The 2023/24 Premier League season has entered the final sprint, and the suspense of the battle for four and relegation has been revealed in advance, Aston Villa reached the Champions League final again after 46 years, and Tottenham Hotspur missed out on next season's Champions League. The three promoted teams, Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town were collectively relegated. Now the remaining suspense is the title race and the sixth, with Arsenal and Manchester City competing for the title and Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle United. In the early hours of this morning, the two Premier League games were played at the same time, Chelsea played away against Brighton, and Manchester United played Newcastle at home.
Brighton 1-2 Chelsea
Brighton was originally a dark horse team in the first two seasons, and this season also reached the round of 16 in the Europa League, but in the transfer market, Brighton sold a number of leading stars, resulting in a significant decline in Brighton's strength, coupled with the invasion of injuries, Brighton gradually faded from the dark horse nature, returned to mediocrity, and the Premier League ranking also slipped to the middle level, and has lost the qualification for next season's European competition.
Chelsea have invested heavily in signings since the Boehly consortium took over, but results have not recovered, and this season's manager Mauricio Pochettino has been unable to take Chelsea out of the quagmire after taking charge of Stamford Bridge, missing out on the League Cup and FA Cup. The Premier League has long been in the middle of the table, until the final sprint of the season, Chelsea suddenly exploded, recently unbeaten in four consecutive games, and won three in a row, overtaking the Red Devils Manchester United in one fell swoop, and is expected to qualify for next season's UEFA Cup.
In the game, in the first half, Marc Cucurella set up Palmer's goal to give Chelsea the lead, Mykhailo Mudryk went off injured, Nkunku came off the bench, and in stoppage time, Jackson's goal was whistled for offside. At half-time, Chelsea 1-0 Brighton; In the second half, Gusto set up Nkunku to double the lead, Reece James was red with a pedaling movement, and Welbeck pulled one back in stoppage time. Full time, Chelsea 2-1 Brighton! At the end of this game, Chelsea 17 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses rose to sixth with 60 points, while Brighton won 12, drew 12 and lost 13 with 48 points and ranked tenth.
Manchester United 3-2 Newcastle
Manchester United is the worst team among the BIG6 giants this season, not only at the bottom of the BIG6 minor league, but also behind the other five BIG6 teams in the Premier League, although the FA Cup final, but the Premier League has suffered a series of defeats in the last two rounds, the ranking has fallen to 8th, and next season's European qualification may not be obtained. Ten Hag is in danger of being sacked.
Newcastle played in the Champions League this season and finished bottom of the group of death, and due to the impact of the Champions League, Newcastle's injuries increased, making Newcastle's form and ranking unsatisfactory. After returning from injury and recovering in the last moments, Newcastle have grabbed seven points in the last three games to move them into sixth place in the table, ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United.
In the game, in the first half, Diallo assisted Menou to score, and Casemiro made a goal-line save. Gordon equalised, Diallo volleyed in, Onana made a number of crucial saves, Hojlen came off the bench to extend the advantage, and Hall pulled one back in stoppage time. In the end, Manchester United 3-2 Newcastle. In the standings, Manchester United is eighth with 57 points, three points behind sixth-place Chelsea, and Newcastle is seventh.