Manchester City is seriously threatening Arsenal's lead in the English Premier League after a 3-0 victory over hosts Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the 32nd round. Goals were scored by Aurier (51), Marc Gueye (57), and Jeremy Doku (68). Manchester City moved to second place with 64 points from 31 matches, trailing Arsenal by 6 points with 32 games played. Chelsea, meanwhile, dropped to sixth place with 48 points. With six rounds left in the English league, City has a chance to at least equal Arsenal's points if they win their upcoming head-to-head match against 'The Gunners' on April 19 and their postponed match against Crystal Palace. Aston Villa missed a temporary chance to move into third place after drawing 1-1 with Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, the specter of relegation looms over Tottenham following their 0-1 loss to Sunderland. Villa took the lead through an own goal by Murillo (23) before Nottingham Forest equalized thanks to a goal from Welshman Nico Williams (38). The team of coach Unai Emery couldn't overtake Manchester United for third place, remaining behind them on goal difference (55 points each), with United set to host Leeds United on Monday with a chance to pull three points ahead. Nottingham Forest, for their part, increased their points tally to 33, moving three points clear of the relegation zone. Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi failed his first test at Tottenham, with Frenchman Nordi Mukiele scoring the winning goal for Sunderland (61). Tottenham faces the threat of relegation to the second tier 'Championship' for the first time since the 1977-1978 season, sitting in 18th place with 30 points, two points adrift of West Ham, the last team in the safe zone. Tottenham turned to De Zerbi to save them from relegation for the first time in nearly 50 years, replacing Croatian Igor Tudor at the start of the month. French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta led Crystal Palace to a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United, scoring a brace including a stoppage-time penalty. These three points allowed Crystal Palace to leapfrog Newcastle in the overall standings, with both clubs tied on 42 points in 13th place.
