MADRID, 18 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish defender César Azpilicueta gave a huge scare this Saturday when he received a kick to the head and had to be treated for 10 minutes on the Stamford Bridge pitch, from which he emerged unscathed although on a stretcher, in the defeat against Southampton, in a day 24 of Premier with victory in extremis of the leader Arsenal and tie of the Manchester City.
Chelsea took another step in their tortuous path this season with the defeat at home, two wins in their last 14 games alone, by Ward-Prowse’s away goal in first-half injury time. The poor form of Graham Potter’s team was joined by a dramatic end with the mishap suffered by the Spanish international.
The ‘blue’ captain needed oxygen on the pitch, where he was surrounded by his teammates with the scare in his body, and he came out conscious on the stretcher to be replaced. The defeat of the London team against the bottom team leaves Potter’s team 10 points from the Champions League zone with one more game.
In addition, the Premier lived a chapter who knows if decisive in the draw for City and the victory of an Arsenal that puts Pep Guardiola’s men 2 points and with one game less. Mikel Arteta’s team pulled off an epic victory and faith, which seemed to have lost in the last three days, against Aston Villa (2-4).
The ‘Gunners’, who had just lost the lead in a direct duel against City on Wednesday, won with a goal from Dibu Martínez’s discount on his own goal, after a ball finished off by Jorginho that bounced off the crossbar. Martinelli put the fourth already on tiptoe for the leadership of the Emirates.
Meanwhile, City saw their success rate in the title race diminish with a draw against Nottingham Forest (1-1). Guardiola’s men took the lead before the break through Bernardo Silva, but Keylor Navas shined again in his new team and saved Forest from second against Haaland.
In the 84th minute, Wood scored his first goal for Nottingham to help the hosts go their eighth game without losing at the City Ground. Unai Emery’s Villa loses part of the good feelings that the Spanish coach established with his third defeat in a row, as is the case with Julen Lopetegui’s Wolves, who lost at home (0-1) against a Bournemouth side that is pressing for salvation.
From below, Everton came out of the relegation places thanks to Coleman’s 1-0, with the help of the goalkeeper, against a Leeds United that remains in the red zone. The Toffees add their second victory in three games under their new coach Sean Dyche.
-Saturday.
Aston Villa – Arsenal 2-4.
Brentford – Crystal Palace 1-1.
Brighton – Fulham 0-1.
Chelsea – Southampton 0-1.
Everton – Leeds 1-0.
Nottingham Forest – Manchester City 1-1.
Wolverhampton – Bournemouth 0-1.
Newcastle – Liverpool.
-Sunday.
Manchester United – Leicester.
Tottenham – West Ham.
