Premier League chaos live: Haaland hat-trick, Liverpool stunned, title race wild

Drama-packed football results today: Haaland drops a ruthless hat-trick, Liverpool crumble late, and the title race twists again. One superstar totally flops.

Kick-off! As of today, 2026-02-06, the pitch is on fire... You wanted football results today? You got absolute chaos. The Premier League served up a statement win for Manchester City as Erling Haaland smashed in a brutal hat-trick at the Etihad, while Liverpool were punched in the gut by a stoppage?time winner at Anfield. The title race just swung, hard, and every point suddenly feels like gold dust.

Haaland goes full machine mode in City 4–1 Spurs

Let’s start where the noise is loudest: Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur. This was supposed to be a tricky one. Instead, it turned into a one?man demolition show from Erling Haaland.

City won 4–1, and Haaland walked off with the match ball thanks to a ruthless hat-trick. His first goal came early: Kevin De Bruyne slid a filthy reverse pass between the lines, Haaland bullied his marker, opened his body and slammed a left?footed finish low past the keeper. Vintage Haaland, zero nonsense.

The second was all about penalty?box instincts. A Phil Foden shot was parried badly, and Haaland reacted quicker than anyone, stabbing the rebound in from close range. Goal poacher mode fully activated.

His third? Disgusting in the best way. João Cancelo whipped in a cross from deep, Haaland peeled off the centre-back, and powered a towering header into the top corner. Hat?trick complete, stadium erupting, Spurs defenders staring at the grass wondering what just hit them.

For Spurs, the only bright spark was a neat goal from Son Heung-min, who finished calmly after a clever through ball from James Maddison. But beyond that, City squeezed the life out of them. Maddison struggled to create consistently, and Richarlison barely had a touch in dangerous areas.

Star status check: Haaland? Absolute hero. De Bruyne? Pure conductor, picking passes everywhere, grabbing an assist and running the tempo. On the flip side, Cristian Romero had a nightmare at the back, dragged out of position constantly, and looked miles off the pace against City’s movement.

Anfield shocker: Liverpool 1–2 Newcastle – late heartbreak

Over at Anfield, things got brutal for Liverpool. They fell 2–1 to Newcastle United in a game that swung like a pendulum and exploded right at the end.

Newcastle struck first through Alexander Isak. Bruno Guimarães split the lines with a clever pass, Isak spun away from his marker and buried a precise finish into the far corner. Liverpool answered through Mohamed Salah, who stayed ice?cold from the penalty spot after Darwin Núñez was clipped in the box. Salah sent the keeper the wrong way, drilled it low, and for a while it felt like the comeback was on.

But the real drama came in stoppage time. A long ball into the Liverpool box caused chaos, Virgil van Dijk misjudged the flight under pressure, and the ball dropped perfectly for Anthony Gordon, who smashed home from close range for 2–1. Newcastle’s bench went wild, Anfield went silent.

Big-name verdicts here are spicy. Salah got his goal but never really hit that unstoppable gear you expect from him – decent, not dominant. Núñez ran himself into the ground, but his finishing radar was off again. For Newcastle, Guimarães bossed the midfield, snapping into duels and recycling the ball smartly, while Gordon’s relentless pressing paid off with the winning goal.

And yes, of course there was VAR drama. Liverpool screamed for a penalty in the 82nd minute when the ball appeared to brush a Newcastle defender’s arm in the area. After a long check, VAR said no. The stadium erupted in boos, and social media is melting down about that call right now.

Across Europe: Bellingham magic, Mbappé frustration

Outside England, the big names still dominated the headlines. In LaLiga, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham once again looked like he’s been playing there for a decade. Madrid ground out a tight 2–1 win, with Bellingham scoring the opener from the edge of the box – a low drive whipped perfectly into the corner – before Vinícius Júnior added a second after a slick one?two with Rodrygo.

Bellingham wasn’t just scoring; he was everywhere. Pressing, driving forward, directing traffic like a veteran captain. Hero status: absolutely confirmed.

Meanwhile in Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappé and PSG stumbled. They were held to a 1–1 draw, with Mbappé on the scoresheet from the spot but strangely quiet in open play. He converted a cool penalty – stutter step, top-corner finish – but beyond that, he was kept on the fringes by a packed defense that doubled him all game. For his standards, that’s a frustrating night, and it shows in the reactions online: fans are split between blaming the tactics and expecting more magic from their superstar.

Title race twist: who’s really on top now?

So what do today’s football results mean for the bigger picture? City’s dominant win and Liverpool’s slip change the entire mood at the top of the Premier League. City pull themselves back into a stronger position, eating into the gap and flexing that scary late?season energy they always seem to find. Liverpool’s defeat keeps the door wide open, and suddenly every dropped point feels like a mini?disaster.

Newcastle’s win also nudges them into a more serious shout for European spots, while Spurs’ thumping at the Etihad underlines that their defensive issues are nowhere near fixed.

What does this mean for the title race? Click here for the live standings

Social Media Spotlight – the football world is raging over VAR and worshipping Haaland

Online, the conversation is absolutely buzzing. Two themes are dominating: Haaland’s freakish finishing, and that Liverpool vs Newcastle VAR non?penalty.

My take: one team looks inevitable, another looks fragile

From a reporter’s seat, this feels like one of those turning?point weekends. Manchester City look inevitable again – when Haaland is this cold?blooded and De Bruyne is threading impossible passes, you just don’t want to be the team standing in front of that train.

Liverpool, though, suddenly look fragile. It’s not just the defeat; it’s how it happened. Conceding in stoppage time at home, with the crowd already on edge after a controversial VAR call, screams of a team that’s just a little bit off mentally and physically. In my opinion, if they want to stay in this title fight, the manager has to rotate smarter and tighten that back line fast. You can’t keep asking Salah to bail you out every single week.

Newcastle, quietly, look fearless again. Isak and Gordon have that swagger of players who believe they can punch with anyone, and when Bruno Guimarães runs the midfield like this, they’re a nightmare to play against.

Across Europe, Bellingham is playing like he owns the sport, while Mbappé’s body language tells you he’s frustrated. That contrast says a lot: one team is built to maximise their star, the other still feels like it leans on individual brilliance without a clear attacking structure for ninety minutes.

What’s next?

With these football results today, the next round of fixtures is already loaded with storylines. Can Liverpool bounce back and keep their nerve? Will City keep smashing teams apart with Haaland in full predator mode? And does Newcastle quietly sneak their way into a Champions League place while everyone’s staring at the top two?

If you’re trying to follow every twist, you absolutely need to keep an eye on how the table moves with every result.

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