Manchester City won the English Premier League (EPL) title
following a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium
on the final day of the league.
The win on Sunday sees Pep Guardiola’s Man City successfully
defend their EPL title, making it the Abu Dhabi-backed side’s sixth league
title.
Matty Cash and Philipe Coutinho had given Aston Villa a 2-0
advantage before Man City scored three times in five minutes late in the second
half.
A brace from Ilkay Gundogan, a substitute, and Rodi helped
City snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and with it the EPL title.
A nervous Man City fell to Cash’s header in the 37th minute
before Coutinho doubled Steven Gerard’s side’s lead in 69 minutes.
The introduction of Gundogan changed the dynamics of the
encounter, with the German international heading into the net before Rodri
drilled in the equalizer two minutes later.
Gundogan completed the comeback from Kevin de Bruyne’s cross
to send the fans into frenzy mode as Guardiola’s side clinched the club’s
fourth title in five years, punctured by the 2020 triumph of Liverpool, who
finished second despite a 3-1 win over Wolves.
Manchester City finished the league with 93 points, one
point ahead of Liverpool in second place.
Elsewhere, Tottenham won 5-0 at Norwich to secure the fourth
position and qualified for next season’s UEFA champions league ahead of Arsenal
who also won 5-1 against Everton at the Emirates stadium.
At the bottom of the table, Burnley lost 2-1 at home to Newcastle
United to suffer relegation into the championship as Leeds United saved their
EPL status with a 2-1 win at Brentford.
RESULTS
- Arsenal 5-1 Everton
- Brentford 1-2 Leeds
- Manchester City 3-2 Aston Villa
- Liverpool 3-1 Wolves
- Brighton 3-1 West Ham United
- Burnley 1-2 Newcastle United
- Chelsea 2-1 Watford
- Crystal Palace 1-0 Manchester United
- Leicester City 4-1 Southampton
- Norwich 0-5 Tottenham
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