Premier League Stats: City close the gap as live coverage spans Bournemouth v Sunderland
The round of live coverage and premier league stats covered seven matches including AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland, and included Manchester City beating Leeds to move within two points of leaders Arsenal. One live blog for Bournemouth vs Sunderland was unavailable with the message: "Sorry, this blog is currently unavailable. Please try again later. "
Man City beat Leeds at Elland Road
Manchester City beat Leeds to move within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal, a result framed by a Semenyo first-half goal at Elland Road that gave City victory. Early live commentary noted that Manchester City had not yet had an attempt on goal while Leeds had seven attempts with just one on target; later descriptions recorded City taking a more familiar position on the ball with their opponents sitting deep.
Key moments from the Elland Road commentary
Play-by-play lines captured a sudden Leeds break worked to Brenden Aaronson, where a heavy touch allowed Gianluigi Donnarumma to close down and smother Aaronson's shot. Commentators and contributors included Shamoon Hafez, described as a football news reporter at Elland Road, and Paul Robinson, named as a former Leeds goalkeeper on Radio 5 Live at Elland Road. One commentator wrote: "Did you just switch this game on five minutes ago, Graham? A strange take given they were on the front foot and making chances for the first 20 minutes or so. "
Mixed defensive moments and set-piece action
Coverage noted Manchester City earned their first corner when Rayan Cherki sent the ball in but the delivery was headed away. Observers also flagged goalkeeper moments: Leeds keeper Karl Darlow was criticized for coming out for a cross "he was never going to reach" and was described as "very underemployed, very. " Matheus Nunes fizzed a ball across the face of goal with no-one to turn it in, and one commentator suggested Erling Haaland would have been in the right place had he been on the pitch.
Other results from the seven games
Liverpool thrashed West Ham 5-2 for a third successive victory, Brentford beat Burnley 4-3 despite a remarkable Clarets comeback, and a player named Barry gave Everton an eye-catching 3-2 win at Newcastle. Those results featured across the live coverage of the seven matches, alongside the AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland fixture.
What the Bournemouth v Sunderland coverage showed
The set of live articles explicitly listed AFC Bournemouth and noted that "Le Bris' Sunderland team to face AFC Bournemouth revealed. " The specific Bournemouth vs Sunderland live blog was not available at the time and displayed the line: "Sorry, this blog is currently unavailable. Please try again later. "
One commentator on the Leeds fixture, labeled Lyle, wrote: "Hurts me to say it, but there's only one team that's putting on a display of 'heavy metal football', and that's Leeds Utd. " Another quoted Graham: "How awful is it to watch Leeds (and other poor teams at the bottom) always 11 men behind the ball. Boring and negative. Sooner they get relegated the better. "
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