On May 12, Beijing time, the 37th round of the English Premier League was contested, Tottenham Hotspur reversed the strike to send Burnley to relegation, Newcastle drew with Brighton, West Ham overturned Luton, Brentford beat Bournemouth, Everton beat Sheffield United, Crystal Palace beat Wolves, Manchester City beat Fulham to rise to the top of the table, staged a crazy night. So far, the pattern of the championship has changed greatly, Manchester City is 2 points ahead of Arsenal to continue to maintain the initiative in the championship, and Liverpool has been overscored and withdrawn from the championship team. The relegation zone is almost finalised, with Burnley and Sheffield United being relegated ahead of schedule, and Luton relegation only a theoretical possibility.
Tottenham - Burnley
Four consecutive defeats have completely deprived Tottenham of any hope of breaking into the top four, and this game against Burnley, who are in deep relegation trouble, still have not found their form. Although Son Heung-min and Johnson opened the game with a series of dangers, they just couldn't score, but were hit by Burnley's efficient counterattack and Larsen single-handedly pushed the first scorer. The goal woke up Tottenham and just six minutes later Porro stole from the right and dribbled straight to the right side of the box to equalise. Burnley stepped up their attack for three points from relegation, but there was no absolute threat. Tottenham Hotspur suppressed the opponent with a strong attack, and in the 82nd minute, Van der Ven twisted and pushed the goal from inside the penalty area to overtake the score. At the end of full-time, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Burnley 2-1 to end a four-game losing streak, and Burnley was relegated one round earlier.
Newcastle - Brighton
Newcastle have won two games in a row to give Newcastle hope of hitting fifth place, although Newcastle are still in sixth place and four points behind Tottenham, but Tottenham have suffered four consecutive defeats and are still in a slump as long as they keep winning all three rounds. However, Newcastle had a rough start to the game, with Brighton attacking strongly and Feltman scoring from two yards from a corner kick to take the lead. Newcastle turned on a counter-attack and in stoppage time Longstaff equalised on the back of Anderson's ball. Both sides had good chances to score in the second half, but neither could convert them into goals, and the two teams ended up in a 1-1 draw.
Fulham - Manchester City
City dominated the game with Gvardiol and Kevin De Bruyne playing the perfect match to burst into the box and open the scoring into the near corner. Ake's unexpected injury forced City to make a substitution in the 22nd minute. Manchester City's attack was not affected but became more and more courageous, the 58th Bernardo cut inside the box on the right and split the ball, and Foden pushed the near corner from the middle to expand the score. Gvardiol then received a cross from a corner and flanked the cushion to complete the double. In stoppage time, Diop not only received a second yellow card for a tackle in the penalty area, but also gave Manchester City a penalty opportunity, Alvarez scored a cushion to end the game, and finally Manchester City beat 10-man Fulham 4-0 away, and moved up to the top of the table with two points ahead of Arsenal in the same game. Liverpool, which is 7 points behind, completely withdraws from the title race.
West Ham - Luton
In the 6th minute of the game, Lokonga received a cross from the left and scored with a header to help Luton get off to a successful start. West Ham continued to attack but failed to find the back of the net in the first half. The Hammers came back into the second half with a strong attack, and Prowse converted chances to equalize with a powerful shot from inside the box. In the 65th minute, Soucek scored a volley from the top of the arc to complete the overtake. Ten minutes later, George countered and received Kudus in the middle of a fast attack, and he made a backflanking triangle to win the point and score to extend the lead. In the end, West Ham beat Luton Town 3-1.
Bournemouth - Blandford
Bournemouth had both goals blown away for fouls in the first half, and both teams were locked in a hard-fought battle for most of the game without finding the back of the net. It wasn't until the 87th minute that Mbeu broke the silence with a long pass and went straight to help Brentford take the lead. Just two minutes later, Solanke equalised with a header from a set-piece. In the 95th minute of stoppage time, Mbeu broke through the penalty area on the left and knocked low and crossed, and Wissa scored the killer goal with a volley from the corner of the small penalty area. In the end, Brentford won 2-1 Bournemouth, unbeaten in two rounds, and Bournemouth suffered two consecutive defeats.
Elsewhere, Everton beat relegation-defying Sheffield United 1-0 and 10-man Crystal Palace beat Wolves 3-1.