Man City back on track with win over Wolves, Liverpool gloom deepens

LONDON, Jan 24 : Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 2-0 defeat of bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers moving them four points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal on Saturday but Liverpool's woes continued with a last-gasp 3-2 loss at Bournemouth.

City manager Pep Guardiola left leading scorer Erling Haaland out of the starting line-up but they got their first league win in nearly a month thanks to goals by Omar Marmoush and new signing Antoine Semenyo.

Arsenal, who host fifth-placed Manchester United on Sunday, have 50 points, with City on 46 having played a game more.

Reigning champions Liverpool's top-four place is under threat after they followed four successive league draws with defeat on the south coast, having battled back from 2-0 down.

Bournemouth's Amine Adli scrambled in the winner for the hosts in the 95th minute with virtually the last kick, moving them 10 points above the relegation zone.

Liverpool could be overtaken by Manchester United and Chelsea on Sunday.

West Ham United beat Sunderland 3-1 at home for a second successive league win, with captain Jarrod Bowen setting a club record with an assist and a goal in the win.

They remain third from bottom but have closed the gap on 17th-placed Nottingham Forest to two points ahead of Forest's Sunday game at Brentford.

Second-from-bottom Burnley drew a third successive Premier League game as Cristian Romero's late equaliser for Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-2 draw denied them a precious victory.

Fulham moved up to seventh in the table as they came from a goal down to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 - Harry Wilson scoring with a brilliant late free kick at Craven Cottage.

Yasin Ayari had put Brighton in front in the first half but substitute Samuel Chukwueze