Premier League roundup

Manchester City tightened the Premier League title race on Sunday, beating Chelsea 3-0 after Arsenal lost at home a day earlier. (premierleague.com) (mancity.com) City’s goals came in a 17-minute burst after halftime at Stamford Bridge, with Nico O’Reilly scoring in the 51st minute, Marc Guéhi in the 57th and Jérémy Doku in the 68th. The win left Pep Guardiola’s side six points behind Arsenal with a game in hand. (mancity.com) (skysports.com) Arsenal’s stumble came first on Saturday, when AFC Bournemouth won 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium with goals from Junior Kroupi in the 17th minute and Alex Scott in the 74th after Viktor Gyökeres had equalized from the penalty spot in the 35th. Arsenal stayed first on 70 points from 31 matches, while City were second on 61 from 30. (arsenal.com) (skysports.com) (premierleague.com) Liverpool also kept themselves in the European race on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Fulham at Anfield, built on first-half goals from Rio Ngumoha in the 36th minute and Mohamed Salah in the 40th. The result ended a three-match losing run in the league. (liverpoolfc.com) (skysports.com) The weekend reset the run-in around one fixture already on the calendar: Manchester City host Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, April 19. Arsenal also had a home match against Sporting Clube de Portugal scheduled for Wednesday, April 15, before that trip. (arsenal.com) (premierleague.com) Bournemouth’s win carried its own table significance. The club said the 2-1 result extended its unbeaten league run to 12 matches, the longest top-flight streak in its history, and moved Andoni Iraola’s side up to ninth. (afcb.co.uk) Chelsea’s defeat hit a different race. City’s report said Chelsea were chasing one of the Premier League’s five Champions League places, and Sky Sports said the loss increased pressure on Liam Rosenior as the club’s top-five push slipped. (mancity.com) (skysports.com) At Liverpool, the goals were only part of the story. The Premier League’s official site reported that Salah and Andy Robertson received a special ovation after the Fulham win, while Liverpool said Ngumoha scored his first competitive goal at Anfield. (premierleague.com) (liverpoolfc.com) By Monday night, Matchweek 32 had produced the shape of the next round: Arsenal still led, City had a direct shot at them, Bournemouth had pushed into the top half, and Liverpool had stopped their slide before the final stretch. (premierleague.com 1) (premierleague.com 2)