Leeds vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today

• 85’: Son completes the rout with a brilliant finish from Kane’s exquisite through ball
• 27’: Harry Kane volleys home at full stretch for a 3-0 advantage
• 15’: Dejan Kulusevski makes it 2-0 with a stunning cut in from the left and finish
• 10’: Matt Doherty turns home Ryan Sessegnon’s cross to put Spurs ahead
• Leeds XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Struijk, Firpo, Koch, Forshaw Dallas, Raphinha, Harrison, James
• Tottenham XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Doherty, Winks, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Leeds United FC 0 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Manchester City moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League but only after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over stubborn Everton at Goodison Park.

Frank Lampard’s side defended resolutely for more than 80 minutes but a deflection to a Bernardo Silva cross left Michael Keane flat-footed and Phil Foden pounced on the Everton defender’s lack of control to finish from close range.

Moments later there was controversy when the ball appeared to spin up and hit Rodri on the arm as he went to clear in the box, but after a lengthy VAR check no penalty was given.

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Phil Foden goal takes Manchester City six points clear at top of Premier League

Everton have 22 points from 24 Premier League matches this season (W6 D4 L14), their lowest tally at this stage of a league campaign (assuming 3 pts/win all-time) since 1929-30 (also 22), when they were relegated from the top-flight.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has said he is giving trustees of the club’s charitable foundation “the stewardship and care of Chelsea” in a statement.

Abramovich will remain as Chelsea owner, but will not be involved in any decision-making at the Stamford Bridge club.

The PA news agency understands Abramovich took the decision in order to protect Chelsea from continual links to the wider situation amid the conflict in Ukraine.

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Roman Abramovich handing ‘care of Chelsea’ to trustees of charitable foundation

Pep Guardiola enjoyed that win. He went over to the Manchester City fans to encourage them to raise the volumes of their cheers. This title race could come down to the wire and Guardiola will know that every point could be vital.

Everton’s assistant coach, Ashley Cole, isn’t at all pleased with the officiating from that game. He strides out onto the pitch and gives the referees a mouthful earning himself a yellow card.

Rodri’s handball incident was definitely a penalty but the decision went against Everton.

Manchester City open up a six point lead at the top of the table once again but Liverpool still have a game in hand on them. Everton remain one point above the relegation zone.

90+8 mins: Michael Keane hits a hopeful ball up the pitch for Richarlison but Ruben Dias gets to the loose ball first and finally runs down the clock.

It took a mistake from Everton to let Manchester City in on goal and Phil Foden took advantage. He found the back of the net and has given City a crucial three points in the title race.

90+5 mins: John Stones takes time out of the game but going to ground and needing a bit of treatment for his hand. The commentary team are talking about a dislocated finger but it doesn’t seem as drastic as that.

When the game continues Dele Alli goes in the book for a reckless tackle on Ederson and Man City’s goalkeeper takes more time out of the game by staying on the floor.

90+3 mins: Mason Holgate pushes up the pitch for Everton and floats a teasing cross into the box. Anwar El Ghazi leaps at the ball but it just trickles over his head and bounces behind for a goal kick.

90 mins: Five minutes of added time to play at Goodison Park. Time for Everton to earn an equaliser? They’ve put in a performance worthy of at least a draw.

86 mins: No penalty! VAR comes to Manchester City’s rescue. It’s a poor decision. At the very least the referee should have been sent over to the pitch side monitor. Rodri stuck out his arm in an attempt to control the ball and it hits his arm below the t-line on his sleeve. Manchester City have got away with one, it will be interesting to see how the VAR came to that decision.

85 mins: There’s a thunderous appeal for handball in the Manchester City box. Everton play Richarlison into the left side of the box and he has a shot stopped by Ederson. The ball comes loose and hits Rodri on the right arm. It’s going to VAR. Even more late drama?

82 mins: Late drama! Manchester City move the ball across the pitch and send it up to Bernardo Silva on the left wing. He hits a low cross into the box and it deflects off Mason Holgate into the six-yard box. Michael Keane is rooted to the spot and can;t shift his feet in time to clear the ball allowing Phil Foden to sneak up behind him and guide the ball into the back of the net!

80 mins: 10 minutes to play at Goodison Park. Will this game end in a goalless draw or is there some late drama to come?

John Stones slides the ball into the box to Ruyad Mahrez but he’s got nowhere to go and has to retreat.

77 mins: Anthony Gordon is replaced with Demarai Gray for Everton. Pep Guardiola also makes some changes bringing Gabriel Jesus and Riyad Mahrez on for Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling.

74 mins: Everton break on the counter attack with Iwobi sliding the ball inside to Doucoure. He brings it into the middle of the pitch and laces a threaded ball into the left side of the box for Gordon. John Stones does well to force Gordon wide and narrow the angle to shoot. When the shot does come Gordon punts it wide of the near post.

69 mins: Great save! Kevin De Bruyne makes a run alongside the front edge of the box, he shimmies around Allan then drills a low shot at goal forcing Pickford into a low save to the left. The rebound comes out to Bernardo Silva who laces a first time shot back at goal but Pickford is quickly onto his feet and keeps the second attempt out with a strong right hand! Great goalkeeping.

66 mins: Save! Phil Foden is played down the left wing and whips a cross into the box that gets headed out by Jonjoe Kenny. The ball bounces nicely for the arriving John Stones and he laces a fine effort at goal forcing Jordan Pickford to parry it up into the air then recover the ball.

63 mins: Abdoulaye Doucoure and Phil Foden come together and Foden takes a knock to the face. He goes down but City play on and lose the ball just outside the Everton box.

The Toffees sen the ball down the right side and find Iwobi who is put under pressure from two City defenders and goes down on the ball hoping for a free kick that doesn’t come.

60 mins: Allan trips Bernardo Silva and gives the assistant referee an earful about what he thinks of the decision so much so that he talks himself into a yellow card.

Joao Cancelo lifts a cross into the box but talks it over Jordan Pickford who watches it sail behind for a goal kick.

57 mins: Save! Jordan Pickford to the rescue for Everton after Bernardo Silva comes in from the right and slides a pass over to Phil Foden. Foden hits a shot at goal with his first touch and opens up his left foot. He strikes it well but Pickford dives to his left and palms the ball away!

54 mins: Man City win a corner and whip the ball into the box. It gets headed out to Richarlison who flicks the ball over Rodri then runs into Ruben Dias and wins a free kick for Everton deep in his own half.

Dias isn’t happen about that decision saying Richarlison initiated the contact but the referee isn’t buying it.

51 mins: An Everton counter attack sees Doucoure, Richarlison and Iwobi sprint up the pitch. Doucoure carries the ball and slots it over to the left wing for Richarlison. He runs into trouble and squares the ball to Iwobi who has the keep it away from four defenders with no passing options and understandably loses possession.

48 mins: Chance! Raheem Sterling loses the ball in the middle of the pitch and Allan takes over. He flicks it over the high City line and plays Richarlison into the box. His runs seems good as the offside flag stays down allowing him to take a touch and guide a shot to the far bottom corner. Ederson it off his line quickly to narrow that gap and manages to stop the ball with an outstretched leg. Then the offside flag goes up so it wouldn’t have counted anyway.

Kick off: Everton get the match back underway. They’ve got 45 minutes to keep up their first half tempo and maybe sneak a victory against Man City.

No changes from either manager at the break.

With just over 52 minutes played in sunlit west London, as Brentford’s 10 men reckoned with a 2-0 defeat that will have huge implications on their Premier League survival, Christian Eriksen emerged from the shadow that has dominated the past eight months of his life.

If the horrifying images of his collapse last summer had already been banished from Eriksen’s own mind, they remained intact for those who were fortunate enough to witness the midfielder’s return here.

This was a moment that was impossible to envisage then, when the unimportance of a football match was thrust so jarringly into perspective, and felt no less astonishing now as Eriksen ran onto the pitch and past the memories that threatened to define him.

Amid all the emotion around his return, there remained a residual sense of apprehension that couldn’t be extinguished until this moment. There is still the small defibrillator fitted in Eriksen’s chest as a permanent assurance.

He unwillingly represents the innate fear hidden within all of us that the lives we build can be upended at a moment’s notice – a fact that could hardly be more pronounced in the world right now. And it is a beautiful contradiction that while football can be so utterly irrelevant, here it also represented such a meaningful escape.

Each time the ball arrived at Eriksen’s feet, with his presence alone restoring an urgency to Brentford’s ailing attack, it was no longer about miracles but simply the stakes of the match – the return to normality he has craved most of all.

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Christian Eriksen returns but Brentford’s slump continues in defeat by Newcastle

Burnley boss Sean Dyche praised the mentality of his team after they fought back to earn a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace and make it a seven-point week.

Jeffrey Schlupp fired the hosts ahead after nine minutes in south London and the Clarets at this point looked to be struggling after vital but taxing recent wins over Brighton and Tottenham.

The visitors came out with more belief after the break and equalised within 40 seconds after Eagles captain Luka Milivojevic deflected Aaron Lennon’s cross into his own net to ensure both teams had to settle for a 12th draw in the Premier League this season.

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Sean Dyche hails ‘important week’ for Burnley in battle for survival

It may still be the case that Manchester United have only lost once since the 4-1 defeat at Vicarage Road which led to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking last November and Ralf Rangnick’s subsequent appointment on an interim basis, but draws like this are slowly eroding hope of playing in next season’s Champions League.

Solskjaer’s conquerors Watford, under new management themselves, will celebrate this goalless draw at Old Trafford as one of the highlights of their season, even if the point does little to help Roy Hodgson’s side in their battle against the drop. For United, it was yet another afternoon when they had their chances but did not take them.

United remain fourth, two points clear of fifth-place Arsenal, but have played three games more. This was the fifth draw in 13 league games under Rangnick, the sixth time they have failed to win, and worryingly, this visit from a side second-bottom in the Premier League table could be viewed as the last fixture in a favourable run dating all the way back to his arrival.

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Profligate Man United left frustrated by goalless draw with Watford

Goalless between Everton and Man City at half-time. Who will go on to win this game?

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45+2 mins: Nothing to separate the teams at half-time. Everton have impressed during those opening 45 minutes and they’ve worried Manchester City a few times. For their part Pep Guardiola’s men felt a little flat. He’ll be having words for them during the break.

45 mins: Richarlison goes to ground under pressure from Rodri and Everton win a free kick just outside the box. It’s about 25-yards out from goal on the inside right side of the pitch. Anthony Gordon stands over the set piece and goes for goal. He smokes it well and lands his effort on top of the crossbar!

Two minutes of added time to play in the first half.

42 mins: I wonder what Pep Guardiola is thinking right now. Man City have seen more of the ball but they are controlling the match to their usual standards. Everton have been sharp, intent, and physical - especially in the middle of the pitch - which seems to have upset City’s rhythm.

39 mins: Man City press high up the pitch with Ruben Dias feeding it down the left side for Joao Cancelo. He cuts into the box and slots the ball to the byline for Phil Foden. It looks as though Foden’s run in behind Coleman is enough for him to keep the ball in play but his controlling touch just knocks the ball out of play.

36 mins: Almost! Michael Keane gives the ball to Allan in his own half and the Everton midfielder turns to play the ball up to Iwobi. Iwobi threads a forward pass in between the Man City defence as Gordon sprints through the lines. John Stones sweeps across and throws himself at the ball, getting there just in time to stop Gordon having a free run at goal.

33 mins: Chance! This is a good game. Kenny knocks the ball into the box and a deflection loops it up to Iwobi who tries to win it in the air under pressure. The ball comes loose and drops kindly for Richarlison who whips a snapshot at goal but sends it straight into the hands of Ederson!

30 mins: Close! A Man City throw in comes to Rodri who is immmediately pounced on by Allan. He nicks the ball and drives it up to the box before slipping Jonjoe Kenny into the left side of the area. Kenny collects the ball and goes for goal but only manages to blast it into the side-netting.

27 mins: Iwobi receives the ball on the right wing and is helped out by Allan. He takes the ball into the box and tries to weave away from Cancelo. The left-back sticks with him and Allan goes down under minimal contact. Everton want a penalty but the referee says no and the crowd aren’t happy.

The ball is given to Illkay Gundogan who’s cleaned out from behind by Donny van de Beek.

24 mins: Good pressure from Gordon wins the ball back for Everton. He passes it up to Richarlison who then lays it off to Doucoure. Doucoure sends Iwobi sprinting down the right wing but there’s no-one in the box and he’s forced to retreat.

20 mins: Aymeric Laporte barges into Richarlison and gives Everton a free kick in a dangerous area. Anthony Gordon then swings the ball into the penalty area but it’s headed safely away.

15 mins: Raheem Sterling tries to weave around Seamus Coleman but the Everton defender shrugs him off the ball then gives it away with a poor clearance. It comes to Joao Cancelo who flicks the ball over to Phil Foden on the right side of the box. He takes it to the byline and looks for a shot but gets closed down.

12 mins: Everton burst forward after a long ball comes up to Anthony Gordon on the left side. He brings the ball under control and carries it into the box. Richarlison makes a run to the far post and Gordon laces it across in a half shot/half passed attempt that Ederson scoops up easily enough.

9 mins: Everton are getting stuck into the midfield battle, trying to physically impose themselves on City. It’s half working but this City team are very good. They play it through the middle of the pitch with Kevin De Bruyne slipping a pass up to Ilkay Gundogan coming inside fromt he left. He flicks it out wide to Sterling who carries the ball into the box and sees his low cross blocked and cleared.

6 mins: Everton push high up the pitch and win themselves a corner. Anthony Gordon swings it into the middle but Rodri wins the header and nods it out as far as Allan. He gives the ball back to Gordon who lays it off to Donny van de Beek. Van de Beek swings a cross to the far post where Richarlison is hovering but he’s beaten in the air by John Stones who heads it clear for City.

3 mins: Raheem Sterling breaks down the left wing for Man City and carries the ball into the box. He tries to square it into the six-yard area but the ball deflects out to Rodri off an Everton defender. Rodri runs onto a first time shot but his effort gets blocked in the middle of the box.

Kick off: Manchester City get the match underway at Goodison Park. They send it to the defensive line and look the draw Everton into a forward press. The Toffees don’t bite though and keep a solid shape forcing City to play through them.

The players head out onto the pitch.

Manchester City are wearing t-shirts with the Ukrainian flag and the message ‘No War’ printed on them. The Everton team all come out wrapped in Ukrainian flags.

There are Ukrainian players on both teams. Oleksandr Zinchenko for Man City and Vitaliy Mykolenko for Everton.

Premier League leaders, Manchester City, can open up a six point gap on second placed Liverpool if they defeat Everton today. Meanwhile the Toffees could do with three points of their own.

They are currently just one point above the relegation zone but could jump as high as 14th if they win this evening.

Riyad Mahrez has scored 10 goals in his last 10 appearances for City, only failing to score in one of those games.

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Manchester City have taken 32 points out of a possible 36 in their 12 league away games since losing at Tottenham on the opening weekend of the season.

Manchester City have not dropped points in consecutive league fixtures since December 2020 when they were held to draws by Manchester United and West Brom.

They are looking to avoid losing successive league games for only the third time under Pep Guardiola. Guardiola has lost just three of 67 Premier League matches against teams led by English managers (W59, D5).

Everton have already lost 13 league matches this campaign, as many as they did in the whole of last season. Twelve of those defeats have come in their last 16 league fixtures.

The Toffees have scored eight first-half goals, the fewest in the division. Manchester City have scored more goals in each half of their matches than Everton’s overall total of 28 this season.

Everton’s tally of 14 home league defeats since the beginning of last season is the most in the top flight.

It may still be the case that Manchester United have only lost once since the 4-1 defeat at Vicarage Road which led to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking and Ralf Rangnick’s interim appointment but draws like these are slowly eroding hopes of playing in next season’s Champions League.

Solskjaer’s conquerors Watford, under new management themselves, will celebrate this goalless draw at Old Trafford, even if the point does little to help Roy Hodgson’s side in their battle against the drop. It was yet another afternoon when United had their chances but did not take them.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s form is especially concerning. The Portuguese looked every inch the 37-year-old centre-forward that he is and may be contemplating whether he can stomach a season outside of European football’s elite competition. If he decides not, that may be the best thing for all parties concerned.

United remain fourth, two points clear of fifth-place Arsenal, but have played three games more. And worryingly, this visit of a Watford side sat second-bottom could be viewed as the last in a run of favourable fixtures dating all the way back to early December.

After next week’s derby at the Etihad, top-four rivals Tottenham pay a visit with the return leg against Atletico Madrid following three days later. Even if the subsequent trip to Anfield is postponed due to the FA Cup quarter-finals, as seems likely, Rangnick is entering a defining period.

Mark Critchley’s match report from Old Trafford:

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Pep Guardiola admitted he will only get a true read on how his players have reacted to last week’s defeat against Tottenham when they face Everton on Saturday.

City saw a 15-match unbeaten run in the Premier League come to an end when Harry Kane struck in stoppage time to give Spurs a 3-2 win at the Etihad Stadium, just moments after it appeared that Riyad Mahrez had rescued a point for Guardiola’s side from the penalty spot.

That defeat has allowed Liverpool to close what had been a 13-point gap in the title race to just three having played their games in hand, though with Jurgen Klopp’s side in the Carabao Cup final this weekend, City have an opportunity to create some more breathing space on Saturday.

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Pep Guardiola hoping Manchester City ‘do a good game’ against Everton

Everton’s only victory in the last 17 Premier League meetings was a 4-0 win in January 2017. It remains Pep Guardiola’s biggest top-flight defeat as a manager.

Manchester City have won each of their last four away league games against Everton, which is as many as they managed in their first 20 visits to Goodison Park in the Premier League.

Everton are on a run of eight straight league defeats against City. Their only longer losing streaks are 13 versus Portsmouth between 1947 and 1956, and nine to Manchester United between 1999 and 2004.

The final Premier League game of the day kicks off in around 30 minutes time as Everton take on Manchester City at Goodison Park. Here’s a reminder of the two sides:

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Kenny, Allan, Doucoure, Van de Beek, Iwobi, Gordon, Richarlison

Man City XI: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Foden, Sterling

The three Premier League games that kicked off at 3pm have now all finished. Here are the results:

Brentford 0 - 2 Newcastle

Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Burnley

Man Utd 0 - 0 Watford

Aston Villa are two goals up against Brighton with 20 minutes to play in that one as well.

68 mins: Over at the Amex Stadium Aston Villa have doubled their lead. Tyrone Mings sends the ball into the area and it drops over the head of Joel Veltman and drops to Ollie Watkins who makes no mistakes in front of goal and slots it home. There’s breathing space now for Villa.

Manchester United remain fourth in the table but as the race for the Champions League spots it so close they’ll think they’ve dropped two points in this one. They did everything but score against Watford.

For their part, Watford move another step closer to safety and trail Everton by three points even though the Toffees have three games in hand on them.

90+3 mins: Bruno Fernandes blasts a shot from range but it’s claimed by Ben Foster who keeps hold of the ball. The clock runs down and Watford cling on to claim a great point against Manchester United.

90 mins: A cross field pass from Victor Lindelof comes to Jadon Sancho who cuts inside from the wing and fizzes a shot around Ismaila Sarr but sends it wide of the back post.

Three minutes of added time to play.

87 mins: This will be a good points for Watford if things remain as they stand. Man Utd are trying to force the issue but the visitors are defending well and there’s no way through for the Red Devils. Three minutes to play plus stoppage time.

84 mins: Jadon Sancho brings the ball down the left wing, checks inside and slots the ball into the box for Marcus Rashford. He’s free on the penalty spot but instead of shooting, lets the ball run through and Watford clear.

81 mins: Manchester United have flooded the pitch with attackers which has allowed Watford a bit of joy on the counter attack but so far they haven’t been able to capitalise.

All three results are still at play here. It won’t be a surprise if Watford nick this at the death.

78 mins: Anthony Elanga is bungled to the ground by Ken Sema over to the right side of the box. Luke Shaw then whips the resultant free kick over to the far post where Cristiano Ronaldo can’t reach it to tap it into the net.

75 mins: Bruno Fernandes drives into the right side of the box and blasts a shot at goal but Samir dives in front and blocks it out for a corner that Watford then deal with. If Manchester United don’t score today it will be a travesty.

The final Premier League game of the day sees Everton host Manchester City. Here’s a look at the two teams, kick off for that one is at 5.30pm.

Everton XI:

Your team to take on Man City!