After the baptism of European competition in midweek, the 14th round of the Premier League was staged non-stop at the weekend. Two Champions League disappointments collided, Newcastle beat Manchester United 1-0, ranking ahead of the Red Devils.
Leaders Arsenal saw off Wolves 2-1 to lead the lead by four points. Burnley sent Sheffield United to the bottom of the relegation battle 5-0.
Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United
The Red Devils were almost helpless at St James' Park, with Kieran Trippier hitting the crossbar from a free-kick in the first half and Gordon slotting home in the second half. Antony had scored a goal in the 89th minute, but it was disallowed due to Harry Maguire's offside. Newcastle won 1-0 to win the Carabao Cup and beat the Red Devils twice this season.
United had just one of their eight shots on target, while Newcastle had 22 shots on target. With the win over Manchester United, Newcastle moved up to fifth with 26 points, while United dropped to seventh.
Manchester United have won none of their games against the top six this season: 1-3 Arsenal, 0-3 Manchester City, 0-1 Newcastle and 0-2 Tottenham. The Red Devils will also play Liverpool and Villa this month.
Manchester United not only lost, but also broke out within the team. In the 34th minute of the first half, the broadcast camera captured and focused on the heated altercation between Ten Hag and Anthony Martial for a long time. Ten Hag became emotional and pointed loudly at Anthony Martial, who impatiently spread his hands in displeasure.
Netizens sarcastically said on social ** that this is the most positive and hardest performance of the starting Anthony Martial, the injured striker who has been with Manchester United for 9 years, nicknamed the factory director, has long been blessed with talent, only laziness and lying flat.
According to the Daily Mail after the game, Ten Hag was angry at Anthony Martial for not returning to defence after losing possession. Newcastle took advantage of the counter-attack and almost scored through Almiron.
Anthony Martial was unhappy when he was substituted in the second half, and although he shook hands with Ten Hag, he couldn't look at it all and went straight to the bench.
Marcus Rashford, United's other starting striker, seemed to be unhappy with playing on the right after conceding the goal. In the 61 minutes he played, Rashford had 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 touches in the opponent's penalty area, 0 chances created, 0 fouls, and was completely invisible. And how should Ten Hag respond?
Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
Arsenal scored twice in the opening 13 minutes through Bukayo Saka and Odegaard to take a 2-0 lead. But the rest of the time, Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard and Nketiah either hit the post or hit the empty net, and on 87 minutes Cunha seized on Zinchenko's mistake to recover a goal, and the Gunners turned a game that should have been a big win into a one-goal victory, proving that Arteta's side need an efficient finisher. Achieving the minimum goal of winning means that they will be at the top of the table for at least another week.
According to Squawka, since October, Arsenal have won all six home games in all competitions, scoring 19 goals and conceding only two, keeping four clean sheets.
Brentford 3-1 Luton
The first half was scoreless, with Maupay opening the scoring in the second half, Benjamin Rice's header doubled the lead, Jacob Brown pulled one back for Luton Town and Baptiste scored to seal a 3-1 victory for the Bees.
Forest 0-1 Everton
Felipe slotted a shot at the post as the home side missed a chance and Everton scored the only goal of the game in the 67th minute through McNeil's volley into the far corner. Dyche has won 32 of his 82 Premier League games in charge of 1-0.
Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United
Burnley snapped a six-game losing streak when Jay Rodriguez opened the scoring with a lightning strike after 15 seconds to set a new record for the fastest goal in the Premier League this season.
Brune Larsson netted the second and McBoney was red-eyed as Sheffield United faced 10 men. In the second half, Amdouni, Colleohio and Brown Hill scored successively, and Burnley 5-0** Sheffield United.
This is the first time in Burnley's history that Burnley has scored 5+ goals in a single Premier League game, and it is also the largest single Premier League victory in Burnley's history. Previously, Burnley had scored just 10 goals in the first 13 games of the season.
The latest standings situation
Arsenal are four points ahead of second-placed Manchester City, Newcastle move up to fifth with 26 points, and Manchester United's three-game winning streak ended to drop to seventh. Everton (10 points deducted) from the relegation zone have seven points, Burnley seven and Sheffield United five points.
There are also five games tonight, including Manchester City vs Tottenham, Liverpool vs Fulham, and Chelsea vs Brighton.