Southampton opened the scoring at the Olympic Stadium in London in the eighth minute thanks to Elyounoussi. Shortly after the change of sides, the Jamaican representative Antonio, who started from the beginning of the second half, settled. Captain Ward-Prowse returned the lead from the penalty kick, with Benrahma scoring for the home team. Bednarek arranged the first victory of the Saints after six rounds. The Hammers did not win the sixth of the last seven rounds and dropped to sixth position.
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“The start was bad. It was better in the second half. We were able to return to the match twice. But then we allowed them a goal from the standard. We didn’t have our day,” West Ham coach David Moyes told the club’s website. The Czech midfielder Alex Král, who has been waiting for his debut in the English league since his arrival in West Ham in September, spent the whole match among the home substitutes.
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West Ham’s Mikhail Antonio celebrates a equalizer against Southampton. On the far left is Tomáš Souček.Photo: Andrew Couldridge, Reuters
Manchester City built a four-goal lead over Leicester during the initial 25 minutes, when De Bruyne, Mahriz hit a penalty kick, Gündogan and Sterling a penalty kick. But within the 55th to 66th minute, the Foxes came within range. Maddison, Lookman and Iheanacho took care of their goals. He reassured the seven-time champions of England, Laporte, and Sterling reasserted himself in the end.
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Both teams took care of the goal-richest match in the history of the Premier League on the so-called Boxing Day (the second holiday of Christmas). “It was a roller coaster ride. Everyone had fun. It was important to extend our winning streak. We’ll rest now, because Brentford is waiting for us in three days,” Citizens quoted coach Pep Guardiol as saying.
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Aston Villa had to do without coach Gerrard in a duel with Chelsea due to a coronavirus infection. The Birmingham team took the lead in the 28th minute after James’s own goal, but six minutes later the guests equalized from the penalty thanks to Jorginh. He completed the turn after Lukak’s alternating break. He set the final result in the setting again from the penalty kick of Jorginho.
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Kane and Lucas Moura decided the triumph of Tottenham in the London derby over Crystal Palace between 32 and 35 minutes. The guests played in the 37th minute without the striker Zaha. Son Hung-min confirmed the full point gain of the home team after the break.
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The Roosters, led by coach Conte, have not lost the sixth round, they have won the fourth of the last five and are fifth. They lost six points to the fourth Arsenal, who hold the last place in the Champions League, but played three less duels.
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Arsenal’s fourth league victory in a row was scored by Saka with two goals in Norwich, and Tierney was also among the shooters, from the Lacazette penalty and in the Smith Rowe setting. The Canaries lost the fourth round in a row and remained last.
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The three matches of the 19th round of Liverpool – Leeds, Wolverhampton – Watford and Burnley – Everton were postponed due to coronavirus.
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| English Football Premier League – Round 19: |
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| West Ham – Southampton 2:3 |
| Goals: 49. Antonio, 64. Benrahma – 8. Elyounoussi, 61. Ward-Prowse z pen., 70. Bednarek |
| Manchester City – Leicester 6: 3 (25. z pen. A 87. Sterling, 5. De Bruyne, 14. Mahriz z pen., 21. Gündogan, 69. Laporte – 55. Maddison, 59. Lookman, 66. Iheanacho) |
| Norwich – Arsenal 0:5 (6. a 67. Saka, 44. Tierney, 84. Lacazette z pen., 90.+1 Smith Rowe) |
| Tottenham – Crystal Palace 3:0 (32. Kane, 35. Lucas Moura, 74. Son Hung-min) |
| Aston Villa – Chelsea 1: 3 (28th own James – 34th and 90th + 3 Jorginho both from pen., 56th Lukaku) |
| Brighton – Brentford 2: 0 (34. Trossard, 42. Maupay). |
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| Table: | |||||||
| 1. | Manchester City | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 50:12 | 47 |
| 2. | Liverpool | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 50:15 | 41 |
| 3. | Chelsea | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42:13 | 41 |
| 4. | Arsenal | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32:23 | 35 |
| 5. | Tottenham | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21:19 | 29 |
| 6. | West Ham United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30:24 | 28 |
| 7. | Manchester United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26:24 | 27 |
| 8. | Wolverhampton | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13:14 | 25 |
| 9. | Brighton | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16:17 | 23 |
| 10. | Leicester | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30:33 | 22 |
| 11. | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24:28 | 22 |
| 12. | Crystal Palace | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24:27 | 20 |
| 13. | Brentford | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21:24 | 20 |
| 14. | Southampton | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19:28 | 20 |
| 15. | Everton | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21:29 | 19 |
| 16. | Leeds | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18:36 | 16 |
| 17. | Watford | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21:31 | 13 |
| 18. | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14:21 | 11 |
| 19. | Newcastle | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18:41 | 10 |
| 20. | Norwich | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8:39 | 10 |
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