Arsenal Vs Chelsea 0-1
Arsenal’s title hopes took a knock after Diego Costa’s goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win at the Emirates after Per Mertesacker had been sent off for the hosts.
The Gunners were reduced to 10 men after just 18 minutes, Mertesacker bringing down Costa after the striker had been sent clean through by a precise ball from Willian.
The Spain international then poured further misery on Arsene Wenger’s side, guiding home Branislav Ivanovic’s cross at the near post for the only goal of the game.
Manchester United Vs Southampton 0-1
Southampton beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford for the second season in a row after Charlie Austin scored an 87th minute winner on his debut.
Austin returned to the Premier League this week as Saints pounced for the former QPR man, and he came off the bench to stun the home support and pile more pressure on United boss Louis van Gaal.
Norwich City Vs Liverpool 5-4
Adam Lallana struck in the 95th minute to ensure Liverpool edged a nine-goal thriller by beating Norwich City 5-4 at Carrow Road.
Liverpool’s day started well as Firmino opened the scoring in the 18th minute after a crisp passing move, but their defensive frailties allowed Norwich back in.
After Dieumerci Mbokani had levelled things up after 28 minutes, Steven Naismith put the hosts ahead as he scored another debut goal against Liverpool – having also achieved the feat for Everton.
A needless foul on Naismith from Alberto Moreno allowed Wes Hoolahan to give the hosts a two-goal cushion, but Henderson, Firmino and Milner turned the game on its head.
Yet there was more drama to come, as Bassong found Simon Mignolet’s bottom-left corner with a sweet strike, before Lallana reacted quickest to some pinball in the Norwich area to snatch all three points for Jurgen Klopp’s team.
West Ham United Vs Manchester City 2-2
Enner Valencia and Sergio Aguero netted braces as Manchester City twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.
Ecuador striker Valencia opened the scoring after just 53 seconds at Upton Park, only for Aguero to promptly equalize from the penalty spot.
Valencia struck again early in the second half and it looked like that effort would prove decisive until the Argentina international bagged a close-range leveler with nine minutes remaining.
Leicester Vs Stoke City 3-0
Danny Drinkwater’s first Premier League goal and second-half strikes from Jamie Vardy and Leonardo Ulloa sent Leicester City back to the top of the table in a convincing 3-0 win over Stoke City.
Claudio Ranieri’s side – who had won just one of their past five top-flight games – were ahead at half-time when Drinkwater showed great technique to fire low into the bottom left-hand corner, albeit with the help of a Marc Wilson deflection.
The game was put beyond all doubt in the 66th minute when Vardy brilliantly rounded Jack Butland to score his first goal since December 14, before substitute Ulloa added gloss in the closing stages.
Athletic Bilbao Vs Eibar 5-2
A brace from Bilbao star Aritz Aduriz gave Athletic a resounding 5-2 win over Eibar. Although Eibar’s Borja Basto scored a brace of his own for Eibar, it eventually proved to be nothing more than a consolation as goals from Sabin, Laporte and an unfortunate own goal from Dos Santos put Eibar to the sword.
Atletico Madrid Vs Sevilla 0-0
Atletico Madrid missed the chance to return to the top of La Liga after being held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by 10-man Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday.
Diego Simeone’s men came closest to scoring when Antoine Griezmann headed against the post in a second half that also saw Vitolo sent off for the visitors after receiving a second yellow card.
But seventh-placed Sevilla held on to extend their good run of results to only one defeat in their last nine top-flight matches.
Real Betis Vs Real Madrid 1-1
Karim Benzema ensured Zinedine Zidane remains unbeaten as Real Madrid coach, with the striker’s second-half equalizer earning a 1-1 draw against a stoic Real Betis at Estadio Benito Villamarin.
Alvaro Cejudo’s exquisite volley put Betis ahead inside seven minutes but Benzema ended Madrid’s struggle to find a response when he rounded off a lovely team move with 19 minutes remaining to stave off a first defeat for Zidane and earn a point.
Zidane’s side were unable to find a winner in the closing stages, with former Madrid goalkeeper Antonio Adan making two late saves to leave them four points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona, while Betis’ winless run extends to 11 games in all competitions.
Espanyol Vs Villarreal 2-2
Espanyol and Villarreal both played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Estadi Cornella-El prat on Saturday.
Felipe Caicedo gave Espanyol an early lead in the 4th minute, and even though Trigueros equalized in the 24th minute, Gerard Moreno made sure Espanyol went into the break with a 2-1 lead. Mateo Musacchio rescued a draw from the jaws of defeat with an 88th minute equalizer.
Malaga Vs FC Barcelona 2-1
Lionel Messi marked his return from injury in style as his stunning volley sent Barcelona top of La Liga with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Malaga on Saturday.
Messi missed Barca’s 2-1 Copa del Rey win over Athletic Bilbao in midweek because of a hamstring problem, but was typically influential at La Rosaleda – earning all three points with a sumptuous finish from Adriano’s cross.
The Argentina captain also had a hand in his side’s first goal as Munir El Haddadi broke the deadlock for Barca – who were missing Neymar through injury – by capping off a wonderfully worked attack with a second-minute tap-in.
Malaga fought back well, however, and were rewarded for piling pressure on the Barcelona goal when Juanpi levelled in the 32nd minute. Attacking midfielder Juanpi pounced of some poor defending from Barca to equalise with a deflected close-range strike.
Yet Barca were not to be denied and in the 52nd minute Messi settled matters with a marvellous show of technique.
