Arsenal came from behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 and reignite their Premier League title challenge on Wednesday, while Alexander Isak fired Newcastle into the top four.
Arsenal’s victory at the Emirates lifts them four points behind Liverpool, who drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night and ends a winless run of three matches in all competitions.
Son Heung-min gave Tottenham the lead in the 25th minute but the home side were level 15 minutes later when Gabriel’s header from a corner rebounded off Dominic Solanke for an own goal.
The turnaround was complete just before half-time when Leandro Trossard blasted home across new Spurs goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.
Arsenal squandered a series of chances to increase their lead and breathed a sigh of relief when Pedro Porro hit the post deep into stoppage time.
Mikel Arteta’s team are now on 43 points after 21 matches, four points behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand.
The Arsenal manager said his team were “outstanding”.
Arteta said after the game: “We had some big chances and big situations. At the end, we had to suffer more than we wanted.
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“When you have opportunities (to close the gap) you have to take them. We are on a really consistent run in the Premier League. It’s about recovery tomorrow and Aston Villa on Saturday, going and going.”
But defeat is another bitter blow for injury-ravaged Tottenham, who have now taken just five points from a possible 27 over their past nine Premier League games and have slumped to 13th in the table.
Red-hot Isak found the net for the eighth league match in a row in a 3-0 win over Wolves as Newcastle leapfrogged faltering Chelsea into fourth spot in the table.
The Swedish international put the home side ahead in the 34th minute when his shot took a huge deflection off Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri, leaving Jose Sa wrong-footed.
Isak doubled Newcastle’s lead shortly before the hour mark, controlling Bruno Guimaraes’ pass before firing home for his 15th league goal of the season and Anthony Gordon added a third.
Elsewhere, David Moyes endured a miserable return to the Everton dugout, watching his toothless side lose 1-0 to Aston Villa at Goodison Park.
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins broke the deadlock at Goodison Park in the 51st minute, slotting past England teammate Jordan Pickford after he was sent clear by Morgan Rogers.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester suffered their sixth straight league defeat, losing 2-0 to Crystal Palace to leave the Foxes second from bottom.
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