Hello steemates! Today, the main European football tournament - the Champions League - is starting. But about her a little later. Yesterday the 27th round of the Premier League came to an end, and now we will briefly summarize the results of the past matches.
Tottenham - Arsenal
Let's start with the North London derby. This time his outcome was extremely important for both teams in the tournament plan. After all, this match in fact determined who will fight for a place in the Top-4. Arsenal in this offseason has improved the composition well and in the last round the newcomers showed themselves very well, but that match was held at the "Emirates". And Arsenal's trouble is that they play very poorly in guest games. And even with such masters as Alexandre Lacazette, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut Ozil Arsenal manages to lose the worst team of the championship at that time. Tottenham this season in the Premier League only once lost at Wembley and in general the team now looks pretty good without losing eight rounds in a row. So in the victory in this derby Arsenal was believed weakly and as it turned out not in vain. Arsenal lost with a score of 1-0, after one of the worst matches of the season, and the outcome of the match decided to exact a header from Harry Kane. Arsenal is now behind now going from fifth Tottenham to 7 points.
Manchester City - Leicester City
"Foxes" are not fighting for this season. Registration in the Premier League for the next season the team itself has almost provided, to the European Cups far. It remains only to finish the season on a high note and play the remaining matches for your own pleasure. But against Man City it is very difficult to do, especially if the match takes place on "Etihad". "The citizens" defeated Leicester with a score of 5-1, the account was opened by Rahim Sterling in the 3rd minute of the match, 20 minutes later Jamie Vardi equalized and the first half ended in a draw with a draw. In the second half, four goals scored Sergio Aguero came close to the race scorers for leaders - Harry Kane (23 goals) and Mohamed Salah (22 goals). Due to the loss of neighbors, Man City increased the gap in the championship to a very indecent 16 points.
Newcastle United - Manchester United
"Magpies" won a difficult victory over the team of Jose Mourinho. The struggle to save a place in the Premier League is very serious and now every match for the team can be decisive, so for Newcastle three points in this match were vital. In this match in the hosts debuted goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, who held the match at the highest level repeatedly rescuing the team from the goal. The only goal in the match was scored by Matt Ritchie on the 65th minute of the match. The victory in this match still did not guarantee Newcastle, but Man United is now waiting for a difficult period of struggle for a place in the Top 4.
Liverpool on this tour easily enough deal with Southampton, defeating them with a score of 2-0. In the first half, the "saints" had several good opportunities to score and sow panic in the defense of Liverpool, but they could not do it, but could miss it twice. And in the second half, Southampton did not actually leave at all, allowing to do anything red, but the Merseyside score could not be increased. Liverpool scores 54 points and remains in third place, ahead of not very serious rivals and a chance to compete with Man United for second place.
Chelsea, like a week earlier spent his match on Monday. And for Londoners, he was extremely important, because the results of other matches, "pensioners" were in fifth place. And after two consecutive defeats from the middle peasants, unpleasant conversations began. West Bromwich in this situation is not the most pleasant opponent, the team knows how to snap, but not on this tour. Blue won with a score of 3-0, with a double Eden Hazard scored. Chelsea returns to the Top 4.
So, the fight for places in the Top-4 is expected to be very serious, teams will not be able to relax here, but the struggle for survival, which this season is led by at least 10 teams, is no less fascinating. And now a little about the matches with the participation of these clubs.
Huddersfield Town - Bournemouth
Bournemouth, who emerged from the danger zone on this tour, met with serious resistance in the face of the David Wagner team. Bournemouth conducts an excellent segment of the championship, already seven rounds in a row the team does not know defeats and deservedly gets out of the "basement" of the standings. But Huddersfield is not going through the best times on the contrary, the team loses five rounds in a row, as a result of which the "terriers" dropped to 19th line. But in this match Bournemouth was not himself and held his best match. Hadersfield won with a score of 4-1 and at least until the next round got to the 17th place.
West Ham United outplayed their closest rival, Watford, 2-0, equaling him on points in the standings. Both teams have an asset of 30 points and divide 11-12 places. In fact, secured a place in the Premier League, Everton beat Crystal Palace with a score of 3-1. After a series of good matches, the "eagles" are again close to the relegation zone, and the next three rounds the team will be held against Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United. So for Crystal Palace, the fight is just beginning. Swansea City beat Burnley with a score of 1-0. "Swans" believe in their strength to learn to win anew and while they are very good at it, which can not be said about Burnley, who seems to have completely lost confidence in his abilities. Stoke City was unable to beat Brighton on his field and stayed in the relegation zone.
And finally, look at the table.
Premier League Table.
| Place | Club | Played | W | D | L | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 79-20 | 72 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 51-19 | 56 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 61-31 | 54 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 49-23 | 53 |
| 5 | Tottenham | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 52-24 | 52 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 51-36 | 45 |
| 7 | Burnley | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21-24 | 36 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 39-40 | 35 |
| 9 | Everton | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32-46 | 34 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 31-41 | 31 |
| 11 | Watford | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 37-47 | 30 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 34-46 | 30 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 25-36 | 28 |
| 14 | Brighton | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 22-36 | 28 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 25-42 | 27 |
| 16 | Swansey City | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20-37 | 27 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 23-47 | 27 |
| 18 | Southampton | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 28-40 | 26 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27-53 | 25 |
| 20 | WBA | 27 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 21-40 | 20 |
