EPL roundup: City, Chelsea & Liv all win to accentuate title race

The English Premier League’s high three stored up the livid tempo of their title race by selecting up hard-fought wins on Saturday, though all three wanted second-half penalties to take action.
Manchester City maintained its one-point lead after Raheem Sterling’s a hundredth league purpose secured a 1-0 residence win over Wolverhampton within the early kickoff, and chasing duo Liverpool and Chelsea responded with slim victories of their very own.
Aston Villa supervisor Steven Gerrard’s return to Anfield almost dealt a dangerous blow to Liverpool’s title hopes however Mohamed Salah’s penalty within the 67th minute secured a 1-0 win for the Reds after goalkeeper Emi Martinez pissed off the hosts for a lot of the sport.

FULL-TIME Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalty prevents Steven Gerrard from having fun with a optimistic return to Anfield#LIVAVL pic.twitter.com/dtzTafGJsg
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At Stamford Bridge, Jorginho needed to convert two spot kicks — the second within the fourth minute of stoppage time — to beat Leeds 3-2. His first penalty within the 58th put Chelsea 2-1 up however Joe Gelhardt equalized within the 83rd.

FULL-TIME Chelsea 3-2 Leeds
The hosts battle again by means of objectives from Mason Mount and Jorginho (2) to assert the win#CHELEE pic.twitter.com/R4KjP2iGcT
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Liverpool remained in second place with Chelsea one other level again in third.
City was maybe a bit lucky to return away with a sixth straight league win after Pep Guardiola’s workforce was awarded a disputed spot kick for handball when Joao Moutinho blocked a cross from Bernardo Silva together with his arm outstretched. Wolves argued the ball hit his armpit, however the choice was upheld after a VAR overview.

Man City are made to work exhausting for his or her three factors in opposition to 10-man Wolves#MCIWOL pic.twitter.com/zs2eRpWT9E
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 11, 2021
Sterling calmly transformed the penalty straight down the center.
“It’s a lovely achievement,” Sterling stated about becoming a member of the 100-goal membership. “Some fantastic players have been in there. I’m really honored to be in it now.”
Arsenal bounced again from two straight losses by beating Southampton 3-0 at residence and climbed to fifth place — though Manchester United had an opportunity to leapfrog the Gunners by beating Norwich later.