Matchday 17 marked the beginning of what the Premier know how the festive fixtures where each team plays your aspirations facing the second half of the season, so leaving points could give a new panorama to the classification.
The first meeting took place on Friday where Tottenham visited the City Ground looking to continue recovering sensations after a small setback suffered in November. For its part, the forest also arrived with need for points to keep distance from the relegation places.
Richarlison made it 0-1 before the end of the first half, which also meant the goal 500 of the 2023/24 season, in just 161 games being the fewest number of matches necessary to reach this figure in the history of the competition.
At 60′ Elanga had managed to level the score, however, after the VAR review this was annulled for being offsider what the spurs took advantage of increase lead 5 minutes later through Dejan Kulusevski after a bad clearance by goalkeeper Turner.
Due to the Hatters captain Tom Lockyer’s sudden collapse who was transferred to a hospital for review By mutual agreement it was decided suspend and postpone the meeting.
Those led by Pochettino have had a very irregular season and after spin two defeats as a visitor one victory at home It could serve to face the following days in a better way.
In the first half they were unable to see their superiority on the field reflected, but for the second Cole Palmer With Nicolas Jackson They were the scorers of the match to climb to 10th position with 22 points.
When it seemed that, the citizens were going to leave their poor results dynamics The team of Roy Hodgson came from behind in the last minute, prolonging the situation for Guardiola’s team where in the six most recent matches have only added 7 units falling behind in the fight for the title.
Guardiola’s squad took the lead in the 24th minute with a shot by Grealish into the bottom corner of Henderson’s goal. Álvarez would make it 2-0 after a free kick, although it was disallowed due to an offensive obstruction.
Sunset at Etihad Stadium | Image: @CPFC
Rico Lewis would score in the second half his first goal with the sky blue shirt which would mean a comfortable advantage after the superiority in the first 45 minutesHowever, Palace did not give up and fought to score 2 late goals to rescue an important point as a visitor.
Newcastle 3-0 Fulham
Howie’s team returned to winning ways in a very special match for Lewis Miley. The young Englishman had to come on for the injured Joelinton and after 20 minutes he opened the scoring for the locals, entering the list as the eighth youngest scorer in history in the Premier League at 17 years and 229 days old. Miguel Almiron, He would take advantage of the clear goal to score the second of the night. Finally, Burn would take advantage of a series of clearances for the third goal of the night, which keeps them in the fight to enter European competitions.
Burnley 0-2 Everton
A key duel at the bottom of the table was seen on Saturday where Burnley sought to obtain their third victory of the season against an Everton that, since the points reduction, has managed to turn the situation around.
In a game with few emotions, the Toffees’ scores came in the first half from Onara and Keane. With this those led by Sean Dyche They have 4 consecutive victories and rise to sixteenth position.
West Ham 3-0 Wolverhampton
After losing 5-0 in their last Premier match, the Hammers managed to put the result behind them and defeated 3-0 in the London Stadium to a Wolverhampton that failed to generate great opportunities in the rival area to add its eighth defeat of the season.
Emery’s squad is still immersed in a surprising streak. Since last October 5, when they lost to Forest, they have gone 6 games without winning and remain in the fight for Champions League positions as well as first place.
Winning goal for Aston Villa | Image: @AVFCOfficial
Despite not showing their best version, the Villains managed to come back with the scores of Moreno and Watkins in the final minutes of the game after going behind on the scoreboard at half time due to the goal in the 45th minute. Keane Lewis-Potter where they took advantage of the expulsion of defender Mee in the second half for a strong tackle, although one of their players was also sent off for violent conduct.
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton
One of the matches of the day did not disappoint. Arteta’s painting defeated Roberto de Zerbi. The first goal came after a corner kick where Gabriel Jesus He would take advantage of his solitary mark to score his third goal in the English league. Havertz, who is showing an increasingly better performance, scored a powerful goal after a filtered pass into space that widened the lead in the scoreboard in the 86th minute.
Harvertz Celebration | Image: @Arsenal
With this result they maintain their poor results dynamic and leave behind a streak of 32 consecutive scoring games while Arsenal positions itself as leader of the standings.
The big match of the day played at Anfield ended in a draw. Despite Liverpool’s absolute dominance, the Reds were unable to capitalize on the constant opportunities in the rival area where Onana was United’s mainstay, making 8 saves throughout the match.
2023-12-17 22:42:00
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