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regular-article-logo Thursday, 25 April 2024

Erling Haaland gets 10th goal but Manchester City held

Chelsea scrape past West Ham, Merseyside Derby ends in a stalemate

Reuters Birmingham Published 04.09.22, 03:29 AM
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson makes a save against Everton during the EPL match on Saturday.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson makes a save against Everton during the EPL match on Saturday. Twitter

Champions Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday after Erling Haaland grabbed his 10th goal in six games.

Jamaican Leon Bailey fired in a fine equaliser for Villa in the 74th minute after excellent work from Jacob Ramsey who provided a crisp, low cross which the winger curled into the top corner with a first-time left-foot finish.

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Earlier, substitute Kai Havertz scored a late winner as Chelsea came from behind to record a dramatic victory over West Ham, who had a 90th-minute Maxwel Cornet equaliser ruled out.

The Hammers frustrated Chelsea in a first half that saw plenty of home possession but no shots on target for either side, and looked to have executed their game plan to perfection when Michail Antonio scored from a rare attack after 62 minutes.

The forward bundled in from close range after Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy failed to deal with a corner, but the visitors’ lead was wiped out 14 minutes later.

Chelsea, on the back of a record summer of spending and with £70m arrival Wesley Fofana making his debut, had struggled to break down David Moyes’ side before Ben Chilwell snuck in to level from a tight angle shortly after coming off the bench.

It sparked a frantic finish, with Cornet almost winning it late on for the visitors, only to see his header come back off the post and the Blues immediately score themselves through a clinical Havertz.

There was time for more drama as Cornet pounced, only to have the goal controversially overruled as the referee, after consulting the pitchside monitor, adjudged that a foul had been committed on Mendy.

Everton were denied a second-half win following a lengthy VAR review in a 0-0 draw with Merseyside rivals Liverpool.

Both sides hit the woodwork in the first half at Goodison Park, with Tom Davies denied by the upright for Everton, before Darwin Nunez and Luiz Diaz both saw efforts come out off the frame of the goal.

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