Erling Haaland fired Manchester Metropolis to the highest of the Premier League because the striker sealed a 1-0 win in opposition to Southampton, whereas third-placed Aston Villa have been annoyed by Bournemouth’s last-gasp leveller on Saturday. Haaland had gone three league video games with no objective however he ended that mini drought within the first half on the Etihad Stadium. That was sufficient to raise Pep Guardiola’s aspect into first place, two factors forward of second-placed Liverpool, who can regain pole place in the event that they win Sunday’s blockbuster conflict with title rivals Arsenal.
Metropolis haven’t misplaced a league recreation on the Etihad for 2 years, a run encompassing 35 video games, and bottom-of-the-table Southampton, who’ve just one level from 9 video games this season, have been by no means prone to shatter that spectacular streak.
With Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku dominated out, Guardiola made 4 adjustments to the workforce that thrashed Sparta Prague within the Champions League on Wednesday.
Haaland had scored an audacious objective in opposition to Sparta and whereas his effort to kill off Southampton was extra prosaic, it was arguably way more worthwhile given the context of a tense title race.
Matheus Nunes’ cross reached Haaland within the fifth minute and the Norwegian confirmed energy and want to get to the ball forward of his marker for a close-range strike.
Metropolis spurned a number of probabilities to extend their lead however Haaland’s 14th objective in all competitions this season gave the unbeaten champions seven wins from 9 league matches as they chase a fifth successive title.
“The best way Southampton performed, they’re so demanding. Large credit score to them, it was not as a result of we have been sloppy or flat. I haven’t got that feeling,” Guardiola mentioned.
“We created probabilities and sadly could not rating the second. I feel we have been there and generally they’re good. We’ve to just accept that.”
Aston Villa’s hopes of pushing for the title suffered a setback as Bournemouth snatched a 1-1 draw at Villa Park.
Villa are unbeaten within the Champions League, sitting high of the desk after seeing off Younger Boys, Bayern Munich and Bologna.
However they could not observe their newest European success with a home victory regardless of taking the lead within the 76th minute.
Ian Maatsen crossed and Leon Bailey teed up Ross Barkley to hook in his first objective for the membership.
However Evanilson rescued Bournemouth with a headed equaliser six minutes into stoppage-time.
Wolves fightback
Brentford beat fourth-bottom Ipswich 4-3 in an exhilarating conflict in west London.
Ipswich’s Sam Szmodics produced a tremendous end from 15 yards within the twenty eighth minute earlier than George Hirst clipped a composed strike previous Mark Flekken three minutes later.
However Yoane Wissa netted within the forty fourth minute and Harry Clarke’s personal objective seconds later hauled Brentford degree.
Bryan Mbeumo’s 51st-minute penalty, awarded for Clarke’s foul on Keane Lewis-Potter, put Brentford 3-2 up.
Capping a depressing day for Clarke, he was despatched off within the closing phases after fouling Lewis-Potter to earn a second reserving.
Liam Delap’s 86th-minute equaliser appeared to have spared Clarke’s blushes, however Mbeumo snatched victory with the final kick of stoppage-time.
Second-bottom Wolves staged an excellent fightback to attract 2-2 at fifth-placed Brighton.
Danny Welbeck bagged his sixth objective of the season in first half stoppage-time and Evan Ferguson struck with a scientific end from Tariq Lamptey’s Eighty fifth-minute cross to depart Brighton in management.
However Rayan Ait-Nouri acquired one again three minutes later and Matheus Cunha saved winless Wolves from a sixth successive league defeat with a deflected equaliser deep into stoppage-time.
Everton ahead Beto salvaged a 1-1 draw in opposition to Fulham as his stoppage-time header cancelled out Alex Iwobi’s 61st-minute strike in opposition to his former membership at Goodison Park.
Though Everton are unbeaten of their final six video games, they sit simply three locations above the relegation zone.
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