City drops points, drone stops play on unusual day in EPL

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Man City dropping points. Newcastle winning a game. A drone stopping play.

There were plenty of unusual occurrences in the Premier League on Saturday, even if a late, late winner by Manchester United at Old Trafford felt ever so familiar.

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Few could have expected City to fail to win at Southampton, with a 1-1 draw ending the leaders' 12-match winning run that stretched back to Oct. 30. City is ahead of Liverpool by 12 points but the Reds have played two games fewer, meaning there is still some life in the title race.

Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Southampton and Manchester City at St Mary's stadium in Southampton, England, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Before a 1-0 win at Leeds, Newcastle's only previous victory in its 23 games in all competitions this season was against Burnley on Dec. 4. Beating Leeds wasn't enough to lift the Saudi-owned northeast team out of the relegation zone, yet it might be the start of a late-season resurgence for Newcastle — especially if more signings come in before the end of January.

Most bizarre of all Saturday was the sight of players from Brentford and Wolverhampton being led off the field by the referee because a drone was hovering above the pitch in their match in west London.

Play was suspended for nearly 20 minutes in a match Wolves ended up winning 2-1.

In other games, Marcus Rashford scored in the third and final minute of stoppage time to snatch a 1-0 win for United against West Ham, lifting the team to fourth place. Aston Villa won 1-0 at Everton.

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