The Premier League continues at a dizzying pace as today (Sunday) the 14th round continues with four excellent games. In the summit meeting, Leicester gave Tottenham a second consecutive loss with 0: 2 and moved up to second place. Earlier, Sheffield United had already started celebrating their first win of the season in the league but Brighton broke their heart in the closing minutes and the teams parted ways 1-1.
Tottenham – Leicester 2: 0
A week ago, Jose Mourinho’s roosters faced a crossroads – a win over Liverpool would have left the champions 3 points clear and lifted them to the top. However, the Reds won in overtime and tonight the negative momentum continued with another loss. Jamie Vardy’s penalty in extra time of the first half and an own goal by Toby Alderwild in the 59th minute decided the fate of the game.
In doing so, the Foxes recorded a third victory in the last four rounds and narrowed the gap from the champion to 4 points. In the next round, they will wait for Leicester, who are 27 points behind Manchester United, while Tottenham will try to recover against Wolves.
Brighton – Sheffield United 1: 1
It’s hard to explain the fall of last season’s surprising team, which is still looking for its first win in the league. For a moment it seemed that Chris Wilder’s team was close to the long-awaited moment and although John Lundström was sent off in the 40th minute, Jayden Bugle was in the right place and scored in the 63rd minute. Eventually the Seagulls’ incessant pressure did its thing when Danny Welbeck (87) reached the rebound first in the box and bombed the net.
Meanwhile, Sheffield’s situation continues to worsen with only two points to its credit and the distance from the red line stands at eight points. In the next round, Wilder’s team will try to surprise Everton, who are in great shape. On the other hand, her bottom team is also in a less good period with only 12 points. Next week Graham Potter will try to get back on the winning track against West Ham.
