• Tonight, the leader London “Arsenal” won the third victory in a row within the Premier League, which convincingly beat Liverpool “Everton” 4-0 in the postponed game of the seventh round.
• Under the leadership of the opponent Sean Dyche, they suffered their second loss in a row and are currently in the relegation zone – in 18th place.
• Meanwhile, “Arsenal” has increased the advantage over second-placed Manchester “City” to five points. Another Manchester team, “United”, has 11 points less, but also one played game less.
• “Arsenal” scored at least four goals against “Everton” for the 12th time in the Premier League. The club has not played so effectively against another league team.
• Bukayo Saka scored a goal and assisted once, while Gabriel Martinelli scored twice.
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• In the game, “Arsenal” had a large territorial advantage (74% against 26%). It also had more shots on goal (15:6). The score was still 0-0 until the 40th minute, but then the home team scored two goals within five minutes and completely controlled the game.
• “Liverpool” had a harder time beating Wolverhampton’s “Wanderers” 2-0 at home.
• Jurgen Klopp’s team scored both goals in the second half, and within four minutes. Virgil van Dijk scored first in the 73rd minute, and Mohamed Salah doubled the score in the 77th minute.
• “Liverpool” has extended the streak of unbeaten games in the Premier League to four and this has allowed it to rise to the sixth place in the tournament table. Currently, it has 39 points, and the club is only two points behind the fifth-placed “Newcastle”.
• The Wanderers have not won in the league for the third game in a row. Losses were experienced in two of the games, but in one they were tied. With 24 points, the club is in 15th place.
• The 26th round of the Premier League is expected on Saturday and Sunday. The central match is expected on Sunday, when “Liverpool” will compete against Manchester “United”.
Overall rating
| V. | A team | S | U | N | Z | Gate | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arsenal | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 56:23 | 60 |
| 2. | Manchester City | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 64:25 | 55 |
| 3. | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41:28 | 49 |
| 4. | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 46:35 | 45 |
| 5. | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35:15 | 41 |
| 6. | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 40:28 | 39 |
| 7. | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36:31 | 39 |
| 8. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39:29 | 35 |
| 9. | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37:30 | 35 |
| 10. | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23:25 | 31 |
| 11. | Aston Villa | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30:38 | 31 |
| 12. | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21:31 | 27 |
| 13. | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18:42 | 25 |
| 14. | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36:42 | 24 |
| 15. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18:35 | 24 |
| 16. | West Ham United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23:29 | 23 |
| 17. | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29:39 | 22 |
| 18. | Everton | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17:36 | 21 |
| 19. | Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22:48 | 21 |
| 20. | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19:41 | 18 |
Top goal scorers
| V | Player | A team | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Earling Holland | Man. City | 27 (4) |
| 2. | Harry Kane | Tottenham | 18 (2) |
| 3. | Ivan Toney | Brentford | 14 (4) |
| 4. | Marcus Rashford | Man. United | 14 |
| 5. | Aleksandar Mitrovic | Fulham | 11 (3) |
| Gabreils Martinelli | Arsenal | 11 | |
| 7. | Miguel Almiron | Newcastle | 10 |
| 8. | Rodrigo | Leeds United | 10 (1) |
| Bukajo Saka | Arsenal | 10 | |
| 10. | James Madison | Leicester | 9 |
