Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten run came to an emphatic end as they were demolished 5-0 at in-form Bournemouth this afternoon.
Andoni Iraola’s men, who won 4-1 at Newcastle last weekend, were at it again with Dango Ouattara grabbing a hat-trick to add to goals from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo.
Kluivert’s 11th goal of the season set the Cherries on their way before Ouattara took center stage with a superb treble as Forest’s usually watery defence.
Semenyo rounded off a stunning afternoon for Bournemouth with a brilliant solo goal in stoppage time.
Three of the best, he made them pay – and that completes a great hat-trick 👌 pic.twitter.com/awxnguwbi7
– AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@AfcBournemouth) January 25, 2025
Isak inspires Newcastle to win at Southampton
Bournemouth remain a point behind Newcastle, who heaped more misery on Southampton with a 3-1 win at St Mary’s.
The Saints took a surprise lead through a Jan Bednarek header but, inspired by Aleksander Isak, the visitors hit back to claim victory.
Isak won and converted a penalty for the equalizer and then fired Newcastle ahead four minutes later with his 17th league hat-trick of the season.
Sandro Tonali added a third in the second half.
Here’s how the top six are today, with all six sides in action today 🔝
What will the board look like by the end of the day? pic.twitter.com/6swxcnlnsy
– Premier League (@premierleague) January 25, 2025
Big win for Everton
Everton put some breathing space between themselves and the bottom four with a hard-fought battle at Brighton.
Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal three minutes before half-time after Joel Veltman was adjudged to have handled.
Brighton offered more attacking threat in the second half but the Toffees held on to give David Moyes victory in his 700th Premier League game as manager.
Everton remain 16th but, crucially, are now seven points clear of 17th-placed Wolves.
Today’s results
Bournemouth 5-0 Nottingham Forest
Brighton 0-1 Everton
Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich- Read the match report here
Southampton 1-3 Newcastle
Wolves 0-1 Arsenal- Read the match report here
