In the early morning of April 14, Beijing time, the 33rd round of the English Premier League ushered in a number of games, and the three BIG6 teams of Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United all played. In the end, Manchester City beat Luton Town 5-1, temporarily topped the two-point advantage, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-4 to Newcastle and fell to fifth, Manchester United drew 2-2 with Bournemouth, four consecutive league games without a win, and it was also a crazy night, the next game situation and the latest standings.
Manchester City thrashed Luton Town 5-1
In the final stages of the title race, Manchester City are on the underdog side and must maintain a complete win to hope of overtaking the title and thus defending the title.
In this round, Manchester City sat at home to face promoted Luton Town, turning the game completely one-sided, and just two minutes into the opening game, Haaland's shot caused Taiki Hashioka to set himself up for an own goal, and Manchester City got off to a dream start 1-0.
In the second half, Manchester City completely broke down the Luton defence.
In the 64th minute, Alvarez's cross assisted Kovacic to volley into the net. In the 74th minute, Doku fell to the ground in the penalty area to create a point, and then Haaland hit the penalty to help Manchester City extend the score 3-0. Luton took the opportunity to pull one back after Nunes made a mistake and slotted home from Ross Barkley's low shot. At the last moment, Manchester City fought back continuously, Doku scored a goal, and Gvardiol blasted out the world wave, helping Manchester City seal the win 5-1 and win 27 consecutive games in all competitions.
After the victory, Manchester City's latest points reached 73 points, overtaking Arsenal and Liverpool in one more round, temporarily topping the table, Arsenal retreated to second, and Liverpool fell to third.
Haaland, who scored a penalty, also set a record. Statistically, Haaland has scored at least 20 goals in the last four seasons in the top five leagues, making him the first youngest player to do so since Greaves in December 1960 at the age of 23 years and eight months.
Tottenham suffered a 4-0 defeat to Newcastle
Before the game, Tottenham Hotspur beat Villa in one round less to return to the top four, and the situation for the top four was very good, but the away challenge to Newcastle suffered a big defeat.
In the first half, Tottenham conceded two goals in just one minute, and the back line suddenly collapsed. In the 30th minute, Gordon slanted and Isak scored with a volley in the penalty area, and then Porro made a mistake at the back, and Gordon also completed the volley to help Newcastle expand the score 2-0.
In the second half, the Tottenham backline continued to make mistakes. In the 50th minute, Guimaraes sent a long ball, Isak pushed the goal with a one-handed chance, and then in the 85th minute, Gordon drove a corner kick into the penalty area and assisted Schell's header to help Newcastle win 4-0. Following a 6-1 home win last season, Newcastle have scored 10 goals in two consecutive home games against Tottenham.
Tottenham had more than 70% possession throughout the game, but did not score a single goal, and Newcastle scored four goals with five of their 18 shots on target in a passive situation. This defeat allowed Tottenham to fall to fifth with Villa on 60 points due to goal difference, and Villa returned to the top four.
Manchester United drew 2-2 with Bournemouth
In their first meeting of the season, Manchester United suffered a 3-0 defeat at home to Bournemouth, setting a number of humiliating records, and now they are looking for revenge on the road.
However, Manchester United did not do it, and there were a series of mistakes in the first half, and Bournemouth broke the goal twice, but fortunately, B Fee pulled one back. In the second half, Menou scored a penalty from a distance, and B Fei hit a penalty to complete a double ring, helping Manchester United equalize 2-2 again, suffering 4 consecutive rounds of league winlessness, with 50 points, 10 points behind the Champions League zone, and basically out of the race for four.
In other games, Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 with Wolves and are fourth from bottom with 26 points, Brentford beat Sheffield United 2-0 and temporarily moved up to 14th with 33 points, and Burnley drew 1-1 with Brighton and are still second from bottom with 20 points.