Manchester City drops points again in the Premier League title race. And Chelsea loses – with its new coach as a spectator in the stands.
Manchester City has allowed another, and possibly serious, slip-up in the English Premier League title race.
The Skyblues could not get beyond a 1:1 (1:0) draw against Brighton and Hove Albion and German team manager Fabian Hürzeler, missing the chance to at least put some pressure on league leaders FC Arsenal.
Erling Haaland holds his head
Premier League: Haaland scores historic goal
Manchester took the lead with Erling Haaland’s 150th City goal (41st minute, penalty), which was also the 35,000th goal in Premier League history. Kaoru Mitoma (60th minute) managed to equalize on the starting XI debut of his teammate Pascal Groß after his return from Dortmund.
For star coach Pep Guardiola’s team, it was not only their third consecutive draw, but the Catalan also failed to beat Hürzeler (32) in his fourth attempt.
Arsenal can pull away in crunch match against Liverpool
City’s gap to Arsenal is five points; The Londoners can extend their lead with a win against FC Liverpool on Thursday (9:00 PM in the LIVETICKER).
Third-placed Aston Villa, who had recently secured twelve wins from their last 13 competitive matches, missed the chance to overtake Manchester and at least temporarily close within three points of Arsenal with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.
New Chelsea coach watches defeat from the stands
FC Chelsea, who recently sacked Enzo Maresca and presented Liam Rosenior as his successor, suffered a setback with a 1:2 (0:0) loss against FC Fulham, featuring German goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Liam Rosenior as a spectator in the Craven Cottage
Rosenior was still in the stands at Craven Cottage and watched his future team have to play with ten men for a long time after Marc Cucurella’s red card (22nd minute, professional foul).