English Premier League

The English Premier League after 19 rounds: Liverpool replaces Arsenal at the top.

By Futbol Staff

Posted on December 28, 2023

PREMIER LEAGUE
Round
19

THE VICTORS

There were no draws in this round, with the lowest scoring games being ‘2-0’.
Liverpool won 2-0 away against Burnley
Manchester City won 3-1 away against Everton
West Ham United won 2-0 away against Arsenal
Manchester United won 3-2 against Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion won 4-2 against Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea won 2-1 against Crystal Palace
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4-1 away against Brentford
Bournemouth won 3-0 against Fulham
Nottingham Forest won 3-1 away against Newcastle United
Luton Town won 3-2 away against Sheffield United

SCOREBOAD

1-3 : NEWCASTLE UNITED vs. NOTTINGHAM FOREST
3-0 : BOURNEMOUTH vs. FULHAM
2-3 : SHEFFIELD UNITED vs. LUTON TOWN
0-2 : BURNLEY vs. LIVERPOOL
3-2 : MANCHESTER UNITED vs. ASTON VILLA
1-4 : BRENTFORD vs. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
2-1 : CHELSEA vs. CRYSTAL PALACE
1-3 : EVERTON vs. MANCHESTER CITY
4-2 : BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION vs. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
0-2 : ARSENAL vs. WEST HAM UNITED

HOW DID THIS PLAY ON THE TABLE:
Liverpool moved up a position to first place with their ‘2-0’ victory over Burnley, as Arenal dropped a position from losing ‘2-0’ to West Ham.
Aston Vill stayed third despited blowing a two goal lead to lose against Manchester United. The result moved Manchester United up a postion to 7th.
Manchester City with a game in hand is up to 4th after beating Everton, as Totthenham dropped to 5th following a ‘4-2’ loss against Brigton.

LIVERPOOL
42 : accumulated points
2.21 : ppg
15 : dropped points
0.63 : win rate
0.32 : draw rate
0.05 : losing rate
2.05 : scoring rate
0.84 : goal concession rate

THE LEAGUE POINTS

Liverpool (42), Arsenal (40), Aston Villa (39), Manchester City (37)
Tottenham Hotspur (36), West Ham United (33), Manchester United (31), Brighton & Hove Albion (30)
Newcastle United (29), Chelsea (25), Wolverhampton Wanderers (25), Bournemouth (25)
Fulham (21), Brentford (19), Crystal Palace (18), Nottingham Forest (17)
Everton (16), Luton Town (15), Burnley (11), Sheffield United (9)

CHELSEA
25 : accumulated points
1.32 : ppg
32 : dropped points
0.37 : win rate
0.21 : draw rate
0.42 : losing rate
1.63 : scoring rate
1.53 : goal concession rate

Chris Wood scored a hattrick as Newcastle followed a defeat against Luton with another. Nottingham Forest came from behind to defeat Newcastle thanks to goals from Chris Wood. Alexander Isak gave Newcastle the lead with a penalty in the 23rd minute, but Wood equalized in first-half stoppage time. Wood then scored two more goals in the second half to give Nottingham Forest a 3-1 victory.

Bournemouth extended their unbeaten run in the league to seven games (six wins) with a fourth consecutive victory, a 3-0 win over Fulham. The result also marked three consecutive defeats in the league for Fulham, who had previously won back-to-back 5-0 games. Fulham have failed to score a goal in these defeats.

Luton Town secured a back-to-back win as two own goals helped them restore their lead and pick up a ‘3-2’ victory against Sheffield United.
Liverpool added three points to their tally, securing them with a ‘2-0’ win over Burnley.

Alejandro Garnacho’s two goals and Rasmus Hojbjerg’s first league goal for Manchester United helped them come back from a 2-0 first-half deficit to avoid a home defeat with a 3-2 win over Aston Villa.

Hee-Chan Hwang scored two goals, including the game-winner, for Wolves to secure a ‘4-1’ win at Brentford.
Noni Madueke converted from the penalty spot in the 89th minute to give Chelsea a ‘2-1’ home win over Crystal Palace.
Manchester City came from a goal down in the first half, scoring three in the second to beat Everton.

Tottenham halved the deficit in the final 10 minutes of regulation time, but that was the best they could do after going 4 goals down to Brighton. Tottenham’s winning streak in the league ended at three games after a ‘4-2’ defeat to Brighton. The result was also Brighton’s first league win in three games.

West Ham United followed a ‘2-0’ win against Manchester United with another against Arsenal. Three massive points were dropped at home for Arsenal as they lose their spot at the top of the league table.

SHEFFIELD UNITED
9 : accumulated points
0.47 : ppg
48 : dropped points
0.11 : win rate
0.16 : draw rate
0.74 : losing rate
0.79 : scoring rate
2.47 : goal concession rate

Luton Town picked up a win but the three promoted clubs keep their place in the relegation zone.
The only positional changes in the bottom half of the table was Everton dropping a position to 17th, while Nottingham Forest moved up a position to 16th.

NEWCASTLE UNITED (1) – (3) NOTTINGHAM FOREST
newcastle united : alexander isak 23′ (pen)
nottingham forest : chris wood 45+1′ 53′ 60′
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BOURNEMOUTH (3) – (0) FULHAM
bournemouth : justin kluivert 44′ dominc solanke 62′ luis sinisterra 90+3′
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SHEFFIELD UNITED (2) – (3) LUTON TOWN
sheffield united : oliver mcburnie 61′ anel ahmedhovic 69′
luton town : alfie doughty 17′ jack robinson 77′(og) anis ben slimane 81′(og)
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BURNLEY (0) – (2) LIVERPOOL
liverpool : darwin nunez 6; diogo jota 90′
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MANCHESTER UNITED (3) – (2) ASTON VILLA
manchester united : alejandro garnacho 59′ 71′ rasmus hojlund 82′
aston villa : john mcginn 21′ leander dendoncker 26′
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BRENTFORD (1) – (4) WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
brentford : yoane wissa 16′
wolverhampton wanderers : mario lemina 13′ hee-chan hwang 14′ 28′ jean-ricner bellegarde 79′
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CHELSEA (2) – (1) CRYSTAL PALACE
chelsea : mykhaylo mudryk 13′ noni madueke 89′ (pen)
crystal palace : michael olise 45+!’
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EVERTON (1) – (3) MANCHESTER CITY
everton : jack harrison 29′
manchester city : phil foden 53′ julian alvarezz 64′(pen) bernardo silva 86′
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BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (4) – (2) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
brighton & hove albion : jack hinshelwood 11′ joao pedro 23′(pen) 75′(pen) pervis estupinan 63′
tottenham hotspur : alejo veliz 81′ ben davies 85′
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ARSENAL (0) – (2) WEST HAM UNITED
west ham united : tomas soucek 13′ konstantinos mavropanos 55′
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