Man City cruises past Fulham to keep pressure on Arsenal in Premier League

Alsharq Tribune-M.Essam 

Manchester City kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Fulham on Wednesday.

Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring and later set up Nico O'Reilly as Pep Guardiola's side put the game beyond doubt before halftime. Erling Haaland added City's third in the 39th minute.

Aston Villa strengthened its hold on third place with a 1-0 win over Brighton after Tyrone Mings' late effort was deflected in by defender Jack Hinshelwood.

Villa was below its best in a match notable for James Milner equaling Gareth Barry's Premier League record of 653 appearances. The 40-year-old Brighton midfielder came off the bench against one of his former clubs.

Virgil van Dijk's 61st-minute header gave Liverpool a 1-0 victory at Sunderland, ending the home side's unbeaten league record at the Stadium of Light. The match was marred by what appeared to be a serious ankle injury to Liverpool's Wataru Endo.

Nottingham Forest remain deep in the relegation battle after squandering several chances in a 0-0 draw at home to last-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Burnley kept its slim survival hopes alive with a 3-2 win at Crystal Palace.

The Clarets trailed 2-0 midway through the first half after new signing Jorgen Strand Larsen had scored twice for Palace. But three goals in just over five minutes before the break turned the game around. Hannibal Mejbri and Jaidon Anthony both netted before a Jefferson Lerma own goal completed the comeback.

The victory ended Burnley's 17-match winless run, though the Clarets remain nine points behind 17th-placed Forest.