And breathe. Pure drama across EPL as 4 matches decided by last-minute goals
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Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez netted in the ninth minute of stoppage time to move his team four points clear, Tottenham scored three goals in 11 second-half minutes against Crystal Palace, Tomas Soucek's 91st-minute wonder goal helped West Ham past Everton, and Aston Villa responded with a late winner of their own on a wild day of action in the Premier League on Saturday.
Nunez came off the bench and glanced home a header to secure a 1-0 result over Nottingham Forest and end Liverpool's 40-year wait for a victory at the City Ground.
There were angry scenes among Forest players and coaching staff after the final whistle, with even club owner Evangelos Marinakis coming down to the touchline to express his unhappiness. Eight minutes of time had been officially added on by the referee, which was perhaps the cause of Forest's complaints.
Second-placed City will look to restore the gap to Liverpool to one point by beating Manchester United at home in the derby on Sunday. Arsenal, which is a point further back in third, visits last-placed Sheffield United on Monday.
Aston Villa responded to Tottenham's come-from-behind 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace by scoring an 89th-minute winner at Luton to stay in charge of the race for fourth place.
Lucas Digne headed in the clinching goal for Villa in a 3-2 win at Kenilworth Road after the visitors squandered a 2-0 lead.
Villa is in fourth place, five points above Tottenham but having played one game more.
Fifth spot could yet earn a Champions League qualification berth for next season, depending on English clubs' record in European competitions in the upcoming months. Spurs are six points ahead of Man United in sixth.
Tottenham produced a dazzling spell in the last half hour against Palace after falling behind to Eberechi Eze's curling free kick in the 59th.
Timo Werner — with his first goal for Tottenham — Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min netted for the hosts.
Ollie Watkins scored in the 24th and 38th minutes for Villa to move onto 16 goals in the league, behind only Man City's Erling Haaland on 17. Third-from-last Luton replied in a strong second-half display with goals by Tahith Chong and Carlton Morris.
West Ham also overcame a 1-0 deficit to beat Everton 3-1.
Beto missed Everton's first penalty of the season but put his side ahead in the 56th minute. His joy was short-lived, however, as Kurt Zouma equalized for West Ham six minutes later. Then a goal by Soucek, with a brilliant outside-of-the-foot strike in the first minute of injury time, was followed by Edson Alvarez's breakaway strike.
The loss extended Everton's winless run to 10 matches. A week which began with news of the Toffees' 10-point deduction being reduced to six — lifting them away from the relegation zone — ended with more recriminations and questions.