Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool: Virgil Van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secure a nervy win and the Reds keep Man City in their sights. Goals from Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain put Liverpool ahead; Crystal Palace defended superbly, with Odsonne Edouard replying, but Fabinho scored a late penalty; Liverpool remain second, nine points behind Man City. It comes a day after Manchester City drew at Southampton (1-1), Liverpool managed to claw back some ground by winning at Crystal Palace (1-3) on Sunday in the 23rd round of the Premier League.
Arsenal, on the other hand, could only manage a goalless draw against Burnley (0-0). Despite their large domination, the Gunners showed a crass inefficiency against the red lantern of the Premier League. A score of parity that keeps Arsenal in 6th place despite two games in hand.
On a series of twelve consecutive wins in the Premier League, Manchester City conceded a draw at Southampton (1-1) on Saturday, on the occasion of the 23rd day. The team of Pep Guardiola was caught cold by Walker-Peters’ opening goal (7th), but they equalized with a goal from Laporte (65th). Manchester City can once again thank Kevin De Bruyne. In the 65th minute, Pep Guardiola’s men received a free kick. De Bruyne took it and did it perfectly, sending a delicious ball into the box. Aymeric Laporte heads the ball into the net.
Rashford delivers Man Utd!
A draw at all levels until… a wonderful collective action! In a top-of-the-table clash, counting for the 23rd day of the Premier League, Manchester United struggled before finally getting the better of West Ham (1-0) this Saturday. During the last seconds of a disappointing game, Rashford (90th+4) has effectively delivered the Red Devils by transforming a great movement initiated by Martial.
Unable to be dangerous, Manchester United had to rely on its bench players to overcome West Ham in the last minutes of the game (1-0). At the end of a boring game, the Red Devils snatched three precious points in the race for Europe thanks to Marcus Rashford.
Aston Villa Smashes Everton
In this Premier League classic (216 games since 1888, a record), tenth-placed Aston Villa got out of its bad situation by beating another sick team, Everton (0-1), which is getting closer to the red zone.
In Duncan Ferguson’s first game after Rafael Benitez’s dismissal, Everton failed to get back on track after the humiliating defeat at Norwich. Aston Villa, who had a sharper first half and dominated the air, scored the only goal of the game through Emiliano Buendía (0-1, 45th+3), who came to cut out a corner from… Lucas Digne, freshly arrived from Everton, targeted by whistles and hit by a bottle.
Chelsea calm Tottenham
In the clash of the 23rd day of the Premier League, Chelsea logically beat Tottenham (2-0), this Sunday. Ineffective in the first half, the Blues made the difference after the break thanks to an exceptional curled shot in the top corner of Ziyech (47th) before doubling the lead by Thiago Silva (55th). A success that allows the European champion to strengthen its 3rd place by coming back to a point of Liverpool with a game more.
