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Premier League Comprehensive: Chelsea wins three consecutive games and Manchester United fails to win six games

10:55pm, 9 May 2025Football

Xinhua News Agency, London, May 4 (Reporter Zhang Wei) Chelsea defeated Liverpool, which had won the championship ahead of schedule, achieving three consecutive Premier League wins. Manchester United lost to Brentford 3-4 in a goal battle and has lost 6 consecutive rounds.

Liverpool went south to London to visit Stamford Bridge. In just 3 minutes of the game, Chelsea relied on Fernandez's close-range goal to win the lead. After changing sides, Palmer made a cross after breaking through the right, Liverpool captain Van Dijk's clearance shot hit Kuansa and bounced into the net, and Chelsea led 2:0. Before the end of the game, Liverpool took advantage of the corner kick and Van Dijk's header to win a goal, but Chelsea scored a penalty in stoppage time, freeing the score at 3:1.

Chelsea, which won three consecutive games, ranked fifth after 35 rounds, and its points tied with Newcastle United, which drew 1:1 with Brighton on the same day, only one point behind third place Manchester City. In the next round, Newcastle and Chelsea, who are fighting for the Champions League qualification next season, will have a direct conversation.

Manchester United played against Brentford away on the same day. In the 14th minute, Garnacho assisted Mount to take the lead for the "Red Devils", but then the opponent's shot hit Manchester United defender Luke Shaw and bounced into the net, and the two teams returned to the same starting line. In the 33rd minute, German international Shad jumped high and hit a header, and the home team led 2:1 again.

The second half ended in the 70th minute, Shad scored another header, and the score became 3:1. Four minutes later, the home team broke through Manchester United's entire defense line after passing the ball in the midfield, and finally Visa expanded the score to 4:1. Although Manchester United later relied on Garnacho's long shot and Diallo's low shot to chase two goals, they ultimately failed to rewrite the defeat.

Manchester United, which has 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 6 rounds, can only rank 15 with 39 points. However, after defeating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the first leg, they are very likely to advance to the Europa final.

On the same day, Tottenham, which was a brother in the Premier League with Manchester United, drew 1:1 with West Ham United, ranking 16th with 38 points. (End)

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