Aguero on target on night of high drama
Sergio Aguero came off the bench to score his sixth goal in his last three Premier League games and earn Manchester City a 1-0 win over Sheffield United on a night of late drama in the English Premier League.
The result means City move 13 points behind Liverpool on the ladder, having played two games more than the runaway leaders.
The Argentina striker tapped in at the far post in the 73rd minute following a perfectly weighted cross from Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian’s 15th assist of the campaign.
He now has 16 goals in the league this season, putting him one behind top scorer Jamie Vardy, of Leicester.
As important as the victory for City was the return of French defender Aymeric Laporte, who played 78 minutes after nearly five months out with a serious knee injury.
There was plenty of drama at Goodison Park, where with 93 minutes on the clock Newcastle looked to be heading to a 2-0 defeat before two late goals earned the visitors an unlikely point.
Substitute Florian Lejeune struck twice in added time to rescue Steve Bruce’s injury-hit side against Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton.
Another injury-time strike, this time from Tyrone Mings – who deflected in
Ezri Konsa’s 95th-minute shot – allowed Aston Villa to haul themselves out of the bottom three thanks to a 2-1 win at home to fellow strugglers Watford.
Elsewhere, Brighton lost
3-1 at Bournemouth, while
10-man Arsenal twice came from behind to earn a valuable
2-2 draw at Chelsea.
The draw leaves the Gunners in 10th place, while Chelsea are fourth, six points clear of Manchester United in fifth.
Southampton’s revival continues, with goals from Nathan Redmond and Stuart Armstrong earning Saints a fourth successive away win, 2-0 at Crystal Palace. The result lifts Southampton above their hosts into ninth.