Manchester City beat Fulham to return to the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland scored his 50th goal of the season in all competitions.
Haaland converted the penalty in the third minute, after Julian Alvarez had been fouled by Tim Ream, to become the first top player to reach half-century goals in a single campaign since Tom' Pongo. ' Waring did it for Aston Villa in 1931, reports the BBC.
The Norwegian striker is also the highest scorer in a single Premier League season, equaling the 34 goals Andy Cole scored for Newcastle in the 1993-94 season and equaling the number of goals scored by Alan Shearer for Blackburn in a year. Later.
However, Fulham equalized in the 15th minute of the first attempt of the game when Carlos Vinicius volleyed a powerful shot past Ederson after Harry Wilson headed the pass.
But the home team could not continue to score a remarkable result. Jack Grealish sent the ball over the bar for Manchester City, who regained the lead in the 36th minute thanks to an Alvarez strike from 25 yards.
Man City's victory put them ahead and one point away from Arsenal, while Pep Guardiola's army played one game less.
This is the first time City have finished above Arsenal since mid-February as they aim to win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup treble.
At Old Trafford, Bruno Fernandes scored his 100th career goal to boost Manchester United's Champions League hopes and end Aston Villa's 10-match unbeaten run.
Fernandes took the lead six minutes before half-time after Emiliano Martinez blocked a Marcus Rashford shot. He sealed a well-deserved victory for the home team, which was narrowly missed by Marcel Sabitzer.
United midfielder Casemiro also shot over the bar and completed the shot in the second half.
However, Ezri Konza nearly got the equalizer at close range from a late corner taken from close range, but the Villa defender failed to adjust his position to send the ball forward. goal and United were able to equalize. erase.
The result guarantees United a major advantage over clubs chasing a top four spot, with Villa now nine points behind the Red Devils having missed the chance to close the gap to just three.
And Callum Wilson took his Premier League tally to 15 for the season as Newcastle battled back to beat bottom team Southampton at St James' Park and cement their place in the top four. The Saints, who started the day with six safe points, took a surprise lead in the first half when Stuart Armstrong returned the ball low to Kamaldeen Sulemana after a quick counter-attack.
Newcastle launched Wilson, who scored twice in last Thursday's 4-1 win over Everton, at half-time and he had an almost immediate impact when he came on from close range after a free kick. penalty kick nine minutes after the break.
Wilson then watched a header go down before the video assistant referee ruled out a second for offside.
But Newcastle completed the first leg when Theo Walcott netted his own corner and Wilson finally got his second as he showed great composure to get past the keeper and poke the gap.
The victory puts Newcastle in third, 11 points ahead of Tottenham with five games left. Meanwhile, Southampton are still 6 points behind the bottom team and face relegation in the Championship.
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