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Everton rubbed salt on Manchester City’s wounds after Jordan Pickford saved a penalty from Erling Haaland to restrict the defending champions to a 1-1 draw at home.
With another draw in their kitty, Manchester City’s run now sees them with just one victory in 13 matches. While it was another night in rain for Pep Guardiola’s side, for Everton it was a reason to celebrate. With another draw, Everton have now had a point against Arsenal, Chelsea and City in the last two weeks.
Looking to close the gap between the top four, Bernardo Silva handed the hosts an ideal start. In the 14th minute of the game, Silva’s shot went into the far corner after deflecting off Jarrad Branthwaite’s outstretched leg.
City looked for assurance but failed to land the second goal. Silva had an opportunity to score again but missed out on the opportunity to double the lead.
As the first half progressed towards its conclusion, Everton found the leveller through Iliman Ndiaye’s third goal of the season.
In the 36th minute of the game, Ndiaye had a lot to do before sending the ball past helpless City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega and making the scoreline 1-1.
A couple of minutes into the second half, City had the opportunity to lead again. Vitaliy Mykolenko brought down Savinho inside the box six minutes into the second half.
Erling Haaland had the responsibility to give his side an advantage from the spot, but Pickford read the Norwegian’s mind and saved the penalty kick.
Haaland netted the ball in from close range after Phil Foden headed the rebound his way. But the move was deemed offside, which kept the scoreline at 1-1.
The match ended at level terms as Manchester City dropped two points, which further reduced their chances of defending the title. Anthony Elanga’s goal was the difference to earn three points and Spurs’ afternoon soured further when Djed Spence was sent off in stoppage time as Ange Postecoglou’s side were handed their fifth defeat in eight Premier League games.
Newcastle move up to fifth in the table after beating 10-man Aston Villa 3-0.
Anthony Gordon sent the Magpies ahead 80 seconds into the game before the visitors were handed a blow when Jhon Duran was dismissed with a straight red card after making contact with Fabian Schar’s back.
Newcastle took advantage of their extra player as Alexander Isak scored his 12 goal of the season before Joelinton wrapped up a fourth straight win in all competitions.
New Southampton boss Ivan Juric got off to a losing start in his first game in charge after his side were beaten 1-0 by West Ham.
Jarrod Bowen’s close-range strike was enough to secure a second win in four games for the Hammers, who move into 13th.
Elsewhere, Bournemouth extended their unbeaten run to six Premier League games with a goalless draw against Crystal Palace.
Fulham stun Chelsea to earn first Stamford Bridge win since 1979
Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz came off the bench to stun Chelsea and end Fulham’s 45-year Stamford Bridge hoodoo.
The Blues were leading through Cole Palmer’s classy early goal and looking on course for an eighth win in nine matches to keep the heat on Premier League leaders Liverpool.
But Wilson equalized with eight minutes remaining and Muniz struck deep into stoppage time to secure a 2-1 victory and Fulham’s first win at their west London rivals since 1979.
In fact it was 13 years to the day since Fulham last even scored at the Bridge, with Clint Dempsey on target in a 1-1 draw.
Manchester United’s set-piece curse struck again as Matheus Cunha became the second player in three games to score directly from a corner against them as Wolves defeated them to climb out of the bottom three.
Ruben Amorim’s men were already up against it at at Molineux following the 47th-minute dismissal of skipper Bruno Fernandes for a second yellow card.
However, just as Son Hueng-min did for Tottenham a week ago, Cunha found the net with a corner that sailed over Andre Onana’s outstretched arm in a crowded six-yard box.
The points were sealed in the eighth minute of added time when, as United chased an equaliser, Wolves broke and Cunha squared the ball for Hwang Hee-chan to make it 2-0.
Premier League
Thursday Results:
Manchester City 1 Everton 1
Bournemouth 0 Palace 0
Chelsea 1 Fulham 2
Southampton 0 West Ham 1
Newcastle 3 Aston Villa 0
Nottingham 1 Tottenham 0
Wolverhampton 2 Man United 0.