EPL: Man City thrash Crystal Palace as Aston Villa extend winning run

Manchester City thumped Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to climb back to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal, while Aston Villa twice came from behind to beat West Ham 3-2.

Nottingham Forest also demolished Tottenham 3-0, while Sunderland saw off local rivals Newcastle 1-0 thanks to a Nick Woltemade own goal.

Arsenal, who have set the pace in this season’s Premier League, squeaked home on Saturday with a 2-1 win against bottom-club Wolves, thanks to two own goals.

That put the pressure back on City, who have been showing ominous signs that they are finding their feet in recent weeks.

Erling Haaland had largely been on the periphery of the game but scored his 101st Premier League goal when he headed a pinpoint Matheus Nunes cross across Dean Henderson and into the net shortly before the break.

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Crystal Palace again started the second half brightly but could not break through and paid the price when Phil Foden swept home from distance after receiving the ball from Rayan Cherki.

City made certain of the three points when Haaland thundered a penalty past Henderson after Savinho was taken down by the goalkeeper following a surging run down the middle late in the game.

Villa started their match at the London Stadium as the form team in the league, with nine wins in 10 league matches.

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