Roundup of latest Premier League action in a huge matchweek across the table.
In a matchweek which had huge implications across the entire table for different reasons, Manchester City and Manchester United faced two huge matches due to seprate fixtures being rearranged for midweek from earlier this season.
League leaders, Arsenal meanwhile knew that victory in one of their biggest games of the season would put themselves firmly on the map as serious title contenders, whilst there were several crunch matches in the fight for survival.
Now, here is a roundup of all the action starting with the two rearranged midweek fixtures followed by a hectic weekend of drama across the table, which culminated in a managerial sacking.
Midweek
Riyad Mahrez scored twice and provided an assist for Erling Haaland’s goal in a dramatic 4-2 comeback win at home to Tottenham, having found themselves 2-0 down at half-time before Julian Alvarez triggered their fightback to reduce their defict to Arsenal to five points in the title race.
Bruno Fernandes’ opening strike was cancelled out by Michael Olise’s free-kick as Manchester United went third with a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.
Weekend
Eddie Nketiah’s brace saw Arsenal come from behind to defeat Manchester United 3-2 in a thriller to maintain their five-point lead, after Marcus Rashford had put Utd in front before Lisandro Martinez cancelled out Nketiah and Bukayo Saka’s goals to restore parity until Nketiah’s late winner.
Erling Haaland struck his fourth hat-trick of the season as Man City comfortably defeated struggling Wolves 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
Newcastle benefitted from Man Utd’s slip-up to reclaim third despite suffering a goalless draw away at Crystal Palace.
Tottenham remain fifth but three points off the top four clubs, after Harry Kane curled in a first half injury-time winner to defeat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage in Monday Night Football.
Down in the relegation zone, Southampton remain rock-bottom after suffering a harsh 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa as Ollie Watkins nodded in a 73rd minute winner, in a game which was briefly suspended due to a drone invasion just before half-time.
Everton remain second-bottom and sacked manager – Frank Lampard, after they lost 2-0 at West Ham in which Jarrod Bowen struck twice for the Hammers in the space of seven minutes just before the break to lift the East-London club out of the bottom three.
Bournemouth slipped into the relegation zone with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest, having led through Jaidon Anthony until ex Bournemouth striker – Sam Surridge equalised for the visitors in the 83rd minute.
Elsewhere, Evan Ferguson’s late header saw Brighton snatch a 2-2 draw at Leicester after they had initially led through Kaoru Mitoma’s curled strike, only for the Foxes to fight back with goals from Marc Albrighton and Harvey Barnes to dent the Seagulls’ dreams of a top-five finish.
Liverpool and Chelsea round out the top ten in ninth and tenth positions after they played out a goalless draw at Anfield, which further dented their hopes of a top-four finish.
Finally, Leeds’ winless run in the Premier League extended to six matches after they held Brentford to a goalless draw at Elland Road.
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