Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-0 in top-of-the-table clash, Arsenal win with difficulty

Manchester City beat Chelsea in the top match of the round, while Arsenal narrowly beat Wolverhampton, and Newcastle continued to shine in the 23rd round of the English Premier League.

Manchester City presented its best level this season and achieved victory over its guest Chelsea with three goals to one, on the night of the participation of the Egyptian player Omar Marmoush.

Noni Madueke opened the scoring for Chelsea in the third minute, Josko Gvardiol equalised for Manchester City in the 42nd minute, Erling Haaland put the hosts ahead in the 68th minute before Phil Foden sealed City's lead with a third goal in the 87th minute.

City raised its score to 41 points in fourth place, while Chelsea's score froze at 40 points in sixth place.

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Arsenal snatches a valuable win

Arsenal achieved a valuable and difficult victory over its host, Wolverhampton, with a goal to nothing.

Arsenal suffered from a numerical shortage due to the expulsion of their young player Miles Lewis-Skelly (18 years old) in the 43rd minute, before the expulsion of Brazilian Joao Gomes, Wolverhampton midfielder, in the 70th minute.

Riccardo Calafiori scored the winning goal for Arsenal in the 74th minute.

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Arsenal strengthened its position in second place with 47 points after achieving its 13th victory this season, compared to 8 draws and 2 losses. For its part, Wolverhampton's balance froze at 16 points.

Other matches

Bournemouth's goals were scored by Justin Kluivert, Dango Ouattara (hat-trick) and Antoine Semino in the 9th, 55th, 61st, 87th and 91st minutes.

Nottingham Forest's tally froze at 44 points in third place, while Bournemouth raised its tally to 40 points to temporarily jump to sixth place.

In another match at the same time, Newcastle United stormed into the top four by beating hosts Southampton 3-1.

Jan Bednarek put Southampton ahead in the 10th minute, but Newcastle responded with a brace from Swede Alexander Isak and another goal from Sandro Tonali in the 26th, 30th and 51st minutes from a penalty kick.

Newcastle raised its score to 41 points in fourth place, while Southampton remained at the bottom of the standings with 6 points in twentieth place.

Away from the top positions, Everton beat host Brighton with a single goal scored by Iliman Ndiaye from a penalty kick in the 42nd minute.

Everton continued their revival under coach David Moyes as they seek to escape relegation, achieving their second consecutive win to raise their tally to 23 points in sixteenth place.

As for Brighton, its score froze at 34 points in ninth place, after holding out for 6 consecutive matches without defeat.

Source: Agencies + beIN Sports