| General |
| Premier League 2020-21 | ||
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| Day | Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday | |
| Date | 2/3/4 February 2021 | |
| Total matches | 10 | |
| Total goals | 31 | |
| Average | (3.1 per match) | |
| League leaders start | Manchester City | |
| League leaders end | Manchester City | |
| Highest scoring | Manchester United 9–0 Southampton | |
| Bottom start | Sheffield United | |
| Bottom end | Sheffield United | |
| Attendance | 0 | |
| Current league | 2020-21 | |
| Prev match day | Next match day | |
| Match day 21 | Match day 23 | |
Sheffield United fought back to claim a priceless Premier League victory over fellow strugglers West Brom.
Arsenal had two players sent off as they threw away a lead and lost to Wolves - who won for the first time in nine Premier League games.
Manchester United equalled the Premier League record by putting nine goals past nine-man Southampton - the second time Saints have lost 9-0 in as many seasons.
Crystal Palace recorded back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time since September as they kept an attack-minded Newcastle at bay at St James' Park.
Manchester City restored their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League and extended their ominous-looking winning streak to 13 games with a comfortable victory at Burnley.
Leicester strengthened their position in the Premier League's top four with victory over Fulham, whose survival hopes suffered a further blow at Craven Cottage.
Goals from Gylfi Sigurðsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave Everton a hard-fought win at Leeds United to take the Toffees fifth in the Premier League.
Jesse Lingard scored twice on his West Ham debut as the Hammers cruised past Aston Villa in the Premier League to strengthen their top-six hopes.
Brighton moved 10 points clear of the Premier League relegation zone by stunning Liverpool, whose recent struggles at Anfield continued.
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho criticised referee Andre Marriner's performance after his side lost at home to Chelsea, who continued their unbeaten start under new boss Thomas Tuchel and moved into the Premier League's top six.
Match Details[]
Tuesday 2 February 2021[]
| 2 February 2021 18:00 GMT 2 °C (35 °F) |
Sheffield United 
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2–1 |  West Brom
|
Bramall Lane, Sheffield Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney Player of the Match: Billy Sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bogle  56'Sharp 73'
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HT:0–1 Report |
Phillips 41'
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| 2 February 2021 18:00 GMT 10 °C (50 °F) |
Wolves 
|
2–1 |  Arsenal
|
Molineux, Wolverhampton Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson Player of the Match: Rúben Neves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moutinho 49' Neves 45+5' (pen.)
|
HT:1–1 Report |
Pépé 32' David Luiz  45+3'Leno 72'
|
| 2 February 2021 20:15 GMT 7 °C (44 °F) |
Manchester United 
|
9–0 |  Southampton
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Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean Player of the Match: Fernandes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan-Bissaka 18' Rashford 25'Bednarek 34' (o.g.)Cavani 39'Martial 69', 90'McTominay 71'Fernandes 88' (pen.)James 90+3'
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HT:4–0 Report |
Jankewitz 2' Bednarek 86'
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| 2 February 2021 20:15 GMT 4 °C (39 °F) |
Newcastle United 
|
1–2 |  Crystal Palace
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St. James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England Player of the Match: Gary Cahill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelvey 2'
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HT:1–2 Report |
Riedewald 21' Cahill 25'
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Wednesday 3 February 2021[]
| 3 February 2021 18:00 GMT 2 °C (35 °F) |
Burnley 
|
0–2 |  Manchester City
|
Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson Player of the Match: İlkay Gündoğan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT:0–2 Report |
Gabriel Jesus 3' Sterling 38'
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| 3 February 2021 18:00 GMT 8 °C (46 °F) |
Fulham 
|
0–2 |  Leicester City
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Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones Player of the Match: Youri Tielemans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT:0–2 Report |
Iheanacho 17' Justin 44'
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| 3 February 2021 19:30 GMT 4 °C (40 °F) |
Leeds United 
|
1–2 |  Everton
|
Elland Road, Leeds Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver Player of the Match: Raphinha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphinha 48'
|
HT:0–2 Report |
G Sigurðsson 9' Calvert-Lewin 41'
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| 3 February 2021 20:15 GMT 5 °C (41 °F) |
Aston Villa 
|
1–3 |  West Ham United
|
Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Madley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins 81'
|
HT:0–0 Report |
Souček 51' Lingard 56', 83'
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| 3 February 2021 20:15 GMT 6 °C (43 °F) |
Liverpool 
|
0–1 |  Brighton
|
Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT:0–0 Report |
Alzate 56'
|
Thursday 4 February 2021[]
| 4 February 2021 20:00 GMT 9 °C (48 °F) |
Tottenham Hotspur 
|
0–1 |  Chelsea
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner Player of the Match: Mason Mount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT:0–1 Report |
Jorginho 24' (Pen)
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League table after Match day 22[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City
|
21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester Utd
|
22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 44 | |
| 3 | Leicester City
|
22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 42 | |
| 4 |  Liverpool
|
22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 40 | |
| 5 | West Ham Utd
|
22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Chelsea
|
22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 36 | |
| 7 | Everton
|
20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Tottenham
|
21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 33 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa
|
20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 32 | |
| 10 | Arsenal
|
22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 31 | |
| 11 |  Leeds United
|
21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 29 | |
| 12 | Southampton
|
21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 29 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace
|
21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 26 | |
| 14 | Wolves
|
22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
| 15 | Brighton
|
22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 24 | |
| 16 | Newcastle Utd
|
22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 22 | |
| 17 |  Burnley
|
21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 22 | |
| 18 | Fulham
|
21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 14 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | West Brom
|
22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 12 | |
| 20 | Sheffield Utd
|
22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 11 |
Updated to games played on 4 February 2021
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
See also[]
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