Those of Guardiola climbed to fourth place in a European zone fueled by the Iraola Bournemouth
The Liverpool thrashed in his leadership and the arsenal is still pursued
MADRID, 25 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Manchester City extended its recovery in Premier by assaulting this Saturday the fourth place at the coast of Chelsea on day 23, passing the doubts to the ‘blues’ in a tight fight for the European zone in the table, where the Bournemouth remains of record , while Liverpool marched once again with everything in the lead.
The Pep Guardiola team fulfilled in a vital and direct duel to confirm its change in dynamics and get into the Champions zone in the classification. The Spanish coach started two recent signings such as Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmous, and Chelsea went ahead at three minutes with a serious error of the first.
The 20-year-old Uzbeko Central was a flan at its premiere premiere in Etihad Stadium and gave the 0-1 in a horrible head transfer. Noni Madueke advanced visitors and the panic still lasted in Khusanov for a few minutes, seeing a yellow shortly after. The City looked for calm to the match with the ball and grew against a conformist Chelsea.
Marmoush left good feelings and two good occasions for a City who also had it with Phil foden to the stick. Josko Gvardiol was another weapon for those of Guardiola, and who ended up drawing (1-1) near the break. In the second half, the City maintained its control and Chelsea had no answer to defend the fourth place.
They were the long passes of Ederson what gave the most danger to the locals, and thus came the 2-1 of Erling Haaland, in a long ball that made the bad exit of the Spanish goal of Chelsea Robert Sánchez very good. The Norwegian signed the comeback with the goalkeeper very far from his arch at half an hour from the end, the minutes of panic.
The Premier champion did not suffer this time, nor let out more points of the already lost, and ended up celebrating with slack thanks to a great Haaland action to allow the hand in hand that became fod in 3-1. The City thus assaulted the ‘Top 4’, with 41 points for the 40 of Chelsea.
The third, the Nottingham Forest (44), also yielded to a Bournemouth launched, which thrashed at home (5-0) to also add 40 points and knock on the door of Europe. Those of Andoni Iraola took another direct duel, of revelation teams, with a triple of Dango Ouattara in the Vitality Stadium, eleventh game followed without losing and his best record in Premier.
Above, the leadership is still another level. The Liverpool strengthened its six-point mattress and with a game less about Arsenal after beating (4-1) to Ipswich. A Cody Gakpo double shone in Anfield to demand an arsenal that he had to suffer much more in his 0-1 on the Wolverhampton.
Those of Mikel Arteta played with one less from shortly before the break for a red to Myles Lewis-Skellly, but Wolves also suffered an expulsion, second yellow from Joao Gomes, in 70 ‘. Shortly after, Riccardo Calafiori signed the goal of the ‘Gunner’ victory to add 47 points in his role as the leader’s persecutor.
On the other hand, Alexander Isak made a double to recover his glue and return to the Newcastle, fifth, to the path of triumph, with a 1-3 over the Southampton. Meanwhile, coach David Moyes celebrated his 700 party in Premier in the 0-1 of Everton to Brighton with which they move away the low zone.
-RESULTS AND PROGRAM OF THE GROWTH 23 OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
-Saturday.
Bournemouth – Nottingham Forest 5-0.
Brighton – Everton 0-1.
Liverpool – Ipswich 4-1.
Southampton – Newcastle 1-3.
Wolverhampton – Arsenal 0-1.
Manchester City – Chelsea 3-1.
-Domingo.
Crystal Palace – Brentford.
Tottenham – Leicester.
Aston Villa – West Ham.
Fulham – Manchester United.