
Another aim for the prolific Erling Haaland. Another harm for the unlucky Rodri. Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday because of a competition-leading ninth aim by Haaland, who used energy to shrug off one defender after which ability to go spherical one other earlier than slotting house in the ninth minute. A tough-fought victory for City, which moved three factors behind chief Arsenal, was soured by the sight of Rodri – the group’s key central midfielder and final 12 months Ballon d’Or winner – being pressured off halfway by the primary half with a suspected hamstring harm. Rodri dropped to the bottom, clutched the again of his proper leg and regarded crestfallen as he walked off the sector gingerly. The Spain star missed most of final season with an ACL harm and has complained of knee ache in the primary weeks of this marketing campaign. City climbed to fifth place with a fourth win in seven league video games to date. Unbeaten run over Crystal Palace noticed its club-record, 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions come to an finish by conceding late in a 2-1 defeat at Everton. Palace final tasted defeat on April 16 – a stretch lasting almost six months and together with successful the FA Cup for a primary ever trophy – however was sunk by a aim in the third minute of stoppage time by Jack Grealish, who acquired in the way in which of a clearance by Daniel Munoz and noticed the ball rebound straight into the web. It accomplished a comeback by Everton, which equalized by Iliman Ndiaye’s 76th-minute penalty after Munoz put the guests in entrance in the thirty seventh. Postecoglou’s ache Ange Postecoglou stays and not using a win in seven matches in cost of Nottingham Forest after its 2-0 loss at Newcastle. Forest has misplaced 5 of these video games beneath the Australian, who was serenaded with chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” by his personal followers throughout a midweek defeat in the Europa League. “It is a struggle, it is a fight, there is nothing wrong with that,” mentioned Postecoglou, who was fired by Tottenham in the course of the offseason after successful the Europa League. “I could have been sat on the couch watching you guys but I prefer to be here right in the middle of it, where I can have an effect. I believe I will.” Bruno Guimaraes curled in a fantastic shot in the 58th and Nick Woltemade added a second from the penalty spot for Newcastle, which gained in the league for simply the second time this season. Pereira purple card Wolverhampton had supervisor Vitor Pereira despatched off early in the 1-1 draw with Brighton for what the Premier League described as “irresponsible” habits in the technical space. Pereira might need been proven a purple card for kicking the ball in frustration towards the fourth official’s seated space after what he thought was a foul on one among his gamers. He was the second Premier League supervisor to be proven a purple card this weekend, after Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca. In the opposite match Sunday, Aston Villa beat Burnley 2-1 thanks to 2 objectives by Donyell Malen.