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Reiss Nelson’s 97th-minute strike completed a remarkable comeback for Arsenal in a 3-2 win against Bournemouth on Saturday.
Phillip Billing scored the second-fastest goal in Premier League history to hand the Cherries a shock lead, with Marcos Senesi doubling the advantage in the second half.
Thomas Partey and Ben White struck in quick succession to bring Arsenal level, though it seemed the Gunners would remain on course to drop crucial points in the title race.
Substitute Nelson had other ideas though, firing in from outside the box in the dying moments to restore a five-point advantage over Manchester City.
Hard-fought win over
Newcastle keeps City
on Arsenal’s heels
Manchester City kept up the pressure on leaders Arsenal with a 2-0 home victory against Newcastle United.
Arsenal won their game in hand in midweek to increase their advantage at the top to five points, but it was back to two ahead of their game on Saturday as City responded again.
Phil Foden’s first-half goal continued his rich vein of form, although City needed a second from substitute Bernardo Silva to make sure.
It was a familiar tale for a fading Newcastle side, firmly in the game but unable to take their chances and suddenly looking a little vulnerable at the back.
City could have been in front in the opening minute when Ilkay Gundogan headed over from a Jack Grealish cross, but the opening goal instead came from the opposite flank after 15 minutes.
Foden darted into the box away from three black and white shirts before his finish benefited from a deflection off the luckless Sven Botman - who similarly aided Marcus Rashford’s goal in the League Cup final last week.
Newcastle looked to be on the ropes but dug in and created the best chance across the remainder of the first half, only for Callum Wilson to miscue following Kieran Trippier’s square header.
With chances few and far between after the break, a triple Newcastle change created a spell of pressure.
But Pep Guardiola responded by introducing Silva, who swiftly put the game to bed with a snapshot from just inside the box after a smart Erling Haaland pass with 23 minutes left.
An excellent late Nick Pope save was required from Foden to cap the scoring at two before attention turned to title rivals Arsenal’s clash with Bournemouth.
Spurs stunned by late Traore strike
Adama Traore’s late strike saw Tottenham stunned by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday, as the north London side slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Molineux.
The Spain international netted in the 82nd minute, crashing his finish in off the crossbar after Fraser Forster had parried Raul Jimenez’s shot towards him.
Traore’s goal condemned the visitors to back-to-back defeats under temporary boss Cristian Stellini, after their shock FA Cup exit to Sheffield United on Wednesday.
But while Antonio Conte will return to a side in disarray, opposite number Julen Lopetegui will delight in a big result that provides a major boost to his team’s top-flight survival bid.
English Premier League
Saturday Results
Man City 2 Newcastle United 0
Aston Villa 1 Crystal Palace 0
Brighton & Hove 4 West Ham 0
Arsenal 3 Bournemouth 2
Chelsea 1 Leeds United 0
Wolverhampton 1 Tottenham 0
Southampton 1 Leicester City 0
