Gabonese Aubameyang scored for Arsenal, but could not prevent a 2-1 Premier League loss at Brighton.
Egyptian Salah netted for the seventh consecutive match as Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0. Salah scored his 32nd goal of a remarkable season as he grabbed the opener in Liverpool’s win at home. Controlling a pass from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, he shot powerfully through the legs of Magpies goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka with a left-footed shot.
Algerian Mahrez struck late to snatch a 1-1 draw for Leicester against Bournemouth.
His season threatened to become known solely for the breakdown of a move from Leicester, the 2016 champions, to champions-elect Manchester City, but the playmaker reminded Foxes fans of his quality as a footballer courtesy of a stunning equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth. In the seventh minute of stoppage time, Mahrez curled a 23-metre free kick around the wall and beyond keeper Asmir Begović to score a sublime goal.
Jordan Ayew, together with his brother André, gave the defense of West Ham – André’s former club – a torrid time as Swansea swept their visitors from London aside to win 4-1 in south Wales. It was André’s first start since his $25 million (RM98 million) move back to the Liberty Stadium and the Ghanaians completed a memorable afternoon’s work when André won a penalty that Jordan converted for the Swans’ fourth goal.
30-year-old Netherlands-born Nordin Amrabat scored Leganés’ second goal in their 2-0 home win over bottom club Málaga in the 62nd minute. He had been booked in the first half of the match against a team where he spent the 2015-2016 season. The Moroccan international is on loan from Watford.
RB Leipzig took the lead when Liverpool-bound Guinean Naby Keïta, back after a thigh injury, played a pass through Borussia Dortmund’s defense which Jean-Kevin Augustin tucked away on 29 minutes. Germany winger Marco Reus equalised just before the break.
Tunisia playmaker Wahbi Khazri scored for the third game in a row as Rennes climbed to fifth courtesy of a 2-0 win at Amiens. Moments after rattling the crossbar with a first-half free kick, Khazri latched onto a long punt upfield and slotted away his team-leading ninth goal of the season via a healthy deflection. Senegalese forward Ismaila Sarr then sealed victory for Rennes four minutes from the end.
However, it wasn’t all good news for Africa’s finest.
Chelsea’s Victor Moses had the misfortune to be run ragged by Leroy Sané as Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the table to 18 points with a 1-0 win over the London club. One consolation for Nigeria wing-back Moses is that he’s unlikely to have to mark anyone else in Sané’s class during the rest of the Premier League season.
Mainz had Nigeria defender Leon Balogun sent off for a second yellow card in a 0-0 draw at Hamburg when he fouled Luca Waldschmidt in the area after 61 minutes. The referee pointed to the spot, but Filip Kostić’s penalty was saved by goalkeeper Florian Müller on his Bundesliga debut.