Tuesdays Premier Review

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Premier League review:
Manchester City stunned in Newcastle loss, Burnley end Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning run (January 29)

Matt Ritchie fired Newcastle to a first Premier League victory over Manchester City in 23 attempts as the champions' hopes of retaining their title suffered a major blow.

Results

Arsenal 2-1 Cardiff
Fulham 4-2 Brighton
Huddersfield 0-1 Everton
Wolves 3-0 West Ham
Manchester United 2-2 Burnley
Newcastle 2-1 Manchester City

Matt Ritchie fired Newcastle to a first Premier League victory over Manchester City in 23 attempts as the champions' hopes of retaining their title suffered a major blow.

Ritchie's 80th-minute penalty completed a remarkable turn-around as the Magpies, who had fallen behind to Sergio Aguero's strike just 25 seconds into the game, produced the most unlikely of fightbacks.

The 2-1 defeat wrecked City boss Guardiola's hopes of marking his 100 Premier League game with a record 74th victory and left Liverpool four points clear at the top of the table ahead of Wednesday night's home clash with Leicester.

Salomon Rondon had cancelled out Aguero's strike with a 66th-minute equaliser, but on a night when some of the edge had been taken off a mutinous atmosphere by the news that Miguel Almiron was on his way to Tyneside to complete a move from Atlanta United, Rafael Benitez's men produced a performance of real character.

That outcome looked unlikely when David Silva slipped as he attempted to reach Raheem Sterling's cross and collided with keeper Martin Dubravka, who was still on the ground as Aguero hooked home the lose ball.

Kevin De Bruyne had barely reached the bench by the time the Magpies dragged themselves back into the game, Rondon reacting most effectively after Isaac Hayden had helped the ball into the penalty area to volley past Ederson.

And it got worse for the visitors with 10 minutes remaining when Fernandinho toppled Sean Longstaff inside the penalty area and Ritchie stepped up to smash the resulting penalty past Ederson.

Burnley stop Solskjaer's winning run

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning start may have come to an end but Manchester United's storming two-goal comeback at the death against Burnley meant all was not lost.

Most onlookers expected the Norwegian to comfortably seal a ninth straight win in all competitions - and a record-breaking seventh at the start of a Premier League reign - but Sean Dyche's men had other ideas.

Solskjaer's United had not so much as gone behind before Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood scored for Burnley, who were dreaming of a first win at Old Trafford since 1962 until Paul Pogba and Victor Lindelof sealed a dramatic 2-2 draw.

The overriding feeling was frustration for both sides at full-time, but this could prove a valuable point for a United side who were for so long frustrated by an organised side backed up by in-form goalkeeper Tom Heaton.

An Andreas Pereira mistake allowed Barnes to smash the visitors ahead in the 51st minute and, after dealing with a deluge of attacks, Wood appeared to put the game out of reach.
But that 81st-minute goal was far from the last act.

Pogba fired home a spot-kick with three minutes remaining and Lindelof struck in stoppage time in a comeback the watching Sir Alex Ferguson would have been proud of.

Fulham hit four in second-half comeback

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored twice as Fulham came from two goals down to breathe life into their relegation battle with a 4-2 win over Brighton.

The Cottagers, who had lost all four of their previous matches since the turn of the year, were staring down the barrel of another defeat after two first-half goals from Glenn Murray.

But Calum Chambers pulled one back with his first Fulham goal before two trademark Mitrovic headers put the hosts in front, and Luciano Vietto opened his account with the fourth to wrap up the victory.

Manager Claudio Ranieri had urged his players to "continue to fight" after the narrow defeat by Tottenham nine days ago.

It was a message taken a little too literally by striker Aboubakar Kamara who has since been suspended by the club following an altercation at the training ground.

But Fulham certainly showed plenty of mettle in a thrilling second-half display which will raise hopes that they can still save themselves this season.

Wolves inflict Hammer blow

Raul Jimenez's late double inspired Wolves to a comfortable victory over lifeless West Ham.

The on-loan Benfica forward took his tally to 12 for the season with two goals in the final 10 minutes to clinch a 3-0 win.

Romain Saiss opened the scoring to break the Hammers' resistance and help lift Wolves to seventh in the Premier League.

The excellent Lukasz Fabianski had initially threatened to deny the hosts victory, saving from Diogo Jota, Jonny, Matt Doherty and Saiss.

It was another sobering defeat for the 10th-placed Hammers after their shock FA Cup exit to AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.

Siewert reign starts in defeat

Richarlison's early goal was enough to clinch a 1-0 victory for 10-man Everton at bottom club Huddersfield.

The Brazilian struck in the third minute and although Everton substitute Lucas Digne was sent off midway through the second half, new Huddersfield boss Jan Siewert's first game in charge ended in another damaging defeat.

Richarlison's early salvo was his 14th goal of the season, one more than the Terriers have mustered all term.

Everton made a dream start as they took the lead with their first attack in the third minute.

Tom Davies cut back Bernard's clever pass down the right side of the penalty area and although Richarlison's first time shot rebounded off Jonas Lossl's knees, the Brazilian turned home the rebound from eight yards.

Arsenal secure three points

Cardiff's first fixture since the disappearance of the aeroplane carrying striker Emiliano Sala finished in a 2-1 loss at Arsenal but the scoreline scarcely mattered.

The missing Sala and pilot David Ibbotson were remembered throughout a sombre evening in north London, played out in torrential rain.

Relegation-threatened Cardiff threatened an upset by seizing on the Gunners' defensive uncertainty, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's stoppage-time strike came too late.

Unai Emery's side prevailed through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's second-half penalty and Alexandre Lacazette's solo strike to move level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea.