tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60329737044144448052024-03-13T17:43:40.016+00:00Sonja's Voice of SportsSonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.comBlogger574125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-44983248646823518972020-09-29T14:32:00.000+01:002020-09-29T14:32:08.322+01:00Premier League Notes - Week 3<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sport - Football - Premier League - Week 3</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">The third week of the Premier League Football action saw:</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">36 goals - most by Leicester = 5</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">248 shots - most by Tottenham = 23</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">96 on target - most by Tottenham = 12</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">97 corners - most by Tottenham = 10</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">252 fouls - most by Brighton, Sheff United and Fulham = 18 each</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">41 bookings - most by Fulham = 6</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">0 red cards</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">7 penalties - 7 scored (Maupay for Brighton, Fernandes for Man United, Richarlison for Everton, Wilson for Newcastle, Vardy x 2 and Tielemans for a Leicester )</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqVZLzKU6Ow/X3MqrajHXlI/AAAAAAAAS3s/3VwknCdluGENc3PUlodNq9LK3ZAmNad_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114629673_gettyimages-1276792339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fqVZLzKU6Ow/X3MqrajHXlI/AAAAAAAAS3s/3VwknCdluGENc3PUlodNq9LK3ZAmNad_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114629673_gettyimages-1276792339.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#BHAMUN</b> Cheeky Maupay pen put the hosts ahead and deservedly so, Fernandes the clumsy offender. Maguire helped Dunk poke in the equaliser soon after, well worked from a free kick, 194 seconds between the two goals. Seconds after the break, Connolly made the most of Pogba’s covering, second pen, ref checked the VAR screen, changed his mind, no pen, it was soft but so many have been given, especially for United in the past, that’s annoying. Rashford whacked the Reds Devils ahead seconds later, of course, disallowed offside, haha, karma. But the number 10 made up for it soon after, the Seagulls unable to mark or close him down, too much time, too much space, 1-2. March hit the inside of the post shortly after another penalty appeal by Connolly got waved off by the ref. Brighton hit the woodwork FIVE times; no team has done so more in a single Premier League game since Opta have this data available (2003-04). The woodwork spared United plenty of blushes. They could and should have been thrashed. Marsh nicked in an equaliser in the final seconds of stoppage time, heading the ball in and down to make it 2-2 after plenty of chances, pushing and trying. A point would have been fully deserved, at least something, OGS’ men were shambles, the hosts on top. Fight fight fight as the ref blew the final whistle, the Red Devils appealing for a penalty, handball against Maupay, VAR check, harsh but right, it did touch his hand. Fernandes netted the spot kick to make it 2-3 with 99:45 on the clock, a very late and very lucky three points for the visitors. Absolute shambles. Five goals. Two penalties. One penalty overturned. Two goals disallowed. Five times hit the crossbar. Two full-time whistles. Good start to this weekend’s action after last week’s madness. </span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8MIQECAVxuc/X3Mra5AFKWI/AAAAAAAAS30/ZHi6YsPpRu4g0tz-Y1k9WXtPaYX3gGaQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114630148_gettyimages-1276802286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8MIQECAVxuc/X3Mra5AFKWI/AAAAAAAAS30/ZHi6YsPpRu4g0tz-Y1k9WXtPaYX3gGaQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114630148_gettyimages-1276802286.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#CRYEVE</b> An unmarked Calvert-Lewin put the Toffees ahead, banging in Coleman’s pass from the middle of the box in off keeper Ryan. Kouyaté headed in a corner over Pickford to level the score. More VAR handball checks, both against Ward, first one not given as his arm was down and going away, second did hit his hand but he pulled his arm away, still given, another harsh one, Richarlison netting the pen across and in after one of those annoying run ups, 1-2. The second half was less eventful, Ancelotti’s men bagging the three points and continuing their dream start to the season with three wins out of three, leaving Hodgson and co disappointed suffering their first defeat after their win-win start to the season. </span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OYHmPVipY9o/X3MsYZQQrLI/AAAAAAAAS4A/F7OPYCwMBR8a2v9Xw49NbjV5fRwIlzEQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114631323_hi063530839-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OYHmPVipY9o/X3MsYZQQrLI/AAAAAAAAS4A/F7OPYCwMBR8a2v9Xw49NbjV5fRwIlzEQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114631323_hi063530839-1.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#WBACHE</b> Defensive and goalkeeping nightmare for the Blues! First Alonso gave away the ball to Pereira, who set up Robinson to flash the ball across and in to open the score after just four minutes. Not long after Werner hit the crossbar from close range, debutant skipper Thiago Silva gave the ball away to Robinson on the run down the other end and the number 7 made no mistake of breaking clear and slotting it in to make it a brace for him and 2-0 to the hosts, just over halfway through the first half. And it went from bad to worse for Lampard and co, just a couple of minutes later, West Brom corner, Furlong headed it on to Bartley, who side-footed it into the bottom corner to make it 3-0. No marking. No chance of stopping that. And who’s the keeper? This is the seventh time in the Premier League that Chelsea have shipped three goals to a newly-promoted team, and the second time under Lampard. Double substitution and skipper changed after the break for the visitors helped them take over. Mount pulled one back from outside the box, keeper frozen, ten minutes into the second half. Sub Hudson-Odoi found the gap thanks to a nice one-two with Havertz, ran through the Albion back line and banged in the second to make it 3-2 with 20 minutes to go. Abraham got in the equaliser in stoppage time, from close range, thanks to Havertz’s shot which Johnstone saved but gloved straight to him. I read about a Havertz handball in the buildup, but honestly didn’t see what all the fuss was about, there was a lot going on in the box and play before the goal. Three goals and a point each, first draw of the season, relief for the Blues, a bit sour for West Brom late on. More madness. I wanted to keep my PL Notes short(er) this week. Impossible. </span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tTQuDzUeEUM/X3MtYG6Di8I/AAAAAAAAS4I/xJkbmRuww9QMDcv1P0wX5iYx2qjyZcfrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114631855_gettyimages-1276833709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tTQuDzUeEUM/X3MtYG6Di8I/AAAAAAAAS4I/xJkbmRuww9QMDcv1P0wX5iYx2qjyZcfrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114631855_gettyimages-1276833709.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#BURSOU</b> Ings gave the Saints the lead early on after a bit of a mess in and around the Burnley box, the keeper coming out, defenders all over the place, but Walker-Peters and Adams still able to complete their passes and a perfect buildup for the former Liverpool man to net. A disallowed goal each, clearly offside, not much else to shout about. It ended 0-1, just the one goal, no typo, believe it or not, leaving Dyche crying out for more players.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Hr1oZKoiwY/X3Mu18hSzfI/AAAAAAAAS4U/-u9ulPz_JG467Gv7ypeZfeGqthiAohQhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114660591_hi063544200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Hr1oZKoiwY/X3Mu18hSzfI/AAAAAAAAS4U/-u9ulPz_JG467Gv7ypeZfeGqthiAohQhQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114660591_hi063544200.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#SHULEE</b> Leeds scored in the 88th minute after both keepers did a great job! Harrison was the provider and Bamford the scorer again, three in three from him as he headed it home for a hard-fought three points. The Blades still have no points after three games, no goals, they're now bottom. Bielsa's gang are up to sixth with two wins from their first three. Good start for them. The French can't stop drooling over the great Argentine, documentary after preview after documentary after preview, clips here, clips there, clips everywhere, I've lost count how much and many episodes they have on him.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1UHp6o3rn8/X3MwMKAUe5I/AAAAAAAAS4g/5EP1IuWeadsbz6ctvG9vRfCctpN74JzFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114661604_wilson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1UHp6o3rn8/X3MwMKAUe5I/AAAAAAAAS4g/5EP1IuWeadsbz6ctvG9vRfCctpN74JzFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114661604_wilson.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#TOTNEW</b> The opener was made by Kane, whose stepovers bamboozled Hayden and then rolled a cross across the six yard box for Moura to tap it into an open net from a couple of yards out, ending a run of 22 league appearances without a goal. Darlow made save after save after save, superhero stuff, 10 to be exact - the most by an English goalkeeper in a Premier League match since Forster v Man City in Nov 2017 (also 10). It should have been a thrash. But there was yet another VAR fiasco in the final minutes of injury time, Dier deemed to have handled the ball Carroll headed on, harsh as he had his back to it, but according to the law it's right as his arm was in an unnatural position moving to stop the ball. Offside was checked as well, Carroll was fine, in line, his team mate who was further forward was not involved in play. Wilson netted the spot kick to make it a goal and point each after utter Spurs dominance, disgusted boss Mourinho left the pitch as soon as the pen was taken. The Magpies can thank their keeper and VAR that they got anything out of this match. The Spurs coach Santos saw red after the final whistle for their frustrations and aggravations to complete another absolute madness. And despite the result, Newcastle boss Bruce agreed "we have lost the plot" on handball and VAR.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l2iDrUsilWo/X3MxlAko5MI/AAAAAAAAS4s/rpS56y8iqg4_b3c86JWm3_eYzj7X6N6TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114662848_gettyimages-1276983466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l2iDrUsilWo/X3MxlAko5MI/AAAAAAAAS4s/rpS56y8iqg4_b3c86JWm3_eYzj7X6N6TgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114662848_gettyimages-1276983466.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#MCILEI</b> City dominated, but the score was level at the break, Walker's foul on Vardy allowed the striker to score from the spot to equalise after Riyad Mahrez's stunning opener early on. Not long after the restart, Vardy put a cheeky flick in to give the Foxes the lead, lovely footy off Castagne’s low cross. And he completed his hat-trick before the hour-mark, another pen after being pushed clumsily by Garcia, banged in, 1-3, the Citizens all over the place, hitting the self-destruct button. This was only the third ever hat-trick scored against a side managed by Guardiola and two of them have been scored by Vardy - the other was Messi in October 2016 in a Champions League game (I WAS THERE!). And the old Fox is the oldest hat-trick scorer in the PL. Ake pulled one back with six minutes left, heading in a corner. Comeback? Nope, another penalty conceded instead, Mendy hauled back Maddison, who made it 2-5 from the spot, as Vardy had been subbed seconds before that incident. Game over. Pep’s men well and truly busted, Brendan’s side with just 28% of possession but 100% of the spoils = three points, mind-blowing football, the first time the Citizens have conceded five goals in a home game since February 2003. Man City have lost 10 of their last 36 league games. Liverpool have lost 10 of their last 128. Just saying.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xIe5d4wXUUM/X3MytENfj2I/AAAAAAAAS40/seAto8Tx9HE7B9rGKJ2B429QnTc7QC6agCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114662253_gettyimages-1228753234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xIe5d4wXUUM/X3MytENfj2I/AAAAAAAAS40/seAto8Tx9HE7B9rGKJ2B429QnTc7QC6agCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114662253_gettyimages-1228753234.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#WHUWOL</b> Bowen opened the scoring for the hosts with a lovely run and beautiful finish beating three defenders. Antonio broke away on the counter down the left, to find Fornals whose shot from range came back off the post, falling into the path of Bowen, who made no mistake of an easy tap in unchallenged, brace for him, 2-0 to the Hammers, too easy. Sou</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">č</span>ek</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> made it three off a corner thanks to a deflection off Jiménez, own goal given, actually. Haller headed the fourth down and in off an excellent Massuaku cross, completingtheir first win of the season in a more than convincing way, taking them up from 18th to 10th. Wolves weren’t anywhere near, dropping down to 16th. Thrash.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tay1lLVd97Q/X3MzqUtbK1I/AAAAAAAAS48/0C6ipsyLRpYKryBh7N_IpYdA61kYIm4PQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114675323_grealish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tay1lLVd97Q/X3MzqUtbK1I/AAAAAAAAS48/0C6ipsyLRpYKryBh7N_IpYdA61kYIm4PQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114675323_grealish.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#FULAVL</b> Dream start for the visitors, taking the lead after just over three minutes, a ball over the top from McGinn, Grealish timed his run perfectly and smashed it past the Fulham keeper. And the Villans doubled their lead just over ten minutes later, Grealish with a cross, McGinn finding Hourihane who slotted it into the bottom corner, too easy. The HT team talk didn’t work well for the hosts, seconds after the restart, a Villa free kick into the box, no Fulham defenders followed Mings in who just got to it, easy peasy again, 0-3. The Cottagers had the ball in the net, but the lovely VAR first checked offside, then a foul, the goal was disallowed for the latter, Mitrovi</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ć</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> judged to have fouled Konsa in the buildup. Welcome to the PL. Kebano saw an effort blocked and Bryan hit the bar just before the end. But it stayed three goals and three points for Villa, game, set, match, 100% record going, unbeaten in eight games, whilst Fulham are in bits, defensive nightmare, their CEO full of apologies post-match, boss Parker fearing for his side if no changes are made = new players added. </span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g3nUc8W7KHA/X3M1RpE_NaI/AAAAAAAAS5I/yYQhOZqI6agW4zprI0LtMxt3zDnefw17gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114676479_gettyimages-1277216201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g3nUc8W7KHA/X3M1RpE_NaI/AAAAAAAAS5I/yYQhOZqI6agW4zprI0LtMxt3zDnefw17gCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114676479_gettyimages-1277216201.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#LIVARS</b> The champions bossed the start, the Gunners had David Luiz and keeper Leno to thank for keeping the ball out denying VVD and MOTM Mané respectively. A TAA banger from outside deflected off defenders and off the crossbar, it could have already been 3-0 with just over 20 minutes gone. But of course, totally against the run of play, a present for Lacazette broke the deadlock, after a counter, Robertson mucked up a clearance completely to hand the Frenchman the ball from a couple of yards out, he messed it up but it looped up, over the diving keeper and in, 0-1. Seconds later, a Salah shot was saved but only as far as an on-running Mané, who made no mistake of banging it in from close range, 1-1. 147 seconds between the two goals. Just over ten minutes before the break, Robertson made up for his cockup with a fine control and cheeky low poke in past the keeper to make it 2-1 off a fine Trent cross, that’s better. Alisson had a couple of stops to do after the break, but the visitors’ defence and keeper were definitely the busier again. Constant pressure. Mané, Salah, VVD, sub Jota, all went close. The sub made it three eventually, Trent cross, messed up clearance by David Luiz, received at the edge of the box, nice control and shot across and into the bottom left corner after some odd wet bounces off the ground, 3-1, finally, nice debut goal. Was there a handball? Sleeve? Borderline chest. No VAR necessary. The utter dominance deserved at least another goal, minimum. Liverpool join Everton and Leicester on nine points out of nine, Arsenal remain winless at Anfield since 2012. (And in case you wonder why I haven't mentioned MOTM Mané's booking at the beginning of the match, it's because I don't know what all the fuss is about. Yes, it's a silly foul, arm out and into Tierney, who made the most of it. Nowhere near a red.)</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Predictions - Actual Results</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Brighton 1:2 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54215333" target="_blank">2:3</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Palace 1:1 Everton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54215332" target="_blank">1:2</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">West Brom 0:3 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54215342" target="_blank">3:3</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Burnley 2:2 Saints - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54215331" target="_blank">0:1</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Sheff United 1:2 Leeds - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54222444" target="_blank">0:1</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Tottenham 2:2 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54222442" target="_blank">1:1</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Man City 1:2 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54222449" target="_blank">2:5</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">West Ham 1:3 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54222443" target="_blank">4:0</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Fulham 1:2 Aston Villa - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54230355" target="_blank">0:3</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Liverpool 4:3 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54230354" target="_blank">3:1</a></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/09/premier-league-notes-week-2.html" target="_blank">Click here for my previous PL Notes.</a></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">All pictures, facts and stats were taken from <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/premier-league/scores-fixtures/2020-09" target="_blank">the BBC match reports</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminpl" target="_blank">ByTheMinPL</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminlfc" target="_blank">ByTheMinLFC</a>, Twitter, Sky Sports and RMC Sport coverage.</span></p>Sonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-16433611363578231672020-09-25T14:18:00.001+01:002020-09-25T14:18:08.566+01:00Premier League Notes - Week 2<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sports - Football - Premier League - Week 2</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The second week of the Premier League Football action saw:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">44 goals - most by Everton and Tottenham = 5 each </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">239 shots - most by Aston Villa = 18</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">91 on target - most by Man City = 9</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">122 corners - most by Leicester = 15<span class="s2"></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">239 fouls - most by Tottenham = 18</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">27 bookings - most by Saints = 4</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">4 red cards - Gibbs for West Brom, Bissouma for Brighton, Christensen for Chelsea, Egan for Sheff United</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">8 penalties - 6 scored (Mitrovic for Fulham, Klich for Leeds, Zaha for Palace, Ings for Saints, Maupay for Brighton, De Bruyne for Man City)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phl4clnzpfY/X23lCHz6z6I/AAAAAAAAS2M/U1gISdlH8Co_zBvIsuZQsA6nLkH_htTJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114492176_dominiccalvert-lewin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phl4clnzpfY/X23lCHz6z6I/AAAAAAAAS2M/U1gISdlH8Co_zBvIsuZQsA6nLkH_htTJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114492176_dominiccalvert-lewin.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#EVEWBA</b> Talk about self-destruction! Brill goal, great start for the visitors, but the Toffees hit back with a cheeky back-foot equaliser, and after Gibbs saw red for a needless push on James Rodriguez seconds after the youngster’s lovely goal made it 2-1, it was game over. Baggies boss Bilic went mad at the officials after the HT whistle and was sent off for his frustrations as well. Shame. Or so I thought. Pereira’s cracking free kick levelled the score again after the restart. Game. On. Keane smacked in the rebound from close range after the keeper saved the initial header off a free kick to, 3-2. Calvert-Lewin tapped in the fourth. And fifth to complete his hat-trick, the thrashing and Albion's misery with it. </span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIKgJxFq7tg/X23ldUY_vPI/AAAAAAAAS2U/g23ioh9ssLg0Ve1mXwaggzzbLuX2zbj-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114493718_gettyimages-1273486834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIKgJxFq7tg/X23ldUY_vPI/AAAAAAAAS2U/g23ioh9ssLg0Ve1mXwaggzzbLuX2zbj-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114493718_gettyimages-1273486834.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#LEEFUL</b> Costa whacked the hosts ahead off a corner, loud bang off the woodwork/top of the net and in, keeper no chance. Mitrovic levelled from the spot. Klich netted a penalty at the other end to regain the lead for the home side. Lovely low finish by Bamford made it 3-1 after the break. Unmarked Costa whacked in the fourth. Bobby pulled one back for Fulham. A Mitrovic header made it 4-3 and the last quarter so much more interesting... End-to-end stuff, madness, Fulham much better than last week, but still pointless. </span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4HhQaCsIr10/X23mNqW7TcI/AAAAAAAAS2c/iPIIJoQanpM2iikYdfvNrZlqMN3LQ3aBACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114494825_wilfriedzaha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4HhQaCsIr10/X23mNqW7TcI/AAAAAAAAS2c/iPIIJoQanpM2iikYdfvNrZlqMN3LQ3aBACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114494825_wilfriedzaha.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#MUNCRY</b> Townsend put the visitors ahead from close range early on. OGS’ face said it all, he knew his side were in trouble when the VAR call started, handball by Lindelof, pen, De Gea saved Ayew’s soft take easily. To piss on United’s cornflakes even more, it had to be retaken as the keeper was off his line. Zaha banged in the second, 0-2. Sub van de Beek pulled one back after some ping pong in the box. Zaha's turn and shot from the edge of the box sealed the deal, 1-3 and three points to Palace at Old Trafford, happy Hodgson.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ME7c925AqJ4/X23muDlNf1I/AAAAAAAAS2k/ZuXzL70gcsY7y0h-MMpvNaqxfJg__c-tACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114495256_gettyimages-1273536187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ME7c925AqJ4/X23muDlNf1I/AAAAAAAAS2k/ZuXzL70gcsY7y0h-MMpvNaqxfJg__c-tACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114495256_gettyimages-1273536187.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#ARSWHU</b> Lacazette banged the Gunners ahead, loved the Dirty Dancing celebration with provider Aubameyang. VAR check for offside in the buildup, would have been super harsh. Antonio turned in the equaliser from close range just before the break. Sub Nketiah put the Gunners ahead late on. Super sub record: Arsenal have scored six Premier League goals through substitutes in 2020, more than any other team in the division.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BxFj9YVprXE/X23nbkENJ0I/AAAAAAAAS2s/xJ9R7N9Vt2Ub3qxxXtb4kf-6qdFR_33OgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114495237_sonheung-min.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BxFj9YVprXE/X23nbkENJ0I/AAAAAAAAS2s/xJ9R7N9Vt2Ub3qxxXtb4kf-6qdFR_33OgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114495237_sonheung-min.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#SOUTOT</b> After three disallowed goals, two for the visitors, Ings gave the Saints the lead with a banger. Miserinho aka Moaninho’s face said it all. The home side dominated, Lloris made some crucial saves. Son levelled the score just before the break, clinical finish set up by Kane. First shot, first goal for Spurs. And seconds after the restart, Son burst forward and banged in the second. Another killer counter, the same duo, made it a hat-trick for the South Korean and 1-3 on the scoreboard after the home side missed chances to level the score. And the same combo made it FOUR. Lethal. Four assists for Kane, four goals for Son. Kane made it 1-5 netting the rebound off the woodwork from sub Lamela’s shot, just to add salt onto Hasenhüttl’s wounds. Who needs Bale?! VAR check by the ref, handball against Doherty, gave the hosts a pen for Ings to make it 2-5. The French commentators absolutely lambasted that call, he was covering a player, how could he have beamed his arm away before the ball bounced and smacked onto it?! C'est le foot.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PIkQYnmLu0Y/X23oAajFqnI/AAAAAAAAS20/k03ZtixxymIKpBlV5h1QgAUMfQs7lmreQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114502873_gettyimages-1228613999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PIkQYnmLu0Y/X23oAajFqnI/AAAAAAAAS20/k03ZtixxymIKpBlV5h1QgAUMfQs7lmreQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114502873_gettyimages-1228613999.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#NEWBHA</b> Penalty after not even a couple of minutes, Saint-Maximin bringing down Tariq Lamptey in the box, clumsy footy. Maupay banged it right into the middle. His second goal was flagged offside seconds later. It took nearly two minutes for the VAR to override that call, lines drawn, close call, goal given, 0-2. Sweet curler by Connolly made it 0-3, the miserable Magpies didn’t get anything on target. Bissouma’s weird high back-heel kick into Lewis’ face saw him off after the ref revised the yellow to a straight red in the final minute of normal time. Accidental or not, dangerous is dangerous. Brighton still bossed it, three goals, three points, too easy.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EtnAYKwccE/X23pkvdmZnI/AAAAAAAAS3A/EwmiWqkk2GES3I14TSBbGKEtdFft2E8bQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114503756_gettyimages-1273706024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EtnAYKwccE/X23pkvdmZnI/AAAAAAAAS3A/EwmiWqkk2GES3I14TSBbGKEtdFft2E8bQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114503756_gettyimages-1273706024.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#CHELIV</b> Christensen's rugby tackle deserved red and cost the Blues, and Kepa’s shaky keeping, leading to Mané’s brace. Jorginho was denied from the spot by Alisson after a softer than soft pen call for Thiago’s slightest of slight brush on Werner. It could and should have been four or five goals for the Reds. “Not definitely a red card," said Chelsea boss Lampard. WTF?! What was he watching?! He also said he needs to try and "give Kepa Arrizabalaga confidence." Good luck on that one.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JO0dmhCtZk/X23qhPP2RYI/AAAAAAAAS3I/LwH7FlodMUM60qIBtLDKgofQI34JDC24QCLcBGAsYHQ/s300/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="112" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JO0dmhCtZk/X23qhPP2RYI/AAAAAAAAS3I/LwH7FlodMUM60qIBtLDKgofQI34JDC24QCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h112/download.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#LEIBUR</b> Poor defending in the both incidents, Wood’s opener and Barnes’ equaliser. Pieters deflected a Castagne shot/cross into the back of his own net to give the Foxes the lead after the break. Justin made it 3-1 totally unmarked from close range despite eight Burnley players in the box. Dunne banged one back off a free kick, 3-2. Whacker from the edge of the box by Praet, 4-2. Burnley still didn’t give up, keeping Schmeichel and the woodwork busy, but still ended pointless.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">There were 39 goals scored across eight games this weekend at an average of 4.9 per game. This is the highest goals-per-game rate on a Saturday and Sunday of Premiers League football (with a minimum of five games).</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2Jiic5mlv4/X23rNzXvvgI/AAAAAAAAS3U/KftjquTkYHE-C7kp1-czLvB9dIirwelVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114553781_gettyimages-1273936228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C2Jiic5mlv4/X23rNzXvvgI/AAAAAAAAS3U/KftjquTkYHE-C7kp1-czLvB9dIirwelVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114553781_gettyimages-1273936228.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#AVLSHU</b> Red after not even 13 minutes, Egan was sent to an early shower denying Watkins a goal-scoring opportunity, similar to Christensen on Mané as mentioned above. The VAR checked, but the ref was very sure of himself. Targett was booked for a tumbling Basham in front of him, harsh penalty given, looooooong VAR check, ref was having non of it, Villa debutant Martinez saved the spot kick denying Lundstrum, muchas gracias. Konsa headed the opener off a deflected corner just past the hour-mark. That ended up being the only goal of the match. The Villans produced 18 shots, that’s one more than Everton, Man United and Liverpool = 17 each, but just three on target, making the penalty save oh so crucial. </span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VHwMiPgBC_I/X23r-vMrpnI/AAAAAAAAS3c/PPwQsITi5lIMmC5_Lrr4CNIXISRU12s2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114554754_gettyimages-1273975509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VHwMiPgBC_I/X23r-vMrpnI/AAAAAAAAS3c/PPwQsITi5lIMmC5_Lrr4CNIXISRU12s2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114554754_gettyimages-1273975509.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#WOLMCI</b> Manchester City equalled Aston Villa's record of winning 10 consecutive opening fixtures to a top-flight season, set between 1891 and 1900, the first timeit's been achieved in the PL era. After Saiss' late tackle on De Bruyne on the edge of the box and/or inside the area, the ref pointed to the spot without hesitation, the Belge banged it into the bottom right corner without a hint of a doubt. Foden slashed in the second past everyone in the box, Sterling the provider from the left. Jimenez headed one back. Jesus sealed the three-point deal in the final seconds of stoppage time, deflected shot in, 1-3. And that late goal meant, we have had 44 goals in this round of matches, more than any other game-week since the league turned to 20 teams. I hope I got my math right with all the stats after all the madness. Are you not entertained?!</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Predictions - Actual Results</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Everton 1:0 West Brom - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54127844" target="_blank">5:2</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Leeds 3:1 Fulham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54127845" target="_blank">4:3</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Man United 1:0 Palace - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54127842" target="_blank">1:3</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Arsenal 3:1 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54127843" target="_blank">2:1</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Saints 1:2 Spurs - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54135440" target="_blank">2:5</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Newcastle 2:0 Brighton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54135433" target="_blank">0:3</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Chelsea 1:3 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54135434" target="_blank">0:2</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Leicester 3:1 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54135439" target="_blank">4:2</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Aston Villa 1:0 Sheff United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54142832" target="_blank">1:0</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Wolves 1:2 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54142831" target="_blank">1:3</a></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/09/premier-league-notes-week-1.html" target="_blank">Click here for my previous PL Notes.</a></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">All pictures, facts and stats were taken from <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/premier-league/scores-fixtures/2020-09?filter=results" target="_blank">the BBC match reports</a>, Twitter, Sky Sports and RMC Sport coverage. </span></p>Sonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-61078102839640057872020-09-17T14:43:00.002+01:002020-09-17T14:51:46.340+01:00Premier League Notes - Week 1<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sports - Football - Premier League - Week 1</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">The first week of the 2020-21 Premier League season saw:</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">16 goals - most by Liverpool = 4</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">178 shots - most by Liverpool = 22</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">61 on target - most by Leicester = 7</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">78 corners - most by Sheff Utd = 12</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">168 fouls - most by Tottenham = 15</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">19 bookings - most by Fulham, Arsenal, Palace, West Ham, Newcastle and Sheff Utd = 2 each </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">0 red cards</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">5 penalties - 5 scored (2 x Salah for Liverpool, 2 x Vardy for Leicester, Jorginho for Chelsea)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>TOP</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZWviAZXnGY/X2NleqU6VvI/AAAAAAAAS1I/4KObhNBBE2ksO_f5ZvHvG-J3sq1Q0F0rACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114347698_sal.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZWviAZXnGY/X2NleqU6VvI/AAAAAAAAS1I/4KObhNBBE2ksO_f5ZvHvG-J3sq1Q0F0rACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114347698_sal.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#FULARS</b> Willian had his hand in all the goals, including Aubameyang’s curling beauty to make it 0-3 and three points for the Gunners.</span><div><b style="font-family: arial;">#LIVLEE</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> Hat-trick hero Salah made up for his team mates’ mess ups at the back, Liverpool ended up on top, Leeds gutted.</span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#BHACHE</b> The Seagulls started brightly against the Blues, until they gave away a spot kick halfway through the first half. Two belters within a couple of minutes made 1:2. An evil deflection sealed the deal 1:3. Harsh result.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>FLOP</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lUWNfTXjaZY/X2NmSlsvVPI/AAAAAAAAS1Q/NeLYIBqB8OMVr4NFkpbDjCHD2Eb2JC8CACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114346274_hi063288621.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lUWNfTXjaZY/X2NmSlsvVPI/AAAAAAAAS1Q/NeLYIBqB8OMVr4NFkpbDjCHD2Eb2JC8CACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114346274_hi063288621.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#CRYSOU</b> With Walker-Peters' not red corrected to a yellow card, the ref and VAR did their job, both players went for the ball, high. Zaha's goal disallowed for offside made up for that though, good old VARce, as replays showed he was on, his other two team mates not, but they had no influence on play, with all the lines drawn. Late Saints push, great save by Palace keeper Guaita against Ings, was too little too late. </span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#WBALEI</b> Vardy’s penalty brace condemned the Baggies to defeat. All three newly promoted sides were beaten on the opening weekend, 10-0 on aggregate.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#TOTEVE</b> It was classic Miserinho aka Moaninho after Spurs flopped. The Toffees were on top thanks to Calvert-Lewin’s header and deserved the three points.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>WTF?!</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NMefN5F7mnc/X2NnPO2ba1I/AAAAAAAAS1c/I5xyV5GVyKQOUJgx5nHyYR3_nRnMzFLkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/_114353825_gettyimages-1272144655.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NMefN5F7mnc/X2NnPO2ba1I/AAAAAAAAS1c/I5xyV5GVyKQOUJgx5nHyYR3_nRnMzFLkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/_114353825_gettyimages-1272144655.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#WHUNEW</b> Horrendous refereeing at the London Stadium. Carroll should have been sent off in the first minute for a dangerous elbow hit. No mentioning of that howler anywhere (English nor French telly)?! The Hammers should have had a penalty for Hendrick’s handball in the second half as well. And Newcastle’s goal's questionable, too, with a high boot on the keeper. The second goal was a banger though, completing a miserable evening for Moyes and co. </span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#SHUWOL</b> Nightmare defending by the hosts, conceding two goals in three minutes. In the first half Wolves were all over the Blades and could have been three or four goals up. The home side played much better after the break, but couldn’t find a breakthrough.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Predictions - Actual Results</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">Fulham 1:2 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54038550" target="_blank">0:3</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">Crystal Palace 1:1 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54038552" target="_blank">1:0</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">Liverpool 3:2 Leeds - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54038549" target="_blank">4:3</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">West Ham 3:3 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54038554" target="_blank">0:2</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">West Brom 2:3 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54045209" target="_blank">0:3</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">Tottenham 2:2 Everton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54045208" target="_blank">0:1</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">Sheffield United 1:2 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54052534" target="_blank">0:2</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">Brighton 0:3 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54052535" target="_blank">1:3</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-man-city-premier-league-fixtures-postponed-first-weekend-aston-villa-burnley-champions-league-europa-583621/amp" target="_blank">Burnley P:P Man United</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-man-city-premier-league-fixtures-postponed-first-weekend-aston-villa-burnley-champions-league-europa-583621/amp" target="_blank">Man City P:P Aston Villa</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/07/premier-league-notes-week-38_94.html" target="_blank">Click here for my previous Premier League Notes.</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: arial;">All pictures, facts and stats were taken from <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/premier-league/scores-fixtures/2020-09?filter=results" target="_blank">the BBC match reports</a>, MOTD, Sky Sports and RMC Sport coverage.</span></p></div>Sonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-44036133944106372412020-07-30T19:27:00.007+01:002020-09-17T14:51:09.077+01:00Premier League Notes - Week 38<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sports - Football - Premier League - Week 38</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/sonjahaha" target="_blank">As explained in my pinned Tweet thread @Sonjahaha</a>, it’s the end of an era for me, after waiting 30 years and writing/reporting/blogging/tweeting/predicting/losing for over 20 years, I can finally retire my pen from my bible and say: WE ARE THE CHAMP19NS! </b></span></p><div><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(And sorry, Google and Blogger updates have screwed up my last post, no links nor pics, ARGH! - edited and added a couple of links months later)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 38th and final week of the 2019-2020 Premier League football season saw:</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">33 goals - most by Man City = 5</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">237 shots - most by Man City = 31</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">77 on target - most by Man City = 10</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">85 corners - most by Man City and Saints = 9 each</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">217 fouls - most by Wolves, Sheff United and West Ham = 16 each</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">32 bookings - most by Man United = 5</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">1 red card - Evans for Leicester</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">5 penalties - 5 scored (Aubameyang for Arsenal, Deeney for Watford, King for Bournemouth, Bruno Fernandes for Man United, Ings for Saints)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#ARSWAT</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">3-0 down after 33 minutes at the Emirates, managerless Watford confirmed the obvious: relegation. The Gunners fired home their first three shots on target: MOTM Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted their penalty for Craig Dawson’s clumsy foul on Alexandre Lacazette (5’ pen), assisted Kieran Tierney (24’), and then topped it all off with an overhead kick (33’). The Hornets tried their best and pulled one back from the spot, Troy Deeney converting it after David Luiz’s foul on Danny Welbeck (43’ pen), the former Arsenal man making it 3-2 from close range (66’). The hosts’ keeper Emiliano Martínez denied the former Gunner a late equalizer, leaving the relegated side gutted. All eyes are on their owners after last week’s sacking, whilst Mikel Arteta’s eighth-placed side ended their worst league season for 25 years on a high, all their eyes and European hopes now resting on the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#BURBHA</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Yves Bissouma (20’) and Aaron Connolly (50’) helped Brighton to victory, which saw the Seagulls finish 15th on 41 points, their highest total in the Premier League, one better than 2017-18. The Clarets did make a match of it, Chris Wood firing in the equalizer just before the HT-break (44’), and Jay Rodriguez seeing his second equalizer chalked off thanks to the beloved VAR (59’). Their first home league defeat since New Year’s Day saw Sean Dyche’s men finish tenth, still an achievement despite the disappointing end to the season. The Burnley boss’ future at the club still remains in doubt, his frustration with the board and lack of squad depth and investment obvious and well known. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#CHEWOL</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Frank Lampard’s men made sure they finished in the top four with a comfortable win against Wolves. MOTM Mason Mount’s beautiful curling free-kick (45+1’) and Olivier Giroud’s finish from close range (45+4’), sealed the victory within 144 seconds just before the HT-break, placing the Londoners in fourth, behind Man United in third on goal difference. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side never really made a match of it at Stamford Bridge, having lost five of their six closing-day PL matches (winning only against Sunderland in 2009-10). The defeat saw the Wanderers finish seventh behind Tottenham on goal difference, but they still have some chance of European qualification if the Blues beat the Gunners in the FA Cup final on Saturday (or they win the Europa League themselves of course). </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#CRYTOT</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Crystal Palace kept their unbeaten run of five final-day PL games going with a hard-fought draw against Tottenham (making it four wins and one draw the last five seasons’ final days). Harry Kane opened the scoring (13’), but Roy Hodgson’s men kept digging and looking to end their dire run of seven previous defeats. Jeffrey Schlupp capitalised on some poor Spurs defending, finishing from close range to level the score (53’). The visitors had more chances, but it stayed a goal and point each, the former England boss mourning the lack of quality and strength, especially upfront. The result saw José Mourinho’s side leapfrog Wolves into sixth and Europa League qualification. Not bad, to say that when the Portuguese took over last season’s Champions League finalists, they were 14th.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#EVEBOU</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">The Cherries ended up heartbroken despite winning 1-3 at Goodison Park, the other results going against them and confirming their five-year stay in the top-tear has come to an end. Eddie Howe’s men gave it their all and took the lead thanks to Joshua King’s penalty after Richarlison handled the ball in the box (13’ pen). Moise Kean equalised against the run of play, tapping in Theo Walcott’s cross (41’). But Dominic Solanke headed Bournemouth back in front just before the HT-break (45+1’). It was a tense second half until Jordan Pickford let through Junior Stanislas’ soft shot to make it 1-3 and give the visitors a nice cushion (80’). The win ended a run of nine consecutive away PL defeats. But the fight they showed was too late, the Cherries falling, 18th, whilst the Toffees failed, finishing 12th, their lowest place at the end of a season in 16 years. Carlo Ancelotti has a lot of work to do. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#LEIMUN</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">The Foxes flopped and dropped out of the top four, where they had sat for 325 days this season, handing the Red Devils the Champions League spot after a disappointing defeat at the King Power Stadium. Plenty of chances were wasted by the hosts before Bruno Fernandes gave OGS’ side the lead from the spot after Anthony Martial tumbled between Wes Morgan and Jonny Evans (71’). Surprise, surprise: It was United’s 14th penalty of the season, the most for a side in PL history. The latter Fox saw red late on to add to Brendan Rodgers’ and co’s misery (90+4’). And sub Jesse Lingard put salt onto the wound, robbing the ball off keeper Kasper Schmeichel to net the second goal (90+8’). A miserable end to the season for Leicester, whilst it will be a happy return to Old Trafford for the visitors, feeling they’re back where they belong. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#MCINOR</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Talking about miserable: Bottom side Norwich were taken apart at the Etihad, Man City thrashing Daniel Farke’s men 5-0 as a farewell present from the Premier League. Gabriel Jesus (11’), MOTM Kevin de Bruyne (45+1’, 90’), Raheem Sterling (79’) and Riyad Mahrez (83’) all added to the show, legend and skipper David Silva’s last appearance for the club after ten glittering years. The Citizens have scored 100+ league goals in a top-flight season for a fifth time, an English record (also 1936-37, 1957-58, 2013-14 and 2017-18). Boss Pep Guardiola will now focus on the Champions League with Real Madrid being their next visitors in the second leg of their last-16 clash next week. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#NEWLIV</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Dwight Gayle gave the Magpies an unexpected lead after just 25 seconds off Jonjo Shelvey’s quickly taken free-kick (1’), the quickest goal on a PL final day. That’s the only time the hosts touched the ball in the Reds’ box in the first half. The champions, starting without their star front three, were level before the break thanks to MOTM VVD’s header (38’). Divock Origi banged the Reds ahead from 20 yards out (59’), before sub Sadio Mané curled in a late third to seal the win (89’). Jürgen Klopp’s men finished top on 99 points after their club record 14th PL away win this season, 18 points ahead of City in second, whilst Steve Bruce is left sour and waiting about Newcastle’s takeover (breaking news today that the Arabs have pulled out), his side safe from the drop but picking up only two points from the last six games. Contrast. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#SOUSHU</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">MOTM Ché Adams’ brace (50’, 71’) and Danny Ings' penalty (84’) turned the game around for Southampton to beat Sheffield United 3-1 at St Mary’s. John Lundstram had given the visitors the lead from close range as the Blades were on top (26’). But for only the second time this season, the Saints overturned a HT-deficit, Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men finishing the season in 11th, whilst Chris Wilder’s side dropped to ninth, still their highest finish in the Premier League, in their first season back in the top tier since 2007. Not bad. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>#WHUAVL</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Aston Villa ensured their survival at the cost of Bournemouth after a draw at West Ham was enough to avoid the drop. Skipper, hero and MOTM Jack Grealish had put the Villans ahead with a smacker of a strike (84’). 100 seconds later, Andriy Yarmolenko’s deflected shot levelled the score (85’) and shot up the nerves for the final minutes at the London Stadium (and false hopes for the Cherries). But Dean Smith’s men survived and could breathe a sigh of relief, whilst the Hammers had already secured their safety in 16th last match-week. In his 19 games in charge, David Moyes has recorded one more PL point than his predecessor Manuel Pellegrini did in the previous 19 games (20-19). The former Everton boss was full of praise for the young and fresh - hinting on more, as in more newbies incoming?</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Predictions - Actual Results</b></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">I was working on Sunday, made it home just in time for the second half, then realising that for the first time this season I forgot to make my predictions. So, I just put 0:0 on all. I’m happy I beat my dad in our final season of predictions - end of an era after 20 years! <a href="https://twitter.com/sonjahaha" target="_blank">See my Twitter thread mentioned at the top for more on that, just search Sonjahaha and you'll find me.</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Arsenal 0:0 Watford - 3:2</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Burnley 0:0 Brighton - 1:2</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Chelsea 0:0 Wolves - 2:0</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">C Palace 0:0 Tottenham - 1:1</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Everton 0:0 Bournemouth - 1:3</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Leicester 0:0 Man United - 0:2</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Man City 0:0 Norwich - 5:0</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Newcastle 0:0 Liverpool - 1:3</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">Southampton 0:0 Sheff United - 3:1</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: arial;">West Ham 0:0 Aston Villa - 1:1 </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><font class="s2"></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All facts and stats were taken from the BBC match reports, ByTheMin, RMC and Sky Sports coverage - <a href="https://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/07/premier-league-notes-week-37.html" target="_blank">see the previous posts for links.</a></span></p>Sonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-62484528623028255252020-07-23T20:54:00.003+01:002020-07-28T15:51:59.660+01:00Premier League Notes - Week 37<div class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3px;">
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">25 goals - most by Liverpool = 5</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">227 shots - most by Man City = 26</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">76 on target - most by Man City = 10</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">116 corners - most by Leicester = 13</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">249 fouls - most by Everton and Arsenal = 19 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">33 bookings - most by Brighton and Arsenal = 4 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2 red cards - Buendía and Drmić for Norwich</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">3 penalties - 1 scored (Antonio for West Ham)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>#NORBUR</b></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a> acrobatically connected to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hann_Berg_Gu%C3%B0mundsson">Jóhann Guðmundsson</a>’s cross into the box to put it past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Krul">Tim Krul</a> from close range and open the scoring for Burnley (45+5’). Wood is the first player to score 13 goals in a top division season for the club since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Noble">Peter Noble</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Hankin">Ray Hankin</a> in 1975-76. Norwich had made a strong start pulling a couple of saves out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pope_(footballer)">Nick Pope</a>. But like so many times this season, the Canaries then pressed the self-destruct button. First <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emi_Buend%C3%ADa">Emi Buendía</a> was sent off for an elbow into the back of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Westwood_(footballer,_born_1990)">Ashley Westwood</a>'s head, ref <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Friend">Kevin Friend</a> checked the VAR screen himself to confirm the red (36’). And the bottom club went down to nine men after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Drmi%C4%87">Josip Drmić</a>’s dangerous lunge in with studs up on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Pieters">Erik Pieters</a>, no replay or VAR needed for that one (45+3’). There was a lot of discussions about the harshness of both decisions, but I think both calls were clear and obvious. The goal then just added salt onto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Farke">Daniel Farke</a> and co’s wounds, confirming the obvious, just not controlled nor good enough. Norwich are the first team to have multiple players sent off in the first half of a Premier League game since August 2015 (two Stoke red cards v West Brom). Capitulation. And to add to their misery, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Godfrey">Ben Godfrey</a> added an own goal into the bottom right to make it 0-2 (81’). No team have scored more own goals in the Premier League this season than Norwich (three). And the Canaries have conceded 37 home goals in the Premier League this season - in their league history they have only shipped more at Carrow Road once (48 in 1946-47). It’s the ninth consecutive defeat for the relegated side. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a>’s men meanwhile, climbed up to ninth after their club record 15th league win of the season, their most in a top-flight campaign since 1974-75. Records.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Who else but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> broke the deadlock in the South-coast derby, off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Redmond">Nathan Redmond</a>, cutting onto his right foot, taking the ball past two players and squeezing it around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Stacey">Jack Stacey</a> and into the bottom right corner (41’). It’s his 12th goal on the road for the Saints, matching <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Le_Tissier">Matt Le Tissier</a>’s club record for the most away goals in a season. The Cherries must have been gutted at the break after playing well for most of the half, but recording no shot on target. Important HT team talk for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>. The VAR awarded a penalty deeming the ball came off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1997)">Harry Wilson</a>’s arm, harsh one. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ramsdale">Aaron Ramsdale</a> dived the right way, his left, and saved the spot kick to deny Ings the club record (59’). Bournemouth thought they had found a dramatic late leveller when after a scramble <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Surridge">Sam Surridge</a> squeezed the ball inside the post - for the beloved VAR to disallow it offside (90+4’). Howe closed his eyes, Ramsdale’s celebrating run across the pitch was spoilt, but it summarised their season: all fight, no result, no points. And to add salt onto the wounds, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Obafemi">Michael Obafemi</a> slipped it through to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A9_Adams">Ché Adams</a> in the box, who took one touch to beat the defender and smash it beyond Ramsdale to make it 0-2 (90+8’). The result sees the Cherries drop to 19th, three points from safety with one game to go at Everton.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a> broke the deadlock after just seven minutes, running and dancing through the Foxes' back line, his shot coming off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Justin">James Justin</a> into the bottom left. The VAR checked offside against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a> when the shot was taken, but the goal stood, the striker not involved at all. And it was given as an own goal anyways in the end. The Foxes kept pushing, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> kept missing, Kane ended up scoring, doubling the Londoners’ lead with his left foot across into the bottom right corner (38’). And seconds later, the top scorer added to his and his side’s account, again across and into the bottom right, lovely take (40’). Three counter goals, lacking any marking or defending. Since January Leicester have amassed 17 out of 48 points. Thrown it away completely. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Lloris">Hugo Lloris</a> did his job in the second half, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>' side with double the attempts and shots on target, but nothing on the scoreboard. It was the lowest possession for Spurs at home in eight years with only 30%, but I don’t think <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> and co will care about any of that after banking three comfy points taking them up to sixth (before Wolves played, see below). </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Half an hour gone, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Trossard">Leandro Trossard</a> linked-up well, the latter seeing his right footed shot from the centre of the box saved by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_D%C3%BAbravka">Martin Dúbravka</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> came close, putting his chance just over for the visitors at the end of the first half. The Magpies went close again shortly after the break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Almir%C3%B3n">Miguel Almirón</a> squeezing a shot away under pressure from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Lamptey">Tariq Lamptey</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Ryan">Mat Ryan</a> to save. Frustrating game to watch. Bookings left, right and centre. But nothing from it. It ended goalless, no surprises at the Amex Stadium.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Not much happened at Bramall Lane, the home side giving the Toffees no break. A couple of minutes before the half-time break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Walcott">Theo Walcott</a> in a world of space on the right, found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> in the box, whose header from close range came crashing off the post. The visitors should’ve been ahead. Seconds after the restart, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richarlison">Richarlison</a> banged in a header into the bottom left to give Everton the lead (46’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> said something right during the interval. Both sides had chances to add to the scoreboard, most wasted, the home side producing more but nothing on target. Frustrating result for them, blowing their European hopes, dropping to eighth, five points ahead of Everton.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The only thing worth reporting in the first quarter was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamadou_Sakho">Mamadou Sakho</a> having to be replaced having obviously pulled something. A couple of shots, but nothing of note. End of the first half, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Podence">Daniel Podence</a> headed the Wanderers ahead off a nice run and cross by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doherty_(footballer,_born_1992)">Matt Doherty</a>, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Schlupp">Jeffrey Schlupp</a> gave the ball away to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Moutinho">João Moutinho</a> (41’). His first goal for the club. Lovely buildup. All Wolves in the second half. What a beauty by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_(footballer)">Jonny</a>, turn and hit from the centre of the box, doubled the visitors’ lead, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%C3%A9_(footballer,_born_1996)">Adama Traoré</a> an absolute monster in the buildup once again (68’). Palace had some chances after that, nothing to worry <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_Patr%C3%ADcio">Rui Patrício</a> much. It ended 2-0, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s seventh consecutive league defeat for the first time in his long managerial career sees his side remain 14th, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a>’s side stay 6th and in the tight race for Europe. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday the news broke: Watford sacked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> with only two games left to play?! The third manager of the season to be given the chop by the owners, that makes it an average of 11ish points per sacking this season. Rumours were growing of bust-ups between players and the manager. No surprise on Tuesday then: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a>'s first half double (31’, 40’), then in the second half <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Foden">Phil Foden</a> (63’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymeric_Laporte">Aymeric Laporte</a> (66’) got in on the fun. The Hornets are in big trouble, handing Villa a lifeline, see below for more.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Aston Villa were fighting, Arsenal just awful. From a corner, whipped in by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_Hourihane">Conor Hourihane</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Mings">Tyrone Mings</a> got a touch and the ball found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9z%C3%A9guet_(Egyptian_footballer)">Trézéguet</a> in space in the box, who connected with it beautifully WHACK to give the Villans the lead (27’). It was enough to bag the three crucial points. After seeing his side losing in miserable fashion against the relegation battlers, not producing a single shot on target and heading to their worst finish in 25 years, Gunners boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a> said that winning the FA Cup final on 1 August is even more important for the club now as it's the only way they can qualify for Europe next season. Duh! Massive performance and win for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a> and his men, dropping Watford into the relegation zone on goal difference, three points ahead of Bournemouth in 19th, taking the fight against the drop into the last week. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dull match until a controversial penalty call: It took the VAR a while and a few replays to decide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba">Paul Pogba</a> handled the ball. Some (the French commentators) argued the Frenchman protected himself, but especially the angle from behind showed it looked more like a volleyball move with both arms up. A rare call going against United, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Antonio">Michail Antonio</a> made no mistake, banging the spot kick in sending <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> the wrong way just before the HT break (45’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a> smashed in the equaliser from the centre of the box, the Hammers defence giving him too much time and space (51’). Big point for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> and co to make 100% sure they stay up, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">OGS</a> and his men will need a point against Leicester in the final matchweek to qualify for Europe next season. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naby_Ke%C3%AFta">Naby Keïta</a> opened the scoring from the edge of the semi-circle into the top right, lovely first shot on target after a quiet opening with each side feeling each other out (23’). Another lovely lovely goal, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold">TAA</a> curled a free kick from right outside the semi-circle up and over everyone into the right corner of the net (37’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georginio_Wijnaldum">Georginio Wijnaldum</a> made it three, whacking the ball in after a corner bounced off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mo Salah</a> and a couple of defenders, a bit of ping pong, but super finish (43’). Chelsea pulled one back in the final seconds of the first half, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a>'s shot was saved by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a>, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> slid in to net the rebound to make it 3-1 (45+3’). Perfect cross by Trent from the right and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Firmino">Bobby Firmino</a> entering the box bang middle made no mistake of heading it in to make it four for the Reds (55’). The Blues doubled their score, sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Abraham">Tammy Abraham</a> unmarked from close range, after a lovely run and cross from the left by the other sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Pulisic">Christian Pulisic</a> (61’). What a turn and take by Pulisic unmarked in the box to make it 4-3 and game on (73’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Oxlade-Chamberlain">The Ox</a> made it five, after a super quick counter, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robertson">Andy Robertson</a> from the left, long cross, BANG, the sub made no mistake from close range (84’). BOOM. Unbeaten at Anfield for three seasons. CHAMP19NS. Fireworks and party started. <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminlfc">Click here for full ByTheMinLFC coverage.</a> </span><br />
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tottenham 1:1 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53378662">3:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Watford 1:1 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53399056">0:4</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Aston Villa 0:2 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53399057">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Man United 2:1 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53412783">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Liverpool 3:2 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53412782">5:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 36th week of the Premier League football action saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">255 shots - most by Liverpool = 24</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">75 on target - most by Liverpool = 8</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">107 corners - most by Liverpool = 13</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">113 fouls - most by Everton and Man United = 15 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> headed the dominant Blues ahead just before the half-time break (45+3’). Disappointing defending by relegated Norwich after a strong first-half performance frustrating the hosts. The Canaries were a bit more adventurous and pushing in the second half, but not much, Chelsea stayed on top and banked the three points to keep them in third place. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The home side made it as cagey and difficult as possible for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a>’s men to find any way through. But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> whacked in the breakthrough for Wolves, netting the rebound off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doherty_(footballer,_born_1992)">Matt Doherty</a>’s saved shot (75’). Eventful final minutes of stoppage time: Just after they missed a golden chance, headed wide, Burnley won a penalty. Overhead kick?! No foul! Offside? No, handball! The VAR confirmed the spot kick, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a> banged it in to the right side netting to level the score (90+6’). One goal and one point each, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a> must be the happier.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Silva">David Silva</a>’s stunning free kick into the top corner gave the Citizens the lead early on (6’). But the Cherries hit back, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Stanislas">Junior Stanislas</a> with a gem of a free kick, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ederson_(footballer,_born_1993)">Ederson</a> and the post did enough to keep it out. Seconds later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> doubled City’s lead, working his way through everyone, finishing nice and low into the far corner (39’). The visitors had the ball in the back of the net again after the break, but the VAR found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_King_(footballer)">Joshua King</a>’s toe offside. Jesus’ penalty shout was rightly called off by the VAR as the Brazilian was the one stepping on the defender <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cook">Steve Cook</a>’s foot, correct call for a change (74’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brooks_(footballer)">David Brooks</a> finally pulled one back, fully deserved for the visitors (88’). But it stayed 2-1, harsh on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a> and his men, who worked harder and produced more, just not the result. That’s what counts most, as the ex-champions know as well.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a> gave Spurs the lead at St James’ Park, low and through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeAndre_Yedlin">DeAndre Yedlin</a>’s legs (27’). And the South Korean could have had another goal seconds later, hit from 25 yards, pulling a high-flying save out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_D%C3%BAbravka">Martin Dúbravka</a>. But the Magpies didn’t stay down, creating chances, worrying and working <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Lloris">Hugo Lloris</a> hard, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> denied by the woodwork. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ritchie">Matt Ritchie</a> found the equaliser after the half-time break, sublime whack across the box and in (56’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a> restored the visitors’ lead shortly after, unmarked, easy header down and in, his 200th in 350 appearances (60’). And the record striker put another one in to make it 201 and 1-3, off another save off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamela">Erik Lamela</a>’s shot, easy central and from close range but painful one clashing with a defender on the way (90’). Costly defeat, points and injuries for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a> and co, after playing and working so well and hard.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early dominance by the champions was nearly rewarded through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez">Emiliano Martínez</a>’s cock-up with the ball, which found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Firmino">Roberto Firmino</a>’s high leg and went just wide, just, off the post (13’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> broke the deadlock from close range after great buildup by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robertson">Andrew Robertson</a> and Firmino, bing, bang, boom (20’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk">Virgil van Dijk</a> was left complaining after he lost the ball off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiss_Nelson">Reiss Nelson</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a> to whack in the equaliser, seconds after the Frenchman had a goal chalked off for offside (23’). There was nothing there, a rare soft giveaway by the big Dutchman, handing the Gunners their first shot of the match. And Nelson smashed Arsenal ahead, across and into the far corner, off Lacazette from the right, after Liverpool messed up again, a throw-in to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a>, the keeper gave it away (44’). Two presents, two goals, the hosts ahead against the run of play. The Reds have gone in behind at half-time despite scoring the opening goal for the first time since December 2016 vs West Ham; that game was also the last time they made two errors leading directly to a goal in the opening half. The visitors dominated after the break, possession, chances, but the only real save Martínez had to make wasn’t until added time. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a> was understandably not happy, the champions’ third defeat of the season, lots of records out of the window with it. <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminlfc">Click here for ByTheMinLFC coverage.</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early injury woos and change for the Toffees, both sides struggled fitness-wise, not much produced, created or shown by either side. This had 0-0 written all over it. But Villa stuck around, created opportunities as well. And the Villans scored with their first shot on target: A free-kick whipped in, cracking delivery from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_Hourihane">Conor Hourihane</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezri_Konsa">Ezri Konsa</a> poked out a long leg and just about got it over the line (72’). But it was not to be. A cross to the back post, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Walcott">Theo Walcott</a> looped a header across goal and Konsa did his best to clear it with an overhead kick, but his contact only sent it over the line before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_Reina">Pepe Reina</a> could get anything on it. The ref's watch confirmed the clear goal, 1-1, the hosts’ first shot on target as well (87’). A goal and point each, a bit of pride for one side, heartbreak for the other.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester on top, took a deserved lead, youngster <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Thomas_(footballer,_born_2001)">Luke Thomas</a> with an assist on his debut, picking out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayoze_P%C3%A9rez">Ayoze Pérez</a> with a beauty of a pass from the left, the Spaniard took a touch and then nailed a low shot through the legs of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egan_(footballer,_born_1992)">John Egan</a> and into the bottom corner (29’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demarai_Gray">Demarai Gray</a> doubled the Foxes’ lead with a lovely shot across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Henderson">Dean Henderson</a> and in (79’). The result keeps <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>' men in Champions League qualification, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder">Chris Wilder</a>'s side's European hopes are left hanging, two points behind Wolves in 6th.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A Palace penalty appeal was ignored shortly before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> gave the Red Devils the lead just before the half-time break with a lovely move into the box and turn around the Eagles defenders and keeper and in (45+1’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> the provider, of course. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew">Jordan Ayew</a>’s equaliser was disallowed by the lovely VAR - both his and the defender’s toes were on the same line FFS (55’)! It took over two minutes for the call! Ridiculous! Time out?! Fernandes hit the woodwork a couple of minutes before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> on a charge doubled United’s lead (78’). Harsh. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_van_Aanholt">Patrick van Aanholt</a> was down and out after that, had to be replaced, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a> must have been counting his demons. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">OGS</a>’ side ended up on top, but with a lot of help from modern technology. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a> put the Seagulls ahead, finishing off a fine move off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Lamptey">Tariq Lamptey</a>'s long throw, headed on by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Murray">Glenn Murray</a>, through the heart of the Saints’ defence and in by the Frenchman, a nice reverse shot from eight yards out, wrong-footing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_McCarthy">Alex McCarthy</a> (18’). A great counter saw the home side level, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> on the charge off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Redmond">Nathan Redmond</a>, left-footer into the bottom right from the centre of the box, nice one (66’). It ended a goal and point each, Brighton edging their way to safety, leaving Southampton more disappointed, dropping points after dominating once again. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Antonio">Michail Antonio</a> gave the Hammers an early lead, one-touch take nutmegging the Watford keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(footballer)">Ben Foster </a>(6’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Sou%C4%8Dek">Tomáš Souček</a> doubled the hosts’ lead soon after, heading in a superb cross by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Bowen">Jarrod Bowen</a> (10’). Dream start for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> and co. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Rice">Declan Rice</a> smashed in the third across and in from over twenty yards out into the top right corner (36’). Beauty. With that, West Ham have scored more Premier League goals in their last five games (12) than in their previous 11 games combined. The Hornets hit back after the break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> smashing in the rebound off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Doucour%C3%A9">Abdoulaye Doucouré</a>’s good run past a couple of defenders and low shot off the post to make it 3-1 (49’). Foster kept out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Haller">Sébastian Haller</a>’s superb take trying to catch out the keeper out of position from distance, seconds after the West Ham man came on (73’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> was in agony seeing his side create chance after chance, but just unable to add more to the scoreboard. It ended 3-1, crucial points for the Hammers, leaving Watford sweating, three points separating them from the drop zone with two games left to play. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea 3:0 Norwich - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53316049">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 3:0 Bournemouth - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53330144">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arsenal 2:2 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53330142">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester 2:1 Sheffield United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53343859">2:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crystal Palace 1:2 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53343861">0:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southampton 1:0 Brighton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53343862">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">West Ham 3:2 Watford - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53358478">3:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 35th week of Premier League Football action saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">34 goals - most by Man City = 5</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Antonio">Michail Antonio</a> found the back of the net from close range after meeting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Diop_(footballer)">Issa Diop</a>'s flicked-on header off a corner, following <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Krul">Tim Krul</a>’s fine save (11’). A wonderful volley by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Sou%C4%8Dek">Tomáš Souček</a> was brilliantly matched by a superb Krul's stop (43’). Antonio headed home <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Noble">Mark Noble</a>'s free-kick to double West Ham's lead just before the break (45+1’). And Antonio completed his hat-trick nodding in the rebound after Krul saved his initial shot (54’). The 30-year-old striker added a fourth to his tally with a cute flick in at the near post (75’), making him the first Hammer to whack in a PL quadruple. Terrible defending once again, Norwich are down and out, relegated after their seventh consecutive defeat.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Welbeck">Danny Welbeck</a> was a busy man early on for Watford and hit the woodwork, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_D%C3%BAbravka">Martin Dúbravka</a> just about keeping it out (18’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> got the final touch from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ritchie">Matt Ritchie</a>'s curling corner to give the Magpies the lead (23’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a>’s delighted. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> stepped up and smashed in the spot-kick to level the score after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiko_Femen%C3%ADa">Kiko Femenía</a> was fouled in the box (52’). Another penalty went to the Hornets after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Manquillo">Javier Manquillo</a> brought down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%C3%AFla_Sarr">Ismaïla Sarr</a> in the box, Deeney smashed that one in as well to turn the game around (81’), not bad but very crucial penalty brace in their fight for survival, the comeback win moving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a>'s side six points clear from the drop zone (before the later games, see below).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Reds bossed it, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pope_(footballer)">Nick Pope</a> decided it with a MOTM performance, denying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mo Salah</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> and co. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robertson">Andrew Robertson</a> put the champions ahead (36’). But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>’s men let off a bit after the interval, and after the second drinks break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rodriguez">Jay Rodriguez</a> hit one back to level the score (69’). It ended a goal and point each at Anfield, the hosts keeping their record points and unbeaten home run going, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a>'s sides stay tenth.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McGoldrick">David McGoldrick</a> opened his Premier League scoring account with a brace (18’, 77’), the Republic of Ireland striker and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oli_McBurnie">Oli McBurnie</a> (33’) downed Chelsea 3:0. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a>’s shaky defence struggled to deal with the duo at Bramall Lane. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder">Chris Wilder</a> can be a very happy man, throwing the European chase wide open, with just one point separating them from Wolves in sixth. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a>’s third hat-trick of the season (21’, 53’, 81’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> (44’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Silva">Bernardo Silva</a> (56’) tap ins, th-r-ashed Brighton. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter">Graham Potter</a>'s men didn’t manage a single shot on target at home, the result seeing them stay 15th, but West Ham and Watford in 16th and 17th closing the gap to the Seagulls to two points. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves bounced back from two defeats on the trot with a convincing win against Everton. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> scored the opener from the spot after a clumsy foul by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Digne">Lucas Digne</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Podence">Daniel Podence</a> (44+2’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Dendoncker">Leander Dendoncker</a> doubled the hosts’ lead with a header shortly after the break (46’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_Jota">Diogo Jota</a> sealed the win with a third from just inside the box (74’), keeping the Wanderers in the European race and the Toffees dangling nowhere, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> lambasting his side. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The VAR was adding a lot of spice to the already hot encounter at Villa Park, disallowing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamadou_Sakho">Mamadou Sakho</a>’s opener for the ball hitting his shoulder which was deemed a handball after a lengthy delay. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A9z%C3%A9guet_(Egyptian_footballer)">Trézéguet</a> put the hosts in control either side of the half-time break (45+4’, 59’) and of when his side were given a penalty by referee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Atkinson">Martin Atkinson</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_van_Aanholt">Patrick Van Aanholt</a>’s challenge on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Grealish">Jack Grealish</a>, but the VAR overturned the call, no pen. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Benteke">Christian Benteke</a> saw red after the final whistle to add drama to defeat. The defeat puts Palace’s run down to five consecutive losses, whilst the Villans keep themselves in the fight for survival, four points away from safety with three games to go..</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a> put the Gunners ahead with a splendid finish into the far corner (16’). But the away party didn’t last long, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a> netted the equaliser seconds later (19’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Luiz">David Luiz</a> once again failing to cover an attacker. Both sides tried, created chances, pushing for the winner, keepers and woodworks busy. Spurs took over late on, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Alderweireld">Toby Alderweireld</a>’s header giving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a>’s men a late win in the tightly fought derby (81’). The defeat put <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arterta</a>’s side down to ninth, two points and one place behind their arch rivals. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> scrambled the ball over the line for the opener thanks to some calamitous defending (23’), the Foxes dominating the Cherries early on down South. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Stanislas">Junior Stanilas</a> levelled the score from the spot after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel">Kasper Schmeichel</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Ndidi">Wilfred Ndidi</a> totally messed up and brought down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1992)">Callum Wilson</a> in the box (66’). Seconds later, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Solanke">Dominic Solanke</a> beat Schmeichel with a soft shot to give the home side the lead (67’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87a%C4%9Flar_S%C3%B6y%C3%BCnc%C3%BC">Çağlar Söyüncü</a> saw red for kicking out at Wilson when the ball was already over the line (67’). Needless. An absolute crazy couple of minutes! Then a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Evans">Jonny Evans</a> own goal off Stanislas’ attempt (83’) and Solanke again (87’) sealed an inspiring and crucial comeback win for the home side, 4-1. Wow. Bournemouth were seventh at one point this season, but after collecting just two points from their previous nine games, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>’s side were falling down hard and fast - will their first win in ten be a grand start to a big bounce back? One place and three points separates them from safety. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>’ men meanwhile, just totally fell apart and are in danger of dropping out of the top four for the first time since September, Manchester United creeping up behind them in fifth on goal difference. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba">Paul Pogba</a> lost the ball to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a>, it popped up to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Redmond">Nathan Redmond</a> who picked out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Armstrong">Stuart Armstrong</a>, the Scotsman took a touch to give Southampton a deserved lead (13’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> had the ball in the net after a great pass from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> on the left, but he was offside (16’). Pogba crossed in for Martial who managed to hold up the ball, lay it off, Rashford came onto it and levelled things up (21’). Seconds later, Martial from the left, pushed forward, cut inside and lashed it past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_McCarthy">Alex McCarthy</a> to give the Red Devils the lead (24’). Wow, what a turnaround! But the game's never over until the final whistle! One last corner for Southampton, superb ball from the skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ward-Prowse">James Ward-Prowse</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Bednarek_(footballer)">Jan Bednarek</a> got a touch, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Obafemi">Michael Obafemi</a> just got ahead of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Lindel%C3%B6f">Victor Lindelöf</a> and the slightest of touches to grab the equaliser and a point for the Saints (90+8’). A late, late sucker punch for Southampton sat in 12th, denying United the win and halting their move into the top four.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth 1:1 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53286349">4:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man United 3:0 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53303199">2:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 34th week of the Premier League football action saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">26 goals - most by Man City = 5</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">243 shots - most by Man City = 23</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">115 corners - most by Tottenham = 13</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">33 bookings - most by Norwich and Liverpool = 4 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 penalties - 1 scored (Bruno Fernandes for Man United)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> put the Blues ahead controversially, Palace not happy as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cahill">Gary Cahill</a> went down with an obvious hamstring injury in the buildup (6’), and had to be replaced thereafter. It wasn’t that obvious, the former Chelsea man just couldn’t keep up with the run of the provider <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a>, tough luck. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Pulisic">Christian Pulisic</a> doubled their lead shortly after the first drinks break with a lovely left-footer, too easy (27’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Zaha">Wilfried Zaha</a> smacked one back, what a screamer from far out, wow (35’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Abraham">Tammy Abraham</a> made it 1-3, tight but on and in, VAR confirmed (71’). I hardly finished the last note, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Benteke">Christian Benteke</a> tapped one back, his first goal at Selhurst Park since 2018, brilliantly set up by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_van_Aanholt">Patrick van Aanholt</a>, 2-3 and game on (73’). Palace thought they levelled the score in stoppage time, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Dann">Scott Dann</a>’s header hit the woodwork! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a>’s men were relieved to hear the FT whistle.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emi_Buend%C3%ADa">Emiliano Buendía</a> put the bottom side ahead early on with a lovely curler after a quick counter by the Canaries (4’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(footballer)">Ben Foster</a> grabbing thin air. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Dawson">Craig Dawson</a> headed the Hornets level point blank soon after (8’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Welbeck">Danny Welbeck</a>’s spectacular overhead kick put the home side ahead (55'), top quality and very very crucial turnaround in their battle for survival. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> got his 20th of the season, set up by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukayo_Saka">Bukayo Saka</a>, quick move, great pickup, quality goal, clinical (21’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel">Kasper Schmeichel</a> denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a> with just over half an hour gone, the Gunners all over the Foxes. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> set up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelechi_Iheanacho">Kelechi Iheanacho</a> from the left, but the goal got disallowed for a foul in the buildup (35’). Arsenal corner by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Ceballos">Dani Ceballos</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Luiz">David Luiz</a> header down, Lacazette put it in and was sure of himself, but the flag was up and it was confirmed offside (68’). The ref went to the screen to double-check, rare in the PL! Moments after coming on, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Nketiah">Eddie Nketiah</a> was then sent off instead of just a yellow for his lash out at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Justin">James Justin</a>, on the knee, it wasn’t near the ball, harsh maybe but no surprise (76’). Vardy turn and goal, offside (80’). Four minutes later, lovely ball into the box by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demarai_Gray">Demarai Gray</a>, Vardy netted it, offside again?! Replays, lines and checks and more replays... It stood, 1-1 (87’). EIGHT minutes added on for all that malarkey - it stayed at one goal and o</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ne point each, the CL qualification spot chase staying on. It's only </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester’s second ever away point against Arsenal.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> left unmarked in the box, you’re asking for trouble, a present of an opener, set up by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Silva">David Silva</a> from the left (10’). The second goal was the same again, this time <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a> from the left, providing an unmarked <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez">Riyad Mahrez</a> with an easy finish (21’). Too easy. Quality own goal: Jesus dancing into the box, Magpies defender <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(footballer)">Federico Fernández</a> tried to nick the ball, curled it into the corner of his own net instead to make it 3-0 (58’). Silva made it four with a left-footed free kick around the wall and in (65’). The same Silva again in the buildup, handed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a> a present to make it 5-0 in stoppage time. Th-r-ash.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The home side were more threatening at times, but that soon ebbed down. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BAben_Neves">Rúben Neves</a> hit the woodwork with a lovely curling free-kick with just over half an hour played. Goal for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sharp">Billy Sharp</a>, but offside, shame (53’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egan_(footballer,_born_1992)">John Egan</a> rose the highest off a corner and headed in the winner in the final seconds of stoppage time. A crucial late winner in the race for Europe.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scrappy match, more frustrating for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> watching Burnley take advantage as the Hammers struggled to break down their opponents. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rodriguez">Jay Rodriguez</a> snuck in the opener, a header that bounced in off the crossbar, nicely set up by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Taylor_(footballer,_born_1993)">Charlie Taylor</a> (38’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a> thought he had doubled his side’s lead, to be disallowed, marginally offside (76’). The Hammers kept digging, chance after chance, their own grave in the end as they suffered another defeat. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Ryan">Mat Ryan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Pr%C3%B6pper">Davy Pröpper</a> messed up between each other, handing the ball to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naby_Ke%C3%AFta">Naby Keïta</a>, who put it straight across the box for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Salah">Mo Salah</a> to bang it in and give the champions the lead (6’). The skipper made it two seconds later: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georginio_Wijnaldum">Georginio Wijnaldum</a> to Salah, to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a>, who placed it across and into the left corner to make it 0-2 in his 350th PL appearance (8’). Beautiful. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Trossard">Leandro Trossard</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a> pushed the Reds after the first drinks break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter">Graham Potter</a> said something right, but Red youngster <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neco_Williams">Neco Williams</a> and keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a> and co coped well. The hosts pulled one back eventually, deserved after the drinks break! Whacked in by Trossard off a lovely cross by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Gro%C3%9F">Pascal Groß</a>, Alisson no chance, game on (44’). After a more settled and even second half restart, Salah headed in a corner, bottom right to make it 1-3 (76’). Not an easy but quality win for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>’s men, their record-breaking 30th league win of the season. Potter’s side tried their best to stay in the match, but fell to the record breaking champions in the end. <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminlfc">Click here for my full ByTheMinLFC coverage.</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The only thing of note happening in the first half was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a> going down in the box and not getting a penalty for a change! After the break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith_(footballer,_born_1991)">Adam Smith</a> got knocked out cold after colliding with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Davies_(footballer,_born_1993)">Ben Davies</a> and had to come off around the hour-mark, a long delay without any replays, you know it’s bad. Hope he's okay. Bournemouth shaken, Tottenham lucky. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1992)">Callum Wilson</a>’s overhead kick put the hosts ahead in the final minutes of normal time - or so they thought, apparently there was a handball on its way in, harsh, good old VAR. Twelve minutes added on. It ended goalless, not a single shot on target for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a>’s men, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a> and co will be left wondering how costly the VAR calls and injuries will be in their fight for survival. It was the first time after 186 PL games for the Cherries not to concede a single shot on target. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saints thought they had broken the deadlock when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Armstrong">Stuart Armstrong</a> fired the ball into the roof of the net off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A9_Adams">Ché Adams</a>, but the flag’s up, offside (7’). Softer than soft penalty given against the Toffees, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ward-Prowse">James Ward-Prowse</a> leaning in on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Gomes">André Gomes</a>, goes down, gets the spot kick for it, but he hit the crossbar, relief for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Pickford">Jordan Pickford</a> and co after the visitors kept getting closer and closer, chance after chance, keeping the hosts’ woodwork busy (28’). A couple of minutes later, the flag was up again but the VAR confirmed this time everything and everyone was in line, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> putting the visitors ahead fair and square (31’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richarlison">Richarlison</a> pinged in the equaliser over the keeper and in, top finish (44’). Feisty game, end to end, no one holding back. It stayed so high paced after the restart, Pickford with a couple of good saves. Around an hour gone, the VAR spared last man <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Bednarek_(footballer)">Jan Bednarek</a> from a red, yellow instead for bringing down Richarlison, no goal scoring opportunity from 20 yards out apparently. It stayed a goal and point each.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Villa started brightly, stronger, creating chances, but not good enough finishes, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_El_Ghazi">Anwar el Ghazi</a> the closest hitting the woodwork (25’). Another penalty to the Red Devils, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> tripped even though he was was the one treading on the Villan <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezri_Konsa">Ezri Konsa</a>’s ankle. Pf. The Portuguese netted the spot kick sending the keeper the wrong way, giving the visitors the lead against the run of play (27’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a> doubled United’s lead from the semi-circle, bang in after a clinical counter involving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> and Fernandes (45+5’). Harsh harsh scoreline, harsh on Villa. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> lined up a shot from outside the box, hammered it home, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba">Paul Pogba</a> was offside and in the way of keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_Reina">Pepe Reina</a>. Goal did not stand (56’). But Pogba netted one seconds later, Villa covering nothing and no one off a corner, too easy for the Frenchman, bang 0-3 (58’). Martial hit the crossbar (61’). Vila boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a> looked like he was going to kill someone, I suspect the officials and at least half of his team will be on his hit list. Down and out? United move within a point of fourth, Villa stay four points away from safety. They have a huge game against Palace on Sunday.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Palace 1:1 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283223">2:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watford 1:0 Norwich - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283230">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arsenal 2:1 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283237">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 2:0 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283254">5:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sheff United 2:3 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283261">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">West Ham 2:2 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283268">0:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton 0:1 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283275">1:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth 2:1 Tottenham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283282">0:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everton 2:2 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283289">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 0:2 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53283296">0:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 33rd week of the Premier League football action saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">26 goals - most by Man United = 5</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">234 shots - most by Man City = 26</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">99 corners - most by Man City = 13</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">216 fouls - most by Leicester and Liverpool = 18 each</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">27 bookings - most by Arsenal = 4</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 penalties - 3 scored (Rashford for United, King for Bournemouth, Willian for Chelsea)</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lovely run and cross by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Mooy">Aaron Mooy</a> from the right, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Trossard">Leandro Trossard</a> swept it in from close range, past all the yellow shirts, keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Krul">Tim Krul</a> nowhere near (25’). Plenty of chances for both sides after that, the woodwork was the busiest at Carrow Road. It stayed at just the one goal, Brighton safe, Norwich gone, surely.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Justin">James Justin</a> hit the woodwork early on for the hosts, but neither side created much, no shots on target at the HT break in the King Power Stadium. Superb <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youri_Tielemans">Youri Tielemans</a> run and cross from the left, knocked in by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelechi_Iheanacho">Kelechi Iheanacho</a> to open the scoring (50’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> doubled the Foxes’ lead, an easy tap in against some awful defending, his 100th Premier League goal (76’). And he made it 101, running clear from the halfway line, and finding the right corner with a lovely finish past the hopeless Palace keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Guaita">Vicente Guaita</a> (90+4’). Three goals and three much-needed points for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a> and co to stay in the top four.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Stanislas">Junior Stanislas</a> gave the Cherries the lead at Old Trafford, from close range, nutmegging <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Maguire">Harry Maguire</a> and beating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> at his near post, after another chance got blocked but not cleared, the Red Devils unable to deal with it (17’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a> smashed in the equaliser, in off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ramsdale">Aaron Ramsdale</a> (29’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith_(footballer,_born_1991)">Adam Smith</a> conceded a penalty with an obvious handball off a United corner, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> smashed the spot kick in to turn the game around, 2-1 (35’). It’s his 20th goal this season (all comps) - no English player has reached that total for Man Utd since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney">Wayne Rooney</a> in 2011-2012. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> hit in an absolute beauty, across from left outside the box, into the top right corner of the net, to make it 1-3 (47’). And that made it the first time since 2011 that two United players have scored over 20. Wow. Bournemouth came out swinging after the HT break, saw a shot blocked, then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaut_Danjuma">Arnaut Danjuma</a> hit the post. A spot kick was given for an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bailly">Eric Bailly</a> handball, or shoulder, the VAR took their time as always, penalty given eventually. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_King_(footballer)">Joshua King</a> beat de Gea, just, to the keeper’s left, 3-2 (49’). Equaliser by Danjuma was flagged offside seconds later, confusing, mad. Greenwood whacked another one in off the keeper’s glove to make it 4-2 (55’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> slashed in a free kick from about 15 yards out to make it five for the Red Devils (59’). Rashford poked in the sixth - flagged offside, another VAR check, all the lines concluded, offside, so it stayed 5-2 (66’). No goals the last half an hour-ish, hard defeat for the visitors stuck in 19th, happy smash for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">OGS</a> and co keeping them in the race for Europe.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Super save with his left boot by the Portuguese Wolves stopper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_Patr%C3%ADcio">Rui Patrício</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Nketiah">Eddie Nketiah</a>, before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukayo_Saka">Bukayo Saka</a> was left unmarked in the centre of the box, easy swing with his left foot and smash in to put the Gunners ahead (43’). Lovely. His maiden Premier League goal was the first Wolves have conceded in the competition in 448 minutes of action since a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Aurier">Serge Aurier</a> strike in March (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/03/premier-league-notes-week-28.html">Week 28</a>). Rocket. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a> sealed the win slotting home the second into the far corner (86’). This is Arsenal's first away league win against a team they started the day below in the table since September 2015, putting them up to seventh and back in the European race.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> slashed home the opener, top quality, past a fighting but helpless defense and keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(footballer)">Ben Foster</a> (29’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Pulisic">Christian Pulisic</a> was charged down by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Capoue">Étienne Capoue</a> in the box, the ref didn’t hesitate, penalty, netted confidently by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a> just before the break to make it 2-0 to the Blues (43’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepa_Arrizabalaga">Kepa Arrizabalaga</a> made some impressive blocks and stops, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Barkley">Ross Barkley</a> sealed the win in stoppage time (90+2’), nice turn, control and left-footed take, unmarked in the box, to make it three goals and three points for <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> and co.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Antonio">Michail Antonio</a> gave the Hammers an early lead thanks to some awful defending and fine cross into the box by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Bowen">Jarrod Bowen</a> (4’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Almir%C3%B3n">Miguel Almirón</a> was left with an easy touch in to level the score for the Magpies after some lovely buildup play by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Saint-Maximin">Allan Saint-Maximin</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Krafth">Emil Krafth</a> (17’). Pace and play stayed relentless after that competitive start, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a>’ men with more chances and possession of the ball. But Saint-Maximin was everywhere for the hosts, keeping <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a>’s side competing in the match. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Sou%C4%8Dek">Tomáš Souček</a> smashed in the rebound of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Rice">Declan Rice</a>’s header that came back off the woodwork to put the visitors ahead (66’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonjo_Shelvey">Jonjo Shelvey</a> levelled the score seconds later, hitting the ball across and in, after slashing through the Hammers’ back line thanks to a nice one-two with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> in the buildup (67’). Moyes and co couldn’t believe their eyes. His side kept pushing, pressing, trying, but it ended two goals and a point each.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The ref <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tierney_(referee)">Paul Tierney</a> was poor, but more to Villa’s advantage, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mo Salah</a> was fouled more than once, but nothing given. Dire half overall, the Reds nowhere, the Villans definitely the happier of the two. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naby_Ke%C3%AFta">Naby Keïta</a>'s pass found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> in the box, after a bit of ping pong, the ball went off the crossbar and in, from close range (71’). Finally, the Villa deadlock was broken, something to cheer about for the Reds. It's the Senegalese’s 50th goal at Anfield. His Egyptian team mate headed the ball down to young sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Jones_(footballer)">Curtis Jones</a> in centre of the box, unmarked, had enough time and space to put it into the bottom left corner and make it 2-0 with his first goal for the club (89’). Three more points for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>’s record breakers, keeping their unbeaten run at home going and points total rolling. <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminlfc">Click here for my full ByTheMinLFC coverage.</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A9_Adams">Ché Adams</a> payed more attention than anyone else, won the ball near the centre circle, saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ederson_(footballer,_born_1993)">Ederson</a> out of position, right foot shot up and over the City keeper and in to give the Saints the lead (16’). It’s his first ever PL goal in his 25th appearance and 22nd shot. The other stopper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_McCarthy">Alex McCarthy</a> made save after save after save, sublime. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Foden">Philip Foden</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a> came on with just under an hour gone (59’). But the Saints kept blocking, blocking and blocking, whatever the Sky Blues fired at them. Outstanding defending. Unbelievable. With that win, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hasenh%C3%BCttl">Ralph Hasenhüttl</a>’s men are safe on 43 points, condemning <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a>’s side to their ninth defeat of the season. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scabby opener, Everton unable to clear the ball, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovani_Lo_Celso">Giovani Lo Celso</a> effort went in off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keane_(footballer,_born_1993)">Michael Keane</a>, giving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Pickford">Jordan Pickford</a> no chance and putting Spurs ahead (24’). The Toffees enjoyed more possession and chances end of the first half, but the Londoners stayed ahead at the break, however there was a bust-up between two of their players on their way out. Keeper and skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Lloris">Hugo Lloris</a> had to be held back by his own team mates having a dispute with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a>. That was the only thing worth mentioning that happened on the pitch. After the break, nothing of note happened, dire game, the own goal the decider, that says it all. The drag win saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a>’s side up to ninth, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> and co stay 11th.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich 1:2 Brighton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52162237">0:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester 1:1 Palace - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52162236">3:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man United 2:0 Bournemouth - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52162234">5:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves 1:2 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52177948">0:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southampton 0:2 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52162235">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tottenham 2:2 Everton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52162233">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 32nd week of the Premier League football action saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">34 goals - most by Arsenal, Newcastle and Man City = 4 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">219 shots - most by Palace and Chelsea = 17 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%C3%A9_(footballer,_born_1996)">Adama Traoré</a> starred again, making all the difference after coming on for Wolves (60’). The big Spaniard was involved in the buildup to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Dendoncker">Leander Dendoncker</a>’s fine low finish inside the post (62’), to give the visitors the lead at Villa Park, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a> watching on, looking fed up of it all. The Villans didn’t respond much after that, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a> completing a fine run of three wins out of three games since the restart, keeping them in the chase for European qualification. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> opened the scoring in style for the Saints, surrounded by yellow shirts, the former Liverpool man slotted the ball home nice and low, cool as you like, from outside the box into the bottom right corner (17’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(footballer)">Ben Foster</a> looked totally lost, probably wondering what his team mates were doing. And Ings made it two in the 70th minute, pouncing on a failed Foster throw, wham bam thank you ma’am, 0-2. Not the keeper’s day. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Bednarek_(footballer)">Jan Bednarek</a> tapped the ball into his own net to make it 1-2 (79’). But a couple of minutes later, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ward-Prowse">James Ward-Prowse</a> curled a beautiful free kick in from the tip of the semi-circle outside the box. The wall and keeper were all useless, the two-goal cushion </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">reestablished</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. And it could have been a much bigger cushion, helping the Saints to 40 points with six games spare, whilst Watford stay in deep trouble.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mee">Ben Mee</a> opened the scoring, heading <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Westwood_(footballer,_born_1990)">Ashley Westwood</a>’s free kick just past the hour-mark, keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Guaita">Vicente Guaita</a> flapping at it but not getting his full glove on it. It was an even-ish clash beforehand, both sides at it but not on it. A late Palace onslaught, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pope_(footballer)">Nick Pope</a> and co dealt with it. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a> was rambling at himself at HT. Just before FT the former England boss had a weird schoolgirl smile on him. Don’t think he’s happy. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a> was loud as always, can be more than satisfied, with his side staying solid, determined, on the ball throughout.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a> gave the dominant Red Devils the lead, with too much space despite having four Brighton players around him in the box, fine low finish, cool as you like, into the right corner of the net (16’). Keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Ryan">Mat Ryan</a> could have done better, but so should have his team mates. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> doubled United’s lead (29’), the Seagulls all over the place again, giving their visitors way too much freedom in and around the box, and it ended up near the semi-circle, the deflected shot finding the bottom right corner again. A couple of minutes after the break, just when it looked like the home side were creating more, United were lethal on the counter, quick and quality move, Fernandes netting his second, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">OGS</a>’ side’s third. The hosts did improve after the break, but it stayed at three goals and three points for the visitors, too easy. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goalkeeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Krul">Tim Krul</a> needlessly took his time on the ball for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> to nick it and give the Gunners the lead (33’). Then the hosts ran all over the Canaries, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granit_Xhaka">Granit Xhaka</a> with a fine but easy finish from inside the box to double their lead (37’). Another Norwich giveaway at the back made it two for Aubameyang and three for Arsenal (67’). The visitors couldn’t clear a corner, for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9dric_Soares">Cédric Soares</a> to slash in his debut goal to make it four goals and three points for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a>’s side (81’), keeping them in the race for a European qualification place.</span><br />
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> (4’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Longstaff">Sean Longstaff</a> (30’) put the Magpies on top down South, dancing all over the Cherries, leaving them down in the dumps. Sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Almir%C3%B3n">Miguel Almirón</a> made it three goals and three points, charging at and shooting past the back line (57’), to pile on the misery at the Vitality Stadium. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Saint-Maximin">Allan Saint-Maximin</a> set up all three of those goals. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentino_Lazaro">Valentino Lazaro</a> made it four (goals not points - 76’) = a hammering. And it could have been worse, Lazaro hitting the woodwork late on. The hosts got a consolation goal thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gosling">Dan Gosling</a> from close range (90+3’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>’s men are in big trouble after four defeats on the trot, whilst it was a too comfortable, too easy night for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a>’s side.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Toffees bossed it thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richarlison">Richarlison</a>’s smashing finish (10’) and a VAR penalty that took a while to be given, harsh handball against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Ndidi">Wilfred Ndidi</a>, but rules are rules (but can and should be changed asap); <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gylfi_Sigur%C3%B0sson">Gylfi Sigurðsson</a> netted his side’s first spot kick of the season gratefully (16’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelechi_Iheanacho">Kelechi Iheanacho</a> pulled one back shortly after the break (50’) after some ping pong in the box, both the Foxes’ forward nor the Toffee keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Pickford">Jordan Pickford</a> knew much about where the ball was going, it ended in, 2-1, game on. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a>’s side held on to the three points, leaving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a> and his men gutted, winless since the restart, and hanging on to their Champions League qualification hopes.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In a competitive start, the Blues had more chances, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81ukasz_Fabia%C5%84ski">Łukasz Fabiański</a> saved, kept and coped well for the hosts. The Hammers thought they got the breakthrough off a corner, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Azpilicueta">César Azpilicueta</a> unable to clear the ball, causing a scramble with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Antonio">Michail Antonio</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Sou%C4%8Dek">Tomáš Souček</a> just in front of goal, for the latter to stab it in, but the VAR analysed the prior as offside and disallowed it after four minutes (34’-38’). Farce. The Blues won a penalty a couple of minutes later, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Pulisic">Christian Pulisic</a> bumped down by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Diop_(footballer)">Issa Diop</a> on the left corner of the box, clumsy. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a> sent the keeper the wrong way to put the visitors ahead (42’). Cruel. But the Hammers did hit back seconds later, off a corner again, headed in by Souček on the 6-yard line to make it 1-1, no doubt about this one (48’). Deserved. Antonio smashed one in after being denied a penalty call against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_R%C3%BCdiger">Antonio Rüdiger</a> seconds beforehand (51’). Karma. Willian equalised with a lovely free kick across and in off the far post, keeper so close but yet so far (72’). What a counter, what a finish, controlled and bang on and in, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Yarmolenko">Andriy Yarmolenko</a> made it 3-2, set up by an awesome Antonio, in the final minute of normal time. Wow, what a cracker! Only West Ham (22) and Aston Villa (19) have dropped more points from leading positions this PL season than Chelsea (18). Blues.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My luck, boring game, I go to the toilet, goal by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sander_Berge">Sander Berge</a> (31’), I go to the kitchen, goal by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a> (33’), both unmarked but fine low finishes; I come back into the living room, the latter's goal disallowed for handball in the buildup by a tumbling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Moura">Lucas Moura</a> = 1-0 (34’). It continued less riveting after that early drama. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lys_Mousset">Lys Mousset</a> doubled the hosts’ lead with the cheekiest of cheeky finishes, from close range, set up nicely by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Basham">Chris Basham</a>, unmarked, Spurs just watching (69’). At least this time I was inside the room, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> not happy, ranting on during the drinks break and about the VAR after the match. Kane saw his second goal flagged off correctly (77’). And another one for a foul (79’). Hat-trick of a different kind. Not. His/Their. Day. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oli_McBurnie">Oli McBurnie</a> made it three goals and three points after Berge walked and put his pass through the heart of the Spurs back line to give his team mate an easy finish (84’). Kane pulled one back late on (90’). Top performance for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder">Chris Wilder</a> and co, flop for his Portuguese counterpart. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gomez_(footballer)">Jo Gomez</a> got booked for a clumsy challenge just inside the box on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a>, and rightly so. After a promising start for the Reds, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a> put the Citizens ahead from the spot, sending <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a> the wrong way, just before the first drinks break (25’). Sterling doubled the hosts’ lead, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Foden">Phil Foden</a> and De Bruyne part of a fine counter and buildup into the Red box, Liverpool all over the place, the former Red winger had too much time and space and nicked one in, his first against his ex-club (35’). Foden made it three just before before the HT break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robertson">Andrew Robertson</a> unable to cope, again, De Bruyne in the buildup, again, fine finish under Alisson from outside the box. Harsh scoreline on the Reds, but can’t say the Citizens didn’t deserve it. Lethal. Foden's chance was cleared off the line by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk">VVD</a> after a crazy restart with more lethal counters. Another City counter, De Bruyne with a super cross again, providing Sterling, who saw it in off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Oxlade-Chamberlain">the Ox</a> to make FOUR! Nightmare complete for the Reds (66’). And it could have been much worse, more City counters, chances, misses, offsides, VAR disallowing a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez">Riyad Mahrez</a> goal in stoppage time for a handball in the buildup. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>’s men are still 20 points clear at the top, receiving a guard of honour before and hugs after the match by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a>. CHAMP19NS hangover. <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminlfc">Click here for the full ByTheMinLFC coverage.</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 0:2 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52072987">0:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watford 1:2 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52072988">1:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crystal Palace 1:0 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52072986">0:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton 1:1 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52072990">0:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth 2:2 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52072985">1:4</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 2:3 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52080260">4:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 31st week of the Premier League football action saw:</span><br />
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">65 on target - most by Chelsea = 10</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">112 corners - most by Man United = 10 </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">209 fouls - most by Newcastle and Watford = 15 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">25 bookings - most by Wolves and Bournemouth = 3 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 red cards - Jack Stephens for Southampton, Fernandinho for Man City </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton started brightly at the King Power stadium, won a penalty early on after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Justin">James Justin</a> was punished for sliding in on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Connolly_(Irish_footballer)">Aaron Connolly</a>, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel">Kasper Schmeichel</a> denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a> from the spot (14’). Not much else happened.The Foxes dominated the second half, had a last-minute penalty-shout for a handball against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Dunk">Lewis Dunk</a>. The ball did hit the skipper's arm, but he was falling with his back to the ball, not having a clue of where he or that round thing was. It ended a staler than stale-mate, a point each, important for the Seagulls as it takes them six points clear from the drop zone, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>’ side have only won one in the last seven. Disappointing.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Again, nothing happened. Tottenham dominated, the Hammers kept them at bay. Until the final minutes before the interval, when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a> hit the back of the net, but the VAR disallowed the goal offside, just. So, it stayed 0-0. The visitors came back out more attacking and pressing, plenty of misses and nearlies at both ends. Over a depressing hour gone, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Sou%C4%8Dek">Tomáš Souček</a> tangled with his legs and led the quick ball into the back of his own net off a Spurs corner to make it 1-0. And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a> doubled the hosts’ lead with under ten minutes to go after a quick counter (83’), in his 200th PL appearance for the club. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> has never lost in 14 matches against sides managed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> (W9, D5). After seven games without a win, even the miserable Portuguese has to be happy! Moyes condemned the VAR for missing the handball in the buildup to the opener and rightly so. Harsh</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on the Hammers</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Red Devils were on top from the start, chances, possession. No surprise then after just eight minutes: Throw in,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial"> Anthony Martial</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> move, the latter putting a low ball in from the byline, really sharp finish from the prior, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Moore_(footballer)">Simon Moore</a> didn't have a chance. And Martial whacked in the second a couple of minutes from the interval, unmarked in the centre of the box. Were the visitors respecting social distancing a bit too much?! Poor, just poor. Zonal marking. And Martial completed his first senior hat-trick, again with another easy run through the whole white-shirted back-line, a fine finish, tap over the keeper and in (74’). And that's also Man United's first PL hat-trick since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_van_Persie">Robin van Persie</a> in 2013 under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Alex_Ferguson">Sir Alex</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Loved <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker">Gary Lineker</a>’s <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1275862626023747585">tweet on Rashford</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Three goals, three points, too easy, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chris Wilder</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and his side all over the place.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Villans bossed the game early on against very poor Magpies at St James’ Park. But both sides had chances and will have been frustrated not to see anything or anyone on the scoreboard. Moments after coming on, sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> put the home side ahead, easy tap in with loads of space, through the keeper’s legs, the other sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Carroll">Andy Carroll</a> with an instant assist (68’). Impact. Talking about subs and impact, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Elmohamady">Ahmed Elmohamady</a> levelled the score six minutes after coming on (83’), his header sliding underneath and past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonjo_Shelvey">Jonjo Shelvey</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_D%C3%BAbravka">Martin Dúbravka</a>. Who complained about extra subs, ey?! Aston Villa have conceded 36 goals in the second half of Premier League matches this term - no side has conceded more. At least they got a crucial goal and point back this time.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The hosts enjoyed a bright start again, but the Toffees soon went through the gears, taking over more and more, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> coming closest in the first quarter. Both sides kept cancelling each other out up until the HT break. Everton started the second half much better and took the lead off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Digne">Lucas Digne</a>'s corner, headed in at the near post by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keane_(footballer,_born_1993)">Michael Keane</a> (55). Whatever <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> said during the interval, it worked. And zonal marking flopped, again. Pf. No PL side has conceded and scored more goals off a corner, I’ll let you guess which side respectively.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Deadlocked at Molineux, both sides struggling to create or produce anything of note, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%C3%A9_(footballer,_born_1996)">Adama Traoré</a> with the only notable attempt of the first half. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> broke that dead deadlock with his head on the hour mark, into the top of the net after Adama made space on the right side and provided him with a deep cross, the tenth time this season these two have combined. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Ramsdale">Aaron Ramsdale</a> denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Boly">Willy Boly</a> later on with a fine save to his lower left and stopped Wolves from doubling their lead. But all for nothing, another poor game and zero points for the Cherries, leaving them in the drop zone on goal difference.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just before the first drinks break, Red free kick about 25 yards out, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold">TAA</a> took and banged it in, what a goal! Into the right corner of the net, heard it bang in, keeper no chance (23'). Trent has been directly involved in 30 Premier League goals since his debut in August 2016. At least five more than any other defender in the same time period. The Reds doubled their lead just before the break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabinho_(footballer,_born_1993)">Fabinho</a> with the cross up and in to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mo Salah</a> who took it into the centre of the box and completed the move with a lovely finish, Palace keeper or defence no chance (44'). Fabinho made it three with a beautiful right foot curler from outside the box, into the right corner, keeper no chance, again (55'). Provided by Salah on the counter, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> put a brilliant shot across goal into the bottom right (69'), 9th in 11 games against this side for the Senegalese master, and the French commentators compared it to the mastery of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry">Thierry Henry</a>. All beauties! Why couldn’t they do that at Goodison? Since Palace won 2-1 at Anfield in April 2017, Liverpool are unbeaten in 56 home Premier League games (W46, D10), winning their last 23. Boom. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a> and his men just needed City to drop points next to clinch the title, see below for more details or <a href="https://twitter.com/bytheminlfc">click here for my full ByTheMinLFC coverage</a>. Yeah.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The hosts fired everything at Watford in the first quarter, keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(footballer)">Ben Foster</a> out of position and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Brownhill">Josh Brownhill</a> sweeping his shot wide, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Dawson">Craig Dawson</a> cleared <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rodriguez">Jay Rodriguez</a>’s chance off the line brilliantly, all just before the first drinks break. Shortly before the second round of drinks. it was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_McNeil">Dwight McNeil</a> who made a big clearance off the line against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hughes">Will Hughes</a> putting the rebound wide. Jay’s lovely header across the goal and into the bottom right corner of the net that finally gave the Clarets the lead off an excellent assist by McNeil (73’). Nice bounce back after <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/06/premier-league-notes-week-30.html">their thrash against City</a>, which takes them up to 11th, whilst the Hornets will be looking over their shoulders, just one point clear of the relegation zone.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The young Gunners started brightly, keeping the Saints defense and stopper busy, until the latter totally screwed up. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_McCarthy">Alex McCarthy</a> had a back-pass from his defender, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Nketiah">Eddie Nketiah</a> charged the clearance down and scored (20’), a real gift. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Stephens_(footballer)">Jack Stephens</a> saw a second yellow late on, the last man bringing down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> on the run clear through on goal (86’). The consequential free kick was blocked by the wall, the rebound saved, the second rebound netted by youngster <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Willock">Joe Willock</a> (87’). A much needed win for the Gunners, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a>’s first victory on the road, lifting them up to 9th, Saints stuck in 14th, ten points clear from the drop zone. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The ball was loose from the Chelsea box after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_R%C3%BCdiger">Antonio Rüdiger</a>’s clearance, two City defenders totally messed up, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Pulisic">Christian Pulisic</a> capitalised from their giveaway, ran off with the ball and made a lovely low finish to give the home side the lead (36’). Cheers from Merseyside. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a> smashed in the equaliser with a superb free kick (55’). Tension rising for the Reds. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Raheem Sterling</a> hit the post shortly afterwards. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Mount">Mason Mount</a> put a chance wide at the other end. Pulisic moved around the keeper, his take cleared off the line by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Walker">Kyle Walker</a> (72’), Liverpool fans’ reactions shown everywhere. Tense. Ping pong in the City box, saved, scramble all over the place, cleared. VAR check showed clear handball by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandinho_(footballer,_born_May_1985)">Fernandinho</a>, good save actually. The ref had no choice, red and pen. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a> converted sending the keeper the wrong way to make 2-1 to the Blues and party time in and around Liverpool after 30 long years. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53183857">And the Red party went ahead indeed</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea 2:2 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51884262">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>And YEAH, WE’RE BACK! After 100 eventful and challenging roller-coaster days without football, the Premier League has finally returned! It’s been over three months since <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/03/premier-league-notes-week-29.html">my last blog</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Sonjahaha/status/1242818251769417728">emotional Twitter thread</a> explaining my addiction and dedication to the game. So, here we are, BACK WHERE WE BELONG! Here’s my summary of what happened in the 30th week of the Premier League, just some key facts and stats and notes, because there’s a lot more action coming thick and fast:</b></span></div>
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<b><span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All games were played in empty stadiums with one minute's silence before kickoff in memory of all those who passed away due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019">COVID-19</a>. #ThankYouNHS </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And everyone knelt down for the first eight seconds of every match remembering <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd">George Floyd</a> and playing with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter">Black Lives Matter</a> on the back of their shirts instead of their names, giving me goosebumps every single time. #YNWA</span></b></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Two games in hand were played on Wednesday, postponed from <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/03/premier-league-notes-week-28.html">week 28</a> due to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51601970">the Carabao Cup final</a>.)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(And of course, football is back, and with it officiating controversy - COCK-UP! The ref’s watch and VAR were unable to detect and see that the ball had gone over the line with tumbling fumbling Villa goalkeeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98rjan_Nyland">Ørjan Nyland</a> off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Norwood">Oliver Norwood</a>’s free kick a few minutes before the break. Everyone saw and knew, just not the officials. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Oliver_(referee)">Michael Oliver</a> knew as well, but kept pointing to his watch, because it didn't go off. Technology is supposed to just be there for back-up in case you didn’t see anything or aren’t sure, and not be the one and only decider. The Villans did play better after the restart, keeping MOTM United stopper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Henderson">Dean Henderson</a> busy, but the Blades will still feel robbed of two crucial points in the European qualification race.)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(The Citizens dominated from the start, but the Gunners coped and controlled them well. Until <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Luiz">David Luiz</a> came on for an injured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Mar%C3%AD">Pablo Marí</a> and spoiled the show, giving away a goal to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a> (45+2’), a penalty (netted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a> 51’) after being sent off for pulling back <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez">Riyad Mahrez</a> in the box (49’) - what a hat-trick to have within the 26 minutes the Brazilian had on the pitch - another BIG FLOP! It could not have been more one-sided after that. Sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Foden">Phil Foden</a> added a third goal off a rebound from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero">Sergio Agüero</a>’s saved strike late on (90+1’), to make it three goals and three points for the still-just-about reigning champions. The result meant Man City closed the gap to the top to 22 points, meaning the Merseyside derby on Sunday wouldn’t be the title decider. See below for more updates and details)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The home side started strong, the first 10-20 minutes, then it was all Saints. Goalless at the break, there was some hope for the struggling hosts, but it didn’t last long. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> bashed (49’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Armstrong">Stuart Armstrong</a> boomed (54’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Redmond">Nathan Redmond</a> banged the visitors on top (79’), keeping their side in 14th, but ten points safe from the drop zone. The Canaries just couldn’t cope, let themselves down and are most probably out, rock bottom, six points from safety. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> howler put Red Devils behind (27'), the Spanish keeper should have stopped <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Bergwijn">Steven Bergwijn</a>'s shot, but let it through. A soft penalty netted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> pulled the visitors back into the game (81'), and United nearly got another spot kick, but VAR correctly turned that crap call down. It ended a goal and point each, keeping the sides in 8th and 5th respectively, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">OGS</a> smiling, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> fuming, the Premier League is well and truly back. Oh, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Keane">Roy Keane</a>’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsAl0JjFvU8">rant on Sky Sports</a> about his former side was priceless! </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For all Leicester’s dominance, Watford had the best/only real chance in the first half, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Doucour%C3%A9">Abdoulaye Doucouré</a> denied by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel">Kasper Schmeichel</a> (35’). The Foxes had just not clicked yet, the Hornets could smell blood, for the same Frenchman to be denied by the great Danish stopper again with a brilliant spread-body-block shortly after halftime. Whatever <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> said during the interval, it worked, his side were much more on top. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>’ men put on the pressure later on, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Albrighton">Marc Albrighton</a> rattling the woodwork before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Maddison">James Maddison</a> forced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(footballer)">Ben Foster</a> into an excellent save (75’). Both keepers definitely earned their money at Vicarage Road! Until the 90th minute, and what a hit it was by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Chilwell">Ben Chilwell</a>! From the left corner of the box, curled up and into the top right corner - off the post and in, Foster had no chance getting anywhere near that. Wow! Football can be so cruel! Or so I thought. Acrobatic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Dawson">Craig Dawson</a> had a better idea and levelled the score off a corner and Schmeichel’s glove and in during the final seconds of added time. It ended a goal and point each, a fairer result. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a> both missed early chances, then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukayo_Saka">Bukayo Saka</a> smacked the crossbar, it was all Gunners in the first ten minutes. The Seagulls created a couple of chances as well after that, but not much to shout about. Arsenal keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Leno">Bernd Leno</a> had to come off just before the break with a bad looking injury, his shouts of pain echoed around the ground and the reaction of the other players said it all. His replacement <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez">Emiliano Martínez</a> made a fine save seconds later. I’m still wondering how come the Brighton player <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a>, who the injured keeper clashed with leading to the awkward fall, didn’t see any punishment?! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_P%C3%A9p%C3%A9">Nicolas </a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_P%C3%A9p%C3%A9">Pépé</a> gave the Gunners a beautiful lead just before the second drinks break with a</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> beauty, from the right corner of the box, into the top left corner of the net! Both keepers made some good saves beforehand, even-ish game, the visitors will have been relieved. But not for long, this time the ref’s watch worked: Brighton corner, ping pong in the box, Arsenal all over the place, the Seagulls skipper </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Dunk" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lewis Dunk</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> tapped the ball over the line to level the score (75’). And then non-other than Maupay nicked it in the final seconds, up and over Martínez and in (95’). The Gunners gutted, the Seagulls flying away with the three points. The Frenchman had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UCRUG-kR28">his cheeky say after the final whistle as well</a>, to rub it under everyone's noses.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Hammers stayed back, Wolves dominated with double the possession at times, but not enough to find a breakthrough. The only shots on target in the first half were by the visitors, but all soft, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Fornals">Pablo Fornals</a> blasting one good chance high and away for the hosts. Super sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%C3%A9_(footballer,_born_1996)">Adama Traoré</a> found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> in the box, who made no mistake of heading it down and in from close range, to finally get the visitors a deserved breakthrough with just over 15 minutes to go. Ten minutes later, Traoré in the buildup again, to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doherty_(footballer,_born_1992)">Matt Doherty</a>, who provided <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Neto">Pedro Neto</a> with a perfect cross, from the right, brilliant take, smash in, keeper no chance, exemplary Wolves in 6th, Hammers down and out in 17th, level on points with Bournemouth in 18th. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Milivojevi%C4%87">Luka Milivojević</a> gave the visitors the lead with a perfect free kick, over the wall, into the top left corner, keeper full stretch but no chance (12’). A lovely low finish by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew">Jordan Ayew</a> doubled the Eagles’ lead just before the first drinks’ break (23’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cahill">Gary Cahill</a> was a lucky man not having his name added to the ref’s book for taking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_King_(footballer)">Joshua King</a> out - a nasty ankle shock, not even a yellow was surprising and despite VAR. Not the start the home side were looking for shortly after the interval. And they never got into the game, the ref didn’t help, but that’s no excuse. It ended 0-2, with a happy hairy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>, worrying headache for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a> with his side in the drop zone on goal difference.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goalless at the break, Sheffield United pressed the self-destruct button after the restart at St James Park. Down to ten men after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egan_(footballer,_born_1992)">John Egan</a>’s clumsy second yellow (51’), the Magpies capitalised on every mistake after that. The visitors were all over the place for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Saint-Maximin">Allan Saint-Maximin</a> to net the opener (55’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ritchie">Matt Ritchie</a> doubled the hosts’ lead with a lovely finish to punish United’s clumsiness (68’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joelinton">Joelinton</a> ended his long wait for a goal to make it three goals and three points for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a>’s men (78’), unmarked, from close range, even he can’t miss that one! </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sleepy game, Chelsea on top, until a couple of minutes before the break, totally out of the blue, the Villans nicked one in. Ping pong in the visitors’ box, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepa_Arrizabalaga">Kepa Arrizabalaga</a> blocking one chance, defenders nowhere, three Villa players free to play, for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kortney_Hause">Kortney Hause</a> to smash it home to give the hosts the unexpected lead. Chelsea were having 90% of the ball after the interval, so it was no surprise when sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Pulisic">Christian Pulisic</a> tapped one back from close range on the hour, a couple of minutes after coming off the bench. And two minutes later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> turned and saw a deflected shot into the bottom left corner to turn the game on its head, Villa just watching as the Blues slashed through them in a lovely buildup. Villa remain 19th, one point from safety, whilst the Chelsea stay fourth, widening the gap to United in fourth to five points.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What a letdown. After all the buildup to the Merseyside derby and what it means to the league leading Reds especially, nothing happened. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a> did make some crucial stops and blocks, the few minutes the Toffees did play. The Reds should have done better with the opportunities <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takumi_Minamino">Takumi Minamino</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naby_Ke%C3%AFta">Naby Keïta</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> created. It was a frustrating watch and result, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a> was fuming on the sideline. Fans were definitely missed, neither team got really going, so, the draw is the fairer result. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> will be the happier of the two bosses, that is for sure. The point meant Klopp's side will need to wait till at least Wednesday and WIN to be crowned champions. <a href="https://twitter.com/ByTheMinLFC">Click here for my full ByTheMin LFC coverage.</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Foden’s lovely low smacker from outside the box into the bottom right corner gave the Citizens the lead bang on drinks break (22’). Belter. Mahrez danced and pranced past anyone and everyone in and around the Burnley box and fired the ball across and into the far corner to double the hosts’ lead (42’). And into injury time, Agüero went down and out, had to be subbed, signaled hamstring, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> looked gutted. It was still harsh to punish <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mee">Ben Mee</a>, he went for the ball, and made marginal contact with the Argentinian’s foot. But penalty was still given, which Mahrez made no mistake of netting to make it 3-0 just before HT (45+3’). Game. Set. Match. Foden and both Silvas combined well for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Silva">David</a> to make it 4-0 shortly after the interval (51’), top quality all round. Foden made it five but looked very unhappy about a foul in the buildup, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> setting him up (64’). I was disgusted by the pre-match message by a Burnley plane flying above the ground whilst the players were kneeling down, <a href="https://twitter.com/Sonjahaha/status/1275153215307354114">my tweet(s) say it all</a>! Act now Burnley!!! <a href="https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2020/june/club-statement/#.XvENSVYQJpI.twitter">Club statement</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1275177543029719043">skipper Ben Mee’s words</a> put it right. Let's hope whoever did this, gets found out and punished.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Aston Villa 0:0 Sheff United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51595065">0:0</a>)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">West Ham 2:3 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51787531">0:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 1:2 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51779560">1:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 3:0 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51779561">5:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liverpool had to come back from behind against Bournemouth to record their 22nd successive Premier League win at Anfield, breaking the English top-flight record set by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Shankly">Bill Shankly</a>'s team in 1972, and taking their unbeaten home run to 55 games (W45, D10). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1992)">Callum Wilson</a> gave the visitors a controversial lead slotting home <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Lerma">Jefferson Lerma</a>'s low cross after appearing to push <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Gomez_(footballer)">Joe Gomez</a> in the build-up to the goal (9’). But the Reds soon hit back, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mohamed Salah</a> in his 100th league appearance for the club, levelled the score with a low finish (24’). And turning from provider to scorer, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> completed the turnaround (33’), latching onto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk">Virgil van Dijk</a>’s through-ball. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Milner">James Milner</a> denied the Cherries any way back into the game, clearing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Fraser">Ryan Fraser</a>’s attempt off the goal-line, in a very nervous second half. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>’s men, missing injured skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a>, hung on to the win, moving them one step closer to their first title in 30 years, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>’s side remain in the relegation zone, level on points with Watford and West Ham but with a worse goal difference than their nearest rivals at the bottom.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a>'s goal 12 minutes from time, which had to be confirmed by the video assistant referee to add to the nerves at the Emirates, decided the tie. The win lifted the Gunners up to ninth, five points behind Chelsea in fourth, leaving boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a> optimistic about his side’s chances of finishing in the top four. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> meanwhile, watched his side record their sixth consecutive Premier League defeat on the road despite creating more chances and threats. But it’s only goals that count, leaving the Hammers hovering above the bottom three only on goal difference.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew">Jordan Ayew</a> helped his side Crystal Palace to their third successive Premier League victory and climb into the top half of the table. His smart finish from the edge of the box (28’) and eighth league goal of the season, was enough for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s men to beat relegation-threatened Watford. The side that beat the league leaders <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/03/premier-league-notes-week-28.html">last week</a>, mourned their missed chances this week, leaving boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> very disappointed, just goal difference separating his side from the drop zone.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Newcastle moved eight points clear of the relegation zone with nine games to go, after beating ten-man Southampton. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Saint-Maximin">Allan Saint-Maximin</a> scored the only goal of the game late on (79’), pressuring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yan_Valery">Yan Valery</a> into a mistake before tucking the ball home beyond hard-working keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_McCarthy">Alex McCarthy</a>. The Saints stopper had made some top saves, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ritchie">Matt Ritchie</a>'s spot kick, and got close to earn his side a hard-fought point after they had been reduced to ten men midway through the first half when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moussa_Djenepo">Moussa Djenepo</a>'s yellow card was upgraded to a red following a VAR review of his foul on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hayden">Isaac Hayden</a>. But it was not to be, leaving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a> a very happy man, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hasenh%C3%BCttl">Ralph Hasenhüttl</a>’s side drop to 14th following a third defeat in their last four Premier League games.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nothing happened, only one shot on target in each half at Molineux (they recorded more bookings!). The goalless draw took Wolves up to fifth, leaving Brighton, who have yet to win in 2020, just two points above the relegation zone. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter">Graham Potter</a> was full of praise for his Seagulls keeping a clean sheet on the road and all, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a> was not so happy with his Wanderers. Contrast. It's all about perspective.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Burnley boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a> was not a happy man, feeling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a> should have been given a penalty after Spurs' equaliser, but the striker did not go down under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davinson_S%C3%A1nchez">Davinson Sánchez</a>'s tackle. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dele_Alli">Dele Alli</a>'s 50th Premier League goal came from the spot (50’) after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mee">Ben Mee</a> brought down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamela">Erik Lamela</a> in the box. It was enough to earn Tottenham a point following Wood’s early opener (13’), an easy tap-in after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Lloris">Hugo Lloris</a> had spilled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rodriguez">Jay Rodriguez</a>’s shot from distance. Frustrating for both, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a>'s side’s fifth game without a win, leaving them four points behind Chelsea, who have a game in hand. Not good. Dyche's men though, have climbed back into the top half of the table and are unbeaten in the past 14 Premier League matches in which they have led at the break. Not bad.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a>’s return to Stamford Bridge ended up being a miserable afternoon as the Italian watched his side Everton being thrashed 4-0 by his former employer Chelsea, his joint-heaviest league defeat as a manager. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Mount">Mason Mount</a> ended an 18-game goal drought by firing the ball past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Pickford">Jordan Pickford</a> at his near post and the Blues ahead (14’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_(footballer,_born_1987)">Pedro</a> doubled their lead with his first league goal of the season as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a>'s side took control (21’). Two goals in three minutes shortly after the restart, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a> into the bottom corner (51’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> with a tap-in off a short corner (54’), sealed the deal for the hosts, no contest. The result keeps the Toffess in 12th, eight points behind fifth-placed Manchester United, whilst Chelsea stay fourth, three points ahead of the Red Devils.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A brace each for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Barnes">Harvey Barnes</a> (40’, 85’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> (pen 63’, 79’) completed Leicester’s thrashing of Aston Villa at the King Power Stadium. The convincing win ended the Foxes’ dire run of two wins in their past eight Premier League games - and two points in their past four matches. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a> was glowing and full of praise for his third-placed side, five points clear of Chelsea, four behind City. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a>'s Villans remain in the relegation zone after a fourth consecutive league defeat, and a fifth in all competitions, second from bottom, two points from safety.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rearranged fixture from <a href="https://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/03/premier-league-notes-week-28.html?m=1">week 28</a> Man City vs Arsenal <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51829511">postponed because of the Corona virus</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Gunners’ boss <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51865442">tested positive for the virus two days later.</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And it all escalated from there...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And there are still people out there who believe we're all just over-panicking, it's a conspiracy, fooling us and taking control over us, all for their own profits and gains. Whoever they are. OPEN YOUR EYES!!! No one is gaining anything from this atm. Either way, whatever, whoever, for whatever reason, the main and clear thing is, people are dying! If you don't believe that, then you can join the Flat-Earthers, Holocaust- and 9/11 deniers, etc. Everyone else, welcome to the real world, STAY HOME, STAY SAFE!!! YNWA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was goalless at the break, after both sides tried but failed to find a breakthrough. Shortly after the restart, Leicester forward </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelechi_Iheanacho" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kelechi Iheanacho</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> saw his goal disallowed after the VAR showed the ball had come off his arm in the buildup (50’). The hosts had a penalty appeal waved off seconds before that, no replays shown, I honestly thought they had a shout. A </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Lewis_(footballer)" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jamal Lewis</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> beauty gave the home side the lead, from the left corner of the box, curled into the bottom right corner of the net, </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kasper Schmeichel</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> had no chance of getting anywhere near that (71’). It’s Norwich’s first goal from open play since New Year’s Day. And the Canaries held on to the win this time, giving them hope, giving them a chance. Will </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Farke" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daniel Farke</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s men survive? Four points from safety with ten games remaining. They more than deserve to. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tense encounter. Both sides had chances, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Guaita">Vicente Guaita</a> was definitely kept the busier of the two keepers. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Zaha">Wilfried Zaha</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Benteke">Christian Benteke</a> were not making friends in Brighton, that’s for sure, they were lucky to still be on the pitch following their first-half antiques. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew">Jordan Ayew</a> broke the deadlock halfway through the second half (70’), provided by Benteke with a fine run and set up, to send the ball under the keeper and in. Against the run of play, Palace were ahead after plenty of Brighton misses. I'knew it. Zaha hit the woodwork late on. Otherwise it was ALL Albion, so many chances, so many misses, keeper Guaita man of the match, denying the home side anything and everything. The 24 shots the hosts had is their best-ever tally in a Premier League game. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s men move 12 points clear from the drop zone, whilst <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter">Graham Potter</a>'s side are only four points away, the other sides still due to play. Brighton remain the only side without a Premier League win in 2020 (D5 L3), with the Seagulls last enjoying a top-flight victory against Bournemouth on 28 December (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/12/premier-league-notes-week-20.html?m=0">week 20</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The home side were unable to clear the ball out of the box after </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Olivier Giroud</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">’s attempt came off the bar, and </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Alonso_(footballer,_born_1990)" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marcos Alonso</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> made no mistake of lashing it in from close range (33’). </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Lerma" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jefferson Lerma</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> headed in the leveller through </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Caballero" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Willy Caballero</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">’s gloves off a corner (54’), the keeper will not like to see the replays of that! Game. On. And seconds later, the VAR confirmed </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_King_(footballer)" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joshua King</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> was NOT offside when he tapped the ball in from close range (57’), Chelsea all over the place, conceding two goals in three minutes. Alonso headed in the rebound after </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_(footballer,_born_1987)" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">’s shot was saved to make it 2-2 (86’). The Cherries hung on to at least one point, the Blues denying them a surprise win and themselves some blushes.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It ended goalless at St James’ Park, only one win in ten league matches for the Magpies, 21 chances, nothing netted, keeping <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce?wprov=sfti1">Steve Bruce</a>’s men in 14th. Burnley’s stubborn defence earned them a point, extending their unbeaten Premier League run to six matches and taking <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a>'s side up to ninth.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No side had won fewer Premier League points at home than West Ham this season (12 before kick-off). And you could tell*. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Bowen">Jarrod Bowen</a> broke the deadlock at the London Stadium (15’), assisted by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Fornals">Pablo Fornals</a>, nice slot through and finish from a tight angle after the Saints lost the ball, putting the Hammers ahead. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Obafemi">Michael Obafemi</a>, set up by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ward-Prowse">James Ward-Prowse</a>, the youngster impressing with a tidy finish to level the score (31’). A mistake by keeper <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_McCarthy">Alex McCarthy</a> handed <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%25C3%25A9bastien_Haller">Sébastian Haller</a> an easy finish, sliding in the ball in off <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michail_Antonio">Michail Antonio</a>’s cross (40’) to put home side ahead again. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes?wprov=sfti1">David Moyes</a>’ men stayed on top after that, Antonio’s nice low finish off Fornals’ fine cross making it 3-1 (54’) and party time in East London, all tensions released and forgotten.*</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Weak and frustrating evening for the Reds at Vicarage Road: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%25C3%25AFla_Sarr">Ismaïla Sarr</a> tapped in the ball from close range, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Doucour%25C3%25A9">Abdoulaye Doucouré</a> the provider, fine move and turn to set the scorer up (54’). Too easy. The league leaders were trailing. And deservedly so. Nearly an hour gone, Sarr broke clear and doubled the hosts’ lead! <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk">VVD</a> with a shocker there! And it got worse for the Reds: what a giveaway by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold">TAA</a> this time! The top players flopping! Not their night! <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> ended up with an easy tap up and in past <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a> (72’). And that was it. The unbeaten and winning run ended for <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%25C3%25BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>’s men. But they’re still 22 points clear at the top. Could be worse. Watford are the first side to beat Liverpool in the Premier League since Manchester City in January 2019 (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/01/premier-league-picks-of-week-21.html?m=0">week 21</a>), ending the joint-longest winning streak (18) and the second longest unbeaten run (44) in English top-flight history. The Reds’ 0-3 loss was the biggest margin of defeat for a side starting the day top of the Premier League since November 2015 (Man City 1-4 Liverpool).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="s2">Taxi for <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a>! The Spanish stopper banged the ball off <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> into the back of his own net, failing to deal with the pass back, no threat whatsoever (3’). More chances came close for both sides in an intense start at Goodison Park, de Gea denying DCL this time before <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemanja_Mati%25C4%2587">Nemanja Matić</a> hit the woodwork (7’). The Toffees bossed the game early on, but then the Red Devils took over. Skipper <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%25C3%25A9amus_Coleman">Séamus Coleman</a> had to be replaced by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibril_Sidib%25C3%25A9_(footballer,_born_1992)">Djibril Sidibé</a> (28’) because of injury. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Pickford">Jordan Pickford</a> was beaten at his near post by a shot from distance, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> finding the unlikely equaliser (32’). Not a good day for goalkeepers. </span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gylfi_Sigur%25C3%25B0sson">Gylfi Sigurðsson</a> hit the post with a lovely free kick (57’). Pickford made up for the earlier mistake with a double save in the final minute (90’). DCL’s last-minute winner was disallowed by the VAR for offside, despite the ball taking a massive deflection to beat de Gea (93’). It was not to be. It ended a goal and point each, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> fuming with the officials, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%25C3%25A6r">OGS</a> a lucky bugger to get anything out of this game. Madness. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves corner, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%25C3%25BAl_Jim%25C3%25A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a>'s flick causing some panic in the Spurs defence, but then the hosts broke, suddenly the visitors were in all sorts of trouble. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dele_Alli">Dele Alli</a> eventually got a shot away, which was saved, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Bergwijn">Steven Bergwijn</a> there to net the rebound (13’). Wolves have conceded the first goal in a Premier League game for the 18th time this season, more than any other side; they avoided defeat on 11 of the previous 17 occasions. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doherty_(footballer,_born_1992)">Matt Doherty</a> levelled the score, banging in the ball after Spurs were unable to deal with it and clear it (27’). <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Aurier">Serge Aurier</a> put the home side back ahead just before the break (45’). The Spurs right-back with his first goal of the season, cutting in from the right side of the Wolves box and bending into the far corner. But the visitors hit back, clinically punishing the dominant Spurs, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_Jota">Diogo Jota</a> left with a tap in after <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%25C3%25A9_(footballer,_born_1996)">Adama Traoré</a> and Jiménez did all the hard work in the buildup to make it 2-2 (57’). And what a goal to put the Wanderers ahead: Jota turned in his own half and then just kept going, leaving Spurs behind him, to set up Jiménez, who cut inside his marker and produced a beautiful left-footer into the far corner to make it 2-3 (73’). The result moves <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%25C3%25ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a>’s side level on points with the Reds Devils in fifth.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich 0:2 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51581919">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 27th week of the 2019-2020 Premier League Football season saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">28 goals - most by BUR, MUN, WOL, ARS and LIV = 3 each</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">269 shots - most by Southampton = 28</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">101 on target - most by Burnley = 10</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">115 corners - most by Liverpool = 16</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">213 fouls - most by Aston Villa = 17</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">38 bookings - most by Newcastle = 6</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 red card - Lazaro for Newcastle</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 penalties - 2 scored (Jay Rodriguez for Burnley, Bruno Fernandes for Man United)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Blues were bossing it at Stamford Bridge. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> broke the deadlock off a rebound (15’), after the ball came off the woodwork from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Barkley">Ross Barkley</a>’s shot, following <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Lloris">Hugo Lloris</a>' save against the ex-Arsenal man’s first attempt. Brilliant goal! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Alonso_(footballer,_born_1990)">Marcos Alonso</a> doubled their lead shortly after the break (49’), a yard outside the area, with his left foot, across goal and into the bottom right corner. BOSS! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a>’s choices and lineup were definitely vindicated. And it could have been a much worse thrashing for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a>’s men, if it weren’t for their French stopper, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovani_Lo_Celso">Giovani Lo Celso</a> should have been sent off for an aweful challenge on Chelsea captain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Azpilicueta">Cesar Azpilicueta</a>, but the VAR didn't feel it was worth anything - the officials at Stockley Park later admitting it was a mistake and should have been a red card. But there will be no retrospective action taken as it was all in the referee’s report. Absolute farce. VARce. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamela">Erik Lamela</a>’s shot/cross was deflected in by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_R%C3%BCdiger">Antonio Rüdiger</a> to pull one back for Spurs (90’), which made added time more interesting (and my prediction bang-on). But Mourinho is still winless as an away manager at the Bridge, and Spurs have only won one of the last 34 clashes at the ground. The great Portuguese didn’t see or comment anything of note in the match. Yeah, rrrrright. Liar liar, you’re gonna get fired! Again.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After consulting the VAR, referee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Dean_(referee)">Mike Dean</a> overturned <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_King_(footballer)">Josh King</a>’s opener because there was a handball by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Billing">Philip Billing</a> in the build-up (24’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat%C4%9Bj_Vydra">Matěj Vydra</a> controlled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_McNeil">Dwight McNeil</a>'s through-ball, ran at the defence and hammered his strike home (53’). And then again, Dean chalked a Bournemouth goal off, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1997)">Harry Wilson</a> denied this time after a counter, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith_(footballer,_born_1991)">Adam Smith</a> this time the one handling the ball in the build-up - and a penalty was given to Burnley instead! Absurd! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rodriguez">Jay Rodriguez</a> netted the spot kick in the top corner to double the home side’s lead (61’). Mad. McNeil’s left-foot drive into the bottom corner made it three (87’). Absolute misery for the Cherries. Ridiculous refereeing. Clear win for the Clarets, taking them up to eighth, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>'s men remain 16th, just two points away from the drop zone </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_van_Aanholt">Patrick van Aanholt</a> bent in a brilliant free-kick to open the scoring just before the break (45’). In the final minutes, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentino_Lazaro">Valentino Lazaro</a> was given a straight red card for bringing down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Zaha">Wilfried Zaha</a>, pulled him back as he was through on goal. It all helped <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s men to their first win in 2020, ending their run of three league defeats, the two sides exchanging places to 13th and 14th respectively. Magpies boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a> summarised it well in the post-match interview: "The better team won."</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Smashing opener into the roof of the net by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enda_Stevens">Enda Stevens</a> to give the Blades the lead (26’). The visitors instantly replied, United unable to deal with a free kick, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a> headed it home to level the score 3:09 minutes after the opener (30’). The VAR checked a coming together between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lundstram">John Lundstram</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Dunk">Lewis Dunk</a> (85’): No red card was given for the Blades midfielder. Of course. They are asking for broken legs before they take action. FFS. Four years ago this month Sheffield United lost to Wigan, Bury and Rochdale in a League One north-west nightmare as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder">Chris Wilder</a> was on his way to winning League Two with Northampton. Now, this draw keeps them in sixth, level on points with Spurs in fifth, definitely in contention for a European qualifying spot. Mad.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Saints controlled the match, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Long">Shane Long</a> kneed them ahead early on (9’), poor from the Villans. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Armstrong">Stuart Armstrong</a> doubled the home side’s lead in the final seconds, easy one on an empty goal (90+5’). The Villa boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a> didn’t hold back in his disappointment and understandably so, saying some of his players had “played their way out” of next Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. The result keeps the sides in 12th and 17th respectively, the winners level on points with Arsenal in 11th, the losers just one point away from the drop zone. </span><br />
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> made the difference, coming off the bench to score the winner at the King Power Stadium (80'). Both sides wasted a lot of chances, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> hitting the woodwork in the first half, the Foxes should have been on top at the break. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel">Kasper Schmeichel</a> was kept the busier after the restart, denying <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero">Sergio Agüero</a> from the spot, continuing the Blues' penalty woes. It was the stopper's fourth Premier League penalty save - one more than his father <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schmeichel">Peter</a> made in his entire PL career. Not bad. But it all counted for nothing in the end, the super-sub making the difference for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> and his men, cutting the gap to the top to 19 points. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a> was left bitterly disappointed meanwhile, and rightly so, the VAR missing out a few calls for penalties and harder cautions, missing or just ignoring replays of handballs and fouls. Pf. The Foxes stay third, six points ahead of Chelsea in fourth, seven points behind the Citizens.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> was brought down by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(footballer)">Ben Foster</a> in the box, clear penalty, and the fouled was the taker, converting from the spot to score his first goal for the club, giving the Red Devils the lead at the end of a less threatening and more frustrating half (42’). That goal ended a wait of 235 minutes for a Premier League goal by Manchester United at Old Trafford. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a> got the last one, in a 4-0 win against Norwich on 11 January (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/01/premier-league-notes-week-22.html">PL Week 22</a>). Watford’s ping-pong equaliser off a corner was disallowed and correctly so by the VAR as it came off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Dawson">Craig Dawson</a>’s arm before bouncing off the woodwork for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> to net the rebound (52’). It would have been a deserved leveller, but it was not to be. And shortly after that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> doubled the hosts’ lead with a lovely looping finish over and in after Foster saved his first attempt (58’). Martial has scored in three successive games now. The Frechman has not done that since September 2017. A lovely run, take and finish by Greenwood made it three (75’). The win took United up to fifth, just three points separating them from Chelsea in fourth, whilst the Hornets remain 19th, one point from safety. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich played well, dominated the game early, just to fall behind. That summarises their season. A lovely flowing Wolves counter attack ended with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doherty_(footballer,_born_1992)">Matt Doherty</a> collecting the ball in the D, spinning and finding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_Jota">Diogo Jota</a> running on, who nutmegged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Krul">Tim Krul</a> to break the deadlock (19’). And the Portuguese forward tapped in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Sa%C3%AFss">Romain Saïss</a>’ cross to double the hosts’ lead (30’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> made it three after the restart banging in the rebound off Jota’s shot that came off the post (50’). The comfortable victory takes the Wanderers up to eighth, just two points behind the Red Devils in fifth, whilst the Canaries are stuck rock-bottom, seven points from safety.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">23 games without defeat for the Gunners against the Toffees, but it didn't come easy: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> broke the deadlock after 49 seconds, overhead-kicking the ball in after Arsenal were unable to deal with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gylfi_Sigur%C3%B0sson">Gylfi Sigurðsson</a>’s free kick, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Luiz">David Luiz</a> seeing the ball come off his back, the defence all over the place. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukayo_Saka">Bukayo Saka</a> produced the perfect cross from the left, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Nketiah">Eddie Nketiah</a> netted it with a fine leap and right-footed connection to level the score from the centre of the box, a lovely recovery after a poor start for the hosts (27’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> broke clear and poked Luiz’s lovely through-ball across and in to turn the score around (33’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richarlison">Richarlison</a> beat the keeper to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerry_Mina">Mina</a>’s flick-on, or did <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Leno">Bernd Leno</a> touch it into his own net?! It was an equaliser just before the break either way (45+4’), a messy one to end a crazy half. And 25 seconds after the restart, Aubameyang headed the Gunners ahead, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> looked absolutely gob-smacked, his HT-team-talk out of the window. This was the third game in Premier League history to see a goal scored inside the opening minute of both halves, after Newcastle v Arsenal in January 1996 and Charlton v Leeds in March 2001. Leno made a couple of good stops denying DCL. Nketiah hit the woodwork late on in a tense ending, which saw DCL head a chance wide as well. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a>'s men ended up banking the three points, to the Spaniard's relief, taking his side up to ninth, four points away from the fifth spot. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liverpool equalled Manchester City's all-time English top-flight record of 18 league wins in a row with their 21st successive league victory at Anfield, which also equalled their own English top-flight record for consecutive home wins, set between January and December 1972. The Reds are unbeaten in eight league matches against West Ham (W6, D2), scoring four goals in four of those eight matches. The Hammers have won only three of their 58 top-flight away matches against the Merseysiders (D15, L40). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georginio_Wijnaldum">Georginio Wijnaldum</a>'s header put the league leaders ahead (9’), before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Diop_(footballer)">Issa Diop</a> levelled the score with a nod in of his own soon after (12’). 174 seconds between the two goals. All Reds were just watching in the box when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Fornals">Pablo Fornals</a> banged the Hammers ahead (54’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Salah">Mo Salah</a> beat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81ukasz_Fabia%C5%84ski">Łukasz Fabiański</a> unmarked in the box, putting the ball through the keeper’s legs for the second equaliser (68’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> poked the third into an empty net from close range after the visitors were just unable to clear or do anything with the ball, a bit all over the place (81’). That was the turnaround completed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>'s men and their record(s) kept in tact, as mentioned above. Top. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a>' side have won only three of their last 21 Premier League fixtures - as many as in their opening six games. They have lost 22 points from a winning position this season. Their last league win was on New Year's Day. Flop.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea 2:1 Tottenham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51512519">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Burnley 1:0 Bournemouth - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51512520">3:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crystal Palace 1:1 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51512521">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sheffield United 2:1 Brighton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51512518">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southampton 2:1 Aston Villa - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51512523">2:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester 3:2 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51512522">0:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man United 2:0 Watford - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51519244">3:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves 2:0 Norwich - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51519245">3:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arsenal 2:1 Everton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51519246">3:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liverpool 4:0 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51526804">3:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 26th week of the 2019-2020 Premier League Football season saw: A winter break! So, the fixtures were split over two weekends-and-a-bit:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">245 shots - most by Tottenham = 23</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 red card - Choudhury for Leicester </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Too easy for the Toffees: A fine cross from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Walcott">Theo Walcott</a> on the right, found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_(footballer)">Bernard</a> totally unmarked in the box, first touch, side-footer, curled into the top corner, excellent finish, keeper no chance, 1-0 (18’). No clean sheet in 10 for the Eagles, the longest run in the PL. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Benteke">Christian Benteke</a>, set up by nice and quick and slick <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Zaha">Wilfried Zaha</a>, slid the equaliser under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Pickford">Jordan Pickford</a> (51’), the stopper will not like those replays and looked apologetic afterwards. Cringe. It’s only the Belgian’s second goal since the start of last season. But that high didn’t last long, counter run and hit, ruthless <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richarlison">Richarlison</a> to the edge of the box, found the bottom right corner, to make it 2-1 (59’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> made it three goals and three points for the home side, tapping in the rebound after Richarlison’s header came off the crossbar (88’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s men had chances to spoil the show, Benteke could have had a hat-trick, but the woodwork and the general lack of form didn’t help. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> and Goodison Park ended up very happy, the win taking them up to 7th on the day.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lovely finish by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Doucour%C3%A9">Abdoulaye Doucouré</a>, body and feet, perfect movement, to put the ball in past four defenders and the keeper to give the visitors the lead (19’). I could watch that move in slower motion again and again. Exemplary. The equaliser hurt to watch, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Mariappa">Adrian Mariappa</a>, under no real threat, put a cross from the right by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Jahanbakhsh">Alireza Jahanbakhsh</a> into the back of his own net (78’). Nightmare of every defender. Watford have scored six Premier League own goals since the start of 2018-19, more than any other side in the competition. Crueler than cruel. The point sees the sides remain in 15th and 19th respectively.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A beautiful team move was finished off by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1992)">Callum Wilson</a>, making no mistake of netting the rebound off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1997)">Harry Wilson</a>’s blocked smash-hit, to give the visitors a deserved lead (13’) after a strong start. The home side took a while to get into the game, but ended the first half on top, chance after chance, ping pong, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sharp">Billy Sharp</a> finally converting, tapping in the equaliser just before the break (45+1’). And sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lundstram">John Lundstram</a> snatched the lead, with a fine move and low finish into the corner of the net (83’). The winners end just two points away from the CL places, whilst the losers are just two points clear of the drop zone. Contrast. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Home side took the lead just before the break thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Boly">Willy Boly</a>'s header, or so they thought, it was disallowed by VAR, for offside in the buildup. Where?! What?! How?! Who?! Why?! Not clear at all! Lots of boos and chants and understandably so, it would have been fully deserved. Wolves felt robbed, it's their fourth goal to be disallowed by the VAR this season, only Sheffield United have had more (5). But the Foxes worked hard and defended well, definitely ended up the happier of the two with the clean sheet and the point, especially after being down to ten men for the last 15 minutes thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Choudhury">Hamza Choudhury</a>'s two stupid yellows.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Westwood_(footballer,_born_1990)">Ashley Westwood</a>'s bizarre corner-goal after just 93 seconds is the earliest away goal Burnley have ever scored in the Premier League. He was helped by the wind and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> not dealing with the ball but letting it turn into the goal instead (2’). But the former Liverpool man made up for his earlier screw-up and levelled the score at St Mary’s, with a low shot from the edge of the box into the bottom right corner (18’). Lovely turn, control and then a cracking smacker into the back of the net by sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat%C4%9Bj_Vydra">Matěj Vydra</a>, who came on after 22 minutes for an injured <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a>, to make it 1-2 and ending his 18-month goal-drought (61’). It was enough to bag <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a>’s men the three points, frustrating for the Saints, boos rang around St Mary’s at the FT whistle and understandably so.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich worked hard, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>’s men found the breakthrough eventually. A brilliant turn and shot in the box by sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(78’) </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was enough for the league leaders to continue their enormous run. Liverpool have gone 43 top-flight matches unbeaten, just six matches behind Arsenal's invincible record of 49 games (2003-04). They have earned 103 points from the last 105 available to them in the Premier League, winning 34 of their last 35 matches. Their 76 points from 26 matches this season is a top-flight record. And they stay at the top, 25 points clear of the Citizens, who have a game in hand (see above and below for details).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Villa lost at home to Spurs, 3-2, despite scoring first. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a> scored injury-time goals in each half (45+2', 90+4'), taking Spurs up to fifth what might be but probably won't be a Champions League place after <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51510284">Man City's ban</a>, which they will definitely fight against. The Villans stay a point and place above the drop zone. It was an intense game, both keepers were kept busy, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_Reina">Pepe Reina</a> starring, including a penalty save against Son, but the rebound went in just before the break, and all in all, the defenders were struggling. In the end, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Engels">Björn Engels</a> gave it away in stoppage time, letting Son through to net the winner, the club's latest PL winner since 2009. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a> wasn't happy with the VAR, but the Villa boss cannot ignore his side's leaks and weaknesses at the back. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a frustrating first half, both sides missing chances, the Gunners bossed the game. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_P%C3%A9p%C3%A9">Nicolas Pépé</a> scored in quick succession (54', 57' respectively), before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesut_%C3%96zil">Mesut Özil</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a> got in on the fun late on (90', 90+5' respectively). The result doesn't affect the table too much, Newcastle slip to 13th due to goal difference, seven points above the drop zone, Arsenal into the top half, seven points off fourth.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A lot of questionable decisions once again in this match! How was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Maguire">Harry Maguire</a>’s kick out not a red card? And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a> was booked for diving when there was contact, outside the box, so, no pen, but should have been a free kick. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> gave the visitors the lead against the run of play, the Blues made to pay for all their misses, just before the break (45’). Play had resumed after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Christensen">Andreas Christensen</a> got his nose busted, great outswinger of a cross from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Wan-Bissaka">Aaron Wan-Bissaka</a>, brilliant header down into the bottom corner from Martial to put the Red Devils ahead. Then to spread the VAR love even more, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Zouma">Kurt Zouma</a>’s equaliser was disallowed for a push (57’), and they call themselves men! And to add salt onto the wound, Maguire doubled the Red visitors’ lead (66’). Sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Giroud">Olivier Giroud</a> thought he had pulled one back, but the VAR chalked it off for offside, the good old toe (78’). Two injuries, topped by two disallowed goals. What a mess. The Blues robbed, just one point separating them from Spurs in 5th; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r?wprov=sfti1">Ole Ole Ole</a>'s side's up to 7th, just three points away from the top four.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, the match eventually took place on Wednesday, in a half-empty Etihad, with zero atmosphere, even the French commentators were taking the mick. City bossed it, making the Hammers work hard, giving their all. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodri_(footballer,_born_1996)">Rodri</a> broke the deadlock after half an hour. 15-1 shots, 5-0 on target in the first half alone. Pf. That dominance continued after the break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a> bashing in the second goal for the home side (62’). It stayed just 2-0, even though it could have been 12-0. No competition. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> has to be very worried, his side stuck in 18th, one point from safety, and facing the league leaders next, at Anfield.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everton 1:1 Crystal Palace - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51337005">3:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton 1:2 Watford - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51337006">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sheff United 1:0 Bournemouth - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51345406">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 2:1 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51428615">P:P</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves 1:2 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51409676">0:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southampton 1:2 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51423888">1:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich 0:3 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51423887">0:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 1:2 Tottenham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51431287">2:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arsenal 2:1 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51431286">4:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea 1:1 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51439302">0:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 2:1 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51345399">2:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 25th week of the 2019-2020 Premier League Football season saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The game at the King Power Stadium didn't get going until after the break, when all the missed chances in the first half, were finally turned in. Defender <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_R%C3%BCdiger">Antonio Rüdiger</a> headed the visitors in front off a corner seconds after the restart (46'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Barnes">Harvey Barnes</a> levelled the score minutes later, thanks to a deflection off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_James_(footballer,_born_1999)">Reece James</a> (54'). And it looked like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a> would get his first win over the Blues in their 14th meeting, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Chilwell">Ben Chilwell</a> put the Foxes ahead with a nice finish into the bottom left corner (64'). But Rüdiger spoilt that party with another header (71'), grabbing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a>'s men a point, keeping the gap between both sides at eight points, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in third and fourth respectively.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Cherries were down to ten men for most of the second half after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Lerma">Jefferson Lerma</a>'s second yellow card (51'), but hung on to a crucial win against the Villans. The hosts lead comfortably thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Billing">Philip Billing</a> (37') and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Ak%C3%A9">Nathan Aké</a> (44'), but the visitors did pull one back for a nervous ending, £8.5m signing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbwana_Samatta">Mbwana Samatta</a> on his debut becoming the first Tanzanian player to score in the PL (70'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>'s men held on to record their first back-to-back wins since September, taking them up to 16th, one point and place above <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a>'s side, who are just one point away from the drop zone.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s men suffered another disappointing defeat, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Guaita">Vicente Guaita</a> own goal (58’) giving United the win. It was an absolute howler, nobody at Selhurst Park will want to see again, the keeper dropping <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Norwood?wprov=sfti1">Oliver Norwood</a>'s corner over the line, gifting the Blades the three points after they hadn't created much until then. The hosts had dominated, but didn't create much either. The result saw the Eagles drop down to 13th, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder">Chris Wilder</a>'s side climbed up to 5th, one point ahead of Manchester United (before Sunday's games).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Reds didn’t get started till the second half, and then crushed the Saints at Anfield. The visitors saw all their hard work undone thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Oxlade-Chamberlain">Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain</a>'s counter goal (47'), skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a>'s composed finish (60') and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mo Salah</a>'s brace (71', 90'); all helped by hat-trick provider <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Firmino">Roberto Firmino</a>. It was a harsh result for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hasenh%C3%BCttl">Ralph Hasenhüttl</a>'s men, who never stopped pushing, former Red <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> causing most of the home side's headache, including a penalty shout just before the Ox's goal. But as against every side this season, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>'s side were ruthless and just went on to win, again, to go 22 points clear at the top, after also winning <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/01/macth-notes-whu-0-2-lfc.html">their game in hand on Wednesday</a>. TWENTY TWO POINTS! Simply the best. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No goals and a point each at St James' Park. The Canaries will be the more frustrated not to have taken more out of this tight tie, seeing more of the ball and more chances, the Magpies lacking quality, looking a bit all over the place, but still grabbing the point and completing their fourth league game unbeaten. The draw leaves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Farke?wprov=sfti1">Daniel Farke</a>'s bottom side seven points away from safety, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce?wprov=sfti1">Steve Bruce</a>'s men were booed off the pitch, despite the point taking them up to 10th (before Arsenal's game on Sunday).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From two goals and a man down after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Delph">Fabian Delph</a>'s dismissal (71'), the Toffees came back, thanks to two goals by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerry_Mina">Yerry Mina</a> within a couple of minutes injury time just before the break (45+1', 45+4'), and a last-minute winner by former Gunner <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Walcott">Theo Walcott</a> (90'). It was cruel on the Hornets, instead of three points lifting them out of the drop zone, they left Vicarage Road with nothing, staying in 19th on 23 points, two points away from safety. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> was understandably gutted, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> finally saw his side on the right side of a turnaround and lifted up to 9th. The Italian summarised it well: "This is football, it's unpredictable."</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was a thriller which the Hammers led in most of the time, 2-0 and 3-1, but an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Ogbonna">Angelo Ogbonna</a>'s own goal (47'), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Gro%C3%9F">Pascal Groß</a> (75') and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Murray">Glenn Murray</a> (79') spoilt the show at the London Stadium with a prod in and late dramatic leveller, the VAR took his time to confirm as replays showed the ball came off the player's side of the chest, not his arm. Hammers boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> was understandably angry, more with the way his side let their lead slip and fall away, rather than the officials' conduct, the result seeing his side drop into the relegation zone. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter">Graham Potter</a> on the other hand was very proud of his hard-fighting Seagulls, the point keeping them in 15th, ahead of Bournemouth in 16th just on goal difference, two points ahead of their opposition in 18th.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was nothing too exciting at Old Trafford. Both sides with chances, wasted, but the lack of quality in the final third and crowded boxes meant the two sides separated goalless and a point each. Wolves manager <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a> was happy with the result which his side worked hard for, whilst I'm not sure what <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole Gunnar Solskjær</a> was taking or watching when the United boss said he thought "someone moved the goal posts". Maybe he was trying to be funny about his side’s lack of finishing, new £47m signing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Fernandes_(footballer,_born_1994)">Bruno Fernandes</a> creating most, but just not good enough, the sides finishing sixth and seventh respectively.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Similar to Old Trafford, Turf Moor didn’t see too much quality either. Both sides tried, but wasted most, the result reflects that and is fair. The Clarets worked hard and didn’t deserve to lose, whilst the Gunners kept shooting blanks and didn’t deserve to win. The point saw both sides climb up to 11th and 10th respectively, goal difference separating them from each other and Newcastle and Southampton under them. Tighter than tight in the middle of the table.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Total VAR, refereeing and general madness! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a> was a very lucky man not to be sent off, first for his late challenge on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dele_Alli">Dele Alli</a> (13’), and then for his dive after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Lloris">Hugo Lloris</a> saved </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0lkay_G%C3%BCndo%C4%9Fan"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">İ</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lkay Gündo</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ğ</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0lkay_G%C3%BCndo%C4%9Fan">an</a>’s spot kick (40’). The penalty farce was just ridiculous, the VAR first taking ages to make the call and then not coming to the right decision, missing and messing up all calls on the red and yellow card(s) and the keeper being off his line for the penalty, etc., referee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Dean_(referee)">Mike Dean</a> the main star/clown of the mad circus show. It was an absolute shocker of a corner that led to the sending off. And I don’t know what <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Zinchenko_(footballer)">Oleksandr Zinchenko</a>’s arguing, it was an obvious push, second yellow and off (60’). After all that fiasco, it ended up being a dream debut for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Bergwijn">Steven Berwijn</a>. The Dutch winger chested and smashed in the opener from the edge of the box (63’), Spurs’ first shot of the game. And it was too easy for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a>, with a big gap in defense, his shot deflected in to double the hosts’ lead (71’). Horrendous defending! Manchester City have failed to score in successive games for the first time under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a>, keeping them in second, 22 points behind Liverpool, two ahead of Leicester. Spurs boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> was just smiling (sarcastically I'm sure, not happy with the officials' performance), his side climbing up to fifth with the win. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Burnley 1:1 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51253150">0:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tottenham 0:1 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51253149">2:0</a></span></div>
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</head>Sonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-47029512780131416402020-01-30T21:09:00.001+00:002020-03-02T21:43:55.931+00:00Match Notes: WHU 0-2 LFC <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Sports - Football - Premier League - WHU 0:2 LFC</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Liverpool recorded their 15th consecutive Premier League victory, beating 17th-placed West Ham 0-2 in their game in hand at the London Stadium on Wednesday night, to take them to 70 points in the quickest time, 19 points clear at the top of the table, ahead of defending champions Manchester City.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Reds' historical run continues to 41 league games unbeaten, the third longest run in English top-flight history after Nottingham Forest (42 in 1978) and Arsenal (49 in 2004), having beaten all 19 team they have faced in the league this season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And I am happy to report, I was there. As an undercover Kop, in the Billy Bonds stand, I can say, the atmosphere was nowhere near Upton Park. Apart from the couple of takes of the bubbles song, the crowd went quiet, frustrated, the Red corner was the loudest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The visitors had most of the ball, control and chances, but the Hammers were well organised at the back, less so at the front, wasting the few chances they created. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a> grew more and more frustrated with all the miscontrol and mess-ups, the fans also, sarcastically cheering the only change the Scotsman made. </span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jXFpHkms1C4/XjND14Qt9lI/AAAAAAAARq8/-0ubIBKAfWUiTCGXszaAM3Z2iTOV4lmyACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Photo%2B29-01-2020%2B18%2B10%2B04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jXFpHkms1C4/XjND14Qt9lI/AAAAAAAARq8/-0ubIBKAfWUiTCGXszaAM3Z2iTOV4lmyACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Photo%2B29-01-2020%2B18%2B10%2B04.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mohamed Salah</a> put the league leaders ahead from the spot after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Diop_(footballer)">Issa Diop</a>'s foul on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divock_Origi">Divock Origi</a> and the VAR took its time to confirm (pen 35'). And the great Egyptian turned from scorer to provider after the restart, setting up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Oxlade-Chamberlain">Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain</a> on the counter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The former Gunner made no mistake finishing off the superb move started by skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a>, striking the ball with his right boot into the bottom left corner (52'). </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Sonjahaha/status/1222882534083760128">Here's my video of that counterattacking goal.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both sides had chances after that, Salah hit the woodwork for the Reds and should have had at least a brace, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold">Trent Alexander-Arnold</a> with a bit of frantic defending at the other end, but the result never looked under threat and all the records with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">only the fourth time a run of 15 wins has been completed (Manchester City 18 in December 2017, Liverpool 17 in October 2019 and City 15 in August 2019),</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>'s 150th victory as LFC boss in all competitions (W150 D58 L39). The German played all these records down as always in the post-match interview: "I'm only happy about the three points." he said. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Tonight was a normal performance. I have no idea [if anyone will catch us]. The first target is to get the maximum points - there are still a lot of games. Yes we have 70 points, an incredible number, but so many things can happen. I'm not too much concerned about records. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"We had a record at [Borussia] Dortmund and Bayern [Munich] beat it the next season. We don't feel as though anything is done, I promise you. We take a deep breath and then Saturday it's Southampton."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But one thing is for sure, us Reds fans are making the most and enjoying every single moment of it, whilst and as long as it lasts. This side is making the unbelievable believable, undoable doable, and just move on and go on. Walk on. Win on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many on social media are trying to argue and melt the records down, saying the league is not as competitive, weak teams, not much competition... Really? Have you seen how many English teams compete in Europe? And reach the last 16 at least?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And how much money and players have been exchanged over the last transfer windows?! The numbers cannot lie. This is still the top spending and playing league. And oh, I nearly forgot to mention, we are the European and World champions for a reason. Simply the best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">WE ARE TOP!!! BOOM!!! YEAH!!! YNWA!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>West Ham Team: </b>1 Fabianski; 26 Masuaku, 3 Cresswell, 21 Ogbonna, 23 Diop (booked 33'), 52 Ngakia; 10 Lanzini (18 Fornals 69'), 16 Noble (c) (booked 42'), 41 Rice, 11 Snodgrass; 22 Haller. 5-4-1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Subs not used: </b>20 Cardoso, 4 Balbuena, 27 Ajeti, 15 Sanchez, 5 Zabaleta, 35 Randolph.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Liverpool Team: </b>1 Alisson; 26 Robertson, 4 van Dijk, 12 Gomez, 66 TAA (8 Keïta 77'); 5 Wijnaldum, 14 Henderson (c), 15 Ox (48 Jones 85'); 27 Origi, 9 Firmino (3 Fabinho 69'),11 Salah. 4-3-3 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Possession: </b>29%-71%</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>This game was postponed from match <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/12/premier-league-notes-week-18.html?m=0">week 18</a></i></span><br />
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What a comeback in the crucial relegation battle: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> headed the visitors ahead (38’), but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Luiz">Douglas Luiz</a> smashed in the equaliser (68’) before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Mings">Tyrone Mings</a> deflected <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezri_Konsa">Ezri Konza</a>’s shot in for a late dramatic winner (90+5’). The result pushes the resolute Villans out of the relegation zone up to 16th and the shaken Hornets the opposite way back down to 19th, after being served their first defeat in eight matches in all competitions. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another crucial clash at the bottom: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1997)">Harry Wilson</a>’s strike (36’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Gro%C3%9F">Pascal Groß</a>' own-goal (41’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1992)">Callum Wilson</a>'s first goal for 16 league games (74’) ended the fighting Cherries’ six-game winless streak, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Mooy">Aaron Mooy</a> with the only reply late on for the dominant but frustrated Seagulls (81’). The goals-count-more-than-any-stats victory sees <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>’s men climb up to 18th, two points behind Brighton in 15th. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hasenh%C3%BCttl">Ralph Hasenhüttl</a> was a very happy bunny after watching his side record a comfortable win at Crystal Palace. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Redmond">Nathan Redmond</a> (22’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Armstrong">Stuart Armstrong</a> (48’) were both on the scoreboard with two fine goals as the Saints secured their fourth successive away victory in the Premier League, moving them up to 9th, past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s side, who slip down to 11th, the Eagles falling flat (0 shots on target, 0 corners) after their impressive draw at City at the weekend (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2020/01/premier-league-notes-week-23.html?m=1">week 23</a>).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More late drama: It looked like a comfy home win for the Toffees after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moise_Kean">Moise Kean</a> scored his first goal for the club (30’) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> doubled the hosts’ lead with his 12th of the season (54’). But substitute <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florian_Lejeune">Florian Lejeune</a> had a better idea and smashed and bashed in two goals with just 102 seconds between them. One crash-boom-bang overhead kick (90+4’), the other fired through a defensive scramble (90+5’). The sensational late point-grab sees both <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a>’s and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a>’s men seven points clear from the drop zone in 12th and 13th respectively.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Blades looked like they were on course to squeeze a point out of the Citizens at the Etihad, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Henderson">Dean Henderson</a> denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> from the spot and frustrating the hell out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> and co with a bunch of top saves. But once again, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero">Sergio Agüero</a> tapped in the winner after coming off the bench (73’), scoring his sixth goal in the last three games. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder">Chris Wilder</a>'s side remain seventh after their gutsy performance and test against second-placed City. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a nightmare start for the Gunners which saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Luiz">David Luiz</a> sent off (26’) for a daft last-man challenge, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorginho_(footballer,_born_December_1991)">Jorginho</a> putting the Blues ahead from the resulting penalty (28’). But the visitors played better one man down and hit back, twice. First 18-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Martinelli">Gabriel Martinelli</a> scored a brilliant equaliser (63’). Then, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Azpilicueta">César Azpilicueta</a> restored Chelsea's lead late on (84’), the ten men never gave up and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Beller%C3%ADn">Héctor Bellerin</a> marked his return from injury with a dramatic leveller from the edge of the box (87’). Finally some fight from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a>'s men, but still just one win in the last eight PL games sees them remain 10 points off a CL spot, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> was left disappointed after watching his fourth-placed side’s dominance wasted. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester’s fine home win came at a cost with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a>’s injury. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Barnes">Harvey Barnes</a> scored the opener for the Foxes from close range (24’), before providing for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Pereira_(footballer,_born_1993)">Ricardo Pereira</a> (45+5’). Hammers captain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Noble">Mark Noble</a> pulled one back from the spot (50’) before Leicester's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayoze_P%C3%A9rez">Ayoze Pérez</a> did the same to restore the home side’s lead (81’). And the Spanish midfielder made it two for him and four goals and three points for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>’ men with a fine drill (88’). The win leaves Leicester 14 points ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a>’ side remain level on points with second-from-bottom Watford and without a win in three successive league games.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Injury-hit Spurs recorded their first win since Boxing Day, edging past bottom-side Norwich. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dele_Alli">Dele Alli</a> put the hosts ahead (38’), before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teemu_Pukki">Teemu Pukki</a> hit back from the spot (70’). But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a> headed in the winner (79’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> sees his side climb up to sixth, level on points with United in fifth and Wolves in seventh, but the Portuguese is left scratching his head what players he has left and who he can sign before the end of the transfer window. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Farke">Daniel Farke</a>’s side meanwhile are in deep trouble, six points from safety.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Old Trafford is stuck in a nightmare, witnessing Burnley’s first ever PL win there. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a> smashed the first goal into the <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>top corner (39’), before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rodriguez">Jay Rodriguez</a> doubled the Clarets' lead after a nice one-two with Wood, firing into the top corner beating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> at his near post (56’). It was the third season in a row <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a>’s men had gone 2-0 up at Old Trafford, but for the first time they hung on for all three points, seeing them climb to 13th, seven points clear of the relegation zone. Deserved. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer</a>'s side remain six points behind Chelsea and away from the top four. Just not good enough.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reds skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a> headed in the opener off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold">TAA</a>’s corner (8’), but Wolves equalised soon after the restart, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> putting in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%C3%A9_(footballer,_born_1996)">Adama Traoré</a>'s cross (51’). It was tense, sloppy and not easy for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a> and his men, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Firmino">Roberto Firmino</a> made sure the league leaders bagged another three points, drilling in yet another late winner (84’). It’s Liverpool’s 22nd win in 23 league games, taking them 16 points clear at the top, with a game in hand. After winning their past 14 league games, the Reds are the third team to go 40 games unbeaten in the PL. Records. Keep on rolling. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(As mentioned above, it’s been a mad/crap week. I forgot to log my Tuesday night predictions, so, that’s why they’re all put down as 0:0.)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 0:0 Watford - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51101531">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth 0:0 Brighton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51101532">3:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crystal Palace 0:0 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51101524">0:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everton 0:0 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51101528">2:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea 0:0 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51101529">2:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester 2:1 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51115605">4:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tottenham 2:1 Norwich - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51115606">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man United 3:1 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51115604">0:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves 0:3 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51130417">1:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The home side frustrated the hell out of their guests in the Saturday lunchtime London derby. The first half didn’t serve much chances for either side, the Hornets well organised and not giving Spurs much space or any way into the game. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Capoue">Étienne Capoue</a>’s challenge on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japhet_Tanganga">Japhet Tanganga</a> was only cautioned (36’), a lot of social media reaction felt it should have been a red, another VAR fail for many, the crowd included, making their feelings clear with their chants after the incident. (I feel it’s not the video technology that's the problem, it’s the officials of the FA that are proving themselves incompetent to deal with it week in week out.) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> missed the golden opportunity from the spot, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Gazzaniga">Paulo Gazzaniga</a>’s dive to his right gifted the keeper an easy push away (69’). Modern technology helped Watford again late on, goal-line technology showing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamela">Erik Lamela</a>’s low shot had not crossed the line completely - it was 10.4mm on the line, a good clearance by debutant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Pussetto">Ignacio Pussetto</a> (90+2’)! It stayed goalless, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> must have watched a different game saying they deserved more, I saw his side were just not good enough, regardless of any refereeing mistakes, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> will be more gutted his robust side didn’t take all points. The stalemate ended a run of 93 Premier League games without a goalless draw for Tottenham, the second longest run in the competition's history (Man Utd, 114 games ending May 2002).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">18-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Martinelli">Gabriel Martinelli</a> shot the Gunners ahead just before the break (45’) with a tap in after seeing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukayo_Saka">Bukayo Saka</a>’s cross deflect off a United defender and loop over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Henderson">Dean Henderson</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleck_(footballer)">John Fleck</a>’s powerful drive deflected and whacked the visitors level late on (84’), </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a first for him on the road, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">after the hosts failed to deal with the ball in the box. Without their suspended skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a>'s side were missing any real fire power, the Spaniard having just overseen one win in his first five league games in charge, his team stuck in tenth, whilst the bouncing Blades drop one place to seventh. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandro_Trossard">Leandro Tossard</a> broke the deadlock for the home side, set up by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a>, converted into the bottom corner with his left foot, past new loanee keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_Reina">Pepe Reina</a> (39’). Born and bred Villan <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Grealish">Jack Grealish</a> equalised with a left-footed whacker (76’). The Spanish stopper made a top save late on, play and tempers flared, but it stayed 1-1. The hosts ended more disappointed, dropping one place to 15th, whilst the visitors were more chuffed, avoiding defeat and remaining 18th, just one point separating them from West Ham and Watford in 16th and 17th respectively. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Citizens dominated, but the Eagles coped well. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenk_Tosun">Cenk Tosun</a> headed the visitors ahead against the run of play, off a corner and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cahill">Gary Cahill</a>’s header, ping, pong, across, right, across, left and in, all over City there (39’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a>’s 49th birthday ruined?! It looked like they would get a penalty saviour, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%C3%AFro_Riedewald">Jaïro Riedewald</a> handball - but nope, the VAR seeing and saying no handball, no pen, as the player made no move toward the ball, the ball was ping-ponging so quick, he couldn’t have avoided it! Brave but right call, especially at the Etihad (71’). Non-other than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero">Sergio Agüero</a> slid home an equaliser eventually (82’), lighting up the sound and ground. And of course, it was the Argentine legend who headed and bounced the second in off the grass (87’). Another goal, another brace, when will the statue be built? 250th goal in 360 games, fourth highest in PL history. It would have been harsh on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>’s side. But even the old man couldn't deny all the Citizens' dominance, and it nearly paid off and would have served his Spanish counter part the perfect birthday cake, if it weren't for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Zaha">Wilfried Zaha</a> (90’)! The last-minute equaliser was actually an own goal, deflected in off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandinho_(footballer,_born_May_1985)">Fernandinho</a>, to end the game a goal and point each, the crazy ending keeping Palace in ninth and City in second.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a cagey affair at Carrow Road. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cook">Steve Cook</a> was sent off for the visitors after blocking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondrej_Duda">Ondrej Duda</a>’s attempt with his hand - it was a great acrobatic save by the defender, not much for the VAR to check and confirm. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teemu_Pukki">Teemu Pukki</a> netted the following penalty to give the home side the lead against the struggling Cherries (33’). Then Canaries defender <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Godfrey">Ben Godfrey</a> was sent for an early shower for a serious foul on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1992)">Callum Wilson</a>, after referee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tierney_(referee)">Paul Tierney</a> consulted the VAR and pitch-side screen (77’), much better and clearer decision-making that way. It was a dangerous tackle, the replay made it clear(er). The bottom side ended their nine-match winless run, their dominance finally paying off, recording their first clean sheet in 16 PL home games. Meanwhile, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>'s worries and struggles continue, his side having failed to score in four consecutive top-flight games for the first time ever, and lost 10 out of their last 12 top-flight games (W1 D1) after just losing one of the seven before that (W3 D3). Slump. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What a cross by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ward-Prowse">James Ward-Prowse</a> and what a goal by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Bednarek_(footballer)">Jan Bednarek</a> to open the scoring for the hosts at St Mary’s, leaving Wolves keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_Patr%C3%ADcio">Rui Patrício</a> completely help- and hopeless (15’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Long">Shane Long</a> doubled the Saints’ lead heading the ball into the far corner for his first PL goal of the season (35’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Neto">Pedro Neto</a> pulled one back for the visitors after the break, with a nice spin and fire in (53’), just after the Saints had hit the woodwork as well. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> levelled the score from the spot (65’) after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Stephens_(footballer)">Jack Stephens</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9dric_Soares">Cédric Soares</a> both brought down <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_(footballer)">Jonny</a>. And then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a>’s side completed an unbelievable comeback, Jiménez again, the Mexican striker slotting home the winner unmarked from the centre of the box (76’). </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">RJ has been directly involved in 27 goals for Wolves in all competitions this season (18 goals, 9 assists), more than any other PL club in 2019-2020.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What a fightback, seeing Wolves up to sixth, level on points with Man United in fifth, whilst Southampton slump to 13th, six points away from the drop zone.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both teams were at it at the London Stadium, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Snodgrass">Robert Snodgrass</a> coming close a couple of times, got one in, but flagged just offside about halfway through the first half. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Diop_(footballer)">Issa Diop</a> gave the Hammers the lead eventually, off Snodgrass’ lovely free kick (40’). But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> equalised soon after for the Toffees, with an easy header from close range (44’). Fans protested about the ownership on the 10-year anniversary of the takeover by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sullivan_(businessman)">David Sullivan</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gold_(businessman)">Gold</a>, overseeing their side share a goal and point each with manager <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a>' former team, the result keeping both sides in 16th and 11th respectively.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Magpies hit the woodwork 20 minutes in. That was it really. Until the 94th minute, the first Newcastle corner, cleared by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a>, but not far, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Saint-Maximin">Allan Saint-Maximin</a> picking it up and putting a fine cross into the box, for a clear header down and in by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hayden">Isaac Hayden</a>, unbelievable! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a> chuffed, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> less so. I’m still thinking I blinked and thought this up, but no, it actually happened! St James’ Park absolute bonkers! This is Newcastle's first 90th-minute winner in a Premier League match since December 2015 against Tottenham, when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayoze_P%C3%A9rez">Ayoze Pérez</a> struck. The three points lift them up to 12th in the table, seven points clear of the relegation zone. Massive victory.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was an even competition in the Super Sunday early kickoff at Turf Moor, until <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Barnes">Harvey Barnes</a> broke the deadlock for the visitors, running through the back four and hitting the ball through under keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pope_(footballer)">Nick Pope</a>, who should have kept that one out (33’). Former Fox <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a> headed the hosts back into the game (56’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> was denied from the spot after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Mee">Benjamin Mee</a> was booked for taking down Barnes in the box, harsh but Pope made up for his earlier muck-up (69’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Westwood_(footballer,_born_1990)">Ashley Westwood</a> smacked in the winner, his first ever goal at the ground, a boomer from the centre of the box (79’). Brilliant comeback win for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a> and his men taking them up to 14th, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>’ Foxes keep stumbling but stay in third, six points clear of Chelsea in fourth, three points behind City in second.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Reds bossed and rocked Anfield in the Super Sunday clash against their arch rivals. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_van_Dijk">Virgil van Dijk</a> headed the league leaders in front (14’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Firmino">Roberto Firmino</a> thought he had doubled their lead with a beauty of a curler from the edge of the box into the far corner of the net, for the VAR to spoil the party, disallowing the goal for a foul by VvD on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> in the six-yard box (25'). Harsh. Soft. Contact, yes. Foul, no. The keeper got the ball, before he just collapsed. Pathetic. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georginio_Wijnaldum">Georginio Wijnaldum</a> had the ball in the net (35'), but the flag was up and the VAR confirmed offside, by half an inch of an armpit. Pf. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mo Salah</a> missed a sitter from close range (48') and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the Red Devils stopper and the woodwork denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a> (49'). The hosts could and should have been four or five goals clear. But the Kop had to wait till injury time, the final seconds, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a> setting up Salah with a long clearance, the great Egyptian making no mistake this time, a fine run and catching out de Gea, to double their lead and spark wild celebrations (I couldn’t get enough of <a href="https://twitter.com/ByTheMinLFC">the celebration videos on Twitter</a>). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a> was still quite humble in the post-match interview, but can’t deny how unbelievable this run is, 21 wins out of 22 games this season, 91 of a possible 93 points (P31 W30 D1), still unbeaten, 16 points clear at the top, with a game in hand, more records tumbling all over the place. Simply the best. Top. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole Gunnar Solskjær</a>’s face said it all, blank stare, his side slipping and sliding nowhere, nowhere near their arch rivals, 30 points between the two clubs. Flop. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watford 2:2 Tottenham - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073181">0:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arsenal 2:1 Sheffield United - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073186">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton 2:0 Aston Villa - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073187">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 2:1 Crystal Palace - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073183">2:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich 2:1 Bournemouth - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073182">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southampton 2:2 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073185">2:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">West Ham 2:2 Everton - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073188">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Newcastle 2:1 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51073184">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Burnley 0:2 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51080694">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liverpool 2:0 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51080695">2:0</a></span></div>
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</head>Sonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-69839909697185410062020-01-13T13:03:00.000+00:002020-01-15T14:49:21.900+00:00Premier League Notes - Week 22<div class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Sports - Football - Premier League - Week 22</b> </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 22nd week of the Premier League Football season saw:</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">27 goals - most by Man City = 6</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">221 shots - most by Man City = 22</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">90 on target - most by Man City = 12</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">77 corners - most by Chelsea = 10</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">198 fouls - most by Arsenal = 21</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">25 bookings - most by Arsenal, Burnley, Saints and Newcastle = 3 each</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 red card - Aubameyang for Arsenal</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 penalties - 3 scored (Jorginho for Chelsea, Rashford for Man United, El Ghazi for Villa)</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Blades dominated the Friday Night Football match, an early injury and substitution of keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81ukasz_Fabia%C5%84ski">Łukasz Fabiański</a> didn’t help the visitors after barely 15 minutes. The hosts took a clumsy but deserved lead after the restart, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleck_(footballer)">John Fleck</a> capitalising on sub stopper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Martin_(footballer,_born_1986)">David Martin</a>’s error and setting up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oli_McBurnie">Oli McBurnie</a> for an easy finish from close range (53’). Sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Snodgrass">Robert Snodgrass</a> celebrated a last-minute equaliser after plenty of missed chances by both sides, to be disallowed by the VAR (90+3’). It looked like a foul-shove by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Rice">Declan Rice</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egan_(footballer,_born_1992)">John Egan</a> in the build-up, but the screen said handball against Rice. The number 41 was gutted to say the least, lambasting the VAR in the post-match interview saying the ball was headed onto his arm at such a speed, how can you stop it?! Harsh decision indeed, but correct, that’s the rule. So, it stayed 1-0, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wilder">Chris Wilder</a> and his men recording their eighth consecutive league win against London sides at Bramall Lane, taking them up to fifth before all the other weekend’s games, cutting short <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a>’ 100% record as Hammers boss, which was shred to pieces by the VAR. The Scotsman’s side remain 16th before the other matches, just two points separating them from the drop zone. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> slotted home <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a>’s lovely through ball (12’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew">Jordan Ayew</a> saw his shot deflected in to level the score after the break (54’). The French Gunner went from hero to zero, seeing red for a late and nasty ankle-turning tackle on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Meyer_(footballer)">Max Meyer</a>, the ref’s yellow reviewed and changed to red by the VAR (67’), correct call in my eyes. It was a heated derby, end-to-end stuff, misses, clearances and woodwork whacking, physical clashes, the crowd on the ref’s and VAR’s case - the anti-banners vanished very quickly after decisions went the home side's way though. It stayed one goal and one point each. No wins in four league and FA Cup games for the oldest boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a> and his men. One win in four Premier League games for the youngest manager <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a> and his team. The result keeps both sides in 9th and 10th respectively, one point between them. Arsenal have failed to win five league games after leading at the break (D4 L1), their joint-highest total in a single Premier League campaign (also five in 2010-11). Dire.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>#CHEBUR</b></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Blues bossed it, but got lucky with a couple of calls. The VAR camera angles and lines were ridiculous once again, denying the visitors any chance of getting back into the game. Pf. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorginho_(footballer,_born_December_1991)">Jorginho</a> gave the hosts the lead from the spot (27'), sending the goalkeeper the wrong way after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a> made the most of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Lowton">Matt Lowton</a>'s "challenge". To be fair, the Burnley number 2 did his best to take his legs away and avoid contact, but the VAR confirmed foul and pen, 1-0. Another harsh one. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Abraham">Tammy Abraham</a> doubled the lead rising the highest and heading home <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_James_(footballer,_born_1999)">Reece James</a>' fine cross, too easy (38'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pope_(footballer)">Nick Pope</a> won't like to see these replays as the ball went through the keeper's gloves. Flop. And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Hudson-Odoi">Callum Hudson-Odoi</a> made it three (49'), the VAR checking whether his team mate the number 9 didn't touch the ball on its way in, and deeming he didn't, so H-O's fine run and take was not offside and the goal stood, 3-0. Three goals and three points for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> and his men keeps them in fourth, five points clear of Man United. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a> is watching his side crumbling, fourth defeat on the trot, falling down to 15th, four points from the drop zone before Sunday’a crucial relegation clash between Bournemouth and Watford. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early on in the game, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Walcott">Theo Walcott</a> didn’t get a penalty just because he didn't go down against Seagulls captain <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Dunk?wprov=sfti1">Lewis Dunk</a>'s pull, sad but true. Is that not what the VAR is there for??? <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richarlison">Richarlison</a> broke the deadlock for the Toffees with a lovely turn and curl in (38'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> thought he had doubled their lead from close range, but the VAR disallowed it because of handball (79'). Goodison Park was in total dismay about the officiating, but ended up cheering on the winning side, taking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a>'s side to 11th, level on points with Arsenal in 10th, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter">Graham Potter</a>'s men remain winless at Goodison, four points above the relegation zone in 14th. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TEN shots on target for the visitors, over half of them by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> including a couple of woodwork smackers, it could have been 1-9! Unbelievable! (See <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/10/premier-league-notes-week-10.html">week 10</a> if you don't get what I'm referring to.) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Praet">Dennis Praet</a> had opened the scoring for the home side, netting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a>'s ball across at the back post (14'). Simples. But the visitors replied soon after, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Armstrong">Stuart Armstrong</a> equalising for the Saints with the help of a huge deflection off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Maddison">James Maddison</a> to fool and beat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel">Kasper Schmeichel</a> (19'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hasenh%C3%BCttl">Ralph Hasenhüttl</a>'s men remained on top, and with </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just over an hour played,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the VAR denying them a penalty after a foul on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Long" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Shane Long</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87a%C4%9Flar_S%C3%B6y%C3%BCnc%C3%BC" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Çağlar Söyüncü</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but replays showed an offside in the build-up. But the former Red finally did it, 81st minute, Ings raced ahead and poked the ball through Schmeichel's legs to give Southampton a deserved lead, getting booked for his celebrations, stripping his shirt off and all. I don't think anyone cared at that point. And in the last minute of normal time. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Evans">Jonny Evans</a> thought he had headed his side level, but the VAR disallowed it offside, late drama for the one side, relief for the other, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a> gutted, his Austrian counterpart chuffed to bits.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Who else but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> gave the home side the lead, goal number 13 for him, poked home from close range off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Mata">Juan Mata</a>'s whipped in ball (27'). The 22-year-old England striker outplayed and -performed everything and everyone in his 200th PL game. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> kept out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Cantwell">Todd Cantwell</a>'s attempt just before the break, the visitors trying their best to stay in the tie. Rashford doubled the Red Devils' lead from the spot soon after the restart (52'), after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Krul">Tim Krul</a> slid into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Williams_(footballer)">Brandon Williams</a>' leg to concede the penalty. And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> made it 3-0 seconds later (54'), set up by Mata's curler, to head it into the bottom corner, keeper no chance. Not a good day for the stopper! And it went from bad to worse, sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a> scoring from the edge of the box (76'), low and hard into the bottom corner to make it 4-0 and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole Gunnar Solskjær</a> smiling, his side moving up to fifth. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Almir%C3%B3n">Miguel Almirón</a> put the visitors ahead with a great finish, top right corner from inside the box, provided by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> (7'), his second PL goal of the season, three in three in all competitions. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Dendoncker">Leander Dendoncker</a> levelled the score soon after with a volley in from close range (14'). A point-blank save by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_D%C3%BAbravka">Martin Dúbravka</a> against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Neto">Pedro Neto</a> late on spared his side from a defeat, despite more injury woes and forced changes for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a> and his men. Do the Magpies have enough fit players left?! They remain 13th with the point gained, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a>'s side climb up to 7th. </span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Reds continue their reckless run at the top, more records tumbling left, right and centre. The visitors bossed the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the front trio creating chance after chance. It was surprising the league leaders only led by one goal at the break, thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Firmino">Roberto Firmino</a>, his left foot doing the magic, across goal and into the right side of the net, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mohamed Salah</a> set him up, surrounded by white shirts but still able to turn and pass the ball (37'). The VAR checked for a handball by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Henderson">Jordan Henderson</a> in the buildup, deemed fine, the goal stood. Of course Sky Sports pointed out and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> complained about the Red throw-in that started the whole move, replays showing it looked like the final touch came off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a>. Anyway, anyhow, the Reds got a deserved lead and Spurs tried to hit back on the counter, creating more chances after the break, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alisson">Alisson</a> kept another clean sheet, LFC's sixth one on the trot. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a> still looked very frustrated in the post-match interview, no wonder, it was a tense match-up, which his side could and should have put to bed much earlier by netting their chances. Spurs stopper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Gazzaniga">Paulo Gazzaniga</a> made some fine saves as well, including a point-blank one against Mané. Sub and Real Betis loanee <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovani_Lo_Celso">Giovani Lo Celso</a> put a golden chance across goal and wide late on, Klopp and Mourinho fuming and stunned on the sideline, the German because of his defence, the Portuguese for the missed opportunity to grab a point. The one goal was enough in the end. It's the first time EVER in any of Europe's five main leagues that a team has ever taken 61 points of the first 63 = 21 games. They're at the top, SIXTEEN POINTS CLEAR - before City's Super Sunday clash, AND A GAME IN HAND not to forget! 38 games unbeaten, their longest league run EVER. Mind. Blown. Completely nuts as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker">Gary Lineker</a> put it <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1216078364836093958">on Twitter</a>. Simply the best. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The visitors dominated and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Doucour%C3%A9">Abdoulaye Doucouré</a> had all the time and space in the world to control the ball and take the shot from just over six yards out to give Watford the lead (42'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%C3%AFla_Sarr">Ismaïla Sarr</a> set the midfielder up after keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Travers">Mark Travers</a> messed up his clearance. The Cherries were nowhere, very sloppy and unable to cope and organise themselves, leaving a very worried atmosphere around Dean Court. Hornets skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> doubled the advantage from close range, Sarr the provider again (65'). And substitute <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Pereyra">Roberto Pereyra</a> put the icing on the cake, making it three goals and three points with a bang after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Gray">Andre Gray</a>'s attempt had been cleared off the line by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Fraser">Ryan Fraser</a> (90+2'). What a win! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> has taken 13 points from a possible 18 in charge at Watford. The only game the English manager has lost was his first game at league leaders Liverpool (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/12/premier-league-notes-week-17.html">week 17</a>). The run has taken his side out of the relegation zone for the first time this season, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Howe">Eddie Howe</a>'s men drop down to 19th, two points from safety. Dire times at the Vitality Stadium. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez">Riyad Mahrez</a> broke the deadlock running through the Villa defence and bashing the ball into the bottom right corner, too quick for keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98rjan_Nyland">Ørjan Nyland</a> on his near post (18'). And the Algerian doubled the lead soon later, the Villans unable to clear the ball, and the number 26 capitalising and smashing in the ball from nearly the same spot as the first, just a few yards out, no one near him or the ball (23'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero">Sergio Agüero</a> made it three a few minutes later, with a bang across from the edge of the box and in off the keeper's gloves, beaten to his right this time (28'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a>'s run and exemplary cross from the right found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> perfectly, who whacked in the fourth just before the break (45+1'). Villa were in bits, unable to cope, all over place. No competition. And one great Argentinian overtook a great Frenchman*, making it 176 for him and 0-5 to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> and his men, running all over the Villans and tapping it in (57'). And that was not all, it had to be a hat-trick, his 12th in the PL, another record, overtaking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer">Alan Shearer</a> (11) AND *</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry">Thierry Henry</a>'s Premier League total (176),</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> moving level with former Chelsea midfielder and now manager Lampard on 177 PL goals. Legend. The hosts did pull one back from the spot late on, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_El_Ghazi">Anwar El Ghazi</a> didn't celebrate, understandably so (90+1'). It ended 1-6, taking the Citizens up to second, two points ahead of Leicester in third, 14 points behind Liverpool at the top. Record-breaker(s). I loved how the City fans delayed their goal celebrations until after the VAR confirmed the goals, every single goal, making a point of their discontent with the system. Not that they had much to moan or boo about in this match.</span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sheffield United 2:1 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50979356">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crystal Palace 1:2 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50990599">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea 2:0 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50990600">3:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everton 2:1 Brighton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50990597">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester 2:1 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50990601">1:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man United 2:1 Norwich - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50990602">4:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves 1:0 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50990603">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tottenham 0:2 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50990598">0:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth 1:1 Watford - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50996713">0:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 1:3 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50996712">1:6</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">241 shots - most by Burnley = 21</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Abraham">Tammy Abraham</a>’s take after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Zouma">Kurt Zouma</a> headed on a corner was blocked by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Mooy">Aaron Mooy</a>, but only as far as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Azpilicueta">César Azpilicueta</a>, who was left with an easy take to give the Blues the lead unmarked from close range (10’). But the Seagulls didn’t go down from there, quite the opposite, they kept going and pushing, pulling a great low save out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepa_Arrizabalaga">Kepa Arrizabalaga</a>, just before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Jahanbakhsh">Alireza Jahanbakhsh</a> equalised with a stunning <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Rooney">Rooney</a>-esque overhead kick (84’). Kepa couldn’t stop that one! Having failed to score in any of his first 26 appearances for Brighton in all competitions, the Iranian winger has now netted in consecutive appearances for the Albion. The Chelsea stopper denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neil Maupay</a> a late winner, the home side tried their best, ending a cracking contest on top, it was nearly a shame they had to share a point each. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Grealish">Jack Grealish</a> had the ball in the back of the net for the Villans after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Taylor_(footballer,_born_1993)">Charlie Taylor</a> had messed up his clearance, but the VAR chalked the goal off deeming <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Moraes">Wesley</a> was offside in the buildup (14’). He wasn’t. All the lines and dots didn’t clarify or confirm anything. Shambles. It’s the 22nd goal disallowed by the vid ref. Grealish and Wesley worked well together again to give the visitors the lead after all, the latter taking the prior’s fine pass on his chest and hitting it in through keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Pope_(footballer)">Nick Pope</a>’s legs </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(27’)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Grealish got his name on the board all right as well, with a whacker into the back of the net (41’). The Clarets were nowhere. Until the second half, where they finally fought back, throwing everything at Villa. First shot on target = goal, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wood_(footballer,_born_1991)">Chris Wood</a> free after some penalty box pinball to head home powerfully from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Westwood_(footballer,_born_1990)">Ashley Westwood</a>'s cross. The VAR checked something (don’t ask what) but the goal stood (80’). But it was not to be any more than a consolation goal, Villa holding on to the win to take them out of the relegation zone, fully deserved. It wasn't a good day for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a> and his men, blown further back and down by this defeat and more injuries, to 15th.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Foxes came out firing, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Evans">Jonny Evans</a> walloping the ball off the Magpies keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_D%C3%BAbravka">Martin Dúbravka</a> in the opening minutes, it echoed through St James’ Park. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayoze_P%C3%A9rez">Ayoze Pérez</a> took advantage of some awful play at the back by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florian_Lejeune">Florian Lejeune</a> to give the visitors the lead, finding the back of the net despite being challenged and tumbling in the box (36’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Maddison">James Maddison</a> doubled their lead with a cracker from the semi-circle into the top right corner (39’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelechi_Iheanacho">Kelechi Iheanacho</a> hit the woodwork before the break (43’), the home side scrambling. The struggle got worse after the restart, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a> had already made all changes when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Sch%C3%A4r">Fabian Schär</a> went down injured and unable to continue, reducing the home side to ten men </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">shortly</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">after the restart (53’). </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Choudhury" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hamza Choudhury</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> had time and space to take a run up and take the ball in from the semi-circle with a perfect shot to make it 0-3 and three points sealed for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Rodgers">Brendan Rodgers</a>' men (88’), keeping them second, ten points behind the league leaders (before their match the following night).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Saints were so close to opening the scoring after just 17 seconds! It was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a>’ shot that was blocked, and seconds later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9dric_Soares">Cédric Soares</a> wasted another golden opportunity wide (2’). At the other end, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_McCarthy">Alex McCarthy</a> denied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a> with a super high spring save (6’). Ings with a great run, touch and take through the Spurs defence and past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Gazzaniga">Paulo Gazzaniga</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gascoigne">Gascoigne</a>-esque, gave the home side the lead at St Mary’s and made it nine goals in ten games for the former Red (17’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Alderweireld">Toby Alderweireld</a>’s handball in the box was checked by the VAR, replays showed yes, handled, but the screen said no pen (52’). I give up understanding this video mess. Kane’s leveller was flagged offside, the VAR confirmed it correctly for a change, I have to say (74’). During that chance, the England striker pulled his hamstring, things going from bad to worse for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> and his men. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A giveaway by the Wolves back line, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%C3%AFla_Sarr">Ismaïla Sarr</a> was gifted the ball by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Dendoncker">Leandre Dendoncker</a>, to pass it to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Deulofeu">Gerard Deulofeu</a> on the left side of the box, who made no mistake with a nice low curl around and in to give the home side the lead (30’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry">Henry</a>-esque. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdoulaye_Doucour%C3%A9">Abdoulaye Doucouré</a> doubled the hosts’ lead after the break, diagonal bang from the centre of the box into the top corner (49’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Neto">Pedro Neto</a> pulled one back, an evil but cracking deflection into the top corner, unstoppable (60’). With 19 years and 298 days, he’s the first ever teenager to score a Premier League goal for Wolves. One thing the VAR got right for a change, deeming <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Kabasele">Christian Kabasele</a> pulling back <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_Jota">Diogo Jota</a>, who was running clear on goal, was worth a red, correcting the ref’s yellow (71'). It stayed 2-1. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a> is working wonders yet again, seeing the Hornets to their fourth win of the season and move to just two points away from safety. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Foden">Phil Foden</a>’s opener from close range was chalked off by the good old VAR, this time a quite obvious one, provider <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez">Riyad Mahrez</a> offside in the buildup (13’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> opened the scoring with a cracker that could only curl and bounce in off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Pickford">Jordan Pickford</a>’s glove (51’). The Brazilian doubled the score squeezing the ball in between keeper and near-post (58’). Nice move and take by the Citizens, the Toffees beaten, too soft and easy. Jesus has scored more Premier League goals against Everton (7) than he has against any other team in the competition. Oh <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Bravo">Claudio Bravo</a>, messed up totally with the ball in the box, leading to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richarlison">Richarlison</a> netting one back, a lovely cross by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> to set him up (71’). Jesus hit the woodwork looking for a hat-trick late on (80’). A nervy finish ended with the fifth consecutive win for the Citizens against the Toffees by an aggregate score of 13-4, but it was the first time <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> beat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">their previous meetings as managers - two Real Madrid wins versus Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final of 2014).</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The home side took an early lead. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Cantwell">Todd Cantwell</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emi_Buend%C3%ADa">Emiliano Buendía</a> exchanged a couple of passes before a blocked Buendía shot landed into the path of Cantwell, who made no mistake of netting it (4’). Palace had to wait a loooooong time for the VAR to confirm the equaliser, sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Wickham">Connor Wickham</a> sliding the ball in off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Zaha">Wilfried Zaha</a>’s low cross (85’), ONSIDE, his 50th career goal, but first in the Premier League for 1,138 days since he netted <a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2016/11/premier-league-picks-of-week-12.html">against Manchester City in November 2016</a> - also assisted by Zaha. This time it ended a goal and point each, keeping Norwich bottom and seven points from safety, whilst Palace remain ninth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Noble">Mark Noble</a> with the breakthrough, deflecting in the opener for the home side (18’) to make him the first player to score a Premier League goal in each of the 14 years since 2007. A flashy jump and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bicycle kick by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Haller">Sebastien Haller</a> doubled the Hammers’ lead (25’). The skipper won a soft penalty and converted it to make it 3-0 (35’), 6 out of 6 spot kicks for the captain, and perfect start for new boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moyes">David Moyes</a>. The last time West Ham scored three goals in a game was on 24 August against Watford in a 3-1 win (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/08/premier-league-notes-week-3.html">week 3</a>). The last time they did that in the opening 36 minutes of a game was in May 2007 against Bolton, Noble also scoring their third that day. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Anderson">Felipe Anderson</a> made it four (67’). The Moyes effect. It didn’t end perfect for the home side though, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Cresswell">Aaron Cresswell</a> sent walking for a silly late and high tackle on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Fraser">Ryan Fraser</a> - for the VAR to revise it to just yellow (77’). Why?! WTF?! It was reckless, dangerous, pointless in the end to argue anything anymore. No sense. VARce!!! The result ended </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth's six-game unbeaten run against West Ham in the Premier League (W3 D3) and sees them drop down to 18th, whilst the Hammers climb up to 16th, two points ahead of their opposition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_P%C3%A9p%C3%A9">Nicolas Pépé</a> was totally unmarked in the centre of the box to net an easy opener (8’). And he hit the woodwork with a low curl shot on to the left post after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> passed the ball to him (38’). The Spanish stopper punched away <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Lacazette">Alexandre Lacazette</a>’s chance off a corner, onto his own defender who deflected it straight to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokratis_Papastathopoulos">Sokratis Papastathopoulos</a> who pounced on it and banged it in to double the Gunners’ lead from a couple of yards out (43’), fully deserved. United created more chances in the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">second half,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> but Arsenal never looked in grave trouble. The Red Devils stay fifth, the gap between them and the top four is still five points. Arsenal climb up to 10th, nine points away from Chelsea in fourth. The Gunners had not won in their previous seven home games. And it’s their first Premier League win this season against a team currently in the top half of the table (D4 L5). Manchester United have taken 39 points from their last 30 league games. That's fewer than Crystal Palace and Everton and the same amount as Newcastle United. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole</a> at the whee...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It didn’t even take four minutes for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Robertson">Andy Robertson</a>’s cross from the left to find <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah">Mo Salah</a>, who nutmegged Man United loanee keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Henderson">Dean Henderson</a> to open the scoring at Anfield. On the break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> did well to find Salah, the Egyptian pulling a world class save out of the United keeper, for his Sengalese team mate to power in the rebound (64’). The controlled victory is their 18th consecutive Premier League win at Anfield and put the Reds 13 points clear at the top with a game in hand. With 19 wins and 1 draw from their first 20 Premier League games, Liverpool have matched Man City's 2017/18 record. They've kept five consecutive clean sheets in the league for the first time in over 12 years (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_Reina">Pepe Reina</a> the last Red stopper to do so in 2007-08). Salah's opening goal was his 50th left-footed strike for the club in the PL - only <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Fowler">Robbie Fowler</a> (85) has netted more for the club in the competition. And last but definitely not least, u</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nder <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>, Liverpool have won all 12 of their home league games against promoted sides by an aggregate score of 35-4. The league leaders</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> haven't lost a league game at Anfield when they've been winning at half time since 2009 and have now gone unbeaten in the league for a whole calendar year.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If they win their next game, it would be the best start to a top flight season... EVER!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton 1:2 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908733">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Burnley 1:1 Aston Villa - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908730">1:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Newcastle 1:2 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908725">0:3</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southampton 1:2 Tottenham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908727">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watford 1:2 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908729">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 2:1 Everton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908726">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich 1:0 Crystal Palace - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908728">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">West Ham 2:1 Bournemouth - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908731">4:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arsenal 2:2 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50908732">2:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liverpool 2:0 Sheffield United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50914077">2:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Only three minutes into the early kickoff, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Jahanbakhsh">Alireza Jahanbakhsh</a> opened his account for the home side with a lovely low finish across into the bottom right. It was end-to-end stuff, no sign of Christmas fatigue early on, the hosts on top. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Burn">Dan Burn</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>hit a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi">Messi</a>-esque beauty to double the lead (58’), only for the VAR to spoil the show and disallow the goal for one of those annoying offsides (60’), it was not even an inch of an arm, and so much happened after that, ping pong in the box, it’s farcical. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Mooy">Aaron Mooy</a> controlled and smashed it in to make sure his side’s lead was doubled and couldn’t be disallowed (79’). Lovely lovely football and a deserved three points, the Seagulls were all over the falling Cherries. F-£< VAR!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first goal of the season for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Meyer_(footballer)">Max Meyer</a> - was disallowed! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfried_Zaha">Wilfried Zaha</a> was deemed offside by the VAR as he jiggled past two defenders on the left and drilled it low into the box. Meyer was on hand to blast it in and gutted to see it chalked off. By a hair. Or breath as the BBC put it. Pf. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tomkins_(footballer)">James Tomkins</a> headed the visitors ahead off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Milivojevi%C4%87">Luka Milivojević</a>’s free kick (50’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> equalised for the Saints with their first shot on target, making no mistake of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Kelly_(footballer)">Martin Kelly</a>’s cockup (74’). The point lifts Southampton four points clear of the drop zone, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a>'s side remain ninth, </span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Four changes each side, the hosts started on top and took a deserved lead thanks to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Vran%C4%8Di%C4%87">Mario Vrančiç</a> run through and in, side-footing the ball past everything and everyone, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Gazzaniga">Paulo Gazzaniga</a> beaten too easily to his right (18’). The VAR disallowed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teemu_Pukki">Teemu Pukki</a>’s controlled finish (33’), replays showing he was onside?! Great cross and counter goal, the defender’s foot ahead of everything - even the arm of the attacker they kept marking and drawing from. What are the officials watching/taking/doing up there?! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Eriksen">Christian Eriksen</a> levelled the score after the restart (55'). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a> equalised again from the spot (83’) after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Aurier">Serge Aurier</a>’s own goal had put the home side ahead for a second time, diverting Pukki’s take (61‘). Only <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer">Alan Shearer</a> (145) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Ag%C3%BCero">Sergio Agüero</a> (138) have scored more Premier League goals in their first 200 appearances in the competition than Kane (136). Lucky point for one side, hard one to take for the other, as it should have been a home win, VARcical! </span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Red Devils dominated, but Burnley coped well and kept solid, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Bardsley">Phil Bardsley</a>’s goal-line clearance (34’). Until <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> converted an absolute gift (44’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Taylor_(footballer,_born_1993)">Charlie Taylor</a> giving the ball away needlessly to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Pereira">Andres Pereira</a> who made no mistake of setting up his team mate. Too easy. All hard work undone for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Dyche">Sean Dyche</a> and his men. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> sealed the win in the last seconds (90+5’), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole Gunnar Solskjær</a> and his men ending up on top of an otherwise dire match, not much else to shout about. The home side looked like they could and should have snatched and grabbed something back, but just weren’t good enough in the end. Not that their opposition was much better. Still, the win sees United up to fifth, just one points separating them from the top four.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a bright start for the home side, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> headed the Gunners ahead totally unmarked (13’). The Blues were struggling for the whole first half. The visitors dominated after the restart. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernd_Leno">Bernd Leno</a> handed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorginho_(footballer,_born_December_1991)">Jorginho</a> the equaliser off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Mount">Mason Mount</a>’s free kick (83’), an easy punch away, but the keeper somehow missed it. The German stopper has made more errors leading to goals than any other player in the Premier League since August 2018 (seven). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Abraham">Tammy Abraham</a> completed the perfect counter and turnaround through Leno’s legs (87’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> was ecstatic, no wonder, after his side didn’t form much of a threat for most of the match. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a> will be gutted after his side bossed it for so long - and should Jorginho have been sent off? This is the first time Arsenal lost against the Blues after being ahead at the break, winning 12 games and drawing three before. And it’s the Gunners’ first defeat after winning all other 68 home Premier League games where they led at half-time. Only one league win since the first weekend of October for the one London side, whilst the other is only three points behind third-placed Manchester City!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Reds dominated, but didn’t quite click, couldn’t get the final touch right. It took more VAR drama to overrule the officials' judgement of handball against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Lallana">Adam Lallana</a>, setting up an onside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9">Sadio Mané</a> for an easy tap in to give the home side the lead (42’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Neto">Pedro Neto</a> squeezed in the equaliser into the bottom left corner to level the score before the break (45+3’) - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a> was booked as he was going absolutely mental on the sideline whilst VAR checked and disallowed Neto's equaliser, for offside in the buildup, it was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Moutinho">Joao Moutinho</a>’s arm! Replays showed it was the tip of his toe as well actually... 1-0 it stayed and remained at the break, still, madness! Mané is only the second player to be directly involved in 30 Premier League goals during 2019 (24 goals, 6 assists), after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> (34). It ended a tense win for the Reds to put them 13 points clear at the top, with a game in hand. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton 2:2 Bournemouth - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50875693">2:0</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Newcastle 2:1 Everton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50875689">1:2</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southampton 2:1 Crystal Palace - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50875691">1:1</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watford 2:2 Aston Villa - <span id="goog_765473595"></span><span id="goog_765473596"></span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50875694">3:0</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">West Ham 1:3 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50875690">1:2</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arsenal 2:2 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50882583">1:2</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liverpool 2:1 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50882581">1:0</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 1:1 Sheffield United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50882582">2:0</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">238 shots - most by Man United = 22</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 penalties - 3 scored (Norwood for Sheff United, Milner for Liverpool, Sterling for Man City)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Webster_(footballer,_born_1995)">Adam Webster</a> headed the Seagulls ahead (37’) after the VAR disallowed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane">Harry Kane</a>’s opener, very close, very harsh, offside (25’). But the record striker couldn’t be denied when he netted the rebound to level the score after the restart (53’) after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathew_Ryan">Mathew Ryan</a> saved his first attempt. And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dele_Alli">Dele Alli</a> turned the game around with a nice looping take across and into the far corner (72’). Brighton put up a great fight, Spurs were knackered but winners in the end, lucky to not be down to ten, or even nine men though! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Potter">Graham Potter</a> was gutted to see his hardworking side leave London with nothing. Tottenham boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> has never lost in eight PL games on Boxing Day (W6 D2), managing more games without defeat on the day than any other manager in the competition. Chosen.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not much to write about until the second half: Villa were unable to clear a corner and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Tettey">Alex Tettey</a> smacked in a low shot but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Luiz">Douglas Luiz</a> did brilliantly to make a sprawling clearance to somehow knock the ball over the crossbar. The home side took the lead after super work by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Grealish">Jack Grealish</a> in the box to set up a fine hit by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conor_Hourihane">Conor Hourihane</a>, making sure his team mate’s hard work was rewarded and the opposition punished for their misses (65’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Heaton">Tom Heaton</a> denied the Canaries any way back into the game, stopping <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Stiepermann">Marco Stiepermann</a>'s thumping drive late on. The result ends a four-match losing streak for <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(footballer,_born_1971)">Dean Smith</a>'s side, pushing fellow-strugglers Norwich back down to the bottom. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Somehow <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gosling">Dan Gosling</a> was able to find his way through and past four Arsenal players to give the home side the lead at the Vitality stadium (36’). What’s marking for again? And that was after the Gunners were denied again and again at the other end, they were punished for playing and losing the ball at the back. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang</a> passed the ball in unmarked to level the score (64’). Again, I think the defenders need to Google-search marking, man-marking, the basics of defending! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callum_Wilson_(footballer,_born_1992)">Callum Wilson</a> was clearly offside when netting a rebound from close range (82’), keeping the score at a goal and point each and showing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a> what job he has on his hands, the Gunners remaining in the bottom half of the table. The Cherries had lost six of their previous seven league matches, the point pulling them down to 16th, two points from the drop zone.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Saints broke the Christmas afternoon deadlock with a lovely individual goal, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Obafemi">Michael Obafemi</a>’s fine finish into the top corner (32’). And after dozens of passes, a GIF-book <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Armstrong">Stuart Armstrong</a> jump and pass to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Redmond">Nathan Redmond</a>, a stab-in past keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepa_Arrizabalaga">Kepa Arrizabalaga</a>, made another lovely lovely setup and finish to double the visitors’ lead (73’) and serve much deserved Christmas celebrations for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hasenh%C3%BCttl">Ralph Hasenhüttl</a> and co, the win taking them up to 14th, three points safe from relegation. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a>’s side stay fourth after losing consecutive home league games for the first time since 2011. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">73% of the Eagles' goals this season have come in the second half. But it was the Hammers who broke the deadlock after the break, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Snodgrass">Robert Snodgrass</a> out of nowhere with a lovely shot across goal into the far corner (57’). An easy equaliser, low take from inside the box, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikhou_Kouyat%C3%A9">Cheikhou Kouyaté</a> got the home side back into the game (68’). And what an extraordinary touch, turn, touch and take past everyone and everything by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Ayew">Jordan Ayew</a> it was to give the hosts a last-minute winner (89’). An unforgettable comeback for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a> and his men, Selhurst Park bouncing seeing their side wining and climbing up to ninth, whilst pressure is increasing on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Pellegrini">Manuel Pellegrini</a>, his side down to 17th, just one point from the drop zone.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everton had 12 shots in the first half - the most they've attempted in the first half of a Premier League game at Goodison Park without scoring since April 2017 (also against Burnley). New boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> had to wait close to 80 minutes to see a diving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Calvert-Lewin">Dominic Calvert-Lewin</a> find the Toffees’ breakthrough with his header across goal bouncing in off the post. So, a winning start for the new Italian boss, taking the side up to 13th.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Basham">Chris Basham</a> was flagged offside as he played the ball across for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleck_(footballer)">John Fleck</a> to turn it in, the VAR checked and confirmed, no goal for United. It was the visitors who broke through soon after, thanks to a fine run and finish by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Deulofeu">Gerard Deulofeu</a> (27’), man-marking missing totally, yet again (I seem to be writing that A LOT in the PL). The hosts hit back from the spot, one of the softest of the soft penalties, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hughes">Will Hughes</a> not doing much wrong on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Baldock">George Baldock</a>, the VAR didn’t dare to overturn, skipper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Norwood">Oliver Norwood</a> made no mistake of converting and equalising (36’). Both sides seemed to be happy to settle for a point each in the end.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ninth v 10th: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matty_Longstaff">Matty Longstaff</a> gave the visitors a deserved lead, a low shot from the centre of the box into the bottom left corner (17’), after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Gayle">Dwight Gayle</a> missed a couple of not-sitters-but-oh-so-good-chances. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Martial">Anthony Martial</a> found the equaliser, off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_D%C3%BAbravka">Martin Dúbravka</a>’s glove and in (24’), the keeper should have kept that soft shot from inside the box out. A present for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_Greenwood">Mason Greenwood</a> put the hosts ahead (36’), what was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Sch%C3%A4r">Fabian Schär</a> doing?! His pass back made it too easy for the United youngster, still, a top-quality finish. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Rashford">Marcus Rashford</a> made it three (42’), the Magpies all over the place, easy header. Martial made no mistake of capitalising on yet another defensive giveaway to make it 4-1 (51’). Too easy. The scoreline does not reflect how poor United are, just how wasteful, weak and woeful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a>’s men were. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And it could have been better/worse = 12-1. </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole Ole Ole Ole</a> rang around Old Trafford for the first time in a while. The love/hate relationship with Christmas and Manchester continues for both sides: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Red Devils haven’t lost at home in the league on Boxing Day since 1978 (W16 D3), whilst it's</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> been 89 years since Newcastle last completed a league double over Manchester United.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Liverpool had won their previous four Boxing Day matches in the PL, by an aggregate score of 11-0, but never won five consecutive such matches in their league history. Records are there to be broken and the Reds keep doing it! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Firmino">Roberto Firmino</a> headed the league leaders ahead (31’). Since the start of last season, Liverpool's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Alexander-Arnold">Trent Alexander-Arnold</a> has provided 19 assists in the Premier League, more than any other player. The Foxes didn’t record a single shot in the first half. It got more and more tense after the restart, until <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87a%C4%9Flar_S%C3%B6y%C3%BCnc%C3%BC">Çağlar Söyüncü</a>'s handball, the VAR checked and confirmed, penalty. Sub <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Milner">James Milner</a> converted with his first touch of the match to double the visitors' lead (71’). Firmino brace (74’) and Trent from provider to scorer (78’) completed the onslaught. Leicester had conceded just five goals in nine home games this season before the Reds arrived. Wow. Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp">Jürgen Klopp</a>! Booming into 2020! </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_Jota">Diogo Jota</a> was played in over the top and lifted the ball over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ederson_(footballer,_born_1993)">Ederson</a> before the keeper took him out. Couldn’t avoid it, red card (12’). Another loooooong VAR check followed for a foul to be given against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Dendoncker">Leander Dendoncker</a>, after replays showed he tread on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez">Riyad Mahrez</a>’s boot. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a>’s penalty take was saved by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_Patr%C3%ADcio">Rui Patrício</a>, to then get a second chance, because of player encroachment, saved again, but the former Liverpool man netted the rebound to give the Citizens the lead (25’). The crowd was going absolutely bonkers mad, understandably so. Sterling doubled the lead shortly after the restart, set up by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a>, nice runs and takes by both (50’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adama_Traor%C3%A9_(footballer,_born_1996)">Adama Traoré</a> pulled one back for the home side, i</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nto the bottom left corner, low whacker,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> finally and fully deserved (55’). Hungry scorer to even hungrier and stronger provider, beating <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Mendy">Benjamin Mendy</a> too easy to set up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a>, easy tap-in equaliser from close range (83’). Game. On. And yes, they did it, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Doherty_(footballer,_born_1992)">Matt Doherty</a> turned the game and stadium on its head with a lovely run, move and low hit, 3-2 (90’). The noise! Sterling hit the woodwork in the 93rd minute, just to top the absolute madness of the match at Molineux. It ended 3-2, a fully deserved win. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> can have no complaints, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Esp%C3%ADrito_Santo">Nuno Espírito Santo</a> can be very proud of his side's mad fightback, taking them up to fifth.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tottenham 3:1 Brighton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847255">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 2:1 Norwich - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847257">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth 1:2 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847253">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chelsea 2:1 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847254">0:2</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crystal Palace 1:1 West Ham - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847260">2:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everton 2:0 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847258">1:0</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sheff United 2:0 Watford - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847259">1:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man United 2:2 Newcastle - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847256">4:1</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leicester 1:2 Liverpool - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50847252">0:4</a></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wolves 1:2 Man City - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50862383">3:2</a></span></div>
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</head>Sonjahahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490572334409669153noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032973704414444805.post-59622251238026726692019-12-22T20:20:00.001+00:002019-12-23T17:06:18.327+00:00Premier League Notes - Week 18<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Sports - Football - Premier League - Week 18</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The 18th week of the 2019-2020 Premier League season saw:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">18 goals - most by Southampton and Man City = 3 each</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">197 shots - most by Man City = 23</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">67 on target - most by Man City = 12</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">83 corners - most by Wolves = 11</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">217 fouls - most by Burnley = 21</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">41 bookings - most by Burnley, Wolves and Spurs = 4 each</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 red card - Son Heung-min for Spurs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 penalties - 2 scored (Gündogan for City, Deeney for Watford, Willian for Chelsea)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The lunchtime kickoff was a dire game, dismal to watch. Both new bosses have a hell of a job ahead of them. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a> looked miserable in the crowd, watching the Toffees not produce a single shot on target in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Ferguson">Duncan Ferguson</a>'s last game as caretaker manager, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikel_Arteta">Mikel Arteta</a> looked on pondering, his Gunners firing blanks, the result dragging them down to 11th. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Ings">Danny Ings</a> put the visitors ahead with a cheeky side-footer after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Long">Shane Long</a>’s shot was saved but not cleared (21’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Stephens_(footballer)">Jack Stephens</a> doubled the lead nodding the ball past the diving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Heaton">Tom Heaton</a> (31’). Ings was gifted his brace and it sealed the victory shortly after the break (55’), making it seven goals in the last seven games for the former Liverpool striker. The Saints were on fire! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Grealish">Jack Grealish</a> did pull one back for the Villans (75’), but the home side couldn’t avoid their fourth defeat on the trot, a disappointing run after their well deserved point at Old Trafford at the beginning of the month (<a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/12/premier-league-notes-week-14.html">week 14</a>), taking them down to 18th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like the early kickoff, there wasn’t much action to write about in this match at the Vitality Stadium. Until the final minute. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rodriguez">Jay Rodriguez</a> with the winner (89’), a powerful header to break the deadlock, his first goal in eight games for the visitors. It was the only shot on target. Three points is what counts most, taking the Clarets up to tenth, whilst the Cherries remain 14th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Egan_(footballer,_born_1992)">John Egan</a>’s early goal for United (8’) was disallowed by VAR for handball (9’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Maupay">Neal Maupay</a> saw his tap-in disallowed for offside, provider <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_Montoya">Martin Montoya</a> not keeping his line right. The visitors were ahead eventually, record signing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oli_McBurnie">Oli McBurnie</a> with a really strong finish (22’), his third goal of the season. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_O%27Connell_(footballer)">Jack O’Connell</a> thought he had doubled the lead (56’), but was disallowed for offside, again, busy flags and VAR! The Blades have now had four Premier League goals awarded on the field only to be ruled out by VAR this season, more than any other club. Overruled, but still worthy winners, climbing up to fifth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The visitors were pinned back by the Magpies for most of the first half, but both sides didn’t make much happen in front of goal. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Almir%C3%B3n">Miguel Almirón</a> broke the deadlock with a top-notch winner </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(82’)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, totally unmarked, his first goal for the club after 27 games and 47 shots, the wild celebrations reflected the relief. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Hodgson">Roy Hodgson</a> will have been gutted after his men worked hard creating more chances, making up for a disappointing start, but the Eagles just let themselves down overall, dropping down to 12th, whilst <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bruce">Steve Bruce</a>'s men climb up to ninth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Canaries bossed the first half. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Cantwell">Todd Cantwell</a> gave the home side the lead they fully deserved (17’) after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Tettey">Alex Tettey</a> hit the woodwork early on. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teemu_Pukki">Teemu Pukki</a> could and should have had a hat-trick, so many clear chances wasted wide or softly, not discrediting the keeper <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_Patr%C3%ADcio">Rui Patrício</a>’s top saves. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Sa%C3%AFss">Romain Saïss</a> made the home side pay for all those misses, capitalising on poor defending and heading in the equaliser (61’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Jim%C3%A9nez">Raúl Jiménez</a> had enough time and space in the box to net the rebound off <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Krul">Tim Krul</a>’s save (81’). Just one win in the last 13 for Norwich sees them remain stuck in 19th, the Wolves coming back and hurting them, the win taking them up to 6th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Vardy">Jamie Vardy</a> opened the scoring for the Foxes dinking the ball over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ederson_(footballer,_born_1993)">Ederson</a> with a top-draw finish (22’). <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez">Riyad Mahrez</a> levelled against his former team with a fine low take turning/deflecting the ball around and past <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Schmeichel">Kasper Schmeichel</a> (31’). And <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0lkay_G%C3%BCndo%C4%9Fan">İ</a></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0lkay_G%C3%BCndo%C4%9Fan"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lkay Gündo</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ğ</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0lkay_G%C3%BCndo%C4%9Fan">an</a> turned the game around from the spot, softer than soft penalty, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raheem_Sterling">Raheem Sterling</a> making the most of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Pereira_(footballer,_born_1993)">Ricardo Pereira</a>’s contact (43’). Tap-in for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Jesus">Gabriel Jesus</a> off a perfect setup from the right by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_De_Bruyne">Kevin De Bruyne</a> made it 3-1 (69’). If it weren’t for Leicester's top stopper, it would have been an absolute thrashing. <a href="http://brendan%20rodgers/">Brendan Rodgers</a> and his men’s momentum’s halted, their gap in second place is closed to within a point by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a> and co in third, ten and 11 points away from the top spot respectively.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a quite uneventful first half, both sides unable to get anything on target, a mad four minutes saw the Red Devils pushing the self-destruct button, which the Hornets gratefully accepted and capitalised on. First <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_de_Gea">David de Gea</a> let <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%C3%AFla_Sarr">Ismaï</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%C3%AFla_Sarr">la Sarr</a>’s weak shot slip through his gloves and into the goal (50’) - since the start of last season, no player has made more errors leading to Premier League goals than the Spanish stopper. Then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Wan-Bissaka">Aaron Wan-Bissaka</a> brought down the scorer very clumsily in the box, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Deeney">Troy Deeney</a> smacking the spot kick into the back of the net to make it 2-0 (54’). That woke up Vicarage Road, witnessing their first home victory and only their second win of the season. Not bad at all for new boss <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Pearson">Nigel Pearson</a>’s first home game! Merry Christmas! How much longer will <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Gunnar_Solskj%C3%A6r">Ole</a> stay at the wheel after his fifth defeat in the league? They’re eighth, their lowest position at this stage of a season since 1989. Where’s Santa when you need him?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Form went out of the window in this Super Sunday London derby. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willian_(footballer,_born_1988)">Willian</a> gave the visitors the lead with an absolute cracker (11’), a lovely unstoppable curler from just inside the box into the far corner, beauty. From cracker to comical: the penalty - what was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Gazzaniga">Paulo Gazzaniga</a> and the referee thinking? The keeper bashed into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Alonso_(footballer,_born_1990)">Marcos Alonso</a> with a high boot, the ref <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Taylor_(referee)">Anthony Taylor</a> gave a free kick against the Blue, the French commentators were laughing. VAR revised and corrected it, definite penalty and booking. Willian made it 0:2 from the spot to end the half, which the visitors bossed. And it went from bad to worse for Spurs when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Heung-min">Son Heung-min</a> received a straight red after the VAR revised his daft kick-out at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_R%C3%BCdiger">Antonio Rüdiger</a> following a fowl by the Blue defender (62’), his third sending off in his last 17 league starts. I don’t know what <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho">José Mourinho</a> was arguing about with the fourth official, it looked clear to me and the VAR. Racist chants followed, and eight minutes added on to top it all off! <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> celebrated thoroughly with the away fans after the FT-whistle, the win against his former boss widens the gap between the top four and the rest to four points.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>My Predictions - Actual Results</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Everton 1:2 Arsenal - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50791634">0:0</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aston Villa 2:1 Southampton - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50791636">1:3</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bournemouth 2:2 Burnley - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50791635">0:1</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brighton 1:1 Sheff United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50791640">0:1</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Newcastle 2:2 Crystal Palace - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50791637">1:0</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Norwich 1:2 Wolves - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50791639">1:2</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Man City 1:2 Leicester - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50791638">3:1</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watford 1:3 Man United - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50797990">2:0</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tottenham 3:1 Chelsea - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50797989">0:2</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">West Ham P:P Liverpool - postponed because of the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50869633">Club World Cup</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://sonjasvoiceofmind.blogspot.com/2019/12/premier-league-notes-week-17.html">Click here for last week’s Premier League Notes.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All pictures, facts and stats were taken from <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/premier-league/scores-fixtures/2019-12">the BBC match reports</a>, RUSH and RMC Sport coverage.</span>
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