Manchester Metropolis drew 1-1 with Brighton, dropping factors for the third sport in a row. Photograph: AFP
MANCHESTER:
Manchester Metropolis and Aston Villa missed the possibility to make vital inroads into Arsenal’s Premier League lead on Wednesday as managerless Manchester United had been held at lowly Burnley.
Elsewhere on a frantic evening of motion, 10-man Chelsea went down 2-1 at Fulham in entrance of latest boss Liam Rosenior and Antoine Semenyo scored a fairytale winner for Bournemouth towards Tottenham.
Erling Haaland scored his one hundred and fiftieth Metropolis purpose from the penalty spot to place Pep Guardiola’s workforce forward on the Etihad however Kaoru Mitoma made it 1-1 within the second half.
Norway ahead Haaland has reached 150 objectives in all competitions in his 173rd look — 28 video games sooner than some other Premier League participant.
However he and his teammates squandered a succession of probabilities as they drew a 3rd sport in a row.
Metropolis are actually on 43 factors, 5 behind Arsenal, who can go eight clear with a house win towards Liverpool on Thursday.
Villa are stage on factors with Metropolis following a pricey goalless draw at Crystal Palace.
Metropolis boss Guardiola bemoaned his workforce’s profligacy in entrance of purpose.
“I like lots the way in which we performed, we did many good issues, however we do not rating objectives,” he mentioned. “There are too many clear probabilities.”
Rosenior watches Chelsea defeat
Chelsea’s new head coach Rosenior watched his expenses from the stands at Craven Cottage.
The Englishman, who changed the departed Enzo Maresca this week, will likely be within the dugout for the primary time at second-tier Charlton within the FA Cup third spherical on Saturday.
The previous Strasbourg boss mentioned earlier than kick-off that the workforce “have to hit the bottom operating for the remainder of the season”.
However, nonetheless below the interim management of Calum McFarlane, they had been decreased to 10 males halfway by means of the primary half when Marc Cucurella was proven a straight pink card for hauling down Harry Wilson.
Liam Delap cancelled out Raul Jimenez’s opener however Wilson scored what proved to be the winner from the sting of the world.
Bournemouth beat troubled Tottenham 3-2, with Semenyo scoring from outdoors the world deep into stoppage time on his twenty sixth birthday.
The winger, anticipated to affix Metropolis within the subsequent few days, was given a standing ovation when he was substituted moments earlier than the ultimate whistle.
Defeat heaps the strain on Spurs boss Thomas Frank, who has overseen simply two wins in his previous 12 Premier League matches throughout his first season on the London membership.
“It is extraordinarily painful to be on the Tottenham aspect after the sport,” the Dane instructed the BBC. “We put all the things into the sport.”
Manchester United travelled to relegation-threatened Burnley below the non permanent management of former midfielder Darren Fletcher, two days after the sacking of Ruben Amorim.
Benjamin Sesko doubled his Premier League tally for the season, scoring twice as United got here again from a purpose down at Turf Moor.
However Jaidon Anthony completed well previous the diving Senne Lammens as United drew 2-2 — they’ve received simply as soon as of their previous six video games.
“For me the actual fact we now have drawn is an enormous disappointment,” Fletcher instructed the BBC. “If you happen to have a look at the context of the sport, the possibilities we created, goalline clearances, a disallowed purpose, 30 pictures, a number of attacking play.
“We created greater than sufficient to win the sport so clearly it’s disappointing while you solely come away with some extent.”
Harvey Barnes scored a dramatic winner within the 102nd minute as Newcastle, who had been trailing heading into stoppage time, beat Leeds 4-3 at St James’ Park.
The house followers chanted for former supervisor Kevin Keegan because the membership posted the phrases “We’re all with you King Kev” on the large display screen.
The membership earlier shared a press release from Keegan’s household saying the ex-England boss had been recognized with most cancers.
Brazilian ahead Igor Thiago scored his fifteenth and sixteenth Premier League objectives of the season as Brentford beat Sunderland 3-0 to climb to fifth within the desk.
Everton, decreased to 9 males late within the match, held on to attract 1-1 with backside membership Wolves.
