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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
Big win for Everton against Chelsea 2-0.
Ange gets back to winning ways as Spurs thrash Newcastle 4-1.
Man City get back to the winners list with a 2-1 win over Luton and Fulham put 5 past West Ham.
Really impressed with how Aston Villa are going. They are a chance. Would be huge if they won the whole thing."Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"Comment
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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
Newcastle are battered and beaten.
We got out the back so easily early, if we had any energy that was a winnable game.
Son was brilliant down the left for Spurs he really terrorised tired old Trippier.
Losing Pope was the final straw by the looks of things.
At least Longstaff and Wilson were back via the bench, we have another game v Milan, a must win to make knock out stages I'm not confident however at least it's at home.
Might be one of those seasons we write off and move on quickly from.BT COME BACK!
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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
We are also having a similar type year at Man Utd. We are just too inconsistent.
The game against Chelsea in midweek was probably our best performance for the season so far.
I reckon we still are a bit haunted after the 7-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield last season because we were quite good before that."Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"Comment
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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
I know there are a lot of injuries but why is your manager not making any changes to the starting 11? You have to bite the bullet at some point and give a bit of rest to your players. With the Milan game I think it will be 6 games in 18 days.Comment
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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
Thoughts with the Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer. Hope he will be alright.
Good result for us against Liverpool as we draw 0-0. Was expecting us to lose considering our form but will take that point. Need to build on this result with West Ham to come away and then Aston Villa at home both not easy games."Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"Comment
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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
‘Gave away two points’: Champs slip up again as star’s collapse overshadows PL action — Wrap
Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest that forced the abandonment of his team’s Premier League match at Bournemouth on Saturday as Manchester City threw away a 2-0 lead against Crystal Palace.
Champions City were cruising towards victory before conceding two late goals.
Palace have been something of a bogey team for City boss Pep Guardiola since he arrived in England in 2016 — they are one of only three teams to have won at the Etihad more than once, along with Manchester United and Chelsea.
City, without injured topscorer Erling Haaland, enjoyed nearly three-quarters of possession in the first half but had only Jack Grealish’s goal to show for their dominance.
They seemed destined to move to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool, who face Manchester United on Sunday, when Rico Lewis thumped the ball into the bottom left corner in the 54th minute.
But Palace scored against the run of play to give themselves hope in the 76th minute when Jeffrey Schlupp shrugged off the attentions of the City defence and crossed for Jean-Philippe Mateta to poke home.
And the home fans watched in horror when referee Paul Tierney pointed to the penalty spot after Phil Foden fouled Mateta.
Michael Olise made no mistake, slotting home in the 95th minute to make it 2-2 and boos rang around the Etihad at the final whistle.
City, who now head to the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia, have won just one of their past six Premier League games and risk falling off the pace.
“We gave away two points,” Guardiola told the BBC.
“We had a good performance. We controlled the transitions really well and made a lot of set pieces but Crystal Palace’s second goal cannot happen at this level.
“We took bad decisions in the 18-yard box and we were punished.”
Hodgson said patience was the key for his side, who have not won in the Premier League since early November.
“They’re going to have the ball a lot more than you and if you start trying to take chances and attack them too early, then they’re going to cut through you,” he said.
“As it happens, we got to 2-1 which gave us some hope I suppose and we then thought, we’ll take a few chances now and we will have a go at it and luckily it paid off for us.”
Luton’s game on the south coast was halted midway through the second half with the score at 1-1 as defender Lockyer received medical treatment before he was carried off to applause.
The Premier League confirmed the match had been abandoned and Luton later said the Wales international was in a stable condition in hospital.
“Our medical staff have confirmed that the Hatters captain suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch, but was responsive by the time he was taken off on the stretcher,” the club said in a statement.
“He received further treatment inside the stadium, for which we once again thank the medical teams from both sides. Tom was transferred to hospital, where we can reassure supporters that he is stable and currently undergoing further tests, with his family at his bedside.” The 29-year-old had heart surgery after collapsing during Luton’s Championship play-off final win against Coventry in late May.
He returned to action for the start of the new season and had made 15 appearances so far in all competitions before Saturday’s match.
The Wales national team posted on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Our thoughts are with Tom Lockyer.”
Michael Keane and Amadou Onana scored as Everton won their fourth straight league game, beating struggling Burnley 2-0 to lift themselves seven points clear of the relegation zone — just a month after they were docked 10 points for breaking financial rules.
Chelsea beat bottom club Sheffield United 2-0 to register just their third home league win of the season, thanks to goals from Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.
Newcastle claimed all three points against 10-man Fulham at their St James’ Park stronghold, with 17-year-old Lewis Miley among the scorers in a 3-0 win.
FULL PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS
Chelsea 2-0 Sheffield United
Manchester City 2-2 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 3-0 Fulham
Burnley 0-2 Everton
Bournemouth v Luton was 1-1 at the time it was abandoned"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"Comment
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Re: English Premier League 2023/2024 Season Thread
‘Only one team trying to win’: Reds star’s stinging Utd sledge as Gunners go top — PL Wrap
Manchester United ended Liverpool’s perfect record at Anfield on Sunday, holding the Premier League title chasers to a 0-0 draw after wins for Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Jurgen Klopp’s men came into the match as hot favourites to inflict yet more agony on their bitter rivals and boasting 11 wins from 11 games in all competitions at home this season.
Liverpool dominated, hogging nearly 70 per cent of possession and 34 shots to United’s six but they could not break through against their stubborn opponents.
Klopp’s men finish the day second in the table, a point behind Arsenal’s tally of 39 after the Gunners earlier beat Brighton 2-0.
It was a moral victory for United manager Erik ten Hag, whose team last season suffered a 7-0 drubbing at Anfield and came into the match with 12 defeats in 24 games this season.
United were missing suspended captain Bruno Fernandes while out-of-form Marcus Rashford was once again left on the bench.
But they dug deep and stopped their slide after a heavy home defeat against Bournemouth last week and a tame Champions League exit in midweek.
United goalkeeper Andre Onana reacted well to keep out a close-range Virgil van Dijk header in the first half and the visitors could even have won the game, but Rasmus Hojlund’s shot was blocked at the near post by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Van Dijk said the Liverpool team were frustrated by the result, believing they were “superior in all aspects”.
“If you see how we played the game, we had most of the ball and created some opportunities,” he told Sky Sports.
“There was only one team trying to win the game.
“We want to win every game of course and that is why it is frustrating. Sometimes we shot too easy and could have passed on the overlap. The right decision was sometimes lacking.” Scott McTominay, who skippered United, said his team were disappointed they did not create more opportunities.
“We had to stay calm and stick together and we had moments in the game where we had chances and could have hurt them,” he added.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, runners-up to Manchester City last season, dominated at the Emirates, wasting a succession of openings but they finally broke through in the 53rd minute.
Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke jumped to head a corner away but could only flick it into the path of Gabriel Jesus, who headed the ball into an empty net.
Kai Havertz doubled the lead for the Gunners in the closing minutes, slotting past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen after being found by Eddie Nketiah.
“Incredible performance,” Arteta told the BBC.
“A joy to watch from the start to the end. The way we did it against this very good team.
“Even at halftime the scoreline didn’t reflect that. We fully deserved to win the game.” Across London, Unai Emery’s Villa fell behind to a Keane Lewis-Potter goal on the stroke of halftime.
However, Brentford’s Ben Mee was sent off in the 71st minute and six minutes later Villa were level when Alex Moreno got on the end of a Leon Bailey cross.
Ollie Watkins completed the turnaround against his former club when he headed in a Boubacar Kamara flick-on from a corner with five minutes to go to make it 2-1.
Kamara was sent off in the closing minutes for violent conduct. Mohammed Kudus scored twice and Lucas Paqueta provided all three assists at the London Stadium as West Ham beat Wolves 3-0.
FULL PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS
Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton
Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa
West Ham United 3-0 Wolves"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"Comment
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