom corner. After the game, Chelsea boss Potter admitted his side put in a positive performance - apart from when his side came to deal with both penalty areas. An end-to-end encounter began in brilliant fashion as both sides had big chances to take the lead in the opening seven minutes. Mudryk picked Boubacar Kamara's pocket on the edge of the box after an unsympathetic pass by Martinez - but the Villa goalkeeper made amends by staying big and keeping out the Ukrainian's effort. Seconds later, Villa were in on goal as John McGinn slipped in Watkins for a one-on-one - but the striker dragged his effort wide when he had more time. Villa's confidence continued to grow as McGinn struck the bar after being fed by Emiliano Buendia on the edge of the area - but they found the opener a minute after that, and Watkins was not to be denied this time. Douglas Luiz's long pass saw both Kalidou Koulibaly and Cucurella jump for the ball, only for the latter to flick the ball on to the onrushing Watkins, who lobbed Kepa with a simple finish. Chelsea tried to make amends straight away as Joao Felix's near post effort was kept out by Martinez, while Enzo Fernandez flashed a header wide of the near post. Then came Chelsea and Mudryk's big moment. The winger was played in and clear through down the left channel but took his shot way too early, with his low effort an easy grab for Martinez. Havertz was then twice denied by flying bodies and Martinez before half-time, before referee Andy Madley ruled out Chilwell's header past the Villa goalkeeper for a push on Young. Chelsea and Chilwell began the second period brightly with the defender flashing two efforts wide - but then came Villa's second just as the Blues were beginning to build momentum. A corner was cleared as far as Jacob Ramsay, who fed Scottish midfielder McGinn whose first-time effort from the edge of the area nestled into Kepa's far corner. Under-fire Potter - who started to draw the ire of a section of the Chelsea home crowd - brought on Noni Madueke and N'Golo Kante and both had quick-fire chances. Madueke curled wide of the far post on the break, while Kante - playing his first game in seven months and 17 days after injury - missed Chelsea's best chance of the second period by flashing wide when unmarked inside the box. Apart from a wild Mateo Kovacic shot from distance, Villa had little Chelsea threat to deal with after that. In fact, Villa were the team closest to a third as Leon Bailey curled wide, before Reece James' backpass was picked up by Watkins, who was denied at his feet by Kepa. A moment that perfectly depicted Villa's sharpness and Chelsea's clumsiness. Potter doubled down on his comments that Chelsea played well in their defeat, admitting while the scoreline was painful, his team had positive intent. Potter also defended Mudryk and Cucurella for their errors in the game, saying they are his responsibility. Such was the confidence of Aston Villa's play at Stamford Bridge that their worst moment ended up being their most admirable. Early in the game, Villa were casually passing out from the back when Mykhailo Mudryk pinched the ball off Boubacar Kamara on the edge of the box. The Chelsea attacker was denied by Emiliano Martinez in a major let-off for the visitors - but the confidence and arrogance Villa showed in the first place was one of the reasons they won at Stamford Bridge. Unai Emery's side arrived in west London and forgot about their status, began passing out from the back when most would play it safe, and backed themselves to succeed. It is why they have scored in every single game under their manager. Now, you have to score twice if you want to beat this team.

West Ham United, 1–0, Southampton, London Stadium, Paul Tierney, David Moyes, Rubén Sellés, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Ham and Southampton at London Stadium at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['25th Minute Goal by Nayef for West Ham', '25th Minute Assist by Thilo for West Ham', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Duje Ćaleta-Car for Southampton', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Jan Bednarek for Southampton'], Premier League, Sunday,

The hosts took a lead they would not relinquish in the 26th minute after a lengthy VAR review ruled Aguerd was onside when he headed in a free-kick from Thilo Kehrer. Moyes spent the international break in the relegation zone and the Scot will hope this result now acts as a springboard heading into a hectic month of nine fixtures across the Premier League and in Europe. It is the highest the Hammers have been in the table this season since November 5. But Moyes, who retains the backing of the club's owners despite their struggles, witnessed a morale-boosting win that moved his side up five places in the table. Kehrer's deep delivery from the right was met by the leaping Aguerd, his header precise and back across goal. The VAR lines were drawn and they would eventually favour the hosts. Moyes said his players were ready to fight for their Premier League lives, but they showed composure alongside the necessary battling qualities to manage their opponents. This was the first of nine games for the Hammers in April, with the majority of them at home and the away visits not too taxing in terms of travel. After results on Saturday conspired to leave them second from bottom, Aguerd's first-half header rocketed them to the heady heights of 14th and help build the momentum Moyes craves. Morocco defender Aguerd steered a beautifully-controlled header into the net and, after an agonising three-minute VAR review for offside, the goal was given.

Newcastle United, 2–0, Manchester United, St James' Park, Stuart Attwell, Eddie Howe, Erik ten Hag, Kieran Trippier, Bruno Fernandes, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Manchester Utd at St James' Park at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['65th Minute Goal by Joe for Newcastle Utd', '65th Minute Assist by Allan for Newcastle Utd', '88th Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '88th Minute Assist by Kieran for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Joe Willock put two glaring misses behind him to send a dominant Newcastle on their way to a deserved 2-0 win over a toothless Manchester United and third place in the table. Newcastle midfielder Willock saw one huge opportunity saved by David de Gea on the floor before blazing another effort over before half-time, but he responded with the opener on 65 minutes by heading in from close range after a slick move from the hosts. Substitute Callum Wilson then put the icing on the cake, heading in a second from a set-piece with three minutes to go to bring Champions League football next season a little closer to St James' Park. In truth, the Magpies should have put more past Erik ten Hag's side, who started Marcus Rashford after he missed international duty with England but only managed one shot on target in a limp display. How Newcastle failed to find the net in the first half was anyone's guess. Howe's side dominated proceedings as Manchester United failed to record a shot on target before half-time for the first time this season. Sean Longstaff had the first chance of the afternoon as he took down Alexander Isak's knockdown in the box well but miskicked his effort from 12 yards out. But the best chance of the half came on 16 minutes, when Isak headed Jacob Murphy's cross goalwards from six yards out. De Gea parried the effort only as far as the onrushing Willock, whose rebounded effort bounced off the Man United goalkeeper and away. Newcastle kept the pressure on for most of the first half, seeing Murphy blaze over, while Isak was denied by a strong block by the recovering Raphael Varane from inside the box. Longstaff tried his luck from 20 yards out, his fierce strike whistling just over De Gea's top corner, and Willock then wasted a second gilt-edged chance of the game. Meanwhile, Manchester United's only notable efforts from the first half came from Wout Weghorst hitting the side netting early on and Antony acrobatically volleyed over from a corner when a simpler finish was on. The visitors finally registered a shot on target as Antony curled an effort straight at Nick Pope - but it wasn't long until Newcastle found their deserved opener. A superb move saw Isak feed Bruno Guimaraes on the right wing, the Brazilian then clipping a ball to Saint-Maximin at the back post. The Frenchman nodded back for Willock to finally break De Gea's resistance, sending St James' Park into raptures. Then came some sort of life from the visitors. It was billed as the battle of the Brunos - and the Newcastle one came out on top. Both Guimaraes and Fernandes ended up with exactly the same amount of touches in the game - but it was what the players did with and without the ball that mattered. The Newcastle midfielder put in the perfect all-round display that earned him man-of-the-match. He won four times as many balls in the middle of the park than Fernandes and completed more final third passes and take-ons than anyone on the pitch. And the Brazilian's involvement in Joe Willock's first goal for Newcastle in their 2-0 win over Manchester United cannot be overstated. Taking linking up well with Alexander Isak before putting in a delightful second assist, it summed up how Guimaraes is at the centre of everything good that Newcastle do. It was a moment on Sunday that Fernandes could only watch on and dream of. Manchester United lacked passion and determination at St James Park - that's according to their own manager and left-back. A reminder that Fernandes was the one wearing the armband…Newcastle had 22 shots on the Manchester United goal compared to just six in the opposite direction. Manchester United failed to register a shot on target in the first half for the first time this season. Newcastle produced an expected goals tally of 3. 57, the highest xG tally against Erik ten Hag's side this season, while Manchester United managed just 0. 43. Manchester United produced just 93 sprints, compared to Newcastle's 136. Manchester United, on the other hand, have their next three matches at home.

Everton, 1–1, Tottenham Hotspur, Goodison Park, David Coote, Sean Dyche, Cristian Stellini, Séamus Coleman, Hugo Lloris, Evening, The Match was played between Everton and Tottenham at Goodison Park at Evening and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Cristian Stellini. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['58th Minute Red Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Everton', '90th Minute Goal by Michael for Everton', '90th Minute Assist by Ben for Everton', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Clément Lenglet for Tottenham', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Cristian Romero for Tottenham', '88th Minute Red Card by Lucas Moura for Tottenham'], Premier League, Monday,

Everton looked to have thrown their composure out the window when Abdoulaye Doucoure was sent off for violent conduct for an unnecessary push on Harry Kane, seven minutes before the Spurs striker put the visitors in front after Keane's foul on Cristian Romero in the box. A tense first period saw plenty of midfield promise from both sides - but a lack of efficiency in the final third let both teams down. Demarai Gray had the first chance of the game after just two minutes when he curled just over Hugo Lloris' bar after cutting inside from the left. Kane then wasted one of two first-half chances where you expected him to score, seeing his effort from inside the penalty box cleared off the line by Keane with Jordan Pickford beaten all ends up. Keane and Doucoure both went close for the Toffees, but ultimately Spurs' confidence grew as the first half went on, with Ivan Perisic creating two key chances from the left wing. The first saw him find Kane inside the penalty box but the Spurs striker could only end up firing wide, before the Croatian's second dangerous cross nearly found Pedro Porro at the far post, only for Dwight McNeil to intervene with a superb last-ditch clearance. Another poignant moment in the first half saw a moment for three Everton players to break their fast during Ramadan, the first time this period has been observed in the Premier League since refereeing bodies provided match officials with guidance on a pause in play. Everton came flying out the blocks in the second half, pressing Spurs high up the pitch and forcing them into several errors. One of them saw Idrissa Gueye presented with a good shooting chance on the edge of the area but he blazed over the bar. And just as Doucoure was starting to take control of the midfield, he saw himself in the Goodison Park dressing room after a moment of madness. Kane conceded a foul on Doucoure and the Everton midfielder put his hands on the Spurs striker's face once the whistle had blew. Referee David Coote was left with no alternative to send off the midfielder with no intervention from VAR needed. Despite the goal and player advantage, Spurs actually allowed Everton to grow back into the game. Gueye saw a rasping drive tipped over by Lloris, who then held Keane's header from the resulting corner well. Then Moura's needless challenge six minutes after coming off the bench created more angst for the visitors. But nobody could see Keane's piledriver coming as he stepped out from defence to unleash a 25-yard hit that left Lloris stranded on the spot.

Leeds United, 2–1, Nottingham Forest, Elland Road, Robert Jones, Javi Gracia, Steve Cooper, Luke Ayling, Remo Freuler, Evening, The Match was played between Leeds United and Nott'ham Forest at Elland Road at Evening and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Remo Freuler and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['45+1st Minute Goal by Luis for Leeds United', '45+1st Minute Assist by Junior for Leeds United', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Crysencio Summerville for Leeds United', "8th Minute Yellow Card by Neco Williams for Nott'ham Forest", "12th Minute Goal by Orel for Nott'ham Forest", "12th Minute Assist by Emmanuel for Nott'ham Forest", "65th Minute Yellow Card by Brennan Johnson for Nott'ham Forest", "84th Minute Yellow Card by Felipe — for Nott'ham Forest", "89th Minute Yellow Card by Cheikhou Kouyaté for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Tuesday,

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper insisted he was not worried for his future after a 2-1 defeat at Leeds extended his side's winless run to eight matches. Forest slumped to a fourth straight league defeat on the road and sit above the bottom three on goal difference alone after letting slip the lead against their relegation rivals at Elland Road. An expectant Elland Road crowd inspired Leeds to a blistering start but they were silenced inside 12 minutes. Emmanuel Dennis, who had seen an earlier close-range shot cannon off the post, turned provider on the counter, picking out Mangala on the edge of the area, who clinically dispatched Forest's opener past Illan Meslier. Forest's lead would last all of eight minutes. Forest retained a threat on the counter but Leeds' grip on the contest only strengthened once parity was restored and there was a growing sense inside Elland Road another goal was imminent. After Patrick Bamford and Sinisterra passed up presentable chances, Leeds finally underlined their authority on the cusp of half-time when the Colombia international cut inside off the left flank and rifled an unstoppable effort into the far corner. Moussa Niakhate's last-ditch tackle prevented Bamford from extending Leeds' lead early in the second half as the hosts picked up from where they left off before the break.

Bournemouth, 0–2, Brighton and Hove Albion, Vitality Stadium, Darren Bond, Gary O'Neil, Roberto De Zerbi, Neto, Lewis Dunk, Evening, The Match was played between Bournemouth and Brighton at Vitality Stadium at Evening and Darren Bond was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Cook for Bournemouth', '27th Minute Goal by Evan for Brighton', '27th Minute Assist by Kaoru for Brighton', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Jason Steele for Brighton', '90+1st Minute Goal by Julio for Brighton', '90+1st Minute Assist by Enciso for Brighton'], Premier League, Tuesday,

Following a lack of goalmouth action in an end-to-end opening period delayed by referee Darren Bond requiring assistance with his communication equipment, the visitors showed their class with their 18-year-old striker Ferguson finishing like he had been playing in the Champions League for years. Kaoru Mitoma sent in the cross and the Republic of Ireland striker produced a nonchalant finish into them bottom-right corner from around seven yards. Yet Bournemouth responded well to the setback and should have levelled. Dominic Solanke stung the palms of Seagulls goalkeeper Steele before on-loan Sassuolo midfielder Hamed Traore wastefully poked wide after being slipped clear by Jefferson Lerma and was then denied by a superb block from Adam Webster. David Brooks was later introduced for his first home appearance since being diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin's lymphoma in October 2021. Cherries 'keeper Neto produced a fine stop to deny Pascal Gross before Caicedo then departed in distress following a collision with Philip Billing. Danny Welbeck, on in place of Ferguson, almost put the result beyond doubt seven minutes from time when he was denied by Neto following fine work from Mitoma and Solly March. Similarly, because Man Utd won the Carabao Cup and will likely finish in the top five, their Europa Conference League qualifying spot from that competition will go to the next highest Premier League finisher without European football, so seventh place.

Leicester City, 1–2, Aston Villa, King Power Stadium, Graham Scott, Adam Sadler, Unai Emery, James Maddison, John McGinn, Evening, The Match was played between Leicester City and Aston Villa at King Power Stadium at Evening and Graham Scott was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was James Maddison and the Manager of Leicester City was Adam Sadler. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['35th Minute Goal by Harvey for Leicester City', '35th Minute Assist by Wout for Leicester City', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Timothy Castagne for Leicester City', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Leicester City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Leicester City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Wout Faes for Leicester City', '24th Minute Goal by Ollie for Aston Villa', '24th Minute Assist by Emi for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Tuesday,

It began as they went down to 10 players in the 70th minute. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was sent off for a second bookable offence, before Bertrand Traore curled home a beautiful winner for Aston Villa after latching onto Wilfried Ndidi's slack pass. Leicester thought they had won a penalty in injury time too as Ollie Watkins was penalised for handball. But the spot kick was correctly overturned after the Villa striker was fouled by Patson Daka, adding to the Foxes misfortune. James Maddison's deep corner found a completely unmarked Harry Souttar towards the back post, but his free header hit the woodwork before going out of play. Five minutes later and Aston Villa went ahead with their first shot on target. It was a sumptuous pass from Emiliano Buendia for Watkins - the former also making his 100th appearance for the club - who easily ran in behind the Leicester centre-backs. He then coolly rolled the ball home, with a VAR check for offside soon confirming the goal. Leicester hit back in superb style. He zoomed past Ashley Young before slamming home the equaliser. The second half largely lacked the zip and excitement of the first, but there were openings for both sides. However, the match turned on its head with 20 minutes to play as Leicester went down to 10 players. With the extra player advantage, Aston Villa probed for a winner - which finally arrived in the 87th minute. There was a glimmer of hope for a late Leicester equaliser too as they were awarded a penalty in a frantic final few minutes. Watkins was penalised for handball and shown a yellow card, but VAR intervened. After consulting the pitchside monitor, referee Graham Scott overturned the decision and rescinded the booking, with Watkins having been barged over by Daka in the melee. It was another blow for a side in desperate need for things to fall their way, with Leicester now having nine more games to save themselves from Premier League relegation.

Chelsea, 0–0, Liverpool, Stamford Bridge, Anthony Taylor, Bruno, Jürgen Klopp, N'Golo Kanté, Jordan Henderson, Evening, The Match was played between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was N'Golo Kanté and the Manager of Chelsea was Bruno. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['68th Minute Yellow Card by Mateo Kovačić for Chelsea', '46th Minute Yellow Card by Joël Matip for Liverpool', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Kostas Tsimikas for Liverpool', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Jones for Liverpool', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool'], Premier League, Tuesday,

Chelsea were once again let down by their wayward finishing in their first game since Graham Potter's sacking as Liverpool hung onto a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge. But it was a case of the new boss being the same as the old one for Chelsea, who showed the same failings in front of goal that hamstrung Potter's regime. The hosts had two goals correctly disallowed either side of half-time and missed the target with a number of other presentable opportunities on their way to a draw that leaves them in the bottom of half of the table, while Liverpool are eighth. The Blues’ woeful finishing prevented Potter’s reign from ever getting off the ground and the theme continued under Bruno, who took charge of his first professional game after previously spending the entirety of his four-year coaching career under Potter. Despite the turmoil surrounding Stamford Bridge, Chelsea did start the game well, with Joao Felix and Mateo Kovacic being denied by desperate Liverpool defending, although both should have taken their chances to strike at goal sooner. Alisson then denied Kai Havertz at close range before Reece James saw a crisp volley ruled out for a marginal offside against Enzo Fernandez in the build up. Kepa Arrizabalaga enjoyed a quiet evening as Liverpool’s miserable away record showed no signs of ending, although he was called into action to push away Joe Gomez’s powerful effort just before half-time. The second half began in a similar vein to the first, with Kovacic again spurning a glorious chance before Havertz had a weak shot saved by Alisson, before seeing the rebound trickle into the net off his arm, with VAR cutting short Chelsea’s celebrations. “Liverpool still play the same way,” said the former Reds defender. “The same idea is there but they cannot do it. “It just fascinates me. They have got a 0-0 out of it - you are scratching your head how. “Klopp is not taking a backward step. They have tried different things, gone 4-4-2 on occasion, at times they have dropped off slightly. But he is not going to change completely. He does what he does. “But right now they do not have the players to do it and if he keeps doing it, they are just going to leave themselves open because they are basically playing man for man all over the pitch. “Whether that is because the same players have been doing it for three or four years and they need new players… I don’t know if there is anything more to it than that. “They just need to attack the transfer market and get back to having those players in the team so they can then implement Klopp’s idea. ”Bruno acknowledged Chelsea's need to develop a cutting edge in front of goal but praised his players' application against Liverpool amid trying circumstances. There were several against Liverpool, the first of which saw him shoot straight at Alisson from close range, but the most glaring came just after half-time after he was played in one-on-one with the goalkeeper. As if to sum up the Germany international's fortunes in front of goal, the ball then rebounded onto him and into the net - only for VAR to show he had clearly diverted it there with his arm.

Manchester United, 1–0, Brentford, Old Trafford, John Brooks, Erik ten Hag, Thomas Frank, Bruno Fernandes, Pontus Jansson, Evening, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Brentford at Old Trafford at Evening and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['24th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Shaw for Manchester Utd', '27th Minute Goal by Marcus for Manchester Utd', '27th Minute Assist by Marcel for Manchester Utd', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Scott McTominay for Manchester Utd', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Fernandes for Manchester Utd', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Mikkel Damsgaard for Brentford', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Christian Nørgaard for Brentford'], Premier League, Wednesday,

The Bees stunned Erik ten Hag's side back in August, storming to a 4-0 win, but there was no sign of a repeat on a rain-soaked night in Manchester, as United's three-game scoreless run was broken expertly by Rashford. Rashford has now scored a club-record 10 winning goals in the league this season, equal to Wayne Rooney in 2009-10. February's Carabao Cup triumph underlined the progress overseen by Ten Hag this term, but United's failure to win, or even score, in any of their three league encounters since Wembley has raised concerns - compounded by a particularly meek display against fellow top-four hopefuls Newcastle at the weekend. In contrast to Sunday, United started on the front foot against the below-par Bees, forcing a series of corners and presentable set-piece opportunities as the visitors attempted to sit in and stifle their hosts. But resistance was futile in the 27th minute when a poor Brentford clearance only made it as far as Antony on the edge of the area, and he lofted a clever delivery towards the head of Sabitzer. Brentford exerted some half-hearted pressure in the closing stages, but the closest they came to scoring was a speculative attempt at a chip from Toney which drifted aimlessly over the bar as the home side held impressively firm.

Manchester United, 2–0, Everton, Old Trafford, Michael Oliver, Erik ten Hag, Sean Dyche, Harry Maguire, Séamus Coleman, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Everton at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['36th Minute Goal by Scott for Manchester Utd', '36th Minute Assist by Jadon for Manchester Utd', '71st Minute Goal by Anthony for Manchester Utd', '71st Minute Assist by Marcus for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

Manchester United continued their push for Champions League qualification with a dominant 2-0 victory over Everton which was marred by injury to Marcus Rashford. The victory, which temporarily moved United above Newcastle, had some of its gloss taken off by an injury to in-form striker and top-scorer Rashford, who hobbled from the field with nine minutes to play with a suspected groin injury. A first defeat in five Premier League games for Everton, who saw striker Ellis Simms waste a glorious first-half chance, leaves them outside the relegation zone on goal difference. United should have been two up inside the opening 12 minutes but a brilliant smothering save from Jordan Pickford denied Rashford the opener, before Aaron Wan-Bissaka sliced wide of an open goal after Antony's shot had cannoned back off the post. Their profligacy was matched by Everton, who saw striker Simms drag a glorious chance wide of goal after driving unopposed into the United area on 19 minutes. United continued to pepper the Everton goal to no avail. Marcel Sabitzer's near-post drive and a poorly-executed attempt from Antony proved no match for Pickford before excellent defensive cover from Ben Godfrey prevented Antony converting after goalkeeper David de Gea's quick release had played him through on goal. Everton's resistance was finally broken on 36 minutes as an intricate attacking move ended with Jadon Sancho threading McTominay in behind to ram the opener past Pickford at his near post. It could have been two before the break but another superb save from Pickford tipped Antony's curled effort behind to keep Everton in the contest. United welcomed Christian Eriksen back from a lengthy injury lay-off but just four minutes after his return the gloss was taken off proceedings by the sight of Rashford being forced off injured.

Fulham, 0–1, West Ham United, Craven Cottage, Jarred Gillett, Marco Silva, David Moyes, Tim Ream, Declan Rice, Afternoon, The Match was played between Fulham and West Ham at Craven Cottage at Afternoon and Jarred Gillett was the Match Referee. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['62nd Minute Yellow Card by Carlos Vinícius for Fulham', '23rd Minute Own Goal by Harrison Reed for West Ham', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Declan Rice for West Ham'], Premier League, Saturday,

Moyes admitted his job was on the line after the 5-1 humiliation at home to Newcastle on Wednesday but, having retained the support of co-owner David Sullivan, it was Harrison Reed's unfortunate 23rd-minute first-half own goal that proved the difference. With Fulham manager Marco Silva watching on from the stands, serving the first of his two-game touchline ban, Moyes was animated and relieved at the final whistle. The Scot lives to fight another day. Moyes had made five changes as he sought a response to the Newcastle debacle, but it was a moment of good fortune which decided this fraught contest. One of those alterations, Vladimir Coufal, dug out a cross to evade Antonee Robinson and, after Tim Ream had presented his clearance to Jarrod Bowen, his low centre struck the inside of Reed's heel to bamboozle Leno. An ugly game had its fitting winner, but it was a priceless moment for Moyes. Fulham are on the beach, and Moyes is still alive. This was a game Moyes quite simply knew he could not lose. No matter what. In the end, it was entirely fitting that a match all about the result would be decided in such untidy fashion. Before heading down the tunnel, he looked up and gave Sullivan and Brady a thumbs up. It was job done on the banks of the River Thames. Kurt Zouma made 14 clearances while his new defensive partner Angelo Ogbonna was equally superb in making 12. It is a selection headache that Moyes would welcome, so long as his side build on this most scrappy of victories.

Aston Villa, 2–0, Nottingham Forest, Villa Park, Anthony Taylor, Unai Emery, Steve Cooper, John McGinn, Joe Worrall, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Nott'ham Forest at Villa Park at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Joe Worrall and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['35th Minute Yellow Card by Álex Moreno for Aston Villa', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Ezri Konsa for Aston Villa', '90+5th Minute Goal by Ollie for Aston Villa', '90+5th Minute Assist by Jacob for Aston Villa', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Ollie Watkins for Aston Villa', "36th Minute Yellow Card by Jonjo Shelvey for Nott'ham Forest", "85th Minute Yellow Card by Taiwo Awoniyi for Nott'ham Forest", "90th Minute Yellow Card by Orel Mangala for Nott'ham Forest", "90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Harry Toffolo for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Saturday,

Aston Villa's push for the European places continued with a 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest, who dropped into the bottom three. After a drab opening half, the hosts needed just three minutes of the second to take the lead, Traore side-footing into the far corner after pouncing on Jonjo Shelvey's loose pass inside his own area. Victory sees Unai Emery's side, who are on a run of four straight league wins, move up to sixth as their dreams of securing European football for next season stay firmly on track. It's the first time they have dropped into the bottom three since January and boss Cooper insists Forest cannto feel sorry for themselves as they look to stay in the Premier League. Aston Villa would have been hoping for a fast start as they looked to continue their fine recent results, and in-form Watkins almost gave them the lead inside four minutes, but the striker dragged his strike wide of the far post. It was to be Villa's best opening of the half as the hosts struggled to find any rhythm against a spirited Nottingham Forest side. Both sides were disrupted by injuries as Leon Bailey was replaced by Traore for the hosts and Remo Freuler came on for Cheikhou Kouyate, and it was Cooper's side who looked the more threatening. Brennan Johnson's cut-back found Morgan Gibbs-White just inside the Villa penalty area, but the forward failed to make a connection with his attempted shot as the opportunity went begging. Villa did create one final opening before the end of the first half as Alex Moreno's cross found its way to Traore at the far post, but the winger blazed a wild shot high over the crossbar to sum up the home side's opening 45 minutes. Whatever Emery said to his side at the interval worked a treat as Traore put his poor finish at the end of the first half well and truly behind him. However, it was a goal Forest shouldn't have conceded. Traore's initial shot was pushed out to Shelvey by Keylor Navas, and the midfielder inexplicably played the ball straight back to Traore, who curled the ball into the far corner from eight yards. Forest looked for an instant response as Gibbs-White's shot from the edge of the area was deflected over while Danilo forced goalkeeper Emi Martinez into a low save with a shot from distance. But they failed to create anything clear-cut before Villa killed the game in time added on. European qualification probably wasn't on anyone's radar when Unai Emery took over from Steven Gerrard in November. But a sparkling run of form which has seen them win six of their last seven matches has put them in real contention for European qualification, with the Europa League firmly in their sights after the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest propelled them up to sixth. You can make an argument that Villa weren't at their best against Forest at Villa Park but in truth, they didn't really have to get out of second gear against Steve Cooper's relegation-threatened side. Emery has these Villa players purring and playing with so much confidence. Prince George enjoyed a nail-biting day out with his father the Prince of Wales to watch Aston Villa's match against Nottingham Forest. The nine-year-old football mad future king was seen in the stands with William and Villa chief executive Christian Purslow at Villa Park. There wasn’t much to cheer in a goalless first half but George was ecstatic when Traore scored for Villa early in the second half. Aston Villa's bid for European football continues with an important home fixture against Newcastle on Saturday April 15. Kick-off 12. 30pm.

Leicester City, 0–1, Bournemouth, King Power Stadium, David Coote, Adam Sadler, Gary O'Neil, James Maddison, Neto, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and Bournemouth at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was James Maddison and the Manager of Leicester City was Adam Sadler. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['33rd Minute Yellow Card by Joe Rothwell for Bournemouth', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Lloyd Kelly for Bournemouth', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Smith for Bournemouth'], Premier League, Saturday,

Philip Billing capitalised on a James Maddison error to clinch a 1-0 win for Bournemouth over relegation rivals Leicester, piling the pressure on the managerless side. Bournemouth came close to opening the scoring inside five minutes as Billing's free-kick hit the outside of a post from the edge of the area. But Leicester looked the more dangerous in the early exchanges with Jamie Vardy close to connecting to Maddison's cross in the box. The visitors grew into the game and quickly took control as their energetic midfield overpowered Leicester's. Leicester relied heavily on goalkeeper Iversen as he produced a double save to keep out Chris Mepham and Jack Stephens. Iversen was called into action again to deny Solanke from close range at an angle. But Leicester roared back into life when Iheanacho and Daka were brought on, with Maddison doing his best to redeem himself only to see his long-range strike denied by Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto. Leicester's revival was short-lived, though, and Bournemouth slowed the game down to frustrate the hosts, who were greeted with more boos at full-time. Owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha was left scratching his chin after the game with a big decision hanging over him.

Brentford, 1–2, Newcastle United, Brentford Community Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, Thomas Frank, Eddie Howe, Pontus Jansson, Kieran Trippier, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brentford and Newcastle Utd at Brentford Community Stadium at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Pontus Jansson and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['29th Minute Yellow Card by Ivan Toney for Brentford', '45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ivan Toney for Brentford', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Sven Botman for Newcastle Utd', '54th Minute Own Goal by David Raya for Newcastle Utd', '61st Minute Goal by Alexander for Newcastle Utd', '61st Minute Assist by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Alexander Isak for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

Newcastle produced a clinical second-half performance to come from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium. Thomas Frank's team could have been three up at the break following a fast start, yet they only led 1-0 at half-time - thanks to Ivan Toney's second penalty of the day - after the striker first saw a goal ruled out for offside by VAR and then missed from the spot for the first time since 2018. Newcastle rallied after the restart and turned the game with two goals in six minutes, courtesy of Alexander Isak and David Raya's unfortunate own goal. The Bees sprung out of the traps, won their first corner within two minutes and thought they had the lead inside 10, when Toney touched in from close-range after Nick Pope had clawed Jansson's header off the line. VAR, however, intervened and the 'goal' was ruled out, with Toney having strayed offside in the build-up. VAR was called into action for a second time before the break, with Kavanagh heading to the pitchside monitor after Rico Henry was caught in the face by Isak's high boot. There appeared to be an element of hesitation in Toney's decision as to whether he should take it, but he did - and this time, he made no mistake. Howe introduced Anthony Gordon and Callum Wilson at the break and there was almost immediately more intensity from Newcastle going forward. With 54 minutes on the clock, they levelled when Joelinton was allowed time to dance into the box to pick his spot and hit a shot that struck Raya and nestled into the net. Just after the hour, the comeback was complete as Wilson squared for Isak, who took advantage of the little pressure placed upon him to curl a sumptuous effort past Raya - and it could have been three within moments, had VAR not spotted Wilson's handball as he brought down a corner and fired home. That decision appeared to spur Brentford on to try and force an equaliser at the least and they came relatively close when Pope kept out a close-range Toney header, but they had little else to show as they fell to a second straight defeat. Now those hard yards have been done, they are exactly where they want to be after five straight league wins. In this vein of form, to drop out of the top-four race altogether seems incredibly unlikely. Had it not been for an offside call and the first penalty Ivan Toney had missed in five years, they could have been put to the sword before the break. Of course, they were not punished by either of those incidents, but the warning signs were there - and they will learn from them. They started the second half with an urgency. Yet the Bees themselves sat off twice and were punished twice as a result; only VAR prevented it from being three. The Toon are approaching the conclusion of what has been a monumental season in club history and, on this showing, their toils are surely worthy of a spot in European competition next year.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1–0, Chelsea, Molineux Stadium, Peter Bankes, Lopetegui, Frank Lampard, Max Kilman, Mateo Kovačić, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wolves and Chelsea at Molineux Stadium at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wolves was Max Kilman and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The Captain of Chelsea was Mateo Kovačić and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['39th Minute Yellow Card by Mario Lemina for Wolves', '59th Minute Yellow Card by João Gomes for Wolves', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Cucurella for Chelsea', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Raheem Sterling for Chelsea', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Gallagher for Chelsea', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Mateo Kovačić for Chelsea', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Chilwell for Chelsea'], Premier League, Saturday,

Nunes lit up what had been a low-quality first half with a sensational strike from inside the box which found the top corner for his first Premier League goal since joining for a club-record deal of £42. 2m. The opening exchanges of a poor first half were dominated by a flurry of corners - 12 within the first 25 minutes - but there was still little goalmouth action. Chelsea's deficiencies in front of goal were laid bare, Joao Felix having their only shot on target during the match which was comfortable for Jose Sa - and it was their former striker Diego Costa who went closest, forcing a good save from Kepa Arrizabalaga to keep the visitors in touch. Kai Havertz had a quiet afternoon leading the line and should have connected with Reece James' cross at the near post moments after half-time as he attempted to stab in an equaliser. Chelsea wanted a penalty when Felix's volley struck Nunes in the box before James bent a free-kick way over to add to their frustration. Lampard turned to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the final 20 minutes and the striker directed a header wide under pressure from Nelson Semedo. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here

Tottenham Hotspur, 2–1, Brighton and Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Stuart Attwell, Cristian Stellini, Roberto De Zerbi, Hugo Lloris, Lewis Dunk, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Brighton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Stuart Attwell was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Cristian Stellini. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['10th Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '10th Minute Assist by Ivan for Tottenham', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Ivan Perišić for Tottenham', '79th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '79th Minute Assist by Pierre for Tottenham', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Pierre Højbjerg for Tottenham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Cristian Romero for Tottenham', '34th Minute Goal by Lewis for Brighton', '34th Minute Assist by Solly for Brighton', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Pascal Groß for Brighton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Cristian Stellini and Roberto De Zerbi had clashed before the match even started, setting the tone for a feisty encounter which was lit up just 10 minutes in when Heung-Min Son bent in a beauty for his 100th Premier League goal. He is the first Asian player to reach that landmark. Kaoru Mitoma then saw his strike controversially ruled out for handball, when the ball appeared to hit him high up on the shoulder or chest, with VAR eventually confirming the linesman's call. Moments later there was a melee on the sidelines, as the teams' coaching staff squared up to each other. Stellini stepped away from the pushing and shoving but, like De Zerbi, was shown a red for failing to control his coaches. Amid the anger, Son produced a moment of art, curling his shot into the side-netting from the corner of the penalty box to bring up his milestone moment. Lloris then had to save sharply from Mac Allister before tipping Moises Caicedo's drive onto the post seconds later but the visitors did get that deserved equaliser as half-time approached, with Dunk thundering in a back-post header when he was given space to attack a corner. Spurs had been a threat on the counter all afternoon, though, and it was a swift move up the pitch which brought the winner, with Kane blasting home. That turned chants of 'Levy out' to cheers from the home support.

Southampton, 1–4, Manchester City, St. Mary's Stadium, Robert Jones, Rubén Sellés, Pep Guardiola, James Ward-Prowse, İlkay Gündoğan, Evening, The Match was played between Southampton and Manchester City at St. Mary's Stadium at Evening and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4., ['72nd Minute Goal by Sekou for Southampton', '72nd Minute Assist by Moussa for Southampton', '36th Minute Yellow Card by John Stones for Manchester City', '45th Minute Goal by Erling for Manchester City', '45th Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Erling Haaland for Manchester City', '68th Minute Goal by Erling for Manchester City', '68th Minute Assist by Jack for Manchester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

After an underwhelming first 44 minutes, City blasted into action when Haaland rose to bullet home Kevin De Bruyne's cross meaning the Belgian became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League assists, taking just 237 games. Sekou Mara got Saints on the board with a tidy finish but City restored the three-goal cushion a minute later when Julian Alvarez scored from the spot after De Bruyne had been fouled. This could have turned into a fiddly evening for City as they played with a real lack of rhythm in the first half, much like their performance when losing to Saints in the Carabao Cup on the night where Nathan Jones masterminded Pep Guardiola. De Bruyne was the architect down the left, clipping a ball that was seized upon by Haaland in usual thumping fashion this time with a headed finish. It was the seventh time this season De Bruyne had assisted Haaland for a Premier League goal and took the Belgian to 100 assists in the competition. City missed an early chance to double their advantage after the restart when Grealish cut back to Ilkay Gundogan, who drove into the area but fired just wide of the right post. But it was not long before Grealish, who had been bright throughout the first period, threatened again as he sent a sharp strike at Gavin Bazunu, who made the initial low stop but could not hang on to the rebound. Grealish then turned provider when he patiently wove into the area before crossing to Haaland, who finished spectacularly with an overhead kick. But any faint hopes of a comeback were soon dashed when Kyle Walker-Peters brought down De Bruyne in the box and Alvarez - on for Haaland - smashed home from the spot.

Leeds United, 1–5, Crystal Palace, Elland Road, Simon Hooper, Javi Gracia, Roy Hodgson, Luke Ayling, Joel Ward, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leeds United and Crystal Palace at Elland Road at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Joel Ward and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–5., ['21st Minute Goal by Patrick for Leeds United', '21st Minute Assist by Brenden for Leeds United', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Junior Firpo for Leeds United', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Weston McKennie for Leeds United', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Degnand Gnonto for Leeds United', '45+1st Minute Goal by Marc for Crystal Palace', '45+1st Minute Assist by Jeffrey for Crystal Palace', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace', '53rd Minute Goal by Jordan for Crystal Palace', '53rd Minute Assist by Michael for Crystal Palace', '55th Minute Goal by Eberechi for Crystal Palace', '55th Minute Assist by Michael for Crystal Palace', '69th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Crystal Palace', '69th Minute Assist by Michael for Crystal Palace', '77th Minute Goal by Jordan for Crystal Palace', '77th Minute Assist by Will for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Sunday,

Leeds made a bright start to the game and caught Palace cold at Elland Road as they dominated the first half. Gracia's side recorded 10 shots which is their highest tally in the Premier League this season in an opening period. Guehi's poor clearance nearly cost his side inside three minutes only for Luis Sinisterra's to pull his left-footed strike off target. Deputy goalkeeper Sam Johnstone was Palace's star performer in the first half as he made seven saves - denying Sinisterra and Brenden Aaronson from close range - but he could not keep out Bamford's header after 20 minutes. The Leeds striker met Aaronson's outswinging corner to help it into the top corner and score his 50th goal for the club. Palace struggled to cause Leeds any problems in open play, but the warning signs were there from set-pieces with Jeffrey Schlupp and Ayew wasting chances. But Guehi was clinical when presented with an opportunity, reacting quickest to Schlupp's initial contact after Olise's free-kick to equalise just before the break. Buoyed by their stoppage-time equaliser, Palace came out of the blocks in the second half with two quickfire goals from Ayew and Eze to leave Leeds chasing the game. This opened things up for Palace, who ruthlessly struck on the break with Edouard to put the game out of reach. Olise, 21, assisted all three of these goals in the space of 16 minutes as he effortlessly picked Leeds off to become the youngest player to create a hat-trick of goals from open play in a Premier League game. Leeds capitulated, but it was a result of a fluid attacking display from Palace, who showed they can more than cope without their injured talisman Wilfried Zaha, recording their first win this season without the Ivorian in the starting line-up. As for Leeds, the second half will have alarm bells ringing at Elland Road ahead of a key month.

Liverpool, 2–2, Arsenal, Anfield, Paul Tierney, Jürgen Klopp, Mikel Arteta, Jordan Henderson, Martin Ødegaard, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['31st Minute Yellow Card by Virgil van for Liverpool', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Trent Alexander-Arnold for Liverpool', '45+5th Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Robertson for Liverpool', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Mohamed Salah for Liverpool', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool', '87th Minute Goal by Roberto for Liverpool', '87th Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Ben White for Arsenal', '28th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Arsenal', '28th Minute Assist by Martinelli for Arsenal', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Granit Xhaka for Arsenal', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Ramsdale for Arsenal', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Bukayo Saka for Arsenal'], Premier League, Sunday,

Roberto Firmino's late header earned Liverpool a 2-2 draw with leaders Arsenal as the Premier League title race was blown wide open in a pulsating Anfield encounter. The league-leading Gunners looked set to pass the toughest assessment of their title credentials with a first Anfield win since 2012 when Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus struck in an imperious opening 28-minute spell. But Liverpool's perseverance was rewarded three minutes from time when Arsenal's nemesis Firmino levelled the contest with a header - his 11th Premier League goal against the Gunners. With Liverpool having lost just once at home all season the prospect of Arsenal enduring more Anfield misery remained a possibility irrespective of the hosts' inconsistent campaign. But it took all of eight minutes for the Gunners to allay any nerves as Bukayo Saka's darting run sparked panic and allowed Martinelli to capitalise on more suspect Liverpool defending with a deft low finish into the corner. Arsenal could have been out of sight before Liverpool had the chance to respond to their free-flowing start, with Oleksandr Zinchenko forcing a save from Alisson Becker and Jesus turning Saka's cross over at the back post before Andy Robertson blazed a shot past the post. Arsenal's dominance was underscored before the half-hour mark when Jesus rose unopposed in the Liverpool area to forcefully head in Martinelli's superb cross. Thoroughly outplayed for the opening 40 minutes, Liverpool grabbed a lifeline three minutes before the interval as Salah bundled at the back post after Curtis Jones and Robertson had combined to find Jordan Henderson in the Arsenal area. Ramsdale denied Diogo Jota, with Henderson blazing the rebound over, as Arsenal preserved their lead through to half-time, where Liverpool full-back Robertson appeared to be elbowed in the face following an altercation with linesman Constantine Hatzidakis.

Aston Villa, 3–0, Newcastle United, Villa Park, John Brooks, Unai Emery, Eddie Howe, John McGinn, Kieran Trippier, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Newcastle Utd at Villa Park at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['11th Minute Goal by Jacob for Aston Villa', '11th Minute Assist by Ollie for Aston Villa', '64th Minute Goal by Ollie for Aston Villa', '64th Minute Assist by Álex for Aston Villa', '83rd Minute Goal by Ollie for Aston Villa', '83rd Minute Assist by Jacob for Aston Villa', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Jhon Durán for Aston Villa', '22nd Minute Yellow Card by Fabian Schär for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

A masterful Ollie Watkins performance helped Aston Villa end Newcastle's five-game winning run with a deserved 3-0 victory that enhanced their hopes of a European spot. The visitors never got to grips with the movement of the 27-year-old, in front of the watching Gareth Southgate, and his superb header on the stretch teed up Jacob Ramsey to fire in an emphatic opener after 10 minutes. Newcastle were fortunate to go in at half-time only a goal behind after Ramsey also rattled the crossbar, but were two down shortly after the hour mark when Watkins spun in the area to fire past Nick Pope, moments after he had been denied by a narrow VAR offside call. That decision may have denied him a hat-trick in the end, as the England hopeful added his second of the day in the last 10 minutes by finishing off Emi Buendia's low cross. Far from a natural target man, the Villa forward held his own as his team-mates looked to find him at every opportunity in the air and in behind. He soon turned provider with a superb leap to keep a Buendia cross in play and tee up Ramsey to power home a deserved opening goal. It could have shortly been two when the rebound from another Watkins shot fell for Ramsey, but with Pope beaten he smacked the bar from no more than eight yards. Newcastle never laid a glove on their hosts and ended the half with an xG of just 0. 17 amassed from a number of long-range efforts, none of which pulled any kind of save out of Emiliano Martinez. Villa's one frustration came from the danger presented by their own profligacy. The likely second-half Newcastle resurgence did begin to materialise once Callum Wilson was brought on to play alongside Alexander Isak - but even that was soon punctured. He offered the perfect response to find the back of the net only moments later, swivelling on the ball from Moreno's low cross and firing into the bottom corner, with a goal which would give Eddie Howe defensive nightmares. Villa's victory, and the manner of it, was richly deserved, while a strangely off-colour Newcastle performance casts some doubt over their Champions League qualification hopes in such a tightly packed table. Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says it is too early to call his side Champions League contenders despite their impressive 3-0 win over Newcastle. Emery says Europa League qualification is possible, but is not ready to talk about reaching the Champions League just yet.

Southampton, 0–2, Crystal Palace, St. Mary's Stadium, Michael Oliver, Rubén Sellés, Roy Hodgson, James Ward-Prowse, Joel Ward, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and Crystal Palace at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Joel Ward and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['52nd Minute Yellow Card by Roméo Lavia for Southampton', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Jan Bednarek for Southampton', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Armel Bella for Southampton', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Joachim Andersen for Crystal Palace', '68th Minute Goal by Eberechi for Crystal Palace', '68th Minute Assist by Cheick for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Saturday,

Eberechi Eze believes Crystal Palace are playing with greater freedom since the return of Roy Hodgson following his match-winning display against Southampton at St Mary's. Palace were the last of the 92 teams in England's top four divisions to win a league game in 2023 but their struggles under Patrick Vieira are now a distant memory. The 24-year-old had become a peripheral figure during the reign of Vieira, with his recall to Palace's starting XI coinciding with the team's upturn in form. Eze was the star turn, converting from close range after Gavin Bazunu had parried Jordan Ayew's cross into his path to break the deadlock in the 54th minute. If his first was instinctive, Eze's 68th-minute second was mesmeric as he collected Cheick Doucoure's pass and danced away from Moussa Djenepo before beating Bazunu from 25 yards to seal the victory. They lacked the same fluency on display in those prior victories in the opening 45 minutes, with Michael Olise's disallowed goal - having been found by Jordan Ayew - as lively as it got from the visitors. By contrast, Saints had shown signs of life. Joe Aribo, on his first start since New Year's Eve, ran onto Theo Walcott's pass from a clever James Ward-Prowse corner but lifted his shot over. It all changed after the interval, with Palace being given a helping hand. There appeared little danger when Ayew collected the ball on the left flank but after his cross was grasped at by Bazunu, the lively Eze pounced and found the net. The heads of those in red and white dropped and the hosts were punished by Eze midway through the second period. Djenepo was cooked by a simple drop of the shoulder to create the space but the finish was devastating, low and hard beyond Bazunu. Southampton briefly staged a response as Carlos Alcaraz curled a shot against the inside of Sam Johnstone's post while the Palace goalkeeper preserved his clean sheet with a fine save to deny defender Armel Bella-Kotchap's thumping drive, but it was all from range. Palace were not finished as Ayew passed up a glorious chance before Olise's free-kick mercifully clipped the post in stoppage time. Saints look doomed; Hodgson's red and blue army are on the march. Southampton's remaining fixtures | Crystal Palace's remaining fixtures

Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2–0, Brentford, Molineux Stadium, Paul Tierney, Lopetegui, Thomas Frank, Max Kilman, Christian Nørgaard, Afternoon, The Match was played between Wolves and Brentford at Molineux Stadium at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Wolves was Max Kilman and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The Captain of Brentford was Christian Nørgaard and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['35th Minute Yellow Card by João Gomes for Wolves', '12th Minute Yellow Card by Mathias Jensen for Brentford'], Premier League, Saturday,

Raya was eventually beaten in the 27th minute by the striker. Costa began the break himself, driving down the pitch before playing in Toti on the left wing. His cut-back into the area pinged off Norgaard's toe before landing to Costa, who swept home past the goalkeeper. Brentford reacted well to going behind, but did not have a shot on target in the first half. Shortly before the goal, Ivan Toney saw a shot from range blocked. He had previously attempted an audacious overhead kick, although did not get a good enough connection to worry Jose Sa. The second half began with big saves at either end. Sa used his feet to push away an inviting Josh Dasilva cross. Then, Raya needed another superb stop to keep out Costa's thunderous effort from close range. Toti was involved again for the second as he was challenged inside the area by Raya. Referee Paul Tierney waved the claims away and after a check by VAR, the decision stood. Frustratingly for Brentford, their best chances came in the final 10 minutes. Firstly, Sa needed to be alert to save a Janelt header. Then in the third minute of five added on, Toney lashed an effort onto the post from a tight angle via a touch from Sa.

Everton, 1–3, Fulham, Goodison Park, Anthony Taylor, Sean Dyche, Marco Silva, Jordan Pickford, Tim Ream, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and Fulham at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Jordan Pickford and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['27th Minute Yellow Card by Idrissa Gana for Everton', '35th Minute Goal by Dwight for Everton', '35th Minute Assist by James for Everton', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Demarai Gray for Everton', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Vitaliy Mykolenko for Everton', '22nd Minute Goal by Harrison for Fulham', '22nd Minute Assist by Daniel for Fulham', '51st Minute Goal by Harry for Fulham', '51st Minute Assist by Willian for Fulham', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Tosin Adarabioyo for Fulham', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Bernd Leno for Fulham'], Premier League, Saturday,

Everton suffered a blow in their bid for Premier League survival as Fulham ended their five-match losing streak in all competitions with a 3-1 win at Goodison Park. Everton went into the game only above the relegation zone on goal difference but could fall into the bottom three by the end of the weekend after failing to build on their impressive home form under Sean Dyche. Fulham, searching for their first league victory since February 18, took a 22nd-minute lead through Harrison Reed but Dwight McNeil's fine strike 10 minutes before the break gave Everton hope as the first half ended level. Both sides struggled for fluency in a cagey opening but spaces gradually opened up with Demarai Gray and Wilson both having tame efforts saved by Bernd Leno and Jordan Pickford respectively. Fulham were starting to get on top as Andreas Pereira shot wide before the deadlock was broken in the 22nd minute, with Reed slotting beyond Pickford after Everton were left scrambling when Wilson's curling effort thudded against a post. As Everton are the lowest scorers in the division, Reed's strike might have been decisive but the hosts rallied, thanks in part to transitioning from 4-4-2 to a 4-3-3 formation as McNeil and Gray began to operate higher up the pitch to support Neal Maupay as Alex Iwobi dropped back into midfield. A dithering Joao Palhinha was dispossessed in his own half, allowing the hosts to break as James Garner freed McNeil, who turned and unfurled a fine left-footed shot from 20 yards past an outstretched Leno. With confidence seemingly restored by the leveller, Everton remained on top but they could not find another way through before the break as Maupay was once again denied by Leno after a one-two by McNeil, whose teasing cross from the right evaded everyone in the box and drifted narrowly wide. Seamus Coleman was replaced by Vitalii Mykolenko, with Ben Godfrey switching to right-back. James Garner came in for Amadou Onana in midfield and Neal Maupay took Ellis Simms' place up front. Kenny Tete replaced Cedric Soares at right-back, while Harry Wilson and Daniel James came in for Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Carlos Vinicius. Another McNeil cross to the near post after half-time caught Leno off guard, cannoning into the Fulham goalkeeper's near post, before the visitors restored their lead in the 51st minute. Kenny Tete's cross to the back post was cushioned back by Willian into the path of Wilson, who coolly side-footed the ball into the net. The visitors had a couple of chances to move even further ahead as Pickford saved from Pereira, who then saw an effort deflected over with Everton increasingly penned back into their own half. Some slack defending led to Fulham's third in the 68th minute, with a free-kick over the top catching Everton on their heels although James still did brilliantly to bring the ball down before firing across Pickford. James might have deepened the misery late on as his effort from an acute angle just missed the target, with the Toffees again caught napping, but it mattered little to the result as Fulham coasted to victory. The Portuguese watched on from the directors' box as he completed his touchline ban but he insisted he drew no extra pleasure from beating a side he managed from May 2018 to December 2019.

Manchester City, 3–1, Leicester City, Etihad Stadium, Darren England, Pep Guardiola, Dean Smith, Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Evening, The Match was played between Manchester City and Leicester City at Etihad Stadium at Evening and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Leicester City was Youri Tielemans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['5th Minute Goal by John for Manchester City', '5th Minute Assist by Rodri for Manchester City', '25th Minute Goal by Erling for Manchester City', '25th Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Bernardo Silva for Manchester City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Çağlar Söyüncü for Leicester City'], Premier League, Saturday,

John Stones opened the scoring early on before two further first-half goals from Erling Haaland, the first from the penalty spot and the second set up by Kevin De Bruyne, settled the result before the break. Haaland has now scored 32 Premier League goals - two shy of the record. They go to Munich in midweek with their hopes of a treble intact. Smith switched to a back five but the plan to keep things tight was undone early. Stones' left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty box reflected his magnificent form. When Wilfried Ndidi was adjudged to have blocked Jack Grealish's cross with his hand, the situation worsened. Pep Guardiola made three changes from Manchester City’s impressive 3-0 win over Bayern Munich as Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez replaced Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji and Ilkay Gundogan. Dean Smith made four changes in his first game in charge. Caglar Soyuncu made just his second Premier League start in almost a year. Harry Souttar played at the heart of the defence while Youri Tielemans returned from injury. James Maddison operated off Jamie Vardy in attack. There is no feeling quite like the feeling when a Manchester City attack is developing, De Bruyne has the ball at his feet and there is space behind in which Haaland can run. You know he will be one-on-one with the goalkeeper. It would be more curious if he managed to miss. There is an old saying about death and taxes but some people like to think they can cheat both. Haaland is inevitable. Thirty-two Premier League goals. Forty-seven for City in all competitions. His race now is with Dixie Dean, he of the cigarette cards, and a 95-year-old record of 60 goals. Man City's remaining fixtures | Leicester's remaining fixturesGuardiola is so conscious of the demanding fixture list that it is understandable that he was persuaded to remove Haaland and Stones at half-time before also taking off Rodri, De Bruyne and Grealish in the second half. However, it made for an unexpectedly nervy finish to the game. They may have to get used to it. Any minute that can be saved is a minute Guardiola will feel he can use in a moment when it is more essential. Despite the change of mood, Leicester did not get within two goals of them in that second half. We may see more of this from them.

West Ham United, 2–2, Arsenal, London Stadium, David Coote, David Moyes, Mikel Arteta, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Afternoon, The Match was played between West Ham and Arsenal at London Stadium at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['54th Minute Goal by Jarrod for West Ham', '54th Minute Assist by Thilo for West Ham', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Cresswell for West Ham', '7th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Arsenal', '7th Minute Assist by Ben for Arsenal', '10th Minute Goal by Martin for Arsenal', '10th Minute Assist by Martinelli for Arsenal', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Partey for Arsenal', '45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Jesus for Arsenal', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Bukayo Saka for Arsenal'], Premier League, Sunday,

The Premier League leaders got off to the perfect start as Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard put the Gunners two up after 10 minutes with clinical first-time finishes - but just like last week at Anfield, Mikel Arteta's side could not hold on to their advantage. They conceded just before half-time when Said Benrahma struck from the penalty spot after Gabriel fouled Lucas Paqueta - before Arsenal were awarded a spot kick themselves just after half-time for Michail Antonio's handball, only for Bukayo Saka to uncharacteristically put his effort wide. After that, Arsenal travel to the Etihad Stadium to take on Pep Guardiola's side in a crucial game for the title race. After seeing City score three in the first half against Leicester on Saturday Night Football, Arteta's Arsenal produced their own fast start with two goals in the opening 10 minutes. Gabriel headed Martinelli's cross wide early on but the opener would soon come. Some intricate play from Odegaard, Partey, Saka and Ben White, who all combined to release the latter down the right byline, before he squared to Jesus for a simple tap-in. Four minutes later, it was two. Another fast break saw Martinelli given the time to swish a superb ball to the unmarked Odegaard at the back post. The Arsenal captain was left with the simple task of slamming home past Lukasz Fabianski. But Arsenal invited the Hammers back into the contest as a slack Partey had his pocket pinched by Declan Rice, who feed Paqueta in the box quickly. Martinelli's shot hit Antonio high on the outstretched arm in the box and Coote was once again called to award a penalty. But Saka, who had scored all four of his Premier League penalties this season, missed the target of Fabianski's right-hand post - and the significance of that miss was amplified two minutes later. Thilo Kehrer lifted a long ball over Gabriel's head and Bowen was there to slam home past Ramsdale. Saka then tried to make amends for his penalty miss with a lung-bursting run on the break, but saw his shot falls gratefully into Fabianski's gloves. At the other end, Bowen searched for a winner on the break but his low shot was well-blocked by Tierney. Antonio produced the best chance of the final exchanges as he hit the bar from close range from Benrahma's cross. Arsenal manager Arteta hit back at claims that his side are feeling fatigued or feeling the pressure of a title race despite throwing away another commanding lead. The last two Sundays are not how Arsenal have been this season. Mikel Arteta's side have been consistent all term. Free from injuries, fast starts, managing games, good responses to setbacks, fortunate with VAR calls, dramatic finishes.

Nottingham Forest, 0–2, Manchester United, The City Ground, Simon Hooper, Steve Cooper, Erik ten Hag, Remo Freuler, Harry Maguire, Afternoon, The Match was played between Nott'ham Forest and Manchester Utd at The City Ground at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Remo Freuler and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ["67th Minute Yellow Card by Neco Williams for Nott'ham Forest", "83rd Minute Yellow Card by Orel Mangala for Nott'ham Forest", '3rd Minute Yellow Card by Harry Maguire for Manchester Utd', '76th Minute Goal by Diogo for Manchester Utd', '76th Minute Assist by Antony for Manchester Utd', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Wout Weghorst for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Manchester United moved up to third in the Premier League with a routine 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest, strengthening their grip on a Champions League qualifying spot. Erik ten Hag's side were kicking themselves on Thursday night after blowing a two-goal lead at home to Sevilla in their Europa League quarter-final first leg but after domestic results went their way on Saturday they didn't make the same mistake here, capitalising at the City Ground to boost their chances of a top-four finish. They will feel hard done by for not being awarded a penalty with the scores at 0-0 when the ball struck an arm of the nervy Harry Maguire in the box. There were good chances in the opening 45 for Taiwo Awoniyi, too, with one shot cleared off the line and another blazed over the bar, before Scott McKenna forced the ball onto a post. Felipe then headed over from two yards in the second half just before Dalot's clincher. Man Utd won 8-1 on their last league visit to the City Ground in February 1999 and it looked like struggling Forest could be on the end of another heavy defeat when Felipe had to block a Jadon Sancho shot near his own goal-line inside a minute. However, Forest responded well and Awoniyi saw his own goal-bound effort blocked by Aaron Wan-Bissaka just a few minutes later. They should have had a penalty on 19 minutes, too, when a corner came down on Maguire's arm inside the six-yard box - but VAR found in the visitors' favour. It would have capped a miserable start to the game for Maguire, who had been booked for hauling down Awoniyi and sent a pass straight of play, and he was involved again when Forest hit the post from another corner. The ball flicked off the United captain and then McKenna's arm and onto the frame of the goal - although it would most likely have been ruled out had it gone in. For all their positive forward play, Forest fell behind just after the half-hour when Anthony Martial won the ball high up the pitch, combined with the excellent Fernandes and then Antony turned in the Frenchman's parried shot. Awoniyi and Fernandes - playing in an advanced role after Marcel Sabitzer was injured in the warm-up - both blew good chances to get on the scoresheet themselves late on in what had been an open first-half. The action continued after the break with, Keylor Navas pushing a fierce Fernandes effort onto the bar before saving a drive from the Portuguese low to his right. United were camped around the Forest box for long periods and would finish the game with 22 shots to their hosts' six. But with the advantage at just one, Forest were still in the contest and should have levelled when Felipe nodded a corner over from close range. Dalot came up with the game-ending second soon after, marking his 100th appearance for United with a tidy finish for his first Premier League goal after Antony's dribble and through ball.

Leeds United, 1–6, Liverpool, Elland Road, Craig Pawson, Javi Gracia, Jürgen Klopp, Rodrigo, Jordan Henderson, Evening, The Match was played between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Rodrigo and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–6., ['35th Minute Goal by Cody for Liverpool', '35th Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool', '39th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '39th Minute Assist by Diogo for Liverpool', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool', '52nd Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '52nd Minute Assist by Curtis for Liverpool', '64th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '64th Minute Assist by Cody for Liverpool', '73rd Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '73rd Minute Assist by Jordan for Liverpool', '90th Minute Goal by Darwin for Liverpool', '90th Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool'], Premier League, Monday,

Liverpool overcame their away-day troubles in impressive style to run out 6-1 winners over ailing Leeds at Elland Road, leaving the Yorkshire side in the thick of one of the most open relegation scraps in recent seasons with only seven league games remaining. Only a second away win of 2023, but take nothing away from the efficiency of Liverpool's forward play as they swept a disconsolate Leeds side away with a masterful show of ruthless finishing. Lowly Leeds had half-chances in the opening exchanges but ultimately repeated the same mistakes that led to a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Palace last time out, undone by individual mistakes and shoddy defending. Once Gakpo put Liverpool in front they began to cut Leeds open at will, with Jota robbing Weston McKennie on the halfway line, which led to a counter-attack that saw Salah score the visitors' second. A blunder from Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate allowed Sinisterra to momentarily reduce arrears but celebrations were short-lived as Jota restored the Reds' two-goal advantage five minutes later, latching onto a superb pass from Curtis Jones to sweep past Meslier.

Arsenal, 3–3, Southampton, Emirates Stadium, Simon Hooper, Mikel Arteta, Rubén Sellés, Martin Ødegaard, James Ward-Prowse, Evening, The Match was played between Arsenal and Southampton at Emirates Stadium at Evening and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3., ['20th Minute Goal by Martinelli for Arsenal', '20th Minute Assist by Bukayo Saka for Arsenal', '45+4th Minute Yellow Card by Oleksandr Zinchenko for Arsenal', '88th Minute Goal by Martin for Arsenal', '88th Minute Assist by Ben for Arsenal', '14th Minute Goal by Theo for Southampton', '14th Minute Assist by Carlos for Southampton', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Carlos Alcaraz for Southampton', '32nd Minute Yellow Card by Romain Perraud for Southampton', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Walker-Peters for Southampton', '66th Minute Goal by Duje for Southampton', '66th Minute Assist by Armel for Southampton', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Armstrong for Southampton', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Ibrahima Diallo for Southampton'], Premier League, Friday,

Arsenal's Premier League title hopes were dealt a major blow despite staging a dramatic late comeback to earn a 3-3 draw against Southampton at Emirates Stadium. After Gabriel Martinelli's first-half goal failed to spark a comeback, captain Martin Odegaard looked to have scored a consolation two minutes from time but it sparked a remarkable Arsenal revival, with Bukayo Saka firing in the equaliser in the final minute. Falling behind galvanised the home crowd but they were left shellshocked before a quarter of an hour had passed as Walcott, formerly of their parish, raced in behind to double Southampton's advantage with a clinical finish. Arsenal hauled themselves back into the contest six minutes later when Martinelli brilliantly volleyed Saka's cross as a palpable sense of relief reverberated around the stadium, but Southampton remained dangerous, with Ramsdale atoning for his early error with two saves in quick succession to deny Mohamed Elyounoussi and Alcaraz adding a third. Deep into first-half stoppage time Arsenal thought they had levelled but Ben White's glancing header was headed superbly off the line by Alcaraz as Southampton reached the break with noses in front. With Arsenal toiling and visiting keeper Gavin Bazunu doing a fine job of holding up play, it was Southampton who struck again, as Caleta-Car, who replaced the injured Jan Bednarek in the first half, headed in unchallenged at the far post after Arsenal failed to deal with a corner. Arteta threw on Trossard, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson in an attempt to set up a grandstand finish, but, after Gabriel Jesus had missed a couple of decent chances, it was skipper Odegaard whose curled finish gave them hope.

Fulham, 2–1, Leeds United, Craven Cottage, Peter Bankes, Marco Silva, Javi Gracia, Tim Ream, Liam Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Fulham and Leeds United at Craven Cottage at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['16th Minute Yellow Card by João Palhinha for Fulham', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Weston McKennie for Leeds United', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Maximilian Wöber for Leeds United', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Cooper for Leeds United', '79th Minute Own Goal by João Palhinha for Leeds United', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Roca for Leeds United'], Premier League, Saturday,

Illan Meslier’s nightmare form continued as his two goalkeeping mistakes meant Leeds' important week in the relegation fight started with a 2-1 loss at Fulham. With a tense game locked at 0-0 approaching the hour mark, the Frenchman palmed Willian's cross straight to Harry Wilson to slam home the opener, before parrying Antonee Robinson's cross right to Andreas Pereira for a simple close-range finish just 15 minutes later. Patrick Bamford came off the bench to force a Joao Palhinha own goal for Leeds and while Meslier redeemed himself by superbly tipping Willian's free-kick onto the crossbar, those strong palms came too late. Both sides lined up without an out-and-out striker as Bobby Decordova-Reid and Rodrigo led the line for their respective teams - which could explain the goalless, lacklustre first period. Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo forced Meslier into a superb reflex save by heading a free-kick goalwards - but the flag went up for offside. Leeds' confidence grew as Marc Roca tested Bernd Leno from a free-kick - but that routine effort was the visitors' only real chance of the first half. Fulham playmaker Pereira had three efforts from distance, but two went straight at Meslier and the other went into the stands - the midfielder's lack of killer instinct summarising the shooting in the opening period. But Fulham made the breakthrough just before the hour mark. Roca's poor pass across midfield was intercepted by Robinson, who charged forward and fed Willian on the left. The Brazilian hung up a cross which Meslier should have been able to deal with - instead a soft palm left Wilson to smash home the loose ball. Fulham did not stop either, with Pereira's free-kick smashing the crossbar with Meslier rooted to the spot. As Leeds committed bodies forward, their hosts hit them on the break for the second. Pereira worked the ball out to the rampaging Robinson, whose cross was palmed out by Meslier straight into the path of the Fulham midfielder, who could not miss as he slammed home from a few yards out. Leeds tried to come back into the game as Leno showed Meslier how to deal with fierce shots as he tipped Roca's effort from the edge of the box over the bar. But the visitors' pressure - helped by the arrival of Luis Sinisterra and Bamford off the bench - eventually led to some good fortune as the latter's wayward effort came off Palhinha and into the bottom corner. But despite Leeds having 10 minutes left before a bumper eight minutes of added time - it was Fulham who had the only real late chance, with Willian's free-kick tipped onto the bar by Meslier. After the game, Gracia was asked whether back-up goalkeeper Joel Robles - who he knows from his time in Spain - has not been considered as an alternative to the out-of-form Meslier. They say in order to have any success in football, no matter at what end of the table you are, you need a good goalkeeper. One flap and one simple push out to Andreas Pereira to tap in for Fulham's second and the game was beyond Leeds. It is not just Meslier's poor form that is hurting Leeds. The midfield needs a shake-up with Marc Roca, Weston McKennie and Brenden Aaronson making poor passes in the build-up to both goals. When Leeds first came into the Premier League, Meslier's style and shot-stopping ability was one of the reasons the club excelled in its first season under Bielsa. Now it looks like he could take them down. Villa's upturn in fortunes under their Spanish manager mean they have broken into the top six ahead of Fulham - with Silva insisting they will go out and attack the Midlands club on Tuesday, despite the formbook.

Crystal Palace, 0–0, Everton, Selhurst Park, John Brooks, Roy Hodgson, Sean Dyche, Joel Ward, Jordan Pickford, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Everton at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Joel Ward and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The Captain of Everton was Jordan Pickford and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0., ['27th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrick Mitchell for Crystal Palace', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Mason Holgate for Everton', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Everton', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Mason Holgate for Everton'], Premier League, Saturday,

Eberechi Eze went closest to breaking the deadlock for Palace, his low shot forcing a fine save from Jordan Pickford, but Sean Dyche's side, in 17th place before the game, defended resolutely, even as the pressure ramped up late on. They could have gone in front themselves earlier in the game, with Alex Iwobi denied when Sam Johnstone parried his long-range volley, and the returning Dominic Calvert-Lewin, playing in front of the watching Gareth Southgate, firing narrowly wide. Dyche's players defended assuredly, even without their first-choice midfield pairing of Abdoulaye Doucoure and Amadou Onana, and limited the hosts to half-chances in an even first half. At the other end, the returning Calvert-Lewin, making his first start since early February following a spell on the sidelines, provided an invaluable outlet, heading an early chance too close to Johnstone and helping bring others into play. They continued to search for an opener after the break and thought they had it when Eze lifted a delicate finish over Pickford following a ball over the top, but it was correctly ruled out for offside. Shortly after that disallowed goal, Calvert-Lewin almost scored in fine style at the other end, spinning on the ball following Iwobi's through-ball and poking a low finish narrowly wide, passing up the opportunity to mark his return with a winner in front of Southgate. Pickford's save from Eze came not long after that, the goalkeeper getting down well to prevent the Palace midfielder's curling shot from finding the far corner, and Everton soon found themselves down to 10 players. Ayew showed excellent anticipation to intercept Pickford's diagonal pass, and, having already drawn a foul which earned Holgate a booking in the first half, his driving run forward prompted another from the right-back, who clumsily hauled him down. His physicality and aerial prowess unsettled Palace from the start, with Dyche's side sending the ball long to him at every opportunity. Early on, there was a headed opportunity saved by Sam Johnstone. Later, he would elegantly spin away from two Palace defenders before firing agonisingly wide of the post. He looked sharp despite his time on the sidelines, playing right until stoppage time, when he was replaced by Neal Maupay, and at times troubling Palace with his pace as well as his strength.

Brentford, 1–1, Aston Villa, Brentford Community Stadium, Michael Salisbury, Thomas Frank, Unai Emery, Christian Nørgaard, John McGinn, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brentford and Aston Villa at Brentford Community Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Salisbury was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Christian Nørgaard and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['23rd Minute Yellow Card by Christian Nørgaard for Brentford', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Kevin Schade for Brentford', '65th Minute Goal by Ivan for Brentford', '65th Minute Assist by Bryan for Brentford', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Vitaly Janelt for Brentford', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Young for Aston Villa', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Douglas Luiz for Aston Villa', '87th Minute Goal by Douglas for Aston Villa', '87th Minute Assist by Emi for Aston Villa'], Premier League, Saturday,

Villa have not lost since February 18, going from the bottom half of the Premier League to contention for European qualification after being rejuvenated by Unai Emery. Brentford's own push for continental football had flatlined amid a five-game winless run but the hosts looked set to revitalise those hopes when Ivan Toney pounced on Ashley Young's error at the far post. Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez had to go off at half-time with a stomach virus, but it was Bees boss Thomas Frank who was left feeling sick. Villa did come closest to opening the scoring when Emiliano Buendia’s shot from the edge of the area was tipped wide by Raya, but Bryan Mbeumo then tested Martinez after some smart skill in the visitors’ area. Mathias Jensen scuffed wide after a Leander Dendoncker error and Martinez produced a fine save to deny Toney at close range. Mbeumo then skied a good chance but redeemed himself minutes later when he picked out Toney with a fine cross from the right, leaving the striker the simple task of turning the ball past Olsen after Young let the ball run across his body. Brentford’s clash with Villa was not just a meeting of two European hopefuls, but also a chance for two candidates for England’s No 9 shirt to come face to face. Toney was the striker handed the job of backing up Harry Kane by Gareth Southgate last month, but Watkins had surely pushed himself into the England boss’ thoughts after scoring 11 goals in his last 12 games. However, that record took a hit on his return to his former club as Brentford kept Watkins quiet on a frustrating afternoon for the striker, who has not played for England since winning his seventh cap 13 months ago. Watkins averages 30. 42 touches per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season but Brentford limited him to 24, while his expected goals total of 0. 36 was also down from his average of 0. 47.

Liverpool, 3–2, Nottingham Forest, Anfield, Michael Oliver, Jürgen Klopp, Steve Cooper, Jordan Henderson, Remo Freuler, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Nott'ham Forest at Anfield at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Remo Freuler and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2., ['47th Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '47th Minute Assist by Fabinho for Liverpool', '55th Minute Goal by Diogo for Liverpool', '55th Minute Assist by Andrew for Liverpool', '70th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '70th Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool', "51st Minute Goal by Neco for Nott'ham Forest", "51st Minute Assist by Morgan for Nott'ham Forest", "83rd Minute Yellow Card by Neco Williams for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Saturday,

Liverpool's 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest maintained their momentum in the chase for a top-four spot as manager Jurgen Klopp stressed they have not left it too late to find their best form. Victory made it four matches unbeaten, with back-to-back victories following two draws, and represents their joint-best run of an inconsistent campaign. Two goals from Diogo Jota were cancelled out by former Reds defender Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White but Mohamed Salah secured victory with his 182nd goal for the club to move joint-sixth with Robbie Fowler on the club's all-time goalscorers list. But the Forest game plan was thrown out of the window seconds after the restart as Alexander-Arnold's corner sparked panic in the Forest six-yard box, allowing Fabinho to head the ball back across the face of goal for Jota to convert almost on the goal line. With a chaotic second half set into motion, Williams hauled Forest level four minutes later with his driven shot deflecting off Andy Robertson before looping over Alisson Becker. But Liverpool would produce an immediate response as Jota had the freedom of the area to control Robertson's floated free-kick on his chest before volleying in his second. After Jota was denied a hat-trick by a fingertip save from Navas, which tipped his header over the bar, Forest levelled up for a second time as Gibbs-White volleyed in a superb equaliser of his own in front of a joyous away end. Yet again those celebrations were short-lived as Salah joined Fowler on 183 Liverpool goals by gathering Alexander-Arnold's free-kick and finding the net via the frame of the Forest goal. Still Liverpool failed to close the back door and their former striker Taiwo Awoniyi, who scored the winner against at the City Ground in October, saw an overhead kick graze the crossbar before Johnson went even closer by rattling the woodwork.

Leicester City, 2–1, Wolverhampton Wanderers, King Power Stadium, Andy Madley, Dean Smith, Lopetegui, Youri Tielemans, Max Kilman, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leicester City and Wolves at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Youri Tielemans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The Captain of Wolves was Max Kilman and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['37th Minute Yellow Card by Kelechi Iheanacho for Leicester City', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Boubakary Soumaré for Leicester City', '75th Minute Goal by Timothy for Leicester City', '75th Minute Assist by Victor for Leicester City', '13th Minute Goal by Matheus for Wolves', '13th Minute Assist by Mario for Wolves', '34th Minute Yellow Card by José Sá for Wolves', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Toti Gomes for Wolves', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Matheus Cunha for Wolves'], Premier League, Saturday,

Iheanacho believes Leicester's win proved the doubters wrong. Robbed of James Maddison, out with illness, Leicester boss Smith threw caution to the wind with Tete, Iheanacho and Patson Daka joining Jamie Vardy going forward. Smith was adamant Vardy could recapture some old glory, however fleeting, to save Leicester, and within three minutes the striker rolled back the years. The new boss felt the 36-year-old could still trust his legs and, when Iheanacho slipped him through, Vardy darted past Craig Dawson to cross for Tete, only for Toti Gomes to block. James Maddison was not in the matchday squad due to illness. Harry Souttar, Wilfred Ndidi and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall also dropped out. Boubakary Soumare, Tete, Patson Daka and Kelechi Iheanacho were the players who came in. Ruben Neves returned to the bench following suspension. There was little threat when he collected Wout Faes' pass 30 yards out but, with the aid of a heavy touch, Mario Lemina quickly hunted the midfielder down. The ball ran to Cunha to advance and drill a clinical finish low beyond Daniel Iversen from the edge of the box. It rocked Leicester, their early zip disappeared and the Foxes started creaking at the back, their defensive fragility all too clear. Faes blocked Pablo Sarabia's drive and Dawson's follow-up was deflected wide, while Matheus Nunes began to dictate in midfield. It was a surprise, then, when the hosts grabbed the equaliser eight minutes before the break. Iheanacho broke and found Vardy who skipped round Jose Sa, only for the goalkeeper to slip and bring him down. It was classic Vardy but the striker needed lengthy treatment after Sa caught him on the ankle and was off the pitch when Iheanacho stroked in the penalty. It was a lifeline the Foxes were keen to grab and Sa spilled Tete's effort and blocked Daka's follow-up before the break. Vardy was withdrawn at half-time and replacement Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall wasted a good chance 11 minutes into the second half, blazing over after Sa denied Daka. Boubakary Soumare swapped passes with Daka and threaded a neat ball to the advancing Victor Kristiansen. His first-time cross found the onrushing Castagne to sweep in from 12 yards for his first goal since August. Iversen still needed to turn over Ruben Neves' late free-kick, but the Foxes held on to give themselves hope. It looked even more unlikely when Leicester, searching for their first victory in 10 top-flight matches, fell behind in the 13th minute. But just as the murmurs and groans started to become audible inside the King Power, they somehow found the resilience and determination to fight back. They have shown they can win without Maddison. Now they must prove this was not a one-off.

Bournemouth, 0–4, West Ham United, Vitality Stadium, Anthony Taylor, Gary O'Neil, David Moyes, Neto, Declan Rice, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bournemouth and West Ham at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–4., ['48th Minute Yellow Card by Kieffer Moore for Bournemouth', '5th Minute Goal by Michail for West Ham', '5th Minute Assist by Aaron for West Ham', '12th Minute Goal by Lucas for West Ham', '12th Minute Assist by Vladimír for West Ham', '43rd Minute Goal by Declan for West Ham', '43rd Minute Assist by Tomáš for West Ham', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Nayef Aguerd for West Ham', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Łukasz Fabiański for West Ham', '72nd Minute Goal by Pablo for West Ham', '72nd Minute Assist by Jarrod for West Ham'], Premier League, Sunday,

Bournemouth, who had won four of their previous six league games, responded well to conceding two early goals but Rice's strike effectively ended their hopes of a comeback. It meant Antonio got another opportunity to lead the line and he rewarded his manager's faith with a fifth-minute opener. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabinski and Aaron Cresswell returned to the starting XI in place of Alphonse Areola and Emerson Palmieri, who both dropped to the bench following their involvement in the 4-1 victory over Gent. The Hammers doubled their advantage seven minutes later and again it would have frustrated Cherries boss Gary O'Neil. Bournemouth were not prepared to throw the towel in just yet and Chris Mepham tested Fabianski with a header moments later. Jefferson Lerma was next to try his luck and Fabianski was again equal to it, but his best stop was to come next. Having withstood Bournemouth's fightback, Moyes' side then went further in front two minutes before half-time through their talisman. Another Cresswell corner caused problems and, while it was cleared to the back post, Rice was first to the loose ball and on hand to drill home to make it back-to-back goals this week. O'Neil responded with Wales forward Kieffer Moore introduced in place of Joe Rothwell at half-time but it failed to have the desired effect.

Newcastle United, 6–1, Tottenham Hotspur, St James' Park, David Coote, Eddie Howe, Cristian Stellini, Kieran Trippier, Hugo Lloris, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Tottenham at St James' Park at Afternoon and David Coote was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Cristian Stellini. The match ended in a scoreline of 6–1., ['6th Minute Goal by Joelinton for Newcastle Utd', '6th Minute Assist by Fabian Schär for Newcastle Utd', '9th Minute Goal by Jacob for Newcastle Utd', '9th Minute Assist by Fabian for Newcastle Utd', '19th Minute Goal by Alexander for Newcastle Utd', '19th Minute Assist by Joe for Newcastle Utd', '21st Minute Goal by Alexander for Newcastle Utd', '21st Minute Assist by Sean for Newcastle Utd', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Dejan Kulusevski for Tottenham', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Skipp for Tottenham', '49th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '49th Minute Assist by Pierre for Tottenham', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Cristian Romero for Tottenham'], Premier League, Sunday,

Spurs switched to a back four for the first time since January 2022 but interim boss Cristian Stellini's tactical plan was left in tatters immediately as Newcastle ran riot to move up to third and boost their own prospects of sealing Champions League qualification. The hosts scored three times in the first nine minutes against the abject visitors, with Jacob Murphy converting a close-range opener after 62 seconds then smashing a stunning third after Joelinton had doubled the lead from Fabian Schar's ball over the top. The game was barely a minute old when the floodgates opened, Murphy slamming home from a few yards out after Joelinton had been allowed to cut inside from the left unopposed and release a low shot which was only temporarily repelled by a diving Lloris. It set the tone for what was to come. Only four minutes later, Schar sent a speculative long pass over the top of the Spurs defence which Joelinton, again untracked by the hapless Pedro Porro, was able to control before beating the advancing Lloris. Spurs briefly threatened at the other end, with Kane firing narrowly wide from an Oliver Skipp cut-back, but their nightmare was only just beginning, with Isak adding the fourth from Joe Willock's sensational, outside-of-the-boot pass following a break. As Spurs' shell-shocked players argued amongst themselves, Newcastle continued to show no mercy, Isak dispatching his second and Newcastle's fifth from Sean Longstaff's cut-back. Spurs briefly looked like they may make the scoreline more respectable when Kane dispatched his fine consolation, his low finish from an acute angle beating Nick Pope, who was mostly a bystander. But Newcastle continued to dominate and Isak could have had a hat-trick if he had reacted slightly quicker from Longstaff's cross-shot shortly after Kane's goal. Spurs, meanwhile, are left in a state of chaos, with their hopes of salvaging a top-four finish from a stormy season evaporating. Stellini's decision to switch to a four was a mistake. The players, already struggling to defend adequately in a five, looked like they did not know where to stand or what to do. As the goals flew in, their fragile confidence disintegrated completely. He is underqualified and out of his depth. The wrong man at the wrong time.

Aston Villa, 1–0, Fulham, Villa Park, Thomas Bramall, Unai Emery, Marco Silva, John McGinn, Tim Ream, Evening, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Fulham at Villa Park at Evening and Thomas Bramall was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['21st Minute Goal by Tyrone for Aston Villa', '21st Minute Assist by John for Aston Villa', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Young for Aston Villa', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Emiliano Martínez for Aston Villa', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Bertrand Traoré for Aston Villa', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Bobby Reid for Fulham', '79th Minute Yellow Card by João Palhinha for Fulham'], Premier League, Tuesday,

Villa's last encounter with Fulham put an end to Steven Gerrard's time in charge of the club as a demoralising 3-0 defeat at Craven Cottage proved to be the final straw. But the outlook could not be more different at Villa Park now under Emery as the Villans march on in pursuit of European football for the first time since the 2010/11 season. There was an early scare for Villa, though, as Andreas Pereira's acrobatic effort flashed just wide and into the side netting after 19 seconds. Villa quickly took charge of the game and came close themselves only for Ashley Young's goal-bound strike from the edge of the box to be deflected away by Harrison Reed. Villa felt they should have been awarded a penalty after Tosin Adarabioyo's challenge on Ollie Watkins, although replays showed the Fulham defender did get a touch on the ball first. The Video Assistant Referee looked at the incident but stuck with the on-field decision from referee Thomas Bramall. Fulham looked out of ideas but managed to hold on to keep the score at 1-0 at the break. Emery's side, to the dismay of their animated manager on the sideline, became complacent in the second half as they tried to slow the game down and nearly paid for it when Mings put Reed's cross into his own net with eight minutes left to play, but they were saved by a marginal offside. Unai Emery says it was vital for Villa to win on Tuesday night but admits it will be a tall order for his side to secure European qualification. Fulham head coach Silva felt his side's slow start to the game let them down at Villa Park on Tuesday. Unai Emery is building something special at Aston Villa and the work he has done with this defence is remarkable. They've conceded just three goals in their last 10 matches, with Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa reformed characters from the Steven Gerrard days when clean sheets were hard to come by. At the heart of this defensive masterclass is their ability to catch players offsides. They trap like no other team. Mings and Konsa are so in sync. Even when the clock was ticking into stoppage time against Fulham, normally a team would be defending deep in their box - not Villa. They were pushing up near the halfway line and caught a Fulham player offside for the fifth time in the game. It's now 40 offsides against in their last 10 games - the highest of any team in the Premier League.

Leeds United, 1–1, Leicester City, Elland Road, Paul Tierney, Javi Gracia, Dean Smith, Liam Cooper, Youri Tielemans, Evening, The Match was played between Leeds United and Leicester City at Elland Road at Evening and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The Captain of Leicester City was Youri Tielemans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1., ['20th Minute Goal by Luis for Leeds United', '20th Minute Assist by Jack for Leeds United', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Luke Ayling for Leeds United', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Rodrigo — for Leeds United', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Marc Roca for Leeds United', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Cooper for Leeds United', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Boubakary Soumaré for Leicester City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Youri Tielemans for Leicester City', '80th Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '80th Minute Assist by James for Leicester City'], Premier League, Tuesday,

Leicester controlled the opening 10 minutes of the game, forcing Leeds' defence and midfield into casual errors - with the visitors thinking they took the lead at half-time. The returning James Maddison's corner was cleared as far as Tielemans, who unleashed a rocket past the motionless Illan Meslier into the top corner. However, VAR intervened after it spotted a clear offside on Boubacar Soumare in the build-up, much to the delight of the roaring Elland Road crowd. The Foxes continued their domination as Harvey Barnes saw a clear chance well blocked by Liam Cooper, before Maddison poked wide from Tete's cross at the far post. But a similar move would see Leeds take the lead - Jack Harrison cutting inside from the right and delivering a superb post for Sinisterra to head past Daniel Iversen at the back post. All of a sudden, Leeds took control and Leicester could not get their key attackers in the game. The only other chance of the half saw Luke Ayling see a speculative lob over Iversen fall gratefully into the arms of the Leicester goalkeeper. Leeds came out in the second period trying to kill the game as Bamford's effort was well blocked by Wout Faes, while Rodrigo waited and waited before shooting from close range in the box - the same Leicester centre-back denying that attack as well. The Foxes then had their best chance of the game when Faes' shot from inside the area was retrieved on the byline by Kelechi Iheanacho. Iheanacho and Daka forced the Leeds goalkeeper into a superb double save with 20 minutes to go. Iheanacho then forced Meslier into a stop at the Foxes striker's feet, before Caglar Soyuncu acrobatically fired over from the resulting corner. Daka and Maddison played quickfire passes to release the Leicester number nine, who completed the move with a trademark finish. A grandstand finish ensued. Vardy had the ball in the back of the net again but went too early and failed to hold his run - the linesman correctly flagging him offside. Leeds and Javi Gracia, meanwhile, stuck with what they had. Wilfried Gnonto remained on the bench - not even the injury of Luis Sinisterra could force him on - and the hosts stuck with Bamford who was offering little. You just feel that Leicester are using everything they have to try and get out of this miss. Gracia and Leeds are perhaps holding a little back…The goal came from Iheanacho beating Liam Cooper to a one-versus-one. The Leicester forward even had time to pull up with a suspected groin injury before feeding Maddison, who then beat Junior Firpo to a challenge. Maddison was then able to slip in Vardy for his finish.

Nottingham Forest, 3–1, Brighton and Hove Albion, The City Ground, Jarred Gillett, Steve Cooper, Roberto De Zerbi, Serge Aurier, Lewis Dunk, Evening, The Match was played between Nott'ham Forest and Brighton at The City Ground at Evening and Jarred Gillett was the Match Referee. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Serge Aurier and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ["4th Minute Yellow Card by Felipe — for Nott'ham Forest", "11th Minute Yellow Card by Brennan Johnson for Nott'ham Forest", "45+3rd Minute Own Goal by Pascal Groß for Nott'ham Forest", "68th Minute Goal by Danilo for Nott'ham Forest", "68th Minute Assist by Taiwo Awoniyi for Nott'ham Forest", "90+14th Minute Yellow Card by Keylor Navas for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Wednesday,

It proved to be the catalyst Steve Cooper's battling side needed as they went ahead through Danilo's well-taken strike before Morgan Gibbs-White's stoppage-time penalty sealed a vital victory. Steele's heroics, and the loss of Moussa Niakhate to injury, dampened the mood inside the City Ground and Forest nearly found themselves behind just after the quarter-hour mark, with Julio Enciso's shot from Kaoru Mitoma's cutback forcing a stunning, flying save from Keylor Navas. To go into the break level was huge for Forest but they almost fell behind just shy of the hour, with Mitoma shanking a shot wide after a sweeping counter attack. A nasty injury to Williams, who left the field on a stretched after colliding with team-mate Johnson, further dented Forest's cause until the momentum swung in their favour decisively on 69 minutes. Danilo's intercepted the ball in midfield and then raced in behind to gather Taiwo Awoniyi's through pass before racing into the final third and slotting past Steele.

Chelsea, 0–2, Brentford, Stamford Bridge, Andy Madley, Frank Lampard, Thomas Frank, César Azpilicueta, Ivan Toney, Evening, The Match was played between Chelsea and Brentford at Stamford Bridge at Evening and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The Captain of Brentford was Ivan Toney and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['72nd Minute Yellow Card by Wesley Fofana for Chelsea', '37th Minute Own Goal by César Azpilicueta for Brentford', '46th Minute Yellow Card by Mathias Jensen for Brentford', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Rico Henry for Brentford', '78th Minute Goal by Bryan for Brentford', '78th Minute Assist by Shandon for Brentford'], Premier League, Wednesday,

Frank Lampard's wait for a first Premier League win since returning as Chelsea caretaker manager goes on after Brentford secured a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge. Brentford made the short trip without a win in six, but having earned their first west London derby victory at their rivals in 83 years last season, this deserved success keeps their outside European aspirations alive. Chelsea have far from lived up to expectations since their January transfer window splurge and on this evidence, a reversal of fortune under latest man-in-charge Lampard shows no signs of looming. Here, an own goal helped decide a contest in which the hosts were again bereft of quality and confidence. Thiago Silva saw a tame headed effort initially spilled by David Raya but he had time to gather at the second attempt. There was no danger of a predatory finisher emerging from the shadows dressed in blue. Enzo Fernandez was next to try his luck. The World Cup winner has completed more passes than any other midfielder in the Premier League since his debut in early February but his shot from N'Golo Kante's pullback was too polite, and easily tipped over by Raya. Brentford struck on 37 minutes when Mathias Jensen's corner was met by Mathias Jorgensen only for his attempted header to glance inadvertently past Kepa Arrizabalaga by Azpilicueta. It never rains but it pours. But Chelsea arrived at the opportune moment to provide a timely antidote. Five minutes before the interval, Lampard stood cross-armed on the touchline as Thiago Silva looked up and fired hopefully from distance. It was a hit and hope, but Chelsea had already the look of a side that had ran out of ideas. With the thud of the ball against the billboard behind David Raya's goal, Lampard bowed his head, turned back and slumped into his seat. There were jeers at half-time, and when the sides re-emerged for the restart, Lampard turned to Mykhailo Mudryk and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. A brief response ensued as Kante shot wide, Aubameyang flicked a header over and shot tamely at Raya. Lampard acknowledged the balance of Chelsea's squad must be addressed this summer after his side extended their woeful run in front of goal to just one strike during his five games in charge. After establishing himself as a solid Premier League performer during 10 years at Turf Moor, the 33-year-old hasn't missed a beat since moving to west London. Mee has played in all but one of Brentford's Premier League matches, quickly becoming a key figure in a side still retaining hope of qualifying for Europe. Mee's three goals rank highest among all top-flight defenders this campaign, and he recorded Brentford's highest individual expected goals total against Chelsea. Approaching his mid-30s, Mee may be in the latter stages of his career, but he's showing no sign of slowing down - and could even be embarking on a European campaign next season. This was Frank's 100th win as the club's head coach and Mee ensured it was topped with another clean sheet.

West Ham United, 1–2, Liverpool, London Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, David Moyes, Jürgen Klopp, Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson, Evening, The Match was played between West Ham and Liverpool at London Stadium at Evening and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Liverpool was Jordan Henderson and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['12th Minute Goal by Lucas for West Ham', '12th Minute Assist by Michail for West Ham', '18th Minute Goal by Cody for Liverpool', '18th Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool', '67th Minute Goal by Joël for Liverpool', '67th Minute Assist by Andrew for Liverpool'], Premier League, Wednesday,

The two teams at the London Stadium had enjoyed a recent upturn in fortunes and demonstrated their re-found confidence in an entertaining encounter - but also showed the vulnerabilities which have caused both to have largely frustrating campaigns. It was Liverpool, who have now won their last three in the league, who eventually came out on top, but they fell behind to a wonderful Lucas Paqueta strike on 11 minutes. The Brazil midfielder showed his class by firing past Alisson after combining with Michail Antonio. Cody Gakpo quickly responded in the 15th minute with a long-range effort of his own and when Jarrod Bowen's breakaway goal was ruled out by VAR, Matip was able to grab the decisive second goal for the visitors, heading in unmarked from a 67th-minute corner. There was late drama, though, with a handball shout against Thiago in the box waved away by the officials in the 88th minute. His run in from the left was classy, the one-two with Antonio created space and his finish was too fierce for Alisson. A third goal in three games to underline the quality of the Hammers' Brazilian. Trent Alexander-Arnold will claim the simple assist for his short pass in the build-up but, operating in the holding role, he was pulling the strings for his side. With Liverpool now in control, Jota and Fabinho sent shots over before the Reds' forward was just unable to reach a flick-on from Jordan Henderson at the back post.

Manchester City, 4–1, Arsenal, Etihad Stadium, Michael Oliver, Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta, İlkay Gündoğan, Martin Ødegaard, Evening, The Match was played between Manchester City and Arsenal at Etihad Stadium at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['7th Minute Goal by Kevin for Manchester City', '7th Minute Assist by Bruyne for Manchester City', '45+1st Minute Goal by John for Manchester City', '45+1st Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '45+5th Minute Yellow Card by Rúben Dias for Manchester City', '54th Minute Goal by Kevin for Manchester City', '54th Minute Assist by Bruyne for Manchester City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Grealish for Manchester City', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Rodri — for Manchester City', '90+5th Minute Goal by Erling for Manchester City', '90+5th Minute Assist by Phil for Manchester City', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Thomas Partey for Arsenal', '86th Minute Goal by Rob for Arsenal', '86th Minute Assist by Leandro for Arsenal'], Premier League, Wednesday,

Magnificent Manchester City dealt a crushing blow to Arsenal’s Premier League dream with a 4-1 win at the Etihad Stadium that puts them in control of the title race. Kevin De Bruyne scored two and set up the other for John Stones with the irrepressible Erling Haaland, who assisted both of De Bruyne's goals, finally getting the goal that his performance deserved by adding the fourth in stoppage time. Holding struggled to cope with Haaland throughout and it was critical to the opening goal. The striker held off the centre-back and with Thomas Partey failing to track the run of De Bruyne beyond the back line, the Belgian had time to pick out the corner of the net. It looked easy. It was not. Amid the tension, De Bruyne had the coolest head of them all. Haaland had room to run into, producing one wicked strike of the bouncing ball, but his failure to connect cleanly with two other shots allowed Ramsdale to save. Manuel Akanji started for Manchester City instead of Aymeric Laporte in the absence of Nathan Ake due to a hamstring injury. Riyad Mahrez made way despite his FA Cup semi-final hat-trick. Granit Xhaka recovered from his illness to return in place of Fabio Vieira. Rob Holding partnered Gabriel at centre-back with Ben White staying at right-back. Gabriel Jesus started up front with Leandro Trossard on the bench. With Arsenal's attacking threat looking more of a rumour than a fact, Guardiola would have felt his side deserved more than a one-goal lead at the break and they duly had their second late in the half. De Bruyne's free-kick found the head of Stones. It looked offside. The change of ends brought no turnaround just more of the same with even the reliable Arsenal players rattled. Gabriel was bullied by Haaland only for Ramsdale to save. The striker then picked up a loose pass by Martin Odegaard and fed De Bruyne for his second. Though Holding's fine finish reduced the deficit to two late in the game, there was little prospect of a comeback, the contest turning into a procession. Even so, Arteta refused to concede defeat in the title race.

Everton, 1–4, Newcastle United, Goodison Park, Andre Marriner, Sean Dyche, Eddie Howe, Jordan Pickford, Kieran Trippier, Evening, The Match was played between Everton and Newcastle Utd at Goodison Park at Evening and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Jordan Pickford and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4., ['40th Minute Yellow Card by Amadou Onana for Everton', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Neal Maupay for Everton', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Matt Targett for Newcastle Utd', '72nd Minute Goal by Joelinton for Newcastle Utd', '72nd Minute Assist by Joe Willock for Newcastle Utd', '75th Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '75th Minute Assist by Bruno for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Thursday,

Newcastle produced a devastating second-half display to record a seventh victory in eight matches and increase Everton's relegation fears with a 4-1 win at Goodison Park. Eddie Howe's side weathered the expected storm for 28 minutes before scoring with their first real attack. Joelinton broke down the left and his cross-shot was parried by Jordan Pickford to Wilson, who scored his seventh goal in six matches against Everton. The hosts thought they had equalised on the stroke of half-time when Dominic Calvert-Lewin latched onto Dwight McNeil's pass but his lofted finish over Nick Pope was ruled out by VAR for offside. McNeil's strike direct for a corner had given Everton a flicker of hope at 3-1, but within 22 seconds of the restart, Murphy was on hand for a simple finish after a mesmerising solo run from Alexander Isak. Everton are looking to extend their 69-year spell in England's top division but the club are facing the real crisis of a first relegation since 1951. They started brightly as Idrissa Gueye had two early shots from distance well watched by Pope, while Alex Iwobi curled another effort off target. But Newcastle absorbed the early pressure and pounced in clinical fashion. Joelinton was sent on a powerful, driving run down the left before the Brazilian skipped inside Ben Godfrey and shot at Pickford. The England goalkeeper's parry ricocheted off James Tarkowski and fell kindly for Wilson to get to the rebound in front of Vitalii Mykolenko for a lifted finish. The hosts dusted themselves and continue to carry the fight to Newcastle. Calvert-Lewin, making only his 10th start of the campaign, was denied an equaliser by the linesman's flag. As Goodison held its breath and the VAR lines were drawn, replays concluded that the striker's shoulder was inches in front of Sven Botman. Everton entered the second half knowing they had won just one of 18 Premier League games this term having conceded first, and they very nearly conceded a second within a minute of the restart as Joelinton fed Joe Willock down the left channel and his shot was cleared superbly off the line by Tarkowski. Calvert-Lewin resumed his battle with Pope as his fierce shot across goal from Iwobi's pass was batted away by the Newcastle goalkeeper. The visitors then felt they had claims for a penalty when Tarkowski caught Sean Longstaff after the ball had been played on the byline, but Everton's reprieve was short-lived as the visitors soon doubled their lead. Willock had already forced a superb save from Pickford having teed himself up for a dipping volley on the edge of the box when the resurgent midfielder skipped past Godfrey down the left to present Joelinton with a simple downward header into the far corner. Two minutes and 23 seconds later, Newcastle were celebrating a third as Everton's brittle confidence was sapped. Bruno Guimaraes drove forward unopposed, and with the freedom of Goodison Park, he set up Wilson for a fine finish high into the net beyond Pickford. Everton by now were beaten but needed to show character. McNeil reduced the deficit in almost comical fashion as his corner-kick missed Doucoure at the near post but the attempt surprised Pope as the ball found the net. But, such has been Everton's wretched season, they immediately sabotaged any hope of a late fightback as Isak led Godfrey, Gueye and Michael Keane on a merry dance along the byline before picking out Murphy on the goal line for Newcastle's fourth. Fabian Schar thought he had scored a brilliant fifth in stoppage time but his long-range effort was cruelly ruled out for offside against Dan Burn in the build-up, while Murphy spurned another chance at the death. It was sufficient punishment. Many among the home crowd had long since departed having seen enough. It is hard to see where Everton go from here. Six of their starting XI have experienced relegation before, but not this club in 72 years. That could be about to change. Newcastle made their task of escaping the drop all the more difficult. By full-time, there were vast swathes of blue seats vacated by demoralised souls. It has not been this perilous since the last time the club were relegated in 1951. On Thursday, they started a matchday in the bottom two having played at least 32 league games for the first time since April of that year. But Newcastle, having experienced their own period in the doldrums of the Championship, have no such worries as an appearance in Europe's elite competition proper for the first time since 2003 edges ever closer having scored 10 goals in their last two matches. Here they stuck with a physical Everton in the first half, frustrated them, nicked one on the break, then blew them away second half. They have so many players at the top of their game and so many players scoring or assisting. It must be a delight for Eddie Howe to oversee; he says his attackers are breathing down each others necks. Poor Everton couldn't live with them. Like Sunday, you could pick four or five different man of the matches.

Southampton, 0–1, Bournemouth, St. Mary's Stadium, Darren England, Rubén Sellés, Gary O'Neil, James Ward-Prowse, Neto, Evening, The Match was played between Southampton and Bournemouth at St. Mary's Stadium at Evening and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1., ['50th Minute Goal by Marcus for Bournemouth', '50th Minute Assist by Dominic for Bournemouth', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Senesi for Bournemouth', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Jefferson Lerma for Bournemouth', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Matías Viña for Bournemouth'], Premier League, Thursday,

Southampton's slide towards relegation looks to be almost complete after Marcus Tavernier's second-half strike gave Bournemouth a 1-0 win at St Mary's. If this was a night that required all of Southampton’s fight, spirit and energy in a bid to inject life into their desperate attempt to escape relegation, somebody should have told Selles and his players. The hosts edged a cagey opening 15 minutes, with Theo Walcott testing Neto with a low drive and Adam Armstrong glancing a shot against the post from a tight angle, but they were quickly overcome with nerves during a stormy night on the south coast. The nerves emanating from the home crowd were audible and grew louder with every slip and misplaced pass, with Alex McCarthy - starting over Gavin Bazunu, who was dropped - failing to inspire confidence. The hosts were then struck with their first body blow at half-time when inspirational captain James Ward-Prowse failed to appear for the second half due to illness. This prompted a curious decision from Selles, who replaced the midfielder with Lyanco, a centre-back, and switched to a five-player defence. This only served to encourage Bournemouth, who swiftly hit their rivals with their second blow as Tavernier danced in from the right wing before guiding a shot past McCarthy and inside the far post. Jan Bednarek then got away with a blatant handball before Tavernier - who has been hampered by injuries in 2023 - left the field with his head in his hands after suffering a hamstring issue. Saints finally mustered some sort of fightback in the final minutes and thought they had grabbed an equaliser when Adams volleyed past Neto, only for VAR to reveal a fractional offside against the striker to dash his celebrations and likely end any hopes of St Mary’s hosting Premier League football again next season. But any uplift brought about by the former assistant manager was short-lived, with the home victory over Leicester last month the only one of the last 11 games Saints have won under the Spaniard. Chief among Selles’ issues has been an inability to resolve Southampton’s lack of purpose in the first halves of games, with his side failing to score a first-half goal in 24 of their 33 Premier League games this season - the most in the top flight. They again allowed the opening 45 minutes against Bournemouth to drift, failing to capitalise on their marginal superiority during the opening exchanges. Saints have now lost 11 games at St Mary’s this season - their most in a single league season - and Selles will have to engineer a miracle during a tough final five games to fulfil his ambitions of remaining in the dugout. Key to O’Neil’s success have been Dominic Solanke and Marcus Tavernier, with the former setting up the latter for the game’s only goal at Southampton. Solanke may not be troubling the top of the Premier League goal-scoring charts, but his 12 goal involvements this season are five more than he managed in three previous top-flight seasons in the combined - a sign of the progress he has made under O’Neil. As for Tavernier, the versatile 24-year-old has eight goal involvements in his last seven starts in the Premier League, with his latest strike at St Mary’s coming from right wing-back. O’Neil’s ability to make the most of what he’s got in his Cherries squad has made a mockery of Parker’s early-season predictions and made the decision to promote him from his role as assistant look shrewd.

Tottenham Hotspur, 2–2, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Anthony Taylor, Ryan Mason, Erik ten Hag, Harry Kane, Bruno Fernandes, Evening, The Match was played between Tottenham and Manchester Utd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Ryan Mason. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['41st Minute Yellow Card by Pierre Højbjerg for Tottenham', '79th Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '79th Minute Assist by Harry for Tottenham', '7th Minute Goal by Jadon for Manchester Utd', '7th Minute Assist by Marcus for Manchester Utd', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Manchester Utd', '44th Minute Goal by Marcus for Manchester Utd', '44th Minute Assist by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Lindelöf for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Thursday,

The visitors continued to slice through Sputs' defence, going close to adding a second after 19 minutes when Sancho's deflected effort was headed off the line by Ivan Perisic after his initial shot had been blocked by Cristian Romero inside the box. Spurs had openings of their own amid the toing and froing of the first half, but De Gea could not be beaten, making a one-handed save from Perisic's flicked header following a corner then making the crucial, one-on-one block from the same player just moments before United's second goal. Again, it did not take much for the visitors to find a way through, with Rashford latching onto Fernandes long pass, outpacing Eric Dier and crashing home a clinical finish for his 16th Premier League goal of the campaign, the ball hitting the back of the net just 26 seconds after De Gea had denied Perisic. Porro took his goal superbly, taking a touch and then crashing home a powerful right-footed finish after Kane's close-range effort had been blocked, but United almost mustered an instant response, Fernandes dancing through their static defence and sending his shot against the underside of the bar. From there, though, it was all Spurs. Eventually, though, the pressure told, with Son forcing home another Kane centre. The South Korean and his team-mates immediately sprinted back into their own half, desperate for a winner which did not come, but the comeback did at least show they are still fighting after the debacle at St James' Park.

Brentford, 2–1, Nottingham Forest, Brentford Community Stadium, Peter Bankes, Thomas Frank, Steve Cooper, Ivan Toney, Joe Worrall, Afternoon, The Match was played between Brentford and Nott'ham Forest at Brentford Community Stadium at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brentford was Ivan Toney and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Joe Worrall and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['29th Minute Yellow Card by Rico Henry for Brentford', '90+4th Minute Goal by Josh for Brentford', '90+4th Minute Assist by Frank for Brentford', "34th Minute Yellow Card by Felipe — for Nott'ham Forest", "56th Minute Yellow Card by André Ayew for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Saturday,

Nottingham Forest's first away win since early January was cruelly taken away from them as Brentford scored twice in the final eight minutes to snatch a 2-1 comeback win. With under 10 minutes to go, Ivan Toney's free-kick went round the wall too easily and bounced off the post before squirming through Navas' body and into the bottom corner. But VAR checked whether Brentford striker Yoane Wissa was interfering with Navas' vision and while the technology deemed the forward to be onside, Cooper hinted that he may dispute the call. The game started in slow fashion, with Forest not even testing the Brentford goal for 41 minutes. Meanwhile, Brentford struggled to break down the visitors' backline, with Bryan Mbeumo and Kevin Schade firing straight at Navas with a long-range drive and header respectively. The game suddenly came into life four minutes before the interval. Bees goalkeeper David Raya came out for Brennan Johnson's cross and did not get there, with Taiwo Awoniyi heading over with the goal gaping. At the other end, Brentford missed their best chance of the afternoon as Ethan Pinnock's long-range drive after a goalmouth scramble was well-saved low down by Navas, with Mikkel Damsgaard pouncing on the rebound, but the Brentford midfielder could only prod the ball straight at Navas from a yard out - and, minutes later, Forest were ahead. A corner was cleared as far as Morgan Gibbs-White, whose effort was blocked into the path of Danilo who fired past Raya into the top corner. The first two goalscoring opportunities of the second period were of an acrobatic nature - Moussa Niakhate firing straight at Raya at one end and Ben Mee putting a similar effort over at the other. The pressure grew and grew as Aaron Hickey fired wide and Navas stopped Frank Onyeka's deflected effort on the goal line. The goal-given graphic caused an almighty roar in the Brentford home end - which took them through to full-time. It's been a tough one to take, if I'm being honest. I think it was always going to be a bit of a tired game being the third one in a week, with both teams playing on Wednesday with a quick turnaround. I did feel like the game would be decided on small margins, and some decision-making, and that ended up being the case. Nottingham Forest signed Keylor Navas to bring his wealth of experience to aid their survival charge. But the man for the big moment let two Brentford goals squirm through and Forest ended up with nothing. Both goals had a combined xG of 0. 09. Since that debut against Leeds, Navas has not kept a clean sheet in 13 games. Unlucky for him and his club.

Manchester United, 1–0, Aston Villa, Old Trafford, Jarred Gillett, Erik ten Hag, Unai Emery, Bruno Fernandes, John McGinn, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Aston Villa at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Jarred Gillett was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['87th Minute Yellow Card by Fred — for Manchester Utd', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrell Malacia for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Manchester United strengthened their grip on a top-four place by ending Aston Villa's 10-match unbeaten run with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes' shot deflected over Emiliano Martinez late in the first half after the goalkeeper had pushed away Marcus Rashford's attempt. Erik ten Hag's team then had to overcome a late scare when Victor Lindelof cleared off the line from Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa arrived full of confidence but the movement from Manchester United in attack was a constant problem for their defence, the high line in real danger of being breached from the outset. It was Rashford versus the offside trap all afternoon. He beat it to latch onto a Fernandes pass but saw his shot saved by Martinez. It was no more than Ten Hag's team deserved. They posed the greater threat throughout the first half, the recalled Marcel Sabitzer fizzing a shot over the bar and Casemiro having an effort of his own come back off the Aston Villa crossbar with Martinez beaten. It was more even after the interval with Emery introducing Bertrand Traore in an attacking move. Luiz almost found the equaliser late in the game only for his shot to be headed away off the line by the excellent Lindelof, but United held on for a vital win. But the Sweden international has stepped up when required. He produced the game's outstanding performance in the 1-0 win over Aston Villa, a worthy player of the match. The highlight was his goal-saving header on the line to deny Luiz. It was more than just that header though. There were a number of them. His slight touch on the ball was enough to prevent Ollie Watkins heading in from close range even before that. In stoppage time, his decisive header cleared one final Villa free-kick. It was a fitting end. Luke Shaw is a composed presence alongside Lindelof in defence, slotting into the Lisandro Martinez role, but the converted left-back needs someone next to him who can dominate. Lindelof took on that responsibility. In doing so, he has proved a few people wrong. Speaking in the press conference after the game, Emery acknowledged that Manchester United were worthy winners.

Bournemouth, 4–1, Leeds United, Vitality Stadium, Chris Kavanagh, Gary O'Neil, Javi Gracia, Neto, Liam Cooper, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bournemouth and Leeds United at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The Captain of Leeds United was Liam Cooper and the Manager of Leeds United was Javi Gracia. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–1., ['55th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Smith for Bournemouth', '90+1st Minute Goal by Antoine for Bournemouth', '90+1st Minute Assist by Jaidon for Bournemouth', '32nd Minute Goal by Patrick for Leeds United', '32nd Minute Assist by Degnand for Leeds United'], Premier League, Sunday,

The Whites had little in the way of meaningful attacking intent after the break and they were unable to respond when Dominic Solanke rolled a shot in off the inside of the left-hand post with just over an hour gone. Antoine Semenyo added an unprecedented fourth in stoppage time, when his relatively tame effort squirmed through Meslier's grasp. Bournemouth were put under pressure by Leeds, but 20 minutes in, they stormed into the game when Lerma held his nerve to curl a sumptuous effort past Meslier after Liam Cooper had blocked Philip Billing's shot, but turned it straight into the path of the Colombian. Four minutes later, it was two. Ryan Christie floated in a corner from the right, Meslier flapped at it, and Lerma was on hand to take advantage and fire high into the roof of the net. The wind was taken out of Leeds' sails and they did not muster a single shot over the next 10 minutes or so. But shortly after the half-hour, they halved the deficit, when Willy Gnonto - who had not started since March 18 - sent a ball over from the right to Bamford, who atoned for his glaring miss against Leicester five days earlier by heading home to halve the deficit. But Bournemouth re-established their two-goal cushion with just over an hour gone. Dango Outtara chased down a long ball and sent a hopeful low cross into the box, which Leeds failed to deal with, allowing Solanke to nip in and send a tidy shot home via the inside of the left-hand post. It was a false dawn, though. Leeds were unable to do anything with the space they were afforded at times and they were punished as a result when Semenyo collected a ball from Jaidon Anthony and fired through Meslier's hands and over the line. The Colombian's goals - his first-ever Premier League double - turned the game in Bournemouth's favour midway through the first half. All three of his shots were on target, he created one chance and 80 per cent of his 50 passes were completed. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here

Newcastle United, 3–1, Southampton, St James' Park, Anthony Taylor, Eddie Howe, Rubén Sellés, Kieran Trippier, James Ward-Prowse, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Southampton at St James' Park at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['54th Minute Goal by Callum for Newcastle Utd', '54th Minute Assist by Alexander for Newcastle Utd', '79th Minute Own Goal by Theo Walcott for Newcastle Utd', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Joelinton — for Newcastle Utd', '4th Minute Yellow Card by Jan Bednarek for Southampton', '41st Minute Goal by Stuart for Southampton', '41st Minute Assist by Kamaldeen for Southampton', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Walker-Peters for Southampton', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Stuart Armstrong for Southampton', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Roméo Lavia for Southampton'], Premier League, Sunday,

Callum Wilson came off the bench to score twice in a second-half fightback and lead Newcastle to a 3-1 win over rock-bottom Southampton. The Premier League strugglers took a shock lead late in the first half when Stuart Armstrong turned home from close range after the hosts had seen Anthony Gordon hit a post. Southampton started brightly with Kyle Walker-Peters forcing Nick Pope into a save within 60 seconds, although Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes both went close for the hosts. Newcastle did not have a shot on target in the first half, though, as Gordon missed their best opportunity. Played through by Alexander Isak, the winger shot low past Alex McCarthy and hit the left post. Southampton kept the Magpies at bay before taking their moment on a counter-attack. Romeo Lavia won the ball off Guimaraes in midfield to set Carlos Alcaraz away, shifting the ball wide to Kamaldeen Sulemana and he squared for Armstrong, who nipped in front of Kieran Trippier, to turn home from inside the six-yard box. Eddie Howe brought on Wilson at half-time for Gordon and he made an instant impact. Sven Botman was denied by McCarthy from just yards out, but a minute later Isak pulled the ball across from the left and Wilson side-footed home. Newcastle dominated the second half with Joe Willock seeing a low shot saved and Wilson's header tipped over. There was still time for Wilson to be denied a hat-trick when his effort crashed against the top of the crossbar and landed back down on it. Play Fantasy Premier League and see more stats here

Fulham, 1–2, Manchester City, Craven Cottage, Simon Hooper, Marco Silva, Pep Guardiola, Tim Ream, İlkay Gündoğan, Afternoon, The Match was played between Fulham and Manchester City at Craven Cottage at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Fulham was Tim Ream and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2., ['15th Minute Goal by Carlos for Fulham', '15th Minute Assist by Harry for Fulham', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Kenny Tete for Fulham', '36th Minute Goal by Julián for Manchester City', '36th Minute Assist by Riyad for Manchester City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Grealish for Manchester City', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Ederson — for Manchester City', '90+8th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Walker for Manchester City'], Premier League, Sunday,

Fulham boss Marco Silva had labelled City as 'clearly the best team in the Premier League' in the build-up - a clumsy challenge from Tim Ream inside 80 seconds afforded Erling Haaland the chance to bring up a half century of goals this season. Bernd Leno barely blinked before his spot-kick was dispatched but Carlos Vinicius levelled against the run of play in the 15th minute at Craven Cottage. Fulham grew into the game but Alvarez, starting in place of the injured Kevin De Bruyne, restored City's lead before the break with a stunning strike in the 36th minute. If City are to prevail in their quest for this historic treble, they will be required to overcome awkward assignments such as these with Fulham seeing two penalty claims turned down during a fractious second period. It did not derail City from a blistering start. The Norway striker fired past Leno after Alvarez had been brought down by Ream. From 50 goals to a 50th appearance in England marked in style. Andreas Pereira's flighted ball into the box was knocked down by Harry Wilson into the path of Vinicius, who sliced across the ball to finish beyond a rooted Ederson. Jack Grealish's shot was brilliantly tipped onto the bar by Leno but City restored their lead in the 36th minute when Alvarez collected Riyad Mahrez's pass, proved too strong for Joao Palhinha, and curled a stunning 25-yard strike into the top corner. City almost doubled their advantage within two minutes of the restart. Alvarez was the architect this time as he lost Issa Diop - on for the hospitalised Ream with a broken arm which rules him out for the remaining games - and found Grealish, whose cross was met by Haaland but Leno got down well to tip his low effort wide. Bobby Decordova-Reid pounced on a poor headed clearance by Akanji to whistle a long-range shot wide. After the 51st minute, City had just one shot on target. Credit to Fulham for the way they battled but they were ultimately overpowered by City's blistering start. A Son and Kane. A Rooney and a Robin van Persie. Haaland has made it his business to establish a relationship with De Bruyne from the moment he arrived in England. But on Sunday, step forward Julian Alvarez as the perfect foil to the great Norwegian. Like De Bruyne, Alvarez has such a superb appreciation of space, of movement, of where and when to angle their runs. Not far from King's Road, Fulham defenders were rag-dolled around and bulldozed through at times by Haaland but City left London without the ominous impression this will now be a title procession before the coronation. There were two bookings for time-wasting in stoppages for Kyle Walker and for Ederson. When you have got Haaland's running power and Alvarez's ability to pick a pass, the results are devastating. With De Bruyne missing, things were still so deliciously telepathic when City were good in the opening period. Unfortunately for the rest of the Premier League, but thankfully for lovers of the game, this connection is only in its infancy. Erling Haaland has now equalled the all-time Premier League goal record of 34 goals in a season, set by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer in 1993/94 and 1994/95, respectively - both achieved nearly 30 years ago in 42-game seasons when the league was comprised of 22 teams. The 22-year-old still has six league games remaining to extend the record-breaking tally, with his current goal ratio of 1. 27 per 90 minutes suggesting he could finish the campaign close to 42. In all competitions, the Norway international has now hit the half-century milestone, which sends him level with Vic Watson and Pongo Waring on 50 goals - records set more than 90 years ago. Now, only Dixie's Dean's all-time record of 63 goals from 1927/28 stands in his way. City could still have 10 games left to play if they overcome Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals to book their place in Istanbul on June 10. Based on Haaland's average goal rate across all competitions, he would surpass Dean's record and finish the season on 64 goals - if he plays every minute and City beat Real across both legs. Mohamed Salah last broke the 30 threshold back in 2017/18 during his inaugural campaign at Anfield, when his 32 goals set a new record for a 38-game season. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Liverpool, 4–3, Tottenham Hotspur, Anfield, Paul Tierney, Jürgen Klopp, Ryan Mason, Virgil van Dijk, Harry Kane, Afternoon, The Match was played between Liverpool and Tottenham at Anfield at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Ryan Mason. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–3., ['3rd Minute Goal by Curtis for Liverpool', '3rd Minute Assist by Trent for Liverpool', '5th Minute Goal by Luis for Liverpool', '5th Minute Assist by Cody for Liverpool', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Ibrahima Konaté for Liverpool', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Diogo Jota for Liverpool', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by James Milner for Liverpool', '39th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '39th Minute Assist by Ivan for Tottenham', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Son Heung-min for Tottenham', '77th Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '77th Minute Assist by Cristian for Tottenham', '90+3rd Minute Goal by Richarlison for Tottenham', '90+3rd Minute Assist by Son Heung-min for Tottenham', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Richarlison — for Tottenham'], Premier League, Sunday,

It was three for Liverpool just under 10 minutes later when Mohamed Salah struck from the penalty spot after Cristian Romero had fouled the excellent Cody Gakpo in the area. Spurs saw big chances for Heung-Min Son and Dejan Kulusevski go begging either side of Harry Kane's goal back, while Son and Romero both struck the woodwork after half-time. Spurs did not even allow themselves to overcome one Liverpool attack before surrendering the lead after just three minutes. Salah fed Trent Alexander-Arnold on the edge of the box and his clipped cross found the unmarked Jones, who had escaped Pedro Porro's loose clutches to smash past Forster. Son was released by Kane down the left and despite rolling past goalkeeper Alisson Becker - Virgil van Djik was there to clear from off the line in a warning for Liverpool. But moments later, Spurs pulled one back and this time Van Dijk was at fault. The Netherlands defender slipped as he tried to close down Ivan Perisic on the break, leaving the Croatia international to cross for Kane, who could not miss as he smashed through Alisson's legs. It could have been two for Spurs moments after that as Kulusevski profited on another Liverpool mistake, but Alisson kicked away his near-post effort in a golden chance. Those opportunities created an edgy feeling at Anfield at half-time, despite the scoreline. The mood was made even more nervy 10 minutes after the restart as Spurs hit the post twice in quick successionSon's counter-attack saw the South Korea forward strike the outside of Alisson's near post, while Romero's acrobatic effort from Kane's cross bounced once then off the far post seconds later. Liverpool tried to see out the game but still failed to test Forster following Salah's goal after 15 minutes. Meanwhile, Spurs pounced again as Son beat Liverpool's offside trap and finished past Alisson to move one goal away from Liverpool on 77 minutes. The visitors were also left aggrieved that matchwinner Jota was not given a red card for a very high foot on Oliver Skipp - which was only punished with a caution. The German revealed after the game that the anger was due to Tierney giving a soft foul against Mohamed Salah on Ben Davies in the build-up to Spurs' equaliser for 3-3. Team-mates such as Eric Dier, Heung-Min Son, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Davinson Sanchez have similar polarising performances in them, while newer players Pedro Porro and Cristian Romero both made errors for Liverpool's first three goals - then nearly ended up on the scoresheet in the second half. Play for free, entries by 3pm.

Leicester City, 2–2, Everton, King Power Stadium, Michael Oliver, Dean Smith, Sean Dyche, Youri Tielemans, Séamus Coleman, Evening, The Match was played between Leicester City and Everton at King Power Stadium at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Youri Tielemans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The Captain of Everton was Séamus Coleman and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['22nd Minute Goal by Çağlar for Leicester City', '22nd Minute Assist by Wout for Leicester City', '33rd Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '33rd Minute Assist by James for Leicester City', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Boubakary Soumaré for Leicester City', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Luke Thomas for Leicester City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by James Maddison for Leicester City', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Victor Bernth for Leicester City', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Idrissa Gana for Everton'], Premier League, Monday,

James Maddison saw a penalty saved by his England team-mate Jordan Pickford as Leicester and Everton played out a thrilling 2-2 draw that leaves both sides mired in trouble at the bottom of the Premier League. The teams entered the night in the relegation zone but any suggestion of nerves potentially reducing the game to a cagey affair were dispelled within minutes as they went blow for blow at the King Power Stadium. But Maddison's next notable contribution was less impressive, with the playmaker seeing his tame penalty saved by Pickford in first-half stoppage time, and he was made to pay shortly after half-time when Iwobi guided a half-volley past the impressive Daniel Iversen after being left unmarked at the far post. But the Leicester goalkeeper was powerless to prevent Calvert-Lewin opening the scoring as he punished Castagne for his careless foul, with the Everton striker stroking his penalty into the net. Maddison then produced his own painful miss after Michael Keane was penalised for blocking Harvey Barnes’ cross with his arm, with Pickford standing tall and parrying the penalty away after the Leicester midfielder opted to strike down the middle - just as the instructions on the goalkeeper’s water bottle suggested he would. Iversen more than matched his counterpart with a string of impressive saves but the Leicester stopper could do nothing to keep out Iwobi’s effort shortly after half-time. The 36-year-old netted his first Premier League strike in six months when he salvaged a draw for the Foxes at Leeds last week and his goal against Everton saw him score in back-to-back top-flight games for the first time since last May. Vardy’s resurgence under Smith has seen him add to his impressive Premier League goals tally, which now stands at 136. The fact that only Harry Kane has scored more since the Leicester striker’s debut in the competition nine years ago shows his longevity at the top level. An individual expected goals total of 2. 11 against Everton showed Vardy was a little wasteful but both he and his manager will be encouraged by the quality of chances that fell his way. Even as he approached his late 30s, there were signs of vintage Vardy returning at the King Power - and not a minute too late for Leicester. Goals have been hard to come by for Everton this season. In fact, they are the Premier League's most goal-shy team with a paltry return of 27 from 34 games. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's prolonged absence this season with injury has left Everton with one hand tied behind their back. Aside from his goal from the penalty spot to open the scoring, Calvert-Lewin's energy and physicality proved to be a handful for the Leeds defenders and helped contribute to Alex Iwobi's equaliser. Calvert-Lewin provides an outlet and helps Everton get further up the pitch. Their 23 shots against Leicester was the most they have managed in the Premier League since November 2019. The 26-year-old is reviving the Everton attack. Dyche will be hoping his newly rediscovered weapon can fire Everton to safety.

Arsenal, 3–1, Chelsea, Emirates Stadium, Robert Jones, Mikel Arteta, Frank Lampard, Martin Ødegaard, César Azpilicueta, Evening, The Match was played between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium at Evening and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The Captain of Chelsea was César Azpilicueta and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1., ['18th Minute Goal by Martin for Arsenal', '18th Minute Assist by Granit for Arsenal', '31st Minute Goal by Martin for Arsenal', '31st Minute Assist by Granit for Arsenal', '65th Minute Goal by Noni for Chelsea', '65th Minute Assist by Mateo for Chelsea', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Mateo Kovačić for Chelsea', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Gallagher for Chelsea'], Premier League, Tuesday,

Martin Odegaard scored the first two goals, twice capitalising on dismal Chelsea defending to dispatch Granit Xhaka crosses, with Gabriel Jesus then adding the third from close range. Mikel Arteta's side should have been totally out of sight by the time Noni Madueke pulled a goal back for Chelsea midway through the second half, but it proved to be only a consolation for the 12th-placed visitors, whose season continues to plumb new depths. Arsenal's determination to draw a line under the recent dip in form was clear from the outset, the rejuvenated hosts pinning Chelsea back in their own half and piling on near relentless pressure. Lampard's side were indebted to Kepa Arrizabalaga for not falling behind sooner, the goalkeeper saving bravely at the feet of Xhaka in the fifth minute after right-back Cesar Azpilicueta had sold him short with a poor backward header. Azpilicueta's problems were only just beginning, though, with Arsenal soon running riot on that side as Xhaka twice picked out the unmarked Odegaard, who finished with aplomb on each occasion, his first-time efforts leaving Kepa with little chance. Then, when the action got back under way, Arsenal picked up where they left off in the first half, forcing a succession of chances, with Thiago Silva clearing a Gabriel Magalhaes header off the line and Kepa denying Xhaka, Saka and Odegaard.

Manchester City, 3–0, West Ham United, Etihad Stadium, John Brooks, Pep Guardiola, David Moyes, Kyle Walker, Aaron Cresswell, Evening, The Match was played between Manchester City and West Ham at Etihad Stadium at Evening and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Kyle Walker and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of West Ham was Aaron Cresswell and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0., ['50th Minute Goal by Nathan for Manchester City', '50th Minute Assist by Riyad for Manchester City', '70th Minute Goal by Erling for Manchester City', '70th Minute Assist by Jack for Manchester City', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Flynn Downes for West Ham'], Premier League, Wednesday,

David Moyes' side had made it difficult for the reigning champions at the Etihad Stadium. It was goalless at half-time. The goal moved him clear of Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole as the first man to hit that mark in the Premier League era - with five games to spare too. Substitute Phil Foden made the win even more emphatic when his deflected strike made it three late in the game. But his side succeeded in stifling City throughout the first half, condensing the space with Angelo Ogbonna heading everything away. It was all so crowded, although Rodri did manage to wriggle through to hit the post after a one-two with Haaland. The breakthrough came early in the second half and was unusually straightforward given what had come before. That will frustrate Moyes. Flynn Downes fouled Jack Grealish and when Riyad Mahrez curled in the free-kick it was headed in by Ake at the far post. There was time for Foden to volley into the net from distance - via a deflection of Emerson Palmieri. But the night belonged to Haaland, his team-mates lining up for a guard of honour after the game. They will all know that there are bigger prizes ahead. Speaking in the press conference after the game, Guardiola acknowledged that the guard of honour for Haaland from his team-mates had been planned beforehand. Phil Foden scored Manchester City's 1,000th goal in all competitions under Pep Guardiola, reaching that landmark in just 404 games. It's the most of any side across Europe’s big five leagues since he joined the club in 2016.

Tottenham Hotspur, 1–0, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Darren England, Ryan Mason, Roy Hodgson, Harry Kane, Wilfried Zaha, Afternoon, The Match was played between Tottenham and Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at Afternoon and Darren England was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Ryan Mason. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Wilfried Zaha and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['45+1st Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '45+1st Minute Assist by Pedro for Tottenham', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Ben Davies for Tottenham', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Clément Lenglet for Tottenham', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Fraser Forster for Tottenham', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Jeffrey Schlupp for Crystal Palace', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Joel Ward for Crystal Palace', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Ayew for Crystal Palace', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Wilfried Zaha for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Joachim Andersen for Crystal Palace'], Premier League, Saturday,

It was also Kane's 209th goal in the competition overall, moving him clear of Wayne Rooney into outright second in the all-time scoring charts, with Alan Shearer's total of 260 in his sights. While 26-goal Kane continues to rack up milestones, there remains an uncertainty from his team-mates. Cristian Romero had earlier hit the bar from a corner but Spurs found it difficult in open play to break down a well-organised Palace side. They looked like a team which had not won any of their last four. In contrast, in-form Palace had arrived in a positive mood and will be kicking themselves for not capitalising on a strong start to the second half, which saw Wilfried Zaha and Ebe Eze fire off target. Their frustration was plain to see in the final stages. His change of system to a back four was vindicated - and it could have been a more comfortable win had Sam Johnstone not saved Heung-Min Son's late one-on-one. But Kane proved to be the difference, converting a move that justified Mason's call to push Porro further forwards on the right. Palace came out strongly at the start of the second half, with Zaha and Eze both going close before Son's crucial header prevented Olise from running in on goal and Emerson Royal deflected a Zaha cross onto the roof of the Spurs net. But after Cheick Doucoure shot at Fraser Forster's near post, Spurs had a period on the front foot themselves, with Porro's deflected shot tipped over by Johnstone. The goalkeeper was sharp again when Son latched onto Romero's ball over the top. Fourth = Champions League. Fifth or sixth = Europa League. Seventh = Conference League. Here's why. . . However, as one of Man City and Man Utd are going to win the FA Cup and finish in the top five their Europa League qualifying spot for winning the competition will be passed down to the next highest Premier League finisher who does not qualify for Europe, so sixth place. Also, because Man Utd won the Carabao Cup and will likely finish in the top five, their Europa Conference League qualifying spot from that competition will go to the next highest Premier League finisher without European football, so seventh place.

Bournemouth, 1–3, Chelsea, Vitality Stadium, John Brooks, Gary O'Neil, Frank Lampard, Neto, Thiago Silva, Afternoon, The Match was played between Bournemouth and Chelsea at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The Captain of Chelsea was Thiago Silva and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3., ['21st Minute Goal by Matías for Bournemouth', '21st Minute Assist by Ryan for Bournemouth', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Marcos Senesi for Bournemouth', '9th Minute Goal by Conor for Chelsea', "9th Minute Assist by N'Golo for Chelsea", '15th Minute Yellow Card by Mykhailo Mudryk for Chelsea', "20th Minute Yellow Card by N'Golo Kanté for Chelsea", '65th Minute Yellow Card by Benoît Badiashile for Chelsea', '82nd Minute Goal by Benoît for Chelsea', '82nd Minute Assist by Hakim for Chelsea', '86th Minute Goal by João for Chelsea', '86th Minute Assist by Raheem for Chelsea'], Premier League, Saturday,

Chelsea won for the first time since March 11 and ended their losing run under interim manager Frank Lampard by beating Bournemouth 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium. Gary O'Neil's in-form Cherries began brighter but after Jefferson Lerma, who scored twice last weekend, curled narrowly wide, Chelsea snatched a ninth-minute lead. Trevoh Chalobah's pass afforded N'Golo Kante time and space to deliver an inviting cross from the right wing and recalled midfielder Gallagher beat Adam Smith to the ball to divert a close-range header beyond goalkeeper Neto. Bournemouth head coach Gary O'Neil named the same side that started last weekend's 4-1 win over Leeds on the south coast. The only change to the matchday squad was on the bench, where Chris Mepham replaced Kieffer Moore, who was ruled out due to concussion. Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Mykhailo Mudryk, Conor Gallagher and Kai Havertz all came into the starting line-up. Cesar Azpilicueta, Wesley Fofana, Mateo Kovacic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling were the players to make way. Uruguay international Vina claimed the equaliser in the 21st minute, delightfully curling home from just inside the Blues' 18-yard box following slick interplay involving Ryan Christie and Dominic Solanke. While Chelsea have endured a torrid season under their American owners, Bournemouth have gone from strength to strength since Texas businessman Bill Foley completed his takeover in December. O'Neil's men, who won five games in April to banish relegation fears, remained relatively comfortable for the rest of the half, with Chelsea short of ideas and looking toothless in attack. At the other end, Badiashile turned behind Dango Ouattara's dangerous low cross while lively winger Christie rippled the side of the net. Former Monaco defender Badiashile restored the Blues' advantage in the 82nd minute, connecting with Hakim Ziyech's searching free-kick into the box to volley beyond Neto and claim his first goal for the club.

Manchester City, 2–1, Leeds United, Etihad Stadium, Andy Madley, Pep Guardiola, Sam Allardyce, İlkay Gündoğan, Luke Ayling, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester City and Leeds United at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Andy Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['19th Minute Goal by İlkay for Manchester City', '19th Minute Assist by Riyad for Manchester City', '27th Minute Goal by İlkay for Manchester City', '27th Minute Assist by Riyad for Manchester City', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Degnand Gnonto for Leeds United', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Rodrigo — for Leeds United', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Weston McKennie for Leeds United'], Premier League, Saturday,

City were cruising to a comfortable victory until hat-trick hunting Gundogan took a penalty - ahead of record-breaking marksman Erling Haaland - and hit the post, and Leeds pulled a goal back through Rodrigo 58 seconds later. Allardyce took the bold decision to drop out-of-form goalkeeper Illan Meslier from a Premier League game for the first time this season, but his replacement Joel Robles came under constant fire throughout an imperious first-half attacking display from City. Haaland's off-colour day in front of goal began when he fired a glorious chance wide after Kevin De Bruyne's superb lay-off, but City's second, a near carbon copy of their first, would soon follow. Leeds nearly hit back immediately but Weston McKennie's header from a corner was palmed away by the City goalkeeper just shy of the half-hour mark, before Haaland uncharacteristically lost his footing and shanked a chance to extend the hosts' lead to three wide. Haaland's travails continued after the break as he sent a close-range header crashing against the woodwork within seconds of the restart before the Norwegian clipped the outside of the post with a shot on the swivel just after the hour mark. Haaland would defy his manager Guardiola's wishes by handing Gundogan the chance to complete a first career hat-trick from the penalty spot after Phil Foden was fouled by Pascal Struijk in the area.

Liverpool, 1–0, Brentford, Anfield, Anthony Taylor, Jürgen Klopp, Thomas Frank, Virgil van Dijk, Ivan Toney, Evening, The Match was played between Liverpool and Brentford at Anfield at Evening and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was Virgil van Dijk and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Brentford was Ivan Toney and the Manager of Brentford was Thomas Frank. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['5th Minute Yellow Card by Virgil van for Liverpool', '13th Minute Goal by Mohamed for Liverpool', '13th Minute Assist by Virgil for Liverpool', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Fabinho — for Liverpool', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Ibrahima Konaté for Liverpool', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Alisson — for Liverpool', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Bryan Mbeumo for Brentford', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Rico Henry for Brentford'], Premier League, Saturday,

Salah's 13th-minute opener from close-range brought him level with Steven Gerrard on 186 goals as Liverpool's joint fifth-highest goalscorer after a bright start from the hosts at Anfield, where the pre-match rendition of the national anthem was drowned out on the day of King Charles' coronation. Liverpool took no time to settle into the game as their attacking line-up, which included Cody Gakpo on the right of a midfield three, put Brentford on the back foot. Salah then made the pressure pay after 13 minutes as he bundled in at the back post after Virgil van Dijk headed Fabinho's cross into his path for his 100th Anfield goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold impressed again in his hybrid role and thought he had grabbed a seventh assist in seven games when he floated in a wonderful through ball to Darwin Nunez. The misfiring Liverpool striker could not find a way past Brentford goalkeeper David Raya from close range, though. Brentford grew into the game as Van Dijk struggled to keep up with the speed of Mbeumo. The Brentford forward had the ball in the back of the net after an impressive run, which saw him evade Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, but he had failed to beat the Liverpool offside trap. Frank's side made it a tense affair for Liverpool, although there were no clear-cut chances for Mbeumo or Ivan Toney to test Alisson, who became the fourth-quickest Liverpool goalkeeper to reach 100 clean sheets. Brentford finished the game with an Expected Goals tally of 0. 19, their lowest in the Premier League since promotion in 2021. Liverpool head to relegation-threatened Leicester on Monday May 15. Kick-off 8pm. ● Brentford mustered just five shots, their joint-lowest in a Premier League game, while their xG of 0. 19 is also their lowest in a single fixture in the competition since promotion in 2021. Since 2020-21, Kylian Mbappe is the only other player to score 30+ goals in all competitions among players in the big five European leagues.

Newcastle United, 0–2, Arsenal, St James' Park, Chris Kavanagh, Eddie Howe, Mikel Arteta, Kieran Trippier, Martin Ødegaard, Afternoon, The Match was played between Newcastle Utd and Arsenal at St James' Park at Afternoon and Chris Kavanagh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard and the Manager of Arsenal was Mikel Arteta. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['73rd Minute Yellow Card by Dan Burn for Newcastle Utd', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Fabian Schär for Newcastle Utd', '14th Minute Goal by Martin for Arsenal', '14th Minute Assist by Jorginho for Arsenal', '71st Minute Own Goal by Fabian Schär for Arsenal', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Eddie Nketiah for Arsenal'], Premier League, Sunday,

Arsenal showed their mettle and came through a devilishly difficult fixture at Newcastle to keep the title race alive with a 2-0 win at St James’ Park. In a compelling encounter played in a ferocious atmosphere, Arsenal stood firm and stuck to their principles with Martin Odegaard firing them in front from 30 yards on 14 minutes before a Fabian Schar own-goal wrapped it up in the second half. Newcastle had won eight of their last nine games and suffered defeat just twice in their last 24 Premier League home games but could not find a route to goal despite Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak both striking the woodwork. For the Magpies, who saw an early penalty decision in their favour overturned, the result does leave them with work still to do to claim a top-four finish. Arsenal's season came crashing down on Tyneside last year when a 2-0 defeat meant a top-four finish was out of their hands going into the final weekend - but this is a more resilient and battle-hardened group now. Arsenal were given a reprieve, though, as the official changed his mind after being advised to review the incident which showed the ball deflected off the defender's knee. That moment of brilliance settled the away side into their stride as they took control of the game. Pope had to save from Gabriel Martinelli and Odegaard in quick succession and then denied Bukayo Saka one-on-one after he had been played in by Granit Xhaka. Aaron Ramsdale was called into serious action within four minutes of the restart when, after Isak's header had hit a post, he clawed away Schar's header from close range. Martnelli then clipped an effort off the top of the crossbar as there was little break from the breathless pace of the game as play switched rapidly from end to end. The next goal was going to be crucial and Arsenal got it 19 minutes from time when Martinelli's driven cross ricocheted past Pope off Schar and into the net. This was a victory to dispel any notion that this Arsenal team will not be able to sustain the charge. They are still fighting for this title. Newcastle continue their top-four challenge at Leeds on Saturday May 13. Kick-off 3pm.

West Ham United, 1–0, Manchester United, London Stadium, Peter Bankes, David Moyes, Erik ten Hag, Declan Rice, Bruno Fernandes, Evening, The Match was played between West Ham and Manchester Utd at London Stadium at Evening and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Declan Rice and the Manager of West Ham was David Moyes. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0., ['36th Minute Yellow Card by Tyrell Malacia for Manchester Utd', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Manchester Utd'], Premier League, Sunday,

Said Benrahma's tame, long-range effort in the first half should have been a routine save for the goalkeeper but, despite getting a hand to it, he was unable to stop it from bobbling over the line. David Moyes' side created numerous chances and were also denied what looked a clear penalty on the stroke of half-time when Victor Lindelof's handball went unnoticed by on-pitch referee Peter Bankes and VAR Stuart Attwell decided not to intervene. Manchester United started the game positively but lacked accuracy with their shooting as Bruno Fernandes and Antony dragged efforts wide of Lukasz Fabianski's right-hand post. Christian Eriksen spurned another chance, shooting over the bar when left in space to meet Antony's pull-back, while Marcus Rashford struck another angled effort against the outside of the post. Man Utd tried to muster a quick response but Antony's deflected long-range effort hit the wrong side of the post, and they were fortunate not to concede a penalty just before the break when Victor Lindelof's handball inexplicably went unpunished. Declan Rice, outstanding on his return to the side following illness, was at the heart of most of it, while De Gea continued to look nervous in the Manchester United goal, the Spaniard fortunate when Michail Antonio was adjudged to have fouled him before poking the ball over the line following a corner. Tomas Soucek also had the ball in the net, only for his header to be correctly ruled out for offside. The Czech midfielder also struck the side netting with one effort, while Lucas Paqueta fired narrowly wide on another occasion as they continued to push for a second. The home team left the pitch amid a party atmosphere at the London Stadium, while Manchester United's dejected players trudged off knowing the top-four battle is far from over.

Fulham, 5–3, Leicester City, Craven Cottage, Robert Jones, Marco Silva, Dean Smith, Tom Cairney, Youri Tielemans, Afternoon, The Match was played between Fulham and Leicester City at Craven Cottage at Afternoon and Robert Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Fulham was Tom Cairney and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The Captain of Leicester City was Youri Tielemans and the Manager of Leicester City was Dean Smith. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–3., ['18th Minute Goal by Carlos for Fulham', '18th Minute Assist by Harry for Fulham', '44th Minute Goal by Tom for Fulham', '44th Minute Assist by Carlos for Fulham', '51st Minute Goal by Tom for Fulham', '51st Minute Assist by Kenny for Fulham', '70th Minute Goal by Willian for Fulham', '70th Minute Assist by Harrison Reed for Fulham', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Harvey Barnes for Leicester City', '58th Minute Yellow Card by James Maddison for Leicester City', '59th Minute Goal by Harvey for Leicester City', '59th Minute Assist by James for Leicester City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Boubakary Soumaré for Leicester City', '89th Minute Goal by Harvey for Leicester City', '89th Minute Assist by Patson for Leicester City'], Premier League, Monday,

Leicester's hopes of avoiding relegation were handed a damaging blow against Fulham as Willian inspired the hosts to a memorable 5-3 win at Craven Cottage. The visitors' defence continued to disintegrate after the interval, with Cairney adding a second, but Harvey Barnes pulled one back before Jamie Vardy saw a penalty saved by Bernd Leno. Willian then bent in a glorious fifth but the hosts lost their way, handing Leicester another spot-kick that James Maddison converted before a dreadful Shane Duffy header presented Barnes with the chance to sweep in his second. The tone was set for another Leicester defeat in the 10th minute, when Willian’s whipped free-kick from the left touchline flew uninterrupted into the far corner. There was no anticipation or resistance as the ball deceived every Foxes defender - just an acceptance of their fate. That theme continued throughout a shambolic first half, with Vinicius striding through a gaping hole in the Leicester defence to slide in Fulham’s second, before Cairney bent in his first after Wout Faes’ weak clearance. Leicester were lucky to only be 3-0 down at half-time, with Daniel Iversen producing two saves to deny Harrison Reed, while the visitors’ only chance saw Leno push Vardy’s shot wide after Antonee Robinson gave the ball away. Leicester briefly looked more competent immediately after half-time, with Leno required to tip away Barnes’ shot, but their defence then went AWOL again, allowing Cairney all the time he needed to slot in his second after Kenny Tete charged down the right wing. Barnes did get on the scoresheet with a deflected strike shortly after and the fightback looked on when Leno brought down Vardy in the area, but the goalkeeper kept out the striker’s tame effort. Willian re-established the four-goal margin with the pick of the eight strikes, a bending effort from 25 yards, but Leicester’s dismal performance appeared to lull Fulham into complacency and they surrendered two goals to bring about a tense final period of the game. The Foxes allowed their hosts to score five goals from an expected total of just 1. 42, with Smith conceding after the game his team failed to get close to Fulham’s players in attacking areas. There was a sense of everything that Fulham touched turning to gold in the final third, with Willian twice striking from outside the box, including from a free-kick that was meant as a cross. The defensive issues date back to before Smith’s time in charge and the manager has not been granted much time in which to fix them - but he must find a way if Leicester are to survive. They are the only remaining side in a major European league not to keep a clean sheet since the World Cup - a record that is asking for relegation. “Great moments of football, great goals and we started really intensely. I was really pleased to see the way the players expressed themselves on the pitch. “The goals we conceded were unnecessary. They are moments where we have to be much more consistent. In some moments around our box we have to be more calm. “But the performance was so good - even great, I would say. ”Willian’s return to London last summer raised a few eyebrows - and not in a good way. But Willian’s homecoming turned sour, prompting him to seek out another Premier League spell with Fulham following their return to the top flight. Scoring two goals from an expected goals total of 0. 1 is some achievement and, while he will struggle to claim he meant to score his first, Willian’s second was an example of the quality he exudes when he’s in full flight. His renaissance during the autumn of his career has been just one of a number of impressive feats during Fulham’s commendable first season back in the big time.

Brighton and Hove Albion, 1–5, Everton, The American Express Community Stadium, Simon Hooper, Roberto De Zerbi, Sean Dyche, Lewis Dunk, Jordan Pickford, Evening, The Match was played between Brighton and Everton at The American Express Community Stadium at Evening and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Brighton was Lewis Dunk and the Manager of Brighton was Roberto De Zerbi. The Captain of Everton was Jordan Pickford and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–5., ['21st Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Dunk for Brighton', '1st Minute Goal by Abdoulaye for Everton', '1st Minute Assist by Dominic for Everton', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Yerry Mina for Everton', '25th Minute Yellow Card by Idrissa Gana for Everton', '29th Minute Goal by Abdoulaye for Everton', '29th Minute Assist by Dwight for Everton', '35th Minute Own Goal by Jason Steele for Everton', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Everton', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Everton', '76th Minute Goal by Dwight for Everton', '76th Minute Assist by Alex for Everton', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Amadou Onana for Everton', '90+6th Minute Goal by Dwight for Everton', '90+6th Minute Assist by Amadou for Everton'], Premier League, Monday,

Having won just once in their previous 11 league games, the visitors needed just 33 seconds to break the deadlock through Abdoulaye Doucoure's close-range finish. Alexis Mac Allister was on hand to score a consolation for the hosts after Kaoru Mitoma's initial effort rebounded back off the post. With virtually the final kick, McNeil was unleashed by Amadou Onana with his angled finish high into the roof of the net completing a stunning away performance. Lewis Dunk was rolled with ease by Dominic Calvert-Lewin before the striker picked out Doucoure for a close-range finish, his shot shovelled beyond Steele. Everton had only scored 12 away league goals, but Doucoure doubled his account on 29 minutes to cap a fine counter-attack. Calvert-Lewin was again involved as he combined with McNeil down the left channel, and the winger's deep cross was volleyed past Steele by the rampant Doucoure. Six minutes later, it was 3-0 as the ball bounced off the back of Steele's leg and in for an own goal from McNeil's cross. Yerry Mina, on his first appearance under Dyche January and first start since January, blocked heroically from March's curling shot. Ferguson's next attempt was tipped over by Pickford via the crossbar, with the ensuing set-piece flicked onto the woodwork by Mac Allister.

Nottingham Forest, 4–3, Southampton, The City Ground, Michael Oliver, Steve Cooper, Rubén Sellés, Ryan Yates, James Ward-Prowse, Evening, The Match was played between Nott'ham Forest and Southampton at The City Ground at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Ryan Yates and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–3., ["18th Minute Goal by Taiwo for Nott'ham Forest", "18th Minute Assist by Brennan for Nott'ham Forest", "21st Minute Goal by Taiwo for Nott'ham Forest", "21st Minute Assist by Danilo for Nott'ham Forest", "73rd Minute Goal by Danilo for Nott'ham Forest", "73rd Minute Assist by Morgan Gibbs-White for Nott'ham Forest", "78th Minute Yellow Card by Renan Lodi for Nott'ham Forest", '25th Minute Goal by Carlos for Southampton', '25th Minute Assist by Stuart for Southampton', '51st Minute Goal by Lyanco for Southampton', '51st Minute Assist by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton'], Premier League, Monday,

Nottingham Forest moved out of the relegation zone and left Southampton on the brink with a thrilling 4-3 win at the City Ground. But with Southampton pushing for an equaliser, Danilo converted after a delightful flick from Gibbs-White. James Ward-Prowse's penalty was too little, too late. It was a nervous start by Nottingham Forest who needed a fine block from Felipe to keep out Che Adams early on but the game changed with the opening goal, a lightning quick counter-attack that took advantage of the blistering pace of Brennan Johnson. The forward raced onto Danilo's pass and squared the ball for Awoniyi to finish first time past goalkeeper Alex McCarthy. It was the Nigeria international's first goal for the club since January but he had a second within minutes as Southampton looked ready to implode. A loose pass from the otherwise magnificent Gibbs-White was seized upon and Stuart Armstrong centred the ball for Alcaraz to slot into the net. With Saints desperate for victory, they were ready to throw everything at Forest. A draw was of little use. Unfortunately for them, they could not keep the back door closed. Johnson continued to enjoy the space in behind and won a penalty when Ainsley Maitland-Niles caught him while trying to clear. Gibbs-White put the penalty down the middle and the crowd rejoiced. Not this match. Felipe had a goal disallowed for offside. Sam Surridge clipped Romeo Lavia inside the box and Ward-Prowse reduced the deficit to one goal once more in stoppage time. Forest were hanging on beyond the 100-minute mark but they did it. The game summed up Southampton's season - plenty of promise, encouraging signs - but this Premier League can be cruel and their defensive vulnerability was exposed. It could yet keep them up. Selles has now gone 10 without a win in charge of this young Southampton team after winning two of his first three matches. He took over in trying circumstances but was unwilling to make excuses with relegation now appearing imminent.

Leeds United, 2–2, Newcastle United, Elland Road, Simon Hooper, Sam Allardyce, Eddie Howe, Luke Ayling, Kieran Trippier, Afternoon, The Match was played between Leeds United and Newcastle Utd at Elland Road at Afternoon and Simon Hooper was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leeds United was Luke Ayling and the Manager of Leeds United was Sam Allardyce. The Captain of Newcastle Utd was Kieran Trippier and the Manager of Newcastle Utd was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['59th Minute Yellow Card by Junior Firpo for Leeds United', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Degnand Gnonto for Leeds United', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Joel Robles for Leeds United', '90+1st Minute Red Card by Junior Firpo for Leeds United', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Patrick Bamford for Leeds United', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Bruno Guimarães for Newcastle Utd', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Callum Wilson for Newcastle Utd', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Callum Wilson for Newcastle Utd'], Premier League, Saturday,

A key moment came with Leeds a goal up, courtesy of Luke Ayling, as Patrick Bamford spurned a golden opportunity from the penalty spot, and less than two minutes later Newcastle were awarded a penalty of their own which was scored by Callum Wilson. In what was a frantic and action-packed game, Firpo was sent off late on for a professional foul and a fan was taken away by stewards for confronting Eddie Howe in the Newcastle technical area as the clock ticked down. Leeds later confirmed an arrest had made and a lifetime ban issued. Leeds played with energy and verve in the early stages and the Elland Road crowd responded, creating a hostile atmosphere. The roof came off on seven minutes. After Jack Harrison's trickery set Bamford free down the left, his cross was headed by Rodrigo which drew a save out of Nick Pope. But he only clawed it to Ayling, who converted the rebound. Leeds were flying and had a huge chance to double their lead but Bamford's penalty was saved by Pope after Joelinton had hauled down Firpo. Just two minutes later Newcastle won a penalty of their own. Wilson threatened again soon after the restart when his volley was deflected for a corner and Fabian Schar's header was cleared off the goal-line by Rodrigo. The pressure was growing and Firpo crumbled under it. But, out of nowhere, Leeds showed incredible resilience and levelled. In the hustle and bustle of the free-kick, a fan leapt from the crowd to confront Newcastle boss Howe before being hauled away. It was an ugly end to a beautifully entertaining match.

Aston Villa, 2–1, Tottenham Hotspur, Villa Park, Peter Bankes, Unai Emery, Ryan Mason, John McGinn, Harry Kane, Afternoon, The Match was played between Aston Villa and Tottenham at Villa Park at Afternoon and Peter Bankes was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aston Villa was John McGinn and the Manager of Aston Villa was Unai Emery. The Captain of Tottenham was Harry Kane and the Manager of Tottenham was Ryan Mason. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1., ['8th Minute Goal by Jacob for Aston Villa', '8th Minute Assist by Leon for Aston Villa', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by John McGinn for Aston Villa', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Young for Aston Villa', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ollie Watkins for Aston Villa', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Skipp for Tottenham', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Cristian Romero for Tottenham', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham'], Premier League, Saturday,

But Kane scored a 90th-minute penalty to set up a nervy finish at Villa Park with Heung-Min Son having a last-minute goal ruled out for offside. Villa, meanwhile, should have been further ahead going into the break. Fraser Forster denied Bailey in the 32nd minute with a fine one-handed save after the winger hit a low first-time shot from Ollie Watkins' cross. Two minutes before half-time, Emiliano Buendia hit the woodwork after curling an effort from Ramsey's pass. Normal service resumed early in the second half as Forster saved from Buendia, but the visitors were nearly gifted an equaliser moments later. Luiz was robbed near his own box as the ball rolled into Kane's path only for the striker to fire straight at Martinez from just inside the area. Kane's chance sparked Spurs into life as Kulusevski curled just inches wide of the far post in the 65th minute. Spurs were then given the chance of an unlikely comeback when the visitors were awarded a late penalty after Martinez brought down Kane following a lengthy VAR check. Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery admitted he did not think qualifying for European football was achievable when he replaced Steven Gerrard in October.

Chelsea, 2–2, Nottingham Forest, Stamford Bridge, Paul Tierney, Frank Lampard, Steve Cooper, Thiago Silva, Joe Worrall, Afternoon, The Match was played between Chelsea and Nott'ham Forest at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Thiago Silva and the Manager of Chelsea was Frank Lampard. The Captain of Nott'ham Forest was Joe Worrall and the Manager of Nott'ham Forest was Steve Cooper. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2., ['58th Minute Goal by Raheem for Chelsea', '58th Minute Assist by Ruben for Chelsea', '69th Minute Yellow Card by João Félix for Chelsea', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Thiago Silva for Chelsea', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Conor Gallagher for Chelsea', "13th Minute Goal by Taiwo for Nott'ham Forest", "13th Minute Assist by Renan for Nott'ham Forest", "62nd Minute Goal by Taiwo for Nott'ham Forest", "62nd Minute Assist by Orel for Nott'ham Forest", "83rd Minute Yellow Card by Renan Lodi for Nott'ham Forest"], Premier League, Saturday,

Lodi then produced a wonderful delivery for Awoniyi which tempted Mendy off his line but the goalkeeper was beaten to the ball by the Forest striker, who headed into an empty net to give the visitors a perfect start after 13 minutes. Chelsea's best chance came when an early diagonal into Sterling nearly caught out Forest skipper Joe Worrall only for the returning defender to recover and produce a goal-saving block in the box to prevent the forward from levelling. Other than that, the Blues were poor and failed to break down Forest's low block and to make matters worse they lost Mateo Kovacic to injury toward the end of the half. After an abject first-half performance saw them booed off by some at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were transformed after the break although still vulnerable at set-pieces. Forest nearly made it 2-0 from a corner against the run of play but Moussa Niakhate could not get a foot on the ball at the back post. Chelsea then took the lead with two quickfire Sterling goals. The first had a shade of fortune as his shot deflected off Ryan Yates on the floor into the roof of the net after Trevoh Chalobah's cut-back. Sterling then made Felipe look silly before cutting in on his right to give Chelsea the lead having gone eight games without a goal previously. Forest looked in danger of caving in as Stamford Bridge got behind a resurgent Chelsea but they were bailed out by a long throw-in which was only half cleared allowing Orel Mangal to lump the ball back into the danger zone where Awoniyi was on hand to head home. Raheem Sterling has looked a shell of his former self in his first season at Chelsea. Ahead of Saturday's visit of Nottingham Forest, the 28-year-old had gone 11 league games without a goal. By his own reckoning this has been one of the lowest ebbs of an otherwise glittering career. However, after getting a shade of luck for his opener against Forest something seemed to click for the England international. The doubts seeped away, and Sterling began playing with freedom. If sitting Felipe was not enough for his second goal, Sterling picked out the corner perfectly through a sea of Forest defenders to deliver a timely reminder of what he is all about ahead of the arrival of a new manager at Stamford Bridge. Whatever shape this next evolution of Chelsea takes, Sterling must be accommodated. Taiwo Awoniyi is finding goalscoring form at the perfect time for Nottingham Forest. The 25-year-old has four goals in his last two games, becoming the first player to score back-to-back doubles for Forest since 1995. Having an in-form striker could be the difference in the relegation battle.

Crystal Palace, 2–0, Bournemouth, Selhurst Park, Michael Salisbury, Roy Hodgson, Gary O'Neil, Wilfried Zaha, Neto, Afternoon, The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Bournemouth at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Michael Salisbury was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Wilfried Zaha and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Roy Hodgson. The Captain of Bournemouth was Neto and the Manager of Bournemouth was Gary O'Neil. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['39th Minute Goal by Eberechi for Crystal Palace', '39th Minute Assist by Jordan for Crystal Palace', '58th Minute Goal by Eberechi for Crystal Palace', '58th Minute Assist by Michael for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Jefferson Lerma for Bournemouth', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by David Brooks for Bournemouth'], Premier League, Saturday,

Eberechi Eze scored a superb double as Crystal Palace clinched a dominant 2-0 win over Bournemouth but the Cherries were left fuming that Joachim Andersen's punch on Jefferson Lerma, which left the midfielder with a broken nose, went unpunished by VAR. Bournemouth, meanwhile, offered practically nothing as an attacking force, failing to even register a shot on target, but head coach Gary O'Neil said he will seek answers from refereeing chief Howard Webb over why Palace defender Andersen was not punished after his apparent punch on Lerma in the first half. Palace looked the more threatening side from the start, with Olise in particular causing problems. After curling an early effort a few yards wide, he produced a delightful cross which an unmarked Zaha somehow failed to convert from only three yards out, mistiming his shot and failing to make a proper connection. Palace's opening goal arrived soon afterwards and it was beautifully worked, a slick passing move ending with Zaha spinning away from his marker superbly and producing a cut-back which was flicked on to Eze by Jordan Ayew, the 24-year-old finishing emphatically. Bournemouth could barely get out of their own half and the game continued in the same way after the break, with Will Hughes, excellent in midfield, drawing a parry from Neto with a well-struck shot from the edge of the box following a corner. Zaha was then forced off, replaced by Odsonne Edouard, after appearing to injure his hamstring, but his withdrawal did not seem to affect Palace's performance as they continued to pin Bournemouth back and create chances. Olise was at the heart of most of it and it was his brilliant pass, drilled from one flank to the other, which set up the second goal. After controlling it, Eze darted inside, past two Bournemouth defenders, and crashed an unstoppable finish past Neto. Palace continued to dominate for what remained of the game, with Bournemouth never threatening to get back into it as the hosts, inspired by Eze, celebrated their fifth win in eight Premier League matches under the returning Roy Hodgson. If they are now dreaming of bigger things, then it is largely thanks to Eberechi Eze. The 24-year-old has been outstanding of late and came into the game having scored four in six. Now it is six in seven. What is most impressive is that he is doing this from a midfield berth, rather than as one of Hodgson's front three. His opener showed his goalscoring instincts as he met Wilfried Zaha's cut-back, via a flick from Jordan Ayew, with space to beat Neto. His second showed his penchant for the spectacular. Technique, drive, execution. It was all there. Eze was too quick and too sharp.

Southampton, 0–2, Fulham, St. Mary's Stadium, Thomas Bramall, Rubén Sellés, Marco Silva, James Ward-Prowse, Tom Cairney, Afternoon, The Match was played between Southampton and Fulham at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Thomas Bramall was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was James Ward-Prowse and the Manager of Southampton was Rubén Sellés. The Captain of Fulham was Tom Cairney and the Manager of Fulham was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2., ['53rd Minute Yellow Card by Roméo Lavia for Southampton', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Moussa Djenepo for Southampton', '48th Minute Goal by Carlos for Fulham', '48th Minute Assist by Harrison for Fulham', '72nd Minute Goal by Aleksandar for Fulham', '72nd Minute Assist by Harry for Fulham'], Premier League, Saturday,

Southampton's 11-year spell in the Premier League ended with a whimper as second-half goals from Carlos Vinicius' and Aleksandar Mitrovic secured a first-ever league double for Fulham over their opponents at St Mary's. 25 - Southampton mustered just one shot on target as their top-flight stay ended in tame fashion. The visitors took the lead in the 48th minute when Vinicius tapped home unmarked after Harrison Reed's sliding challenge on Lyanco diverted the ball across goal. Carlos Alcaraz thought he had broken the deadlock just 57 seconds earlier but his effort was ruled out for offside. A hefty rebuild is going to be necessary and one that is far more focused than the calamitous January transfer window in which six players were signed but to very little effect. Fulham's seventh away win of the Premier League season moves them up to ninth in the table and on track for a first top-half finish since 2012. When Southampton were last relegated from the Premier League in 2004/05, it took them seven years to win promotion back to the top flight - and that was via League One. There was a sense of defeatism in the air despite Fulham's rather anodyne dominance. The visitors, chasing a first win away to Southampton since the 1930s, saw a handball appeal waved away by referee Thomas Bramall after Wilson's cross struck Lyanco. Before the break, another well-worked move involving Wilson and Reed led to Willian's shot at the far post being cleared off the line by Lyanco. By contrast, Saints offered virtually nothing. According to the stats gurus at FiveThirtyEight, Southampton had a less than one per cent chance of survival heading into the weekend - but the light was put out three minutes after the restart. Wilson spotted the run of Reed, and the industrious midfielder outfoxed Lyanco with his clearance as the sliding challenge deflected kindly for Vinicius to tap home a third goal in four games. From joyous celebration to a wake. Mitrovic replaced Vinicius just after the hour mark and just six minutes later, the striker showed no signs of rustiness as he outmuscled Kyle Walker-Peters to direct his header from Wilson's cross beyond Alex McCarthy. It has been a disastrous season for Southampton, from the sacking of Ralph Hasenhuttl to the employment of Nathan Jones to drafting in Selles, a charming but rookie manager who has fallen short in his rescue mission. Southampton have now lost a club-record 24 league games this term - 12 of which have come at home. It is no wonder there were boos which greeted the final whistle and were directed at the players who stood motionless in the centre-circle for a time afterwards by those who had bothered to stay until the bitter end. Three managers and £150m spent across two windows has failed to arrest the slide. It is a club that has lost its spark. In truth, the fire burned out long ago. This club were once the model of best practice. The famed 'black box' of scouting data was overflowing with the next bright thing - from Sadio Mane to Luke Shaw to Virgil van Dijk. They must now look to Fulham for inspiration as a club that have made a habit of swift returns. Southampton were in need of snookers to survive but Fulham - having made a mockery of those who tipped them as favourites for the drop - eventually made their superiority tell.

Manchester United, 2–0, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Old Trafford, John Brooks, Erik ten Hag, Lopetegui, Bruno Fernandes, Rúben Neves, Afternoon, The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Wolves at Old Trafford at Afternoon and John Brooks was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Bruno Fernandes and the Manager of Manchester Utd was Erik ten Hag. The Captain of Wolves was Rúben Neves and the Manager of Wolves was Lopetegui. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0., ['32nd Minute Goal by Anthony for Manchester Utd', '32nd Minute Assist by Antony for Manchester Utd', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Casemiro — for Manchester Utd', '90+4th Minute Goal by Alejandro for Manchester Utd', '90+4th Minute Assist by Bruno for Manchester Utd', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Alejandro Garnacho for Manchester Utd', '90+7th Minute Yellow Card by Luke Shaw for Manchester Utd', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Diego Costa for Wolves', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Dawson for Wolves'], Premier League, Saturday,

The result means Erik ten Hag's side are closing on a Champions League spot and only trail third-placed Newcastle, who drew 2-2 at Leeds earlier on Saturday, on goal difference. That meant even greater importance was attached to the opening goal but Martial stepped up to ensure it went United’s way, tucking the ball into the bottom corner after Antony drew out Daniel Bentley, the goalkeeper making his Premier League debut after being selected ahead of Jose Sa. But Julen Lopetegui’s side could not take advantage of their ‘keeper’s impressive display, failing to create any chances of note on a day in which Raphael Varane made a shaky return after a month out with injury. Ten Hag has also challenged Garnacho to build on his goal and fight for a starting spot for United. David de Gea’s high-profile errors have created headlines this season but should not be allowed to detract from United’s broadly impressive defensive record. In his first year at Old Trafford, Ten Hag has crafted a defence that has kept 16 clean sheets in the Premier League - more than any other top-flight side. But Ten Hag deserves credit for the work he has done with United’s defenders, with the manager overseeing improvement from Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelof, while Luke Shaw is now arguably the top flight’s best left-back.

Everton, 0–3, Manchester City, Goodison Park, Anthony Taylor, Sean Dyche, Pep Guardiola, Jordan Pickford, İlkay Gündoğan, Afternoon, The Match was played between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Jordan Pickford and the Manager of Everton was Sean Dyche. The Captain of Manchester City was İlkay Gündoğan and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3., ['49th Minute Yellow Card by James Garner for Everton', '37th Minute Goal by İlkay for Manchester City', '37th Minute Assist by Riyad for Manchester City', '39th Minute Goal by Erling for Manchester City', '39th Minute Assist by İlkay for Manchester City'], Premier League, Sunday,

His first goal was breathtaking - a wonderful piece of skill to break Everton's resistance on 37 minutes. Moments later he turned provider, crossing for Erling Haaland to head in with just his third touch of the match. Then came a wonderful Gundogan free-kick on 51 minutes to end the contest. It was some way to mark his 300th appearance for the club. But first, they must refocus their attentions on European matters, with the second leg of their Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid coming up at the Etihad on Wednesday. Premier League top scorer Haaland did not have a touch until the 26th minute. The first shot of the match did not come until a few minutes later, with Riyad Mahrez curling over from distance. Calvert-Lewin provided the hosts with a handy outlet, too, and from a corner won by the striker on 35 minutes Everton almost snatched the lead. Tarkowski nodded the cross down but Holgate just could not quite wrap his foot around the ball to steer it home. His reaction showed what a big chance it was. Haaland then hit the net two minutes later, taking his domestic league tally to 36 for the campaign by heading in from close range after City worked the ball well down the left and Gundogan stood the ball up into the six-yard box. Everton's problems were compounded when Calvert-Lewin's injury-ravaged season took another turn for the worse, with the striker not coming out for the second half, and when Gundogan curled in a fine free-kick soon after the restart a fruitless afternoon was effectively confirmed for the hosts. Tarkowski did rattle the bar from another corner, with his header tipped up by Ederson, after Haaland had tried a spectacular scissor kick but the final stages were played out with both sides thinking about the opportunities to come. Manchester City now turn their attention back to the Champions League for the second leg of their semi-final with Real Madrid on Wednesday night.