On Tuesday evening, the first two matches of the 15th round of the English Premier League were played.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City achieved an easy victory away from home, defeating Burnley 4-1.
Gabriel Jesus, who replaced the injured Sergio Aguero in the starting lineup, made excellent use of his minutes. In the 24th minute, the Brazilian scored a fantastic goal to put the "Citizens" ahead, and at the beginning of the second half, he increased the team's lead to two goals.
In the 68th minute, Rodri started the opponents' downfall, and Riyad Mahrez sealed the deal at the end of the match. A few moments later, Burnley scored a consolation goal, but it didn't change the outcome.
After the victory, Man City temporarily moved up to the second position and reduced the gap from the leaders to 8 points. Burnley remains in 11th place.
In other matches, Bournemouth, who had the majority of possession for most of the game, suffered their fourth consecutive defeat. Despite being reduced to ten men from the 19th minute, London's Crystal Palace still managed to secure a minimal victory.
Jeffrey Schlupp scored the winning goal in the 76th minute.
Crystal Palace climbed up to fifth place after the victory.
Results:
Burnley 1 - 4 Manchester City
24' [0 - 1] G. Jesus
50' [0 - 2] G. Jesus
68' [0 - 3] Rodri
87' [0 - 4] R. Mahrez
89' [1 - 4] R. Brady
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Bournemouth
76' [1 - 0] J. Schlupp
19' M. Sakho (Crystal Palace) sent off from the field
Standings:
