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Premier League GameWeek 13 Review: Title up for grabs


Premier League GameWeek 13 was intense. The pressure is mounting as the league table begins to settle. The title race is still open and every point gained or lost is crucial.

Letā€™s take a look at how the drama unfolded in Premier League GameWeek13.

Review of Tuesday’s games

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Chelsea

Pedro Neto broke the hearts of Chelsea supporters as he scored a last-minute wonder to complete a comeback over the Blues at the Molineux.

Neto celebrates winner against Chelsea during Premier League GameWeek 13
(Image: twitter.com/premierleague)

Frank Lampardā€™s men took the lead early in the second half as Ben Chilwell set up Olivier Giroud for the first goal of the encounter.

Daniel Podence leveled the scoreline as he found the back of the net in the 66th minute for the home side.

The Blues would have been happy to walk away with a draw but a late winner by Neto left Chelsea out of the top 4.

Lampard’s men had suffered a 1-0 defeat three days earlier against Everton.

Manchester City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

The Baggies held the Citizens to a draw at the Etihad, a result which wasnā€™t enough to save their managerā€™s job.

Pep Guardiolaā€™s men dominated the majority of the game. They got an important point after holding off the attacks of their opponents.

The hosts broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with Raheem Sterling finding the back of the net, assisted by Ilkay Gundogan.

Semi Ajayi’s shot hit the leg of Ruben Diaz and beat Ederson for West Brom equaliser
(Image: twitter.com/premierleague)

The visitors drew level as an effort by Semi Ajayi was eventually turned in by Manchester Cityā€™s Ruben Dias.

The second half was goalless despite the home sideā€™s tireless efforts. The result sees Manchester City at 9th place while their opponents remain 19th on the league table.

Premier League GameWeek 13: Wednesday action

Leicester City 0-2 Everton

The Foxes suffered a setback in the title race as they lost to Everton on Wednesday.

Despite having the majority of possession, Leicester City struggled to create enough quality chances against the Toffees.

Richarlison celebrates goal against Leicester City
(Image: twitter.com/premierleague)

Carlo Ancelottiā€™s men have improved with their performances without creative forces like Lucas Digne, Seamus Coleman, and James Rodrigues. This has also reflected in their recent results.

Goals from Richarlison and Mason Holgate claimed the victory for them at the King Power stadium. The result takes Everton to 5th place.


Leeds United 5-2 Newcastle United

Marcelo Bielsaā€™s men clashed with the Magpies in a 7 goal thriller that ended in the home teamā€™s favor.

Jeff Hendrick opened the score sheet for the visitors in the 26th minute and Patrick Bamford drew Leeds level. The scoreline remained the same till half time.

The second half had an overflow of goals, opened by Rodrigo who put Leeds forward in the 61st minute. Ciaran Clark gave Steve Bruceā€™s men a chance to get something from the game, drawing them level in the 65th minute.

Stuart Dallas then gave Leeds United the lead in the 77th minute. The lead was extended by strikes from Ezgjan Alioski and Jack Harrison later on, sealing the game for the Peacocks.

Arsenal 1-1 Southampton

The Gunners were able to earn a point in the Premier League since their goalless draw with Leeds United back in November.

Things could have been worse as they went behind quite early when former Arsenal player, Theo Walcott put the Saints ahead in the 18th minute.

Arsenalā€™s captain Pierre Emerick Aubameyang drew them level in the 52nd minute as he ended his open play goal drought.

The Gunners remain in 15th place despite the point earned while Southampton move up to the 3rd spot on the table.

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Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham

The table leaders fought it out at Anfield with Jurgen Kloppā€™s men claiming another victory as they continue their unbeaten run at home in the Premier League.

Mohammed Salah gave the home side the lead in the 26th minute before Son Heung Min drew Spurs level 7 minutes later.

Jose Mourinhoā€™s defensive set up seemed to have worked out fine only for Roberto Firmino to score a last-minute winner. The win pushed the defending champions to top of the Premier League with 3 points above Tottenham at second place.

West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace

The Hammers and the Eagles share the spoils in this encounter, as the point gap between them remains 3 points.

Christian Benteke scored the opener of the game shortly after being booked in the 31st minute.

Sebastian Haller nets for the home side to draw them level in the second half, which turned out to be the last goal of the encounter.

Palace goalscorer, Christian Benteke received a second booking later on for elbowing Tomas Soucek, making him unavailable for the next game.

Fulham 0-0 Brighton

This game produced the first goalless encounter of Premier League GameWeek 13 as Scott Parkerā€™s Fulham and Graham Potterā€™s men played out a draw at Craven Cottage.

Both teams were unable to exert their dominance in the game as they shared possession quite evenly and had a fair amount of chances.

The point was more beneficial to Brighton who are now 2 points above relegation placed Fulham.

Review of Thursday action

Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley

Sean Dycheā€™s Burnley went to Villa Park to grab a point which was enough to keep them out of the relegation zone for the time being.

The Villains were the better side with majority of possession and goal-scoring chances.

Sheffield United 2-3 Manchester United

Ole Gunnar Solksjaerā€™s men once again came from behind to win at Bramall Lane stretching their run to 10 consecutive away wins, 6 of which theyā€™ve conceded first.

The Red Devils started the game slowly as usual and got punished with David McGoldrick capitalizing on Dean Hendersonā€™s error.

Marcus Rashford drew the visitors level as they gradually grew into the game.

Anthony Martial ended his goal drought by giving Manchester United the lead. He then proceeded to set up Marcus Rashford for the 3rd goal in the 51st minute.

Source: Twitter/@ManUtd

David McGoldrick scored his second of the night to pull one back for the Blades in the 87th minute.

The result put the Red Devils within reach of the top 4 with a game in hand, while Sheffield United remain at the bottom of the league.

26 goals were scored during the midweek affair. And there is no doubt that there will be more at the weekend.


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