LONDON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Sadio Mane's 27th-minute goal as he got on the end of Trent Alexander Arnold's low cross, was enough to give Liverpool a 1-0 win at home to West Ham on Saturday evening.
The win pulls Liverpool back to within a point of league leaders, Manchester City, who have a city derby against Manchester City on Sunday.
Both sides had chances in the game, with Luis Diaz having a shot well cleared off the line, while Manuel Lanzini, fired West Ham's best chance over the bar.
Chelsea was able to put uncertainty about the club's future behind them with a second-half flurry of goals to take a 4-0 win away to relegation-threatened Burnley, who have lost two home games in a week.
After a goalless first half, Reece James opened scoring at the start of the second half before two more goals from Kai Havertz made it 3-0 after 55 minutes and Christian Pulisic scored the fourth to seal the victory with 20 minutes left to play.
Wolverhampton's hopes of playing in Europe next season suffered a major setback with a 2-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, who wrapped up the points with first-half goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Wilfred Zaha.
Jesse Marsch's first game in charge since replacing Marcelo Bielsa as Leeds United coach ended in defeat as Harvey Barnes' 67th-minute strike gave Leicester City a 1-0 win in the King Power Stadium.
Leeds improved in their first game since Bielsa's departure, but Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel saved well from Dan James and Jack Harrison to condemn Leeds to a fifth consecutive defeat.
Newcastle United claimed a fifth win in their last seven games, ending their fears of relegation.
Goals from Ryan Frasier and Fabian Schar in the 12th and 14th minutes of the match put Eddie Howe's side in the driving seat at home to Brighton, who pulled a goal back early in the second half thanks to Lewis Dunk's close-range finish.
Brentford, who had taken just four points from their last 12 matches, also took a big step towards safety with a 3-1 win away to bottom of the table Norwich City thanks to a hat-trick from striker Ivan Toney, with two of the goals coming from the penalty spot, before Teemu Pukki scored an injury-time consolation goal for the home side.
Aston Villa ended Southampton's recent run of good results in decisive style with a 4-0 home win. Former Southampton striker Danny Ings netted the fourth goal after Ollie Watkins, Douglas Luis and Philippe Coutinho had scored in the 9th, 44th, and 52nd minutes. ■
