Liverpool surpasses Man City to reclaim the top spot in the Premier League
LONDON:
Liverpool defeated relegation-threatened Burnley 3-1 on Saturday to reclaim the top spot in the Premier League, having been briefly unseated by champions Manchester City.
In Jurgen Klopp’s final season as manager, the Anfield team is chasing a record-tying 20th English premier league title, but they will once again face tough competition from City at the top of the standings.
Even though they weren’t playing at their best, Liverpool, who were defeated by Arsenal last week, managed to overcome Vincent Kompany’s team, who are still seven points from safety.
With one game remaining, Manchester City, who defeated Everton 2-0 at home in the early kickoff, is two points behind Liverpool in their pursuit of a record fourth consecutive English premier league championship.
When Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford went for a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner kick but missed it, Diogo Jota scored his ninth Premier League goal of the year by heading into an empty net, giving the Reds the lead.
However, just before the break, Dara O’Shea’s thunderous header from a corner gave Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher no chance, and they were pegged back.
Luis Diaz’s header from close range in the 52nd minute gave Liverpool their first lead again, as they were a completely different team in the second half.
David Datro Minutes before Fofana curled wide of the post, Kelleher made a great stop to keep the visitors’ lead intact. Fofana wasted good opportunities to equalize.
When Darwin Nunez headed in Harvey Elliott’s excellent cross in the 79th minute to give the home crowd a two-goal lead that eventually proved to be sufficient to capture the three points, the supporters exhaled a great sigh of relief.
Earlier, Manchester City defeated Everton 2-0 with goals from Erling Haaland, who scored his first goals since November.
At a jittery Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s team was far from their best as they struggled to break down the unyielding visitors, but Haaland scored twice in the closing minutes of the second half. These are his first strikes since coming back from an almost two-month hiatus owing to a foot injury.
Although Guardiola’s team has won their last ten games across all competitions, the Spaniard may be a little worried by how they played poorly against Everton.
“We didn’t have good body language in the first half,” the City manager said to the BBC. “If you are not positive, you cannot play good football. When you are upbeat, you perform at your best. When you begin to be depressed and moan, it doesn’t work.
“I asked them, ‘What do you expect, to come here and win 5-0?'” during our halftime conversation. Come on. Football is rough, and life is tough too.”
Due to the outcome, Sean Dyche’s team is now in the relegation zone; they will need to fight to stay in the Premier League after failing to win since mid-December.
They now face an even more difficult situation due to a 10-point reduction for breaking financial sustainability guidelines.
After Brennan Johnson scored a goal late into stoppage time to cap off an incredible comeback against Brighton, Tottenham surged back into the top four.
In the seventeenth minute, Pascal Gross scored from the penalty spot after Micky van de Ven had caught Danny Welbeck.
However, Pape Matar Sarr tied the score shortly after the hour, providing Spurs with the momentum they needed to go for the victory.
lower side Only their third league victory of the year, Sheffield United defeated Luton 3-1, although they are still seven points behind the home team, who are one spot above the drop zone.
Christian Norgaard’s header in the first half and Ivan Toney’s brilliant team goal late in the game helped Brentford defeat Wolves 2-0.
With two goals from Rodrigo Muniz, Fulham defeated Bournemouth 3-1.
On Sunday, Aston Villa, playing at a high level, will host Manchester United, while third-place Arsenal will go to West Ham.
