Manchester City are in need of objectives within the title defence, and the champions inadvertently discovered a technique to make it much more pleasurable towards Leicester.
A 6-3 win – that includes a double from Raheem Sterling – put City six factors forward on the high of the Premier League on the midway level on Sunday, with second-placed Liverpool a recreation in hand.
It was a compelling second half on Boxing Day when it appeared like Leicester had been utterly out of sight after City scored 4 instances within the opening 25 minutes.
Three objectives within the 10 second-half minutes gave Leicester a glimmer of hope for a comeback, which was snatched away by Aymeric Laporte’s header and Sterling’s second.
This marked Pep Guardiola’s ninth consecutive win, with City scoring 17 objectives within the final three.
full time Man City 6-3 Leicester
The house staff has emerged on high after a shock contest to say its ninth place #pl consecutive wins #mcili pic.twitter.com/jdc4Ryu3ZO
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 26, 2021
And whereas title rivals Chelsea and Liverpool interact in a two-legged League Cup semi-final in early January, the top of City’s protection of that title provides some restoration time after a packed Christmas and New Year’s schedule.
There was little doubt about City’s health degree from the beginning towards the Leicester staff, which was dismissed very simply.
It was a excessive ball from Fernandinho on high that reached Kevin de Bruyne, who had room to swing the ball across the Leicester space earlier than scoring the opener after 5 minutes.
A foul by Yuri Tielemens on Laporte earned a penalty which was transformed by Riyad Mahrez.
Bernardo Silva’s means to coast previous Leicester gamers opened for third, with Joao Cancello scoring from shut vary to the web for Ilke Gundogan.
Leicester struggled to regulate the risk and conceded one other penalty when Tielemann overtook Stirling, who hit the highest nook within the twenty fifth.
A recreation that had been over was rekindled 10 minutes into the second half when Laporte’s slip allowed Leicester to launch a counterattack that ended with a organising of James Madison by Kelechi Ihenacho.
The midfielder grew to become the supplier within the 59th when he overtook City gamers earlier than sliding the ball by way of Iheanacho, whose throughball arrange Ademola Lukman.
The third Leicester aim got here within the sixty fifth when Madison’s shot by Ederson was dropped over the crossbar and the ball was dropped for Ihenacho to cut back City’s result in 4–3.
It took solely 4 minutes for Laporte to revive City’s two-goal lead because the eighth particular person scorer within the match.
Sterling had the ultimate say with a close-range strike after Robben Dias went down a nook.
Moura, Kane, Son information Tottenham to 3-0 win over Crystal Palace
Lucas Moura scored a aim and scored for Harry Kane and Son Heung-min as Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 3-0 within the Premier League on Sunday.
Palace had didn’t cancel video games following an outbreak of the coronavirus within the squad and supervisor Patrick Vieira himself was absent after testing constructive.
Wilfried Zaha escalated Palace’s woes with an pointless crimson card within the thirty seventh when the south London membership had been already 2–0 behind.
Tottenham are unbeaten in six league video games below Antonio Conte and are six factors behind fourth-placed Arsenal, with three video games in hand.
A decisive five-minute span turned the sport in Tottenham’s favor with two fast objectives and Palace then diminished to 10 males.
Full-time Spurs 3-0 Crystal Palace
Lucas Moura runs the present as hosts take all three factors#TOTCRY pic.twitter.com/B88RyRusKY
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 26, 2021
Kane scored from Moura’s heart within the thirty second minute when he was freed by Emerson Royal.
The Brazilian pair reunited two minutes later when Emerson Krauss was led from shut by Moura.
Palace’s give up was full, 11 minutes after taking the primary yellow card, Zaha foolishly threw his arms at Davinson Sanchez and was despatched off by referee Jon Moss.
Tottenham needed to wait till 74th place earlier than extending their lead. Maura once more discovered house on the proper and Son swung his cross to the close to submit for his fourth aim in 5 video games.
Rare away win for Southampton as West Ham decline continues
West Ham’s decline continued as Jan Bednarek’s late aim within the Premier League on Sunday secured a uncommon win for Southampton.
Bednarek’s header condemned the Hammers to a 3–2 loss, which was Southampton’s second win on the street this season.
West Ham’s hopes of a spot within the high 4 seem like dwindling after one more low-profile efficiency on the London Stadium.
Southampton took the lead after solely eight minutes when Mohamed Elinoussi completed from the sting of the penalty space.
West Ham coach David Moyes eliminated Nicola Vlasic and Pablo Fornals at halftime, despatched again Michael Antonio – COVID-19 – and from a spell out with Manuel Lanzini.
Full Time West Ham 2-3 Southampton
The Saints had a hard-fought match on the London Stadium with a header from Jan Bednarek proving to be the deciding aim#WHUSOU pic.twitter.com/IAfjAEvm0t
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 26, 2021
The transfer paid quick dividends, with Antonio booming from a nook after Craig Dawson returned Jarrod Bowen’s supply into aim.
But it was Dawson’s fault when Saint went again in entrance of the hour, dismissed by Armando Broza earlier than the defender was introduced all the way down to the sting of the field. Referee Kevin Friend consulted the pitch-side monitor earlier than awarding the penalty, which was changed by James Ward-Prause.
West Ham equalized 4 minutes later when Bowen free of the proper and crossed house for Saeed Benrahma.
However, when Ward-Prause landed a free kick with 20 minutes to spare, Bednarek rose above Dawson and Tomas Sousek to place the viewers again in entrance.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
