premier league roundup

As title- chasing Arsenal completed back- to- back wins with ease, it took Sunday’s other Premier League games to provide a double- dose of late drama. Newcastle was facing ending another weekend in the relegation zone until Ayoze Perez stunned Tottenham in the third minute of stoppage time to win 2- 1 at White Hart Lane. Liverpool, which lost last weekend to Newcastle, left it even later at home to West Bromwich Albion, with Divock Origi recover- ing a 2- 2 draw in the sixth minute of stoppage time. The optimism which surrounded Juergen Klopp’s arrival as Liverpool manager two months ago has been substituted with a realism. Liverpool is five points adrift of Manchester United, which held onto fourth place despite losing at Bournemouth on Saturday, and nine behind provisional leader Arsenal. Leicester looks to retain its surprising league lead in Monday’s match against Chelsea. Olivier Giroud converted an early penalty for his 50th Premier League goal before Mesut Ozil set up Aaron Ramsey to sweep in another as Arsenal beat bottom- place Aston Villa 2- 0. It was goalkeeper Petr Cech’s 169th clean sheet in the Premier League — most achieved with Chelsea — matching David James’ record. Arsenal’s stay at the top could be brief if Leicester beats ailing champion Chelsea in Monday’s only game.