The battle for the title intensified as the top three teams of the English Premier League (EPL) football tournament won their matches on Saturday with penalties in the second half. Raheem Sterling scored his 100th goal of the league on a penalty in the 66th minute as Manchester City beat Wolverhampton 1-0 at home to maintain a one-point lead at the top of the points table. With this victory, Man City is leading the Premier League table having 38 points, as per our match updates.
Second-placed Liverpool also thrashed Aston Villa 1-0 in the 67th minute with Mohamed Salah’s penalty goal. Third-placed Chelsea beat Leeds United 3-2 in a thrilling encounter. Jorginho ensured Chelsea’s victory by scoring a penalty in the fourth minute of second-half injury time. Earlier, Rafinha scored a penalty in the 28th minute to give Leeds the lead but Mason Mount made it 1-1 in the 42nd minute.
Jorginho scored a penalty in the 58th minute to give Chelsea the lead but Joe Gelhardt made the score 2-2 in the 83rd minute. Jorginho scored another penalty in the final moments to give Chelsea victory. Watch football highlights and match updates of the Chelsea vs Leeds United Premier League game. City has 38 points from 16 matches and is on top. Liverpool and Chelsea also have 37 and 36 points respectively from the same number of matches.
