London (AFP) – The leader Manchester City, despite playing with ten throughout the second half, achieved a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest and thus signed a sixth victory in as many games in this Premier League, this Saturday, day in which Luton added their first point by drawing 1-1 with Wolverhampton.
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Phil Foden, in the 7th minute, already put Manchester City ahead and Erling Haaland (14) made it 2-0. The Norwegian star has already scored eight goals in this Premier League, just double that of the first group of pursuers [Bryan Mbeumo del Brentford, Evan Ferguson del Brighton y Odsonne Edouard del Crystal Palace]so it continues to impress with its effectiveness.
Spanish midfielder Rodri saw a direct red card for failing to control his anger at Morgan Gibbs-White in the 46th minute, less than thirty seconds into the second half.
Rodri, scorer of the goal that gave City the last Champions League victory in the Istanbul final against Inter Milan, will be suspended for the next matchday, against Wolverhampton. In the event of a broader sanction, he will also miss the next big match, against Arsenal.
City, current champion of England and Europe, now has 18 points and is 5 points ahead of Arsenal (4th, 13 points) and Tottenham (2nd), who face each other on Sunday, and also over Liverpool (3rd), who will host West Ham (6th).
The merit of this comfortable cushion over their pursuers lies above all in the fact that City has to face significant losses. Without Mateo Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne or Bernardo Silva, it is Matheus Nunes, Phil Foden and Julián Álvarez who perfectly comply with ‘plan B’.
Nunes, a starter for the first time in the league with the ‘Citizens’, gave, for example, the assist for Haaland’s goal, which in 41 games [teniendo en cuenta la pasada temporada] He has 44 points.
“We played an exceptional game in the first half. The second was exceptional, but because of our resistance and our work. We played 51 or 52 minutes with ten against eleven, so it was not easy. We were fantastic,” celebrated City coach Josep Guardiola.
Luton’s first point
At the other end of the table, bottom club Luton finally got their first point this season, against a Wolverhampton (15th) team that finished with ten due to the expulsion of Jeanricner Bellegarde in the 39th minute.
Luton, newly promoted and playing in the elite for the first time in 31 years, scored the equalizing goal in the 65th minute, through Carlton Morris. Previously, the Portuguese Pedro Neto had scored for the ‘Wolves’, in the 50th.
Now Luton are thinking about the next games against Everton and Burnley to confirm their awakening.
In another match on Saturday, Crystal Palace (8th) and Fulham (9th) drew goalless.
This Saturday there are two more games played in the English league, a Brentford-Everton first and then, in the last shift of the day, the visit of a struggling Manchester United to the newly promoted Burnley.
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2023-09-23 19:20:26
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