“Manchester City Takes the Lead in the English Championship After Winning Against Fulham”

Four days after winning their summit against Arsenal, Manchester City won (2-1) on Sunday at Fulham, which allowed them to take the lead in the championship, while Tottenham again suffered a unlikely scenario, in Liverpool (4-3), during the 34th day of the English Championship.

With a point ahead of their main rival Arsenal and one more game to play, the Citizens have their destiny in their hands more than ever to retain their title.

If the victory was less controlled than during the shock against the Gunners (4-1), it took shape from the 3rd minute, with a fault by Tim Ream on Julian Alvarez, then a penalty converted by Erling Haaland.

Under the eyes of actor Hugh Grant, the Norwegian has equaled the number of goals scored in a Premier League season, tied with Andy Cole (1994) and Alan Shearer (1995).

While Manchester City seemed to have definitely taken control, Fulham took advantage of one of their rare opportunities to equalize, thanks to Carlos Vinicius, who took advantage of a good delivery from Harry Wilson (15th, 1-1).

A great inspiration from Julian Alvarez finally restored the advantage to the formation of Pep Guardiola, on a shot from 20 meters which lobbed Bernd Leno (36th, 2-1).

Less brilliant than Arsenal in the same place last month (3-0 victory), Manchester City is strengthening its impressive series of league victories (8).

The Gunners will have the opportunity to temporarily pass City in the standings and preserve the flame by receiving Chelsea on Tuesday.

Manchester United freine Aston Villa

For their part, the Red Devils beat (1-0) the team in form of the moment, Aston Villa which remained on ten games without defeat.

While Casemiro had shot the crossbar ten minutes earlier, Bruno Fernandes took advantage of a Rashford strike badly repelled by Emiliano Martinez to score from a tight angle (1-0, 39th).

This victory allows Erik Ten Hag’s players to consolidate their fourth qualifying place for the next Champions League, seven points behind Liverpool and with one more game to play.

A demonstration of several hundred supporters was also organized in front of Old Trafford before the match, to demand the permanent departure of the club’s owners. A banner required a full sale (“Full sale only”).

The Glazer family received a third offer on Friday from the two takeover candidates, the owner of Ineos, Jim Ratcliffe who proposes to acquire the majority of the shares, and the president of the Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Sheikh Jassim, who wants to buy the club in full.

Also note the more complicated than expected victory of Newcastle against the bottom of the championship, Southampton (3-1), which allows the Magpies to keep two points ahead of Manchester United, in third position.

Cruel relapse for Tottenham

Tottenham’s psychological fragility was further demonstrated at Liverpool (4-3), with an early game that looked a lot like last Sunday’s collapse at Newcastle (6-1), and a fatal goal conceded in the additional time, when the Spurs had just come back three goals away.

Spurs’ start to the game was comparable to that delivered last Sunday at Newcastle (6-1), where five goals were conceded in 21 minutes, which prompted the players to reimburse the 3,000 supporters who had made the trip.

Curtis Jones (3rd), Luiz Diaz (5th), then Mohamed Salah from the penalty spot (15th) suggested that the most improbable of scenarios was still going to happen, but Spurs patiently made up the delay thanks to goals from Harry Kane ( 39th), Heung-min Son (77th) and Richarlison (90+3). Cruel for the Londoners, Diogo Jota handed the win to his side in the next minute.