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2019 Manchester City Fall Five PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

18th, Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Hendrick 91+
Saturday September 14th
Burnley
Maupay 51
September Points Behind After Att: 29,398 3-1 Newcastle United
H/T: 0-0
Liverpool
Willems 7
Mané 28, 40
H/T: 2-1
Att: 51,430
| Shock Defeat to Canaries Salah 72 1-0 Leicester City
EXAMINER NManchester City 3-2 January. net. Rashford 8 (pen) 3-2 Manchester City
Manchester United
e w l y - p r o m o t e d
H/T: 1-0
Att: 73,689
stunned
City looked to have a route
Norwich
The City manager fielded his
Norwich City
only two fit center-backs John
back into the game just before
McLean 18
Agüero 45
IRISH at Carrow Road on Saturday Stones and Nicolas Otamendi, half-time when Bernardo Silva’s Cantwell 28 Rodri 88
Pukki 50
but they struggled to cope and
cross picked out Agüero to con-
to inflict a first Premier
H/T: 2-1
Att: 27,035
gifted Norwich back their two-
the
tinue his record of scoring in
League
defeat
on
English champions since goal lead at the start of the sec- every game so far this season in Sheffield United 0-1 Southampton
Djenepo 66
January. ond-half after Sergio Agüero the Premier League. Red Card: Sharp (Sheffield United) 85 min
Kenny McLean, Todd had reduced the arrears. But the visitors’ momentum Att: 30,985 H/T: 0-0
Cantwell and the prolific Guardiola’s decision to rest was halted just five minutes Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Crystal Palace
Teemu Pukki took advantage of Kevin de Bruyne will also be after the restart. Son Heung-Min 10, 23
a ragged City defense without questioned as the visitors start- Stones needlessly played van Aanholt 21 (og)
Lamela 42
the injured Aymeric Laporte for ed slowly and were punished by Otamendi into trouble and the Att: 59,812 H/T: 4-0
a remarkable upset. a Norwich side that themselves Argentine was robbed by Wolves 2-5 Chelsea
Defeat for City sees Pep had been ravaged by injuries. Emiliano Buendia, who fed Abraham 69 (og) Tomori 31
Guardiola’s men already fall five Daniel Farke had to name Pukki to prod home his sixth Cutrone 85 Abraham 34, 41, 55
points behind European cham- two goalkeepers on his substi- goal of the season. Att: 31,534 Mount 96+
H/T: 0-3
pions Liverpool - who have a tute bench just to make up the Guardiola responded by
Sunday September 15th
perfect record from their first numbers, but the hosts were throwing on De Bruyne and AFC Bournemouth 3-1 Everton
five games - in the title race. spurred as City’s weakness at Gabriel Jesus, but it was not C Wilson 23, 72 Calvert-Lewin 44
City’s decision not to defending set-pieces was until Rodri drilled into the bot- Fraser 67
strengthen at center-back over exposed when McLean rose tom corner two minutes from Att: 10,416 H/T: 1-1
the summer despite former cap- highest to head home the open- time that City looked like Watford 2-2 Arsenal
tain Vincent Kompany’s depar- ing goal. mounting a late comeback. Cleverley 53 Aubameyang 21, 32
Pereyra 81 (pen)
ture to become player-manager It was 2-0 just before the half Agüero, Jesus and Raheem Att: 21,360 H/T: 0-2
at Anderlecht could cost hour mark as Kyle Walker Sterling all fired too close to Monday September 16th
Guardiola’s side the title with played Pukki onside and the Tim Krul in the dying seconds Aston Villa 0-0 West Ham United
Laporte sidelined by a serious Finn unselfishly squared for as Norwich held out for a Red Card: Masuaku (West Ham United) 67 min
knee injury until at least Cantwell to tap into an empty famous victory. C Att: 42,010 H/T: 0-0
PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Team P W D L F A GD Pts.
Liverpool 5 5 0 0 15 4 11 15
Manchester City 5 3 1 1 16 6 10 10
Tottenham 5 2 2 1 11 6 5 8
Manchester United 5 2 2 1 8 4 4 8
Leicester City 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 8
Chelsea 5 2 2 1 11 11 0 8
Arsenal 5 2 2 1 8 8 0 8
West Ham United 5 2 2 1 6 7 -1 8
AFC Bournemouth 5 2 1 2 8 9 -1 7
Southampton 5 2 1 2 5 6 -1 7
Everton 5 2 1 2 5 7 -2 7
Crystal Palace 5 2 1 2 3 6 -3 7
Norwich City 5 2 0 3 9 12 -3 6
Burnley 5 1 2 2 6 7 -1 5
Sheffield United 5 1 2 2 5 6 -1 5
Brighton 5 1 2 2 5 8 -3 5
Aston Villa 5 1 1 3 4 6 -2 4
Newcastle United 5 1 1 3 4 8 -4 4
Wolves 5 0 3 2 6 10 -4 3
Watford 5 0 2 3 4 10 -6 2

PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES

Friday September 20th
Southampton v AFC Bournemouth (3pm)
Saturday September 21st
Burnley v Norwich City (10am)
Everton v Sheffield United (10am)
Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur (7.30am)
Manchester City v Watford (10am)
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion (12.30pm)
Sunday September 22nd
Arsenal v Aston Villa (11.30am)
Chelsea v Liverpool (11.30am)
Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers (9am)
Teemu Pukki scores Norwich’s third goal against Manchester City West Ham United v Manchester United (9am)