Manchester City sweep West Ham, Chelsea stumble, Newcastle deepen Tottenham's wounds

Manchester City swept aside West Ham 4-0, while Chelsea stumbled against Crystal Palace. Meanwhile, Newcastle continued their strong performances on Saturday evening in the twentieth round of the English Premier League.

Manchester City achieved a big victory over its guest West Ham United (4-1).

Czech Vladimir Coufal gave Manchester City the lead by own goal (10) and Norwegian Erling Haaland added the second and third goals (42 and 55) before Phil Foden scored City's fourth goal (58). In the 71st minute, German Niklas Füllkrug scored West Ham's only goal.

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City raised its score to 34 points after achieving its tenth victory, while West Ham's score remained at 23 points.

Chelsea stumble again

For the third consecutive stage, Chelsea failed to achieve victory, drawing 1-1 with its neighbor and host Crystal Palace.

The team of Italian coach Enzo Maresca, who played 12 consecutive matches without defeat in all competitions, before falling in the last two stages against its other neighbor Fulham (1-2) and Ipswich Town (0-2).

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On his way to winning ways, he took the lead in the 14th minute through Cole Palmer, who benefited from an individual effort from Jadon Sancho on the left flank to raise his tally to 13 goals in the league this season.

But Palace avoided their eighth defeat of the season when they equalised in the 81st minute through Frenchman Jean-Philippe Mateta, earning their 21st point compared to 36 for Chelsea, who remained fourth and failed to advance over Nottingham, even temporarily, pending the latter's match on Monday at Wolverhampton.

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Unlike Chelsea, after a defeat and a draw in the last two stages, Aston Villa, fourth last season, regained its balance by defeating its wounded guest Leicester City with two goals by Ross Barkley (58) and Jamaican Leon Bailey (76) against one goal by Stevie Mavididi (63), raising its score to 32 points in eighth place, one point behind Bournemouth, who defeated its guest Everton with a goal by Welsh substitute David Brooks after only six minutes of his entry (77).

Newcastle deepens Tottenham's wounds

Newcastle United continued their positive results by beating host Tottenham Hotspur (2-1).

This is Newcastle's fifth consecutive win and tenth in the Premier League this season, compared to five draws and five defeats.

Newcastle raised its score to 35 points in fifth place.

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On the other hand, Tottenham, who are struggling this season, suffered their tenth loss, freezing their points at 24 in eleventh place.

Returning to the exciting match, Dominic Solanke took the initiative to open the score for Spurs in the fourth minute.

The Magpies quickly equalised through Anthony Gordon in the sixth minute.

Swede Alexander Isak scored the winning goal in the 38th minute.

Source: Yemen Youth Net + beIN Sports + Agencies