Summary

  • FT: Tottenham 4-1 Crystal Palace - Kane scores two and assists Bale twice

  • Spurs up to sixth

  • FT: Man City 0-2 Man Utd - Fernandes penalty in second minute after Jesus foul on Martial, Shaw drive for second

  • City had won previous 21 games in all competitions; United go second, 11 points behind leaders

  • FT: Liverpool 0-1 Fulham - Lemina strike hands Liverpool sixth consecutive home league defeat

  • Fulham, 18th, move level on points with Brighton above them

  • FT: West Brom 0-0 Newcastle - Magpies edge four points clear of drop, Albion six points adrift of safety

  1. Postpublished at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Robbie Savage
    Ex-Wales midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Better from Man City - playing higher up the park and keeping Man United blocked in. This is City's best spell so far.

  2. CLOSE!published at 23 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Manchester City are getting closer as Dean Henderson is forced to deal with a good Oleksandr Zinchenko shot.

    Riyad Mahrez puts one well over soon after but the hosts are getting closer.

  3. 'That's a penalty'published at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United

    Robbie Savage
    Ex-Wales midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think that's a penalty - I think Fred misses the ball and clatters into Raheem Sterling. My first instinct - penalty!

    Raheem SterlingImage source, Getty Images
  4. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 21 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Raheem Sterling cuts inside and runs across the middle of the box, skipping past the feet of a number of Manchester United players before eventually going down when he runs into Fred. Penalty? Anthony Taylor saw nothing in it.

  5. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

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    Both sides have not been afraid to commit players forward when they attack. Manchester City are currently enjoying a lengthy spell of possession as they look to get back level.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Harvey Coyle: There must of been some stern words from OGS after that dour performance at Selhurst Park and rightly so! Much improved so far and Fernandes finally turning up in a big game. Why can’t we play like this every week?

    Man United win penaltyImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Manchester City go long to try and bypass the Manchester United press. João Cancelo finds Gabriel Jesus on the edge of the area but the striker can't get the better of the visitors' defence before Ilkay Gündogan bends a shot over.

  8. Postpublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Robbie Savage
    Ex-Wales midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    City players are very good at getting in between the lines, getting on the half turn and if United can be disciplined in those areas, can they nullify City that way? But then the full backs have to be really tight on the wide players.

  9. CLOSE!published at 15 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Good pressing from Manchester United as they close down the Manchester City player in possession when inside their own half.

    Kevin de Bruyne, in particular, seems to be struggling with the press and he gives the ball away not for the first time and Fred quickly finds Marcus Rashford, whose shot from distance is saved.

  10. Postpublished at 12 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    It was extremely high tempo from Manchester United for the first five minutes but they appear to have stepped down a notch or two with their attacking intent.

    Manchester City are seeing more and more of the ball but their passing is not yet at its fluid best.

  11. 'We have an extreme situation'published at 16:42 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Liverpool 0-1 Fulham

    Liverpool

    Jurgen Klopp, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Xherdan ShaqiriImage source, Getty Images

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to BBC Sport: “The obvious thing [was missing] a goal and a clean sheet. It was always clear that Fulham would cause us big problems with the situation they are in and the one we are in.

    “It was clear we had to adapt. We started quite well, we were direct and Mo [Salah] cause them problems but we didn’t finish the situations off. Then Fulham were good. Our last line was completely new. We had balls in behind where we had to run a lot because we were not high enough or just not in the right position and we conceded the goal.

    “That has an impact. Usually I would say 1-0 down is not a problem, it is a normal score and is one of three possible scores but of course at the moment for us it is different.

    “We had to step up and the boys did. We started the second half well, created chances and we did not score again."

    On this being one of his lowest spells as a manager: "I would wish to say no but yes it is. That’s not a problem. I don’t always have to have the best times.

    "This team is an extreme team. We were extremely successful and now we have an extreme situation as well but we will fight through."

  12. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    After just 101 seconds, Bruno Fernandes' penalty is the earliest goal that Manchester City have ever conceded in a Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium and earliest goal in a Manchester Derby since Edin Dzeko in March 2014.

  13. Man City shell-shockedpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Anfield

    Manchester City are just trying to clear their heads here after an awful start. They could and should be two goals down.

    Manchester United have really gone for them and they are just trying to spend some time on the ball to get their way into this game.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Aleks Yakubssohn: it's a great start but Man U better be very careful. last time they had such start in a game about this big, they lost 1:6 at home to Mourinho's Spurs

    The general consensus is United are awarded penalties like they're going out of fashion. Is it any wonder when players make lazy tackles like that in the first 90 seconds?

    Mark in Manchester

  15. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Better now from Manchester City as they finally get their foot on the ball and work it forward.

    Raheem Sterling forces his way into the area but a sea of red forces him back. Eventually the ball is worked to Ilkay Gündogan but his shot from distance is saved by Dean Henderson.

  16. Postpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Robbie Savage
    Ex-Wales midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Ederson got a big right hand to it - there was no little jump before he took it so Bruno Fernandes had a little stutter, a continuous run up and Ederson got a right hand but palmed into the inside side netting. Incredible - I've just been saying I can't see past a City win and then United straight away go on the attack and do that.

    EdersonImage source, Reuters
  17. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    Manchester City have fallen behind for the first time in 20 Premier League games.

    They are in unfamiliar territory and are yet to respond to the situation.

    Man United celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  18. CLOSE!published at 3 mins

    Man City 0-1 Man Utd

    My word Manchester United are not resting on that early goal.

    They are at Manchester City again as Scott McTominay finds Marcus Rashford on the edge of the box. Rashford waits for Luke Shaw on the overlap, plays him in and although he loses the ball he quickly regains it and smashes a shot at Ederson

  19. goal

    GOAL - Man City 0-1 Man Utdpublished at 1 min

    Bruno Fernandes pen

    Bruno FernandesImage source, Getty Images

    Ederson dives the right way but can't keep out Bruno Fernandes' spot kick.

    What a start to the derby!

  20. PENALTY TO MAN UTDpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    Man City 0-0 Man Utd

    Wow!

    There's your drama. Anthony Martial is bundled to the floor and Manchester United has a spot kick in the first minute...

    Anthony MartialImage source, Reuters