Marcus Rashford despatched Manchester United again into the Premier League prime 4 with the winner because the Red Devils beat Brentford 1-0 on Wednesday, whereas Newcastle gained 5-1 at West Ham to remain third.
Callum Wilson and Joelinton every scored twice for the Magpies, who stay above United on objective distinction.
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Both sides now have a three-point lead over Tottenham and a sport in hand over Spurs within the race for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.
United had slipped to fifth after a run of three league video games and not using a win and cup commitments that meant that they had not registered a Premier League win since mid-February.
Erik ten Hag’s males additionally had a rating to settle with the Bees after a humiliating 4-0 defeat when the edges final met in August.
The Dutch coach was stinging in his criticism of his gamers’ perspective and want in dropping 2-0 to Newcastle on Sunday and bought the response he was on the lookout for.
In stark distinction to current matches, United began brightly and will have been in entrance earlier than Rashford’s strike as Anthony and Scott McTominay fired simply off beam.
Marcus Rashford celebrates his objective with Jadon Sancho. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
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Rashford began via the center as Ten Hag’s persistence with Wout Weghorst lastly ran out and that call bore fruit when the England worldwide was completely positioned to side-foot dwelling Marcel Sabitzer’s knockdown for his twenty eighth objective of the season.
Brentford had misplaced simply one among their earlier 16 Premier League video games to rise to ninth within the desk.
Thomas Frank’s males had provided barely something of an attacking risk for the primary hour however had been almost gifted an equaliser when Ivan Toney charged down David de Gea’s clearance and the ball flew inches broad.
De Gea made amends when he unfold himself to dam from Kevin Schade with Brentford’s solely different clear sight of objective.
David De Gea got here up with an enormous save to disclaim Brentford’s Kevin Schade. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
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A fourth consecutive win edged Newcastle nearer to the Champions League for the primary time in 20 years.
Wilson was restored to the beginning line-up by Eddie Howe instead of Alexander Isak and rewarded his supervisor’s belief by heading dwelling the opener after simply six minutes.
Joelinton doubled the Magpies lead inside 13 minutes because the Brazilian latched onto Fabian Schar’s ball excessive and coolly rounded Lukasz Fabianski earlier than slotting into an empty internet.
Kurt Zouma’s header simply earlier than half-time briefly gave West Ham hope. But inside seconds of the second half kick off. Nayef Aguerd was dispossessed inside his personal field by Jacob Murphy, who squared for Wilson to have a faucet in.
Another West Ham present allowed Isak to make it 4 as Fabianski cleared the ball into the Swede’s path earlier than Joelinton delivered the ultimate blow.
David Moyes seemed on aghast at his facet’s defending it might the ultimate nail within the coffin for the Scot as he faces changing into the thirteenth Premier League supervisor sacked this season.
Defeat leaves the Hammers nonetheless out of the relegation zone solely on objective distinction.
FULL RESULTS
Manchester United 1-0 Brentford
West Ham United 1-5 Newcastle United
