It was a weekend of turnarounds in the Premier League on Matchday 24. Chelsea remarkably came back from two goals down to defeat West Ham at Stamford Bridge.
Fulham almost stole two points from Manchester United after coming back from two goals down at Old Trafford.
Tottenham Hotspur stopped Manchester City in London by coming from two goals down to earn a draw and slightly derail City’s quest to catch up to Arsenal – It was a fun weekend.
Drama at the Bridge
Chelsea needed three points to keep up with the race for the top-four places when they hosted struggling West Ham United.
After 45 minutes, Chelsea looked like the relegation side as they went down to two brilliant goals from the Hammers through Jarrod Bowen and Summerville.
It looked like West Ham were going to grab an unlikely win in west London, but Chelsea resisted in the second half.
Liam Rosenior brought on Joao Pedro, Wesley Fofana, and Marc Cucurella, and his substitutions practically won the game for Chelsea.
Fofana and Joao Pedro combined for Chelsea’s first goal to reduce the deficit, Cucurella scored the equaliser, and Joao Pedro assisted Enzo Fernandez late on to steal all three points for the Blues.
Manchester United Keep Moving
United’s never-say-die spirit might be back at Old Trafford as Michael Carrick inspired his side to a third victory on the bounce.
Manchester United played well in the first 60 minutes of their match against Fulham on Sunday. They went ahead through goals from their Brazilians, Casemiro and Matheus Cunha.
However, Fulham pegged them back through a penalty that Raul Jimenez converted and a beautiful curler from summer signing Kevin. United looked like their former selves after letting a two-goal lead slip, but they dug deep to stun Fulham again.
With a few minutes to go before full-time, Bruno Fernandes found summer signing Benjamin Sesko inside the box, and the Slovenian found the top-right corner with a beautiful finish to snatch all three points back for Manchester United as they continue their winning run under Michael Carrick.
Villa and Manchester City Slip Up
Aston Villa lost at home once again as Chelsea and Manchester United closed in on them. Villa are now closer to dropping down to fourth than they are to topping Arsenal following a weak showing at Villa Park against 10-man Brentford, which saw them lose 1–0 to a non–top-six side in back-to-back home games.
Manchester City, however, failed to stay in control after going 2–0 up against a flat Tottenham side in the first half. Pep Guardiola’s men took the lead through Rayan Cherki. Minutes before half-time, Antoine Semenyo scored the second to make the scoreline safer.
However, Manchester City went to sleep in the second half and allowed Tottenham back into the game. Solanke scored Spurs’ first goal with the help of Marc Guehi, whose leg deflected the ball into the net. The former Bournemouth forward then produced a wonderful second goal to equalise for Spurs on the night.
Former Chelsea man Conor Gallagher crossed the ball from the right-hand side towards Solanke, and the English forward improvised by directing the ball with his back leg into the net in a “scorpion kick” fashion.
City could not create real openings after the scoreline became 2–2, and they dropped two valuable points in a brilliant weekend for Arsenal, who themselves recorded a 4–0 away win at Leeds.
The gap between Arsenal and their nearest rivals, Manchester City, now stands at six points, with the Mancunians facing Liverpool at Anfield next.
