Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United moved to within a point of fourth spot after defeating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford.
Man United dropped Cristiano Ronaldo, alongside Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay, as Marcus Rashford returned from illness to spearhead the attack.
The Red Devils had a dominant first stanza where Antony was denied an early opener by the post and Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was kept busy as the visitors were relieved to head to the break all square.
However, Fred eventually broke the deadlock for Erik ten Hag's charges two minutes from the interval with a deflected strike past Lloris.
Bruno Fernandes doubled the lead for United in the last 21 minutes with a great strike from a rebound.
Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
Liverpool secured back-to-back victories after a narrow 1-0 win over West Ham United at Anfield.
The Reds recalled Trent Alexander-Arnold and skipper Jordan Henderson while Diogo Jota was ruled out with a serious calf injury that will see him miss the World Cup.
Darwin Nunez broke the deadlock for Jurgen Klopp's charges midway through the first stanza with a header in the box after an inch-perfect cross from Kontantinos Tsimikas, who started ahead of Andrew Robertson.
The Hammers had a chance to level matters from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time but Jarrod Bowen could not find the target with his spot-kick.
Brentford 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea manager Graham Potter dropped points for the first time since being appointed after goalless draw against Brentford at Brentford Community Stadium.
Potter rotated the side as Raheem Sterling, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Thiago Silva, Mateo Kovacic and Ben Chilwell all dropped out of the line-up.
The Bees had some good chances in the first stanza where Ivan Toney was denied three times by goalkeeper Kepa.
After a sluggish first stanza, the Blues improved in the second stanza but they could not find joy in the last third.
Newcastle United 1-0 Everton
Newcastle United went up to within two points of the top four after edging Everton 1-0 at St. James' Park.
Miguel Almiron's stunning lob around the half-hour mark earned the Magpies their third victory in four matches.
Eddie Howe's charges closed the gap behind fourth-placed Chelsea to just two points while the Toffees dropped down to 15th on the table.
Bournemouth 0-1 Southampton
Southampton eased relegation worries after a narrow 1-0 win over Bournemouth Vitaliy Stadium.
An early goal by Che Adams was enough to hand the Saints their first victory in six matches.
Southampton moved just two points above the relegation zone.
The Cherries interim manager Gary O'Neil, meanwhile, lost for the first time as they slipped down to 11th on the table.
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