The 34th round of the English Premier League was all played today, and the ten-man Chelsea defeated Brighton 2-1 away, winning four consecutive victories and overtaking Newcastle United in the standings to move up to sixth place. In the other game, Manchester United narrowly beat Newcastle United 3-2 at home, and although they are still eighth, they are level on points, and the two teams will face off in the final round of fixtures for seventh place, when Manchester United play Brighton and Newcastle play Brentford.
Manchester United 3:2 Newcastle
Manchester United are winless in the last three rounds, Newcastle United are unbeaten in the last three rounds, if Manchester United loses, the ranking will be completely out of the top seven, and from the league level, it will completely miss the European competition, so in the final game at home, Ten Hag can not afford to lose.
After the start of the game, Amrabat headed into the penalty area, Casemiro shot with a wonderful barb, the ball hit high, Ahmad shot from outside the penalty area, the ball was saved by the goalkeeper, Garnacho burst into the left side of the penalty area, shot from a small angle, and was saved by the goalkeeper again. In the 31st minute, Ahmad broke through the inside cut on the right side and passed into the penalty area, and Menou was unguarded in the middle, and easily pushed the goal, Manchester United broke the deadlock 1:0. Gordon then collapsed in the box, the referee didn't say anything, Newcastle headed in from a tight angle, the ball crossed Onana, and was cleared by Casemiro's goal line to keep the goal intact.
In the second half, Murphy crossed from the right, Gordon outflanked the middle and scored, and Newcastle United tied the score 1:1. Newcastle then had a three-on-one chance in front, Isak hesitated after winning the ball in the box, and the ball was cleared by Amrabat.
In the 56th minute, Manchester United had a corner kick opportunity, the Newcastle defender made a mistake in clearing the header, and Ahmad volleyed in the penalty area, and Manchester United took the lead again 2:1.
In the 84th minute, substitute Hojlen burst into the penalty area with the ball and scored with a low shot, Manchester United extended its lead 3:1, and in the 90+2nd minute, Hall scored with a long-range shot, and Newcastle United recovered a goal 2:3.
Brighton 1:2 Chelsea
Chelsea have won three in a row recently, and with the possibility of moving up the table, the desire to fight is certainly stronger, with Brighton sitting in 10th place, completely unwanted.
Chelsea took the lead from the start of the game, with Maduequeneche's low shot saved by the goalkeeper and Cucurella falling to the ground in the box, before the referee awarded a penalty and then cancelled it after watching VAR. In the 33rd minute, Marc Cucurella headed in a cross from the left and Palmer headed home in the box to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead. Cucurella made a steal up front and crossed from the right and Jacquesson scored with a header, but unfortunately it was offside and the goal was blown away.
In the second half, Adingra was brought down in the box, the referee did not award a penalty, and in the 63rd minute, Gusto broke through on the right and crossed in front of goal, Nkunku outflanked it in the middle, and Chelsea extended their lead 2-0.
In the subsequent game, James was sent off for a malicious stampede, Chelsea played one less, and in the 90+7th minute, Pedro crossed from the left, Welbeck outflanked and scored in front of the goal, and Brighton recovered a goal 1:2.