A huge weekend in the race for the title, with contenders Manchester City and Liverpool both coming through difficult encounters with wins.
Brighton’s relegation fears deepened after they were thrashed 5-0 at home to Bournemouth, whilst Burnley beat Cardiff 2-0 in a relegation six-pointer.
Here’s the best pictures from the Premier League weekend…
http://gty.im/1137158760
Liverpool’s players celebrate after Mohamed Salah’s thunderbolt sealed their 2-0 win over top-four chasing Chelsea. The Egyptian is now level with Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero as the Premier League’s leading scorer with 19.
Lucas Moura poses for a picture with his son and the match ball after hitting his first hat-trick in European football and the first at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs thrashed relegated Huddersfield 4-0.
Anthony Knockaert earns a stupid red card for a reckless lunge as Brighton were dismantled 5-0 at home to Bournemouth. Chris Hughton’s side are just five points ahead of 18th-placed Cardiff City ahead of the huge clash between the sides on Tuesday night.
Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser celebrate after the latter’s goal at Brighton. The duo have now combined for a joint-record 10 Premier League goals this season.
Raheem Sterling scored twice as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park, the England international taking his tally to 17 league goals for the season.
Ayoze Perez’s header all but assured Newcastle’s Premier League status as they beat Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium on Friday night.
Manchester United benefitted from some contentious refereeing to beat an impressive West Ham 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday, Paul Pogba scoring twice from the penalty spot for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
Chris Wood’s brace of headers moved Burnley further clear of danger with a 2-0 win over relegation rivals Cardiff City. Cardiff boss Neil Warnock was again left feeling aggrieved by what he perceived as poor refereeing decisions.
Ex-Birmingham player Nathan Redmond taunts the fans of the club’s rivals Wolves after scoring his second during Southampton’s 3-1 win over the Midlands club.
Tom Cairney scored his first Premier League goal of the season, and the first since scoring for Hull City in 2010, as Fulham broke a nine-game losing streak with a surprise 2-0 win over in-form Everton at Craven Cottage.
