LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's march to the Premier League title continued with a 3-1 victory over last-placed Southampton on Saturday (Mar 8) as Mohamed Salah bagged a double and Darwin Nunez scored to give them a 16-point provisional lead over Arsenal.

Liverpool's lead in the Premier League has grown to 16 points. Mohamed Salah's lead in the Golden Boot contest is up to seven goals. Both races are turning into a procession after Salah converted two second-half penalties for his 26th and 27th goals of the campaign to clinch a 3-1 win for Liverpool at home to last-placed Southampton on Saturday,

A late winner from Callum Hudson-Odoi saw Nottingham Forest strengthen their grip on third place at the expense of Manchester City with a 1-0 win on Saturday afternoon. Erling Haaland went closest in the early exchanges with an effort dragged just wide before Nico González blasted off the post from range to keep things scoreless at the interval.