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Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Burnley.
Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan put Pep Guardiola’s side one point ahead of Liverpool, who defeated Watford earlier today.
Brentford stunned Chelsea with a 4-1 win over Stamford Bridge. A great attack from Antonio Rudiger gave Chelsea the lead, but Vitaly Janelt scored, with Christian Eriksen and Yoane Wissa also on the scoresheet.
Leeds went on through Jack Harrison, but they tied for 1-1 with Southampton when James Ward-Prowse scored a free kick.
Wolves defeated Aston Villa 2-1 with Jonny scoring for an own goal by Ashley Young. Ollie Watkins scored a late penalty for Villa.
Elsewhere, Brighton drew 0-0 against Norwich.
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Premier League Results
Brighton 0-0 Norwich
Burnley 0-2 Man City
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford
Leeds 1-1 Southampton
Wolves 2-1 Aston Villa
Premier League Live Updates
†all times East)
Full time – Brighton 0-0 Norwich: Tim Krul made some impressive saves, but Norwich is still heading for relegation.
Full-time – Wolves 2-1 Aston Villa: Jonny opened the scoring for Wolves before Ashley Young scored an own goal. Ollie Watkins got a late goal back from the penalty spot for Villa.
Full-time – Chelsea 1-4 Brentford: A fantastic win for Brentford, who fell behind with an excellent goal from Rudiger. Janelt scored a brace, Eriksen and Wissa also scored.
Full-time – Leeds 1-1 Southampton: Jack Harrison put Leeds ahead, but James Ward-Prowse tied the score.
Full time – Burnley 0-2 Manchester City: Manchester City return to the top of the Premier League, with goals from De Bruyne and Gundogan. City are one point ahead of Liverpool with eight games to go.
4:50 PM: Kai Havertz and Pontus Jansson need treatment after a headbutt.
GOAL – Wolves 2-1 Aston Villa (Watkins Pen.) Ollie Watkins gives Villa hope from the penalty spot.
OBJECTIVE – Chelsea 1-4 Brentford (Wissa) Incredibly, Brentford led 4-1 away to Chelsea with Wissa scoring.
4:41 PM: Jesus misses another chance when he hits the bar after being located by Bernardo Silva.
4:29 PM: Manchester City come close to scoring a third goal, but Jesus’ attempt is over.
4:24 PM: Kai Havertz has a goal disallowed for Chelsea, while Lukaku is on the pitch instead of Kante.
OBJECTIVE – Chelsea 1-3 Brentford (Janelt) Brentford is now leading 3-1 against Chelsea. Mbeumo and Toney do well in the build-up and then Janelt lifts the ball over Mendy.
4:16 PM: Ollie Watkins misses a good chance for Villa, who is 2-0 down against Aston Villa.
OBJECTIVE – Chelsea 1-2 Brentford (Eriksen) Brentford are now in the lead after an incredible start to the second half at Stamford Bridge. Brentford breaks downfield and Christian Eriksen finishes well. Chelsea respond by putting Reece James in place of Alonso.
OBJECTIVE – Chelsea 1-1 Brentford (Janelt) Chelsea’s lead didn’t last long, with Janelt leveling Brentford.
OBJECTIVE – Chelsea 1-0 Brentford (Rudiger) Antonio Rudiger puts Chelsea ahead with an impressive strike.
OBJECTIVE – Leeds 1-1 Southampton (Ward-Prowse) James Ward-Prowse equalizes for Southampton with a free kick early in the second half.
11:05 am: Burnley replaced Dwight McNeil with Maxwel Cornet at halftime. We are up and running again in most games.
10:50 am: Peace
It is rest in all games this afternoon. Here are the latest scores.
Brighton 0-0 Norwich
Burnley 0-2 Man City
Chelsea 1-0 Brentford
Leeds 1-1 Southampton
Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa
Manchester City will return to the top of the table as things stand.
OBJECTIVE – Wolves 2-0 Aston Villa (Young og) Wolves lead 2-0 against Aston Villa as the ball hits Ashley Young and goes into the net. Young came on for Lucas Digne, who was injured after 13 minutes.
OBJECTIVE – Leeds 1-0 Southampton (Harrison) Now Harrison has scored while sending the ball home from close range.
BRIGHTON MISS PENALTY – Brighton are awarded a penalty after a handball from Sam Byram. However, Neal Maupay sends the dot over the bar.
OBJECTIVE – Burnley 0-2 Manchester City (Gundogan) City are now 2-0 up and Gundogan comes on the scoresheet after some good work leading up to Sterling.
10:23 am: Jack Harrison puts the ball in the net for Leeds against Southampton, but is disallowed for offside.
10:19 am: Chelsea got off to a slow start against Brentford, with the visitors making themselves heard.
10:16 am: Burnley striker Wout Weghorst is shown a yellow card for catching Manchester City’s Rodri with an elbow.
OBJECTIVE – Wolves 1-0 Aston Villa (Jonny) Wolves are up front against Aston Villa as Jonny shoots home.
OBJECTIVE – Burnley 0-1 Manchester City (De Bruyne) Liverpool may not be at the top of the Premier League for long, with Kevin De Bruyne giving City the lead after a well-crafted move.
10:03 am: Leeds misses an inviting opportunity early on as Diego Llorente shoots wide against Southampton.
10 hours: We have started this afternoon’s Premier League matches. The main focus will be on Manchester City’s clash against Burnley, as Pep Guardiola’s side look set to return to the top of the table.
9:45 am: Team news
Your Chelsea team news today for #CheBre† pic.twitter.com/NDu7sokK2p
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) Apr 2, 2022
𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 🚨
@ChrisEriksen8 gives back
➡ Roerslev replaces WissaTeams presented by @BlueJeansNet #BrentfordFC #CHEBRE pic.twitter.com/UmokJfLBEn
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) Apr 2, 2022
𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡!
Tarky captains on the side today @ManCity #BURMCIA † @SpreadexSport † #UTC pic.twitter.com/DgA7kFHQVb
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) Apr 2, 2022
𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🔵
XI | Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Sterling, Foden, Grealish
SUBSCRIBE | Steffen, Stones, Jesus, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete#ManCity † @HaysTechnology pic.twitter.com/AQGqrg4Nhc
— Manchester City (@ManCity) Apr 2, 2022
COME ON ALBION! 🔥 This is our starting XI to face #NCFC in the @Eredivisie†
📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv #BHAFC pic.twitter.com/QmDeXPcRsS
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) Apr 2, 2022
🚨Team News 🚨
■ Five changes from our last match in Leeds
■ Byram, Hanley, Gilmour, Giannoulis and Normann are back in the side
■ Four academy graduates on the bench in Tomkinson, Kamara, Springett and Rowe#NCFC † #BHANOR pic.twitter.com/yoJJ2SHvzD— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) Apr 2, 2022
📋 Your #LUFC Start 11… pic.twitter.com/qcKWstcAaH
— Leeds United (@LUFC) Apr 2, 2022
Queuing at Leeds
Here is the #SaintsFC team for today’s meeting with #LUFC† pic.twitter.com/eZf416yImD
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) Apr 2, 2022
Your setup for #WOLAVL†
🇵🇹 A Portuguese front three
🛑 Kilman returns to the XI— Wolves (@Wolves) Apr 2, 2022
Start XI. #WOLAVL pic.twitter.com/oxU0YdSNoG
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) Apr 2, 2022
9:30 am: Welcome to Sporting News’ live coverage of Saturday’s Premier League matches. Stay tuned for the latest updates.
Now that the international break is over, the focus is very much back on the title and Champions League races, with Burnley facing Manchester City and Chelsea taking on Brentford, between five games in the traditional time slot of 3pm BST.
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