Liverpool strike late to beat Forest, Spurs fight back to close on top four

Liverpool strike late to beat Forest, Spurs fight back to close on top four
Saturday witnessed Tottenham come back from behind to defeat Crystal Palace, while injury-plagued Liverpool went four points ahead at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest thanks to a header from Darwin Nunez in the 99th minute. A series of injuries in recent weeks has pushed Liverpool's resources to the breaking point as they aim to achieve a quadruple in Jurgen Klopp's last season. Once more, the Reds were without a number of key players, like as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, and Mohamed Salah. However, there was still hope as Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai came back as replacements in the second half.Nunez reached the highest point to flick in Alexis Mac Allister's cross, making the decisive play almost the very last of the match. Nunez is from Uruguay. With a win, Klopp's team moves five points clear of Arsenal ahead of their Monday trip to Sheffield United and clear of Manchester City, who play Manchester United on Sunday. After the loss, Forest is now only four points above the relegation zone, and the club still faces the possibility of losing points due to financial rule violations. Son wins for the Spurs Under Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham has a history of pulling off late comebacks at home, and they needed another one to upset Palace 3-1 and hand Oliver Glasner his first loss as manager. At the hour mark, the Eagles took an unexpected lead thanks to a wonderful free-kick from Eberechi Eze. Timo Werner's goal, a tap-in from Brennan Johnson's low cross, set up the grandstand finish and was the first Spurs goal. Son Heung-min then raced clear to secure the three points after Cristian Romero had put Tottenham ahead with a header.With a powerful header, Nicolas Jackson gave the Blues the lead right away. However, Brentford has won their last five games against their more affluent opponents in west London. Early in the second half, Mads Roerslev tied the score, but Yoane Wissa's incredible overhead kick gave the Bees the lead. With the win, Spurs are now only two points behind fourth-place Aston Villa, who play away to Luton later today. Brentford overcame a shortfall to increase the pressure on Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino, who is under fire. the bottom half of the table. Newcastle moved up to eighth place with their first home victory in almost three months, sustaining their hopes of qualifying for Europe. Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon, and Tino Livramento scored goals as the Magpies defeated Wolves 3-0 to move up to the top of the position. Brighton's elimination from the European race for the upcoming campaign is increasing after the Seagulls' crushing 3-0 loss to Fulham. Brighton's winless streak in league games was extended to three against the Cottagers thanks to goals from Adama Traore, Harry Wilson, and Rodrigo Muniz. Even though Everton's 10-point deduction was cut to six this week, they are still in a struggle for relegation. Before giving the Toffees the lead over West Ham in the first half, Beto missed a penalty. Nevertheless, goals from Edson Alvarez, Tomas Soucek, and Kurt Zouma allowed the Hammers to rally and win 3-1. The team led by David Moyes advances to seventh place, just two points behind the top six.