Sports - Football - Premier League - Week 17
The 17th week of the 2019-2020 Premier League season saw:
19 goals - most by Man City = 3
239 shots - most by Man United = 24
78 on target - most by Brighton = 10
103 corners - most by Leicester = 12
230 fouls - most by Man City = 24
39 bookings - most by Norwich = 5
0 red cards
1 penalty - 0 scored
#LIVWAT
Mohamed Salah’s brace (38’, 90') kept the Reds’ winning run going, despite some nerves and sloppy play by the league leaders. It wasn’t their best play, manager Jürgen Klopp was fuming at the officials for some of their decisions as well though, overlooking some fouls by Christian Kabasele on the great Egyptian, and a goal disallowed harshly offside by VAR, denying Sadio Mané. Nigel Pearson’s men played well, but wasted some sitters, another defeat keeping them rock bottom, six points from safety.
#BURNEW
Chris Wood headed the home side ahead (58’), but it wasn't a that clear and simple game. Both managers questioned the official appointed and decisions made. Steve Bruce was unhappy about the corner given that lead to the goal, when the Premier League debutant ref Tim Robinson (he's not even on Wikipedia!!!) originally gave goal kick, to randomly change his mind on advice of his assistant. Wasn’t there a foul anyway? Sean Dyche was not happy either, saying the opposition should have been down to ten men anyway... What is VAR for again?! Pf!
#CHEBOU
The Cherries bossed it, and it took a long VAR check to confirm their deserved lead (84’), Dan Gosling hooking the ball back and over the line - he wasn’t offside! The visitors had plenty of chances, everyone expected the Blues to nick it, but it didn’t happen for Frank Lampard’s men. The result keeps the Londoners in fourth, but the gap closed to three points, whilst Eddie Howe's men climb up to 14th with the deserved win.
#LEINOR
Tim Krul's own goal off Jamie Vardy’s shot (38’) cancelled out Teemu Pukki’s opener (26’) and ended the top striker's record-breaking scoring run. The game was end-to-end stuff. Brendan Rodgers said he wasn't thinking about the growing gap to the top, now standing at ten points, whilst the Canaries' resilient and stubborn performance made Daniel Farke very happy, even though his side remain 19th, they closed the gap to 18th and 17th to three points.
#SHUAVI
The game didn’t really start till the second half. John Fleck's brace (50’, 73’) was top quality play and goals, Barca-esque! Villa's penalty came off the woodwork for Jack Grealish (78'), and with that the little hope they had, was gone (0 shots on target). Chris Wilder was all smiles, and understandably so, with his side going up to fifth with the win, having just lost one of their last ten league games, whilst Dean Smith's men are falling oh so close to the bottom three, as mentioned above, just goal difference separating them from the drop zone. Alarm bells.
#SOUWHU
It was a deserved lead for the Hammers after being denied a penalty by the VAR for two fouls in the box, Sébastian Haller with the breakthrough (37’). Michail Antonio doubled their lead after the break - VAR disallowing the goal for handball, but the English winger was fouled with a high boot at the same time! Free kick?! Advantage = goal!!! FFS! FBS! (Let's just say those abbreviations show how much I disagree with those decisions!) Danny Ings saw one golden chance come off the crossbar, the closest the Saints came. The former Liverpool man hit the woodwork again, but it was not to be. It stayed 0-1, the Londoners' recording their second win in 11 games - has it saved Manuel Pellegrini’s job? His side climb up to 15th, whilst Ralph Hasenhüttl's side remain 18th, level on points but 11 goals worse off than Villa in 17th.
#MUNEVE
The Toffees' pressure paid off with an embarrassing own goal by Victor Lindelöf. The United defender was watching the ball all the way when it came in off a corner, watching, watching and watching it bounce off him and into the back of the net (36’). The Red Devils have now failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 consecutive top flight matches - for the first time since April to August 1971. Duncan Ferguson liked it, a lot, celebrating like mad with the ball boy. David de Gea and Ole Gunnar Solskjær didn’t, feeling the keeper was fouled in the buildup. VAR checked and saw nothing in it. It would have been a super soft and cruel call, United could and should have just dealt much more and better with that set piece. Shambles. Substitute Mason Greenwood hit a nice leveller across goal, past Jordan Pickford and in from the edge of the box (77’), denying Everton's interim boss a second consecutive win.
#WOLTOT
What a cracking opener it was by Lucas Moura, seconds after Son Heung-min saw his shot parried out by Rui Patrício (8’). Adama Traoré equalised for the hosts with a wacker from 20 yards, a thunder past Paulo Gazzaniga (67’). And after battering Spurs all over the place, the Wanderers left Jan Vertonghen unmarked to head in the stoppage time winner off Christian Eriksen’s corner (90+1’). José Mourinho celebrated the late win big time, the result seeing them climb up to fifth, three points behind Chelsea and the top four. Nuno Espírito Santo and his men will feel robbed and double-gutted to see their 11-game unbeaten run end like this. Cruel.
#ARSMCI
The Emirates was silenced after just 90 seconds, Kevin De Bruyne smashing the ball in, totally unmarked, you could hear the ball hit the back of the net, boom, bang, thank you ma’am. And that was after the Gunners made a promising start, Gabriel Martinelli pulling a good save out of Ederson shortly after kickoff. What a start. And Raheem Sterling doubled the Citizens’ lead, again, Arsenal defenders all over the place, leaving the former Red forward unmarked, too easy (15’). It’s the fifth time the Londoners have conceded multiple goals in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League home match. They lost all of the previous four. De Bruyne smacked in a third from the edge of the box (40’), Freddie Ljungberg waiting to bring on Bukayo Saka for an injured Sead Kolašinac - they had enough time to prepare whilst their player was down. WTF?! And the Belgian hit the woodwork shortly afterwards, smelling blood and looking for his hat-trick. But it didn’t come, second half was just procedure. Arsenal are now seven points behind Chelsea in fourth, and seven points away from Southampton and relegation. Pep Guardiola nearly looked embarrassed heading for the post-match handshake, his side remain third, four points behind Leicester and fourteen points behind Liverpool in second and first respectively. Arsenal have gone six games without a win at the Emirates across all competitions (D3 L3); their longest run without a home win since between December 1994 and February 1995 under George Graham (eight games).
#CRYBHA
The most fouled player in the Premier League this season Wilfred Zaha smashed in an equaliser from the edge of the box for injury-hit Palace (76'), who toiled for 70 minutes and trailed to Neal Maupay's fine finish into the top corner shortly after half time (54'). Roy Hodgson hailed the gutsy performance, his side grabbing a point and extending their unbeaten run to four games after Albion had thrown everything at them. The point takes the Eagles above Arsenal up to ninth, whilst Graham Potter's side remain 13th.
My Predictions - Actual Results
Liverpool 4:0 Watford - 2:0
Burnley 1:1 Newcastle - 1:0
Chelsea 1:0 Bournemouth - 0:1
Leicester 2:0 Norwich - 1:1
Sheff United 2:2 Aston Villa - 2:0
Southampton 2:1 West Ham - 0:1
Man United 2:1 Everton - 1:1
Wolves 2:2 Tottenham - 1:2
Arsenal 2:3 Man City - 0:3
Crystal Palace 2:1 Brighton - 1:1
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