Arsenal players in the English league drew 0:0 at Nottingham and lost points for the second time in a row. They lead the table by seven points ahead of Man City.
The current leader could not make the most of the loss of his closest rival in the title fight. It was a 0-0 draw at Nottingham after several promising chances for the visitors were thwarted by goalkeeper Matz Sels.
Although the “Gunners” increased their lead over second-placed ManCity and third-placed Aston Villa to seven points, “The Villans” have Sunday’s home match against Everton to look forward to.
FC Burnley players in the goal with Slovakian representative Martin Dúbravka drew 1:1 at Liverpool.
In the match of the 22nd round of the English Premier League, Dúbravka faced eleven shots from the reigning champion.
Liverpool led thanks to Florian Wirtz, but Marcus Edwards scored a valuable point for the visitors in the 65th minute. “The Reds” drew in the fourth league match in a row.
Dominik Szoboszlai had the biggest opportunity to overcome Dúbravka in the 32nd minute, but he only aimed his penalty kick at the crossbar.
VIDEO: Great interventions by Dúbravka
However, Burnley’s Slovakian goalkeeper had no chance ten minutes later to prevent German midfielder Wirtz’s uncompromising finish.
VIDEO: Wirtz’s goal
Burnley managed to equalize and with 14 points is in the penultimate place. He is currently seven points away from the seventeenth place, which would have guaranteed him to stay in the competition. Although Liverpool will not lose their place in the top 4 after the weekend, the fifth Man Utd only loses a point and the sixth Chelsea two points.
The players of Manchester United defeated City 2:0 in Saturday’s city derby at home. Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring in the 65th minute, Patrick Dorgu added the second goal.
The guests did not win the fourth league game in a row and gave the first Arsenal a chance to increase their six-point lead at the top of the competition. Both teams entered the 198th city derby after three consecutive draws in the PL. Winger Antoine Semenyo made his first league start under “Citizens” coach Pep Guardiola.
Interim coach of the “Red Devils” Michael Carrick could already count on Mbeuma and Amado Diallo, who returned from the African Cup of Nations. In the first half, the guests had more of the ball, but United players created more dangerous opportunities. The home team mainly benefited from long passes for the defense and could go into the locker room with the lead.
However, the goals of Bruno Fernandes and Diallo were ruled out for offside and Harry Maguire stamped the crossbar after a corner kick at the start of the match. The half-time break did not bring significant changes and the home team could have taken the lead twice again, but goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was against it.
A deserved lead for United was finally arranged by Mbeumo, who was at the end of a successful counterattack.
VIDEO: Mbeuma’s goal for 1:0
In the 76th minute, Dorgu was more assertive than the three City defenders in the penalty area and increased the score to 2:0. The guests shot at the goal only once and lost 9 points in the last four duels
VIDEO: Dorgu’s goal to make it 2:0
Liam Rosenoir had a successful league debut on the Chelsea bench. His men beat Brentford 2-0 at home and moved one point ahead of their Saturday opponent in the table.
VIDEO: Joao Pedro scores a goal to make it 1:0
Just behind the two London teams is Sunderland, who turned the duel against Crystal Palace on home soil and won 2:1. After returning to the top competition, the rookie did not lose even the eleventh duel at home (6 wins and 5 draws).
On the other hand, Tottenham is only in 17th place in this statistic and on Saturday again, they did not score fully in front of their fans. He lost to West Ham 1:2 in a small London derby. Leeds United players ended Fulham’s six-game unbeaten run in the PL when Lukas Nmecha sealed a late 1-0 win.
Premier League – 22nd round:
Nottingham Forest – FC Arsenal 0:0
Manchester United – Manchester City 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: 65. Mbeumo, 76. Dorgu
Chelsea FC – Brentford FC 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: 26. Pedro, 76. Palmer (z 11 m)
Leeds United – Fulham FC 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: 90.+1 Completion
Liverpool FC – Burnley FC 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: 43. Wirtz – 65. Edwards
/M. Dubravka (Burnley) caught the whole game/
Sunderland AFC – Crystal Palace FC 2:1 (1:1)
Goals: 33. The Fairy, 71. Brobbey – 30. Pino
Tottenham Hotspur – West Ham United 1:2 (0:1)
Goals: 63. Romero – 15. Summerville, 90.+3 Wilson
