In the race for the premier class, the English champion Manchester City stumbles again. Table leader escapes a setback.
England’s football champion Manchester City has received a bitter setback in the fight for the qualification for the Champions League. At the direct Premier League rival Nottingham Forest, the team around goal scorer Erling Haaland lost 0-1 (0-0). Former international Ilkay Gündogan was on the bench at City for 90 minutes.
Nottinghams Callum Hudson-Odoi (83.) taught the Citizens bankruptcy with his goal. Due to the defeat, City remains on Königsklassenrank four with 47 points, but the fifth-placed FC Chelsea can pass on Sunday (3 p.m./Sky) in the duel with Leicester City. Nottingham in third place is now four points away for the team of team manager Pep Guardiola, who lost three of the past five league games.
Liverpool is playing game against Southampton
Leaders FC Liverpool, on the other hand, was able to turn a embarrassment against the bottom of the table FC Southampton. After a 0: 1 deficit for the break, Darwin Nunez (51.) and Mo Salah with two penalty (54./88.) Turned the game and won 3: 1. The Reds are now 16 points ahead of the arsenal in the table.
Brighton & Hove Albion with the German coach Fabian Hürzeler made a last-minute victory against the table neighbor Fulham. In the eighth minute of added time, Joao Pedro scored 2-1 (1: 1). Crystal Palace won 1-0 (0: 0) against Ipswich Town.