PREMIER LEAGUE
A game in hand; and three points clear at the top of the league. Things are looking good for Manchester City in the title race.
Liverpool moved up to 3rd after a win away against West Ham, while Leicester fell to 4th after defeat at home to Leeds United.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 15 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham) – 12 goals
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) – 12 goals
Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) – 11 goals
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) – 11 goals
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 11 goals
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) – 11 goals
Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) – 10 goals
EVERTON 0-2 NEWCASTLE
Goal Scorers – Newcastle – Callum Wilson 73′ 90+3′
CRYSTAL PALACE 1-0 WOLVES
Goal Scorers – Crystal Palace – Eberechi Eze 60′
MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED
Goal Scorers – Manchester City – Gabriel Jesus 9′
WEST BROM 2-2 FULHAM
Goal Scorers – West Brom – Kyle Bartley 47′ Matheus Pereira 66′
Goal Scorers – Fulham – Bobby Reid 10′ Ivan Cavaleiro 77′
ARSENAL 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
SOUTHAMPTON 0-1 ASTON VILLA
Goal Scorers – Aston Villa – Ross Barkley 41′
CHELSEA 2-0 BURNLEY
Goal Scorers – Chelsea – César Azpilicueta 40′ Marcos Alonso 84′
LEICESTER CITY 1-3 LEEDS UNITED
Goal Scorers – Leicester City – Harvey Barnes 13′
Goal Scorers – Leeds United – Stuart Dallas 15′ Patrick Bamford 70′ Jack Harrison 84′
WEST HAM 1-3 LIVERPOOL
Goal Scorers – West Ham – Craig Dawson 87′
Goal Scorers – Liverpool – Mohamed Salah 57′ 68′ Georginio Wijnaldum 84′
BRIGHTON 1-0 TOTTENHAM
Goal Scorers – Brighton – Leandro Trossard 17′
Callum Wilson scored all the goals of the match for Newcastle to leave Goodison Park with a 2-0 win against Everton. It was Newcastle’s first win of the year (in all competitions), and their first win since December 12, 2020.
A 1-0 win against Wolves allowed Crystal Palace to end their run of defeat in the league at two games, while picking up their second league win in 10 matches. For Wolves, the result marked the eighth straight games without a win.
Manchester City needed a win; and that is what they got against Sheffield United.
In a game involving the team on top of the league table and the team at the bare bottom, not many would’ve imagined a narrow 1-0 win to the top side.
West Brom and Fulham shared 4 goals evenly in an entertaining fixture. The two remain locked in the relegation zone.
Arsenal vs Manchester United’ provided a goalless draw.
Aston Villa protected a first half lead to leave with three points from a ‘1-0’ win against Southampton. A back-to-back defeat for Southampton, and a bounce back from defeat for Aston Villa.
The goals came from defenders, as Thomas Tuchel got win number 1 as Chelsea’s manager from a 2-0 victory against Burnley.
Second place in the league was available for Leicester City if they had managed a win at home.
Patrick Bamford scored and assisted two goals for Leeds United to win at Leicester. Stuart Dallas scored in the 15th-minute for Leeds to quickly get back on level terms after Harvey Barnes gave Leicester City a lead in the 13th minute. Two more goals in the final 20 minutes of the regulation time ensure that Leeds United will make it successive away games in the league with wins.
A back to back 3-1 wins in London for Liverpool. Mohamed Salah added two goals to his season tally to help Liverpool grab three points from a win against West Ham.
Leandro Trossard scored the only goal of the match to give Bighton their first home win of the season from a ‘1-0’ victory over Tottenham.
