On Sunday, the last three matches of the 22nd round of the English Premier League championship were played.
At 14:00 Lithuanian time, the players of Southampton and Leicester City took to the field. The English champions failed to break their streak of failures - they lost to "the Saints" with a score of 0-3.
Southampton broke through in the 26th minute - James Ward-Prowse scored. It didn't take long for the second goal - Jay Rodriguez defeated Kasper Schmeichel in the 39th minute.
The final point was put in the last minutes of the match - in the 85th minute, Dušan Tadić scored the last goal for the "Saints" from the penalty spot.
Southampton is in 11th place in the English league, while the country's champions are only in 15th place.
In other matches, after a dramatic battle, London's Arsenal defeated Burnley. Arsene Wenger's team sensationally expanded their victory in extra time with a score of 2-1.
Shkodran Mustafi scored for the hosts in the 59th minute, but Granit Xhaka complicated the situation for the Gunners, receiving a red card in the 65th minute.
Arsenal managed to maintain the advantage for the rest of the main time, but in the 93rd minute, Andre Gray equalized the score from the penalty spot.
The North London team had nothing left but to gather their last strength and try to retaliate after the equalizing goal. In the 98th minute, the goal was achieved - Alexis Sanchez converted the penalty kick and expanded the important win.
After winning the match, Arsenal rose to second place, gaining an advantage in points over their closest pursuers.
In the last evening match, London's Chelsea hosted the Hull City players at home. After a tough battle, Antonio Conte's team defeated the league's bottom team with a score of 2-0.
Diego Costa and Gary Cahill scored the goals for the victory. After the win, Chelsea remains firm league leaders - with an 8-point advantage over their closest pursuers.
Results:
Southampton 3 - 0 Leicester
26' [1 - 0] J. Ward-Prowse
39' [2 - 0] J. Rodriguez
85' [3 - 0] D. Tadić (penalty)
Arsenal 2 - 1 Burnley
59' [1 - 0] S. Mustafi
90+3' [1 - 1] A. Gray (penalty)
90+8' [2 - 1] A. Sanchez (penalty)
65' G. Xhaka (Arsenal) sent off from field
Chelsea 2 - 0 Hull City
45+7' [1 - 0] D. Costa
81' [2 - 0] G. Cahill
League table:
