Premier League, Liverpool run away. Arsenal overtake Chelsea for second place

Rome, 28 December 2024 – Solitary escape of the Liverpool, which extends to +6 on second place with one game less: the men of Slot they exceed the Leicester 3-1 and they achieved their second consecutive success after last day's victory against Tottenham, demonstrating how draws against Newcastle e Fulham were just isolated cases. After the initial 1-0 at the hands of Ayew in the 6th minute, the Reds turn the game around with gakpo, Jones e Salah, knocking out the Foxes and sending a strong signal to the championship. Liverpool are now 6 points clear of second place, occupied byArsenal, but with the possibility of extending it further when the derby against the'Everton. Men of Arts, in fact, make the most of the defeat of the Chelsea at Stamford Bridge against the Fulham and they win with a result of 1-0 overIpswich Town: the network is enough havertz at 23' to decide the match. There is no peace for the Manchester City, who, after having taken the lead with Bernard Silva in the 14th minute, Everton caught up with him in the 36th minute with Ndiaye, which brings the challenge back to parity and divides the stakes. Deep night for the Manchester United: the Red Devils leave the Molineux Stadium defeated 2-0 and suffer their second defeat in a row, the fourth in the last five matches. At this time, Amorim and his are even fourteenth.

Matches of the eighteenth day of the Premier League

Boxing Day opens with a draw between Manchester City e Everton: at the Etihad Stadium the citizens take the lead with Bernardo Silva at 14', but the Toffees they equalised 22 minutes later with Ndiaye, which gives a very important point to Dyche as regards the race for salvation. Manchester City, on the other hand, sinks to seventh place in the standings, on equal points with Fulham e Aston Villa. Whoever has this draw on his conscience is surely Erling Haaland, who at 53' misses the penalty kick for a possible 2-1. Good Newcastle, who achieved his third consecutive victory and moved up to fifth place in the standings, tied with Bournemouth. Against theAston Villa, left with ten men in the 32nd minute due to the expulsion of Duran, they mark Gordon, Isaac e Joelinton, respectively at 2', 59' and 91'. With this result, the Magpies have overtaken the Villains, who remain stuck at 28 points. The march of the Nottingham Forest, which exceeds the Tottenham 1-0 with the goal of elang and remains attached to Chelsea e Arsenal: the team of Espirito Santo rises to 34 points, -1 from the Blues and -2 from the Gunners. The Tottenham, instead, collects the second defeat in a row and even drops to twelfth position. A goalless draw between Bournemouth e Crystal Palace, while the Chelsea falls at home against the Fulham. Blues take lead with Cole Palmer in the 16th minute, from outside the area he placed a left-footed shot into the corner, but in the final minutes, between the 82nd and 95th minutes, the team of Marco Silva the limelight, first with Wilson and then with Rodrigo Muniz. This result should ring some alarm bells at the Blues, given that they have only managed one point in their last two games and Arsenal now sit above them in the Premier League table. West Ham exceeds the Southampton thanks to the fifth goal of the championship Bowen and is preparing for the next match, scheduled for Sunday at 18:15 at the London Stadium against Liverpool. The Saints, however, remain bottom, with the safety zone moving further and further away. Deep night for the Manchester United, which against the Wolverhampton loses 2-0 and collects the second consecutive defeat, the fourth in the last five challenges. At the Molineux Stadium they score first Cunha (58') and then Hwang Hee-chan (99'), with the Red Devils having to play the entire second half with ten men due to Bruno Fernandes' expulsion at the start of the second half. With this result, Wolves leave the relegation zone at the expense of Leicester, who left Anfield defeated. In the Boxing Day evening match, in fact, there was no escape for the team of van Nistelrooy: Jordan's advantage Ayew at 6' it's just an illusion. From the end of the first half the fury of the reds is unleashed, who first equalise with gakpo at 45+1', then they turn the match around with Jones in the 49th minute, and finally they close the match with Salah in the 82nd minute, with the latter taking his tally to 16 goals in 17 Premier League games. The 0-0 between Brighton e Brentford does not particularly move the standings of either of the two teams, who remain respectively in tenth and eleventh place in the standings, two points apart from each other. In the late match of the eighteenth day, Arsenal reclaims second place, defeating Ipswich Town thanks to the network of havertz.

Premier League matchday 18 results

Manchester City – Everton 1-1 14' Bernardo Silva (Mci), 36' Ndiaye (Eve)

Newcastle – Aston Villa 3-0 2' Gordon (New), 59' Isak, 91' Joelinton (New)

Nottingham Forest – Tottenham 1-0 28' Elanga (Not)

Bournemouth – Crystal Palace 0-0

Chelsea – Fulham 1-2 16' Palmer (Che), 82' Wilson (Ful), 95' Rodrigo Muniz (Ful)

Southampton – West Ham 0-1 59' Bowen (Wes)

Wolverhampton – Manchester United 2-0 58' Cunha (Wol), 99' Hwang Hee-chan (Wol)

Liverpool – Leicester 3-1 6' Ayew (Lei), 45+1' Gakpo (Liv), 49' Jones (Liv), 82' Salah (Liv)

Brighton – Brentford 0-0

Arsenal – Ipswich Town 1-0 23' Havertz (Ars)

Premier League Standings

Liverpool 42, Arsenal 36, Chelsea 35, Nottingham Forest 34, Newcastle 29, Bournemouth 29, Manchester City 28, Fulham 28, Aston Villa 28, Brighton 26, Brentford 24, Tottenham 23, West Ham 23, Manchester United 22, Everton 17, Crystal Palace 17, Wolverhampton 15, Leicester 14, Ipswich Town 12, Southampton 6.