The 24th round of the Premier League continued, with defending champions Manchester City beating Everton 2-0, Manchester City won 10 consecutive wins in all competitions, and Manchester City, who had one game less, was second with 52 points. The leader Liverpool beat Burnley 3-1, Liverpool won five consecutive home wins in all competitions, and Liverpool is at the top of the table with 54 points. Fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur defeated Brighton 2-1, and Tottenham won five consecutive home league games to move up to fourth with 47 points. Ninth-placed Newcastle narrowly beat Nottingham Forest 3-2, and Newcastle won four consecutive away games in all competitions, moving up to seventh with 36 points. Let's take a look at a brief roundup of the three games of Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and the latest Premier League standings.
Manchester City vs Everton.
In the opening game, Doku's possession of the ball at the back was cut off and almost gave a big gift, McNeil received the ball at the edge of the penalty area and sent a precise through ball, but Ederson reacted quickly to snatch the ball before Godfrey could shoot. As the game progressed, Manchester City gradually began to exert strength, Foden cut into the box horizontally on the right and his burst shot was blocked, and Haaland received a cross from Doku in the box to head the ball wide. Half-time blanks for both sides.
In the second half, City continued to press, with Alvarez trying a long-range shot that was too long and Rodri trying to shoot wide. Until the 71st minute of the game, Manchester City's left corner kick was driven to the middle, Dias shook his head and was cleared, and Haaland, who had been in ambush at the back point for a long time, met the ball and volleyed into the far corner to break the deadlock. Towards the end of the game, City launched a counter-attack, Tintin sent a precise diagonal ball, and Haaland slotted into the box to calmly push the goalkeeper into the far corner to complete the brace. At full-time, City won by two goals, with 72% possession and 19 shots on goal with three on target, while Everton had five shots on goal and one on target.
Liverpool vs Burnley.
At the beginning of the game, Bourne's interest rate took the lead, and Amduni's volley in the penalty area was confiscated by Kelleher. Not to be outdone, Liverpool fired wide from outside the box with Trent Alexander-Arnold. Liverpool then controlled the tempo of the game and frequently launched threatening attacks. Finally, in the 31st minute, Liverpool's corner kick from the right side was driven towards goal, the goalkeeper came out to save the air, and Jota jumped high to head home. After conceding the goal, Burnley also stepped up their attack without blindly defending, and at the end of the half, O'Shea scored the equaliser with a header from near the penalty spot.
In the second half, Liverpool scored a blitz and Elliott crossed from the right baseline, and Diaz swooped down to score the goal. In the 67th minute, Fofana received a through ball from a teammate in the penalty area, and single-handedly faced Kelleher and pushed the far corner to graze the post out of bounds. Four minutes later, Diaz split the ball at the top of the arc and Jota's shot into the far corner from inside the box was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 78th minute, in front of the goal from the right side of the Elliott penalty area, Nunez scored with a header from the back to seal the win. Since then, it has been difficult for both sides to achieve anything. At full-time, Liverpool won by a wide margin, with 71% possession and 23 shots on goal with nine on target, while Burnley had nine shots on goal with four on target.
Tottenham vs Brighton.
Just one minute into the opening period, Welbeck made a midfield steal and dribbled into the penalty area, deducted past a defender and fired into the far corner that was saved by the goalkeeper. Subsequently, the two sides formed a balance of power, the game was fast-paced, and the scene was quite good. In the 16th minute, Welbeck was brought down in the box and Gross scored from the penalty spot. After conceding the goal, Tottenham launched a frantic counter-attack, Richarlison was denied a one-on-one shot into the far corner of the goalkeeper in the box, and Kulu's low shot from inside the box was saved by the goalkeeper. At half-time, Brighton took a one-goal lead.
In the second half, Tottenham began to intensify their attack, forming a siege on Brighton's goal. Finally in the 61st minute, Sarr's cross from the right side of the penalty area was cleared by Dunk's flying tackle and hit the post and popped up, and Sarr took advantage of the situation to meet the ball and push the goal from a small angle to equalize the score. Subsequently, Mikasa dribbled the ball into the penalty area on the left side and passed back to the triangle, and Fati followed up with a push into the far corner and grazed the post out of bounds. In the last moments of stoppage time, Tottenham launched a counterattack at the back, Son Heung-min crossed in front of the goal from the right side of the penalty area, Johnson outflanked and pushed the goal, and staged a countdown to kill the goal. At full-time, Tottenham overcame Brighton, with Tottenham having 53% possession and 16 shots on goal with 6 on target, while Brighton had 6 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
Other Match Scores.
Fulham thrashed Bournemouth 3-1 and Carvalho scored twice. Luton Town suffered a 3-1 defeat to vice-squad leaders Sheffield United. Wolves beat Brentford 2-0.
Carvalho.