[New Tang Dynasty Beijing time, May 14, 2023]On May 13, local time, the 36th round of the 2022-2023 Premier League season began. The defending champion Manchester City relied on two shots and one pass by German star Gundogan. 0 victory over Everton, the league has won 11 consecutive victories, and it is only a stone’s throw away from the league championship.
2022-2023 Premier League standings and schedule results
Before this game, the leader Manchester City led the second-placed Arsenal by four points in the standings. The championship situation is extremely favorable, while Everton is ranked 17th in the league and is struggling on the edge of the relegation zone.
In the first match between the two sides this season, “Blue Moon” was tied 1-1 at home by their opponents, which was somewhat surprising. The two teams played against each other again in this round, and Manchester City played away.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City’s defensive midfielder Rodri took a long shot from outside the penalty area, and the opponent’s goalkeeper jumped to get the ball.
In the 37th minute, Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez made a cross from the right. After stopping the ball with his back and thigh, No. 8 Ilkay Gündogan lightly hooked with the instep of his right foot and broke the opponent’s goalkeeper. Ten fingers off, breaking the deadlock on the court.
In the 39th minute, Manchester City made a fast break from the left, Gundogan made a pass from the bottom, and center Erling Haaland scored a header in front of the goal, extending the score to 2-0.
In the first half, Manchester City entered the lounge with a two-goal lead, and the two sides changed sides to fight again in the second half.
In the 51st minute, Manchester City got a free kick in front of the penalty area. Gundogan took the penalty and scored directly into the upper left corner of the goal to seal the victory.
In the 66th minute, Everton took a corner kick from the right. Defender James Tarkowski headed the goal, hit the crossbar and popped out, almost breaking the goal.
In the 67th minute, Everton still took a corner kick from the right. Defender Yerry Mina grabbed the spot and bounced the ball over the crossbar.
At the end of the whole game, Manchester City scored three goals in the away game. Gundogan, who scored two goals and contributed assists in this game, was named the best player of the game by the fans.
Manchester City starting (4-4-2):
31-Edson/25-Akanji, 14-Laporte, 3-Ruben Dias (90’↑21-Sergio Gomez), 2-Walker/47-Fu Deng, 8-Gundoan (78’↑20-Bernardo Silva), 16-Rodri (88’↑4-Phillips), 26-Maherez/9-Haaland (78′ ↑10-Glarish), 19-Alvarez
Due to Arsenal’s defeat in this round, Manchester City leads Arsenal by four points with one game less. In the remaining three rounds of the league, they only need to score two more points to basically secure the league championship. The current state of “Blue Moon” is like picking something out of a pocket Generally easy.
(Editor in charge: Ye Chengyun)