Premier League, United stops Liverpool. Draws also for Chelsea and Arsenal

Rome, 6 January 2025 – Il Liverpool does not take advantage of the draws of Chelsea e Arsenal: against the Manchester United the men of Slot gain only one point and remain at +6 on the second position. If for Arsenal the draw against Brighton It can be considered an isolated case, given that the Gunners were coming off three consecutive victories, the same cannot be said for Chelsea Maresca, which against the Crystal Palace has hit the fourth game in a row without a win: in the last four games, in fact, the Blues have collected just two points, highlighting in all respects the period of crisis they are going through. Who can take advantage of these results is the Nottingham Forest, who will take to the field tonight at 21pm against Wolverhampton: in case of victory, the men of Spirit Holy would join Arsenal in second place and move to +4 on Chelsea, who must watch their backs. Behind the Blues, in fact, the Newcastle it doesn't stop anymore: against the Tottenham It was the fifth consecutive win for the Magpies, who now sit just one point off fourth place. Also the Manchester City seems to have definitively recovered from the crisis: against the West Ham the men of Guardiola have achieved their second consecutive success, which has allowed them to close the gap to -2 from Chelsea and definitively leave the negative moment behind them. On January 14, the citizens will be guests of the Brentford, and only then will we understand if Manchester City is definitively cured.

Matches of the twentieth day of the Premier League

The first day of the return round opens with the conquest of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium by Newcastle: in the first match of the twentieth day Spurs go ahead with Salt pans in the 4th minute, but just two minutes later Gordon equalises the score. The decisive goal comes in the 38th minute and is scored by Alexander Isaac, scoring for the seventh consecutive match. This result allows the Magpies to close the gap on Chelsea, while the Tottenham is slipping further and further down: third defeat in the last four matches and even twelfth place in the standings. Bournemouth enough Brooks at 77' to overcome Everton and return to victory after the two draws against Fulham e Crystal Palace: the Rossoneri remain in seventh place in the standings, while Everton are dangerously close to the red zone, which is now just one point away. Between Aston Villa e Leicester the hosts prevail, winning 2-1 and not losing sight of the Europa zone. At Villa Park the goals all came in the second half: in the 58th minute Barkley, which gives the Villans the lead, but in the 63rd minute the Foxes equalise with MavididiThe final goal came in the 76th minute and was scored by Leon Bailey, the first of his season. Only 1-1 between Crystal Palace e Chelsea: to the initial advantage of the usual Cole Palmer, who has reached 13 goals in the Premier League, responds Math in the 82nd minute. The draw is certainly more convenient for Crystal Palace, who maintain a safe distance from the relegation zone, while Chelsea are no longer able to win: in the last four games they have only drawn two and lost two. Goleada of the Brentford against Southampton di Juric, increasingly bottom of the table: the ball opens at St. Mary's Stadium Damage then in the 6th minute Mbeumo brings the match to 3-0 thanks to a brace (62' and 69'), and in the minutes of recovery also come the goals of Lewis Potter (92') e Warn (94'). The team of thomas frank returns to victory and leaves the negative moment behind, while for the Southampton it's deep night, with safety even ten points away. Manchester City achieves the second success in a row: against the West Ham the men of Guardiola They win 4-1 thanks to an own goal by Coufal, to the double of Haaland and to the network of Foden, moving to within two points of Chelsea in fourth place. For the Hammers, the only goal of the match came from Full circle at 71'. 1-1 between Brighton e Arsenal, much more useful for the former than for the latter. The Gunners took the lead in the 16th minute with Nwanari, but in the 61st minute João Pedro levels the scores and stops Arsenal's pursuit, who find a draw after three consecutive victories. Between Fulham e Ipwich Town, instead, it ends 2-2: the guests take the lead twice, first with Szmodics at 38' and then with Delap in the 71st minute, but both times they are reached by the home team, both times by Raul Jimenez on penalty kicks, at 69' and 91'. 2-2 also between Liverpool e Manchester United: Lisandro Martinez unlocks the match in the 52nd minute, but gakpo e Salah overturn the challenge between 59' and 70'. At 80', however, Manchester United finds the goal again, gaining a very important point not so much for the standings but above all for the morale of the red devils. This evening at 21 Wolverhampton - Nottingham Forest will close the twentieth round of the Premier League.

Premier League matchday 20 results

Tottenham – Newcastle 1-2 4' Solanke (Tot), 6' Gordon (New), 38' Isak (New) Bournemouth – Everton 1-0 77' Brooks (Bou) Aston Villa – Leicester 2-1 58' Barkley (Avl), 63' Mavididi (Lei), 76' Bailey (Avl) Crystal Palace – Chelsea 0-0 14' Palmer (Che), 82' Mateta (Cry) Southampton – Brentford 0-0 6' Schade (Bre), 62', 69' pen. Mbeumo (Bre), 92' Lewis-Potter (Bre), 94' Wissa (bre) Manchester City – West Ham 4-1 10' own goal Coufal (Mci), 42', 55' Haaland (Mci), 58' Foden (Mci), 71' Fullkrug (Wes) Brighton – Arsenal 1-1 16' Nwaneri (Ars), 61' pen. Joao Pedro (Bri) Fulham – Ipswich Town 2-2 38' Szmodics (Ips), 61' pen. 91' pen. Jimenez (Ful), 71' Delap (Ips) Liverpool – Manchester United 2-2 52' Martinez (Mun), 59' Gakpo (Liv), 79' pen. Salah (Liv), 80' Diallo (Mun)

Premier League Standings

Liverpool 46, Arsenal 40, Nottingham Forest 37, Chelsea 36, ​​Newcastle 35, Manchester City 34, Bournemouth 33, Aston Villa 32, Fulham 30, Brighton 28, Brentford 27, Tottenham 24, Manchester United 23, West Ham 23, Crystal Palace 21 , Everton 17, Wolverhampton 16, Ipswich Town 16, Leicester 14, Southampton 6