MATCH RESULTS – ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Nottingham Forest [ 1-2 ] Newcastle United
Wolverhampton Wanderers [ 2-4 ] Leeds United
Aston Villa [ 3-0 ] Bournemouth
Brentford [ 1-1 ] Leicester City
Southampton [ 3-3 ] Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea [ 2-2 ] Everton
Arsenal [ 4-1 ] Crystal Palace
While the Manchester clubs were fighting for a semifinal spot in the FA Cup, Arsenal moved 8 points clear and 10 games away from becoming the new Premier League champions.
Arsenal were comfortable winners against a Crystal Palace side that is trying to get out of the relegation threat.
Tottenham sits at the exit of the Champions League qualifying spot after blowing a 2-goal lead to settle for a point with bottom-tabled Southampton.
Newcastle United closes in on the ‘top four’ after getting three points from Nottingham Forest.
Leeds United moved up 5 points to 14th place with their win against Wolves.
West Ham dropped into the relegation zone with Bournemouth and Southampton.
LEAGUE STANDINGS – ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
1 | Arsenal ( 28 ) – 69 points
2 | Manchester City ( 27 ) – 61 points
3 | Manchester United ( 26 ) – 50 points
4 | Tottenham Hotspur ( 28 ) – 49 points
5 | Newcastle United ( 26 ) – 47 points
6 | Liverpool ( 26 ) – 42 points
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion ( 25 ) – 42 points
8 | Brentford ( 27 ) – 42 points
9 | Fulham ( 27 ) – 39 points
10 | Chelsea ( 27 ) – 38 points
11 | Aston Villa ( 27 ) – 38 points
12 | Crystal Palace ( 28 ) – 27 points
13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers ( 28 ) – 27 points
14 | Leeds United ( 27 ) – 26 points
15 | Everton ( 28 ) – 26 points
16 | Nottingham Forest ( 27 ) – 26 points
17 | Leicester City ( 27 ) – 25 points
18 | West Ham United ( 26 ) – 24 points
19 | Bournemouth ( 27 ) – 24 points
20 | Southampton ( 28 ) – 23 points
Mar 17.
Nottingham Forest [ 1-2 ] Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest – Emmanuel Dennis 26′
Newcastle United – Alexander Isak 45+2′ 90+3″(pen)
Mar 18.
Wolverhampton Wanderers [ 2-4 ] Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Jonny 65′ Matheus Cunha 73′
Leeds United – Jack Harrison 6′ Luke Aylin 49′ Rasmus Kristensen 69′ Rodrigo 90+7′
Aston Villa [ 3-0 ] Bournemouth
Aston Villa – Douglas Luiz 7′ Jacob Ramsey 80′ Emiliano Buendia 89′
Brentford [ 1-1 ] Leicester City
Brentford – Mathias Jensen 32′
Leicester City – Harvey Barnes 52′
Southampton [ 3-3 ] Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton – Che Adams 46′ Theo Walcott 77′ James Ward-Prowse 90′(pen)
Tottenham Hotspur – Pedro Porro 45′ Harry Kane 65′ Ivan Perisic 74′
Chelsea [ 2-2 ] Everton
Chelsea – Joao Felix 52′ Kai Havertz 76′(pen)
Everton – Abdoulaye Doucoure 69′ Ellis Simms 89′
Mar 19.
Arsenal [ 4-1 ] Crystal Palace
Arsenal – Gabriel Martinelli 28′ Bukayo Saka 43′ 74′ Granit Xhaka 55′
Crystal Palace – Jeffrey Schlupp 63′
Newcastle won consecutive league matches (2-1 win in both) after 5 games without a win. Alexandre Isak scored a goal in the stoppage time of each half to get Newcastle United an away victory against Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa is unbeaten in their last 4 matches with 3 wins after beating Bournemouth 3-0.
Taking the lead in the first half, going up two goals after Southampton found a leveler in the first minute of the second half did not stop Tottenham from dropping points against Southampton.
James Ward-Prowse converted from the penalty spot in the 3rd minute of the final stoppage time to save Southampton from a home defeat.
After two wins in a row, Chelsea dropped points in the league in a 2-2 draw with Everton.
Everton goes 3 games unbeaten after an 89th-minute goal from Ellis Simms handed them a 2-2 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
While the Manchester clubs were out contesting for a place in the semifinal of the FA Cup, Arsenal tightened their grip on first place with a comfortable 4-1 win over a relegation-threatened Crystal Palace.
