Liverpool rout VillaIn Birmingham, Liverpool ran riot in a 6-0 hammering of Aston Villa at Villa Park as the Premier League's bottom club went into meltdown.Andros Townsend replied late on for Steve McClaren’s Newcastle, who slumped back into the relegation zone.The England striker’s goal lifted Arsenal to within two points of Leicester and also gave hope to Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, five and six points off the pace respectively, ahead of their meeting at the Etihad Stadium later in the day.Daniel Sturridge made a dream return to the visitors’ starting line-up after injury with a 16th-minute opener China Customized Printing Face Mask that set Liverpool on course for a crushing victory. Chelsea are now eight points shy of the European places, but victory came at the cost of an injury to departing captain John Terry, who went off in the 38th minute.Diego Costa, wearing a mask to protect a broken nose, Pedro Rodriguez and Willian all found the net inside the first 17 minutes, with Pedro adding a second goal before substitute Bertrand Traore completed the rout.

There were six different goalscorers as James Milner, Emre Can, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Clyne and Kolo Toure added to Sturridge's effort.Welbeck’s goal, after fellow substitute Theo Walcott had cancelled out Jamie Vardy’s first-half penalty, saw Arsene Wenger’s men complete a league double over Leicester following their 5-2 win in September.Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool produced a slick display to claim a first win in six games in all competitions.Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck (second from left) scores the winner against Leicester City in their English Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. Dimitri Payet celebrated his new West Ham contract by scoring and then teeing up Mark Noble for a thumping 76th-minute equaliser, after goals from Robbie Brady and Wes Hoolahan appeared to have put Norwich in control. (Photo: AP)Substitute Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Arsenal resurrected their Premier League title challenge with a heart-stopping 2-1 Valentine’s Day victory over leaders Leicester City on Sunday. Arsenal won 2-1.Meanwhile, West Ham United fell short of a stirring comeback after coming from 0-2 down to draw 2-2 at Norwich City.And Villa then wilted as they slumped to their heaviest home defeat of the post-1992 Premier League era to slide closer to relegation, ending the day eight points adrift of the safety line.Down to 10 men following Danny Simpson’s 54th-minute dismissal, Leicester were clinging on at a tension-bound Emirates Stadium when Welbeck headed in a 95th-minute winner from Mesut Ozil’s free-kick on his return after 10 months out with a serious knee injury.Chelsea enjoy home comfortOn Saturday, Mourinho’s former club Chelsea continue to prosper under interim manager Guus Hiddink and extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches with a breezy 5-1 home win over Newcastle United that elevated them to 12th.

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