Chelsea and Manchester United played out a 0-0 stalemate at Stamford Bridge in a contest that was lacked goal-mouth action.
The game came to live in the early part of the second half when David de Gea made a sharp save to keep out Hakim Ziyech and Edouard Mendy dealt with Scott McTominay’s firm effort not long after. There was however no breakthrough and the teams settled for what is becoming a familiar scoreline in contests between the top sides this season.
Chelsea remain unbeaten in their nine games under Thomas Tuchel, whiles United’s hopes of catching leaders Manchester City are fading fast, with the gap now 12 points.
Centre-backs Ruben Dias and John Stones were the unlikely scorers as Manchester City made it 20 straight wins with a 2-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium.
Ruben Dias scored his first Manchester City goal to break the deadlock, heading home from a Kevin De Bruyne cross, but West Ham equalised just before halftime as Michail Antonio converted from close range from Jesse Lingard’s miscued effort .
Dias’ fellow defender John Stones restored City’s lead with a striker’s finish from Riyad Mahrez’s delivery to keep City on their record winning run.
Gareth Bale’s double inspired Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham to a 4-0 victory over Burnley.
Handed just his third league start of the season, Bale needed just 68 seconds to open the scoring. The Welshman then set up Harry Kane for the hosts’ second and also played a part as Lucas Moura put the game beyond doubt before half-time.
Bale’s influence on the game continued into the second half and he rounded off a fine win for Spurs with a trademark left-footed finish to lift Spurs into the eighth position.
Arsenal put in an extraordinary performance to beat Leicester 3-1. Youri Tielemans put Leicester ahead with a good finish into the bottom left corner, thanks to some wide-open, poor Arsenal defending, but the visitors levelled through David Luiz’s clever header from a Willian free-kick .
Pepe’s shot struck Ndidi’s hand in the box, which allowed Alexandre Lacazette to score from the spot on the stroke of halftime. Pepe then extended Arsenal’s lead with a simple close-range finish from Willian’s cutback soon after halftime.
Liverpool ended a run of four successive Premier League losses with a 2-0 win at bottom club Sheffield United, boosting their hopes of finishing in the top four.
Liverpool took the lead in the second half as Curtis Jones’ powerful shot flew pass Ramsdale in the Sheffield goal. . Roberto Firmino’s shot was then deflected home by Kean Bryan a few minutes letter, with the Blades defender eventually credited with the own goal.
Liverpool are now two points behind West Ham in fourth, keeping their hopes of finishing in the Champions League places alive.
Fulham were held to a goalless draw at Crystal Palace, earning a point in their battle to avoid relegation.
Despite dominating the game, the visitors failed to find a way past Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita, who made some increadible saves. Fulham are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games on the road
Newcastle earned a vital point in their relegation battle as they drew 1-1 against Wolves. The game came into life in the second half as the hosts finally found the breakthrough seven minutes after halftime as Jamaal Lascelles powered a header home. However, with the last four league meetings between Newcastle and Wolves having ended in a 1-1 draw, it was no surprise when Ruben Neves also nodded home a few minutes later to see the points shared once again.
Anwar El Ghazi’s fifth-minute strike saw Aston Villa claim a 1-0 victory over Leeds United at Elland Road.
El Ghazi slotted in from close range after Ollie Watkins’ sliced shot fell for him in the area. Leeds united struggled to create clear cut chances in a search for an equalizer as Villa hanged on for the victory.
West Brom secured a 1-0 victory over Brighton to give their Premier League survival chances a boost.
Kyle Bartley gave West Brom the perfect start, heading home Conor Gallagher’s corner in the 11th minute, before Pascal Gross’s penalty for the visitors struck the crossbar eight minutes later after Okay Yokuslu was adjudged to have handled in the penalty area after a VAR check.
The action continued into the second half at The Hawthorns as the referee awarded Brighton another penalty after Dara O’Shea brought down Gross. Welbeck stepped up and also crashed his spot-kick against the post as West Brom survived again.
Sam Allardyce’s side held on to take a remarkable three points whiles defeat drags Brighton, right into the relegation mix.
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