Roundup of latest action as the Premier League title and relegation races both delivered huge twists.
Hugo Lloris’ own goal and Martin Ødegaard’s 30-yard strike saw Arsenal stay comfortably top of the table with a 2-0 victory at North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur.
Second-placed Manchester City slipped eight points behind after suffering a 2-1 defeat at fourth-placed Manchester United, as Utd’s Marcus Rashford struck a comeback winner following Bruno Fernandes’ equaliser to cancel out Jack Grealish’s opening headed goal.
Alexander Isak delivered a 89th minute headed winner from Callum Wilson’s knockdown pass as third-placed Newcastle defeated Fulham 1-0 at home to stay third.
Down in the relegation zone, James Ward-Prowse’s second-half brace fired rock-bottom Southampton to a 2-1 win at Everton, which meant that both clubs occupy the last two spots in the table with Frank Lampard’s Toffees ahead on goal difference.
Daniel Podence struck a 48th minute counter-attack winner to lift Wolves out of the bottom three at the expense of West Ham, which left David Moyes’ Hammers sat third-bottom on goal difference ahead of Everton and Southampton with all three clubs locked on 15 points apiece.
Bournemouth sit just one point above the relegation zone after suffering a 2-0 defeat at Brentford, courtesy of Ivan Toney’s penalty and Mathias Jensen’s strike for the Bees who are now unbeaten in seven top-flight matches for the first time since 1937.
Elsewhere, Solly March netted twice and provided the assist for Danny Welbeck’s volley in a dominant 3-0 home win over Liverpool to go seventh in the table.
Goals from Leon Bailey and Emiliano Buendia saw Aston Villa defeat Leeds United 2-1 at Villa Park, despite Patrick Bamford netting a late consolatory goal for the Whites.
Kai Havertz’s 65th minute header saw Chelsea scrape a home victory over London rivals, Crystal Palace, after they previously lost 2-1 at Fulham in a rearranged clash at the start of this matchweek.
Finally, Brennan Johnson’s brace from a pair of assists by Morgan Gibbs-White saw Nottingham Forest defeat Leicester 2-0 at the City Ground in a East Midlands derby.
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