Saturday's 3pm Premier League fixtures delivered contrasting fortunes as the race for European places intensified.At the Stadium of Light, Sunderland earned a hard-fought goalless draw against Manchester United, with Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens producing a stellar performance to frustrate the visitors.Bournemouth strengthened their grip on sixth place by edging past Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage, despite both teams finishing with ten men following red card incidents.Brighton moved up to seventh after dismantling already-relegated Wolves 3-0 at the Amex Stadium.The Cherries now sit two points ahead of Brighton with just two matches remaining, while Aston Villa in fifth are five points clear of the Seagulls.Fulham remain in 11th, seven points adrift of Bournemouth.Sunderland will feel aggrieved not to have claimed all three points against a United side that made five alterations from their victory over Liverpool.Noah Sadiki squandered the hosts' finest opportunity early on when he found himself through on goal, only for Lammens to deny him.The Belgian stopper was in inspired form throughout, rushing off his line to thwart Brian Brobbey on multiple occasions during both halves.Brobbey then teed up Lutsharel Geertruida late on, but the Dutchman's strike from outside the box cannoned off the post.United's struggles without veteran midfielder Casemiro were evident, with the visitors unable to register a shot on target until Matheus Cunha's stoppage-time attempt was parried by Robin Roefs.The Brazilian's departure at season's end is now confirmed, making midfield reinforcements a summer priority.At Craven Cottage, Bournemouth secured a vital win despite the match descending into a ten-a-side affair.Ryan Christie received his marching orders in the 39th minute after VAR upgraded his yellow card for a reckless challenge on Timothy Castagne.Fulham's numerical advantage proved short-lived, however, as Joachim Andersen was also dismissed following a similar tackle on Adrien Truffert deep into first-half stoppage time.The Cherries adapted more effectively to the circumstances, with Junior Kroupi rattling the crossbar before Brazilian teenager Rayan found the breakthrough.Adam Smith laid the ball off for the youngster, who fired home from 20 yards shortly after the restart.Djordje Petrovic produced a superb stop to tip Kevin's curling effort over as Fulham pressed for an equaliser, but Bournemouth held firm to boost their European ambitions.Brighton made light work of bottom-placed Wolves at the Amex Stadium, racing into an early lead that the visitors never looked like overturning.Jack Hinshelwood netted after just 35 seconds, heading in Maxim de Cuyper's delivery to record the quickest Premier League goal in the club's history.The midfielder has now scored in three consecutive matches following strikes against Chelsea and Newcastle.Captain Lewis Dunk, returning to the starting lineup for the first time since late March, added a second four minutes later with another header from a De Cuyper set piece.Wolves threatened briefly after the break, with Yerson Mosquera striking the bar, but Yankuba Minteh wrapped up proceedings late on.Brighton will be concerned about Kaoru Mitoma, who departed clutching his hamstring ahead of this summer's World Cup.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter