The main match of the Saturday 17:00 slot took place at the Emirates, where London Arsenal faced Nottingham Forest. However, several more matches took place simultaneously in which our compatriots played.
Ilya Zabarny’s Bournemouth hosted Brighton, and Vitaly Mykolenko, together with Everton, faced Yegor Yarmolyuk’s Brentford. What ultimately happened in those matches. Let’s find out!
Premier League, 12th round
Stadium: Goodison Park (Liverpool)
Chief Judge: Chris Kavanagh (England)
“Everton” – “Brentford” 0:0
Goals: No.
Everton: Pickford – Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mikolenko – Gueye, Doucouré (Mangala 73) – Lindstrom (Betoux 73), McNeil, Ndiaye – Calvert-Lewin
“Brentford”: Flecken – van den Bergh, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter – Jensen, Norgor, Janelt (Jarmoluk, 86) – Mbemo, Wissa (Thiago, 72), Damsgaard (Schade, 72)
Warnings: Grill (76)
Removal: Norgor (41)
We saw the Ukrainian confrontation that we were counting on the day before for only 5 minutes. Egor Yarmolyuk came on as a substitute only in the 86th minute of the game, but Vitaly Mykolenko was in the Everton starting line-up for this game. A battle of different teams who are now solving different tournament problems, Dyche’s team is near the relegation zone and is far from in the best shape, and Thomas Frank’s guys just beat Bournemouth and are in the middle of the standings. So what did we see on the field?
Unexpectedly high-quality first half from the home team. The Toffees were not shy about attacking and often launched into good quick attacks that there was no one to successfully complete. Calvert-Lewin has not been a reliable finisher for the team for a long time and little has changed today. Thomas Frank’s boys came to life towards the end of the first half and began to respond well, and if we evaluate it as a whole, the first half of the match was equal. True, 5 minutes before the break, after a pass into the penalty area, the captain of the “bees” Christian Norgaard went straight to Pickford and violated the rules for direct sending off.
Throughout the second half, Dyche’s team was in the majority, but it seems that this did not help them much, because the opponents hid more towards their own goal and creating danger only became more difficult, the “bees” did not open up. At the same time, they found their rare moments, just like the blow from Lewis-Potter, which pulled Pickford. Everton had the initiative, all that was missing was imagination and an accurate shot in front.
As for Mikolenko, he played a very good match, shutting down Brian Mbemo, perhaps the most dangerous performer on the opposing team. And he himself supported the attacks several times, almost scoring in one when he burst into the penalty area and completed the cross. The ball flew just above the goal. We rate the Ukrainian excellent for this match.
The guests did not plan to attack until the end of the game, and the hosts did not have the skill to bring everything to a victorious conclusion. Of course, this is a draw with a hint of disappointment for the Toffees, because they were in the majority for the entire second half and never capitalized on this advantage.
Premier League, 12th round
Stadium: “Vitality Stadium” (Bournemouth)
Chief Judge: Stuart Attwell (England)
“Bournemouth” – “Brighton” 1:2
Goals: Brooks (90+3) – Pedro (4), Mitoma (49)
“Bournemouth”: Kepa – Smith (Aarons, 76), Zabarny, Senesi (Heysen, 65), Kerkez (Unal, 81) – Cook, Adams (Ouattara, 65) – Semenho, Kluivert (Brooks, 76), Tavernier – Evanilson
“Brighton”: Verbruggen – Weltman, van Hecke, Igor, Estupiñan – Baleba, Ayari (O’Reilly 77) – Rutter (Adingra 65), Pedro (Wiffer 65), Mitoma – Welbeck (Ferguson 87)
Warnings: Semenyo (40) Cook (90+9) – Rutter (30), Baleba (45+1), van Heke (90+7)
Removal: Baleba (60)
Ilya Zabarny, as expected, was in his team’s starting lineup for this game. The Cherries love to play at home and even very famous teams were surprised at this stadium, but they failed to cope with the test of Fabian Hurtzeler.
And no, it wasn’t some kind of total football from the “seagulls”, they didn’t show something magical. It just so happened that they were deadly in front of someone else’s goal, and the home team blatantly did not want to make friends with the implementation.
Two goals at the beginning of each half allowed the Seagulls to feel comfortable, even the removal of Carlos Baleb did not affect the result of the game, because they already had an advantage, all that was left was to hold on to it. And they succeeded, although the hosts scored their prestige goal in the last seconds.
Premier League, 12th round
Stadium: “Villa Park” (Birmingham)
Chief Judge: Tim Robinson (England)
“Aston Villa” – “Kristal Pélas” 2:2
Goals: Watkins (36), Barkley (77) – Sarr (4), Devenney (45+1)
*Youri Tielemans missed a penalty in the 44th minute
“Aston Villa”: Martinez – Bogarde (Cash 47), Carlos, Torres, Maatsen (Digne 69) – Barkley, Tielemans – Bailey (Philogen 83), Rodgers (Buendia 82), McGinn (Duran 69) – Watkins
“Crystal Palace”: Henderson – Chalobah, Lacroix, Gayey – Muñoz, Hughes (Richards, 90+1), Doucoure (Lerma, 63), Mitchell – Sarr (Cline, 90), Devenney (Schlupp, 74) – Mateta
Warnings: Carlos (59), Maatsen (66), Buendia (85) – Chaloba (77), Mitchell (87)
Given the form of Oliver Glasner’s side this season, the result at Villa Park should definitely surprise. The Eagles pulled out a draw on the road against such an opponent. But here it’s worth talking about the playing crisis of Villa itself, which seemed to be lost after that defeat against Spurs a few weeks ago.
The visitors performed well, opened the scoring, and withstood a blow from Watkins when he equalized the score. Subsequently, Tielemans could generally take his team ahead, but did not score a penalty. But the Villans missed the return attack and Justin Devenney scored the second goal against them.
The second half was entirely in favor of Emery’s team, but the power was only enough to level the score.
Premier League, 12th round
Stadium: Craven Cottage (London)
Chief Judge: Robert Jones (England)
Fulham 1-4 Wolverhampton
Goals: Iwobi (20) – Cunha (31, 87), J. Gomes (53), Guedes (90+6)
“Fulham”: Leno – Tete (Castagne 71), Andersen, Bessie, Robinson – Pereira (Cairney 59), Lukic – Iwobi, Smith-Rowe (Wilson 59), Nelson (Traore 71) – Jimenez (Muniz 71)
“Wolverhampton”: Sa – Semedo (Pond, 90+7), Toti, Ait-Nouri – Bellgar (Doherty, 87), J. Gomes (Doyle, 90+2), Andre, Lemina, R. Gomes (Hwang, 90+2) – Larsen, Cunha (Gedes, 90+2)
Warnings: Bessy (45+4), Pereira (57), Tete (67)
And this is really unexpected. Fulham are performing so well this season that you automatically expect them to win a match against equal teams, especially if they are facing one of the main losers at the start of the season, Wolverhampton.
It seems that Gary O’Neill is, as they say, beginning a revival, because he is already playing his second match at a high level. First they defeated Southampton, and now they defeated a more serious team.
Moreover, they managed to stage a comeback, because Iwobi opened the scoring. First, the “wolves” equalized, then took the lead, and in the last minutes, when Marco Silva’s team tried to equalize the score, they simply finished off their opponent with two more goals.
* What tactical adjustments did the managers make during the Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace match to adapt to Tielemans’ missed penalty?
This sports article details results from three different Premier League matches.
Here are some open-ended question to encourage discussion and varying viewpoints, broken down by thematic sections:
**1. Bournemouth vs. Brighton:**
* **Home Advantage:** Bournemouth has a reputation for being a tough team to beat at home. Do you think their home advantage was a factor in this game despite their loss? Why or why not?
* **Brighton’s Tactics:** Brighton won despite the red card to Baleba. What tactical decisions by the Brighton manager helped them secure the win with a man disadvantage?
**2. Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace:**
* **Villa’s Form:** The article suggests Aston Villa is in a slump. What factors do you think are contributing to their recent poor form? Is it a lack of squad depth, tactical issues, or something else entirely?
* **Tielemans’ Missed Penalty:** How crucial was Tielemans’ missed penalty in the context of the overall match? Would a successful penalty have significantly changed Villa’s outcome?
**3. Fulham vs. Wolverhampton:**
* **Wolverhampton’s Revival:** The article mentions Gary O’Neill’s potential revival of Wolverhampton. What evidence in this match supports the idea that Wolverhampton is improving under his leadership?
* **Fulham’s Weakness:** Despite a strong start to the season, Fulham struggled against Wolverhampton. Does this result suggest underlying weaknesses in their team?
**General Open-Ended Questions**
* **Premier League Parity:** These three matches all produced surprising results. Does this suggest the Premier League is becoming more competitive this season?
* **Tactical Trends:** Were there any notable tactical trends you observed across these three matches that pique your interest?
