2023-12-30T18:54:43+00:00
A-
A
A+
/ Manchester City ended a series of 3 consecutive draws at home in the English Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win over its guest, Sheffield United, bottom of the standings, today, Saturday.
A goal in each half by Rodri and Julián Alvarez did not equal City’s dominance of the match after they had 84 percent possession of the ball.
Phil Foden sent a pass to Rodri to open the scoring with a low shot in the 14th minute, and the English midfielder effectively contributed to City’s second goal an hour after the start when Alvarez followed up on his pass to put the ball into the goal from close range.
City, who had not won a league match at home since early November, did not have to exert their best efforts as Sheffield United defended intensely to avoid a heavy loss.
While the three points were welcome for the defending champions, the best news for City was the appearance of Kevin De Bruyne on the bench after having been absent since the opening match of the season.
Manchester City has 40 points from 19 matches and is two points behind leaders Liverpool.
In another match, Chelsea escaped the trap of its host Luton Town, who rose up in the last quarter of an hour and narrowly won 3-2, achieving its second victory in a row.
After achieving its third consecutive victory at home in the league for the first time since August-September 2022, on Wednesday, by defeating its neighbor and guest Crystal Palace 2-1, Chelsea wanted, on Saturday, to avoid the scenario of losing 24 matches in one year for the first time since 1978.
He achieved this thanks to the hat-trick scored by Cole Palmer (12 and 70) and Noni Medwicki (37), while the hosts scored two goals through former Chelsea player Ross Barkley (80) and Elijah Adebayo (87).
With this victory, Chelsea raised its score to 28 points in tenth place with only its eighth win this season with 8 losses and 4 draws, while Luton Town remained in eighteenth place with 15 points after suffering its twelfth loss this season in the league.