Aston Villa
is not giving up in the fight to qualify for the next UEFA Champions League. While fighting in the Conference League - they eliminated Ajax with a rout and are in the quarterfinals - the
Dibu Martínez
team achieved a new victory in the
Premier League
and remains in fourth place in the English championship: they beat 2-0 against
Wolverhampton
with goals from
Moussa Diaby
and
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo
and with an important contribution from the Argentine goalkeeper.
They were 14 minutes into the first half, still with the game 0-0, when a cross fell into the area that between Pau Torre and Youri Tielemans they failed to clear and the ball was left to the Frenchman Rayan Ait Nouri with all the freedoms on the edge of the six-yard box . There the world champion appeared with his entire body to save zero. Yes, it was another monumental save from the Mar del Plata player.
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Tottenham won
With a late goal from Son Heung-min, Tottenham beat troubled Luton Twon 2-1 on Saturday and kept the pressure on Aston Villa in the fight for fourth place in the standings.
Spurs, who had Cristian Cuti Romero as a starter and Gio Lo Celso who played the last 23 minutes, were close to conceding their first draw at home against Luton, who are in the relegation zone, but the South Korean captain had another idea and scored near the end of the game.
Tottenham were lethargic in the first half and paid for it when Tahith Chong fired on goal and didn't miss. Spurs tied the score early in the second half with a goal from Issa Kabore, who was under pressure from Timo Werner.
Draw for Chelsea
Chelsea winger Cole Palmer became the fifth player to reach 20 goals in his first season in the Premier League. It was in the close 2-2 with Burnley, who were left with 10 men.
Chelsea, with Enzo Fernández from the start, missed several opportunities in the first half and had a goal disallowed in the 20th minute. They finally went ahead with a penalty from Palmer, who kicked Muric.
VAR's decision to award the penalty for a foul by Mykhailo Mudryk in the six-yard box left Burnley manager Vincent Kompany upset and the referee gave him a red card for protesting. Lorenz Assington received a second yellow for pulling Mudryk.
Burnley pushed and equalized with a Josh Cullen volley. Palmer restored Chelsea's lead, but Dara O'Sha leveled again with a header.
Newcastle comeback
Newcastle won a seven-goal thriller against West Ham and came back from being 3-1 down with 13 minutes remaining to win 4-3 at St. James' Park.
Harvey Barnes scored twice, including the winner in added time.
“Today is a day we will never forget,” Barnes said. “It has been a difficult season for me. I missed that feeling, it's what you want as a player. Is incredible". The other two goals of the winner were from Alexander Isak from a penalty.
Mohammed Kudus, Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen scored for the Londoners
West Ham, likewise, remains one point above Newcastle, which reached eighth place in the standings.
The other parties
A spectacular match that went into the break without goals, ended with a 3-3 draw between Sheffield United and Fulham. Nottingham Forest - Gonzalo Montiel and Nico Domínguez did not come off the bench - left last place in the table with a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.
The best of Sunday
Third-place Manchester City faces leaders Arsenal on Sunday with one point separating the two teams. Liverpool, who are second, face Brighton that same day.