Manchester City Undergo First Premier League Loss Since December, Liverpool Go High

Manchester City suffered their first Premier League loss since December as Bournemouth shocked the champions, whereas Arsenal have been rocked by Newcastle and Liverpool seized high spot on Saturday. City have been unbeaten of their earlier 32 league video games relationship again to a defeat at Aston Villa final 12 months. But Pep Guardiola’s second-placed facet noticed that streak got here to an surprising finish in a 2-1 loss on England’s south coast. 

The Cherries had by no means overwhelmed City of their 21 earlier conferences, shedding 19 of these matches, but Andoni Iraola‘s group sprang an enormous upset to derail the champions’ push for a fifth successive title.

Bournemouth lately broken Arsenal’s title hopes with a 2-0 win on the Vitality Stadium they usually inflicted ache on City as effectively. Guardiola had claimed City confronted an harm “emergency” after they suffered health issues in Wednesday’s League Cup defeat at Tottenham.

But Manuel Akanji, Kyle Walker and Josko Gvardiol all began towards Bournemouth after harm doubts, with Kevin De Bruyne, Savinho and Jeremy Doku match sufficient to be named among the many substitutes.

Exhausted or not, City have been rocked within the ninth minute when Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo drilled Milos Kerkez’s cross previous Ederson from inside the world. Guardiola’s males have been unable to muster a response to that blow and Evanilson doubled Bournemouth’s lead within the sixty fourth minute with a composed end from Kerkez’s cross.

Gvardiol’s header diminished the deficit within the 82nd minute, nevertheless it was too late to avoid wasting City from a second defeat in 4 days. Newcastle put an enormous dent in fourth=positioned Arsenal’s title aspirations with a 1-0 win at St James’ Park.

Alexander Isak netted within the twelfth minute, heading residence Anthony Gordon‘s pinpoint cross. Injury-hit Arsenal struggled to get out of first gear and produced only one shot on course in the whole recreation.

Mikel Arteta‘s group, runners-up to City for the previous two years, have taken only one level from their final three video games as their push for a primary title since 2004 was derailed by a second league defeat this time period.

“Today we weren’t our best version. It’s about how you react to that. We’re not going to find the right words or answers to describe how we feel,” stated Arteta, whose facet are seven factors adrift of first place.

Liverpool’s late energy surge

At Anfield, Liverpool have been in peril of a shock lack of their very own earlier than regrouping to reap the benefits of their rivals’ stumbles with a 2-1 win over Brighton.

Ferdi Kadioglu gave Brighton the lead within the 14th minute with a fierce strike that cannoned in off the put up after Danny Welbeck flicked on Kaoru Mitoma’s cross.

But Liverpool had overwhelmed Brighton within the League Cup final 16 in midweek they usually repeated the trick due to a late revival.

Cody Gakpo bagged the equaliser within the seventieth minute with a cross that looped straight into the web. Two minutes later, Mohamed Salah put Liverpool forward, the Egypt ahead curling a wonderful end into the highest nook for his ninth aim this season.

In Arne Slot’s first season in cost, Liverpool are two factors away from City after their eighth win in 10 league video games. Nottingham Forest are as much as third place after beating 10-man West Ham 3-0 to make it three consecutive top-flight victories for the primary time since 1999.

Chris Wood grabbed his eighth aim in 10 league video games because the New Zealand striker headed residence after 27 minutes. West Ham had Edson Alvarez despatched off in first half stoppage-time for 2 bookings.

Callum Hudson-Odoi struck within the sixty fifth minute and Ola Aina sealed the factors 12 minutes from full-time on the City Ground. Jordan Ayew’s stoppage-time equaliser denied Ipswich their first top-flight win since 2002 as Leicester rescued a 1-1 draw at Portman Road.

Leif Davis’s fifty fifth minute volley put Ipswich forward however the hosts had Kalvin Phillips despatched off within the 77th minute. Ayew levelled with seconds left to depart third-bottom Ipswich winless after 10 video games.

Second-bottom Southampton earned their first league win this season as Adam Armstrong‘s eighty fifth minute strike sealed a 1-0 success towards Everton.