Chelsea defeat Leicester to improve top-four bid, Man City shocked by Brighton
Chelsea are on study course to qualify for the Champions League after a crucial 2-1 win against top-four rivals Leicester, even while Brighton staged a excellent fightback to beat champions Manchester City seeing that fans returned to the Premier League on Tuesday.
Supporters have already been allowed back to Premier League matches this week for the very first time since December following a UK's easing of coronavirus restrictions.
Around 8,000 fans were at Stamford Bridge simply because Chelsea moved into the third place at Leicester's expense, while 7,900 saw Brighton's dramatic 3-2 victory against City.
There have been 10,000 United fans at Old Trafford because of their 1-1 draw with relegated Fulham and 8,000 at Southampton for their 2-0 defeat against Leeds.
Chelsea avenged Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup last defeat against Leicester to steal a march on the Foxes found in the competition for the most notable four.
Thomas Tuchel's part broke the deadlock in the 47th minute when Antonio Rudiger bundled residence after a corner was unwittingly flicked on by Leicester's Luke Thomas.
Jorginho doubled Chelsea's lead with a 66th-minute penalty after VAR ruled Wesley Fofana fouled Timo Werner.
Kelechi Iheanacho create a tense finale when the Leicester striker slotted house in the 76th minute.
But Chelsea held on and thoughts ran high in stoppage-time after a brawl erupted featuring practically every player and customers of both teams' training staffs.
Chelsea will end up being guaranteed to finish third if they win at Aston Villa within their last video game of the growing season on Sunday.
"The fans made an enormous difference. The speed inside our game, the hunger, the ambition. It had been a very strong overall performance," Tuchel said.
"The job isn't done but it's still inside our hands. We are in need of another huge effectiveness at Aston Villa."
Having received the FA Cup intended for the first time, fourth-placed Leicester could possibly be denied a top-four surface finish on the last day for the second successive season.
Brendan Rodgers' team are three points before fifth-placed Liverpool, but the Reds would exceed them on target difference if indeed they win in Burnley on Wednesday.
Leicester's final match is at home to Tottenham, even while Liverpool host Crystal Palace.
"We're obviously disappointed with the goals. We conceded a needless corner and didn't grab sufficiently. The penalty is quite harsh," Rodgers said.
"We're still for the reason that top several and we've got yet another video game to go. If we succeed it and it's really still not really enough for us we have to agree to that. It's still been a great season."
With the title wrapped up, Manchester City are fine-tuning their preparations prior to the Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto on May 29.
But Pep Guardiola's area were beaten for the second amount of time in their last three games after a second-1 / 2 collapse at the Amex Stadium.
Ilkay Gundogan headed City in to the business lead from Riyad Mahrez's second-minute cross.
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Joao Cancelo was sent off in the 10th minute following the City defender hauled straight down Danny Welbeck.
Phil Foden increased City's lead on the 48th minute with an excellent solo effort, limited to Leandro Trossard to get one back moments later.
Adam Webster equalised with a thumping header found in the 72nd minute before Dan Shed grabbed the champion from close range 4 minutes later.
"Congratulations to Brighton and their fans. I didn't start to see the red card. The nicest matter is we have earned the Premier League on the pitch previously," Guardiola said.
The return of fans to Old Trafford was peaceful despite fears of extra angry protests against United's owners the Glazer family.
Various fans wore green and yellowish scarves in the colours of United's predecessors Newton Heath, which became symbolic of protests against the Glazers if they bought the club on 2005.
Some held up signs or symptoms reading "Glazers Out" and chanted against the Americans, but the discontent was drowned out by songs of compliment for Edinson Cavani found in the 15th minute.
Bruno Fernandes flicked David De Gea's much time ball into Cavani's course and the Uruguay striker, spotting Alphonse Areola away his brand, lofted a gorgeous 40-yard chip over the Fulham keeper.
Joe Bryan headed the equaliser from Bobby Decordova-Reid's cross found in the 76th minute.
"The buzz, the energy, the atmosphere was magic, really. We've actually missed it. It had been fantastic to keep these things back," United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explained of the fans.
