Soccer Soccer – Premier League – Manchester Metropolis v Brighton & Hove Albion – Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain – April 20, 2022 Manchester Metropolis’s Riyad Mahrez applauds followers after the match REUTERS/Craig Brough
MANCHESTER, England— Manchester Metropolis regained its one-point lead on the prime of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion whereas Arsenal upset London rivals Chelsea with a 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Liverpool had taken over on the prime of the desk after its 4-0 demolition of Manchester United on Tuesday, that means Metropolis might sick afford a slip-up at dwelling to Graham Potter’s aspect.
Pep Guardiola’s crew struggled to interrupt down a well-organized Brighton protection within the opening 45 minutes however broke the impasse by Algerian ahead Riyad Mahrez within the 53rd minute.
Kevin De Bruyne burst ahead from inside his personal half, disregarding three challengers, earlier than discovering Mahrez who transformed on the second try.
That opener settled Metropolis’s nerves with the hosts scoring a second 12 minutes later as Phil Foden’s effort from distance was helped previous Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez by a deflection.
Bernardo Silva added a late third to spherical off the win that moved Pep Guardiola’s aspect onto 77 factors from 32 video games.
Arsenal’s victory, with two objectives from Eddie Nketiah was a serious increase in its bid to qualify for the Champions League by way of a top-four end.
The win strikes the Gunners stage on 57 factors with fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur with each groups having performed 32 matches and set to satisfy at Spurs on Could 12.
Arsenal went forward twice in a pulsating first half at Stamford Bridge, first when Nketiah pounced on a weak again move by Andreas Christensen within the thirteenth minute after which when Emile Smith-Rowe completed off a flowing counter-attack within the twenty seventh.
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Soccer Soccer – Premier League – Manchester Metropolis v Brighton & Hove Albion – Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain – April 20, 2022 Manchester Metropolis’s Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring their third purpose REUTERS/Craig Brough
However the guests have been rapidly pegged again on each events by equalizers from Timo Werner and Cesar Azpilicueta.
Nketiah restored the guests’ lead within the 57th minute when he seized on one other mix-up in Chelsea’s defence to make it 3-2, stabbing the ball dwelling after Thiago Silva’s interception bounced into the Arsenal striker’s path off Malang Sarr.
Chelsea looked for a 3rd leveler however it was Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka who rounded off the win when he transformed a penalty within the 92nd minute after he was adjudged to have been fouled by Azpilicueta.
Chelsea stayed in third place on 62 factors having performed a recreation lower than each Spurs and Arsenal.
On the backside finish of the desk, Everton wanted a stoppage-time equalizer from Richarlison to scrape some extent at dwelling to Leicester Metropolis and transfer 4 factors away from the relegation zone.
Harvey Barnes put the guests in entrance within the fifth minute, poking dwelling a move from James Maddison from shut vary as Everton struggled to seek out its ft, and the house aspect didn’t register a shot on track within the first half.
Richarlison lastly pressured a save from Kasper Schmeichel within the 67th minute however he wasted a number of good probabilities earlier than redeeming himself with a scuffed shot within the second minute of stoppage time on the finish of the sport to seize some extent.
Everton are 4 factors away from 18th-placed Burnley with each groups having seven video games to go. Managerless Burnley host Southampton at Turf Moor on Thursday.
Relegation worries are actually a distant reminiscence for Newcastle United which picked up its sixth straight dwelling win with Miguel Almiron’s first purpose for the membership in over a yr incomes them a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace to maneuver Eddie Howe’s aspect as much as eleventh.
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