City Unstoppable

 

Arsenal took it to the wire but could not stop Manchester City claiming their fourth Premier League title in four years with Liverpool and Aston Villa following in their wake.

Week 31 – In midweek matches, Everton scored late to draw 1-1 at Newcastle and there were 1-1 away draws for Wolves and Tottenham at Burnley and West Ham respectively while Nottingham Forest triumphed 3-1 at home to Fulham and a single goal gave hosts Bournemouth a win over Crystal Palace. Aston Villa fell 4-1 to a Phil Foden hat-trick at Manchester City while Arsenal scored twice at home to Luton and Brighton drew 0-0 at Brentford. On Thursday Alejandro Garnacho netted a double as Manchester United came from 2 down to take the lead at Chelsea but lost 4-3 when Cole Palmer completed his hat-trick with the last kick of the game while Liverpool beat Sheffield United 3-1 at Anfield.

Week 32 – Crystal Palace scored an early and late goal as they lost 4-2 to Manchester City with Kevin de Bruyne scoring twice for the visitors while Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win at Brighton and 10-man Burnley lost 1-0 at Everton. Brentford fought back from 2 down to take the lead but drew 3-3 at Aston Villa for whom Ollie Watkins netted a double while West Ham United came from behind to win 2-1 at Wolves and Luton did the same at home to Bournemouth. A late goal gave Newcastle 3 points at Fulham while on Sunday Liverpool drew 2-2 at Manchester United and Nottingham Forest lost 3-1 at Tottenham. Sheffield United scored in added-on time to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea.

Week 33 – Alexander Isak netted twice as Newcastle thumped Tottenham 4-0 at St James’ Park while Manchester City thrashed Luton Town 5-1 at the Etihad and Sheffield United lost 2-0 at Brentford. Burnley and Brighton drew 1-1 and there were 2-2 draws for Wolves and Nottingham Forest and for Manchester United at Bournemouth with Bruno Fernandes scoring both goals for the visitors. On Sunday, Crystal Palace stunned Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield and Arsenal also suffered a home defeat with 2 late goals against Aston Villa while Andreas Pereira scored both goals to give Fulham a win at West Ham. On Monday evening, Cole Plamer scored 4 goals as Chelsea ripped Everton apart 6-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Week 34 – Luton Town were battered 5-1 by Brentford with Yoane Wissa netting twice for the visitors while Burnley enjoyed a 4-1 win at bottom side Sheffield United and Arsenal scored at the end of each half to win at Wolves. On Sunday, West Ham were hammered 5-2 at Crystal Palace for whom Jean-Philippe Mateta scored twice and Everton scored twice at home to Nottingham Forest while there were 3-1 wins for Liverpool at Fulham and for Aston Villa against Bournemouth at Villa Park. In rearranged matches, on Tuesday Ben White and Kai Havertz scored  two apiece as Arsenal demolished Chelsea 5-0 at the Emirates and on Wednesday Liverpool lost 2-0 at Everton and Jean-Philippe Mateta scored both goals of the match as Crystal Palace sent Newcastle home losers while a double from Bruno Fernandes helped Manchester United to a 4-2 win over Sheffield United at Old Trafford and 10-man Bournemouth won by a single goal at Wolves. Manchester City beat hosts Brighton 4-0 with a Phil Foden brace on Thursday evening.

Week 35 – Shefield United took an early lead at Newcastle but were relegated after being thumped 5-1with Alexander Isak adding 2 more goals to his tally for the season while West Ham United scored the first and last goals of the match in a 2-2 draw at home to Liverpool and Chelsea fought back from 2 down to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa. There were 1-1 draws for Burnley at Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Fulham while a single goal gave Everton 3 points at home to Brentford and Luton lost 2-1 at Wolves. On Sunday, Arsenal won 3-2 at Tottenham having led 3-0 at half time while Manchester City scored twice at Nottingham Forest without reply and Bournemouth beat Brighton 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium. In a rearranged match Tottenham lost 2-0 at Chelsea on Thursday evening.

Week 36 – On Friday evening Everton drew 1-1 at Luton and on Saturday, Erling Haaland scored 4 times as Wolves were thrashed 5-1 at Manchester City while Arsenal put 3 past Bournemouth at the Emirates and Burnley were thumped 4-1 by their visitors from Newcastle. Callum Hudson-Odoi netted a brace as Nottingham Forest enjoyed a 3-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday who finished the match with 10 players and there were no goals between Brentford and Fulham while on Sunday Nicolas Jackson scored twice as West Ham took a 5-0 battering at Chelsea and Tottenham mounted a futile comeback with 2 goals at Liverpool having already conceded 4 times in the first hour of the match. Aston Villa fell to a late goal at Brighton and on Monday Manchester United were humiliated 4-0 at Crystal Palace with Michael Olise striking twice for the Eagles.

Week 37 – Josko Gvardiol scored twice as Manchester City improved their goal difference with 4 goals at Fulham who ended the match with 10 players while Crystal Palace, who also finished with 10 players, were 3-1 winners at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea scored 2 late goals to come from 2-1 down and win 3-2 at Nottingham Forest. Luton Town need a miracle to stay up after losing 3-1 at West Ham despite taking an early lead while Burnley also took the lead but had their relegation confirmed with a 2-1 loss at Tottenham and Brighton drew 1-1 at Newcastle. Brentford won 2-1 at Bournemouth with all the goals coming in the last 4 minutes while on Sunday one goal for Arsenal at Manchester United ensured the Premier League title will be decided on the last Sunday of the season while on Monday evening Jhon Duran hit Liverpool with 2 late goals as Aston Villa earned a 3-3 draw in front of their home crowd and on Tuesday in a rearranged match Erling Haaland scored both goals at Tottenham to give Manchester City a point advantage over Arsenal going into the final Sunday of fixtures. In other rearranged matches, on Wednesday Manchester United enjoyed a 3-2 victory at home to Newcastle while Chelsea were 2-1 winners at Brighton.

Week 38 – On the final Sunday of the season, Arsenal came from behind to grab a late 2-1 win at home to Everton but were denied by a magnificent Mancher City who celebrated their fourth Premier League title in a row in front of their home fans after Phil Foden scored twice in their 3-1 victory over West Ham United while in Jürgen Klopp’s last match in charge at Anfield, Liverpool beat 10-man Wolves 2-0 and a Jean-Philippe Mateta hat-trick plus a brace from Eberechi Eze saw Crystal Palace demolish fourth place Aston Villa 5-0 at Selhurst Park. Luton Town’s relegation was confirmed after losing 4-2 at home to Fulham for whom Raul Jimenez scored twice while Chris Wood scored 2 early goals as Nottingham Forest celebrated survival with a 2-1 win at relegated Burnley and Newcastle ended the season on a high with a 4-2 success at Bretford. Dejan Kulusevski scored twice as Sheffield United waved goodbye to the Premier League with a 3-0 loss to Tottenham at Bramall Lane while Manchester United ended their season with a 2-0 win at Brighton and Chelsea were 2-1 winners at home to Bournemouth.

 The final Premier League table for 2023-2024

 

The trio of supremacy

 

As the season reaches week 30, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City battle for the Premier League title with very little between them.

Week 21 – A mini winter-break to ease the burden on teams losing players to the continental cups in Asia and Africa, meant that the week’s fixtures would be played out over two weeks. On Friday evening Luton scored in stoppage time to draw 1-1 at Burnley and on Saturday Manchester City scored their 3-2 winner also in stoppage time having been 2-1 behind at Newcastle while Fulham fell to a penalty conversion at Chelsea. On Sunday, Aston Villa played a goalless match at Everton while Tottenham drew 2-2 at Manchester United. On the following weekend Gabriel Martinelli came on to net a brace in time added on as Crystal Palace were destroyed 5-0 at Arsenal and Brentford overcame Nottingham Forest 3-2 at home, while with both teams reduced to 10 players Sheffield United scored a penalty deep into stoppage time to draw 2-2 at home to West Ham and Liverpool sailed 4-0 past Bournemouth with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota scoring 2 each. On Monday evening Wolves drew 0-0 at Brighton.

Week 22 – In midweek matches Elijah Adebayo bagged a hat-trick as Brighton were taken apart 4-0 at Luton while Fabian Schar scored twice in Newcastle’s 3-1 triumph at Aston Villa and Eberechi Eze netted a brace as Crystal Palace twice came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Sheffield United. Arsenal were 2-1 winners at Nottingham Forest while 2 goals from Julian Alvarez helped Manchester City to a 3-1 home win over Burnley and Everton drew 0-0 at Fulham. Liverpool battered Chelsea 4-1 at Anfield while Tottenham got the better of Bretford 3-2 at home and on Thursday West Ham levelled an early setback at home to Bournemouth while in a pulsating match at Molineux, Wolves fought back from 2 down but Manchester United struck the 4-3 winner deep into stoppage time.

Week 23 – Everton scored an equaliser in stoppage time to cancel out Richarlison’s double for Tottenham at Goodison Park while David Fofana also scored a double as Burnley came from 2 down to draw 2-2 at home to Fulham and Crystal Palace were taken apart 4-1 at Brighton. Two goals from Sean Longsatff was not enough for Newcastle who had to come from 4-2 down to draw 4-4 with their visitors from Luton while Aston Villa shredded Sheffield United 5-0 at Bramall Lane and on Sunday Liverpool, who ended the match with 10 players, lost 3-1 at Arsenal while a brace from Alejandro Garnacho helped Manchester United to a 3-0 victory over West Ham United at Old Trafford. Matheus Cunha scored a hat-trick as Wolves tore Chelsea apart 4-2 at Stamford Bridge while Bournemouth, who were reduced to 10 players late on in the match, drew 1-1 at home to Nottingham Forest and on Monday evening Phil Foden scored all 3 goals as Machester City’s came from behind to win 3-1 at Brentford.

Week 24 – Erling Haaland scored both goals of the match as Everton lost at Manchester City while Liverpool were 3-1 winners at home to Burnley and Fulham enjoyed the same result against Bournemouth with Rodrigo Muniz netting twice for the Cottagers. Luton Town suffered a 3-1 loss at home to Sheffield United while Brentford were 2-0 winners at Wolves and Tottenham came from behind against Brighton to win 2-1 in front of their own crowd. Bruno Guimaraes scored a brace as Newcastle won 3-2 at Nottingham Forest while on Sunday Bukayo Saka scored twice as Arsenal hammered West Ham 6-0 at the London Olympic Stadium and Manchester United picked up a 2-1 win at Aston Villa. On Monday evening, Conor Gallagher grabbed a double as Chelsea came from a goal down at Crystal Palace to win 3-1 with 2 goals in stoppage time.

Week 25 – Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as Arsenal battered Burnley 5-0 at Turf Moor while Liverpool thumped hosts Brentford 4-1 and Wolves won 2-1 at Tottenham with a brace from Joao Gomes. Manchester City dropped point in a 1-1 home draw against Chelsea and Newcastle twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at home to Bournemouth while an Ollie Watkins double gave Aston Villa a 2-1 win at Fulham and 10-man West Ham lost 2-0 at Nottingham Forest. On Sunday Simon Adingra scored twice for Brighton and Hove Albion as 10-man Sheffield United were humiliated 5-0 in front of their home crowd and Rasmus Hojlund scored 2 early goals in Manchester United’s 2-1 win at Luton. On Monday, Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at Everton and on Tuesday, in a rearranged match, a single goal at the Etihad gave Manchester City a win over Brentford while on Wednesday Luton scored first but lost 4-1 at Liverpool.

Week 26 – Fulham scored late in added-on time to win 2-1 at Manchester United while Arsenal triumphed 4-1 at home to Newcastle and a single goal gave Manchester City a win at Bournemouth. A Douglas Luiz double helped Aston Villa to a 4-2 home win over Nottingham Forest while 10-man Brighton scored their 1-1 leveller in stoppage time at home to Everton and 10 men from Burnley were punished 3-0 at Crystal Palace in Oliver Glasner’s first match in charge of the Eagles. On Sunday, while Liverpool were lifting the League Cup at Wembley with an extra-time goal against Chelsea, Sheffield United lost 1-0 at Wolves and on Monday Jarrod Bowen bagged a hat-trick as West Ham United sent Brentford home 4-2 losers.

Week 27 – West Ham United came from behind at Everton to win 3-1 with 2 goals in stoppage time while Chelsea drew 2-2 at Brentford and there were 3-0 home wins for Fulham against Brighton and for Newcastle against Wolves. Liverpool broke the deadlock with virtually the last touch of a controversial match at Nottingham Forest while Crystal Place took the lead but lost 3-1 at Tottenham and Ollie Watkins scored twice for Aston Villa at Luton who fought back only to lose 3-2 to a last-minute goal. On Sunday Manchester United took an early lead at Manchester City but the hosts hit back after the break to win 3-1 with double from Phil Foden while Bournemouth won 2-0 at Burnley and on Monday evening Arsenal hit hosts Sheffield United for six.

Week 28 – Arsenal went top with a hard-fought 2-1 win at home to Brentford while Everton lost to 2 penalties at Manchester United and Bournemouth scored late to come from 2 down and draw 2-2 at home to Sheffield United. Luton scored deep into stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace and Fulham were defeated 2-1 at Wolves while on Sunday Arsenal remained at the top as Liverpool and Manchester City drew 1-1 at Anfield. Ten-man Aston Villa were taken apart 4-0 by their visitors from Tottenham while West Ham United clawed their way back from a 2-goal deficit with a goal in time added on in front of their home crowd to draw 2-2 against Burnley and Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 at Brighton. On Monday evening Chelsea enjoyed a 3-2 win at home to Newcastle and on Wednesday, in a rearranged match, Bournemouth bounced back from 3 down at the break to celebrate a 4-3 win over Luton Town with a double from Antione Semenyo.

Week 29 – With several teams involved in the FA Cup quarter finals, only 4 Premier League were played. Ten-man Brentford lost 2-1 at Burnley and Rodrigo Muniz scored twice as Fulham sent Tottenham home 3-0 losers while a last-minutr goal gave Luton a 1-1 draw at home to Nottingham Forest and on Sunday Aston Villa drew 1-1 at West Ham.

Week 30 – Alexader Isak converted 2 penalties and Harvey Barnes registered a brace as Newcastle United, who had taken an early lead, came from 3-1 down at home to West Ham United to win 4-3 and end the match with 10 players while 10-man Burnley twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at Chelsea for whom Cole Palmer scored both goals and Everton lost 2-1 at Bournemouth. Sheffield United took a 3-1 lead in front of their home supporters but Fulham hit back with 2 late goals to earn a 3-3 draw while Aston Villa defeated Wolves 2-0 and Manchester United drew 1-1 at Brentford with both goals coming in added-on time. Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest while Tottenham recovered from an early setback to win 2-1 at home to Luton and Liverpool did the same against Brighton on Sunday while Arsenal drew 0-0 at Manchester City.