Brighton (16th) achieved an important victory in their quest for permanence by beating a direct rival, Newcastle (17th), 3-0 this Saturday in a match corresponding to matchday 29 of the Premier League.
Belgian Leandro Trossard (45 + 3), Danny Welbeck (51) and Frenchman Neal Maupay (68) scored goals in this match.
Now with 32 points, Brighton extends their lead over their rival on Saturday to five points and their margin over the relegation zone to six points, which is marked by Fulham (18th), defeated on Friday by 2 to 1 in their stadium by Leeds United (11th) by Marcelo Bielsa.
It is the second consecutive triumph for Brighton, after the 2 to 1 harvested last Sunday in Southampton, which represents a respite for the ‘Seagulls’.
Newcastle, on the other hand, have been six games in a row without winning, precisely since they beat Southampton in early February.
The main focus of interest in English football this weekend is not in the matches scheduled in the Premier League, but in the quarter-finals of the English Cup, which are played between Saturday and Sunday.
Manchester City and Southampton qualified this Saturday, after beating Everton 2-0 and Bournemouth (2nd) 3-0, respectively. On Sunday the quarters will be completed with the Chelsea-Sheffield United and Leicester-Manchester United duels.
Six matches of the 29th English matchday were played in advance between March 2 and 4 to release the participating clubs in those FA Cup quarters.
– Matches corresponding to the 29th day of the Premier League (the first round took place at the beginning of the month):
– Friday:
Fulham – Leeds United 1 – 2
– Saturday:
Brighton – Newcastle 3 – 0
– Sunday:
(15h00 GMT) West Ham – Arsenal
– Match corresponding to the 18th day of the Premier League (it was postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic):
– Sunday:
(19h30 GMT) Aston Villa – Tottenham
Classification: Pts JGEP GF GC Diff
1. Manchester City 71 30 22 5 3 64 21 43
2. Manchester United 57 29 16 9 4 56 32 24
3. Leicester 56 29 17 5 7 53 32 21
4. Chelsea 51 29 14 9 6 44 25 19
5. West Ham 48 28 14 6 8 42 32 10
6. Liverpool 46 29 13 7 9 48 36 12
7. Everton 46 28 14 4 10 40 37 3
8. Tottenham 45 28 13 6 9 47 30 17
9. Aston Villa 41 27 12 5 10 39 28 11
10. Arsenal 41 28 12 5 11 37 29 8
11. Leeds 39 29 12 3 14 45 47 -2
12. Crystal Palace 37 29 10 7 12 31 47 -16
13. Wolverhampton 35 29 9 8 12 28 38 -10
14. Southampton 33 29 9 6 14 36 51 -15
15. Burnley 33 29 8 9 12 22 37 -15
16. Brighton 32 29 7 11 11 32 36 -4
17. Newcastle 28 29 7 7 15 28 48 -20
18. Fulham 26 30 5 11 14 23 38 -15
19. West Bromwich 18 29 3 9 17 20 57 -37
20. Sheffield United 14 29 4 2 23 16 50 -34
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