Hard defeat of Leeds de Bielsa, who flirts with relegation

Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, 30 minutes into the second half, overcame a weak resistance from French goalkeeper Illan Meslier on a free kick.

Leeds, who came from two wins in a row, remain close to the relegation zone, with just 22 points; Newcastle has 15 units and celebrated for the first time as a visitor.

Previously. Argentine soccer players Emiliano Buendia, author of the goal, and Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, with their saves, were key this Saturday in Aston Villa’s 1-0 win over Everton away from home.

Emiliano Buendía surprised 47 minutes into the first half when he broke away and opened the scoring with an excellent header.

For his part, “Dibu” Martínez had several important saves to maintain the advantage and also recover from the last mistake against Manchester United on the previous date.

The two will travel in the next few hours to join the Argentine National Team, which this Thursday will play against Chile in Calama for the 15th. date of the Qualifiers and on Tuesday 1 will do so against Colombia in Córdoba.

The match had an extra seasoning, since Martínez faced the Colombian defender Yerry Mina, the same one who was covered by a penalty in the semifinal of the Copa América Brazil 2021 and in which he eternalized the phrase “look how I eat you, brother” .

And another rival who is usually “spicy” off the field on social networks and was in front this Saturday was the Brazilian Richarlison, who wasted a clear possibility for the tie at 25m. of the complement.

Aston Villa is now 10th with 26 points, and Everton, which sacked Spanish manager Rafael Benitez during the week, has just 19 points.

Premier League – Date 23

Friday: Watford 0-Norwich City 3.

Saturday: Everton 0-Aston Villa 1; Brentford 1-Wolverhampton 2, Leeds United 0-Newcastle 1 y Manchester United 1-West Ham (Manuel Lanzini) 0; Southampton 1-Manchester City 1.

Sunday 23: 11:00, Arsenal-Burnley (Star+), Crystal Palace-Liverpool (ESPN y Star+) y Leicester City-Brigthon And Hove (Star+); 13:30, Chelsea-Tottenham (ESPN y Star+).

Positions: Manchester City, 57 puntos; Liverpool, 45; Chelsea, 44; Manchester United, 38; West Ham, 37; Tottenham, 36; Arsenal y Wolverhampton, 35; Brighton And Hove, 29; Aston Villa, 26; Southampton y Leicester City, 25; Crystal Palace, 24; Brentford, 23 Leeds United, 22; Everton, 19; Norwich, 16; Newcastle, 15; Watford, 14; Burnley, 11.

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