After two losses in a row, in the league against Newcastle (2-1) then against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League (0-2), Manchester City returned to victory. Opposed to Leeds during the thirteenth day of the Premier League, Pep Guardiola’s players won with great difficulty (3-2), thanks to a great Phil Foden. The Cityzens could not have started better than with this goal from Phil Foden in the 59th second. Following a nice one-two with Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes rushed into the area and crossed towards the Englishman, who finished with his right foot without controlling. A movement which was repeated for 45 minutes, with the Portuguese midfielder and Nico O’Reilly regularly involved offensively. This is also how the young England international could have afforded his third assist in the championship, but James Justin countered with his body. Very involved, Phil Foden was also behind his team’s second goal, firing a corner towards O’Reilly’s head. This one missed his header, but Josko Gvardiol finished the job from close range. A mastery which did not prevent Manchester City from trembling after returning from the locker room. Following a restart error from Matheus Nunes, Dominic Calvert-Lewin found himself ideally placed in the area and deceived Gianluigi Donnarumma with his left foot. How to sabotage yourself in twenty minutes? Response by Manchester City. After the former Sporting player’s ball, it was Gvardiol’s turn to offer Leeds a penalty, mowing down Calvert-Lewin in the area. Felix Nmecha, a pure product of the Cityzens academy, converted his attempt in two stages: the Italian goalkeeper dove to the right side to stop the ball, but the ball returned to the feet of the German, who ended up in the empty goal. Best player on the Manchester City side, it could only be Phil Foden to give his team victory. The number 47, served by Rayan Cherki, liberated the Etihad Stadium at the start of added time with a left strike, in the middle of a forest of opposing legs. The Sky Blues are putting pressure on Arsenal before their trip to Chelsea this Sunday.
In the other confrontations of this 4 p.m. multiplex, Bournemouth and Sunderland put on a real show at the Stadium of Light, with a final result in favor of the Premier League revelation team (3-2). In a match where the French stood out, it was Éli Junior Kroupi who opened the scoring (7th), after a first failed attempt by Evanilson. Tyler Adams then widened the gap for the Cherries with a magnificent lob from 40 meters (15th), before Enzo Le Fée put his team back in the match from the penalty spot (30th). The Black Cats completed their comeback after the break, thanks to goals from Bertrand Traoré (46th) and Brian Brobbey (69th). With this result, Sunderland climbs to fourth place with 22 points, while their opponent is in ninth place with 19 points, going a fourth match without a win in the Premier League. Régis Le Bris’ troops thus confirm their impressive start to the season. Finally, Brentford validated a valuable success at home against promoted Burnley (3-1). Despite a very good Mikkel Damsgaard, the Bees failed to open the scoring in the first half. They made up for it during the second act by scoring three: a double from Igor Thiago (81st, 86th), the first from a penalty, and a clinical strike from Dango Ouattara (90th + 2). Burnley still believed they could grab a point by equalizing through Zian Flemming, also from the penalty spot (85th). Even since the departure of Thomas Frank, Brentford (8th) continues to be a sure bet in the English championship. Burnley remains in the red zone.
