EPL Roundup: Arsenal’s title hopes all but done, while City marches on
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes are nearly over after shedding 3-0 to Brighton on Sunday.
Second-half targets from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan consigned Mikel Arteta’s as soon as long-time league leaders to a punishing defeat at Emirates Stadium.
The loss means Manchester City, which beat Everton 3-0 earlier within the day, may be topped champions with a win towards Chelsea subsequent Sunday.
City has 85 factors — 4 greater than Arsenal — and in addition has a recreation in hand.
Arsenal solely has two extra video games to play this season and probably the most factors it may possibly get is 87.
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In Liverpool, two targets from Ilkay Gundogan and one other from Erling Haaland — his 52nd of the season — secured the factors at Goodison Park and stretched City’s unbeaten run to 21 video games in all competitions.
It was an eleventh straight win within the league, which has seen the defending champions overhaul long-time chief Arsenal on the high of the desk and put Pep Guardiola getting ready to a 3rd successive title and his fifth in six seasons.
Defeat for Everton, in the meantime, leaves the Merseyside membership only one level above the relegation zone and in a determined struggle for survival after 69 years within the high flight.
If Leicester beats Liverpool on Monday, Everton would drop into the underside three with two video games to play.
Few anticipated Sean Dyche’s staff to trigger an upset towards City, even after its shock 5-1 win towards Brighton on Monday.
And regardless of holding the guests for a protracted interval of the primary half, the sport was successfully settled inside two minutes earlier than the break.
Gundogan fired City forward with a second of improvisation that appeared to come back from nothing within the thirty seventh minute.
With his again to aim, the Germany worldwide managed Riyad Mahrez’s cross from the correct with one contact earlier than flicking a shot over his shoulder and previous Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Two minutes later City’s lead was doubled, with Gundogan the supplier this time when crossing for Haaland to move in a second aim.
It was solely the Norway striker’s third contact of the match to that time.
Gundogan struck his second after the break with a curling free kick from the sting of the realm to proceed his excellent marketing campaign.
While Haaland’s goal-scoring feats has earned him nearly all of the reward this season, and noticed him named Footballer of the Year on Friday, Gundogan has been a key a part of City’s three-pronged trophy pursuit of the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
Brentford 2, West Ham 0
In London, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa struck as Brentford cruised to a 2-0 win towards West Ham.
Brentford took benefit as West Ham supervisor David Moyes made a bunch of modifications to his staff, possible with a view to the second leg of the Europa Conference League semifinals at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday. West Ham received the primary leg 2-1.
And even with out injured 20-goal striker Ivan Toney, the house staff was a cushty winner at Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford opened the scoring after 20 minutes when Mbeumo struck from contained in the field.
The Bees had extra possibilities to increase their lead earlier than including a second shortly earlier than halftime.
Mee flicked on a protracted throw, which Wissa glanced dwelling.
Brentford ought to have had a 3rd after Tomas Soucek needlessly gave the ball away to Wissa, who performed a one-two with Mbeumo earlier than firing large.
West Ham is six factors away from the relegation zone with two league video games to play. Leicester, in nineteenth place, is seven factors behind the Londoners however has a recreation in hand.
