Tottenham Hotspur’s Dominic Solanke scores their first objective previous Manchester Metropolis’s Gianluigi Donnarumma motion. Photograph: REUTERS
LONDON:
Manchester Metropolis and Aston Villa each slipped up of their pursuit of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday with Metropolis drawing 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur and Villa slumping to defeat at dwelling to 10-man Brentford.
After a wobble of their very own, Arsenal returned to type with a 4-0 hammering of Leeds United on Saturday opening a seven-point hole and throwing down the gauntlet to their title rivals.
Villa went down 1-0 to Brentford earlier than Metropolis kicked off at a Tottenham Hotspur facet who’ve been woeful at dwelling.
Metropolis had been cruising with targets by Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo within the first half. However every part modified after the break with Dominic Solanke halving the deficit earlier than equalising for the rejuvenated hosts with a sensationally-improvised volley together with his heel.
Metropolis had been left kicking themselves and their gamers trudged off dejectedly after extra dropped factors. They’ve gained solely as soon as in six league video games and are on 47 factors from 24 video games, now six factors behind Arsenal with 14 video games left.
“Usually it was a very good efficiency. Sadly we couldn’t win,” Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola mentioned. “We did not have the consistency to win the video games when others had been capable of do it. Fourteen video games is quite a bit. Six factors (behind). Subsequent one.”
Tottenham, whose dire Premier League type has been in stark distinction to their Champions League shows, had been booed as they left the sector at halftime.
However they left to cheers, with followers heading off to the pubs purring over Solanke’s ‘scorpion-like’ second of magic.
“I needed to improvise a bit, I really like these finishes, making an attempt to make one thing out of nothing,” Solanke mentioned. “I needed to have a couple of appears to be like on the massive display screen after.”
Crimson card for schade
Brentford had been decreased to 10 males after 42 minutes at Villa Park when Kevin Schade needlessly kicked out at Matty Money and was proven a straight pink card.
However the guests took the lead on the stroke of halftime as defender Dango Ouattara snapped up a rebound from his preliminary try and rifled a shot into the highest nook.
New signing Tammy Abraham had a objective dominated out for third-placed Villa who keep seven adrift of Arsenal.
Manchester United made it three wins from three video games underneath interim supervisor Michael Carrick as Benjamin Sesko struck deep into stoppage time in a dramatic 3-2 dwelling win in opposition to Fulham that saved United in fourth place with 41 factors.
United led 2-0 after targets from Brazilians Casemiro within the nineteenth minute and Matheus Cunha within the 56th.
Fulham battled again with Raul Jimenez scoring from the penalty spot within the eighty fifth after which Kevin curling in an excellent 91st-minute equaliser.
However second-half substitute Sesko had the Previous Trafford crowd roaring within the fourth minute of stoppage time after Bruno Fernandes touched the ball previous Fulham’s Calvin Bassey and picked out the Slovenian striker who turned and smashed a shot into the highest nook.
“This was a giant recreation,” Carrick, a a number of title winner as a United midfielder, informed Sky Sports activities. “I am so delighted for Ben. To win the sport in entrance of the Stretford Finish, there’s not significantly better than that.”
Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 at dwelling to Crystal Palace after being decreased to 10 males, edging six factors above the relegation zone in seventeenth place.
Morgan Gibbs-White netted for Forest after 5 minutes however the hosts had defender Neco Williams despatched off when he used his hand to maintain out Jefferson Lerma’s goal-bound header.
Ismaila Sarr transformed the ensuing penalty however Palace couldn’t exploit their numerical benefit after the break.
