Victory means that if Arsenal lose at Ipswich next weekend, the Reds can wrap up the title by beating Leicester. Mohamed Salah, who signed a new two-year contract at Liverpool this week, provided the assist with a splendid pass for Luis Diaz to open the scoring on 18 minutes. But Liverpool failed to build on this and West Ham deservedly equalised when Andy Robertson turned the ball into his own net. However, in the 90th minute Van Dijk - who is expected to join Salah in agreeing a new deal to stay with the club - rose highest to head home a corner and put Liverpool 13 points clear of second-placed Arsenal with just six league games to play. It was a frantic end to a game in which Liverpool allowed control to slip from their grasp and where West Ham, who are not yet mathematically safe from relegation, came close on numerous occasions before finally scoring. Reds keeper Alisson - passed fit after missing the loss at Fulham with concussion - made a series of fine saves throughout the game. In the first half he brilliantly tipped a Mohammed Kudus chip on to the crossbar, and after the break he made crucial stops from Jarrod Bowen and Kudus again. Liverpool nearly doubled their lead after the break when Alexis Mac Allister's free-kick rattled the bar, while West Ham sub Niclas Fullkrug also hit the woodwork with a chance to make it 2-2. But, while still below their best, Liverpool found the response to suffering only their second league loss of the season last weekend. This win also mathematically ensures the Reds have qualified for the Champions League for 2025-26. With Wolves winning, West Ham fall to 17th but are 14 points above the bottom three.

Mbappe was initially shown a yellow card for catching Antonio Blanco high on the shin with a late challenge, but that was upgraded to red after the video assistant referee (VAR) invited referee Cesar Soto Grado to watch the incident again on the pitchside monitor. The incident occurred four minutes after Eduardo Camavinga gave Real Madrid the lead with a curling left-footed strike from just outside the penalty area. Thibaut Courtois produced six saves to thwart Alaves, who were themselves reduced to 10 men when Manu Sanchez caught Vinicius Jr high on the leg in the 70th minute. Vinicius and Jude Bellingham started on the bench, perhaps with a view to the 3-0 deficit they will look to overturn against Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday. Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti introduced his two stars as his side looked to kill off the hosts, but they mustered just one shot on target in the second half compared to Alaves' five. Victory keeps Los Blancos in touch with Barcelona, who beat strugglers Leganes 1-0 on Saturday. Mbappe will miss Real's home fixture against Athletic Bilbao next Sunday through suspension. Real Madrid will travel to Barcelona on 11 May in a match that could determine the title race.

Despite Chelsea's early dominance, it was Ipswich who took the lead when on-loan Brighton midfielder Julio Enciso poked home Ben Johnson's cross to score his first goal for the club. Enciso turned provider for Ipswich's second, chipping a brilliant ball to the back post for Johnson to head in his first goal of the season and give the visitors a two-goal lead at the break. An Axel Tuanzebe own goal 20 seconds into the second half reduced the deficit, but Chelsea had to wait until ten minutes from time to find an equaliser when substitute Jadon Sancho curled a wonderful effort into the top corner from a short-corner routine. Trevor Chalobah and Pedro Neto both went close for Chelsea but the draw leaves the Blues in fifth, three points behind third-placed Nottingham Forest and ahead of sixth-placed Aston Villa on goal difference. Ipswich are 14 points adrift from safety following Wolves' win against Tottenham at Molineux.

Howe was admitted to hospital on Friday having felt unwell for a number of days. Assistants Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones took charge against the Red Devils and the players responded with an exceptional performance as they recorded a first league double over their opponents since the 1930-31 campaign. Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim dropped first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana after his two mistakes against Lyon in Thursday's 2-2 Europa League quarter-final first-leg draw, but replacement Altay Bayındır was guilty of a serious error to seal an easy home win. The Turkey international clipped a ball straight to Joelinton who headed into the path of Bruno Guimaraes to make it 4-1 in the 77th minute. By then, though, Newcastle were in complete command. They were the better side from the first minute to the last and opened the scoring when Alexander Isak's lobbed pass over the visiting defence ended with Sandro Tonali finding the net. Italy midfielder Tonali went close to doubling the lead from distance, while Bayındır did well to deny Isak, before Manchester United equalised against the run of play. Alejandro Garnacho kept his composure eight minutes before the break to shoot beyond Nick Pope for his side's first goal in three top-flight games. But Newcastle moved up to fourth spot - just a point behind third-placed Nottingham Forest - when Harvey Barnes put the game out of reach with two second-half goals. After tapping home Jacob Murphy's pass across the six-yard area to make it 2-1 in the 49th minute, Barnes produced a ruthless finish 15 minutes later after a slip by Noussair Mazraoui. Bayindir's howler compounded United's misery on Tyneside. United, who lost Joshua Zirkzee to a suspected hamstring injury, dropped below Everton on goal difference to 14th in the table - and just three points off fourth-bottom West Ham - after a 10th defeat in 21 Premier League games under Amorim.

The veteran forward gave the home side an early lead when he collected a loose ball inside the penalty area before sending an emphatic finish into the roof of the net. Lauro Martinez doubled Inter's advantage with a delicate finish, moments after goalkeeper Yann Sommer had denied Cagliari forward Roberto Piccoli in a one-on-one. Piccoli made amends for that first-half miss when he sent a firm header past Sommer three minutes after the restart, but Yann Bisseck's header from Federico Dimarco's corner restored Inter's two-goal lead and completed the scoring. Second-placed Napoli can cut Inter's lead to three points if they beat Empoli on Monday evening. Meanwhile, Cagliari remain six points above the relegation zone but have played a game more than three of the five teams below them in the table.