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Premier League

Liverpool still has to secure the Champions League ticket in the final round of the Premier League. Brentford visits Anfield. If Liverpool finishes fourth and Aston Villa fifth, the number six will also enter the Champions League. Follow our live blog here.


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Aston Villa ahead in Manchester

Aston Villa takes a 1-2 lead in the away match at Manchester City, where Pep Guardiola seems to lose his last match. Ollie Watkins did not score in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday evening, but the English striker now scores his second goal of the afternoon.

NOT-BOU: Yellow card for Taiwo Awoniyi

NOT-BOU: Ibrahim Sangaré is replaced by Nicolás Domínguez

NOT-BOU: Elliot Anderson is replaced by Ryan Yates

LIV-BRE: 1-1 Brentford! Goal by Kevin Schade!

Liverpool’s lead lasted only six minutes. Kevin Schade makes the 1-1 on behalf of Brentford.

NOT-BOU: Jair Cunha is replaced by Luca Netz

NOT-BOU: Chris Wood is replaced by Taiwo Awoniyi

Guard of honor for Bernardo Silva

A beautiful moment at the Etihad Stadium, where Bernardo Silva is brought to the side by Pep Guardiola. The Catalan coach watches with tears in his eyes as the 31-year-old midfielder from Portugal leaves the field through a guard of honor with players from Manchester City and Aston Villa.

In addition to Pep Guardiola and Bernardo Silva, defender John Stones is also saying goodbye to Manchester City today. Stones is in England’s World Cup squad, unlike Manchester United’s Harry Maguire.

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LIV-BRE: Jordan Henderson is replaced by Aaron Hickey

A standing ovation for Jordan Henderson at Anfield. The experienced Brentford midfielder is going to the World Cup with the England national team.

Cole Palmer scores for Chelsea

Chelsea returns the favor in the away match at Sunderland. Cole Palmer, who is not in England’s World Cup selection, scores the tying goal at the Stadium of Light ten minutes after half-time.

LIV-BRE: 1-0 Liverpool! Goal by Curtis Jones!

Liverpool takes the lead in the 58th minute in the home match against Brentford. Curtis Jones scores on a pass from Mohamed Salah, who will say goodbye to the Liverpool fans in half an hour. The 33-year-old Egyptian played for Liverpool for nine years. It is not yet known where he will play after the World Cup.

Eleventh goal for Zian Flemming

Burnley made it 1-1 just after half time in the home match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Zian Flemming scored his eleventh goal of this season in the Premier League.

NOT-BOU: 1-1 Bournemouth! Goal by Marcus Tavernier!

Bournemouth equalizes nine minutes after half-time in the away match at Nottingham Forest. Marcus Tavernier scores on behalf of Andoni Iraola’s team, who is coach of Bournemouth for the last time today. It is not yet known where the Basque coach will work next season.

Crystal Palace does not yet have a new coach for next season, so that could be an option. Iraola was also linked to his old club Athletic Bilbao, but that club recently appointed Edin Terzic as their new coach.

Sunderland 2-0 against Chelsea

Sunderland makes it 2-0 against Chelsea five minutes after half-time. Brian Brobbey doesn’t hit the ball properly after a low cross from Enzo Le Feebut the ball goes in via Chelsea right back Malo Gusto and the 50,000 fans in the Stadium of Light go crazy with joy. Sunderland is virtually seventh and is therefore on course for a place in the Europa League.

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Aston Villa makes it 1-1 at Manchester City

Aston Villa draws 1-1 34 seconds after half-time in the away match at Manchester City. After a corner kick, English striker Ollie Watkins tapped in the equalizer from close range on behalf of Aston Villa, which won the Europa League on Wednesday evening thanks to the 3-0 win over SC Freiburg in Istanbul.

The Dutch Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde and Marco Bizot went through the city with their teammates on an open bus on Thursday evening.

It was the first prize for the club of coach Unai Emery since the 1996 League Cup and the second European prize in club history after the 1982 European Cup.


Tottenham Hotspur virtually safe

Tottenham Hotspur is 1-0 ahead against Everton and is virtually safe in the Premier League. The club from northeast London has been playing at the highest level in England for 48 years. Spurs were relegated in 1977, but returned straight to the top level a year later.


NOT-BOU: Second half kicked off

LIV-BRE: Second half kicked off

Most assists in the Premier League

1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 21 assists
2. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) – 12 assists
3. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) – 10 assists
4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 8 assists
5. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) – 7 assists

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Top scorers in the Premier League

1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 27 goals
2. Igor Thiago (Brentford) – 22 goals
3. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth/Manchester City) – 17 goals
4. João Pedro (Chelsea) – 15 goals
5. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 15 goals

Erling Haaland will become the Premier League’s top scorer for the third time in four seasons at Manchester City. The Norwegian striker is no longer in the match selection today, but with a five-goal lead over Brentford striker Igor Thiago, things can’t go wrong.

Erling Haaland is present as a spectator at Manchester City.
Erling Haaland is present as a spectator at Manchester City. © REUTERS


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