The 18th day of the Premier League continued this Saturday and Tottenham (5th) had the opportunity to climb back into the top 4. Spurs, who hosted Everton, started strong with goals from Richarlison (9th) and Heung-min Son (18th). At the end of the match, the Toffees reduced the gap via Gomes (82nd) but it was not enough. With a 2-1 victory, Tottenham overtakes Manchester City and finds themselves fourth, three points behind leader Arsenal who play at 6:30 p.m. against Liverpool.
Overall Premier League standings
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#
|
Team
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Pts
|
J
|
DIF
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G
|
NOT
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D
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BP
|
B.C.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 |
|
36 |
18 |
13 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
37 |
24 |
|
5 |
|
34 |
17 |
20 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
40 |
20 |
|
6 |
|
30 |
18 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
31 |
30 |
|
7 |
|
29 |
18 |
14 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
36 |
22 |
|
8 |
|
28 |
18 |
-5 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
18 |
23 |
See the full ranking
In other matches, Newcastle (7th) fell on the lawn of Luton (18th). The promoted side won 1-0 following a goal from Andros Townsend (25th) and came within two points of Nottingham Forest who are the first non-relegation players. The latter fell against Bournemouth and Dominic Solanke who scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 victory. Finally, Burnley is no longer the red lantern. The Clarets dominated Fulham 2-0 thanks to goals from Wilson Odobert (47th) and Sander Berge (66th).
Afternoon matches
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Fulham 0-2 Burnley : Odobert (47th) and Berge (66th) for Burnley
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Luton 1-0 Newcastle: Townsend (25th) for Luton
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Nottingham Forest 2-3 Bournemouth : Elanga (46th) and Wood (74th) for Nottingham Forest; Solanke (50th, 57th and 90th+3) for Bournemouth
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Tottenham 2-1 Everton: Richarlison (9th) and Son (18th) for Tottenham; Gomes (82nd) for Everton
