In a crucial Premier League match on Saturday, Sheffield United’s relegation was sealed with a 5-1 hammering at Newcastle United, while Liverpool’s fragile prospects of winning the championship suffered yet another severe blow with a 2-2 draw at West Ham United.
Everton’s 1-0 victory against Brentford guaranteed their escape from relegation, while the Bees’ 2-1 defeat of Luton Town to Wolverhampton Wanderers kept them safe as well.
Aston Villa’s prospects of qualifying for the Champions League were threatened by Chelsea’s comeback from a two goal deficit to draw 2-2 with them, while Manchester United could only produce a 1-1 draw against Burnley after giving up a late penalty, and Crystal Palace managed to rescue a 1-1 draw against Fulham.
Reeling after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat to Everton, Liverpool allowed a late header by Michail Antonio to secure a well-earned draw for West Ham. With 75 points, they were still in third position, one point behind leaders Arsenal, who still had a game to play, and two behind second-placed Manchester City, who had played two less games. On Sunday, City and Arsenal both have games.
Manager Jurgen Klopp, who seemed resigned, said, “I said before we need to win our games; we didn’t win the game, that doesn’t improve our situation massively,” when asked whether he had written off Liverpool’s hopes of winning the championship.Are City and Arsenal looking like teams who are going to lose two or three games? No, I don’t believe that.
Just before halftime, Jarrod Bowen nodded home, giving Klopp’s team their first goal. Following the break, Andy Robertson gave the Reds a one-goal lead via Cody Gakpo. However, in the 65th minute, Antonio equalized the score with a strong header following Bowen’s cross.
An argument between Klopp and star player Mohamed Salah, who was brought in late in the game, ruined Liverpool’s performance.
“That’s done for me, that’s all. We spoke about that in the dressing room,” Klopp said to the media.
In a video posted on social media, Salah, however, warned reporters that “there’s going to be fire today if I speak”.
Everton’s place in the Premier League for the next season was guaranteed by Idrissa Gueye’s goal at the hour mark. With 36 points, Sean Dyche’s Everton are in 15th position, 11 points clear of Luton in 18th. Despite dropping to 16th place, Brentford is still secure with 35 points.
Extremely happy and content. “This group of players has been under pressure the entire season,” Dyche said. They have had an incredible week. Can you handle the strain and intensity of the last week again?
At Villa Park, Chelsea’s draw was guaranteed by Conor Gallagher’s incredible goal in the second half.
Tottenham is behind Villa by seven points in fourth place, but Spurs still have three games remaining. Chelsea has 48 points, ranking eighth.
Morgan Rogers’ goal just before halftime and Marc Cucurella’s own goal in the fourth minute gave the home team a 2-0 lead.
CHELSEA’S LATE GOAL IS REJECTED
Due to a hamstring injury, Villa was forced to substitute goalie Emi Martinez with Robin Olsen at halftime. However, the Swede was unable to prevent Noni Madueke from drawing back a goal before Gallagher’s incredible 81st-minute equalizer. Axel Disasi’s late winner for Chelsea was disallowed after a VAR review.
Gallagher remarked, “We are devastated.” Too sluggish with the ball in the first half, which was rather bad. We came back in the second half, which was excellent, and I thought we should have won.”The last goal ought to have mattered, but that’s not my call. That gives us great confidence to lift our heads high.”
Jeffrey Schlupp’s spectacular left-footed strike gave Crystal Palace a late equalizer against Fulham.
Three points clear of Palace, who have won their past four games, Fulham maintained their 13th-place standing.
Rodrigo Muniz’s headed goal in the 52nd minute was negated by Schlupp’s goal.
Oliver Glasner, the manager of Palace, said that the point was well-earned. “This group, these players, they came back again and never gave up.”
After Antony’s goal in the 79th minute, Manchester United seemed to be winning. However, eight minutes later, Zeki Amdouni, a substitute, converted a penalty when United goalie Andre Onana struck him while trying to clear the ball.
United is now six points behind fifth-place Tottenham, who have two games remaining, after the draw.
Erik ten Hag, United’s struggling manager, said, “we gave it away again at the end, even though we played very well over many phases of the game.” “We have to look in the mirror.”
Burnley, now ranked 19th, got a significant boost from the draw that maintained their survival prospects.
Manager Vincent Kompany said, “It’s the effort, more than the performance.” “A lot of people will talk about style of play but it’s useless and worthless if you don’t have what they showed out there, the sacrifice for each other.”
With three games remaining, struggling Luton are still in 18th place, while Wolves, helped by goals from Hwang Hee-chan and Toti Gomes, are now in 10th place in the rankings.
Newcastle thrashed Sheffield, with goals from Callum Wilson, Bruno Guimaraes, and Alexander Isak. Newcastle, in seventh position after 34 games, added an own goal to their total thanks to a goal from Ben Osborn.
According to Sheffield manager Chris Wilder, “We have not been good enough.” “The league has been too powerful for us right the way through the season.”
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