In the early morning of January 16, Beijing time, the 22nd round of the Premier League began to compete. In this round, Manchester City play Chelsea at home, Newcastle at home against Watford, Norwich at home against Everton, Wolves at home against Southampton, and Manchester United face Aston Villa on the road.
Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0. In the 69th minute, Cancello delivered an assist, De Bruyne broke away from the defense and fired a long-range shot from the top of the arc of the penalty area, the ball went straight into the dead corner of the goal, and Manchester City used this goal to win 1-0 against chelsea.
Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa. In the 6th minute of the first half, B Fei fired a long-range shot from outside the perimeter and the ball was leaked into the goal by the opposing goalkeeper, giving United a 1-0 lead. In the 67th minute, Aston Villa made a mistake at the back and Fred broke the ball and assisted B. Fei Mei to score twice. Coutinho delivered an assist in the 77th minute and Ramsey chased a goal back for Villa. In the 82nd minute Coutinho scored and Villa tied 2-2.
In several other matches, Newcastle drew 1-1 at home to Watford, with Saint-Maximan and Joao Pedro scoring goals for each team. Wolves beat Southampton 3-1 at home, Jimenez, Caudy and Traoré scored for Wolves and Polaus scored a goal for Southampton. Norwich scored 2-1 against Everton with goals from rivals Oolong and Ida, with Rishalisson scoring for Everton.
City have won 12 consecutive league games, with 56 points from 18 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, extending their advantage to 13 points. Chelsea have accumulated 43 points after losing and are temporarily in second place in the table. Manchester United missed a good game in this round, they temporarily accumulated 32 points to rank 7th, Wolves won the points to reach 31 points, ranking 8th after Manchester United.