Overview
- Villa beat West Ham 2–0 through goals from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins, moving to 54 points and within one of third‑placed Manchester United.
- Liverpool lost 2–1 at Brighton as Danny Welbeck scored twice, with Milos Kerkez on target for Liverpool, leaving the Reds on 49 points.
- Chelsea fell 3–0 at Everton, with Beto netting a brace that included a strike after a Robert Sánchez error before Iliman Ndiaye added a third, keeping Chelsea on 48 points.
- The weekend swing widened the gap in the Champions League race, with Villa now five points ahead of Liverpool and six ahead of Chelsea after 31 rounds.
- Liverpool remained without injured Mohamed Salah and Alisson and lost Hugo Ekitike to injury, as Arne Slot noted pressure to secure a league route into the Champions League before FA Cup and European quarterfinals in early April.