Premier League Roundup: Manchester City move into second with an emphatic victory over Palace; Spurs win at Bramall lane

John Stones has been a revelation this season forming a solid partnership with Dias at the heart of City’s defence and also helped Pep Guardiola’s side with two goals in their 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Super Sunday.

Manchester City who played hours after Liverpool and Premier League leaders Manchester United shared a goalless draw, took full advantage of the result to move within two points of the top spot with their fifth successive league victory.

Stones fired City ahead with a header from a cross from the boots of Kevin de Bruyne as the Belgian made it 100 assists in all competitions since joining the club in 2015.

Ilkay Gundogan added City’s second on the night from the edge of the box shortly after the break then John Stones who had previously never scored in the Premier League for City, then smashed in his second from a corner to make it three.

The hosts were in complete control for the entire duration of the match and Raheem Sterling curled in a free-kick for City’s fourth.

Guardiola’s side can go top if they win their game in hand, while defeat means Crystal Palace remain 13th.

Watch the highlights of the match below

Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)

• Manchester City are the first team to record five consecutive victories in the Premier League in 2020-21, while they’re now unbeaten in nine games in the competition (W7 D2).
• John Stones and Ruben Dias have started together in 10 games for Manchester City in all competitions this season, while they’ve only conceded one goal across these 10 fixtures (W9 D1 L0).
• Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has now made 10+ assists in a league season on five occasions while playing in the top five European leagues – since De Bruyne did so for the first time in 2014-15 while playing for Wolfsburg, only Lionel Messi has managed it on as many occasions as him (also five).

Sheffield United 1-3 Tottenham: Harry Kane, Tanguy Ndombele, and Serge Aurier score in Spurs win

Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Kane both scored stunners to fire Tottenham into the top four while Sheffield United’s troubles continued with a 3-1 defeat at Bramall Lane on Super Sunday.

The Blades had only just claimed their first league win of the season against Newcastle on Tuesday but Spurs quickly brought them back down to earth as Serge Aurier headed Jose’s men ahead inside five minutes.

The captain of the side Harry Kane added a second with a brilliant individual effort shortly before half-time.

Sheffield looked likely to stage a second-half comeback after David McGoldrick scored his 6th goal of the season to bring them back into the game, but their challenge was extinguished by a goal-of-the-season contender from Ndombele three minutes later.

The win ensures Spurs climbs up to fifth in the Premier League

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Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)

• Spurs have lost just three of their last 30 matches in all competitions (W19 D8), winning four of their five in 2021 (D1).
• Sheffield United are only the second team in top-flight history to lose 16 of their first 19 matches in a season, after Bolton Wanderers in 1902/03, who were relegated in bottom place.
• Spurs registered their first away league victory against Sheffield United since December 1975, ending a seven-game winless run at Bramall Lane.
• Sheffield United have conceded 15 home Premier League goals this season – as many as the Blades conceded at Bramall Lane in the entirety of last season.
• Spurs forward Harry Kane has scored in each of his last six Premier League appearances in Yorkshire, netting 10 goals – Kane is the first player since Mark Viduka for Leeds between March and August 2003 to score in six consecutive appearances in Yorkshire.
• José Mourinho has never lost an away Premier League match against a side starting the day in the relegation zone (P28 W21 D7).