Pep Guardiola doesn’t know what else to do or what magic he needs to break the curse that seems to haunt his team this season. Manchester City, thanks to a brace from Phil Foden, had a comfortable 2-0 lead away at Brentford. However, late goals from Yoane Wissa in the 82nd minute and Christian Nørgaard in the second minute of stoppage time leveled the match at 2-2, pulling the Citizens back in their battle to climb out of their crisis. Guardiola will struggle to sleep once again; just when it seemed he might enjoy a peaceful night’s rest for the first time in months, a nightmare in form of ‘bees‘ caught up to Pep at the last moment. Far from secure, City’s defense once again looked shaky. However, thanks to numerous missed opportunities by Brentford players, their net stayed untouched until the 65th minute, when the hosts scored from an offside position. When the referee disallowed the goal, City launched a counterattack, and Phil Foden headed in a cross from Kevin De Bruyne. In the 78th minute, Foden capitalized on a rebound to double the lead to 2-0. But then, the reigning champions faced another nightmarish collapse.🚨🏴 GOAL | Brentford 2-2 Manchester City | NorgaardNORGAARD HAS EQUALIZED IN THE 92ND MINUTE FOR BRENTFORD !!!!!!!pic.twitter.com/rFQVwxRBtd— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) January 14, 2025 Goal Yoane Wissa 82’Brentford [1] – 2 Manchester City #BREMCI #PL pic.twitter.com/GaNNXKgy9u— Goals433⚽ (@Goals433) January 14, 2025 The Congolese forward Yoane Wissa found the net in the 82nd minute, ending a streak of personal misses. The African forward had squandered at least three clear chances earlier in the game. Thomas Frank’s team could have equalized even earlier, but City players managed to clear the ball off the line on several occasions. Still, in the second minute of stoppage time, Danish midfielder Christian Nørgaard appeared about 12 yards from Stefan Ortega’s goal. He outjumped Manuel Akanji and equalized for Brentford, sealing a dramatic 2-2 draw and yet another shock for the reigning champions.Wow. What a goal from Semenyo 🫡 pic.twitter.com/fHhUgjBiOw— 曼联球迷 (@_Utdbaki) January 14, 2025 What a goal from Reece James. Complete footballer pic.twitter.com/35X1EvIuru— . (@CFC_Carneyy) January 14, 2025 Chelsea fans were skeptical when the club’s management decided to replace Mauricio Pochettino with Enzo Maresca. Before his move to London, the Italian had no Premier League experience, having only coached Leicester in the Championship. But his tenure in London started promisingly. However, as time goes on, Maresca’s shortcomings in managing a club with top-tier ambitions are becoming more apparent, with Chelsea seemingly returning to square one. The Blues led 1-0 at halftime against Bournemouth thanks to Cole Palmer’s goal in the 13th minute. Still, the Cherries turned the game around in the second half with goals from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo. Chelsea was minutes away from defeat, but Reece James scored a direct free-kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time to salvage a point for the Blues. A spectacular evening in the Premier League was capped by the match between West Ham and Fulham. Five goals were scored at London’s Olympic Stadium, with the Hammers winning 3-2 in Graham Potter’s Premier League debut as their manager. Carlos Soler and Tomáš Souček scored two goals within two minutes to give West Ham a 2-0 halftime lead. Alex Iwobi breathed life into Fulham with a goal in the 51st minute, cutting the deficit to 2-1. However, Lucas Paquetá restored the hosts’ two-goal lead. Iwobi scored his second goal of the game in the 78th minute to bring it back to 3-2, but that was all the Cottagers could manage.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 21Tuesday Brentford – Man.City 2-2 (0-0)/Wissa 82,Norgaard 90+2 – Foden 66, 78/Chelsea – Bournemouth (1-0)/Palmer 13, James 90+5 – Kluivert 50 (p), Semenyo 68/West Ham – Fulham 3-2 (2-0)/Soler 31, Soucek 33, Paqueta 67 – Iwobi 51, 78/Nott.Forest – Liverpool 1-1 (1-0)/Wood 8 – Jota 66/Wednesday 22.30: (3.20) Everton (3.40) Aston Villa (2.40)22.30: (3.90) Leicester (3.50) Crystal Palace (1.95)22.30: (1.37) Newcastle (5.10) Wolverhampton (7.75)23.00: (1.45) Arsenal (5.10) Tottenham (7.00)Thursday 22.30: (4.00) Ipswich (3.60) Brighton (2.00)23.00: (1.30) Man.Utd. (5.50) Southampton (10.0)***odds are subject to change***
