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Chelsea and Manchester City exchanged goals this Sunday on matchday 12 of the Premier League (4:4), a point that diminishes City’s status as leaders, while Liverpool won against Brentford (3:0) and moved up to the second place was enough. Pep Guardiola’s team took the lead three times at Stamford Bridge but ended 4-4 in the 95th minute after a former player, young Cole Palmer, scored a penalty.
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Robert Sánchez, Thiago Silva, Cucurella, Axel Disasi, Reece James (Malo Gusto, Min. 64), Enzo Fernández (Mykhailo Mudryk, Min. 64), Moisés Caicedo (Armando Broja, Min. 89), Sterling, Conor Gallagher, Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson (Chimuanya Ugochukwu, Min. 96)
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Ederson Moraes, Walker, Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Julián Álvarez (Kovacic, Min. 79), Bernardo Silva, Manuel Akanji, Rodrigo, Jeremy Doku (Grealish, Min. 59), Foden and Erling Braut Haaland
Goals 0-1 min. 24: Erling Braut Haaland. 1-1 min 28: Thiago Silva. 2-1min 36: Sterling. 2-2 min 45: Manuel Akanji. 2-3 min. 47: Erling Braut Haaland. 3-3 min 66: Nicolas Jackson. 3-4 mins 86: Rodrigo. 4-4 mins 94: Cole Palmer.
referee Anthony Taylor
Yellow cards Cucurella (Min. 21), Cole Palmer (Min. 22), Jeremy Doku (Min. 56), Moisés Caicedo (Min. 60), Rodrigo (Min. 72), Grealish (Min. 93) and Sterling (Min .97)
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The England international didn’t hesitate to claim the penalty from Ruben Dias to torpedo City’s escape attempt. The game with the heavy rain in London was one of the games made by the fans. Erling Haaland gave the reigning champions the lead, but Thiago Silva and another former player like Sterling turned the score around for Mauricio Pochettino’s side, but the Argentine coach pulled his hair out when he saw Akanji go off alone before half-time The final score was 2-2.
The resumption had Haaland’s signature again after two minutes, both were neutralized by Nicolas Jackson. In the 84th minute, the now classic goal came from outside the box off a rebound from Silva by Spaniard Rodrigo, but there was another twist to the script: Palmer wrote the final chapter of a great Premier game.
It’s a point of confidence for the blue team as the battle for leadership becomes increasingly tight at the front. City remain 28 points clear, but Liverpool and Arsenal are one point away each, Tottenham two and Aston Villa three. The red team maintained their great momentum with a brace from Salah and another goal from Jota. Meanwhile, Unai Emery’s Villa extended their run of 13 straight home wins with a 3-1 victory over Fulham. The day also left West Ham’s agonizing victory against Nottingham Forest.
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