Premier League Roundup: Arsenal stays in control of title race with last-second win

The first purpose might barely have come earlier.

The profitable purpose couldn’t have been scored any later.

Arsenal went via a rollercoaster of feelings when pulling off a stirring second-half restoration to beat Bournemouth 3-2 and keep answerable for the English Premier League title race on Saturday.

Rocked by conceding after 9.11 seconds for the second-fastest recorded purpose in Premier League historical past, the chief accomplished its comeback when substitute Reiss Nelson smashed dwelling a left-foot shot from the sting of the realm within the seventh minute of stoppage time with nearly the final kick of the sport.

“It was insanity from the primary second,” stated Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta, whose workforce maintained its five-point lead over Manchester City with 12 video games left for every workforce in a back-and-forth title race.

City did its half in Saturday’s early sport, beating Newcastle 2-0 at dwelling via objectives by Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva to maintain the stress on Arsenal.

The response by Arteta’s workforce ended up being extraordinary, with Arsenal’s three objectives — from Thomas Partey, Ben White and, in thrilling vogue, Nelson — coming from the 62nd minute simply when it regarded like relegation-threatened Bournemouth was going to tug off probably the most unlikely of victories.

“Lots of things are going to happen,” City supervisor Pep Guardiola stated of the ultimate 2 1/2 months of his workforce’s title protection.

PRESSURE OFF POTTER

Just as large a purpose got here at Stamford Bridge, the place Wesley Fofana headed in off a nook to earn Chelsea a 1-0 win over Leeds and ease a few of the stress that has been constructing on supervisor Graham Potter.

It was solely a second win within the final 11 video games in all competitions for Chelsea, which is languishing in mid-table regardless of spending $630 million during the last two switch home windows.

That has left Potter clinging to his job however he has some respite, at the very least till Tuesday when Chelsea seems to return again from 1-0 all the way down to Borussia Dortmund within the second leg of their last-16 matchup within the Champions League.

“We’ve had to suffer. It’s been a challenging period,” Potter stated. “We were the team who had something to lose so it was great character from the players. They cared and showed togetherness in the team. It gives us something to build on.”

PRESSURE ON MOYES

West Ham supervisor David Moyes felt the ire of his personal followers after an alarming 4-0 loss at Brighton.

“You don’t know what you’re doing” and “Sacked in the morning” have been a few of the chants coming Moyes’ method within the second half as West Ham’s winless away run within the league prolonged to 11 matches after a feeble show.

The workforce is in sixteenth place within the 20-team league, two factors above the relegation zone

“There was anger from everyone — anger from the supporters, anger from the supervisor, the gamers are offended,” Moyes stated.

Brighton overwhelmed West Ham and scored via a penalty from Alexis Mac Allister, tap-ins by Joel Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma, and a late strike from Danny Welbeck.

“Credit to Brighton, they played us off the pitch,” West Ham midfielder Declan Rice stated. “It was demoralizing . . . I never want to feel like that again on a football pitch.”

TOTTENHAM’S BAD WEEK

A foul week for Tottenham acquired worse with a 1-0 loss at Wolverhampton that saved the race for Champions League qualification extensive open.

Three days after a defeat at second-tier Sheffield United within the FA Cup, Tottenham put in a meek efficiency at Molineux in opposition to a workforce preventing relegation. Adama Traore scored the 82nd-minute winner.

Tottenham stayed in fourth place however gave the groups under hope within the race for Champions League qualification. Newcastle in fifth and Liverpool in sixth place each have two video games in hand.

“It’s been powerful, a extremely disappointing week,” Tottenham striker Harry Kane stated.

Aston Villa received at dwelling to Crystal Palace 1-0 due to an own-goal by Joachim Andersen.