Nicolas Jackson scored both goals for Aston Villa in the Villans 2-1 defeat of Manchester City. The Citizens heard the catcalls of Villa Park throughout as Manchester City will play the villains in each match away from the Etihad this season. As the club’s appeal hangs in the balance for the 114 violations of league rules, the on-pitch performance showed its first cracks as a seven-match run of perfection came crashing down at Villa. For Jackson, there was an element of sweet revenge as Manchester City Manager Enzo Maresca first demoted and then discarded Jackson when both were at Chelsea.
Arsenal took advantage of City’s slip by defeating Everton 2-0. It was a typical Arsenal performance with a dominant defense also contributing both goals via its center backs. Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes produced the goals for Arsenal, which moved level on points with Manchester City with the Citizens still clinging to the top spot on goal differential.
Michael Carrick is barely clinging onto his job at Manchester United after the Red Devils were stomped by Bournemouth 3-0 in front of Old Trafford supporters on Sunday.
Carrick benched star and team captain Bruno Fernandes for his derogatory comments about the team during the week. His presence likely would not have mattered, so outplayed were the hosts by the visiting Cherries who have now won four consecutive matches, two in the league, across all competitions. It is a serious question as to whether Carrick will be in charge when his club, now just a point above the relegation line, visits Chelsea next week.This team 😍 https://t.co/jedayChuTa
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The Blues had their own problems over the weekend. Star Joao Pedro missed the match with Tottenham Hotspur due to a mysterious injury some attributed to a fall from a chair while having his hair done. Indiscipline sabotaged the Chelsea players who did participate, Cole Palmer picking up two yellows to put his side down to 10 men. The first yellow could well have been a red on its own as Palmer shoulder barged an opponent in an act of frustration and annoyance. Goalkeeper Mike Penders, meanwhile, punched a ball into his own net to make things even more difficult for Chelsea. Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 derby victory was a second consecutive league win for the north London side which won at Stamford Bridge for only the second time in the last 37 visits to the home of its rival. matches between the rivals.
Things were going just swimmingly for Brighton this season until the Seagulls alighted at Anfield and proceeded to be schooled by Liverpool 2-0 on Sunday. Brighton had not allowed a league goal since September 5th before being victimized by Liverpool goal scorers Pascal Gross and Alexander Isaak who both found the net during a five-minute span of the fist half. Brighton, the Premier League’s highest scoring team, could manage only a single shot on target. Liverpool supporters might be starting to warm up to new manager Andoni Iraola whose side moved up to fourth in the table with the win.
Newcastle manger Mathias Jaissle was the victor in a matchup of new managers at Selhurst Park where the Magpies were 2-0 winners over host Crystal Palace. The home loss to a struggling Newcastle side comes one week after Crystal Palace was blasted by its archrival Brighton. Some sage advice for Crustal Palace manager Pierre Sage may be to contact his agent as his time may be short in south London as the Eagles hover a single point above the drop line.
Fulham, another relegation contender, won a second consecutive match with the Cottagers 1-0 win over Coventry City, lessening some of the pressure on new man Alvaro Arbelow.
In other matches which decided nothing, Ipswich and Nottingham Forest tied at 1-1 to open the weekend on Friday, Hull and Brentford drew by the same score on Sunday and Sunderland and Leeds finished the league’s work with a goalless standoff in Sunday’s late game.
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