English Premier League Round 24

The heat is on in the English Premier league. One team is threatening to run away with the title. 

Manchester City is the team to beat. 

Last Saturday, they gave a strong warning to other title aspirants by beating Tottenham Hotspur, 3-0. It was a convincing victory.

Manchester City currently leads the Premier League by 7 points with a game in hand.

Title chasing Manchester United lost ground as they were pegged back in a 1-1 draw with West Brom.

Leicester City laid down their top 4 credentials. They beat Champions, Liverpool 3-1, to take 3rd position on the table with only goal difference separating them and Manchester United.

Chelsea have not lost any game since they appointed their new manager. They continued that form when they defeated Newcastle by 2-0. Chelsea are now fourth on the premier league table.

Liverpool meltdown continues. They were beaten 3-1 by Leicester City. Liverpool slid to sixth on the table with 40 points.

Arsenal came back from their string of poor results to beat Leeds United 4-2 at home.

WestHam and Everton remain teams to watch out for in this season’s English Premier League.

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Results from the English Premier League (Round 23)

Manchester City laid down their title marker with a 4-1 win over champions Liverpool at Anfield. They top the league with 50 points. Title chasing Manchester United lose ground as they were held to a 3-3 draw against Everton. Arsenal continue their new losing streak with a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. Chelsea with 2 wins from 3 games are now up to fifth on the standings. Spurs recover from their home game loss to Chelsea to win 2-0 against West Brom.

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Frank Lampard has been Sacked

Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard has been sacked as Chelsea manager just after 18 months in charge. Lampard lead Chelsea to 4th position in the league and FA cup final last season.  He has also helped Chelsea easily qualify for the second round in pole position, in this season’s champions league.

Chelsea  started this season’s premier league campaign on a good note, hoping to fight for the title. Towards the end of 2020, they were top of the premier league. But things have turned sour as Chelsea have lost 5 out of their past 8 matches. They are presently 9th on the table.

Lampard’s sack was confirmed on Monday 25 January by the Chelsea management citing poor run of results.

Even Chelsea’s last 3-1 win over Luton in their lasted FA cup match couldn’t  save him

Lampard was appointed on a 3year contract in July 2019. He is disappointed not to have had the time to take the club forward.

However, Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich said Lampard’s status as an important icon of the club remains intact despite his sacking.

Thomas Tuchel

Chelsea has appointed former PSG coach: Thomas Tuchel to take over from Lampard. He may be available  as early as Chelsea’s home game against Wolves on Wednesday