Fernandes tied for second in league scoring with Son Heung-min, Calvert Ruin, and Body
West Ham win 1-0 to Everton
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Manchester United (Man United) ended an undefeated streak for 10 consecutive games in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL), narrowing the difference between the lead and Liverpool to zero.
Manchester United went 2-1 thanks to Anthony Marsial’s opening goal and Bruno Fernandez’s penalty kick-off goal in the home game against Aston Villa in Old Trafford in Manchester, England on the 2nd (Korean time) in the 2020-2021 EPL round 17 I won.
As a result, Manchester United recorded undefeated (8 wins, 2 draws) in 10 regular league games from Everton on November 7 last year, including their recent 2 consecutive wins.
With 33 points (+9 goals), Manchester United had the same points as Liverpool, the league leader (33 points, +17 goals), but was pushed back from the goal and held second.
The difference between 3rd place Leicester City (29 points and +9 goals) was widened to 4 points.
Aston Villa, aiming to leap to the top, finished sixth with 26 points.
In the EPL, the current 5th place Chelsea to 10th place West Ham all have the same score of 26, and fierce competition for the upper-middle ranks is unfolding.
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Manchester United broke the ‘0 balance’ in the 40th minute in the first half of the day and went ahead.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross from the right flank was finished with a header by Marsial to score the team’s first goal in the new year.
Bertrand Traore equalized Aston Villa in the 13th minute of the second half, but Manchester United got a chance to score a penalty.
Paul Pogba stumbled over the opponent’s defender and a penalty was declared, and Fernandes, who played the kicker, calmly succeeded and scored the final goal.
Fernandez, who scored 11 goals in the regular league this season, tied for second place in the EPL score with Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Dominic Calbert Ruin (Everton) and Jamie Bard (Leicester City).
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Meanwhile, West Ham won a 1-0 away game against Everton in the 41st minute, with Tomas Suchek’s finish line ahead.
West Ham, who hadn’t had a win with 3 draws and 1 loss in the previous 4 games, scored 3 points after a long time.
The ranking remained in 10th place (26 points), but joined the competition for the middle and upper ranks by winning points with Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.
Everton, who was on the rise with four consecutive wins and aiming to pursue the lead, ended the streak and placed in fourth place (29 points, +6 goals).
/yunhap news
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