A abstract of Sunday’s motion within the Premier League.
Manchester City beat Fulham as Haaland equals one other file
IMAGE: Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring Manchester City’s opening objective throughout the Premier League match towards Fulham, at Craven Cottage, London, on Sunday. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Manchester City claimed top spot within the Premier League for the primary time since February as Erling Haaland reached one other set of a milestones in a 2-1 victory at Fulham on Sunday.
It took Haaland solely three minutes to attain his record-equalling thirty fourth Premier League objective of a rare debut season in England, the Norwegian tucking away a penalty.
It moved him degree on the Premier League single season scoring file of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.
The Norwegian additionally turned the primary participant in England’s top flight to attain 50 targets in all competitions in a season since Tom Waring did so for Aston Villa in 1931.
“Before Winston Churchill was Prime Minister? Wow. Sounds a very long time in the past,” City supervisor Pep Guardiola quipped.
City have been pegged again within the fifteenth minute when Carlos Vinicius rifled a shot previous Ederson however they responded to the setback to carve out a succession of possibilities.
Jack Grealish was denied by the crossbar earlier than Argentine ahead Julian Alvarez produced a second of magic to beat Bernd Leno with a right-foot shot from exterior the world.
City have been unable to provide themselves a cushion after the break regardless of a number of possibilities and suffered some anxious moments however they held on for an eighth successive league win.
They at the moment are top with 76 factors to Arsenal’s 75 and now have one additional sport to play.
Fulham stay in tenth place.
City’s 4-1 demolition of Arsenal on Wednesday had made them red-hot favourites to claim a fifth English title in six seasons underneath Pep Guardiola however they nonetheless started two factors adrift of Arsenal as they kicked off at Craven Cottage.
Few sides have ever been as relentless in title chases as City, nevertheless, and so they duly ticked off one other three factors to go away Arsenal of their wake.
The video games are coming thick and quick for treble-chasing City however Guardiola says his gamers are ‘behaving amazingly.’
“The end result was tight and it was all the time open. (The win) is vital however on Tuesday Arsenal will play. The vital (sport) is the West Ham sport, it is a sport in hand.”
City have been quickly in entrance as Fulham captain Tim Ream introduced down Alvarez within the space and Haaland’s left-footed penalty was low and true and gave Leno no likelihood.
Without the injured Kevin De Bruyne, City didn’t benefit from the lead for lengthy as Vinicius dispatched a bouncing ball past Ederson to convey the house crowd alive.
Ream was quickly to go away the sphere along with his arm in a makeshift sling after a nasty fall and Fulham additionally misplaced Andreas Pereira within the second half, the midfielder leaving the pitch on a stretcher along with his leg in a brace.
City carved out possibilities at will with Haaland taking part in in Grealish within the first half whose shot was pushed by Leno towards the crossbar. But there was nothing Leno may do within the thirty sixth minute when Riyad Mahrez performed the ball to Alvarez on the right-hand edge of the world and the Argentine engineered some house earlier than firing a right-foot shot throughout excessive into the web.
Haaland was denied a record-breaking objective by Leno early within the second half and Alvarez was additionally thwarted.
City then had some anxious moments with Ederson clawing the ball away from the toes of Vinicius as the striker appeared in with a shout of scoring a second Fulham equaliser.
Guardiola’s facet managed eight minutes of stoppage time calmly and now that they’re forward, few would wager on them not lifting the trophy but once more subsequent month.
Jota seals thrilling win for Liverpool after Tottenham fightback
IMAGE: Diogo Jota scores Liverpool’s fourth objective towards Tottenham Hotspur, at Anfield, Liverpool. Photograph: Carl Recine/Reuters
Diogo Jota scored deep in stoppage-time as Liverpool clinched a 4-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in a barely-believable Premier League thriller at Anfield on Sunday.
The Portuguese substitute struck within the fourth minute of added time, one minute after Tottenham substitute Richarlison thought he had earned his facet an unlikely level.
Goals by Curtis Jones, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah put Liverpool 3-0 forward contained in the opening quarter-hour as Tottenham suffered a horrible case of deja-vu having conceded 5 within the opening 21 minutes of a 6-1 rout at Newcastle United every week in the past.
But Tottenham hit again earlier than halftime via Harry Kane and hit the woodwork thrice earlier than Son Heung-min arrange a nerve-jangling finale and Richarlison flicked a downward header previous Alisson within the third minute of stoppage time.
There was one closing twist although as Jota latched on to a mistake by Lucas Moura and fired low previous Fraser Forster to spark pandemonium on the touchline.
Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp appeared to tug his hamstring as he celebrated manically and was additionally proven a yellow card in essentially the most weird of climaxes.
To make issues worse for Tottenham they felt Jota ought to have been red-carded for an earlier excessive boot that caught Oliver Skipp’s head that was solely punished with a yellow.
When coronary heart charges returned to regular the desk reveals Liverpool now above Tottenham in fifth place with 56 factors from 33 video games, to Tottenham’s 54 from 34,
Liverpool, who’ve gained 4 video games in a row, should not out of the battle for a top-four end however are seven factors behind fourth-placed Manchester United who’ve a sport in hand and 9 factors behind third-placed Newcastle United who’ve performed 33.
“Crazy. What a sport. These are the video games we like to play in. A incredible ending to a sport. Stuff you like to see to be sincere,” Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold advised Sky Sports.
“It’s not a lot reduction it is simply celebration. It’s pushing to get the winner once more. We go from disappointment to sheer pleasure in a matter of minutes. Outstanding strategy to win a sport.”
For Tottenham the temper was despair though after final week’s diabolical show at Newcastle which value interim supervisor Cristian Stellini his job, this time there was pleasure.
“To get again within the sport and provides them a objective is tough to take,” a devastated Ryan Mason, Tottenham’s second stand-in supervisor since Antonio Conte was sacked, stated.
“We have been the higher workforce by an absolute nation mile. To present a workforce like Liverpool 4 targets makes it tough. It’s robust to place it into phrases, completely gutted.”
A chaotic first half was solely three minutes outdated when Curtis Jones put the hosts in entrance from Alexander-Arnold’s cross and two minutes later Diaz, making his first begin since knee surgical procedure, volleyed in Cody Gakpo’s reduce.
When Cristian Romero needlessly fouled Gakpo within the thirteenth minute and Salah blasted a penalty excessive into the web Tottenham have been on the right track for an additional horror present.
With some Spurs supporters leaving early and others chanting “we would like our a refund” the guests got here alive when Kane volleyed previous Alisson from an Ivan Perisic cross within the thirty ninth minute earlier than Son curled a left-footed effort on to the submit.
Tottenham cursed their dangerous luck after the break when Son and Romero noticed efforts bounce off posts inside the house of a few minutes however Son then glided on to Romero’s go within the 77th minute to complete with aplomb to arrange the barnstorming finale.
Manchester United edge nearer to top 4 end with win over Villa
IMAGE: Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates after victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford, Manchester. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters
A objective from Bruno Fernandes secured Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday, rising their possibilities of ending within the top 4 within the Premier League and persevering with their dominant kind at Old Trafford.
Erik ten Hag’s facet are fourth within the standings with 63 factors from 32 matches and have a sport in hand on fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur who’re on 54 factors.
United are unbeaten at dwelling in 15 straight Premier League video games, with simply three attracts. They haven’t misplaced at Old Trafford for the reason that opening weekend of the season towards Brighton & Hove Albion.
United put Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez to work early with a number of nice possibilities earlier than they have been lastly rewarded within the thirty ninth minute.
Martinez dived to push away Marcus Rashford’s shot after the United striker’s well-timed run, and Fernandes sprinted in for a one-touch end from a good angle for the a centesimal league objective of his profession. He celebrated in entrance of the visiting Aston Villa part.
“They most likely do not wish to play towards me… I would favor them to come back and assist their gamers slightly than concentrate on me,” Fernandes advised MUTV.
Unai Emery’s Villa, whose defeat was their first in 11 video games, are sixth within the standings, with 54 factors from 34 matches. They additionally failed to attain for the primary time of their 21 video games since Emery took cost.
The victory comes three days after Ten Hag chastised his gamers for not giving 100% in a 2-2 draw at Spurs.
They responded effectively on Sunday, with a number of early possibilities together with Marcel Sabitzer’s volley that sailed simply over the objective, and Casemiro’s curling shot a couple of minutes later that got here again out off the crossbar.
While Villa have been higher after the break, United nonetheless had extra possibilities, together with a pair from Rashford alone. In the 59th minute, he break up two Villa defenders earlier than Martinez raced off his line to grab the ball away.
Some wonderful defending saved the guests from drawing degree within the dying minutes, together with a few rapid-fire clearances from Sabitzer, along with his foot, and Victor Lindelof, along with his head.
“An excellent three factors however I feel a powerful efficiency from Manchester United. We have been magnificent on the ball, had good possession and pressed effectively,” Ten Hag advised the BBC.
“In the second half you wish to go 2-0 forward however we did not so it is all the time going to be a tricky end.
“(Lindelof) performed good. He was completely in management within the space round (Villa striker Ollie) Watkins.”
Hundreds of followers, burning flares and hoisting a giant banner that learn “Full sale solely”, marched to Old Trafford earlier than the sport to protest the Glazer household’s possession of the workforce.
Wilson double places Newcastle on brink of Champions League
IMAGE: Callum Wilson scores Newcastle United’s third objective towards Southampton, at St James’ Park, Newcastle. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters
Newcastle United look nearly sure to be taking part in within the Champions League subsequent season after Callum Wilson’s double noticed them come from a objective all the way down to beat backside membership Southampton 3-1 on Sunday.
Victory put Eddie Howe’s facet on 65 factors with 5 video games remaining.
For Southampton the top of their decade-long residence within the top flight seems to be drawing ever nearer.
Third-placed Newcastle have been rocked shortly earlier than halftime when Stuart Armstrong put the guests forward.
But Newcastle, who haven’t performed within the Champions League for twenty years, dominated the second half with substitute Wilson making a direct impression with a tap-in objective.
He then had one other disallowed for offside, however Southampton’s reduction was short-lived as an personal objective by Theo Walcott put Eddie Howe’s facet in entrance.
Two minutes later Wilson, who had come on at halftime, sealed the factors after being performed in by Alexander Isak.
“We’re getting nearer, the video games are operating out and we’re choosing up factors so all we will do is hold getting the factors,” Wilson, who has 15 league targets this season, stated.
“I feel we began sluggish and sloppy, we had a sport a number of days in the past so it was most likely all the way down to drained legs and minds.
“We regrouped at halftime, tactically tweaked a number of issues and blew them away second half.”
Newcastle nonetheless have a number of hurdles to beat with Arsenal up subsequent, however they’re shut to making sure a top-four end for the primary time since 2003.
“It’s a tricky league with robust video games to come back, we’ll benefit from the momentum and the supporters helped us so much, we glance forwards to Arsenal,” Howe stated.
Newcastle had scored 10 targets of their final two video games however have been off the tempo within the first half and Southampton have been vibrant on the counter-attack and took the lead when Armstrong turned in Kamaldeen Sulemana’s low ball.
Wilson, again on the bench after beginning and scoring twice within the 4-1 victory towards Everton, was despatched on at halftime and his impression was immense as Newcastle got here to life.
He poked within the equaliser within the 54th minute, then pressured an important save from Alex McCarthy and had a objective chalked off.
Walcott then poked out a leg to divert a nook into his personal web and Wilson completed off the Saints as he coolly rounded McCarthy. Only the woodwork then denied him a hat-trick.
Southampton are operating out time to save lots of themselves.
They have 24 factors with 4 video games remaining, six factors behind Seventeenth-placed Nottingham Forest who’re within the first place above the relegation zone and who they face subsequent in a sport they have to win to have any real looking likelihood of survival.
Bournemouth deepen Leeds relegation worries
IMAGE: Jefferson Lerma scores AFC Bournemouth’s second objective towards Leeds United, at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters
A fast-fire Jefferson Lerma double helped Bournemouth beat Leeds United 4-1 at dwelling within the Premier League on Sunday, lifting them additional away from relegation hazard and leaving the guests a degree away from the drop zone.
Leeds have 30 factors and sit sixteenth — a degree above 18th-placed Leicester City and two above Nineteenth-placed Everton, who play one another on Monday.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth moved as much as thirteenth within the standings with 39 factors to provide the south-coast membership an enormous increase after they discovered themselves on the backside of the desk and gazing relegation at first of March.
Leeds have been awarded a penalty for a handball within the fourth minute earlier than VAR intervened as replays confirmed the contact occurred simply exterior the world.
Lerma then scored twice in 4 minutes to provide Bournemouth a 2-0 lead inside half-hour.
The midfielder first pounced on a free ball to curve a shot previous the keeper after which doubled his tally when the ball fell to him at a nook when Leeds keeper Illan Meslier failed to collect a cross, smashing the ball into the roof of the web.
Patrick Bamford decreased the deficit for Leeds eight minutes later when the unmarked English striker bought on the top of a Wilfried Gnonto cross to go dwelling previous Neto in Bournemouth’s objective.
But Bournemouth restored their two-goal cushion within the second half when Dango Outtara bought on the top of a protracted ball from Neto and delivered a low cross into the field the place Solanke stole in to attain with some assist from the far submit.
With Leeds down and out, Bournemouth capitalised on their lack of focus to twist the knife, when Jaidon Anthony discovered Antoine Semenyo in house and the midfielder beat Meslier to make it 4-1.