Scores, highlights, stats and table as Arsenal and Man City win

After Brighton & Hove Albion won 3-0 at Chelsea on Friday, there were seven games in the Premier League on Saturday, February 15.

Second-placed Arsenal started the action by visiting Leicester City, who could only move out of the relegation zone with a win.

Reigning champions Manchester City hosted a Newcastle side who started below them in sixth on goals scored, while third-placed Nottingham Forest were also among the teams in action before Crystal Palace hosted Everton at 5.30pm GMT.

Here’s what happened in the Premier League results today, including scorers, highlights and where each team ended up in the standings.

The striker Arsenal needed 👀

Mikel Merino with a fine finish to score his second goal of the game!

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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 15, 2025

Leicester vs Arsenal: Merino gives Gunners firepower

On as a 69th-minute substitute, midfielder Mikel Merino solved Arsenal’s striker shortage by scoring in the 81st and 87th minutes as part of a 2-0 win for the second-placed side, who moved four points behind Liverpool before the leaders host fourth-bottom Wolves on Sunday (2pm GMT).

Only a win would have taken Leicester above Wolves, but Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side are second-bottom and narrowly avoided 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 hooked in 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.

Omar Marmoush has more hat tricks than Mo Salah in the Premier League this season 🫨 pic.twitter.com/7XZEPEdPzA

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 15, 2025

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 equalised 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.

Movement in the Top Six…

🤏 Arsenal close the gap
⬆️ Man City move into the top four
💪 Bournemouth head into fifth pic.twitter.com/SIPP9VEIyz

— Premier League (@premierleague) February 15, 2025

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 dismisssal 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 equalised 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.

Rashford hit the woodwork with a free kick before Watkins tapped in the rebound 🎯 pic.twitter.com/PN413CVuCq

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 15, 2025

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.