Premier League: Manchester City extend lead to 12 points, Southampton sting Tottenham Hotspur 3-2

Defending champions Manchester City extended to lead to 12 points defeating Brentford, Southampton scored two goals in three minutes to take the lead against Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester City stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League standings to 12 points after a comfortable 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday (February 10).

Brentford did a good job of keeping City at bay in the first half, and almost got to the interval without being breached, but conceded a soft penalty in the 40th minute, which Riyad Mahrez converted to give the champions the lead. City remained untroubled after the break and put the game to bed in the 68th minute, with Kevin De Bruyne firing home after a poor clearance from Brentford goalkeeper David Raya.

Extending our @premierleague lead! #ManCity pic.twitter.com/KYR5bePI3Z