ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Liverpool strengthened their position at the top of the Premier League table with a crucial 2-0 victory against Manchester City on Sunday. The win extended their lead to 11 points, taking full advantage of Arsenal’s setback against West Ham a day earlier.
Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool against a Manchester City side missing key players Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish. The Egyptian forward struck from inside the box before assisting Dominik Szoboszlai for the second goal in the 37th minute. Liverpool comfortably held onto their advantage, securing a potentially season-defining win.
Arsenal Stumble at Home, Newcastle Triumph in Seven-Goal Thriller
Arsenal suffered a 1-0 home defeat to West Ham on Saturday, with Jarrod Bowen’s diving header in the 44th minute proving decisive. The Gunners struggled to create meaningful chances and saw substitute Myles Lewis-Skelly receive a red card in the 73rd minute.
Newcastle United edged Nottingham Forest 4-3 in a dramatic encounter. Callum Hudson-Odoi put Forest ahead early, but Newcastle responded with four first-half goals from Lewis Miley, Jacob Murphy, and a quick brace from Alexander Isak. Despite second-half goals from Nikola Milenkovic and Ryan Yates for Forest, Newcastle held on for the win.
Manchester United Stage Comeback, Chelsea’s Struggles Continue
Manchester United fought back from 2-0 down to draw with Everton. Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure had put Everton in control, but Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte responded for the visitors. Everton believed they had won a late penalty when Ashley Young went down under a challenge, but after a VAR review, referee Andrew Madley overturned the decision.
Chelsea’s poor form persisted in a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa. Despite Enzo Fernandez giving Chelsea an early lead, Villa responded through Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio, who combined for two goals in the second half, securing a crucial away win.
Other Results from the Weekend
Wolverhampton Wanderers earned a narrow 1-0 victory over Bournemouth, with Matheus Cunha scoring the only goal. Bournemouth played most of the game with 10 men after Illia Zabarnyi received a red card for a high challenge.
Tottenham eased past Ipswich Town with a 4-1 win, powered by two goals from Brennan Johnson and additional strikes from Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski.
Crystal Palace secured a 2-0 away victory over Fulham, benefiting from a Joachim Andersen own goal before Daniel Munoz sealed the result. Brighton dominated Southampton with goals from Joao Pedro, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma, and Jack Hinshelwood.
On Friday, Brentford hammered Leicester City 4-0, deepening the Foxes’ struggles as they suffered their 10th loss in 11 matches and extended their goalless run at home to over two months.