In the early morning of February 10, Beijing time, the 24th round of the Premier League played four more games. In this round, Manchester City play Brentford at home, Aston Villa at home against Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur at home against Southampton and Norwich at home against Crystal Palace.
Manchester City 2-0 Brentford. In the 39th minute of the first half, Sterling burst into the box and tripped the opposing player, the referee decisively blew the penalty, And Mahrez hit the penalty to give City a 1-0 lead. In the 68th minute Sterling's direct shot was saved, De Bruyne made up for it, and City rewrote the score to 2-0.
Spurs lost 2-3 to Southampton. In the 18th minute of the match, Bednarek swung himself to give Spurs a 1-0 lead. In the 23rd minute Broia pushed a shot into the net and the two sides made it 1-1. Son Heung-min's goal in the 70th minute gave Spurs another lead. El Yunusi equalised again in the 79th minute and in the 81st minute Adams headed the ball into the net to give Southampton a 3-2 win.
Norwich town drew 1-1 at home to Crystal Palace, with Puki scoring in the opening minute and Zaha equalising in the 60th minute. Zaha missed a penalty in the 63rd minute. Another game saw a goal-scoring clash, with Aston Villa drawing 3-3 with Leeds United.
City have reached 60 points after winning the game, and they are already 12 points ahead of second-placed Liverpool. After losing this round, Tottenham Hotspur suffered two consecutive defeats, and the team temporarily ranked 7th with 36 points and did not have the opportunity to return to the European zone. Southampton reached 28 points after winning, rising to 10th in the table.