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All the goals from overnight Premier League action

Liverpool's defensive gremlins returned again as their Premier League title ambitions suffered a painful body blow in a 3-2 home defeat by relegation battlers Swansea City.

Manchester United also dropped precious points in their top-four push, although Wayne Rooney celebrated breaking Bobby Charlton's all-time scoring record for the club with a superb last-gasp free-kick to salvage a 1-1 draw at Stoke City.

Rooney, on as a substitute, curled home his 250th United goal after Stoke had led for more than 70 minutes thanks to an own goal from Juan Mata.

"It means a hell of a lot. It is a great honour and I am very proud," Rooney said.

"It is difficult at the minute to be over-pleased because of the result but in the grand scheme it is a huge honour."

Tottenham staged a rousing fightback at Manchester City after uncharacteristic blunders by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, recovering a 2-2 draw in an engrossing encounter.

Pep Guardiola, reeling from the heaviest defeat of his managerial career last weekend, was left infuriated with the referee for not awarding a penalty directly before Son Heung-min grabbed an equaliser for second-placed Tottenham.

City was then denied a late winner when Gabriel Jesus found the net after coming off the bench to make his debut but was adjudged to be offside.

Gylfi Sigurdsson's 74th-minute winner ended Liverpool's 17-match unbeaten league run at Anfield and left Juergen Klopp's side seven points behind leaders Chelsea, who play on Sunday.

Precious little happened in a goalless first half at Anfield but Swansea, who began the day bottom, silenced the Kop when Spanish forward Fernando Llorente toe-poked home two minutes after halftime and headed in another five minutes later.

Liverpool retaliated, two goals by Roberto Firmino dragging them back, the first a header from James Milner's 55th-minute cross and the second a sumptuous half volley.

Klopp's side were the first top-flight side to score 50 goals this season but their defensive deficiencies again proved a thorn in their side as memories of a 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth in December came flooding back minutes later.

Fernando Llorente celebrates scoring against Liverpool. Pic: Getty
Fernando Llorente celebrates scoring against Liverpool. Pic: Getty

A Liverpool victory had looked the most likely outcome with half an hour left but Swansea had other ideas and from a rare foray forward the ball fell to Sigurdsson and the Icelander put the Welsh side back ahead.

Liverpool could not respond, leaving Klopp crestfallen.

"The most disappointing moment was the third goal and I can't explain it as we had so many chances to challenge," the German said.

"It's really difficult to accept at this moment. It is fair Swansea won, no - but was it deserved, yes."

Improving West Ham United won for the fifth time in seven league games to move into the top half - Andy Carroll again on target with two goals in a 3-1 victory at struggling Middlesbrough.

Conceding poor goals has become a "disease" for Sunderland, according to manager David Moyes.

The Black Cats are back at the bottom of the Premier League table after a 2-0 defeat to West Brom.

Darren Fletcher and Chris Brunt were on target for the Baggies with superb strikes but Moyes felt both goals were avoidable.

"Our overall level of play wasn't so bad, even in the first half, but we are giving away goals and goals change matches," Moyes said.

"We played better in the second half but, and I've said it before recently, we're giving poor goals away at the moment. We are doing everything we can to stop it from happening but it's a disease we've got at the moment.

Walter Mazzarri felt Watford threw away two points as they twice blew the lead to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth.

Goals from Joshua King and substitute Benik Afobe cancelled out headers from Christian Kabasele and Troy Deeney to stretch Watford's winless run in the Premier League to seven matches.

"I think we lost two points. We deserved to win," said the Hornets boss.

"Two mistakes allowed them to score two goals, and in the second half we could have scored another one. We saw it again today, we lose some points for mistakes - we pay the highest price."

Sam Allardyce's anxious wait for a first Premier League win as Crystal Palace manager continued as his lacklustre side suffered a 1-0 home defeat by in-form Everton.

The defeat put Palace in the bottom three and the pressure was on Palace even before kickoff when Swansea City's shock win at Liverpool left the London club in the relegation places.

- with AAP