Updates: 13.01.2021 23:29
LONDON – Manchester City footballers defeated Brighton 1-0 and moved up to third place in the standings after their fourth victory in the English league in a row. Tottenham lost points after a 1: 1 draw with Fulham and remained sixth.
The victory of Manchester City was decided by Phil Foden’s goal. At the end of the first half, the English midfielder processed Kevin de Bruyne’s pass, relaxed and hit the post.
The home team had another chance to increase their score in the second half, but Riyadh Mahriz missed the goal, Ilkay Gündogan’s shot was eliminated by the visiting goalkeeper and Bernardo Silva hit the crossbar. The biggest opportunity was burned in the setting by Raheem Sterling, who shot a goal from the penalty kick.
Tottenham was originally scheduled to play on the Aston Villa pitch, but the match was postponed due to a coronavirus infection on the opponent’s team on Monday. The Premier League leadership therefore included the Tottenham-Fulham duel today, which could not take place on December 30 due to the coronavirus in the Fulham team.
José Mourinha took the lead 25 minutes into the game, making the score 0 – 1 after some elegant movement down the middle. Guests fighting for rescue but in the middle of the second half equalized.
English Football League:
16. kolo: Tottenham – Fulham 1: 1 (25. Kane – 74. Knight),
18th place: Manchester City – Brighton 1: 0 (44th Foot).
Table:
| 1. | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34:24 | 36 |
| 2. | Liverpool | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 37:21 | 33 |
| 3. | Manchester City | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25:13 | 32 |
| 4. | Leicester | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31:21 | 32 |
| 5. | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28:21 | 32 |
| 6. | Tottenham | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30:16 | 30 |
| 7. | Southampton | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26:19 | 29 |
| 8. | Aston Villa | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29:16 | 26 |
| 9. | Chelsea | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32:21 | 26 |
| 10. | West Ham United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24:21 | 26 |
| 11. | Arsenal | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20:19 | 23 |
| 12. | Leeds | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 30:33 | 23 |
| 13. | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22:29 | 22 |
| 14. | Wolverhampton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19:26 | 22 |
| 15. | Newcastle | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18:27 | 19 |
| 16. | Burnley | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9:21 | 16 |
| 17. | Brighton | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21:29 | 14 |
| 18. | Fulham | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14:24 | 12 |
| 19. | West Bromwich | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11:39 | 8 |
| 20. | Sheffield United | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9:29 | 5 |
Source: České noviny – hlavní události by www.ceskenoviny.cz.
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