There is no change in the order at the top of the Premier League as the big sides all win — but it takes a bit of luck and a lot of penalties to secure the points for Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United.
The English Premier League's top three kept up the furious pace of their title race by picking up hard-fought wins on Saturday, although all three needed second-half penalties to do so.Chelsea 3 Leeds United 2Manchester City maintained its one-point lead after Raheem Sterling's 100th league goal secured a 1-0 home win over Wolverhampton in the early kick-off, and chasing duo Liverpool and Chelsea responded with slim victories of their own.
Raheem Sterling's successful spot-kick against Wolves ensured that Manchester City stayed top of the Premier League. "It was always going to be an emotional one. Everyone on the outside can understand that," Gerrard said. Gerrard's defensive tactics nearly paid off as Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez frustrated Liverpool until Tyrone Mings pulled down Salah in the 67th minute, and the Egypt forward converted his 15th consecutive successful penalty.
Leeds thought it earned a point after teenage forward Joe Gelhardt climbed off the bench to level at 2-2 in the 83rd minute but Rudiger then won Chelsea's second penalty in injury time, when fouled by Mateusz Klich. Martin Odegaard netted for a third straight game, after Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring by finishing off a flowing team move in the 21st minute. Defender Gabriel headed home the third from a corner in the second half.
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