3 pm start at 3 pm On Saturday, they served some dramatic action as Liverpool leaders traveled to the south coast.
Everton welcomed Leicester’s relegation to Goodison Park, while St James’ Park hosted a fiery case between Newcastle and Fulham.
Another huge conflict at the bottom was on the cards, as Ipswich hosted Southampton.
And after Nottingham Forest’s 7-0 in Brighton in the early game, expectations were high across England’s top flight.
Read below to see how the action unfolded this afternoon.
Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool
Get Innn !!! 👊 pic.twitter.com/6imxnmvx2w
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) 1 February 2025
Liverpool expanded their lead to the top of the Premier League to nine points with a 2-0 win over Bournemouth on the Vitality stadium, finishing the undefeated 11 games.
Mohamed Salah was the star of the show, offsetting both goals to get his season at 21.
The Egyptian opened the scoring in the 30th minute from a penalty spot, after Cody Gakpo fell from Lewis Cook. Salah’s strike in the lower right corner left Kepa without any chance.
Bournemouth thought he was balanced soon when David Brooks shot at home, but Var excluded the target for an offside in the accumulation involving Milos Kerkez.
The second semester saw Bournemouth create opportunities to level the score. James Tavernier struck the position with a candy’s attempt, and Justin Kluivert wasted the recovery with the goal that fell.#
Liverpool capitalized in this missed opportunity just five minutes later. A quick counterattack, started by Curtis Jones’ monitoring and help, found Salah on the right. Cutting in his left foot, Salah popped a brand finish beyond a helpless kepa to double the lead.
Everton 4-0 Leicester
A worthy goal for Ili to cover a good afternoon. 👏💙 pic.twitter.com/wnpwd0s6df
– Everton (@everton) 1 February 2025
Everton gave an imposing performance to secure a vital 4-0 victory over Leicester at Goodisson Park, moving nine points from the relegation zone.
The Tofffees did not waste time to claim their sovereignty, with Abdoulaye Doucoure opening the scoring just ten seconds after the start. Utilizing Jordan’s long pass, Doucoure popped Leicester’s unstable defense to hit the house confidently.
Everton doubled their advantage in six minutes when James Tarkowski’s exact passage found Beto, who took the bottom corner.
Beto continued his fine form, offsetting the second shortly before the half. A wonderful ball from James Garner separates Leicester’s defense, allowing the striker to convert easily.
Leicester, under Ruud van Nistelrooy, offered little in response, managing only one shot on the target and recording a 0.39 xg.
Their struggles worsened in the second half when Iliman Ndiaye capitalized the poor defense to add Everton’s fourth, sealing a dominant victory.
Ipswich 1-2 southampton
ENTER! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/t83dC1v1tr
– Southampton FC (@southamptonfc) 1 February 2025
Southampton secured a vital 2-1 victory over Ipswich in Portman Road, signaling the first Premier League victory in November.
The result broke a frustrating course of six consecutive defeats and 13 matches without a win.
The match started with Ipswich on the front leg. Despite the creation of many probability, including nine shots in the first half, they could not find the revolution.
In the 21st minute, Joe Aribo fell on a fired cross to shoot Southampton in 1-0.
Ipswich responded vigorously and balanced immediately after half an hour sign. Liam Delap played a clever pass to hit partner Nathan Broadhead, whose tradition found Delap for a clinical finish after Aaron Ramsdale, making it 1-1.
Ipswich dominated the second half, but their efforts were canceled by Southampton owner Ramsdale, who made Key Saves to deny the hosts.
Ipswich’s frustration increased as they could not turn their 15 shots into goals. Visitors, despite being largely under pressure, found their winner in the 87th minute.
Paul Onuachu reacted faster to a recovery after Sulemana’s salvation, placing Southampton the lead.
Newcastle 1-2 Fulham
Three Howay points from home. 💜#Nonexistent pic.twitter.com/vvi5GPjsmz
– Fulham Football Club (@fulhamfc) 1 February 2025
Fulham made a remarkable 2-1 win in St James’ Park, a stunning newcastle with a second return.
The Magpies had checked in the first half, taking a worthy lead through Jacob Murphy’s finish in the 37th minute.
Newcastle could have expanded their advantage, with Sandro Tonali beating Crossbar and Tino Livramento watching his shot saved by Bernd Leno.
Fulham, meanwhile, struggled to break and had an xg of just 0.16 in the first half.
However, Marco Silva’s side appeared refreshing after the break. Raul Jimenez levels the scoring in the 61st minute, lacking in a brilliant pass by Antonee Robinson.
Jimenez’s shot is diverted by Murphy, the wrong-footing Martin Dubravka holder and made it 1-1. Fulham’s dominance continued in the 82nd minute, the free kick by Andreas Pereira met by replacement Rodrigo Muniz, whose Deft Finish in the Front Post completed the recovery.
Newcastle had their moments in the second half, with Alexander Isak beating Crossbar and Joe Willock missed a gold -plated opportunity, but failed to capitalize.
Fulham’s second half show was enough to secure their first Tyneside victory in 16 years.
