Premier League recap: Man City thrash Chelsea to close the gap on Arsenal

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19:00 BST - And that's a wrap for today, thanks for joining us!

18:53 BST - Man City striker Jeremy Doku hailed their win over Chelsea as "exceptional". 

He told Sky Sports"We knew there was a lot of pressure before this game against a good opponent. The first half was not easy. They were well-organised and we knew we had to keep on going.

"We started the second half very well, very sharp. After the first goal, the game was more open and we did well. I'm also happy we didn't concede.

"I watched the Arsenal game and when I saw them lose, I saw that the Premier League is really unpredictable. We were also focused on our own game. Winning here is not a given, so that we did it today is exceptional."

On whether the title race is on, he added: "I would be crazy if I didn't believe. I believe the race is on. We have a big game now, we're going to recover well and look forward to it."

18:41 BST - It's getting tense at the top and bottom of the Premier League table after Sunday's matches.

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18:31 BST - While we wait for reaction from Stamford Bridge, let's bring you reaction from earlier today.

'A good point': Forest boss Pereira satisfied with battling draw against Villa

There was both satisfaction and disappointment following Forest's 1-1 draw with Villa at the City Ground that moved the home side closer to safety but denied the visitors the ‌win they craved in a push for Champions League qualification. Read more here.

'One win can change everything': De Zerbi seeks positives as Spurs lose again

Roberto De Zerbi said one win can "change everything" for Tottenham as the full extent of his task to save them from relegation became clear after Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Sunderland. Read more here.

18:30 BST - Stay with us, reaction to come!

18:26 BST - FULL-TIME! Man City beat Chelsea 3-0 and close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to six points with a game in hand. Their next match? Against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium next Sunday. Oof.

- Rayan Cherki has assisted his 10th goal in the Premier League this season, more than any other City player, and the first player to reach 10+ assists in his debut season since Dimitri Payet in 2015/16.

- Nico O'Reilly has scored his fifth goal in the Premier League this season.

- Chelsea have failed to score in their last three games in the Premier League, a run of 345 minutes without a goal, while their last longer run of games without scoring a goal in the competition was a run of four games back in September 2007.

Read more: Man City pile pressure on leaders Arsenal with thumping win over Chelsea

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18:18 BST - The 90 minutes are up and there will be eight minutes of time added on.

17:56 BST - GOAL! Goodness me. Man City are on fire. Robert Sanchez passes the ball out but Jeremy Doku latches on and thumps home.

Man City have scored three goals in a Premier League game for the first time since 11th February 2026 against Fulham (W3-0).

17:52 BST - A worrying sign for City fans as Nico O'Reilly comes off injured, and is replaced by Rayan Ait-Nouri.

The way Man City passed the ball around for his goal was quite impressive, as this graphic illustrates:

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17:45 BST - GOAL! It's been coming and Man City have a second goal! Rayan Cherki threads the ball through to Marc Guehi who fires low past Robert Sanchez.

17:39 BST - GOAL! Man City have started the second half brightly and Nico O'Reilly heads City into the lead from a Rayan Cherki cross.

17:34 BST - We're back underway. This is a huge 45 minutes for City.

17:17 BST - HALF-TIME! It's goalless at the Bridge: Chelsea 0-0 Man City.

Pedro Neto has created three chances in the game so far, more than any other player. For City, Erling Haaland attempted just five passes in the first half.

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17:11 BST - There is five minutes left in the first half and it's still 0-0. Four shots on goal apeice with only three on target. It's not exactly a thriller so far.

16:47 BST - NO GOAL! Marc Cucurella has the ball in the back of the net but the goal is ruled out for offside.

16:42 BST - Chelsea have started brightly and have already had three attempts on the City goal in the opening 10 minutes.

16:30 BST - Referee Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle and we're underway.

16:27 BST - The players are walking out of the tunnel and we're minutes away from kick-off.

16:15 BST - Attention turns to Stamford Bridge with Man City looking to close the gap on Arsenal to six points.

16:03 BST - FULL-TIME! Sunderland have beaten Spurs who remain stuck in the relegation zone.

- Tottenham have failed to win their last 14 games in the Premier League, their longest winless streak in the competition.

- Sunderland have beaten Spurs for the first time in the Premier League since April 2010, a run of 15 games without a win.

- Spurs have a record of W0, D6, L13 when conceding the opening goal in the Premier League this season.

Read more: Spurs edge closer to drop as De Zerbi suffers loss to Sunderland in first game

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15:58 BST - FULL-TIME! Crystal Palace have also come from a goal down as they beat Newcastle, with Joan-Philippe Mateta scoring a second-half brace.

- Crystal Palace have won after trailing at half-time at home in the Premier League for the first time since October 2022 against Wolves (15 games without a win after trailing at half-time).

- Crystal Palace are undefeated in their last three games in the Premier League.

- Jean Mateta has scored 10 goals in the Premier League this season (two in this game), more than any other Palace player.

Read more: Mateta scores as Newcastle's poor away form continues at Crystal Palace

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15:54 BST - FULL-TIME! Nottingham Forest have come from behind to earn a valuable point against Aston Villa.

- Nottingham Forest are undefeated in their last four games in the Premier League.

- Callum Hudson-Odoi has assisted four goals in the Premier League this season (one in this game), more than any other Forest player.

- Forest have now failed to win any of their last five matches when conceding first in the Premier League.

Read more: Nottingham Forest earn another point towards survival with draw against Villa

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15:53 BST - GOAL! Joan-Philippe Mateta scores his second of the game and Palace are ahead!

15:52 BST - PENALTY! Palace have a chance to take the lead against Newcastle! Sven Botman pulls Jefferson Lerma's shirt and Andy Madley points to the spot.

15:41 BST - GOAL! Crystal Palace have equalised against Newcastle! Joan-Philippe Mateta heads home minutes after Jefferson Lerma smacks the crossbar with a thumping header of his own.

15:33 BST - We're in to the final 15 minutes (plus stoppage time) in our early kick-offs.

15:22 BST - The teams have been announced for the late kick-off with title-chasing Man City travelling to Chelsea.

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has made two changes to the starting XI that faced Everton: Andrey Santos and Estêvão come in for Enzo Fernández, who is suspended, and Roméo Lavia, who drops out.

Man City manager Pep Guardiola also makes two changes to the starting XI that faced West Ham in their last Premier League match: Rayan Cherki and Jérémy Doku come in for Omar Marmoush and Rayan Aït-Nouri.

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15:21 BST - GOAL! Sunderland take the lead over Spurs! Nordi Mukiele goes on a mazy run and thumps the ball goalwards. It takes a massive deflection and the Black Cats are ahead.

Sunderland have avoided defeat in their last 10 matches when scoring first in the Premier League, since a 1-5 loss to Chelsea on 21st May 2017.

15:04 BST - We're back underway.

14:50 BST - HALF-TIME!

Sunderland 0-0 Tottenham - HT

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Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa - HT

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Crystal Palace 0-1 Newcastle - HT

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14:43 BST - GOAL! Newcastle take the lead at Selhurst Park! Moments after Aaron Ramsdale makes a terrific double save to deny Palace, William Osula guides the ball home from a seemingly impossible position.

14:38 BST - GOAL! Forest have levelled the game at the City ground through Neco Williams.

14:23 BST - GOAL! Aston Villa take the lead at Forest! The ball is fired into the box and Murillo inadvertently pokes the ball into his own net.

14:23 BST - NO PENALTY! Referee Robert Jones goes to the pitchside monitor and waves the penalty away. Sunderland's Omar Alderete clearly touches the ball before Muani slides in.

14:21 BST - PENALTY! Spurs win a penalty as Kolo Muani comes clatering down in the box, but will it be given? It goes to a VAR review.

14:20 BST - We've played 20 minutes and we're still waiting for our first goal of the afternoon.

14:00 BST - We're underway in Sunderland, London and Nottingham. Click on the links to follow the specific games: Sunderland v Tottenham, Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa

13:30 BST - Spurs boss Roberto de Zerbi has been speaking to Sky Sports about Antonin Kinsky making his first start for the club since their defeat to Aletico Madrid.

He told the broadcaster: "I believe in Kinsky. He has to stay calm, to believe in himself. He has the right quality to play in the Premier League. He has to forget everything and stay focused on the game. We need him to have a good performance to find a good result."

12:55 BST - The team news has arrived ahead of the 2pm kick-offs:

Sunderland v Tottenham

Sunderland manager Régis Le Bris has made four changes to the starting XI that faced Newcastle: Robin Roefs, Reinildo Mandava, Nordi Mukiele, and Enzo Le Fée come in today for Chemsdine Talbi, Melker Ellborg, Lutsharel Geertruida, and Trai Hume.

New Spurs boss Roberto de Zerbi has made five changes to the starting XI that faced Nottingham Forest: Antonín Kinský, Destiny Udogie, Lucas Bergvall, Conor Gallagher and Randal Kolo Muani come in today. Pape Sarr and Guglielmo Vicario are injured, Mathys Tel, Kevin Danso and Diop Djed Spence drop out.

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Crystal Palace v Newcastle

Palace boss Oliver Glasner has made three changes to the starting XI that faced Leeds: Dean Henderson, Daniel Muñoz and Yeremy Pino come in today. Evann Guessand is injured, Ismaïla Sarr and Walter Benítez drop out.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has made six changes to the starting XI that faced Sunderland: Valentino Francisco Livramento, Malick Thiaw, Lewis Miley, Sandro Tonali, William Osula, and Jacob Murphy come in today for Daniel Burn, Nick Woltemade, Harvey Barnes, Kieran Trippier, Jacob Ramsey, and Anthony Elanga.

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Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa

Forest manager Vítor Pereira names an unchanged starting XI from the team that beat Spurs 3-0 last time out, while Villa boss Unai Emery makes two changes to the starting XI that faced West Ham: Youri Tielemans and Victor Lindelöf come in for Jadon Sancho, who is injured, and Ezri Konsa, who drops out.

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12:40 BST - It's "make-or-break time" for Tottenham and their new manager Roberto De Zerbi, according to Jamie Carragher. But who should start for them against Sunderland? We'll bring you team news for our 2pm kick-offs shortly.

11:00 BST - Hello and welcome back to the Football Tracker for another crucial day in the Premier League with matches affecting both ends of the table.

Let's get straight to it. Man City will look to keep their title hopes alive with victory at Chelsea, Tottenham travel to Sunderland knowing a win will take them out of the relegation zone, Aston Villa take on Nottingham Forest - a dress rehearsal for a possible Europa League semi-final showdown - and Newcastle face Palace.

Stay with us for all the latest updates!

Sunderland v Tottenham - 14:00 BST

Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa - 14:00 BST

Crystal Palace v Newcastle - 14:00 BST

Chelsea v Man City - 16:30 BST

Saturday 11 April

20:58 BST - That's a wrap tonight, thanks for joining us and see you tomorrow!

19:46 BST - Liverpool defender Andy Robertson hailed Rio Ngumoha as "unbelievable" after the teenager opened the scoring against Fulham.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Robertson said: "He's unbelievable. It just shows you sometimes don't listen to the experienced players. I was screaming at him to say that I'm coming on the overlap, then he just goes and cuts inside. It's a great finish, great performance by him. 

"He just keeps learning and listening, he's such a good kid. Him and Trey (Nyoni) are a pleasure to work with and they listen to all the lads. You can just see them improving all the time. He's got a big future ahead of him, but here and now is pretty good as well.

"This club means everything to me," he added. "It's a fact. I've been here nine years. I was a boy at one time. Now I've become a man here. This club's made me into who I am now, I owe them a lot. I'm just going to try and enjoy and embrace every minute I'm at this football club. When I get a start I just try and enjoy it."

19:39 BST - Liverpool's 17-year-old striker Rio Ngumoha said his first Anfield goal was "special".

He told Sky Sports: "Coming to Anfield and getting three points, it's a great feeling. The atmosphere was great again so it's a positive day. It's a special goal - Robbo (Andy Robertson) created space for me so I just cut inside and aimed for the corner.

"Liverpool for me are the biggest club in the world, to start so young and the manager and all the players having belief in me. I've just got to keep working hard."

19:32 BST - Stay with us, reaction to come!

19:22 BST - FULL-TIME! Liverpool beat Fulham 2-0 to cement their place in the top five 

Read more: Ngumoha on target as Liverpool topple Fulham to solidify top five spot

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19:18 BST - There will be four minutes of time added on. As it stands Liverpool will move four points clear of Chelsea in fifth.

19:09 BST - We move into the final 10 minutes. Can Fulham force their way back into the match?

18:56 BST - Liverpool are pushing for a third but Fulham are trying to grab one on the break. Liverpool make a few changes, with 17-year-old star Rio Ngumoha coming off for Alexander Isak.

Isak makes is returning to action at Anfield for the first time since the Reds faced Brighton on 13th December 2025.

18:33 BST - We're back underway for the second half.

18:33 BST - A couple of changes to bring you at the break. For Fulham, Sasa Lukic and Emile Smith Rowe come on for Oscar Bobb and Josh King, while Liverpool make on change with Ryan Gravenberch replacing Curtis Jones.

18:17 BST - HALF-TIME! Two to the good and much improved from Liverpool overall.

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18:10 BST - GOAL! It's two in quick time for Liverpool as Mohamed Salah tucks one away in similar fashion from the other side. 2-0.

18:06 BST - GOAL! Liverpool open the scoring and it's after an excellent curling effort from 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha!

17:55 BST - It's a much more lively performance from Liverpool so far as they dominate possession and have already taken six shots.

A goal is missing, though, as it remains scoreless.

17:30 BST - KICK-OFF! Game on at Anfield - follow Liverpool v Fulham here

17:17 BST - In from the start today for Liverpool is Andy Robertson, who is playing his first game since announcing he will leave the club at the end of the season.

It is set to be the Scotland defender's 374th appearance in a glittering Liverpool career following an £8 million move from Hull in 2017.

17:04 BST - The action doesn't stop there as this evening's 17:30 BST kick-off sees Liverpool host Fulham.

The Reds are looking to rebound from their sobering 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in midweek.

Here are the teams to play at Anfield:

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16:57 BST - FULL-TIME! Brighton come away from Burnley with all three points to move into the top half.

Read more: Wieffer scores twice as Brighton boost European hopes with win at Burnley

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16:55 BST - FULL-TIME! Late drama sees Everton snatch a point to deny fellow Europe-chasers Brentford.

Read more: Everton score dramatic late leveller to earn point against Brentford

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16:52 BST - GOAL! Everton hit back in the 91st minute as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall tucks his shot away to equalise! 2-2.

16:49 BST - GOAL! Brighton double their lead late on against Burnley with Mats Weieffer grabbing his second of the game.

16:38 BST - GOAL! It's man again! Igor Thiago restores Brentford's lead against Everton with a deft effort.

The second goal of the afternoon for the Brazilian.

16:12 BST - NO GOAL! Burnley think they've equalised against Brighton courtesy of Bashir Humphreys, but the flag is raised for offside.

15:50 BST - HALF-TIME! Time for a pause this afternoon:

Brentford 1-1 Everton

Burnley 0-1 Brighton

15:43 BST - GOAL! Brighton have the lead shortly before half-time at Burnley via a well-taken finish from Mats Wieffer.

15:27 BST - GOAL! Equaliser for Everton at Brentford as Beto draws the away side level with an accurate header. 1-1. 

15:07 BST - Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to TNT Sports"Disappointing. It's a big punch in the face and it's about how we react now. They are a team who haven't lost for 11 games for a reason. They did a lot right, we were far from efficient.

"The first chance they had to attack the box, it's a deflection, a bad defending action, and it's a goal. That's something we have to recover from. 

"The second half you expect a different game. We did a lot of strange things today. We have been very consistent. This can happen, this is football."

15:04 BST - GOAL! Igor Thiago puts it away to hand Brentford the lead after just three minutes!

It's the Brazilian's 20th Premier League goal of a memorable campaign.

15:01 BST - PENALTY! Brentford have a very early penalty as Jordan Pickford trips Kevin Schade.

15:00 BST - KICK-OFF! Underway in this afternoon's two Premier League fixtures:

Brentford v Everton

Burnley v Brighton

14:37 BST - Bournemouth are undefeated in their last 12 games in the Premier League, their longest undefeated winning streak in the competition.

14:25 BST - FULL-TIME! Premier League leaders Arsenal are beaten at home by Bournemouth!

A potential blow to the Gunners' title hopes and they are brutally booed off the Emirates pitch.

Read more: Bournemouth stun lacklustre Arsenal as title challenge suffers huge blow

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14:02 BST - GOAL! Bournemouth retake the lead via a well-worked move finished off by Alex Scott!

This could be a major boost to the visitors' European hopes, while it could be a key moment in Arsenal's title chase.

14:00 BST - Time for a brief look ahead to this afternoon's two fixtures:

Brentford v Everton

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Burnley v Brighton

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13:33 BST - Back underway for the second half.

13:18 BST - HALF-TIME! All square at the break.

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13:13 BST - Arsenal have scored their last 16 penalties in the Premier League, last failing to score on April 16th, 2023 against West Ham (penalty missed by Bukayo Saka).

13:05 BST - GOAL! Viktor Gyokeres makes no mistake, converting to bring Arsenal level. 1-1.

13:04 BST - PENALTY! Arsenal have a penalty for a handball against Ryan Christie.

12:55 BST - Junior Kroupi has scored his 10th goal of the Premier League this season; no Bournemouth player has more.

12:48 BST - GOAL! Arsenal are behind! The ball deflects up into the air and Junior Kroupi lashes Bournemouth into the lead!

12:30 BST - KICK-OFF! It's game time at the Emirates with the visitors getting the ball rolling - follow Arsenal v Bournemouth here

11:35 BST - Straight into things, here's the latest team news for Arsenal v Bournemouth.

Myles Lewis-Skelly comes into the lineup for the Gunners, while Bournemouth's lone change is Junior Kroupi as a starter.

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11:23 BST - We've already had one Premier League game which has been done and dusted and that was West Ham's 4-0 thumping of Wolves on Friday night.

Plenty of significance with that one as the Hammers moved out of the relegation zone and pushed Tottenham into the bottom three.

Read more: Castellanos on target as West Ham thrash Wolves to climb out of relegation zone

11:15 BST - Good morning! A four-game Premier League slate awaits today, starting off at the Emirates Stadium where Arsenal can extend their lead at the top to 12 points if they beat Bournemouth at 12:30 BST.

Brentford v Everton and Burnley v Brighton follow at 15:00 BST, with Liverpool hosting Fulham for a 17:30 BST kick-off to round off the day's play.

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