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Manchester Metropolis did not ease fears of lacking out on subsequent season’s Champions League after twice blowing the lead to attract 2-2 towards Brighton, whereas third-placed Nottingham Forest thrashed Ipswich 4-2 on Saturday.

Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush put Metropolis in entrance, however high-flying Brighton prolonged their unbeaten run to seven video games because of Pervis Estupinan’s free-kick and an Abdukodir Khusanov personal objective.

Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola mentioned on Friday that simply qualifying for the Champions League could be a “huge success” after a troublesome season for a facet used to lifting the league title.

The English champions’ early exit from Europe’s high competitors to Actual Madrid had a minimum of ensured a full week’s preparation for Guardiola’s males to bounce again from final weekend’s dismal 1-0 defeat at Forest.

Marmoush was restored to the beginning line-up and proved to be Metropolis’s brightest spark going ahead.

The Egyptian received the penalty from which Haaland opened the scoring together with his twenty ninth objective of the season.

Metropolis’s lead lasted solely 10 minutes as Estupinan curled a free-kick in off the put up previous the leaden-footed Stefan Ortega within the Metropolis objective.

Marmoush blasted Metropolis again in entrance from lengthy vary earlier than half-time.

Brighton, although, took simply three minutes into the second half to stage once more when Jack Hinshelwood’s shot was become his personal web by Khusanov.

Nico Gonzalez hit the put up as Metropolis pushed in useless for a winner.

A top-five Premier League end will nearly definitely safe a Champions League place this season because of English golf equipment’ sturdy performances in European competitors.

Some extent leaves Metropolis nonetheless in fifth, only one level forward of Brighton in seventh.

“I am all the time assured, in that I’m a grasp. I do have moments once I can doubt however I discover the precise means, the positiveness in every little thing,” mentioned Guardiola.

“I do know it will likely be troublesome for a lot of causes however we’ve 9 video games, 9 finals.”

– Forest hit 4 –

Forest’s cost in direction of Europe’s high membership competitors for the primary time since 1980 continued with a dominant show at Portman Highway.

The guests struck thrice in six first-half minutes to shut to inside one level of second-placed Arsenal and transfer six away from Metropolis.

Nikola Milenkovic managed a free ball inside the realm and blasted in on off the underside of the bar to open the floodgates.

Anthony Elanga then drilled in his first objective since Boxing Day on the finish of a blistering Forest counter-attack.

Two minutes later Elanga took benefit of dreadful Ipswich defending to dash clear and slot in his second of the afternoon.

“There’s a good spell within the first half that basically modified the sport for six minutes,” mentioned Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo, who will not be getting carried away dreaming of Champions League soccer.

“We have now to concentrate on ourselves. Work as a lot as we are able to as a result of there may be a variety of soccer to be performed but.”

Jens Cajuste and George Hirst scored late comfort objectives for Kieran McKenna’s males both facet of Jota Silva’s fourth for Forest.

Ipswich’s uphill job to beat the drop suffered one other blow as Wolves pulled 9 factors away from the underside three with a 2-1 victory at Southampton because of a double from Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Paul Onuachu pulled a objective again however Southampton stay on track to put up the worst ever factors tally in Premier League historical past.

Bournemouth’s bid to qualify for Europe for the primary time is fading after a 2-1 residence defeat to Brentford.

Objectives from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard earned the Bees victory after Vitaly Janelt’s personal objective had opened the scoring for Bournemouth.

Everton prolonged their unbeaten league run to 9 video games because of Jake O’Brien’s Ninetieth-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw towards West Ham.

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