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Manchester City moved to within a point of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday evening. Phil Foden scored the winning goal midway through the first half and the visitors had to dig in deep to secure their victory on the south coast. The Cherries did immensely well to stay in the Game and ramped up the pressure on City late on but they couldn't quite carve out enough clear openings. How the game unfolded City should have taken the lead inside the opening ten minutes. Bernardo Silva dropped deep into his own box to collect the ball and play it long for Foden, who flicked it into the path of Erling Haaland, and he somehow fired wide when bearing down on goal. Straight back down the other end, Ederson had to be at full stretch to deny Milos Kerkez's long-range drive. With 24 minutes on the clock, City broke the deadlock. A clever dink over the Bournemouth backline from Mateo Kovacic found Haaland, whose bouncing half-volley was pushed asi...

Manchester City had Rodri to thank as the midfielder's late goal secured them a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday. The Blues were excellent and led through former City man Raheem Sterling's smart first-half strike , but Rodri struck late in the Game to mask over an uncharacteristically poor performance from Pep Guardiola's side. Erling Haaland missed two great headed chances and sent another effort wide of goal, summing up City's struggles. How the game unfolded Julian Alvarez struck wide inside the first two minutes as City made a hot start, before Haaland sent a header flying well wide of goal when he should have been celebrating a simple tap-in. Chelsea did offer some real threat on the counter. Conor Gallagher's dangerous cut-back was well cleared, as was a smart through-ball to Cole Palmer, while Sterling found an inch of space but could only muster up a tame effort. Nicolas Jackson should have scored 20 minutes in when a counter left him one-on-one with Eders...

FROM GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM - Manchester City moved to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 3-1 victory at Brentford on Monday night. A fine hat-trick from Phil Foden saw the reigning champions come from behind to win in west London having been given an early scare by the Bees. City moved back into second place on goal difference, while Brentford are now only three points above the relegation zone. How the game unfolded Brentford started brightly but City went closest to taking an early lead when Julian Alvarez fired at the near post from 20 yards, forcing a fine save out of Mark Flekken. The Dutch goalkeeper was on hand to thwart City again when Kyle Walker let fly from even further out after the Bees cleared a corner, pushing the right-back's fierce drive behind. Midway through the first half, Brentford took a shock lead. Flekken's long goal kick was shielded into the path of Neal Maupay by Ivan Toney, and the Frenchman made no mistake when one-on-on...

Liverpool regained their five -point lead at the top of the Premier League table after thumping Chelsea 4-1 at Anfield on Wednesday night. With Arsenal winning on Tuesday and Manchester City earlier wrapping up a comfortable win over Burnley, three points were very much necessary for the Reds at Anfield. However, it was clear from early on that Liverpool would have no issues as they romped past a tepid Chelsea side that offered little. While Jurgen Klopp's team restored their advantage at the summit, the Blues remain tenth having suffered their first defeat since 24 December. How the game unfolded A poignant Anfield atmosphere greeted the two sides with the distinct contrast of red and blue setting the stage for some Premier League heritage. Unfortunately, there was little by way of a contest as Mauricio Pochettino's striker-less system failed to bear fruit - even if his Chelsea side were unlucky not to win an early penalty when Virgil van Dijk clipped Conor Gallagher. From t...

Liverpool moved top of the Premier League with a tricky 2-0 victory over Burnley on Tuesday evening. Darwin Nunez struck from range in an overwhelmingly dominant first half which also saw a Cody Gakpo goal ruled out for a foul. Harvey Elliott later saw an effort chalked off for offside after the break. Burnley threatened to get back into the Game in the second half but Diogo Jota's 50th Liverpool goal late on ultimately put the hosts to bed. How the game unfolded Burnley made a red-hot start but the first real opportunity of the game fell to Liverpool. Harvey Elliott's strike from range forced James Trafford into a smart save inside four minutes, before Mohamed Salah was caught offside from the rebound. Liverpool wouldn't have to wait long for their opener. With six minutes on the clock, Nunez pulled the trigger from outside the box and carefully guided the ball into Trafford's bottom corner. The Burnley stopper pulled out an excellent save to deny an immediate secon...

Aston Villa sealed a club-record 15th consecutive home league win in a row with a 1-0 victory against Arsenal on Saturday evening. An early goal set the hosts on their way to victory, with Unai Emery's men moving a point behind the Gunners and sit just one further behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. Mikel Arteta watched on from the stands as Villa frustrated his side for nearly 100 minutes of football and his men missed the chance to move back to the summit after the Reds' victory at Crystal Palace earlier in the day. How the game unfolded Villa started the game brightly but they nearly fell behind when Arsenal hit them with consecutive switches of play. Bukayo Saka crossed over to the left for Gabriel Martinelli, who returned the favour with a wonderful ball over the top of Lucas Digne, only for the England winger to scuff his effort. And the hosts punished the Gunners by immediately going down the other end and scoring. Leon Bailey made a run to the byline and cut the ...