Nunez strikes late as Nix lose Liverpool extend lead A-League Women goal-fest
Substitute Darwin Nunez grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Premier League leaders Liverpool snatched a vital 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest.
It seemed Jurgen Klopp’s side would have to settle for a point after a frustrating afternoon at the City Ground but Nunez marked his return from injury getting the final touch to an Alexis Mac Allister ball in the ninth additional minute.
The victory took them four points clear at the top of the table with title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal to playtoday.
The match ended in confusion with tempers boiling over on the touchline after the final whistle.
Chelsea fans turned on Mauricio Pochettino as they watched their side labour to a 2-2 draw at west London rivals Brentford.
Chelsea were leading through a Nicolas Jackson header but were pegged back by Mads Roerslev’s close-range strike.
And shortly after Yoane Wissa put Brentford ahead with a spectacular overhead kick, the away fans began singing the name of former manager Jose Mourinho as well as calling for Pochettino to go.
But the Blues at least rescued a point on Pochettino’s 52nd birthday after Axel Disasi scored a late equaliser.
West Ham also left it late with two goals after 90 minutes were up as they claimed a 3-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park.
Everton had been hoping to put more distance between themselves and the bottom three after having four of their deducted 10 points returned this week.
They seemed on course after Beto made amends for missing a first-half penalty by putting them ahead after 56 minutes but Kurt Zouma replied with a header. Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez then both netted in stoppage time as the visitors took the spoils.
Tottenham scored three times in the final 13 minutes as they came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at home.
Eberechi Eze stunned the hosts from a free-kick just before the hour but Timo Werner levelled. Cristian Romero put Spurs ahead 10 minutes from time and Son Heung-min, who hit a post earlier in the game, put the result beyond doubt late on.
Harry Wilson scored one and made one as Fulham beat Brighton 3-0 at Craven
Cottage.
Wilson curled in a fine left-footed effort on 21 minutes and then provided the cross for Rodrigo Muniz to head home his fifth
Wellington Phoenix were unable to produce a miracle comeback against Melbourne Victory in the A-League Women.
The Phoenix scored twice in second-half stoppage time but it was too little, too late for Paul Temple’s team after a nightmare first half saw them lose 5-3 at the Home of the Matildas yesterday afternoon.
Victory consigned the Phoenix to their ninth straight away defeat when they struck four times during a one-sided first half.
Returning winger Beattie Goad scored twice for Victory, including the opening goal in the 10th minute.
Goad scored an easy header from an Emily Gielnik cross after she was left unmarked by Mackenzie Barry and Hailey Davidson.
Victory’s next two goals came from corners, exposing the Phoenix’s poor setpiece defending.
Matildas midfielder Alex Chidiac made it 4-0 on halftime when her long-range effort hit the crossbar and bounced in off Phoenix goalkeeper Riley Foster.
Temple reacted to the first-half horror show by replacing fullbacks Davidson and Zoe McMeeken and the Phoenix put in a more respectable display in the second 45 minutes.
Substitutes Michaela Robertson and Mariana Speckmaier gave the Phoenix late hope when they scored one minute apart in stoppage time.
But it was always going to be a big ask to come back from four goals down.
Yesterday’s result leaves the Phoenix four points adrift of the top six with just five games remaining.