Premier League, Arsenal closes gap on Liverpool

Rome, January 16, 2025 - The Liverpool it doesn't go beyond 1-1 against the Nottingham Forest, who confirms himself as the bête noire of the team Slot: at the City Ground, the Reds achieved their second draw in a row after the 2-2 at Anfield against Manchester United. Whoever makes the most of this situation is Arsenal, which defeats the Tottenham in the North London Derby and reduces the gap with the Reds at the top to four points, albeit with a game more. The negative moment of the Chelsea: at Stamford Bridge against the Bournemouth It ends 2-2, with the Blues relegated to fifth place in the table, as the Newcastle does its duty against the Wolverhampton. 2-2 also for the Manchester City against Brentford, while the Man United defeats in comeback Southampton.

Matches of the twenty-first day of the Premier League

The big match between the two ends 1-1 Nottingham Forest e Liverpool, with the hosts taking the lead in the 8th minute with Wood and the Reds who equalised in the 66th minute with Diogo JotaSecond draw in a row for the Liverpool of Slot, with second place now only four points away. The Chelsea takes up the challenge again against the Bournemouth at the end, after having come close to a third defeat in the last five matches. At Stamford Bridge the first goal was that of Palmer, who, at 13', reaches 14 goals in the Premier League. In the second half, the Bournemouth overturns the challenge with the penalty of the former Rome Kluivert at 50' and the goal of Semenyo in the 68th minute, but at the end James give a point to Maresca which, at least, avoids defeat, even if it gives way to Newcastle. 2-2 even between Brentford e Manchester City, with the citizens finding a draw after two consecutive victories. The star of the evening is certainly Phil Foden, who scored a brace between the 66th and 78th minute, but then the Manchester City he lowers his guard and concedes the goal first Warn in the 82nd minute, then the final equaliser Norgaard in the 92nd minute, which condemns Guardiola to the fifth draw in the championship. For thomas frank, this draw confirms the good moment of his team after the large 5-0 victory over Southampton. The only victory among the matches of Tuesday 14th January is that of West Ham 3-2 against Fulham. Opens the dance Soler in the 31st minute, then, just two minutes later, Soucek finds the goal of 2-0. At 51' Iwobi halves the distances, but Paqueta in the 67th minute he puts the Hammers back in front by two goals. In the 78th minute he scores again Iwobi, but West Ham closed the door and did not concede any more goals, taking home the three points. With this result, the men of Potter rise to 26, while the Fulham remains stuck on 30 points, with their last league win dating back to Boxing Day. With a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton, Newcastle wins his sixth consecutive Premier League match and his ninth in all competitions. At St. James' Park Isaac scores a brace and signs his eighth consecutive match, and Gordon seals the definitive victory for the Magpies, who overtake the Blues in fourth place and move to -3 from Nottingham Forest. The Wolverhampton, however, remains in the relegation zone with 16 points. AtAston Villa enough Watkins in the 51st minute to conquer Goodison Park and achieve the second consecutive victory, which, thanks to the draws of Manchester City and Bournemouth, allows the men to Emery to climb to sixth place in the standings, tied with the citizens. A bitter return for Means on the Toffees bench, sixteenth with 17 points. The dark moment of the Leicester, who collect another defeat at the King Power Stadium against the Crystal Palace, which won with a result of 2-0. The guests' goals were both scored in the second half and were signed by Math (scoring in the 52nd minute) and Guéhi (78'). The team of van Nistelrooy remains second to last with 14 points, while the Crystal Palace increases the distance from the red zone to eight points. The Arsenal wins the “North London Derby” with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham: the first goal of the match was scored by Its (25'), but the gunners overturned everything in just four minutes, between the 40th and 44th minute, with an own goal by Salt pans and the fourth goal in the championship Trossard. Arts and his team made the most of the draw between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool: after this round of the Premier League, the Gunners climb to second place alone, +2 on Tricky Trees and -4 on the Reds (with one game in hand). Mythoma e Rutter they drag the Brighton in victory against the ipswich Town, while the Manchester United overturns the challenge against the Southampton and climbs up to twelfth place in the table, together with West Ham. The Red Devils end the first half at a disadvantage following an own goal by ugarte, but between the 82nd and 94th minute it breaks loose Diallo, who scored a hat-trick and proved himself to be the driving force behind his team.

Premier League matchday 21 results

Chelsea – Bournemouth 2-2 13' Palmer (Che), 50' pen. Kluivert (Bou), 68' Semenyo (Bou), 95' James (Che) Nottingham Forest – Liverpool 1-1 8' Wood (Not), 66' Jota (Liv) Brentford – Manchester City 2-2 66, 78' Foden (Mci), 82' Wissa (Bre), 92' Norgaard (Bre) West Ham – Fulham 3-2 31' Soler (Wha), 33' Soucek (Wha), 51', 78' Iwobi, 67' Paqueta (Wha) Newcastle – Wolverhampton 3-0 34', 57' Isak (New), 74' Gordon (New) Everton – Aston Villa 0-1 51' Watkins (Avl) Leicester City – Crystal Palace 0-2 52' Mateta (Cry), 78' Guéhi (Cry) Arsenal – Tottenham 2-1 25' Son (Tot), 40' author. Solanke (Ars), 44' Trossard (Ars) Manchester United – Southampton 3-1 43' author. Ugarte (Sou), 82', 90' 94' Diallo (Mun)

Premier League Standings

Liverpool 47, Arsenal 43, Nottingham Forest 41, Newcastle 28, Chelsea 37, Manchester City 35, Aston Villa 35, Bournemouth 34, Brighton 31, Fulham 30, Brentford 28, Manchester United 26, West Ham 26, Tottenham 24, Crystal Palace 24 , Everton 17, Wolverhampton 16, Ipswich Town 16, Leicester City 14, Southampton 6