Liverpool and Manchester City held to a 1-1 draw in the title race, with Arsenal top of the Premier League and Tottenham Hotspur reigniting the race ahead with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Four hopes. City took the lead through John Stones’ first-half strike, but Alexis Mike Allister equalized from the penalty spot shortly after the break at Anfield. The result was exactly what Arsenal wanted, with the Gunners retaining top spot and earning the title with a dramatic 2-1 win over Brentford on Saturday thanks to a late header from Kai Havertz. One position. Arsenal leads second-placed Liverpool on a +7 goal difference, while champions Manchester City are one point behind the top two with 10 games remaining for all three teams.
In a long-running title race, Arsenal travel to Manchester City for a potentially decisive clash in the sides’ next league game on March 31.
Manchester City secured their first win at Anfield with a clever set-piece in the 23rd minute.
Kevin De Bruyne hit a low corner and Stones fired in from close range at the near post.
Liverpool equalized the score in the 50th minute when Manchester City defender Nathan Ake made a suicidal back pass and was intercepted by Darwin Nunez.
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson raced away from his line in a desperate attempt to avoid danger, but his reckless sprint managed to catch Nunez.
Mike Allister calmly took the penalty past Ederson and in a frantic final, Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku hit the post before escaping another with a high challenge on the Liverpool goalscorer Penalty appeal.
Jurgen Klopp’s final top-flight meeting with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola added to an already shocking showdown after he announced he would leave Liverpool at the end of the season important.
After battling for supremacy throughout their reign, Klopp enthusiastically embraced Guardiola at the final whistle, leaving the fate of the title still hanging in the balance.
Anj Postkoglu’s side arrive at Villa Park knowing that defeat to their fourth-placed opponents could prove fatal to their qualification for next season’s Champions League.
But the north Londoners rose to the challenge by attacking in the second half on a rain-soaked West Midlands pitch.
James Maddison gave Tottenham the lead and Brennan Johnson doubled their lead before Villa captain John McGinn was sent off for slashing Destiny Udoji.
Stoppage-time goals from Son Heung-min and Timo Werner left fifth-placed Tottenham just two points behind Villa with a game in hand.
“We put Villa in a difficult situation. They worked hard to contain us. We got rewarded in the second half,” Postkoglu said.
“Everyone thinks this is a matter of life and death for us. I think we’re not dead yet. That means we’re one game away and only have 11 games left.”
Villa are hoping to reach the Champions League for the first time since 1983, but this is a major setback in their bid for an unexpected top-four finish.
“We have to control our emotions. The first two goals were crazy,” Villa coach Unai Emery said.
Burnley lost a two-goal lead before Danny Ings equalized late on to earn a 2-2 draw with West Ham at the London Stadium.
Vincent Kompany’s side moved above Sheffield United into 19th, but that was little consolation as they squandered three points in a desperate fight for survival.
David Datro Fofana’s long-range strike and Konstantinos Mavropanos’ own goal put Burnley in control on the stroke of half-time.
But Lucas Paqueta reduced the deficit immediately after the break and former Burnley striker Ings equalized in the final minutes.
Burnley have 10 games left and are 10 points from safety.
Nottingham Forest, fourth from bottom, lost 0-1 to Brighton and failed to escape the danger of relegation.
Andrew Omobamidele’s first-half own goal ended Brighton’s three-game winless run in the league, leaving them in eighth place.
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