Liverpool Dominates Newcastle with a 13-Point Victory
The tacticians behind Newcastle’s downfall: Soboslai, Salah, and McAllister, Photo: Reuters
With a 13-point advantage over their nearest rival, Liverpool’s upcoming fixtures include Southampton, Everton, West Ham, Tottenham, Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Anfield, as well as away matches against Fulham, Leicester, Chelsea, and Brighton in the remaining season.
It’s evident how close the Mersey giants are to clinching their 20th title following another slip-up by second-placed Arsenal and yet another dominant display by Liverpool.
The Reds triumphed against Newcastle with a score of 27:2 in the latest Premier League round, while the Gunners managed to draw against Nottingham Forest (0:0).
Arne Slot’s side (serving his first match of suspension) quickly began to rally as Luis Diaz surged down the left flank, deftly finding Dominik Soboslai, who, aided by a lackluster challenge from Nick Pope, ignited “Anfield” and scored.
This marked another goal for the Hungarian talent, who also found the net against Manchester City over the weekend.
Assisted by Mohamed Salah from “Ittihad”, the phenomenal Egyptian ensured one of the goals bore his name tonight – he set up Alexis McAllister, who executed a stunning strike from beneath the iconic “kop”.
This was Salah’s 39th match for Liverpool this season, contributing to 52 of the Reds’ goals, figures that could very well earn the Liverpool icon the Ballon d’Or.
While Arsenal supporters lament the loss of two vital points, Nottingham Forest fans celebrate a crucial point that strengthens their Champions League ambitions for next season.
Currently sitting in third, Nottingham Forest holds a four-point lead over Newcastle, who are the first team below the line of five competing for places in UEFA’s prestigious tournament.
The evening in the Premier League was also highlighted by Erling Haaland – the Manchester City striker guided his team to victory against Tottenham (20:1) with his latest goal of the season.
Haaland netted once more in the dying moments, only to see his effort disallowed following a VAR review for handball.
Manchester United faced a tough challenge against Ipswich but emerged victorious, overcoming a one-man disadvantage to win 3:2.
The “Tractor Boys” took an early lead at “Old Trafford” just five minutes in due to a blunder by Patrick Dorgu. Ruben Amorim’s players turned the match around in the 26th minute with an own goal from Sami Morsi and a goal from Matthijs de Ligt, with Dorgu once again in the spotlight.
The former teammate of Nikola Krstović in Lecce until January received a red card, allowing Filodjin to exploit the situation for a second goal (2:2), while Harry Maguire netted the winning goal for United early in the second half.
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