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Catch up with the best of the Premier League action on Wednesday evenings
Five big games were on the cards for Wednesday’s slate of action, with some big implications on the line. Premier League title race.
Manchester City hosted Fulham Liverpool travel to the Stadium of Light, with the chance to move to within three points of leaders Arsenal. Sunderland.
Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest meet Wolves in a huge battle at the bottom of the standings, as does Crystal Palace’s clash with Burnley.
In the Midlands, Aston Villa welcome Brighton, with the home side looking to keep pace with City and cement their place in the Champions League places.
Catch the best of the action around the ground in this latest round of Premier League fixtures:
Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton: Mings wins it at the death
Aston Villa beat Brighton 1-0 at Villa Park in a tight encounter with very few clear-cut chances.
The game looked set to end goalless until the 86th minute, when Tyrone Mings met Leon Bailey’s cross with a header which deflected off Jack Hinsselwood, which was later scored as an own goal.
Brighton pushed late on but rarely tested Emilino Martinez, while Ross Barkley’s stoppage-time effort was wide and failed to settle.
Both sides struggled to get a long-range strike over the bar, with Brighton having the best chance.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Wolves: Stalemate at the City Ground
Nottingham Forest were held to a 0-0 draw by bottom-placed Wolves at the City Ground. The hosts dominated, recording 35 shots, but Jose Sani’s goalkeeping and some scrappy finishing denied the hosts a decisive win.
In the first half, Forest controlled the game. Gibbs-White was wide of Anderson’s cross, Hudson-Odoi saved and Luca missed from close range. Wolves went into the break without a shot on target after facing 16 attempts.
The pressure continued in the second half. Sa made excellent stops from Jesus and Morato on 77 minutes and finished with ten saves. Wolves almost stole a counter late on, Ortega saving, as the boos welcomed full-time.
Crystal Palace 2-3 Burnley: Clarets stun Eagles
Crystal Palace suffered a damaging defeat at home as Burnley fought back from two goals down to win 3-2 at Selhurst Park.
The hosts started brilliantly and took the lead in the 17th minute. Adam Wharton clipped a measured pass over the defense and Jørgen Strand controlled Larsen before finishing past Dubravka. Palace were comfortable for most of the opening half hour and doubled their lead on 33 minutes, when Jefferson Lerma’s cross was met by Strand Larsson, who stooped to head into the bottom corner.
The match changed quickly before the interval. Burnley pulled a goal back in the 40th minute as Marcus Edwards found Hannibal Majbrey on the edge of the area and he slotted past Henderson. The visitors were level four minutes later, Jaidon Anthony cutting in from the left after being released by Leslie Ugochukwu and beating the goalkeeper at his near post.
Burnley completed the turnaround in first-half stoppage time when a corner was flicked on by Humphreys and turned into his own net by Lerma.
Palace dominated possession after the break and created several chances but could not find the equaliser.
