Jesus spares Aguero’s blushes as Manchester City edge victory at Leicester

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Sergio Aguero missed a penalty before replacement Gabriel Jesus spared his blushes as Manchester City edged past Premier League top-three rivals Leicester 1-0 at the King Power Stadium&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After a first half marked by Jamie Vardy hitting a post early on and Aguero having a goal ruled out for offside&comma; second-placed City thought they were finally about to break the deadlock when the Argentinian stepped up to the spot on the hour mark&comma; following Dennis Praet’s handball in the box&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Kasper Schmeichel guessed right&comma; meaning City had missed five of their last seven penalties&period; However it was not long before Jesus was introduced as a substitute for Aguero&comma; and the Brazilian quickly seized on a pass from former Leicester man Riyad Mahrez before slotting home in the 80th minute&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Frank Lampard got one over his former manager as Chelsea beat Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham 2-1 with goals from Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso in yet another match affected by VAR controversy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mourinho&comma; who worked with current incumbent Lampard across his own two spells as Blues boss&comma; hinted before the match he had information about how Chelsea would line up at Stamford Bridge in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But if Mourinho did have an informant divulging tactical secrets from Lampard’s training sessions it was not apparent as Giroud – making his first start since November – breached the Spurs defence in the 15th minute and was involved in the build-up to Alonso’s superb long-range strike three minutes into the second half&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A contentious talking point then arose as Tottenham midfielder Giovani Lo Celso looked certain to be dismissed for his apparent stamp on Cesar Azpilicueta&comma; but the Argentinian somehow avoided a red card following a VAR review&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Antonio Rudiger’s late own goal&comma; following a run into the box and cross-shot by Erik Lamela&comma; offered Spurs some mild comfort as they watched Chelsea pull four points clear in fourth place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>VAR was key to Burnley’s comprehensive 3-0 home victory against Bournemouth&comma; with the Cherries falling apart from a competitive position after the system ruled against them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Aaron Ramsdale had kept Burnley at bay throughout the first half at Turf Moor but Matej Vydra spoiled his clean sheet in the 53rd minute&period; The Czech raced onto Dwight McNeil’s assist before shrugging off a challenge from Cherries captain Simon Francis and burying the ball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Then&comma; as it had earlier at Stamford Bridge&comma; VAR then intervened in dramatic fashion&comma; with Harry Wilson’s goal at the end of a rapid raid ruled out before Burnley were instead awarded a penalty at the other end&period; Adam Smith had been penalised for a handball he committed just before Bournemouth broke forward to score – Jay Rodriguez converted the spot-kick&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>McNeil exploited Bournemouth’s low mood after the swift change in fortunes by killing off the tie with a third for Burnley&comma; the young Claret leaving Ramsdale stranded with a left-footed screamer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At St Mary’s&comma; Shane Long scored with his knee in the eighth minute and Stuart Armstrong made the points safe at the death as Southampton beat Aston Villa 2-0 to ease their relegation fears&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Patrick Van Aanholt’s own stunning strike secured all three points for Crystal Palace despite the heroics of visiting Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Slovakian stopper made two early saves to deny Gary Cahill and then Scott Dann&comma; but Van Aanholt would beat him when he steered in a sumptuous free-kick to make it 1-0 on the stroke of half-time at Selhurst Park&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Any hopes of a late Magpies rally were quashed when on-loan Inter Milan winger Valentino Lazaro saw red in second-half stoppage time for his foul on Wilfried Zaha&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Elsewhere&comma; 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