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Saturday’s program in the English Premier League resulted in a long-term loss of the leader and defender of Manchester City or the victory of Newcastle United.
“Citizens” after a 1: 1 draw in the 23rd round in Southmapton ended the winning league series at number 12, the team of Slovak goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka succeeded in Leeds 1: 0 and achieved only the second PL win of the season. A curious moment took place in the match between Brentford and Wolverhampton (1: 2), when the referee had to stop the fight in the first half, because a drone was hovering over the field.
The champion leads the table by 12 points ahead of Liverpool FC, which has played two matches less and will start on Crystal Palace on Sunday. Southampton led from the 8th minute thanks to Kyle Walker-Peters, for whom it was the first goal in PL. The “Citizens” managed to save only a point, in the 66th minute they equalized thanks to Aymeric Laport. The guests pushed, Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus hit the post, Raheem Sterling failed in a good chance.
Defender’s coach Pep Guardiola highlighted the efforts of his charges to turn the duel after the match, although they did not succeed in the end. “We have shown stable performance today. If people think we were lazy or arrogant in the fight and that we didn’t want to win, they’re wrong, it was just the opposite. “ quoted AFP Spain.
He is convinced that the City will maintain its lead over the second Liverpool: “As a coach, I’m sure we’re going to show good performances. The players are helping each other. I don’t understand that now after the match people say that everything is open in the title fight, when before the match it was the other way around. But this is my job, to answer such questions. I would like to have a 40-point lead over Liverpool and Chelsea, but that’s impossible. I didn’t expect to be in our current position with such a lead. “
Dúbravka held his teammates in the first half with an important intervention. Newcastle’s second-ever victory was scored by Jonjo Shelvey, who scored a single goal in the 76th minute. The “Magpies” won for the first time since December 4 and strengthened their chances of rescue. They are in 18th place in the table, only a point separates them from 17th Norwich and they have a good match.
“We really needed this victory, it will boost our confidence. I think we deserved it. We did a hard job on the field, we worked out a few chances and I’m happy that we scored a single goal. Sometimes you need a little luck, this one “There are very important points. We need to get even closer now, go from match to match and focus on the next match. A break will come in handy, more boys can heal their injuries.” quoted Dubravka on the club’s official website.
Manchester United achieved a dramatic 1-0 victory over West Ham United at Old Trafford, deciding in the 90th + 3 minute Marcus Rashford after the action with another substitute teammate Edinson Cavani. “If you score in the last seconds of the match, it’s a win of the best kind. I’m also happy with a clean sheet. I think we have deservedly won, you have to play patiently against WHU,” AFP quoted “Red Devils” coach Ralf Rangnick as saying. MUFC moved to the fourth place in the incomplete table, guaranteeing participation in the Champions League.
Unconventional shot. Robert Lewandowski scored a remarkable goal in training:
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