Losses of Liverpool and Chelsea; Tottenham recovers with a comeback
Diego Costa was sent off with the Wolves
MADRID, 29 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Manchester City was placed provisional leader of the Premier this Saturday with its victory (0-1) over Leicester, thanks to a great goal from Kevin De Bruyne, while the Spanish coach Unai Emery made his debut at Aston Villa with a heavy defeat against Newcastle.
Pep Guardiola’s team got through an even match without their great star Erling Haaland, injured in the match against Borussia Dortmund last Tuesday. A brilliant free-kick by Kevin de De Bruyne puts the champion at the top with 29 points, compared to 28 for an Arsenal team that plays in Nottingham on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Unai Emery, who left Villarreal last Monday, debuted with a defeat on the ‘villain’ bench (4-0). Those from Birmingham maintain their bad run in the Premier, close to relegation, against a Newcastle settled in fourth position. Two goals from Wilson, Joelinton and Almirón gave the victory to the ‘Magpies’, who are already dreaming of the ‘Champions’.
For its part, Tottenham got back into the lead after two defeats, with the comeback at Bournemouth’s home (2-3), thanks to a very good reaction in the second half, which culminated in Rodrigo Betancur’s last minute. Contrary to what happened in the Champions League with Harry Kane’s goal disallowed in added time against Sporting Lisbon, this time the ‘Spurs’ did find the prize of the goal in the final moments.
Meanwhile, Liverpool continues with its irregular season after conceding a tough defeat against Leeds at Anfield (1-2). Jurgen Klopp’s men, who lose a lot of ground with the ‘Top 4’, equalized through Salah a first goal from Spanish striker Rodrigo, but the classic ‘red’ siege at home did not work, Summerville achieving the 1-2 visitor in the 90th minute.
In addition, Chelsea were thrashed on their visit to the Falmer Stadium, in a game in which De Zerbi beat Graham Potter. The English coach returned to what was his home in a match to forget about the blues. A strike from Trossard and two first-half own goals made it impossible for the Londoners, despite Havertz scoring after the restart. Gross in discount put the final 4-1 for the seagulls.
The Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, a starter since Potter’s arrival on the bench, left injured and had to be replaced at halftime by the Senegalese Edouard Mendy. For its part, Wolverhampton could not get past the draw (1-1) against Brentford and is third from last after three games without a win.
The game ended with the expulsion of an old acquaintance from the Spanish league like Diego Costa. The Spanish-Brazilian striker received a red card after the VAR notified the referee of a header against Mee, when the match was already ending.
Saturday October 29.
-Leicester – Manchester City. 0-1.
-Bournemouth – Tottenham. 2-3.
-Brentford – Wolves. 1-1.
-Brighton – Chelsea. 4-1.
-Crystal Palace – Southampton. 1-0.
– Newcastle – Aston Villa. 4-0.
-Fulham – Everton. 0-0.
-Liverpool – Leeds United. 1-2.
Sunday 30.
-Arsenal – Nottingham Forest. 15.00.
-Manchester United – West Ham. 17.15.
