EPL: Arsenal, Liverpool, Bournemouth secure wins

Riccardo Calafiori fired 10-man Arsenal to a Premier League win at Wolves after Myles Lewis-Skelly’s controversial red card.
Referee Michael Oliver’s first-half decision to send off Lewis-Skelly – after he fouled Matt Doherty 30 yards from the hosts’ goal to stop the Wolves defender from breaking from a corner – stunned the Gunners.
At 18 years and 121 days, Lewis-Skelly became the third youngest player to be sent off in the Premier League, behind Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen.
Joao Gomes’ dismissal, for a second yellow card after a foul on Jurrien Timber with 20 minutes left, was more routine but it will be no more than a footnote.
Lewis-Skelly’s red could have had an immediate impact on the title race if the second-placed Gunners dropped points to fall further behind leaders Liverpool, who beat Ipswich 4-1.
But they showed resilience to snatch the victory thanks to Calafiori, on as a substitute following a half-time reshuffle.
Meanwhile, Cody Gakpo scored twice as Liverpool comfortably saw off struggling Ipswich to maintain their six-point advantage at the top of the Premier League.
The Reds scored three goals in the first half to effectively end the game as a contest and even looked like going eight clear with a game in hand until 10-man Arsenal beat Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Nevertheless, Liverpool did what they had to do to stay on course for a second league title in six years, with Gakpo scoring in either half, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah also netted.
Also, Bournemouth delivered an attacking masterclass to stretch their club record unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games and bring high-flying Nottingham Forest crashing down to earth at the Vitality Stadium.
The Cherries came in off the back of a stunning 4-1 win at Newcastle United, while Forest had been the league’s surprise package as they rose to third place in the table.
Justin Kluivert’s 11th league goal of the campaign – and only his second at home – gave Bournemouth the lead after nine minutes when he took advantage of four Forest defenders standing off him to beat keeper Matz Sels from 25 yards.
Forest’s hopes of a recovery were extinguished early in the second half when Bournemouth hit top gear, Ouattara heading home Kluivert’s cross after 55 minutes then driving home the third six minutes later.
As Forest fell apart under Bournemouth’s barrage, the usual reliable Sels fumbled Marcus Tavernier’s shot to gift Ouattara his third, and then Antoine Semenyo finished off a solo run for the fifth in stoppage time.