{"id":1370074,"date":"2024-12-07T17:09:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T17:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1370074"},"modified":"2024-12-07T17:10:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T17:10:48","slug":"premier-league-things-missed-saturday-man-city-brentford-duran","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-things-missed-saturday-man-city-brentford-duran\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City’s poor run continues: Stats and stories you might have missed from Saturday’s 3pms"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were only three games in Saturday’s 3pm kick-off slot for the Premier League. But there were 11 goals across the matches.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday got off to the delayed start with the Merseyside Derby between Everton<\/a> and Liverpool<\/a> at Goodison Park postponed due to the weather.<\/p>\n

It meant that a five-game matchday was cut to four. And three of those were at 3pm. Manchester City<\/a> were hoping to close the gap on Liverpool when they travelled to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Brentford<\/a> hosted Newcastle United<\/a> while Aston Villa<\/a> took on relegation-battling Southampton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are the biggest stats and stories you might have missed.<\/p>\n

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Man City’s disastrous run continues<\/h2>\n

Oh dear. It seems Man City’s midweek win over Nottingham Forest was a bit of a false dawn. The Citizens ended their losing Premier League streak in midweek, and fans hoped that would be it. Now was the chance for them to return to winning ways.<\/p>\n

But Man City had to come from behind twice to take a point from Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Pep Guardiola’s side have won more points from losing positions than any other side in the Premier League this season. But a draw will still feel like points dropped.<\/p>\n

Defence has been Man City’s biggest problem of late, and the switch from Ederson to Stefan Ortega hasn’t made much difference. Man City have now conceded at least two goals in four consecutive Premier League away games for the first time since 2011.<\/p>\n

Then, Man City drew 2-2 with Birmingham City before losing 2-1 to Manchester United<\/a>, 2-0 to Chelsea<\/a> and 3-0 to Liverpool. This time around they’ve suffered 2-1 defeats to Bournemouth<\/a> and Brighton, and a 2-0 loss to Liverpool before drawing 2-2 with Palace<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mixed emotions for Rico Lewis<\/h2>\n

Rico Lewis was the point-saver for Man City, scoring their second equaliser. We shouldn’t have been surprised.<\/p>\n

The youngster loves playing against Crystal Palace. And he loves scoring against them. All three of Lewis’ Premier League goals have come against Palace, scoring home and away against them last season.<\/p>\n

But Lewis then put his team at risk of losing. Lewis was sent off for two yellow cards late on, though some may feel he was unlucky with the second.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Lewis is just the second player to score and be sent off in a Premier League game for Man City under Pep Guardiola, after Raheem Sterling against Bournemouth in 2017.<\/p>\n

Home comforts for Mbeumo and Wissa<\/h2>\n

Bryan Mbeumo hadn’t scored five Premier League games, a poor run considering his start to the season. But that’s because three of those matches were away from home.<\/p>\n

The Cameroon international has scored nine goals in the Premier League this season, with eight coming at home. No player in the Premier League has scored more home goals than Mbeumo this season. <\/p>\n

He’s joined on eight by teammate Yoane Wissa, who scored Brentford’s second in their 4-2 win over Newcastle. The Congolese striker has been fantastic this season, particularly at home.<\/p>\n

Like Mbeumo, Wissa has only scored one goal away from home in the league this season. But he has scored in every home game he’s played in, missing two due to injury. Wissa, meanwhile, has scored or assisted in all but one of his home league appearances.<\/p>\n

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Most Premier League goals scored at the Gtech Community Stadium for Brentford:<\/p>\n

\u25ce 19 – Ivan Toney
\u25c9 19 – Yoane Wissa<\/p>\n

Wissa has now scored in each of his last seven PL home games. ? pic.twitter.com\/o2BEVnsU2Y<\/a><\/p>\n

— Squawka (@Squawka) December 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n