FOOTBALL – Aston Villa fully ignited the Premier League title race with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over leaders Arsenal that allowed Manchester City to close the gap to two points yesterday.
Substitute Emiliano Buendia struck the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time with virtually the last kick of a sizzling Villa Park duel to leave the resurgent Midlands club just three points behind Arsenal who slipped to their first defeat in 19 games in all competitions.
City then enjoyed a routine 3-0 home win against Sunderland with a stunning long-range goal by Ruben Dias paving the way for three points against the season’s surprise package.
Fourth-placed Chelsea could only draw 0-0 at Bournemouth, while Everton are up to fifth as they beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at home.
Tottenham Hotspur claimed only their second home league win of the season as Xavi Simons opened his account for the club with a sensational solo goal in a 2-0 defeat of Brentford.
Second-from-bottom Burnley lost for the sixth game in succession, going down 2-1 at Newcastle United.
Later, Leeds United’s Ao Tanaka scored deep into stoppage time to earn his side a thrilling 3-3 draw with Liverpool, rifling home from a corner at the back post to salvage a valuable point after a frenetic fight-back.
After a sluggish first half, Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike netted twice in just over two minutes after the break, but a penalty from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and a brilliantly worked goal from Anton Stach in a three-minute spell got Leeds back level.
Dominik Szoboszlai looked to have sealed it for Liverpool with a coolly taken goal in the 80th minute to silence the home crowd, but his side’s defensive frailties were exposed again when Tanaka was left unmarked at the far post to score six minutes into stoppage time.
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