Another weekend of high-octane football action in Premier League started off with the much awaited Chelsea vs Arsenal game. Arsene Wenger’s men traveled to Stamford Bridge hoping against hope to upset the Premier League table leaders. All it took Antonio Conte’s Chelsea was 13 minutes to take control of the game when Marcus Alonso followed up on Diego Costa’s shot that hit the bar and headed it in.
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Eden Hazard’s phenomenal run from his own half that ended in Chelsea’s second goal was one of the best goal ever scored in PL. Arsenal’s defense was clueless about what hit them as Hazard zigzagged through them giving glimpses of the legendary Maradona goal against England in the 1986 World Cup. Cesc Fabregas came on to add a third on 85 minutes, capitalizing on Petr Cech’s poor pass, while Olivier Giroud got a late consolation for Arsenal. The win extended Chelsea’s lead over Arsenal to 12 points, although second-placed Spurs reduced their league advantage to nine points later in the day.
Liverpool traveled to Hull City desperately needing a victory in PL, which has eluded them in the new year 2017. Hull City might be struggling in the relegation zone but Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic, who was the “Man of the Match” in the last game against Manchester United, was at his best to deny Liverpool any goals. Hull led on the stroke of half-time through Alfred N’Diaye, who poked the ball in after Simon Mignolet failed to deal with a header.But Hull secured the points when, with Liverpool pouring forward, Oumar Niasse powered through on the counter to slide the ball under Mignolet.
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Tottenham Hotspur hosted Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane in a must win game as Chelsea were 12 points clear at the top. Harry Kane’s penalty in the 58th minute was enough for the Spurs to move three points clear of third-place Arsenal, in a game dominated throughout by the Spurs with Middlesbrough’s keeper Victor Valdes providing a lot of resistance.
Both the Manchester clubs were in action in the Sunday fixtures of PL. Man City hosted Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium hoping to take advantage of the situation to overcome Arsenal and Liverpool on the PL Table. Gabriel Jesus, the new sensation of the Manchester SkyBlues scored the first goal in the 11th minute from close range. But Man City were punished for not adding to their lead as Gylfi Sigurdsson’s low strike from outside the penalty area beat Willy Caballero.Gabriel Jesus scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City fought off a Swansea City comeback to claim a 2-1 victory.
Manchester United extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 15 matches thanks to a convincing victory over champions Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. After Marcus Rashford’s shot was well saved by Kasper Schmeichel at the near post, they took the lead with a fine breakaway goal from Henrikh Mkhitaryan on 42 minutes. The visitors doubled their lead two minutes later when Zlatan Ibrahimovic swept the ball home to become the oldest player to reach 15 goals in a Premier League season. Leicester City
Leicester City might become the second team in PL history to get relegated after becoming Champions as they are only 1 point away from the relegation zone.
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