Trent Alexander-Arnold came off the bench to fire home the winner as Liverpool moved a step closer to the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory at Leicester in a result that confirmed the Foxes’ relegation to the Championship.
With the game heading towards a goalless draw, Alexander-Arnold was thrown on to make his return from injury – and he only needed five minutes to make his mark, scoring the winner with the first left-footed goal of his professional career.
With that win, Liverpool will be crowned champions of England for a record-equalling 20th time with a win against Tottenham Hotspur on April 27, 2025 even if Arsenal beat Crystal Palace in midweek.
Arsenal breezed to a 4-0 win at 10-player Ipswich, whose relegation is all but assured.
The Gunners scored two goals down Saka’s flank inside the first 28 minutes.
For the first, Saka’s cutback from the right was touched on by Martin Odegaard to Leandro Trossard, who poked home. The second was pretty much identical as Mikel Merino flicked another delivery on to Gabriel Martinelli, who could not miss from a few yards out.
Both teams then played the second half at near-walking pace, though Arsenal did up the ante at a corner from which came their third goal. The Gunners went short through Declan Rice and Odegaard, the former slipping in Trossard who found the net for his second.
After Odegaard had hit the post and as the clock ticked towards stoppage time, Arsenal substitute Ethan Nwaneri came off the bench to score the fourth and final goal via a double deflection.
Meanwhile, Wolves secured Premier League survival with a 1-0 win at lacklustre Manchester United thanks to Pablo Sarabia’s super free-kick.
The sub had only been on the field at Old Trafford for three minutes and five seconds but whipped a wonderful set-piece over the wall and beyond a full-stretch Andre Onana to grab a fifth-straight win for Vitor Pereira’s side.
