Arsenal's Premier League title bid took a shock hit in a stunning 2-1 loss to Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

The league leader blew the chance to move 12 points clear of second-placed Manchester City after losing for a third time in four games across all competitions.

"It's a big punch to the face," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said."Now, it's about how we react to that, because it's game on. It's going to require a big spirit, a lot of fight."

Meanwhile, Liverpool got a glimpse of the future, as 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha scored a brilliant solo goal in a 2-0 win over Fulham.

The forward curled in the opening goal at Anfield, before Mohamed Salah added the second in his first game in front of the Liverpool faithful since announcing he was leaving the club at the end of the season.

For Arsenal, though, the anxiety must be starting to creep in.

Alex Scott struck a 74th-minute winner to pile even more pressure on Arteta's men ahead of the top-of-the-table clash on April 19 at Manchester City, which had the chance to close the gap between the two clubs further against Chelsea on Sunday. City still also has a game in hand over Arsenal.

"There are no gray areas now,"Arteta said.

Arsenal has not won the title since 2004 and is slumping at the worst time. Defeats to City in the English League Cup final and to second-division Southampton in the FA Cup last eight have ended its pursuit of a historic quadruple.

It beat Portugal's Sporting 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, but the latest league loss will only heighten tension in the race for the English title after three consecutive runner-up finishes.

"The fact that, as a club, we haven't done it for so long, there's a reason for that, it talks about the difficulty," Arteta said.

Arsenal faces a huge week, with games against Sporting in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday and then at City on Sunday in the league.

Bournemouth went ahead inside 17 minutes through Junior Kroupi's close-range goal. Viktor Gyokeres leveled from the penalty spot in the 35th, but Arsenal struggled to create openings and Scott sealed the victory that has potentially blown the title race wide open.

Bournemouth has won in back-to-back seasons at Arsenal and set a new club record of 12 straight games unbeaten in the Premier League.

While Arsenal remains in the driver's seat at the top of the standings, the form guide does not make happy reading from Arteta's perspective.

League stats provider Opta said before kickoff that the Arsenal manager's Premier League win percentage in April was 44 percent, compared to 79 percent for City's Pep Guardiola.

"So, today, we have to suffer, it's painful, it's a terrible feeling, but tomorrow is a different day, and if somebody had said to me in August we are in this position right now in April, I'm sure we would all take it,"Arteta said.

Reds revel in old and new

As one great prepares to say goodbye to Liverpool, a new star is emerging.

Salah will bring the curtain down on an outstanding Anfield career at the end of the season — and even in a campaign in which his form has dipped, he is still capable of getting fans out of their seats.

He did that late in the first half against Fulham, doubling Liverpool's lead by firing a goal low past Bernd Leno.

But, as thoughts turn to the future, in teenager Ngumoha, Liverpool has a talent to get excited about.

He announced himself early in the season with his dramatic late winner against Newcastle and he produced another special moment with his first Anfield goal.

"Liverpool for me are the biggest club in the world. To start so young, and the manager having belief in me, and all the players ... I've just got to keep working hard and keep pushing on and just go again,"Ngumoha said.

Liverpool tightened its grip on fifth place and Champions League qualification, moving four points clear of Chelsea in sixth.

Brentford frustrated

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall struck in stoppage time, as Everton twice fought back from a goal down to draw at Brentford 2-2.

Igor Thiago twice gave Brentford the lead at Gtech Community Stadium from a third-minute penalty and a goal in the 76th.

Beto leveled for Everton in the first half and Dewsbury-Hall produced his dramatic equalizer in the first minute of added time.

Brentford missed the chance to move up to sixth as a result.

Brazil striker Thiago has 24 goals in all competitions this season and 21 in the league. Only Erling Haaland with 22 has more.

Mats Wieffer scored in both halves as Brighton beat Burnley 2-0.