🦁 Villa snatch late win at Luton; Liverpool win late; Chelsea frustrated | OneFootball

There were seven Premier League fixtures across the Saturday slate. Here is what went down around the grounds.

Aston Villa break Luton hearts late

Scorers: Chong 67′, Morris 73′ ; Watkins 24, 38′, Digne 88′

A late strike saw Aston Villa snatch a late win away to relegation-threatened Luton Town.

The first chance fell to Luton when Tahith Chong dashed down the left-flank before his effort was narrowly blocked on the edge of the box.

Villa grew into the game however, forcing a few strong saves out of Thomas Kaminski in the Luton goal.

The breakthrough finally came when Ollie Watkins continued his superb season by heading home a corner to give the visitors the lead.

Watkins found his second before the end of the opening half when Villa took a quick free-kick, playing the striker in behind before he fired home to complete his brace.

The hosts came flying out of the traps after the restart, pinning Villa into their own half and creating a flurry of their own chances.

The goal finally came when Tahith Chong pounced on a goalmouth scramble before firing home from close-range to lift the roof of Kenilworth Road.

The turnaround was complete when Carlton Morris darted in at the back-post to fire home and level the scoreline in dramatic fashion.

Just when the home crowd started to celebrate a potentially season defining comeback, Lucas Digne shocked the Kenilworth faithful by popping up with a late goal to fire Villa into the lead.

Darwin at the death

Scorers: Núñez 90+9′

Liverpool followed up their EFL Cup success by netting an incredible 99th minute winner away to Nottingham Forest that keeps them top of the table.

Cup final hero Caoimhín Kelleher showcased his exceptional one-on-one abilities again midway through the first half to deny Anthony Elanga when he seemed certain to score in the biggest chance of a scoreless opening 45 minutes.

In the second half, it was again the former Manchester United man who had the biggest chance to break the deadlock but fired wide when he was again expected to score and just when it looked like they would have to settle for a point, it was Liverpool who struck for a dramatic winner in incredible fashion.

It took until the ninth minute of injury-time for it to arrive when a brilliant Alexis Mac Allister cross was diverted home by Darwin Núñez to spark scenes of pandemonium among the visiting fans and maintain their four-point lead at the top of the table.

More pressure on Poch

Scorers: Roerslev 49′, Wissa 69′; Jackson 35′, Disasi 83′

The pressure on Mauricio Pochettino shows no signs of letting up after they followed their Wembley disappointment up with an enthralling yet ultimately costly 2-2 draw at Brentford.

Chelsea missed a huge chance to open the scoring on the half hour mark but Nicolas Jackson somehow failed to convert after rounding the goalkeeper.

But within minutes he made amends and silenced some of the doubters with an excellent header to put the Blues into the box seat.

That advantage was wiped out shortly after the start of the second half in scrappy fashion through Mads Roerslev from close range.

Brentford then completed the turnaround in sensational style as Yoane Wissa pulled a sublime overhead kick out of the bag to give his side the lead.

Sergio Reguilón, who played a big part in the opener, then came so close to extending that advantage but for the second time, the Bees were denied by the post and those misses eventually came back to haunt them when a thumping Axel Disasi header on 83 minutes to rescue a point, although it did little to appease a furious away section.

Spurs leave it late again

Scorers: Werner 77′, Romero 80′, Son 88′; Eze 59′

Yet another late flurry of goals saw Tottenham come from behind to seal all three points with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace.

After a frustrating and scoreless first half, Ange Postecoglou’s half-time words looked to have inspired an early Spurs reaction when Heung-min Son fired against the woodwork, only for Palace to catch them cold quickly.

On his return to the side, Eberechi Eze displayed his dead ball prowess once more by curling a fantastic free-kick beyond Guglielmo Vicario’s reach.

With time running out, Spurs turned the game on its head with a quickfire double, the kind which has been a staple of their season.

The equaliser came after brilliant work from substitute Brennan Johnson ended with Timo Werner scoring at the far post to finally open his Tottenham account and within minutes Cristian Romero headed them into the lead from a James Maddison cross.

In the final minute, Son wrapped things up by racing clear and slotting home to see his side extend their lead over Manchester United behind them in sixth.

Super Šoucek sinks Everton

Scorers: Beto 56′; Zouma 62′, Souček 90+1′, Álvarez 90+5′

Everton followed up their midweek points reprieve following an appeal by failing to add to their tally as two late goals saw them beaten by David Moyes’ West Ham on his return to Merseyside.

The hosts were given a perfect chance on the stroke of half-time to take the lead when they were awarded a penalty but from the spot, Alphonse Areola saved Beto’s effort.

However, the former Udinese man made up for that miss in the second half by giving the Toffees the lead by heading home a fantastic James Garner cross but the lead lasted just six minutes before former Everton man Kurt Zouma equalised.

When a point apiece looked to be the outcome, the Hammers won it in injury-time and in style too with an outrageous outside of the boot volley from Tomáš Šoucek before Edson Álvarez chipped in with a late third to keep their side seventh and leave Everton looking over their shoulders.

Newcastle back on track

Scorers: Isak 14′, Gordon 33′, Livramento 90′

Newcastle put up the perfect reply to their recent defensive struggles as they put three unanswered goals past Wolves with a ruthless showing on Tyneside.

A perfect counter-attacking goal gave Newcastle the early lead when they broke with pace against an exposed Wolves defence, who were caught out when Alexander Isak reacted fastest to head home a deflected shot.

The man who played such a big role in creating that goal, Anthony Gordon, then got on the scoresheet himself by turning home after José Sá spilled the ball.

Newcastle wrapped things up late on to move up to eighth through a first goal for the club from Tino Livramento.

Muniz magic for Fulham again

Scorers: Wilson 21′, Muniz 32′, Traoré 90+1′

Fresh from their Old Trafford win, Fulham were at it again early as a misjudgement by Adam Webster allowed Harry Wilson to curl the home side in front.

Rodrigo Muniz’s hot streak then continued 10 minutes as he doubled the Cottagers’ advantage to net in his fifth successive game with a smart header.

The Brazilian appears to have replaced the Seagulls’ Evan Ferguson as the division’s hottest young striker as the Brighton man’s struggles and drought continued after half-time with two big misses in close succession.

Fulham had the final say in injury-time to continue their unbeaten run in this fixture as Adama Traoré added a third.

Sunday’s fixtures