Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s spectacular overhead kick earned Brighton a share of the points against Chelsea and dampened Frank Lampard’s New Year celebrations on Wednesday as Aston Villa secured a vital win against Burnley. Chelsea’s 1-1 draw on England’s south coast gave them a five-point lead over fifth-placed Manchester United in the race to secure Champions League football for next season. – Grealish inspires Villa –In the other early kick-off, Villa beat Burnley 2-1 despite seeing Jack Grealish’s opening goal controversially chalked off by VAR. Chris Wood pulled a goal back for Burnley with 10 minutes to go but Villa held on to secure all three points. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are hosting Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton in one of the early evening matches before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United kick off against Arsenal in the late match.

Source: Punch January 01, 2020 15:33 UTC