Arsenal FC has jumped to second place in the Premier League thanks to international soccer player Kai Havertz. Havertz scored the goal of the day in the 23rd minute in the 1-0 (1-0) mandatory win against newly promoted Ipswich Town, Arsenal moved past city rivals Chelsea FC with 36 points.
The gap to league leaders Liverpool FC is six points – the Reds still have a game in hand. It was Havertz’s seventh goal of the season in the league and the Gunners’ third competitive win in a row.
Previously, German team manager Fabian Hürzeler had been unable to end the results crisis with Brighton & Hove Albion. The 0-0 draw against Brentford FC was Brighton’s sixth league game in a row without a win.
Liverpool takes advantage of mistakes made by the competition
The Liverpool FC may have taken a decisive step towards the title on Boxing Day (December 26th). Chelsea and Manchester City performed on the 18th matchday Premier League big mistakes, Manchester United keeps falling.
After Chelsea had previously made a mistake, Liverpool countered the assist with a confident performance Leicester City and deservedly won 3:1 (1:1). Leicester, sensational champions in England a decade ago, took the lead through Jordan Ayew in the 6th minute. But after that the “Reds” played like champions and could have won even more in the end.
Gakpo scores the equalizer
The very strong Cody Gakpo scored the important equalizer just before the half-time whistle, four minutes after the restart Curtis Jones scored after a lightning combination via Gakpo and Alexis Mac Allister to give Arne Slot’s team the lead.
Another goal from Gakpo was then conceded again after VAR was used for several minutes, but then Mo Salah put the lid on it in his inimitable style in the 82nd minute: On the right side of the penalty area, he fooled his opponents with a short physical illusion, moved inside and circled the ball into the far corner with his left. After that, the “Foxes” resistance was broken and Leicester is still deep in the relegation mess with only 14 points.
Palmer leadership is not enough for Chelsea
Chelsea missed a big chance to challenge leaders Liverpool on Thursday. There was a surprising 1-2 defeat against Fulham. The guests earned the three points thanks to an extremely courageous performance in the second half and are now in direct contact with the European Cup places.
Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson covers his face with his hands
Chelsea had taken the lead through Cole Palmer (16th), but they missed it several times.blues” then to extend the lead. This took revenge in the second half, when first Harry Wilson equalized in the 82nd minute and finally Rodrigo Muniz caused the ice-cold shower in stoppage time (90th + 5).
Chelsea then had a great chance to make it 2-2 through Christopher Nkunku, but Bernd Leno saved Fulham’s victory with a spectacular save.
Cunha converts the corner with a crazy trajectory
The situation is slowly becoming threatening for Manchester United. At Kellerkind Wolverhampton Wanderers There was an embarrassing 0-2 defeat, which was initiated by an absolute dream goal: Ex-Leipzig striker Matheus Cunha converted a corner in the 58th minute – the ball had a crazy trajectory and left André Onana at a loss in the United goal back. Onana complained about supposed foul play, but that definitely wasn’t the case.
At this point, the expensive star ensemble was only ten strong: Bruno Fernandes had been shown a yellow-red card for a completely senseless foul in midfield in the 47th minute. When United opened up completely shortly before the end, Hee-chan Hwang scored in the 9th minute of stoppage time to make it 2-0 – and thus dragged the traditional club straight into the relegation battle.
Haaland misses a penalty
Bernardo Silva had put City in the lead at 1-1 (1-1) (14th), Iliman Ndiaye equalized for Everton in the first half (36th). The draw is clearly not enough for Manchester’s high standards. The “Skyblues” are extending their bitter series of disappointments: there have only been five points from the last nine games.
“We accept that. That’s life. Many, many times we didn’t expect that we would lose. But what do you have to do? Keep going!”said coach Pep Guardiola. “Of course we need good results, but we didn’t get them.”
City not compelling enough
Once again, star coach Pep Guardiola’s team was the superior team for long stretches of the game. In the final third, however, City acted too imprecisely and was too erratic in defense in some situations. There was hardly any sign of the dominance and self-evidence of days gone by.
Manchester City around Erling Haaland is disappointed after the 1-1 draw against Everton
To make matters worse, Erling Haaland’s penalty was missed by guest goalkeeper Jordan Pickford shortly after the restart (53′). In the final stages, Everton had the chance to score the winning goal thanks to a deflected shot from Orel Mangala, but the ball missed the goal by a few centimeters. City also intensified their efforts in the last few minutes, but there was no real chance and the score remained a draw.
Fabianski has to leave the field on a stretcher
There was a bad scene at the game between the Southampton FC and West Ham United (0:1): Visiting goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski had to be taken off the field on a stretcher after a collision. The 39-year-old may have injured his head. There was initially no further information about the football professional’s health.
Fabianski apparently received an elbow from opponent Nathan Wood in the face after a corner kick almost half an hour later. The 57-time Polish national goalkeeper was treated on the pitch for several minutes. Southampton keeper Aaron Ramsdale also rushed over from the opposite side to ask about him.
Füllkrug prepares the winning goal
Fabianski was eventually brought out to applause from the audience and replaced by Alphonse Aréola. German international striker Niclas Füllkrug headed West Ham’s winning goal through Jarrod Bowen in the 59th minute. It was the former Bundesliga attacker’s second assist this season.
Werner Joker again – and without a goal scene
Timo Werner and them Tottenham Hotspur remain third in the table after the 0-1 defeat Nottingham Forest stuck in the middle of the table. The 28-year-old came on as a substitute for captain Heung-Min Son in the 64th minute, but did not make any significant appearances.