Liverpool have saved up their relentless cost in the direction of the Premier League title by thrashing Ipswich 4-1 and remaining six factors clear on the high.
Mohamed Salah scored his one centesimal league purpose at Anfield and his twenty third total this season in Saturday’s stroll.
Second-placed Arsenal saved up the strain as finest they might by profitable at Wolves 1-0, however third-placed Nottingham Forest have been shocked by Bournemouth 5-0 in a hammering on the south coast.
Within the day’s late match, champions Manchester Metropolis continued their league revival, transferring as much as fourth by beating visiting Chelsea 3-1 after going behind within the third minute.
Fourth-placed Newcastle got here again from a purpose right down to beat Southampton 3-1, with Alexander Isak scoring twice.
Relegation-fighting Ipswich had by no means been anticipated to trigger an upset at Anfield they usually couldn’t address the ability of Arne Slot’s league leaders.
Liverpool have been in cost after simply 11 minutes when Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring and Salah doubled the lead within the thirty fifth, with Cody Gakpo scoring within the forty fourth and 66th earlier than a late comfort from Jacob Greaves for Ipswich.
After blowing a two-goal lead towards Aston Villa final week, Arsenal appeared at risk of dropping extra factors at Wolverhampton when Myles Lewis-Skelly was despatched off within the first half whereas the sport was scoreless.
However the residence facet couldn’t reap the benefits of the additional man at Molineux and have been diminished to 10 when Joao Gomes was proven a pink card within the seventieth.
It took simply 4 minutes for Arsenal to capitalise, with Riccardo Calafiori hitting the winner.
Forest have been one of many shock tales of the league this time period however Bournemouth have quietly been placing collectively a formidable run of their very own.
Nonetheless, few would have anticipated such a spectacular end result at Vitality Stadium, as Dango Ouattara struck a second-half hat-trick for Bournemouth within the fifty fifth, 61st and 87th minutes. Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo have been additionally on track.
Isak took his season tally to 19 targets as Newcastle bounced again from final week’s shock defeat to Bournemouth with a win at last-placed Southampton.
On the Etihad, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden spared the blushes of recent teammate Abdukodir Khusanov as Man Metropolis earned one other necessary win of their renaissance.
Khusanov, the Uzbekistan defender signed from Lens within the week, made a nightmare begin with an error that led to a Chelsea purpose and a reserving contained in the opening 4 minutes.
Noni Madueke took full benefit of the error to place the guests forward however Josko Gvardiol equalised and the tried-and-trusted figures of Haaland and Foden settled the competition within the second half.
Newcastle went behind to Jan Bednarek’s purpose within the tenth, however Isak levelled from the penalty spot within the twenty sixth and bought his second 4 minutes later, with Sandro Tonali sealing the victory after the break.
David Moyes has made a fast impression at Everton after overseeing his second win in three video games since returning as supervisor.
Iliman Ndiaye’s penalty secured a 1-0 win at Brighton, which adopted a victory towards Tottenham final week.
Everton received solely thrice within the league underneath former supervisor Sean Dyche earlier than Moyes was employed this month, returning to the membership he led from 2002-13.
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