Premier League Results Saturday, Man City Approaches Champion And Burnley Drops Caste
JAKARTA - Manchester City are getting closer to the Premier League title for the fourth time in a row after beating Fulham 4-0 on Saturday 11 May, while Burnley are relegated to second division after losing 1-2 to Tottenham.
Manchester City's victory comes through Phl Foden's goal, Julian Alvarez and two goals from Josko Gvardiol, who brought The Citizen to control the top of the Premier League standings with 85 points or two points ahead of Arsenal who slipped to second.
Pep Guardiola's men have two matches left against two London clubs, namely Tottenham and West Ham, while Arsenal meet Manchester United and Everton.
If the Gunners fail to win at Old Trafford on Sunday, then Manchester City can seal their early title in the match against Tottenham on Wednesday, May 15 in the morning WIB.
In another match, Tottenham opened the hope of qualifying for next season's Champions League after beating Burnley 2-1, as well as sending Vincent Kompany's team to relegation to second division.
The Ange Postecoglou troops collected 63 points, a four-point difference from Aston Villa in fourth place with two games remaining.
As for Burnley, this season suffered 23 defeats, nine draws and five wins to collect 24 points. They were eight points ahead of bottom team Sheffield, but six points behind Nottingham Forest in 17th place.
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Here are the results of the match as reported by the Premier League page:
Fulham 0-4 Manchester CityBournemouth 1-2 BrentfordEverton 1-0 Sheffield UnitedNewcastle 1-1 Brighton Tottenham 2-1 BurnleyWest Ham 3-1 LutonWolves 1-3 Crystal PalaceNottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
Other matches:
Manchester United vs Arsenal (Sunday, 22.30 WIB) Aston Villa vs Liverpool (Tuesday, 02.00 WIB)