A goal from the Norwegian Martin Odegaard after 14 minutes and the own goal from the Swiss Fabian Schar (71), in addition to several interventions by the goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, allowed the London club to emerge with success in the most difficult exam of their last four games.
The disciples of the Spanish coach Mikel Arteta were one point behind the leader Manchester City, which has a less disputed game, but faces several demanding commitments in the final stretch of the season.
Coach Josep Guardiola’s team seeks to win its third title in a row in the Premier League.
In the other clash on Sunday, Manchester United (fourth in the table) lost 0-1 in their visit to West Ham (15) to jeopardize their qualification for the Red Devils Champions League.
A target from the Algerian Mohamed Said Benrahma, after 28 minutes, served the Hammers to get the three points, in an action in which the Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea missed in his attempt to get hold of the ball.
This is the second consecutive defeat for the Red Devils, who fell on Thursday in injury time in Brighton (0-1).
In the fight to qualify for the Champions League, Liverpool (fifth in the tournament) lurking only three points behind Newcastle (third, 65 points) and one from Manchester United (fourth, 63 stripes), although the Reds played a game more than its two closest rivals.
Results of day 35:
Saturday:
-Bournemouth — Chelsea 1-3.
-Manchester City — Leeds 2-1.
-Wolverhampton — Aston Villa 1-0.
-Tottenham — Crystal Palace 1-0.
-Liverpool — Brentford 1-0.
Domingo:
-Newcastle — Arsenal 0-2.
-West Ham — Manchester United 1-0.
Monday:
-Fulham — Leicester.
-Brighton — Everton.
-Nottingham Forest — Southampton.
Positions table:
Team PJ PG PE PP GF GC Pts.
1-Manchester City 34 26 4 4 89 31 82.
2-Arsenal 35 25 6 4 83 39 81.
3-Newcastle United 34 18 11 5 61 29 65.
4-Manchester United 34 19 6 9 49 41 63.
5-Liverpool 35 18 8 9 67 42 62.
6-Tottenham Hotspur 35 17 6 12 64 57 57.
7-Brighton & Hove Albion 32 16 7 9 62 40 55.
8-Aston Villa 35 16 6 13 46 43 54.
9-Brentford 35 12 14 9 52 45 50.
10-Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 45.
11-Chelsea 34 11 9 14 34 39 42.
12-Crystal Palace 35 10 10 15 35 46 40.
13-Wolverhampton 35 11 7 17 30 50 40.
14-Bornemouth 35 11 6 18 37 67 39.
15-West Ham United 35 10 7 18 38 50 37.
16-Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 30.
17-Leeds United 35 7 9 19 44 69 30.
18-Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 30.
19-Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 29.
20-Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 24.
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2023-05-08 01:27:46
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