Man City stay close to Arsenal after win without Haaland in Premier League title race

Without injured striker Erling Haaland, Manchester City still managed to win. New signing Antoine Semenyo scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Leeds United in the Premier League.Semenyo scored in first-half stoppage time with a close-range finish after a low cross.

It was his sixth goal in 11 matches since joining from Bournemouth in January. “We just need to control what we can control,” Semenyo said, “win our games and see what happens.”The win moved City to within two points of league leaders Arsenal. Arsenal will play Chelsea on Sunday. Both Arsenal and City have 10 matches left and look like the main teams fighting for the title.

Haaland missed the game because of a "little" injury in training, according to City manager Pep Guardiola. Leeds had good chances and pushed hard at the end, but City held on for their fourth straight league win.Salah Still Waiting for a GoalMohamed Salah has now gone 10 league games without scoring for Liverpool.Still, Liverpool had no trouble beating West Ham 5–2. Hugo Ekitike, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo all scored, and there was also an own goal.

It was the first time this season Liverpool scored more than four goals in a league match.Liverpool has won four matches in a row in all competitions. The team is now level on points with fourth-placed Manchester United, which plays Crystal Palace on Sunday. Salah’s last league goal came on Nov. 1 against Aston Villa. It is his longest scoring drought since he joined Liverpool in 2017.Brentford Wins in Late DramaBrentford beat Burnley 4–3 in a very exciting game. Brentford led 3–0, but Burnley came back to make it 3–3.Burnley thought they had taken the lead, but Zian Flemming’s goal was ruled offside. Then in stoppage time, Mikkel Damsgaard scored the winner for Brentford.Burnley believed they had equalized again when Ashley Barnes scored very late, but the goal was ruled out for handball after a long VAR check.Pickford’s Amazing SaveEverton beat Newcastle 3–2 in another exciting match.In stoppage time, Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made a brilliant save to stop a powerful shot from Sandro Tonali. Everton manager David Moyes called it a “wonder save.”Pickford somehow turned the Italy international’s shot onto the crossbar, leading Everton manager David Moyes to say: “The biggest credit I could give the save would be to say that Tonali’s volley was textbook. Probably if he got it he couldn’t do any better if he tried again. It was so good, technique, on target.“It took a wonder save to make it happen."Newcastle scored through Jacob Ramsey and Jacob Murphy, but Everton answered each time. Goals from Beto and substitute Thierno Barry helped Everton secure the win.