From the evening of May 11th to the early morning of the 12th, Beijing time, the English Premier League and the Saudi League fought fiercely overnight, and Manchester City, Tottenham, and Riyadh Crescent played one after another. In the end, Manchester City defeated Fulham 4-0 and overtook Arsenal to the top; Tottenham Hotspur defeated Burnley 2-1 to end a four-game losing streak; Riyadh Crescent defeated Hassom 4-1 to be crowned champion ahead of schedule and staged a crazy night.
Premier League: Manchester City 4-0 Fulham
For Fulham, Manchester City are the team's absolute nemesis, having lost the last 15 meetings between the two sides. Due to the early relegation success, Fulham faced Manchester City without the pressure to grab points. In this game, Manchester City continued their excellent form recently, facing Fulham with ease.
In the 13th minute, Kevin De Bruyne provided an assist with a pick-up pass, and Gvardiol shook off the defender and fired a low shot to give Manchester City a 1-0 lead. In the 59th minute, Bench B dribbled to the top of the penalty area and was knocked down, Foden seized the opportunity to complete a low shot, and Manchester City scored again 2-0. In the 72nd minute, Seat B sent a cross to assist, Gvardiol outflanked the goal, and Manchester City extended the score 3-0. In the 95th minute, Alvarez scored from the penalty spot to seal the score 4-0 for Manchester City, making it 16 consecutive wins against Fulham in all competitions.
After the win, Manchester City reached 85 points, two points ahead of Arsenal, and moved to the top of the table again after a month's absence.
According to the schedule, Manchester City's opponents in the last two rounds are Tottenham and West Ham United, and Guardiola only needs to lead the team to win the championship over Arsenal and achieve an unprecedented 4 consecutive titles. Of course, if Arsenal don't beat Manchester United away, Manchester City can secure the title by a win over Tottenham in midweek.
Premier League: Tottenham 2-1 Burnley
In the past four rounds, Tottenham has lost consecutive games, resulting in the race for four gradually drifting away, and Burnley's relegation situation is not optimistic, and the fastest round is not to win and be relegated in advance.
This time at home, Tottenham Hotspur was the first to fall behind. In the 24th minute, Burnley took a 1-0 lead with a low shot from the penalty area, and soon after, Tottenham equalised quickly when Porro combined with Johnson and volleyed home from the box. In the second half, Tottenham were largely in control of the game and created a number of good scoring chances. In the 76th minute, Son Heung-min swept in front of the goal, and Johnson kicked the empty goal close at hand. In the 82nd minute, Van der Ven pushed the goal to help Tottenham complete the comeback 2-1.
The win ended Tottenham's four-game losing streak in the league and brought the number of points to 63, just four points away from fourth-placed Villa, keeping the hope of fighting for the top four, but Burnley were relegated two rounds earlier.
Saudi League: Riyadh Crescent 4-1 Hasenm
As the league leader, Riyadh Crescent is simply unstoppable, with only four rounds left and only one point away from winning the title early, and this round is against bottom-placed Hasem.
In the first half, Riyadh Crescent was on fire. In the 15th minute, Aleksandar Mitrovic scored from the spot. In the 39th minute, Riyadh Crescent relied on the opponent's own gift to expand the score. In the 45th minute, Mitrovic pushed the goal. In the 45+4 minute, Milinkovic-Savic scored again, and at the end of the first half, Riyadh Crescent had a 4-1 lead, basically ending the suspense of the game. In the second half, neither side found the back of the net.
So far, with only three rounds left in Riyadh Crescent, Riyadh has won 12 points ahead of the second-ranked Riyadh victory, locked the championship in advance, and is also the 19th time in the team's history to win the Saudi domestic top league championship, ranking first in history.