Tottenham dropped two points in its pursuit of Premier league leader leicester by drawing 1-1 at liverpool on Saturday, with England forward Harry Kane becoming a Spurs record-breaker through his equalizer.
Kane swiveled before burying a low shot into the far corner in the 63rd minute to earn Spurs a point at Anfield, canceling out Philippe Coutinho's goal for liverpool in the 51st.
By scoring for the fourth straight league game, Kane reached 22 league goals for the season — more than any other Tottenham player has managed in a single Premier league season.
leicester, seeking arguably the most unlikely title victory in English soccer history, can move seven points clear of second-place Tottenham by beating Southampton at home on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Swansea took another step toward English Premier league safety by rallying from two goals down to draw at Stoke 2-2 on Saturday.
The Europe-chasing Potters looked set for a fifth win in seven games after Ibrahim Afellay headed in a fine cross from Marko Arnautovic early, and Bojan Krkic made it 2-0 shortly after the interval, advancing to the edge of the box and hitting a shot that Swansea goalkeeper lukasz Fabianski only got a hand to.
But Stoke goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard replacing the injured Jack Butland was then beaten twice on his league debut, by Gylfi Sigurdsson's strike and substitute Alberto Paloschi's deflected shot 11 minutes later.
Swansea was 15th and 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester City kept its dwindling title chances alive by beating Bournemouth 4-0 in the English Premier league, with midfielder Kevin De Bruyne making a fabulous return on Saturday.
Man City remained in fourth place, 12 points off league leader leicester with seven games to go.
City started very quickly, with three goals coming in the first 20 minutes. Fernando struck following a corner, which was followed by a fine volley from De Bruyne, and a header by Sergio Aguero. Aleksander Kolarov finished the scoring in second-half stoppage time.
Bournemouth was 13th, 11 points above the relegation zone and looking safe.
City dominated a game that was less important for its slim title ambitions, than for warding off the challenges of West Ham and Manchester United for a top-four place. City showed no sign of its recent poor away form, scoring three before Bournemouth properly settled.
Sunderland moved further from survival with a 0-0 draw against West Bromwich Albion in an English Premier league game it should have won on Saturday. West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster earned a point for the Baggies, and Sunderland had a last-minute goal by Dame N'Doye disallowed for offside.
Foster made important saves from lee Cattermole, Jan Kirchhoff, two from Fabio Borini, and another from Jermain Defoe at the death as the Black Cats again failed to profit from the opportunities they created. Despite a first clean sheet in 18 games for Sam Allardyce's side, Sunderland remains 18th in the league, and trails Norwich by four points.
Arsenal scored two goals in each half in a 4-0 win over Watford in the English Premier league on Saturday, with young Nigerian Alex Iwobi enhancing his reputation with a second goal in as many games. The 19-year-old Iwobi had already set up Alexis Sanchez for Arsenal's fourth-minute opener when the Chilean returned the favor, with Iwobi sweeping in the finish. He also scored in a 2-0 win at Everton before the international break.
Hector Bellerin, with a deflected shot, and substitute Theo Walcott bookended the second half with goals as Arsenal consolidated third place with its second straight victory.
Arsene Wenger's team moved seven points clear of fifth-place West Ham, strengthening its chances of another season in the Champions league. The title remains a long shot for Arsenal, with leicester eight points clear having played the same number of games.
Walcott replaced Iwobi in the 74th, and wrapped up the win in the 90th.
An injury-time strike from Martin Olsson gave Norwich a thrilling 3-2 win against fellow strugglers Newcastle in the English Premier league on Saturday.
A header from Timm Klose on the stroke of halftime gave Norwich the lead, before Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the first of his two goals in the 71st minute.
Norwich took the lead again three minutes later, Dieumerci Mbokani scoring from the edge of the area, before Mitrovic scored from a penalty on 86 minutes following an unnecessary handball by Gary O'Neil. The winner came in the 93rd minute with Olsson drilling home from close range.
Alexandre Pato scored in his debut as Chelsea defeated 10-man, managerless Aston Villa 4-0 in a dominant display Saturday in the English Premier league.
The on-loan Brazilian struck soon after coming on as a substitute, converting a fine penalty after he was brought down by Aly Cissokho. Two goals from Pedro and a neat Ruben loftus-Cheek finish sealed what was an easy victory for Guus Hiddink's side. Villa defender Alan Hutton was sent off late in the second half for a second yellow card.
The result provisionally moves Chelsea into ninth on 44 points, with the defending champion even beginning to dream of a European spot after its disastrous start to the season.
Aston Villa remains adrift at the bottom with only 16 points and could be relegated next weekend.
Villa, which parted company with manager Remi Garde on Tuesday following a disastrous four-month spell in charge, gave no sign of a late-season revival under caretaker manager Eric Black. A highly unimpressive display, in the midst of angry fan protests, was capped by Hutton's sending off in the 85th minute.
loftus-Cheek scored Chelsea's first goal in the 26th, slotting home at the front post from Cesar Azpilicueta's cross.
Coming on for the injured loic Remy in the 23rd, Pato made an instant impact in what was an impressive debut. His movement caused the Villa defense endless problems, with his first-half stoppage time goal coming from a penalty after he was fouled by Cissokho. Pato continued to impress throughout the second half, and played an integral part in both of Pedro's goals.
There was also a debut for defender Matt Miazga. The 20-year-old American defender, bought from MlS side New York Red Bulls in January for $5 million, made a solid start to his Chelsea career, dealing well with the few chances Villa created.