Arsenal vs. Tottenham, Everton vs. Aston Villa, Newcastle vs. Wolves, and Leicester City vs. Crystal Palace took center stage in the Premier League on Wednesday.
The Magpies started the evening in fifth place and were aiming to extend their winning run to nine matches in all competitions against opponents who have climbed out of the relegation zone under new coach Vitor Pereira.
Matthews Cunha has returned to Wolves after serving a two-match ban for grabbing the glasses of an Ipswich team member π
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Leicester, who are in second-bottom place, lost their previous five league matches, but crushed second-tier team Queens Park Rangers 6-2 at home in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday, while Palace, in 15th place, started the season seven points ahead of the Foxes.
You can check out our reports from Goodison Park and the North London derby, or read on as 101GreatGoals.com covers the scores, goals and highlights from Newcastle v Wolves and Leicester v Palace.
Newcastle vs Wolves: Isak scores again
Alexander Isaac He ensured he scored in eight consecutive Premier League matches with a deflected shot in the 34th minute from the edge of the penalty area, putting Newcastle on course to climb into fourth place with a 3-0 win, their ninth successive victory in all competitions.
Alexander Ishak breaks the deadlock! π
He scored in his eighth consecutive match in the English Premier League π₯
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Wolves, who had fallen behind fourth-placed Ipswich Town on goal difference with a game less to play, went close when Jurgen Strand-Larsen’s opening shot hit the post shortly after Isak’s first shot, but the Swedish striker added his second from Bruno GuimarΓ£es’ pass. After 57 minutes.
Isak then turned playmaker, setting up Anthony Gordon to put the game beyond doubt with a third for the hosts 16 minutes from time, although Wolves had a goal disallowed for handball after Santiago Bueno scored from close range from a corner.
Isak turns into playmaker for Gordon to make it 3-0! π€
Newcastle is on its way to achieving its ninth successive win π₯
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Leicester City vs Palace: The Eagles achieve victory easily
Leicester have lost six consecutive league games and are two points away from safety after a 2-0 defeat at home, although they could have taken the lead had it not been for an uncharacteristic lack of intensity from Jamie Vardy during the first half.
Jean-Philippe Mateta produced his latest quiet effort to score with Palace’s first attempt on target in the 52nd minute thanks to Jakub Stolarczyk’s pass.
Matita breaks the deadlock against King Power β½οΈ
His second goal in two matches gives @cpfc The lead π₯
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Defender Mark Guehi scored directly to double the Eagles’ lead in the 78th minute and continue their good form since a shaky start to the season.
Mark Guehi doubles @CPFCLead with a delightful finish delivered by Eze π₯
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Palace rose above Manchester United to 14th place They have not lost in five matches in all competitions, and their only defeat in the last 10 league matches was against Arsenal.