And on a loss of the ball by Rodri at the entrance to his area, Everton opened the scoring with attacker Jack Harrison receiving a cross (29th). Five minutes later City goalkeeper Ederson had to relax to deflect Harrison’s shot. But Phil Foden put City back in the race with a heavy strike from 25 meters (53rd) and Julian Alvarez worsened the score on a penalty, after a hand fault from Amadou Onana in his area (64th). Bernardo Silva concluded the evening by catching a poor throw from Pickford (86th) with a curling shot from the left.
Manchester City climbs to 4th place, five points behind leader Liverpool, but has one match in hand, against Brentford, postponed due to its participation in the Club World Cup.
Everton suffered their second defeat in a row after a great series of four consecutive victories. The other Liverpool club is currently 17th after receiving a ten-point deduction in mid-November for financial offenses. This is the strongest sporting sanction ever imposed in the history of the Premier League.
Chelsea on the edge
At Stamford Bridge, Noni Madueke scored the winning goal for Chelsea in the 89th minute from a penalty that had been awarded for a foul by Eberechi Eze.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team moved up one place in the standings (10th) for this last day of the first leg. Crystal Palace (18 pts) remains fifteenth, with only three points ahead of Luton, the first to be relegated (18th) who have a game in hand.
French international Christopher Nkunku started for the first time this season in the Premier League, three days after scoring his first goal at Wolverhampton (2-1 defeat of the Londoners). The former PSG and Leipzig striker was replaced in the 71st minute.
Chelsea, weakened by suspensions and numerous injuries, opened the scoring with the Ukrainian Mykhailo Mudryk (13th). The Eagles of veteran coach Roy Hodgson (76 years old) equalized just before the break by French international hopeful Michael Olise on a nice sequence of chest control and left recovery (45th + 1).
Crystal Palace are now eight matches without a win (5 defeats and 3 draws).
2023-12-28 09:30:25
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