Leeds could not extend the relief achieved after their first victory the previous day (1-0 vs. Watford) and took another blow on their visit to Southampton, which made the difference with a goal from Albanian Armando Broja in the 53rd minute.
The fall put the Bielsa team at risk of falling to relegation places this Sunday if Newcastle United beats Totteham Hotspur at home from Argentina’s Cristian “Cuti” Romero and Giovani Lo Celso.
Leeds will seek revenge next Saturday at home against Wolverhampton, the protagonist of a spectacular victory by reversing their match at Aston Villa, which also had a Emiliano Buendía among its headlines.
“Draw” Martínez, hours after his return from the National Team, occupied the goal and experienced a frustrating outcome, receiving three goals between 80 and 95 minutes, the last one with a share of misfortune due to the deviation in the barrier of a free kick executed by the Portuguese Rubén Neves.
Aston Villa won 2-0 with goals from Danny Ings (48 ‘) and John McGinn (68’) but the visit was equal before the end of regulation time through Moroccan Romain Saiss (80 ‘) and Conor Coady (85 ‘).
In the first shift of the day, Liverpool crushed Watford with a 5-0 win on the road and temporarily climbed to the top of the Premier League.
Senegalese Sadio Mané opened the scoring at 9 minutes; Brazilian Roberto Firminio rounded off a hat-trick with goals at 37 ‘, 52’ and 91 ‘and Egyptian Mohamed Salah – scorer of the season with 7- scored his team’s fourth at 54’.
With this result, Liverpool, the only undefeated of the season, reached 18 units and was one of the current European champion and new leader, Chelsea, who beat Brentford by 1 to 0, away, in the last game on Saturday and returned to the top.
Manchester United, with Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo from the start, fell 4-2 at Leicester City and Manchester City, defending champion, beat Burnley 2-0 at home.
Premier League Date 8
Saturday: Watford 0-Liverpool 5; Aston Villa 2-Wolverhampton 3; Leicester 4 (Tielemans, Soyuncu, Vardy y Daka)-Manchester United 2 (Greenwood y Rashford); Manchester City 2 (Bernardo Silva y De Bruyne)-Burnley 0; Norwich City 0-Brighton (ingresó Alexis Mac Allister) 0; Southampton 1-Leeds United 0 y Brentford 0 -Chelsea 1.
Sunday: Everton-West Ham (10:00, ESPN) y Newcastle United-Tottenham Hotspur (12:30, ESPN).
Monday: Arsenal-Crystal Palace (16:00).
Positions: Chelsea 19; Liverpool 18 puntos; Manchester City 17; Brighton 15; Manchester United y Everton 14; Brentford, Wolverhampton y Tottenham 12; West Ham y Leicester City 11; Aston Villa y Arsenal 10; Crystal Palace, Southampton y Watford 7; Leeds United 6; Burnley y Newcastle 3 y Norwich City 1.
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