It was another interesting end to Matchweek 26 as teams continue the race to finish the season strong and the fight for European spots heat up.
The most talked about match of the weekend was definintely Manchester City hosting Tottenham given the history between the two sides, especially in recent times, the form of City and the record of Spurs against them.
It was indeed a cracker and classic Premier League game that lived up to the hype as Spurs nicked the win late on 2-3, one of the nine wins that happened in the Gameweek and one of the five that were recorded by away teams.
Only the West Ham vs Newcastle game ended in a stalemate as Newcastle continue their quest for survival this season which has received a great boost in recent weeks as they had won the previous three games in a row.
Marcelo Bielsa made a tough call to drop Raphinha from the starting lineup against United and the Brazilian shows what quality he could add when he came off the bench. It was perhaps a decision he regretted.
30 goals were scored across the 10 centers, an average of 3 per encounter, with Harry Kane grabbing a brace.
Here we go!
Manchester City 2-3 Tottenham
Tottenham may feel they can win the league if City are the only team they play every other game as the North Londoners have lost just one their last six meetings against the champions, drawing one and wining the remaining four. Prey
The loss saw an end to Pep Guardiola's 15-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. Halted
Leeds United 2-4 Manchester United
After 139 attempts, Manchester United finally scored for the first time from a corner kick in the Premier League and it was Harry Maguire's first goal since January 2021. Freed.
Bruno Fernandes has scored four times this season against Leeds United in the Premier League. This makes up 44% of his 9 goals in the competition so far . It also takes it to 6 goals he has scored against them in just four matches. That's the highest he scored against one team. Romance.
The victory meant Manchester United have won the most Premier League games in the competition's history. Makers.
In 52 Premier League games for Leeds United, Raphinha has directly contributed to 26 goals, scoring 15 and assisting 11. Contributor.
Liverpool 3-1 Norwich City*
In the 2020/2021 season, Liverpool scored 97 goals in 53 games. This season, however, they have hit 100 goals already in just 39 games. Arsenal.
Arsenal 2-1 Brentford
The two goals were Arsenal's 600th and 601st goals at the Emirates, becoming the third fastest team to to reach that landmark at one single stadium after Manchester United (283 matches at Old Trafford) and Manchester City (290 games at the Etihad). Legendary.
Wolves 2-1 Leicester City
Leicester City have failed to keep any clean sheet on the road this season in the league and have conceded 65 goals in all competitions, that's more than any other Premier League side. Troubled.
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