EPL Leader Changed Again in One Day… Liverpool Defeats Sheffield to Return to First Place
Chelsea defeated Manchester United with goals in the 100th and 101st minutes… Palmer Hat Trick.
In the English professional soccer Premier League (EPL), where the ‘historic competition to win’ is taking place, the lead changed again in just one day.
Liverpool defeated Sheffield United 3-1 in the 2023-2024 EPL round 31 home game held at Anfield in Liverpool, England on the 5th (Korean time).
Liverpool, who recently extended their undefeated streak in the league to 7 games (6 wins, 1 draw), including 2 consecutive wins, returned to the lead with 70 points. 온라인카지노사이트
The day before, Arsenal defeated Luton Town and regained the lead, but one day later Liverpool pushed Arsenal (68 points) out and rose to the top of the standings.
In this season’s EPL, a ‘three-way battle’ for the championship continues, with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City (Man City) continuing.
Manchester City, which defeated Aston Villa 4-1 the previous day, has 67 points and is in third place, three points behind Liverpool and one point behind Arsenal.
On this day, Liverpool took the lead with Darwin Núñez’s first goal in the 17th minute of the first half, but allowed defender Connor Bradley’s own goal in the 13th minute of the second half to catch up.
However, in the 31st minute of the second half, Alexis Marc-Alistair’s mid-range final shot was fired, and in the 45th minute of the second half, Cody Hakpo’s header following Andy Robertson’s cross drove the goal into the net.
Sheffield, who lost both matches against Liverpool this season, ranked last among the 20 EPL teams with 15 points.
Chelsea came from behind to win 4-3 against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, their home stadium, and continued their undefeated streak (3 wins, 3 draws) in 6 league games.
In particular, Chelsea, trailing at 2-3, created a thrilling comeback with Cole Palmer’s consecutive goals in the 10th and 11th minutes of added time in the second half.
After about 6 minutes of added time, Palmer kicked the penalty kick taken by Noni Madueke with his left foot to level the score at 3-3.
Then, more than 10 minutes into added time, Palmer received the ball from Enso Fernandez in a corner kick situation and opened the goal with his left foot from the right side of the penalty area, scoring a spectacular goal.