A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice struck in the second half to cancel out Bruno Fernandes's free-kick but Mikel Arteta's men could only muster a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday in a big blow to their Premier League title chances.
Second-placed Arsenal, who have failed to win their last three Premier League games, have 55 points and trail leaders Liverpool by 15 points but with a game in hand.
Manchester United, with one league win in their last five games and just three victories in their last 12, are 14th on 34 points.
The first half was far from a classic with Arsenal, who were hoping to build on the momentum from their midweek 7-1 Champions League thrashing of PSV Eindhoven, dominating possession but with few chances for either side.
Fernandes finally broke the deadlock seconds before half-time and against the run of play with a brilliant free-kick that sailed over the wall and past the outstretched hands of goalkeeper David Raya. It was the first time United had led at halftime of a Premier League game since December 1.
The second half was far more entertaining with near misses for both sides before Rice levelled in the 74th minute when he latched onto a ball from Jurrien Timber and unleashed a blistering shot from the edge of the box past Andre Onana.
Rice celebrated by raising a finger to shush the United fans in the Stretford end.
"There was a bit of football banter between me and the fans," Rice said.
"It's an area (of the pitch) that I want to be getting in and in recent weeks, I've been making more runs.
"I've had way more energy for making the off-ball runs and the ball's been dropping to me a lot more and I've been creating a lot more chances."
CHANCES MISSED
United defender Noussair Mazraoui buried his head in his hands after Raya thrust out a leg to block his shot early in the second half.
Martin Odegaard had a terrific chance at the other end when Arsenal teed up a short corner to the Norwegian but his shot was just pushed over the bar by Onana.
If Raya could perhaps be criticised for conceding from Fernandes's free kick, the keeper salvaged a draw for his side with a stunning double save in the game's thrilling final seconds. He partly-saved a Fernandes shot, and then had to scramble to claw the ball away on the line as it was spinning backwards into the net.
The game finished with the teams level on six shots on target apiece.
United had lost their past four Premier League games against Arsenal -- their longest losing run against the Gunners in their league history.
The game kicked off after an estimated 5,000 United fans, most of them dressed in black, marched to Old Trafford in protest at the club's ownership, which has been criticised for the team's poor performance on the pitch, plus rising ticket prices and job losses.
Fans chanted and carried banners, one of them reading: "Love United, Hate Glazers," in reference to United's American owners the Glazer family.
The protest, organised by fan organisation The 1958, marked just over a year since British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe struck a deal to buy a 25% stake in the club.
Cucurella helps Chelsea beat Leicester and go fourth
Chelsea returned to the top four of the Premier League after squeezing past struggling Leicester City 1-0, with a 60th-minute goal from Spain defender Marc Cucurella.
The home side, which has lost momentum since the new year, injuries depriving them of an out-and-out striker, made heavy weather of their victory in warm London sunshine.
Coach Enzo Maresca, who moved to Chelsea from Leicester last year, celebrated enthusiastically at the whistle and told reporters it was because his players had shown flexibility and hard work to break down an unusual Leicester formation with five at the back.
Chelsea had been dominant in possession but toothless before Enzo Fernandez squared a pass to the onrushing Cucurella, who skidded an angled shot across the turf and past the diving Mads Hermansen.
"I think Enzo passed me the ball and I see that I have the option to shoot. Normally I wouldn't but I tried. We got the three points and we want to fight for the objectives," Cucurella told Sky Sports. "I'm really happy."
Cole Palmer had a first-half penalty superbly saved by the Danish goalkeeper. It was the first Premier League penalty miss for the out-of-sorts Chelsea forward, who has now gone seven league games without a goal.
Maresca said Palmer had not trained for the last two days through illness but had been keen to play on Sunday. He was subbed in the 73rd minute.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's Leicester, deep in the relegation zone, looked dangerous on the counter, with Moroccan midfielder Bilal El Khannouss and Jamie Vardy linking effectively without finding the killer shot.
And they did not give up, substitute Ricardo Pereira drawing a save from Robert Sanchez in the 86th minute.
Van Nistelrooy said he felt his players deserved more after a fine defensive performance and the impressive penalty save.
"We don’t know if we will run out of time. We know we have today and we have tomorrow and the players are working hard every day," he said. "We depend on other results as well."
But his side, who have failed to score in their last five matches, managed only three shots to Chelsea's 20 and Sunday's loss left them on 17 points, second bottom of the table and six points from the safety zone.
Chelsea leap-frogged Manchester City, who lost to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, into fourth spot on 49 points, two behind third-placed Forest and 21 adrift of leaders Liverpool.
Before meeting second-placed Arsenal next weekend, the London side face Copenhagen in the Europa League at home on Thursday with a 2-1 lead from the first leg.
Bournemouth squander two-goal lead, draw at Tottenham
Europe-chasing Bournemouth were left kicking themselves as they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur after outplaying their hosts.
Andoni Iraola's side were deservedly two goals up and set to boost their unlikely bid for a Champions League berth after Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson netted either side of half-time.
Pape Matar Sarr threw Tottenham a lifeline with a speculative cross that looped over Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and Kepa then rashly brought down substitute Son Heung-min with the South Korean converting the resulting penalty in the 84th minute.
Bournemouth, for whom Justin Kluivert had a majestic goal disallowed and hit the post, moved up a place to eighth spot with 44 points, five behind fourth-placed Chelsea, as Tottenham stayed 13th with 34.
If Bournemouth fail to qualify for the first time, they will look back at the last few weeks with bitter memories.
They were knocking on the door of the top four only for defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion to cost them and they should have bagged all three points against a Tottenham side booed off by their fans at the break.
They had eight shots on target, double the amount of Spurs, but paid for a lack of ruthlessness.
Tottenham's disappointing season hinges on Thursday's Europa League last-16 clash at home to AZ Alkmaar when they will need to overturn a 1-0 deficit.
But they will have to play a lot better than they managed for long periods against Bournemouth.
They welcomed back defender Cristian Romero after a three-month absence and handed him the captaincy but his awful pass after 30 seconds almost gifted Evanilson a goal, his shot superbly saved by Guglielmo Vicario.
Vicario rescued his side again as another error almost led to a Bournemouth goal.
The visitors took the lead in the 42nd minute when yet another misplaced pass by the hosts, this time from Pedro Porro, saw Milos Kerkez surge down the left and produce a sublime cross that a stretching Tavernier volleyed in at the back post.
A sensational counter-attack early in the second half saw Kluivert finish in style from Tavernier's cross but a VAR check showed that Antoine Semenya was offside in the build-up and what would have been one of the goals of the season was ruled out.
Evanilson did double Bournemouth's lead with a deft finish from Kluivert's astute pass and the visitors were cruising.
Impressive substitute Lucas Bergvall struck the post for Spurs before Sarr's errant cross which floated over a flailing Kepa's head changed the complexion of the game.
Even then Bournemouth were still the more accomplished side but Kepa's eager rush form his goal saw him take down Son who calmly tucked away the spot-kick.
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