Premier League: EPL fixtures, results and latest table, 2 December

Liverpool 1-0 Everton

Divock Origi was the last-gasp hero as Liverpool stunned Everton in the Merseyside Derby.

The visitors thought they’d snatched an Anfield point until the Belgian substitute popped up in the 96th minute to pounce on Jordan Pickford’s blunder.

Jurgen Klopp’s Reds enjoyed the brighter start but were thankful to Joe Gomez for keeping the scores level early on.

Alisson made the initial save before the defender scrambled back to clear off the line.

Pickford then denied Xherdan Shaqiri at the other end when he should have scored.

Deadly duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane missed chances after the break as the hosts played towards the Kop.

Origi then stepped off the bench for his first EPL appearance since the opening day of last season, moments before he prodded against the post in a goalmouth scramble.

That was that, or so it seemed.

One last hopeful punt forward saw Virgil van Dijk’s hopeless shot balloon up before falling towards both crossbar and Pickford.

The keeper’s flap allowed the lurking Belgian the chance he needed to nod in his first Reds goal since May 2017.

Beyond the barmy drama, it was a goal that took Liverpool to within two points of EPL leaders Manchester City.

Arsenal 4-2 Tottenham

Arsenal came from behind to stun Tottenham in a North London derby thriller at the Emirates.

Unai Emery’s men went 2-1 down having taken the lead in the first half, but hit back to go back above their rivals into fourth in the Premier League table.

The Gunners were rewarded for a bright start when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang slotted home a tenth-minute penalty.

They were busy pushing for more with their visitors on the ropes, until a keeping cock-up turned the first half on its head.

Bernd Leno was badly beaten at his near post by Eric Dier’s flicked header from Christian Eriksen’s in-swinging free kick on 30 minutes.

High tensions spilled over as Spurs celebrated in front of Arsenal fans, substitutes and possibly even the tea lady, given the amount of offence taken.

Annoyance grew worse less than four minutes later when Son Heung-min dropped in the area after a clumsy Rob Holding tackle.

That man Harry Kane rattled in the spot kick to put the away side in front.

Half time barely took the edge off the intensity, as the Gunners restored parity on 56 minutes.

Substitute Aaron Ramsey engineered the perfect flick-on in to the path of Aubameyang, who popped his instinctive strike into the bottom right-hand corner past the unmoved Hugo Lloris.

And it was the Welshman’s fellow interval replacement Alex Lacazette who hit the third, given far too much time on the edge of the area before his chancy effort deflected into the far corner off Dier.

Within a flash, it happened again.

Lucas Torreira slipped the leash on 77 minutes and found exactly the same part of goal from a narrowing angle as the Emirates went barmy.

The final nail in the Spurs coffin came when error-prone Jan Vertonghen was sent off after collecting a second yellow card for a flying challenge.

Chelsea 2-0 Fulham

Chelsea eased to London derby victory over Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Sunday lunchtime.

The Blues were ahead inside four minutes when Pedro was allowed to scurry into the box before whipping into the far corner.

It could have led to an afternoon of toil for the visitors, but Maurizio Sarri’s men mustered nothing more than a couple of half-chances further before half time.

Their pedestrian dominance continued after the break although they had to wait for their breathing space, not least when Alvaro Morata inexplicably struck over from six yards.

Substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek showed the Spaniard how to do it.

The youngster benefited from the classy play of Eden Hazard and Pedro, powering into the back of the net on 82 minutes.

EPL Table on 2 December

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Southampton 2-2 Manchester United

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Southampton held Manchester United to an exciting, anxious draw in the late Premier League kick off at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.

Stuart Armstrong opened the scoring on 12 minutes when he zeroed in on the bottom left-hand corner with a thumping strike, after taking Michael Obafemi’s smart pass.

A scarcely believable second followed soon after.

Marcus Rashford’s clumsy foul gave the Saints a tasty free kick that Cedric Soares curled gorgeously into the top left-hand corner.

But Romelu Lukaku took advantage of the ball falling kindly to whack in United’s opener on 33 minutes.

And Ander Herrera was the beneficiary of Marcus Rashford’s industry six minutes later, finishing classily through his own legs from close range to level.

Both sides traded blows after half time, with Mark Hughes’ hosts often looking the more likely to force a winner.

But the under-performing pair had to settle for a point apiece.

Manchester City 3-1 Bournemouth

Manchester City were made to sweat for their victory at home to stubborn Bournemouth at the Etihad.

The resistance lasted 16 minutes before Asmir Begovic’s save from Leroy Sane fell into the path of Bernardo Silva, who smashed home.

But Bournemouth are made of sturdy stuff and took advantage of a good spell to pull level just before half time.

Callum Wilson met a Simon Francis cross with a hooping header that found the net despite keeper Ederson getting a hand to it.

City retook the lead when Raheem Sterling, moments after striking the post with a brilliant solo effort, forced in when the Cherries failed to clear their lines.

And Ilkay Gundogan provided the much-needed breathing space when he tucked into Sane’s pull-back in the 79th minute.

Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley

Crystal Palace came away wondering how they hadn’t scored double figures against Burnley at Selhurst Park.

James McArthur fluked the Eagles into the lead when his cross evaded everyone, including Clarets keeper Joe Hart, before going in off the post on 16 minutes.

That the difference remained a single goal defied belief as the Londoners ran riot, especially when Wilfried Zaha crashed a curling shot off the crossbar.

But Andros Townsend removed any lingering doubts when he cut in from the right before whistling a supreme strike into the top left-hand corner.

Huddersfield 1-2 Brighton

Ten-man Huddersfield collapsed to defeat at home to Brighton on Saturday.

The Terriers scored the fastest EPL goal of the season when Mathias Jorgensen bundled in with his head after just 59 seconds.

But their afternoon took a turn for the awkward when Steve Mounie was sent off for a wretched challenge on Yves Bissouma.

And Shane Duffy rose highest to level the scores on the stroke of half time, picking out the bottom corner.

Florin Andone completed the turnaround when he nodded in Solly March’s cross.

Leicester 2-0 Watford

Leicester continued their encouraging form with a strong home win over Watford in the Premier League.

Marksman Jamie Vardy was flattened by onrushing keeper Ben Foster before thumping in the penalty to break the deadlock on 11 minutes.

James Maddison then made it two after controlling beautifully on the edge of the box before flummoxing a pair of visiting defenders.

Etienne Capoue was sent off for the visitors late on after a hefty challenge.

Newcastle 0-3 West Ham

Newcastle saw their winning run go up in smoke at the hands of West Ham at St James’ Park.

Javier Hernandez poached a trademark, close-range opener in the 11th minute with the home defence snoozing.

The Mexican doubled his tally midway through the second period when he ran off the last man before slotting  inside the near post.

Felipe Anderson added the gloss with his injury time third.