Arsenal were able to weather a grandstand finish to move a step closer to a first Premier League title in 20 years with a potentially season-defining 3-2 victory at rivals Tottenham.The Gunners held a one-point lead over Manchester City ahead of Sunday’s clash but all eyes were on whether Mikel Arteta’s men could pass this latest stern test and they did to remain at the summit going in

Goals from Marcos Senesi, Enes Unal and Justin Kluivert fired record-breaking Bournemouth into the top half of the Premier League after a 3-0 win over Brighton.The Cherries won the battle for south-coast supremacy to beat their own record points haul in the top flight, surpassing the 46 they managed under Eddie Howe in 2016-17.When Brighton won the reverse fixture at the end of September they move

Philippe Clement admitted Rangers’ performance in their 2-1 win at St Mirren was far from “sexy” but insisted winning was all that mattered.The Ibrox side arrived at the SMiSA Stadium without a cinch Premiership victory in three matches but took the lead in the 33rd minute when Saints defender James Bolton put the ball into his own net.Home striker Mikael Mandron deservedly level

Cyriel Dessers’s second-half header gave unconvincing Rangers a hard-fought 2-1 win at St Mirren to keep their cinch Premiership title bid on track.The Ibrox side arrived at the SMiSA Stadium without a league win in three matches and they were helped in the 33rd minute when Saints defender James Bolton put the ball in his own net attempting a goal-line clearance.Home striker Mikael Mandron d

Kieran McKenna took the positives out of Ipswich’s 3-3 draw at Hull as his side missed the chance to move into the Sky Bet Championship’s automatic promotion places.A win would have moved Ipswich second in the table, but a point means they are behind Leeds on goal difference.The Ipswich boss said: “I thought it was a wonderful game. I saw so many good things that I love about the

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says VAR is “damaging English football” after his side were denied an injury-time winner at Aston Villa.The Blues thought they had overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit at Villa Park when Axel Disasi crashed home a header only for it to be ruled out for a foul on Diego Carlos in the build-up.Referee Craig Pawson did not award the foul in real time but did

Chelsea were denied an incredible comeback at Aston Villa as they had an stoppage-time winner ruled out by VAR in a 2-2 draw.Mauricio Pochettino’s men looked to be ending a horror week in style when Axel Disasi’s header in the fourth minute of time added on crashed in off the crossbar to overturn a 2-0 deficit.But Benoit Badiashile was ruled to have fouled Diego Carlos in the build-up

Ipswich missed the chance to climb into the Sky Bet Championship’s automatic promotion places as Hull came from behind three times to snatch a 3-3 draw at the MKM Stadium.Omari Hutchinson scored two superb goals for Kieran McKenna’s side, who stay third on goal difference, while a point kept Hull’s play-off hopes alive.George Hirst opened the scoring for the visitors with a fine

Everton manager Sean Dyche rates overseeing the club’s escape from relegation as his greatest achievement.Idrissa Gueye’s 60th-minute strike was enough to beat Brentford 1-0 and secure a 71st successive top-flight season and a record 122nd overall, with victory putting them 11 points clear of 18th-placed Luton after three wins in a week.Dyche said to achieve safety with three matches r

Chelsea’s hopes of winning a first Women’s Champions League title were ended as Barcelona overturned a first-leg deficit to win 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and progress to the final.Fridolina Rolfo fired home from the penalty spot with 15 minutes to play to complete the defending champions’ fightback and seal a 2-1 aggregate victory, after Emma Hayes’ side had been made to endur