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MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Manchester City and Aston Villa continued to put pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with wins on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over Tottenham, while Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Tyne Wear derby thanks to a Nick Waltemaide own goal.<\/p>\n
Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 2-1 win over Wolves on Saturday. But the next day, both of their closest rivals responded with victories. Second-placed City won 3-0 at Crystal Palace, while third-placed Villa came from behind twice to beat West Ham 3-2 at the London Stadium. <\/p>\n
City are two points behind Arsenal, with Villa a further point behind. <\/p>\n
revenge on the city<\/h2>\n
City, who lost to Palace in last season’s FA Cup final, exacted revenge by taking all three points at Selhurst Park. <\/p>\n
Erling Haaland scored his 101st Premier League goal to put City ahead late in the first half, before scoring his second of the game with an 89th-minute penalty. The Norwegian had another remarkable scoring season, scoring 36 goals in 27 appearances for club and country. He is the league’s top scorer with 17 goals. <\/p>\n
Phil Foden scored City’s extra goal between Haaland’s double.<\/p>\n
Rodgers leads Villa fightback<\/h2>\n
Morgan Rodgers scored twice in the second half to extend Aston Villa’s points lead to nine consecutive wins and keep Unai Emery’s side trailing Arsenal and City. <\/p>\n
Villa have only lost one of their last 13 league games and have won 10 of their last 11, although they suffered two come-from-behind defeats at relegation-battling West Ham. <\/p>\n
Matheus Fernandes scored the fastest goal in the English top flight this season, giving the home side a 1-0 lead after just 29 seconds. However, an own goal from Konstantinos Mavropanos leveled the score eight minutes later. <\/p>\n
Jarrod Bowen then scored his second goal, his 24th in the game, to give West Ham the lead at half-time.<\/p>\n
Rodgers tied the game again five minutes after the break and hit the winning run in the 79th inning. <\/p>\n
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James Robson is https:\/\/x.com\/James Saran Robson<\/span><\/p>\n___<\/p>\n
AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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