As a guest, Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace convincingly 3-0 in the match of the 16th round of the English Premier League and thus remained two points behind the leader Arsenal.
Erling Haaland scored two hitsleading in the 41st minute from play and the last in the 89th minute from a penalty kick. Phil Foden also scored in the 69th minute.
Croatian national team player Josko Guardiol played the entire game for the winning team.
Both Arsenal and Manchester City have 11 wins each, but the Gunners have experienced two fewer defeats and have 36 points, while Pep Guardiola’s team has collected 34.
Aston Villa turned around to win away at West Ham United and remain three points behind Arsenal.
At halftime, the home team led 2-1 with goals from Mateus Fernandes (1) and Jarrod Bowen (24), and Aston Villa scored when home stopper Konstantinos Mavropanos hit his own net in the 9th minute.
In the second part, the victory of the team from Birmingham was brought by Morgan Rogers with goals in the 50th and 79th minutes.
Convincing win for Tottenham
Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham in front of their fans convincing 3-0. The double scorer was Callum Hudson-Odoi (28, 50), and the final 3-0 was made by Ibrahim Sangare (79).
Sunderland beat Newcastle United by a minimum of 1-0, and the only scorer in the game was the guests’ centre-forward Nick Woltemade. In the first minute of the second half, the tall German tried to clear the situation in front of his own goal with his head, but sent the ball into the net. Sunderland came in seventh position with 26 points, and Newcastle is in 12th place with 22 points.
Brentford and Leeds United draw
In the last Sunday match, Brentford and Leeds United football players played in London 1-1. Jordan Henderson gave the home team the lead in the 70th minute. The scorer of the equalizer for Leeds was Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 82nd minute.
Brentford is in 14th place with 20 points, while Leeds United is in 17th position with 16 points, the first above the relegation zone.
The teams from the top of the rankings achieved victories in this round, so the order and point gap did not change. Leading Arsenal has 36 points, followed by Manchester City with 34 and Aston Villa with 33 points.
Premier League – 16th round
C. Palace – Man. City 0-3 (Haaland 41, 89-11m Foden 69)
Nott. Forest – Tottenham 3-0 (Hudson-Odoi 28, 50, Sangare 79)
Sunderland – Newcastle 1-0 (Woltemade 46-ag)
West Ham – Aston Villa 2-3 (Fernandes 1, Bowen 24 / Mavropanos 9-ag, Rogers 50, 79)
Brentford – Leeds 1-1 (Henderson 70 / Calvert-Lewin 82)
On Monday:
Man. United – Bournemouth (21.00)
Played on Saturday:
Chelsea – Everton 2-0 (Palmer 21, Gusto 45+1)
Liverpool – Brighton 2-0 (Ekitike 1, 60)
Burnley – Fulham 2-3 (Ugochukwu 21, Sonne 86 / Smith-Rowe 9, Bassey 31, Wilson 58)
Arsenal – Wolverhampton 2-1 (Johnstone 70-ag, Mosquera 90+4-ag / Arokodare 90)
(Hina | Photo: Manchester City)
