Thanks to striker Erling Haaland, Manchester City has taken a giant step towards their fourth Premier League championship title in a row. The Norwegian scored both goals to make it 2-0 (0-0) at Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday. Man City moved past rivals Arsenal FC by two points and can win the title on Sunday with a win against West Ham United. Arsenal host Everton on Sunday.
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The duel with City was a big dilemma for Spurs fans. On the one hand, the Tottenham supporters definitely do not begrudge their rivals from north London the championship title, but on the other hand, the club was still concerned about qualifying for the Champions League. The defeat means that the five-point gap to Aston Villa can no longer be made up.
Both clubs played fully to win. Tottenham sometimes had more of the game, but City had the better chances, such as with Kevin de Bruyne’s shot (47th). Shortly afterwards, Haaland was there after perfect preparatory work by de Bruyne and only had to push the ball over the line from close range (51st).
In the second half, substitute goalkeeper Stefan Ortega came on for the injured Ederson and he saved Man City from equalizing with a strong save from Heung Min Son. After a foul on Jeremy Doku, Haaland finally made the decision from the penalty spot (91st). ManCity could now become the first club to win the Premier League championship four times in a row.
English Premier League, 37th round and supplementary games
Saturday May 11th: Fulham Manchester City 0-4 Bournemouth Brentford 1-2 Everton Sheffield United 1-0 Newcastle Brighton & Hove 1-1 Tottenham Burnley 2-1 West Ham Luton 3-1 Wolverhampton Crystal Palace 1-3 Nottingham Chelsea 2 :3 Sunday May 12th: Manchester United Arsenal 0-1 Monday May 13th: Aston Villa Liverpool 3-3 Tuesday May 14th: Tottenham Manchester City 0-2 Wednesday May 15th: Brighton & Hove Chelsea 8.45pm Manchester United Newcastle 9pm
