Arsenal lost, City league champions three games ago
After losing 1-0 to second-placed Arsenal, Nottingham Forest in Saturday night's match, City became champions three games earlier.
KATHMANDU: Manchester City won the Premier League title three games ago.
After losing 1-0 to second-placed Arsenal, Nottingham Forest in Saturday night’s match, City became champions three games earlier.
In the 19th minute of the match at Forest’s ground, Taiwo Awoniyi scored a goal and gave the home team the lead.
The pass given by Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard reached the feet of Forest’s Gibbs White. In the cross he made in the box, Arsenal’s defender Gabriel tried to clear it through a tackle.
However, Arsenal fell behind after forward Avoniyi’s strike was converted into a goal. In the rest of the time, despite continuous efforts to score, Arsenal was out of the title race.
With the win, Forest has climbed to the 16th place in the league table with 37 points from 37 games. With three important points added, Forest has also avoided relegation.
Arsenal is in second place with 81 points from the same match. City won the title after Arsenal, who has been the league leader for a long time, lost three of their last five matches. City have 85 points from 35 games with three games left to play in the league.
