Liverpool, with Dominik Szoboszlai, defeated Sheffield United 3-1 at home in the Thursday evening match of the 31st round of the English football championship.
The Reds, who have been undefeated for seven rounds, took the lead in the first half with a very strange goal, because the visitors’ goalkeeper waited too long, so when he wanted to kick the ball forward, he hit Darwin Nunez, and the ball bounced off the Uruguayan attacker into the goal. In the second half, Sheffield United equalized with a similarly fortunate own goal, but they could not be happy about getting a point, because in the last quarter of an hour goals from Argentinian Alexis Mac Allister and Dutchman Cody Gakpo kept the three points at home for Liverpool, who are quarter-finalists in the Europa League. and a three-point advantage over Arsenal and Manchester City.
The captain of the Hungarian national team was replaced in the 73rd minute when the score was 1-1.
The rally that ended the round brought huge twists and turns, as Chelsea already led 2-0 against the visiting Manchester United after twenty minutes, the Red Devils equalized before the break, and then took the lead in the second half. Just when it seemed that MU would take the three points from Stamford Bridge, the Londoners turned the tables with Cole Palmer’s double in the last moments of extra time, in the 100th and 101st minutes.
Premier League, round 31:
Liverpool-Sheffield United 3-1 (1-0)
Chelsea-Manchester United 4-3 (2-2)
played on Wednesday:
Arsenal-Luton Town 2-0 (2-0)
Brentford-Brighton 0-0
Manchester City-Aston Villa 4-1 (2-1)
played on Tuesday:
West Ham United-Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 (1-1)
Newcastle United-Everton 1-1 (1-0)
Nottingham Forest-Fulham 3-1 (3-0)
Bournemouth-Crystal Palace 1-0 (0-0)
Burnley-Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 (1-1)
The table:
1. Liverpool 30 70-28 70 points
2. Arsenal 30 72-24 68
3. Manchester City 30 67-29 67
4. Aston Villa 31 63-46 59
5. Tottenham Hotspur 30 62-44 57
6. Manchester United 30 43-44 48
7. West Ham United 31 50-55 45
8. Newcastle United 30 64-52 44
9. Brighton 30 51-46 43
10. Chelsea 29 53-50 43
11. Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 43-47 42
12. Bournemouth 30 44-53 41
13. Fulham 31 47-50 39
14. Crystal Palace 30 34-50 30
15. Brentford 31 42-55 28
16. Everton 30 31-42 26
17. Nottingham Forest 31 39-53 25
18. Luton Town 31 43-64 22
19. Burnley 31 32-66 19
20. Sheffield United 30 28-80 15
Six points were deducted from Everton and four from Nottingham Forest.
