Manchester City halved Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League to three points with a 3-0 win over visitors Fulham, while Aston Villa stayed in the frame with a late 1-0 victory at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday, Reuters reported ​​​​​​. 

Sunderland's season-long unbeaten home record was ended as Liverpool won 1-0 to boost their top-four hopes.

Nottingham Forest squandered a chance to move away from the bottom three as they drew 0-0 with bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers, while second-bottom Burnley priduced a remarkable 3-2 comeback win at Crystal Palace to boost their survival hopes, according to Reuters.