Leeds vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the action as Pep Guardiola’s men look to return to the top of the Premier League table with victory at Elland Road
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Your support makes all the difference.There was spirit, there was fight, there were a lot of screwed-up balls of paper, but ultimately nothing that Elland Road threw at Manchester City could prevent the defending champions from securing a comfortable 4-0 victory which returned them to the top of the Premier League table and left Leeds languishing at the other end, now only one place above the relegation zone.
Leeds were bold and boisterous but always second-best. Jesse Marsch’s side were a test for City initially but let themselves down with slack defending on set-pieces for the first two goals, converted by Rodri and Nathan Aké. Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho then helped close the gap to Liverpool’s goal difference. City remain one point clear and are now only one goal short of their rivals on the tiebreaker.
There were periods where Pep Guardiola’s side were far from their sparkling best. The first half was combative, a little ugly and threatened to get out of hand at times as referee Paul Tierney struggled to take control. Throughout the 90 minutes, Jack Grealish was playfully pelted with balls of paper left over from a pre-match ‘Yorkshire’ tifo. It was more than a little disruptive and this was more of a battle for City than the final scoreline suggests.
Follow all the reaction from a crunch match at Elland Road below:
Wolves 0-0 Brighton
30 mins: Solly March puts a cross into the box and it hits Romain Saiss’ arm inside the penalty area. The referee did not point to the spot but a VAR check is underway.
NO PENALTY! Watford 1-0 Burnley
30 mins: VAR had a length look at it and decided the foul occurred just outside the area. So no penalty.
PENALTY! Watford 1-0 Burnley
28 mins: Penalty to Burnley. Or is it?
Dwight McNeil bursts towards the edge of the box and goes down. The referee points to the spot but it could well be outside the area?
Very close.
Watford 1-0 Burnley
22 mins: First chance for Burnley at Vicarage Road. Aaron Lennon shows he still has pace to burn at 35 years of age before putting a tantalising ball in for Wout Weghorst who stretches to reach the cross but can’t quite get there. Would have been a tap in.
Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich
18 mins: Wonderful save from Tim Krul. Leon Bailey bends a superb 20-yard effort towards the top corner but Krul somehow tips it onto the crossbar.
Sensational goalkeeping.
Watford 1-0 Burnley
15 mins: Dennis sends a delicious ball in for Kucka but this time Tarkowski manages to get in front of him to clear away.
All Watford in the opening quarter of an hour at Vicarage Road.
Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
Romeu’s goal was a header from a James Ward-Prowse corner, by the way. Another goal involvement for the England international.
Is there a better set-piece taker in world football?
Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace (Romeu, 9)
Oriol Romeu has given Southampton the lead over Crystal Palace at St Mary’s.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side looking for a first win in three Premier League games as Patrick Vieira’s men continue to struggle towards the end of the campaign.
Watford 1-0 Burnley (Tarkowski OG, 8)
8 mins: Massive blow for Burnley!
Kucka’s effort comes back off the crossbar and as it comes back down it flicks off Tarkowski and into the back of the net.
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