Arsenal’s Premier League title bid suffered an enormous blow as West Ham earned a shock 1-0 win over the 10-man Gunners, whereas troubled Manchester United rallied from two targets down in a 2-2 draw at Everton on Saturday. With leaders Liverpool not in motion till Sunday’s journey to Manchester City, Arsenal had an opportunity to shut the hole within the title race with victory on the Emirates Stadium. But Mikel Arteta’s aspect stumbled to a primary loss in 16 league video games as Jarrod Bowen netted West Ham’s first half winner earlier than the Gunners had Myles Lewis-Skelly despatched off after the interval.
Second-placed Arsenal, whose final top-flight defeat got here at Newcastle in November, are eight factors behind Liverpool, who would transfer an enormous 11 factors clear in the event that they beat spluttering City.
After coming off the bench to attain twice within the closing phases of final weekend’s win at Leicester, Spain midfielder Mikel Merino began for injury-hit Arsenal as a makeshift striker.
But Arsenal’s lack of innovative within the absence of Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka was uncovered when Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s pin-point cross was headed in by Jarrod Bowen within the forty fourth minute.
There was extra distress for Arsenal within the 73rd minute when Lewis-Skelly introduced down Mohammed Kudus because the West Ham ahead surged away on the half manner line.
Lewis-Skelly was initially proven a yellow card however the defender’s punishment was elevated to a purple after referee Craig Pawson consulted the pitchside monitor.
“We by no means obtained a grip of it. We did not generate a risk or momentum,” Arteta stated.
“It is painful however that is sport. We must really feel the ache immediately, I believe we deserve that.”
At Goodison Park, United have been headed for a ninth defeat of their final 13 league video games as targets from Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure put Everton two up inside 33 minutes.
Ruben Amorim’s crew had not mustered a shot on the right track till Fernandes’ free-kick pulled a purpose again 18 minutes from time earlier than Manuel Ugarte’s equaliser salvaged a degree.
More late drama was to come back as Everton have been awarded a penalty deep into stoppage-time, just for referee Andy Madley to overturn his resolution after a VAR assessment.
“We simply performed one half and we managed to attract the sport. We did not exist within the first half,” Amorim stated after his Fifteenth-placed aspect’s dismal run prolonged to simply 4 wins in 15 league video games.
Marco Asensio’s first targets for Aston Villa clinched a dramatic 2-1 win towards spluttering Chelsea after a pricey blunder from Blues keeper Filip Jorgensen.
Enzo Fernandez’s quick-fire opener put Chelsea forward at Villa Park in a battle between prime 4 hopefuls chasing qualification for subsequent season’s Champions League.
But Asensio, who signed on mortgage from Paris Saint-Germain earlier in February, netted after the interval when his purpose was initially disallowed for offside earlier than being given by VAR.
The former Real Madrid ahead adopted his equaliser with Villa’s last-gasp winner as his shot squirmed previous Jorgensen’s woeful tried save.
Chelsea have been overwhelmed 4 instances of their final 5 video games in all competitions, leaving them one level adrift of the highest 4 in sixth place.
Spurs again on monitor
Tottenham eased the strain on boss Ange Postecoglou with a 4-1 win at third-bottom Ipswich.
Brennan Johnson put Tottenham forward within the 18th minute with a tap-in from Son Heung-min’s cutback.
Johnson was on the right track once more eight minutes later, netting with a scientific strike from one other Son help.
Omari Hutchinson pulled one again for Ipswich within the thirty sixth minute.
But Djed Spence’s deflected 77th minute shot and Dejan Kulusevski’s 84th minute end wrapped up Tottenham’s second successive victory.
Wolves moved 5 factors away from the relegation zone with a 1-0 win at fifth-placed Bournemouth.
Bournemouth had Illia Zabarnyi despatched off late within the first half when his foul by Rayan Ait-Nouri was upgraded from a yellow to purple card after VAR intervened.
Wolves took benefit within the thirty sixth minute as Nelson Semedo’s cross was missed by Dean Huijsen and Matheus Cunha steered his shot previous Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Joachim Andersen’s personal purpose put his former membership Crystal Palace on track for a 2-0 win at Fulham.
Southampton slipped nearer to relegation after a 4-0 defeat towards south-coast rivals Brighton at St Mary’s.
Joao Pedro, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood’s 82nd minute effort condemned backside of the desk Southampton to a twenty first defeat in 26 league video games this season.
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