
Round-up:
In today's early kick-off, Tottenham Hotspur closed the gap to Liverpool to just 4 points at the top of the table until at least Monday, thanks to an 83rd-minute goal from Heung min-Son which managed to break down a stubborn Newcastle United.
Four of the bottom 7 were in action against each other, with Crystal Palace giving themselves a boost in the battle for survival after beating 19th-placed Fulham, who are without an away win all season, 2-0 thanks to a Luka Milivojevic penalty and a goal from Jeffrey Schlupp in the 87th minute to seal the win. In the other match involving the bottom 7, Burnley rescued a point after being awarded a 90th-minute penalty after Southampton defender Jack Stephens handled in the penalty area, which Ashley Barnes converted after Southampton took the lead on 55 minutes through Nathan Redmond. This drew means both Burnley and Southampton remain unbeaten throughout 2019. There was one other match which ended in a draw, which was between Brighton & Hove Albion and Watford in a match which ended goalless. Chelsea recovered from their demolition away to AFC Bournemouth last Wednesday by strolling to a 5-0 victory over bottom club Huddersfield Town, thanks 2 goals each from Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard (one of which was a penalty), with David Luiz wrapping up the scoring for the hosts. This defeat means that Huddersfield Town find themselves 12 points adrift of 17th-placed Burnley. Wolverhampton Wanderers made it 3 consecutive victories after an impressive 3-1 win away to out-of-form Everton, thanks to a Ruben Neves penalty and goals from Raul Jimenez and Leander Dendoncker, with André Gomes scoring Everton's goal.
In the evening's match, Cardiff City gave their survival hopes a boost after beating AFC Bournemouth in their first home since the extremely tragic disappearance of signing Emiliano Sala. The home side were awarded a penalty after just 4 minutes after an inexplicable handball by AFC Bournemouth defender Steve Cook, which Bobby Reid converted. Reid, who was celebrating his birthday today, added to his goal tally right on the beginning of the second half with a composed finish to wrap up the win.
Results:
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Newcastle United 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Watford 0
Burnley 1 Southampton 1
Chelsea 5 Huddersfield Town 0
Crystal Palace 2 Fulham 0
Everton 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3
Cardiff City 2 AFC Bournemouth 0
To be played tomorrow:
Leicester City v Manchester United - KO 15:05 CET
Manchester City v Arsenal - KO 17:30 CET
To be played on Monday:
West Ham United v Liverpool - KO 21:00 CET