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After Brighton & Hove Albion’s 3-0 victory over Chelsea on Friday, the Premier League had seven games on Saturday, February 15. Second-placed Arsenal kicked off the action, visiting Leicester City, who needed a win to move out of the relegation zone. Reigning champions Manchester City hosted a Newcastle side sitting below them in sixth, while third-placed Nottingham Forest were also in action before Crystal Palace hosted Everton at 5:30 PM GMT.
Leicester vs Arsenal: Merino Gives Gunners Firepower
Midfielder Mikel Merino, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute, solved Arsenal’s striker shortage by scoring in the 81st and 87th minutes to secure a 2-0 win for the second-placed side. This moved them four points behind leaders Liverpool, who were set to host fourth-bottom Wolves on Sunday. Only a win would have taken Leicester above Wolves, but Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side remained second-bottom, narrowly avoiding falling behind earlier when the impressive Ethan Nwaneri – provider of Merino’s first goal – twice hit the woodwork after the break.
Man City vs Newcastle: Marmoush Hat-trick as City Cruise
New signing Omar Marmoush opened his City account with a 15-minute first-half hat-trick, and James McAtee added a late goal as the Cityzens reacted in style to their 3-2 home defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, beating Newcastle 4-0. City’s fourth successive home league win moved the reigning champions fourth, three points behind third-placed Nottingham Forest and three above the seventh-placed Magpies, who have lost three of their last four league matches.
Fulham vs Forest: Bassey Winner for Cottagers
Headers by Emile Smith Rowe and Calvin Bassey gave Fulham a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest, who had equalized through Chris Wood’s strike for the forward’s 18th Premier League goal of the campaign. Forest are six points behind Arsenal after suffering successive league away defeats, while the Cottagers’ third consecutive 2-1 win in all competitions sent them eighth, a point above Aston Villa and two behind Newcastle.
Southampton vs Bournemouth: Cherries Crush Saints
Bournemouth are eight away games unbeaten in all competitions and have won four of their last five after early goals by Dango Ouattara and Ryan Christie and a late third from Marcus Tavernier increased the Cherries’ chances of European qualification with a 3-1 win. Kamaldeen Sulamena briefly reduced the visitors’ lead to 2-1, but Saints are 10 points from safety after their 20th league defeat of the season and have lost their last seven home league matches, as well as going out of the FA Cup against second-tier visitors Burnley last Saturday.
Aston Villa vs Ipswich: Ten-man Tractor Boys Take Point
Ipswich rallied after Axel Tuanzebe’s 40th-minute dismissal for a second yellow card, going ahead 11 minutes after half-time through Liam Delap’s fine finish to put the Tractor Boys on course for a first league win of 2025. The returning Ollie Watkins equalized 21 minutes from time, but Villa could not make their pressure tell in a 1-1 draw and are now winless in four league games. Ipswich are two points from safety.
West Ham vs Brentford: Schade Strikes
Brentford have won their last three away games and are unbeaten in four on the road after Kevin Schade’s fourth-minute strike – the only goal of the game, following a penalty area scramble – cemented 11th place for the Bees. West Ham have taken one point from their last four matches and won one of their six games under Graham Potter, leaving the Hammers 16th and without a home goal in more than four hours of football at London Stadium.
In summary, the Premier League saw several exciting results on Saturday, February 15, with Arsenal, Manchester City, Fulham, Bournemouth, and Brentford all picking up important wins. The race for European places and the battle to avoid relegation continue to heat up as the season progresses.
