Liverpool turns it on Newcastle with a double by Nunez… and Salah shines
In an exciting round of the English Premier League football rounds, Liverpool overturned its delay with a goal against its host Newcastle to a 2-1 victory during the match, which brought them together (Sunday) in the third stage, which witnessed Manchester City beating Sheffield United 2-1, and Aston Villa at Burnley 3 -1.
Newcastle finished the first half ahead with a goal scored by Anthony Gordon in the 25th minute.
This half witnessed the expulsion of Virgil van Dyck, the Liverpool player, in the 28th minute. In the second half, Liverpool managed to adjust the score in the 81st minute through Darwin Nunez, before the same player scored the winning goal in the third minute of stoppage time for the match after a wonderful pass from the Egyptian star. Mohamed Salah, who scored a remarkable brilliance in the match, has become the subject of discussion in recent days regarding the news of his departure to the Saudi League.
On the other hand, Liverpool kept its record free of loss, and raised its score to 7 points in fourth place, as it drew in its first match against Chelsea 1-1, and won its second match against Bournemouth 3-1.
On the other hand, Newcastle’s balance stopped at 3 points in the thirteenth place, as it won its first match against Aston Villa 5-1, and lost in its second match against Manchester City with a clean goal.
In the second match, Manchester City snatched a hard-fought victory over Sheffield United, 2-1.
The first half ended in a goalless draw between the two teams, after Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s top scorer, missed a penalty kick in the 37th minute.
In the second half, Manchester City succeeded in scoring the lead goal in the 63rd minute with a header from Erling Haaland, but Jayden Bogle scored the equalizer for Sheffield United in the 85th minute, before Rodrigo Hernandez scored the winning goal for Manchester City in the 88th minute.
Manchester City topped the standings with 7 points, after winning the first two rounds over Burnley 3-0, and over Newcastle with a clean goal.
On the other hand, Sheffield United remained without a score, as it lost in the first two matches against Crystal Palace 0 – 1 and against Nottingham Forest 1 – 2.
The start of the match came at a mediocre level, and Manchester City quickly imposed its control over the course of the match, and its offensive attempts continued in search of scoring the goal of progress.
The first attack attempt came in the eighth minute, when Bernardo Silva crossed a ball from the right side, which Erling Haaland met with an improper header that went wide of the goal.
The 12th minute witnessed a dangerous opportunity for Manchester City when Julian Alvarez passed a cross from the right side, which Haaland met with a header, but it easily reached Wes Foderingam, Sheffield United goalkeeper.
Manchester City continued to dominate the course of the match, but without posing any real danger to the Sheffield United goal, so that the play was limited to the midfield until the 20th minute, which saw the referee cancel a goal for Manchester City due to offside Rodrigo Hernandez.
The 27th minute witnessed a dangerous opportunity for Manchester City when a long pass was played that reached the Sheffield United penalty area, where it was prepared in front of Julian Alvarez to hit a powerful ball that Foderingam brilliantly saved.
In the 35th minute, the referee awarded a penalty kick to Manchester City after the ball touched the hand of John Egan, Sheffield United defender, inside the penalty area.
Haaland hit the penalty kick in the 37th minute, but his ball hit the left post, missing a goal opportunity for Manchester City.
The remaining time of the first half passed without anything new before the referee blew the whistle at the end of this half, with a goalless draw between the two teams.
With the start of the second half, Manchester City intensified its offensive attempts in search of scoring the lead goal, while Sheffield United continued to rely on its defensive plan and launch counter-attacks whenever it had the opportunity.
Despite Manchester City’s superiority in the offensive part, it failed to threaten Sheffield United’s goal, as play was confined to the midfield in the first minutes.
The 60th minute witnessed a dangerous opportunity for Manchester City when the ball was prepared in front of Julian Alvarez inside the penalty area from the left side, to hit a powerful ball, which goalkeeper Foderingam turned into a corner kick that was not used.
Three minutes later, Manchester City scored the goal when Jack Grealish penetrated the ball from the left side and passed a perfect cross, which Haaland climbed to and met with a powerful header into the goal.
Manchester City’s offensive control continued to add a second goal that secures its progress, and over time, Sheffield United began swapping attacks with Manchester City in search of adjusting the score, but each failed to pose any danger to the other’s goal, so play was limited to the middle of the field.
Salah made a remarkable performance and set up the winning goal against Newcastle (Reuters)
And the play remained confined to the midfield until the 79th minute came, when Fodernjam saved Sheffield from conceding the second goal when Julian Alvarez hit a powerful free kick from outside the penalty area, which the goalkeeper narrowly converted into a corner kick that was not used.
The Sheffield side let down their defensive caution; In search of adjusting the score, which was already achieved in the 85th minute, after Kyle Walker made a mistake in passing the ball to Benny Traore, who passed it across the field to hit Hammer’s foot, before the ball reached Jayden Bogle inside the penalty area from the right, to hit a powerful ball that hugged the net.
Manchester City players celebrate the second goal against Sheffield (AP)
In the 88th minute, Manchester City scored the second goal when Kyle Walker passed a cross from the right, Foden tried to control it, but failed to reach Rodrigo Hernandez, who hit a powerful ball that hit the net.
The remaining time of the second half passed without anything new, before the referee blew the final whistle, with Manchester City winning 2-1. The 61st minute, while Burnley scored Lyle Foster’s goal in the 47th minute. Aston Villa raised its score to 6 points in seventh place, and Burnley remained without points.
2023-08-28 11:21:59
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