Liverpool is back on the podium of the Premier League Sunday by winning at West Ham (3-1), thanks to a double from Salah which allows the Reds to overtake Leicester, surprised at home by Leeds (3-1), while the Chelsea Thomas Tuchel dominated Burnley (2-0).
The London walk from Liverpool
The Reds will return with fond memories of their excursion to the English capital with this victory against the Hammers after that against Spurs on Thursday by the same score. With 41 points, the title holders take advantage of Leicester’s misstep (39 pts) to regain third place, one length behind Manchester United (2nd).
One week before the shock against Manchester City at Anfield, and even if it will meanwhile play against Brighton Wednesday, Liverpool also returns to four units of the Citizens who have a game late. With this victory acquired in the second half, Liverpool showed that they had a certain margin against a club which is still fifth with 35 points.
Salah’s double managed to make people forget the small muscle injury that prevented Sadio Mané from playing or the presence on the bench at the kick-off of Roberto Firmino. The Egyptian made the difference with a beautiful sequence of dribbles and a shot wrapped in the small opposite net (1-0, 57th), before being at the conclusion of a counterattack in two long diagonal passes, including an incredible long center without control from Xherdan Shaqiri (2-0, 68th). Georginio Wijnaldum further widened the gap after collective action in a small area (3-0, 85th), before Craig Dawson reduced the score from a corner (3-1, 87th).
Leicester give in to Leeds madness
Leicester lost for the first time this season a match where he opened the scoring by being overthrown by a Leeds always so unpredictable (3-1). With 39 points, the Foxes pass fourth, while Leeds (12th) made an excellent operation in the race to maintain. The Peacocks have 29 points, fifteen more than relegation first, Fulham.
Everything had started well for Leicester with the opening of the scoring by Harvey Barnes (1-0, 13th). But they could not do anything in the face of the reaction of Marcelo Bielsa’s men. Patrick Bamford first ideally launched Stuart Dallas for the equalizer (1-1, 15th) before giving the advantage to his people, with a strike in the top corner of Kasper Schmeichel (2-1, 70th). Finally, on a counter-attack, Bamford perfectly fixed the opposing goalkeeper before offering Jack Harrison the goal of the shock (3-1, 84th).
Chelsea keep in touch
By beating Burnley, Chelsea gave Tuchel their first success as their boss and remains in the wake of European markets. With 33 points, the Blues (7th) return to the level of Tottenham (6th), beaten in Brighton (1-0). They are six lengths from the Top 4 which opens the doors to the Champions League.
For his second match, Tuchel had renewed his system with three central and two lateral pistons, while making four changes from Wednesday’s 0-0 against Wolverhampton: Timo Werner, Marcos Alonso, Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount were starting at the kick-off. ‘sending. The system confirmed its defensive strength, with Burnley not shooting on goal the entire game, and the Londoners this time found the net.
The first goal came from a counter quickly led and well followed by César Azpilicueta who, receiving an intelligent pass from Callum Hudson-Odoï, unleashed a powerful victorious strike (1-0, 40th). The second, superb, was the work of Alonso, who had not started since the third day and who chained control of the chest, thigh and volley at the corner of six meters (2-0 , 84th). Many positive signals for the former coach of Paris-SG, even if the lack of sharpness of Timo Werner in his attempts (15th, 37th, 52nd), remains a shadow on the board.
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