Matchday 29 of the English Premier League is over and we have Man City and Arsenal distancing themselves from the rest of the teams. Newcastle beat Man United to make the top 4 battle more interesting, while Chelsea and Liverpool continue their woes.
Results
| 1.4.2023 |  | Manchester City | 4 |  | Liverpool | 1 |
| 1.4.2023 |  | Bournemouth | 2 |  | Fulham | 1 |
| 1.4.2023 |  | Arsenal | 4 |  | Leeds | 1 |
| 1.4.2023 |  | Brighton | 3 |  | Brentford | 3 |
| 1.4.2023 |  | Crystal Palace | 2 |  | Leicester | 1 |
| 1.4.2023 |  | Nottingham Forest | 1 |  | Wolves | 1 |
| 1.4.2023 |  | Chelsea | 0 |  | Aston Villa | 2 |
| 2.4.2023 |  | West Ham | 1 |  | Southampton | 0 |
| 2.4.2023 |  | Newcastle | 2 |  | Manchester United | 0 |
| 3.4.2023 |  | Everton | 1 |  | Tottenham | 1 |
In the first match of the round, we had a modern day Premier league derby, as Manchester City came up against Liverpool. Even though Liverpool took the lead, the match ended 4-1, Manchester City securing the 3 points.
Moving on, first placed team Arsenal played against Leeds and the match ended 4-1, Arsenal grabbing the win and the crucial 3 points. In another highly anticipated match, we had Chelsea facing Aston Villa. After 90 minutes it was 0-2, Chelsea getting zero points.
In the most important match of the round, it was Newcastle United hosting Manchester United and After the final whistle it was 2-0, Newcastle winning the match. In the last match of the round, we had Everton coming up against Tottenham and after a tense, the match ended 1-1, and a draw.
Standings
| # | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Lose | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Arsenal | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 70 : 27 | 72 |
| 2 | | Manchester City | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 71 : 26 | 64 |
| 3 | | Newcastle | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 41 : 19 | 50 |
| 4 | | Tottenham | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 53 : 41 | 50 |
| 5 | | Manchester United | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 41 : 37 | 50 |
| 6 | | Brighton | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 49 : 34 | 43 |
| 7 | | Brentford | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 46 : 37 | 43 |
| 8 | | Liverpool | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 48 : 33 | 42 |
| 9 | | Aston Villa | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 37 : 39 | 41 |
| 10 | | Fulham | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 : 39 | 39 |
| 11 | | Chelsea | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 : 30 | 38 |
| 12 | | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 : 39 | 30 |
| 13 | | Wolves | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 : 42 | 28 |
| 14 | | West Ham | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 : 34 | 27 |
| 15 | | Everton | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 : 41 | 27 |
| 16 | | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 : 50 | 27 |
| 17 | | Bournemouth | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 27 : 55 | 27 |
| 18 | | Leeds | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 : 48 | 26 |
| 19 | | Leicester | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 39 : 49 | 25 |
| 20 | | Southampton | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 : 47 | 23 |
Arsenal is the team with the most points(72), 8 more than second placed Man City, albeit with one more match played. There is a huge gap between 2nd and 3rd, however Eddie Howe’s Newcastle are currently 3rd on 50 points, same as Man United and Tottenham, who did play 2 more matches though.
Southampton still occupy the last position on 23 points. They have 2 less than 19th placed Leicester. Leeds are a further point above them, while we have not less than 4 teams on 27: Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Everton and West Ham.
Team of the Week
Man City is dominating the team of the week with 3 players: Jack Grealish, Ryad Mahrez and midfield maestro, Kevin de Bruyne. We also have two from Arsenal in Xhaka and Gabriel Jesus. In goal we have World Cup winner, Emi Martinez. He is joined by fellow Aston Villa player, Ramsey.