Reaching the middle of the season in the Premier League, The fight for the title appears to be a three-way battle. He Manchester City are the top pursuers from leaders Arsenal and responded to the Gunners’ win on Saturday with one Home win this Sunday 3-0 on the pitch Crystal Palaceon a day when the third party won again Aston VillaThird, who continued his winning streak despite continuing Emiliano Dibu Martinez is missing due to back problems.
This is what citizens achieve 34 units and they remain just two points behind the Gunners, who beat bottom-placed Wolverhampton 2-1 thanks to conceding two goals. Villa is on the last step of the podium 33 unitsafter coming back 3-2 in their away game West Ham.
In Selhurst Park the Norwegians Erling Haaland (41st and 88th minutes after a penalty) and the English attacker Phil Foden (69th), both in great form, scored to win the Eagles’ home game (5th, 26 points).
In the first half, City gained possession, although Palace looked the most dangerous. A shot from Yeremy Pino onto the crossbar and a bully from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma against Jean-Michel Mateta (43′) should change the course of the game.
But Haaland, who had barely touched the ball, headed a cross from the right from Matheus Nunes and secured victory.
Already in the second half, Foden doubled the lead from outside the area with his sixth goal in four Premier League games, and Haaland scored his brace after converting a penalty for a foul by goalkeeper Dean Henderson on Savinho in the area.
So the 25-year-old Norwegian adds 17 goals in the first 16 gamesimpressive numbers that take him even further up the Premier League top scorers list.
“Haaland is an attacker who scores goals, but in the second half he kept the ball. He was able to contain situations. He helped us stick together. He was exceptional in the second half.”said Guardiola.
The clash between West Ham and Aston Villa also took place in London and was exciting from the first minute. Matheus Fernandes gave the Hammers the lead 30 seconds into the game (18th), before his Greek teammate Konstantinos Mavropanos turned the equalizer into his own goal (9th).
West Ham took the lead again thanks to Jarrod Bowen (24th minute), but in the second half Morgan Rogers scored a brace (50th and 79th minutes) that extended the consecutive winless streak in all competitions to nine for Unai Emery’s men, who were without “DIbu” Martínez, who was saved for the series against Manchester United and Chelsea.
They are outside the top 5 SunderlandEdit (7th) won the Tyne & Wear derby – in the region of both clubs – 1-0 against them on their home pitch Newcastle.
The Black Cats, newly promoted and one of the revelations of the season, benefited from a goal against German Nick Woltemade at the start of the second half (46th), a result that leaves the Magpies in mid-table (12th).
It’s right in front of you Tottenham (11th), who lost 3-0 in the away game Nottingham Forest (16th), with a brace from midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi (28th and 50th).
The defeat puts the Spurs coach, the Dane, once again in the eye of the hurricane Thomas Frankwho had found some recognition again after two wins between the championship and the Champions League.
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