EPL wrap: Manchester United beat Southampton 9-0, Sheffield United win, Arsenal lose

Manchester United beat nine-man Southampton 9-0 on Tuesday to tie the most important margin of victory in a Premier League match.
It got here 15 months after Southampton misplaced by the identical rating line at house to Leicester, for the heaviest-ever house defeat.
Southampton had 19-year-old midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz despatched off after 82 seconds and was trailing 6-0 when Jan Bednarek additionally acquired a purple card for a foul on Anthony Martial within the penalty space within the 86th.
United scored three extra late objectives and matched its biggest-ever win within the Premier League, having additionally crushed Ipswich 9-0 in 1995.
“What can I say? It is horrible,” Southampton supervisor Ralph Hasenhuttl stated. “But we stood up after the primary 9-0 and we’ve got to try this once more.
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“I said at the time we do not need it again, but when we have it again you have to take it.”
United moved stage on factors with first-place Manchester City, behind solely on objective distinction.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani added to the own-goal by Bednarek as United went into halftime 4-0 forward. Martial changed Cavani for the second half and scored twice, with Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Daniel James additionally netting.
“It’s easy to take your foot off the gas but we didn’t want to do that,” Rashford stated. “We went out within the second half the identical as the primary.
“The first half set the tone for us but it’s about keeping a positive attitude and keep scoring goals.”
United’s objective distinction is now +19, solely 5 lower than City’s.
One extra objective would have tied United’s membership report, a 10-0 victory over Anderlecht within the European Cup in 1956.
Sheffield United win once more in bid for nice escape in EPL
Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp, middle, celebrates after scoring his aspect’s second objective through the English Premier League match between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion at Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, Pool)
Sheffield United’s unbelievable quest to flee relegation from the Premier League gathered tempo because the last-place staff got here from behind to beat fellow struggler West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Tuesday.
After failing to win any of its first 17 video games — a primary within the Premier League — United has now received three of its final 5. There may nonetheless be a 10-point hole to fourth-from-last Brighton, however there may be hope now for Chris Wilder’s staff.
“I have a group that are alive and kicking and fighting for their lives,” Wilder stated.
Billy Sharp pressured house the scruffy winner from shut vary within the 74th minute, having additionally netted the clinching objective in a 1-0 victory over Newcastle on Jan. 12 that noticed the staff lastly earn three factors for the primary time this season.
Wilder stated he was about to substitute Sharp when the striker reacted to a unfastened ball within the space and prodded it into the online.
“He was coming off!” Wilder stated. “It’s the life and times of a manager.”
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West Brom, which is second to final and now just one level above Sheffield United, took the lead within the forty first when Matt Phillips tucked away a unfastened ball from contained in the six-yard field after house goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale produced two nice saves to disclaim first Callum Robinson after which Mbaye Diagne.
Jayden Bogle equalized within the 56th, scoring for the second time this season with a shot on the flip after a foraging run into the realm from Chris Basham — one in all Sheffield United’s overlapping middle backs.
“I’m sick of repeating myself,” stated West Brom supervisor Sam Allardyce, whose staff has solely earned 5 factors in 9 video games since he took over in mid-December. “Until we learn at this level to stop goals — scruffy goals that could have been avoided — it’s an uphill battle.”
Luiz, Leno despatched off as Arsenal lose 2-1 at Wolves
Arsenal’s David Luiz reacts as he’s proven a purple card through the English Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal on the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (Shaun Botterill/Pool through AP)
Arsenal had defender David Luiz and goalkeeper Bernd Leno despatched off both aspect of a shocking 30-meter strike by João Moutinho that sealed a 2-1 win for Wolverhampton in an action-packed Premier League sport on Tuesday.
Leading 1-0 because of Nicolas Pépé’s Thirty second-minute objective, Arsenal began its implosion when Luiz was given a straight purple card for pulling again Willian José because the Wolves striker burst into the penalty space. Ruben Neves transformed into the highest nook from the spot within the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time.
Another Portugal middle midfielder, Moutinho, gave Wolves the lead when he collected the ball in a central place, took a contact, and smashed a rising drive in off the submit within the forty ninth.
And Arsenal’s night obtained worse within the 72nd as Leno got here out of his space to clear the ball away, however misjudged its flight and ended up bundling it out of play together with his proper arm. The German goalkeeper obtained a purple card for denying a goal-scoring alternative, with Adama Traore having been trying to latch onto the ball.
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Wolves wasn’t in a position to take additional benefit of its numerical superiority however eased to a win that ended Arsenal’s seven-match unbeaten run within the league, which had lifted Mikel Arteta’s staff again in sight of the European positions.
“The team was really on top of the game, we should have been 3-0 or 4-0 up and in that action the game changed completely,” Arteta stated of Luiz’s purple card.
“The team kept trying, kept playing, kept believing,” he continued. “At halftime, the boys were so animated because they believed they could still win the game. Obviously it was an incredible goal from long range. Before that, they didn’t have any chances. But still we lost and we have to react.”
Since taking cost of Arsenal in December 2019, Arteta has seen his gamers accumulate 9 purple playing cards. That’s six greater than every other Premier League staff in that point.
It was Wolves’ first win in 9 league video games, since beating Chelsea 2-1 on Dec. 15.